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10 things to learn from the almighty WWW today:

Black CEOs better off if they have a baby face :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Metro & Tri-State


As it turns out, having an innocent-looking, oh-so-pinchable countenance may be attractive in non-amorous ways as well.

But only if the baby face is black, according to a study spearheaded by Professor Robert Livingston of Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management. His findings — titled "The Teddy Bear Effect: Does babyfaceness benefit black CEOs?'' — will be published in an upcoming issue of the journal Psychological Science.

Matthew Yglesias » Corporate Nationality


He points out that not only do Toyota and Honda manufacture cars in the United States, but these are publicly traded firms. Americans can—and do—own shares in both firms, and could own more if we wanted to. Conversely, an “American” company like Apple actually does very little production in the United States. Nestle is “Swiss” but it’s a giant multinational corporation and Switzerland is a small country so the vast majority of its operations are elsewhere.

Control and Conquer Stress: MensHealth.com


It's hard to say, exactly, what the worst part about stress is. Is it the tightness that starts somewhere around your solar plexus, then extends out to your toenails, earlobes, and cerebellum? Is it randomly snapping at innocent—and, occasionally, quite guilty—coworkers and loved ones? Is it sobbing quietly behind the closed door of a men's-room stall?

Uh, sorry, did we say that last one out loud?

The point is, stress attacks in all sorts of ways—which means that if you want to control it, contain it, conquer it, you need to fire back in kind. That's why we've spent the past several months devouring studies and cross-examining experts to find the 31 best stress-busting tips of all time. We won't lie—it was a bear of a job, and there were desperate moments when we thought we actually smelled smoke coming from the old cerebellum (see quiet sobbing in men's room, above).

Blue Screen of Death Survival Guide: Every Error Explained | Maximum PC


It’s late at night, you’re sitting at your computer playing a game or working on a project when, suddenly, Windows freezes completely. All your work is gone, and you find a blue screen full of gibberish staring back at you. Windows is dead, Jim, at least until you reboot it. You have no choice but to sigh loudly, shake your fist at Bill Gates and angrily push the reset button. You’ve just been visited by the ghost of windows crashed: the Blue Screen of Death.

Also known as the BSoD, the Blue Screen of Death appears when Windows crashes or locks up. It’s actually a Windows “stop” screen, and is designed to do two things: tell you the reason for the error, and to calm your nerves, hence the use of the color blue (studies show it has a relaxing effect on people). Though Blue Screens are difficult to decipher, all the information you need to figure out what caused it is right there in front of you in blue and white—and that’s where we come in.

How to check if an email address exists without sending an email?


We have all been doing email address validation for a very long time to make sure that the email is correctly formatted. This is to avoid users entering wrongly formatted email address but still they can accidentally give us a wrong email address.

Example of a correctly formatted email address but still wrong:

mailbox.does.not.exist@reddit.com [VALID email fromat but still not correct]

Above case specifically happens when you take important customer email on phone and you type in the wrong email. So is there a QUICK solution to really check the email without sending a test message to the user? Yes.

250+ Super Cool Wordpress Tutorials – Newbie To Pro | Quality Design and Development Resources | AntsMagazine


There is no reason to deny that WordPress is world’s favourite blogging software and there are many sites out there who publish great wordpress tutorials, following these tutorials one can easily learn wordpress in no time. Here is my list which is divided into different categories, each list is arranged in way that it goes from basics to advanced level. Hope you have a great time learning them.

The dotMobi WordPress Mobile Pack | mobiForge


The dotMobi WordPress Mobile Pack is a complete toolkit from dotMobi to help mobilize your WordPress site and blog.

It includes a mobile switcher to select themes based on the type of user that is visiting the site, a selection of mobile themes, extra widgets, device adaptation and a mobile administration panel to allow users to edit the site or write new posts when out and about.

The pack has been tested on WordPress 2.5, 2.6, and 2.7. It is also compatible with WordPress MU 2.6 in the 'plugins' mode. The download itself (and the very simple installation instructions) are available at the end of this article. Please note that the plugin requires you to be running WordPress on PHP v5.0 or greater.

3 Simple Steps to Hack a Smartphone (Includes Video) – CSO Online – Security and Risk


What kind of information do you have on your business card? Company name? Check. Your name and title? Check. Business address? Check. Mobile work phone number? Wait a minute.

CSO recently sat down with Trust Digital, a firm that specializes in mobile security, for a demonstration on how to hack a smartphone with no more information than a phone number.

"All I need is a business card," said Meir Machlin, director of product architecture with Trust Digital, who performed the demonstration (You can check out the demonstrations in the video).

System Scanner « SANS Computer Forensics, Investigation, and Response


System scanner (available from http://www.codeproject.com/w2k/system_scaner.asp) is designed as a replacement to the Task manager. For the forensic or incident handling professional, this tool allows for the dumping of virtual memory at a point in time on a Windows system.

Positively Paula: 10 Tips for Social Media Marketers


Over the last 3 years, the H&R Block brand has embraced the opportunity to communicate with consumers differently. We have been on the forefront of social media and been honored by positive mentions from thought leaders such as Shel Israel, Francois Gossieaux, Jeremiah Owyang, Jake McKee, Andy Sernovitz, and Chris Heuer. Traditional media has also taken note of the “tax company that could” with mentions in the Wall Street Journal, PC World, Advertising Age, ClickZ, and Marketing Sherpa among others. But most importantly, consumers have engaged with us in new and different ways through YouTube, Twitter, Second Life, FaceBook, Myspace and our own community site at hrblock.com.

This has been an incredible journey for me personally. The accomplishments we have achieved are the result of a team effort. I’m happy to know that I’ve had a positive influence on that team and overjoyed knowing that the team will be carrying the torch and continue to make a difference with our customers

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