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Advantages of Going to Graphic Design School
If you are graduating high school or thinking about going back to school for a degree in graphic design, you may be wondering if there is any advantage in doing so. You may already be an accomplished artist or designer and think you have the right skills to go out and find a great job. Why bother with an advanced degree when you could be exploring employment opportunities without one?Even if it is true and you have all the skills you need for an entry-level position with a graphic design firm or to start your own business, there are many other factors to consider when deciding if there is an
carefully, for I shall not repeat myself. The words are View State. That's right, I have accomplished the implausible, the unthinkable. You'll find no Apaches in this web farm. I present to you Windows Server 2003 and a Microsoft .NET web application.
If you are graduating high school or thinking about going back to school for a degree in graphic design, you may be wondering if there is any advantage in doing so. You may already be an accomplished artist or designer and think you have the right skills to go out and find a great job. Why bother with an advanced degree when you could be exploring employment opportunities without one?Even if it is true and you have all the skills you need for an entry-level position with a graphic design firm or to start your own business, there are many other factors to consider when deciding if there is an
How many in our audience have tried load balancing a .NET application? If so, then you surely have encountered the dreaded "View State is invalid" error.
If you "fixed" this error by enabling some type of sticky sessions on your load balancer, I applaud you with a tip of my cap and a knowing wink. An honorable mention of your efforts is in order perhaps, but let's be honest. That's not really load balancing is it? In the end each client is bound to a single server. Stickyness is only excusable should your application require S
Traffic Building With Blogs Takes Persistence
There's no doubt that you can build big traffic with a blog.It just takes a wee bit more work than it used to.Not long ago, you could post a picture of your cat on a Friday and get attention. Bloggers still love to link, but as any environment becomes more crowded, people become more discriminating. After all, a link is a form of personal recommendation, and it says something about both ends of the hypertext.You may work hard on an article or resource that you’re just positive will spread like wildfire, and yet hear nothing but lonely crickets chirping upon release. Not even
"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."
There's no doubt that you can build big traffic with a blog.It just takes a wee bit more work than it used to.Not long ago, you could post a picture of your cat on a Friday and get attention. Bloggers still love to link, but as any environment becomes more crowded, people become more discriminating. After all, a link is a form of personal recommendation, and it says something about both ends of the hypertext.You may work hard on an article or resource that you’re just positive will spread like wildfire, and yet hear nothing but lonely crickets chirping upon release. Not even
-Arthur C. Clarke
Act One: The Pledge
Dear Reader, consider yourself warned! The following paragraphs are not for the faint-hearted. Contained herein lies a feat of daring so bold, so extraordinary, so shocking that it mocks your very understanding of the universe. Best you turn away now, lest the fabric of your reality unravel as so many loose threads; leaving you standing bare and raving mad, forsaken in a wasteland of shattered beliefs.
I'm going to take a run-of-the-mill session-based web application and turn it into a load balanced web farm before your very eyes - all without making a single coding change to the application. That's right ladies and gentlemen, what you're about to witness is a load balancing technique so ingenious, so perfect that the web server - nay the very web application itself will not even know it is part of a web farm.
Each and every web server in the farm will think it alone is communicating with the client. Each and every web server will record a hit not from the load balancer, but from the client itself. And finally each and every web server will respond directly back to the client, utterly bypassing the very load balancer that brokered the request to begin with.
No special software will be installed on the web servers. No ISAPI filters. No plug-ins or other such nonsense will be required.
Understand! This is hardware load balancing I speak of, pure and simple. Hardware load balancing accomplished without the likes of Zeus, Coyote Point or even the F5 BigIP. This is organic web farming; hardware load balancing achieved with nothing more than two ordinary servers. And perhaps, a little bit of magic.
Act Two: The Turn
I have before me two Dell PowerEdge 850s, each with but a single Celeron processor and a mere 512 MB of memory. One could use nearly any kind of hardware. We, of course, have our corporate sponsorships to think of.
With a wave of my magic wand, Debian Sarge is installed on both servers. Do not be deceived by its meek and unassuming nature. Renowed for its robustness to hyperbole and found in all 12 world climate zones, Debian Linux stands ably by to perform any task at my bidding.
After a sprinkle of additions to the source.list file, I shall now utter the magic words to turn these servers into a high availability pair of load directors: apt-get install ultramonkey. Now with another wave of my wand, I apply the necessary configuration elements to enable the fabled load balancing method known as Direct Routing.
Observe! The default gateway of each web server remains unchanged (and it is not the IP address of the load balancer). Our web servers do not even know the load balancer exists. Requests are forwarded with their source IP address intact. Each web server replies directly, bypassing the load balancer entirely.
Act Three: The Prestige
Still not impressed? Take heed, for I have but two words that will surely sway even the most skeptical of skeptics. Listen carefully, for I shall not repeat myself. The words are View State. That's right, I have accomplished the implausible, the unthinkable. You'll find no Apaches in this web farm. I present to you Windows Server 2003 and a Microsoft .NET web application.
How many in our audience have tried load balancing a .NET application? If so, then you surely have encountered the dreaded "View State is invalid" error.
If you "fixed" this error by enabling some type of sticky sessions on your load balancer, I applaud you with a tip of my cap and a knowing wink. An honorable mention of your efforts is in order perhaps, but let's be honest. That's not really load balancing is it? In the end each client is bound to a single server. Stickyness is only excusable should your application require SS
Changing Careers - 7 Myths About Why Women Fear Making Changes in Their Careers
Women tend to feel guilty if they decide they would like to leave or change jobs. This may happen when they reach a certain age, usually around the time their youngest child moves out of the house or if they find themselves divorced or widowed. These women are usually mid-way through their lives and they make excuses as to why they should not or cannot start a new career at this time in their life. There are seven myths about this phenomenon and there are good reasons why women can choose to make any changes they want to in their present situations.I am too old to change careers<
es and gentlemen, what you're about to witness is a load balancing technique so ingenious, so perfect that the web server - nay the very web application itself will not even know it is part of a web farm.
Women tend to feel guilty if they decide they would like to leave or change jobs. This may happen when they reach a certain age, usually around the time their youngest child moves out of the house or if they find themselves divorced or widowed. These women are usually mid-way through their lives and they make excuses as to why they should not or cannot start a new career at this time in their life. There are seven myths about this phenomenon and there are good reasons why women can choose to make any changes they want to in their present situations.I am too old to change careers<
Each and every web server in the farm will think it alone is communicating with the client. Each and every web server will record a hit not from the load balancer, but from the client itself. And finally each and every web server will respond directly back to the client, utterly bypassing the very load balancer that brokered the request to begin with.
No special software will be installed on the web servers. No ISAPI filters. No plug-ins or other such nonsense will be required.
Understand! This is hardware load balancing I speak of, pure and simple. Hardware load balancing accomplished without the likes of Zeus, Coyote Point or even the F5 BigIP. This is organic web farming; hardware load balancing achieved with nothing more than two ordinary servers. And perhaps, a little bit of magic.
Act Two: The Turn
I have before me two Dell PowerEdge 850s, each with but a single Celeron processor and a mere 512 MB of memory. One could use nearly any kind of hardware. We, of course, have our corporate sponsorships to think of.
With a wave of my magic wand, Debian Sarge is installed on both servers. Do not be deceived by its meek and unassuming nature. Renowed for its robustness to hyperbole and found in all 12 world climate zones, Debian Linux stands ably by to perform any task at my bidding.
After a sprinkle of additions to the source.list file, I shall now utter the magic words to turn these servers into a high availability pair of load directors: apt-get install ultramonkey. Now with another wave of my wand, I apply the necessary configuration elements to enable the fabled load balancing method known as Direct Routing.
Observe! The default gateway of each web server remains unchanged (and it is not the IP address of the load balancer). Our web servers do not even know the load balancer exists. Requests are forwarded with their source IP address intact. Each web server replies directly, bypassing the load balancer entirely.
Act Three: The Prestige
Still not impressed? Take heed, for I have but two words that will surely sway even the most skeptical of skeptics. Listen carefully, for I shall not repeat myself. The words are View State. That's right, I have accomplished the implausible, the unthinkable. You'll find no Apaches in this web farm. I present to you Windows Server 2003 and a Microsoft .NET web application.
How many in our audience have tried load balancing a .NET application? If so, then you surely have encountered the dreaded "View State is invalid" error.
If you "fixed" this error by enabling some type of sticky sessions on your load balancer, I applaud you with a tip of my cap and a knowing wink. An honorable mention of your efforts is in order perhaps, but let's be honest. That's not really load balancing is it? In the end each client is bound to a single server. Stickyness is only excusable should your application require S
10 Reasons To Turn Your Customer Service Into A Cross-Selling Platform
Cross-Selling is a great way to boost revenues and profits by gently persuading existing customers to purchase an additional product during service conversations.There are ten really great reasons your CSR’s should make an effort to cross-sell to existing customers and clients:(1) You Already Have The Customer’s Attention!This may sound obvious, but it’s a critical fact. Marketers wrack their brains thinking of clever ways to simply get prospects to focus upon their offers. When you have existing customers on the phone, you don’t have to compete with other companies for their e
ncing accomplished without the likes of Zeus, Coyote Point or even the F5 BigIP. This is organic web farming; hardware load balancing achieved with nothing more than two ordinary servers. And perhaps, a little bit of magic.
Cross-Selling is a great way to boost revenues and profits by gently persuading existing customers to purchase an additional product during service conversations.There are ten really great reasons your CSR’s should make an effort to cross-sell to existing customers and clients:(1) You Already Have The Customer’s Attention!This may sound obvious, but it’s a critical fact. Marketers wrack their brains thinking of clever ways to simply get prospects to focus upon their offers. When you have existing customers on the phone, you don’t have to compete with other companies for their e
Act Two: The Turn
I have before me two Dell PowerEdge 850s, each with but a single Celeron processor and a mere 512 MB of memory. One could use nearly any kind of hardware. We, of course, have our corporate sponsorships to think of.
With a wave of my magic wand, Debian Sarge is installed on both servers. Do not be deceived by its meek and unassuming nature. Renowed for its robustness to hyperbole and found in all 12 world climate zones, Debian Linux stands ably by to perform any task at my bidding.
After a sprinkle of additions to the source.list file, I shall now utter the magic words to turn these servers into a high availability pair of load directors: apt-get install ultramonkey. Now with another wave of my wand, I apply the necessary configuration elements to enable the fabled load balancing method known as Direct Routing.
Observe! The default gateway of each web server remains unchanged (and it is not the IP address of the load balancer). Our web servers do not even know the load balancer exists. Requests are forwarded with their source IP address intact. Each web server replies directly, bypassing the load balancer entirely.
Act Three: The Prestige
Still not impressed? Take heed, for I have but two words that will surely sway even the most skeptical of skeptics. Listen carefully, for I shall not repeat myself. The words are View State. That's right, I have accomplished the implausible, the unthinkable. You'll find no Apaches in this web farm. I present to you Windows Server 2003 and a Microsoft .NET web application.
How many in our audience have tried load balancing a .NET application? If so, then you surely have encountered the dreaded "View State is invalid" error.
If you "fixed" this error by enabling some type of sticky sessions on your load balancer, I applaud you with a tip of my cap and a knowing wink. An honorable mention of your efforts is in order perhaps, but let's be honest. That's not really load balancing is it? In the end each client is bound to a single server. Stickyness is only excusable should your application require S
Three Steps To Success In Affiliate Marketing
If you are considering starting an online business in Affiliate Marketing there are basically three prerequisites to success. It is possible to make thousands of dollars per month, so called "super affiliate marketers" boast monthly sales in the tens of thousands of dollars. So, what essentials are required to add your name to the list of super affiliates in the world of online marketing?I have compiled the three key elements that you will need to start your new career in Affiliate marketing.Step 1.The first item required is a "product" to market. For th
to the source.list file, I shall now utter the magic words to turn these servers into a high availability pair of load directors: apt-get install ultramonkey. Now with another wave of my wand, I apply the necessary configuration elements to enable the fabled load balancing method known as Direct Routing.
If you are considering starting an online business in Affiliate Marketing there are basically three prerequisites to success. It is possible to make thousands of dollars per month, so called "super affiliate marketers" boast monthly sales in the tens of thousands of dollars. So, what essentials are required to add your name to the list of super affiliates in the world of online marketing?I have compiled the three key elements that you will need to start your new career in Affiliate marketing.Step 1.The first item required is a "product" to market. For th
Observe! The default gateway of each web server remains unchanged (and it is not the IP address of the load balancer). Our web servers do not even know the load balancer exists. Requests are forwarded with their source IP address intact. Each web server replies directly, bypassing the load balancer entirely.
Act Three: The Prestige
Still not impressed? Take heed, for I have but two words that will surely sway even the most skeptical of skeptics. Listen carefully, for I shall not repeat myself. The words are View State. That's right, I have accomplished the implausible, the unthinkable. You'll find no Apaches in this web farm. I present to you Windows Server 2003 and a Microsoft .NET web application.
How many in our audience have tried load balancing a .NET application? If so, then you surely have encountered the dreaded "View State is invalid" error.
If you "fixed" this error by enabling some type of sticky sessions on your load balancer, I applaud you with a tip of my cap and a knowing wink. An honorable mention of your efforts is in order perhaps, but let's be honest. That's not really load balancing is it? In the end each client is bound to a single server. Stickyness is only excusable should your application require S
Turn Your Customer Complaint into a Positive
The last thing we want to hear during our work day is complaints from customers. However, it does come with the territory. Here are a few tips on how to turn your customer’s complaint into a positive.1. ListenWhen a customer comes to you with a complaint about one of your products or services, listen to them. Listen to what they are telling you, and take notes if at all possible.The number one thing a customer wants when they have a problem is for someone to listen to them.Allow them to vent, let them get it all out. Once they have explained their problem in full, begin
carefully, for I shall not repeat myself. The words are View State. That's right, I have accomplished the implausible, the unthinkable. You'll find no Apaches in this web farm. I present to you Windows Server 2003 and a Microsoft .NET web application.
The last thing we want to hear during our work day is complaints from customers. However, it does come with the territory. Here are a few tips on how to turn your customer’s complaint into a positive.1. ListenWhen a customer comes to you with a complaint about one of your products or services, listen to them. Listen to what they are telling you, and take notes if at all possible.The number one thing a customer wants when they have a problem is for someone to listen to them.Allow them to vent, let them get it all out. Once they have explained their problem in full, begin
How many in our audience have tried load balancing a .NET application? If so, then you surely have encountered the dreaded "View State is invalid" error.
If you "fixed" this error by enabling some type of sticky sessions on your load balancer, I applaud you with a tip of my cap and a knowing wink. An honorable mention of your efforts is in order perhaps, but let's be honest. That's not really load balancing is it? In the end each client is bound to a single server. Stickyness is only excusable should your application require SSL.
Behold! I present to you the World's Greatest Unsticky Organic Web Farm. Each incoming request is relayed round-robin style to the next server in the web farm. The View State remains persistent across each different web server, yet no special programming or state handling mechanism was employed. In fact, the application developers themselves do not even know the secret. And should one server be unavailable for whatever reason, our load balancers will automatically detect it and only send requests to the remaining live servers.
Act Four: The Secret
Everyone knows that a good magician guards the secret to his magic. I have guarded mine on our website (sssh, don't tell anyone).
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