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Author :: Eric Meyer  |
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| Article Title :: Wireless Networking - Router Vs Access Point |
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| While planning for your wireless network you might be asking what is the difference between a router and an access point. You need to think of a router as more of a server because it performs many functions like a server. An access point only provides a portal for wireless client to connect to your existing LAN.Routers can perform many functions. Routers can connect many different WLANs together acting like a traffic cop. Routers also act as a DHCP server. A DHCP server assigns dynamic IP address to your computer every time your computer starts up. If you don’t have a DHCP server then you will have to assign each computer on your network a permanent IP address.As I (read full article) |
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Author :: Matthew Thompson |
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| Article Title :: How to Choose a Computer Power Supply |
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| What does "ATX" stand for? ATX stands for Advanced Technology eXtended. In summary it defines a set of standards in measurements and forms that helps make things such as computer power supplies interchangeable with one another.ATXPowerSupplies.Com writes this article on choosing the right power supply for your computer to help you in your decision making process. Whether you are purchasing a power supply for your new computer or just replacing an old one we hope this will help in the selection process.The first question to ask yourself is, "Is my power supply an ATX form factor?". If you have this information available then the selection process is much easier. The informati (read full article) |
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Author :: Jeff Heaton |
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| Article Title :: Understanding the Components of a Home Network |
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| Home networks are becoming more common. People want to be able to share a
single broadband Internet connection to several computers in the house. There are many different devices that you can use to make up your home network. If you have never heard network terminology device names like router, hub, etc may seem confusing.The purpose of most of these devices are to control how the network passes around information. This information is sent in the form of "packets". I will refer to the term packet several times in this article. It simply means the data that the network is transporting. I will now explain the purpose of the major components of a home network.What is a (read full article) |
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Author :: Vaibhav B |
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| Article Title :: How to Buy a LCD Monitor |
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| I had been salivating for about an year, desperately wanting a LCD monitor for my computer but the prices were crazy so I decided to wait a while. A couple of months ago while I was in Dubai I decided to buy a LCD monitor because the prices had dropped by then. I went in search of a 17’’ monitor but ended up buying a 19’’ screen. This was because, for the money I spent in Dubai for 19’’, I was getting 17’’ in India. And as we all know...size DOES matter....at least in monitors!I did some research before I bought this monitor which I would be delighted to share.So why did I want a LCD in the first place? The advantages are many - easier to move around/clean as (read full article) |
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Author :: Dave Tiberio |
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| Article Title :: Hard Drive Cooling for 10 Cents |
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| I have purchased almost every hard drive cooling device on the market, some costing as much as $50 or more. I have systems that place fans in front of the drive that suck air from the outside, and fans that mount underneath. The problem with these setups are that they tend to be expensive, the airflow tends to be quite low, and in general they just don't cool down the drives by more than 1 - 5 degrees. I even own one that claims an 80cfm airflow. But alas I was never satisfied with any of these cooling methods.For over a year now I have been able to achieve a 10 - 15 degree Celsius temperature drop on my hard drives simply by using a 10 cent bracket from a local hardware store. (read full article) |
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Author :: Peter Stewart |
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| Article Title :: Dual Core Computer Processors: Luxury or Necessity? |
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| Most of the talk going on in the computer processor industry is revolving around dual core processors. But what advantages do they actually give and is it worth it in terms of price?All processors have a core. A processor contains some memory, often referred to as cache, either L1, L2 or L3, depending on how close it is to the core, and the core itself, as well as a few other essentials. The core is the "brain" part, it performs all the big calculations that are needed for the various things a computer does.Computer cores have been increasing in speed, and increasingly quickly. Manufacturers were in a race to have the chip with the fastest speed, measured in GHz. One surpris (read full article) |
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Author :: Willson Peterson |
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| Article Title :: Monitor Glossary of Terms |
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| 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. They are individual dots (elements) which constitute the image created on the LCD monitor.Viewable Area - The diagonal measurement of a CRT screen from where the glass becomes visible from behind the bezel.Colours - How many colours the monitor can reproduce, which can be up to 16.7million. Some displays require dithering to display such an array of colours, and can normally reproduce 252,000 colours. (read full article) |
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Author :: Jason Busch |
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| Article Title :: Hard Disk Drives: 3.5" or 2.5"? (Part 1) |
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| 2.5" (9.5mm) hard drives have been slowly increasing in demand over the past few years. Prices usually push the consumer into a buying decision, but there are many other factors which have contributed to the desire for 2.5" computer systems. First, let's take a look at some of the myths that 2.5" drives have associated with them verus their 3.5" sizes, and include a few not-so-mythic factors.The Myth Of The 3.5" vs. 2.5" HDD2.5" drives are smaller, making the data information more susceptible to failure.Not true. While it is true that initial production of 2.5" drives were problematic, so were 3.5" drives when they were initially released. Remember the I (read full article) |
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Author :: Jason Busch |
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| Article Title :: Hard Disk Drives: 3.5" or 2.5"? (Part 2) |
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| Since we've dispelled a few myths, let's discuss how a 2.5" system might benefit you.2.5" Drives: The BenefitsSmall SpacesI currently have 4-3.5" hard drives in my computer. Hopefully I didn't make you fall out of your chair. I don't have a RAID setup (don't worry about that term if you don't know what it is). All I have are 4 independently operating drives. The computer case I have is a full tower, 24" (H) x 18" (D) x 8" (W). Even with this size of a case, the insides are not ideal. I have cables going all over the place, nesting not too far from the hard drives. The heat build-up is a problem at times, especially in the summer months. Since I have 4-80 (read full article) |
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Author :: Sabir Rizvi |
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| Article Title :: How To Select The Right T42 Thinkpad Model? |
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| Selecting the right T42 ThinkPad can be a daunting task if you do not start out with some clear objectives in mind. You will quickly realize how true this is when you do a simple search for the T42 ThinkPad at shopping.com. The search will return about 260 results. So how do you pick out the right ThinkPad from this crowd?
The first difference that you will note is that the prices greatly vary. This tells you that the specifications also have to be different. Therefore to begin to get a better understanding of the particular specs that you may want in your ThinkPad, a closer look at the components used is in order.
Although all T42 ThinkPad's are equipped with the same C (read full article) |
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