How To Eject Your Flash Drive

If you ever happened to attempt to eject your flash drive or external hard drive on Windows system, but failed with an error message of "the device 'generic volume' cannot be stopped right now. try stopping the device again later", then there's a process which still "holds" the file or the drive inside.

In Linux, you can use lsof command (short for List of Open File) to see which process holds the file and we can just use the kill command to terminate the process. The same situation is not the same in Windows where Task Manager doesn't give us any ability to see this kind of information.

In order to fix those error, you can use UnLocker or Process Explorer to find out who's process is still holding the drive and you can terminate it in order to make it releaseable from the system.

Enabling UserDir on Fedora

I just tried to enable UserDir configuration on Fedora 14 and it seems that it's quite different with my configuration in Slackware. Well, it's a different distribution, so i guess it's quite normal to have this small difference.

In Slackware, all i need is to remove the hash mark in front of this line: Include /etc/httpd/extra/httpd-userdir.conf in /etc/http/httpd.conf and restart Apache and it will be done.

On Fedora, it's slightly a bit different. First, you have to edit /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf and change this line: UserDir disabled into UserDir public_html.
Next, you have to uncomment all this section below the UserDir configuration (i added FollowSymLinks option on my case):

<Directory /home/*/public_html>
AllowOverride FileInfo AuthConfig Limit
Options MultiViews Indexes SymLinksIfOwnerMatch IncludesNoExec FollowSymLinks
<Limit GET POST OPTIONS>
Order allow,deny
Allow from all
</Limit>
<LimitExcept GET POST OPTIONS>
Order deny,allow
Deny from all
</LimitExcept>
</Directory>

I added index.php on DirectoryIndex as one of the entries because i will be running PHP scripts.

The last thing that you should do is setting the permission on the /home/username to 711 and /home/username/public_html/ to 755. That should do it. Restart your Apache by issuing /etc/init.d/httpd restart and you can start accessing your script at http://localhost/~username/

Top 10 Traits of a Successful Business Professional

Whether you are an entrepreneur or are working your way up the corporate ladder, you have the same goals as any other business professional. However, not everyone becomes part of the successful elite. That is because not everyone demonstrates the following 10 traits:

1. Studious – Whether they are reading books or observing others, successful professionals are always learning.
2. Flexible - Remember, the business you are in will constantly evolve. Likewise, you must evolve with it in order to obtain and maintain success.
3. Ambitious – No one gets to the top by slacking off and procrastinating. You need to seize every opportunity you have to reach the top… short of trampling others along the way.
   
4. Charismatic – There are very few careers in this world that don't require you to interact with other people. You need to be charismatic, personable and always networking.
   
5. Analytical – No matter what type of business you are in, an ability to analyze data and figures is always a huge bonus.
   
6. Focused – The successful businessperson sets goals and focuses on how to obtain them. This helps a person to navigate through any obstacles or setbacks.
7. Outgoing – Networking is an art that requires the skills of an extrovert. Don't give up on developing this trait if you are currently an introvert, as you can certainly change that.
   
8. Tech-Savvy – No, you don't have to be a code monkey to become a success in business. It doesn't hurt, but you really only have to be more tech-savvy than the average Joe.
   
9. Courageous – It isn't easy to stick one's neck out every day to obtain success. The business world is not for the faint of heart.
   
10. Accountable – Are you responsible with your time and your work? Being punctual with deadlines, as well as adhering to any other commitments, goes a long way with business connections.
    

Successful people are cut from the same cloth when it comes to the traits above. However, you don't have to become a robot/clone to develop all of these traits. In fact, it will also give you an edge to maintain your unique personality along your path to prosperity.

By-line:
Heather Johnson is a freelance business, finance and economics writer, as well as a regular contributor at Business Credit Cards, a site for business credit card and best business credit card offers. Heather welcomes comments and freelancing job inquiries at her email address heatherjohnson2323@gmail.com.