Archive for April, 2008
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008
Is there a new version of Internet addressing coming our way soon?
Yes there are some changes on the horizon for the way Internet addresses are assigned. Currently you are probably familiar with the IP address on the network which is called IPv4 and that is expressed as four octets in "dotted ...
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Monday, April 21st, 2008
My Uncle uses the same password for everything. This doesn't sound like a good idea. Any thoughts on this subject?
Actually there have been some recent comments by researchers that many people are just like your Uncle in that they use the same password over and over again for a number ...
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Sunday, April 20th, 2008
I often see photos where the people have red eyes. Is there a way to get rid of this problem?
Yes, there are a couple of approaches you can take for this problem. First let's take a brief look at what causes the red eye effect in people. It is usually caused ...
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Saturday, April 19th, 2008
I heard that Sony is coming out with a new type of screen for TV's called an OLED and it is very thin. What is it and will we ever see it for our computers?
OLED stands for Organic Light Emitting Diode. It converts energy into light and consumes very little ...
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Thursday, April 17th, 2008
My wife sent an email to my Aunt who then wrote back that she received the email but it only had a subject line and no email content. Do you have any thoughts on why the email keeps coming up blank at the receiving end?
There certainly could be a number ...
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Wednesday, April 16th, 2008
I am getting word about some new program from Adobe that is going to be free. I know Adobe makes the popular Photoshop. How is this different?
It is true that Adobe is developing a version of their popular Photoshop that is targeted to the normal consumer rather than the professionals. ...
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Tuesday, April 15th, 2008
I am reading about some new laptops, like the MacBook Air, that have a different type of hard drive called SSD. Can you simplify the difference?
A disk drive referred to as SSD is quite different in operation than a typical hard drive but delivers the same functionality of storing data that ...
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Monday, April 14th, 2008
My friend told me of an email that she received that she said was fishing. What does this term in computer language mean and how do I stop it?
The computer term is actually called "phishing" and it refers to a situation that tries to gain some personal or sensitive information ...
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Sunday, April 13th, 2008
I have heard of the term malware in regard to computer viruses but what does it mean?
Malware refers to software that is written to infect a person's computer usually without the person knowing about it or giving permission for the software to even be loaded onto the computer. The term ...
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Friday, April 11th, 2008
A friend of mine who designs websites spoke of adding a radio button. Is this similar to a button on my car radio where it remembers a certain radio station?
Although for web design it is not exactly the same as in a car radio, it has the same fundamental function ...
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