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Being a scientist, I chose to name my Wifi network Bill Wi the Science Fi. I pride myself on having a sense of humor, so this was a natural choice for me. I know I'm not the only one who enjoys a good joke, so I've compiled a list of other funny wifi names for your enjoyment (and in case you're looking for a name for your network.) Do you have any funny wifi names that aren't included here? Share them in the comments below! Star Wars Wifi names If you're a Star Wars fan, here are just a few names that would make a perfect name for your wireless internet. Jar Jar Linksys This is Not the Wifi You Are Looking For May the Wi-Force Be With You Luke, I Am Your Wi-Fi Lord of The Rings Wifi Names Love Lord of the Rings? So do we! We've compiled a list of some of our best Tolkien-inspired names! Lord of the Pings You Shall Not Password One Wifi to Rule Them All Bilbo Laggins Game of Thrones Wifi Names If your neighbors are Game of Thrones fans, we bet they'll get ...

Finding all occurrences of a particular character in a string in the Ruby programming language can be achieved in practically innumerable ways. You may want to choose your approach based on what you plan to do with the occurrences of these characters. In this tutorial, I will highlight ways to find all occurrences of a character in a string (not just the first one). Three Ways to Find All Instances of a Character in a String of Ruby Code Ruby's built-in count method allows you to count the number of times a character occurs in a string The built-in scan method allows you to see the characters themselves The index method allows you to retrieve the first location within a string where a character occurs All three methods can be used to clean data for pre-processing, which is the application I had in mind when making this guide. The method you choose to use should depend on your string and your desired outcome. Whatever your goal, my hope is that I've got you covered with a d...

In the realm of computing, the command-line interface (commonly referred to as the terminal) provides a versatile and powerful means of file manipulation. Mastering the use of your terminal is an invaluable skill. In this tutorial, I will show you how to open various types of files using the terminal across a variety of operating systems. Why Use Terminal While your GUI is intuitive and user-friendly, the terminal is indispensable for a range of tasks that require precision, automation, and batch processing (my favorite.) Utilizing the terminal enables you to write scripts to automate repetitive tasks or execute operations on multiple files simultaneously. Before we delve into specific commands, you'll need to identify where the terminal application can be accessed on your operating system. Windows: Use PowerShell or Command Prompt. MacOS: Your Terminal can be found in the Utilities folder within the Applications directory. Linux: Your terminal can usually be opened using the Ctr...

Why Is My Facebook Ad Pending Review? After creating an advertisement through Facebook, you may notice that it doesn't go live right away. In fact, it seems to be "pending" for quite a while. When I created my first Facebook ad, I found it a little frustrating to have to wait so long. I mean, I'm giving them my money, right? I learned that there are some fairly compelling reasons why new ads sit in the pending pile. The biggest reason: Facebook manually reviews every single new ad campaign. With a large number of advertisers flocking to Facebook, your ad can sit in the queue for a while. How Long Will the Review Process Take? According to Facebook, if you create your ad during their business hours, it can take up to 12 hours for your ad to be reviewed. Once you've created your ad, it will be queued. So even if you create your ad during business hours, the reviewers still have to get through all the ads before yours. So what if you've scheduled your ad to ...

Data preprocessing is a crucial part of data analysis. There are different methods for handling missing data. Doing so effectively will determine the accuracy of your model. I enjoy using the sklearn-pandas library when possible, as DataFrameMapper seemingly bridges the gap between scikit-learn's abilities and pandas data structures. Here, we will use this to avoid data imputation on a particular column and instead remove rows with missing values in this column from the dataset. Do note that whether one should remove data versus the decision to substitute values should be decided on a case-by-case basis. The factors involving this decision are beyond the scope of this tutorial. Deleting rows where column[xxx] value is null I received the following question regarding working on a dataset in pandas: "Hello, I'm using the sklearn-pandas.DataFrameMapper to preprocess my data. I prefer not to impute values for a particular column. Instead, I want to exclude any rows where ...

One of my favorite things to do is check out who’s been sharing my stuff on social media (it’s a nice boost to the ole ego.) And hey, it’s a great way to find new places to strategically share your content or give the share a boost. I use the following bagful of tricks to find the presence of my blog posts and articles on social media. How to Find Your Content Reposted on Pinterest Pinterest is the easiest social media network to work with in terms of finding whether your stuff has been shared. To find out what stuff from your blog has been shared on Pinterest, put http://www.pinterest.com/source/ in your address bar, followed by your blog’s URL (without the HTTP and WWW stuff.) For example, my URL is melbel.hubpages.com. To see which of my articles people have shared on Pinterest, I go to http://www.pinterest.com/source/melbel.hubpages.com/ and voilà! How to Track Retweets on X/Twitter X is slightly more painful than Pinterest. If you have a badge on each of your blog posts, like ...

  If you have MyWebSearch Toolbar, MySearchDial, or My Way Speedbar (it's the same software) installed, chances are you've tried to remove it only to realize that it didn't fully uninstall. MyWebSearch is a pesky software that takes several steps to remove. You may have initially been interested in the software because it came with free things such as emoticons and smileys. However, if you've made it to this article, you already know that you just need it to be completely removed from your computer. This is likely because it slows down your computer, installs tracking cookies, and your anti-malware software considers it to be spyware. The Vundo Trojan horse virus is also related to MyWebSearch. Many computer users with the MyWebSearch Toolbar installed have also found their systems to be infected with the Vundo Trojan. Uninstalling MyWebSearch First, you'll want to remove the program using "Add or Remove Programs." If you have already done so, skip ahea...

There may be a time when you'll need to burn an ISO image to a CD or DVD. For example, using a disk with an ISO image is arguably the easiest way to put a new operating system on a computer. You can also mount an operating system ISO image as a virtual disk. This way, you can browse and play around in a new operating system without actually having to install it. Burning an ISO is really easy! Once you learn how to do it, you'll probably never forget how it's done. Before getting started, you'll need a few things: The .iso file you would like to burn (for this tutorial, I will be using an ISO of Linux Mint.) Make sure you know where your .iso is saved. A blank CD or DVD A CD/DVD burner CD/DVD burning software Insert the CD into Your CD Burner Yep! Just put the CD into your CD/DVD drive (or your CD burner if you have an external burner.) If a window pops up (as it does for me, I use XP) asking "What do you want Windows to do?" just hit "Cancel." CD ...

What Is VirtualBox? VirtualBox is virtual machine software that allows you to be able to use an operating system, such as Ubuntu, within another operating system, such as Windows 7. While there are other ways to use multiple operating systems on the same computer, such as dual-booting (where you select the operating system to be used while starting the computer), using virtual machine software is perhaps the most popular method. One of the reasons VirtualBox is one of the most popular ways to use multiple operating systems on one computer is that it is both Free and free. This means it is free of cost and is open-source software. Another thing that makes using software like VirtualBox a popular choice over dual-booting is that you can use multiple operating systems at the same time. For example, if you were playing a video game in Windows and came up with a great addition to some code you're writing in Ubuntu, all you would have to do is open VirtualBox, boot into your Ubuntu vi...

VirtualBox is easy-to-use software that allows you to use multiple operating systems simultaneously. As different operating systems have their pros and cons, using virtual machine software allows computer users the ability to have all the benefits! Many video games are written to work with Windows only, and Linux is well-known for its ease of use and is extremely popular among programmers. Because of this, many Windows users choose to install a Linux distribution on VirtualBox. VirtualBox is also great for users who just want to try out a different operating system before committing to a day-long format! In fact, many VirtualBox users have a number of virtual machines installed for a variety of purposes, whether it is just to try a new operating system, keep things organized/separated, or to hide files from others using their computer (as each virtual machine can be password-protected.) This tutorial will show you how to install Ubuntu, one of the most popular Linux distributions, o...

  There are many reasons why you might consider installing Linux. With regular updates (including kernel updates), Linux is very secure. It also comes at zero cost to the user. It is completely free and open source. There are a number of distributions for users to choose from, so there is an option for everyone. This guide will show you how to install Linux Mint. Before beginning, you'll need a few things. If you have important files saved on your computer, make sure to back them up, so you don't lose them. You'll also need a copy of Linux Mint saved as an ISO. If you're going to run Mint on a virtual machine, you can just save the iso on your computer. If you're going to do a complete format, you'll want to burn an image of Mint. Let's get started! Booting into Linux for the First Time To get your installation started, insert the Mint disc into your CD/DVD drive and restart your computer. When your computer starts, it'll automatically boot into Mint...

The other day, I wrote a blog post on how to find where your articles, photos, and other online media have been shared across social media. When I tried sharing my post on Facebook, the Facebook API refused to pull up the image from my blog post. Nobody wants to click a link without a picture or anything describing the link. No description = no traffic. However, I did find a fix for this. Facebook has a handy tool called the Open Graph Object Debugger .  Head on over to this handy little tool and paste your problematic URL in the box. While it doesn't solve the Facebook image not showing issue immediately, it does tell you what kind of issue you're dealing with. Step-by-Step Video Guide on How to Fix the Facebook Image Not Showing Problem The debugger gave me the following information: More Than One OG URL Specified: Object at URL ‘http://writealoud.com/social-media-how-to-find-where-your-content-was-shared/’ of type ‘article’ is invalid because it specifies multiple ‘og:url’ ...