Archive for June, 2011

There are many ways to network two computers. You might use an Ethernet crossover cable, serial or parallel peripheral cable or USB cables designed for that purpose. Such networking between two computers will help you to share files, printers, other devices and even the internet connection. It is for this purpose we need to network two computers together. Of these methods the connecting using the Ethernet cables and the Ethernet adapter is the best solution as it offers easy configuration and reliable speed. You have to check whether the two computers have the Ethernet adapters in them to use this type of connection. It is also possible to connect if one of the computers have Ethernet adapter and the other has only a USB port. The computer that has the USB port has to be connected to an USB to Ethernet converter to work in the network. Special purpose USB cables for direct connection between two computers are also available. Do not ever try with the ordinary USB cables for connecting the two computers.

Technorati Tags: Ethernet, WiFi, Bluetooth

RAR files are a form of compressed archives just like the ZIP files. The compression algorithm used in rar files are more advanced that it can compress the files to even 8 to 30 percent of the zip file format. Hence it is used by many people when they want to save a lot of space in the hard drive or to compress the files before sending it across through the internet.

There are many programs available in the net for working with the rar files. The most popular among them is the WinRAR program that can be used to create rar archives and to open the rar archives. The interface of the WinRAR program is very user friendly and even a novice user can use it efficiently. The algorithm used in rar compression is so advanced that there is no loss when you decompress an archive and the files are returned as the original itself. BitZipper is another program that can be used to open rar files although this program is not designed for that purpose.

Technorati Tags: File Compression, File Extraction, WinZip

AVI file is a container that could contain any type of encoded video and audio. Hence not all the avi files are the same. You might need different codec to be available in your computer for playing different avi files. The most popular codecs that are necessary are the DivX and XviD. If these codecs are available in your system then you could play the avi files using the popular multimedia programs like Windows Media Player, RealPlayer, Quicktime player, and DivX player. For more information on the format supported by these players you can see the manufacturers’ websites. The most popular video codecs that are used in compressing video content in an avi file are DivX, Cinepak, Indeo, DV, MJPEG, and YUY2. The audio codecs used in such files include MP3, MS ADPCM, and PCM codecs. If you have these codecs installed in your system then you will not find any difficulty in playing the avi files.

Technorati Tags: Audio Format, Bitrate, MP3

Print screen is a technique to capture the screen in image form and then use it in any program or even print that screen. If you are a person who is writing technical articles then you would have used this feature quite often. There are times when you need to have a screen shot of a particular window in your screen. In such cases you will need to use this feature.

Now coming to how to do it, you can see a special key in your keyboard for this purpose. Usually it will have ‘Print Screen / Sys Rq’ in it and it can be found in the top right of the keyboard. Its position varies with the type of layout of the keyboard you are using. Some people might think that when they press this key the screen would be sent to the printer, which is not the case. When you press this key the screen is captured and placed in the clipboard. It is just like using ‘Ctrl C’ for copying the screen. Then you have to open a image editing program or even Word and then paste it using ‘Ctrl V’. When you use Print Screen key the whole screen is copied. If you need to copy only the active window then you can use ‘Alt Print Screen’.

Technorati Tags: Image Capture, Screenshots