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Archive for March, 2010

A NY hack license is the term used that describes the license needed to drive a New York City taxi. Officially, the NY hack license is called a New York City taxi operators license and it is issued by the NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission. This license is good for all five boroughs and having it allows the driver to operate a yellow medallion taxi cab.

In New York City, only a yellow medallion taxi cab is allowed to pick up passengers on the street. To operate a taxi cab, you must possess a taxi drivers license. You must apply for this license through the Taxi and Limousine Commission.

The licenses issued through this agency for car service or limousines do not cover the operation of a yellow taxi cab. On the other hand, having the hack license allows the holder to operate a car service or limousine. Because of this, the NY hack license is the most prestigious and valuable of all the operator licenses issued by the Taxi and Limousine Commission.  Read more... (825 words, estimated 3:18 mins reading time)

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The field of Computer Software Engineering has become more popular among UK university graduates in recent years. Students are entering university with a more sophisticated knowledge of information technology than undergraduates from a generation ago. This knowledge is coupled with a realisation that many of the best jobs available in the UK involve computer technology, creating a desire within university students for success in the IT world. However, as graduates leave the university setting for the professional world, they begin to realise that their dream of working as a computer software engineer may be difficult to achieve.

The rising number of computer jobs in the United Kingdom has been met with an exponential increase in applications over the last decade. Professionals interested in software engineering, IT graduates, and candidates on the international market make the application process a log-jam. Hiring managers often have to set high standards in order to reduce the numbers of applicants that proceed to the interview stage. As such, talented software engineers may not be able to distinguish themselves enough to land their dream job. By understanding what a software engineer does on a daily basis, a young applicant is better able to tailor their application to suit a specific position.  Read more... (437 words, estimated 1:45 mins reading time)

Hacks, on EVE Online, are clear violations of the terms of service for using the game and maintaining an account. If you’re considering doing an EVE Online hack, understand that everything you’re doing can, and ultimately will, result in your account being shut down. You won’t get a refund of funds played, the account will get shut down, no questions asked or answered. That little “I agree” button you clicked when you set up the account came at the end of a license agreement that spells out the penalties in full measure.

That being said, if you think you can get away with it (you can’t), there are a few EVE Online hacks that work for short periods of time, and can be used to close the gap on other players.  Read more... (414 words, estimated 1:39 mins reading time)

The computer network is perhaps the most important system that is running within your company. Your network powers almost everything that the computers do – from daily essential tasks like email to surfing on the Internet, sharing documents, sharing printers, etc. So if your network happens to be down, the entire organization is greatly inconvenienced. Lots of man hours would be wasted. And if the network is down repeatedly, productivity will decline.

There are many reasons that may cause a network to be down. We are talking about network security issues here. Minor network security breaches involve attack on the personal workstation. For example, a workstation may be infested with viruses or spyware. Viruses and spyware are types are software that operate mostly in the background. They are usually installed on the computers without the permission of the user and perform malicious operations such as hijacking browsers or wiping out hard disk drive data.

More serious network security breaches involve real time attack on the servers. As the servers power many important functions of the network (e.g. sending or receiving email, or storing confidential company data), the consequences are disastrous if servers have been compromised. The general term for server attacks is known as “intrusion”.  Read more... (510 words, estimated 2:02 mins reading time)