Vibration measurements are made in order to identify when preventive or corrective repairs are required on machinery. These repairs are made in order to reduce or eliminate the noise that damaged equipment make. This prevents catastrophic failure of the equipment. Vibration measurements are frequently made on process control equipment and rotating machinery such as the shafting on large sea going vessels. In process control equipment, excessive vibrations limit processing speeds or cause machine failure. On vessel shafting, they can be an indicator of the shaft being out of alignment, which Read More

When dealing with Information Technology Infrastructure Library, there are numerous different components. These components, when combined together, make for an excellent response to issues that customers might have with an IT organization. While many of the steps in ITIL rely on helping customers to get issues resolved, problem management is different. Problem management, when implemented correctly, tries to resolve the causes of incidents. By doing this, those in this department are able to reduce the impact of an incident on a business. What does ITIL Problem Management Do? The ultimate Read More

Microsoft Access Tutorials Learn the importance and usage of a Microsoft Access database, and learn how to get data or information into & out of one. MS Access Queries Tutorial In Microsoft Access you can use queries to get information from one table or more or from other queries. All the information that you retrieve is or can be limited by the way you define your query. In MS Access, a query is a database objects that you can use to retrieve a subset of data. Queries are powerful tool simply Read More

A goniometer is a device that either measures an angle or moves an object along a fixed point to a specific angular position. Goniometers have many uses and can be found in a number of industries. They measure range of motion, determine direction, and measure an object’s dimensions. Goniometers are relatively simple in design and have been used since 1780. How a Goniometer Works A goniometer consists of two limbs, usually made of plastic or wood, that are connected by a joint and are usually attached to a circular piece Read More

OpenGL (Open Graphics Library) is the most widely used API that is used for creating 2D and 3D computer graphics. It contains over 250 functions that allow users to draw three-dimension scenes from relatively basic primitives. It is most widely used in scientific visualization, information visualization, flight simulation, CAD and virtual reality. It was first developed in 1992 by Silicon Graphics Inc. Since then, it has been managed by the non-profit consortium known as Khronos Group. It’s direct competitor is Window’s Direct3D. Video game companies either choose to use OpenGL Read More

The RM audio file type is an audio format designed by the Real Networks Company who also created Real Video, Flash, and Audio. The RM file is commonly used with Real Video and Audio and is used for streaming content across the Internet or a network. In order to play a RM file, the real player is typically required. As a result, to use RM files on non-Real Media players they must be converted to MP3 or other supported formats. To convert RM to MP3, the Real Player itself can Read More

Accessing Hotmail using C# Tutorial A tutorial that shows how to build your own client, using a sure and solid way to communicate with Hotmail in the same way as Outlook does. To build a working client we will need to know about the way Outlook communicates with Hotmail. The protocol that is being used is called Httpmail. Even when completely unfamiliar with this protocol, it is not hard to understand…. SMTP Mailing Application Tutorial A tutorial that tells how to use the Mail Components in .NET to create a Read More

On Overview on Group Policy Before you can consider to even begin planning a Group Policy implementation in your organization, you have to understand a few important aspects of Group Policy. Microsoft initially introduced group policies in Windows NT to assist administrators in managing the desktop configuration settings of users and computers. Windows Server 2000 included hundreds of Group Policy settings which you could configure. Windows Server 2003 offers all the group policies included with Windows 2000 as well as more group policies, which enable you to use new Windows Read More

Data mining is usually defined as searching, analyzing and sifting through large amounts of data to find relationships, patterns, or any significant statistical correlations. With the advent of computers, large databases and the internet, it is easier than ever to collect millions, billions and even trillions of pieces of data that can then be systematically analyzed to help look for relationships and to seek solutions to difficult problems. Besides governmental uses, many marketers use data mining to find strong consumer patterns and relationships. Large organizations and educational institutions also data Read More

Google or any other search engine may become abnormal when a researcher attempts to search or click on a query and redirect him/her from the page that he/she intended to visit. This is known as a redirect and a wide variety of malware can cause it. It is important to understand what may be causing the problem as well as the process for removing it. These types of Google redirects can be very malicious because they can log personal information and transmit the data to another source. The personal data Read More