DVI stands for Digital Visual Interface, it delivers uncompressed video signals from the device to HDTV, digital monitors and DLP projectors. DVI can be found on DVD players (both high definition and standard), computer video cards and many cable and satellite boxes. DVI is a fairly new connection standard being used and can deliver high bandwidth from device to display with relative ease. DVI has become extremely popular with high end equipment users due to its high quality. A DVI HDTV connector is simply a connection from DVI device (as Read More

A memristor is a name given to any sort of two-terminal circuit elements that are both passive and sustain the important relationship between voltage and current and the time integrals of both. In other words, a memristor is used because of a phenomenon known as memristance. To understand what a memristor is, one must first appreciate what memristance is. This leads to the question: What is Memristance? Memristance is, as the name suggests, the memory resistance. If a charge flows in one direction, the resistance found within that circuit is Read More

As modern society is all about information and communication, many systems exist that serve to provide this service. In order to gain the maximum service from any particular software, program, or system, however, communication protocols are often bundled together in one service. For example, Internet Service Providers often offer bundle packages that include Internet access, a landline telephone, and cable. A similar package for communication is also available in a service known as "unified communications". This article will define what unified communications are, explain how unified communications differ from unified Read More

The Secure Digital Input/Output card standard expands upon the original Secure Digital card standard, extending the functionality of many devices with SD card slots. The Secure Digital Input/Output card standard is based on the Secure Digital standard. The SD flash memory format was designed purely for portable storage; many cell phones, cameras, GPS receivers and other portable devices (and even some video game consoles) use Secure Digital flash memory for data storage and transfer. The SDIO standard improves upon the SD standard by allowing devices that have SD slots to Read More

A web browser is a computer program that allows a user to access a website on the Internet or in a local area network (LAN). The popular browsers are Internet Explorer (packaged with Microsoft Windows operating systems), Mozilla Firefox, Safari (developed for Macintosh operating systems), and Opera. As the primary interface between a user’s computer and the internet, browsers have become the main target for people seeking to steal personal and financial information that may be used for various criminal activities. Cookies Cookies are packages of text characters sent by Read More

Windows Installer is a very important component of all Windows operating systems. It installs, uninstalls, and supports applications and software. If the Windows Installer is corrupted or the service stops for an unknown reason, an error message comes up. The error message typically appears as: “The Windows Installer Service could not be accessed. This can occur if Windows is running in safe mode or if the Windows Installer is not correctly installed. Contact your support personnel for assistance.” The error message may happen when Windows XP is in Normal mode Read More

A barrier isolator is a device that is the physical barrier between a laboratory technician or observers and laboratory work that is in progress. The pharmaceutical industry is the largest barrier isolator user. Modern barrier isolators can be operated at ambient, positive, or negative environmental pressures. They also protect people, the environment, a product, or a combination of these. Many industries use barrier isolators, resulting in higher quality products that require a clean production environment and reduced industrial risk for company employees. History of the Barrier Isolator As the pharmaceutical Read More

Paypal is a secure method of transferring money over the Internet. Paypal is used by over 283 million users worldwide and currently generates over one billion dollars every year. Paypal works by allowing users to transfer money from one account to another in exchange for a small fee that is taken out of the transfered amount. Users can add money to their Paypal account by connecting it to a bank account, credit card, or some other financial resource. Paypal is currently one of the top services for Internet-based businesses and Read More

Microsoft provides what is known as the Codec Installation Package. This package includes the MP4 codec for Windows Media Player along with many other commonly used codecs. Obtaining the Official Codec Package from Microsoft First, go to www.microsoft.com, Downloads & Trials, then the Download Center. In the search box where it says “Search All Download Center” type in “codec” and press Enter. This will open up approximately 17 results. Select “Codec Installation Package for Windows Media Player 7.1 or later.” This codec package supports the current Windows Media Player 10 Read More

An intranet is usually described as an internal or restricted access network that is similar to functionality as the internet, but is only available to an organization internally. For instance if your organization would like to share specific information such as documents, any current announcements, new product details etc, but only allow those computers in the organization access to this information, you would use an intranet. In order to have an intranet, the computers in the network do not have to have a normal Internet connection. However, since most organization Read More