Computer Usage Basics 002

Here are some Tips and Tricks, Years Old Notes, Worth reading. Now New tools and Methods have also come - SAN

• Holding the 'del' delete while starting a x86 computer will take you to the BIOS settings, be careful here.
• CDROMS can be best burned at 16X, and Multisession burning helps make incremental backup.
• If you are going for a new computer a CDROM drive is a must or a DVD drive and CD Writer is better.
• Get most of your big software from magazine CDs that is cost effective for you and the internet.
• Stress the best software it will malfunction, do not multitask too much, do not reset comp frequently.
• If you hear a rattling sound in your PC, then cables are resting on the pentium fan, move them a bit.
• You can use 2xExplorer to run DOS commands on any selected folder, type 'help' and press enter in DOS mode to get a list of commands and their use, in 2xExplorer you can view files in text and hex mode, get 2xEditor too for hex.
• To write assembly, c++, php, sql language codes you have a free tabbed color syntax editor in ConTEXT.
• To learn how the internet is connected and works try playing with this tool online you will understand - Neotrace.
• To learn sql use this free tool winsql lite, create a mdb file.with access and set it up in ODBC in control panel.
• Learn how to make pdf files for free, pdf files from any format, for color pdf use printer driver HP Color LJ 8550-PS.
• CPick from Sam Francke will grab any color from a wallpaper or desktop object for your webpage or VB program

Here are some Acronyms and Meaning, Just glance, it will Perk you up for learning more.

SMPS	switch mode power supply	DC is chopped at high frequency, small transformers, high efficiency, low cost.
PCB	printed circuit board	components are soldered on to this, it contains copper tracks for connection.
3D	three dimensional	x, y and z axis, length, breadth and depth, life like, holography.
PS	post script	file format which is ready for printing, size accurate, convert to pdf.
CGI	common gateway interface	php, perl, jsp, asp. script that runs on server on a parsing engine like VM.
PHP	personal home pages	hypertext preprocessor, cgi language and multi platform parsing engine.
APACHE	a patchy webserver	the best web server on earth, can take many hits and rare to come down.
LAMP	Linux Apache Mysql Php	enables you to deploy low cost web applications over intranet and internet.
WAMP	Windows Apache Mysql Php,	used for testing on local desktop as LAMP is OS independent, on server too.
XAMP	macosX Apache Mysql Php	macosX like Win-NT is inspired from UNIX, both server and desktop.
UDF	universal disk format	developed by OSTA, data can be written into CDROM like a HDD or Floppy.
DOS	disk operating system	IBM personal computers, the OS was in the floppy disk or hard disk.
PDF	portable document format	compressed, use acrobat of adobe to read, can be read by users of all OS.
BLOG	web logs	web publishing in the form of a FIFO news page with archiving and announcements.
DVD	digital video disk	digital versatile disk, 4.7GB (8.5GB) per side, data, audio, video. R and RW.
DHTML	Dynamic HTML	javascript, css, layers, iframe, favicon and IE things like color scroll bars.