Touch Screen – Types and Applications.

Touch screen monitors were invented in 1971 by Dr. Samuel C. Hurst and since then have become increasingly popular, particularly in industrial computing but their recent use in mobile phones has seen a huge surge in development of this technology. Commercial and Industrial Touch screens combine both input and output devices getting rid of the […]

Workstations and Bacteria – The Medical Keyboard

Computer keyboards harbour more germs than toilet seats including the deadly bacteria MRSA, microbiologists tell us and with the increasing use of computers in the health profession there is a worry that an increase in hospital infections could be imminent as keyboards can act as a ‘superhighway’ for bacteria. There is an average of 3,300 […]

Industrial Accidents – Protecting Industrial Computers

Industrial areas are highly dangerous places. Heavy machinery, industrial processes like grinding and forklift trucks whizzing around can make the average factory a potential death-trap. Fortunately, most companies take health and safety seriously, as they should, and death and injury are now fortunately less common. However each year forklift trucks (FLT) are involved in over […]

Computer Enclosures – Protecting data

If you talk about computer protection and people automatically assume you are discussing anti-virus and anti-spyware software. At a pinch they may suggest that looking after data is also high on their list of security measures. But what if your computer gets stolen and it contains a lot of your personal date? Even worse what […]