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Hardware: Why do hardware manufacturer’s supply limited products
by: bb - 2005-04-25 15:07:51
By chance I discovered that the DVD writer I recently bought (within my laptop) was limited in functionality by the manufacturer for no obvious reason.
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Hardware: The QWERTY Keyboard
by: Phishy - 2004-08-03 07:06:54
Yes, the arrangement of the keyboard does look like someone randomly ate the keys and then threw them back up, but there’s more to it than that..
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Hardware: Smart Dust
by: bb - 2004-03-03 21:27:31
Imagine a world where invisible spies scattered throughout the world monitor our every move. Imagine the world of Smart Dust.
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Hardware: Case modding the GEEK way, LEDs via printer port (with pictures)
by: jake_null - 2004-02-05 00:50:44
This article deals with the basics of interfacing with a raw device (in this case a group of LEDs) and extends this knowledge to real case modding.
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Hardware: The 386+ Memory Model
by: dimport - 2003-06-21 07:19:46
The 386+ processors have support for different kinds of memory models. It can address 2^(32) bytes(4 GB) of physical memory. It supports Flat Memory Model, Segementation memory model and real addressing mode memory model.
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Hardware: Description of common networking topologies
by: dimport - 2003-06-21 07:19:46
Anyone who wants to think about networking two computers in their own home of profesional network admins who need to network hundreds have a variety of choices when it comes to the type of network they use. This article is meant to explain the different network topologies, and the advantages/isadvantages of each.
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Hardware: Iiyama Monitor Heaven
by: dimport - 2003-06-21 07:19:46
The idea that technology improves all the time is quite remarkable, but when it jumps more than one hurdle, it is simply astonishing. Imagine the disbelief that shuttled through me as I read Iiyama had developed a brand new 22.2 inch TFT monitor.
I continued to read this mythological joke expecting to find an answer to this hoax, but found yet more evidence with a pretty picture to prove me wrong!
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Hardware: The Iridium Satellite Phone Network
by: dimport - 2003-06-21 07:19:46
Portable personal communication systems have become an essential part of the average person’s daily life. Mobile phones and pagers are becoming increasingly used to keep in contact with others.
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Hardware: Shannon’s Theory and 56k modem Technology
by: dimport - 2003-06-21 07:19:46
Shannon’s law defines the maximum line speed for a normal analog phone line as being approximately 35kbps, this includes all problems such as noise, and applies only to analog - analog or modem - modem connections.
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Hardware: Using TCP-IP Over IrDA
by: dimport - 2003-06-21 07:19:46
Ok, so we were just having a conversation about how cool it would be to do networking off our handhelds using infra-red rather than wireless networking. (We have some ideas for apps in this area)...
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Hardware: Signal Encoding
by: dimport - 2003-06-21 07:19:46
We all know why we need a modem to connect to the Internet; because the telefonsystem is analog and the computer signals is digital (binary).
Jericho shows you some background on how its done....
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Hardware: CPU Caching and Performance
by: dimport - 2003-06-21 07:19:46
Understanding CPU Caching and Performance by Jon "Hannibal" Stokes, article published in Arstechnica.com
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Hardware: How to Dual boot! for beginners
by: dimport - 2003-06-21 07:19:46
The purpose of this article is to provide step-by-step procedures for installing both Windows 9X/Me and Windows 2000 Pro on the same hard disk drive so that either operating system can be selected from a menu when the computer first starts/boots-up.
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