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Essential Joomla! extensions

Posted Sep 16, 2010 - 07:52 am

Joomla! developers offer up their favorite extensions for the open source Web content management system.
Managing shared storage in Dropbox

Posted Jan 08, 2013 - 09:01 am

Over time, you may find it necessary to reduce the amount of shared folders, files, and other data in Dropbox. Here are some tips on how to approach shared storage management.
Project Management: 4 Questions To Ask Before Starting Any Project

Posted May 03, 2010 - 07:54 am

Sure, you're getting projects out the door, but how do you know they're the right projects?
Linux tip: Using an exclamation point (!) to reference events

Posted Dec 19, 2012 - 04:01 pm

This content is excerpted from the new 3rd Ed. of 'A Practical Guide to Linux: Commands, Editors, and Shell Programming', authored by Mark Sobell, ISBN 013308504X, published by Pearson/Prentice Hall Professional, Sept. 2012, Copyright 2013 Mark G. Sobell.
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Go Flash-free: How to browse the web and watch videos without Adobe Flash

Posted Mar 08, 2010 - 08:15 am

Big names in tech are trying to leave Adobe Flash behind, citing stability and energy efficiency concerns. Can the average web surfer take the plunge? Not entirely, but with the right tools, you can mostly forgo Flash.
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Project management: 3 ways to improve voluntary participation

Posted Jun 01, 2010 - 03:39 pm

The greatest single challenge to successful adoption of project management best practice is a lack of voluntary team member participation in the process. Taking a more social approach to the project management process could be the answer.
15 must-listen podcasts for security pros

Posted Jul 01, 2010 - 07:52 am

Want to keep up-to-date on the latest security trends -- without straining your eyes? Tune in to one (or several) of the 15 podcasts listed here.
Windows 7 upgrade: What you can, can't, and should do

Posted Oct 20, 2009 - 08:23 am

Upgrading to Windows 7 carries a lot of baggage, warns William Stanek, author of Windows 7: The Definitive Guide. Here, he offers a quick guide to available in-place upgrade options as well as advice for moving up to 64bit architecture and using Windows 7's XP mode.
Using Tomcat with Apache httpd

Posted Dec 04, 2009 - 09:39 am

You will lose at least 50% of Tomcat's response performance by proxying all requests through an Apache httpd module first.
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Free Windows 7 training videos (and more)

Posted Jun 16, 2010 - 07:26 am

There's a lot of free information and training available on what's new in Windows 7, and how (and why) to use it. The videos are generally short -- mostly two to three minutes long, rarely more than five or six minutes -- and topic-focused.

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