Adobe's Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Flash, etc) is probably the most pirated software in the world (my opinion).  In many industries, it's considered the de-facto standard for today's graphics, video and media productivity tools.  So, obviously, Adobe had to do something to get their piracy under control, and re-establish some of that missing monetary value. ...
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Everyone remembers Flickr, right?  It used to be the primo photo sharing service out there.  But, it was complex, slow to learn, and even slower to share.  It really had a "Photographer" feel to it.  In other words, if you weren't in the profession, Flickr didn't feel right. When initially started, Instagram took off like wildfire?  Why?  It was...
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Some time ago, I wrote about how to setup a Linux-based console server . But, there is one problem… if you reboot, your serial devices may have moved. So, to fix that, we will use UDEV to statically map the serial devices to non-changing names. Plug in your usb converter and run the command ‘dmesg’. Look for where it was mapped to. In my case, it is ttyUSB1 usb 3-2: new full...
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Apple has released another Macintosh OSX version, called Mountain Lion (10.8.x).  I'm not the only one getting it.  Apple released that by July 31, over 3 million downloads were completed, making it "the most successful release in Apple's history" .  I'll admit, I'm not seeing too many features in this one.  Sure, there are lots, but nothing that really affects me per...
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I just upgraded my Mac to Mountain Lion.  So far, I like it.  Especially the integration of Twitter into the OS, and the enhancements to iChat (now called Messages).  However, there was one thing that bothered me, when I tried to open Parallels. First off, my Parallels dock icon showed it cannot be opened:  You may also get the error message "You can't use this...
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Just checking out the iPhone app that ManageEngine published for ServiceDesk Plus .  For those that may not know, I've been an avid ServiceDesk Plus user.  Ever since I, apparently, was handed Helpdesk operations for my company, I have done unique and beneficial things using their software. I use it for time tracking in the entire IT Department, for project management,...
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