Technology

Technology Predictions for 2006 and Reflections for 2005
By Sharon Housley · 20 years ago
2005 literally took the world by storm. The tragedies of the Asian Tsunami, the Hurricanes that blew through the US Gulf Coast and the earthquakes that swallowed parts of Pakistan have left an indelible mark ...
Cellular/Mobile Future
By John Mcfarlane · 20 years ago
How times change, and how quickly change arrives these days is quite alarming, I remember my friends and relatives purchasing their first Mobile/Cellular products and being so proud to hold their new phones to their ...
Do Computers Suffer From Obesity?
By Smart Pc Solutions, Llc · 20 years ago
Remember the day when you bought your new PC with Windows installed? It was lightning fast. It took only about ten seconds to boot. When you opened the Start menu or the load/save file dialogs, ...
How Wireless VoIP Phones Work
By Punks Johnston · 20 years ago
The functioning of wireless VoIP phones is similar to that of regular VoIP phones but Wireless VoIP phones combine VoIP technology and Wi-Fi (wLAN) systems. Users need to be in the range of the wireless ...
Talking Rugged Notebook
By Richard Keir · 20 years ago
A rugged notebook offers mobile professionals the ability to work in any environment and in any location. Versatile and powerful, rugged notebook computers are designed specifically for both in-plant and outdoor industrial (and military) applications. ...
How SIP Works
By Mansi Gupta · 20 years ago
Have you ever wondered why long distance calls cost so much? In part the reason is because telephone lines cost so much. When driving, you might occasionally see a telephone crew maintaining a telephone line, ...
VOIP Small Business/Home Business Advantage
By Joel Walsh · 20 years ago
Small businesses, home-based businesses, and self-employed individuals have been turning to internet telephone service (also called broadband phone or VOIP) in droves. What is the attraction? As a self-employed, telecommuting, small-business-owning freelance writer, I can ...
Software To Help You Create A Robots File
By Sumantra Roy · 20 years ago
Robogen is a software for Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows NT based computers which can help you create robots.txt files without having to worry about the correct syntax of a robots.txt file. It comes ...
Tips For Getting The Most Life Out Of Your Laptop Battery
By Eve Larson · 20 years ago
As more and more people are becoming part of the mobile workforce and using laptop or tablet PC’s battery life is often a primary concern. Today’s portable computers use lithium-ion batteries instead of older style ...
General Battery Safety Tips and Reference Guide
By Bridget Mwape · 20 years ago
1. Don't Mix Batteries. To prevent equipment damage, and possible injury, never mix batteries with different chemistries or voltages in the equipment at the same time. 2. Keep batteries in original packaging until ready to ...
Where Did Those Cell Phones Come From?
By D Ruplinger · 20 years ago
In 1949 the first car phone service was introduced. It was called “Mobile Telephone Service” (MTS). But the beginning of wireless communication started many years earlier, in 1895, when an Italian physicist named Guglielmo Marconi ...
What In The World Is VoIP?
By D Ruplinger · 20 years ago
VoIP is the acronym for Voice Over Internet Protocol. You may have also heard VoIP referred to as Internet Voice, Voice Over The Internet or IP Telephony. VoIP is a technology that lets a person ...
An Expert System Powered By Uncertainty
By Abraham Thomas · 20 years ago
The Artificial Intelligence community sought to understand human intelligence by building computer programs, which exhibited intelligent behavior. Intelligence was perceived to be a problem solving ability. Most human problems appeared to have reasoned, rather than ...
How to ‘Download’ Your Old Computer to the Highest Bidder
By Donald Lee · 20 years ago
When you think trash, you surely don’t think about your old, trusty personal computer. But that’s exactly what will become of it when you make the inevitable move toward your next laptop or desktop. And, ...
VoIP Phone - The Pros And Cons
By Kevin Erickson · 20 years ago
You’ve heard of the latest technological miracle and you’re thinking of having a VoIP phone at your disposal. Great... but do you actually know what it is or are you just going with the flow? ...
Power Supply Tips
By Peter Stewart · 20 years ago
Your computer's power supply may be one of the least thought about components in your computer, but when it stops working correctly, nothing will work. The power supply keeps things in your computer running smoothly. ...
Effective Document Scanning
By Sandy Baker · 20 years ago
Document scanning is the process of inputting a document from its paper form onto the computer screen. While not all computers can handle this, more and more are becoming equipped to do just that. And, ...
Three reasons why you are going to hate VoIP
By Mike Singh · 20 years ago
VoIP, or Voice over Internet Protocol, is rapidly becoming a top choice for people wishing to avoid costly telephone service. The system works by allowing you to make phone calls using a computer network, such ...
Understanding Telemetry
By Leon Chaddock · 20 years ago
Will telemetry work for your industry? This is an amazing way of measuring. You will find that it is used commonly as a means of measuring things at a distance. Normally, it is used by ...
Do You Want A Satellite-Phone?
By Sandy Baker · 20 years ago
Many people find that the best way for you to communicate is through the use of a satellite-phone. This is especially true in remote locations where there is very little mobile phone coverage. The good ...