Hello and welcome to the Soft guy software blog. Our goal is to offer software news, information, updates, articles or even tuturials to the average user. Over the past few years the quality of open source software has exploded. Some of the most useful programs that I use daily didn’t cost me anything. I could live without Microsoft Office, but you’d have a fight on your hands if you took Wordpress or any of my Google apps. Anyway, here is a […]
The world is so dependent on technology today that it has become an expected component in our daily lives. We depend on it at home, in school and at work. The use of technology in the office has become commonplace.
From the fax machine, to the telephone, the printer, the copier machine, the computer and the […]
Are you a software developer or your company is developing softwares. If the answer is yes then keep on reading this article. If you want to sell your software or want to distribute free of cost all over the net then it is a good idea to submit your program to a directory or a […]
he real estate industry in India is all set to widen its status as an organized sector, with the entry of leading players into the market. It is an industry where large sums of money are involved and the current boom in the market only accelerates the scenario. This current boom in the market can […]
What is Open Office?
Simply put, it’s a Open Source product that gives users comparable features to those of Microsoft Office.
Typically, Open Office is seen pre-installed on Linux platforms but Open Office org has also produced installation files for MS Windows platforms. The following list gives a comparison of applications within the two productivity suites:
Open Office […]
Although “pivot table” sounds like a complicated and advanced feature of Excel, it’s actually a very simple but highly useful tool. Pivot tables provide an excellent way to sum up data into categories. For example, if you have thousands of employee records showing employees from different departments within different locations, you can create a pivot […]
If you want to speed up your computer you have to free up disk space, you can improve the performance of your computer quite a bit by doing this. Windows comes with a disk cleanup tool that helps you free up space on your hard disk. The utility identifies files that you can safely delete […]
There is no question that fiber optic communication is our future. Fiber optic communication industry has been enjoying amazing growth for over 15 years. These are driven by both technology advance and market demand. There are some obvious trends in the development of new technology and market. Let’s examine some of the most important ones […]
The digital video broadcasting project is being led by industry professionals, including over 270 broadcasters, manufacturers and other people in the broadcasting arena. They are helping to make sure that digital media is available all over the globe. Already this project is available on every continent, with over 180 million receivers already in use. If […]
Types and Characteristics of WANs
What is a WAN?
There are two prevailing definitions of a Wide Area Network (WAN). The book definition of a WAN is a network that spans large geographical locations, usually to interconnect multiple Local Area Networks (LANs). The practical definition of a WAN is a network that traverses a public network or […]