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linux ubuntu mining tips
On windows, it is fairly straightforward to increase your default page size (make it as large as possible) Tip 1 – Page Size On Linux , you need to edit…
How the Internet Works
Company A = large communications provider. Has a PoP (Point of Presence) in each major city. Company B = large corporate with multiple buildings - lays out it's own fiberoptic…
What bitcoin is and isn’t
What BitCoin is So there aren’t many reasons to use bitcoin over cash, but there are still reasons to incorporate bitcoin into your life. Both examples I gave earlier, of…
Mobile versus Responsive Design
Mobile Site ( ) Given that the primary target audience here is mobile users, what is recommended is a website that is not just responsive - but also mobile designed…
How technology continues to alienate us
For a while now, I had been talking about the ‘blind march’ of technology –and how it was truly BLIND. This post in the New Yorker succinctly summarizes a lot…
App Units versus Installations – ITunes Store
Units count the number of times an app was downloaded from the app ; If a user presses the "Get" (or "Buy") button in the app store, that counts as…
The Death of Microsoft is greatly exaggerated…
Not a day goes by without someone predicting the untimely death of Microsoft. Either due to declining Windows Revenues or due to their failed MOBILE venture (misventures). Here is why…
iTunes sharing content
I want to authorize another user to use my iTunes account (Basically, I want him to be able to purchase music on my behalf - my money - his music…
DeepDyve.com – a candy store for researchers
I was looking for an old article from a 1970 journal. I came across a site that allowed me to rent the article for $ . I was happy to…
iTunes 12 doesn’t Recognize My Device on Windows 7
I upgraded to iTunes 12 – only to find that my devices were no longer recognized by the new iTunes. I went through all the blogs, all the apple troubleshooting…