We can always use more memory

The carbon based life forms and computers both depend on memory. Life-forms use memory to do most every activity that is done on a daily basis, if were not for your memory then you would start every day like a new born baby because you had no memory of doing anything. Now on the computer side, the harddrive store the computer data or like carbon based life memory, but computers use their memory like a working chalk board, you do what you need to do in the memory then when you are through you erase the computer memory of the hardware or software task and start over to the next project with a clear working area or clean slate. As we get older and as the computer gets older You can do with a memory upgrade and get a new lease on life.

Can never have enough

    I have noticed over the years with computers that I buy all start out working well, then progressively getting slower. It does not matter how many times you defrag, the computer gets slower. The one way I found to extend their working business live to install more computer memory.  By adding this memory it enables the browser software and internet software work at a more rapid pace. And speed is what it is all about. With the new version of Windows coming in 2009 do you think the 2GB and 4GB memory that todays computer with work well with the new windows. My guess would be NOT.  That way they can keep the memory folks in business.

    Which Cat do I stay with?

    The other day I do some network cabling. I have some cabling in Cat-5, some in Cat-5e and have been thinking about doing some Cat-6. The first time I had to cable in Cat-5e,  I ran into some problems with the wall Cat5e Keystone jack. Cat-5e works best with a cat-5e wall jack, the network traffic moves faster over the Cat-5e cable connection than a cat-5. The next step for 1000mb traffic is designed to run on cat-6, I am sure when the need arises I will have to go to pain of configuring the new wire pattern. Hmmm, I could buy the network cable pre-made. Sweet.

    Remembering your first car

    Your first car was freedom. This new found freedom would mean you go where you wanted and even take a few of buddies with you. Once you go your new wheels it was time to clean it up and customize it to your required taste. The other fun things to do with your automobile is to tune your car for speed and performance, it did not matter in which order. The old school performance of a car was big carb and new headers. Now since the coming of 1981 cars, performance adjustments of power, torque tuning, and ways to improve fuel mileage is done with digital computer performance chips. There are ways to even re-program your current car performance chips. The folks at StreetBeatCustoms offers you several ways to improve your car or trucks performance with computer Performance Chips or reprogram your automobiles ECU. These performance chip brains are good for improving gas mileage, this a good thing with fuel being so high.

    Just wish I could have go a hold of my dads old mustang before he got rid of it. That is ok I got a Gran Torino with 400 engine in it. That gave me a little power. :)

    IT, Computer and Internet companies love the Olympics

    The final testing of the computer systems for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, has began, the system testing has been going on for the past year perparing for the big stage on August 8.

    As we all know in IT, the computer system testing is key to the success of the IT systems during the games. Each sport, from archery to basketball to sailing and weight lifting has been allocated its own set of IT gear, and each of those systems have been tested for the past year until the start of the Olympic games.

    The price tag for IT and communications at the world’s biggest sporting event will run to around $400 million USD and e will use the expertise of thousands of IT managers and engineers.

    Atos Origin SA has been responsible for building the IT systems at the past few Olympic Games and is responsible for the design, build and operation of the IT systems in Beijing. Atos has said work on the IT systems used for the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Torino, Italy, started two and a half years before the event and underwent 100,000 hours of testing.

    Beijing and six other cities will host 302 sporting events, meaning the IT systems will have to track all aspects affecting athletes: qualifications, transportation to competition sites, ensuring uniforms and equipment arrive on time as well as tallying scores for press and spectators.

    But IT has an even bigger task. That Task is to baby sit close to 20,000 reporters and other media that will attend the Olympic Games as well as workers and fans. All will create demand for IT work, including venue administration, information distribution, network security, e-mail, Internet and mobile access to scores, logistics, commentator information systems and more.

    Volunteers and sponsorship will play a major part in the Olympic Games. There will be 2,000 to 3,000 paid IT workers at the Beijing games, and 3,000 volunteers.

    The Olympic Games have now turned into the cutting edge of getting information about the events to press and viewers.    400 Million is a lot of bandwith.

    * 28 sports (302 events)
    * 60 venues (31 for competition)
    * 10,708 athletes
    * 5,000 person IT team (including volunteers
    * 12,800 computers
    * 2000 printers

    The IT used and maintained during the Olympics is kinda like the Super Bowl of how IT should be utilized at a major international event.  :)