IntraLATA refers to any telephone call that is made between two separate local telephone companies that are close enough to not constitute a long-distance call. To fully understand IntraLATA and InterLATA systems, a user must understand that a LATA, or Local Access and Transport Area, is a local telephone company that is responsible for managing a city or subdivision of a county. When making calls to someone who is in the same LATA, one telephone company can manage the call and does not need to outsource the call to anyone Read More

Country Direct numbers are used so that you may connect to an operator from a foreign telephone network, without incurring long distance charges. These numbers may be useful in blue boxing, as many countries still have older switching equipment in use. List of Country Direct Numbers Australia (Telstra) (800)682-2878 Austria (Telecom Austria) (800)624-0043 Belgium (800)472-0032 Belize (BTL) (800)235-1154 Brazil (Embratel) (800)344-1055 Cayman (Cable & Wireless) (800)852-3653 Chile (800)552-0056 Costa Rica (800)252-5114 Croatia (800)367-9842 Denmark (800)762-0045 France (800)537-2623 Germany (Deutsche Telecom) (800)292-0049 Greece (800)443-5527 Hong Kong (PCCW) (800)992-2323 Hungary (800)352-9469 Indonesia Read More

Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) is an automated validation process integrated on later Microsoft operating system products. Windows Genuine Advantage was developed by Microsoft Corporation in order to bolster its anti-piracy campaign. This automated validation process makes it a requirement for Microsoft Windows OS users to go through a series of validation systems before being granted by the Microsoft website to download and subsequently install updates and various version releases of software programs. These updates and new releases of software program versions can all be found on Microsoft Download Center and Read More

The primary network communications protocol used on networks today is the IP (Internet Protocol). IP relays or transfers network packets, also known as datagrams, to destinations on local networks or across the public Internet. It defines the structures which encapsulate information as well as the legal addressing methods used to identify the source and destination network hosts or computing devices. When first introduced in 1974, IP was the datagram service included with the TCP (Transmission Control Program) protocol providing a connectionless service coupled with the connection-based TCP protocol. As a Read More

A wireless modem is a network device which connects to a wireless network. Modems are frequently associated with telephone systems, but wireless modems are used with computers to connect to the Internet. Connecting a wireless modem to the computer will directly connect to your wireless ISP (Internet Service Provider). Wireless modems operate at speeds comparable to dialup modems, not anywhere near the speed of broadband Internet connections. Types of Wireless Modem Interfaces Some wireless modems attach directly to your notebook computer or PDA. Wireless modem interfaces include PCMCIA, Compact Flash, Read More

For those interested in monetizing their web site or that have a product or service that they would like to advertise and promote, CPA ad networks are considered to be one the most advantageous forms of advertising available online. CPA Defined CPA stands for Cost per Action. Generally speaking publishers that own trafficked web sites are paid by the advertiser when a visitor performs a specific action. These actions can vary, but usually include either viewing a site, filling out a form to join a newsletter or to receive information Read More

A chromatic aberration or distortion is a disturbance in an optical image in which colors tend to blend together and distort the image. Chromatic aberrations are produced because lenses have a different refractive index or the spot in which a beam of light is focused, for each wavelength of light. Chromatic aberrations can occur anywhere in an image, but are most common around boundaries that separate dark areas from light areas. Chromatic aberrations cause problems for many different sections of the art and photography industry and several techniques challenge them. Read More

DRAM is Dynamic Random Access Memory. DRAM is the most common form of RAM. When someone says that a computer has "one gigabyte of RAM", what they really mean is that the computer has one gigabyte of DRAM. DRAM is called dynamic because it must constantly be refreshed or it will lose the data which it is supposed to be storing. Refreshing DRAM consists of reading the contents from the DRAM and immediately writing them back to the DRAM. DRAM is made up of large arrays of very small capacitors. Read More

Artificial muscles are one of the most important applications of flexible electronic structure technology. Artificial muscles are designed to serve as an electronic device capable of accommodating printed circuits yet, at the same time, capable of moving with human muscles. Aside from their obvious uses, artificial muscles may also be used as sensors for the evaluation and monitoring of muscle and tissue activities and conditions. Studies and developments on the flexible electronics technology are being made and undertaken by researchers from the University of Illinois together with the researchers at Read More

Stretchene is the name of a special kind of high-performance resin that falls under the polypropylene family of materials. Although it is considered as polypropylene, stretchene has better characteristics which make it a standout among all polypropylene materials. Conventional polypropylene or PP (also polypropene) is a thermoplastic material mainly used for the packaging industry because it is resistant to many chemicals. The most common use of polypropylene is in food packaging. Stretchene, however, has more desirable properties than conventional polypropylene. Thus, it is fit for even more applications such as Read More