What is Windows Blue and What Does it Mean for us?

Those who followed the news recently have no doubt heard about Windows Blue, and all those rumors related to Microsoft’s new OS version. While speculations have been floating quite for some time, with sources even claiming that this might be Windows 9, a completely new release which should sweeten sales for Microsoft, all the madness stopped when the Redmond-based giant acknowledged the project publicly.Until June 26th, when Microsoft will...

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Test and Preview Blogs Offline with Instant WordPress

 Creating WordPress blogs may be simple, but for someone who really wants the most out of a website steps like designing, thinking and testing an idea can really take a while. Now, thanks to Instant WordPress, webmasters can see how a blog looks and test their ideas before deploying the project to the broad public. In a few words, Instant WordPress performs every tricky task which must be taken to preview a blog offline, on a regular desktop...

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With an SSD, backups are more important than ever

Welcome to the dawn of the SSD age. Solid-state drives now offer great performance at affordable prices, which is why more and more users are choosing them in new PCs and adding them to older ones. I'm a big fan myself, but I want to share a cautionary tale. About six months ago, an acquaintance of mine installed an SSD in his laptop. Initially, he was delighted: the drive helped his system boot faster and run longer between trips to the wall...

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Even new PCs can have problems

Recently I splurged on a new laptop, a 13.3-inch Samsung Series 9 Ultrabook. Incredibly thin, light, and fast, it overjoyed me from the moment I unpacked it. It wasn't long, though, before my joy turned to frustration. Although it booted with lightning speed, Internet access seemed slow. In fact, sometimes I couldn't load Web pages at all. As usual when dealing with a mystery like this, I used the invaluable SpeedTest to help pin down the problem....

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Five steps to ultimate Firefox security

  Over the years, many have touted Mozilla’s Firefox as one of the most secure Web browsers. But as with other browsers, the security level offered depends on the settings. Some security features need to be manually enabled. Those turned on by default should still be double-checked. Follow these five steps to lock down Firefox. Start with the essentials in the browser’s own settings, then choose some useful add-ons. Finally, keep...

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Staying ahead of the crowd with 4G connection technology

If the only type of computer you own is a laptop, then it probably won’t make much sense for you to sign up for a DSL or cable connection. Even though WiFi broadband is super-fast, it is certainly not mobile. This means that instead of being a benefit to you, it can frustrate you and limit the use of your laptop. A 4G connection on the other hand can help you to become completely mobile. You can literally take your internet connection...

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Zoho CRM Review: Best Web Based Project Management Tool

Running a successful business is predicated on 2 ‘P’s: people and process. You need to have the right people to get the job done and you need to have the right processes for these people to work optimally. Many businesses turn to customer relationship management (CRM) software to handle many of their daily activities: lead acquisition and management, sales processes, and the integration of acquired data. Just take a step back and I’m sure you can...

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What is Fiber Optics and its importance in the broadband technologies

The technology is changing every day and every time it is getting easier and safer than before. Once, the computer was a dreamt object, then it became very popular and available. After that, the time of the internet came, it was not available at the beginning, rather it was very costly. The availability of the internet has surprisingly increased  in these days. Many new technologies have been invented to make it more available, affordable...

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Top 5 Android keyboards that help you to type faster

The one of the best feature that puts android OS a step ahead from iPhone’s is that you get a wider and broad range of apps from which you can select one of your own taste. Talking about keyboards apps, they can vary from each other even with a slight change. A customized cursor, word/sentence prediction, tapping options, themes are the main features to keep in mind while opting a keyboard app for yourself. Furthermore, there are many other...

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Configure a Production Web Server

Setup a FreeBSD production Web ServerHere is presented the quick way, using packages. If you really want a secureweb server and also you have a lot of time, than you should install Apache from ports and patch it.1. Install FreeBSD version 5.4 and needed packages--------------------------------------------------(do not install X.org, install ports also)1.1 Install Apache#pkg_add ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-5.4-release/All/apache-1.3.33_1.tbzadd apache_enable="YES" in rc.conf to start apache at boot1.2 Install PHP#pkg_add...

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Designing An Open-Source iPhone Game

I love games and I’m a huge math nerd, so I made a new iPhone game based on a famous math problem called The Seven Bridges of Königsberg. I’m selling it in the App Store, but I also want to share it with everyone, so I made it open source. This article is the first in a series that will walk through iOS programming using this game as an example. This first article gives you an overview of the game and of iOS programming in general. We’ll look...

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