Thursday, September 29, 2005
Disaster! (Geeks to the Rescue)
The news of late has been full of natural and manmade disasters, including the hurricanes on the Gulf Coast and an anniversary of the 9/11 horrors. In every disaster, it seems the highest priority is communication. To be sure, evacuation, food, water, shelter and medical care are critical needs, but none of it can be delivered without communication between the government and the responding agencies. You might not be the hero that runs into a burning building to save a child, but as a knowledgeable and prepared geek you can still have a big impact. We’ll talk about some of the issues you might face and how you could use your geek skills to improve the situation.
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Thursday, September 22, 2005
Computer Interconnections Part IV (Picture Perfect)
As a major geek, I probably spend more time looking at the back of a computer than I do the front of a television. Even so, having the gadget freak side of a geek in me too, I just had to buy the family one of those new flat panel TVs.
If you think the back of your computer has a confusing assortment of connectors on it, look at the dark side of a recent model television and be prepared to be confused. This article will sort out this confusion, and in the process, we’ll note that more and more of the connections on computers are showing up on TVs and vice versa.
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Thursday, September 15, 2005
Computer Interconnections Part III (Wired for Sound)
Early PC sounds were limited to beeps and boops, which made for some pretty boring games, and if you wanted to listen to music, you had a separate cassette deck to play your tapes. Now even laptop computers can play CD music in stereo, games come in surround sound and we do our music recording, organizing and playback on our computers. Here are some tips on how to connect all those pieces of a computer audio system together to get clear and satisfying sound.
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Thursday, September 08, 2005
Computer Interconnections Part II
Last week, we talked about how to get power to your computer without getting a jolt yourself. This time, let’s go into the latest in connecting gadgets to your computer, the Universal Serial Bus, or USB. It has made computer interconnect so simple that it’s easy to forget what a nightmare serial ports used to be.
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