Weddings are cause for much celebration, even for the virtual people who populate the world of “The Sims 3.” While the wedding arch was available to purchase and use in “The Sims 2,” it was sadly lacking from the third game. The expansion pack “The Sims 3: Generations” adds the wedding arch back into the […]
VGA and SVGA cables both use the same pin configuration. Image Credit: Stockbyte/Stockbyte/Getty Images In traditional desktop computer setups, a cable connects a computer to a monitor. A video graphic array (VGA) cable carries analog signals and supports video resolutions up to and including 640 x 480. A super video graphic array (SVGA) cable carries […]
Computers have a variety of input and output devices. The main difference between a serial port and a parallel port is that a serial port transmits data one bit after another, while a parallel port transmits all 8 bits of a byte in parallel. Thus a parallel port transmits data much faster than a serial […]
A computer can use a wireless network adapter to receive a wireless signal. Many of us use the Internet on a daily basis. You may wish to connect wirelessly to the Internet, or without a physical connection from your personal network to another network. You use a wireless network adapter to establish a wireless Internet […]
Figuring out the relative strengths and weaknesses of graphics cards isn’t easy. Besides the graphical processing unit itself, you have to consider memory, stream processors and other components. Then there’s the data transfer rate, or “bitrate,” of the bus that links the card’s memory to its processor. Once you take all of these into account, […]
Using overly-long cords may also slow your connection. At about 25 times faster than dial-up, 1.5 Mbps is a high-speed Internet connection, usually delivered over DSL. Whether or not it is sufficient depends entirely on your needs. With 1.5 Mbps of download speed, you should have no problem with basic Internet activity, but may find […]
Server array The function of a computer server is to store, retrieve and send or “serve” files and data to other computers on its network. Many businesses of all sizes use a local network or “intranet” in their office facilities. On a larger scale, the world-wide computer network we know as the “Internet” depends upon […]
Image Credit: pixdeluxe/E+/GettyImages LCD technology is certainly leaps and bounds ahead of cathode ray tube, or CRT, hardware. Whereas CRT monitors carried the risk of “burn-in,” an irreversible situation in which a faint image is forever imprinted on the electronic display, LCD hardware has been able to fundamentally avoid these types of problems through hardware […]
Benefit from faster wireless network speeds with the ad-hoc 11n feature. Image Credit: Thomas Northcut/Photodisc/Getty Images Some wireless networking adapters on computers, mobile devices and other wireless devices include an ad-hoc 11n function that you can enable or disable. Activating this feature allows the device to connect to the network of a wireless router using […]
Different generations of iPods came in different colors. Image Credit: Goodshoot RF/Goodshoot/Getty Images The iPod has changed shape and form since the first one was released in 2001. Apple uses the term “generation” to help define the product over time. The 6th generation iPod Classic was released in September 2007. An updated version, commonly referred […]
