http://www.articledepot.net en-us http://www.articledepot.net N/A support@articleworld.net Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:58:14 -0500 20 http://www.articledepot.net/articles/6244/1/How-to-Manually-Update-any-FireFox-Extension-XPI-File One of the things that makes the FireFox browser the best on the web is the ability to install custom features (extensions). If your favorite extension doesn't work any more since you upgraded FireFox now there is something you can do about it. In this article I will tell you how to easily update all your extensions to get them working again. dpicella@gmail.com (David Picella) Sun, 26 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.articledepot.net/articles/3506/1/Dual-Boot-Windows-and-Linux%3A-Single-and-Multiple-Hard-Drives The technical side of the internet can be a frustrating place for a computer novice that is trying to get a simple job done. Finding clear instructions on how to setup a dual boot for Windows and Linux is next to impossible. This article presents simple dual boot instructions for Windows and Linux for both single and multiple hard drive configurations that actually work. dpicella@gmail.com (David Picella) Sun, 27 Nov 2005 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.articledepot.net/articles/3554/1/Free-Alternative-To-Microsoft-Office the functionality in MS Office represents the true workhorse of home and small business computing, namely: word processing (Word), spreadsheets (Excel), presentations (PowerPoint), and desktop database applications (Access). The cost for such functionality comes at a premium. OpenOffice.org offers a suite of office software applications free to download for anyone with a computer, including PC's operating with Windows or Linux. jimedwardsarticles@yahoo.com (Jim Edwards) Sat, 26 Nov 2005 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.articledepot.net/articles/2954/1/Declarative-Programming---Strategies-for-Solving-Software-Problems Programmers can enhance the usability, understandability, and maintainability of software by using declarative programming approaches when implementing software projects. With imperative programming approaches, programmers implement algorithms that combine logic and control statements, but with declarative programming, developers separate the logic from the control statements. efurman@sstnet.com (Roy Furman, M.D, Ph.D.) Tue, 08 Nov 2005 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.articledepot.net/articles/2864/1/Passing-Cisco%26%2339%3Bs-CCNA-and-CCNP-Exams%3A-The-VLAN.DAT-File Chris Bryant, CCIE #12933, is the owner of The Bryant Advantage (http://www.thebryantadvantage.com), home of FREE CCNA and CCNP tutorials, The Ultimate CCNA Study Package, and Ultimate CCNP Study Packages. Video courses and training, binary and subnetting help, and corporate training are also available.For a FREE copy of his latest e-books, "How To Pass The CCNA" or "How To Pass The CCNP", send a request to chris@thebryantadvantage.com today ! chris@thebryantadvantage.com (Chris Bryant) Sat, 05 Nov 2005 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.articledepot.net/articles/2880/1/Video-Bytes-From-The-Web Online Video has arrived... and everyone needs to sit up and pay attention. With portable video players about to explode, Google Video maturing, and cable Internet access at an all-time high, this aspect of the Internet is going to explode in 2006 jimedwardsarticles@yahoo.com (Jim Edwards) Fri, 04 Nov 2005 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.articledepot.net/articles/2877/1/CAD-Drafting-Software-and-AutoCAD%3A-Strange-Writing-on-the-Wall Suspicious things are happening in the world of CAD drafting software. A seasoned industry veteran sees curious goings-on in his crystal ball. hi.lakshman@gmail.com (Lucky Balaraman) Thu, 03 Nov 2005 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.articledepot.net/articles/2771/1/Passing-The-Cisco-CCNA-and-CCNP-Exams%3A--Ping-And-Extended-Ping Ping seems simple enough but there are details you must know about ping and extended ping to pass your CCNA and CCNP exams and be an effective network engineer. Learn these vital details from Chris Bryant CCIE 12933. chris@thebryantadvantage.com (Chris Bryant) Thu, 03 Nov 2005 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.articledepot.net/articles/2490/1/What-Are-Hosted-Applications The number of hosted applications are growing this article explains what the term 'hosted application' means and lists the benefits of hosted software and some concerns that customers should consider when evaluating any hosted application. martin.day@surveygalaxy.com (Martin Day) Mon, 31 Oct 2005 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.articledepot.net/articles/2670/1/Load-testing--10-suggestions-to-improve-performance Load testing covers more than just performance testing. It includes stress testing endurance testing reliability testing and concurrency testing. The its just performance testing view results in most projects doing too little load testing leading to extra costs and unhappy customers. enquiries@acutest.co.uk (Albert Streab) Tue, 25 Oct 2005 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.articledepot.net/articles/2291/1/Scalability-testing%3A-7-steps-towards-success Very large scale software systems are a breed apart: scalability is vital to their success. If you leave scalability and perfrmance testing until the end you risk finding your systems will fail to scale and youre left with staggering costs of correction. enquiries@acutest.co.uk (Albert Streab) Sat, 08 Oct 2005 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.articledepot.net/articles/2127/1/Improving-Spelling-with-Games How playing word games can help improve your childs spelling while also having some fun. steven@grandmatrix.com (Steve Hall) Fri, 30 Sep 2005 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.articledepot.net/articles/1890/1/Ten-Things-I-Learned-the-Hard-Way%3A-A-Guide-to-Building-Software Why not learn from someone elses mistakes? These ten tips from someone whos been in the trenches give sound advice to anyone thinking of building a software product. info@brookgroup.com (Kara Brook) Tue, 20 Sep 2005 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.articledepot.net/articles/1726/1/Why-offshore-google-software-development-for-your-business Google has become more than just a search engine as the result of their release of the Google API. Now developers can have seamless access many of Google's functionality directly from within their applications to retrieve and integrate data which was formerly either unavailable or not readily accessible. webmaster@techcoders.com (Chris Palau) Thu, 15 Sep 2005 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.articledepot.net/articles/917/1/Put-Order-and-Information-into-File-Names A discussion of a little-explored area: How to add organization and meaning to names of files and folders. The author proposes using a file name composed of datestamp-locator-descriptor for optimum order and information communication. info@poingo.com (Mark Meshulam) Tue, 09 Aug 2005 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.articledepot.net/articles/170/1/Combat-Computer-Spyware Spyware has become an epidemic on the Internet. A lot of computer users have Spyware and dont even know they have it much less how to get rid of it. If your computer has been taking you to websites that you dont want to go to or if you get pop-ups when you arent even on the Internet or if your computer has been running extremely slowly lately for no reason you probably have Spyware. jim.shutes@lapeertechgroup.com (Jim Shutes) Thu, 23 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.articledepot.net/articles/169/1/10-Easy-Steps-to-Speed-Up-Your-Computer---Without-Upgrading It seems that the longer you own your computer the slower it gets! A lot of people will keep their computer until it gets so slow that they feel they need a newer faster model. Some feel like the reason it is getting slower is because it is getting older when that is just not the case. Your computer should run just as fast as the day you brought it home if you follow these 10 Easy Steps to Speed Up Your Computer. jim.shutes@lapeertechgroup.com (Jim Shutes) Thu, 23 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.articledepot.net/articles/160/1/Make-Your-Own-%26quot%3BRecently-Used-Documents%26quot%3B-List The "Recently used document" list provides access to documents that you recently opened. However, what about those documents that you use often but are not necessarily the last 9 documents you opened? Wouldn't you like quick access to a collection of documents that you use often? A list that you can create? bsunny@sharpertraining.com (Beth Sunny) Wed, 22 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.articledepot.net/articles/158/1/How-to-test-for-the-Javascript-DOM Browsing the forums, development articles and other resource sites raised an interesting yet recurring question: "How do I test for the Document Object Model (DOM) employed by a browser?". Strangely enough I was asking the same question when starting out in Javascript. However, after enough time has passed, with the same thing done more than once, I started to realise that this is a question that begs answering for once and for all... authorinfo@articleworld.net (Riaan Pieterse) Wed, 22 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.articledepot.net/articles/157/1/How-to-Backup-Windows-XP-Home-Edition Your computer cost you from hundreds to thousands of dollars, but the computer itself is not the most valuable part. The data on the hard disk is the most valuable part. How many hours of work did you put into creating that data? One little event, like a power line spike from a lightning strike, and all that work could be lost. Unfortunately, backing up with Windows XP Home Edition is not as simple as it should be.... authorinfo@articleworld.net (Stephen Bucaro) Wed, 22 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.articledepot.net/articles/156/1/Font-Basics A font is actually a graphic shape, for example a triangle, which can be used to create a typographic character. A group of fonts of similar design can be used to create a typeface. A set of typefaces in different sizes and weights, created from the same group of fonts, is a type family. These terms are often misused, the term "font" being used to mean a typeface. authorinfo@articleworld.net (Stephen Bucaro) Wed, 22 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.articledepot.net/articles/155/1/Benefits-to-Shareware Benefits to Shareware Shareware has been fighting the stigma of being misunderstood for decades. While corporate software giants can no longer ignore the marketing potential of a trial version, small software startups are struggling with new listings and bandwidth costs. Businesses and individual consumers need to take a closer look at the benefits of taking advantage of shareware marketing. The concept of a trial version is not a new one. Consumer expectations, and the need for immediate satisfaction have spurned the industry to realize the need for instant software. The availability of file downloads in the Internet era, is spurning a revolution of purchasers who never leaving their homes or offices. As a result, the Internet has taken the proliferation of shareware to a new level. sharon@notepage.com (Sharon Housley) Wed, 22 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.articledepot.net/articles/154/1/10-things-you-could-be-using-Photoshop-for-but-probably-aren%26%2339%3Bt Most people don't use Photoshop to its fullest capabilities. Here are just ten uses to which you could put this highly versatile software. authorinfo@articleworld.net (Shaun Pearce) Wed, 22 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0500