Wavetable sound cards

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Wavetable has replaced FM in the sound card market. Wavetable synthesis is actually a technology usually limited to higher-end synthesizers that uses algorithms to combine and process waveforms. Consumer sound cards actually use a sample playback technology with limited manipulation capability. Still, even limited wavetable technology is an improvement over FM technology. A wavetable sound is a sample of a real instrument, which is created with special recording techniques that sample each instrument over multiple ranges. A card's polyphony refers to how many sounds a card can reproduce simultaneously. Cards with higher polyphony can reproduce a richer orchestration. For users that also wish to play games, the card should be Sound Blaster compatible. Most boards have a CD-ROM interface, so a separate adapter for the CD-ROM drive is not required. Installation and configuration of a sound card can be very complex, but cards that comply with the Plug and Play standard are much easier to install.

Hardware buyers' guide, MIDI, Sound board/audio device, Sound cards

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Are you being served?

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The Web server market has gone from a mere two free products, to dozens of commercial offerings ranging in price from $120 to $10,000. Microsoft and NaviSoft threaten to change the nature of this newly emerging market by giving away their products for free. This move has forced competitors to cut prices drastically. To serve pages on the World Wide Web, a direct Internet connection and a computer server are both required. The choice of server will depend on the amount of traffic and nature of the content. The software works in the background, running on the server and responding to requests from Web browsers. Although it is possible to assemble the various pieces of a Web server, many companies prefer to purchase a complete bundle. Although Web servers traditionally ran on UNIX, Windows NT is also capable of maintaining a large Web server.

Web site/Web page development, Software buyers' guide

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The host with the most

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Small- to medium-size companies faced with increasing Web site traffic are instructed to evaluate their respective business models. Enterprises that require constant access to their databases to update content are advised to Internet infrastructure and an IT staff are instructed to establish an in-house server. Corporations that lack these requirements, however, may be faced with cost-prohibitive expenses in setting up office servers and would be better off co-locating their Internet servers. After all, office set-ups are typically priced anywhere between $1,000 and $20,000. Additional monthly fees are also incurred from telephone companies, ISP carriers and network administrator salaries. Companies that are simply faced with decreasing bandwidth are advised to consider switching to an alternate ISP that promises enhanced performance.

Prepackaged software, Internet software, Column, Internet/Web overview, Web site management software, System selection, Systems management

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