Technology is the one of the fastest growing industries in the world right now, and it shows no signs of slowing down. Hundreds of jobs open up in the field every day, and a growing number of people are forgoing college and traditional degrees in favor of on-the-job training and specialized certifications. “In IT,…
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In an increasingly mobile world, large indoor enterprises such as malls, office buildings, airports and hotels are looking for innovative solutions to improve both wireless and cellular connectivity. According to RCR Wireless News, network engineers are trying to find ways to combine cellular and wireless capabilities into the same technology. This evolution in technology is…
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The cloud has been making waves across a variety of industries in recent years, bringing competitive advantages and enabling innovations. One sector that has especially benefited from the growth of the cloud is health care. The use of cloud computing is enabling the medical sector to achieve widespread benefits, and as such, the technology is…
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If you’re looking for a technical job, you may think that working at a large software developer or a start-up is your only hope of finding employment. Increasingly, however, this is not the case. Organizations as diverse as retail chains and banks are looking for top tech talent to run their networks, decide how their…
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When most people think of technology jobs, they think of people in cubicles working on code. This isn’t exactly an incorrect image – most jobs have cubicles and most people work on-site – but tech jobs offer unique opportunities. The number of a given technical worker’s responsibilities that can be handled from home is actually quite large.…
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There can be plenty of comfort in a full-time job. Perhaps the most appealing aspect is the security that comes with it. Employees like to go home knowing that they have a sustainable position that can support themselves and their families. This kind of employment can also involve a dependable group of colleagues and collaborators…
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Many web developers have been taught that escaping user input with mysqli_real_escape_string() in PHP (or similar functions) is enough to make the input safe to use in a SQL query. However, this isn’t actually the case. While mysqli_real_escape_string() and the older form mysql_real_escape_string() are more comprehensive than addslashes(), hackers can still get around them to…
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While web interfaces are typically thought of as point-and-click, power users often prefer being able to access functionality quickly just by pressing keys. You might think that JavaScript would be necessary to provide this ability in a website, but it’s possible to create a shortcut key with a simple attribute, namely, accesskey. For example, the…
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When working in Excel on a file system, you can share the file so that multiple people can edit it, even simultaneously. However, you may wonder how to do a similar thing in Microsoft SharePoint. One way to do this is to publish portions of an Excel file as Web Parts. When editing a Web…
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Starting with Microsoft Exchange Server 2010, Database Availability Groups (DAG) have replaced a number of features that provided redundancy for purposes of high availability and disaster recovery. The earlier high availability approaches included Single Copy Cluster (SCC), Standby Continuous Replication (SCR), Local Continuous Replication (LCR), and Cluster Continuous Replication (CCR). Supporting these were the concepts…
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While Windows PowerShell (powershell.exe) offers greater flexibility and programming sophistication compared to the Windows command line (cmd.exe), it’s also possible to use regular CMD commands within PowerShell. Even in cases where PowerShell has its own equivalents to these commands, it’s nice to know that you can use older commands that you’re used to and that…
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One technique for determining if a file is dangerous is to experiment by executing it on an isolated virtual machine. While this approach can help detect malicious software, it can also lead to false negatives. For example, malware may only perform malicious actions in certain situations, such as after a long or random time period,…
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The cloud offers many advantages, such as the ability to scale quickly and to outsource maintenance tasks. However, the plethora of cloud choices can get dizzying, and managing all these options becomes its own challenge. To facilitate managing infrastructure across public, private, and hybrid clouds, Cisco has created a set of tools called Intercloud Fabric.…
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A common avenue through which hackers can compromise routers is remote management. If you manage the devices through your network, you may need remote management enabled. Unfortunately, hackers can use brute force attacks or hidden vulnerabilities to hijack this capability and gain full control of the device. However, you can minimize the risk by configuring…
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While line art works best in the stained glass technique, don’t let a good design slip by because it doesn’t have an adequate outline. If you have a design with a lot of solid areas of black, it’s easy to transform that into more refined line art for this technique. We’ll show you how using…
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