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Looking Inside a PC Console

<h1 style="font-size:20px;margin:0.25rem 0px;padding:0px 0px 0.5rem;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(204,204,204);color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><br></h1>  <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">You may want to see the components that make up your PCconsole, the PC's guts. For a peek inside a PC (without having to dissect your own), look no further. A PC's insides are shown in this figure, which is a sideways view of a typical mini-tower PC — as though you removed the right side of the console and looked inside. (In the figure, the left side represents the front of the console.)</p>  <div class="imageBlock" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;width:396px"><img alt="A peek inside the console." height="400" src="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/08/80408.image0.jpg" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; max-width: 100%; height: auto !important;" width="396"><div class="imageCaption" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px">  A peek inside the console.</div></div><p class="Remember" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Missing from this figure are the myriad cables that festoon the console's interior space; the typical PC's console is a lot less roomy. And, if you've owned the computer for a while, some dust is in there too — maybe even cat hair!</p>  <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">The three main parts of the console's tummy are</p><ul class="level-one" style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px">  <li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><b>The disk drive cage:</b> A contraption used to hold internal disk drives, an optical (DVD) drive, and a hard drive. The cage also has room for even more disk drives (the so-called "future expansion").</p>  </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><b>The power supply: </b>Feeds the console that all-important stuff called electricity.</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">  <b>The motherboard: </b>The computer's main circuitry board.</p></li></ul><p class="Remember" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">  Everything inside the PC's case is amodular component: Individual pieces can be replaced without having to toss out the entire console. Modularity is one of the keys to the PC's success over the years.</p>

Looking Inside a PC Console

You may want to see the components that make up your PCconsole, the PC's guts. For a peek inside a PC (without having to dissect your ...

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Looking Inside a PC Console

<h1 style="font-size:20px;margin:0.25rem 0px;padding:0px 0px 0.5rem;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(204,204,204);color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><br></h1>  <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">You may want to see the components that make up your PCconsole, the PC's guts. For a peek inside a PC (without having to dissect your own), look no further. A PC's insides are shown in this figure, which is a sideways view of a typical mini-tower PC — as though you removed the right side of the console and looked inside. (In the figure, the left side represents the front of the console.)</p>  <div class="imageBlock" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;width:396px"><img alt="A peek inside the console." height="400" src="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/08/80408.image0.jpg" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; max-width: 100%; height: auto !important;" width="396"><div class="imageCaption" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px">  A peek inside the console.</div></div><p class="Remember" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Missing from this figure are the myriad cables that festoon the console's interior space; the typical PC's console is a lot less roomy. And, if you've owned the computer for a while, some dust is in there too — maybe even cat hair!</p>  <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">The three main parts of the console's tummy are</p><ul class="level-one" style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px">  <li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><b>The disk drive cage:</b> A contraption used to hold internal disk drives, an optical (DVD) drive, and a hard drive. The cage also has room for even more disk drives (the so-called "future expansion").</p>  </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><b>The power supply: </b>Feeds the console that all-important stuff called electricity.</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">  <b>The motherboard: </b>The computer's main circuitry board.</p></li></ul><p class="Remember" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">  Everything inside the PC's case is amodular component: Individual pieces can be replaced without having to toss out the entire console. Modularity is one of the keys to the PC's success over the years.</p>

Looking Inside a PC Console

You may want to see the components that make up your PCconsole, the PC's guts. For a peek inside a PC (without having to dissect your ...

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How to Encrypt Important Files or Folders on Your Laptop

How to Encrypt Important Files or Folders on Your Laptop

If your laptop's hard drive is set upwith NTFS formatting, Windows can scramble or encrypt your files. (This feature...

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How to Encrypt Important Files or Folders on Your Laptop

How to Encrypt Important Files or Folders on Your Laptop

If your laptop's hard drive is set upwith NTFS formatting, Windows can scramble or encrypt your files. (This feature...

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<h1 style="font-size:20px;margin:0.25rem 0px;padding:0px 0px 0.5rem;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(204,204,204);color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">One of the hallmarks of successful employees is their ability to think creatively and develop innovative solutions to the vast number of problems they encounter on the job. Identifying, enhancing, and reinforcing your employees' efforts to engage in creative thinking is critical. You should be doing this informally throughout the employee-evaluation period, and you should specifically target this area during the formal reviews.</span><br>  </h1><h2 style="margin:0.25rem 0px 1.25rem;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:19px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Problem-solving</h2><h3 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">  Exceptional: Consistently exceeds expectations</h3><ul class="level-one" style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">  Uses an arsenal of creative strategies to productively solve a wide range of problems</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Consistently generates outstanding solutions to the most demanding problems</p>  </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Focuses on solving problems, not on symptoms</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">  Has powerful analytical skills that she applies to every stage of the problem-solving process</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Establishes workable, prioritized, and highly effective problem-solving plans for each problem, instead of instantly jumping in and trying to solve them all</p>  </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Varies his problem-solving style to meet the nature and demands of the problem itself</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">  Approaches all problems with confidence and the expectation that she will generate solid and innovative solutions</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">  Actively seeks out problems that require the most creative thinking</p></li></ul><h3 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Excellent: Frequently exceeds expectations</h3>  <ul class="level-one" style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">  Is a highly effective problem solver from start to finish</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Comes up with creative strategies when other employees are stuck</p>  </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Is frequently sought for a second look at problems that have stumped other employees</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">  Takes a fresh look at problems and identifies new inroads to solve them</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Creatively uses state-of-the-art technology to help in the problem-solving process</p>  </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Finds solutions that have eluded many others</p></li></ul><h3 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">  Fully competent: Meets expectations</h3><ul class="level-one" style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">  Defines and understands problems before attempting to solve them</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Is a tenacious problem solver</p></li><li>  <p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Has a broad range of problem-solving skills that he applies effectively to all problems and problem situations</p></li>  <li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Is confident in her creative methods and unafraid to take a stand</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">  Creatively works his way around, over, under, or through obstacles in the problem-solving process</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Solves problems before they become crises</p>  </li></ul><h3 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Marginal: Occasionally fails to meet expectations</h3><ul class="level-one" style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px">  <li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Gets stumped on the more challenging problems and quickly moves on to others that are easier to solve</p></li><li>  <p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Generates average solutions to problems that could yield far more positive results if approached more creatively</p></li>  <li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Is uninterested in new problem-solving strategies</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">  Focuses excessively on superficial issues, while often overlooking the deeper cause of the problem</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Identifies problems, but takes inadequate steps to resolve them</p>  </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Rushes through problems that require more thorough analysis</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">  Is reluctant to make recommendations based on her findings</p></li></ul><h3 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Unsatisfactory: Consistently fails to meet expectations</h3>  <ul class="level-one" style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">  Employs problem-solving techniques that end up generating even more problems</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Creates more problems than he solves</p>  </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Overlooks or underestimates problems until they've become major issues</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">  Analyzes minor issues and lets larger problems fester and grow</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Decides on the solution to a problem before starting her analysis</p>  </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Comes up with solutions that are incorrect, insufficient, and invalid</p></li></ul><h2 style="margin:0.25rem 0px 1.25rem;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:19px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">  Thinking outside the box</h2><h3 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Exceptional: Consistently exceeds expectations</h3><ul class="level-one" style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px">  <li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Approaches problems with an open mind and without preconceived notions</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">  Questions assumptions regarding the significance of each piece of data and reassesses the value of each</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Looks at issues, questions, and dilemmas from every angle and generates entirely new ways to resolve them</p>  </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Is unrestrained by traditional problem-solving approaches, strategies, or expectations</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">  Generates productive outcomes by including unlikely people or resources in the problem-solving process</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Is unconcerned with others' opinions regarding the approach or style that he's using</p>  </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Keeps an ongoing log of her creative ideas in order to continuously enhance them</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">  Thinks outside the box by moving out of his workstation or office in order to literally look at a problem in a different light</p></li></ul><h3 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">  Excellent: Frequently exceeds expectations</h3><ul class="level-one" style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">  Productively integrates people, processes, and systems that seemingly don't go together at all</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Takes concepts that are cast in stone and then shatters, reshapes, or redefines them to generate more productive ideas and solutions</p>  </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Excludes seemingly essential components to open the door to a wider range of creative solutions</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">  Is open to totally different ideas, assumptions, and strategies</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Isn't afraid to make mistakes</p></li><li>  <p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Doesn't give up in the face of doubtful comments by others who observe her unorthodox style</p></li></ul><h3 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">  Fully competent: Meets expectations</h3><ul class="level-one" style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">  Avoids yesterday's problem-solving strategies</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Enjoys working on projects that require creative thinking and solutions</p>  </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Has attended training sessions that focus on creative thinking and problem solving</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">  Uses his excellent observational skills to find overlooked pieces of data that can open up entirely new ways to solve problems</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">  Has an unconventional problem-solving style that yields better-than-conventional results</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Is always looking for new and productive ways to use everyday items</p>  </li></ul><h3 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Marginal: Occasionally fails to meet expectations</h3><ul class="level-one" style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px">  <li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Overly satisfied with the status quo</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">  Is afraid of making a wrong decision</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Regards unconventional thinking as too risky</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">  Has negative feelings and expectations when engaged in thinking that is slightly different from her traditional approach</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">  At the first sign of a problem, immediately reverts from creative thinking to overly structured thinking</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Believes that he is already thinking outside the box, but his actions indicate otherwise</p>  </li></ul><h3 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Unsatisfactory: Consistently fails to meet expectations</h3><ul class="level-one" style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px">  <li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Is far more comfortable thinking inside the box</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">  Rarely challenges assumptions</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Is unwilling to change her thinking style, regardless of recent questionable decisions</p>  </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Refuses to attend programs that focus on creative thinking</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">  Only takes on projects that can be handled with very conventional thinking</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Avoids projects that call for creative thinking</p>  </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Regards the concept of thinking outside the box as a fad</p></li></ul>

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<h1 style="font-size:20px;margin:0.25rem 0px;padding:0px 0px 0.5rem;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(204,204,204);color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">One of the hallmarks of successful employees is their ability to think creatively and develop innovative solutions to the vast number of problems they encounter on the job. Identifying, enhancing, and reinforcing your employees' efforts to engage in creative thinking is critical. You should be doing this informally throughout the employee-evaluation period, and you should specifically target this area during the formal reviews.</span><br>  </h1><h2 style="margin:0.25rem 0px 1.25rem;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:19px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Problem-solving</h2><h3 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">  Exceptional: Consistently exceeds expectations</h3><ul class="level-one" style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">  Uses an arsenal of creative strategies to productively solve a wide range of problems</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Consistently generates outstanding solutions to the most demanding problems</p>  </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Focuses on solving problems, not on symptoms</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">  Has powerful analytical skills that she applies to every stage of the problem-solving process</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Establishes workable, prioritized, and highly effective problem-solving plans for each problem, instead of instantly jumping in and trying to solve them all</p>  </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Varies his problem-solving style to meet the nature and demands of the problem itself</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">  Approaches all problems with confidence and the expectation that she will generate solid and innovative solutions</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">  Actively seeks out problems that require the most creative thinking</p></li></ul><h3 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Excellent: Frequently exceeds expectations</h3>  <ul class="level-one" style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">  Is a highly effective problem solver from start to finish</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Comes up with creative strategies when other employees are stuck</p>  </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Is frequently sought for a second look at problems that have stumped other employees</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">  Takes a fresh look at problems and identifies new inroads to solve them</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Creatively uses state-of-the-art technology to help in the problem-solving process</p>  </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Finds solutions that have eluded many others</p></li></ul><h3 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">  Fully competent: Meets expectations</h3><ul class="level-one" style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">  Defines and understands problems before attempting to solve them</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Is a tenacious problem solver</p></li><li>  <p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Has a broad range of problem-solving skills that he applies effectively to all problems and problem situations</p></li>  <li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Is confident in her creative methods and unafraid to take a stand</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">  Creatively works his way around, over, under, or through obstacles in the problem-solving process</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Solves problems before they become crises</p>  </li></ul><h3 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Marginal: Occasionally fails to meet expectations</h3><ul class="level-one" style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px">  <li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Gets stumped on the more challenging problems and quickly moves on to others that are easier to solve</p></li><li>  <p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Generates average solutions to problems that could yield far more positive results if approached more creatively</p></li>  <li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Is uninterested in new problem-solving strategies</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">  Focuses excessively on superficial issues, while often overlooking the deeper cause of the problem</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Identifies problems, but takes inadequate steps to resolve them</p>  </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Rushes through problems that require more thorough analysis</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">  Is reluctant to make recommendations based on her findings</p></li></ul><h3 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Unsatisfactory: Consistently fails to meet expectations</h3>  <ul class="level-one" style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">  Employs problem-solving techniques that end up generating even more problems</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Creates more problems than he solves</p>  </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Overlooks or underestimates problems until they've become major issues</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">  Analyzes minor issues and lets larger problems fester and grow</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Decides on the solution to a problem before starting her analysis</p>  </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Comes up with solutions that are incorrect, insufficient, and invalid</p></li></ul><h2 style="margin:0.25rem 0px 1.25rem;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:19px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">  Thinking outside the box</h2><h3 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Exceptional: Consistently exceeds expectations</h3><ul class="level-one" style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px">  <li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Approaches problems with an open mind and without preconceived notions</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">  Questions assumptions regarding the significance of each piece of data and reassesses the value of each</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Looks at issues, questions, and dilemmas from every angle and generates entirely new ways to resolve them</p>  </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Is unrestrained by traditional problem-solving approaches, strategies, or expectations</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">  Generates productive outcomes by including unlikely people or resources in the problem-solving process</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Is unconcerned with others' opinions regarding the approach or style that he's using</p>  </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Keeps an ongoing log of her creative ideas in order to continuously enhance them</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">  Thinks outside the box by moving out of his workstation or office in order to literally look at a problem in a different light</p></li></ul><h3 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">  Excellent: Frequently exceeds expectations</h3><ul class="level-one" style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">  Productively integrates people, processes, and systems that seemingly don't go together at all</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Takes concepts that are cast in stone and then shatters, reshapes, or redefines them to generate more productive ideas and solutions</p>  </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Excludes seemingly essential components to open the door to a wider range of creative solutions</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">  Is open to totally different ideas, assumptions, and strategies</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Isn't afraid to make mistakes</p></li><li>  <p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Doesn't give up in the face of doubtful comments by others who observe her unorthodox style</p></li></ul><h3 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">  Fully competent: Meets expectations</h3><ul class="level-one" style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">  Avoids yesterday's problem-solving strategies</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Enjoys working on projects that require creative thinking and solutions</p>  </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Has attended training sessions that focus on creative thinking and problem solving</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">  Uses his excellent observational skills to find overlooked pieces of data that can open up entirely new ways to solve problems</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">  Has an unconventional problem-solving style that yields better-than-conventional results</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Is always looking for new and productive ways to use everyday items</p>  </li></ul><h3 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Marginal: Occasionally fails to meet expectations</h3><ul class="level-one" style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px">  <li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Overly satisfied with the status quo</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">  Is afraid of making a wrong decision</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Regards unconventional thinking as too risky</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">  Has negative feelings and expectations when engaged in thinking that is slightly different from her traditional approach</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">  At the first sign of a problem, immediately reverts from creative thinking to overly structured thinking</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Believes that he is already thinking outside the box, but his actions indicate otherwise</p>  </li></ul><h3 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Unsatisfactory: Consistently fails to meet expectations</h3><ul class="level-one" style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px">  <li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Is far more comfortable thinking inside the box</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">  Rarely challenges assumptions</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Is unwilling to change her thinking style, regardless of recent questionable decisions</p>  </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Refuses to attend programs that focus on creative thinking</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">  Only takes on projects that can be handled with very conventional thinking</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Avoids projects that call for creative thinking</p>  </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Regards the concept of thinking outside the box as a fad</p></li></ul>

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How to Connect Your Laptop to the Internet from a WiFi Hotspot

<h1 style="font-size:20px;margin:0.25rem 0px;padding:0px 0px 0.5rem;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(204,204,204);color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><br></h1>  <div id="playerContainer" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"></div><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">  </p><h2 style="margin:0.25rem 0px 1.25rem;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:19px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Audio Transcript</h2><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">  Learn to connect your Windows Vista laptop to the internet from a Wi-Fi hotspot.</p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">  First, turn on the laptop, choose Start, then Connect to. You see a display of wireless networks detected by your laptop. If you hover your onscreen pointer on or near one of the names, you can learn some details of the network, including the strength of the signal and whether the system is protected by password security. Click the network you want to use and click connect.</p>  <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">If the network requires validation, enter the network security key or pass phrase. Click ok. If you have successfully made the connection, you get a confirmation message. Now click close.</p>  <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">You can also confirm the connection by clicking Start, Network. You should see icons for the network you just added, as well as for other computers and devices that are part of the network.</p>

How to Connect Your Laptop to the Internet from a WiFi Hotspot

Audio Transcript Learn to connect your Windows Vista laptop to the internet from a Wi-Fi hotspot. First, turn on the laptop, choose ...

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How to Connect Your Laptop to the Internet from a WiFi Hotspot

<h1 style="font-size:20px;margin:0.25rem 0px;padding:0px 0px 0.5rem;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(204,204,204);color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><br></h1>  <div id="playerContainer" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"></div><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">  </p><h2 style="margin:0.25rem 0px 1.25rem;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:19px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Audio Transcript</h2><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">  Learn to connect your Windows Vista laptop to the internet from a Wi-Fi hotspot.</p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">  First, turn on the laptop, choose Start, then Connect to. You see a display of wireless networks detected by your laptop. If you hover your onscreen pointer on or near one of the names, you can learn some details of the network, including the strength of the signal and whether the system is protected by password security. Click the network you want to use and click connect.</p>  <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">If the network requires validation, enter the network security key or pass phrase. Click ok. If you have successfully made the connection, you get a confirmation message. Now click close.</p>  <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">You can also confirm the connection by clicking Start, Network. You should see icons for the network you just added, as well as for other computers and devices that are part of the network.</p>

How to Connect Your Laptop to the Internet from a WiFi Hotspot

Audio Transcript Learn to connect your Windows Vista laptop to the internet from a Wi-Fi hotspot. First, turn on the laptop, choose ...

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How to Access Another Computer's Disk Drives from Your Laptop

How to Access Another Computer's Disk Drives from Your Laptop

You can use your laptop to access another computer's disk drives over a network. To be more specific, however, you don't...

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