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IT Services Sussex
By JNevil at 17 January, 2012, 12:00 am
What is sometimes forgotten in today’s business world is that a company isn’t just rated and ranked by its profit and size it is also assessed by its information technology department. Regardless of how much money you would like to make if you don’t invest in proper IT services you will not make much money and that is for sure. These technologies have become some integrated into the day to day running of a company that with out them working efficiently you will not be able to reach your full potential market at all.
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The Applications And Benefits Of An Intranet System
By JNevil at 14 January, 2012, 12:00 am
We’ve all heard of the internet, but you might not have heard of the intranet. Even if you have, you might not know exactly how it works or what specific intranet features and sites are beneficial. If you’ve ever logged into a network at school or at work – chances are you’ve been connected to an intranet. An intranet is an internal network designed to securely share the information of an organisation with those connected directly to it. This is contrasting with the internet, which is a network that shares information between organisations. So it’s essentially a private internet.
Read More >>Long Ethernet Cables – What’s The Maximum Length You Can Use?
By jaysmyth at 10 January, 2012, 12:00 am
Ethernet cables are the cable of choice for networking. They are used in both home and office environments. They carry data at rates up to 1000mbs and are the perfect solution to transmit information between computers. Ethernet leads are even used to stream live TV. More and more companies like Love Film in the United Kingdom are moving away from physical DVDs and are opting to stream content directly to your television. A common question surrounding Ethernet cables is one of length and in particular what is the maximum length you can use without loosing quality.
Read More >>How To Connect Your Computer To Your TV to Watch Online Content
By jaysmyth at 10 January, 2012, 12:00 am
With so much television now available from online streaming you can see why people want to connect the computer to the television. Many broadcasters offer online content with large companies like the BBC in the UK offering it’s iPlayer online. With BBC iPlayer you can scroll through the previous weeks television programs and watch the content online. The only downside is the size of you computer monitor. many people do not like watching television on a computer screen. The perfect solution is to connect the computer to the TV. But just how easy is it to connect your PC to your TV to view content on a larger screen. Well the answer is, it’s not too difficult. It all depends on the connections you have on the TV and PC. The easiest and most straight forward way is by using a HDMI cable, however not all computers have HDMI capability. The other option for laptop to tv is to use a VGA cable and a separate audio cable.
Read More >>USB Cables – An Insight Into USB
By jaysmyth at 10 January, 2012, 12:00 am
USB (Universal Serial Bus) is the computer industry’s standard for connecting devices. It was developed in the mid 90′s. The first version of was USB 1.0, which was quickly upgraded to usb 1.1, this had data transfer speeds of 12 Mega bits per second. However this was too slow for some devices and a faster version V2.0 was released in 2000. This much faster version 2.0 offered speeds of 480 Mbps. In 2010 the first devices began to be launched with the new version 3.0 known as super speed. This as the name suggest boasts super fast speeds of which can reach 5 Giga bits per second.
Read More >>Cat6 Ethernet Cables – The Cheapest Speed Upgrade
By jaysmyth at 10 January, 2012, 12:00 am
Most of us who regularly use a computer know what an Ethernet cable is. But do you know what a Cat6 Ethernet cable is and why you would use one? Most ISP (internet service provider) companies supply modems as part of the package when you subscribe for your internet. But did you know these providers often supply slower cat5e cables that are only capable of running at speeds of up to 1000 mbs. OK so the leads they supply are designed to get you up and running as quickly and cheaply as possible. but why not invest in a faster and superior cat6 cable?
Read More >>How Do You Connect Two Monitors To One Computer?
By jaysmyth at 10 January, 2012, 12:00 am
After years working in the computer industry, a question I was frequently asked was. How do you connect two monitors to a computer that only has one VGA socket? The answer is not as straightforward as you may think. You can add a VGA graphics card that offers dual outputs, these can cost around sixty pounds and if you are not confident at installing a PCI card you will also need to pay your local computer shop to install into to the motherboard of your computer, they will probably charge you twenty pounds to do this.
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