Firewire, also known as IEEE 1394 and i.Link, is a high speed serial bus developed by Texas Instruments and Apple computers in the mid 1990s. Firewire is compatible with more than 63 electronic and digital devices, which makes it a great choice for many people. Technically speaking, Firewire is a PC serial bus interface standard that offers isochronous data services and high-speed communications between digital devices. Basically, Firewire facilitates faster data transfer rates and usability across multiple devices. Firewire is similar to Universal Serial Bus (USB), but it has a Read More

Plasma gasification is a new garbage disposal solution using plasma technology. This garbage disposal process is self-sustaining and converts garbage into electricity. Although plasma technology has been around for years, its application to garbage disposal was never seriously considered because the conventional approach of using landfills was less expensive (even with tipping fees and transportation costs). It was only recently, with landfills in scarce supply and fuel costs constantly rising, that the plasma gasification process has merited deeper consideration. Plasma Technology The basics of plasma technology are straightforward. A high Read More

One way to customize a Windows Desktop is to change the Taskbar’s color. Changing the Taskbar’s color is not only simple, but takes less than a minute. Here is how: Change the Task Bar Color in Windows XP Start up the computer and right click any clear space (do not click any part of the taskbar or on any icons). A menu should appear. In this menu, select Properties. Select the option for Appearance in the menu that appears. Click the active title bar. Easily customize the Taskbar’s color. Click Read More

A DHCP scope is a valid range of IP addresses that are available for assignment or lease to client computers on a particular subnet. In a DHCP server, a scope is configured to determine the address pool of IPs that the server can provide to DHCP clients. Scopes determine which IP addresses are provided to the clients. They should be defined and activated before DHCP clients use the DHCP server for its dynamic IP configuration. Users can configure as many scopes on a DHCP server as required in the network Read More

One of the ways that many people view video files and hear audio files is through streaming technology. Streaming either audio or video files is a term used when a server computer on the Internet will send your computer specific parts of a full audio or video file at a time in order to view or hear the file in real time. This way you don’t have to download the entire file before watching it or listening to it. Streaming is very popular and usually comes in three main formats, Read More

C++ is a general purpose programming language that is considered a mid-level language due to its leniency towards both high-level and low-level functionalities. In 1979, an employee of Bell Labs, Dr. Bjarne Stroustrup, developed C++ as an improvement on the existing C programming language, a result of an idea he had while programming for his Ph.D. thesis. Dr. Bjarne Stroustrup originally called his enhancement “C with classes”; it was renamed to C++ in 1983. The standards used by C++ were officially sanctioned as ISO/IEC 14882:1998, of which 2003 is the Read More

The SCM (Station Class Mark) is a 4 bit number which holds three different pieces of information. Your cellular telephone transmits this information (and more) to the cell tower. Bit 1 of the SCM tells the cell tower whether your cellphone uses the older 666 channel cellular system, or the newer 832 channel cellular system. The expansion to 832 channels occured in 1988. Bit 2 tells the cellular system whether your cellular telephone is a mobile unit or a voice activated cellular telephone. Bit's 3 and 4 tell the cell Read More

If you are serious about reselling Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services, there are some questions you will need to ask yourself first. Here are some simple guidelines to help you determine if and how you should pursue your goal of becoming a VoIP reseller. Know the Service If you really want to be a reseller for VoIP services, you need at least a basic working knowledge of how VoIP works and what type of applications are currently commonly used. Among the things you will need to understand are gateways Read More

RG-6 cable is one of the more common types of coaxial cables used for commercial and household purposes. The term RG-6 is a generic label that can be used to describe a whole range of cable designs. In fact, all cable designs described under RG-6 may well differ from one another in center conductor composition, dielectric type, or shielding characteristics. RG-6 was originally a military specification meaning Radio Guide, but this term has become obsolete due to lack of use. Today it is used to describe coaxial cables with 75-ohm Read More

ATA (AT Attachment) is the primary standard for connecting storage to PC’s. ATA replaced earlier technologies such as MFM, RLL, and ESDI. ATA is currently SCSI‘s major competitor. ATA is a specification for attaching hard drives to the AT bus. The AT specification has been extended to include other storage, such as CD/DVD drives, tape drives, and Zip drives with the Advanced Technology Attachment Packet Interface (ATAPI) additions to the specification. It is also known as IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics). Parallel ATA Cables Parallel ATA cables originally had 40 wires. With the introduction Read More