Performance Tuning of a Daffodil DB / One$DB -JDBC Application
By Parveen Aggarwal - 04/01/2008
This article illustrates the best practices to improve the performance of Daffodil DB / One$DB JDBC Driver. This article focuses on how to improve the performance of a Daffodil DB / One$DB JDBC application using Statement, PreparedStatemnt, CallableStatement and ResultSet interfaces. Choosing the ri...
How to Backup Your Computer Data?
By Willson Peterson - 04/01/2008
Eventually, everyone faces a data disaster. Are you ready? Unless all of your electronic files are expendable, you should be making backup copies of your most important data on a regular basis. "Your backup is as important as your data and your time?because that`s what it`s going to cost you if you ...
Where Can I Find The Best Case Mods Online and Save Money?
By Kevin Taylor - 04/01/2008
Are you captivated by the stunning Case Mods you`ve seen online but shell shocked at some of the prices. What is a case mod, some of you may ask? Have you every wanted to spice up that boring bland box you call your computer? Well you can and there are lots of people online with fantastic clever ide...
What`s All This I Hear About Firewalls?
By Tom Antion - 04/01/2008
At this point, if you`ve got the whole "turning the computer on" thing down; you are ready to learn about firewalls. Whether you use your computer for business or pleasure, it is important to have a firewall. If you use a high speed Internet connection like Cable modem or DSL, you are at a MUCH grea...
2006 Robotics Industry Predictions and Trends
By Lance Winslow - 04/01/2008
One of the fastest growing fields is that of robotics. In 2006 this trend will continue as it continues to get a financial boost from military research and development funds, as well as orders for new equipment. The Unmanned Aerial Vehicle or UAV robotic aircraft have been one of the fastest growing...
I Lost It! Simple Guide To Recovering Corrupted Images And Files
By John Deprice - 04/01/2008
WinUndelete
http://www.deprice.com/winundelete.htm WinUndelete? is an easy to use undelete software utility to recover deleted files from hard drives, floppy disks, zip drives, USB external flash drives, digital camera cards, and more. Its unique and exclusive SmartScan technology completes thos...
Small Business Phone Systems ? A Brief Explanation
By Jason Morris - 04/01/2008
How a business presents itself to its customers has to be the single most important factor in its potential success. In days gone by usually your first contact with new customers would have been through your storefront or through word of mouth, passed on by other satisfied customers. In today?s mo...
Understanding The Basics Of A Data Logger
By Peter Bishop - 04/01/2008
When the meteorologist reads the local forecast, it is because of his/her accurate assessment of the data logging factors. In addition, water levels, depths and flow can be measured this way. If you have ever read the newspaper and see a listing for how many people traveled on a certain highway ov...
Kill The Messenger (Service)
By Stephen Bucaro - 04/01/2008
You are familiar with the software applications that you run on your computer, but you may not be familiar with the dozens of programs running in the background on your computer. These programs, called "services" handle tasks like event logging, spooling files to the printer, and networking. One of ...
Enterprise Architecture
By Patrick Spencer - 04/01/2008
Historically, little thought has been given to creating or maintaining strategic architectures for business enterprises. As the competitive landscape continues to put pressure on organizations to be more efficient, the process of implementing unified Enterprise Architecture will become an essential ...
Your Dolphin E-mail Caught In Spam Tuna Net?
By Erwin Steneker - 04/01/2008
Let me ask a couple of questions: - If (potential) customers sends an e-mail to your company, do they want to receive an answer?
- If you, in return, e-mail your customer, do you expect that your e-mail is delivered to the customer?
Well, in my case, I answered "YES" on both questions...
Increase Your Free Time With a Spam Blocker
By Christopher Luck - 04/01/2008
Will a spam filter help you free up time? I spend so much time weeding the spam out of my mailbox that it is unbelievable, or at least I did. It is an unfortunate fact that a good spam blocker is an absolute necessity with any computer that has email and internet access to it. Spam is simply unsolic...
VoIP - What is the Problem?
By E. B. Randall - 04/01/2008
In the beginning, when the Internet Protocol was first designed, no one was thinking about the possibilities of sending audio and video. Real time communication was not an issue. Perhaps the greatest single problem is that the Internet Protocol (the IP part of VoIP - Voice over Internet Protocol) w...
Computer Rentals
By Eric Morris - 04/01/2008
Computer rental companies provide computers for trade shows, training seminars, and online examinations or even as a personal computer, for any length of time. The number of computers rented may range from one to thousand. Similarly, computers can be rented by individuals for home use or by companie...
Linux Terminal Control Sequences
By Bernard Peh - 04/01/2008
Linux terminals share alot in common with their primitive ancestors such as vt100 like consoles. These early devices is capable of sending sequences that signaled events outside of the normal flow of typed characters, such as escape, tab, linefeed...etc. Linux uses CTRL key to send out these out of ...
HDMI, DVI and Component Cables Explained
By Jeff Su - 04/01/2008
Background: As the HDTV market continues to heat up, consumers are in need of being educated on the latest technology in order to make intelligent purchasing decisions. There are a plethora of articles explaining the technical pros and cons of the 3 dominant HDTV display technologies namely: LCD, P...
Protect Your Laptop from Theft
By Ted Demopoulos - 04/01/2008
Laptop computers are often stolen. They are small, easily sold, and valuable. When a laptop is stolen it is a major inconvenience at best, and if company confidential data gets into the wrong hands the results can be truly catastrophic. Many professionals use a laptop, often transporting it between ...
Rock Speakers and Planters
By Dale Ewans - 04/01/2008
I think today wherever there`s a human being, there`s a pair of speakers. Perhaps you can`t imagine your living without your home theater system. In the bedroom, you still want to listen to your favorite Cd`s. The shortest car ride is unbearable without a decent stereo and a pair of speakers. Newly,...
Chinese Input - Step by Step Instruction on How to Input Chinese Characters in English Windows XP
By Rosie Wang - 04/01/2008
Enabling Chinese input is quick and easy, there are only a few steps you need go through to install the Chinese Language support and input method before you can type Chinese in your word processor or other program. We have broken the steps to 3 different sections for your easier to read and follow. ...
RFID: A Closer View
By Sally Bacchetta - 04/01/2008
Within the last few years RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) has steadily migrated from the inner circles of science and technology into the public consciousness. RFID is now well-integrated into the food you eat, the clothes you wear, the car you drive... even what?s in your medicine cabinet. W...
Twelve Things You Should Know to Save on Computer Software
By Larry Andrew - 04/01/2008
Do you want to get quality software at a reasonable price? Whether you work at home or just need good software for your personal computer, you are faced with an almost endless selection of computer software. Sorting through the options can sometimes be a major task. However, if you want to get good...
The Need for Rackmount Computer Cases
By Max Bellamy - 04/01/2008
When businesses need to group one type of server in with similar kinds, rack mount computer cases are brought in. Holding as many as 40 single servers, they feature common temperature-monitoring systems, linked drive bays and up to a maximum of 10 air-bearing fans for optimized cooling. Common power...
The Move to a New Anti-Virus Model
By Tim Klemmer - 04/01/2008
This is the second in a series of articles highlighting reasons why we need a new model for anti-virus and security solutions. Reason #1: the Basic Model Anti-virus software vendors still rely on yesterday?s methods for solving today?s problems: they wait for the next virus to wreak havoc and then p...
Networking: Preparing for the Event
By Helen Wilkie - 04/01/2008
1. Your networking purpose Why are you attending this particular event? Be specific. Do you want to meet a particular person or persons? For what purpose? If you do meet, what will you say? It helps if you find out as much as possible about him or her on a personal level. Is
he an art lover? Is...
Why You Need an Internet Filter
By Michael Russell - 04/01/2008
If you are looking to create a safe web experience for your children, you may want to consider investing some money in an Internet filter. An Internet filter is basically a simple to install software application designed to prevent access to websites that you do not want your children to visit. Fu...
Plasma TV - What is the Debate?
By Dale L - 04/01/2008
Plasma TV Review Plasma TV review? Anyone who tells you that plasma is the best or worst of the television industry is trying to get you to overlook their bias. The fact is that if you want a new TV that can hang on the wall and produce a bright image, plasma may be the best TV to buy. The electroni...
Internet Fax - A Guide to Sending and Receiving Faxes Using Internet Faxing Services
By Paton Jackson - 04/01/2008
How would you recognize a good innovation? It must improve a certain process in a simple and easy method. According to this definition internet fax is a great innovation. Find out how you can send and receive faxes using internet fax services. Internet fax improves the process of sending and receivi...
Family Cell Phone Plans - Comparison Shopping To Help You Choose The Best Plan
By Samantha Goode - 04/01/2008
With the myriad of cell phone plans that are available through the various carriers today, it can be a bit of a challenge to muddle through it all, trying to find the best package for your family. Each has their own special set of perks that are offered, in order to entice potential customers to pu...
Documenting the Undocumented with RFID Chips or Cards
By Lance Winslow - 04/01/2008
Here is an idea which came out of one of our recent thinking groups meetings regarding border security, which seems to be appropriate. First we seal off the borders and only allow crossing thru certain border check points. Robots patrol, if they see you they warn you to stop and go back in Spanish, ...
Testing Flyback Transformer - How to Test and When to Replace It
By Jestine Yong - 04/01/2008
Nowadays, more and more monitor comes in with flyback transformers problems. Testing flyback transformers arenot difficult if you carefully follow the instruction. In many cases, the flyback transformer can become short circuit after using not more than 2 years. This is partly due to bad design and ...
Free Ringtones For Your Cell Phone
By Peter Lenkefi - 04/01/2008
The internet is laden with free things and ringtones are not excluded from this list. You only need a browser to get tons of free ringtones for any make of phone you have. Typically, you only need to visit one of the hundreds of sites offering ringtones and help yourself to dozens of download availa...
Five Reasons for Using an O/R Mapping Tool
By Iqbal Khan - 04/01/2008
So, why should you use any O/R mapping tool? I am not talking about a specific tool but rather all O/R mapping tools in general. There are a number of reasons for using an O/R mapping tool but before I dive into that, let me give you a brief overview of what an O/R mapping tool really is. An O/R map...
How To Recognize When You Are Being Bilked By An Ebusiness Web Site
By Curtis Graham - 04/01/2008
Wake up! If you haven?t been ?taken for a ride? by one or more, less than honest, business web sites yet, while you are trying to make your own web site, you?re lucky! You better learn how to recognize them. For those of us who have already had such an experience, the only hope is that we are sma...
Using System Restore to Save Yourself from Formatting Your Hard Drive
By Gil Tabasa - 04/01/2008
It is the most annoying thing when one day you use your computer and nothing seems to work fine. Program freezes, files get corrupted or internet doesn?t work. You called the customer support or some friends you know who?s very much familiar with computer and still didn?t solve the problem. There co...
What is X10
By Christian Rivard - 04/01/2008
X10 Cameras are becoming very popular for several reasons. But what is X10? X10 is a communications language that allows compatible products to talk to each other using the existing electrical wiring in the home. Most X10 compatible products are very affordable and the fact that they talk ove...
The Inaccurate View of Science
By Andy Carloff - 04/01/2008
If I have one purpose in life, it is to enlighten those around me. All too often, if one has a social and political awareness, we are going to hear such statements as, "Science has proved this," or "Science has proved that," and it will be implied in a way that it is absolute. So often have I hear...
Get a ?Virtual Phone Number? - Eliminate Long Distance Charges with VoIP Phone Service
By Allan Ramsay - 04/01/2008
There?s a revolution brewing in the telephone industry. But it?s not the recent demise of AT&T or the failure of Worldcom. It?s a new, yet proven, technology that lets you talk with friends, family and loved ones over the Internet. It?s called VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) or broadband phone...
Choosing A Cell Phone Plan
By Peter Lenkefi - 04/01/2008
Choosing a cell phone plan can be exciting or confusing. The reason is so many options are available and each one is claimed to be the best option. There may be several options available to you but the best option should be one that fits your lifestyle and needs.
There are two major ways to choose a...
Why You Need Spyware Removal
By Michael Russell - 04/01/2008
Today, the Internet can be a scary place. With viruses, worms, Trojans and the like, the Internet can be dangerous for a computer user. Yet, did you know that there are programs that install themselves on your computer and watch everything you do? Once installed these programs will bombard you wit...
Protecting Data in Today?s Fast-Paced & Uncertain Environment
By Bud Stoddard - 04/01/2008
Protecting Data in Today?s Fast-Paced & Uncertain Environment
Dish Network vs DirecTV: Which Satellite Broadcast Provider Offers the Better Deal?
By Teddy Lc. - 04/01/2008
Whenever someone mentions about satellite TV in United States, Dish Network and DirecTV will be the first two names people mention. Yup, Dish Network and DirecTV are currently the two biggest (or the ONLY two shall i say?) company in the satellite TV world. The company of dish network tv and directv...
A Peek Into the Near Future of Electronics Technology
By Terry Mitchell - 04/01/2008
How long do you think DVDs have around? 20 years? 10 years? Actually, they have only been around for about seven years, but it seems like they have been around much longer. Many of us can hardly remember life before DVDs. That can be attributed to how rapidly we can become acclimated to some innovat...
The 5 Critical Steps to Protecting Your Computer on the Internet
By John Lenaghan - 04/01/2008
Spyware, viruses and worms... oh my! If you are connected to the internet, you need to make sure you get your computer set up properly if you want to avoid problems down the road. With all the viruses, spyware and other threats on the internet today, no computer should be set up without the proper p...
Professional Software Icons For Your Standalone Application
By Juan Pablo Sarmiento - 04/01/2008
User interfaces and accessibility are some of the most important aspect of an application. It can have a million features, it can do a thousand things once, but if it doesn`t look quite right then it will be a disaster. Take Linux for example. This open source (free) operating system has been around...
Great Plains Customization Upgrade? Overview For CIO/IT Director
By Andrew Karasev - 04/01/2008
Around the same time Microsoft made its move with .Net introduction and tried to gain portion of cheaper databases market: Pervasive SQL/Btrieve, Ctree/Faircom - and launched free MSDE database program. General direction for all its accounting systems was chosen - Microsoft announced future release...
Web Conferencing 101
By Richard Keir - 04/01/2008
First, a small disclaimer: No matter how you slice up conferencing solutions, the categories you use to group them are mutable and subject to instant revision. Combinations of various elements make some applications basically impossible to categorize. Depending on how you look at it mail lists ar...
Recent Updates to the Dish Network Channel Packages
By Kaitlin Carruth - 04/01/2008
Dish Network is continually trying to meet the needs of their viewers by improving the Dish Network channel packages. This is one of the ways that Dish keeps their customers satisfied. The Dish Network channel packages are frequently being updated with new channels not only to please their current c...
Call Mexico at Rates as Amazing as the Murals
By Bernard Pragides - 04/01/2008
It?s a country that speaks through its numerous murals and is vibrantly creative and colorful in their representation of the ancient Mayan and Teotihuacán history. It?s little wonder that tourism is a booming industry in Mexico. Situated at the northeast border of the US, Mexico?s indigenous populat...
DIY Guide to iPod Battery Replacement
By Will Koh - 20/01/2007
iPods are a great invention, however many have complained about the lack of playtime and poor battery life. Previously, replacing an iPod battery was next to impossible. So when your battery dies, its time for a new iPod. This of course proved to be extremely expensive. As a result, manufacturers ha...
Digital Camera Storage Media
By Charlie Vuong - 16/01/2007
When someone buys a new digital camera for recreational purposes, they rarely look at the type of storage media the camera supports. How important is the storage media, exactly? Well, it`s where your pictures are stored, so it must be pretty important! Someone doesn`t want to be in a another country...
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