Landing Your Dream Job
Whether you are happy with your current technical career or are working a job only for a paycheck, you probably dream of a better place. If you wish for a fulfilling career where your work matters and you are happy with your pay and benefits, then you must take action. Often in technical fields, employees are hired at competitive pay with good benefits. Unfortunately, years of small bonuses, small raises (around 1%-3%), and no...
Update Your Resume This Weekend
This weekend, as part of the Weekend Series, spend some time getting your resume in order. As a best practice, you should update your paper and online resumes regularly so that you are prepared for unexpected layoffs or opportunities. Your resume serves two purposes. The first is to make it past the “bots” that scan the text for relevant terms, and into the hands of a recruiter or hiring manager. The second is to make that...
Remove Superglue from Your Fingers
Krazy Glue, crazy glue, or superglue (cyanoacrylate adhesive) will bond many surfaces together, most notably – skin. It’s inevitable. At some point in your life, you’re going to get superglue on your fingers. You can soak it in nail polish remover, but what do you do if you don’t have any? Step 1 – Moisten your fingers Step 2 – Pour salt on your fingers Step 3 – Scrub the superglue off with...
Make Oatmeal in a Jar
Your time is valuable, but it’s important to have a hot, nutritious breakfast. To mesh your varied needs, you can prepare oatmeal jars for your workweek. This weekend in the Weekend Series, make oatmeal in a jar to prepare your breakfast for the workweek. Gather Your Supplies In addition to the ingredients and utensils that you need to prepare your oatmeal, you will need the following: Oatmeal Ingredients – Make sure that...
Downgrade Your iOS Device This Weekend
If you have trouble with a new version of iOS or a jailbreak, you can downgrade your device. Maybe you don’t like the features in the new iOS update. Maybe you did the new iPhone release on Tuesday and decided to jailbreak your phone this weekend. Either way, this weekend in the Weekend Series, you need to downgrade your iOS device. WARNING: You might lose all of your settings when rolling back to a previous firmware. You will still...
Making Fruity Cocktails in Your Hotel
For budget-conscious travelers, $8-$10 resort cocktails can break the budget. Learn how to make a vacation cocktail in your hotel. This weekend in the Weekend Series, try a little drink mixology. The goal: prepping for a weeklong beach vacation where you can mix your own favorite cocktail in your room. As you are planning your next vacation, you might have the option of a hotel, an all-inclusive resort, or a nearly-inclusive resort...
Plan a Vacation This Weekend
Part of the fun of going on vacation is deciding where to go, figuring out where to stay, and planning what to do. This weekend in the Weekend Series, you are going to plan your next international vacation. Author’s Example – As an avid scuba diver, I travel internationally as often as I can. In this article, I will be including a sample travel plan. Content: Flights Before you begin planning your next vacation, decide on...
Jailbreak Your iOS 8 Device This Weekend
Add extra functionality and features to your iPhone or iPad by jailbreaking your device.Jailbreaking an iOS device is extremely easy and provides you with more options than you can imagine. You might want to jailbreak to enjoy additional customizations, or even to enable tethering. This weekend in the Weekend Series, you are going to jailbreak your iOS 8 device. To jailbreak your iOS 8 device this weekend, complete the following...
How to Install Jailbreak Apps
After you Jailbreak Your iOS 8 Device, you are ready to install jailbreak applications. NOTE: It’s always a good idea to have a backup, including your SHSHs saved for uture use, and your firmware downloaded and saved. This can help a lot if an app installation really goes wrong. See Back Up Your Device Before Upgrading iOS 8 for more information. If you have PkgBackup installed on your phone, back up your packages before every...
Photoshop Like a Model
You don’t have to be a professional photographer to get magazine-cover photos of yourself. Let’s face it, most people would like to look a little slimmer; to hide blemishes; and to clear up skin blemishes. There are social and psychological self-image implications to this type of photo editing. Never mind the message that it sends to our youth. This is not a political/social/religious website. This is a technical website....
Backing Up to the Cloud for Free
Using a cloud backup is an important strategy to a successful backup plan. If you don’t want to pay for your online backup, you have other options. Backing up online using CrashPlan is simple and extremely low maintenance, and that’s what you’re paying for: the convenience and ease of use.This weekend in the Weekend Series, you are going to organize your backup system for FREE. For more information about this simple...
Organize Your Backups This Weekend
Using a cloud backup is an important strategy to a successful backup plan. To learn more about designing a backup system, see Backing Up Your Files. This weekend in the Weekend Series, you are going to organize your backup system. Why should I keep a backup in the cloud? You should keep a backup of anything that you don’t want to lose. It’s fine to keep a hard drive to back up your files, but you also need an off-site...
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