Credit Card Readers Are Now Called Magnetic Stripe Readers

A magnetic stripe reader is a hardware input device or peripheral commonly used for swiping credit cards, ATM cards, bank cards, loyalty or membership cards.  With the use of a magnetic stripe it is able to read the stored information on the card. The magnetic stripe reader validates / confirms the accuracy and authenticity of the card issuer and card holder as well. It can be used to updates timely records on every transaction that the card is used for. Mag strip readers were known before as credit card readers, but because it is has become more widely used not only for credit cards but also for all other forms of cards that have a magnetic stripe it eventually got a more common used name of magnetic stripe reader.

The Importance of Cleaning Your Tape Drive

Tape drives are used by almost every computer user at one time or another. This mass storage peripheral is used to store backup copies of important files. It can be found in home offices, small and medium businesses and large companies. Since we are constantly using these tape drives day in and day out has it ever crossed our minds to use a cleaning tape to clean our tape drives once in awhile?

When we do stop and think about cleaning our tape drive we must consider a few things. First, it is important to know what kind of tape drive you are using because depending on the tape drive there are various ways of cleaning it. For example, if it's a stand-alone tape drive, you may use a cleaning tape and follow the manufacturer's instructions. Some tape drives need ...