How To Install An Additional Cooling Fan for Your Desktop

Almost every work that we have would need a computer.  Whether you’re in the engineering or manufacturing industry or you’re just a home-based programmer, a desktop or a laptop is very essential.  In this day and age of technology and innovation, one should own a computer.  In essence, having a computer is a must.  By the way, computers use fiber optic cables to transmit data digitally over long distances.

Having a computer in your house or inside your workspace is great but maintaining it is another story.  The lifespan of a desktop is usually on an average is 3-5 years.  Well it depends again to how you maintain it and use it.  So how do you maintain a desktop?  Aside from installing an anti-virus security application, you can also install an additional cooling fan to avoid over heating due to excessive use.

One of the most common reasons of computer failure is overheating.  The accumulated dust and debris causes overheating which may result to a damaged PC.  To avoid overheating, you should check and clean every your internal fan and other internal components once every three months.

If your old fan is already defective or you think that you need an extra cooling fan, you can add and install a new one.  Mounting an additional or a new cooling fan is not too hard to do.   Here is a step-by-step guide on how to install a new cooling fan:

1.     Check the size and the specs of your existing cooling fan.  Make sure that before you purchase a new one, you determine if you will replace the old one or you will add a new one and install it on the cover of your desktop.  If you’re not planning to install a new outside the desktop, then you have to get the same specs as your old one.

2.     Plan the Airflow.  Design an airflow wherein the one is blowing in and the other one is blowing out.  Check for the best spot to install the additional cooling fan.  Make sure that you don’t hit any fiber optics inside the computer to avoid future problems.  If you are just replacing an old one, there’s no need for an airflow design.

3.     Prepare the computer.  Make sure that it’s turned off before opening the case.  Work in a non-carpeted environment to avoid static electricity.

4.     Remove the old cooling fan if you will just replace it.  After removing the screws or clips, make sure that you keep all in a safe place.  Set it aside.  If your adding a new cooling fan, then you have to follow the design that you’ve created and create new holes for the screws.  Make sure that you remember where the cooling fan was connected or plugged in.

5.     Test the new cooling fan before putting back the cover of your desktop.  Make sure that all screws are back to avoid further damage.

6.     Clean the internal before reinstalling the cover.  Don’t touch any component to avoid technical problems.

Having a laptop or a desktop computer is a necessity.  Maintaining it is a must.

Marketing Solutions for Fiber Optic Cable Technology Manufacturers

Virtual Strategy Magazine recently did a feature article on True North Technology, Inc., one of Canada’s leading data communications technology marketing and sales experts. According to the article, the company announced that they would now be offering marketing solutions for fiber optic cable technology manufacturers around the world. These new services are designed to improve the market capitalization of a client’s products and help clients to develop the best-practice marketing techniques that will allow them to achieve industry success in the long-term.

This new service being offered by True North Technology Inc is timely due to the fact that manufacturing organizations across North America are currently looking for methods through which to consolidate the amount of capital they spend on their marketing and sales areas. There is a constant requirement to improve in-house efficiency and reduce overall costs since they are competing in an increasingly globalized market. By working with experienced marketing specialists, fiber optic cable technology manufacturers can reduce their marketing campaign spending and still improve their overall lead generation methodologies for greater campaign success.

True North Technology commits work directly with their clients across the fiber optic cable technology-manufacturing field in developing marketing strategies by providing the latest insight and market intelligence from within the field. The company will also work with their partners in developing cohesive strategies for specialist industry events such as trade shows and conferences. These strategies will help clients to connect with counterparts in the field and introduce their products and services to newer and more lucrative markets.

True North Technology will also provide a sales development plan for their clients for each of the products within their in-house catalogues. This means that the experts at True North Technology will help them to position their products ideally within the marketplace in order to improve sales numbers and meet specific sales targets in the long-term.

It is this type of specialist service that has helped True North Technology to become one of the leading marketing partners to manufacturers across North America during their twenty years in the field.

The Future Begins at Total Recall

“Total Recall” is an action thriller about reality and memory. The movie is set in a futuristic, post-apocalyptic setting, with a company that can turn dreams into real memories, called "Welcome to Rekall." Equally awesome cameras with advanced fiber optic cables recorded the awesome set, special effects, and actions scenes.

The movie was shot on the RED EPIC with Panavision anamorphic lenses using advances fiber optics.  The camera has a 5k resolution and watching playback on the monitors, every little detail could be seen.  There is a big chance that this is the camera everyone will be using in the near future.  It’s truly an incredible fiber optic invention.

This new generation of anamorphic lenses for filmmakers, which are high‐performance lenses designed for today’s fast‐moving production workflow, were introduced by Panavision. The front anamorphic design substantially reduces stop loss, and produces superior image quality, with minimal aberrations and improved field illumination.  Both zooms have a constant aperture at all zoom and focus positions, and constant focus at all zoom positions. Because of their high performance imaging, these zooms are not restricted to use as variable primes but are fully usable as in‐shot zooms.

Some of Total Recall is being shot in 48fps (frames per second).  This will eventually be reduced to 24fps when being projected, but it will make any camera movement look incredible and it’ll dramatically reduce motion blur. The set of the movie was also designed so that a camera can spin 360 degrees around.  This way the people dressed in synth-suits can remain still, but the camera will make it seem like they’re upside down.

Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale, and Jessica Biel star in “Total Recall” the movie that is towing awesome visual effects behind it. The strength of the movie is its ability to blend practical set making with advanced VFX techniques to create imaginary worlds with features only movie-makers can conjure. This remake of the 1990 film that originally starred Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sharon Stone was actually inspired by the short story “We Can Remember It For You Wholesale” by Philip K. Dick.

Reaching The Unreachable: The Flexible Snake Scope Camera

Technology has gone way beyond what we could imagine.  With the invention of security cameras during the 1940s, it has never stopped evolving.  Surveillance cameras are installed in areas where humans are not fit to enter and that might cause danger.  It is also used to record and prevent theft or any malicious intent towards any particular area.  And with the ever-increasing demand for such cameras, fiber optic cables are also in demand to ensure superior quality of signals.  These optic fibers are also immune to tapping hence signal content are hard to penetrate preventing unauthorized access.

Having laid the foundations of security cameras and with the technology that our world has right now, a new kind of camera has been introduced, the flexible snake scope camera. PIMFG introduces it’s Flexible Snake Scope camera which lets you see what’s behind those unreachable spaces inside your house, in your car engines or any other spaces that is beyond your eye’s peripheral vision.

This camera is like no ordinary camera.  It helps you see those spaces that are hard to view using your two eyes.  It also helps you record these unseen spaces through a USB port that can be connected to your laptop or any computer.  A camera like the snake scope has many applications within other industries such as the automotive, construction and manufacturing.  An engine technician or even a racecar enthusiasts can now take a look at engine castings, gearboxes and cylinder bores without dismantling the whole engine.  Problems and issues pertaining to the engine and other car parts are now possible without incurring too much costs and wasting precious time.  Checking the condition of the clutch, inspecting the body and chassis for cracks and possible damage can now be addressed in a more efficient way by using the snake scope.

In the same light, this snake camera can make the life of engineers and plumbers easier.  They don’t have to cut or remove any pipelines to be able to see the damage.  The plumber would just need a snake scope to examine the drains and the pipes for any blockages or cracks before even removing the whole thing.

Nevertheless, this type of camera is still efficient in terms of maintaining security.  Bomb experts use the flexible snake scope camera for bomb disposal.  It is also used to counter terrorist attacks and other life threatening situations.

If you want to reach the unreachable while maintaining efficiency, go for the Flexible Snake Scope Camera.  

Fiber Optic Cables in Biomedical Applications

Fiber optic cables are found in hospitals and doctor's offices around the world. They form the backbone of advanced imaging techniques used in digital diagnostics since they can efficiently transport large quantities of sensitive data. Since these optic cables are inert (non-reactive), they introduce no risk of infection. Their flexibility makes it the natural choice for endoscopes used in minimally invasive surgical procedures. The rise of endoscopy has replaced invasive exploratory surgery in diagnosing difficult medical conditions.

There are many different kinds of endoscopes. They are carefully designed to examine a specific part of the body. Endoscopes may be rigid or flexible, but most endoscopes used in routine surgery are flexible. These two (2) kinds appear different but function similarly. They both use light to magnify and view the internal anatomy of the body.

Flexible endoscopes are useful in looking at the digestive and respiratory tracts because they have the ability to bend in curves, corners, and tight spaces. They use this type of optic cables to shine light into the body.  These thin strands of glass or plastic transmit light by reflecting it. The hollow center of an endoscope allows passage of water, air, and surgical instruments necessary to take a tissue sample from the body.

Flexible endoscopes have a tiny camera, which also uses such cables, attached to the end. The footage captured by the camera is displayed on a computer screen for the use of attending physicians. In some cases, patients are also permitted to view the images of their endoscopic procedure, but this is not the norm.

Rigid endoscopes are typically shorter in length than flexible endoscopes. They are used most of the time to view the surface level of internal organs and are usually inserted in the body via a small cut in the skin. Gas or fluid is preferably used to move the surface tissues of organs for clearer visibility. Rigid endoscopes are commonly used to examine the joints.

The rise of technological advancement in the field of fiber optic cable technology has in turn benefitted medical science through the development of valuable life-saving equipment.

Medical Imaging Powered by Fiber Optic Technology

With the world’s population that’s growing and living longer, healthcare providers are increasingly looking to advanced biomedical instrumentation to enable more efficient patient diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment. In this context, biomedical sensing applications of optical fiber are of growing importance. At the same time, recent advances in minimally invasive surgery (MIS) demand smaller disposable sensing catheters.

Fiber optic technology has been used in the medical industry for years. The physical characteristics of fiber make it a natural choice for many different applications. Commonly used for illumination, flexible image bundles, light conductors, flexible light guides, laser delivery systems, and equipment interconnects, fiber optic cables provide a very compact, flexible conduit for light or data delivery in equipment, surgical, and instrumentation applications.

Traditional medical fiber optic applications include light therapy, x-ray imaging, ophthalmic lasers, lab and clinical diagnostics, dental hand pieces, surgical and diagnostic instrumentation, endoscopy, surgical microscopy, and a wide range of equipment and instrument illumination.

Optical fibers have been a catalyst for methods that make it easier for physicians to conduct procedures less invasive for patients. They let doctors view and work inside the body, requiring only small entryway incisions and no surgery. Physicians can also measure body temperature and blood chemistry using optical fiber. They can also be used for insertion into blood vessels to give a quick, accurate analysis of blood chemistry.

In medicine, optical fibers enable physicians to look and work inside the body through tiny incisions without having to perform surgery. They are used for instruments that view the interior of hollow organs in the body. Most medical fiber optic imaging instruments have two sets of fibers: an outer ring of incoherent fibers that supplies the light, and an inner coherent bundle that transmits the image. Other instruments may be designed to look into specific areas. For example, physicians use an arthroscope to examine knees, shoulders, and other joints. In some models, a third set of fibers transmits a laser beam that is used to stop bleeding or to burn away diseased tissue.

Fiber optic images provide better dynamic range and contrast—specialized monitors and software allow doctors to focus in on details and perform other manipulations to the image, and also instantly call up digitized prior studies for comparison, improving diagnostic accuracy.

Benefits Of Using A Wireless Router For Your Computer In The Office

Security of data and files of a company should always be on top of your priorities.  A router can provide you additional security and protection from any harmful elements or viruses, which can harm or damage your computer and in the end damaging your data. 

There are a lot of choices if you browse the Internet.  PIMFG.com offers a wide array of wireless routers and access points, which you can choose from, that will suit your business requirements.  They also offer other components such as video baluns, security camera and high quality fiber optic cables that you may also require for your office set up.

So what are the advantages and benefits of using a wireless router inside your office?  Here is a list of some advantages of a wireless router:

1.     Protection and Security – these routers will protect your computer from viruses that may cause greater damage and might destroy your data as well.  Even if you already have an anti-virus installed in your computers, nothing beats having an extra protection as provided by the router.  The router has a hardware firewall that allows them to block viruses that is detrimental to the computer.

2.     Networking – If you are not all alone inside your company, you might see the value of having a router.  Routers can allow multiple users using the Internet all at the same time and with just one connection.  This will allow your employees to work faster and more efficiently.  It also saves you money.  Instead of subscribing to multiple connections, you only need one.  This technology is also known as LANs or Local Area Networks.

3.     Going Wireless – Obviously, routers allow you to connect to the net without the hassle of being stuck in one place.  Now you can go around the office, as long as it’s within the required proximity, with your laptop and still be connected to the net.  Going wireless also helps employees to be more efficient, anytime and anywhere.

Whether your company is heavy on computers and data or you would need Internet connection 24/7 for your employees, a high quality wireless router is an excellent purchase.