Tsunami Hits Coastal Communities Across Southeast Asia, Killing An Estimated 275,000 People by Andrew Stratton
On December 26, 2004 the Asian Tsunami hit the coastal regions of Southeast Asia. It was the result of the second largest and longest lasting underwater earthquake ever recorded, and has since been referred to as the single worst tsunami on record. The earthquake that generated this tsunami... A further 1,126,900 people were rendered homeless, requiring massive relief efforts to ensure that those that survived the tsunami did not suffer from other causes, resulting from the extensive damage created by the wave.

Next-Gen Consoles: Avoiding The Online Auction Blues by Tim Morrison
Historically, Sony has used excellent marketing tactics to ensure massive demand for their consoles to great profit and market share for this technology leader. Unfortunately, many unscrupulous people try to cash in on the pre-Christmas demand by buying a console and then reselling it via Ebay... Ebay has passed new rules to ensure to the best of their ability fraud will not happen, including only allowing console auctions if the seller's rating is over 98% and requiring sellers to provide a photograph of the console with the seller's screen name visible on the photo, as well as a copy...

Creating a Backup Plan by Stephen Bucaro
Your company's data may be its most important asset. Imagine a large corporation with millions of dollars of account receivable and account payable data stored on their network. A fire causes massive data loss. How much work would be required to re-create the lost data? ... The only reason to use an incremental backup scheme is if differential backups become too large, requiring more than one tape. ... An incremental backup checks the archive attribute to determine if the file has changed and needs to be backed up.

Different Types of MMOGs by Jason Hahn
Massively multiplayer online games (MMOGs) have been growing in popularity in recent years. These are the computer games that allow huge numbers of players to interact with each other through the Internet. Recent popular MMOG titles include Everquest 2 and World of Warcraft. ... BBMMORPG This lengthy series of letters stands for “browser-based massive multiplayer online role-playing games.” These are played through Internet browsers, which allow both developers and players to avoid the costs and hassles of creating and downloading clients.

Data Storage – Managing Massive Amounts of Data by Halstatt Pires
Perhaps it is karma, but the more successful you become, the more data you will have to deal with. Effectively managing massive amounts of data often comes down to the issue of data storage. Data Overload Mass data means large volumes of data or bulk data. ... RAID is a series of standards that improves performance and fault tolerance by using a redundant array of inexpensive disks (hence the acronym). ... This type of protection is required in all data storages. ... Three major factors that need consideration in any data management technique or data storage device are capacity, speed and...

Outsourcing Software Development - Softage, Inc. by Kirill Basikhin
In recent years, world has witnessed massive and modern changes in the field of technology. But the sad part is that not everyone possesses the requisite knowledge pertaining to this field. That’s why majority of the populace prefer to go for software development outsourcing. ... Also it has been said that software development is a field of experts, which requires healthy experience and knowledge and without necessary knowledge one can never deliver the desirable software. ... Hence, it is wise to hire a company software development outsourcing which has professionals who are not only...

USB: The Clear Winner by Preston Wily
The technology world is no stranger to format wars Since the showdown between Betamax and VHS to the current struggle between HD-DVD and Blu-Ray, companies intent on owning technology standards are willing to spend big bucks persuading other companies to join their respective camps. ... The fast speeds promised by FireWire (100 Mbps, 200 Mbps, 400 Mbps) was overkill for most peripherals not requiring a massive amount of bandwidth, such as mice and keyboards. ... FireWire lost its competitive advantage To simplify the process of purchasing peripherals and devices, manufacturers have...

Online Gaming Future? MMORPGs! by Mark Waters
MMORPG stands for massive multiplayer online role playing game…and now you can see just why MMORPG is shortened! It sounds fascinating and it is, players play in a constantly evolving virtual world online simultaneously with other online gamers. The Internet age has brought us so much that’s... South Korea boasts the highest subscription numbers, with millions of users registered with the more popular games; see list of MMORPGs for a list of the most prominent MMORPGs. ... MMORPG’s are played head to head against real people, real competitors and relationships are formed via Internet to...

Questions To Ask When Buying A Digital Camera by Idan Lavi
With literally hundreds of different makes and models on the market, buying a digital camera can be a very confusing process. To find the best in digital camera options, a person should ask themselves some very frank questions and answer them first before seeking out models that match the stated... Since it’s quite possible to run into a massive price range when buying a digital camera, setting a budget can really help eliminate a number of potential purchases that are too far out of range on the high end or so low in price necessary features won’t be included.

Desktop Management Tools by Ken Marlborough
Desktop management tools are computer programs that work to simplify, unify, streamline, and otherwise facilitate access, usage, communication and so on between different members of a network or corporation. These computer programs can be bought as discs and loaded onto your computer, or they... Businesses often undertake massive expansion plans to reach out to more people. ... Not only that, they can upgrade computer software and hardware configurations. ... Irrespective of the size of the network, desktop management tools must perform whenever required to allow administrators to identify...