A typical IT Equipment Room has around eight different types of machinery as part of the room�s infrastructure. The operation of the computers and systems within the IT room, is dependant upon all of the supporting systems operating correctly. Most, or all of the systems will be sold with a Maintenance Contract covering routine maintenance and breakdown cover. The infrastructure equipment supporting an IT Equipment Room can be made up of some or all of the following: Stan...

ITIL is often wrongly described as �IT governance� � in fact, on its own, it certainly isn�t this. It is a collection of best practices that helps companies implement an IT Service Management culture. However, its growing popularity reflects the substantial impact it can make on a company�s IT and business performance and the fact that, in combination with other frameworks, it is a vital ingredient in creating true IT governance.

When your PC eats up almost the entire space in your computer table, it�s time to have a little re-organizing. Desktop computers, especially those bulky CPU�s and monitors could eat up quite a space which could be a room for other essentials such as folder stackers, telephone or fax machine. Nowadays, bulky personal computers can be really heavy to the eyes, especially since in today�s technology, the adage, �bulk is out, thin is in� is the mainstream. Let�s start with yo...

Built in wireless capabilities are becoming almost standard equipment on most laptop and home computers these days for a couple of reasons. One of the primary reasons is cost. Adding wireless capacity is so inexpensive that it would be silly for the manufacturers not to add it. The perceived value of any machine with wireless capacity far exceeds the cost to add it. Wireless is the wave of the future, so if the manufacturers want to stay ahead of the technology curve they nee...

An article about various types of data encryption and how you might have a false sense of security

When most people think about Internet censorship, the usual suspects immediately come to mind : Communist China and repressive Islamic countries. Unfortunately, Westerners have an embarrassment all their own : Australia's net censorship law, established in 2000. Freedom House, a non-profit U.S. organization dedicated to spreading human rights and freedom, undertakes regular surveys on press freedom and censorship. Last year's survey found that out of 186 countries, 69 had ...

Computer repairs are being done by computer novices at a higher rate than ever before. More and more people do their own computer repairs. Whether it is installing a hard drive or installing an operating system. Is the computer repair business dead? The computer industry is evolving. It is always changing. In fact, if there is one thing that is sure in the computer repair industry it's that change is going to happen. Companies like Microsoft have gone out of their way to m...

Why should you care whether you are getting replication or duplication on your next CD or DVD? There are pros and cons in these two methods, not to mention the difference in cost and turn times. Stay tuned and find out.

Starting a computer repair business is not for everyone. Starting one from scratch is even less appealing to most people. One way to dramatically reduce the potential for business failure is to buy into a computer repair franchise. There are some real positives to doing this but there are also at least a couple of negatives. First the positive. A good franchise opportunity will offer you lots of training and support. There is a saying that says that you don't know what yo...

Internet service providers are becoming more and more present as the internet makes its way into more and more homes in America. This is making it harder to decide which ISP to subscribe to. In fact, most of them have a list of benefits to entice customers into subscribing from their ISP. Here is some information on the basic features that should come with a good ISP. First, is of coarse security. With new viruses circulating the internet everyday, you can�t be too careful...