October 31st, 2008
By Stephen Bucaro
Most people understand that the “hardware” part of their computer is the real physical parts, like the keyboard, mouse, modem, hard drive and so on. They understand that the “software” is computer bits stored on the hard drive, CD-ROM, or other storage media. But most people are a little hazy about exactly what […]
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October 31st, 2008
By Stephen Bucaro
When your computer does not boot, the first thing a technician must ask is; what do you mean by “it won’t boot”? Many times the problem is simply that the user doesn’t have their monitor turned on, or that they received the “Invalid system disk” message because they left a floppy in the […]
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October 31st, 2008
It’s 3 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, the phone rings and a distraught voice says, “My computer is broken. I can’t open any of my work files. I need a technician first thing in the morning. I’m due at the bank at 11 a.m.”
Fact or fiction? It’s a real call I received when working as a […]
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October 31st, 2008
Should you buy an extended warranty with your laptop? You may not want to think about it now, but sooner or later, something is going to break down on your laptop. When it happens, the big question will be who gets stuck with the bill, you or the manufacturer.
The standard (standard in this case meaning […]
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October 31st, 2008
The facsimile, or fax as we call it today was one of the earliest concepts in modern technology. First patented in 1843 by Scottish physicist Alexander Bain, the fax is an encoding and/or imaging method that reads text and/or images in small areas at a time, assigns numerical values based on darkness and lightness and […]
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October 31st, 2008
Copyright © 2005 Brad EdenYou’ve probably seen the ads for “low cost” PC’s - “PC’s for $199″ - or even “free” computers. If you’re in the market for a personal computer, the you should know that “free” doesn’t always mean free. Very often, certain conditions and restrictions found in the fine print of advertisements for […]
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October 31st, 2008
Have you ever thought that the running cost of keeping your printer topped up with ink seems a bit expensive? Well, you are not alone, recent tests have concluded that some branded printer inks are among the world’s most expensive liquids, with a price per ounce outpacing brands like Dom Perignon Champagne and Chanel Perfume. […]
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October 31st, 2008
In preparation for your CCNA and CCNP exam success, you’ve got to learn to troubleshoot Cisco routers. And while ping is a great basic IP connectivity tool, it doesn’t give you all the information you need to diagnose network connectivity issues.
Let’s say you have six routers between CityA and CityB. You send a ping […]
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October 31st, 2008
The computer has become one of the most important tools in our daily lives. In fact, there are so many people all over the globe who simply can’t live without this technology. These people usually work and communicate through their compute that when their personal computer would malfunction, it would seem like the world have […]
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October 31st, 2008
Microsoft Office documents can contain a siginificant amount of data about a file referred to as Metadata. Metadata is stored within the file and the information when analyzed can be very useful in forensic examinations and electronic discovery.
An area of a Microsoft Word file commonly referred to as metadata is ‘Last 10 Authors’. Last 10 […]
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