DC++ Shared File Locations

DC++, a Peer to Peer (P2P) filesharing program, stores settings in DCPlusPlus.xml, which you will find in the directory where it is installed. You will find the locations of shared files between share tags. The following is an example.

       <Share>
		<Directory Virtual="Comics & Etc">S:\Comics & Etc\</Directory>
		<Directory Virtual="Cartoons">T:\Cartoons\</Directory>
		<Directory Virtual="Books">T:\Books\</Directory>
	</Share>

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NSA and the Army Seek Quantum Physics Answers

The NSA and the US Army Research Office are seeking answers to quantum physics questions. They have 3 broad goals:

• develop new quantum computing algorithms for hard computational problems
• characterize the efficiency of candidate quantum algorithms
• develop insights into the power of quantum computation and consider issues of quantum complexity and computability.

The agencies expect to make one to three awards of less than two hundred thousand per year in 2009.

The agencies stipulate that "Investigators should presuppose the existence of a fully functional quantum computer and consider what algorithmic tasks are particularly well suited to such a machine."

References:

1. NSA and Army on quest for quantum physics jackpot
   Date: October 28, 2008
   Network World

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Eight Common Social Engineering Tactics

Network World, posted an article Social Engineering: 8 Common Tactics that lists common tactics used by people hoping to glean information by social engineering techniques that will allow them to break into systems, learn sensitive information, or manipulate people into taking action that benefits the social engineer, e.g. using spam to tout a stock and drive up its price temporarily.

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Renaming a category in Microsoft Money 2007

To rename a category in Microsoft Money 2007, take the following steps in Money:

1. From the home screen, where you see Account List, Account Register, Cash Flow, Manage Online Services, etc., click on Account List.
2. You will see a menu bar above the Account List with Account Tools. Morgages & Loans, etc. on it. Click on Account Tools and select Categories & Payees.
3. Find the category or subcategory you wish to rename, and right-click on it and choose Rename.
4. Type the new name for the category and click on the OK button.

Any entries in Money, that were under the previous name for the category will now be under the new name.

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