Networking a printer makes  it possible for anyone in the house or office to print files directly from their computers using the same printer. Setting Up The Printer Open the Control Panel in the Start menu. Click on “Printers and Other Hardware”, and then click “View installed printers or fax printers. If you are using ‘classic’ control panel, double-click on “Printers and Faxes”. From the list of installed printers, select the printer you want to share, then click “Share this printer” in the right side menu. The printer properties dialog Read More

The Zachman Framework gives a formal and structured method for defining and looking at an Enterprise Architecture framework. It is a 2D classification matrix that uses six basic communication questions – Who, What, When Where, Why, and How. These are expressed as six rows in the architecture depiction using a reification transformation. The framework is not considered a methodology, as it does not define the processes for collecting, managing, and using the data that it describes to gain potential insights on Enterprise relationships or operations. John Zachman first developed the Read More

Wireless power induction is already being used today in the form of electric toothbrushes. An electric toothbrush contains coils or loops in the toothbrush handle as well as in the base recharging unit. Because of their constant exposure to water, electric toothbrushes have to use inductive coupling as a means of recharging their batteries. Inductive Coupling Inductive coupling involves the use of magnetic fields to stimulate the movement of current through a wire. A current moving through a wire generates a magnetic field around it and vice versa. Thus, to Read More

The Wii is a home video gaming console created and marketed by the influential video game company, Nintendo. Its primary market rivals are Microsoft’s Xbox and Sony’s PlayStation, and Wii is presently ahead of them in terms of sales. Wii was first conceptualized by Nintendo in 2001, and was officially released in 2005 at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). The key difference between Wii and its competitors is the Wii Remote, which is a wireless controller. It can be used as a handheld pointing device and motion detector in three Read More

A DNS zone is the contiguous portion of the DNS domain name space over which a DNS server has authority or is authoritative. DNS zones contain either domains or subdomains. The DNS namespace can be divided into multiple zones. Users can even host all their zones on a single DNS server. The Windows Server 2003 DNS Server can host up to 20,000 DNS zones. A DNS zone contains a zone database that contains resource records for all the domains within the zone. Zone files are used if DNS is not Read More

WRAP (Wireless Robust Authenticated Protocol) is an encryption protocol in the 802.11i standard. WRAP is based upon the Offset Codebook (OCB) mode of AES. WRAP is being Replaced with CCMP Intellectual property rights issues have plagued WRAP. Three different parties have filed for patents on WRAP. These intellectual property issues caused the IEEE to introduce CCMP into the 802.11i standard and make WRAP an optional component of RSN (Robust Secure Network).

Microsoft designed the Windows User Account Control and deployed it on the Windows Operating System (OS) in order to prevent unauthorized modifications to critical settings or programs on a computer running the Windows OS. Microsoft deployed User Account Control since Windows XP, and has continued to update the application in newer versions of Windows (such as Vista and Windows 7). Users often want to disable User Account Control in order to prevent the OS from displaying warning boxes. How to Turn Off User Account Control – Windows XP Step 1 Read More

Our fast-paced world of technology and entertainment is all about media. Whether it be picture collections, audio playlists, videos, or other files, the human race is all about data. In order to process this data, however, we need media players that fit our needs. Media players allow you to collect files into one place, organize them, create playlists, burn CDs and DVDs, and perform additional functions like converting files from one format to another. In this article, we will be looking at a number of media players that are known Read More

Windows Messenger is an instant messaging software that allows users to communicate with friends and family members from anywhere in the world via instantaneous text-based messages and audio/video calls. Windows Messenger is the default instant messaging software of the Windows Operating System and is automatically installed when a user purchases a new Windows computer.   Windows Messenger vs Windows Live Messenger Although Windows Messenger and Windows Live Messenger are similar in both design and function and are often confused with each other, they are two separate programs that are independently Read More

Most businesses and organizations rely on their documents to store data and keep information readily available. Some corporations create millions of documents each year. Filing data that is collected, storing it safely, indexing it properly, making it easily accessible and protecting it from outsiders is a major concern for many organizations. In order for you to implement a document management system at your organization, you must first take into consideration the following aspects of document management. They include: storage, retrieval, filing, security, archival, retention, distribution, workflow, and creation. Here is Read More