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When we remember something extraordinary that makes us feel grateful for those around us afterward, we are often led on a trip abundant with uplifting ideas and pleasant energy. Journaling can be healing for many people. It inspires you to go deeply into an emotional investigation, transforming emotions into self-expression that fosters learning and development. This article will discuss journaling and how it helps increase productivity and improve mental health....

The name itself is derived from Tape ARchive as it was developed for writing sequential data on tape devices. It is also referred to as tarball sometimes. By default, tar only archives the files without compression but using some portions. We can use different compression techniques to get a compressed output. tar utility is usually included in most Linux distributions by default, and the format itself is supported across other operating systems, including Windows and macOS, via different tools and utilities....

The sound quality is excellent, the separation gives the multitude of instruments and voicings enough space to hear what is going on very clearly, though the music is still very dense. The players included Ian Underwood on keyboards and woodwinds, George Duke on keyboards and trombone, drummers Aynsley Dunbar and Jimmy Carl Black, with Ruth Underwood on an orchestra drum set. Zappa plays guitar and bass, because there was a change in personnel, between bassists Jeff Simmons and Martin Lickert, partway through recording and filming....

For a startup, small to a large organization – there are multiple open source and commercial software available which helps you to run the popular productivity, project management, chat, documents, etc. in an easy way on a public cloud or premises. The following are the software packed platform, choose the one which fits your requirement. Sandstorm Sandstorm is an open-source server platform with more than 70 applications for a small team, development, or medium to large organization....

The eCommerce industry witnessing sustained growth over the last couple of years since nowadays, people prefer to order the necessary products online. Before the emergence of shipping APIs, the shipping management workflow was manual. Once an order was placed, shipping details were manually entered into the system. It was highly error-prone and required multiple levels of tracking. The manual approach is costly for any eCommerce platform and reduces its profit margin....

Someone’s looking at your online activity right now! Well, maybe I have written the first line to catch your attention. Regardless, it’s true for many of us. According to the survey by America Online and the National Cyber-Security Alliance, over 80% of internet users had spyware on their machines in 2004. Besides, 95% of such users said they never installed those programs. Agreed, the data is nearly two decades old, but that makes it all the more dangerous....

One of the biggest challenges faced by bloggers is to find ways to make money. However, before that, make sure to build authority in a specific niche. It increases your chance to earn money through blogging since the audience will trust your words. When the users purchase through your site, you will obtain a commission out of it. There are plenty of domain affiliate programs that bloggers can look out for when generating revenue and increasing their credibility in the market....

If your website is not loaded in less than 3 seconds, then you may be losing potential revenue and missing a higher search engine ranking. Similarly if not secure enough then you are giving an opportunity to the hacker to take down your website for reputational & business loss. When we talk about performance optimization, we always hear to enable the compression, minify the files, enable caching, use lightweight code theme/templates/plugins/extensions, etc....

Almost every file that you directly work on in the Linux terminal can be manipulated as a text file. This includes configuration files, log files about various services and processes in the system, and script files that come bundled with the Linux Distribution of your choice or which you write yourself. Knowing how to quickly view the content of these files in the Linux terminal is an invaluable skill that not only saves you time but also helps you learn more about the system....

While Public Wi-Fi is a popular source for free internet nowadays, users need to rely on cellular data when they don’t have access to public hotspots. Besides, public Wi-Fi is not the apt choice to access sensitive data as they are the fishing spot for hackers and scammers. Generally, cellular data plans are limited and costly; an iPhone user consumes around 2GB- 5GB of data daily. If you do not have an unlimited data plan and have no access to Wi-Fi, there is a good chance of bypassing your daily data usage limits owing to those data gobbling iPhone apps....

Looking at the increasing network security issues that lead to cyberattacks, companies are hiring professionals who can secure their networks. Network administrators are in high demand these days since they can help secure an organization’s network and sensitive data from hackers. As a result, they can protect their customers’ data and trust. So, if you want to become a network administrator but don’t have any prior experience with computer networking, you can consider the CCNA certification exam....

If you are going to develop a web app that will interact with third-party or in-house servers to fetch data and accomplish tasks like messaging, ordering items, etc., your app needs to communicate with web APIs. You can make your app do so by producing HTTP requests. Instead of programming an HTTP request module from scratch, developers rely on various Node.js HTTP request libraries. Most of these tools are available with an open-source license....

Not my words—Michael Horowitz, an independent cybersecurity researcher, recently published a blog —claiming the exact words. He further added that he found vulnerabilities in the iOS devices—preventing VPNs from re-routing the network traffic and terminating established sessions before connecting to the VPN. As an Apple user, you must expect a certain degree of security on your iPhone. While Apple is known for its security products and privacy practices and puts its users first regarding overall protection and application tracking, it still doesn’t ensure the utmost data security regarding your browsing behavior....

As the volume and complexity of data continue to grow, it’s more important than ever to have robust, functional, and advanced database monitoring tools to analyze its performance. What is database performance, and what does it entail? Database performance is the rate and level of access the database provides information to users. Database performance involves thousands of different things; here, we will mention a few fundamental ones, such as:...

It can be challenging for ethical hackers and penetration testers to test their capabilities legally, so having websites designed to be insecure and provide a safe environment to test hacking skills is a fantastic way to keep oneself challenged. Websites and web apps designed to be insecure and provide a secure hacking environment are ideal grounds for learning. New hackers can learn how to find vulnerabilities with them, and security professionals and bug bounty hunters can increase their expertise and find some other new vulnerabilities....

Besides the traditional local and wide area networks, we now have the cloud infrastructure, Internet of Things (IoT), software-defined networking, and other technologies that widen the coverage and the number of connected devices. Organizations must have the right tools to manage the growing complexity, scale, and dynamic nature of the modern infrastructure. These tools should ideally enable admins to make changes on hundreds or thousands of routers, switches, controllers, and other networking devices across different on-premise and cloud environments....

Smartwatch is a digital product that also contributes to making our lives simpler. Smartwatches, besides showing time for you, also come with a large number of functions. These are synced with your smartphone and work in combination with it. As a result, these can perform the following tasks for you. Receive call and message notificationsLet you track your healthHelp you with GPS navigationSearch your misplaced phone easily There are many other functions as well that support you in your day-to-day tasks and routine....

Do your marketing emails look boring? Are you spending a lot to maintain a team of designers for marketing emails? You can get rid of all these problems and run great marketing drives by shifting your focus to email templates. If you are a freelancer, small business owner, or expert email marketer with programming knowledge, you must read this article. Here, we introduce you to some advanced and renowned email template builder tools that could be a game-changer for your email marketing gig....

No wonder why people have an innate fascination for Apple products. Among the various enticing and efficient apple products, MagSafe chargers steal some glances. MagSafe chargers emerge as a unique discovery that stands against the prospects of wireless chargers. What are MagSafe chargers? Apple brought a different kind of charger in the market named MagSafe chargers with unique magnetic technology. Though it emerged as a safety feature for the charging cords of Macbooks, it later got incorporated into the internal engineering of iPhone 12 models....

There are thousands of online vulnerabilities, and it’s difficult to ensure everything on site is hardened and secured manually. A hacked website report by SUCURI indicates 94% of WordPress sites were infected. Is your WordPress site secure? One of the quickest ways to protect the WordPress site is to use WAF (Web Application Firewall). WAF adds multiple security elements on the fly and protects from known & unknown online threats....