The personal computer has brought many different luxuries and advancements to modern society ranging from personal finances to unlimited information. Unfortunately, computers are not foolproof and require maintenance from time to time. Fortunately, one of the easiest and most efficient means of maintaining computers and correcting problems is reformatting. Reformatting a computer can remove malware and viruses as well as fixing issues with the registry. All of these things can lead to better performance and return a computer to how it was when it was new. This article will explain Read More

GUI is an acronym for the term graphical user interface. A graphical user interface allows you to interact with electronic devices through visual elements, including pictures, graphical icons, symbols and visual indicators. The graphical user interface is in contrast to a text-based interface, which only allows interaction with an electronic device through the use of text based inputs and commands. GUIs can be found in a wide range of electronic devices, including computers, gaming devices, household appliances, MP3 players and digital office equipment. History of the GUI The first graphical Read More

As the average home continues to add electronic devices of all types, it is becoming increasing necessary for the home to be protected by a whole house surge protector. Stray electric charges can enter the home and damage or destroy expensive electronic equipment. In many cases, these surges of electric power can even lead to fire, destroying the entire home. Individual surge protection devices are mandated in most communities, but a whole house unit may be needed to protect against catastrophic damage. So You Think You Already Have a Surge Read More

People often need to transfer files from one computer to another but sometimes it is necessary to clone the contents of an entire hard drive onto another computer. It may seem like a large task, but there are many methods that you can use to accomplish this goal. In this article, we will go over a number of methods and programs that allow you to copy an entire hard drive onto another computer, server, or device. Automatic Backup Automatic backup programs are great for cloning the contents of your hard Read More

One of the biggest costs associated with owning an Epson printer is paying for new printer cartridges. The Epson Company follows the printer industry practice of selling the devices at a low price as a loss leader, and then make profit off of selling new ink cartridges. To combat the practice of consumers refilling cartridges on their own, Epson has manufactured the majority of their inkjet cartridges with “smart chips” since 2000. These chips transmit a signal to the printer when empty. They will also “remember” that the printer cartridge Read More

What is an Acre? An acre is a unit of area that is commonly used to describe the size of a specific plot of land. When looking to purchase land, it is described as being X amount of acres rather than in square footage. Dating back to the times of Old English, the word acre was meant to describe the amount of land a single man with a single ox could till in one day. However, when discussing measurements, the actual size of an acre varied from country to country Read More

Lapidarists use many different types of materials to create jewelry. One of the tools used to create jewelry is a jewelers torch. A jewelers torch is used in various ways to make the materials more malleable. One of the reasons that a torch is useful is because the flame can be controlled. A torch used for jewelry tends to have a focused flame that allows a large amount of heat to be concentrated at a single point. This heats metals quickly and makes them easier to bend or melt. A Read More

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is a non-government worldwide association that sets industrial and commercial standards. ISO was found in 1947, and its head office is in Geneva, Switzerland. It is the largest standards development organization in the world today. ISO was formed as a result of the union of two organizations: the ISA (International Federation of the National Standardizing Associations) and the UNSCC (United Nations Standards Coordinating Committee). Later on, representatives from many countries came together to form a new organization called ISO. International Standards ISO has in Read More

ASCII Chart DEC HEX Char Name Control Character 0 00 NUL null Control-@ 1 01 SOH start of heading Control-A 2 02 STX start of text Control-B 3 03 ETX end of text Control-C 4 04 EOT end of xmit Control-D 5 05 ENQ enquiry Control-E 6 06 ACK acknowledge Control-F 7 07 BEL bell Control-G 8 08 BS backspace Control-H 9 09 HT horizontal tab Control-I 10 0A LF line feed Control-J 11 0B VT vertical tab Control-K 12 0C FF form feed Control-L 13 0D CR carriage feed Read More

Computers are great for keeping track of information, storing data, and performing complicated calculations in the blink of an eye, but sometimes we find ourselves in the predicament of needing to transfer files from one computer to another. There are many ways to do this and some methods are easier for certain people and certain situations. There is no “right” way to transfer files from one computer to another. In this article, we will go over a number of methods that allow you to move your data from one computer Read More