| Drivers. PC Hardware general guides. BIOS | CPU Processors | Hardware, Motherboards, Chipsets, etc |
| Drives, Storage. Hard Drives. Solid State Drives DVD, CD. USB, Pen Drives | Monitors, VDU's | Graphics Cards |
| Memory RAM. ROM. CMOS | Printers and Plotters | Modems, Broadband |
| Network, LAN, WAN | Overclocking | Mod and Modding |
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| Thunderbolt High Speed Input and Output | Memristor, replace transistor | Other Links |
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| SlimDrivers - Backup, Restore, Update or Replace Lost or Broken Drivers by Britec09 | ||
SlimDrivers - Backup, Restore, Update or Replace Lost or Broken Drivers It helps prevents device errors and can even lend quicker repairs to future problems. SlimDrivers and DriverUpdate allow you to remove and update obsolete driver versions to prevent conflicts and maximize computer stability. Thanks to Britec specialists in diagnosing and pc repair. Repair all manner of computer problems. If you're having problems with upgrades, or your computer is running slow, or even if it's dead, they can help! |
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iFixIt Repair and mend. iFixit is the free repair manual that you can edit. Free Repair manuals Fix it yourself with step-by-step repair guides. Learn how to repair electronics the easy way—one step at a time. Troubleshooting Diagnose what's wrong with your device. Answers is a community of people helping each other fix things
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20G Hewlett Packard. For Spare or Repairs.
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Drivers. PC Hardware general guides. BIOS (Some may be listed under other sections)
BURKS (the Brighton University Resource Kit for Students) was a non-profit collection of useful resources for students of Computing who did not have (or could not afford) an Internet connection. The resources include compilers, tutorials and reference manuals for dozens of different programming languages, a dictionary of computing with over 13,000 entries, a copy of the Mandrake Linux distribution, a vast amount of useful software, information about the Internet itself, and much more.
Intel® Driver Update Utility keeps your system up-to-date. It detects which driver updates are relevant to your computer, and then helps you install them quickly and easily
| What are computer drivers and why are they used basics. | What are computer drivers and why are they used basics. Most hardware will communicate with the computer via a driver. Computer Hardware Drivers The basics about drivers. General guide only. A driver is software that allows your computer to communicate with hardware devices. Without drivers, the devices you connect to your computer, (for example, a mouse or external hard drive, even internal hard drive), may not function fully or at all. Windows, sometimes, automatically checks if there are drivers available for new devices that you connect to your computer. Therefore Windows usually will try to install a driver for a hardware device. Windows will usually try to install drivers from: an inbuilt list of drivers within Windows. a hardware setup disk that will be supplied with the hardware device, the Internet or the hardware device could also have built-in drivers, etc.. Most hardware will require a device driver before that hardware device will function fully, (some hardware devices may function at a default level, for example usually printers), if a hardware device for that particular the hardware is not used or the may not function at all.. |
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| BIOS Freezes. BIOS Hangs part way through. | ||
Computer may also hang, (stop responding), for no apparent reason at intermediate times. At other times the computer could function without issues, until hanging again This is just one simple fix that helped me.
More Drives, Storage. Solid State Hard Drives. RAID Systems amd methods, etc... |
| Unboxing PC Analyser 4 Digit POST Tester | ||
| UnBoxing PC DIAGNOSTIC 4-Digit CARD Motherboard POST Tester. This is a computer card that you can plug into a PCI or ISA slot on a computer. It will analyse any issues you have during in booting and try to prove feedback about those problems as a four digit Hexadecimal display and LED display. These cards provide a Hexadecimal look up table to try to describe any BIOS/POST problems that may occur during booting the computer. These cars may not work for all computers and the Hexadecimal look up table supplied could be out of date for some computers. These cards can be purchased from eBay, (make sure you get at least the 4 Digit version, I believe there is also a PC Analyser card that tries to display any problems in words on a display) , quite cheaply so could prove to be of some value to some users. |
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| Review PC Analyser 4 Digit POST Tester, A Basic review | Review PC DIAGNOSTIC 4-Digit CARD Motherboard POST Tester. |
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This is an update of the PC Analyser about Using the button.
It does no harm to the device while you insert PC analyzer in ISA slot wrongly or rightabout |
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| CSCI: Climate Savers Computing Initiative Save energy Save money. | ||
| What exactly is the
Climate Savers Computing Initiative?
Started by Google and Intel in 2007, the Climate Savers Computing Initiative is a nonprofit group of eco-conscious consumers, businesses and conservation organizations. The Initiative was started in the spirit of WWFa's Climate Savers program which has mobilized over a dozen companies since 1999 to cut carbon dioxide emissions, demonstrating that reducing emissions is good business. Th goal is to promote development, deployment and adoption of smart technologies that can both improve the efficiency of a computer's power delivery and reduce the energy consumed when the computer is in an inactive state. Saving energy at home. Using power management features on your computer can save more than 600 KWh of electricity and more than $60 a year in energy costs. That equates to nearly half a ton of CO2' more than lowering your home thermostat by two degrees Fahrenheit in the winter or replacing six standard light bulbs with compact fluorescents . Follow the steps to ensure your computer is operating more efficiently. More Environmental solutions videos. Environmental solutions, Solutions to CO2 emission. |
| How To Remove Old Device Drivers from Windows XP and Vista by Britec |
How To Remove Old Device Drivers from Windows XP and Vista by Britec
Normally, these old hardware drivers remain hidden as the Device Manager displays only the active devices. Using a special command, it is possible to force them into view. What is easy and neat about the whole thing is that the old devices appear grayed out sighting and uninstalling them is just a matter of a keystroke. So here is the short and easy method to prevent your computer from being bogged down by old driver leftovers. The process is the same for Windows XP and Vista SET DEVMGR_SHOW_NONPRESENT_DEVICES=1 devmgmt.msc |
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| How to uninstall USB Components in Hardware Device Manager | I do not recommend this method. It is only shown as an example for information only.
You must know that you have full access to all Drivers that you will require. This method uninstalls all USB drivers then uses drivers on the Computer to re-install the required USB drivers on Re-Booting the computer. I repeat that :- You must know that you have full access to all Drivers that you will require. You may need Drivers on separate storage that you know works. |
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RegDllView View registered dll/ocx/exe files on your system.
Memristor is a name of passive two-terminal circuit elements in which there is a functional relationship between charge and magnetic flux linkage. A Memristor could be used to replace the Transistor within devices such as memory, CPU devices, and because of the nonvolatile nature, (do not lose stored data when switched off), Solid State Hard drives. It has been stated that these Memristors could lead to new designs of computers. They may be able to be used in an analogue way that mimics the human brain. They could , of course, also be used in other devices.
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Software tips and tricks Drivers
AMD Support Updates, drivers, etc...
Installed 4GB of RAM with Microsoft Vista? There's
said to be a bug in Windows Vista that can prevent the operating system
being installed where there's more than 3GB of RAM installed. With the following error message :-
Hardware and software vendor contact information, L-P
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STOP 0®0000000A (somenumber, somenumber, somenumber, somenumber) IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
Answer: Removing 2GB of RAM allowed the installation to continue.
VIA Technologies VIA has established a comprehensive product and technical support portal, VIA Arena, which provides extensive information on buying, maintaining, accessorizing, trouble-shooting and updating VIA products and those of our industry partners.VIA Arena Information Database allows you to search for VIA and VIA based chipset and CPU product identification and feature information. There are three main sections to this database: VIA Chipsets, VIA CPUs and Motherboard Manufacturers
uters is a Registered Charity set up to collect computers that are no longer needed by industry, save them from being smashed up and dumped in landfill sites, have them professionally refurbished, and then given free of charge to schools in need via local Rotary Clubs. Don't Dump - Donate !
Donate a PC the free'matchmaking'service for individuals and organisations to donate un-needed hardware (computers, printers etc) to UK charities, not-for-profit organisations and educational establishments (hardware only - no software please).
IT for Charities. The IT Resource Guide For UK Charities and Non-Profit Organisations. Companies are included because they supply recycled PCs and/or offer PCs at special charity pricing. (NB: If you have been offered a donated PC then do also consider the pros and cons - see our information centre on Receiving Donated PCs.
Microsoft Authorized Refurbisher (MAR) Donation Program, provides Windows 98 and Windows 2000 operating systems to nonprofit PC refurbishers for an affordable administrative fee. Providing affordable access to technology Microsoft Authorised Refurbisher (MAR) Worldwide The Microsoft Authorised Refurbisher (MAR) programme is part of Microsoft's Partners in Learning and Unlimited Potential initiatives. The MAR programme works with eligible refurbishers to provide legally-installed Microsoft operating systems on donated computers to eligible recipients. The primary goal of the MAR programme is to increase the number of donated and low-cost computers available to eligible charitable organisations, eligible academic users, and other Microsoft-specially approved recipients. In addition, the MAR programme benefits the environment by helping to keep serviceable computers out of landfills. How the MAR programme works The MAR programme authorises eligible refurbishers to install either Windows 98 Second Edition or Windows 2000 Professional operating systems, and Microsoft Works 7.0 software on donated computers. Through the programme, Microsoft provides authorised refurbishers with Microsoft media, special certificates of authenticity (COAs), and Eligibile Recipient agreements. By reducing the cost refurbishers incur when refurbishing donated computers, the MAR programme makes the equipment more affordable for eligible refurbishers to restore and eligible recipients to obtain. The MAR Web site facilitates the process by bringing together eligible refurbishers, computer donors, and eligible recipients.
Find a Microsoft Authorised Refurbisher. Search by Refurbishers Location (EMEA), Europe, Middle East and Africa area only) Search by Locations They Supply Computers (Global)
Microsoft Error Reporting Service Details: Why does Microsoft collect information about errors and problems, How is information collected, Who can use the information and how can it be used, etc... Also see Microsoft® Windows 7, Windows 8, Vista. XP, etc.
Use Windows 7 Event Viewer to track down issues that cause slower boot times.Sysinternals, (System Internals) host their advanced system utilities and technical information. Whether you’re an IT Pro or a developer, you’ll find Sysinternals utilities to help you manage, troubleshoot and diagnose your Windows systems and applications.
Device Tools is a comprehensive and free portal, aimed at providing engineers who develop connected devices all the information needed to make their next design a success.
Driver wizard Detect hardware, download drivers. From WindizUpdate (62NDS Solutions Ltd.)
Dependency Walker is a free utility that scans any 32-bit or 64-bit Windows module (exe, dll, ocx, sys, etc.) and builds a hierarchical tree diagram of all dependent modules. For each module found, it lists all the functions that are exported by that module, and which of those functions are actually being called by other modules. Another view displays the minimum set of required files, along with detailed information about each file including a full path to the file, base address, version numbers, machine type, debug information, and more.
PC WIZARD is a powerful utility designed especially for detection of hardware, but also some more analysis. It's able to identify a large scale of system components and supports the latest technologies and standards. This tool is periodically updated (usually once per month) in order to provide most accurate results.
CPU-Z is a freeware that gathers information on some of the main devices of your system. Name and number. Core stepping and process. Package. Core voltage. Internal and external clocks, clock multiplier. Supported instructions sets. All cache levels (location, size, speed, technology).
Registry Tweaker Registry Tweaker is a tool, for applying registry tweaks on Windows platforms. It supports Windows 2000/XP/2003. The program is very customizable, you can add, edit tweak database, create profiles and export them to *.reg files. Everything is done just with a few clicks. Registry Tweaker Database
ClockGen is an program dedicated to overclocking, (making your CPU run faster than standard SAFE settings). Keep in mind that overclocking may damage your system. Use it at your own risk !
Universal Plug-and-Play Tester (UPnPTest) is an experimental tool which lists all the available devices compatible with the Universal Plug-and-Play protocol including Internet Gateway Devices (IGDs). From Noel's Home Page
Depositit automatically protects all the essential data you hold on your computer, laptop, mobile phone and PDA. Keep your data safe from damaging viruses, hardware errors & natural disasters.
Learn about Computer Recycling Good Will and Reconnect
Good Will serves those with
barriers to employment. This includes individuals with disabilities,
people with limited work history, those who have experienced corporate
downsizing and recipients of government support programs. Goodwilla's
services are designed to meet the training and placement needs of the
individual.
Reconnect is
a residential computer recycling program that offers you an easy,
convenient and responsible way to recycle your used computer equipment.
You can drop off any brand of used equipment at participating Goodwill
donation centers in your area. It's free, and you'll get a receipt for
tax purposes. What's more, you'll be helping protect the environment and
benefiting your community at the same time.
DV Hardware bringing you the hottest news about processors, graphics cards, Intel, AMD, NVIDIA, ATi, hardware and technology!
System Requirement Can You Run It? Do you have the Hardware to run a program or a game?
Intel Desktop Control Center. Enables you to perform stress tests and to conduct performance testing to measure the impact of system configuration changes.
Intel is giving away free processors and other goodies to the winners of the Intel Modding Competition. For those of you who remember the '60's - Modding has nothing to do with riding around on scooters picking fights with guys on motorbikes. Some great Modding Links
Laplink Controller gives you the power to view & control your PDA on your desktop, using your desktop®s screen, keyboard, and mouse.
XP's No-Reformat, Nondestructive Total-Rebuild Option. Fred Langa shows you how to completely rebuild, repair, or refresh an existing XP installation without losing data, and without having to reinstall user software, reformat, or otherwise destructively alter the setup.
Ultimate Boot CD ( Hardware/Peripheral links)
WHDC - Resources for system designers, driver developers, and test engineers. (Microsoft Windows)
Operating Systems and Graphical User Interfaces. Windows Visa/XP, Linux, Apple, BeOS, etc.
Facit 4550 A4 Pen plotter. For sale. ONE ONLY, USED, CONDITION GOOD. United Kingdom only 55.00.
Diag Plus Diagnose registry problems from DOS. From WindizUpdate (62NDS Solutions Ltd.) More Diagnostics and Security links
Device Tools is a comprehensive and free portal, aimed at providing engineers who develop connected devices all the information needed to make their next design a success. Covers low level and high level coding.
Belarc Advisor builds a detailed profile of your installed software and hardware, missing Microsoft hotfixes, anti-virus status, CIS (Center for Internet Security) benchmarks, and displays the results in your Web browser. All of your PC profile information is kept private on your PC and is not sent to any web server. More Diagnostics and Security links.
Halfdone Development You can get a beta version of the next Unknown Devices with Windows Vista support. The beta version works with Win95, 98, 98se, 2000, XP, 2003 and Vista.
The Chris Pirillo Show. It's Like Tech Support - Only Fun!
Joke why do Downloads take so long... Joke :)
Benefit from IT Web and PC design and development.
Doug Knox A site is actually more of a site for scripts you can run on your computer. All of the scripts are designed to fix various computer problems you may be having. You'll also find information on different operating systems as well, so this is a good all around computer resource to help you solve your computer problems.
XP's Little-Known'Rebuild'Command There's an easy fix for "Missing HAL.DLL," "Invalid Boot.Ini," and several other fatal startup errors, Fred Langa says. It usually takes a lot to stop XP in its tracks. Even in those rare cases when the operating system is badly damaged, you'll usually at least have the option of booting into the "Last Known Good" configuration, or to Safe Mode. But sometimes, especially after major hardware failures or part swaps (e.g. moving the operating system to a new hard drive), or after problems with dual- or multi-booting software, you may encounter seemingly intractable errors such as "Missing or corrupt HAL.DLL," "Invalid Boot.Ini," or "Windows could not start..." These problems can seem hard to get past. For example, the first time I got a "Cannot find \Windows\System32\hal.dll" error message, I thought I'd be clever and replace the missing file via a simple Copy command from the Recovery Console. I booted the PC, switched to the \Windows\System32 folder, and there it was: The HAL.DLL was already there. It wasn't missing at all. Why couldn't the operating system find it?
The OS Inside The OS. Fred Langa shows how a simple tweak turns Microsoft XP's low-level Recovery Console into a complete, standalone mini-operating system--in effect, an XP DOS! Operating Systems and Graphical User Interfaces. Windows Visa/XP, Linux, Apple, BeOS, etc.
No Device A collection of drivers from all the major manufacturers that includes a vast number of Printer Drivers, Scanner Drivers, Video Drivers (Graphics Cards) and Sound Card Drivers. We offer tons of Motherboard Drivers, Chipset Drivers, USB drivers, CD Rom Drivers, Modem Drivers, Keyboard Drivers and Mouse Drivers. If you can't find the driver you need, let us know and we'll track it down! We also have help articles for beginners and more advanced users to help with installation, removal and use of the drivers. Also service and instruction manuals, etc...
WHQL, (Windows ® Hardware Quality Labs). Sets the standards for device driver's certified by Microsoft® that are compatible with Microsoft Windows® and the respective hardware. Windows Hardware Quality Labs testing or WHQL Testing is Microsoft's testing process which involves running a series of tests on third-party (i.e. non-Microsoft) hardware or software, and then submitting the log files from these tests to Microsoft for review. The procedure may also include Microsoft running their own tests on a wide range of equipment, like different hardware and different Microsoft Windows editions. Also see Windows Logo Kit home page, Microsoft Windows Windows7, Vista. Windows XP, etc.
Back to top ® © ™ are owned by respective authors and websites. There may be a charge for some software. Always perform an Anti-Virus Check on any Software
Open Hardware Licenses Open (source) hardware is a licensing agreement for electromechanical projects. That is to say, electronics and robotics and other mechanical projects are open hardware if they are documented and published under an open hardware license.
Open Knowledge Foundation Promoting Open Knowledge in a Digital Age. Seek a world in which open knowledge is ubiquitous and routine. We seek to promote open knowledge because of its potential to deliver far-reaching societal benefits. Read more about our vision. ‘Open knowledge’ is any content, information or data that people are free to use, re-use and redistribute — without any legal, technological or social restriction. We detail exactly what openness entails in the Open Knowledge Definition.
Open Knowledge Definition. The main principles are:
| Open Source Hardware Explained EEVblog YouTube Channel for all those interested in Electronics | ||
Open your mind to Open Source Hardware. Dave gives you the low-down on what Open Source Hardware (OSHW) is, how it works, and some benefits of using it for your own projects. Wikipedia Open Source Hardware Wikipedia GNU Lesser General Public License, LGPL TAPR Open Hardware License is TAPR's contribution to the community of Open Hardware developers. TAPR grants permission for anyone to use the OHL as the license for their hardware project, provided only that it is used in unaltered form |
| Jeremy Blum @ BlueStamp Engineering - "Open Sourcing your Projects" | ||
A talk about Open Hardware from Jeremy Blum BlueStamp Engineering (BSE) is a summer enrichment program for aspiring engineers. BSE students build real and relevant products from concept to prototype. BSE was founded on the premise of ‘learning by doing’ in response to several gaps in the education system Makerbot Industries Open Source 3D Printer More 3D Printers FreeBSD® is an advanced operating system for modern server, desktop, and embedded computer platforms. Creative Commons licenses provide simple, standardized alternatives to the “all rights reserved” paradigm of traditional copyright. OSHUG Open Source Hardware User Group |
Raspberry Pi An ARM Linux box at a low, really low price. Device, and to produce schematics and a PCB layout. From an electrical perspective, this board is intended to be identical to the final device; the resulting units will be used to validate the schematic design, and will serve as our interim software development platform. The ICs used in the design are an ARM-based application processor (center) and an SMSC LAN9512 USB 2.0 hub and 10/100 Ethernet controller (right and down from center). The SDRAM is mounted on top of the application processor in a PoP configuration. Following the example of the BBC Micro, they intend to launch both a Model A device (lacking the LAN9512, and with 128MB of RAM) at the $25 price point, and a Model B device (including the LAN9512, and with 256MB of RAM) for a $5-10 additional cost. They remain confident of shipping before the end of 2011.
Microsoft Product Solution Centers
Handbook of hardware pinouts, cables schemes and connectors layouts
Interfacing Discussion Group Archives
Interface Bus Take a look at how stuff wires up; diagrams and details of SATA, IDE, computer input/output ports, etc...
Cloud Computing is a somewhat nebulous word to describe that modern users will "rent" or borrow online software instead of actually purchasing and installing it on their home computers. It is the exact same idea as people using Gmail or Hotmail services, except that cloud computing goes much further than simple email. Cloud computing is where entire businesses and thousands of employees will run their computer tools as online rented products. All of the processing work and file saving will be done "in the cloud" of the Internet, and the users will plug into that cloud every day to do their computer work. It is said that Could Computer suppliers buy computer systems by the container load. This help reduce cost because of Economies of scale. Software as a Service (aka "Saas" or "SaS"). Platform as a Service (aka "PaaS" or "PaS") . Software and Platform.
Cloud Security Frame. Cloud Security Frame at Shaping Software. This frame is especially important because we're using it to help us map out the Cloud security space for our patterns & practices Cloud Security Guidance project. it's helps us scope our project. The frame is basically a set of Hot Spots. We use the Hot Spots to find, organize, and share principles, patterns, and practices. We also use the Hot Spots to find pain points and opportunity or to organize key engineering decisions.
Gotchas in the Cloud: 4 Traps for the Unwary
Cloud Computing. Cloud links, About the Cloud.
An Ancient Greek Computer The Antikythera Mechanism: In 1901 divers working off the isle of Antikythera found the remains of a clocklike mechanism 2,000 years old. The mechanism now appears to have been a device for calculating the motions of stars and planets.
Is this the world's oldest computer? A team of scientists have unlocked the secrets of what is believed to be an ancient Greek astronomical analogue computer. The computer was centuries ahead of its time, with nothing comparable to it appearing before the 11th century. From Reuters® Reuters 2006. All rights reserved.
Need to find certified Cisco Partners in Phoenix, Arizona? You've come to the right place. We have compiled an extensive database of certified and authorized Cisco installers and dealers in your immediate and surrounding areas. You can begin your search using the form below, which will only gather just enough information to enable the Cisco Dealers in your area to get in contact with you. There is no pressure or commitment to buy - this is a free service that helps buyers contact the most appropriate (and nearest) dealer.
Need to find certified Avaya Partners in New York? You've come to the right place. We have compiled an extensive database of certified and authorized Avaya installers and dealers in your immediate and surrounding areas. You can begin your search using the form below, which will only gather just enough information to enable the Avaya Dealers in your area to get in contact with you. There is no pressure or commitment to buy - this is a free service that helps buyers contact the most appropriate (and nearest) dealer.
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Vlog It!. SERIOUS MAGIC. Product Features :-
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| Vlog It!. comes with a GREEN SCREEN feature so you can add any background you like. Use a green screen behind you then change this to any picture you wish. | |
Watch LIVE TV If you're like most PC users, you're probably feel that there's more you can do on your PC other than working. And you know what? Your're right! In the next 2 minutes, we are going to show you the secrets to turn your PC into a Super TV that lets you experience a whole new world of live TV entertainment and news! Watch TV Anytime You Want! Imagine: Its 5 minutes away from your favorite show on TV. And you®re still stuck in front of your computer with no television nearby. Instead of bringing a TV into your office, what if you could Turn your PC into a SuperTV RIGHT NOW? Take A Quick TV Break! Are you feeling that the day is getting too long and you're falling asleep at your desk? Sneak in a quick energizer. Let us show you how to use your PC to catch a comedy just to brighten your day, update yourself with a quick news clip, or watch your favorite artist's music video at a click of a button! FACT: YOU CAN WATCH TV ON YOUR PC You don't realize it, but you can do all of the above in minutes. Sounds fantastic? Get the most out of your time and your PC now with PCShowBuzz. PCShowBuzz turns your PC into a SuperTV and gives you free, instant access to more than 1000 channels and clips. Why buy another TV and pay monthly subscription for cable when you can get all the entertainment and news you'll ever need for less than the price of 4 value meals?
Network Integrator (VAR) Program - The Details. We are looking to partner with Value Added Resellers (VARs) who are looking for the ability to do real-time price and availability research for their clients, who are looking for one single point of contact for T1 services, and who want to be a recipient of network installation and equipment leads that we generate (both from retail marketing and business consulting). We want to specialize in service and need experienced VARs to offload our equipment leads. Our system is pretty basic: the more T1 leads you send to us, the more equipment leads we send to you!
ProProfs Academy is a free and open online resource for students, professionals and professors on various programs of study. At ProProfs.com, we are committed to furthering education and knowledge through our educational FREEway, that provides quality study aids. FREE: High Quality Study Guides. Our extensive quality assurance process ensures that our free training material is of the highest standard, providing a quality learning experience to students and helping improve performance.
Auslogics Task Manager shows how much CPU, RAM, Disk Usage or Internet bandwidth is used by the processes running on your computer. Auslogics Task Manager lets you manage applications, processes, Windows services, disk activity, and Internet traffic usage. It also shows overall CPU usage and CPU usage by selected program or process
| How To Keep Your Laptop From Being Stolen |
Tinkernut Forum Video Tutorials These video will show you how to keep your laptop from being stolen and how to track it if it has been stolen. |
How to Track a Stolen Laptop | ||
Adeona is the first Open Source system for tracking the location of your lost or stolen laptop that does not rely on a proprietary, central service. This means that you can install Adeona on your laptop and go there's no need to rely on a single third party. What's more, Adeona addresses a critical privacy goal different from existing commercial offerings. It is privacy-preserving. This means that no one besides the owner (or an agent of the owner's choosing) can use Adeona to track a laptop. Unlike other systems, users of Adeona can rest assured that no one can abuse the system in order to track where they use their laptop. Adeona is designed to use the Open Source OpenDHT distributed storage service to store location updates sent by a small software client installed on an owner's laptop. The client continually monitors the current location of the laptop, gathering information (such as IP addresses and local network topology) that can be used to identify its current location. The client then uses strong cryptographic mechanisms to not only encrypt the location data, but also ensure that the ciphertexts stored within OpenDHT are anonymous and unlinkable. At the same time, it is easy for an owner to retrieve location information. Using Adeona only requires downloading and installing a small software client. Adeona is free to use.
eXtreme Power Supply Calculator Many people often overlook the importance of Amperage and its impact on their computers. You can find different types of Power Supplies on the market that supply more then enough Wattage to run your system. However, many of them lack Amperage, which is necessary to back offered Wattage up. Therefore, it is important that you know exactly how many Amperes your system needs in order to work properly, without PSU causing any problems or even damage to computer components.
Amin Favorites Network and System Administrators tools and utilities.
FCC identifier you may identify a product from its FCC identifier. Equipment Authorization System Generic Search. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent United States government agency, directly responsible to Congress. The FCC was established by the Communications Act of 1934 and is charged with regulating interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite and cable. The FCC's jurisdiction covers the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. possessions.
Codec is an abbreviation for Coder-Decoder or Compressor/Decompressor,. It may be used for analog-to-digital (A/D) and digital-to-analog (D/A) converter for translating the signals from the outside world to digital, and back again. Or used to compress/uncompress files for easier storage and/or transmission.
Codec Installation Packages for IT Professional Microsoft Windows Media codecs are automatically downloaded by Microsoft Windows Media Player, including all Microsoft Windows Media codec updates.
Windows Media Video 9 Series Codecs
Players and viewers. Messenger Services.
Visualisation of how Search Engines and Keywords link together
GSpot Codec Information Appliance
Instant Video Suite. How about offering click-by-click multi-media presentations of your desktop activity as you demonstrate and explain exactly how your product works? Create your own "FLASH" demonstrations on your web sites. Create CD/DVD's demonstration video manuals with audio in High Quality AVI. Include with your software release and demonstration in Video your products and services. Great for Educational CD/DVD and web site's. Make your video with audio using Instant Video Suite. This gave us the opportunity to concentrate more on marketing and getting more sales; after all, there were hardly any support requests any more.
XP's No-Reformat, Nondestructive Total-Rebuild Option. Fred Langa shows you how to completely rebuild, repair, or refresh an existing XP installation without losing data, and without having to reinstall user software, reformat, or otherwise destructively alter the setup.
Ultimate Boot CD ( Hardware/Peripheral links)
Bleeping Computer a community devoted to providing free original content, consisting of computer help and tutorials, in such a way that the beginning computer user can understand. Getting started using our community is extremely easy! Just follow these easy steps below to start receiving the computer help you need
Safeguards are to Backup Files and store in a safe secure fire proof place. You may use a service such as Depositit which automatically protects all the essential data you hold on your computer, laptop, mobile phone and PDA. This keeps your data safe from damaging viruses, hardware errors & natural disasters.
Stretch Break is an ergonomic stretching and typing break timer program. the program reminds you to take periodic breaks from your computer and provides ergonomic information, including workstation setup guidelines.
RSI Action is a student group providing preventative education about RSI to the general public and to students at Harvard. It also provides advocacy and support for Harvard students with RSI. RSI stands for Repetitive Strain Injury. It includes a whole spectrum of conditions, from tendonitis of the hand or wrist to carpal tunnel syndrome to cubital tunnel syndrome.
UserHealth. Do you spend several hours in front of the computer without breaks or pauses? Maybe you want a tool that can monitor how much time you actually spend in front of the computer? In that case this software can be perfect for you, and by the way did I mention that it is freeware!
Eyes Relax is a small freeware Windows utility that reminds you taking breaks when working with computers. This software allows you to customize the duration of your work and length of the breaks. During the break you may exercise your eyes, look away, or look at distant objects either in your office or outside, take a stroll outside your office. A "Parent mode" feature can be used to protect your children eyes.
Preventing and healing Carpal Tunnel Syndrome & Repetitive Stress Injuries
Computer Related Repetitive Strain Injury
Safe computing tips Know the basic tips about Office Ergonomics, Workstation Ergonomics, Ergonomic PC, Laptop Ergonomics, Ergonomic chair and avoid health problems such as Carpal Tunnel Syndrome & Repetitive Strain Injury. Stay Healthy & Fit while working in front of your computer. No eyestrains, back pains or other discomforts.
Kadaitcha Hardware links. Tips and Guides etc...
Research Labs :-
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Microsoft ActiveSync. Synchronization software for Windows Mobile-based Pocket PCs and Smartphones.
Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC is the evolution of the traditional notebook PC.
Origami Project., (MicroSoft), The code name for a small project with big plans. Our team wants to make Ultra-Mobile PCs, (UMPC), a device you won't leave home without, but we need your help. Own a UMPC? Tell us what you like and dislike about it. Don't own a UMPC, but have ideas about the perfect go-everywhere device? Let us know what you think. The Origami Project team wants to share our knowledge about UMPCs and the Microsoft Touch Pack. UMPC Touch Pack Tutorial
Egg heaven2000 Computer Easter Eggs - what are these? Unlike tradition Easter eggs, these Easter eggs, also known as gang screens or computer eggs, are hidden functions and novelties contained within programs that developers put in for you to find and enjoy. These can consist of anything from pop-up joke screens, animations, to elaborate built in supplement games. Some of these can be quite substantial in scope, whilst most though are quite small.
AdminFavorites. This site provides access to some of the great tools used by Network and System Administrators..
VB 6.0 run time files Some programs may require VB 6.0 run time files to run the documentation for the program should inform you of this.
Information only Well Known Ports. Each of the most well-known services is available at a well-known port number. Here are some common port numbers:
Common TCP/IP Port Assignments. (PORT NUMBERS)
MS-MVP Microsoft most Vulnerable Professional
HelpLine Your computer problems solved with Jay Lee.
Device Tools is a comprehensive and free portal, aimed at providing engineers who develop connected devices all the information needed to make their next design a success.
APO USB Autorun Suite enables you to add autorun functionality to your USB drive. It provides an Autorun.inf Builder and a standalone portable Starter too.
Universal Plug-and-Play Tester (UPnPTest) is an experimental tool which lists all the available devices compatible with the Universal Plug-and-Play protocol including Internet Gateway Devices (IGDs). From Noel's Home Page
Eusing Free Registry Cleaner allows you to safely clean and repair registry problems with a few simple mouse clicks. After scanning and fixing the invalid entries, your system will be more stable and run faster.
Microsoft Virtual PC is now free! This may help you during testing as a developer. It lets one much more easily replicate the production environment without investing in hardware. It lets one test out beta software (such as IE 7 or Windows Vista) without breaking their current, working installation. The VPC image is stored as a file, it allows one to do some serious test runs on violate resources, such as databases, then restore without complex scripts.
Computer software, peripherals, computer hardware, webmaster tools, website marketing, etc..Kerberos is a network authentication protocol. It is designed to provide strong authentication for client/server applications by using secret-key cryptography. A free implementation of this protocol is available from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Kerberos is available in many commercial products as well.
PC Security Software Protection Range. Anti-virus, Firewall, Privacy Defender, Spam Shield, Popup Blocker, Delete files PERMANENTLY, etc...
Compilation64, a website dedicated to collecting and archiving multi-game compilations for the legendary 8-bit home computer, the Commodore 64.
Data Recovery - Data recovery service and software.
Disaster Recovery Planning. (Also Undelete Files) So how good is your Disaster Recovery Planning?
Get IT Done: 200 ways to revive a hard drive.
UBCD4Win Bootable CD Repair/Restore/Diagnose etc.
Ultimate Boot CD ( Hardware/Peripheral links)
You can get the (R)ecovery (I)s (P)ossible Linux rescue system here!
Geodsoft provides tips on designing and developing web sites and administering the computers they run on and the networks of which they are a part.
Dev Hardware Hardware Reviews, Computer Hardware Reviews.
Computer World News and information.
Tutorial find Learn more about computer related items.
Extremetech Build it,Tweak it, Know it.
Be your own IT Computer Hardware and Software Support. No matter what computer problem you may be having we are here to help. Hardware problems, computer lockups, software crashes, a computer virus, or a spyware infection we have the tools you need to fix your computer. The best part is, its all completely free. We put all the resources on the internet in one place for you to make sure you get your computer fixed right. We have partnered with only the best and most reputable companies on the internet to make sure you get your computer fixed right.
Structured wiring, how to. The ideal time to install a home network is while your home is being built. It is so much easier to run all the cabling throughout your home before the walls are finished. This web site will describe the network that I installed in my new home as it was being built with a focus on the How To aspect.DUX COMPUTER DIGEST (LAN wiring, Networking, Motherboard, other Hardware/Software guides etc...)
PC Buyer Beware Personal Computers: How Best to Fix PC/Computer Problems, Buy, Build, Upgrade, Recover, Restore, Repair and Protect PCs
Charles Spurgeon's Ethernet Web Site
PlusNet Tutorials Shell/CRON/Apache Troubleshooting guides
Lindy Tips Lindy Manuals Nerd Tests at you a Nerd or a Geek, test yourself and Jokes etc....
Moore's law states "The number of transistors and resistors on a chip doubles every 18 months." By Intel co-founder Gordon Moore regarding the pace of semiconductor technology. He made this famous comment in 1965 when there were approximately 60 devices on a chip. Proving Moore's law to be rather accurate, four decades later, Intel placed 1.7 billion transistors on its Itanium chip. In 1975, Moore extended the 18 months to 24 months. More recently, he said that the cost of a semiconductor manufacturing plant doubles with each generation of microprocessor. Larger Graph Image
Boston University Scientific Computing and Visualization Group
ADSL2+ (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line) Could produce increased bandwidth speed of 24 Mb/s. This could be high enough for interactive, (IPTV), Internet Protocol TeleVision. ADSL2+ will be able to correct interference and therefore cleaner quality data delivery to the end user. Internet 2 (Internet II) A ten speed increase in the Internet. IPv6 The New Internet protocol Web Master Tools and Utilities Hosting Question you should ask
ECMA Standards. ECMA International is an industry association founded in 1961, dedicated to the standardization of information and communication systems.
EdComp Free Computer Education and Training Search
VAR - VARNetwork.com is a vast network of Value Added Resellers that will install or supply Phone System or Network Equipment directly to your company.
Device Tools is a comprehensive and free portal, aimed at providing engineers who develop connected devices all the information needed to make their next design a success. Covers low level and high level coding.
Cisco Technical Support and Documentation (Cisco Connection Online (CCO) Documentation). (CISCO A large supplier of networking hardware and software, including router and security products.)
Beowulf. A collection of resources for the expanding universe of users and designers of Beowulf class cluster computers. These enterprise systems are built on commodity hardware deploying Linux OS and open source software.
National Institute of Standards and Technology's web site. NIST, an agency of the Commerce Department's Technology Administration, was founded in 1901 as the nation's first federal physical science research laboratory. Over the years, the scientists and technical staff at NIST have made solid contributions to image processing, DNA diagnostic "chips," smoke detectors, and automated error-correcting software for machine tools. Just a few of the other areas in which NIST has had major impact include atomic clocks, X-ray standards for mammography, scanning tunneling microscopy, pollution-control technology, and high-speed dental drills. We invite you to explore our web site to learn about our current projects, to find out how you can work with us, or to make use of our products and services.
Compu-Kiss Computing explained in easy terms
The DIY (or, if you must, "Ghetto") UPS Upgrade your UPS! (with some car batteries...) Doing this could cause problems. Read up about it first.
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Underwriters Recognized (logo) UL is the trusted source across the globe for product compliance. Benefiting a range of customers - from manufacturers and retailers to consumers and regulating bodies - we've tested products for public safety for more than a century. This website is not recognised by this services and this is for information only. (There logos is a backwards "R" attached to a "U") and find the "E" plus six digit number underneath it. You can than look this number up :- |
Database of PSU OEMs, websites and UL numbers. This is a list of manufacturers (or "brands" if they have their own UL) their UL Certification number (if applicable) and a list of brands manufactured by each manufacturer. Please don't expect the list to be "complete. Handbook of hardware pinouts, cables schemes and connectors layouts
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EasyCap Tips. EasyCap Drivers. EasyCap a device for Capturing Video via the USB Port. |
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Data Center Knowledge (DCK) is a leading source of daily news and analysis about the data center industry, (very basically a Data Center is a place where web site data is stored), with an emphasis on the trends driving the powerful growth in demand for mission-critical facilities, as well as the challenges and opportunities presented by high-density computing and its impact on power and cooling. If cool videos of data center tours are what you seek, check out our DCK video archive and the Data Center Videos channel on YouTube. Data Center Investor channel for performance updates on data center stocks. For tracking individual stocks, you can use the “Companies” link in our navigation bar, or just type the company’s ticker symbol
Old Computers - rare, vintage and obsolete computers. The antique computer museum! Early personal computers were nothing like present day computers, they had personality! A website is dedicated to the preservation and display of these vintage computer systems.
Service Manual Archive. Freely created this site to help all people interested in using, maintaining and repairing their old electronic equipment. Service Manual download site All my manuals are stored in a database, together with a lot of information about the manual and the equipment it is for. For example you can see a preview of the first page, the number of pages, the size, the date and some other information. These functions are unique in the world of manual download. Best, all downloads are free! You will find here a lot of service manuals, operator manuals, user manuals, schematics, data-sheets and other documentation for a wide range of electronic equipment.
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Turing machine built from wood and scrap metal New Scientist fuller details A mechanical machine that can solve the same algorithms as a modern computer has now been built out of wood and scrap metal. Created by software engineer Jim MacArthur it works by using levers and cams and only requires electricity to power a small motor |
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USB Loses Connection to External Hard Drive. If your USB looses/drops Connection to External Hard Drive this may help. Microsoft USB issue Windows 7 64 bit
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The Raspberry Pi. Very low budget computer, expected to function off one small circuit board. An ARM GNU/Linux box for $25. Take a byte! The Raspberry Pi is a credit-card sized computer that plugs into your TV and a keyboard. It’s a capable little PC which can be used for many of the things your desktop PC does, like spreadsheets, word-processing and games. It also plays high-definition video. We want to see it being used by kids all over the world to learn programming. The Raspberry Pi Foundation is a UK registered charity (Registration Number 1129409)
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The Raspberry Pi. Very low budget computer, expected to function off one small circuit board An ARM GNU/Linux box for $25. Take a byte!
The Raspberry Pi is a credit-card sized computer that plugs into your TV and a keyboard. It’s a capable little PC which can be used for many of the things your desktop PC does, like spreadsheets, word-processing and games.
It also plays high-definition video. We want to see it being used by kids all over the world to learn programming.
The Raspberry Pi Foundation is a UK registered charity (Registration Number 1129409)
ZotLine Search a database of trouble shooting notes when you want help with those nagging computer error messages and annoying dialog boxes.
SystemRescueCd is a Linux system rescue disk available as a bootable CD-ROM or USB stick for administrating or repairing your system and data after a crash. It aims to provide an easy way to carry out admin tasks on your computer, such as creating and editing the hard disk partitions. It comes with a lot of linux software such as system tools (parted, partimage, fstools, ...) and basic tools (editors, midnight commander, network tools). It requires no installation. It can be used on linux servers, linux desktops or windows boxes. The kernel supports the important file systems (ext2/ext3/ext4, reiserfs, reiser4, btrfs, xfs, jfs, vfat, ntfs, iso9660), as well as network filesystems (samba and nfs).
WhoCrashed is a comprehensible crash dump analysis tool which will find the drivers which have been crashing your computer. It offers suggestions for troubleshooting and investigating the problem and points to possible solutions. Whenever a computer running Windows suddenly reboots without displaying any notice or blue screen of death, the first thing that is often thought about is a hardware failure. In reality, most crashes are caused by malfunctioning device drivers and kernel modules. In case of a kernel error, most computers running Windows do not show a blue screen unless they are configured to do so. Instead these systems suddenly reboot without any notice. WhoCrashed shows the drivers which have been crashing your computer with a single click. In most cases it can pinpoint the offending drivers which have been causing misery on your computer system in the past. It does post-mortem crashdump analysis and presents all gathered information in a comprehensible way. Normally, debugging skills and a set of debugging tools are required to do post-mortem crash dump analysis. By using this utility you do not need any debugging skills to be able to find out what drivers are causing trouble to your computer.
Make Tech Easier. A tutorial blog to help you solve your daily technology woes. Make Tech Easier is the place to go for hardware and software tutorials, reviews, tips and tricks:-
Uncomplicating the complicated, making life easier
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