Information Technology Articles

Computers » Information Technology | By Shaun Parker @ Sunday, 16th March 2008 @ 11:57 AM

There is arguably nothing more mentally draining and mind bogglingly boring that completing your staff payroll. Especially if you have to do it manually. Further still it is one of those odious tasks that has to be completed with real attention to detail. This is not a job you want to make a mistake on - it could lead to some extremely disgruntled workers or worse still some small mistakes could leave you out of pocket. So there is no doubt that there is a need for making this whole proc... more...

Computers » Information Technology | By Thomas Pretty @ Sunday, 16th March 2008 @ 2:21 AM

It is practically inevitable that one day, at some time or place your computer will break down, this is when IT support services can come in useful. I have lived in London for many years and this truism has been part of my ethos for many years; having efficient IT support services on call is both a valuable and essential resource. Even experts are susceptible to faults that they cannot fix at some time or the other; hence IT support is a service that all computer users must employ at one time in... more...

Computers » Information Technology | By Christa Kowalczyk @ Monday, 10th March 2008 @ 10:27 PM

In today\'s modern world the text messages can be sent on any occasion and some people pour their heart out through SMS. You simply make use of a small keypad of your cell phone, type a message and send to whomever you want to. But what if you can send these, saucy and cheeky message absolutely free. Sounds unbelievable but its true. No this not a joke or grey offer with some catches a convenient service offered by sometimes free of cost. By using your PC you can send as many tex... more...

Computers » Information Technology | By J.D. Carr @ Thursday, 6th March 2008 @ 7:33 AM

Insider news has been released about a future program that Google is currently working on. The company is currently developing a program that will make literally everything in the world accessible at the click of a button. You will be able tag every book, movie, television, music, and radio broadcast. There will be even the power to tag official documents and photographs. The scary news is that the network may even have the power to tag actual people and their personal belongings as well. My int... more...

Computers » Information Technology | By Thomas Pretty @ Thursday, 6th March 2008 @ 4:27 AM

Working in technical support can be a tiresome experience; for those in the know about computers, issues can usually be resolved with the minimum of fuss and effort. Unfortunately there are some of us that are totally blind when it comes to computers and hence our use of technical support is extensive. IT services usually come as \'in house\' for larger companies, this means that services are usually free; meaning workers call up for the most simple of tasks just because they c... more...

Computers » Information Technology | By Catherine Harvey @ Sunday, 2nd March 2008 @ 12:50 PM

There\'s a saying that states \'If it ain\'t broke, don\'t fix it\'. But if it is broke, and you don\'t know why or how, then how would you fix it anyway? You always have to know how something works, or why it doesn\'t before you can improve it or fix it. The same applies with SEO. Search Engine Optimisation aims to improve your site making it user friendly, Google friendly and providing the right key words and phrases to push your site up the search eng... more...

Computers » Information Technology | By John Barth @ Friday, 29th February 2008 @ 1:52 PM

Have you ever printed UL approved labels with your standard barcode printer and noticed that the ink was rubbing off? Did your Information Technology Staff think something was wrong with your printer because of this? The printer was actually doing its job just fine. The real problem was that the ribbon you were using wasn\'t a UL approved resin ribbon. Certain Ribbon, just like certain labels, must be UL recognized because of their different applications. OK, so you are not sure what... more...

Computers » Information Technology | By Joe Mullich @ Thursday, 28th February 2008 @ 3:30 AM

Most companies have massive amounts of unused and underutilized storage scattered across their enterprise. A recent study of 200 organizations found that 15% of all storage was allocated but never used; 10% was left behind when the server was moved, and 40% had not been referenced by an operating system for six months. That\'s a lot of waste - of resources, of IT time, and of money. \"Increasingly, it is clear that IT can no longer afford to host discrete applications ac... more...

Computers » Information Technology | By John Barth @ Tuesday, 26th February 2008 @ 7:33 PM

So you want to know how barcode scanners work. Well, we first want to narrow down which type of barcode scanner we are talking about. There are many types of barcode scanners from laser scanners, CCD barcode scanners, imager type scanners, and more. Our first focus will be on how a CCD barcode scanner works. The CCD barcode scanner is a scanner that has no moving parts. CCD stands for Charged-Coupled Devise Scanner. The scanner has a light source that when pointed to an object or barcode,... more...

Computers » Information Technology | By Shaun Parker @ Sunday, 10th February 2008 @ 10:38 PM

Bacs is an acronym for Banks Automated Clearing System and was originally a scheme set up by UK Banks to process financial transactions. The majority of Direct Debits and Direct Credits made in the United Kingdom are made using the Bacs system. Bacs payments take three working days to clear. On the first day they are entered into the system, on the second day, they are processed, and finally they are cleared on the third day, which is when they reach their destination account. A Direct De... more...