Welcome to Russell Hitchcock's Section

Russell Hitchcock is an independent technology consultant whose specialties include networked hardware, control systems, and antennae. Russell also has extensive technical writing experience on the above topics.

You can contact Russell at rghitch@gmail.com.

Russell Hitchcock's Latest Contributions

OSI Reference Model: Layer 1 hardware: Date - May 08, 2008; Section - Articles & Tutorials / Common for all OSes; A description of layer 1 of the OSI reference model and the hardware which relates to that layer.
High Assurance Strategies: Date - Apr 10, 2008; Section - Articles & Tutorials / General Networking; How to set up a high assurance network taking into account security and proper high availability measures.
Graphic Cards: Date - Mar 20, 2008; Section - Articles & Tutorials / Common for all OSes; An overview of graphic cards, why they are important in some businesses, and some common features.
Batteries: Date - Dec 18, 2007; Section - Articles & Tutorials / Common for all OSes; Explanation of common battery technologies seen in the computer industry.
Computer Cooling Technologies: Date - Nov 22, 2007; Section - Articles & Tutorials / Common for all OSes; An overview of some different computer cooling technologies and an introduction to some of the issues involved when attempting to limit your network's energy usage.
Multi-Core CPUs: Date - Oct 23, 2007; Section - Articles & Tutorials / Common for all OSes; Topics related to the adoption of multi-core CPUs.
Memory and Storage - Part 3: Bus Specifications: Date - Sep 11, 2007; Section - Articles & Tutorials / Common for all OSes; Understanding how memory is connected to the CPU and how it can be manipulated.
Memory and Storage - Part 2: New Memory Technologies: Date - Aug 02, 2007; Section - Articles & Tutorials / Common for all OSes; Data storage up-and-coming technologies
Memory and Storage - Part 1: Date - Jul 17, 2007; Section - Articles & Tutorials / Common for all OSes; Common forms of data storage, up-and-coming technologies and common memory addressing protocols.
Copper and Glass: A Guide to Network Cables: Date - May 08, 2007; Section - Articles & Tutorials / General Networking; A high level overview of twisted pair cables, Coax cables, and Fibre optic cables.