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Convert a Domain User to a Local User in Windows 7

ETCS 2012-06-25

I decided to stop using Active Directory. I am not using roaming profile, and I wanted to retain the profile data and settings on each …

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Essential Tools for Your Website

ETCS 2012-06-02

Introduction In each new project, choosing the right tools is the first step to success. It can be said that most tasks could be …

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Premiere Pro: Fill Timeline with Default Effect

ETCS 2012-05-21

A quick AutoHotKey-based automation trick for applying a default transition effect to every clip in a Premiere Pro timeline, saving time on …

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Monitor FlexLM License Status with Bash

RaveMaker 2012-05-15

Overview A Bash script that automatically monitors FlexLM (FlexNet) license server status across multiple applications and sends email …

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Best Free WordPress Plugins (2012)

ETCS 2012-05-03

To summarize the year 2012 I have compiled a list of must have WordPress plugins:

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Install Android on PC or Laptop the Easy Way

ETCS 2012-05-03

Android-x86 project just released Android-x86 4.0-RC1. now you can run android on PC / Laptop. in this article, i will explain how to …

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Online Security Tips to Protect Yourself

ETCS 2012-05-03

the following Security tips are the key to secure your personal data online

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Build a Snapshot Backup Server with Linux and Rsync

RaveMaker 2012-04-28

Overview How to set up a snapshot-style backup server on Linux using rsync and hard links, with SSH key authentication and NFS or CIFS …

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Update Multiple Linux Servers and Distributions

RaveMaker 2012-04-13

Overview A Bash script that connects to multiple remote Linux servers over SSH and runs the appropriate update commands based on each …

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Enable Code Folding in Eclipse with Coffee Bytes

ETCS 2012-03-30

The Coffee-Bytes plugin by Alex Popescu can add folding functionality to Eclipse IDE.

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Why I Don't Use Antivirus Software

ETCS 2012-03-24

I am being asked all the time, how come I am not using any antivirus solution in any of my Windows based PC’s?

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Parse and Read XML on Android (Complete Tutorial)

ETCS 2012-03-21

In the following tutorial, I will demonstrate how to read and parse XML in your Android app.

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Android Background Processing with IntentService

ETCS 2012-03-19

This article explain the usage of IntentService class in android SDK to perform background processing to offload tasks from an …

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ASP.NET Countdown Timer Custom Control

ETCS 2012-03-14

Recently I had the need to create an ASP.NET countdown timer for one of my projects.

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ERPXE: Network Boot and Manage Your Computers

ETCS 2012-03-13

This article will explain what is a PXE system, and how to install an Open Source project called: ERPXE.

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Validate Non-Empty URL Parameters in PHP

ETCS 2012-03-13

A quick PHP snippet for validating that a URL query parameter exists and is not empty before using it.

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Transfer data from PHP to Android (JSON) - Part 3

ETCS 2012-03-10

this is part 3 of 3 about transferring data from PHP to Android app. you can read part 1 here. you can read part 2 here.

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Transfer data from PHP to Android (JSON) - Part 1

ETCS 2012-03-06

You may reach a point where you need to transfer data from a server (web-service) to a an android client. although, there are many ways to …

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