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Password checker

Your online accounts, computer files, and personal information are more secure when you use strong passwords to help protect them.   Do you use strong passwords?   A strong password should appear to be a random string of characters to an attacker. It should be 14 characters or longer, (eight characters or longer at a minimum). It should include a combination of uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols.   Visit link below to check your password   http://www.microsoft.com/protect/yourself/password/checker.mspx?WT.mc_id=Banner_Password_Checker    

IE 7 Shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts Open links in a new tab in the background CTRL+click Open links in a new tab in the foreground CTRL+SHIFT+click Open a new tab in the foreground CTRL+T Open a new tab from the Address bar ALT+ENTER Open a new tab from the search box ALT+ENTER Open Quick Tabs (thumbnail view) CTRL+Q Switch between tabs CTRL+TAB/CTRL+SHIFT+TAB Switch to a specific tab number CTRL+ n ( n can be 1-8) Switch to the last tab CTRL+9 Close current tab CTRL+W Close all tabs ALT+F4 Close other tabs CTRL+ALT+F4 Mouse shortcuts Open a link in a background tab Click the middle mouse button on a link Open a new tab Double-click the

Ten Abilities of IT Manager

Originally Published in Techrepublic.com . I liked this so I thought it should be shared     Takeaway: To succeed as an IT manager, and to advance your career into the executive sphere, you need some very specific traits--11 to be exact. From needs assessment to team building, these are the skills you need to be at the top of your game.   I’ve been an IT manager and CIO for more than 20 years and have been involved in the technology profession for over 30 years. In that time, I’ve seen many good IT managers and a few excellent ones. I’ve also seen a fair share of poor managers. I believe there are 11 traits that must become the core competencies of any IT manager who wants to have a successful IT management career. While some may argue that there are more, or other, skills that are just as important, I believe from my years of experience that these are the most crucial traits managers need today. No. 1: Ability to assess needs All IT managers need to kno

12 Most interesting words

1.     Just This is used to make a huge request or error seem trivial as in: "Could you just do this (500 page) document by Monday?", a request best made late on a Friday afternoon. 2.     But Remember, whatever is said before "but" is b*****ks, as in, "That was a great presentation, but…", or "I would like to help, but…" 3.     From Much loved by advertisers, as in "Fly to Rome from £10″ excluding £100 of taxes and other "optional" extras for a flight leaving at 4am, going to an airport about 100kn away from Rome and the ticket has to be booked one year in advance. 4.     Might (and any other conditional verb) Might is used to achieve two things: first it sets up a negotiating position as in, "I might be able to do that if…" Second, it lays the ground work for excusing failure later on: "I would have done it, if only…." 5.     Only Closely related to "Just

Personality

  Whats ur personality ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Whats ur personality! - chance to know about yourself The chance to know about yourself like your character etc. without spending a money. This test was devised by a famous team of psychologists from a British university. Here it is..... Imagine you walked into a small hut by the river in the jungle. You pushed open the door, in front of you were 7 small beds to the right of the hut, and another 7 small chairs surrounding a small round table. In the middle of the table was a round food tray with 5 kinds of fruit in it. There are: a. Apple b. Banana c. Strawberry d. Peach e.Orange Which fruit will u choose? Your choice reveals about u! Test results : a. if you chosen apple: that means you are a person who loves to eat apple b. if you chosen banana: that means you are a person who loves to eat banana c. if you chosen strawberry: that means you are a person who loves to eat strawberry d. if you chosen peach: that means