How to Save Laptop Battery Power When You Really Need it by Kara Glover
You’ve got a five-hour flight from Los Angeles to New York City, and one battery in your laptop. You’ve got work to do, DVDs to watch, and games to play. How are you going to get that battery to last? Well, hidden inside (and outside) your computer are lots of tricks to help you. ... Turn Off Wireless Network Card Your wireless card can also be a drain on your battery’s resources, so disable it if you don’t need it. ... Once you’re there, right click on the wireless connection you’re using, and click on Disable.

Wireless at the Workplace by Jonathan Coupal
Wi-Fi, or wireless fidelity, is a term promulgated by the non-profit Wireless Fidelity Alliance organization to designate products adhering to the IEEE 802.11 standard for wireless LANs. A Wi-Fi network broadcasts a radio signal, operating in the unlicensed 2.4 and 5 GHz radio bands, with a data... ” Benefits of Wi-Fi: With Wi-Fi networks, an entirely new set of benefits and services can be offered: · Access to the wired corporate network and the Internet for laptop users and guests, anywhere within corporate offices · Freedom from wire connections, making it easy to move office...

Lightening Storm - Now No Internet? by John Magluilo
Call Your ISP Your ISP (Internet Service Provider) may be having problems. Call them and ask if there are any outages. If they say no then report your and have them check to see if it is on their end. Reset Your Equipment After lightening storm can cause your router and/or modem to freeze... To check if the router is working, plug a computer directly into it (try not to use wireless for this step). ... Type in 192.168.0.1 and 192.168.1.1 in your Internet Browser. ... To check the cable modem, plug your computer directly into the modem (bypassing the router).

Remote Pc Access by Josh Riverside
Quite a lot of times you must have encountered this problem: you are at home, and some files that you need urgently are saved in your office computer. Or perhaps you are a customer support professional, and a client situated at a distant location has encountered some software error in the middle... Click ‘Remote’ on ‘Properties’ in ‘My Computer’, and the by clicking the option “allow user to connect remotely to the computer,” you can access to any PC from any corner of the world, so long as you have official rights to access it.

Guide to Buying a Webcam by Andrew Gates
How web broadcasting works Webcams are those handy little cameras that attach to your PC and send images to a web page that can be viewed by others. This enables you to share daily life events with friends and family in other parts of the country or the world, or to arrange a video-conference... INTERNET CONNECTION Finally, you need an Internet connection. ... This will help determine the type of camera you use, the software involved and your Internet connection. ... ADSL (Broadband) is going to offer you the best solution, but keep in mind what your Internet connection when you are...

Microsoft Update - 5 Reasons to Update Service Pack 2 by Jason Kohrs
Microsoft released Service Pack 2 (SP2) for the Windows XP operating system back in August (2004), representing significant improvements in many areas, especially system security. For those people that are still unsure whether they should update to it, the following five reasons may help make... Internet Pop Up Blocker With Service Pack 2, Internet Explorer now features an integrated pop up blocker to help reduce, if not fully eliminate, the presence of those nuisance ads. ... Simplifed Wireless Networking The popularity of wireless networking has exploded as the hardware has becoming...

Computer Motherboard Guide by Peter Stewart
The heart of any computer is the motherboard. It is that big board inside the computer that everything is connected to. It performs the role of traffic lights and policemen, directing flows of information to where they are needed, when they are needed. ... The socket connection needs to match the connection of the processor you have or the one you intend to buy for the computer. ... Third is expansion slots The expansion slots are the places where you put extra cards onto the motherboard, like graphics cards, extra sound card or a wireless internet card.

PDA Palm Pilots for Everyday Use by M Johnson
Have you ever wondered what a Palm Pilot can do? In this day and age almost anything a laptop can do. The only difference is a PDA(personal digital assistant) can fit in your pocket! Imagine storing contact information, writing notes and keeping organized throughout the day with something... Here's a few: 1)8-60MB of memory with expansion slots for upgrades 2)Most come with high resolution color screens 3)Easily sync Outlook information View photos and videos, play MP3 files and GPS capabilities 4)Stores numerous names addresses and phone numbers 5)Headphone and external speaker...

Palm Pilots - The Ultimate Buddy by M Johnson
You probably see people almost everyday carrying a little computer device that enables them to retrieve phone numbers, addresses, listen to MP3 files, show off pictures, alerts them to appointments and you wonder why there is a smile on their face? Wonder no more. ... Some of the vast features a PDA has are: 1)8-60MB of memory with expansion slots for upgrades 2)High resolution color screens 3)Play MP3 files 4)Stores numerous names addresses and phone numbers 5)Headphone and external speaker jack 6)E-mail and wireless internet connection available 7)Palm OS software installed and...

ARP, MAC, Poisoning, & WiFi by Brian Wilson
In this paper we will cover the basics on Address Resolution Protocol (ARP), Media Access Control Addresses (MAC), Wireless (WiFi), and layer 2 communications. I hope to explain how a “Man in the Middle Attack” works. The common name for this is ARP poisoning, MAC poisoning, or Spoofing. ... The Attack Because the ARP replies have been forged, the target computer sends frames that were meant for the original destination to the attacker’s computer first so the frames can be read. ... There is a sport called Wardriving witch involves driving in your car with a wireless network card to find...