A linear particle accelerator is a large device that can speed up electrons, ions, or other particles and slam them into a target in order to release subatomic particles and radiation. Sensors then record these by-products, send their data to a central computer system that creates a digital, 3D image of the particle, and labels its specific chemical and physical attributes. Linear particle accelerators differ from circular particle accelerators only in that linear ones speed up particles in a straight, narrow path while circular ones use a large, circular path. Read More

LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) is a protocol for communications between LDAP servers and LDAP clients. LDAP servers store "directories" which are access by LDAP clients. LDAP is called lightweight because it is a smaller and easier protocol which was derived from the X.500 DAP (Directory Access Protocol) defined in the OSI network protocol stack. LDAP servers store a hierarchical directory of information. In LDAP parlance, a fully-qualified name for a directory entry is called a Distinguished Name. Unlike DNS (Domain Name Service) FQDN's (Fully Qualified Domain Names), LDAP DN's Read More

Most files can easily be compressed by using compression software such as WinRAR or WinZip. Video files, however, require their own compression software as they must be compressed without interfering with how the video or audio is displayed. Video compression software is easy to find and may include basic or specific tools to compress videos and perform related tasks. To narrow the user’s search for video compression software, a number of video compression programs have been listed below. Sorenson Squeeze 6 Sorenson Squeeze 6 is a video encoding software that Read More

JSP Tutorials JSP is an acronym for Java Server Pages. It allows web developers to easily embed Java code(s) into an HTML or XML page to create cool dynamic web page. To know more about JSP, visit JavaServer Pages Technology website. JSP Scriptlets Tutorials This section covers topics on how to include scriptlets in JSP. Scriplets is a block of code that contains Java code that is executed everytime you invoke the JSP. You can write blocks of codes inside the JSP by simply placing the codes in between these<% and %> Read More

The iPod iPod is a portable media player created and sold by Apple Inc. It is by far the most popular and largest selling portable media player till date. iPod stores media files on a built-in hard drive. It has a number of add-on features such as address book, alarm clock, text reader, games, photo slideshow viewer and so on. Video content can also be viewed on an iPod. It has a maximum storage capacity of 160 GB. The iPod range presently includes the following: iPod Classic iPod Touch iPod Read More

Lapidarists use many different types of materials to create jewelry. One of the tools used to create jewelry is a jewelers torch. A jewelers torch is used in various ways to make the materials more malleable. One of the reasons that a torch is useful is because the flame can be controlled. A torch used for jewelry tends to have a focused flame that allows a large amount of heat to be concentrated at a single point. This heats metals quickly and makes them easier to bend or melt. A Read More

VLAN (Virtual Local Area Network) is a logical local area network (or LAN) that extends beyond a single traditional LAN to a group of LAN segments, given specific configurations. Since a VLAN is a logical entity, its creation and configuration is done completely in software. How is a VLAN Identified? Since a VLAN is a software concept, identifiers and configurations for a VLAN must be properly prepared for it to function as expected. Frame coloring is the process used to ensure that VLAN members or groups are properly identified and Read More

Unfortunately, the iPhone does not yet permit printing via Blue Tooth connection. There is another option for mobile users who desire to print text messages from the iPhone, since the iPhone supports screen capture, which can be emailed to an account that the text message can be printed from. How to Print Text Messages from the iPhone Step 1 – Tap the “Messages” icon on the iPhone’s front panel. Step 2 – Tap the message to be printed. Step 3 – Scroll the message screen to display the portion of Read More

This adapter will enable you to connect a 25 pin male serial cable to a 9 pin female serial connector on your computer. 9 pin female connector 25 pin male connector 9-Pin to 25-Pin Adapter Pinout Signal 9-Pin 25-Pin Carrier Detect 1 8 Receive Data 2 3 Transmit Data 3 2 Data Terminal Ready 4 20 System Ground 5 7 Data Set Ready 6 6 Request to Send 7 4 Clear to Send 8 5 Ring Indicator 9 22 This data was contributed by the team at The Hardware Book.

An ODT file is the native text document format that the Open Office productivity suite of program stores. The Open Office text editor provides functions similar to the MS Word application. Any new work that the program creates is saved in ODT format. A common need that arises for Open Office users is converting ODT to DOC format in order to view or manipulate documents in Microsoft Office. The file conversion can be completed for free with the Open Office productivity suite. How to Convert ODT to DOC Format Step Read More