Disk to disk backup is the modern method of backing up your computer or server's data to an another drive. This can be quite helpful to any individual or business who uses a computer to organize their information because many times, months or even years worth of information is stored on one hard drive. Backing up your files now using disk to disk backup can save you weeks of frustration, aggravation, and loss in the future. There are many companies and organizations that provide disk to disk backup services and Read More

The address bus is the set of wire traces that is used to identify which address in memory the CPU is accessing. The number of wire traces in the address bus limits the maximum amount of RAM which the CPU can address. CPU Address Bus Sizes CPU Address Bus Size 8086 20 bit 8088 20 bit 80286 24 bit 80386SX 24 bit 80386DX 32 bit 80486SX 32 bit 80486DX 32 bit Pentium I 32 bit K6 32 bit Duron 32 bit Athlon 32 bit Athlon XP 32 bit Celeron 36 Read More

A computer cluster refers to a group or collection of computers – connected by a local area network (LAN) – that are working extremely well together that one can think of them as being a single computer. Computer clusters were created to improve performance. An office network can be considered a cluster since multiple computers and users are tied in to a server to exchange information or data in order to perform their assigned tasks or roles and to ensure availability of service by having a fallback computer(s) ready to Read More

Though there are several free music editing software packages available, a software utility entitled Audacity is very robust and has a version for Mac, Linux, and PC. Audacity can record live audio via mixer or microphone, as well as digitally capture recordings from cassette tapes, vinyl records, or mini-discs. Depending on your sound card, Audacity can also grab streaming audio, and you can create multi-track recordings by dubbing over already existing tracks. Provided that you have multi-channel hardware, Audacity will allow you to record up to 16 hardware) channels at 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

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

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

When a document or other item is printed to a file instead of a local or networked printer, it allows the file to be saved in a format that can be used by a different printer. Information such as page and line breaks, font spacing, and other layout information is saved when printing a document to a file. This allows the printer to reproduce the version of the file that the end-user sees on the screen without having to have access to the software application or computer that created the Read More

The mouse is an extremely popular device. While the majority of mice are connected directly to the computers peripheral input via a cord and the computer’s main power powers it, wireless mice are becoming extremely popular as they give computer users cordless accessibility to their mice and their computer. Wireless Mouse Technology Wireless mice usually work via radio frequencies commonly referred to as RF. RF wireless mice require two components to work properly – a radio transmitter and a radio receiver. RF Transmitter A radio frequency (RF) transmitter is usually Read More