Technology

Can You Unlock Your Own Technology?

November 2004

 

It seems one can’t escape a plethora of passwords, personal identification numbers (PINs), codes and numbers just to function in today’s world. This wouldn’t be so difficult if it was only one special code to remember, but relying on a limited number of codes and passwords is increasingly dangerous as more and more important financial and security obligations require a reasonable mix of complex passwords.

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The Languages We Speak!

June 2004

 

Ever since the genesis of IBM (International Business Machines), and NCR (National Cash Register) before that, the computer industry has created its own language, primarily comprised of TLAs (Three Letter Acronyms). You can’t even define a computer without them.

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Are You Safe and Secure?

June 2004

 

The more we become dependent upon our computers, the more devastating it can be when they aren’t working properly. While rebuilding a system is never a pleasant task, doing it without the proper backup materials can cost you your job or your business! You can lose weeks, months, and even years of work if your disk crashes, you get attacked by a virus, or even if you shutdown or are brought down ungracefully!

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Computer Cabling Roadmap

February 2004

 

This document defines the most common of the increasing variety of cable types and connectivity options that are likely to be encountered when setting systems up. The back of the typical computer offers many different shapes and sizes of ports, which usually only accommodate one type of plug (or connector). Fortunately this variety is so great that it is obvious where most devices attach. But there are certain cables that while looking the same, are very different.

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