Archive for September, 2005

AOL Email Update

Wednesday, September 28th, 2005

AOL has added our company to their whitelist. This means that we shouldnt have any more problems with sending emails to AOL users. If you find that you are not receiving emails from us, even though you have requested to, then let us know. You can contact our customer support at 1.800.709.1345.

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Tuesday, September 27th, 2005

Today we sent out our monthly email - however, many people will not receive the email because there was a problem sending it out and we don’t want to resend the email and risk upsetting our customers who have already received it. As an alternative, you can use the promotional code GEFEN050925 (go to Sewell [...]

Support and AOL Email

Friday, September 23rd, 2005

We have recently changed the IP address of our mail server. The only major problem we have been experiencing is that our customers with AOL addresses are not receiving any of our emails. If you are placing an order with us, or need any technical support, and you are an aol customer, then please either [...]

IEEE

Thursday, September 15th, 2005

IEEE stands for Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers which is (among other things) a standards body that develops communication standards used in computers and peripherals.
I think the easiest way to understand communication standards is to think of them as Languages that the computer speaks. A language is just a set of pre-defined vocabulary and [...]

Fastlynx TCP/IP transfer

Tuesday, September 13th, 2005

To use Fastlynx in a TCP/IP transfer you will simply need to connect the two computers either over the network, or through a direct network connection (CAT5 Crossover cable or Firewire connection etc).
You will need to know the IP address of the computers. To find the IP address click on Start, [...]

Installing a PCI card

Monday, September 12th, 2005

To a lot of people who aren’t really comfortable with computers, anyghing with the green ‘circut board’ looks daunting. But the fact is that PCI cards are simple to install and can add a lot of functionality to your desktop, from USB or Firewire ports, to modem/LAN cards or even a TV Tuner
Before making [...]

Problems emailing Sewell Direct

Friday, September 9th, 2005

Update: Everything is up and working fine now. If you tried to send us an email on Friday and you have not heard back from us, please send an email to support@sewelldirect.com. We will get back to you as soon as possible. We apologize for the inconvenience.
I just wanted to drop a quick post and [...]

How fast is FastLynx TCP/IP ?

Wednesday, September 7th, 2005

Someone recently asked how fast FastLynx can transfer data using a gigabit ethernet card. Well, there are a few important factors that affect transfer speeds.
First, fast ethernet (what most cards use these days) runs at 100 Mbps (megabits per second). Gigabit ethernet runs at 1 Gbps (gigabits per second) which is roughly equivalent [...]

Installing drivers

Friday, September 2nd, 2005

Essentially all hardware devices need a software driver to tell the operating system how to use the part. Plug and Play devices are simply designed to run off of drivers that are built into most operating systems.
If the device does not use a “native” driver, then it will usually come with a [...]

Extending HDTV

Thursday, September 1st, 2005

Making the decision about how to extend the distance between and HD source and an HDTV is not easy. The current specification for high definition state that the signal can travel up to fifteen feet without degradation. Since HD is all-or-nothing, any degradation at all results in a choppy image that may be impossible to [...]