If your home is equipped with a satellite dish for TV viewing, you know how enjoyable it can be. An abundance of nationwide and international programming options, sporting events that arent broadcasted on the cable networks, numerous satellite radio stations and more all add up to endless opportunities for your familys viewing and listening pleasure.
The History And Origins Of Our Pc Computer Keyboards
The keyboard is among the most underappreciated and taken for granted component of the Personal Computer (PC) that we use everyday.
The IBM Personal PC Went Down Kicking And Screaming
The public history of the PC began in August 1981, when IBM first announced The IBM Personal Computer. . This was The original PC. The time period for the development of this landmark, legacy product was approximately a year. It must be remembered that IBM was a centralized committee paper top down organization at the time. Everything went by snail mail and paper, communication was slow and lines of communication as well as the necessary and essential corporate approval u…
The Importance Of Anti-virus Software
Any computer and internet user, regardless of the reasons that they are online, need to have the latest antivirus software programs installed on their computer. Even thought most of these programs come already installed with your computer and are free, antivirus software is absolutely essential to safe and uninterrupted internet usage. It also plays and important role in computer safety, as it can protect your vital documents and files from becoming damaged or lost forever.
The Iomega Zip Drive: A Quick History
For many years the floppy disk dominated the data backup market for the home user as they offered affordable data storage. Ok using floppies was akward, slow and highly unreliable but at the time it was all we had. Then along came the Zip drive and the world of data backup changed overnight thanks to the creator of the Zip drive – Iomega. No longer were you restricted to a paltry 1.4MB of disk storage – now you could fit 100MB on one single Zip disk. Later this increased to, …
The Next Generation Of Computers Is Quantum Computers.
Taking the Quantum Leap
Servers: Just What Are They And Why Do We Need Them!
Servers at Your Service
Online Backups – Storing Your Files Remotely
There is one major problem with most computer backup procedures. Usually after a backup is made, all of the information and data stays in the same place as it always was. However, there are many disasters that could befall your data and computer that make it worthwhile to look into online backups as a precautionary measure. Online data backups will allow you to save a copy of your file or files in a hard drive that cannot be destroyed at the same time as your computer. Th…
PC And It Support In Simple English Please
With PC and IT support many small businesses often see costs and not a lot of benefit. However what can cause the biggest problem for a small business buying IT equipment is why. Why this particular PC ? Why a server? What is a server and why should I have one? The benefits are not always obvious to non-technical users. Knowing what advantage the latest technology might have really doesnt matter if you work out taxes or you worry where your trucks are.
Retro Computer CPU Alphabet Soup
It may seem to some vintage computer newcomers that the plethora of numbers in the designation of early pc CPU and model types is just too confusing. After all isnt Pentium, Pentium III and IV self explanatory? After all what do the numbers and terms 8088, 8086, 286, 286 and 486 represent anyway and what is the difference among them all?
Laptops And Desktops A Comparison
Laptops and desktops have been used in different fields in different ways. It is impossible to conclude strictly that which is the best one. The need and the method of use may differ from person to person. Some may feel laptop is best conversely the other may feel that desktops are best. Before go for one, it is better to compare the features, mode of use and functions. Then select one which suits you cent percent and buy it in a reputed shop by paying the right price.
Mozy – The Ultimate Online Backup Solution?
Data backup is something that you just can’t take for granted anymore. The risks from viruses, spyware and computer hardware problems are so many and so varied that not keeping at least one copy of your computer data backed up is just asking for the worst kind of trouble. Being protective of your data and having a data backup policy or procedure is no longer just in the domain of system administrators in big companies. Nope. Home users should now also have their own data prot…