PC Memoirs

Being a frequent Mac OS X user, you know that it supports reading NTFS-formatted drives, but not writing to MS Windows formatted NTFS drives; the OS supports HFS file system instead. This is a general consideration; the fact is that OS X supports writing to NTFS, but after enabling the respective feature manually because the feature is not enabled by default.

However, you need to enable the feature for each volume; enabling the feature requires you to edit the hidden fstab file. However, make sure that the NTFS drive has a simple and one-word name. You can do it by clicking ‘Applications’ → ‘Utilities’ folder, opening Terminal program, and then running the below given command:

sudo nano /etc/fstab

Specify password when needed. The command will edit the fstab file.

Next, enter the following in the displayed editor window for fstab file.

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PDF files are commonly used for educational and business documentation purposes. The use of pdf files is very common especially in business environment. This format is used for business documents like charts, brochures, announcements or others, and it is simple to share through email or other ways. Unfortunately, sometimes errors in the file you received forbid you to open the document and you are not able to view the contents of your pdf file.

Business documents can’t be ignored and delayed for tomorrow and it is not always possible to find another copy of specific pdf file, so the recovery of your pdf files becomes a necessary task. You can use the help features of some pdf recovery software that will help you to recover your content.

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MS Outlook has made its marks among personal as well as professional users. Bundled with amazing features, MS Outlook allows you to get your hands on many other tasks apart from communicating through emails (find a great deal on Microsoft Office products through electronics for sale in India). However, despite providing great experience, the application may disappoint you with some drawbacks, for example if you have a corrupt PST file.

It is necessary for every Outlook user to know about its storage function. The email client uses Personal Storage Table (PST, usually known as Personal Folders File) to store the entire data of it. The PST file is stored locally on the computer and is easily accessible to extract the data whenever required. The data contained in PST includes email messages, contacts, notes, attachments, calendar, notes etc.

It sounds great that PST handles such important information so efficiently. But, it is also important to keep track on the fact that all the data is bundled in a single PST, which may face an explosion suddenly when the file reaches its limit.

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As the system administrator of a Linux server, it is your job to make sure that it is safe and secure at all times. It is important to secure your Linux server to protect your data and intellectual property from harmful attacks. In this article we will talk you through our top tips for best practice.

Encrypt all data communication

It is a good idea to encrypt transmitted data whenever possible. There are many different encryption tools available for Linux users which use passwords and certificates to keep your data secure. Open SSH is particularly useful for encrypting file transfers. It encrypts all the information transmitted including passwords, preventing hackers from being able to spy on the information and hijack accounts. It is also important to avoid using outdated services like telnet, NIS and rsh.

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A comprehensive CRM solution allows businesses to spend less time on internal facing tasks and more time interacting with customers.

One of the paradoxes of business is that sales are accomplished by interacting with customers, yet it is necessary for sales members and customer service representatives to spend time doing paperwork and keeping track of customer data.  Every hour spent on these internal facing tasks is an hour not spent driving sales, and so businesses must find ways to eliminate wasted work time.  A comprehensive CRM solution streamlines the customer service and sales process so that employees are free to engage with customer.

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