Diagnosing problems arising from USB installations is better provided for than in most other areas of computing. That’s as it should be because Intel has been developing USB for several years now. Working hand in glove, as they do, with Microsoft, you’d probably expect a little help from the Operating System when problems become evident with this most useful connectivity medium.Yes, problems can and do arise, and not just with USB peripherals themselves; the host controllers can ‘throw up their hands’, too. But, fortunately, Windows’ Device Manager (Start / Settings / Control Panel / System / Device Manager) offers assistance when issues such as bandwidth and power consumption come to the fore.
22
Apr
USB Diagnostics
Posted by microely03
Apr
-sOMe Tips to improve your internet connection!
Posted by microelyA few years ago it’d cost you an arm and a leg for a 300 bit per second modem. It might have taken forever to download the smallest file but it seemed amazing at the time. Now, we all take fast modems for granted.
Here are our top tips for squeezing your download speed ’til it squeaks.
03
Apr
-What is ADSL? a wider view!
Posted by microelyTo start right at the beginning, ADSL stands for Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line - and it’s the “DSL” bit that’s the important one. At the very simplest level, ADSL is a digital connection between your PC and the Internet, much like a network card connects your PC to another in your building.
Where ADSL differs from the dialup modem or ISDN connection you’re probably using now is that it’s “always on” - that is to say, there’s meant to be no break in the connection - if you click on a URL that you have a shortcut on your desktop, it should open immediately.
03
Apr
-gUIDE to Compression!
Posted by microelyWhilst modern PCs tend to come equipped with pretty sizable hard drives, it is still all too easy to run out of room. Those of us with smaller drives often have an even harder time juggling files to maximise the free space. A further problem is when you send or receive files via the Internet. It can take a long expensive call to send a big file to someone so what can be done to help? The answer is to compress the files so they take up less room. There are two basic types of compression, lossy and lossless.
Loser!
02
Apr
Think About Google!
Posted by microelyThink of the Internet as a library of information. All you need is a librarian waiting to help you find what you need. Filling this role in the internet world is the search engine and one of the top search engines is Google.