Having a wireless network opens up many possibilities. Wireless networks provide an inexpensive and easy way to share a single Internet connection among several computers. This means you only need one modem, and you can add additional computers to the network just by plugging in a wireless card and turning them on. The new machines […]
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Clean Your Disk Drive of Unnecessary Files and Your Computer’s Performance Will Improve When it comes to maintaining your computer, you’ve probably heard it all before. “Run Defrag!” “Scan Your Disk for Errors!” Although these two activities are important, there’s more you can do to extend the life of your computer beyond today’s predicted two-year […]
Seems like everybody’s got a personal cellphone. Heck, my young cousin who’s only in elementary school has one! Cellphones are convenient and mobile, however, you can get hefty charges when you go beyond your minutes allowed. I have personally had cellphone bills that are over $200 in one month! Know your monthly average usage Cellphone […]
Like many other long term owners of printers, over the years I’ve spent a fortune on printer ink. I even recall on one occasion I actually paid more for a replacement ink cartridge than I did for a bottle of good champagne. I always thought that as long as my printer kept printing then it […]
We use headphones all the time to listen to MP3s and DVD’s, play musical instruments, and more. But how exactly do they work? Essentially, headphones are a pair of transducers that receive electrical signals from some sort of media player or receiver. The headphone’s speakers convert these signals to sound waves that your ears can […]
Short message service (SMS) is a wildly popular feature available on most digital mobile phones. SMS allows users to send short messages to other cell phones. These short messages are called text messages. SMS was invented by a Finnish civil servant named Matti Makkonen. Many people understand what SMS is, but few understand how it […]