 Category :: Personal Tech Articles |
Author :: Dmitriy Abaimov  |
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| Article Title :: Cabling Your Home for Computer Network - Still a Requirement? |
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| With proliferation of wireless networking and communication equipment it is oh-so-tempting to cut the cord and save a significant sum of money in the process. But is everything that a regular computer networking user needs can be done using just wireless network? Let’s take a look at some pros and contras:
1. One important advantage of having a cabled network is the available bandwidth or simply speed. At the present point in time the speed of connection via a simple and inexpensive CAT5E cable can be 1000Mbit/sec, whereas the best that IEEE802.11g (one of the many flavors of Wi-Fi) can offer is only 54Mbit/sec. It may not seem so significant if you think you are only browsi (read full article) |
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| Category :: Personal Tech Articles |
Author :: Scott Morris |
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| Article Title :: Windows XP System Tools |
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| Well, we all have been there. We turn on our computer (boot up) getting ready to type that school report, or business presentation and guess what, our computer just does not want to work today. Whether it's the word processor, spreadsheet, or financial package that isn't working, most people do not know that Microsoft Windows XP has a built in feature that just may come and save the day. That feature is called "System Restore."Basically, System Restore is like a little hound that runs behind the scenes taking "snapshots" of various parts of the Microsoft Windows XP operating system. So, if a part of Microsoft Windows XP stops working one day, the System Restore utility is able to r (read full article) |
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| Category :: Personal Tech Articles |
Author :: G Ames |
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| Article Title :: Five Reasons to do Wireless Networking |
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| I believe that wireless networks represent one of the most significant inventions in human history – almost as important as sliced bread.Now, seriously, bread is certainly easy enough to cut yourself, but try to wire up a network and you will think of this invention in a different way.Just to make the whole picture clearer for you, let me give you five reasons why using a wireless network is definitely worth it.Sharing Web AccessWith wireless networking, you can easily and cheaply share one single Internet connection among different computers, without having to use more modems. If that wasn’t enough, you can even include new computers in your network only b (read full article) |
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| Category :: Personal Tech Articles |
Author :: Sam Watkins |
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| Article Title :: Apple Video Ipod--Why so Popular? |
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| Welcome to 2005, the year of the Apple Video Ipod!Why do I boldly proclaim this year for the humble Ipod? Is it because the Apple company has thoroughly dominated the consumer electronics market this year? Let's take a look at some facts.First, let’s remember that way back when in 2000 said that Apple would be out of business soon, having been eclipsed by Microsoft's Window program. Nevermind that Microsoft ripped off Apple's idea for a user friendly interface. Billy was always a better marketer than an inventor of new things.Well, "little apple" decided not to take this lying down. They decided to invent their own category in the field of consumer electronic (read full article) |
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| Category :: Personal Tech Articles |
Author :: Lance Winslow |
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| Article Title :: Email Spell Check and Recommended Protocol |
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| Have you ever re-read an email thread between yourself and another; perhaps a business associate or friend? Many of us do this to look at the previous question to see what the exact reason for a statement was, as sometimes we do not recall the actual meaning of the entire conversation. Every once in a while you will notice that your email thread was changed somewhat and you think, “Hey, I never said that?”Indeed maybe you didn’t. You might think that you have a virus in your email program or computer. Perhaps someone you were corresponding with noticed it first? This happened to me recently and the other person asked; “Hey, there are weird typos added to previous email of m (read full article) |
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| Category :: Personal Tech Articles |
Author :: Bob Rankin |
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| Article Title :: Do I Need a Registry Cleaner? |
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| "My computer seems to get slower and slower. A friend told me to clean my registry. Will that really help, and how can I do that?"Cleaning the RegistryYes, your computer will run better if you occasionally clean your Windows system registry. But first, let's define exactly what the registry is. The registry is a database in which Windows keeps track of relationships between hardware and software. It stores all the settings and options for the operating system, hardware, software, users, and preferences of the PC. The registry manages your system startup options, and keeps track of all software that's installed.Prior to the introduction of the Registry in Windows 95, e (read full article) |
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| Category :: Personal Tech Articles |
Author :: Bob Rankin |
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| Article Title :: Removing Winfixer Popups |
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| "I've been getting those very annoying Winfixer popups. My popup blocker is set to High. I have Ad-Aware, Spybot Search & Destroy and even Microsoft AntiSpyware. But no matter what I try they keep coming back. I’ve searched for help on removing Winfixer, but all the info I found is too technical for me. Can you help?"Based on several emails I've seen from readers, Winfixer (also known s WinFixer 2005) is a nasty bit of adware. It tries to install itself through confusing and alarming popups, and is resistant to many removal tools. Here's what I recommend to remove Winfixer.First, make sure your Windows system is up to date. If you don't have Windows Update running on auto- (read full article) |
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| Category :: Personal Tech Articles |
Author :: Bob Rankin |
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| Article Title :: Internet Connection Fails |
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| "I am using XP home with a cable modem connection, and quite often using while online, I get the error of can't find the server. I just lose my internet connection, and it says my TCP/IP needs resetting. How do I do that and what causes the internet dropout?"There are several possible reasons why your Internet connection might suddenly stop working. If you were on dialup, the most likely scenario would be noise on the phone line, but since you have a high-speed cable connection, we can rule that out.In a recent Ask Bob Rankin article Do Computers Get Tired? I addressed the subject of electronic devices that fail at random times, and gave some scientific basis for occasionall (read full article) |
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| Category :: Personal Tech Articles |
Author :: Bob Rankin |
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| Article Title :: Can't Delete Email in Outlook Express |
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| "I received an email recently, with no attachment, and when I tried to open it, my computer froze. Even a ctrl-alt-del wouldn't help. Every time I try to open, or just click on and delete this message my computer freezes. I didn't think it was possible for an email to cause this kind of problem, if there was no attachment. I'm using Outlook Express, and running Windows XP Professional Version, Service Pack 2. I just want to delete this message from my inbox -- I have no idea what is in it and I don't care at this point!"Stranger things have been known to happen to folks using Outlook Express, but I'm sure that's little comfort to you now. Here are some things you can try to remove (read full article) |
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| Category :: Personal Tech Articles |
Author :: Bob Rankin |
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| Article Title :: Red X Appears Instead of Image? |
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| "When I send emails with embedded images to folks that are using "Outlook" and when they send images to me frequently the image does not appear, but a litle red X shows up. Can you tell me please how to correct this?" And yes, another case of software saving us from ourselves...There are a bunch of reasons why you might see the dreaded "Red X" instead of an image while viewing an email with Outlook or Outlook Express.The image is hosted on a website that's busy, temporarily offline or defunct. Or the image file on the website might have been renamed or deleted. Solution: Try again later or ask the sender to send it as an attachment instead of an inline image. (read full article) |
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