Fighting Internet Spam

I've decided to post this again, which is actually dated way back May 8, 2009. And im glad that the spam blog warning sign from my dashboard has been lifted! Read on!

How prevalent is Spam? According to Scott McAdams, OMA Public Affairs and Communications Department (oma.org):



"Studies show unsolicited or "junk" e-mail, known as spam, accounts for roughly half of all e-mail messages received. Although once regarded as little more than a nuisance, the prevalence of spam has increased to the point where many users have begun to express a general lack of confidence in the effectiveness of e-mail transmissions, and increased concern over the spread of computer viruses via unsolicited messages".



In 2003, President Bush signed the "Can Spam" bill, in December of 2003 which is the first national standards around bulk unsolicited commercial e-mail. The bill, approved by the Senate by a vote of 97 to 0, prohibits senders of unsolicited commercial e-mail from using false return addresses to disguise their identity (spoofing) and the use of dictionaries to generate such mailers. In addition, it prohibits the use of misleading subject lines and requires that emails include and opt-out mechanism. The legislation also prohibits senders from harvesting addresses off Web sites. Violations constitute a misdemeanor crime subject to up to one year in jail.



One major point that needs to be discussed about this: spam is now coming from other countries in greate numbers. These emails are harder to fight, because they come from outside our country’s laws and regulations. Because the Internet opens borders and thinks globally, these laws are fine and good, but do not stop the problem.



So what do you do about this? Her are the top 5 Rules to do to be protected from spam.



Number 1: Do what you can to avoid having your email address out on the net. There are products called "spam spiders" that search the Internet for email addresses to send email to. If you are interested, do a search on "spam spider" and you will be amazed at what you get back. Interestingly, there is a site, WebPoison.org, which is an open source project geared to fight Internet "spambots" and "spam spiders", by giving them bogus HTML web pages, which contain bogus email addresses



A couple suggestions for you:


a) use form emails, which can hide addresses or also



b) use addresses like sales (at) company.com instead of your full address to help battle the problem.



c) There are also programs that encode your email, like jsGuard, which encodes your email address on web pages so that spam spiders will find it difficult or impossible to read your email address.



Number 2: Get spam blocking software. There are many programs out there for this. (go to cloudmark.com or mailwasher.net for example). You may also buy a professional version. Whatever you do, get the software. It will save you time. The software is not foolproof, but they really do help. You usually have to do some manual set up to block certain types of email.



Number 3: Use the multiple email address approach. There are a lot of free email addresses to be had. If you must subscribe to newsletters, then have a "back-up" email address. It would be like giving your sell phone number to your best friends and the business number to everyone else.



Number 4: Attachments from people you don't know are BAD, BAD, BAD. A common problem with spam is that they have attachments and attachments can have viruses. Corporations often have filters that don't let such things pass to you. Personal email is far more "open country" for spamers. General rule of thumb: if you do not know who is sending you something, DO NOT OPEN THE ATTACHMENT. Secondly, look for services that offer filtering. Firewall vendors offer this type of service as well.



Number 5: Email services now have "bulk-mail" baskets. If what you use currently does not support this, think about moving to a new vendor. The concept is simple. If you know someone, they can send you emails. If you don't know them, put them in the bulk email pile. Spam Blocking software has this concept as well, but having extra layers seems critical these days, so it is worth looking into.

Concept Gadgets in 2009: The See-Through Internet Tablet

There are many gadgets around to choose from at the moment, some are very useful, others are more gimmicky but from looking at the gadgets coming out, the technology that is emerging is fascinating and very impressive.

Take for example the Polaroid Pogo that has quite recently come out, this gadget allows users to connect the gadget wirelessly via Bluetooth to their mobile phone or computer for example and then to print out any photographs that they have saved. The Pogo prints the pictures onto credit card sized pieces of paper, which can also act as stickers, using laser technology. As well as this being cost effective it also means that you won’t have to be constantly refilling ink cartridges.

It is amazing to think that Polaroid came out with the first instant camera in 1947 and is still re-inventing it to this day. However, the Polaroid Pogo is out now and you could go shopping tomorrow and buy one but there are many more ideas that may not be in the shops yet but that are non-the-less still very impressive and could be more than just concepts sooner than you may think.

One such design is for a very impressive internet tablet that will have; a touch-screen, scanner, built in camera, WiFi, Google Maps, Google Search and Image Search. When using Image Search on this device, you will be able to hold up the device to a building and get an image search result straight away.

Using Image Search, you can even locate a building, touch a floor and then get a lot more information on the building and also that particular floor. However, it isn’t just buildings that you can find out more about, you can search for a variety of things, including; car models, the type of food served at a restaurant, names of insects and even information such as; who built a certain bridge.

On top of all of this, the internet tablet allows you to use the scanner to check the meaning of words in a book, magazine or newspaper article. Theses features are all very useful and would no doubt appeal to a variety of different people in different lines of work.

This device is still only a concept but if you are in search of a new internet enabled device it may be worth your while shopping online and comparing the prices of different laptops or netbooks.




The Polaroid Pogo is available to buy at the moment and you go out shopping tomorrow to buy one, unfortunately, the see-through internet tablet is still just a concept.

If you are looking for a new internet enabled device now, it may be worth shopping online for offers on laptops and netbooks.


P.S. - I would like to mention
the generousity of Mr. Gill and that im grateful for his help.
Thank You!

Corrupt Picture Recovery

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Internet Download Source

It has been said that you can find pretty much everything online, if you only know where to look. Resources such as free music, free movies, free ringtones, free softwares and even free ebooks can all be found online. Needless to say, the Internet is a goldmine of sorts.

It must be said, however, that there are several issues which arise from the avenue of downloading free resources from the Internet. For one, there is the issue on piracy. Internet downloads give rise to more piracy. It must be noted that Internet downloads are also responsible for popularizing these artists or movies, so arguments for and against piracy stands on even ground. It has been said that because of Internet downloads, the artistic landscape had been diversified, thus widening the creative expression for artists. This is perhaps the reason why many genres for music and movies had evolved over the years past. This can be said to be a benefit to the arts.

While there are arguments against Net downloading, what can not be denied is the fact it has sprung a lot of benefits to the arts and even the software industry. These benefits are patronage and recognition.

A lot has to be said about patronage and recognition, as this is what most artists, as well as software engineers aim to do, to take pride in the fact that what they make is being patronized by those in the business. While of course, some of those are against net downloading would say that revenue is the primary driving factor of most companies who make these materials.

Net downloading, while it may be a fun past time and resource, is serious business. The propensity of net downloads, along with viral marketing, are what determines whether an artist makes or breaks it in an industry.

For more information and tips On Internet Download Source visit, http://netdownloads.com

Mark is sharing with us his creativity through writing which in turn provides an informative background on what's happening on the internet.

Spam blog by Blogger

Just recently i've tried changing my template for a new look and feel! Only to find out that i am banned by blogger for being a SPAM BLOG!

I'm still trying to work my way around which template suit's best and to my dissappointment and up till now a red warning which state's that "im banned, will be deleted after 20 day's" remains in my dashboard!

Ready for the countdown to deletion! Start's Now!

Finding Creativity in Web Design

Web Design is all about the content but that doesn’t mean you can be creative about it. There are thousands out there who deviated from the status quo and made their design outrageous and still attract a huge following. Of course, this goes without saying that too much is still a bad thing. Even if they went a little overboard with the design they can still say that their content is what matters.

These websites are what’s called flowing websites. They are websites that show the best of visual design and still make their content their centerpiece. It takes a good eye and a good amount creativity to find the balance with the two elements. One can easily overpower the other making it seem off for your visitors.

According to a Southern California website design firm, Crest Media inc., you can’t ignore the fact that a website is all about the content but that shouldn’t hold you back in making a visually impressive design. The design should capture your visitor’s eye when they land on the page, but after that it should be all about the content. A homepage or a splash page can be done with a good amount of aesthetics since they were meant to invite the visitor to explore your page. After that, you should lessen the eye candy and give them what they came to your website for.

These types are call flowing websites since even their design are about the content. The design should be about what you’re trying to say, it would be awkward if you’re talking about one thing and pointing in another direction. All it is about common sense, it isn’t because that’s all you need but it’s simply because that’s what most people who surf the internet run on their mind when looking for something they need. A good idea to run by when doing web design is capture them at first sight then keep them there by focusing on the content.

If you want to see some examples, I suggest you visit this Southern California website design firm’s website at www.crestmediainc.com, you might pick up a few pointers and apply them to your own work.

> Louie Ang is a search engine marketing specialist in Washington, DC. His work has proven to be very professional and shows excellence in his field.

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Apple Mac Mini MB463LL - A Desktop - A Quick Review

If you are looking for a small, stylish, and powerful CPU unit, look no further than the Apple Mac mini MB463LL/A Desktop. Measuring just over 6-inches in length and width, it is easy to be fooled by its stylish yet unassuming appearance. This little machine is a powerhouse of features with enough computing power to handle the heaviest of any personal computing task.

The Apple Mac mini MB463LL/A Desktop is a stand-alone unit, where you will have to add in your own monitor, keyboard and most. It comes with a 2.0Ghz Intel core 2 duo processor, a sleek DVD drive, a 120GB hard drive and 1GB of RAM (upgradeable to 4GB). It also has a built in speaker and is Bluetooth ready.

This new model features many environmentally friendly features. For starters, it uses less than 13 watts of energy on idle mode. It is much more energy efficient compared to many other desktop models and is Energy Star certified. It also uses PVC-free materials and components and has a smaller packaging to conserve the use of materials and resources.

Each unit of the Apple Mac mini MB463LL/A Desktop comes with iLife'09 and the new Mac OS X10.5 Leopard operating system. According to apple, this new edition of Leopard features the biggest Mac OS upgrade ever. New features include the Time Machine, Quick Look, Spaces and major feature additions to Mail and iChat.

The powerful graphics card will have to be one of the biggest reasons why many choose to purchase this model. It comes with a NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphic card that is purportedly five times more powerful than previous models. Thanks to this powerful graphic processor, you can run multiple graphic intensive applications at the same time without a glitch.

All in all, the Apple Mac mini MB463LL/A Desktop proves to be a good buy for Apple fans. Nevertheless, there are many cheaper (and sometimes more powerful) alternatives out there in the market, such as the HP Pavilion Slimline S3700F, MSI Wind Nettop, and the very tiny Asus EeeBox.
For more articles on netbooks and laptops, visit Apple Mac Mini. For reviews and product info on other laptops and netbooks, visit http://laptops.treeso.com/reviews.html

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The World Looks Great with Digital Cameras

The simplest definition of a digital camera, or digicam - as it is sometimes called, is a type of camera that is used to take still, video photographs or even both, by a digital technique of recording the images through an electronic image sensor or lens. When the camera went digital, the way we visualize the world changed dramatically.

It is no wonder that the traditional camera is an endangered device. Photographers, both amateur and professional, have realized the infinite capabilities of a digicam. For one, a digital camera can actually display an image immediately after recording it and thereby let a photographer decide on the quality of a shot when he or she still has the opportunity for a retake. If the image is not up to the desired standard, it can be discarded without having to go back to the studio. If the image is accepted, a photographer can simply store it and a thousand others in addition to data in the compact memory devices incorporated in digital cameras. Further, there's an ability to record sound to accompany both video and still photographs.

That is not all. Digital cameras are ultra-compact devices that can be carried inconspicuously everywhere one goes. Smaller formats of a digital camera are now incorporated in most streets, vehicles, roads, PDAs and cell phones. Indeed, digital camera technology has given the world eyes to see everything at all times. Specialized cameras like spy cameras, telescopic cameras among others are armed with the same technology.

Better images can be captured and transmitted onwards within seconds; streets are safer, traffic easily coordinated and great moments easily recorded all because we now have digital cameras and their derivative technology. The world really looks great through the digital lens.

Mel C did it again!

Laptops - Best Buy - Best Use

The world of computers has indeed evolved to becoming more and more sophisticated over the years. From the 20th century analog computers, today's computer systems are virtually digital allowing these computers to process more accurately than the analog sliding rule to a system that processes using binary numbers. In addition, computers of today come in a wide range of features, capabilities and sizes. One thing for sure is that size does not determine the capability of a computer alone. Thus, laptops are certainly among the best finds gadgets of today.

Both the desktop personal computer and the laptop and notebook can be for either personal or for business use. In fact, these things find equal significance with respect to ability to communicate with networks, capacity to store and run programs, ability to track one's financial activities, providing entertainment and many other uses. However, today's world compels every individual to move around; students do their academic work elsewhere than just in the house or dorm, businessmen meet clients outside of the office, and there are several activities that require mobility.

You would never see someone doing business or studies while carrying around his or her PC, mouse, and keyboard. This is why notebooks and laptops are must-have devices today. These electronic gadgets have both the hardware and the software comparable to the PCs but at the same time provide you with the advantages of compactness, lightweight, portability and convenience.

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Hunting Down Spyware and Adware with the Free Spyware Killer

Many of us hate spyware and adware. Unless you are a web developer that has two spyware and adware programs tied to your credentials, possibilities are you belong to the majority of web browsers who seek the help of anti-spyware removal programs to kill spyware and adware infections in their PCs.

There are a few ways to kill or remove spyware infections. A lot of them quite straightforward and easy. However, there are occasions when the PC has been too infected by a multitude of spyware programs. In that case the best answer would be is to format the drive of your PC.

To start from fresh after formating is commonly the sure way to free your PCs from such infections. Neverless, there are plenty of anti-spyware and anti virus programs out in the market that may be able to identify and remove or at least quarantine spyware utilities and their infected files efficiently.

Anti-spyware and antivirus creators are working overtime to keep up with the development of spyware and adware programs. They need to release versions of their anti-spyware uses as fast as they can, or they'll be overrun by spyware's development.

The most effective way, naturally, to rid your personal computer of these cryptic and irritating spyware is to hinder them from entering your system in the 1st place.

An oz of prevention is way better than a pound of cure, as one says. You must be wary on the web sites that you browse.

Do understand that the majority of the spyware programs attach themselves to numerous ads that contain adult contents.

The diverse porn sites in the Net are a cesspool of spyware, adware, malware and viruses. If you spotted not related pop-up adverts that constantly appear as you browse the web, this is a sign that your personal computer is infected by spyware programs. You need to also remember that when you find a spyware software installed in your personal computer, it isn't alone.

If you find one, then your PC is most probably a host to many spyware and adware programs. Each of this spyware and adware may even install their own sets of elements which can be discovered in different locations of your PC system. It is reasonably lucky a number of anti-spyware scanning and removal tools available area able to find and take the main spyware application as well as all its embedded elements.

One other symptom that shows your personal computer has been a victim to spyware and adware infections is a slow system. When it takes your personal computer like forever to load an application or perhaps go to the Windows desktop, there is a huge chance that spyware and adware has found their way in your operating systems and are obstructing the ordinary speed of your applications.

But why do spyware exist? Basically, spyware applications are fantastic selling tool. They enable advertisers to target precise audiences for their campaigns.

The pop-up adverts when viewed from an objective view point serve audiences or shoppers by providing related links to similar internet sites and services. But because spyware applications have been used at length, have been abused and have been used for devious activities, they became more of an annoyance overshadowing their potential bonafide benefits.

Among the anti-spyware scanners and cleaners available, SpyBot and Ad-aware are a couple of the preferred programs. These 2 are among the best spyware and adware killers in the industry.



My ovation extends to buzzybee, always busy indeed!

Rackmount Monitor: Technically & Economically Beneficial

A cost effective solution over large CRT monitors is the
rackmount monitor. A Rackmount LCD is ruggedly packaged within a steel or aluminum enclosure and capable of being mounted in a server equipment rack. A major benefit of using a rack mount display is that it eliminates the need to manage rack space with bulky monitors. These monitors are built with a Samsung grade A TFT LCD panel and have a stylish front panel with easy to use menu keys. The sturdy design of these units makes them shock and vibration resistant and are ideal to use in many environments. Additional options include USB & Serial touch screen support, audio, DC power and a variety of inputs. A rackmount monitor supports plug & play functionality and does not require additional drivers or adapters for setup.

There are a wide range of Rack mount monitor units available, such as the Short Depth LCD’s which can be easily fitted into compact server rack setups. All units are available with various screen sizes such as 6, 10.4, 15, 17, 19, 20 & 22 inches in a 1U, 2U, 6U, 7U, 8U, 9U or 10U form factor. The 1U rack monitor units feature a flip up LCD built into a sliding rack mount drawer that is an additional space saving feature which allows the unit to remain open when the rack door is closed. Additional models include a wide screen video format which supports up to 1680 x 1050 resolution or the High brightness and sunlight readable rack LCD’s which allow crystal clear viewing even in places where there is ambient lighting conditions. The Quad Screen Splitter Rackmount LCD’s are perfectly suited for surveillance as it has the ability to monitor four video feeds simultaneously on a single screen.

These Rackmount monitors include inputs for VGA, DVI, Composite, S-Video or a Touch Screen and are designed to be compatible with IBM, HP, Dell, Sun Microsystems, MAC’s & others. Other available options include 12, 24, or 48 volt DC Power and audio.

Over the years, the demand for these Rackmount monitors has been increasing in military, commercial and industrial applications and has a wide range of use for a variety of configurations and applications.

Thanks to luecjennifer!

Guidance To Follow When You Upgrade Your Smartphone

Every year a lot of people take into consideration for a smartphone upgrade just to keep in touch with the evolving technology, which nowadays moves at quite a pace. Through this time we can often get so wrapped up in the new phone we are going to receive that we don't stop to think for a moment what to do with the old one. I would like to offer some advice that will lead to two great beneficiaries when you upgrade a Smartphone or cell phone to keep up to date with technology, yourself and the environment.

Firstly, many people do one of the two greatest mistakes when buying a new phone; put the phone in the drawer to gather dust and clutter the storage space, or even worse it ends up in the trash. We will discuss the effect of the second of these shortly, but first it has to be said that when you upgrade to a newer Smartphone there is money to be made from the old phone, meaning a great benefit for you, and an upgraded Smartphone at a discounted price.

The number of phones, including Smartphones that are dumped in to landfills each years is astonishing, and growing, however you can play your part in being green and helping the environment whilst getting paid for it and enjoy your Smartphone upgrade knowing you got your new phone for a great price and helped the planet – If everybody that upgraded their Smartphone was to do this we could make a tremendous impact on the e-waste issues with just this method, so please be sure to spread the word to your friends and colleagues.

The process is simple and can be done before, or during your Smartphone upgrade, from the comfort of your own home you just visit a website, fill out some simple forms and they send you the packaging to return your old Smartphone – free of charge, they cover all costs of packaging, shipping and insurance (providing you select the correct company to trade with). I recommend a site that deals with just Smartphone trades, this way you know you are getting a dedicated service from a professional team, and this for sure, will make your Smartphone upgrade an easy and enjoyable experience.

So when you upgrade your Smartphone don´t let the old one sit and gather dust, or release harmful toxins into our planet, be constructive, be economic, be green, and most importantly, be paid for it. Visit www.cashforsmartphones.com and see just how simple it is to turn your old phone into cash to reimburse you for your recent or upcoming Smartphone upgrade.


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Save your ink cost with Continuous Ink Systems.

Continuous Ink Systems are the revolutionary new ink systems. They are designed to make printing more efficient and effective. In contrast to conventional ink jet printer cartridges, CIS are a bulk feed solution, which means that you get more ink.

Continuous Ink Systems were introduced in 1999, however had a significant growth in the consumer market over the last few years. The Continuous Ink Systems came over the ink jet printers. The problem associated with regular ink jet printer cartridges is the cost. The price of cartridges varies depending on the printer model and brand. However because cartridges contain very little ink - there is very little value.

Continuous ink systems use ink tanks which are designed to sit beside a printer. Due to which Continuous ink systems result in a saving of approximately 90% due to the bulk feed. This means that the consumer can print photos and other media without having to worry about ink usage and the high costs of cartridges. In today’s scenario, people own expensive digital cameras and have the convenience of printing excellent quality image from their homes. CIS finally give consumers the freedom to print their media in an affordable and efficient way.
The price of Continuous Ink Systems has dropped dramatically over the past 2 years as Chinese engineers realized its market potential. As a result Continuous Ink Systems

is the most attractive ink solution on the market.
If you've got an inkjet printer, chances are you've seen the highly priced genuine ink the manufacturers sell. There a lots and lots of 3rd party companies that make ink for leading manufactures at a fraction of the cost. Because the ink is so cheap, we often get inclined to buy the low-priced ink. Unfortunately, cheap ink will give bad results.

The best solution to this is to buy a continuous ink supply system. Granted the supplier provides quality ink, it's much cheaper than buying genuine ink and you don't have the problem of blocked and clogged print heads. The system acts like a giant cartridge by feeding ink to the printer when required.

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Coralgraph

Subject: How to Rank High on Google

To rank high on Google, your website has to be measured by “500 million variables and 2 billion terms” of Google’s equation, as stated on Google’s Corporate Information Technology Overview page. Google’s ranking system is based on a democracy, and the citizens are the links on the worldwide web that vote for each other. Not unlike our government today, many of these “links” are paid for, and some are of greater value. Ranking high on Google is playing politics. Links and Keywords are the key players in the ranking game. Google also takes into consideration the full content of the page including HTML codes, fonts, subdivisions and the “precise location of each word.”

Links are votes. You must develop a link strategy. Google likes linking things together. Create a rich network of links with distinct quality content. Your website must have quality links going out and coming in. Quality is the key word. Links from reputable pages (which ironically includes .gov pages) are given more weight than links on “link farm” pages. Linking to a “link farm” is one of the worst things you can do and can potentially get your deported off the web. The better the links, the better your ranking. Google will factor in your page content and the content of the pages you link to. Do your research. Google has a free page rank tool on their toolbar. Use it to find out the page ranking and visit the site.

Google also gives more weight to one-way links that lead to your site, and less weight to reciprocal links. How do you get these? Buy them. List yourself in a reputable directory listing. Make sure you are listed in the Open Directory Project (DMOZ.org). If you can’t buy links, write good content. Give someone a reason to link to your site. Again, the keyword is Quality. Submitting articles and press releases are also strategies in the linking game.

Keywords are your platform. They are what you stand for. Words count. Graphics don’t. Make sure your words are not in graphic form and make sure you have relevant titles under your graphics. Start with your title tag. Put everything you stand for in ten words or less. Make your URLs short and keyword specific. Brand yourself. If you type in soda, Mountain Dew will not show up on the first page. If you type in Mountain Dew, it will be on the first page. Brand yourself so users know what they are searching for. Do not put the same words in every heading and every tag. Be descriptive. Sell yourself. There are multitudes of free keyword rank and suggestion tools. Use them as a supplement to your knowledge of your company.

Think of every element in your website as words and pages in a presentation that is going to be up for a vote. Does everything fit? Is it all related? Are you a reputable company with a quality product? Does it sell? Now sell it. Google is waiting for you.

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A million thanks to

Tom Satterlund

Netbooks: Genuine Portable Web Access

In the early years the PC was primarily a plaything for science enthusiasts and technology geeks. To bring computers to the masses, something was needed that would engage the user and be of genuine use to them, something that we now know has revolutionised the way people live their everyday lives. And that, of course, was the internet. Enabling people to tap into the global community 24-hours a day, the internet has changed the way people communicate; helping to bridge time and distance barriers.

But there has been a tremendous change in the way people use and access the wealth of information that’s available in cyberspace. What was once a handful of networked computers found in libraries and shared amongst many users, is now affordable and technologically advanced enough to be in the majority of homes across the UK.

Moreover, one of the main changes is that the internet has been transported out of universities, libraries and homes and is now ubiquitous almost everywhere we go - airports, trains, coffee shops and even in our pockets. In fact, mobile phone technology and PDAs have advanced to the point where we can surf the internet at any time and at any place.

But whilst internet access on pocket devices does have its uses, much of the true value of the web is having large screens with a broadband network connection. And this is where laptops help to bridge the gap between home and office-based desktop machines and pocket-sized mobile devices. However, many laptops aren’t as portable as they otherwise could be and may still be too big to carry around for long periods of time. This is where netbooks come in, as they are gradually starting to fulfil their potential as being the next logical step towards enabling genuine portable internet.

Netbooks were originally designed for emerging markets as an affordable, small, network-enabled computer. But over the past few years, they have gradually begun to win over a sizeable market share from laptops. Given that the main advantage of buying a netbook over a laptop is that it offers wireless internet access for web browsing and emailing on a device with a screen size as little as five inches, it’s hardly surprising that they are starting to gain popularity with business professionals too.

Acer netbooks have proven to be a particularly popular choice on the market. However, with a growing demand for fast internet access on the move, it’s likely that many more of the computing industry’s leading brands will be fighting for a market share in the months and years ahead.

And this will be another chapter in the remarkable transformation of the humble PC of only a few decades ago to the slick portable models that are available today.
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Victoria Cochrane writes for a digital marketing agency. This article has been commissioned by a client of said agency. This article is not designed to promote, but should be considered professional content.

A beginner’s guide to using adsense

Edgar Boutaric is an experienced blogger and is noted for his effective strategies for a successful blogsite. Here's what he's got to say about how to make your own site to the top!

I have always been impressed by those that could earn thousands of dollars through adsense. To be honest time and again I have struggled to increase my adsense earnings but to no avail. I have adopted all kind of strategies in order to increase traffic to my site but my earnings seem to remain low. Then I figured out that traffic was only one part of the equation. Your adsense placements also matters a lot in your earnings.


There is a common misconception that adsense earnings are related solely to the amount of traffic that you get. But this is not the truth. You can have a lot of traffic without anyone clicking on your ads because they are placed in some awkward position. What I want to say is that the placement of the ads on the website also matters a lot just as the amount of traffic that you get. Good ads placements will ultimately lead to a higher click-through rate (CTR) thus improve your adsense earnings. Now you might be asking how to do this? Hereafter you will find three tips that can help you to improve your earnings


First of all you will have to choose the best ad placement on your site. For instance some people prefer to put their ads just above the main content and below the top navigation bar. This means that your ads will be approximately in the centre of the page. This is also the placement that is advised by Google. Other people prefer to place their ads just below the main content. In this way it will appear as if the ads are an extension of the main article.


Google adsense provide a wide variety of ads and it is up to you to choose the one that suits your site. For instance a Skyscraper can do well in the right sidebar of your blogs and can significantly improve your CTR. Skyscraper can do well in the right sidebar of your blogs and can significantly improve your CTR. You should not be afraid to test and implement new things in order to find out what work best for your site.


It is also important that you implement a proper tracking system on your site. This will indeed help to find out the most efficient ads placements on your site. Adsense provide a powerful tracking system in the form of channels that can be really helpful if you want to improve your earnings. Each time you make a change on the ads placements try to keep a record to find out if it makes any difference on your CTR.


Adsense is indeed a great way to earn money on the Internet. I for one can say that all the adsense gurus are right. There is real money in it. But you should not rely only on traffic to increase your earnings. It is also important that you work on your ads placements in order to increase your CTR.



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Twitter and online business

Twitter was created in 2006 by Jack Dorsey. It has gained extensive notability and popularity worldwide. It is often described as the "SMS of Internet".

Twitter is a free social networking and micro-blogging service that enables its users to send and read other users' updates known as tweets. Tweets are text-based posts of up to 140 characters in length which are displayed on the user's profile page and delivered to other users who have subscribed to them (known as followers). Twitter extremely valuable to any e-commerce site.
Simplicity has played an important role in Twitter's success. People are eager to connect with other people and Twitter makes that simple.

Online business

Most people shop online for convenience rather than customer service. And while inroads have been made into providing better customer service online, the personal aspect is often still missing. It’s the ability to have conversations with customers that makes Twitter extremely valuable to any e-commerce site.

Listen to Your Customers
One of the best things about twitter is that it gives you a readymade platform, in which the online business can directly communicate with its customers; listen to their feedback & demands. Brick-and-mortar retailers have the benefit of physical presence of their customers when they are making purchases. But, e-commerce merchants may be unaware of customer problems or questions unless they are contacted directly or worse, if the customer publishes a complaint online. With Twitter, an e-commerce business can monitor what people are saying about its brand and products and respond with assistance.

Be Personable
Twitter also gives the online business to create & build upon their brand perception. Internet shopping is usually impersonal. Ecommerce sites often try to connect with customers via blogs or comments, but Twitter makes it much easier to have direct conversations with customers and also show a bit of personality.

A Bit of PR Is Fine, Too
It's okay to use Twitter to provide useful information to your customers as long as you are clear about your intentions and can do a bit of listening as well. Sometimes customers just want to know when you have a sale. In fact, Dell was so successful in using Twitter to alert followers about sale items that it has now set up a separate Dell Outlet Twitter account that offers discounts exclusively to followers on Twitter.

Getting Started
The best way to get started on Twitter is to learn as much about it as possible. Sign up for an account, listen to what people are saying and find interesting people and companies to follow.

Using Twitter for Your Site
Once you’ve decided to use Twitter to promote your online business, it's important to fill out your company profile and upload an image that your customers will recognize. Make sure to identify the people within your company who will be monitoring and using the account, and the more people tweeting the better. Unless you already have a very reputable and popular brand, your company will probably need to use your Twitter account for a while before people will want to follow it. Encourage your customers to follow you on Twitter by adding a link to your website, your emails, business cards and any other place with company contact information.

Twitter Tools
There are some tools to make Twitter easier to use. For example, Twitter offers widgets on its settings page which you can use to put your Twitter updates right on your website. You can automatically send updates to twitter by using twitter-feed to import items from any RSS feeds you have, a good way to let customers know about updates from your blog or featured items on your site. Monitor what people are saying about your website design company and products by using tools like Twitter’s search or Tweet Scan. You might also try applications such as Tweet Deck, twhirl, or Twitterific to post updates and have conversations on Twitter.



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Internet Explorer Version 8, 2009

Internet explorer has been with us from the beginning, it has been developed by the number one software giant of the world Microsoft. Internet Explorer can be found on the internet for free. This doesn’t mean it is a cheap piece of software. Back in 1999 in was the leading web browser and was dominating with 95%. Already over one thousand people where working on the code of this fantastic web browser.

Security
This is becoming the most important feature a web browser should poses, each day the threat of identity theft on the internet becomes more serious. There are several reasons for this increase of threats on the internet. First off all more people are using it every day which also means there is more money to be made using this kind of criminal activities.
Secondly and maybe this is the most important reason not only more people are using the internet but we are also using it for different things. Ten years ago almost nobody purchased stuff on the internet. Today you can but almost everything on the internet and often you can only get it on the internet leaving you no option but to order the product online.

Microsoft is spending over 100 million dollars every year to ensure you are surfing on the web without the threat of being attacked. No wonder the Internet Explorer Download Free! is so extremely popular. You can download Internet Explorer for free and get and doing so you will have access to a marvelous piece of software which will make sure you are surfing safer and faster then you did ever before.

Just some new features that it has to offer are accelerators, Inprivate Browsing, Web Slices, smartscreen filter and the new Search suggestions.
The accelerator lets you complete some functions like translating words attaining driving directions and more.
The Inprivate Browser is a function some people will appreciate very much. When you have checked you email account browsed the internet and logged in to some accounts you do not want another user of the computer to trace all your activities. With this specific function you can retain all these sensitive files which will leave no evidence of your online activities.
If you want to stay up to date with sites you like you will love this feature. Just add a web slice and you will never have to go back to the same website again and again. This works excellent with stock quotes and weather report.
The search suggestion integrated in the latest Internet Explorer Download and is a useful function and I must say that Microsoft isn’t the first one who came up with this idea. For example the sites google and yahoo already have this functions. Nevertheless it is very useful integrated in your browser, you don’t want to stay on Yahoo and Google all the time right?
Finally we have the smartscreenfilter. The internet continues to increase in complexity. The same goes for the threats to which you are exposed when surfing on the web. This can go from harmless monitoring of your online behaviour to infecting you computer with a harmful computer virus. Not to forget all the phishing sites which try to make you believe you are on the right site giving away your personal information instead of a dummy site.
This amazing function will warn you when you visit a site that is not considered safe. This way you can browse the web without worrying about a thing, the way it should be!
Be smart and get the new Internet Explorer!

Website Maintenance

Proper maintenance of your website helps in improving the visibility of your website. Some of the website maintenance tips are as follows:

Update your website regularly - Your website is never fully completed because you will always require the need to add new links and to update or change web contents and graphics. Only fresh and updated content attracts many visitors to your website. Hence, make sure that your web site content is up to date.

Things to consider while updating your website - Make a back up copy before you update any page. Set up some blog software that enables for easy updating of pages such as a news page. Keep record of the updating page details, such as the page number of the pages that have been changed or updated, the date and time of modifying the pages, and the content of modification. When you update a web page, make it a point to maintain the site style, look and feel.

Things to consider when changing website content - Set the pages that require addition of content or materials in the future, at the position where they can expand vertically. If you change the content of a web page, do not change the embedded search terms without thinking about the result of it. If you make any changes to your web pages, make sure to check your changes in different browsers. Use only absolute terms when you refer to periods of time.

Things to consider when changing the appearance or other design aspects of your website - Avoid using many colors and sizes for the text fonts of your website pages. Also avoid using too much of italicized and bold words and sentences. Create a template that contains all your website design elements including your menu and header. Use this template for creating new pages. The use of excellent pleasant color combination can improve the look and feel of your website.

Ensure to display the images in the website properly - Maintain all the images of your website in a subfolder. See to that all the new pictures added in a page of your website are of the same width and height as that of the pictures already contained in the page. Make sure to change the picture on your front page every once in a while. But be sure that the new picture is of the same size as that of the old one.

Check the links of your website regularly - If any of the links on your website produce any error message, then visitors may lose interest and turn off your site. So, make sure that all the links in your website work properly. You can make use of many online tools that will easily and quickly check a web site for broken links.

Maintain file names - When you replace a PDF file, make sure that you don’t change the file name. This will eliminate the need to change the links to that file.

See to that your website works online - Website monitoring companies can monitor whether your website remains online, and can report you. If the website monitoring company reports that your website experiences downtime, you can contact your web host to find out the reason.

Do not change the search engine optimization features - Maintain the search engine optimization features so that you don’t face any negative impact on site ranking.

Firewalls-do you need them?

The internet is littered with evil intentions and malicious - albeit smart and brilliant – plotters. They are constantly in the prowl for innocent, unprotected computers. Internet hackers use all sorts of codes such as viruses, worms, and Trojans, to crack into and ruin your computer. You must therefore be prepared to block them off from ever entering your computer’s system at all times.

It is often said that the best cure is prevention. And the saying applies to your computers. If you want to protect your computer from the threat of viruses, worms, Trojans, and other malicious code, one of the best options to take is setting up a firewall.

What is a Firewall?

Imagine a firewall to be the fence that sits between your computer and the internet, or between your computer network and all the other computer networks out there.

It serves as a defense mechanism against harmful codes or data that may destroy your computer, and it works by examining the information that attempts to enter your computer or your network.

When a firewall is set up properly, hackers will not be able to detect your computer in their search for vulnerable ones to victimize.

What are the Types of Firewalls?

Firewalls are generally divided into three categories: software firewalls, hardware routers, and wireless routers. To know which kind of firewall is suitable for your needs, there are two factors on which your decision should depend on:

1. The number of computers that your firewall will service

2. The kind of operating system that you use (it can be Linux, a version of Windows, Apple Macintosh, and so on).

Choosing a Software Firewall

If you are planning to set up a firewall for a single computer, it is ideal to use a software firewall. It also works well with most Windows operating systems. They are readily available from software development companies for a certain fee.

Some of the advantages of a software firewall include:

- No additional hardware is required for it to work
- There is no additional wiring that needs to be installed for the software to work.

However, there are also some disadvantages to deciding on using a software firewall:

- A software firewall may cause money and can be a bit costly
- You will need to install and configure the software to get it to work properly
- If you have multiple computers, you will need to install the software on each one of them to get them protected.

Operating systems such as Microsoft Windows XP and Microsoft Vista are already equipped with a built-in firewall, but older versions of Windows as well as other operating systems require that you set up a separate firewall.

Setting up a firewall is recommended to any computer owner, especially to those who have very important data stored in their computers. Often the question lies not on whether you need a firewall or not, but instead on which type of firewall you should set up.

Acknowledgement to Travis Booth!

WAN Acceleration

Wide Area Network or WAN is a computer network that covers a wide network area. For this, it makes use of router links and public communication. WAN optimization and acceleration solutions are major issues of concern in the present fast-paced IT sector.

IT (Information Technology) professionals presently are struggling to obtain the budget or working capital approval for installing these applications into business organizations. In fact, to be simple and precise, IT sector actually is keen for receiving strong trade-enabling technologies.

WAN acceleration improves the execution and working of applications related to business over normal WAN connections. It improves the network application operation by accelerating access to various resources such as Web servers, CRM databases, and electronic mails.

Moreover, it enables to overcome several issues that occur while using WAN links such as a protocol fluency and network latency for accessing applications meant for LAN setting.

WAN acceleration and WAN optimization is the need of hour, as it gives quick access to the Internet and thus monitors cable broadband to the core. The best part is that it avoids traffic thereby leading to smooth working of any Internet-based business.

Few reasons why business organizations need to have access to WAN acceleration are as follows:

1. Compact WAN bandwidth

2. Server and storage integration

3. Recovery from disaster

4. Network growth and management

5. Data protection and regulatory requirement

6. IT efficiency

7. Network monitoring

8. Cost savings

9. Altered productivity gains

10. Backup consolidation and Data replication

Any business may go for WAN acceleration to make good usage of the existing network infrastructure.

(Let's give it up for Marcia, Keep it coming!)

Security was never a bigger concern than it is now

Security has assumed tremendous importance in the today’s world. Never before in the entire history of human kind, has security been considered a basic need of the individual as well as the society on whole. In fact the security of people who are at the helm of all the development that is taking place is seeing a tremendous requirement. Your loved ones, your friends and the people with whom you have any kind of relationship need to be protected at any Costs.

The presence of internet has made the job of choosing the way we want security of our loved ones and our own and the source from which we want it a lot easier. There are many companies in the domain of security that advertise about their security solutions on the internet. One of the best options that need to be explored regarding security is the security camera accessories. Some of the security camera accessories that have proved to be quite effective are the hidden cameras, night vision cameras, stand alone DVR and the dummy security camera. A whole variety of cameras that can prove to be quite helpful are the wireless camera systems, video doors intercom systems, and wireless camera systems. A stand aloe DVR is also one of the most advanced and a tested method of providing security.

The companies that provide these security solutions use the latest technologies that are available in the market. The customer can stay assured that all his efforts of securing himself and his loved ones from any mishappening can be realized by using the various security camera accessories like stand alone DVR, hidden cameras, dummy security cameras and also night vision cameras.


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In behalf of all readers of this article, thank you Steve!

Editorial Services Workflow Process

Editorial service workflow encapsulates services like composition services, editing services, copy editing, proof reading, graphic services and desktop publishing. When the contents successfully pass through each of these phases they are sent for print production. New technological advancements have enabled these end-to-end editorial services to be completed in a digital workflow pattern.

Composition services include the tasks of digitally merging text and scanned art into complex pages by following very strict formatting guidelines. Irrespective of the content file types the manuscript files are tagged at the very beginning, in order to reuse the contents if needed. Composition service by itself requires internal peer review so that it is fool-proof when sent to the editing services section.

Editing services translate these contents into the language of the printing industry keeping in mind by the demands of publishing and printing industries. Copy editing is the next important phase where the editors focus on grammar, punctuation and presentation style.

Proof reading activities cover small changes with regard to fonts, leading, spacing, spelling—even conventional spacing related to math or science. Graphic services include printing text and illustrations in scientific or other necessary formats. Once the contents are completely laced with images and illustrations they become ready for desktop publishing.

All these phases are sequentially carried out to ensure the contents undergo quality control check at every point. When this workflow gets transferred to a content transformation team, the organization can realize faster time to publish with a considerable reduction in production costs. Many publishing houses and literary organizations can make use of these outsourced services to accelerate readership base and generate better market share.

To Liza252 this information would've been impossible if not for your dedication to share which gives us the chance to learn. Thank you!

MEDIA INTERVIEW BEWARE

Yes, it's true, you have to be really careful with any media interview, particularly if you're dealing with Western media. A lot of them have a "gotcha" mentality which means they're after something sensational, quirky or different to make their name at their TV station, radio outlet or newspaper.

Guess what else they're doing? If it's one of those dreaded "doorstop" interviews, often they're appealing to opposition news directors at the TV stations in their city or area. They know these people are constantly scanning the competition, looking for good talent and if someone stands out in a doorstop interview as running the pack, asking the best questions and just dominating the subject, then those news directors become interested.

The journalists in the field know this and will play to that gallery, using you the subject as meat in the sandwich - IF YOU LET THEM!

Don't forget that line. The media can do lots of nasty things to you, like wrecking your career for one, IF YOU LET THEM. You have to stand up to them at times and be firm in getting your points across and not only theirs.

When Henry Kissinger was Secretary of State for the USA in the 1970s he used to stride into huge media conferences and ask the crowd: "Okay, anyone here got any questions to go with my answers". Henry knew the ropes allright.

It also pays to give the media something quirky or different (that's better than sensational) in any media interview because this can satisfy their insatiable thirst for entertainment along with their information. Don't forget that. You have to deliver your information in an entertaining way if you want the media to use you and use you often as well as use more of your material each time.

The media interview - a very important (integral) part of your media relations strategy.
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Avoiding Keyword Suicide

Using lots of targeted keywords doesn't always translate to improved SEO for your website and business. Balancing your titles, tag and description keywords with useful and appealing content for your target audience takes a lot of time and you want to be sure you'll be rewarded for your effort by your website reaching the top of the search engines.

If you've done any research at all, or just played around with different word combinations you probably have a list of (at least I hope you have them in a list. If not, that would be a good thing to do.) 20 or more keyword phrases. As ambitious as you may be, you still won't make it to the top of any search engine for all of these keywords. Not for free anyhow.

This is something that many people screw up and they don't understand why they're not getting good SEO results. What is missing is the focus. You need to be focused on your SEO efforts. This is the first secret you need to know for Avoiding Keyword Suicide: Create a Short, Focused List of Keywords.

Many times you will be limited in the number of keywords that you can use for SEO. While other times you can use as many as you want. Either way, you always need to use the words on your 'short list' first. Your first keywords are going to hold the most weight in the search engines. This is also true with titles. This is your second tip for avoiding keyword suicide: whenever possible, Use Your 'short list' Keywords First. You may use other keyword phrases as well, but always after your short list.

Another common mistake that is made by us do-it-yourself business owners is that we tend to alter our keyword short list with "new and better" keywords. Are these keywords actually any better? Maybe. But if you start optimizing your online material with different keywords you are likely allowing the ship to pull away with half of your passengers still standing on the dock.

What happens in this situation is that you are starting your SEO efforts all over with the new keywords. You are not going to create a larger reach (unless you already are at the top of the search engines for the short list of keywords you were using) by using more and different keywords. This goes right along with the idea of using 20 keywords for optimization. You just don’t have the targeted strength to get the results you need.

So the final secret to Avoiding Keyword Suicide is to stick with your guns (or keywords) until you reach the top. Even then you will want to keep optimizing for your old keywords just to keep you at the top search engine positions.


Shawn Hutchison did it again! Its my honor to recommend his great works!

Show Me Low Cost Traffic

Advanced website traffic tactics might sound daunting, but if you make it low cost, then you have nothing but a win-win situation. Employ low cost advanced website traffic tactics and you're in for a huge online success.

What are these low cost advanced website traffic tactics anyway? Surprise yourself by finding out that some of these tactics you can practice without having to spend a cent!

1. Write an article.

You write an article, mention your site, submit it to e-zines and garner traffic from curious visitors. It's as simple as that. Don't just stop at one website - post your site anywhere possible! Who knows how many hits this low cost advanced website traffic tactic will bring!

2. Exchange links.

Never underestimate the power of link exchange. This is a low cost advanced website traffic tactic that people tend to overlook. How to find out where to do the link exchange? Easy: type your website's keywords in a major search engine, visit each and every of the top results and ask for the link exchange.

3. Get involved in forums.

Look for forums highly related to your website and make your presence known. Make online friends and let them know about your website. This is an advanced website traffic tactic that advertises subtly but works effectively. Good thing about this is it doesn't cost you anything at all!

4. Advanced website traffic needs advanced tools.

The www world is rich with tools that churn out impressive results. Software to try out is those which take care of links and keywords. Once this is taken care of, the rest of this internet marketing job will be easy!

5. Power up with meta tags.

Meta tags are what search engines are looking for so it can include your site in the top results. Putting up meta tags in your HTML code is an advanced website traffic tactic that must not be missed! Low cost you ask? Oh yeah!

6. Direct to directories.

Keep submitting your site to directories like there's no tomorrow! Just take a look at your website and see if it's directory-worthy. Web directories don't waste their time on poorly-done websites.

7. Conduct a survey.

Visit a site similar to yours and announce that you have a survey they can answer. The site and yours reap results so no one's on the losing end here!

There are sites available that specialize in low cost advanced website traffic tactics. Search for them online and let your site rise to online popularity!

Thanks a bunch Terry Detty!

Make Your Work Easy by Saving Your Pocket with Cheap Laptops

Without a doubt Alden Jerry once again delivered an astounding article on how to be practical and save nowadays, and here it is!

Today computers and laptops are becoming more and more cheaper. One can avail cheap laptops and computer systems under numerable schemes and from some famous brands.

It is always better to invest money in a proper manner so that one gets the maximum value out of it. The computers have now become very necessary equipments for everyone. Those days are gone, when computers were used only for the professional purposes. But now we also use these systems for our personal requirements. Earlier, it was quite difficult to buy a computer system because of their high price. But nowadays, these useful tools are very easily available and that too within the range of middle class people. A common man can afford these helpful gadgets at affordable rates. These days, a huge number of popular brands are available in the market. These brands offer laptops at very cheap rates. Such equipments are designed by keeping the common men in mind. To promote their products, the modern brands spend ample amount of money on advertisements. Internet is one of the best media to get the knowledge about such companies that provide laptops at low price. As the latest technology is coming into the revolution, advanced form of computers are popularly known as laptops. Because of the specialties, these are highly demanded by the people across the world. With the advancement of technology, various changes have occurred in these Cheap Laptops, for which these gadgets are now affordable by the middle-class people.

People can now easily purchase these helpful tools as per their budgets and requirements. Apart from this, these wonderful devices come in light weight so that you can carry these anywhere with great ease. These come with durable and reliable batteries which do not required charging at frequent intervals. With the help of the contemporary stunning laptops, you can answer your email, update your blogs as well as the Websites and accomplish all your necessary chores while on your move. These small gadgets have eased our lives to a large extent. In such useful equipments, you can store a large number of videos, songs and pictures without any hassles. An individual can purchase these dazzling devices instead of desktop computers, as you can carry the gadgets along with you anywhere. Some of the leading companies provide these amazing laptops at very low price. These tiny gadgets come with lots of offers and schemes during the festive seasons. A wide range of schemes specially come associated with them during the festive seasons like, Christmas, Easters and so on. In such situations, an individual can buy cheap laptops at a lower price. With the help of Internet, you can easily compare laptop prices within a short time. Thus, grab such awesome devices that can make your work more easy.

Useful Tips For Your Blackberry Upgrade

Salute! to Mark Grey a generous freelance writer whom i think is also using a blackberry of his own. And when the time comes to upgrade your Blackberry being reassured that you can benefit from the old one regardless of it´s condition is a comforting feeling. With technology advancing at such a pace there will be without a doubt, some point that you will decide that you want to move with the times and think about an upgrade for your current Blackberry. This is a natural human feeling, not wanting to be left behind in the dark ages.

When you are thinking about an upgrade for your current Blackberry you should think about what new features are available that you don´t have on your current handheld, but would like on your new upgraded Blackberry. The newest models have some great features and benefits and you will want to be sure that you include these o your Blackberry upgrade.

With that said, be sure to do some research and homework to see what is on the market, and what is coming onto the market ion the coming months before you go straight ahead and trade your old Blackberry for an upgrade only to be left in the same situation a couple of months down the line. What to do with the old Blackberry when you upgrade is now the key matter to deal with, you have found your new handheld, you want to get quick, but we all know they don´t come too cheaply.

Selling, trading or recycling your old Blackberry when you upgrade is the perfect solution, as it holds many benefits – firstly the financial benefit to you, you can receive a cash payment for putting towards your Blackberry upgrade, and it also helps eliminate growth to the massive e-waste problem that the world is facing. You now have the ability to recycle your old Blackberry online, regardless of it´s condition and get paid quickly for it. This means that you have a minimal amount of time without being mobile, and in theory you get a discount on your Blackberry upgrade.

The better site to look for when you want to think about an upgrade for your Blackberry and getting some cash in your pocket to help towards it is a dedicated Blackberry site such as CashForBerrys. They will give you a quote for your old Blackberry, regardless of it´s condition – old, used and broken phones can still be traded and you receive a quick payment to allow an upgrade on your Blackberry, possibly above your original budget.

So remember, when you want to upgrade your Blackberry be sure to consider the services of the dedicated professionals at www.cashforberrys.com, and benefit financially and in many other ways.

BROKEN LCD MONITOR

So when somethings wrong with your gadget a guy like Romeo Burke will be able to help us fix the problem like friends that have LCD monitors (I prefer CRT still) and most of them are complaining about stuck pixels and how they can repair an LCD monitor that has this type of problem. I will show you 3 simple ways that you can use to get rid of this problem without having to go to someone else and maybe pay that respective person. Stuck pixels usually appear because the liquid inside the LCD monitor is not spread properly, and so 1 or more pixels may remain stuck with one color or just stay black, it depends. But now lets get down to the explaining part.

1. I will start with the software method, since this is the one that most people prefer and it is also the easiest way to repair LCD monitor that has a stuck pixel. I have 2 software programs that can do this and they are free, just search on the internet and you will find plenty of them.

2. Trying to repair the problem using pressure. What you have to do is, start by turning off your LCD monitor and then find something like a pen that has a small rounded end but it is still thin, you must use this since if it is too sharp you may scratch your LCD. Then get a small damp cloth to protect your LCD monitor from scratching, fold the cloth in 2 and place it exactly over the stuck pixel and start adding a small amount of pressure on it with the pen, DO NOT press hard or you will risk to further damage your LCD monitor and also DO NOT add pressure anywhere else besides that pixel. Now, while adding pressure on it, turn on your LCD monitor, then remove the pen and the stuck pixel should be gone.

3. And the third method is fixing the stuck pixel by tapping. Start by putting a black background on your display, and I mean black and make sure you leave your lcd monitor turned on. Then get a pen or something thin but with a rounded end and start to gently tap the stuck pixel until it disappears,you should have a steady hand for this so you wont tap other pixels. You know that you've added enough pressure on your taps if the screen glows white around the pixel. It should fix it after a few taps. I hope this article helped you in some way, and you may repair your LCD monitor's stuck pixels. As a final note I want to add that there is no guarantee that these methods will work, you try them at your own risk.

Computer Mobility and the Rugged Laptop PC

This goes to show that choosing a gadget takes more than just style or form factor like what Caesar Solidus
got for us, and here it is!

Mobile users require a computer of some sort. This could range from a laptop to even a PDA. For this article's purpose, we will cover laptop computers as laptops are the preferred form of mobile computers in terms of versatility and power.

While most mobile users will purchase a laptop for their everyday needs, the laptop purchase is typically based on form factor and power. These two factors are very important to the purchase of a laptop for the pure reason of computer mobility and usability of software. As important as these are, one factor that is often overlooked by mobile users is durability, and durability requires a rugged laptop PC.

It's understandable as to why durability is not a main concern for mobile users. Most will convince themselves that they will be extra careful or place their laptop in a padded case when they carry their laptop with them. Some will even go as far as purchasing an extended warranty. While being extra careful and using a padded case are a definite must, it is not an effective means to protect the investment. Let's not forget that extended warranties are just that: they extend the warranties in time length that the laptop is covered. Extended warranties typically do not cover negligence such as drops or water damage.

Mobile users looking for computer mobility should strongly consider a rugged laptop PC. Today's rugged laptop PC is designed with not just durability now, but also form factor and power. In the past, these tough computers were designed to simply have basic computer functionality in harsh environments such as military and construction. However, mobile users are now finding the benefits of computer mobility in a rugged laptop PC package.

With a rugged laptop PC, mobile users will find that these laptops can prevent damages from drops and water damage. These benefits are of high importance since the mobile user will undoubtedly run into these accidents. No matter how careful a person is there will likely be a drop, bump, or spill. Even with a padded case, a laptop does not stay in the case while in use. The moment it is out of the padded case it is open to damage. As previously mentioned, rugged laptop PC addresses these issues.

While the main concerns of computer mobility have been about how slim a laptop can be and the speed of the CPU, durability should also be a factor. No matter how careful a person is or how strong a carry case is, accidents can and will happen. Mobile users should do themselves a favor and avoid the hassles of a standard laptop and go for a rugged laptop PC.

Single Board Computers

Good to know that someone like vestatech came up with an idea on what to get when it comes to practicality and economy! Don't scratch your head, go on and read!

As you may or may not have guessed, single board computers, like the Arm7 sbc, are simply complete computers contained on a single board. Where a motherboard based computer has a single board with interchangeable parts, a single board computer is just that, an all in one, single board computer including all requisite parts.

Single boarders, once the dominant form of computer, have seen substantial decline in the realm of home personal computers, with modern home PCs now being developed with a motherboard and what we call “daughter boards” or a Mezzanine board, wherein disk drive controllers, graphics cards, serial ports and the like are connected separately.
production cost. When, say, Toshiba puts out a new notebook, they don’t have to mass produce a whole new system, but rather, they can keep mass producing the old mother board, but maybe add one or two different parts.

The custom single board computer has remained popular in industrial applications, however. When a computer is only needed for a dedicated purpose and needs to be custom built to that end, it actually makes more sense, and you can actually save money by going with a single board rather than trying to create the perfect machine out of various components.

As an example, a simple computer built around a microcontroller can be pretty cheap, as it’s not hard at all to find a 32 bit microcontroller for somewhere around five dollars. The cheapest in mass production actually goes for around twenty five cents (it may not be the most powerful microcontroller out there, but it goes to show how inexpensive this stuff can be).

One advantage of single board computers is the availability of backplanes offering nearly every type of slot configuration, whereas motherboards usually offer only the latest or most popular slot technology.

Many technologies are dependent entirely on single board computers, such as the CompactPCI, the PXI, the VMEbus, the VXI, and the PICMG. With an Intel PC, the intelligence and control circuitry are placed into a plug-in board and then inserted into a backplane, resulting in a system with a built in motherboard, but with a backplane determining the slot configuration.

While single board computers offer advantages for industrial use, and while many technologies are incompatible with motherboard based computers, there can be the issue of buying one or several single board computers without pending too much money. Where motherboards can be more easily mass produced, single boards have to be built around the buyer’s needs, therefore, fewer numbers means that it will cost more money to buy even a single unit.

The answer to this is to simply try to find a lower price. If you don’t shop around a bit, you do stand to lose a few bucks and pass up a great deal. Single boards do offer advantages, but the price may turn you off if you don’t have a good manufacturer who can cut you a deal.


Vesta Technology offers both custom and standard embedded controllers for industry and commercial applications. VestaTech.com arm7 rtos, embedded boards and 32 bit microcontrollers have been used in data acquisition and monitoring products in industries including agriculture, medical, food processing, semiconductor equipment, and robotics. Vesta Technology also offers embedded system design, embedded application development and manufacturing of its sbc board and Industry Pack products.

Leather Computer Bags:What Do You Really Need?

Way to go Paul Easton! I really like it when a topic hits the attic! This article is for everyone who loves bags and tech toys in it.

I love quality leather computer bags. Leather is so modern, it smells great, looks fantastic, well, oh, did I say I like leather?

If leather is not for you, you need to read a different article. There are many reasons to choose a long lasting leather bag. They are very stylish and look good. I am talking about actual leather of course.

Don't go skimpy on me and buy plastic disguised as leather. That's just in bad taste. Your hard working computer deserves to be well looked after to work well.

Yes, they (your laptop on vista ;) are as temperamental as a small so treat them well. Make sure your laptop is happy in its new home base by selecting the precise sized quality home for it.

You should allow sufficient room to breathe, but at the same time, there should be a method to firmly fix the computer so it does not move around the bag during travel.

You wouldn't wish your baby to get scratched, would you? Of course not, so make sure there is adequate fastening and cushioning, as some of these leather computer bags are great on style and zero on function.

Leather Bags will always have a longer life and should be stronger and strengthened more than the lower cost and cheaper bags available.

Speaking of function, you do know that the bag is supposed to hold and protect the laptop, right? Yes, leather is beautiful, but if the bag is for your computer, it should have some necessary features or don't bother, no matter how nice looking the bag.

First thing's first and the inner compartment for the notebook should have padding on all sides to absorb impacts from accidental bumps and falls. The inner compartment of any bag made for a portable computer should be stiff to protect the screen from an accidental kick or bump.

Your bag should also fit all your other stuff. The computer charger or power supply should always go with you. If you don't need anything else, then you're good to go.

Don't assume that you have enough battery power to last you until you get home because trust me on this, you won't. Nothing is a bigger travel annoyance than having inspiration strike, a quality carry bag and having a dead battery.

So be smart and take the power supply with you. Leather computer bags should be stylish but they should always be functional and do the job you bought them for. Be sure in keep this in mind when looking them over.

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Finding an MLM Leads Company You Can Trust

An educational article by Don Reid for everyone with a passion to learn new things and share informations via internet.

It is pretty common for those new to MLM to mistrust the idea of paying for mlm leads that your Upline tells you are easy to get if you just follow the directions in your starter kit. From a MLM Distributors point of view this makes sense – after all, if you were supposed to buy your business opportunity leads wouldnt it be in the manual? Unfortunately in this case the manual forgot to tell you something very important about MLM Leads…
Not all MLM leads are created equal.

The difference is whether or not you are working with a cold lead or a warm lead. A cold lead is someone who is not interested in a home based business opportunity but you were given their contact information from a friend or relative – just like you were told to do in your manual.

A warm lead is someone who is looking forward to learning more about a home based business opportunity to see if it will help them achieve their goals. They have contacted a MLM Leads Company and left their contact information along with a request to have someone contact them. They have already warmed up to the idea of running their own home based business and they want someone to show them how.

Do you see the difference?

A cold mlm lead views you as an inconvenience and they need to be convinced to join while a warm mlm lead has convinced them self that they want to learn more about what you have to offer. All you have to do is see if your MLM business opportunity fits their needs.

Now that you know the difference you need to find a way to get a hold of lots of warm mlm leads so you can EXPLODE your down line – and thats where MLM Lead Companies come in! Unfortunately not all MLM Lead Companies are created equal either so I have put together a guide to let you know when youre getting good quality MLM leads, or the other kind.

Stay away from leads that have been enticed into becoming a lead. Many MLM lead companies will offer an incentive to take their questionnaire and gather the contact information of the lead. This reduces the quality of the lead because they may not be interested in your opportunity at all – they were merely looking to win a new iPod, or other incentive.

Make sure they are being both legal and ethical in their lead generation approach. There are very strict laws in most countries about how you can market to the populace. Check their website or, if necessary, ask them directly how they gather information on their leads. If they are not following the legal guidelines or you feel they are being unethical then this is a sign that something is wrong.

How long have they been in business? A company that provides business opportunity leads needs to be prepared to stand behind their product. If the company has not been in business for very long you have no way to determine whether or not they are a fly by night operation. Give them a little time to gain some credibility before you invest your money into them. If they have come highly recommended from a trusted source, then wait for a sale or promotion so your investment is less.

Does the company offer a guarantee on their service? It is always a good sign when the MLM Leads Company that you want to do business with guarantees their service. This shows that the company is ready to stand behind their product - even at their own cost.

Of course a guarantee doesnt help if the company ends up being a fly by night operation because they will have closed down with your money long before they have to worry about supporting their guarantee.

The best way to see if a company is providing you quality leads is to visit their website. Check their policies and procedures, and look for any signs that you may be getting home business opportunity leads that are not gathered in legal or ethical ways. Check to see if they explain exactly how they get each and every home business lead that they offer.

If they offer Real Time Leads then be sure you know exactly what they consider real time to be. How long does a lead sit before it is considered an Aged Lead?

Knowing what kind of company you are buying from can make the process a lot easier and certainly help with any skepticism that you may have. If after you have visited their website you still dont feel that you know enough then give them a call and get your answers directly from them.

Copyright © Don Reid. Now that you have a new understanding MLM Leads. If you would like more information about MLM Leads please visit his Apacheleads.com website.

I grant permission to publish this article, electronically or in print, as long as the bylines are included, with a live link, and the article is not changed in any way.

Premium Domain Names - An Emerging Industry

Domain names are the backbone of any website and online business more specifically. The success of your business depends entirely upon them. Premium domain names can be used to earn profit in various ways. But selection of appropriate domain name is crucial for you to earn more and more profit from them. A good premium domain name helps to attract more traffic to the website. The capability to draw more user traffic toward itself is determined by its flexibility of domain name. It should convey all the necessary about the website.

An expert can invest in domain name and then sell them later on. Business of buying and selling is growing rapidly these days. After buying premium domain names you can put them for auction in particular site and earn profit from there. Also one tactic is to simply hold them for certain period post buying premium domain names and then selling them after a certain time span. Another alternative for the owner of premium domain names is to rent them for certain period on contract basis. These methods can be helpful in making huge profits in the business of buying and selling premium domain names. The price of domain names generally increases. So it is advisable for you to buy the domain names as soon as possible. If properly manages and implemented domain names can surely boost your business. Every domain name is accompanied by a certain methodology in order to deliver best results.

Best domain names are the ultimate target of any buyer. The domain names should be lucid and appeal to end user. Creative and generic domains are the best names to be memorable, easy to find on the net and easy to establish a brand. Premium domain names should be made search engine friendly so they appear in top search results. Search engine optimized domain names are coveted by buyer. Also some general thumb rules such as keeping domain names short, packing the terms and avoiding copyright words can be useful in creating good domain name. They should be flexible enough to allow for minor changes. Also a good domain name should clearly reflect your business. So choosing the ideal domain name is very critical for your business to grow at faster pace.

Several sites offer domain names for sale. Anyone interested in business of premium domains can browse the domain names list according to category and select from their. Experts feel that scope of domain names is everlasting as the web space continues to expand. So the demand of premium domain names is expected to increase further in upcoming years. It is considered as property with only one direction for the price – up and up. Hence it’s not a bad idea to invest in this fruitful business.

Recovering a virus infected mac

The computer is an essential part of our today’s life, we can store every single bit of data on it. But when sometimes the computer program that is loaded in your computer and copy itself and affect your computer without your knowledge or permission. However the word virus is generally used, though incorrectly, to refer different kinds of Malware programs.

There is large tendency of a single virus which can modify the computer files even system files. Virus can affect any kind of storage media, application programs and operating systems including Windows, Mac, Linux, UNIX and Novell. There are different kinds of viruses, some of them can affect a particular operating system and some can affect any of the operating system.

The risk of virus attack depends on the system permissions, security and virus protection of your operating system. Among the most popular operating system today, Mac is the most secure operating system and there are very few viruses those are specially designed to affect he Mac computer.

Though, we all know that the popular system Mac has good security and virus protection, but there is no guarantee that your computer is completely secure and safe from viruses and malware. Viruses can also affect the Mac operating system and can delete or corrupt your important data stored on your Mac computers.

In these conditions, you need to recover your lost data with the help of data recovery tool called Mac recovery. Recovery from Mac computer is the process of recovering your lost data from Mac computer with the help of data recovery software. These software are known as Mac Data Recovery software or data recovery software for Mac.

Mac Recovery can recover all kinds of Mac data files in almost all possible cases of data loss. Mac Data Recovery software are specially designed recovery solution for data recover Mac. These data recovery Mac software uses advanced searching algorithms to search and locate the lost data from Mac computer and retrieve them in their original format.

Mobile Phone Forensics

PDA surveillance program fetch complete information from mobile such as mobile and SIM card memory status, mobile model number, manufacturer name, battery status, network signal quality, mobile IMEI number, SIM card IMSI number, phonebook detail and SMS capacity. Cell phone investigation tool support all major brands of windows based mobile phone such as Nokia, Samsung, Sony, Hitachi, LG, Motorola, Apple, iMate and O2 etc. Mobile phone investigation program provides complete information preview of mobile and SIM card in HTML and text file format enabled with inbuilt manual to provide easy handling of software. Mobile phone forensic tool comes with complete source code of VC++ which is helpful in developing cell phone investigation programs. This smart phone forensic tool performs depth-analysis of mobile phone and provides complete information of mobile such as contact number, subscriber identity, equipment manufacturer information in text file format. This investigation program is easy to use as it provides user friendly GUI environment with easy inbuilt manual to provide easy access to the user. Mobile phone investigation tool does not require any technical skills and knowledge to install and uninstall this program and it is easy to operate. Mobile forensic software is a freeware and user is only need to pay if he requires software with Microsoft VC++ code. Feature: * Provide complete detail of mobile as mobile model number, manufacturer, contact detail, subscriber information and memory status of mobile. *Cell forensic tool comes with complete Microsoft VC++ code. *Support all major latest brands of windows based mobile phones. * Smart phone analysis tool gather whole detail from cell phone including IMSI and IMEI number.

Increased Media Durability Of Sony AIT Tape

Most essential fundamental attributes for archival applications are high capacity, durability, lower cost, robustness and retention of data for longer time period. Large organization’s branch offices and the SMB segment require cost efficient, high speed and tough tape technologies for fulfilling their specific needs of data archiving and protection. These archiving applications usually require modest input/output transfer rates.

Helical scan technique was engineered by Sony Corporation and is incorporated in AIT technology. Helical scan has the potential to further enhance and increase the density in comparison to linear technique. Helical scan is sometimes also called “linear serpentine”. The tape technologies differ from each other by the technique used for storing information. Helical scan is very adaptable and has space efficient features. It can be easily used in variety of different recording applications. Helical scan provides reliable packing density with reduced power consumption and tape tension.

On the other hand, the linear technologies consume more energy as the mechanism design of stationary assembly head is much larger. Helical scan can record the entire tape media content in a single pass. While in linear recording, the tape is moved back and forth so that the information could be recorded onto the media. Helical scan process reduces tape tension and increase media’s durability. AME formulation results in smoother surface of AIT tape.

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The cartridge size of those data tapes is large that use the linear technology, because to achieve larger capacities, large media quantity is required by them. AIT-5 is the latest member of the Sony AIT family that can store massive 400 GB uncompressed information. Helical scan provides high capacity storage solutions for SMBs and enterprises. Sony Corporation has extended the capability of AIT tape format by introducing the AIT-5 technology that is high density and space efficient data backup solution. Sony AIT5 tape is the first format that whose native capacity reaches 400 GB in small 3.5˝ form factor.

Data bits in tape media’s particular area is the recording density. Recording density is the fundamental driver for greater storage capacity both in data tapes and disk drives. In comparison to the linear tape methods, the helical-scan technology helps the AIT tape format to record four times more tracks per inch. This results in recorded density that is 4 times more than that of linear technology. Linear technologies need more tape amount so their cartridge and drive’s size also increases. Therefore they will consume more power and space.

Sony AIT tape solutions provide remarkable backup features that consume lesser power with higher output level. Helical scan process reduces tape tension and increase media’s durability. AME formulation results in smoother surface of AIT tape. Multiple tape passes in linear mechanism increases stress and pressure on media. Therefore this can affect the data storage in long term. Smaller factor of AIT tape format provides increased application stability with lower floor space for storing tape cartridges.

What is managed web hosting?

Managed Web hosting refers to the facility in which a hosting provider takes care of the client’s servers by offering a number of services, which can vary according to the nature of the host or the requirements of the client. In some of the cases, the vendor provides and/or manages the hardware only, whereas in other cases, they may supply software as well. Hosting providers who offer software services are called application service providers.

In managed Web hosting, the hosting company holds the control of the Web server and most of the hardware and operating systems. This would ensure security of the server as users will not be allowed to modify the settings of the server. Users are, however, allowed to manage their data via file transfer protocol (FTP) or other remote management tools.

In an unmanaged server, on the other hand, the user is responsible for most of the aspects of the server. The service provider simply offers the hardware, operating system and Internet, and the rest of the things are left to users. In such a service, the user is responsible for security of the Web server as well as other aspects such as setting up updates and patches as and when they happen.

The dedicated server managed by a hosting provider Web Hosting Noida are found to be more advantageous than a Web server that is shared by thousands of other clients. The dedicated server not only provides freedom and f-lexibility, but it also ensures security. Users are given unlimited options to upgrade their server in future. These types of servers are relatively faster too.

A managed Web hosting is more expensive than the shared hosting or unmanaged hosting. Even so, it makes sense to opt for managed hosting as it provides the above benefits. Companies are completely free from the task of maintaining the hardware and software. They need to only concentrate on managing their data. Many enterprises today, therefore, opt for managed hosting services.

While selecting the hosting provider, you need to have clear focus on the services you require from them. If you are a start-up business and looking to expand your business in the future, you will very much require a higher bandwidth than that you require today. In such situation, you will have to also decide on the cost of the additional bandwidth that you may add in the future as you establish your business.

A managed Web hosting provider should be able to offer 24X7 to your server. If any down time occurs, they should take the responsibility and offer you immediate alternative measures. Last, but not the least, enquire about their reputation in the market and ensure that the service is secure.