Share This Post On FacebookBack in my early days of electronic studies I have learned that parallel data transfer is faster than serial. It satisfies my commonsense too that an eight lane highway can take more cars than a single lane . so eight bits at a time down the lane will indeed faster than [...]
Share This Post On Facebook DesktopReality.com conducts Reality Camp 2013 @ kottayam This event is an effort to demystify the myths in computing industry . The session targets a tech enthusiast who wish to think out of box and dare to ask questions. Realitycamp is Live Now from Kottayam , Click the Play button to begin . [...]
Share This Post On FacebookDuring the training session in IT infrastructure , I normally get irritated when some of my students and even my fellow trainers pronounce the “Nero” as nuro, naro or something else . It was back in 1998 that I come across this software to write data to the CD-RW mediums . [...]
Share This Post On FacebookDeny it or not , we are storing our valuable data on the least reliable component inside your computer. The hard disk drive . Yes , the arcane stone age computing technology that outlived its peers . We are no longer using audio cassettes and VHS tapes , still my system contains an electro- mechanical device [...]
Share This Post On FacebookBack in my early days of computing carrier , all the motherboards were green in color. When other colors appeared on the motherboard , most of the brown , gray and black motherboards were cheap , good for nothing products. That set a strong believe about the greatness of green motherboards. It is [...]
Share This Post On FacebookI know the new generation kids are smarter than the old gen professionals. But that is not an excuse for the guys at Microsoft to put a silly looking touch optimized interface on my data center server . Yes I am talking about the new Windows server 2012 with the metro User [...]
Share This Post On Facebook Every student who goes through the IT infrastructure study will surly go though the theory of North and South bridge chips on the motherboard . ever thought why theMemory Controller Hub and IO controller hub are named so ? The two chips are aptly called the bridge because it acts as a bridge between [...]
Share This Post On Facebook Why you are calling your BIOS setup as CMOS setup and the Lithium battery on your computer motherboard as CMOS battery ? What is relation between these terms ? It calls for a detailed explanation . Hope you will stick on Back in the days of initial IBM PC and PC-XTs your [...]
Share This Post On FacebookWhen we study about computing , there are so many terms which we take it for granted . I think PS/2 is one of them . Every body is aware that the small six pin din connector where you plug the keyboard and mouse is called ps/2 connector. But why it [...]
Share This Post On FacebookIT industry will always find new ways to attract its customers . When netbooks comes to the market some 4 years back , it was charming and affordable . I opted for a Asus eeePC as my prime machine instead of my heavy Dell inspiron. Even though people said that Intel atom is [...]