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I’ve got a laptop that runs slower and slower with the amount of memory that windows requires with each upgrade and security update. I think it’s time to switch, I use my laptop only for chatting and college work.
I hear that you need to have technical knowledge before making a switch to Linux. Are there any programs available to help? Any books?
I understand that Linux has an office program free similar to windows, but I have a program for college that helps me put everything in APA format, will that be possible with Linux? Or will I have to learn to do it myself ?
Congrats. You have made a wise choice to seek alternatives.
If you want to learn how to use linux, you can try this linux build, which helps you learn about linux by using a live system and doing some examples. You don’t have to install anything on your Hard Drive to use it – you just need a dvd drive.
It’s probably more information than what you really want, but you can skip over the parts that seems too technical for you, or if you want to know the ins-outs of the system, go through the whole thing.
There are many distros (distributions) of linux out there and one is probably exactly what you’re looking for. I’ve tested probably well over a hundred linux distros out there, all free of course.
It’s not exactly easy at first and these days linux is as easy to use as windows. Most of them have openoffice included in the package, which is the software that’s compatible with Microsoft Office file formats. It’s just as easy to use as the Microsoft versions, if not easier. I’m not sure about APA format, unfortunately. I’ve never heard of that format.
Some of my favorites are knoppix – a Live CD/DVD which has just about every program out there all in one fantastic package, Ubuntu – one of the best out there with plenty of programs for most users and a great technical support if you need help, Slax – extremely small linux with plenty of features, and OpenSuse/Suse Linux – one of the best Linux distros out there with a solid package that’s been one of the most stable releases available. If you have a mid/high end PC that you want to ‘Wow’ your friends with, try Sabayon Linux, which I have currently installed on my home computer. It’s one of the first distros that I ever worked with which integrates AIXGL – a 3D desktop environment – seemlessly. It does lack some of the programs that works great for business users, but for home users and for students, it’s great.
Check out this site for more distros and to download for free, completely legally.
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What reissued film in 1997 won a place in the Guinness Book of World Records for selling $98.6 million worth of tickets in its first week?
Titanic
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Titanic 1997 sold more box office tickets faster than any other film which is why it got into the GB of R
Quick Overview of Bsd Systems With Main Focus on Openbsd
Most users who use Linux use it because they hate Microsoft; people who use BSD use it because they love Unix
Juraj Sipos
I have been a BSD user since the late 1990’s. I started with FreeBSD 3.0 and I also made my own FreeBSD distro – a tiny floppy disk entitled 1fcdbsd, which boots in any x86 computer and plays MP3 files from a Hard Disk or CD’s (One Floppy CD Audio and MP3 Player – http://www.freebsd.nfo.sk/). I gained some experience with the BSD world, which rather thrives on the side without people’s knowledge that it is almost the best.
History
To say it metaphorically, the Internet sprung out of BSD. It is not because these systems can handle the biggest traffic as servers, but because the concept of IP addresses and the TCP/IP stack is a BSD invention. If you right click on the file “winsock.dll” in Windows 98 (C:Windowswinsock.dll), you will see “BSD Socket API for Windows” in the Properties > Version window; however, the “BSD” is not seen in newer Windows systems in the “version information” window of winsock.dll. But there is a lot of writing on the Internet about this if you Google both terms: “winsock.dll” AND “bsd”. BSD systems have a different licensing policy and anybody can take their code. BSD license gives more freedom to programmers.
From the above it is clear that Microsoft, too, used or “stole” this code, not only Linux.
BSD grew up in the 1970’s with a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) support. Version 4.3 BSD (1986), 4.3 BSD Tahoe (1988), BSD Net 1 (1989), and so on followed. The history is well described also on BSD sites, such as www.freebsd.org. FreeBSD, for example, started as a project in 1993 shortly after NetBSD; and OpenBSD is a fork of NetBSD, but these all are derived from 386/BSD.
Linux versus BSD
BSD: BSD systems are based upon an actual Unix variant called Berkeley Software Distribution, which has a long history.
Linux: Linux is based upon a clone of Unix (Minix), which was far away in functionality in comparison to the above Unix at its time. Terminologically speaking, Linux is only the kernel.
The “Linux-versus-BSD” discussion is very sensitive for some people – they may get very angry about any direction, either in favor of BSD or Linux. It is not a good idea to compare these systems as the whole, but it’s not a bad idea to compare their “usability” in various aspects, for example, as an “office solution”, “desktop solution”, “multimedia solution”, “server solution”, “firewall solution”, etc.
The widespread use of Linux helped some users switch to BSD for good, as various opinions made the issue of “Linux-versus-BSD” visible to public eyes, which made the BSD world appear more attractive.
If we talk in general, we can say that “BSD is much more stable, as it is a REAL Unix” and that “Linux is a very good desktop toy more adapted to users’ needs, as it has more drivers and apps”.
Other global aspect that makes Linux and BSD systems look different is that BSD OS’s have everything under one hood and control. Linux is murky waters because it is not united. For example, you have a DEB (Debian Linux) package – you will not always install it if you use Mandrake or SuSE. A long list of problems ensuing from discrepancies among Linux distros may be written. Linux users surely remember the effort of UnitedLinux, but now it is devoid of life. In the chaos where one Linux System installs with various services and the other one does not, we see that the Linux community is broken as the whole.
Linux is more developed in terms of its accessibility to various types of hardware like, for example, inkjet printers or WiFi USB solutions. But this is because, as I already said, various companies support it. Linux is good for desktop users who want to forget about Microsoft and BSD systems are best as server/router/firewall solutions. Many good administrators say that Linux behaves much worse as server than BSD systems. Something like Red Hat or SuSE Enterprise Server is rather a joke – these systems cost a lot of money. Every good administrator would only bet on BSD or other Internet solutions today. Slackware Linux is exception – it is one of the best.
There are many reasons why BSD systems are less noticeable. The availability of Live CD’s and their easy-to-use presentation is something in which BSD systems lagged behind. You may download Linux ISO images at the drop of a hat. With BSD systems, this is a bit different. You could hardly find a desired BSD Live CD in the 1990’s. Only a few of them do appear now.
OpenBSD
I tackled the problem of building such a CD myself. I toiled with FreeBSD. I succeeded. Later I focused on OpenBSD, as it has a good reputation concerning its solid security structure. I succeeded too. But this would require additional writing and this article is not about making an OpenBSD Live CD; I only want to introduce this system a little and give advice how to make a simple OpenBSD bootable installation CD/DVD, which is also hard to get.
Usability
BSD systems work well with all kinds of standard hardware; however, some users say they are “less user-friendly”. On the other hand, others consider the so-called “user-friendliness” to be a hindrance in making needed configurations. In other systems, where many services run automatically, it is a bit irritating when administrators, with their own security policies in mind, must turn them off on a regular basis after every installation.
OpenBSD could be, from a Linux User’s point of view, a can of worms. Some may disagree with me, but in the world where all mainstream operating systems bet on easiness-to-use and the graphical interactivity, this is surely the case. This means you must forget about graphical installers – your first touch with the system is the text mode. But the text is the best format some people like.
OpenBSD can run Linux binaries on an emulation layer; DOS (and other systems) programs within the Qemu emulator, as well as FreeBSD and other BSD and Unix binaries. Albeit OpenOffice.org has not been ported yet (do you really need such a big bulk of software when there are more handy solutions?), you can easily write or open your MS Word documents in TextMaker For Linux, or in native OpenBSD AbiWord port.
The system and packages
The BSD family of operating systems consists of the base system and packages. The OpenBSD core – its kernel and the base system (system/network utilities, man pages, etc.) get cautiously, if not paranoically audited for security holes.
The OS has a different packaging philosophy in comparison to Linux. It uses ports and prebuilt packages. Ports are fingerprints of applications on your disk. They contain the basic information where they can be downloaded from. You just “cd” somewhere to the hierarchy of the /usr/share/ports directory, where applications are divided by categories; then type “make install” and wait for sources to be downloaded, compiled, and installed.
Prebuilt packages, too, can be installed with a breeze. Unlike RPM archives, which you must install in the consecutive dependency order, here you have everything on tap. And with the “pkg_add –v ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/4.0/packages/i386/package.tgz” command you download everything from the Internet even without specifying a package’s version. This is something most Linux packagers cannot do, only APT (Debian) and its clones.
Installation
The policy of the OpenBSD team is to sell CD’s. Unless you are prepared for a difficult network install, you have two options: either you buy their CD’s, or build them yourself. If you choose the latter option, download the core System From these FTP mirrors: www.openbsd.org/ftp.html. Pick out your architecture like AMD64 or i386 and the version (like 4.0, 3.9, etc.). Place all downloaded files in any directory (for example, in /usr/opbsd) and issue the following command to make the ISO image of it:
The above command may be used both in Linux and in BSD systems and possibly in any system to which mkisofs is ported.
When ever in the future you are ready to download a newer version of OpenBSD with purpose to make a bootable CD/DVD of it, just change the “cdrom40.fs” in the above mkisofs command (4.0 is the current version of OpenBSD) to the version it agrees with, for example, “cdrom45.fs” (a future OpenBSD), which is a bootable image as the emulated big floppy. A CD or DVD burned with this ISO file will boot on any PC (not DVD in UDF format, but DVD in ISO format).
The following files contain the basic OpenBSD installation – networking, Unix commands, X Window, man pages; not packages like KDE, Aspell, etc.
OpenBSD 4.0 core system
Packages # you can create this directory and put packages in it
It is important to say that the ISO file cannot be burned to a CD as an ordinary file like an MP3 file – it can be done this way, however, but you will not be able to boot from such a CD/DVD. If you use Windows, the proper way for burning ISO files is to use the “burn image” command in programs like Nero Burning ROM (or “burn ISO” in other programs). Under FreeBSD, you can burn the ISO image with the burncd command (if your CDROM is the master on the second IDE channel; “-s” is for speed):
burncd -f /dev/acd0 -s 4 data my_openbsd.iso fixate
It would be a good idea to make the bootable OpenBSD DVD with packages included in it – just download them and put them to a directory (for example, to a directory “Packages”) where you have your core OpenBSD installation files; then apply the above mkisofs command.
Installation is quite easy. For newbies it is recommended to use a Mobile Rack and use some older disk (about 3 GB). This is because installing OpenBSD to an already partitioned disk requires a lot of knowledge and if users do not want to bother about numbers of sectors/cylinders and other things they must type in the text wizard, this solution is very handy.
OpenBSD in action
The system boots fast (much faster than Linux). If you selected the X Window environment during the installation text wizard, you only need to run the “xorgcfg” command from the console to configure your X Window environment.
Did you lose yourself somewhere in the text-mode consoles? Use the F5 key (Ctrl+Alt+F5) to get back to the X Window. Are you a complete newbie? Type “man afterboot”. Are you accustomed to Linux and do you prefer a Linux terminal type? After every logon, OpenBSD asks you to type the terminal type you want to use, but the default one – vt220 – does not map keys like you got accustomed to in Linux if you use programs like Midnight Commander (for example, F7 behaves like F6, etc., but not in X). After typing “nxterm” everything should work OK.
A manual text-mode configuration is the absolute preference here. Almost all services are turned off – a first choice for every good administrator, as he will have ultimate control over the whole system. Users, too, may familiarize themselves with Unix and see what is going on under its hood. To run the X Window, just execute the “startx” command. If you want to edit or re-edit the configuration files, peep into the /etc directory with vi as your editor. Do you want to add more packages? Just download them and issue “pkg_add -i package.tgz” command and that’s it!
OpenBSD 4.0 is geared up for most of the network or desktop tasks. After I downloaded some fine MP3 players, I could instantly listen to music. The X Window’s look does not differ from any Unix-like box. VLC or MPlayer multimedia players will help you enjoy all your favorite music or film recordings.
If you have euphoria from seeing the KDE or Gnome Desktop and other apps running smoothly, you may soon become disappointed – OpenBSD has fewer packages than FreeBSD or Linux. For example, running VMware on FreeBSD has been possible for quite a long time; OpenBSD (but not OpenBSD in the VMware environment) requires some smart tweaks to achieve this.
New technologies and automation can also impose a risk
Numerous companies want to earn the highest profit and they introduce various technologies that serve as a marketing competition strategy for most of the time and are often useless. A bluetooth or WiFi technology in your mobile phone brings a security risk when any good hacker can get to your most sensitive data within seconds right from your neighborhood. Most users do not have time to study various security datasheets and they often live happy without knowing they are unprotected. I do not want to say that newer technologies are always nonsensical; however, they deserve pertinent praise only if used on the right place.
If a reader understands this, the mainstream world’s policy is to create the Matrix or a big web of dependencies – if hardware can run in Linux, users use Linux (and possibly buy Red Hat or Xandros).
Numerous “terrific” companies that sell their “amazing security products” forget that using carrier pigeons for communication is by far a more secure solution than any computer communication – an encrypted e-mail, if you are already under suspicion, will always get intercepted, and governments have always enough resources and money to do their job well.
Why BSD or OpenBSD?
Today, when too many companies bring out various distros, it is hard to tell which of them best suits our needs and you may become mixed-up in such a huge list. If companies invest money to a software solution, they may become disappointed if its licensing policy changes. OpenBSD has one sturdy feature above everything – the system and packages are perfectly audited for security holes.
The power of a good policy will make you feel somewhat sheltered from the bad behavior of the world, because you do not have to worry that network services, for example, contain security holes. Something like this often happens with Linux – its websites urge users to download important patches soon after distros are released. With this particular security point OpenBSD as a BSD system stands aside from the usual crowd.
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The world of the post-Industrial Revolution is one of vast material wealth, where average citizens enjoy a lifestyle that in generations past would have been the envy of kings and queens. Yet, in spite of this great material prosperity, most of the world ignores God, believing Him to be irrelevant in their quest for personal happiness. Unfortunately, this will not change in the near future.
In the coming days, the indulgent opulence of this world will only increase. For the bible reveals that, in the last days, the world will be a place of unprecedented material wealth and abundance.
Ironically, emerging technological developments also augur a world of unrivaled wealth and prosperity. And the catalyst for this great boom will be a technology of tremendous power.
The Coming Era of Molecular Manufacturing
A significant breakthrough is on the near-term horizon for mankind. The development of a revolutionary technology known as molecular manufacturing (MM) promises to usher in a new era of material abundance never experienced in the history of mankind, and it promises to do so in an extremely short timeframe.
Molecular manufacturing is the ability to manufacture products from the bottom up, one molecule at a time, with atomic precision. The central component necessary for the development of molecular manufacturing is a fabricator. A fabricator is a nano-scale device capable of precisely positioning molecules. Once a fabricator has been created, humans can use computer software to direct the fabricator to secure and position compounds at the precise locations where chemical reactions occur. Using this method, a network of fabricators working in tandem (i.e. “a nanofactory”) could construct atomically perfect objects of any size by repeating this process over and over. A simplified way to visualize this concept is to think of a fabricator as an atomic magnet able to attract and repel molecules.
Once achieved, this advancement will result in an almost endless number of relatively cheap products whose flexibility, durability, and power will rival today’s products by several orders of magnitude.
Staggering Wealth Will Be Created
It’s quite difficult to underestimate the implications of such a revolutionary technological breakthrough. The process of molecular manufacturing will eliminate much of the cost built into today’s consumer products, costs such as manual labor, shipping, warehousing, distribution, factory overhead, and raw inputs. In fact, in many cases, common dirt contains most of the molecules necessary for manufacturing the most popular consumer goods. This means that MM will literally make most products “dirt cheap.”
As Mike Treder and Chris Phoenix point out in their paper “Challenges and Pitfalls of Exponential Manufacturing”:
“Exponential general-purpose molecular manufacturing obviously would be worth at least hundreds of billions of dollars, and perhaps hundreds of trillions. It is only a matter of time before the technology arrives, and when it does, the consequences could be staggering.”
Human Creativity Will Be Unleashed
Molecular manufacturing will unleash an explosion of human creativity as information becomes more valuable than most of the world’s physical objects. The need for most of today’s workers will disappear, and with most of their necessities provided in abundance, people will be able to spend their leisure time engaged in creative pursuits.
As Mike Treder and Chris Phoenix further explain in “Challenges and Pitfalls of Exponential Manufacturing,” this creative explosion will markedly increase the productivity, size, and reach of the global economy:
“Given a portable, self-contained, self-building factory system that can make a wide range of products directly from blueprints in essentially unlimited quantities, it should not be difficult to design and rapidly construct new products, whenever and wherever desired. An explosion of creativity similar to the World Wide Web could develop quickly. The good news is that general-purpose exponential manufacturing could create a level of low-cost abundance far beyond the capabilities of any present-day economy.”
This low-cost availability will be enabled by the combined power of desktop manufacturing, computer software, and the Internet. Just as today’s software, music, and book downloads are sold at a fraction of the cost of their retail counterparts, tomorrow’s physical goods will be downloadable as well.
In the same article, Treder and Phoenix further elaborate on the effects of molecular manufacturing:
“If personal nanofactories were ubiquitous, then their products would be readily available. The only limits would be raw materials – which would be completely renewable – and licensing fees for the products. If a product design were created and given away, as Linux is given away, anyone who wanted or needed one could have it. Any product that could alleviate poverty or suffering might be instantly available to everyone. As soon as a need was recognized, designers and programmers would be motivated by the desire to gain reputation through filling the need and by the knowledge that their work could improve the lives of millions of people.”
In What Timeframe Will This Occur?
The Center for Responsible Nanotechnology estimates that it won’t be long before molecular manufacturing is developed. In “Estimating a Timeline for Molecular Manufacturing,” they state:
“Assuming all this theory works – and no one has established a problem with it yet – exponential general-purpose molecular manufacturing appears to be inevitable. It might become a reality by 2010 (assuming the possibility, which we can’t rule out, that a large, well-funded, secret development program has been in operation somewhere for several years), likely will by 2015, and almost certainly will by 2020. When it arrives, it will come quickly. MM can be built into a self-contained, personal factory (PN) that makes cheap products efficiently at molecular scale. The time from the first fabricator to a flood of powerful and complex products may be less than a year.”
Essentially what this means is that sometime between tomorrow and the year 2020, molecular manufacturing will become reality. And when it arrives, the world will be turned upside down.
What Does All This Mean?
What this means is that sometime very soon the world will experience great social tribulation and economic upheaval as the revolutionary changes of molecular manufacturing are thrust upon an unsuspecting global population. However, assuming a small group of people doesn’t monopolize the technology for themselves, the benefits of molecular manufacturing will quickly lead to an unprecedented degree of material abundance throughout the world.
And for those who are patiently awaiting the earthly return of Jesus Christ, the development of molecular manufacturing will bring with it many of the signs associated with the time period just prior to His return. For the bible states that, in the end times, the world will experience great social, political, and economic upheaval. And the bible also tells us that, in the end times, the world will become hypnotized by the creation of never-before-seen physical beauty, wealth, and prosperity.
John’s Amazement
The unparalleled material prosperity of the end times generation is clearly illustrated in Chapters 17 and 18 of the Book of Revelation, where the apostle John is allowed to view the City of Babylon, the world center of commerce in the last days. The following verse summarizes his reaction:
“I stared at her in complete amazement.” Revelation 17:6 (NLT)
Many commentators believe John is left speechless because of the utter debauchery he witnesses in this vision, yet up to this point in time, John has been blessed with many extraordinary visions of the future. And none of them left him speechless and “staring in complete amazement.” Could it be that he was simply mesmerized by the worldly temptations available to those who inhabit this world of endless material abundance? Let’s examine what the bible says.
A Place of Extravagant Luxury
According to the bible, the earth – and particularly the city of Babylon – will be home to extravagant luxury in the last days:
“merchants throughout the world have grown rich as a result of her luxurious living.” Revelation 18:3 (NLT)
In fact, the desires of an overwhelmingly materialistic society will lead to great arrogance and pomposity on the part of the human race:
“She glorified herself and lived in luxury, so match it now with torment and sorrow. She boasted in her heart, ‘I am queen on my throne. I am no helpless widow, and I have no reason to mourn.’” Revelation 18:7 (NLT)
The following passages continue to point out the unparalleled luxury of the City of Babylon in the last days, citing her wealth as the source of worldwide weeping in the aftermath of her destruction:
“And the kings of the world who committed adultery with her and enjoyed her great luxury will mourn for her as they see the smoke rising from her charred remains.” Revelation 18:9 (NLT)
As the bible makes clear, the end times will be a period of great material abundance. From the materialistic viewpoint of the world’s inhabitants, life on earth will resemble heaven. But due to their excesses, arrogance, and rampant sin – from a spiritual standpoint – the world will resemble hell.
The Church in the Last Days
In His message to the seven churches, Jesus issued a grave warning concerning the evils of materialism and arrogance. And although this warning is relevant to every Christian throughout the ages, it is thought by many to be a message specifically tailored to those living in the last days:
“Write this letter to the angel of the church in Laodicea. This is the message from the one who is the Amen – the faithful and true witness, the beginning of God’s new creation: ‘I know all the things you do, that you are neither hot nor cold. I wish that you were one or the other! But since you are like lukewarm water, neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth! You say, ‘I am rich. I have everything I want. I don’t need a thing!’ And you don’t realize that you are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked. So I advise you to buy gold from me – gold that has been purified by fire. Then you will be rich. Also buy white garments from me so you will not be shamed by your nakedness, and ointment for your eyes so you will be able to see. I correct and discipline everyone I love. So be diligent and turn from your indifference.’” Revelation 3:14-19 (NLT)
The Christian churches of this generation bear a striking resemblance to the one Jesus describes in the passage above. Today’s church is one of passive indifference toward Jesus. Self-reliance, or reliance upon personal development mantras and gurus, has replaced reliance upon God. The prosperity gospel of “ask and ye shall receive” has replaced the salvation gospel of Christ and the cross. In many instances, contentment with one’s career, social, or economic status has replaced the need for a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. In effect, the pagan god of materialism has become the object of our worship, and this is a road that leads to utter ruin.
God’s Work
The people of the end times will be lovers of self – greedy, arrogant, and self-centered. But those who believe in Christ should ignore selfish desires and concentrate of the work of God, an endeavor which will provide everlasting dividends:
“Tell those who are rich in this world not to be proud and not to trust in their money, which will soon be gone. But their trust should be in the living God, who richly gives us all we need for our enjoyment. Tell them to use their money to do good. They should be rich in good works and should give generously to those in need, always being ready to share with others whatever God has given them. By doing this they will be storing up their treasure as a good foundation for the future so that they may take hold of real life.” 1 Timothy 6:17-19 (NLT)
Material abundance should never be used to fulfill our own selfish desires. Instead, it should provide a position of strength from which we can serve others. Jesus used the stories of Lazarus and the Rich Man (Luke 16:19-31) and the Rich Fool (Luke 12:16-21) in order to illustrate the folly of abusing one’s position of material abundance. Whether poor or wealthy in this world, the ultimate goal of each and every person should be a rich and rewarding relationship with Jesus Christ.
Linux Programming online Is installing Linux instead of Windows XP or Vista a viable option.?
What I mean is, can you still run a wide variety of similar programs and games on Linux as you would on Windows.
Such as Norton Internet Security, Audio/Video Codec’s, P2P, E-Mail, Online Internet Games, etc, etc.
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E-book- Secrets Revealed on How to Write and Publish the Digital Book
After having created a good E-book, the writer needs to employ the software programs available on the net to convert the document into electronic version and distribute it on the net. There are few steps that are necessary to write and publish the digital book.
Generating an E-book
The writer has to select a good topic in his or her niche. A thorough research and collection of crucial data should be followed by development of the content matter. The content generated should be able to relate to the needs of the online readers and address their needs.
Writing and Proofreading
The content structure should be such that it appears to be free flowing. The document should be free from any grammar or spelling mistakes. The sentences should be short, easy to understand and connect sensibly with each other to give the document a good professional look. It is a good idea to avail the services of a professional editor to iron out the writing errors before converting it into an electronic book.
Using Software to Convert Document into Electronic Book
There are software programs available, which convert a document into various electronic formats like the Portable Document Format (PDF), raw HTML and Window Executable files. Of these all PDF is widely used because it can be read on various platforms like Macintosh, Unix, Linux, Windows and hand held computers. PDF format is easily accepted by customers and is widely used by many sites to generate and transmit documents in this format. Finally providing a good 3D image cover to the E-book is a good tactic to draw the attention of the audience and associate it with printed hard cover book.
Advantages of Self Publishing
The E-book allows the writer to edit and publish the book independently and generate as many copies as needed, by using appropriate software programs available on the net. The generated copies should be available on the website so that they can be easily downloaded by the customers from the site. The copies can also be sent to the customers at their email address, making the distribution process very easy and cost-effective. Thus by following these steps the writer can easily write and publish the digital book, successfully.
i’m studying now at college and i don’t know in which major i should complete communication & networking or system engineer i like programming a lot i also had several courses mcse / linux basic & administration / programming diploma i like both but i have to decide my question is which is more future and which has better salary and for sure most wanted in jobs.
PS: do i need more courses to attend ? if so which is in both programming / networking. also should i go for web applications or desktop applications
It may depend on the country you want to work in. In the U.S. both are predicted to grow in terms of demand for qualified employees though I heard that networking demand may be a bit higher.
I work in web programming and it’s a good field. To develop web applications you should learn both front end and back end programming (eg, html, php, perl)
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