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The Idea of Reference

Idea of Reference by: Sam Vaknin, Ph.D. http://www.britannica.com There is no source of reference remotely as authoritative as the Encyclopaedia Britannica. There is no brand as venerable and as veteran as this mammoth labour of knowledge and id...

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Computational Philanthropy - The World Community Grid

Have you ever wondered what your computer does when you're not there to provide it with stimulation? On Windows, it runs a process called the 'System Idle Process'. Doesn't sound very intellectually challenging does it? As far as...

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The Problems with Passwords

OverviewMost current password systems for the Internet are flawed. Designs that were almost acceptable 10 and 15 years ago have not been updated. Instead of moving to integrating authentication services under a cryptographically sound approach the IT...

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Data Recovery Made Easy

Today millions of people all around the world depend on their computers for their daily work, and while modern computers are fairly reliable millions of dollars are lost every year due to technical problems and loss of data. If you spend more than a ...

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How Spammers Fool Spam Filters

And How to Stop Them Effectively stopping spam over the long-term requires much more than blocking individual IP addresses and creating rules based on keywords that spammers typically use. The increasing sophistication of tools spammers use coupled w...

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The ABCs of An Ezine Publisher

"The ABCs of An Ezine Publisher"copyright 2001-02 John EvansYou think school kids have it rough, trying to learn their ABCs? Try publishing an ezine! The list below is probably only a little, tiny drop-in-the-bucket to the people that put out the ezi...

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Computer Network Designing

Computer network designing takes into account different aspects and topics. An ideal computer network design will be based on the layout, capacity planning, and security plans.Computer network design requires a good understanding of the topologies su...

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Learn what CCDs are

A CCD, or a Charge Coupled Device, is a microelectronic device used to capture digital images. CCDs can work with several other digital video devices such as scanners, digital cameras, camcorders, astronomical telescopes, robots, radar images and sat...

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What Are Network Patch Panels

What Are Network Patch Panels by: Dean Novosat Patch panels are used as the central point in a network where all the network cables terminate. It is the grand central station of the network. Networks that use patch panels (and almost all modern ...

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Software Testing Removes Bugs and Improves Quality

Why is software testing so critical? The answer is simple. Software bugs and errors are so widespread and so detrimental that they cost the US economy an estimated 0.6 percent of the gross domestic product. This amount approximately translates into a...

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