How to set up an Oracle 12c database before something goes wrong

Benjamin Franklin thought an ounce of prevention was worth a pound of cure. This saying can be applied to tuning your Oracle 12c database. At today’s prices, a pound of cure comes with a pretty hefty price tag, so preparation and planning are paramount to any software installation. A properly executed Oracle database installation and … Read more

How to upgrade the graphics card on a Windows 7 desktop computer

Having a good graphics card is important on a Windows 7 PC. If you’re upgrading an old desktop PC to Windows 7, you might want to spend some time upgrading your graphics card as well. Although digging into the guts of your machine can be a little intimidating, as long as you do your homework, … Read more

The Correct Computer Setup for Home Recording

Regardless of the computer platform you choose, the things you find inside your computer play a major role in determining how smoothly (or less than) how smoothly your DAW will run. You should buy a computer that can only be dedicated to audio recording, because running other types of applications (home finance software, word processors, … Read more

The Importance of Virtualization to Big Data

Solving big data challenges requires managing large amounts of highly distributed data stores along with the use of computational and data-intensive applications. Virtualization provides an extra level of efficiency to make big data platforms a reality. Although virtualization is not technically a requirement for big data analysis, software frameworks are more efficient in a virtual … Read more

How to Select a New PC Motherboard

When you need a new motherboard on your computer, you may be overwhelmed by the options to replace the motherboard. However, choosing a motherboard is not as complicated as you think. Keep these guidelines in mind as you shop for a new PC motherboard: Select the type of motherboard that will fit your computer case. … Read more

How to Choose a Computer Processor

Intel and AMD are two leading manufacturers of computer processors. Both Intel’s current Pentium series processors (Pentium 4, Pentium D, Extreme Edition) and AMD’s Athlon 64 and 64 X2 series processors are excellent, so let price and chip speed guide you. Just make sure you get the right CPU for your motherboard because every motherboard … Read more

Manage Big Data Resources and Applications with Hadoop YARN

Job scheduling and big data tracking are an integral part of Hadoop MapReduce and can be used to manage resources and applications. Early versions of Hadoop supported an initial system for tracking tasks and tasks, but as the mix of work supported by Hadoop changed, the scheduler couldn’t keep up. In particular, the old scheduler … Read more

Computer Specs for Medical Transcription Work

Doing medical transcription requires a lot of brain power but not a lot of computing power. There’s no real need for a high-end CPU, super video card, or storage units (unless you want them for another purpose), and the money you save can be put into buying a better (or extra) monitor or comfortable chair. … Read more