The Genesis of Computer Art-FORTRAN (Backus) a Computer Art Medium Creates a Mosaic Mona Lisa

March 2007 - The recent passing of John Backus, the inventor of a computer programming called FORTRAN, awakened wonderful memories of days-gone-by university programming assignments. Developed at IBM in 1954, FORTRAN helped advance computer programming into the hands of common students. It also allowed the advancements in computer graphics. Come share a personal story about using FORTRAN as an Art Medium to replicate the Mona Lisa portrait. And also a tribute to John Backus and FORTRAN.

How to Draw Cartoon

Drawing cartoon is similar to draw any object or character by pencil or brush. The important point to imagine or draw a cartoon is that the artist should have a sense of humor or comic expression in the character. Though drawing cartoon is a born quality but that can be achieved by a professional training program. The creativity can be also achieved by experiences and often work on this field.

How to Choose a Good Web Host

If you're out in the Internet market looking for a web host, then you would have come across loads of ads promising you all sorts of things 99% uptime, Fort Knox-like security, customer support that never sleeps, free shopping carts and blah blah and more blah blah.

Comparison of CD Printing Processes

When searching for the best way to get your product printed, you may be confronted with a series of confusing options - silkscreen, inkjet, thermal, litho printing, all with their own benefits and drawbacks. But which printing process is the most appropriate for your product and budget?

Why Rent Video Games

Have you ever spent your hard-earned money on a video game that failed to provide hours and hours of fresh entertainment? Did you get caught up in the hype of a popular new release, pre-ordered the title, and it sadly didn’t live up to your expectations?

Computer Protection Myths

We all have some kind of anti-virus protection on our PC's, or at least we should. But when you weigh your PC down with too much protection you can end up doing more harm than good.

How Do Night Vision Goggles Work?

Ever wonder how do night vision goggles work? How are they different from your daytime binoculars? Why it is always green color using night vision goggles? In this article, I will explain the inner working of night vision googles.

Guide to Norton Antivirus 2007

Norton Antivirus 2007, or shortly NAV 2k7, is the latest product to come from Symantec, the industry leader in the field of security software. Norton Antivirus is well known to pc users around the world and it's designed to protect computers against spyware, adware, worms, viruses and other related risks. According to Symantec, there are two major improvements in their latest development which include security technology and performance.

Business Card Scanner What You Need To Know Before Making An Investment!

Business card scanners used to be to expensive for most people to justify purchasing one. Now the price on a business card scanner is much more within reach, if you are considering purchasing a business card scanner we look at what you....

Top Ways To Effectively and Quickly Remove Spyware

Spyware seems like it is becoming more and more of a problem every day. It wasn't but a few years ago when many people had never even heard of the word spyware before, now even a non-computer user has probably heard of the term once or twice. Ninety percent of all PCs are infected with spyware and that means there is a large chance that one of those ninety percent is you!

All The Secrets Behind The Best Digital Photo Manager Databases

A lot of businesses and organizations are adopting digital photo manager database as a business strategy because managing an image, video, and other media assets present unique challenges and require solutions designed specifically to make more efficient the acquisition, storage and retrieval of digital media. What we need is a system that can reduce the time and cost of content production, maximize the return on investment from media assets, bring new products and services to market faster and modernize the agreement.

High Speed Downlink Packet Access

HSDPA is an acronym for High Speed Downlink Packet Access which is an advanced protocol for mobile telephone data transmission. HSDPA is an evolved form of W-CDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access) technology. HSDPA promises to provide download speeds equivalent to an ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line) line on your mobile phone. The technology standard used in HSDPA is called 3.5G.

Online File Storage - A Practical Option to Portable Storage Devices

In the past, we used file cabinets, briefcases, safety deposit boxes, fireproof safes, external hard drives, floppy disks, flash drives and other devices in an effort to preserve and protect our important documents and data. The need to securely store information still exists; however, there is a new option for safe storage that doesn't involve a personal storage gadget that can get damaged or lost.

FTP Basics

Anyone that has downloaded from the internet has likely utilized an FTP application, without even realizing it. But if you are a non–techie and a casual user you may wonder, just what is FTP?

IT Security Training and Information Security

It is sometimes said that for everything we take away, there is something we must leave behind. This truism can be applied to the Information Technology field. The wide spread use of computers and the amazing advances in technology in the last two decades has changed the face of business. The increasing integration of the internet into the business sphere has kept this trend going into the present time.