One of the most popular router brands on the market is the Linksys router. Despite this popularity; however, end-users are commonly challenged to setup the device in the home, office, or other locations. There are a number of types of Linksys routers on the market to include the WRT54G, WRT610n, and the Linksys e4200 which support both wired and wireless network configurations using an omnidirectional antenna. Popular Types of Linksys Routers Linksys WRT54G The WRT54G has been one of the most popular models of Linksys routers sold supporting the 802.11g, Read More

A copy constructor is a class constructor that can be used to initialize one object with the values of another object of the same class during the declaration statement. In simple words, we can say that, if we have an object called myObject1 and we want to create a new object called myObject2, initialized with the contents of myObject1 then the copy constructor should be used. Consider the declaration given below: myClass myObject1; … (1) myClass myObject2(myObject1); … (2) The declaration (1) declares an object myObject1 of class myClass. The Read More

The Adobe Flash Player (formerly branded under the Macromedia title) is commonly used on interactive websites on the Internet. It uses ActiveX controls that allow developers to create additional functions for the user’s web browser. The Flash.ocx file is the ActiveX component by Flash Player 6 and newer. Unfortunately, as the Windows Operating System (OS) and other third party applications are upgraded, users may encounter a flash.ocx error on their computer. When encountered, this commonly results in the Flash Player having to be removed and reinstalled with the latest version Read More

Convert Inches to Meters – Automatically To convert Inches to Meters, enter the number of Inches to be converted into the Inches box below: Inches: Inches (in) Results: Micrometers (µm) 0 Millimeters (mm) 0 Centimeters (cm) 0 Meters (m) 0 Kilometers (km) 0 Feet (ft) 0 Yards (yd) 0 Rods (rd) 0 Miles (mi) 0 Convert Inches to Meters – Manually This chart allows Inches to to be converted to Meters manually. For example, the chart below shows that 3 inches is equal to 0.0762 meters. Inches Meters 1 0.0254 Read More

Standing Wave Ratio (SWR) meters are used to measure the standing wave ratio in a communications transmission line. The meter can display how much a transmission line and the load are mismatched (normally a radio antenna). It also determines how effective the impedance is of matching efforts. In CB and ham radio circles, the SWR meter is used to help determine how much RF energy is being reflected back to the transmitter compared to how much is being sent out during operation. If the amount of reflected radiation is too Read More

One of the most popular video formats used with computers and found on the web is WMV. Microsoft originally designed WMV (Windows Media Video) to stream video. WMV obviously plays with all current Windows Media Players and other media players such as VLC, Winamp, and DivX. Pre Requirement DVD/RW Optical Drive A DVD optical drive with write technology is an essential component for burning a WMV to DVD. There are several types of DVD media that are available and some optical drives only work with one type. For instance, the Read More

A Kindle is a portable electronic device that allows users to read and access e-books from anywhere. Amazon provides Kindles, which include Internet access and can be charged via any USB port. Likewise, Kindles are able to store thousands of books simultaneously and allow users to modify the e-books they access by changing the font, rearranging content, or searching for specific content. What is AZW? AZW is the official file format that the Kindle uses for all of its e-books. The AZW format allows Kindles to read, access, and encrypt Read More

Understanding Messaging Services Objects The BizTalk Messaging Configuration Object Model is the component of BizTalk Server that is used in the document processing processes. You need to use the BizTalk Messaging Manager to configure objects in the BizTalk Messaging Configuration Object Model. The different objects that you can configure in the BizTalk Messaging Configuration Model are listed here: BizTalkConfig object; used to create/configure the following BizTalk Server objects: Document specifications Messaging ports Channels BizTalkOrganization object; holds the attributes on the organization. BizTalk Document object; holds the attributes on the document Read More

Oil spills can occur with little to no notice. When a spill does happen, it becomes critical to act quickly to contain the spill in order to mitigate damage to the environment. Oil booms are commonly used in maritime environments as both a reactive action to a spill or as a preventative measure around ships that may experience an oil spill. What Makes Up an Oil Boom? Fundamentally, an oil boom is made up of a plastic tarp that has flotation embedded in the top and a thinner skirt that Read More

A 110 block is a punch-down block used to connect wiring for telephone systems, data network wiring, and other low-voltage wiring applications. It improves on the 66 block by supporting higher frequencies and using space more efficiently. A punch-down tool is used to force solid wire into metal slots on the 110 block. Present residences typically have phone lines entering the house to a sole 110 block, and then it is spread by on-premises wiring to outlet boxes all over the house in a star topology. Sometimes due to over Read More