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Wireless networks, otherwise known as WiFi, use radio waves so that people can connect to the Internet in all sorts of places. Learn about what you need to build a private WiFi network, in this article.

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Your computer has a number of key parts, including the all-important motherboard. Learn more about your motherboard in this article.

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A network server is a computer system used as the central repository of data and various programs that are shared by users in a network. Learn about network servers from this article.

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It's important to know how to keep your Dell laptop from overheating. Learn about how to keep your Dell laptop from overheating in this article.

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Thanks to improvements in manufacturing, computer processors are constantly getting faster and smaller. These days, it seems like computers are just about everywhere. What kinds of machines will we be using in 2050?

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You're trying to figure out how to choose the right e-mail server for your business. This article will tell you how to choose the right e-mail server.

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Do you know how to explain sound deadening on a computer? Learn how to explain sound deadening on a computer.

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You've been given an iPad as a present and you'd like to learn how to rearrange the icons on the screen or delete some of the apps that your friend thoughtfully downloaded for you. Find out here how to rearrange or delete iPad apps.

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Knowing when your computer's CMOS battery is dead is important. This article will help you spot CMOS battery failure.

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You just bought a new iPad and must learn how to set it up before you can use it. In this article you will learn how to set up your iPad.

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In September 2010, Research in Motion announced the BlackBerry Playbook. The BlackBerry brand has a strong foothold with corporate customers, but can the Playbook outsell Apple's iPad?

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You'd like to learn how to change your iPad's wallpaper, perhaps to an image you grab off the Web. Read here to find out how to change your iPad wallpaper and grab images from the Web.

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The iPad can store pictures, videos and music files. Learn how you can transfer pictures to your iPad in this article.

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Laptop batteries are expensive, and they usually last 2 to 3 years if they are cared for properly. Learn if your laptop battery can be overcharged in this article.

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More people are using virtual private networks to establish secure communication over the internet, protecting their private information and allowing remote employees to connect to the private corporate networks.

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Computers and peripherals haven't always communicated with one another the way they do now. But there's an even faster standard on the horizon, called Light Peak. What makes this new technology so speedy?

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Without heat sinks, today's high-tech computers couldn't run at the speeds they do. But what is a heat sink and how do they prevent costly damage?

By Robert Hartle

When people speak of supercomputers, they often talk about how powerful the machines are. But just what is computing power, and what makes one type of machine more powerful than another?

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The world's most basic computers used to fill entire rooms. But today, computers are so compact you can carry them wherever you go. So how will our computing devices change in the next century?

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IP convergence brings your telephone, Internet, television and other services together in one place. It could save you time, money and the headache of system administration. What drawbacks might you have to face?

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It seems strange that your voice could transform into a little packet of data and be transmitted just like an e-mail. But it can. How does that work?

By Brian Boone

It's been a rumor for years -- the desktop computer will soon be extinct. But with netbooks, smartphones, tablets and cloud computing, is the rumor finally going to come true?

By Josh Briggs

The Internet is in a constant state of evolution, and the components involved in that state of perpetual progress are always evolving as well. See all the pieces that have worked together to form computer networks through the years.

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Netbooks are ultra-portable computers that are even smaller than traditional laptops. They're all the rage right now, but can they overcome their shortcomings to become a mainstay of the portable computer market?

By Nathan Chandler

Your computer's casing encloses some pretty toxic stuff. If you were to pick through its innards, you'd expose yourself to a whole bevy of chemicals. So how do you stay safe when you power up?

By Cristen Conger