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Content Preparation Tips

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Taking time to prepare your content prior to its actual posting on a site cannot be understated. This is certainly true when it comes to posting content here on CEBUG. Here are some tips that should help anyone on their way to publishing content on the web. Word processing programs were developed, after all, to cater to the needs of a writer. Automated Spelling and Grammar checking tools help reduce embarrassing mistakes later on. Other tools help ensure the suitability of your post in accordance with whatever Posting Guidelines may have been set.

Review - Xara Designer 7

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Alton Brown of Food Network’s Good Eats is fond of describing kitchen tools and appliances one should avoid as uni-taskers. His explanation for this term is in labeling those items that perform only function in the preparation of food. The same could be said of quality software as it should also serve more than one purpose in making our lives easier or in getting work done faster.

Hackers targetting social networking services

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I know Marlin's been posting a number of articles on security issues, so here's one of my own. ZDNet in the UK recently published an article on a known spam/exploit attack directed at LinkedIn, a popular social networking service aimed at business users.

Combining Embossing Powder with an Inkjet Printer

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Within the crafting world, one of the hottest trends has been the combination of rubber-stamping, inks, and embossing powders. I think who ever came up with this method was inspired by something everyone did in grade school, were something was traced with a bead of glue and then had glitter dumped all over it. The excess glitter was then knocked off, leaving the traced object enhanced by the glitter. When using rubber-stamps, the process is quite similar. Slow-drying inks, usually labeled as suitable for embossing, are applied to the stamp and then the paper.