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News: Mumps Outbreak Leads to Health Alert for Boston

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) issued a health alert for a Boston mumps outbreak, on Monday, June 5th, to healthcare providers and local boards of health. There have been 12 reported cases of mumps during the recent outbreak. The affected residents' symptoms occurred between March 24th and May 31st, and 10 of the 12 had symptoms after May 9th. There have been 35 confirmed cases of mumps in 2017 in Massachusetts, and "nearly 300" suspected cases in the continuing outbreak.

News: Oculus Is Collecting a Scary Amount of Data for Facebook

The highly anticipated VR headset hasn't been on the market long, but there's an issue that has some consumers, and even government officials, concerned about the Oculus Rift. You probably guessed the issue surrounds privacy and the extensive, not-so-secret way that it's collecting your personal data. The privacy concerns came about as various customers and media outlets took notice of the rather lengthy Terms and Services that pop up once you strap yourself into the Rift headset.

Hack Like a Pro: How to Exploit SNMP for Reconnaissance

Welcome back, my rookie hackers! The more we know about a system or network, the better our chances of owning it and not leaving a trace for investigators to follow. One of the often overlooked sources for information is the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). Many rookie hackers are not even aware of it, but it can prove to be a treasure trove of information, if you understand how it works and how to hack it.

How To: Pull pranks at the bar using only matches

Matches may not be the ubiquitous part of every person's going-out equipment that they once were, but they are still useful both for lighting fire if you don't have a lighter and for pulling these two hilarious bar pranks. The first is a simple counting game where you manipulate your victim into making piles of matches of sizes you guess correctly, because you rigged the game. The second involves challenging the victim to make six equal half of eleven using a pile of matches. Both are funny, ...

How To: Make & receive free phone calls with Google Voice

Google Voice was recently made available to the general public and now everyone will be able to use it. If you are looking for a way to stay connected to your friends and family for free, check out this clip. Voice will redirect calls straight to your home phone or cell and allows you to text, too! You can connect up to four phones to your account, as well, so you can use Google in the whole house. Enjoy!

How To: Stop oily skin

This video explains the easiest way to get rid of the oil on your skin is to use blotting paper, and light dab it on oil spots on your skin. Do not rub it, dab it on the skin, the blotting paper will absorb the oil on your skin without adding dark colors onto your face that other papers would. If you have trouble finding blotting paper, a easy way to find some is go to a public washroom, and get the toilet seat paper that people use to put on top of toilet seats. They are the same material as...

How To: Use LinkedIn as a college graduate

This is a video tutorial that is showing its audience how to utilize the website LinkedIn after you graduate from college. The first step is to go online to the website. Then you should make a profile. Make your profile polished and professional so that you future boss can easily search for your name and look at your wonderful profile. The next step is to include at least three past positions in your profile, a photo, and what schools that you have attended. You should also be aware of your p...

How To: Draw a manga eye

The eyes of characters in Japanese manga tend to have a very distinctive look. They are large, childlike and shiny, with lots of little reflections. If you draw them right, they can look beautiful. But if you get them wrong, they'll just look bizarre. In this video, "Miki Falls" manga creator Mark Crilley shows how to draw manga eyes, line by line.

How To: Draw a hand holding a sword

If you want to draw fantasy illustrations of brave knights slaying dragons or heroic warriors charging into battle against armies of barbarians, it's essential to know how to draw a hand holding a sword. If you try to draw a hand with a sword from memory, it probably won't turn out looking quite right. In this video, "Miki Falls" manga creator Mark Crilley shows you how to draw a hand holding a sword, getting the details right.

How To: Use expressions in SSIS

Expressions are new in SSIS (meaning that they were not in DTS) but they allow you to create extremely flexible packages. Expressions can be used to assign values to variables, help you determine whether to execute a task, and to assign properties. If you ever found yourself writing ActiveX code (VBScript) in DTS to determine which task to execute based on a variable's value, then you probably can forego the scripting all together in favor of expressions! They are very powerful in SSIS and yo...

How To: Breastfeed in public

Breastfeeding is usually the best way for a mother to feed her baby, but it is not always convenient. Learn how to breastfeed in public with tips from a lactation educator in this free parenting video series on nursing babies.

How To: Get over shyness

In this video, we learn how to get over shyness. You need to make sure that you are really accomplished at what you are doing, which will give you confidence. You need to excel in your field, which will create a situation that makes you happy and will attract the type of people that you want around. You can also put an ad out for shy people, because there are a lot of people that feel the same way as you out there. If you do this, you can start to meet new people and get out in the public to ...

How To: Clear your World of Warcraft cache

In this tutorial, we learn how to clear your World of Warcraft cache. First, you will go to your computer, then the local disk (C:), then users. From here, go to the public folder, then click on 'games', and then 'Word of Warcraft'. Once here, you will need to delete the 'cache' and 'wtf' folders. Next, you can exit out of this and continue to play your game as normal. This will clear out history from your game and make it load faster than before. If you aren't a Vista user, you will be able ...

How To: Create a Facebook event for a group or member page

In this tutorial, we learn how to create a Facebook event for a group or member page. To do this, log into your Facebook account, then click on the "create an event" link. Now you will be able to add a name, tagline, description, date, type of event, start time, location, and more details about the event. Once you do this, you can invite your friends into the event and also make it a private event or a public one. After this, you will also be able to upload a photo and then once friend's RSVP...

How To: Protect your PC in 10 ways

There are 10 major ways to protect your PC. Disable Autorun, in Windows. Make sure that your system is up to date, by setting automatic updates. Always use a log on for your computer that does not have administrative privileges. Use different passwords, and change your passwords on a regular basis. Don't use simple passwords. Be careful of using links sent to you via email. Never disclose your sensitive information in public forums: e.g. social networks. Encrypt sensitive data on your compute...

How To: Change your Facebook privacy settings

ClassroomNext demonstrates how to change your Facebook privacy settings. To adjust your Facebook privacy settings, first log on to Facebook and open up your profile page. If you would like to change your privacy settings so that your pictures are not indexed by search engines like Google and Yahoo, click on the settings options which is located in the toolbar at the top right of the Facebook page. Select the privacy settings option from the drop down menu. Next, click on the search option. Ma...

How To: Stop procrastination by dealing with the facts

glemo teaches you how to stop procrastination. This is like termites eating at the foundation of a house. It eats you up inside and you need to learn self control and discipline. You have to discipline yourself to do the things you do now, or you will feel regret later. First off, you need to diagnose your problem and admit it. Think of your life or your activity as an onion. There are different layers and different components. You need to break your task into smaller ones. You have to trick ...