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		<title>Fun facts &#8211; Computers and IT</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 12:06:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What are the smallest computers in the world? What are the most powerful computer systems? Are there bizarre types of computers and computer mice? Which viruses you have to watch most? What are the stupidest things you can do with your computer? Computer mice you can buy in different shapes and colors. Thus there are [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What are the smallest computers in the world? What are the most powerful computer systems? Are there bizarre types of computers and computer mice? Which viruses you have to watch most? What are the stupidest things you can do with your computer?</p>
<p>Computer mice you can buy in different shapes and colors. Thus there are computer mice in the form of an airplane, a car, a naked woman, a joystick, a chocolate bar and a telephone. The most beautiful computer mouse is probably the world which exists inside a snow globe, though, the wooden mouse is on an earned second place. Did you know that there are computer mice that can record a conversation and computer mouse you can control with your feet? The latest bizarre new trend is soap in the form of a computer mouse.<span id="more-8"></span></p>
<p>The U.S. government is currently working on a breakthrough in the field of computer science: a supercomputer. The device will be used by the NNSA (Department of Energy&#8217;s National Nuclear Security Administration) will be ten times faster than the most powerful computers. This computer will ensure that NNSA resolves very urgent scientific problems in a very short time. So it will need less than an hour to perform a calculation for which the whole world would need 320 years if every day at 24 hours 24 hours would work. IBM will develop supercomputer for these two systems. The first system is Sequoia, a 20 petaflop / s system based on the BlueGene technology. The second is a 500 Teraflop / s BlueGene / P system that bears the name Dawn.</p>
<p>Computers and PCs are becoming smaller and bring brand new versions each year on the market so small that you hardly use them. The Space Cube is an example of Asus small square of five to five inches. The PC runs on Linux and is in possession of various ports (including a USB port, a VGA connection, a Space Wire port and a D-SUB RS232). Nevertheless, the Space Cube has Asus on a 300 Mhz processor, 16 MB Flash memory and Red Hat operating system that runs from a Compact Flash memory card 1 Gb. The Space Cube Asus is ideal for travel. The only problem is to find a window on the PC to connect.</p>
<p>You can buy computers in different shapes and colors. How about a computer in a bottle of whiskey, a computer in a fur coat (but beware of overheating and fire hazard), a computer in the form of a Star Wars robot or a computer in the form of an amusement park attraction?</p>
<p><strong>Most extreme and bizarre computer virus world</strong><br />
Finally, an overview of the most bizarre and extreme computer viruses in the world:</p>
<p><em>Alzheimer&#8217;s disease virus</em> :make your computer forget where the files are saved<br />
<em>Bill Gates virus</em> : searches for the most bizarre and extreme properties of the other viruses on the Internet<br />
<em>Birthday virus</em> : set your clock each time one year ahead<br />
<em>Child virus</em> : Does constant nasty things, but most people find the virus too cute to permanently remove<br />
<em>Dolly Parton virus</em> : make your computer screen appear larger<br />
<em>Ellen Degeneres virus v 2.0</em> : ensures that no more CDs can be inserted into your computer<br />
<em>Watergate virus</em> : deletes the last 18 minutes of memory on your computer<br />
<em>Ollie North virus v 2.0</em> : play patriotic songs off while destroying files<br />
<em>X-Files virus</em> : makes sure that all the icons on your computer constantly change shape<br />
<em>Teenager virus</em> : your PC stops every 30 seconds to ask you give him some money<br />
<em>Slacker Virus</em> : Uses 80% of all available space on your hard disk</p>
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		<title>Share your Internet</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 11:52:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As part of the economic crisis, it is increasingly a sport to share the Internet with people in the area. Especially if you live in an apartment, it is relatively easy to share your Internet connection with neighbors. The moment an ADSL connection is connected to a hub or a switch can connect multiple computers [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As part of the economic crisis, it is increasingly a sport to share the Internet with people in the area. Especially if you live in an apartment, it is relatively easy to share your Internet connection with neighbors.</p>
<p>The moment an ADSL connection is connected to a hub or a switch can connect multiple computers on the Internet. If you live in a house with multiple occupants, or in a flat it is easy to install cables to the hub or switch to connect. For this we have seen many examples. The cables go through the balcony, the wall or just under the door. This way you can easily have four computers at an Internet connection. This is a very simple setup and Internet costs may simply be pushed through this installation.</p>
<p>If you have access to a wireless network is much easier to share the Internet connection. The big advantage of a wireless network is that you do not need to use cables for connection to the network. By using a wireless hub or router, people can easily use the Internet.<span id="more-4"></span></p>
<p>The wireless hub or router works by sending signals to another computer with a special adapter to be received. Many modern computers and laptops are now equipped with such adapters.<br />
Basically, anyone can use the wireless network where it is available. However, using the security that a router or a hub is installed it is relatively easy access to the Internet rights to set.</p>
<p>The range of a wireless network is approximately 30 meters. However, the range of a wireless network does depend on the number of such walls and doors. For some of wireless hubs and routers it is also possible to buy accessories to increase the range of the wireless network significantly.</p>
<p>Yet there are some drawbacks. The moment when one of your fellow users shall download a lot of heavy web applications the chances are that your Internet connection will be considerably slower. Also, people further out of the network are experiencing a slower connection.</p>
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