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How to Find, Install, and Configure Drupal Themes
By Angela ByronTags:
: 04 November 2009 - 06:27 PM
Themes control the look of your Drupal site. It’s not enough to get a site functionally working—it also has to feel like your own, and has to be distinguished from other sites out ...
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streaming video online - j2ee
Asked by msayed-asm : 12 November 2009 - 04:42 AM
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Answered by m_reese
: Yesterday, 04:52 PM
You'll also want to work on that file size. That is an enormous file to try to deliver. There are many ways to compress your video pretty substantially without compromising your quality. When I u... full answer >
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Which ebook format do you prefer?
Asked by anoren : 22 November 2009 - 09:38 AM
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Answered by msilver
: Yesterday, 02:51 PM
I like epub as I can read the same book on my computer and phone. PDF seems great for something I'm planning to print out, but is not done well for a mobile platform. Epub lets me search through t... full answer >
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How do you know what Apps are running on your Android-powered Device, and how do you force Quit an app?
By MikeHTags:
: Yesterday, 08:54 AM
If you suspect that a few of your apps keep running and are slowing down your device, you may want to do the following if you want to force quit out of an App. Settings >Applications >Manage Applic...
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Does Excel 2007 the missing manual include videos on cd?
Asked by rupertbalgoin : 22 November 2009 - 10:47 AM
Answered by elanizzle
: Yesterday, 09:47 AM
Hi there, As Rachel said, the Missing CD page has a number of example files based on the tutorials in Excel 2007: The Missing Manual. The author also created a handful of free screencasts to accompan... full answer >
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What filesystem format should I use for my external drive?
Asked by charlesbihis : Yesterday, 12:46 AM
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Answered by bjepson
: Yesterday, 07:26 AM
When I need to share data between Mac OS X and Windows, I use NTFS, which Mac OS X cannot write to out of the box. To work around this problem, I use the ntfs-3g for Mac driver, which is available in ... full answer >
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Did you know that the iPhone has a proximity sensor?
By blackbearTags:
: 17 November 2009 - 07:59 PM
In a recent interview with Alasdair Allan regarding the iPhone sensor suite, he shared some information about a little known sensor.The proximity sensor is an infrared diode. I think it's actua...
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Windows 7 Key Shortcuts
By lwmTags:
: 03 November 2009 - 10:45 AM
Here's a listing of useful Windows 7 Key shortcuts: Key Combinations Descriptions Windows Key + ↓ Minimizes/restores window Windows Key + ← ...
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A Brief Introduction to LISP: Part 4 - Lists
By blackbearTags:
: 22 November 2009 - 01:03 PM
This multi-part series introduces you to Common LISP, by working toward the goal of building a simple web server in LISP. This episode introduces you to linked lists.
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Which do you prefer for photo archiving: Google's Picasa or iPhoto?
Asked by laurelruma : 09 November 2009 - 11:25 AM
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Answered by palmettobug
: Nov 21 2009 05:53 PM
I have used both on my Mac and truthfully they work equally well. The benefit of Picassa is the synchronization up to the Google servers. The benefit of iPhoto is its integration with the other Mac ap... full answer >
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What's the best way to deal with the Apple vs Windows keymapping issue?
Asked by blackbear : 20 November 2009 - 02:20 PM
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Answered by palmettobug
: Nov 21 2009 05:47 PM
I do two things. First, I try not to use the Windows PCs! Second, truthfully, I just train myself to hit the other keys. Seems to me that keymapping would make it more confusing. The worst those i... full answer >
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What's your backup system at home?
Asked by odewahn1 : 17 November 2009 - 10:23 AM
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Answered by palmettobug
: Nov 21 2009 05:44 PM
Since I use a Mac, I use Time Machine to run a constant backup of my system to an external 1 TB Western Digital drive. In addition, I use Mozy to do an off-site backup of all my documents. Programs, m... full answer >
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How do you find out about, and find, good Android Apps to install?
Asked by mikeh : 20 November 2009 - 10:35 AM
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: Nov 20 2009 04:36 PM
I use a combination of Google alerts and Marketplace queries. Most Google searches return an AndroLib.com link, so that's also a great place to start. QR codes really help promote an app. I&#... full answer >
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How to Build iPhone Apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
By MikeHTags:
: 16 November 2009 - 09:38 AM
So if you are interested in building an iPhone app, but you do not want to learn Objective-C and Cocoa, you do have options. On our Open Feedback Publishing System (OFPS) we have a title in developmen...
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Do you have a user experience (UX) process in your organization?
Asked by todisht : 20 November 2009 - 07:10 AM
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Answered by rjowen
: Nov 20 2009 04:09 PM
We have a huge UX and design department - about equal in size to our development group. Their process follows a fairly typical discovery and design process, incorporating a discovery workshop with cl... full answer >
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tomcat hang up :(
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: 22 November 2009 - 07:48 PM
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Do those "jawbone" Bluetooth devices really remove background noise?
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: 22 November 2009 - 02:41 PM
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What is your favorite lightweight email client for Windows?
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: 22 November 2009 - 02:27 PM
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Did you try Google caffeine? Are you excited about it?
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: 21 November 2009 - 08:09 PM
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"group policy logon optimization" - this causes some issues with GP being applied AFTER the 1st login.
Asked by cybersolution1
: 21 November 2009 - 01:06 AM
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Why doesn't YouTube allow you to replace a video?
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: 17 November 2009 - 08:02 PM
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Just how does aslmanager work exactly?
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: 05 November 2009 - 08:30 PM
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SQL Server OPENQUERY limits
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: 04 November 2009 - 08:00 AM
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