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How To Regularly Back Up Your Large MySQL Database with MySQLDumper

As I watch my own Wordpress blog grow in both posts and user comments, I'm starting to eye my growing database with a wary eye. What happens if the server goes down, gets hacked or worse? Shouldn't I be prepared for such a situation with a constant, ready backup of all posts and comments? I finally came across a brilliant free MySQL backup utility called MySQLDumper.

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Shortwave Numbers Stations & The Conet Project: An Online Education In Espionage

Shortwave radio is known as the global band – despite poor sound quality (hiss, pop, crackle), it travels well and is still a popular choice in many countries around the world. So-called "numbers stations" have been heard on the shortwave radio band since the 1950s, leaving many to question their purpose and origin. Of course the enthusiasts have done their research, and put most of it online.

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Instantly Hide Active Program Windows & Disable Sound with Magic Boss Key

Computers are great tools that we use for both work and play. Often it's hard to keep the two separate. So we end up researching the perfect birthday gift while the prospective recipient is watching TV right next to us. So what do you do when you suddenly find someone's attention shifting to you, while you're working on something you don't want them to see? Magic Boss Key is your solution.

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The Top 7 Reasons To Give The Vim Text Editor A Chance

For years, I've tried one text editor after another. You name it, I tried it. I used each and every one of these editors for over two months as my primary day-to-day editor. Somehow, I couldn't find an editor that just worked right, and was customizable enough to fit my needs. That all changed a couple of months ago, when I started using Vim full-time.

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Make Home Button on Your Android Phone Open Your Favourite App

The home button on the Android phone normally redirects users straight to the home screen. It's handy but, with limited button choices on your phone, sometimes you want it to do something a little more useful. Have you ever wanted to redirect your home button to an application of your choice? Well, now there's a simple application which lets you do just that.

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How To Set Up Multiple Portable XAMPP Web Servers On A Single USB Drive

For some time now, I've been trying to develop a very fast and easy way to create a virtual web server (basically a local web server), on my portable hard drive. Not just one though. I wanted to have the ability to set up multiple web servers that I could just configure as my localhost web server with the click of a button.

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How To Change The Settings Of Ubuntu Unity With CompizConfig Settings Manager

Ubuntu's latest release, version 11.04, brings with it a completely new desktop interface called Unity. Its release has received mixed reviews, though honestly it comes down to taste. There is never a piece of software that literally everyone likes, and Unity is a good example of that. But if you do like it, congratulations! Aside from a functional desktop, you'll have a number of configuration tools at your fingertips.

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Explore Space On Your iPad with The NASA's iPad App

NASA, one of the pioneers in space exploration, has released a free iPad app which collects, customizes, and delivers an extensive selection of dynamically updated mission information, images, videos, and Twitter feeds from various online NASA sources in a convenient mobile package.

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