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Online Billing Software & Invoicing Software for your business - Invoice Dude. Information Today, Inc. - ONLINE: Exploring Technology & Resources for Information Professionals. 20 Things I Learned About Browsers and the Web. Use GOOG-411 and Skype to Call Any U.S. or Canadian Business for Free. FILExt - The File Extension Source. 4 Reasons Every Windows User Should Have An Ubuntu Live CD. For this reason, I suggest every Windows user keeps a copy of Ubuntu on hand, even if they never intend to switch from Windows.

4 Reasons Every Windows User Should Have An Ubuntu Live CD

Happily, Ubuntu is completely free to aquire. You can download Ubuntu and burn it yourself, but if that sounds like too much work you can request Ubuntu send you a Ubuntu Live CD for free. That’s right: you’ll get a CD in the mail, completely free of charge. There’s seriously no reason to not look into this, so let’s see some of the uses Ubuntu has for those who never intend to install it. Recover Data From Unbootable System When your Windows system won’t start – not even in safe mode – it’s easy to feel helpless. MakeItMP3.com - YouTube to MP3. Whats the Difference Between Viruses, Trojans, Worms, and Other Malware? @DarkestRitual: my friend had a MacBook... it was pretty darn good.

Whats the Difference Between Viruses, Trojans, Worms, and Other Malware?

So he was using it with me and asked me for a good free mac program to do some stuff, so I said he could google it. so he found something over google. It looked neat and legit, until I found something fishy before he installed it. So I tried to stop him. Yet, he insists to install and he says "MACs don't get viruses!! So he went on installing it. Then after installation, he tried to run the program. Days after, every time he looks at me, he looks in this very angry-ish look. Anyways, long story short, MACs don't get viruses! //end sarcasm. FL Studio "Live Mode" - Future Producers. The Best TV on the Web This Week.

10 Search Terms To Put Wolfram Alpha To Good Use Everyday. If you are still drunk on Google and other traditional ways of doing search, take a sober pill and give Wolfram Alpha a look.

10 Search Terms To Put Wolfram Alpha To Good Use Everyday

Yes, Wolfram Alpha still doesn’t have a handle on the entire human knowledge, but it has its unique take on answering questions, comparing keywords, and projecting data. After understanding the true power of Wolfram Alpha, you will appreciate it as one of the most powerful search engines out there. But is Wolfram Alpha too daunting for a layman? Looking at all the mathematical equations and statistical graphs that the search tool drums out, it seems so. But even an Average Joe like me can sometimes throw everyday problems at it. Which Website Is More Popular Instead of individually looking up figures, you can do a quick comparison of websites to see which is more popular.

(Wolfram Alpha pulls in the data from Alexa.com’s database. My IP Is? Wolfram Alpha comes with location awareness. As The Crow Flies Get To Know Your Kissing Cousins What We Speak & Write. Online - Digital Journalist Survival Guide: A Glossary of Tech Terms You Should Know. Back in January, we asked Jennifer 8.

Online - Digital Journalist Survival Guide: A Glossary of Tech Terms You Should Know

Lee (a former member of Poynter’s National Advisory Board) to write a short glossary for journalists on “how to talk tech.” She wisely enlisted the Hacks/Hackers group, which aims to build relationships between programmers and journalists, to crowdsource the effort. We’re publishing the results here. The most updated version of this glossary is on the Hacks/Hackers website. The days are over when a journalist could ignore those geeks in the corner who typed lines of code, worked on the website and spoke in a bizarre language populated with acronyms. This glossary will help you wade through such terms. –Steve Myers API (Application Programming Interface) — The way computer programs share data and functionality with other computer programs.

Algorithm — A set of instructions or procedures used in order to accomplish a task, such as creating search results in Google. Basic Computer Terms You Should Know Before Buying A PC. The terminology used below is the same for PCs and Macs and for desktops and laptops.

Basic Computer Terms You Should Know Before Buying A PC

If you have any doubts about the machine you are buying ““ don’t buy it! Go and do some research online to see if you can do better. We actually have a couple of desktop and laptop recommendations, check then out if you’re in doubt. When you are looking to buy a computer you will hear basic computer terms like the following: The Processor This is the brain of your computer. I am now using a 3.2 GHZ Pentium Dual Core. The Core Duo consists of two cores on one die but the Core 2 Duo is a more modern processor that is found in a lot of new PCs. the Core 2 Duo has two dies.

There are different brands of processors like Intel or AMD and different levels of processors like the Pentium 4 or the Atom. The RAM The RAM or memory is what your computer uses to store information while you are using the computer. Optical Drive. Webmaster Central. Official Website.