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an array of individual LED bulbs, OLED uses a series of thin, light Thunderbird, or Mac OS X Mail) uses SMTP to send a message to
emitting films. This allows the OLED array to produce brighter the mail server, and the mail server uses SMTP to relay that message
light while using less energy than existing LCD/LED technologies. to the correct receiving mail server. When configuring the settings for
And since these light-emitting films are composed of hydrocarbon your e-mail program, you usually need to set the SMTP server to your
chains, rather than semiconductors laden with heavy metals like local Internet Service Provider’s SMTP settings (i.e. “smtp.yourisp.
gallium arsenide phosphide, they get that “O” for “organic” in their com”). However, the incoming mail server (IMAP or POP3) should
name. be set to your mail account’s server (i.e. hotmail.com), which may be
different than the SMTP server.
LED
Light-Emitting Diode. Early LEDs produced only red light, but TCP/IP
modern LEDs can produce several different colors, including red, Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. These two
green, and blue (RGB) light. Since LEDs are energy efficient and protocols were developed by the U.S. military in the early days of the
have a long lifespan (often more than 100,000 hours), they have Internet. The purpose was to allow computers to communicate over
begun to replace traditional light bulbs in many uses. You can long distance networks, transferring information in ‘packets’ of data.
typically identify LEDs by a series of small lights that make up a The TCP part has to do with the verifying delivery of the packets.
larger display. For example, if you look closely at a traffic light, you The IP part refers to the moving of data packets between devices
can tell it is an LED light if each circle is comprised of a cluster of on a network. TCP/IP has since then become the foundation of the
dots. The energy-efficient nature of LEDs allows them to produce Internet. Therefore, TCP/IP software is built into all major operating
brighter light than other types of bulbs while using less energy. For systems, such as Unix, Windows, and the Mac OS.
this reason, traditional flat screen LCD displays have started to be
replaced by LED displays, which use LEDs for the backlight. USB
Universal Serial Bus. It can be used to connect keyboards, mice,
LTE game controllers, printers, scanners, digital cameras, and removable
media drives, just to name a few. With the help of a few USB hubs,
LTE, an abbreviation for Long-Term Evolution, commonly
marketed as 4G LTE, is a standard for wireless communication of you can connect up to 127 peripherals to a single USB port and use
high-speed data for mobile phones and other wireless devices. them all at once (let me know if you have tried this!). Though USB
was introduced in 1997, the technology didn’t really take off until
POP the introduction of Apple Computer’s iMac (in late 1998) which
Post Office Protocol. POP3, sometimes referred to as just “POP,” is exclusively used USB ports. The newest version of USB is 3.0, which
a simple, standardized method of delivering e-mail messages. When is much faster than USB 2.0.
a user connects to the mail server to retrieve his mail, the messages
are downloaded from mail server to the user’s hard disk. When you 4G
configure your e-mail client, such as Outlook (Windows) or Mail 4G, short for fourth generation, is the fourth generation of mobile
(Mac OS X), you will need to enter the type of mail server your telecommunications technology, succeeding 3G and preceding 5G.
e-mail account uses. IMAP mail servers are a bit more complex A 4G system, in addition to the usual voice and other services of
than POP3 servers and allow e-mail messages to be read and stored 3G, provides faster mobile broadband Internet access, for example to
on the server. You may have to check with your ISP or whoever smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices.
manages your mail account to find out what settings to use for
configuring your mail program. If your e-mail account is on a POP3 4K
mail server, you will need to enter the correct POP3 server address 4K has become the common name for ultra high definition television
in your e-mail program settings. Of course, to successfully retrieve (UHDTV), although its resolution is only 3840 x 2160, a little less
your mail, you will have to enter a valid username and password too. than the 4000 pixels required for true 4K resolution.
RSS 5K
RDF Site Summary, but is commonly referred to as Really Simple 5K monitors display images at a resolution of 5120 x 2880. This is
Syndication. RSS is method of providing website content such as about 60 percent more pixels than 4K displays, which have a resolution
news stories or software updates in a standard format. Websites such of 3840 x 2160 pixels.
as The Wall Street Journal and nytimes.com provide news stories to
various RSS feeds (or lists) that distribute them over the Internet. Jeff Bohr
Naples Mac Help
SMTP 239.595.0482 | jeff@jeffbohr.com
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol. Your e-mail client (such as Outlook,
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emitting films. This allows the OLED array to produce brighter the mail server, and the mail server uses SMTP to relay that message
light while using less energy than existing LCD/LED technologies. to the correct receiving mail server. When configuring the settings for
And since these light-emitting films are composed of hydrocarbon your e-mail program, you usually need to set the SMTP server to your
chains, rather than semiconductors laden with heavy metals like local Internet Service Provider’s SMTP settings (i.e. “smtp.yourisp.
gallium arsenide phosphide, they get that “O” for “organic” in their com”). However, the incoming mail server (IMAP or POP3) should
name. be set to your mail account’s server (i.e. hotmail.com), which may be
different than the SMTP server.
LED
Light-Emitting Diode. Early LEDs produced only red light, but TCP/IP
modern LEDs can produce several different colors, including red, Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. These two
green, and blue (RGB) light. Since LEDs are energy efficient and protocols were developed by the U.S. military in the early days of the
have a long lifespan (often more than 100,000 hours), they have Internet. The purpose was to allow computers to communicate over
begun to replace traditional light bulbs in many uses. You can long distance networks, transferring information in ‘packets’ of data.
typically identify LEDs by a series of small lights that make up a The TCP part has to do with the verifying delivery of the packets.
larger display. For example, if you look closely at a traffic light, you The IP part refers to the moving of data packets between devices
can tell it is an LED light if each circle is comprised of a cluster of on a network. TCP/IP has since then become the foundation of the
dots. The energy-efficient nature of LEDs allows them to produce Internet. Therefore, TCP/IP software is built into all major operating
brighter light than other types of bulbs while using less energy. For systems, such as Unix, Windows, and the Mac OS.
this reason, traditional flat screen LCD displays have started to be
replaced by LED displays, which use LEDs for the backlight. USB
Universal Serial Bus. It can be used to connect keyboards, mice,
LTE game controllers, printers, scanners, digital cameras, and removable
media drives, just to name a few. With the help of a few USB hubs,
LTE, an abbreviation for Long-Term Evolution, commonly
marketed as 4G LTE, is a standard for wireless communication of you can connect up to 127 peripherals to a single USB port and use
high-speed data for mobile phones and other wireless devices. them all at once (let me know if you have tried this!). Though USB
was introduced in 1997, the technology didn’t really take off until
POP the introduction of Apple Computer’s iMac (in late 1998) which
Post Office Protocol. POP3, sometimes referred to as just “POP,” is exclusively used USB ports. The newest version of USB is 3.0, which
a simple, standardized method of delivering e-mail messages. When is much faster than USB 2.0.
a user connects to the mail server to retrieve his mail, the messages
are downloaded from mail server to the user’s hard disk. When you 4G
configure your e-mail client, such as Outlook (Windows) or Mail 4G, short for fourth generation, is the fourth generation of mobile
(Mac OS X), you will need to enter the type of mail server your telecommunications technology, succeeding 3G and preceding 5G.
e-mail account uses. IMAP mail servers are a bit more complex A 4G system, in addition to the usual voice and other services of
than POP3 servers and allow e-mail messages to be read and stored 3G, provides faster mobile broadband Internet access, for example to
on the server. You may have to check with your ISP or whoever smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices.
manages your mail account to find out what settings to use for
configuring your mail program. If your e-mail account is on a POP3 4K
mail server, you will need to enter the correct POP3 server address 4K has become the common name for ultra high definition television
in your e-mail program settings. Of course, to successfully retrieve (UHDTV), although its resolution is only 3840 x 2160, a little less
your mail, you will have to enter a valid username and password too. than the 4000 pixels required for true 4K resolution.
RSS 5K
RDF Site Summary, but is commonly referred to as Really Simple 5K monitors display images at a resolution of 5120 x 2880. This is
Syndication. RSS is method of providing website content such as about 60 percent more pixels than 4K displays, which have a resolution
news stories or software updates in a standard format. Websites such of 3840 x 2160 pixels.
as The Wall Street Journal and nytimes.com provide news stories to
various RSS feeds (or lists) that distribute them over the Internet. Jeff Bohr
Naples Mac Help
SMTP 239.595.0482 | jeff@jeffbohr.com
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol. Your e-mail client (such as Outlook,
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