Ethernet is a standard communications protocol that was designed by Bob Metcalfe in 1973. This protocol is included in many software and hardware devices and its purpose is to build a local area network or LAN. Metcalfe developed Ethernet with the help of Digital, Intel and Xerox, companies for...
Several famous UFO encounters can be difficult to dismiss as swamp gas or weather balloons -- especially among claims of humanoid creatures. These fifteen cases can make even skeptics scratch their head.
A router is a device that plays a major role in computer networking. It can collect data packets from computers and then based on their addresses, forward them to their destinations. Routers are used to connect two or more networks which could include a Local Area Network(LAN) or a Wide Area...
In 1700, barely a decade after the invention of the modern newspaper, the first matrimonial service was created. These services ran ads on behalf of single men and women who were desperate to find a good husband or wife. At the time, being single past 21 carried with it a deep stigma and turning...
Historically, firewalls were literally walls that helped prevent fires from spreading. These walls are made from non-flammable material and are usually placed between a house and the garage so that any fire that starts inside the garage won’t reach the other areas. The term firewall has also...
No one needs to be told how bad this economy is. Every week it seems thousands more are losing their jobs while countless more are having to scale back their rates or the hours that they work. Incomes everywhere are being choked, causing families to cut corners and miss bills. This has led many...
A personal digital assistant or PDA is a portable handheld device whose purpose is to allow the ability to perform organizational tasks from a mobile platform. Although the original PDAs were only limited to storing addresses, phone numbers, calendars and task lists, the current crop of PDAs now...
Sensationalism in the media is not always intentional. When a celebrity or public figure is elderly or ill, drafts of obituaries are often prepared in advance. While this can be convenient, it can also lead to disaster when these drafts are released prematurely. Other times when the media kills...
The time has come (the Walrus said) to stop being pacified by safe, soft-pedaled words like ‘recession,’ ‘slump’ or ‘dip in the market.‘ Let’s face the facts, folks: Times are hard; money’s tight. The price of everything from gas to grapes skyrockets,...
Fundraisers are events that are organized with the special purpose of making money that will go to a specific cause. Fundraisers can be organized by individuals or organizations. Fundraisers normally depend on the goodwill of other people, who give donations. Alternatively, organizers of...
