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Posted - March 12 2009 : 20:16:01
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Question: My computer says I have a "1394 Connection". What is that?
Answer: The 1394 Connection represents your FireWire port. If you have two computers with FireWire ports, you can just connect a FireWire cable to both systems and have a connection that's four times as fast as your Local Area Connection might be. When you look at your FireWire port and see that nothing’s connected to it, you might wonder why Windows says that port is connected. I believe it shows up as "Connected" because there isn't a good way built into the port to determine whether or not there is an actual connection so Windows assumes the port is connected because it's working.
Cool Site: Cafe Press: OK, we've officially got a down economy, yeah, I've been hanging out under a rock for the last six months. But if you're the creative type and need a fundraiser, then check out Café Press. On this site, you can set up your own store and sell T-shirts, mugs, bumper stickers, and all kinds of stuff. Now, what makes this cool is that you don’t have to do any of the work except to come up with the art. When something sells, CafePress makes the item and ships it. You get the profits. A basic shop is free, while a premium shop is $4.99/month. In addition to customizable gifts, they also print books and make audio or data CDs on demand. No inventory, no upfront costs (unless you want a premium shop), no order fulfillment worries.
Be forewarned though, the "religion" section includes items from people who don't believe as you do, whatever that might be.
Cool Gadget: Driving Activity Reporter: Hammacher Schlemmer has taken a USB flash drive and combined it with a GPS receiver to come up with a device that monitors where your (or your kids) car has been for the past 100 hours. Now, the AAA batteries will operate the device for about 3 weeks. It has a magnet, so you can stick it anywhere on the vehicle, but inside is probably best. When you want to find out where the car's been and how fast it went getting there, just plug it into a free USB port and transfer the information into your computer, where you can use the mapping software it comes with, or Google Earth to see the tracks. It's not just for spying on the kids, though. I'd like one of these things, because sometimes I forget to keep up with my mileage, and this way, I could check it and make sure I get all my mileage deduction.
It's All "Geek" To Me: Web 2.0: You may never have heard this one, but Web 2.0 as opposed to just Web or Web 1.0, is a term that generally applies to a website that allows you to participate in its creation. Sites like wikis, blogs, and forums are considered Web 2.0 because the user of the site can contribute to it. For example, most blogs allow visitors to comment on the articles the blog’s writer posts. Those comments contribute to the site's content. They're more interactive than just clicking links..
Links
1394 Connection on CNet
http://forums.cnet.com/5208-7589_102-0.html?forumID=62&threadID=200508&messageID=2152153
"What is a 1394 Connection?" on WindowsITPro.com
http://windowsitpro.com/article/articleid/22718/what-is-a-1394-network-connection.html
Microsoft's Description of the 1394 Connection
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307736
CafePress
http://www.cafepress.com
Web 2.0 on Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2.0
Web 2.0 at O’Reilly books:
http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/oreilly/tim/news/2005/09/30/what-is-web-20.html |
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