The majority of citizens in any well-established, first world country own at least one automobile. Few, however, stop to consider the amazing history of the automobile or how they work. Automobiles have thousands of pieces and parts that make everything from the headlights to the acceleration work. Likewise, the engine itself of any modern car can be enough to confuse the inexperienced. This article will explain what engines do and list some of the more basic parts of a car engine so that readers can clearly understand how engines work. Read More

The print screen feature is an interesting feature that allows you to take a snap shot of what’s currently on your computer screen. So, if you were to do a print screen of this article, it would include an exact copy of everything on here. Then, you could take it and save it. The thing about a print screen, though, is that it is an image. This means that while you are viewing a text document, you are saving an image, so you can’t edit the text via a print Read More

Blu-ray is an optical storage format developed by Sony and Phillips. It was created to store large amounts of high definition video and sound. Blu-ray’s name came from the type of laser it uses to read and write data. The laser is a hue of blue-violet. A blue-violet laser has a shorter wavelength than the normal red lasers used today. How Does Blu Ray Work? Before answering how it works, it is important to understand why it is the superior disk. To begin with, a Blu Ray disk can hold Read More

802.1Q is also known as IEEE 802.1Q or VLAN tagging. It defines a virtual local area network. It is a protocol that allows virtual LANs to communicate with one another using a 3-layered router. It was developed as a part of IEEE 802. Why Was The 802.1Q Standard Developed? Large networks use up a lot of bandwidth and are slow. It is desirable to break up these huge LANs into smaller, more manageable networks. To address this problem, the 802.1Q standard was developed as a part of IEEE 802. This Read More

Sending Faxes over an IP Network There are many different instances where sending a fax is required. This is actually a costly service which will require the use of a fax machine which is capable of sending information over a phone line to its destination. An alternative to this is a much lower cost service which works in much the same way. It is Called Fax over IP or “FoIP” for short. It basically takes the fax message which could be from a piece of paper or directly from the computer being used to Read More

High resolution basically means that an image is reproduced with a high level of detail. Usually, it refers to an image that is of very high quality, where there is a lot of detail. When talking about high resolution, most people are usually referring to digital images such as digital photographs, television resolution either on a standard CRT screen or digital TV set, and computer monitor resolution. High resolution is also referenced when talking about digital cameras, scanners, photocopiers, and printers. Resolution in Standard and High Definition TV Sets One Read More

Knowledge management is all about learning about and keeping track of a company's assets and special traits. These traits can include inventory, employees, location, or how the company conducts business. Knowledge management is essential to a company's survival and expansion in the business world. This article will go over some of the key components of knowledge management and the goals that knowledge management brings to an organization's attention. Improved Performance The first thing that a company looks at when using knowledge management is how to improve the overall performance of Read More

Onyx is a free maintenance software that is specifically designed for Mac OS X. Onyx allows Mac users to maintain their software and devices from one convenient user interface. For example, Onyx allows users to delete cumbersome files and programs, run maintenance programs, configure parameters of Apple applications, and verify the integrity of startup files and systems. Onyx can also manage log files and notifications about Apple devices, delete caches of old webpages, and display information on the user interface that relates to the progress of running applications as well Read More

Computer users frequently encounter CMOS Checksum Bad Error for many reasons. This error may be frustrating, but the good part is that it can be solved easily. There are very few reasons for the CMOS Checksum Bad Error, hence they can be handled effectively. The Error Explained A checksum is computed as an error detecting code to guard the BIOS settings stored in the CMOS memory. The CMOS Checksum Bad Error is an error that occurs when the CMOS values turn out to be incorrect. The CMOS memory stores a Read More

When a printer isn’t used often, sometimes the ink dries up inside the cartridge and this results in it not working properly. Using the print cleaning option under utility can often times work in cleaning the cartridge, but at times, it doesn’t always do the trick. After trying five or six times to clean it that way, you’ll need to do it manually. Fortunately, this is an inexpensive process that requires rubbing alcohol and water. The first step is to take hot water and submerge the cartridge. Allow it to Read More