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More and more workers use social media, such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn. At the same time, more and more HRs make the decision based on the social media activity of a job candidate. Let us see a figure. 34% There...
Packt Open Source Awards always give the best choice for Open Source software. Blender is the winner of 2011 Open Source Multimedia Software. Blender is the free open source 3D content creation suite. The steps to do it is model...
Mozilla released Firefox 15.0 few days ago. It is a big update from Firefox 14 to 15. Let us have a look at the new features. New Features Silent, background updates Support for SPDY networking protocol v3 WebGL enhancements, including...
I run VirtualBox on my desktop for testing purpose. Sometimes for fun. As Oracle releases VirtualBox 4.1.20 one week ago. I received the update notice when I double clicked the icon. Here is the change lists. VirtualBox 4.1.20 (released 2012-08-20)...
I do a database backup very ofter with mysqldump command. Just found an error come when I run the command, mysqldump as below. mysqldump: Got error: 1044: Access denied for user ‘root’@’localhost’ to database ‘information_schema’ when using LOCK TABLES I...
It is time to upgrade the forum powered by phpBB. New maintenance version 3.0.11 released. I have a small forum just upgraded from 3.0.10 to 3.0.11. It is easy to use Automatic Update Package. There are tons of bugs and...
During past few days, I did some modification on my blog here to accomodate the social media changes. First, I removed Digg button code from templates. Not just because of the traffic from Digg is very limited, but the Digg...
The experts have loads of advise on how to make your passwords stronger. Most of it is bunk. To Manage your Online Passwords, you can choose one of the best ways below or mix them. 1) Write them down Just...
I used Acer Aspire One very often these days. Just feel the fan is too noisy. I think it is time to clean it now. But, it is not a PC. It is a Netbook. Very compact. How to disassemble...
When computer, or PC, was used for months, the system will need to be tuneup. Just like a new car, after few month driving, it have to be sent to dealer garage to get a adjustment. AVG PC Tuneup 2011...
GPT stands for GUID Partition Table. The widespread MBR partitioning scheme, dating from the early 1980s, imposed limitations which affect the use of modern hardware. Intel therefore developed a new partition-table format in the late 1990s as part of what...
When using a SSD to hold the system with the fresh installation, 4K alignment is a key point to improve the performance. Ensure that your new partition layout is aligned with the 4KB sectors of such drives (older hard drives...
There are five proven ways to help you maximize cash flow. 1. Pay yourself firs. Set a savings goal – 10% or 15% of your gross income, and have that amount automatically transferred into a savings account every two weeks...
The question is where does your money go as a Canadian. Just saw the answer from CB, or Canadian Business, Aug.13 issue. The average Canadian household spends almost half its income on transportation, shelter and food. How does your spending...
As a PHP developer, you need the following information. The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 5.4.6 and PHP 5.3.16. These releases fix over 20 bugs. All users of PHP are encouraged to upgrade to PHP 5.4.6,...