Author Archives: Yusuf Mangera

The 100 Best Lifehacks of 2010: The Year in Review

Happy New Year everyone! It’s the first week of 2011 and many of us are getting ready to kick off the brand new year with a big bang. As we start off 2011 with our new resolutions and goals, let … Continue reading

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No Frills Personal Development

No Frills Personal Development It’s become apparent that not everyone connects with, relates to or gains value from the traditional personal development language or paradigm. Or words like paradigm (for that matter). Many of my readers have shared with me … Continue reading

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The Dark Side of Dubai

  Dubai was meant to be a Middle-Eastern Shangri-La, a glittering monument to Arab enterprise and western capitalism. But as hard times arrive in the city state that rose from the desert sands, an uglier story is emerging. Johann Hari … Continue reading

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How can I install Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 to a virtual hard disk (VHD) file?

  Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 add the ability for an OS to be installed onto a virtual hard disk (VHD) file to boot physical hardware. To do this, perform the following steps: Boot from the Windows 7 or … Continue reading

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Nexus 1000V with FCoE CNA and VMWare ESX 4.0 deployment diagram

Nexus 1000V with FCoE CNA and VMWare ESX 4.0 deployment diagram January 1st, 2009 • Related • Filed Under What does the virtual data center environment look like when you have a CNA (Converged Network Adapter) installed in a ESX … Continue reading

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THE BUMPER LIST OF WINDOWS 7 SECRETS

  It’s great to see Windows 7 Beta finally released to the world! We’re very proud of what has been accomplished over the last months; in many ways, it sets a new quality bar for a beta operating system release. … Continue reading

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Robert Fisk: Why do they hate the West so much, we will ask

  Wednesday, 7 January 2009 AP A child injured in the Israeli bombardment of a UN school yesterday is taken to Shifa hospital in Gaza City More pictures Related Articles Gaza clashes resume after truce Fares Akram’s Gaza blog Donald … Continue reading

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Robert Fisk: The self delusion that plagues both sides in this bloody conflict

  Israel has never won a war in a built-up city, that’s why threats of ‘war to the bitter end’ are nonsense Wednesday, 31 December 2008 During the second Palestinian "intifada", I was sitting in the offices of Hizbollah’s Al-Manar … Continue reading

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Robert Fisk: Why bombing Ashkelon is the most tragic irony

Robert Fisk: Why bombing Ashkelon is the most tragic irony Tuesday, 30 December 2008 How easy it is to snap off the history of the Palestinians, to delete the narrative of their tragedy, to avoid a grotesque irony about Gaza … Continue reading

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Top 10 little-known Gmail features (Part 1)

Top 10 little-known Gmail features (Part 1) Friday, August 31, 2007 3:08 PM Posted by Bill Kee, Associate Product Marketing Manager Gmail has a bunch of lesser-known feature that can end up being very useful once you get to know … Continue reading

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