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Entries from May 19th, 2011

How Webcams Work

May 19th, 2011 · No Comments · Electronics Products, Webcams

The Basic Idea Webcams, like most things, range from simple to complex. If you understand the essence of a simple Webcam setup, increasing the complexity is only a matter of adding functionality through software, custom code and/or equipment connections. A simple Webcam setup consists of a digital camera attached to your computer, typically through the [...]

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Understanding LED Technology

May 17th, 2011 · No Comments · Concepts, Digital TVs, Displays, Electronics Products, Introductions, LED TVs, Technology

LED TV’s and monitors are part of the new High Definition generation. Quite simply, LED (Light Emitting Diode) technology uses individual backlights which in many cases can be tuned on or off in areas to allow for precision control of the lighting emitted from the TV screen or monitor. This differs from traditional backlighting which [...]

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Understanding Your CD-ROM vs. Your DVD-ROM Drive

May 15th, 2011 · No Comments · Comparisons, Concepts, Optical Drive, Optical Drive / Media, Technology

The cd-rom is an external support for memory, with superior characteristics than floppy disk drives. Cd-rom stands for Compact Disk Read Only Memory and has special facilities, because of the updated fabrication techniques and the way of organizing and data accessing. The stocking and data accessing is easily obtained using high speeds optical techniques, that’s [...]

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Understanding Your Keyboard’s Function Keys

May 13th, 2011 · No Comments · Keyboards, Q & A, Technology

Function keys are that row of keys along the top of your keyboard labeled F1 through F10 (or F12, depending on the keyboard). These keys have flexible definitions and can be redefined by an application or operating system. Function keys typically carry out popular or repetitive tasks, saving you from having to type (or remember) [...]

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About USB Connecor Types

May 6th, 2011 · No Comments · Concepts, USB

There are several types of USB connectors, including some that have been added while the specification progressed. The original USB specification detailed Standard-A and Standard-B plugs and receptacles. The first engineering change notice to the USB 2.0 specification added Mini-B plugs and receptacles. The data connectors in the Standard-A plug are actually recessed in the [...]

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