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What is the next step that you would take if your expensive mobile phone or iPod gets wet in the rain or you drop it in a wash basin?

Such accidents are not very uncommon. Since the warranty for most electronics does not cover water damage, what can you do to revive that wet gadget? The answer is in your kitchen.

Power off the device (if it’s not off already) and try to completely cover the iPod or iPhone in a bowl of rice. Rice being a natural desiccant will help absorb the excess moisture. Let it dry for at least 24 hours and DO NOT try to charge the device.

If your gadget has a removable battery, dry it separately to speed up the whole drying process.

This home-remedy is cheap and worth giving a try before you rush to the Apple store for a replacement.

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Your cell phone operator or the police can help you find it if only you can give them the IMEI number.

The IMEI (international mobile equipment identity) is your handset’s fingerprint that helps track down your lost phone.

Here’s how you can find the IMEI number of your cell phone: Just punch in *#06#, and the phone will display a 15-digit number. Note this number.

The IMEI number assumes importance because thieves and unauthorised users have become clever enough not to use the same SIMs or service providers. While it is possible for each service provider to track the transactions of its subscribers, tracking becomes complicated when the networks are changed.

Should your phone get stolen, you can phone your service provider and give them this code. They will then be able to block your handset so even if the thief changes the Sim card your phone will be totally useless.

Also record your theft at www.theftrecord.com, a social service website started with a aim to prevent those who are buying second hand mobiles to purchase your stolen mobile phone. You may probably get your phone back!

For submitting lost/stolen mobile details on www.theftrecord.com you need to complete a simple registration process (its FREE!!!) and just provide us with details like make, model, IMEI number of your lost/stolen cell phone. Any buyer checking www.theftrecord.com before buying used mobile comes across buying your handset, he may notify you about it.

Don’t worry; it happens. if you’ve ever lost your mobile phone or car or bike please file a complaint at local police station and record it @ www.theftrecord.com.

Does your computer system seem to run slower than it should? Does it crash often and display error messages you don’t recognize? Play musical tunes you’ve never heard before? If your computer acts like it’s inhabited by ghosts, you may have a computer virus or some kind of spyware.

On the other hand, an unhealthy or overloaded system could cause some of these same problems — particularly sluggish performance. Your hard drive could just be running out of space, or you could have insufficient memory resources for the applications you’re running.

So how do you tell the difference between a virus and a system problem? Generally speaking, if you notice sudden, unexpected behavior, like strange sounds coming from your computer or file names you don’t recognize, you probably have a virus.

If you think you’ve contracted a computer virus, you have several options:

• Run antivirus software. Antivirus software is available at costs ranging from free to about $50 and is invaluable to your PC’s health. Most utilities can be set up to scan your machine’s memory continuously and alert you if it finds a corruption. It will also alert you when you try to open an infected file. But scanning isn’t fail-safe, so if your computer behaves suspiciously, run the antivirus software over your entire system to find and repair the infected files.
• Replace files. If antivirus software can’t repair the damage, your only choice is to delete the infected files and replace them with clean copies from a recent backup.
• Run a disk-repair utility. After you start your computer from the boot disk, run a disk-repair utility. Both Mac and Windows operating systems come with a disk-repair utility that you can use for this purpose. Once you get the computer up and running again, scan your entire system with antivirus software.
• Reformat your drive. If running a disk-repair utility doesn’t work, your hard drive may be damaged. In this case, use a disk-repair utility to reformat it and then reinstall your system software from the original operating system disk.

Most employers are deluged with résumés from eager job seekers. Some human resource managers have hundreds of them sitting on their desks on any given day. With competition this fierce, the key to effective résumé writing means being certain that yours is free of the common errors that many employers complain that they see made over and over again.

A strongly written résumé can be the difference between landing an interview and landing in the “no” pile. Here are 10 common pitfalls to avoid when preparing your résumé:

1. No clear focus. Your résumé should show a clear match between your skills and experience and the job’s requirements. A general résumé with no sharp focus is not seen as competitive. Why are you the best person for this particular position?
2. Dutifully dull. A solid résumé is much more than a summary of your professional experience; it’s a tool to market yourself. Avoid phrases like “responsibilities included” or “duties included.” Your résumé should not be a laundry list of your duties but rather an announcement of your major accomplishments.
3. Poorly organized. Information on a résumé should be listed in order of importance to the reader. Don’t ask employers to wade through your hobbies first. Dates of employment are not as important as job titles. Education should be emphasized if you are freshly out of school and have little work experience; otherwise, put it at the end. If your résumé is difficult to read or key information is buried, it’s more likely to be cast aside.
4. Too much emphasis on old jobs. Résumés that go too far back into the job seeker’s work history can put that person at risk for possible age discrimination. Does anyone really need to read about your high school job bagging groceries, especially if that was 20 years ago? The rule of thumb for someone at a senior level is to list about the last 15 years worth of professional experience.
5. Important skills buried. Don’t forget to bullet the important skills that make you a standout in your field. Your objective is to play up the value that you will bring to a prospective employer. Emphasize how and what you will add worth to the company, not the reason you want the job. Employers are looking for someone to enhance the organization, not their own résumé.
6. Drab looking. Try to stay away from the cookie-cutter résumé templates that employers see constantly. Show a little imagination when writing and designing your résumé. But don’t overdo it. Overly artistic or tiny fonts are a no-no, since they’re hard to read and don’t scan or photocopy well.
7. Too personal. If your Web site includes photos of your cat or your personal blog about what you did over the weekend, don’t steer prospective employers there by including it on your résumé. Keep your personal and your professional life separate in order to be taken seriously.
8. One typo too many. Your résumé is your one chance to make a first impression. A typo or misspelled word can lead an employer to believe that you would not be a careful, detail-oriented employee. Spell-check software is not enough, since sentences like “Thank you for your patients” would get the thumbs up. Ask several people to proofread your résumé to be sure that it is free of typos and grammatical errors.
9. Stretches the truth. Everyone wants to present his or her work experience in the most attractive light, but information contained on your résumé must be true and accurate. Whether you’re simply inflating past accomplishments or coming up with complete fabrications, lying is simply a bad idea. Aside from any moral or ethical implications, chances are that you’ll eventually get caught and lose all credibility.
10. Skips the extras. A common mistake is neglecting to mention any extra education, training, volunteer work, awards, or recognitions that might pertain to your particular job area or industry. Many employers view such “extracurricular activities” as testament to a well-rounded employee, so leverage such things as assets to distinguish your résumé from the hordes of others out there.

The best way to choose the right cellular service plan is to weigh your needs against the cost of the service. But before you can do that, you must first determine how and when you will use your cell phone. Your answers to the following five questions will help you identify your phone habits and put you on the right track to choosing a plan:

Will I make calls in the evenings and on the weekends?

If you plan to use your wireless phone at night and on the weekends, your carrier may have attractive service options. Many carriers offer inexpensive packages with a generous amount of minutes or unlimited evening and weekend calls. You must first buy a standard service plan to qualify for these off-peak specials.

Will I make long-distance calls?

All wireless carriers include some kind of long-distance plan. Shop to find the one that meets your expected usage.

Will I share my phone minutes with someone else?

Some providers offer pooled-minutes plans. These plans allow two or more users to share the minutes in a plan. Each phone used with a pooled-minutes plan has a unique phone number.

How often do I travel?

People who use their phones while they are outside their local calling area might incur roaming charges. If you’re a business traveler, consider switching to a plan that includes these charges in the basic monthly fee. Some large carriers offer national calling plans. Look for a plan with the coverage you need at a suitable price.

Do I make international calls?

If you make international calls, choose the best plan and remember to activate international calling. Some service providers disable international calling as a security feature, but your provider should activate it for free at your request. Since most prepaid plans don’t include international calling features, make sure you choose one that lets you call abroad.

Your computer, like your car, needs proper maintenance to perform at its best. Knowing your way around your PC and conducting routine repairs will keep it in good working order.

• Know your system. At a minimum, you should know what kind of processor you have, how much random access memory (RAM) is installed, and how big your hard drive is. If you’re aware of these vital statistics, you’ll be in a better position to troubleshoot problems when programs tap your machine’s capabilities.
• Make an emergency boot disk. Before you have problems with your computer, create a startup disk using your original operating system’s CD. Save this disk in a safe place for the day — which you hope will never come — when your computer has problems booting up from the hard drive.
• Use your system’s built-in utilities. Your hard drive stores information by scattering it on the hard drive, and eventually this fragmentation slows down the computer. Run Disk Defragmenter (for Windows) or a similar application periodically to consolidate the data and keep your drive organized. Also, utilities like Disk First Aid for the Mac and ScanDisk for Windows can repair disk problems and make your machine more efficient.
• Use antivirus software. Install an antivirus program, and set it to scan your system regularly. You should also set the application to scan every file you download.
• Back up regularly. Make a habit of backing up all your important files at least once a month. You can back them up manually or with an automatic backup-and-restore program, which does the work for you.
• Don’t delete programs manually. Whenever possible, use either your computer’s uninstall utility or a separate uninstall program to remove software you no longer need.
• Use good work habits. Shut down your machine properly, and respond to warnings and error messages promptly. You should also keep your machine as clean as possible by periodically opening its case to remove accumulated dust, cleaning your keyboard and removing dust from your mouse.

Remote backup services don’t actually store files on the Internet — it’s just a convenient way to move information from your computer to their servers.

Nevertheless, a reputable online backup service is a very safe place to store your files. Most services offer the same level of data protection that large corporations use. Your files reside on a dedicated server in a remote location — most likely a secure data storage facility with strict physical security and access controls. The backup servers are themselves backed up, usually by constantly “mirroring,” or copying, the same data on several different hard disks. In addition, the storage facility might take further steps to protect your data, such as periodically copying files onto tapes the facility stores in yet another remote location. This guarantees that no matter what happens, the backup service will be able to restore your data.

Of course, your files still have to travel over the Internet from your computer to the backup location. To protect your data from being intercepted while it’s moving across the computers and communications lines that make up the Internet, most backup services encrypt your files before you upload them. Anyone who intercepts the data wouldn’t be able to decipher it without the proper codes.

There’s another aspect to consider: the financial health of the company that stores your data. A number of Internet backup companies have gone out of business recently, and some have left customers unable to retrieve their data.

If this problem concerns you, there are two things you can do. First, thoroughly investigate an Internet backup company before you do business with it, and always ask what will happen to your data if the company goes out of business. Second, create separate backups of your data on tapes, portable disks, or other media, and keep these backups under your company’s control. This allows your company to enjoy the benefits of online file storage without exposing your business to unnecessary risk.

Avoid these 10 J2EE dangers to ensure your enterprise Java project’s success

Danger 1: Not understanding Java, not understanding EJB, not understanding J2EE

Danger 2: Over-engineering (to EJB or not to EJB)

Danger 3: Not separating presentation logic from business logic

Danger 4: Not deploying where you develop

Danger 5: Choosing the wrong vendors

Danger 6: Not knowing your vendors

Danger 7: Not designing for scalability or performance

Danger 8: Antiquated development processes

Danger 9: Failure to employ frameworks

Danger 10: Basing project plans and designs on marketing blurb, not on technical fact

Just 10 dangers to worry about?

Ten is an arbitrary number that serves as a cutoff point — numerous other dangers exist. But even so, if you address the ones listed here, we guarantee you that your project will be in excellent shape and positioned to succeed.

Conclusion

Well, there it is. The top 10 dangers that, taken together, are responsible for most if not all of the problems you will face or have already encountered in enterprise Java development.