Clocks - From The Sundial To The NTP Server Time is concept that has preoccupied the thoughts of humans since the earliest civilisations. It may only have been in the last century that we have begun to understand time, thanks to the work of Albert Einstein, but measuring its passing has been an important part of society.Historically time has been measured using the Earth's rotation and other astronomical cycles such as the phases of the...... Similar Editorial : by Mike Yeager. | Source : Computer Workstation Ergonomics
NTP Server - Keeping Track Of Time. When you set your watch by the speaking clock or the radio beeps have you ever wondered who is responsible for setting that time and how they can be sure it is accurate.This may seem like a straightforward question but their is no master clock that the world can tune in to but we do have the next best thing called UTC (Coordinated Universal Time). UTC is a global timescale based on the time told...... Similar Editorial : by David Evans. | Source : Computer Workstation Ergonomics
Calendars And The Measurement Of Time We are all aware of the passing of time; it governs us throughout our lives constantly ebbing away, dictating when we should eat, sleep, wake or work.Yet, the concept of time has baffled philosophers and scientists for millennia and we are still unsure of exactly what time is; although the work of Einstein and others has led us some way in its understanding.However, exactly what time is does not...... Similar Editorial : by Bill Stoller. | Source : Desktops For Computer
The Deadly Power Of Custard: Explosion Risks In The Food Manufacture Industry Okay kids, take a tin of custard powder, open the lid and place it inside a larger tin with a sealable lid. Make a hole in the tin can and place a tube through until it touches the custard inside the tin. Now place a candle inside the tin, quickly seal the lid then blow through the tube: kaboom, the lid should have flown off as the custard ignited.Science teachers love this kind of experiment; it...... Similar Editorial : by News Canada. | Source : Desktops For Computer
Dangers Of Forklifts - Protecting People And Property Every year there are about 8,000 accidents involving forklift trucks (FLT) resulting in injury and deaths are not uncommon.Even if people are not injured in a forklift accident there is often damage to buildings, equipment or to the forklift itself. The majority of accidents occur due to poor driver training, badly laid out premises or inadequate FLT maintenance. There are however, certain...... Similar Editorial : by John C. Thorenssen. | Source : Atv Trailer
Protect Your Electrical Equipment From Dust Computers, monitors and other electrical equipment are now just as commonplace in industry and manufacturing as they are in the office or home. Unfortunately however the demands on electrical equipment such as computers are completely different in industrial environments than those placed on the office PC.Industrial environments tend to be dirty and grimy and contain plenty of contaminants that...... Similar Editorial : by Richard n Williams. | Source : Electronic Load
Time Servers And The Importance Of Synchronisation. Timeservers are like other computer servers in the sense they are usually locatedon a network. A time server gathers timing information, usually from anexternal hardware source and then synchronises the network to that time.Often timeservers are synchronised to a UTC (Coordinated Universal time) source which isthe global standard time scale and allows computers all over the world tosynchronised to...... Similar Editorial : by Emmanuel Eichler. | Source : Home Wireless Networks
