When this device is plugged into a host computer, two drive letters are mapped: one for the SAFE50 partition and another for the JBOD partition.

When this device is plugged into a host computer, two drive letters are mapped: one for the SAFE33 partition and another for the JBOD partition.

This is a RAID term that basically means drive spanning.  One large virtual drive is creates from two or more physical drives.  A user may create a large 1TB virtual drive out of several smaller hard drives…

2 x 500GB drives
1 x 500GB drive + 2 x 250GB drives
10 x 100GB drives

…or any other combination.  Data is written to one drive until it runs out of space, and then data is written to the next drive. 

There is no redundancy in a JBOD array, so if one drive fails then you may lose all of your data on the array, or just the data on that drive, depending on the quality of your RAID controller.

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Most card readers accept multiple memory card formats, including compact flash (CF), secure digital (SD), and Sony’s Memory Stick. Some card readers accept various other formats such as XD, SmartMedia, Microdrive, and Memory Stick Pro Duo cards.

The purpose of a card reader is, not surprisingly, to read the data from a memory card. When you place a memory card into a card reader, it will often show up on your computer as a mounted disk. You can then view the contents of the memory card by double-clicking the card’s icon. This icon typically appears on the desktop of Macintosh computers or inside “My Computer” on Windows machines.

Since memory cards most often contain pictures from digital cameras, a photo organization program may automatically open when you insert a memory card into you card reader. This provides an easy way of importing your pictures into your photo album. If you don’t want to import photos using the program, you can simply close the program and the card will still be mounted on your computer.

Once you decide to remove the card, make sure you unmount or “eject” the disk before physically removing the card. This will help prevent the data on the card from becoming corrupted.

Because caps lock changes the input of the letters on the keyboard, it is important to know whether it is on or off. Therefore, most keyboards have a light on the caps lock key that turns on when active, indicating caps lock is on. Because passwords are often case-sensitive, it is smart to make sure caps lock is not active when entering login information. Also, it is best not to use caps lock when typing e-mails because IT MAKES IT SEEM LIKE YOU ARE YELLING when you type in all caps.

Because Camera RAW files are uncompressed, they take up more space than typical JPEG images. In fact, RAW files often require 2 to 3 times more space for each image captured. So, you’ll want to have an extra-large memory card in your camera if you plan on shooting in RAW mode. But since RAW photos are not compressed, you maintain the full quality of each image. This can make a noticeable difference when printing images, especially for large prints.

Camera RAW files are also unprocessed, meaning all the photo processing is done on the computer. It is like taking a film negative to a dark room to be developed. The RAW file is the negative and the computer serves as the dark room. With a RAW file, you have complete control over the temperature adjustments (for white-balance), tint, hue, and exposure. However, since Camera RAW files are not typical images, most image-viewing programs will not open them. Therefore, most camera companies include Camera RAW editing software with their high-end cameras. These programs allow you to open RAW files, do the necessary processing, and save them in common image formats such as bitmap, TIFF, and JPEG.

While shooting in Camera RAW mode offers a lot of control over your photos, it takes additional software and extra time to open and edit each picture you take. For most casual photography, using the camera’s built-in processing is the most suitable option.

Another common type of cache is a disk cache. This stores information you have recently read from your hard disk in the computer’s RAM, or memory. Since accessing RAM is much faster than reading data off the hard disk, this can help you access common files and folders on your hard drive much faster.

Another type of cache is a processor cache which stores small amounts of information right next to the processor. This helps make the processing of common instructions much more efficient, thereby speeding up computation time.

Another important way that a cable modem is different than a dial-up modem is that it doesn’t connect to a phone line. Instead, the cable modem connects to a local cable TV line, hence the term “cable modem.” This allows cable modems to have a continuous connection to the Internet. Therefore, there is no need to dial your ISP every time you want to check your e-mail.

Cable modems, which have a much more complex design than dial-up modems, are usually external devices, but some models can be integrated within a computer. Instead of connecting to a serial port like a external dial-up modem, cable modems attach to a standard Ethernet port so they can transfer data at the fastest speed possible.