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12 places that offer coding courses for free - John Rampton

There was a time when knowing how to program was for the geekiest of geeks. That’s not exactly the case today. As most entrepreneurs, freelancers and marketers will tell you, learning how to program can help you succeed. Over the past year, I've been learning to code. It's helped me to become a much better entrepreneur -- I can dive in when my team needs to fix a few bugs on the site. You don’t even need to shell out a ton of money or put yourself in debt to learn how to code, either. These 12 places offer coding courses for free: 1. CodeAcademy One of the most popular free places to learn coding is CodeAcademy . In fact, more than 24 million people have already learned how to code through this educational company’s engaging experience. At CodeAcademy, you can dive right in and take courses that teach you everything from  HTML & CSS ,  JavaScript ,  jQuery ,  PHP ,  Python  and  Ruby . 2. Coursera Founded in 2012, Coursera  has grown into a major for-profit educ

How to Check Your Motherboard Model Number on Your Windows PC

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Whether you need to update drivers, want to check hardware compatibility, or you’re just curious, it’s way easier to check your motherboard model number with these simple tricks than it is to crack open your computer case to check the board itself. Read on as we show you how to check your motherboard model number from the comfort of your keyboard. Why Do I Want To Do This? There are a variety of situations where knowing your motherboard’s model number is important: upgrading your drivers, buying new hardware (you’ll need the proper expansion slots for card-based upgrades and the right memory DIMMS for memory upgrades, etc.), and checking the capabilities of your board if you’re considering upgrading the entire thing.  If you kept the paperwork that came with your computer (or the individual components if you built it yourself) you can often times reference that. Even then, it’s best to check to make sure the documentation is correct. Rather than open the case and search for the m

Great American road trips: Trip of a Lifetime

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The mythology of the American highway is as deep and long as the Grand Canyon – which you can, incidentally, drive along. Books, music and films have added glamour, ghosts and grit to what in other countries would be merely a long, even boring, drive. Jack Kerouac’s On the Road, Bob Dylan’s Highway 61 Revisited and Dennis Hopper’s Easy Rider are perhaps the best-known celebrations of the American ideal of freedom as an open road. But there are enough pop songs to soundtrack a lifetime of coast-to-coast drives and the challenge may well be to turn off the myths – and turn down the music – and make your own experience out of the journey. The vast, varied landscapes, small towns and big cities that fly-drivers pass through make the practical matters of hiring and insuring a car, driving on the right and learning a few new laws well worth it. In Arizona, you can park in the quaint desert town of Winslow, still “a fine sight to see”, on Route 66. In San Francisco, cruise up and

How to open Internet Explorer in Windows 10

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How to open Internet Explorer in Windows 10 Microsoft Edge  is the default browser in Windows 10. But if you prefer to use IE, then this post will show you how to open Internet Explorer in Windows 10  and how you can pin it to your Start Menu or Taskbar for easy access and how you can even set it as your default web browser. Open Internet Explorer in Windows 10 In the Windows 10 taskbar search, type  Internet Explorer  and you will see it appear in the results. Pin IE icon to Windows 10 Start or Taskbar Right-click on the Start search result and select  Pin to Start  or  Pin to taskbar , according to your preference. The IE icon will get pinned. Set IE as default browser in Windows 10 If you use it frequently, you can set it as your default browser via Internet Options > Programs tab > Internet programs > Set programs. Control Panel will open. You can set Internet Explorer as the default browser under  Set your Default Programs  applet. This is how you

10 Business Lessons I Learned at Bars - Taken from entrepreneur.com

Back in college and my early 20s (when I actually had a social life), I tended to go out to parties and bars more often than I thought I “should.” My gut often told me that I should probably be studying, reading, exercising, sleeping, networking or otherwise engaging in productive activities that were more likely to directly advance my career. But I went out anyway. Those informal outings with my drinking buddies felt like a fun (and deserved) distraction from work rather than a process of self-development in and of itself. In retrospect, I now realize how formative those years of partying really were for my career. I learned a ton of social lessons that have tremendously helped me later in life. Of course, you do not actually have to drink alcohol or go to bars to develop these business socialization skills, but the fast-paced social environment involved in nightlife does provide a great setting for that type of personal development. This is an important lesson for passiona

Windows 10: Microsoft's Operating System Can Disable Pirated Software or Games, Report Says

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Friday 14 August 2015    Updated EULA terms let Microsoft invade your Windows 10 computer in search of counterfeit software. Section 7b – or “Updates to the Services or Software, and Changes to These Terms” – of  Microsoft's Services EULA  stipulates that it “may automatically check your version of the software and download software update or configuration changes, including those that prevent you from accessing the Services, playing counterfeit games, or using unauthorised hardware peripheral devices.” This means that, if you use Windows 10, a Windows phone, or any of  Microsoft's other services , Redmond can disable any games you've pirated or devices you've unlawfully hacked. While it's incredibly clear what Microsoft means by “counterfeit games”, the wording “unauthorised hardware peripheral devices” is a little hazy. Does this mean Microsoft can now block uncertified PC or illegally-modified Xbox One and Xbox 360 controllers? Furthermore, Micro

Learn about check boxes, option buttons, and toggle buttons (Excel 2007 and Excel 2010)

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Learn about check boxes, option buttons, and toggle buttons Check box     Allows a user to select or unselect one or more values in a group of choices. You can select more than one check box at a time on a worksheet or in a group box. For example, you can use a check box to create an order form that contains a list of available items or in an inventory tracking application to show whether an item has been discontinued. Check box (Form control) Check box (ActiveX control) Option button     Allows a single choice from a limited set of mutually exclusive choices. An option button (or radio button) is usually contained in a group box or frame. For example, you can use an option button on an order form so that a user can select one of a range of sizes, such as small, medium, large, or extra large. Or you can use it for a choice of shipping options, such as ground, express, or overnight. Option button (Form control) Option button (ActiveX control) Toggle butto