Great articles about engineering careers
How a CAD draftsman or CAD drafters can help in engineering process?
March 8, 2010 at 3:45 am ~
A draftsman, also called a drafter, specializes in generating engineering and technical drawings. Professionals make both hand drawings and computer-aided design (CAD) blueprints for various s...
4g Unwired Makes Cutting-Edge Network Engineering Software.
March 8, 2010 at 2:12 am ~
Network engineering software is crucial to maintaining your competitive advantage in the wireless service sector. No matter how extensive your network, or how many customers you serve, your ability to...
Architectural and Engineering CAD, 3D Imaging and 3D Animation Outsourcing from Digiscript Philippines, Inc.
March 5, 2010 at 1:33 am ~
Digiscript Philippines, Inc. is a Manila-based company that offers architectural and engineering CAD, 3D imaging and 3D animation outsourcing services. Architectural renderings are traditionally draw...
Architectural and Engineering Outsourcing for High Definition Surveying in the Philippines
March 5, 2010 at 1:27 am ~
High Definition Surveying and Point Cloud Conversion services are among the four major services offered by Digiscript Philippines, Inc. to its clients. This is along with Building Information Modeling...
Marina operations consultant, waterfront property consultant, marine engineering consultant, marina services
March 4, 2010 at 5:57 am ~
Simon Arrol launched Arrol Consultancy Ltd, after 35+ years of global experience in 27 countries, comprising tiny and big marinas, marina villages and urban regeneration. Our expertise incorporat...
Scope of Careers in Electronics Engineering Technology
March 3, 2010 at 6:54 am ~
Why Electronics Engineering Technology? The demand of the electronics engineering professionals can be explained from the fact that every industry today like telecommunications, domestic applian...
Engineering Reverse Code
March 3, 2010 at 4:36 am ~
With the increasing acceptance of the Reverse mortgage product for those owners 62 and older, loan processors are dealing more and more with manufactured houses in their portfolios. Many seniors have...
HVAC Engineering Service, HVAC Service India
March 3, 2010 at 2:33 am ~
HVAC duct design, HVAC design calculation and HVAC CAD drafting services. We provide every kinds of HVAC Duct design and Duct store drawing, 2D HVAC CAD drafting services like duct size design, duct desi...
Spectrum of Mechanical Engineering Technology
March 3, 2010 at 11:55 pm ~
Disciplines of Mechanical Engineering Technology There are five streams diverging from the main mechanical engineering technology arena. Robotics - this branch of mechanical engineering is rage am...
Mass Communication Courses - Think beyond Engineering & Medical
March 13, 2010 at 2:48 am ~
In the 21st century, the Indian education system has filled with enormous professional courses. Among these courses, Mass Communication is ...
Thunderbird beta 'Lanikai' released
March 11, 2010 at 6:03 pm ~
Mozilla made public the first beta of Thunderbird 3.1 today. Code-named Lanikai and available for Windows, Mac, and Linux, the milestone makes few noticeable changes to the open-source and free desktop e-mail client. This is not surprising, though, as Mozilla Messaging announced that the goal of this release was to fix problems created by upgrading the Gecko engine that powers the program.
Lanikai is the first semi-stable release of Thunderbird to use Gecko 1.9.2, which is the same engine that Firefox 3.6 uses. The changes made from Thunderbird 3 to the 3.1 beta test version include Mac OS X 10.6 upgrade path from Thunderbird 2 improvements, fixes for autocomplete, tabs, activity manager, minor interface improvements and corrections, and a spate of stability and memory corrections.
One new security feature is that Lanikai requires extensions to arrive from a secure server using the HTTPS protocol or be digitally signed. Absent either of these, the extension won't install.
The full list of bug fixes is available here.
There are also several known issues that persist in Lanikai. These include a conflict with the Kaspersky Anti-Spam add-on, an occasional plain-text e-mail interface bug that forces buttons out of the pane, and an occasional offline bug that prevents e-mails written in Offline mode from being automatically sent when the Internet connection is restored. They must instead be sent manually from the Drafts folder.
As noted when Lanikai entered the alpha phase of development, Mozilla Messaging is attempting to follow in the footstep of the Firefox release schedule. The final version of Thunderbird 3.1 is expected sometime in June, though that could easily change.
Apple Releases Safari 4.0.5
March 11, 2010 at 5:33 pm ~
Check Software Update! Apple has released Safari 4.0.5, which brings a number of performance enhancements and bug fixes to Apple's browser. According to the updater, the following has been addressed:
- Performance improvements for Top Sites
- Stability improvements for 3rd-party plug-ins
- Stability improvements for websites with online forms and Scalable Vector Graphics
- Fixes an issue that prevented Safari from changing settings on some Linksys routers
- Fixes an issue that prevented some iWork.com users from commenting on documents
The update is available for Windows and OS X, but on the Mac side the specific problems addressed are issues with RSS feeds setting values in cookies, even if you have blocked cookies, and potential problems with WebKit's loading of CSS, XML, and HTML scripts that could cause arbitrary code execution or crashing.
For specifics on the issues addressed, look this Apple knowledgebase document: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4070
The Safari update is 31.8MB, and does require a restart to fully install. Be sure to back up your system before installing, and also have an alternative browser available as a backup. Keep in mind that third-party add-ons may be affected by the update, so check their functionality after updating, and be prepared to remove or reinstall them if needed.
Questions? Comments? Post them below or email us!
Be sure to check us out on Twitter and the CNET Mac forums.
Originally posted at MacFixIt
Mozilla aggressively asks older Firefox users to update
March 11, 2010 at 4:21 pm ~
By Mozilla's lights, Firefox 3.6 has been a runaway success. The publisher of the open-source browser says that more than 100 million users have downloaded Firefox 3.6 since its launch in the middle of January. However, not every Firefox users have upgraded from Firefox 3 or Firefox 3.5, and Mozilla wants to change that.
Users of older versions of Firefox will start seeing this pop-up, asking them to upgrade.
(Credit: Mozilla)As of Thursday, users of older Firefox versions will start seeing a pop-up encouraging them to upgrade. The window will arrive with three choices: Ask Later, No Thanks, or receive the New Version. The pop-up will appear after 60 seconds of keyboard inactivity, which Mozilla called a courtesy toward users and their workflows. Selecting "Ask Later" will defer the window for 24 hours. If a user has chosen No Thanks but decides later to upgrade Firefox, running the "Check for Updates" option from the Help menu will bring up the upgrade window.
One reason that many users cite for not upgrading Firefox is a legitimate concern about add-on forward compatibility. In the press release announcing the push, Mozilla stated that more than 90 percent of Firefox add-ons are compatible with Firefox 3.6. Users can also try to force older add-ons to be compatible by using the MR Tech Toolkit or Nightly Tester Tools add-ons, which add a "force compatibility" option to the add-on context menu, but these tricks also decrease the stability of the browser.
If you use an older version of Firefox, tell us why and which version in the comments below.
The Incredible Engineering Of The Xerox 6250 Printer
March 11, 2010 at 3:16 am ~
The Xerox Phaser 6250 printer is produced by the Xerox company and uses their solid ink technology in order to make printing easier and less costly for your business. This printer produces both color ...
Android phones get Opera Mini 5 beta
March 11, 2010 at 3:00 am ~
every those Android smartphone owners who have been wondering when they can ditch the outmoded Opera Mini 4.2 browser in favor of the latest beta can now unfold their pouts, cease that kicking, and remove their pounding fists from the floor. Opera Mini 5 beta for Android has arrived.
On Thursday, Opera Software pushed out the Android version of its Mini 5 browser that improves the browser experience for Java phones by leaps and bounds. The beta build is equipped with an updated interface that includes a new "speed dial" start screen featuring thumbnails of most-visited sites. The browser also supports tabs, a first for Mini but old cap on Opera Mobile.
Opera Mini 5 beta (beta 2, actually) and the nearly identical Opera Mobile 10 beta (for Symbian and Windows phones) have been making the mobile rounds since September. We're fans of the latest advances to arrive to the free browser, and we're looking forward to Opera making those changes final and retiring Opera Mini 4.2 (and Opera Mobile 9.6, while they're at it.) We just wish that Opera had submitted Mini 5 beta to the Android Market sooner.
Opera adds Android to its Mini 5 beta lineup.
(Credit: Opera Software)There's no confirmation from Opera, but we're speculating that Opera could officially flip the switch on at least one of the Opera Mini 5 variants at the CTIA trade show later in March.
To download Opera Mini 5 beta for Android, check the Android Market from your smartphone or point to mobile browser to www.opera.com/mini/next/.
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Opera Mini now on Windows Mobile. Yeah, you read that right
Opera Mini browser for iPhone?
Opera Mini and Mobile betas bestowed with sync
Originally posted at Android Atlas
Tectonix Steel: Experts At Structural Steel Engineering
March 11, 2010 at 2:09 am ~
Structural steel Engineering is something you can't afford to receive wrong. The long-term integrity of your next construction project depends on the reliability of the steel girders that underlie the...
Growth in engineering exports revs up industry hopes
March 11, 2010 at 12:41 am ~
SMEs in the engineering export sector, which have been facing tough market conditions since the onset of the global economic slowdown, can now heave a sigh of relief. The sector has recorded some impr...
Researcher publishes exploit for new IE hole
March 11, 2010 at 11:28 am ~
Moshe Ben Abu announced his Internet Explorer exploit on Twitter.
(Credit: Twitter)An Israeli security researcher has published exploit code for an unpatched hole in Internet Explorer that Microsoft disclosed two days ago.
Microsoft had warned in an advisory that a new vulnerability in IE 6 and IE 7, which could allow an attacker to take control of a computer, had been targeted in attacks.
Releasing the exploit code publicly increases the chances of attacks on the zero-day hole and could pressure Microsoft to issue a patch before its next scheduled Patch Tuesday in four weeks.
Researcher Moshe Ben Abu announced his work in a blog post on Wednesday and said it was being included in the open-source Metasploit exploit database.
He was able to create the exploit code after figuring out where an existing exploit was in the wild, based on information in a McAfee blog post, he told Ryan Naraine of the Zero Day blog at CNET sister site ZDNet. It took him about 10 minutes to de-obfuscate the exploit and pinpoint the vulnerability, he said.
Ben Abu told CNET that he would have found the original exploit code sooner or later without McAfee's help.
Asked how serious the zero-day hole is, he wrote in an e-mail to CNET: "The exploit covers Internet Explorer versions 6 and 7, which are not the latest version [IE 8] but many users still use it. In addition, the exploit is quite unstable, with about 60 percent to 70 percent success rate. So I guess it is critical, but not for users who update their Windows with the latest IE."
Microsoft's advisory on the vulnerability includes information on workarounds but suggests that IE 6 and IE 7 users upgrade to IE 8 immediately.
A McAfee spokesman said the company would be more careful about the details provided in its blog posts in the future.
"McAfee Labs does not support the release of exploit code, particularly in advance of a security patch being made available. We regularly sanitize blog content to prevent providing information that might assist attackers, while at the same time providing a service to customers and the security community to help improve protection levels," the spokesman said in a statement via e-mail. "The post in question did not contain enough information to directly guide anyone to exploit code. However, we regret that in this unique situation the post did contain details that may have given exploit writers a starting point to hunt for exploit code. Future blog posts will be subject to additional sanitization."
Updated at 11:44 a.m. PST with comment from McAfee and updated at 10:37 p.m. PST with comment from Ben Abu.
Originally posted at InSecurity Complex
What A Samsung CLP 550 Printer Will Do For Your Work Day
March 10, 2010 at 5:37 pm ~
There are many different models of printers available to pick today, but the more someone knows about the merchandise, the more educated a decision they make. The following is are details of the Samsung CLP 550 printer using Samsung ...
The range of roles in the Engineering Industry. Part 3.
March 10, 2010 at 12:27 pm ~
Validation Engineers A good Validation Engineer will possess a high level of technical skill and ability. The main purpose of the role is to test equipment and instruments. Moreover, a Validation ...
The range of roles in the Engineering Industry. Part 2.
March 10, 2010 at 12:26 pm ~
Instrumentation Engineers Instrumentation engineers spend most of their time looking after equipment, engineering systems and machinery. More specifically, they create, install, manage and develop i...
The range of roles in the Engineering Industry. Part 1.
March 10, 2010 at 12:24 pm ~
Automation Engineers Automation engineers do most of their work in the controls industry where they are expected to automate processes such as food processing or manufacturing. Most automation eng...
MY AFRICAN CAREER: Engineering Technologist (Transport Manager ...
March 10, 2010 at 11:17 pm ~
Engineering Technologist (Transport Manager) - KEMRI/CDC Research & Collaboration Jobs and Careers · Buzz It. Vacancy No. K63/03/2010. Program description: This program is collaboration between Kenya Medical Research Institute and the ...
Mechanical Engineering For Everyone
March 1, 2010 at 1:13 pm ~
Mechanical engineering is an exciting frontier for those who are very much passionate and driven to create, plan and develop new technologies for the betterment of society. Mechanical engineering take...
Mechanical Engineering In Advanced Technology
March 1, 2010 at 1:11 pm ~
Mechanical engineering is something that you must have seen in a brochure if you are looking for a degree for your college life. It must have sparked your imagination but cannot really fathom the imme...
How To Prepare Yourself For Mechanical Engineering
March 1, 2010 at 1:09 pm ~
Mechanical engineering is an interdisciplinary program for those who are inspired to build; I bet you have seen the cartoon Phineas and Ferb. You have seen how these kids have defied the laws of scien...
ilyani.net » Career Fair 2010 @ USM Engineering
February 28, 2010 at 11:42 pm ~
Career Fair 2010 @ USM Engineering · Comments (0). Aiyoh.. so many events this week T_T (UIA's Ummatic Week, theater in USM main campus, and here we're having Career Fair, duh). I wish I can catch everything every! ...
Hopkins ChemBE Career Network » Blog Archive » Science ...
February 27, 2010 at 5:00 pm ~
Science, Engineering & Technology Career Fair. The event will be on Tuesday March 2nd, 2010 from 11 am - 3 pm at the Rec middle. The event has been combined with the Nonprofit Fair due to the snowstorm. Students do not need to RSVP; ...
Attending School for Audio Engineering is an Important Step
February 27, 2010 at 4:39 am ~
For those interested in pursuing a career in audio engineering, attending an accredited school to learn the craft is of great importance. ...
Barbie's Next Career? Computer Engineer - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com
February 12, 2010 at 5:23 pm ~
Barbie is outfitted with a binary code T-shirt and hot pink laptop for her latest career as a computer engineer, a job voted on by fans.
