3 Simple Tips To Make Your Computer Run Faster by Tim Lee
First of all, there are two ways to make your computer run faster: hardware and software. Hardware boosting involves upgrading and adding new components to the computer to increase its speed and performance. Typical upgrades include installing more memory, purchasing a better motherboard or... A well-infested computer will typically grind to halt as malicious code use and abuse precious computer resources. ... And as a result of this effort, your computer could experience faster disk reads and an improvement in computer speeds from 30% up to 100%.

History of the Computer - Cache Memory Part 1 of 2 by Tony Stockill
We looked at the early digital computer memory, see History of the computer - Core Memory, and mentioned that the present standard RAM (Random Access Memory) is chip memory. This conforms with the commonly quoted application of Moore's Law (Gordon Moore was one of the founders of Intel).It... Of course one of the big advantages of the computer program is that it can 'branch' or 'jump' out of sequence - subject of another article in this series. ... The concept of cache memory is based on the fact that a computer is inherently a sequential processing machine.

Overclocking your Processor by Nicholas Spriggs
Overclocking, which was once the domain of power users and high-end gamers, has now gone mainstream. It’s true that overclocking might prove to be a shot in the arm for your CPU. However, if things go awry, you could well have a fried CPU. There are scads of information regarding overclocking on... In simple words, overclocking your processor requires an alteration in the hardware settings in order to make it run faster than the manufacturer’s specification. ... Also ensure that you possess a computer case that enables proper ventilation for an efficacious cooling.

Troubleshooting Computer Freeze (Lockup) Problems by Michael Woodford
How familiar does the following sound? Your computer was working fine, but then suddenly started locking up (aka hanging or freezing), rebooting itself (crashing) or shutting down spontaneously? If you know only too well what I am talking about, then read on! ... More hardware-related problems can be diagnosed by running hardware tests from the Ultimate Boot CD that can be downloaded from http://www.ultimatebootcd.com . ... It should ask whether you want to schedule the check next time you restart your computer - answer "Yes" and restart your PC.

A Virtualisation Article by Michael Hart
An analogy: One bus can carry 30 passengers, but cars are now so relatively cheap we all travel by car. That’s up to 30 vehicles that need maintaining,rather than just one. If you can equip the bus with all the facilities you get in the cars (eg airline style seats with all the personal... Each simulated hardware resource is assigned an address within the host application, the virtual addresses of the simulated hardware are redirected to the physical addresses of the underlying hardware, which allows hardware resources to be applied to any resource mapped across the bus, including memory...

Microsoft Windows and Computer Security Spotlight by Sid Kato
Recent newsmaker stories regarding Microsoft Windows security highlighted the recurring theme that there are “care and feeding” issues related to using computers in the dynamic, connected world of the Internet. Just days ago this month, computer users of home PCs, businesses, and mobile laptop... Hardware and software based devices which can provide active protection between internal users and the Internet, and also manage wireless, PDA/mobile users, remote access, etc. ... Security issues related to Windows fall under many names (beyond malware), which specifically equate to hardware,...

History of the Computer - Machine Code Programs Part 1 of 3 by Tony Stockill
In previous articles in the History of the Computer series we looked at adding, counting, and memory etc. But what are we going to do with these components? How do they all tie together? What is the connection between Windows or a form you fill out for the Government, and the bits of a computer... We are concerned here with how the computer carries out its task, rather than how someone might wish to use it, but it is interesting to know what may be relying on its smooth operation. ... A program consists of a series of commands to the computer to perform various tasks.

Wireless Networking, Part 2: Setup and Security by Jason Kohrs
The first installment in this two-part series of Tech Tips provided an introduction to the basic capabilities and hardware involved in wireless networking. In the final installment of this two-part series, we will look at some of the basic setup and security considerations that should be addressed. ... Whenever a new computer connects to the network, the router will assign an IP address to it, instead of the user having to assign an IP address to each manually while sitting at that particular computer.

ERP for Manufacturing- The Nine Great Benefits by Dusty Alexander
Synchronicity. It is something every organization hopes to achieve, but more often than not falls a bit short of attaining. When we talk about synchronicity we are speaking of principles of connection, where the parts work in total alliance with the whole. ... Typically, ERP systems use multiple components of computer software and hardware to achieve the desired integration of a manufacturing system. ... In short, ERP systems combine hardware and software in a single functional package that covers two or more systems in the manufacturing operation.

Translation for De-abstraction by Peter Hale
The purpose of my research into this problem is to find a way of translating the conceptual model as defined by a visual and human language representation into a structured representation that can be made use of by computers in order to generate program code. ... The full translation may be as below Source Model (Human Friendly Representation) - Source Model (Computer Friendly Representation) - Computer Program - Result Model - (Human Friendly Representation) If the user can define the source model, remain largely unaware of how the result model is produced, can understand the Result...