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		<title>How to Come Up With a Great Domain Name</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2008 13:20:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to buying a domain name for yourself, there are a few goals that literally every person or company has in common. Since the point of getting a domain name in the first place is to set up an online presence, one of the main goals that many people have is to create [...]]]></description>
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</script></p><p class="articletext"> When it comes to buying a domain name for yourself, there are a few goals that literally every person or company has in common. Since the point of getting a domain name in the first place is to set up an online presence, one of the main goals that many people have is to create an image for themselves or for their company.</p>
<p>It is important for a domain name to be memorable, and it is also important that it contain at least one keyword related to the topic of your site. (This rule about the domain name containing keywords wouldn&#8217;t apply to really short names, but most of those are already taken and those that are available are selling for thousands of dollars, so I am assuming that you are interested in finding and registering a brand new domain name.)</p>
<p>A good pace to start is to pick a good domain registrar such as GoDaddy and use the search engine they have on the main page to try out different combinations of words related to your topic to see if any are available. There are millions of domain names registered with the top-level COM (as I&#8217;m sure you already know, .com is the most popular ending or top-level for domain names), so the chances of you finding a generic one or two word domain name ending in .com are slim to none.</p>
<p>In this article I am going to discuss a few different methods you can use to find a desirable domain name that is relevant to your topic, that is memorable to your visitors, and that is not already registered by somebody else.</p>
<p>The first tactic that you might be interested in has to do with choosing arbitrary dictionary words. This is one possible way to still find a short (under 8 letters) domain name that is already taken, and what you will want to do is come up with a short, unrelated word that could possibly make a good name for your website. Social bookmarking sites are the main contenders that are currently using this tactic, and some of the more notable examples of websites that have done this successfully are Yahoo and Amazon.</p>
<p>Depending on the scope of your business and online operations, trademark protection is something that may be relevant to you. This strategy of locating short, arbitrary and unrelated words to use as a domain name can be very beneficial for copyright and trademark protection because there is a very good chance that nobody has ever used that word as a trademark before.</p>
<p>Think about Google. If you have read the book called The Google Story, you know that the two Stanford guys registered &#8220;Google.com&#8221; by accident when they really meant to get &#8220;Googol,&#8221; as that is the correct spelling of the word. For that reason, Google is now very secure in their trademark, and if you can come up with some kind of cutesy variation of a short, arbitrary word like that then you might have one heck of a domain name.</p>
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		<title>The Email 101 For Beginners Tutorial</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2008 13:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MuZumbu</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If someone were to ask you for your email address, are you one of those people who have to say that you have a computer, but you really have not mastered it enough to do a complicated thing like using email? If you would take the time to set up a free email account, you [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="articletext"> If someone were to ask you for your email address, are you one of those people who have to say that you have a computer, but you really have not mastered it enough to do a complicated thing like using email? If you would take the time to set up a free email account, you would discover just how easy it is. Whether you internet is connected through your telephone, your cable or a satellite connection, once you start sending and receiving email, you will love being able to do it, and you will wonder how you ever lived without it.</p>
<p>First of all, you go to your favorite web portal, like Yahoo, although this is not nearly the only place you can set up an email account. MSN hotmail was one of the first places to set up email back in 1995. Let us just say that you choose Yahoo. Click on where is says mail. Simply follow the directions. These directions will be simple questions. You will have to make up a user name and password.</p>
<p>Whenever you want to send email, just click on mail. There will be a place that says compose. Click here and type in the email address to who you are sending to. Make sure you have the email address typed exactly right or it might not get through. Next, you fill in your email address. You are now ready to type your message and send it.</p>
<p>With a little practice, you will learn to use your address book. This is the place in your email where you store the email addresses you use a lot. You can click on insert address and you can pick the address you want to use. It will insert it in the address space for you.</p>
<p>Adding an attachment to an email is easy too. Click on where it says attachments. This is what you use to send a document or photos you have stored in your computer. Once you click attachment, a browse box will appear. Click on browse and your documents or other places on your computer will appear. If you are sending photos, go to your picture folder. Then select the picture you wish to send. This will then take you back to the browse box which will now have your photo in it. It works the same for any other item you wish to send and you can send more than one attachment at a time.</p>
<p>There are plenty of website tutorials that you can go to that will teach you more in depth things about sending and receiving emails, but maybe these first basic steps will help you get started being able to access your world through the ease of email.</p>
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		<title>Shared Hosting Explained</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2007 07:51:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MuZumbu</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When a single server serves pages for many websites, each with its own domain name then this type of hosting is known as shared hosting. What happens is that some small companies do not want to use their resources to host their website on a dedicated server, as it requires a system administrator and the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When a single server serves pages for many websites, each with its own domain name then this type of hosting is known as shared hosting.</p>
<p>What happens is that some small companies do not want to use their resources to host their website on a dedicated server, as it requires a system administrator and the companies want to save their own time and money.</p>
<p>As the companies want to minimize the cost so the shared hosting service provider is mainly responsible for the management of the servers, server software installation, installation of anti virus and security updates, technical support related to the above-mentioned services. As many companies use Linux operating system because of its reliability, so many companies mainly offer Linux basted servers. Some hosts also provide Microsoft windows based servers and solutions. Both of the operating systems have similar functions but they differ in operating system related issues.</p>
<p>How it works:</p>
<p>Web hosting can be done by two methods; name based hosting and IP based hosting. The name based hosting uses a single IP that is utilized by different hostnames/web sites. When a browser requests a web page from a server using HTTP/1.1 then it also includes a hostname that is used for finding the web site that can then be delivered to the user.</p>
<p>IP based hosting has the advantage that each host has its own IP address. This helps the sites to use their own SSL certificate, which helps in increasing the security. In contrast to name based hosting method, where there is only one IP address used by all the hostnames/web sites. Many people/companies prefer IP based hosting method because of the above mentioned reason. Many servers are changing their web hosting method to IP based hosting as it offers much more security then name based hosting method. But one important thing to remember about shared hosting, no matter which method is used, is that they are always a bit insecure.</p>
<p>Advantages and Disadvantages:-</p>
<p>The companies lack control over the server as the server is shared by many, so they cannot ask for extra privileges. There is an added threat of insecurity as the shared server might not always be secure. On the other hand, one can save quite some money and time by using shared hosting. No system administrator is needed as it is a shared hosting.</p>
<p>Name based hosts are not compatible with old browsers that do not send the hostname as part of the requests. For example, the older HTTP/1.0 browsers that were not upgraded cannot send the hostname as part of their requests. They also do not support HTTPS websites, as all name-based hosts using the same IP must share the same digital certificate. A TLS extension gives a way for the client to provide the hostname as part of the handshake&#8217;. If the DNS or Domain Name System is not working properly then the name based hosted website is difficult to use and using an IP address in the address bar would not work as many website are sharing same IP.</p>
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		<title>Tips on purchasing web hosting plan with discounted price</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2007 13:14:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MuZumbu</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When a web hosting company is offering $6.95 hosting plan does this mean that you have to pay $6.95? The answer is yes and no. If you directly clicked on sign up and order now, you are absolutely paying for the full price. And you cant get any deal or extra offers. I going to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When a web hosting company is offering $6.95 hosting plan does this mean that you have to pay $6.95? The answer is yes and no. If you directly clicked on sign up and order now, you are absolutely paying for the full price. And you cant get any deal or extra offers.</p>
<p>I going to teach you how and where to look for extra offers. First of all, if the hosting plan sign up page is asking for coupon code or promo code, then you are lucky. Search at google for coupon code. For example, Hostican hosting plan sign up page is asking for coupon code.. search at google found me hostican coupon: BestHosting-12 .. thats the host ican coupon that will give me $50 dollars instant discount on base-host and tera-host. You can search latest hostican coupon at http://www.hosticanreview.org/hostican/hostican-coupons website. Simple as that, look for the right coupon code, and you got the $50 dollars saving. Why pay more!</p>
<p>Tips number 2: Look for best sign up terms. Most basic is sign up the 12 months terms, the best will be 24 months term. Lots of hosting provider give you discounted price when sign up 2 years straight with them. For hostican, the 24 months term is $2 dollar cheaper each months. This will give you total saving of $24 dollars. And you can easily getting 20% to 50% discount for the second year. Never ever sign up single month or 3 or 4 months, because 99% of hosting provider will charge a extra setup fees on this. With annual plan, your setup fee zero, and you usually will get free domain name as well.</p>
<p>So what we get here? $50 dollars coupon code + $24 saving for 2 years term + free domain name for life! You got the best deals ever, and make sure you made the right choice this time!</p>
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		<title>Fierfox &#8211; Security Tools Of The Best Browser</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2007 14:32:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although many people mistype it as Fierfox, the Firefox Browser is one of the best browsers available. The list of features is long but we are going to give a brief list of the most important options. The Firefox 2 browser comes with built-in security tools, which Firefox2 will update as updates become available. In [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Although many people mistype it as Fierfox, the Firefox Browser is one of the best browsers available. The list of features is long but we are going to give a brief list of the most important options.</p>
<p>The Firefox 2 browser comes with built-in security tools, which Firefox2 will update as updates become available. In the Options for Firefox, you can select the option for updates to automatically, install to your computer, as they become available for Firefox, your Search Engines and Add-ons. If, you are a previous Mozilla Firefox user, you can install the new Firefox Browser without any problems. The new Firefox download will simply override your previous installation and the new Firefox browser will install without any difficulty.</p>
<p>Mozilla Firefox 2 technicians work twenty-four seven to provide the best security possible for their products. Each night technicians, work on any problems found within the Firefox browser and reported throughout the day. In the morning, there will be updates and or patches to correct any problems or improve Firefox. If, you set a time for updates, any updates or patches your Firefox browser needs will download and install automatically. Most updates or patches are security related and sometimes your own security system will see a problem and notify you to contact Mozilla for help.</p>
<p>Mozilla Firefox provides users with an Ad-blocker, Spam filter, Pop-up blocker, Phishing protection and Spyware protection. Firefox will clear all of your personal data each time you close the browser, if you check the box for this step in Options for Firefox. Anytime, anyone attempts to download anything, onto your computer Firefox will block the download and send you a message saying, we have blocked (whoever it is) from downloading to your computer. Then, you make the decision to download the item or delete the item, but the important part of this is you will never, look up at your desktop and find an unfamiliar icon for a program or add-on you did not choose to download.</p>
<p>Mozilla Firefox offers protection against identity theft by protecting your financial information and other personal information. When Firefox sees, you have started to open or even succeeded in opening a website, which is a forgery, you receive an immediate message. Firefox will also guide you to a new site however, it is a good idea to immediately dump the website and close your browser. Your own security program should also be on guard and notifying you anytime you encounter a forgery site.</p>
<p>Mozilla Firefox 2 is compatible with the new Windows Vista, XP Home Edition and the XP Service Pack 2, without any present problems. Problems with Windows Vista, immediately after Vista&#8217;s release, are resolved with enhancements and fixes in the Firefox Browser. Firefox is also compatible with Linux and Mac OS X in several languages. Mozilla Firefox has the capability to provide builds for other systems and other languages, with which the present Firefox is not compatible.</p>
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		<title>Windows Vista Ultimate Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2007 14:31:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Windows Vista is Microsoft&#8217;s first new operating system in more than five years and the successor to Windows XP. However, it is not worth rushing out to purchase. If you desperately need to buy a new PC (if your old one died or you&#8217;ve been waiting and waiting for Vista to be released), then by [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Windows Vista is Microsoft&#8217;s first new operating system in more than five years and the successor to Windows XP. However, it is not worth rushing out to purchase. If you desperately need to buy a new PC (if your old one died or you&#8217;ve been waiting and waiting for Vista to be released), then by all means do so; there&#8217;s nothing wrong with Windows Vista. But there&#8217;s no one compelling feature within Windows Vista that cries out to switch over, neither the enhanced graphic capabilities (Aero) nor the improved system performance features (truthfully, our Windows XP doesn&#8217;t crash). As for security, Microsoft&#8217;s biggest improvements in Windows Vista are within the Enterprise or 64-bit editions, editions most home users will not be running. Windows Vista is not the Apple Mac OS X 10.4 killer one hoped for (or feared). Nor are there specific big-name software packages written exclusively for Windows Vista&#8211;most software available today is compatible with both Windows XP and Windows Vista. But the extensive tie-ins to Microsoft.com and Live.com, and the many, many interdependences upon Internet Explorer 7 left us desperately wanting more (and often best-of-breed) alternatives. Hard core Microsofties who live and breathe within the MSN, Live.com, and Microsoft desktop software ecosystem will rejoice with the release of Windows Vista, but for the rest of us who are product agnostic, who use Firefox, Google Desktop, ZoneAlarm, GMail, and Corel WordPerfect, Windows XP SP2 will suffice nicely until some killer program necessitates that we all upgrade to Windows Vista.</p>
<p>There are six major editions of Windows Vista; we&#8217;re reviewing four. We chose not to review Windows Vista Enterprise (available only to volume license customers) and Windows Vista Starter (available only outside the United States). Windows Vista Ultimate includes everything, and this is the edition getting the most promotion from Microsoft. It is not the edition most people will find packaged on their shiny new PCs or will end up with after an upgrade of existing hardware. See our feature comparison chart to know which edition is right for your specific needs, and check the following individual reviews for more details:</p>
<p>Windows Vista Business<br />
Windows Vista Home Premium<br />
Windows Vista Home Basic</p>
<p>Setup and installation<br />
The Windows Vista DVD disc includes a Windows Imaging (WIM) format of the code, so whether you buy the Home Basic edition or the Ultimate edition, the code remains the same; only the product key unlocks your specific set of features. This means users who opt for the lesser editions can always upgrade (assuming they have the proper hardware) by downloading some additional code and securing a new product key online. However, all features&#8211;even if you paid for them&#8211;are dependent on specific hardware configurations being present; if you don&#8217;t have the proper graphics hardware, for example, you&#8217;ll simply never see the Aero graphic effects on that old Dell computer in your basement.</p>
<p>Hardware requirements for Windows Vista should not be taken lightly. In a controversial move to garner positive reviews, Microsoft sent hundreds of bloggers (not including CNET) free copies of Windows Vista Ultimate; Microsoft did not send boxed copies, rather the software giant sent top-of-the-line Acer Ferrari laptops with the operating system preinstalled. So even Microsoft seems to admit that the best performance is only available on top-of-the-line machines manufactured within the last year or so.</p>
<p>That said, many people will still want to upgrade their current Windows XP SP2. This will keep all your current data and applications, importing them directly into the new operating system. To see which edition(s) of Windows Vista your current computer can handle, visit the Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor to find specific hardware recommendations so you don&#8217;t buy the wrong edition. Most people will find either Windows Vista Home Basic or Windows Vista Home Premium to be their best choice. While Windows Vista does make a backup of your previous operating system before installing, it is always recommended that you backup your current Windows XP system yourself, just in case.</p>
<p>Rather than upgrade, we recommend you perform a clean installation. With a clean installation, you keep all your current on the Windows XP drive and install only the data and applications you want to run on Windows Vista. A clean install can be accomplished by buying a new PC with Windows Vista already installed, partitioning an existing Windows XP machine to dual-boot into Windows Vista, or adding a new hard drive to an existing Windows XP machine.</p>
<p>Our clean installations took anywhere from 20 minutes to an hour, depending on the hardware in the system. It&#8217;s pretty much an automated process, with the installer first copying the WIM image onto the new hard drive or partition then expanding that image. Once again, we experienced an uncomfortably long plateau at &#8220;Expanding: 27 percent&#8221;; as with previous builds, we waited between two and five minutes before the expansion continued. About halfway through, the installer reboots and continues the installation in Windows Vista.</p>
<p>During the installation, Windows Vista will load the drivers included within the installation image, but it will also download additional drivers from a much larger database at Microsoft. This assumes, however, that one has an always-on Internet connection; dial-up users may find that upon completion of the installation process some drivers are missing.</p>
<p>Once fully installed, Windows Vista first asks for your country or region, then time and currency, and, finally, the desired keyboard layout. Next, you&#8217;ll choose a username, a user icon, and a password. Then select your desktop wallpaper and security settings: Automatic, Install Important Updates Only, or Ask Me Later. After reviewing the computer&#8217;s time and date settings, there&#8217;s one more message: &#8220;Please wait while Windows checks your computer&#8217;s performance.&#8221; Here, Microsoft grades your computer on a five-point scale, with the overall rating based on your system&#8217;s lowest score (in our case, that was for the video card).</p>
<p>Windows Vista includes new musical tones written by veteran musician Robert Fripp. Compared to the familiar start-up tones of Windows XP, Windows Vista&#8217;s are lighter, almost spritely. The sounds for User Account Control and Log Off are also perkier than those found in similar security warnings within Windows XP.</p>
<p>New on the Windows Vista desktop is a Welcome Center which contains links to frequently asked questions such as, &#8220;How do you configure your printer?&#8221; and &#8220;How do you connect to your Internet service?&#8221; There is also room for some sales opportunities, either with manufacturer specials or online offers from Microsoft, such as the Windows Live OneCare service. Frankly, we think it is better for you to look beyond the Windows ecosystem for e-mail, Internet browsers, and security applications.</p>
<p>After closing the Welcome Center, you&#8217;ll notice to the far right there is a shaded sidebar populated with three example Gadgets (&#8220;widgets&#8221; to everyone else), tiny desktop applets that display content, such as RSS feeds. In one Gadget, a slide show of images from the sample photo library display; in the next, the current time; finally, there&#8217;s a Gadget for subscribed RSS feeds. We downloaded and installed Firefox 2, made Firefox our default browser, and quickly set up a few RSS feed subscriptions. Guess what? The Windows Vista Gadget was unresponsive to our efforts, displaying only the default MSN feeds from Microsoft. Microsoft says the default RSS Gadget feeds off a common store of RSS feeds within Windows Vista, and firefox hasn&#8217;t yet adopted the API for that store. You have to use Internet Explorer 7 or choose a Firefox-friendly Gadget instead. By clicking the + symbol atop the sidebar, you&#8217;ll see a panel of available Gadgets, with a link out to the Web to find even more. The Gadgets are not fixed to the sidebar; they can be dragged across the desktop. And even the sidebar itself can be disabled to allow for a full desktop view. An icon located within the taskbar will restore the sidebar at any time.</p>
<p>The familiar Start menu features some cosmetic changes for Windows Vista. Aside from the distinctive rounded icon, the Start menu now includes a built-in Search function. We would have preferred to have access to Search directly from the desktop rather than digging down a level or two. The All Programs list now displays as an expandable/collapsible directory tree, something Windows should have offered years ago. The new Start menu is divided in half, with access to documents, pictures, music, games, recent items, My Computer, network, Control Panel, default programs, and Help along the right-hand side.</p>
<p>Also new within Start is an Instant Off button. This button caches all your open files and processes, allowing you to turn off your laptop or desktop quickly without all the &#8220;cleaning up files&#8221; messages you see in previous versions. We like the feature, but on our Acer Travelmate 8200, Instant Off and closing the lid to hibernate sometimes produced limbo states where the laptop simply wouldn&#8217;t wake up again, forcing us to reboot.</p>
<p>In Windows Vista, files become unmoored from the traditional directory tree structure&#8211;kind of. The more ambitious plan of including a whole new file system was scrapped early on; instead, Windows Vista relies on metatags, which are keywords linked to files to make them searchable. With metatags, you can create virtual file folders based on a variety of search terms. Say you&#8217;re doing a report on mountains, any file that is keyword-enabled to include &#8220;mountains&#8221; will be grouped into a virtual folder without physically dragging that file to a new location. The downside is that older files (say you upgraded your system from Windows XP or imported data from an earlier version of Windows) will have to be retroactively metataged in order to be searched. Also different is the file path displayed within Windows Explorer. Gone are the backslashes, replaced with arrows that offer drop-down menus of alternative folders. We liked this efficient feature.</p>
<p>Finally, there&#8217;s a compatibility wizard buried deep within Windows Vista. Most Windows XP applications we loaded performed just fine. Operating under the hood, Windows Vista convinces native Windows XP applications that they&#8217;re running on Windows XP. Should you need to run an older application, say from Windows 95, the compatibility wizard allows you to tweak the display resolution and emulate Windows 95 for that program. For example, we were able to run a Windows 95-optimized game demo on our Windows Vista test system.</p>
<p>Features<br />
There are too many individual features within Windows Vista Ultimate Edition to call out&#8211;seriously. However, our gut feeling is that most of the significant bells and whistles are designed for the Enterprise-level customers, not the home user. Having a large number of features should not be confused with actually providing significant value to all users across the board. We would have preferred fewer features executed extremely well rather than an uneven mix of this and that, a one-size-fits-all operating system. And we disagree with Microsoft&#8217;s seemingly arbitrary division of features within individual editions.</p>
<p>Common to all editions of Windows Vista are ad hoc backup and recovery, instant Search, Internet Explorer 7 browser, Windows Media Player 11, Windows Mail e-mail client, Windows Calendar, Windows Photo Gallery, performance tuning and self-diagnostics, Internet protocol IPv6 and IPv4 support, Windows ReadyDrive, a maximum of 4GB RAM support on 32-bit editions (up to 128GB RAM on some 64-bit editions), Windows Sync Center for mobile devices, Windows Mobility Center for presentations on the road, User Account Control security protection, Windows Security Center, Windows Defender antispyware, Windows Firewall, Windows Meeting Space for ad hoc wireless meetings, Remote Desktop for working from home, XPS document support for PDF-like files, improved peer-to-peer networking, improved VPN support, and improved power management. Included within certain editions (and thus also included within the Ultimate edition) are Windows Media Center, Windows Tablet PC, Windows Movie Maker, Windows DVD Maker, Parental Controls, Windows SideShow for remote gadgets, domain join for Windows Small Business Server, Group Policy support, Client-side file caching, Roaming User Profiles for remote server access, Windows Fax and Scan, Windows ShadowCopy to create file backups, Windows Rights Management Services to protect documents, Windows BitLocker hard drive encryption, integrated smart card management, and various Windows Ultimate Extras to be named later. Despite many feature changes within Windows Vista, Microsoft has held onto its original marketing promise of providing users with Clear, Confident, and Connected solutions.</p>
<p>For Clear, Microsoft cites its new Aero graphics. Aero is part of the Windows Presentation Foundation, a subgroup of the .Net Foundation Framework, an underlying foundation for developers to build new applications. One applet is the New York Times Times Reader, the first of many products written exclusively for Windows Vista but hardly a compelling reason by itself to upgrade. Though video playback and, yes, even the tiny icons on Windows Vista are now crisp and colorful with Aero, unless you watch YouTube videos all day, you won&#8217;t really need Aero, nor will you miss the tiny preview windows enabled on your desktop display. Also new is Microsoft&#8217;s Adobe PDF-like file format called XPS (Extensible Page System); however, any Windows XP SP2 machine can view XPS-created pages with downloads of the .Net 3 Framework Foundation and the Internet Explorer 7 browser.</p>
<p>For Confident, Microsoft touts new security enhancements within Windows Vista. You shouldn&#8217;t encounter User Account Control (UAC) except when changing system configurations or installing new software, and even then, wouldn&#8217;t you&#8211;in this age of downloadable spyware&#8211;prefer to know when an executable file is about to run? While UAC notifies you of pending system changes, it doesn&#8217;t always require a password. Microsoft&#8217;s more controversial method to lock down the system kernel, PatchGuard, is only available in the 64-bit editions of Windows Vista; most home users will not run these editions. Another celebrated security feature works only within Windows Mail, which most people are unlikely to use. And finally, the jury is still out on whether Internet Explorer 7 is more secure than, say, Firefox 2. Windows Vista also includes a built-in but limited two-way firewall and free Windows Defender antispyware, which ranked poor in competitive testing done by Download.com.</p>
<p>For Connected, Microsoft points to the new peer-to-peer possibilities, some of which are the result of its acquisition of Groove several years ago. From within Windows Explorer (which displays different toolbar options for exploring documents, photos, or music) you can move any file into a Public Folder and then mark the file or folder for sharing on a network. Within the Business and Ultimate editions you can further mark individual files for remote access.</p>
<p>Performance<br />
Upon installation, Windows Vista rates each system&#8217;s overall hardware performance, with the final score reflecting your system&#8217;s lowest individual score. This is handy. For example, if you suspect that everything&#8217;s running a little slow, you might find that your hard drive is returning the lowest score. Windows Vista will then recommend a faster hard drive or a drive with larger compatibility. Mostly, though, the video card will be the sore spot for most users. There&#8217;s also an event log viewer to show, for example, after a specific software install your system performance started to degrade, and that uninstalling the software may restore your overall performance.</p>
<p>Under the hood, Microsoft has moved device drivers for DVD burners and printers out of the system kernel; Microsoft says that a majority of system crashes can be traced to improperly installed third-party device drivers. Thus Windows Vista hopes to vanquish the dreaded Blue Screen of Death common to earlier releases of Windows. Indeed, after testing several early builds, we found Windows Vista to be remarkably stable and robust.</p>
<p>Support<br />
Along with the performance monitors, Microsoft has improved the Help section considerably. There is a static FAQ, but it also links to Microsoft online and allows outreach to other users for help, either via a forum or direct PC-to-PC help. Of these, we really like a feature available on some, not all, FAQs that allows you to automate the solution by executing a script. This method doesn&#8217;t teach you how to do it in the future, but it will accomplish the task at hand. For example, if you choose to update a device driver, Windows Vista will darken the desktop; highlight and open the Start menu, the Control Panel, and the Device Manager; then pause to ask you what device you want to update. It&#8217;s like having a technician at your desktop, walking you though the process. There&#8217;s an increasing reliance on user-generated support forums, which leads us to believe that Microsoft is shying away from its own live technical support. At press time, Microsoft&#8217;s final support policy was unavailable.</p>
<p>Conclusion<br />
Perhaps we&#8217;re spoiled, but after more than five years of development, there&#8217;s a definite &#8220;Is that all?&#8221; feeling about Windows Vista. Like cramming an info-dump into a book report the night before it&#8217;s due, there certainly are a lot of individual features within the operating system, but the real value lies in their execution&#8211;how the user experiences (or doesn&#8217;t experience) these&#8211;and like the info-dump, we came away shaking our heads, disappointed. Compared with Mac OS X 10.4, Windows Vista feels clunky and not very intuitive, almost as though it&#8217;s still based on DOS (or at least the internal logic that made up DOS). Despite the addition of a system-wide, built-in Search, and various efforts to break away from staidly old directory trees, you still need to drill down one level to even access Search. And there are far too many dependencies on Microsoft products; this is not a very objective operating system, as preference is always given to Microsoft products (of which there are many), from MSN Search to RSS feeds only from Internet Explorer. But is Windows Vista a bad operating system? No. It&#8217;s just a disappointment for PC users who hoped that Microsoft would deliver something truly exciting to finally leapfrog ahead of Apple. They failed. But stick around; this is just Windows Vista 1.0. Windows Vista Service Pack 1 is due out sometime before the end of the year. Windows Vista SP1 promises to fix what&#8217;s known to be wrong within Windows Vista and should offer a few concrete reasons to switch.</p>
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		<title>Notebook For The Business User</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Notebook is a fantastic business tool, especially since modern businesses requires global accessibility which means, for many, a lot of travel. The notebook is designed to provide optimum technical performance whilst being compact, transportable and user friendly. However, the intended use of the device will affect which type is right for you. Many people are [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Notebook is a fantastic business tool, especially since modern businesses requires global accessibility which means, for many, a lot of travel.</p>
<p>The notebook is designed to provide optimum technical performance whilst being compact, transportable and user friendly. However, the intended use of the device will affect which type is right for you. Many people are surprised to find that the notebook of their choice does not quite work to their advantage as expected. If used solely for business then the device chosen needs to be able to deal with a high level of information, produce reports, have internet access and be compact and portable. These are standard features, but the shape, size and built in attachments can affect the productivity. The notebook is only an effective tool if it meets the requirements of its user.</p>
<p>If the notebook needs to be mobile for business trips then weight is certainly an issue. The larger the screen chosen then the larger the device in general. This will make the item heavier and more difficult to transport. Decide whether the screen size is really an issue. If you use the notebook for presentations, it is unlikely that these will be presented direct from it. It can be linked up to a screen for better viewing, requiring only the addition of a video output jack. For personal use, a smaller 12 to 14 inch screen should be more than sufficient, and will certainly keep the weight to a minimum. It will also make it more compact and so much easier to transport; especially on aircraft.</p>
<p>Many people are unaware that an inbuilt CD/DVD system also increases the weight of the notebook dramatically. This is an important feature only if the device is used for games and watching films, but if not then this can be an unnecessary requirement. A business only notebook could be purchased without this feature inbuilt, making it much lighter and therefore more portable. The DVD writer can be bought as an attachment, which can then be left behind when surplus to requirements.</p>
<p>Another important issue to note is that notebook relies on a battery and that its size and usage needs to be taken into consideration. If the device is used for business and needs to have information transported regularly through travel, then it is best to choose one that states it is for `mobile` use somewhere in its description. All notebooks are designed to be mobile, but the notebook stating it is for mobile use will use less power. This means that the device will preserve your battery for longer. This also means that it will produce less heat, making it even more business user friendly.</p>
<p>A final option for the business notebook user is a sub-notebook. These are provided with most of the extras detachable so that you can leave them at home when not required. They are much smaller and lighter, and the screen is very small. This makes the keyboard very small also, but increases the portability a great deal. Of course, this is only a viable option if the size does not affect the functionality of the it.</p>
<p>When selecting a notebook, the choices made are personal. However, it is worth considering the information given above so that you can make an informed choice and save disappointment later.</p>
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		<title>How to choose the best Laptop Accesories</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2007 09:43:58 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>It&#8217;s not easy having two jobs. A part from being a full time network admin and a part time web developer sometimes I have a little bit of time and writte something on this blog. Seems like I did not have any time this week. But, because I have to put some content here from time to time I  decided to place some article that I found interesting on the web. It&#8217;s originaly from the ezarticles.net .. so here it is :</p>
<p>Buying laptop accessories online is a very popular option for laptop owners nowadays. After all, if you decide to buy a laptop computer, it&#8217;s only natural that you will also want to buy accessories for it sooner rather than later.</p>
<p>For example, let&#8217;s begin with a laptop&#8217;s touch pad. I don&#8217;t know about you, but it isn&#8217;t very comfortable for me. That&#8217;s why the best choice would be to buy a mouse in order to solve this problem. As a matter of fact, I wouldn&#8217;t even buy a laptop without immediately purchasing a mouse in order to have some comfort.</p>
<p>Let&#8217;s go on now to the other very popular accessories, like printers, scanners or headphones. I&#8217;m guessing I don&#8217;t really have to remind you what a printer does, and it certainly is a handy piece of software. Or maybe you like hand writing very much.</p>
<p>When you are not carrying the laptop around and it is in the comfort of your home, you can benefit from upgrading it with some bigger speakers. This is for all music lovers and enthusiasts out there but also for people who like to party.</p>
<p>If you want much better sound quality, there&#8217;s a simple solution for that. You can buy an audio card, which will definitely enhance the quality of the sound output of your laptop. Also, you may also consider that you could use a microphone, so go ahead and buy it then.</p>
<p>Now, with the internet revolution, communication is much easier than in the old days. A good accessory that can help you communication with others via the internet is the webcam. The webcams shows live video images of yourself to the people who you are talking to. Or, of course, it can be the other way around. It can be very useful for videoconferences or for simply getting in touch with your family and friends who long to see you.</p>
<p>If you are making the transition from a standard computer to a laptop, you will immediately notice some difficulty when writing from a laptop keyboard. You will get over it after a while, and you will learn to appreciate the real benefits of a laptop.</p>
<p>For example, if you want to go on a trip, what better way to make the voyage pass faster than doing some work on your trusty laptop? Or maybe you prefer playing a game. However you look at it, a laptop is a very convenient accessory in itself.</p>
<p>As a conclusion, you can get almost any standard accessory and attach it to you new laptop. The only thing you have to consider is whether you are really going to use the respective item or not. Don&#8217;t get it just to be there, make sure you take use of it. When you are certain of that, you can start buying your laptop accessories online. </p>
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