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What is the Year 2038 problem?
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What is the Year 2038 problem? While not as bad as Y2K, learn how C programming and the standard time library is causing a Year 2038 computer boggle.
What is the churning sound I hear from my hard drive whenever it is retrieving data?
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What is the churning sound I hear from my hard drive whenever it is retrieving data?
Why are my digital photograph files so huge while photos on other Web sites are much smaller?
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How are the picture files on news sites like BBC or CNN so small in size (15 or 20 kilobytes) while the pictures that I scan in with my scanner are so big (like 100 kilobytes or more)?
Why are there limits on CPU speed?
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CPU speed is limited by two major factors: transmission delays and heat build-up. Learn about what limits CPU speed and how CPU overclocking works.
Why are there so many broken links in search engines?
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Why are there so many broken links in search engines?
Why do some Web pages end in htm, html, asp, etc.?
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Do you know why some Web pages end in htm, others end in html, others end in asp and so on? Why all the different extensions?
Why do some Web sites include www in the URL while others don't?
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If a URL does not include "www," is it not on the "Web"? What is the difference between sites that do and don't require the "www" in the URL?
Why does my computer need a battery?
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I have an older computer, and when I turned it on yesterday it would not boot. When I called technical support, they told me I needed a new battery. Why does a computer need a battery? Doesn't it get all of its power from the plug in the wall?
Why is it that some Web pages seem to trap me so I can't get out?
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I accidentally got into a Web site the other day that would not let me out. Even when I tried to close the window, it would pop up again -- it was unbelievable! How do they do that?
How ASPs Work
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ASPs are a completely new way to sell and distribute software and software services. Learn more about ASPs here.