Interesting look at computer storage through the years. From the caveman-like cassette storage, to today’s huge terabyte drives, the leap in technology has been amazing. Learn about floppy drives, ramdisks and more with this interesting article.
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Data Storage Through the Years – From Cassettes, Floppies, Ramdisks and Hard Drives
Tuesday, July 28th, 2009
Reduced Cost of Laptops Means Your Next System Can Be a Portable One
Monday, July 27th, 2009The average, reduced cost of a laptop that you can buy today makes it much more plausible that your next computer will be a portable one. Gone are the days of only dreaming about having a portable computer instead of a stationary, or desktop system. Gone, too, are the days of having to spend multiple thousands of dollars to get a quality laptop computer. Today, reduced cost laptops have all the bells and whistles that the “dream” systems of five years ago had, and much more!
ID Scanners – Three Steps in Buying a Portable ID Scanner!
Sunday, July 26th, 2009ID Scanners were designed to offer an easy-to-use tool to scan different types of personal cards – ID cards, driver licenses and medical insurance cards. A professional id card scanning device can also provide other great scanning capabilities and enable users to scan also photos, passports and even checks. The fact that it’s small and compact makes it easy to carry around while traveling on business trips or just easily move it from one place to another in the office. Buying an id card scanner is not complicated as long as you follow the right steps.
Graphics Tablets
Saturday, July 25th, 2009A graphics tablet is a computer input device that allows you to draw with a pen on a surface, and have your computer read that as an input. Why is that so great? Well if you have ever tried to use an image editing program to draw with a mouse, you’ll know that a mouse just doesn’t move like a pen. It’s hard to draw with a mouse, but a graphics tablet puts a pen back in your hand, and allows you to draw naturally.
Bargain Basement Prices on Datacard RP90
Friday, July 24th, 2009Datacard Group is replacing the standard RP90 ID card printer with their new Plus version. The opportunity to obtain one of the older models is hard to pass up. In some cases, the price for this printer can be as much as 60% off the original retail cost. These unique circumstances make it possible for businesses to do something really unusual – upgrade to a discontinued product. This is because the machine in question is a reverse transfer printer. Many companies settle for a simple direct-to-card device to save up front costs; but the steep discounts on this unit bring it easily within reach for even a modest budget.
