Tuesday, November 21, 2006

The Future of Computer Technology

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In the past twenty years, there has been a dramatic increase in the processing speed of computers, network capacity and the speed of the internet. These advances have paved the way for the revolution of fields such as quantum physics, artificial intelligence and nanotechnology. These advances will have a profound effect on the way we live and work, the virtual reality we see in movies like the Matrix, may actually come true in the next decade or so.

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Wednesday, November 08, 2006

Converting Audio Files to MP3

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If there’s one thing that the computer world isn’t short of, it’s audio file formats. There are literally dozens of them. You’ve probably heard of a few, like WAV, WMA, RAM, ACC, FLAC , OGG , and others. It can be a confusing maze of acronyms and formats that leaves your head spinning.

It’s safe to say that MP3 is the most popular audio format around. It’s supported by every digital audio player on the market and in every media player – regardless of whether you’re using Windows, Mac OS, or Linux. Not every audio file that you encounter will be an MP3, though. As such, you might not be able to play it on your MP3 player or media player. To get the file to play on your hardware or software, your best bet is to transform it to MP3

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Thursday, November 02, 2006

Review of the Holux GR-271 CompactFlash Portable GPS Navigation Receiver for PDA or Laptop

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The Holux GR-271 portable GPS receiver, in the form of a Compact Flash (“CF”) card, is suitable for use with a PDA or laptop. It works well with Google Earth and other available GPS navigation software. The small size makes it easy to use in a PDA while traveling or to carry in a pocket when not in use. The CD-ROM has the PDA and Windows drivers and GPS software, but not the navigation applications. While it would be nice to have navigation included, there is plenty of cheap or free navigation software on the Web that will suffice. This test used GPS 2 Google Earth for the navigation software because of its seven-day free trial and compatibility and a Dell Axim x51 PDA using the Windows Mobile operating system. Though the GPS is laptop ready, a built-in or external compact flash reader or adapter for the laptop is required.

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