5 Ways to Seriously Cut Down on Spam in Your Email

Are you tired of Nigerian bank scams, slick-sounding invites to the ‘latest, greatest money-making schemes,’ or shocking images and videos that lead you to malware? Yeah, us too, which is why we decided to share some crucial information about these scams with you. Unless you’re willing to completely separate from the digital age, meaning that you’re ready to close out all of your email addresses and not deal with that anymore, then there’s no way to block all spam completely. There are some great filters and other strategies that you can employ, but all of them require some diligence on your part to avoid falling prey to these unscrupulous (and often anonymous) senders.

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How to keep your computers safe at home

It seems that cyber-attacks are often in the news, with companies reporting that they have suffered a data breach. If it has happened to a company with your details, you will know how scary it can be. Even your home computer isn’t safe from possible attack. With Windows and now even Apple computers being targeted with viruses, you need to make sure that your computer is safe and that all your data is safely backed-up. Here are a few ways you can maintain the security of your computer.

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Humanized Test Subjects Essential for 21st Century Medical Research

The rat race continues for a cure to cancer, the solution to Alzheimer’s, and ways to treat and prevent countless other ailments, which, despite the advanced age we live in, have not been conquered by medical research. With only so much funding to go around, the millions of dollars required to bring new cures and treatments to market are being increasingly dispersed with caution. Competition for medical research funding has always been fierce, but it’s never been fiercer than it is today. Among the deciding factors for who gets what the ability to successfully replicate or near replicate the human model down to the point-one percent of DNA, which makes each person unique, can be the deciding factor. Despite the extreme similarities between the genetics of human beings, in addition to the similarities between humans and common test subject species such as mice and rats, the success of treatments depends significantly on the individual. In short, what works to cure cancer in traditional lab mice rarely cures cancer in humans, and even what works for one person may not work for another. Such is the vital importance that point-one percent difference in DNA plays.

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Making the Most of Studying for an Online STEM Degree Program

When it comes to choosing your college degree major, there are many reasons to go for science, technology, math, or engineering (STEM) subject. Today, the popularity of STEM programs is growing, with a high demand and lucrative career opportunities available for graduates of these programs. Many STEM subjects can lead graduates to a wealth of further opportunities, whether they pursue their chosen subject further with a master’s degree in civil engineering, for example, being accepted onto a top graduate scheme in the field of science or contributing to world knowledge by pursuing a career as a researcher, to name just a few. If you are considering attending college to study for a STEM program, then you may be considering online learning. Here are some top tips on studying for a STEM subject online.

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Working As a Scientist without Reporting To a Lab

If you were more likely to want to play with beakers and test tubes as a child than with dolls or blocks, you were probably destined for a career that includes scientific exploration. Whether you are making new discoveries or helping others to compile new data, you will enjoy your chosen career path a lot more if you approach it scientifically. With a bachelor of medical sonography degree, you do something that will benefit the scientific community daily without needing to don a white lab coat. As you work directly with patients to explore and analyze their internal digital images, each new piece of information you find will further both the scientific and medical fields.

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Protecting Vital Pipework from The Sun

The sun is essential to all life on earth; we simply wouldn’t be here without it. Its energy and heat have been driving all our life processes for millions, if not billions, of years. There’s a few downsides to the sun’s rays through. The UV light that helps insects and birds see things we can’t, gives us a glowing tan, and even helps to kill viruses can also cause damage. This damage can occur to living cells and inanimate objects and equipment. We see it, for example, if we look at a pair of curtains in a south-facing window – they’re bleached over time by the sun. The UV light has altered the chemical structure of the pigment in the cloth, which becomes lighter as a result. UV light can also alter DNA, which is handy for killing viruses, and helping to bring about positive mutations in plants and animals, but it also causes sunburn and cancers. A double-edged sword indeed.

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Importance Of Turning Bad Technical Debt Into Good One Within One Week

Most of the time, the term technical debt is defined to be something in a negative sense. If you search the internet, you will feel the importance of removing technical debt from your kitty. Majority of people are now looking forward to ways that can help them to get rid of technical debt as soon as possible. That’s clear to state that technical debt is something that is terrible for your coding world. But can you state technical debt to be bad always? Well, if you know the ways right, you have the liberty to use technical debt as a tool, which helps in distinguishing the difference between bad and good ones.

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Effective Ways To Change Technical Debt To Tech Savings

To change technical debt to savings all you need is a little time and effort to identify, locate and fix it with due diligence right from the time of its occurrence. There is various software available to help you in this matter only thing is that you will have to know how to use it. The primary requirement is to deal with tech debt early so that the interest that you have to pay is low. This will also help implement and formulate proper plans to rework on faulty codes, which will help you change debts into savings.   

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Estimation Play A Crucial Role In Paying Off Technical Debt

It is hard to say which part of a code is good and which part is bad. Moreover, it may also be when a code may be useful for the business even with technical debt in it and therefore should not be refactored for the time being. You must focus and rework on only those codes that will bring sufficient gain and value to the business in the long run. You must know how to distinguish between such codes and know the ways to substantiate so that both your team and stakeholders believe and agree with you. 

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Betting Industry Still Confident VR Will Pull Through

At the moment, the online gambling industry has never had it so good. Driven largely by smartphones and easy internet access, the industry is estimated to hit $60bn in global revenues by the turn of the decade – around double the 2010 figure. With this kind of figures at hand, it would be easy for the casino bosses to lay back and relax, after all, if it isn’t broken why it fix? While that sentiment may work in some industries, it most certainly doesn’t roll in the world of online casinos. Gambling has historically always been one of the quickest industries to take up and develop the potential of new technologies. Now it has its eyes firmly set upon the potential of Virtual Reality.

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