Seven Layers of the OSI Model
Various mnemonics have been created over the years to help remember the order. Probably the most taught and textbook found ones are:
Cleaning Your LCD Monitor or Laptop Screen
What does LCD stand for?Liquid Crystal Display, mostly used in flat screen monitors and laptop screens.
Award BIOS Beep Codes
AwardBIOS was once the branded BIOS software by a company named Award. Award is now owned by Phoenix Technologies, one of the top BIOS software makers in the world. Many motherboard manufacturers have integrated AwardBIOS into their motherboards and, when trouble starts, will sound the AwardBIOS beep codes.
How To Enable and Disable Network Connections in Windows XP
Windows XP allows you to enable and disable installed network connections. When a network connection suddenly stops functioning, disabling and re-enabling it can repair the problem. Additionally, many Windows computers have multiple network connections installed. Sometimes these connections may interfere with each other. Disabling individual connections when they are not being used can improve network reliability and security.
Troubleshooting Windows File and Printer Sharing
This is just some quick tips to troubleshoot File and Printer sharing in Windows, if you are having issues.
Duplicate Name Exists Errors in Windows
After starting up a Microsoft Windows computer connected to a local network, you may see the error message “Duplicate name exists.” What does this error message signify, and how can you resolve it?
How To Find Shared Windows Folders
Microsoft Windows allows files and folders to be shared on a network. These step-by-step instructions explain how to find the list of folders that have been shared on a Windows computer.
The screen resolution is incorrect when you attach an external display device to a multi-headed display adapter in Windows 2000
When you connect an external display device whose maximum resolution is less than the primary display device, to a multi-headed display adapter in Windows 2000, the screen resolution in Display Properties will be incorrect if the dual view feature is turned on to make the secondary monitor an exact duplicate of the primary monitor.
Increase max IE7 downloads
Internet Explorer 7 only allows you to download two files from the same server at a time. This is not a software limit but rather a limit imposed based on the web standard.
What is a Exbibyte?
A exbibyte is a unit of data storage that equals 2 to the 60th power, or 1,152,921,504,606,846,976 bytes.