| The common poorwill, Phalaenoptilus nuttallii, is a bird found throughout Western North America and is most notable for its winter time habits—it is the only bird species known to engage in anything like hibernation and will spend almost the entire winter in a state of torpor hidden away in rocky nests.  | |
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| An ACD (short for Automatic Call Distributor) is a computerized phone system that is able to handle (and sometimes prioritize) incoming phone calls, manage them via the options chosen from voice menus, and connect the calls to the appropriate staff members (or distribute them equally to staff members). | |
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| If you’re like me (and nearly everyone I know), you do a lot of shopping on Amazon. Buying gifts? Amazon. Household items? Amazon. Electronics? Amazon. But because it’s so encompassing, it’s also something you’re going to want to take extra care to secure. | |
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| DoS (Denial of Service) and DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attacks are becoming increasingly common and potent. Denial of Service attacks come in many forms, but share a common purpose: stopping users from accessing a resource, whether it’s a web page, email, the phone network, or something else entirely. Let’s look at the most common types of attacks against web targets, and how DoS can become DDoS. | |
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| You love technology, but not everyone does. For many people computers are confusing, even scary. Malevolent actors know this, and try to deliberately trick people online. From ads that look like download buttons to ransomware pop-ups, the web is full of deception-based design, intended to take advantage of the less technically inclined. | |
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| Newer isn’t always better, and the wget command is proof. First released back in 1996, this application is still one of the best download managers on the planet. Whether you want to download a single file, an entire folder, or even mirror an entire website, wget lets you do it with just a few keystrokes. | |
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| When you take a photo, if the lens or camera sensor isn't completely clean, you'll probably see dust spots in your image. They're especially noticeable if you've shot something that's a single flat area of color, for example, the sky in a landscape. | |
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| WhatsApp, now owned by Facebook, is one of the most popular messaging apps available. It's almost completely replaced SMS in parts of the world. | |
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| Thousands of things happen every day. Your wedding anniversary, local ice hockey games, birthdays, film releases, national holidays…the list goes on. Keeping track of just the select few that are relevant to you is hard. That’s why we use calendars. | |
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| Purchase WinX DVD Ripper Platinum individually >> | |
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| I joined Facebook about ten years ago, and I've used it daily since then. But I’m a little embarrassed by my really old posts. | |
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| It’s that shop-til-you-drop time of year again, and retailers have already spent most of November with teaser sales and ads for Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Here’s how to score the best deals and avoid getting ripped off. | |
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