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Building a computer disaster recovery toolkit - PC & Desktop Computers Once you let someone know you're technically savvy, the chances of you becoming their main point of contact for all tech support increases greatly. If you've happened to have made your career in a computer-based industry, the problem intensifies. Through the years of being such an on-call tech-support person for a variety of different skill levels and machines, I've amassed quite a bit of gear that I keep on hand to tackle most situations. Here's a look into my recovery toolkit, which will hopefully help you build yours. Boot discs You may wish to create bootable USB drives instead, but there's a few bootable tools I can't do without. The first is Ultimate Boot CD, a collection of hardware, disk, backup, imaging and diagnostic tools, along with some DOS-like environments, to help during annoyances like firmware updates that still aren't Windows friendly. Then there's the alternative — Hiren's Boot CD. Ubuntu's live disc, in combination with ClamAV, has saved our skins many times. Software

Cradle To Cradle Products Innovation Institute The program guides continual improvement towards products that are: - made with materials that are safe for humans and the environment - designed so all ingredients can be reused safely by nature or industry - assembled and manufactured with renewable, non polluting energy - made in ways that protect and enrich water supplies, and - made in ways that advance social and environmental justice What makes your product "sustainable"? How do important audiences know for sure? Certified Cradle to Cradle is rigorous. The Cradle to Cradle CertifiedTM Products Program is comprehensive and rigorous. As a guidance system for product designers and manufactuers, the program leads to the creation of innovative products that redefine quality and beauty. Products are analyzed by assessors that have been accredited by the Institute.

Windows Enterprise | Microsoft Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset The Microsoft Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset (DaRT), is a core component of the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack for Software Assurance, helps IT teams make PCs safer to use, keeps employees productive, and enables desktops that are easier and less expensive to manage. Administrators can easily recover PCs that have become unusable, rapidly diagnose probable causes of issues, and quickly repair unbootable or locked-out systems, all faster than the average time it takes to reimage the machine. Many IT departments take a proactive approach to backing up network data, but tend to be reactive in planning for desktop system failures. Accelerate IT responsiveness and reduce downtime: The toolset helps IT professionals quickly respond to and resolve user issues onsite or remotely. Simplify desktop troubleshooting, repair, and recovery: The 14 tools in the toolset provide intuitive options for repair and recovery, even when the machine will not boot normally.

INSM How To Influence Your Site’s Listing In Search, According To Google’s Webmaster Academy Last week, Google introduced Webmaster Academy, billed as a tool to “help you create great sites that perform well in Google search results.” Google’s Matt Cutts tweeted about it again today: Webmaster Academy is a free set of helpful entry-level tutorials for site owners: Please RT! There’s a section in the guide called: Influence Your Site’s Listing In Search. Granted, there’s not much in the way of new information, but it’s nice to see what exactly Google is highlighting. It then lists the following as ways you can help create “compelling listings that users are more likely to click”: Create useful page titles. With regards to sitelinks, Google actually made some adjustments to how they appear back in April. “Sub-sitelinks” in expanded sitelinks. How To Influence Your Site’s Listing In Search, According To Google’s Webmaster Academy

Who We Are CGIAR is the only worldwide partnership addressing agricultural research for development, whose work contributes to the global effort to tackle poverty, hunger and major nutrition imbalances, and environmental degradation. It is carried out by 15 Centers, that are members of the CGIAR Consortium, in close collaboration with hundreds of partners, including national and regional research institutes, civil society organizations, academia, development organizations and the private sector. The 15 Research Centers generate and disseminate knowledge, technologies, and policies for agricultural development through the CGIAR Research Programs. The CGIAR Fund provides reliable and predictable multi-year funding to enable research planning over the long term, resource allocation based on agreed priorities, and the timely and predictable disbursement of funds. The multi-donor trust fund finances research carried out by the Centers through the CGIAR Research Programs. What we do Making a difference

Why Some Of Your Readers Will Lose Internet On July 9th 2012…. Why Some Of Your Readers Will Lose Internet On July 9th 2012…. Yup, some of the “hype” you’ve been hearing is actually true… Let me explain…. Several months ago, the FBI caught some bad guys that were distributing some “malware” (virus) that infected computers. This malware reset the DNS of the computer to use the bad guys DNS server… so that the bad guys could make the infected folks see lots of spam, porn, popups, ads and other stuff. The infected computer (Mac or PC) still had internet – but it was being altered by this malware. The FBI arrested these bad guys and stopped the spread of the malware…. but the the question became of what to do with the servers that were being used. It was decided to keep these servers online for a while, to give the infected folks time to learn about the possible infection, and get cleaned up. Because when these servers get turned off… the lack of DNS will mean that they can no longer get to the internet (until they are fixed). image source: iconfinder.com

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is a scientific intergovernmental body under the auspices of the United Nations,[1][2] set up at the request of member governments.[3] It was first established in 1988 by two United Nations organizations, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and later endorsed by the United Nations General Assembly through Resolution 43/53. Membership of the IPCC is open to all members of the WMO and UNEP.[4] The IPCC is chaired by Rajendra K. Pachauri. The IPCC does not carry out its own original research, nor does it do the work of monitoring climate or related phenomena itself. The IPCC bases its assessment on the published literature, which includes peer-reviewed and non-peer-reviewed sources.[7] Thousands of scientists and other experts contribute (on a voluntary basis, without payment from the IPCC)[8] to writing and reviewing reports, which are then reviewed by governments. Aims[edit]

IPv4 & IPv6: A Short Guide The Internet has run out of Internet addresses... sort of. Perhaps you've heard the news: the last blocks of IPv4 Internet addresses have been allocated. The fundamental underlying technology that has powered Internet Protocol addresses (ever seen a number like 99.48.227.227 on the web? That's an IP address) since the Internet's inception will soon be exhausted. A new technology will take its place, though. The transition from IPv4 to IPv6 is likely to be rough, though. That's why we've compiled this short guide to IPv4 and the eventual transition to IPv6. Q: What is IPv4? Without IP addresses, computers would not be able to communicate and send data to each other. Q: What is IPv6? Q: Why are we running out of IPv4 addresses? Let's be clear, though: we haven't run out of addresses quite yet. Q: How does IPv6 solve this problem? Q: So why don't we just switch? To make the switch, software and routers will have to be changed to support the more advanced network. Q: How will this affect me?

RealClimate What Cool Things Can I Do with All This Free Cloud Storage Space? Gregor Louisoder Umweltstiftung: Startseite Amobee Focuses on the Rest of Asia - Southeast Asia Real Time European Pressphoto Agency A customer in uses his mobile phone in Hanoi, Vietnam.Mobile phone penetration is 91% in Vietnam. It is no secret that many Silicon Valley companies are aggressively pursuing a China strategy, hoping that the booming 1.3 billion-man market will present better investment opportunities than the less exciting, ailing U.S. and European markets. But the CEO of mobile-advertising company Amobee — which has partnered with heavyweights like Google, Nokia, Zynga and eBay — says too few talk about the rest of Asia. “In the West Coast of America, people talk about their Asian strategy and they immediately think of China,” said Amobee CEO Trevor Healy, who comes from a line of California companies, including Jajah and eBay. Mr. On Monday, Amobee announced a tie-up with Indonesia’s Merah Cipta Media group and Vietnam’s Ambient Digital, expanding its mobile advertising platform to two Southeast Asian nations that boast a mobile penetration of 91% and almost 100%, respectively.