The term 'bug' was first used by Grace Hopper on September 9th, 1945 when a real bug, a moth, short-circuited an early computer. The operators of the computer said they had "debugged" the computer, and ever since then the terms has not changed. This question has spawned a number of urban myths.
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Enable Javascript on Google Chrome – Windows
Select the wrench icon on your browser window. Select Settings. Click Show advanced settings. Select Content Settings Click on Enable Java-script Click "OK" Close all tabs and the browser. Reopen to apply new settings.
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Internet Explorer Compatibility View – Turn On or Off
Websites that were designed for earlier versions of Internet Explorer might not display correctly in the IE8 (and above) version included in Windows 7. When you turn on Compatibility View, the webpage you're viewing, as well as any other webpages within the website's domain, will be displayed as if you were using an earlier version…
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Java Security Risk: How to disable Java
There has been a security threat detected in the Java Plugin used in most web browsers. Internet Explorer The only way to completely disable Java in Internet Explorer (IE) is to disable Java through the Java Control Panel as noted above. Chrome Click on the Chrome menu, and then select Settings. At the bottom of…
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How do I give Blackrock Networks Access to my Adwords Account?
http://support.google.com/adwords/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=71163 Sign in to your AdWords account at http://adwords.google.com Click the My Account tab. Select Account access. Click Invite other users. Enter the email address wendy@blackrocknetworks.com Select the access level "MCC access" Click Send invitation.
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How would an email account get disabled?
We can disable a mailbox for a few different reasons outlined here on our Bulk email policy, and AUP: https://blackrocknetworks.com/terms/ The first type of disabling is done automatically, when our servers sense that a user is sending messages beyond the maximum bulk email limit. When this is done, a disable notification is sent to the…
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How to clear my browser cache
Clear cache for Internet Explorer 8 Clear cache for Internet Explorer 9 Clear cache for Safari on a Mac Clear cache for FireFox Additional Browser Types/Versions Also try these helpful articles from Google related to Chrome Boowser Reset browser settings Page content doesn't display correctly Errors while updating Chrome
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Is Invalid W3C CSS bad for SEO
The truth is most SEO professionals use Validation errors as a way to say your site is not SEO friendly. I believe it is more of a sales tactic than anything else. As with anything the basic answer is, "it depends". It depends on the location of errors as well as the type of error.…
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Why doesn’t Outlook 2010 underline spelling errors anymore?
So you have upgraded to Outlook 2010 and all of a sudden you have become the top speller in the world. At least by Outlook standard, no more wavy red lines are indicating spelling errors. Well it is unlikely that you became a grade A speller overnight so it is most likely a setting that…
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Why do downloads time out?
There are a number of reasons why downloads can time-out. The most common is the file size. The next most common is idle time. In order for files to accomplish a task prior to download, let's say zipping a file before download there can be idle time. If your router is set to reset after…
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How to Report Bugs Effectively
My guidelines, Be specific. What Operating System are you using? What Browser? What Versions of that Browser? What is the URL you used to visit the site? What actions did you take that resulted in the “error”? Send a screen shot of the steps you took, from a Mac OR From a PC In the end…
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Compress a folder for sending
How to compress a folder on Windows So you need to send some large files to us so we can add them to your website click here for sending tutorials. 1. Select the folder to compress 2. Create Zip Folder 3. Zip Folder Created
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Sending a Screen Shot from a Mac
Copy the window or screen contents To capture the entire desktop, press Command-Shift-3. The screen shot will be automatically saved as a PNG file on your desktop. To copy the entire desktop, press Command-Control-Shift-3. The screen shot will be placed on your clipboard for you to paste into another program. To capture a portion of…
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Sending a Screen Shot from a PC
Copy the window or screen contents Pressing PRINT SCREEN captures an image of your entire screen, also known as a "screen shot" or "screen capture", and copies it to the Clipboard in your computer's memory. You can then paste (CTRL+V) the image into a document, e-mail message, or other file. If you want, you can…
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10 Reasons there are bugs in software
Article Highlights: Human factor (hello we are human) Communication Failure (Poor or No Requirements Analysis Documents) Unrealistic Development Time frame (We want it and we want it NOW!) Poor Design Logic (Didn't think of your requests from a user perspective) Last Minute Changes (More often the culprit) Lack of Skilled Testing (When a user decides…
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