An alternator turns mechanical energy into electrical energy, in the form of alternating current. It is a type of generator, most commonly used by automobiles to power their electrical systems. They are usually mounted on the side of the internal combustion engine. How Alternators Work An alternator consists of a rotor, stator, rectifier, housing, and shaft. The shaft is usually connected to the car engine by a belt and pulleys. The rotor is fixed to the shaft, and consists of several wire bundles wound around an iron core. Current is Read More

There are two types of flat-screen televisions. These are LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) TVs and PDPs (Plasma Display Panels). LCD TVs and plasma TVs both work differently from the traditional Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) TVs. Unlike CRT TVs, flat-screen TVs do not use an electron beam running back and forth behind the screen to produce a picture. An LCD TV and a plasma TV use the same technology of switching millions of tiny picture elements called pixels on and off to produce a moving picture. Each of these pixels is Read More

Windows error 0xc0000135 is displayed when an application fails to initialize properly. It is also displayed when a new program, game, or plug-in is installed and fails to work properly due to the wrong version of .Net being installed on the computer or as a result of a computer malware infection. Is the .Net Environment Always Installed on a Windows Computer? The .Net environment is not installed by default on the Windows XP Operating System. .Net 3.0 is installed by default on Windows Vista but may be too old to Read More

PDF, or Portable Document Format, is a document format that allows users to compile text in a book format. PDF often includes a page counter, scroll options, a highlighting feature, and a “jump to page” option that allows users to simply type in the number of a particular page and go to it. PDF is the standard for e books, manuals, and tutorials and can even be used for cartoons. How to Edit a PDF File PDF files are created and edited with Adobe Acrobat. Unfortunately, you cannot edit PDF Read More

MP3 or MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3 is a patented audio technology benchmark and compressing format. It compresses audio files to about one-twelfth of the original size, based on lossy data compression, and also maintains the same quality of audio playback. It was created by the Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) as a component of its MPEG-1 standard. MP3 files first gained popularity because of its free availability on the internet. The small file size and the ease of conversion of CD audio files into MP3 files helped peer to peer Read More

With practically everyone owning a mobile phone and spending a considerable amount of time on them each day, it is wise to ask the question: Are mobile phones dangerous to one’s health? While there are no conclusive answers at the moment, there are conflicting studies. Some show that mobile phones are safe and others show that mobile phones may pose a health risk. Mobile phones may be considered potentially dangerous in a few ways. First, they send and receive high frequency radio waves. Second, these devices have batteries in them Read More

MOLAP is the term used to refer to multidimensional online analytical processing. It extends traditional OLAP processing through indexing directly into a multidimensional database. This allows users to view various data aggregates in different manners without the added overhead required to conduct similar operations with a relational database. Advantages and Disadvantages of MOLAP Some of the advantages of using MOLAP include the ability to perform complex calculations in a fast manner. This is due to all potential calculations being pre-completed with the MOLAP cube is generated returning results in a Read More

Desktop Icons are some of the necessary files that are required to spice up and personalize folders, shortcuts and programs on your computer.  There are many options available to produce icons from multiple sources including photos, graphics and can even be made from scratch with drawing tools.  There are several free desktop icon makers available on the Internet.  One of the free options that work very well is IcoFX, which is available at the www.icofx.ro website. Making Desktop Icons Using Free Software Options If you are using IcoFX, you will Read More

PuTTY is an open source terminal emulation program that accesses Telnet, SSH, and other TCP protocols and acts as a serial client for computers. The letters “TTY” in the name PuTTY represent the terminal application in the Unix and Linux Operating Systems (OSs) and is also short for teletype. The PuTTY application was first written to be used on computers running the Windows Operating System (OS) and can access centrally based web servers that are running the Linux or Unix OS. PuTTY Features Features included in the current PuTTY application Read More

Planning for IIS 6 Deployment Before you can deploy IIS 6 Web servers within your enterprise, you first need to install Windows Server 2003 or upgrade to Windows Server 2003. Only after Windows Server 2003 is deployed, are you able to install IIS 6 in your environment. Therefore, the majority of planning activities for an IIS 6 installation involves planning for, and deploying the underlying Windows Server 2003 operating system (OS). There are a few ways to install Windows Server 2003, and therefore IIS 6 in your network. For instance, Read More