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- Cracking Open the Coolmax USB Hard Disk Adapter
- USB hard disk adapters are among the most useful tools a computer technician can pack in a toolkit. Just what's inside one of these powerful adapters, which enable you to quickly connect IDE and SATA disks (2.5-, 3.5- and 5.25-inch) to other workstations? Erik Eckel opens a Coolmax model to...
- Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Adapter, Computer, USB Hard-disk Adapter, Serial ATA, Productivity, Storage, Hardware, Erik Eckel, coolmax, usb hard disk adapter, cracking open, product photos
- Image galleries 2008-06-05
- Assemble the perfect system administrator's toolkit
- The Job Picture this: You've been in IT for the past 15 years. The IT manager of a big firm, you manage a team of 10 IT staff that serves the in-house needs of more than 500 employees, and you know you do a great job at it....
- Tags: System Administrator, Job, Hard Drive, Adapter, Toolkit, USB, Tool, Productivity, Cable, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2008-03-11
- Cracking Open a Linksys wireless USB adapter
- As wireless networks become commonplace, many desktop systems are being added to WLANs. One of the most popular tools used to connect desktops to WLANs is Linksys' Wireless USB Adapter. Take a look inside to see just how this popular adapter is put together. by Erik Eckel
- Tags: Wireless USB, Adapter, WLAN, USB, Linksys Inc., Wireless LANs, LANs, Home Networking, Wireless, Wi-Fi, Networking, Personal Technology, Erik Eckel
- Blog posts 2008-02-26
- WildCharger: Powering devices wirelessly
- WildCharger's product charges electronic devices like mobile phones and music players when they are placed on a surface the size of a mouse pad. An excerpt from Physorg: Currently, the WildCharger charging pad sells for $60 on the company's Web site. In addition to the...
- Tags: Adapter, Pad, WildCharger, Charger, Arun Radhakrishnan
- Blog posts 2007-12-03
- USB to LPT1
- Hello everyone,I was wondering if someone could share their knowledge (D-I-Y) on how to convert Parallel Printer Port to USB. thanksWhy and what is it you're trying to accomplish?I've never heard of wanting to connect a USB printer to a parallel port, even through some media conversion device. ...
- Tags: Printers, huang_xu_2002@..., D-I-Y, adapter, printer, USB
- Discussion threads 2007-11-25
- Getting WIndows XP to release DHCP IP address from WIFI adapter?
- Does anyone know of a way to get windows XP to release the DHCP IP address off of a WIFI adapter when it looses connectivity with an access point? I have a broadband dialup adapater for a backup connection, but my routing table doesn't work unless the WIFI adapter...
- Tags: Wireless LANs, NETWORKING, WIRELESS, Network technology, khansen@..., WiFi Adapter, DHCP, DHCP IP, Wi-Fi, adapter, IP
- Discussion threads 2007-11-23
- Laptop's battery ran out.
- I'm currently traveling and I forgot to take my laptop's AC adapter along with me. While I was working on some last minute things, the battery ran out and it went into hibernate mode before I was able to shut it down. No programs were running while this happened. I...
- Tags: Engineering, djspaklepants@..., battery, laptop computer, adapter
- Discussion threads 2007-11-20
- Read old windows 98 IBM thinkpad HDD
- OLD IBM think pad, ran windows 98. but has info I would like to archive.Connected to external laptop HDD USB adapter, Windows dongs, recognizing the USB but will not read drive.USB cable, and adapter works, have verified with more modern laptop HDD. Works Fine.Have tried to reboot system with the...
- Tags: nalberts@..., adapter, hard drive
- Discussion threads 2007-11-20
- Dual network adapters
- My client has a single pc in his office, it runs Windows 2000 pro and has a network adapter connected directly to the head office network, that is configured with a static Ip address and I am not allowed to change any of the settings on that adapter.I have installed...
- Tags: NETWORKING, tintoman@..., network interface card, adapter, head office network, TCB, Internet access, office network, network, network adapter
- Discussion threads 2007-11-17
- Dual network adapters
- I have a client who has a desktop pc running win 2k pro. It has a network adapter configured for direct access to the head office server with a static ip address, I am not allowed to change any of those settings. I have installed a second adapter connected to...
- Tags: DSL, Desktops, Network technology, NETWORKING, tintoman@..., network, adapter, PC, network adapter
- Discussion threads 2007-11-16
- USB AF - RJ45 Adapters, No Connectivity
- Bought a couple of Female USB to RJ45 adaptershttp://www.greennet.ca/shop/images/pictures/CNT.USBAFRJ45_M.jpg so i could network a 2nd computer to my cable modem that has a usb port.Connectivity from cable modem via USB port on my notebook/desktop is fine. When i try networking with the USB AF-RJ45 adapter I have no connectivity.Tested...
- Tags: Modems, Network technology, guthugger@..., cable, adapter, RJ45 Adapters, USB, cable modem, modem, USB port, network
- Discussion threads 2007-11-15
- Putting the CSS Friendly Control Adapters to work
- Where is the adapters folder listed in installation step 3?Great article. I downloaded the entire .zip like the article requested. The only installation problem I had was in step "3)Copy the entire Adapters folder from the App_Code folder in CSS Friendly Control Adapters download to your Web application's App_Code...
- Tags: dhunter@..., Control Adapters, App_Code, adapter
- Discussion threads 2007-11-15
- Putting the CSS Friendly Control Adapters to work
- The CSS Friendly Control Adapters 1.0 override the default HTML generated by the ASP.NET Web controls to provide a more standards-based approach to presentation via CSS. I will show you how to use the Menu control in your ASP.NET applications. I begin with an examination of setting up the environment...
- Tags: Download, Adapter, Control, CSS, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Tony Patton
- Blog posts 2007-11-13
- network adapter unplugged
- I have a home network with roadrunner as the ISP. A d-Link router, one wired PC, a laptop wireless and a wired xbox 360. Last Friday everything worked fine. Saturday my son went to play xbox live and it keeps telling him the network adapter is unplugged. The PC and...
- Tags: Routers & switches, NETWORKING, Network technology, nyno1jetfan@..., router, network adapter, adapter, network
- Discussion threads 2007-11-12
- Embrace CSS with Friendly Control Adapters for ASP.NET 2.0
- .NET and StandardsIf you have the time it takes to spend on making your .NET applications and websites completely W3C compliant then I think you could be spending your time more wisely. The benefit of W3C compliance is not a user based benefit and it takes too much valuable...
- Tags: Web site development, Servers, .NET, Microsoft ASP.NET, Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0, adapter, john@..., server, client markup, markup, CSS, server control, benefit, W3C, developer, Web site, compliance
- Discussion threads 2007-11-07
- Embrace CSS with Friendly Control Adapters for ASP.NET 2.0
- Even though Microsoft is not always the biggest advocate of standards such as CSS, there is robust CSS support in the latest incarnation of its Visual Studio environment, and CSS is easy to apply in ASP.NET applications -- but it could be so much easier. The goal of ASP.NET 2.0...
- Tags: HTML, Adapter, Control, Microsoft ASP.NET, Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0, Architecture, CSS, .Net, Middleware, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Software Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Tony Patton
- Blog posts 2007-11-06
- USB to eSATA adapter
- NiceAll it needs is the ability to attach to a keyring or lanyard, for those of us who lose everything that's not attached to something we already have to carry everywhere.RE: USB to eSATA adapterI already have a device that does sata, ata and laptop hard drives all to usb...
- Tags: brian.mills@..., USB, eSATA, adapter
- Discussion threads 2007-10-29
- USB to eSATA adapter
- For system administrators who have to be ready to cope with all manner of emergencies -- from retrieving data to thrashed operating systems -- here is a new tool to help you handle SATA drives. Gizmodo has news of a $15 eSATA adapter from Brando that will allow you to plug...
- Tags: Adapter, Gizmodo, eSATA, USB, Serial ATA, Storage, Hardware, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2007-10-26
- Laptop screen flickers (vertical lines) - what's the cause?
- SYSTEM:Dell Inspiron 8500 (2GHz), nvidia GeForce 4 Go (Dell Mobile 64MB), WinXP Professional SP2, about 5 years old.WHAT HAPPENED:While playing a racing game with my laptop, the screen got garbled with colored dots and the game froze.SYMPTOMS:When restarting, the LCD screen would display flickering, vertical, random-like lines in different colors....
- Tags: Notebooks, Monitors & displays, cnszun@..., Laptop Screen, adapter, laptop computer, graphics
- Discussion threads 2007-10-25
- How To Create A Sata To Usb Cable
- Ok This Is What I Am Trying To Accomplish.Im Trying to Connect A Sata Dvd Drive To A USB Port On My Laptop. I Own Both Sata Cables And Usb Cables And I Know How To Solder And Read Instructions . I Just Need To Know How To Make The...
- Tags: ecuello@..., USB, Serial ATA, adapter
- Discussion threads 2007-10-19
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