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How to Make Sense of the Memory Controller on a Motherboard
The motherboard memory controller manages the data flow going into and from main memory. Traditionally memory controllers were planted on the motherboard's northbridge. However, now it can be located on a separate chip or integrated into the dies...Published on September 5, 2011 to Computer Hardware
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How Laptop WiFi and Home Wireless Systems Work
A laptop WiFi system allows a mobile laptop to connect to any network regardless of the location. It could be home, or at work, or at a retail outlet, like Starbucks. A home WiFi system works only at home. Here are some important features regarding a...Published on August 26, 2011 to Computer Hardware
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What is the Habitable Zone
Astronomers are looking for planets that might contain life. Usually this means that the planet has to be close to a star, but not too close. It has to be far from the star, but not too far. In either case, extreme temperatures may prevent the development...Published on August 11, 2011 to Space
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How Fast Does the Earth Rotate?
The Earth rotates once around its axis in 23.93 hours. It has a rotational speed that varies from the equator to the north or south poles. At the poles, the rotational speed will be very slow, while at the equator it will be very fast. So it is best to...Published on August 10, 2011 to Space
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Vega Star Facts
Vega is the fifth brightest star in the night sky. It is in the constellation Lyra. It is one of the polar stars, meaning that it will be the north star at a future date. It is part of the summer triad, and Vega is close to the Solar Apex. The distance...Published on August 8, 2011 to Space
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Pure Lounge iPhone App Review
How many Internet radio stations are there? Some put the number at over 16,000. So it was only a matter of time before Imagination Technologies, a digital radio tech company, launched a new Internet radio iPhone app. This will let users access the...Published on July 11, 2011 to iPhone
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Introduction to XML Code
XML(eXtensible Markup Language) is a language standard for data interchange, especially across disparate platforms. This introduction to XML code shows the similarities and differences with HTML. HTML deals with the presentation of data, but XML...Published on June 30, 2011 to Web Development
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Motherboard Form Factor Dimensions
Form Factors are motherboards produced in a variety of sizes and shapes. The motherboards used in the IBM-compatible series of computers were the AT style. The newest form factors begin with the Intel ATX, and they are smaller than the AT style. Here...Published on June 27, 2011 to Computer Hardware
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Intel 865g Motherboard Review
The Intel 865g was release in 2003. It was the first motherboard that had new features including better memory and power usage support. It also had a silicon graphics controller chip embedded in the system.Published on June 27, 2011 to Computer Hardware
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BOSS, the Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey – looking for dark energy
The expansion rate of the Universe is increasing, not slowing down. How is that possible? The problem is that studying ordinary matter and energy, scientists are unable to account for the expansion. Scientists suspect that some other type of energy...Published on June 21, 2011 to Space