2005 November

As I read through the latest tech news, I find myself pondering the likelihood of computer viruses being something that will become passe as time marches on.

When researching SEO companies, it is tempting to choose any company willing to offer guaranteed SEO services. It is human nature - people love a guarantee. This holds especially true for purchases where the buyer is purchasing something outside of his or her area of comfort. When companies first consider pursuing search engine […]

C++ has earned a reputation for being one of the more difficult languages to learn. Those who master it, however, are not just gluttons for punishment, but are able to organize and process information with amazing efficiency and quickness. Powerful, highly flexible, and adaptable for use in a wide variety of projects, C++ doggedly maintains […]

Businesses are so desperate for our attention that when they do have our attention as subscribers of their e-mail newsletters, they take full advantage. They do this by sending the same issue of their newsletter for a second time, whether or not you opened it the first time. They also do this by sending “special […]

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Transcoding is the process of conversion between the switched and packet environments. However, Asynchronous Transcoding is to be avoided. According to Intel, “The term “asynchronous transcoding” refers to a situation when, for example, one endpoint is talking G.711 to another endpoint talking G.723 (two different encodings).”

As much as I like to work with alternative operating systems, I have to give it up for Windows Mobile. Lately, I have had more fun playing with my Audiovox SMT 5600 than I would have ever imagined.

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In part one of the Linspire review, I touched on some of the hardware aspects you can expect from this OS. This week, I will be looking more into the software side of things.
As most of you already know, Linspire uses a tool called CNR to install and uninstall software. CNR offers Linspire users […]

I’ve had the itch for a new desktop for a while. My current desktop is a small form factor unit I built from a bare-bones kit from American Media Systems. It’s been a great machine, but it’s really, really noisy. Although it hasn’t shown any signs of letting up, I wanted to put myself on […]

As business and IT managers assess strategies for the service-oriented architecture (SOA), it is crucial to recognize the role that data integration plays in enabling an SOA to deliver on its potential.
This white paper examines how an enterprise data integration platform enriches a service oriented architecture - and how an SOA provides an ideal framework […]

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A fundamental definition of a virus is a program or unsolicited program that changes data on a computer without consent.
Advanced viruses can also attack the BIOS [Basic Input Output System] software and hardware.
Worm viruses are programs which can duplicate or replicate themselves across computers or via […]

Today’s tale of woe is about understanding that you get what you pay for. It all started with the misguided purchase of a Netgear WGR614 v6 router. Like you might expect, it offers 802.11g/b and allows for up to 4 PCs to be plugged in at once.

My home office is my sanctuary… my place to be creative and productive… my place to focus on my customers and projects. It’s also, how do I put this, a stinking mess. Yes friends, I’m not exactly the most organized person in the world from a clutter point of view. While I can remember WEP […]

Task Manager is a tool commonly used to manage applications and processes running on a computer. There are now four tabs within the Task Manager window instead of two as seen with NT and the three with Windows 2000. The Applications tab serves to display all of the active applications on the system. […]

Over at VoIPSpeak, there’s an article describing how to set up Asterisk@Home, a distribution of the Asterisk open source PBX software for Linux, in a virtual machine on a Windows box. It uses the recently-released (and free) VMWare Player for virtualization.

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SC [Session Controllers] or SBC [Session Border Controllers] are access devices operating at Layer 5 Session Layer, whereas routers operate at Layer 3 Network.
In this week’s TECHTip, we will explore VoIP security. Many of the details are in the animated version only. However, here is […]

Lately there have been some pretty wild claims in response to issues with the new Xbox crashing on a semi-consistent basis. There is one claim however, that I find to be a little suspicious. You may have seen it around, the claim that one Xbox 360 burned down a house. While it is certainly not […]

Internet Explorer connection properties are used to configure how the Web browser will connect to the Internet.
The Connections tab will available from the Internet Options dialog box will list any Internet connections currently configured on the computer, including dial-up and Virtual Private Network (VPN) connections. If a connection to the Internet is through a […]

Despite its reputation as an operating system exclusively for professionals and hardcore computer hobbyists, the Debian GNU/Linux distribution is gaining popularity rapidly, thanks to its open development cycle and strict quality control. Witness the headlines generated by Debian-based Linux distros like Knoppix, Ubuntu, and Xandros. The Debian System: Concepts and Techniques (No Starch Press, September […]

Protecting your IP telephony traffic means following the best practices in secure network design. In today’s world, this demands more than placing a firewall between the LAN and the Internet. Enterprises must design their networks from the ground up with security in mind. Only with this solid footing can IP telephony be added to the […]

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A Process can have one or more single-threaded apartments and one or more multithreaded apartment. A process that consists of just one single-threaded apartment is referred to as a Single-Threaded process. A Thread is programming code that is processed (by the CPU [Central Processing Unit]) serially (1, 2, 3, […]