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Million Dollar Homepage; Fad Or Fiction

Over the last month a new website created by 21 year old student (Alex Tew) has had a phenomenal impact on the internet advertising world. You may have heard of milliondollarhomepage.com. If not, it is a very simple concept for online advertising. Advertisers can buy pixels on the homepage for $1 a pixel. The minimum order is 100 pixels and with this the advertiser gets a small image that links. . .

Top 10 Ways To Protect Yourself From Online Identity Theft

Identity theft is becoming a bigger problem as more and more people are making the internet a bigger part of their lives. People who are new to the online medium often fall prey to ‘phishing’ or other internet identity theft schemes. In many cases the ‘phishing party’ uses your credit card to order goods for them selves, in other cases they will apply for credit cards, set up bank accounts, and. . .

Why Video & Web Conferencing Are Heading Towards Mass Acc...

The time is right for video and web conferencing to take off. While online conferencing is still seen as a technological novelty by some people, more and more businesses of all sizes are finding it be the solution to doing business and communicating with prospects, clients, employees and branch offices in an era of rising transport costs. Let’s take a look at some of the factors that are bringi. . .

13 Steps to Successful Blogging

Blogs can be a very marketable and very profitable tool if used correctly. Profiting from blogs is just a matter of grabbing the attention of an audience and not doing any actual salesmen selling. In this article you will learn the 13 most essential steps to successful blogging. 1) Where to start? You should begin your blog with a free blog hosting service such as Journal Home. I don't say that. . .

Data-Recovery: What You Need

Data recovery is something we hope that we will never need. Whether you simply make the mistake of deleting important software or you lose it all in a computer crash, that valuable asset of information may seem like it is lost forever. But, if you have complete and quality data-recovery software on your computer or through your system, you can be confident that it has a backup and it is there e. . .

SEO Duplicate Web Content Penalty Myth Exploded

The "duplicate content penalty" myth is one of the biggest obstacles I face in getting web professionals to embrace reprint content. The myth is that search engines will penalize a site if much of its content is also on other websites.Clarification: there is a real duplicate content penalty for content that is duplicated with minor or no variation across the pages of a single site. There is a. . .

Passing The Cisco CCNA Exam: An Illustrated Guide To Rout...

When you're getting started on your CCNA studies, learning the different router modes is key to passing your Intro and ICND exams. But keeping those modes straight can be very difficult. (At least it was for me!) Let's take a look at the various router modes you'll need to know about to pass your CCNA, and use IOS Help to illustrate the different uses of each mode.The first mode you'll see on a. . .

Icons in Windows Vista

Microsoft Windows Vista, the next version of Windows, is scheduled to arrive in H2 2006. Vista is loaded with new technologies, the most visible being an enhanced graphical user interface. Vista’s user interface improves rendering of text, allows smooth, eye-pleasing window transition effects, and utilizes high-resolution icons.Icon in Windows Vista ExplorerWindows Vista Explorer makes use of h. . .

The Worst Case Scenario: How To Protect Your Data

Just another day, doing as you always do with your computer. Making documents, working on your finances, updating your family's website or conducting your home or online business.Suddenly, strange errors start appearing, your computer makes loudscratching sounds and then, nothing.A hard drive crash can mean much more than the loss of a part of your computer. Often this is the primary place for . . .

Make Your Website Talk: How To Install Streaming Audio On...

One of the most important tasks in online selling, and indeed in all selling, is to convince the prospective buyer that you are someone who can be trusted. A nice picture of yourself in your “about” section is helpful, but even more convincing would be a heartfelt audio message in which you explain yourself and introduce your product or service. If you are thinking that installing a sound capab. . .

Opportunities in CRM Market

Earlier when Organizations large IT projects concentrated on Main Frames, ERP, MRP and SCM systems, a new concept of “Front Office applications” changed focus to Customers resulting in emergence of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) applications. CRM helped Organizations in improving efficiency and better services to Customers. CRM was the mantra for surviving in the competitive market by f. . .

Protect your Computer and Internet Privacy

Is a known fact that every time you open a browser to view a web page, order something online, or read your email in a web based viewer that information is stored on your computer for later use. Whether you are viewing the weather online, reading sports, catching up on the latest world news or viewing something a little more private, all that information is stored in your computer. Windows oper. . .

Tips To Become a Master DVD Ripper

How difficult is to perform a DVD ripping? What should you look for and what do you need in order to do a successful job? Here are some tips that can be useful.If you are looking to become a master dvd ripper then you will have to learn the basics of the subject. Ripping a dvd refers to converting the audio or video data from a dvd format to a digital copy on your hard disk. In this article you. . .

Top 5 Reasons To Go Wireless

Wireless networking is 1 of the greatest new computer technologies in terms of convenience. If you're weighing the pros and cons of wireless before taking the leap, here are 5 to put in the "pro" column.#1: No More WiresOf all the reasons to switch your network to wireless, this is perhaps the most important. Wires are inconvenient, expensive, dangerous, and downright ugly.No more wires across . . .

Cisco CCNA / CCNP Home Lab: Why You Need An ISDN Simulator

ISDN is a vital topic for today's CCNA and CCNP candidates, especially for the ICND and Intro exams - you've got to know ISDN inside and out to pass those exams. Naturally you want to include it in your home lab. What many candidates don't realize is that you can't connect two Cisco routers directly via their Basic Rate Interface (BRI) interfaces you've got to have another device between them c. . .

How To Find The Perfect Images Online

Has this ever happened to you?You need a photo for a website, brochure, flyer, or CD / DVD cover.You buy one of those 100,000 photo and clipart collections on 10 CD-ROMs hoping to find the "perfect" picture, but after hours of searching you find your brain tired, your mouse hand numb, and no "perfect" photo in sight.Fortunately, the photo and clipart business got a lot smarter online, and anyon. . .

Various Ways of Printing Posters

There are so many ways of printing posters, just choose the one that you deem is much easier for you.Using PhotoshopThe steps involved are quite simple to follow and anybody can do it. The first thing to do is to find and then open the Adobe Photoshop application. Then Open from the file menu. Choose your file and then click Open. If ever you want to resize your image, bear in mind that any cha. . .

Web Content (Mass + Keywords) + Links = SEO

Of course, the whole goal of the search engines' ranking schemes is precisely to deliver good, relevant content to users. The mechanism for how search engines select and reward good, relevant content is essentially just a technical issue, though admittedly an extremely important technical issue. But even in purely technical, mechanistic, terms, web content affects search engine rankings three w. . .

Effective Document Scanning

Document scanning is the process of inputting a document from its paper form onto the computer screen. While not all computers can handle this, more and more are becoming equipped to do just that. And, when it comes to using this service, it really couldn’t be simpler. If you are in the market to purchase effective document scanning, you’ll want to consider several choices and find the best opt. . .

How To Create A Reliable RSS Feed

You probably already know what RSS is - it is a file format for syndicating news and the content of sites, in a very flexible manner. What you probably don't know is that creating a correct RSS feed is in many cases a very difficult task for webmasters. I am not talking about sites that supply just a few news a day, I am talking about sites that supply tens of news a day. Let's take for example. . .

Spyware - Now a Problem For Mac Users As Well

Fortunately for the Mac users, the Adware and Spyware industry is still, as of 2005, heavily focused on the PC users. Adware and Spyware developers are particularly found of targeting PC users through DILLs and ActiveX controls, and can therefore only attack computers running Windows. This does not mean that Mac users are completely blessed from Spyware and Adware. There are several Spyware and. . .

Take Back Control Of Your Inbox. Eliminate Annoying and P...

Are you tired of spam stealing your time, your money, your bandwidth and your hard disc space? The time you devote each day to sort and delete spam from your inbox could be put to much better use. In the European Union alone, the working hours employees are spending on sorting and deleting spam is costing the companies and estimated 10 billion euros every year! By manually sorting out spam afte. . .

Stop Intrusive Pop-Up Ads And Regain Control Of Your Onli...

Stop intrusive pop-up ads and regain control of your online world! Intrusive and distracting pop-up windows are not an unavoidable part of being online. You don't have to put up with offensive, time consuming and bandwidth stealing pop up ads. Visit Supportcave.com today to try out some of the most sophisticated pop-up blockers on the market - for free! Make screen cluttering pop-ups a thing o. . .

How To Find Adware Removal That Is Really Free And Avoid ...

Really free adware removal programs can sometimes seem hard to find. You click on a link that promise really free adware removal programs, but end up on a site with programs that eventually turn out to have a lot of strings attached. You might only be able to try out the really free adware removal program for a very short time, such as a few days, before you must purchase an expensive version o. . .

Link Building Tools

You can use various link building tools to extensively increase your link(s) popularity. The apt links’ popularity of your websites will draw targeted traffic on your websites. And this will certainly raise your page rank by the search engines. So the tools for link building become your key to top-ranking among the search engines. Now first things first, what tools can you use for building link. . .

Passing Cisco’s CCNA and CCNP Exams: Traceroute

In preparation for your CCNA and CCNP exam success, you've got to learn to troubleshoot Cisco routers. And while ping is a great basic IP connectivity tool, it doesn't give you all the information you need to diagnose network connectivity issues.Let's say you have six routers between CityA and CityB. You send a ping from A to B, and get this return:R1#ping 172.1.1.1Type escape sequence to abort. . .

Link Directory Software

Link directory is the place on the internet where various web players maintain their links for free to exchange links or trade purposes. In fact it is an easy and effective way for the link seeking websites to sight their links. The internet has thousands of web sites where you can submit a link. But you have to meet certain standards to submit your links to these web sites. Link directory soft. . .

How to Register Your Domain

When you launch a new website you must register a unique domain name with an authorized registrar. When the internet was first starting, all domain names and IP addresses were registered through one organization, Internic. Eventually Network Solutions took over the role as “keeper” of the internet domain names. Today, there are hundreds of websites where you can register your domain name but N. . .

Choosing the Best Printers

If you are settling for color printing or be it black and white, you should take all considerations in choosing and purchasing your printers. But choosing a printer is really a hard task. Imagine you have to choose from a hundred types of printers that could work the best way for you. Not to mention the most common printers like HP, Canon, IBM, EPSON, Xerox and more. In choosing your printers, . . .

Diary Of An Apprentice Webmaster

The first three months Over the years I have built a number of websites, more out of curiosity to see if I could do it, rather than for any real serious commercial need. I have also had a couple of sites professionally constructed for various business ventures that I have been involved with.However this year I naively decided to attempt to construct my own site with the idea of selling advertis. . .

Web Hosting Basics

If you have decided you or your company is in need of a website, you will have to purchase web hosting services from a hosting company. There are many different web-hosting companies to choose from, and they can easily be found on the internet. If you do a quick search for them in any search engine, you will find that there are almost too many to count. Choosing the company that is right for yo. . .

How NOT to Design an Email Campaign

1. WRITE IN ALL CAPITALS. People love getting yelled at. They never get enough verbal abuse from their family, coworkers, and fellow commuters. So, go ahead SHOUT AT THEM. Hey, if you're lucky, maybe they'll return the favor. 2. Include your URL (website address) from the very beginning. While you're at it, go ahead and tell them what they're getting for Christmas and how all the magic tricks a. . .

Web Articles: Gathering Information

One of the best things about the web is that you can find information on any subject through the various web articles that are out there. You can find things on the most obscure topics as well as in-depth detail on some of the most important issues of our time. What is nice is that information is available 24 hours a day, every day of the week and every day of the year. When you need them, web . . .

What is the Robot Text File?

What is the Robot Text File?The robot text file is used to disallow specific or all search engine spider’s access to folders or pages that you don't want indexed.Why would you want to do this? You may have created a personnel page for company employees that you don't want listed. Some webmasters use it to exclude their guest book pages so to avoid people spamming. There are many different reaso. . .

Passing Cisco's CCNA And CCNP Exams: Ping And Extended Ping

I often tell CCNA and CCNP candidates that you do your best learning when you screw something up. I often get a funny look right after I say that, but the only way to develop your Cisco troubleshooting skills - the skills you'll need to pass your Intro, ICND, and CCNP exams - is by actually fixing configurations. Since your employer will take a dim view of you practicing these skills on his o. . .

Protect Your Self From Anti-Spyware Frauds And Download a...

There are a lot of different types of Anti-Spyware programs out there. You will not only have to decide whether you want a Spyware blocker or a Spyware remover or a program that combines these two features. You must also decide if your want to pay for the Anti-Spyware program or if you prefer a free program. When it comes to Spyware Removers, some are very expensive, some comes with a small fee. . .

What Is Electronic-Data-Interchange?

Electronic-Data-Interchange, or EDI is a method of computer to computer exchange of various types of information. While many people know of the internet and the World Wide Web as communication methods, the electronic-data-interchange is much similar. It allows the transfer of data from one place to the next with very minimal need for people to get involved. Today, the Electronic-Data-Interchang. . .

How To Protect Your Ebooks And Software From Being Stolen!

There are many systems that can lock your software or document, allowing you to control access to that file. But the problem arises with assuming that this will stop all theft. A well thought out, thorough protection system can deter theft, but it cannot stop it 100%. An "unbreakable" protection system simply does not, and will never exist. If someone really wants your information, they can get. . .

Instant Podcasts Without Saying a Word

Instant Content; Converting a Text Article to a PodcastWe are taught to recycle paper, cans, bottles and plastic but marketers rarely discuss the value of repackaging and repurposing content. Publishers and marketers alike have embraced content syndication and RSS but few have considered the value beyond the actual syndication. Consider an alternative communication channel that reaches a new or. . .