Maintaining and Troubleshooting Your Laptop Battery by Bill Platt
The actual life of a laptop battery will vary with computer usage habits. For most users, it is not uncommon to experience differences in battery life, of anywhere from just under one hour to over two hours in each sitting. If you are experiencing shorter battery life cycles, say 10 to 15... Once you have completed turning off the power management in both the BIOS and the Operating System, you must unplug the computer, turn the computer on and let it run until it completely runs out of electricity.

Is Technology Isolating Us From Friends and Family? by CD Mohatta
Psychologists have done studies on the effects of internet chats on people. The number of cases going to doctors are increasing day by day. People who are shy and reticent in the real world, log on chats to vent out their frustration. They assume pseudo identities and assume a new life, sitting... Maybe he demonstrated the power of the computer- nothing more. ... He stayed inside a room for an entire month with just a computer and a net connection. ... Studies showed people all over US were becoming obese and lethargic.

Monitor Glossary of Terms by Willson Peterson
CRT - Cathode Ray Tube, big glass bulb used in the large bulky monitors similar to TVs. LCD - Liquid Crystal Display. TFT - Thin Film Transistor, a type of LCD technology where every pixel is connected to a transistor. Pixel - Abbreviation of picture element. ... Dithering - Dithering is the attempt by a computer program to approximate a colour from a mixture of other colours when the required colour is not available. ... Contrast Ratio - The degree of difference between light and dark extremes of colour on the screen.

Why Easy To Use Software Is Putting You At Risk by Darren Miller
Can Easy To Use Software Also Be Secure --------------------- Anyone who has been working with computers for a long time will have noticed that mainstream operating systems and applications have become easier to use over the years (supposedly). Tasks that use to be complex procedures and... You can do this to a degree, but all the shared application components are still there. ... Almost every computer I have compromised during security assessments has had MS-Word installed on it. ... I use MS-Word all the time, every day in fact.

Cooling Problems: A Five Step Approach by Michael Quarles
Is your computer a monster? Is it a fire-breathing dragon that can go howling through the latest games, the most intense video, and the heaviest of heavy duty number crunching? If so, the analogy of fire-breathing dragon to computer may be particularly apt, because the inside of its case can run... If you get such a desk, use the cubby hole for instruction manuals, textbooks, put a vase there, anything but a computer. ... Now, the second step: have you noticed the design of computer desks? ... My friend is reasonably content with the compromise, and his computer lives on.

Computer...Take A Letter... A Speech Recognition Update by Grant Fairley
Most of us are used to just shouting at our computers when they misbehave. We wish that there was an axe included as standard equipment along with our keyboard and mouse. What if you had something nice to say to your computer? Imagine if your computer actually listened to you and did what you... (Tip - Good training resources are available at Crown International http://www.crown1.com including training manuals and DVDs for ViaVoice and Dragon products...) The high degree of speed and accuracy for trained users is a combination of improved software and most important - better hardware.

What Is A Laser Printer? by Enid Edginton
A laser printer is a very useful machine in that it uses a focused beam of light to write and draw text and images on paper as ordered by a computer program. It is very similar to a Xerox machine only instead of copying from hard documents it translates computer code into readable text and images. ... It talks to the host computer (for example, your personal computer) through a communications port, such as a parallel port or USB port. ... The printer controller is the laser printer's main onboard computer.

Beam-Steered Laser Marking of Plastics by Rick Stevenson
Beam-steered Nd:YAG (Neodymium:Yttrium Aluminum Garnet) laser marking provides a unique combination of speed, permanence, and imaging versatility in a noncontact marking process. Laser marking can generate considerable savings in reduced manufacturing and tooling costs; elimination of secondary... Beam-steered laser marking employs mirrors mounted on high-speed, computer-controlled galvanometers to direct the laser beam across the target surface. ... With computer-generated imaging, any graphic element or the entire marking program can be instantly changed before a new part is positioned...

The Printer Cartridge Wars: Generic or Remanufactured Cartridges Right for You? by David Amerman
Overview As "generic", "remanufactured", and "new compatible" inkjet printer cartridges and laser toner cartridges creep deeper into the printer accessories market, the choices become varied and often confusing. It is estimated that by the year 2004 the aftermarket share of the inkjet and... The defining point is to what degree they have had component parts repaired and/or replaced. ... In particular, Epson and Canon new compatibles are highly reliable, as the technology required to duplicate the performance of their cartridges is minimal (with the exception of the very latest Epson...

Cloud Laser Art by Lance Winslow
A new art form in the future will be CLA. Cloud Laser Art. People can go to a place where there are laser units, sit out side in a small shielded area and draw on the clouds. It would be fun and a great form of self expression, which would make humans very happy. ... On one side of the semi truck is a chemical laser and the other side another, when combined at exactly the right distance at very low power settings they interact in various amounts, which have been designed into the computer program coinciding with the amounts of energy and chemical needed to dissolve the cloud.