Backing Up Personal Computers by Meryl K. Evans
Backup on business computers is typically not the user's concern unless it's a small business. A business should have a policy in place for managing backups especially due to Sarbanes - Oxyley. Four options for backing up: External hard drive CD-RW (CD rewriteable) drive Tape Network... As soon as an application was reloaded, I copied all of its data files from the external hard drive back on the computer. ... Thumb drives (portable hard drives) are helpful, but typically can't hold enough if you have as much data as I do.

How To Put Music On The PSP by Jerry Highsmith
Let’s face it people, if you don’t own a digital music player you are more than a little out of touch with society and popular society in particular. Everyone seems to have their entire music collections stored on a small device that can fit in your pocket, so what are you doing still carrying... Once you have connected the PSP to the PC then you need to copy the audio files in the MUSIC folder, which resides in the PSP folder on your computer and begin transferring (or copying and pasting) mp3 files to that area.

Choosing a Computer Case by Matthew Thompson
ATXPowerSupplies.Com writes this article on "choosing the right computer case for your computer" to help you in your decision making process. There are literally thousands of computer cases on the market which sometimes makes choosing the right computer case quite a task. ... Ask yourself this important question because most companies that sell computer cases will include a small power supply that is, most of the time, too small for your application. ... In most applications where the computer is set in open space the fans in the power supply and on the cpu are enough to cool the computer.

The Future Arrives As Ultra-Wideband (UWB) Becomes Reality by Stan Allen
As the Consumer Electronics Show is kicking off 2005 in Las Vegas, one of the stars promises to be the emerging technology of Ultra-Wideband (UWB). UWB is wireless networking that is used for a multitude of electronic components and devices ranging from high definition TV, portable digital... This makes UWB easily usable in small devices like cell phones and PDAs where small power consumption is a big advantage. ... Your portable MP3 player could stream the audio to high-quality speakers placed anywhere in the room.

Can't See Your LCD Screen in the Sunlight? Use a Sunshade by Ron Donnelly
Digital cameras, PDAs, color screen mobile phones, laptops, and many other modern portable multimedia devices make use of an LCD or TFT monitor. LCD stands for Liquid Crystal Display, while TFT means Thin-Film Transistor – usually simply just referred to, incorrectly, as LCD, as they appear to... While many of the prevailing issues with LCD screens have been addressed over the years, resulting in vastly improved displays for portable devices, due to the fundamental design of this type of display, one thing that still causes problems is the presence of excess light.

Top 6 Reasons Why the Zune Could Fail by Stephane Dion
1. Battery Life Battery life was a major issue when the iPod came out. Now, they managed to have a decent playing time with most of their models. The Zune needs to provide a battery life similar to the iPod. We already know that both players have the same kind of battery. ... You don’t need to be a computer geek to use it. ... Weight Weight is a major issue with portable devices. ... Even a small fraction of an ounce can make a difference. ... Ease of use One of the key features of the iPod is the ease of use.

History of Linux by Bob Rankin
"I know that Linux is an alternative to the Microsoft Windows operating system, but when and where did it originate, and why is it free?" A Really Brief History of Unix Sometime in the mid 1960s, a bunch of geeks at AT&T's Bell Labs decided it would be fun to create a new operating system... While these various flavors can make it difficult to write portable software, efforts to standardize Unix (two of the more notable ones being POSIX and COSE) offer hope for greater compatibility in the future.

Editing MP3 Music Files by Bob Emerson
The MP3 file is one of the most popular ways to store music on computers and portable audio players today. The main reason MP3 became popular was because it compressed large audio files into much smaller sized files and still had good sound quality. But another advantage of MP3 files is that... If you have recorded some of older records or tapes onto audio files by using the "line in" jack on your computer's sound card, the recording will probably have some scratches or background hiss. ... Audio editing software can help reduce this type of noise.

Media Storage Devices – Choosing a Storage Device by Lucy Bartlett
Media storage devices are capable of preserving data, images, audio and video files of large sizes in a comparatively small area. The evolution of the media storage devices right from the 64 KB floppy disk with its huge size (5 ¾ inches) to the present day pen drives having a capacity 80GB has... When you buy a personal computer you decide what should be the capacity of the hard disk which is fixed inside the personal computer. ... Since most of the personal computers are configured to have a CD ROM Drive, it is very easy to transfer or read the files from any personal computer.

Dynamite Comes in Small Packages - Tiny Personal Audio MP3 Players Pack Powerful Music Enjoyment by W R Kirk
MP3 players are Hot! Playing music has come a long way since the transistor radio, portable tape and CD player days. Most players are no larger than a deck of cards. Eliminating the need to lug around tapes or CD’s, digital music players re-define convenience and portability. ... Micro-drive audio players — a tiny internal hard drive, like the one in your computer has up to 60GB of memory. ... Headphones - personal music players come with small ear buds with sound quality from pretty good to marginal.