An MSN Display Name is a form of identity that is displayed to every MSN Contact that you have added. Your MSN Display Name is not viewable to people until you accept their invitation to become an MSN Contact — but if you are the one sending the invitation, the name will be viewable straight away. Your MSN Display Name can be viewed in your contacts (or your) MSN Contact List or during a Conversation (before every message sent, top bar and the status bar). Changing an MSN Display Name Read More

Notepad is a great text writing program that is available on Windows operating systems. The user can hide Notepad depending on the version of windows being used. Finding Notepad through the Start Menu List To open notepad through the start menu, follow this process: Click Start (on Vista/Windows 7 it is a Windows Button) on the task bar.  Click "All Programs" and scroll up the list to the "Accessories" menu. Click Notepad to open the program. Note: Not all versions of Microsoft Windows have the start menu in this format. Read More

WMI (Windows Management Instrumentation) is a part of the Microsoft Windows OS. Developers use Windows Management Instrumentation to create applications for event monitoring, the purpose of which is to alert PC users in case of a problem. Scripts and management applications use WMI to execute operations or get data in different languages. Programmers who work with Microsoft Visual Basis and C++ use WMI. Windows Management Instrumentation is used for finding, controlling and setting information about networks, applications and desktop systems. WMI is located in a shared service host, with other Read More

Aqua Drain the voltage of the FBI lock-in-trace/trap-trace Beige Lineman's hand set Black Allows the calling party to not be billed for the call placed Blast Phone microphone amplifier Blotto Supposedly shorts every phone out in the immediate area Blue Emulate a true operator by seizing a trunk with a 2600hz tone Brown Create a party line from 2 phone lines Bud Tap into your neighbors phone line Chartreuse Use the electricity from your phone line Cheese Connect two phones to create a diverter Chrome Manipulate Traffic Signals by Remote Read More

The primary problem with the current use of electricity is that of electrical resistance. In broad terms, this refers to the "opposition" of the materials to the electricity passing through them. Almost all materials now used to conduct electricity exhibit resistance to some degree or another. This results in some loss in the electrical power distributed to consumers and users – either in terms of generating heat (which is the reason for cooling fans and "heat sinks" in many electrical appliances – they are needed to dissipate the heat created Read More

DirecTV maintains a fleet of geostationary satellites to provide broadcast television services. Designation Launch Date Orbit Satellite Transponders DirecTV 1 17 December, 1993 101.11W HS-601 16 Ku DirecTV 2 3 August, 1994 – HS-601 16 Ku DirecTV 3 10 June, 1995 – HS-601 16 Ku DirecTV 6 8 March, 1997 – LS-1300 32 Ku DirecTV 1R 10 October, 1999 100.88W HS-601HP 16+4 Ku DirecTV 4S 27 November, 2001 101.14W HS601HP 48 Ku Galaxy 3 15 June, 2002 95W Boeing BSS-702 24 Ku DirecTV 5 5 July, 2002 72.45W LS-1300 32 Read More

Zapfino is a linotype typeface that Hermann Zapf designed. The design concept for the calligraphic font was based on an elegant alphabet design that Zapf penned in 1944 in a sketchbook. The font is well known for its wide array of ligatures and character variations. Variations in the font provided an added handwritten appearance and depth to anything written using the style. The first release of Zapfino was in 1998 as a postscript font (Type 1). The Apple Mac OSX machines are coupled with advanced typography and include a version Read More

In the world of computer science, there are many different formats and file types that make up media. While the information remains the same, file types tell the computer how to process the information and explain what the information is for. For example, a .txt file extension automatically tells the computer that the file is a Notepad document and that it should be organized and displayed as such. Likewise, a .pdf extension tells the computer that the file is a PDF document and that it should be opened with Adobe Read More

In the modern era, enterprises are expanding beyond both local and national borders. Hence, collaboration between employees who are located all over the world can be problematic. In order for large, multinational companies to remain competitive, such collaboration is required, hence the need for GroupWare. What is GroupWare? Groupware (Collaborative Software) is any software, application, or device that allows two or more persons to communicate and solve technological problems collaboratively without being together physically. The development of the Internet, video conferencing, other communication technologies, and Collaborative Software has spiraled, thus Read More

COBOL is a third generation programming language (3GL), is also one of the oldest programming languages that is still in use today. COBOL is an acronym that stands for Common Business-Oriented Language. Its primary use is in the fields of business, finance, and administrative systems for various companies and governments. It also is responsible for some of the back end computing behind online financial transaction and payroll services. The idea, COBOL, was formulated by the Short Range Committee, an assortment of computer manufacturer and government agency officials, as a solution Read More