Basic Technology History by Tyler D Falls
Online Technology Source Computers: First Computer Invented: Most people when they think of first computer invented they think Bill Gates. This, however, is not true, for the computer was invented long before Bill Gates was around. Bill Gates only revolutionized the computer, buy... Soon after computer languages were invented so that people could change the programs run by the computer. ... Finally computer research brought us smaller, more useful computers, and eventually the kinds of computers that we have today.

Don't Steal My Information! by Jeff Casmer
It’s important to take the precautions to protect you and your products from information theft these days, because it’s getting easier and easier for people to share digital products. Information theft is a type of computer security risk and it’s defined as stealing an individual’s personal or... VPNs encrypt data as it passes from a notebook computer or any other mobile device so it won’t be intercepted. ... Every computer in the path of your data can see what you send, and they can also see what you send.

Electronic Modernization or Goal-Setting Frustration? by Sandy Geroux
Is the electronic age thwarting some of your goal achievement efforts? * Are you a visual person? * Do you like (or even need) visual reminders for important long-term goals or short-term To Do List items? * Do you have all the latest gadgets, with everything neatly organized, but still have... Part of the problem is that often when I do remember to make a call, I’m not at my desk, so the phone number that would enable me to make it during a free moment in the car or another remote location isn’t handy.

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... Full virtualisation requires multiple kernels running concurrently on the host computer system, where the single physical computer’s memory is partitioned into multiple small environments which can support complete operating system architectures of the emulated computers.

War of the Disks: A Close-in Analysis of the Hard Disk Drive vs. the Solid State Disk by Joanne De Peralta
Much has been written about solid state disks (SSDs) becoming the next big thing1 in the IT industry(1). But as to whether or not we have enough knowledge of how it will revolutionize the industry is a different question. How much do we really know about SSDs? ... The operational lifespan of a computer HDD is over three years.(4) A Flash-based SSD is different. ... The HDD is actually limiting the potential of a computer system when they are not able to keep up with the performance of the other components, particularly the CPU.

RAM - What is It & Why You Need Plenty by Steve Perlow
This is the first article in the Understanding Your Computer series from aworldofhelp.com. Our goal is to help people understand how their computer works, not simply tell them what they need to buy or use. When you know how your computer works, buying the right system or upgrade is easy. ... RAM - What is it & why you need plenty Many people picture a computer as consisting in part of a Processor - CPU Memory - RAM Hard Drive The way these three components interact is important to understanding how a computer works, and ultimately to understanding why you need enough RAM for your...

Custom Gaming Laptops - Five Things You Must Consider When Building a Gaming Laptop by Laura Alter
Gone are the days when you would have been laughed at if you walked into an all-night LAN party carrying your trusty laptop and expecting to hang with the giant computer towers standing at everyone’s feet. The gaming laptop computers of today sport huge, crisp LCD screens, cutting-edge video... This is an often-overlooked LCD feature, but it must be considered if you are building a gaming laptop computer. ... In the past, LCDs have been plagued with the inability to render images as fast as computer games can spit them out.

Windows Screensavers Explained by Roman Kramar
In this article you will find some background information about screensavers and their history. You will also learn how Windows screensavers differ from other programs and how you can use it to your own advantage. Also there are some tips for users owning laptops, notebooks or CD-burning devices. ... An animated picture or graphic that can be programmed through the Display control panel to come on the computer screen after so much inactivity time has elapsed. ... If you leave your computer while CD-Burning software is working, screensaver will be launched.

How To Set Up a Wireless Network in your Home for Beginners: Comcast High Speed Internet by Carlos Cabezas
Let’s just skip the intro and get straight to it. This tutorial is for the Windows XP Operating System. If you don’t have it I recommend you upgrade to it. This portion of the tutorial will apply to people with Comcast High Speed Internet. For other Internet Providers I will include another... If you are connecting a desktop computer to your wireless network and the desktop computer is sitting near your cable modem, your desktop computer will need to have an ethernet card. ... Once you have the Ethernet PCI card in put the cover back on the computer and hook your computer up again.

Are Your Teeth Going Blue? by Dale Davidson
You enter your office,your files, and images are transferred from your cell phone to your desk top wirelessly. The address books in your PC, cellphone and your desktop are synchronized wirelessly.You send photos from your cell phone to literally any receiver elsewhere in the world ,through a... Apple Computer is rumored to be working on the next generation of the sensational iPod, which may offer wireless capability, using BlueTooth. ... The Bluetooth logo, is slowly becoming a part of everyday life.The logo program was designed to provide the industry with a mechanism to identify all...