The Art of Making Appealing Websites

Aug 3rd, 2008 by Addy | 0

You create a website so others may see what you can give them. You may feature your hobby or you may be selling goods or services. The internet is a like a big mall with lots of stores catching each customer to enter their shop. Your website must also be appealing to attract traffic and make them stay.

Star Quality Factors on the Net


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The Importance of Side Projects

Aug 1st, 2008 by Addy | 0

Being genuinely and productively busy is one thing that most of the programmers I interviewed for my new book, “Secrets of the Rockstar Programmers: Riding the IT Crest” have in common. Certainly, this state of affairs is something most of the top notch programmers I’ve met have in common, interviewee or not. It’s important to distinguish “productively busy” from just “busy.” Many people are busy, but how much are they actually getting donee


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An Overview of Wi-Fi

Jul 29th, 2008 by Addy | 0

Wi-Fi is everywhere. Well, not really. Not even a bit close. Though the suggestion that it will soon be is neither a supposition nor an affirmation. Let us face it, this is an unassailable fact. Whether or not you use it does not really matter. Wi-Fi has already established a strong foundation and all it needs to do is to branch out and grow.

What is Wi-Fie

Initially, individuals assume that the concept is both intimidating and baffling. But if Wi-Fi is stripped down of its techie jargons and numerical hullabaloos, what is left is a system that utilizes radio signals to transmit data from one computer to another. It is that simple.


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Piecing it All Together: Building Your Own Computer

Jul 29th, 2008 by Addy | 0

There are advantages in building your personal computer (PC). Before, most individuals would assume that building a PC, instead of buying the entire unit, would prove to be more cost-efficient. In the long run, it will save you hundreds if not thousands of dollars, though initially that is not the case.

Truth be told, almost all computer manufacturers can put together a PC unit at a much cheaper cost compared to the price tag of assembling your own. This is due to the bulk purchases made by companies. And more often than not, they would try to land on the best package deals for the most affordable components.


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Learning How to Maintain a Computer

Jul 29th, 2008 by Addy | 0

Computer maintenance, sounds like a dreadful task. It can well be frightful, but more terrifying than this are repair costs and hard drive crashes. Maintenance may not guarantee the blockage of each and every threat that surrounds the machine physically like dust and other elements as well as logically like internal bugs and glitches. However, if proper maintenance is applied, one might actually form a long and lasting bond with little to no breakdowns, meltdowns, and crashes.


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Hurdling Through Common Computer Maintenance Errors

Jul 29th, 2008 by Addy | 0

Admit it, desktop computer is one of the few machines we love to hate and hate to love. Almost all of us have been in the situation where we are in the middle of an important project then suddenly our hard drive crashes. Puff! In an instant all our files are but a thing of the past—a really, really short-lived and painful past. To be honest, one can only hope that every problem and every glitch in the computer can be prevented.


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Data Loss: Backing Up for the Inevitable

Jul 29th, 2008 by Addy | 0

It is a fear that every individual who has toiled in front of a computer knows very well. After spending days, even weeks on a single project and finally finishing it (or so you thought), it suddenly disappears. Gone are the days of my dog ate my homework excuse, it has now morphed into my computer crashed and my files are all gone excuse. Be it the truth or a mere excuse for laziness, not being able to submit any output is everything but pleasant.

Data Loss: Inevitable


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Point of Entry: Difference Between Hub & Router

Jul 29th, 2008 by Addy | 0

For someone who needs a quick clarification on the matter, a hub combines all linked computers or workstations into a network, while router links two separate and distinct networks to each other. Hubs generally operate at layer 1 of the open system interconnection (OSI) reference model as compared to the layer 3 of the routers.

The explanation given above may be sufficient for an individual who possesses a background with the workings of an OSI reference model. But for an average Joe who has yet to trudge the intricate world of networking, the explanation may raise more questions than answers. Devoid of networking knowledge, one can easily get confused with regard to the difference between a hub and a router.


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LAN & WAN: Does a Letter Really Change the Meaning of the Worde

Jul 29th, 2008 by Addy | 0

Of course! Particularly when that one letter is a part of an acronym. As with the topic at hand, the difference between LAN and WAN lies deeper than the obvious spelling and phonetic. In many respects, there exist no single distinction between local area network (LAN) and wide area network (WAN). But there are, in reality, several differences that may well distinguish LAN from WAN.

The points to be considered are the following: geographic, connections, topology, usage, reliability and of course, the cost. We will first touch the comparison with regard to the geographic scope.

Scope


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Connecting Lines: Computer Networking Explained

Jul 29th, 2008 by Addy | 0

In a nutshell, computer networking is basically a cluster of computers linked together in a way that it can transmit data and share resources. These sets of connections do not necessitate that the computers bear the same operating systems (OS); it does not even require that similar types of gadgets be used. A perfect example is a personal data assistant (PDA). One may connect a PDA to a laptop over a network. Even kitchen appliances like the internet enabled refrigerator uses networking to activate its surfing functions.

How Is Networking Donee


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