Friday, July 21, 2017

Learn About Simulation Technologies



The entire driving simulation system (5 screens & complete cab) and instructor operating station runs on One PC. Sim-Tech’s single computer uses an Intel multi-core processor running a Windows 7 platform. The computer is equipped with dual mirrored hard drives for zero down time in the unlikely event of hard drive failure. Providing all graphic channels with a single PC eliminates networking issues and significant down time inherent in all other systems and provides much faster initial system startup and shutdown at the end of the day. It is estimated that a single PC system is between 6 to 12 times as reliable as a system relying on 5 to 9 networked computers. Software upgrades are a snap, taking only a minute or two (depending on internet connection). And the potential cost of future hardware upgrades is greatly diminished in comparison to systems using five or more computers.

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Thursday, July 20, 2017

Highly advanced tech

It's time to meet yourself.

Mensa Workout

This quiz is provided for entertainment purposes only; it is not an IQ test. This score will not qualify you for Mensa. The questions on the "Mensa Workout" are biased towards people whose primary language is English. Mensa offers culture-fair testing throughout the world. Many of the questions on the "Mensa Workout" require you to have a graphical browser. The test is still enjoyable for those with text-only browsers, but your overall score may be considerably lower than it might be with a graphical browser.
You have half an hour to answer 30 questions. Answers to the questions and discussion of the answers are provided at the time you submit your answers. While there is a 30-minute time limit to take the test, the amount of time you actually take in no way affects your final score. This is due to the differences in transmission times on the internet, and server loads.
IMPORTANT:  The questions in this quiz were devised by Dr Abbie Salny, and are copyright.  Permission to use any of the questions may be granted for educational or other approved purposes by contacting Mensa International.
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Some very simple tech

*People are always coming up with ways to steal from you online. You can left click and view "the source" in an email. (I don't have time to explain) Or you can take 5 seconds and actually view the source.
 Major businesses seldom send out mass emails and make sure your email address or name appears "alone" with the received email.

This? My mom asked me to fix it, it's an Asus so I did.


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Disruptive Influences: 20 Tech Companies to Watch

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My Health Tech

*When I arrived home from Asia, within one week I had some health conflicts. I wondered what could be the cause?
 I went to my doctor and he wanted to immediately fill me with pills. No doc, not so fast with the pills.
We reached a "simmering" point within the brief conversation.

 I went home and began to analyze this problem. Day 1, 2, 10, 12, using deductive reasoning. I began with coffee, then oils, so on and so forth.
 Once again, I've lived in countries where individuals have never seen a doctor in their entire lives. Families use all natural solutions and I have adopted their way of thinking.

 So after analyzing this, what synthesis evolved? It was salt. I looked back to C. America and Asia and my salt consumption had quadrupled. All natural takes on a whole new meaning "if" you live the simple life among the people and stay away from commercialized products.

 Do yourselves a favor, be self-aware, employ practicality, simply because someone has a white lab coat doesn't mean they know you better than yourself.

 Am I communicating any better, I'm working on it.

This? This is just lunch.

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The Ten Most Outrageous Kit Cars You Can Get Right Now





Kit cars often offer great compromise when searching for an authentically historic driving experience, but with the possibility of more power and reliability in a classic, without diminishing resale value. But sometimes, kit manufacturers take it too far.

10.) Bentley Body Kits For Chrysler Sebring/300C


9.) Any Lamborghini Countach Replica


The original Countach was an insane, inimitable, piece of machinery. So of course people couldn’t help themselves from attempting to replicate the beauty. Unfortunately, most failed miserably. And then there’s that guy that spent seventeen years crafting one in his basement.

8.) Factory Five 818S


The Factory Five 818s allows for Subaru owners to make use of parts from their recently wrecked WRX’s and transplant into a tubular framed, composite wrapped, all wheel drive roadster.. The 818 takes the heart from a WRX, as well as several other components, and combines everything to create the open top WRX we never had. And who doesn’t love the brap of Subaru’s boxer four?

7.) Ultima Evolution Coupe


With a top speed of more than 240MPH and a 0-60 time of 2.3 seconds, the Ultima Evolution comes in as one of the most full on, balls out, road cars around the $100,000 mark. 

6.) Exomotive Exocet Miata


What’s better than a stock Miata? A Spec Miata. What’s better than a Spec Miata? An Exocet Miata. Exomotive will take a Miata, strip it, remove the body, cage it, and even drop an LS in it if requested. 

5.) CaterhamSeven


Why fix something that’s not broken? There’s a reason Caterham has not fiddled with the core formula that makes up the Seven, it’s perfect. Whether you have the 79 horsepower, three cylinder under the hood, or the supercharged, 310 horsepower Duratec, the Seven is one of the most capable and exciting cars one can buy. 


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Cyber criminals still targeting mobile phones as their number 1 target of hacking


Cyber criminals 'could target smart phones in bid to hold users to ransom

SMART phones, watches, televisions, and fitness trackers could be targeted by cyber criminals seeking to hold users to ransom over their personal data, cyber security chiefs have warned.

The rise of internet-connected devices gives attackers more opportunity to deploy their increasingly "aggressive" and "confrontational" tactics, says a joint report from the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and the National Crime Agency (NCA).
It highlights the huge amount of personal information on consumer gadgets which could be exploited by criminals seeking to commit extortion or fraud.
The study forecasts that this year it is likely that "ransomware" will target connected devices containing data such as photos, emails and even fitness progress information.


"This data may not be inherently valuable, and might not be sold on criminal forums but the device and data will be sufficiently valuable to the victim that they will be willing to pay for it," the assessment says.
"Ransomware on connected watches, fitness trackers and TVs will present a challenge to manufacturers, and it is not yet known whether customer support will extend to assisting with unlocking devices and providing advice on whether to pay a ransom."
A surge in the number and variety of internet-ready products has sparked a string of security warnings.
There have even been suggestions that baby monitors and pacemakers could be vulnerable to hacking.
Analysts have forecast that by 2020 there will be as many as 21 billion connected devices used by businesses and consumers around the world.
The NCSC and NCA's 2016/17 report on the cyber threat to UK business says: "The rise of internet connected devices gives attackers more opportunity."
The paper notes that smart devices are still "inherently more difficult" to attack than traditional computers, saying that incidents may initially be limited to users who download apps from third-party app stores.
Ministers launched the NCSC, which is part of GCHQ, amid mounting concern over the potential danger to Britain's industry and infrastructure from online attacks.

The new report says the cyber threat to UK business is "significant and growing".
In three months after the centre was created, there were 188 "high-level" attacks as well as "countless" lower-level incidents.
The danger is "varied and adaptable", ranging from high-volume, opportunistic attacks to "highly sophisticated" and persistent threats.

The last year "has been punctuated by cyber attacks on a scale and boldness not seen before", the report says, pointing to a string of incidents including the targeting of the US Democratic Party and Bangladesh Bank.
Ciaran Martin, chief executive of the NCSC, said: "Cyber attacks will continue to evolve, which is why the public and private sectors must continue to work at pace to deliver real-world outcomes and ground-breaking innovation to reduce the threat to critical services and to deter would-be attackers."
The report will be published on Tuesday as the NCSC hosts a major conference on cyber security in Liverpool.
It also says that there is no clear understanding of the true scale and cost of cyber attacks to the UK as it is under-reported.
Donald Toon, the director for economic and cyber crime at the NCA, said: "Businesses reporting cyber crime is essential if we are to fully understand the threat, and take the most effective action against it."
It comes days after it was revealed that GCHQ has warned political parties of the the threat posed to democracy by Russian hackers.
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Curiosity Presents: The Science of Productivity (And How To Improve Yours)


Our 2017 resolution is simple: increase productivity. (Is there anything more satisfying than powering through a to-do list?) There are a ton of theories as to how to do more—and how to do it faster—but not all are backed by science. To get the new year started on the right foot, we're gathering everything we know about productivity in one place. All of these concepts have been researched and proven by studies, or they're popular methods conceived by experts (businessmen! physicists!) that you can try out for yourself.
Check out the topics below to start your month of productivity and learn more about why productivity matters, how you can be more productive, and what you can just forget about (spoiler: stop multitasking).

Improve Your Productivity: Scientifically Proven Approaches

Work For 90 Minutes, Then Take A Break
What's more effective: working nonstop for five hours, or working in three 90-minute intervals interspersed with 20-minute breaks? For many office workers it might seem like the first option is best. Read more >>

Want To Be More Productive At Work? Scroll Through Cute Puppy Photos (Or Any Baby Animal Will Do)
You know that moment when your boss walks over to your computer and instead of having work on your screen, she catches you clicking through a "cute kitty" slideshow? Chalk it up to improving productivity. Read more >>

Improve Your Work Performance By Taking A Nap
It's about 3 pm on a work day, and you're experiencing the dreaded midday slump. Before you gulp another mug of caffeine, consider a different option: napping. You might've dismissed naps as a respite for toddlers or your 80-year-old grandmother, but science has proven that naps can be incredibly beneficial for getting those brain juices flowing and boosting your productivity. Read More >>

Easy Techniques: Proven Methods From Successful People

The Ivy Lee Method Is The 100-Year-Old Productivity Secret
When businessman Ivy Lee gave Charles Schwab his five-step method, he told Schwab to pay him what he thought it was worth after testing it out for three months. Ninety days later, Schwab paid Lee the equivalent of $400,000 in today's dollars. Read more >>
Learn Anything In Four Steps With The Feynman Technique
With the Feynman Technique, you learn by teaching someone else in simple terms so you can quickly pinpoint the holes in your knowledge. After four steps, you'll understand concepts more deeply and better retain the information. Read more >>

Myths: These Practices Are Actually Hurting Your Productivity

Stop Multitasking
According to Dr. Adam Gazzaley, a neuroscientist at the University of California, your brain simply isn't optimized for split attention. Read more >>
Listening To Music At Work Isn't Helping
Listening to background music at work may hurt you more than help you...but it's complicated. Read more >>
Highly interactive and linked back to source.
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What Are Cookies?

*I'm sitting here laughing so hard that tears are streaming down my face as these can be a "techy's" worst nightmare.

What Are Cookies? What is a Cookie?

Cookies are small files which are stored on a user's computer. They are designed to hold a modest amount of data specific to a particular client and website, and can be accessed either by the web server or the client computer. This allows the server to deliver a page tailored to a particular user, or the page itself can contain some script which is aware of the data in the cookie and so is able to carry information from one visit to the website (or related site) to the next.

Are Cookies Enabled in my Browser?

To check whether your browser is configured to allow cookies, visit the Cookie checker. This page will attempt to create a cookie and report on whether or not it succeeded.
For information on how to enable or disable cookies, see 'Enabling cookies'.
For information on how to delete and clear cookies, see 'Deleting cookies'.

Can I see/view the cookies I have on my computer?

Most browsers have a configuration screen which allows the user to see what cookies have been stored on the computer, and optionally to delete them. For more information, see the viewing cookies page.
Note that it is not possible for a webpage to view cookies set by other sites, as this would represent a privacy and security problem.

What's in a Cookie?

Each cookie is effectively a small lookup table containing pairs of (key, data) values - for example (firstname, John) (lastname, Smith). Once the cookie has been read by the code on the server or client computer, the data can be retrieved and used to customise the web page appropriately.

When are Cookies Created?

Writing data to a cookie is usually done when a new webpage is loaded - for example after a 'submit' button is pressed the data handling page would be responsible for storing the values in a cookie. If the user has elected to disable cookies then the write operation will fail, and subsequent sites which rely on the cookie will either have to take a default action, or prompt the user to re-enter the information that would have been stored in the cookie.

Why are Cookies Used?

Cookies are a convenient way to carry information from one session on a website to another, or between sessions on related websites, without having to burden a server machine with massive amounts of data storage. Storing the data on the server without using cookies would also be problematic because it would be difficult to retrieve a particular user's information without requiring a login on each visit to the website.
If there is a large amount of information to store, then a cookie can simply be used as a means to identify a given user so that further related information can be looked up on a server-side database. For example the first time a user visits a site they may choose a username which is stored in the cookie, and then provide data such as password, name, address, preferred font size, page layout, etc. - this information would all be stored on the database using the username as a key. Subsequently when the site is revisited the server will read the cookie to find the username, and then retrieve all the user's information from the database without it having to be re-entered.

How Long Does a Cookie Last?

The time of expiry of a cookie can be set when the cookie is created. By default the cookie is destroyed when the current browser window is closed, but it can be made to persist for an arbitrary length of time after that.

Who Can Access Cookies?

When a cookie is created it is possible to control its visibility by setting its 'root domain'. It will then be accessible to any URL belonging to that root. For example the root could be set to "whatarecookies.com" and the cookie would then be available to sites in "www.whatarecookies.com" or "xyz.whatarecookies.com" or "whatarecookies.com". This might be used to allow related pages to 'communicate' with each other. It is not possible to set the root domain to 'top level' domains such as '.com' or '.co.uk' since this would allow widespread access to the cookie.
By default cookies are visible to all paths in their domains, but at the time of creation they can be retricted to a given subpath - for example "www.whatarecookies.com/images".

How Secure are Cookies?

There is a lot of concern about privacy and security on the internet. Cookies do not in themselves present a threat to privacy, since they can only be used to store information that the user has volunteered or that the web server already has. Whilst it is possible that this information could be made available to specific third party websites, this is no worse than storing it in a central database. If you are concerned that the information you provide to a webserver will not be treated as confidential then you should question whether you actually need to provide that information at all.

What are Tracking Cookies?


Some commercial websites include embedded advertising material which is served from a third-party site, and it is possible for such adverts to store a cookie for that third-party site, containing information fed to it from the containing site - such information might include the name of the site, particular products being viewed, pages visited, etc. When the user later visits another site containing a similar embedded advert from the same third-party site, the advertiser will be able to read the cookie and use it to determine some information about the user's browsing history. This enables publishers to serve adverts targetted at a user's interests, so in theory having a greater chance of being relevant to the user. However, many people see such 'tracking cookies' as an invasion of privacy since they allow an advertiser to build up profiles of users without their consent or knowledge.

Original > http://www.whatarecookies.com/
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Common Android Trouble Shooting Steps


Aren’t all problems with your Android or other devices annoying? A welcome problem doesn’t exist, unless the problem is welcome because it diverts attention from another, preexisting problem. And random problems? If problems were predictable, they would serve in office. Or maybe they already do?
Here are some typical problems and suggestions for a solution:

YOU HAVE GENERAL TROUBLE

For just about any problem or minor quirk, consider restarting the phone: Turn off the phone, and then turn it on again. This procedure will most likely fix a majority of the annoying and quirky problems you encounter when using an Android phone.
Some Android phones feature the Restart command on the Phone Options menu: Press and hold down the Power/Lock key to see this menu. If a Restart command is there, use it to restart the phone and (you hope) fix whatever has gone awry.
When restarting doesn’t work, consider turning off the phone and removing its battery. Wait about 15 seconds, and then return the battery to the phone and turn on the phone again.

THE DATA CONNECTION NEEDS TO BE CHECKED

Sometimes the data connection drops but the phone connection stays active. Check the status bar. If you see bars, you have a phone signal. When you don’t see the 4G, 3G, 1X, or Wi-Fi icon, the phone has no data signal.
Occasionally, the data signal suddenly drops for a minute or two. Wait and it comes back around. If it doesn’t, the cellular data network might be down, or you may simply be in an area with lousy service. Consider changing your location.
For wireless connections, you have to ensure that Wi-Fi is set up properly and working. Setup usually involves pestering the person who configured the Wi-Fi signal or made it available, such as the cheerful person in the green apron who serves you coffee.

THE TOUCHSCREEN DOESN’T WORK!

The touchscreen, such as the one used on your phone, requires a human finger for proper interaction. The phone interprets complicated electromagnetic physics between the human finger and the phone to determine where the touchscreen is being touched.
You can use the touchscreen while wearing special touchscreen gloves. Yes, they actually make such things. But wearing regular gloves? Nope.
The touchscreen might also fail when the battery power is low or when the phone has been physically damaged.

THE SCREEN IS TOO DARK!

Android phones feature a teensy light sensor on the front. The sensor is used to adjust the touchscreen’s brightness based on the amount of ambient light at your location. If the sensor is covered, the screen can get very, very dark.
Ensure that you aren’t unintentionally blocking the light sensor. Avoid buying a case or screen protector that obscures the sensor.
The automatic brightness setting might also be vexing you.

THE BATTERY DOESN’T CHARGE!

Start from the source: Is the wall socket providing power? Is the cord plugged in? The cable may be damaged, so try another cable.
When charging from a USB port on a computer, ensure that the computer is turned on. Computers provide no USB power when they’re turned off.
Some phones charge from a special cord, not the USB cable. Check to confirm that your phone is able to take a charge from the USB cable.

THE PHONE GETS SO HOT THAT IT TURNS ITSELF OFF!

Yikes! An overheating phone can be a nasty problem. Judge how hot the phone is by seeing whether you can hold it in your hand: When the phone is too hot to hold, it’s too hot. If you’re using the phone to keep your coffee warm, the phone is too hot.
Turn off the phone. Take out the battery and let it cool.
If the overheating problem continues, have the phone looked at for potential repair. The battery might need to be replaced.

THE PHONE WON’T DO LANDSCAPE MODE!

Just because an app doesn’t enter landscape mode doesn’t mean that it canenter landscape mode. Not every app takes advantage of the phone’s capability to orient itself in landscape mode. On certain Android phones, the Home screen doesn’t “do landscape” unless it’s placed into a car mount or has a physical keyboard that works in landscape mode.
One app that definitely does landscape mode is the web browser.
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The new IT imperative: Linking investment strategy to business outcomes


A new IDG Research Services survey commissioned by Datalink has revealed how business drivers are reshaping IT spend. More than 100 IT executives and senior level managers at large U.S. companies provided valuable information on trends in IT investment and strategic priorities.

Get the details on what the survey revealed and how you can apply the experience of companies like yours to the IT investment challenges you face.
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What is Redundancy and Why is it Important


In the world of web hosting, there's plenty of terms that get used without companies providing adequate definitions.  I wanted to take some time and share a few words with you about Redundancy.
Redundancy is in layman's terms backup.  There are also several different types of redundancy: Network, Hardware, Power, and Geographic. A solid web hosting company will have multiple layers of Redundancy to ensure that your data is safe and to maximize your uptime.
Network Redundancy:
This backup is simply for the network a web hosting company uses to get you online.  Reliable proviers have multiple internet carriers that their servers use to ensure that your website never goes down.

Hardware Redundancy:
This backup is for the physical pieces of server hardware.   For instance one layer of redundancy is for the hard drives.  Here at Host Duplex, if a hard drive fails in our Dell PowerEdge servers, your site will not go offline, we have hot spares in place so our RAID arrays are immediately rebuilt.  We have a similar system for our sticks of RAM.
Power Redundancy:
These are the backups for the power that keeps your servers and data center running.  All of our servers have redundant power supply units.  Each PSU has a feed from a different utility company.  Each feed is also connected to it's own UPS (uninterrupted power supply) which hold 3 hours of battery backup should the data center lose power, which is also connected to diesel generators should a power outage last longer than 3 hours.  So if an entire feed fails, including the feed's UPS and generator, there is still a second feed from a separate electric provider with its own UPS and generator to keep your site online.
Geographic Redundancy
Finally there is geographic redundancy.  Host Duplex provides geographic redundancy services so that in the case of a complete datacenter failure, your site can be rerouted to a different datacenter.  I'm proud to say our data center is protected like Fort Knox and has enough redundancy to remain operational through natural disasters.  However, should the apocalypse take down our data center, Host Duplex offers services to have your site working non-stop in our Denver datacenter.
Hopefully this clears up any confusion or questions regarding Redundancy.  If you have further questions, feel free to comment, or shoot us an email directly.
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