It seems everyone is an amateur photographer nowadays with the advent of cellular phone cameras. That picture you were so lucky to capture of the lizard snatching a moth out of the air in your backyard is probably just sitting on your phone’s mini-disk for only a few to see. The truth is that some of the best photographers out there are amateurs who don’t even realize that something they do for fun could actually be a rewarding, exciting career. And the good news is that getting started is much easier than you probably imagined.
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Popular Alternatives to Netflix
Netflix, as you are aware, is a company that provides Internet streaming media on-demand. With over 10 million subscribers and a collection that exceeds 100,000 titles, it is the most popular source for on-demand movies, shows, and programs.
Netflix was, at one time, confined to providing service within the US, and has since gone international and now provides service across, Latin America, Canada, the Caribbean, Mexico, Central and South America.
The service is available through the Internet as well as through US mail. Today, however, there are several alternatives to Netflix, with many such providers jostling for space for the ever increasing business of media entertainment through the Internet.
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Secure the Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Using Packts New Book and eBook
Packt is pleased to announce the publication of Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Security Cookbook, a new book that helps to secure SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) and Reporting Services (SSRS). Readers will learn to master techniques for data and code encryption, user authentication and authorization, denial-of-service attacks and SQL Injection.
About the Author
Rudi Bruchez: Rudi Bruchez is an Independent Consultant and Trainer based in Paris, France. He has 15 years of experience with SQL Server. Since 2006, he has been providing consulting and audits as well as SQL Server training. He has co-authored one of the best-selling books about the SQL language in French, which was published in 2008 and is the only French book about SQL Server optimization.
The book starts with installing and securing the SQL Server with recipes such as managing service SIDs, configuring a firewall for SQL Server access and encrypting the session by SSL. Using cipher algorithms, SQL developers will learn about symmetric keys, asymmetric keys and certificates, which can be used to encrypt data or sign data and modules.
The Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Security Cookbook addresses internal security such as creating logins to connect to SQL Server and grant privileges to secure objects on the server or inside the database. Developers will learn to monitor SQL Server logs and use DML and DDL trigger for auditing. They will be able to use a SQL or Web Application Firewall, and manage object ownership and protect data through views and stored procedures.
Essential chapters covered in this book are:
- Chapter 1: Securing Server and Network
- Chapter 2: Authentication and User Privilege
- Chapter 3: Protecting the data
- Chapter 4: Data and code encryption, and securing code
- Chapter 5: Fighting Attacks and Injection
- Chapter 6: Securing tools and high availability
- Chapter 7: Auditing and Compliance
- Chapter 8: Securing Business Intelligence
Packt has also published other Microsoft SQL server related titles:
- Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Performance Tuning Cookbook (July 2012).
- Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Integration Services: An Expert Cookbook (May 2012).
- Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Master Data Services (July 2011).
About Packt Enterprise
All Microsoft books are Published by Packt Enterprise. Packt Enterprise is a publishing division of Packt Publishing designed to serve the information needs of IT Professionals in the Enterprise space. Packt Enterprise publishes books on Microsoft, IBM, Oracle, Citrix, Java, Amazon, and SAP among other technologies.
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What Moving to the Cloud Means for Your Operations
One of the big buzzwords in recent years has been the ‘cloud’ and how much of a game-changer it has been for businesses – but do you know what it means?
The world of technology is so fast-moving and often complex that it is sometimes easier just to accept an innovation without really thinking about how it changes things. As you would expect, you are better off knowing how such applications are changing, particularly since a move to the cloud tends to bring with it a number of benefits.
Firms rely on a variety of software to organize their operations and where previously they might have bought a custom-built product or an off-the-shelf option and that was that; now many system providers have moved to a cloud-based software-as-a-service model.
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Simple Habits That Can Protect You From Identity Theft [Infographic]
Online shopping, public forums and social networking sites have made it easier to shop and socialize from anywhere in the world. Most people view it as convenient shop with a few keystrokes. Keeping in touch with out of state friends and family, or even building and maintaining a local network is made easier through social networking.
However, every bit of personal information volunteered online is recorded and kept somewhere, by someone. While a few websites and people can be trusted, many criminals are ready and waiting for your information. It is then used to make purchases as you online, or even to obtain real cards and credentials in your name. In one notable case, a woman’s identity was used to rack up over $50,000 in debt while trafficking in drugs, resulting in an arrest warrant and criminal charges in the victim’s name.
But prevention is simple with a bit of vigilance. These days, your information should be considered as valuable as cash in hand.
Source: The Stupidest Things You’re Doing to Put Your Identity at Risk
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Tech Disaster – How to Rescue a Wet Smartphone
Whether due to a puddle, a sink or other household fixture, or a different cause, there are a lot of ways a smartphone can end up getting wet. While there’s always a risk that will mean the end of the device’s life, there are some steps an owner can take to try and save the phone.
When dealing with a wet smartphone, it’s important to act quickly and be patient. One of the worst things a user can do is leave a wet smartphone running or turn the device on before it’s dry. What should a smartphone owner do? Here are some tips from tech experts.
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Top 4 Mobile Building Lessons For 2013
47.6% of mobile users used apps! (December 2011, USA).
52% Adults users accessed mobile apps in a store to make a purchasing decision! (2011).
49% Users use their mobile devices to conduct local searches! (2011).
These aren’t just numbers, the figures hold many mobile app development and marketing lessons. For one, the growing numbers of app users is a clear indication for businesses that they need apps that can impress and deliver.
In the last couple of years we have seen almost every brand worth its salt build a mobile application to reach out the growing market of smartphone users.
Smartphones are certainly the new medium of communication-take the simple fact that according to IDC (a research and analysis firm) there will be at least 982 million smart phones floating about in the market by the end of the year 2015. App downloads are also set to touch the mark of 183 billion within the next four years.
So how can you use all these numbers and lessons to create successful mobile application development and marketing strategies? Note what some of the top brands did, and simply take a few leaves out of their app development and marketing manuals.
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Top 3 Gadgets Set To Be Big In 2013
If you’re a gadget fanatic, then chances are you’ll already be wanting 2012 to be quickly over and done with. Why? Well, because, a brand new year means brand new gadgets!
But, with tons of speculation of what’s going to be released and when, you just can’t wait until the real things actually get released.
So, if you’re itching to find out more about, then here’s a summary of some exciting and new technologies and gadgets, that are set to be huge for 2013: