Quick-and-dirty (or quick-n-dirty) describes the completion of a task quickly, at the sacrifice of quality. This term commonly refers to software programming, where a feature or program is written in a short amount of time, containing errors, and is usually hard to maintain. Programming terms, Spaghetti code
RDIMM (registered memory) is a type of memory chip utilized often in servers. It is used to provide better stability and scalability for systems running on a server by putting less of an electrical load on a memory controller. The improved stability and scalability come at a higher price, thus why RDIMMs are found mostly in servers and not desktop or laptop computers. The main difference between RDIMM and UDIMM, also known as DIMM, memory is that RDIMM is registered memory, and UDIMM is unregistered memory....
Many of our users would like to know the difference between the Internet and the World Wide Web. To answer this question, we need to delve into what each actually is. Internet The Internet is a global connection of various networks. It allows communication between any two computers on the planet. Everything we do day-to-day, such as e-mail, surfing, and video chat is facilitated by the Internet, but only where data is exchanged....
Alternatively called Remote Assistance, Windows Remote Assistance is a Microsoft Windows feature introduced with Windows XP that allows others to connect to your computer. The image below is an example of the initial screen of Windows Remote Assistance. Using Remote Assistance, a computer user can allow another person to view their computer screen, get help with how to perform specific tasks or fix issues. Remote assistance also allows another person to remotely control the mouse cursor and type commands into the computer without being at the computer....
Difficulty Easy Steps 3 Time Required 1 minute Sections The Batteries 1 step Access to major components 1 step RAM memory 1 step Flags Grammar Police Embrace your inner English teacher and help improve this guide’s grammar! Member-Contributed Guide An awesome member of our community made this guide. It is not managed by iFixit staff. Better Introduction Improve this guide by completing or revising its introduction. Backwhy! N650DU Full Screen...
Difficulty Difficult Steps 21 Time Required 25 - 30 minutes Sections 6 Battery 3 steps Outer Case 2 steps Speakers 2 steps Bluetooth 4 steps Motherboard 7 steps LCD Display 3 steps Flags 0 BackNintendo Wii U GamePad Full Screen Options History Save to Favorites Download PDF Edit Translate Get Shareable Link Embed This Guide Notify Me of Changes Stop Notifications Introduction What you need Video Overview Step 1 Battery Place Gamepad face down and remove the two 4....
Recover Windows to an earlier copy If you’re unable to boot into Windows because of this error, boot into Windows Safe Mode and restore Windows to an earlier copy before proceeding. The solutions on this page require you to be able to access Windows Safe Mode or Normal Mode. If you cannot get into Windows at all, you need to run the Windows installation process to run a Windows Repair installation or a full Windows reinstallation....
Difficulty Easy Steps 9 Time Required 5 minutes Sections 1 HEPA Filter 9 steps Flags Featured Student Guide This guide has been the hard work of our awesome students and is found to be exceptionally cool by the iFixit staff. BackWinix C535 Air Cleaner with PlasmaWave Technology Full Screen Options History Save to Favorites Download PDF Edit Translate Get Shareable Link Embed This Guide Notify Me of Changes Stop Notifications...
Difficulty Difficult Steps 7 Time Required 1 - 2 days Sections 1 LT/RT Magnet Adjustment 7 steps Flags Member-Contributed Guide An awesome member of our community made this guide. It is not managed by iFixit staff. BackXbox One Wireless Controller (Model 1697) Full Screen Options History Save to Favorites Download PDF Edit Translate Get Shareable Link Embed This Guide Notify Me of Changes Stop Notifications Introduction TO AVOID MELTING THE PLASTIC FRAME WHEN INSTALLING HEATSHRINK TUBING, ADJUST THE LIGHTER/TORCH TO THE LOWEST RELIABLE IGNITION POINT....
Difficulty Moderate Steps 8 Time Required 10 minutes Sections 2 Battery 2 steps Camera 6 steps Flags 0 BackZTE Avail 2 Full Screen Options History Save to Favorites Download PDF Edit Translate Get Shareable Link Embed This Guide Notify Me of Changes Stop Notifications Introduction Once you successfully replace the camera lens, your device should now take higher quality pictures and videos. What you need Step 1 Battery Before disassembling your ZTE Avail 2, be sure it is powered off....
Student-Contributed Wiki An awesome team of students from our education program made this wiki. The ZTE Quest will not power on when the power button is pressed. Ensure that the charger is fully pressed into both a working outlet as well as the charging port of the phone. If possible, try charging another device that has a micro-USB charging port to determine whether the charger needs to be replaced. Try charging the ZTE Quest with a charger that you know works....
J may refer to any of the following: J is a keyboard key used with the keyboard shortcuts Alt+J, Command+J, and Ctrl+J. With regular expressions, “J” is a regular expression flag to allow duplicate group names. With Microsoft Excel and other spreadsheet programs, “J” is the tenth column of a spreadsheet. To reference the first cell in the column, you’d use “J1.” In Adobe Photoshop, J is a shortcut to select the healing brush tools....
Short for lines per minute, LPM is the number of lines of text a printer can produce in one minute. The LPM is affected by factors such as the text size, resolution, and color. Other measurements of a printer performance include CPM and PPM. Computer acronyms, Line, Measurement, Printer terms Related information How to print a document, picture, or another file. How to view and cancel a print job in Windows....
A mechanical keyboard is a computer peripheral used to input text and other commands. The reason it’s called “mechanical” is that it utilizes a specific type of key switch. Mechanical keyboards are popular among typists and gamers as they can improve accuracy and may offer a more tactile feel when the keys are depressed. However, depending on the switch design, these keyboards can generate substantial noise while in use, and tend to have a thicker profile than membrane-based keyboards....
Oversharenting, or sharenting, is a term created by combining the words oversharing and parenting. Oversharenting describes parents who put too much information about their children on social networks. An example of oversharenting is a parent who posts an excessive number of stories, pictures, or other child details on social media platforms (e.g., Facebook or Instagram). Chat terms, Internet terms, Story, TMI Related information Protect children from harmful material and people on the Internet....
Short for silicon on insulator, SOI is a semiconductor fabrication technique developed by IBM to make transistors faster by eliminating the charging and discharging of a capacitance. By eliminating this step, SOI technology enables faster processors. Computer abbreviations, Electronics terms, MOS
Unauthorized access is when someone gains access to a website, program, server, service, or other system using someone else’s account or other methods. For example, if someone kept guessing a password or username for an account that was not theirs until they gained access, it is considered unauthorized access. Unauthorized access could also occur if a user attempts to access an area of a system they should not be accessing. When attempting to access that area, they would be denied access and possibly see an unauthorized access message....
Short for University of Washington Information Navigator, UWIN is software that helps allow users to view information available through the University of Washington’s campus network. Computer acronyms, Software terms Related information Software help and support.
When opening a file that Windows does not recognize an ‘Open with’ window is shown, similar to the one shown in the picture below. If you believe you have a program capable of handling this file, locate the program, highlight it, and click Ok. If you do not see the program listed, click the Other button and browse to the location of the program used to open this file. If you always want to open this type of file with this program, select “Always use this program to open this type of file....
If your computer is sluggish, one of the ways to investigate what’s causing the problem is to check the Task Manager. While Task Manager displays the running processes that could be hogging all the resources, it doesn’t necessarily explain what they mean. Wsappx is one of those unfamiliar services you’ll see in Task Manager. However, even though you can see the wsappx process, it isn’t entirely clear what it does. And why is it taking up a significant amount of your CPU and disk resources?...
