March 18th, 2008

How To Secure Your Wireless Broadband

Wireless broadband is fast becoming the most popular way to connect to the internet. With most broadband providers now offering packages that include a free wireless router or one at discounted price, and most laptops now come with an integrated wireless receiver. This makes the ideal opportunity to take advantage of wireless broadband.

Wireless broadband works by your router sending a signal throughout your house and beyond; it doesn’t just stop at where your laptop is. With an indoor range of around 30-45 metres, this signal may be picked up by your neighbour too, allowing them to benefit from your broadband.

February 27th, 2008

Unraveling The Mystery Of The Windows Registry

Unless you’re a computer expert, you may have absolutely no idea what the Windows Registry is, what it does, and why your computer has one. I’ll give you a hint–it has nothing to do with making a list of gifts you’d like to receive for your wedding.

The Windows Registry is the database within your computer that stores the settings and options used on your computer. The information stored pertains to a whole host of things, like the hardware, operating system software, much of the non-operating system software, user preferences, and more. In fact, any time you make a change in your Control Panel, file associations, system policies, or software, you create an entry in the registry.

February 19th, 2008

Start Podcasting Today

For those with a desire or interest in writing and speaking, here are some tips and guidelines to help you gain entry into the wonderful world of podcasting. Software to create a recorded audio file is necessary, and may be obtained free by downloading it from a host of websites. You also need to download the accompanying MP3 Encoder from that site as well because it is required to export files. Follow the steps to make your recording and then proceed to http://make-rss-feeds.com/making-an-rss-feed.htm to prepare a RSS feed file. A RSS file is a web file format that used to publish digital content-blogs, news reports, etc. Those who use this format (RSS programs) are known as readers or aggregators. Readers supplied with a link and content and periodically return to the feed for new content.

December 12th, 2007

Miniature Laptops Have Drawbacks But Are Useful Gadgets

One of the major promises of modern computer technology is the prospect of smaller and smaller gadgets. This promise has been fulfilling in many ways. For example, mobile phones are not only more powerful than they used to be, but that power is built into much smaller handsets. The same miniaturization technology has been translated into gadgets like portable media players that essentially condense an entire home entertainment center- and all of the media that would go with it into a device that can fit in a pocket the same thing is true about computers. Dozens of times the computing power of a top of the line desktop computer can now be packed into a relatively cheap laptop. While the ability to pack more computing power into ever smaller gadgets is a noble goal, in some cases it can go too far. This is often the case when it comes to miniature laptop computers.

November 19th, 2007

Electronics Industry Invests In Fashion Conscious Gadgets

While gadgets have traditionally been attractive because they do novel or impressive things, many gadgets these days are designed with thought put into how they look. This is true for mobile phones more so than any other type of gadget. For example, the Motorola Razr phone was as much of a fashion statement as it was a useful device. “Was” is the operative word when discussing the Razr because it has recently gone out of style and the number of units of the model sold have plummeted. That’s illustrative of one of the dangers of making electronic devices that are designed to satisfy the fickle notions of fashion that many people have. That said though, a lot of companies are doing it anyway. For example, LG electronics which is based out of South Korea has jumped onto the fashionable mobile phone bandwagon. LG- which has been known for producing low cost handsets in the past- has more recently collaborated with Prada to produce a handset that bears the Prada name. The Prada phone was developed with image in mind when it came to everything from the look of the actual phone to the icons that go on the screen to the ring tones and to the hard leather case and lint cloth that comes with it.


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