Tim's Computer Science Blog

User:To friend or not to friend--that is the question: Whether 'tis nobler within the net to suffer the slights and add's of outrageous fortune Or to take arms against a sea of trolls And by opposing feed them. To crash to sleep No more--and by a sleep to say we end the Heartache, and the thousand natural shocks that flesh is heir to. 'Tis a consummation Devoutly to be wished. To crash, to sleep-- to sleep--perchance to charge: ay, there's the hub, For in that sleep of discharge what charge may come When we have shutled off this metal toil, Must give us pause. There's the respect That makes calamity of so long life. For Who would bear the taunts and scorns of trolls, Th' oppressor's wrong, the proud man's contumely The pangs of despised love, the law's delay, The insolence of others, and the spurns That patient merit of th' unworthy takes, When he himself might his quietus make with a bare button? Who would users bear, To ran...

Not strictly computer related, except for the CG graphics, This is a pretty cool artist take a look evicsis.com Okay I admit this happens to be me (Dead link, but some of it shows up in google still)

The web is a ruthless place full of Trolls, Crackers, and Phishers, Much like the Doom sayers, Burglars, and snake oil sales men of past generations. It is important to be able to take some basic steps to secure yourself from the dangers of the web. One way that you can protect yourself is by checking whether a website is a reputable source, and if not use some simple factors to help determine if you can trust the site. Here is a simple list of Do's and Don'ts Don'ts: #1 Don't judge a site based on how professional it looks #2 Don't Trust sites proclaiming get rich schemes #3 Don't use the same password #4 Don't trust what a link might say, double check the address Do's: #1 Do a whois query on suspicious sites #2 Do look for “ https:// ” on login pages #3 Do use different passwords #4 Do-uble check the url isn't weird. (e.g. g00gl3.com) #5 Do use Anti-virus on downloads Many phishing sites will look exactly the same as an accepted site...

It has been official since about the 1980's that the internet will run out of addresses, preventing new web pages, computers, mobile devices, and people trying to connect to the internet from being able to. In approximately three days, yes THREE (3) DAYS THE INTERNET WILL RUN OUT OF ADDRESSES! :o Count_Down_HERE . When you connect to the internet you are assigned an IP Address (IP stands for Internet Protocol). An IP Address is address your computer is assigned so that data from off in the oblivion of the internet knows where to be sent to. When you type in an address such as "http://www.google.com" it first has to be translated into an IP Address so your computer knows where to go to, In this case so you can see Google. This is done by asking a DNS Server (Domain Name Server) where the address for "http://www.google.com" is. It then looks at a list and matches the Domain name, www.google.com, with an IP address which would look something like "74.125.22...

 There are a variety of factors that you should consider when you go out to buy a computer. Start by figuring out what you need the computer for, is it for home, entertainment, work, or school. A home computer doesn't need to be portable, It is often cheaper in this case to buy a Tower, Desktop, computer. Desktop computers generally are cheaper with better hardware than what you could buy for the same price as a laptop. Entertainment computers can range from an average computer to expensive top of the line luxury computers. If you aren't a Pro-Gamer most modern computers will be sufficient. If you are a student look into getting a Net book for going to school. Net books are lightweight and are good for word processing and connecting to the Internet and have a longer battery life. These are a list of feature you might want to consider: Portability, Processor, Ram, Hard drive, Video Card, CD/DVD/Bluray drive, speakers, built-in microphone, bluetooth, wifi, sim card reader, card ...

Computers may not sleep but they certainly can seem crabby when they wakeup. First the screen is black. Then it will show a logo while the insides grind and gurgle, balk and beep. With little relief you will likely see a Windows logo (unless you are using a Mac, Linux or other OS) and after what seems like a excruciatingly long time your login screen. Unless of course you don't randomly get a screen with a list of options with names such as Windows Vista Home Premium, Recovery Options, linux Kernel 2.6.32.22-generic, memtest86+ after the nice looking logo you first saw. The computer boot up process happens in several steps as out lined below. #1 Power On Self Test (POST), BIOS (Basic Input Output System) #2 Master Boot Record, Bootloader -Boot Options #3 Operating system The Power On Self Test is where the computer checks that the hardware is functioning correctly, and if there is problems the BIOS will beep. The BIOS is what controls the boot-up process and is a...

It is a normal day for full time student Jill who has been working on her anthropology paper. Jill began the day by taking her kids to school, and telling them to behave in class. The drive home is fairly short and soon she is sitting beside her computer pondering about What Makes You Human for her class. It is not long after she begins typing into the familiar screen when a small icon in the corner notifies her the computer is updating. She hardly notices and continues her work. Abruptly without warning the computer freezes and enters into the restart cycle, interrupting her schoolwork stating, Computer is configuring updates. This problem doesn't affect just Jill but many others who are continually interrupted by this feature. Luckily there is an easy solution to this problem. Windows 7 is setup to install updates automatically and then restart the computer. There is two ways to prevent this from happening. The first way will work with only windows Professional and Ultimate, and ...