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In database connectivity, UniDAC stands out as a powerful tool for developers seeking seamless integration between applications and databases.
Regarding MySQL, UniDAC provides a comprehensive set of features and functionalities to simplify data access and manipulation.
In this article, we will explore the basics of UniDAC and delve into MySQL-specific issues, allowing developers to harness the full potential of UniDAC while working with MySQL. [Read more…]
From the austere courts of 18th century Europe to the user-friendly interface of Subgame, the Solitaire Game has journeyed through time and technology, securing its place as a timeless source of entertainment.
Its roots are believed to lie in Northern Europe, possibly in Scandinavia or Germany, around the mid-18th century.
It quickly became a sensation across Europe, especially in France, which gave us many Solitaire terminologies we use today. [Read more…]
There are many ways for hackers and scammers to use your Facebook account to do malicious things, and make it appear that YOU are the culprit.
Most hackers simply find a way to break into your account and use it to publish SPAM posts and malicious links or spread malware to your friends via chat or instant messages.
Luckily, those hackers and scammers can be easily kicked off and locked out of your account by changing your password and enabling Two-Factor Authentication, but the truly devious miscreants can cause you all kinds of grief long after you’ve booted them off and locked them out of your account.
Yes, the really serious hackers can actually keep using your account to send SPAM and spread malware even without being able to log back in to your account.
And how they do that just might surprise you… [Read more…]
Question from Phil: Your article on the Windows key prompts me to ask this question…
What’s the best way to add a ‘Windows key’ function to an older keyboard that doesn’t have that key on it?
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Question from Mary: Hi, Rick. I need some advice on the best way to scan pictures.
I learned yesterday that I may have an opportunity to access some old family photographs that are about 60 – 100 years old.
I’d like to scan all of those pictures so they’ll be available digitally.
Do you have any recommendations on the equipment I’ll need to scan them?