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Author :: Mike Vollmer  |
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| Article Title :: Web Standards |
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| HTTP ProtocolThe web is run on port 80. You are probably wondering what "port 80" is, right (whether you actually are or not is irrelevant)? Well, the answer is easy (not really). See, the Internet and the web are different. The Internet is the infrastructure (ie the physical wires, the server hardware, etc) and the web is the ideas and the software. I say ideas because before the web the Internet was a mess of wires and powerful computers using POP3 and SMTP for communication, FTP for file transfer, and TELNET for remote shell access, among others. Then the web came along, and Internet use spread to the home and all across the world. See, in plain terms, a web server broadcasts HT (read full article) |
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| Category :: Personal Tech Articles |
Author :: Jason Kohrs |
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| Article Title :: Choosing a Portable MP3 Player: Part 1 |
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| MP3 players are everywhere! It seems that the number of makes and models in this market is growing daily, with features and capabilities intended to appeal to just about anyone shopping for one of these devices.MP3 players have been around much longer than the Apple iPod , but there is no arguing that this one device opened the market to a much larger customer base. In addition to Apple’s own success, the iPod paved the way for dozens of other manufacturers to offer their own twist on this technology.This series of Tech Tips will attempt to simplify things by taking a look at eight basic features of a typical MP3 player that may be important to a potential buyer, includ (read full article) |
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Author :: Nathan Holsing |
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| Article Title :: Why Build Your Own Gaming Computer? |
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| The best way to get the gaming computer that you want, that will provide optimum performance is to build your own computer. If you think you do not have the technical knowledge or are not capable of building a computer you are wrong. I'm pretty certain that I could teach my mother (who has a hard time working a VCR) how to build a computer. If you can plug a sweeper into a wall outlet and use a screw driver, you too can build a computer.What The Computer Manufacturers Don't Want You to Know!Manufacturers don't want you to know how easy it is to build a computer because they make their living selling complete computers. The truth is that manufacturers focus on selling (read full article) |
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| Category :: Personal Tech Articles |
Author :: Lance Winslow |
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| Article Title :: SmartCar Memory Stick for LapTop Transfer Data |
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| With the new technology used to transfer information to from your digital camera to your laptop or PC using memory sticks which hold significant amounts of data it appears such technology will be perfect for net-centric cars. Where all the data is stored in a black box situation as many cars now have these features already. If you were in an accident your memory stick would be connected to a USB output. The officer could immediately put the memory stick into his computer and determine fault or in case of a speeding driver, could simply say driver's license and memory stick please, which would denote the data of all the previous 2 hours worth of driving. And there would be instant verifica (read full article) |
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| Category :: Personal Tech Articles |
Author :: Lance Winslow |
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| Article Title :: MobiTV and Visual Stimulation Imput for Personal Cognitive Performance |
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| Stimulus thru Caffiene or Visual Input?It appears that the Mobi TV feature for Cell Phones may in fact have some positive Bio-advantages in that it exercises the brain thru visual stimulation. We know that visual input stimulates the brain. We know that there are significant peaks in brain wave activity in the first 15-30 minutes of watching TV or playing video games and then the activity slowly declines after that.http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available...ted/jscetd2.pdfhttp://education.umn.edu/kls/ecee/pdfs/iea2003horie.pdfhttp://journalofvision.org/2/1/2/Ringach-2002-jov-2-1-2.pdfWatching comedy or movies with a twist or ironic situations happening (read full article) |
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| Category :: Personal Tech Articles |
Author :: David Mahler |
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| Article Title :: Computer Performance Tips |
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In this article I will clearly spell out the most effective steps you can take in order to increase the performance of your computer and enhance your computing experience.More Memory (RAM)
If your computer has less then 256 MB of memory you may want to consider adding more. If you don’t know how much memory you have: right click my computer, go to properties and look towards the bottom of the dialog box.Memory is where the computer stores open files or programs in order to give the processor quick access. To put it simply more memory means more speed and stability. You can buy memory online or visit your local Best Buy where they can install it for y (read full article) |
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| Category :: Personal Tech Articles |
Author :: Dean Walden |
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| Article Title :: Getting Started with HTML |
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| The basic language of the internet is html. If you can do crossword puzzles, if you can write a report for your teacher or boss, you can be creating web pages in a matter of minutes.Even if you're not a writer or not a 'techie'. It's sort of like your first date. Terrifying to think about, but not nearly as bad as you thought when it's over.The truth is that you can create your first webpage with just eight words enclosed in symbols.That's right! The following words, with each enclosed in symbols, make a complete usable web page.-------------------------------------------htmlheadtitle/title/headbodydon't enclose this (read full article) |
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| Category :: Personal Tech Articles |
Author :: Anantha Krishnan |
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| Article Title :: Image Conversion In Computers |
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| JPEG, GIFF/JIFF, BMP, and TIFF are the most commonly used formats for storing still image files such as photographs, graphics, and drawings.
JPEG stands for Joint Photographic Experts Group and is a standard for image compression.However, some amount of data/detail is lost in the process. JPEG therefore is characterized by a glossy compression technique for still color images, just as MPEG is used for compressing
motion picture files.GIFF/JIFF stands for Graphics Interchange format, which is a bit-mapped graphics file format.Its storage is limited to about 256 colors as against 16 million colors in JPEG. GIFF therefore is more suitable to store illustrations rather th (read full article) |
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Author :: Stephen Hames |
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| Article Title :: 404 Error Pages: What Are They And How Do You Create One? |
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| We’ve all seen them, you’ve been browsing a website and you click a link and nothing loads apart from the words ‘404 Error’ along with the usual stuff.So what is a 404 Error page? The 404 Error page, basically informs the user that the server cannot find the file they are looking for. However, instead of using the default 404 Error page you can create your own, this is how you do it.First, you need your .htaccess file which should be within your web site directory. If you cannot find it you will need to create one. You will have to contact your host asking them how you would go about creating or editing this file. They may want you to use a text editor and then uploa (read full article) |
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| Category :: Personal Tech Articles |
Author :: Stephen Hames |
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| Article Title :: Image Formats: GIF, JPEG, BMP |
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| When browsing the internet you are likely to come across many different image formats. However, the most common formats are: CompuServe GIF, JPEG, and Bitmaps.CompuServe GIFGIF stands for Graphic Interchange Format and was standardized by CompuServe in 1987. The very first GIF format was GIF87a and saves images at 8 pits-per-pixel with a colour level of 256. Then in 1989 CompuServe updated the GIF format to include animation, transparency, and interlacing, which was called GIF89a. Apart from animation, transparency, and interlacing there is little difference between to two.JPEGThe JPEG image format was developed by Joint Photographic Experts Group. JPEG's best (read full article) |
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