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7 Important Factors On How To Choose A Webhost
2007-04-10 12:56:00
Nowadays, domain names are cheap. Everyone’s grandmother can easily get one at less than $1. Because of that, the web hosting industry has become more competitive. There are so many web hosting plans out there that are good and not so good. So, the important question is, how in the world do I narrow down my choices and choose a web hosting company that fits my needs and grows with me? Below are 7 factors to consider before realizing a mistake. Top 10 This is the easiest way to choose. Just google it and you will fine tons of websites listing out top 10, 20, 30 web hosting companies. However, the problem is that there are certain websites that will only list out web hosting companies that they are affiliated with. Be careful in that area. You may be influenced into registering with their No.1 choice, only to find out hidden terms and conditions days later. That time, it’s too late. The most important thing is to look for a good explanation. For example, Web Host ing Un...
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6 Ways On How To Prevent SQL Injections
2007-04-09 11:20:00
Basically, SQL injections happens when user input is either incorrectly filtered for string literal escape characters embedded in SQL statements or user input is not strongly typed and thereby unexpectedly executed. Any webmaster creating web applications that involves database manipulation will have to take these measures to prevent SQL injections. According to WhiteHat Security’s statistics, there is a 20% likelihood that 8 out of 10 websites have a vulnerability in the area of SQL Injection s. Keeping It Clean For example, it is important to make sure that users insert only codes that have these characters in the email field : abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ 0123456789 @.-_+ Quotes Quotes Quotes Many database interface languages caters to the need of safe-quoting text. For example, MySQL uses 2 functions to ’string quote’ and to ’string parse’ : mysql_real_escape_string() adds backslashes in front of all the quotation ma...
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How To Know If My Website Is Secure
2007-04-06 10:39:00
Hi guys. Here’s a neat, FREE software called Wikto by Sensepost which allows you and I to quickly perform web server assessments. Wikto will find interesting directories and files on the web site look for sample scripts that can be abused find known vulnerabilities in the web server implementation itself So I tested it out in rangit.com and found around 30 light vulnerabilities. I was a bit shocked to find such a list. Really. There were a few requests that hackers can use to execute SQL Injections. Scary but REAL. Remember, with this tool you can scan any website for their vulnerabilities. Here’s a screenshot of mine. To use Wikto you need to get 2 other things. WinHTTrack HTTprint After successfully installing all 3 softwares, go to Wikto’s ‘SystemConfig’ tab. There are 4 important things to configure for Wikto to work. HTTrack Locate the HTTrack folder and point to the file ‘httrack.exe’ in your program files. Cache Create a n...
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Free New & Used Car Classifieds
2007-04-06 09:00:00
I’ve just finished paying the loans for my car from my mum’s company. Although her boss was nice enough to sell off the 20 year old car that my mum has been riding to me, the condition was poor and I had to spend $500 on repairs alone. If I used online classifieds, I would’ve had a wider choice to select from. For those living in the US or Canada, try LemonFree . Price of cars listed on LemonFree tend to be cheaper. Here, the basic searching would be the make or the brand of the vehicle you’re looking for. From there, you can start browsing through the listings for the year you want. Remember that most of the listings you will find are placed by private individuals not car dealers. The advantage would be getting a vehicle for a lower price. Sometimes, the condition of the vehicle is better as well. These vehicles are owned by private individuals. The downside would be, of course, there is no warranty. When you’ve found a car that you would like to purchase,...
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Bluetooth Pocket Printer For Your Camera Phone
2007-04-05 07:48:00
Zink Blue tooth Camphone Printer Neat stuff for parties
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Effects Of Crack & Keygens On Your PC
2007-04-03 11:23:00
Effects Of Keygen Dangerous stuff guys
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8 Steps To A Good PowerPoint Presentation
2007-04-02 06:19:00
Presentations. One of the most prevalent forms of persuasion technology. Power point presentation saves a ton of time compared to overhead projectors and whiteboards. The ease of use has also been an influencing factor for professionals like business people, educators and trainers. It caters well to the needs and desires of both presenters and audience. I have thought out 8 very useful tips on how to make an impact with powerpoint presentation from my experience working in my previous company. Serif, Sans-serif Serif Serif fonts have curls or tails at the end of each letter. Use this font type in titles. Why? Cause serif fonts take a bit longer to digest. Gets the mind ready for whatever that’s next. Sans-serif Sans-serif, on the other hand, has no tail. This improves readability speed so it’s suitable for texts of sentences. The minimum text size for any text is 14 pt. This will help your powerpoint presentations to get the message across efficiently. Design Bad ...
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What is bandwidth?
2007-03-30 14:11:00
Here’s a cool video explaining what bandwidth is. This geeky guy with long hair and unshaven chin explains very well in simple terms on what bandwidth means. Web Hosting Band width What bandwidth is all about
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The Usefulness Of Using Local Classifieds
2007-03-30 03:40:00
ItsMyMarket.com is an exmple of a good and clean UK based community oriented classifieds website where you and I can add advertisement on the things that we wanna let go. They have been online since 2006 and are passionate to grow. In my opinion, local online classifieds are pretty useful to society. As you and I know, we live in a modern world that moves continuously and people everywhere are looking for quick, safe, and reliable means of accessing accurate information. Prompt information is vital for people who want to keep the pace with a constantly evolving society, and many people are turning to the internet for help in their quest for knowledge. The internet is not only the best means to quickly access information; it also has the merit of bringing people all over the world together, allowing them to interact in a safe, exciting environment. Class ified ads web sites like ItsMyMarket.com promote effective means of expressing ideas and exchanging information, by offering membe...
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Download Free, High Quality Softwares
2007-03-29 04:20:00
FileHippo is the mother of all quality downloads. It provides you and I the simplest way of getting all the newest version of the best softwares on earth. The best only, really. Forget all the other sites that have lengthy list of softwares. FileHippo is complete, with no pop ups, spywares or lousywares. FileHippo has : only the best software, because the focus is on quality. very fast servers with 100Mb connections, to make direct downloads as fast as possible. an archive of all the old versions of programs, so users can always return to the old one. 100% spyware and virus free softwares. filtering features to allow users to only show Free ware and/or Non-beta software. full support for resuming downloads and download managers. change log and technical details for downloads. RSS feeds for all updates, categories and for individual programs. a super duper cool ‘Update Checker’ to scan machines for old software. I downloaded and installed the new ‘Update Checker&r...
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RemotePC : Secure Remote Access
2007-03-28 19:10:00
Get access to a computer from any other workstation across the internet. It can be a home computer accessing a work computer or vice versa. Users can do everything as usual. Surf the web, use a program, download stuff from the internet onto it or even print documents remotely. Though Remote PC works for any host application it recommended that a broadband connection such as DSL, Cable or T1 be used. The reason is to keep connections alive, fast and easy. If you’re on Windows, you’d be wondering ‘Why use RemotePC? Windows already has Microsoft Remote Dekstop’. Well, here are 2 main differences: For remote access outside the local network, Microsoft Remote Desktop requires a permanent IP address whereas RemotePC does not require static IP addresses. Microsoft Remote Desktop takes time, knowledge and patience to set up whereas RemotePC does it in a minute. There is a notable feature about RemotePC called the ‘Desktop Sharing’ feature. It enables u...
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Never Look At Your Computer The Same Way Again
2007-03-28 19:10:00
Mind boggling. Also, learn how to steal a page layout by just watching =) Web 2.0 … The Machine is Us/ing Us Awesome and frightening at the same time
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Sci-Edge : A Science Oriented Social Networking Site
2007-03-28 18:27:00
Think of a MySpace or Friendster for geeks and you will get Sci-Edge. The intention to bring down the general scale to a science specific category benefits people of similar interests in many ways. Above is a screenshot of how the main dashboard looks like. Users get to list down their all their favourite stuff such as movies, sites, bookmarks or even science events that are interesting. When an user signs in he/she will automatically enter the ‘Admin’ view. That’s where the user get an overview of the entire account. Other preferences like the photo album, private messages, skins, wish lists, reminders, friends’ list and groups are located here. They even have a button for users to block other users annoying to them. What are the benefits of sharing? By sharing knowledge and information, everyone helps each other. This act will certainly promote a healthy environment of growth. Like for example, if bloggers hadn’t share their knowledge about thing...
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8 Solid Reasons To Use MyBlogLog
2007-03-28 11:12:00
Basically, MyBlog Log is a very useful tool for building relationships online. It gets authors to know their readers more and vice versa. It benefits everyone both ways. Learn more about others’ interests, about their community and thus build networks. The benefits are enormous. Below are the 8 solid reasons why MyBlogLog is brilliant for authors and readers to operate at the same level. To show appreciation to visitors Daily, I write around 4 posts in 3 blogs. A health blog, a motivational blog and a technology blog. Each of them are in a category of their own and have different sets of users. With MyBlogLog, I can appreciate my readers, new and returning, by showcasing their presence. This allows each reader a chance of being clicked into and checked out by other visitors. I find this very important and have located the MyBlogLog display as the second widget at the top. As the saying goes, ‘encouraged people achieve the best, dominated people achieve second best, ne...
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Calling Overseas Cheaply
2007-03-28 05:23:00
Basically, Pingo’s service of cheap prepaid calling cards online are a part of iBasis that has been providing high quality international service and price advantage to leading phone companies like AT&T, MCI, and Sprint on a wholesale basis since 1997. Users of Pingo phone cards will enjoy 5 obvious benefits which are: saving money on international calls. Upgrade your long distance service without the trouble of having to change carriers. High reliability in one of the largest carriers of international calls. RateWatcher looks out actively on opportunities to reduce overall costs and share the savings with customers which is one of the reason it helps to make Pingo the calling card ahead of its competitors. The only thing that they require is US$ 0.98 per month for account maintenance. If I were to call overseas using a phone, it will be my elder relatives. Why? Cause it’s convenient for having a conversation without going through the hassle of having to teach techn...
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9 Reliable Image Directories For Websites And Blogs
2007-03-27 14:55:00
When I first started work in my first company, I was assigned to redesign the entire web portal of the business presentation site. It was a bit of a challenge for me as I had no prior knowledge on using the tools given to me. I only learned about MySQL and PHP during my uni days, not Oracle. However, I had no choice but to get the job done. Part of what I learned was on where to get free, open, copyleft images. Surely I wouldn’t want to land any party in any legal tangle. I found many, many useful image repositories during the 6 months on the project and it has widen my knowledge. Here are 9 of the most reliable sites to get re-usable, high quality, free images for your website, blog, adverts, banners, etc. PicSearch One of the most accurate and fresh image search on the web that indexes over 1,700,000,000 pictures! Picsearch connects its users to the vast visual resources of the internet by using its own technology to crawl the web and create a searchable index of images....
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47% Page Load Time Improvement
2007-03-26 05:29:00
Good webmasters will understand the importance of load time. A visitors to a website appreciates it when pages load fast. The significance in page load time is enjoyed by non-broadband users. Here’s a tip I wanna share with owners of website that has control over the ‘.htaccess’ file. These few lines of code will save your bandwidth and improve your load time to a maximum of 66%. I improved the load time of ‘rangit.com’ by 47%. Amazing stuff. Note that the server needs to be able to support ‘mod_expires‘. Basically, the numbers that you see above are seconds.. Below is a simple conversion.. 5259487 sec = 61 days 2419200 sec = 28 days 259200 sec = 3 days Before After 47% ! Here’s a related article about 13 tweaks you can do to your firefox 2.0 to further improve your surf experience. John’s PHP Digest Save bandwidth & loading time
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Border Security Network
2007-03-20 04:18:00
Founded in 1994, BorderWare Technologies Inc. is the benchmark provider of messaging security solutions for enterprises and government. BorderWare has more than 6000 customers with systems deployed at various military, intelligence, defense, national security agencies, and corporations worldwide. There are 6 different amazing products that secures an organization’s email system and protects against spam, increasing the security of the organization’s network infrastructure with a proven, Common Criteria certified solution. MXtreme Mail Firewall MXtreme Mail Firewall is a comprehensive email security, privacy and compliance solution that enables organizations to prevent inbound threats, control outbound content and centrally manage the email infrastructure. Built on BorderWare’s hardened S-Core™ operating system, MXtreme is the only highly available email security system with message-level redundancy and on-demand clustering capability. SIPAssure SIP Security Gate...
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9 Simple Steps To Completely Protect Your PC (Part 1)
2007-03-20 04:04:00
Below are the 9 steps that I have taken to completely protect my computer. Sometimes, users themselves don’t realize that the virus was released when they executed a file. So here are the precautions to take make sure that everything is completely taken care of. 1. Install, use and update anti-virus software Anti-virus software will prove to be very helpful in defending your computer against malicious code - provided it’s used correctly. These are recommendations for you to get the most out of your anti-virus program: Choose a good anti-virus program. A list of anti-virus programs and their reviews is available here. This page also explains what to focus on when selecting an anti-virus solution and how to interpret test results. Also take a look at this page, which explains why you shouldn’t blindly follow the recommendations of your favorite PC magazine: Comp uter Magazines and Virus Testing. Keep it up-to-date. Anti-virus programs can only protect y...
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Google : Monitor Keywords to Your Website
2007-03-19 09:36:00
Free Monitor for Google is free web promotion software designed for search engine specialists and webmasters. With it, you can find position of your web site in Google Top for popular keywords and get more traffic from Google. Google Monitor will query Google and show you the position of your site by your target keywords and also how well your competitors are doing. It keeps statistics for several URLs and several lists of keywords. You can even add notes. Below are the 3 notable features of Free Monitor for Google. Monitor Website Ranking For each keyword, Free Monitor for Google performs a query to Google and shows its rank in the Google index. You can choose the way to perform the query: either the default method (just like in a browser) or via the Google Web API. Free Monitor for Google stores your best position for each keyword and the current trend: whether you have risen since the last search or fallen down. Additionally, Free Monitor for Google shows the top positions in...
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4 Benefits of Surfing Anonymously
2007-03-19 03:22:00
Lately, I have been using proxy servers to surf anonymously into controversial websites. Most of them are NSFW(Not Safe For Work) websites. Below are 4 main reasons why surfing anonymously is good. Added Security: Many Proxy Servers have filters that provide added security to the person that accesses websites through the server. As a consequence, malicious spyware and adware is stopped at the server and does not reach your PC. This provides additional security to firewalls and adware blocking software that may be installed on the PC, reducing to almost zero the possibility of unwanted attacks on your computer. Hiding your IP address: The first piece of information that is retrieved from any computer that accesses a website is its IP address. An IP address is assigned to you by your ISP(Internet Service Provider) whenever you are surfing the web and this information, along with other data, can be retrieved from any website that has intentions of following a surfer’s habits...
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Get High Quality Insurance Leads
2007-03-17 03:01:00
Well, here is a company that gets insurance leads generated from search engines, to give customers prospects and provide a steady flow of new leads, filtered to customers’ specification, at substantially lower costs compared to traditional marketing methods. QuoteAuction mainly offers consistent volume, competitive pricing, sophisticated, user friendly interface, 24/7 access to insurance leads history, profile and criteria editing, extensive reporting of leads and payments activity, instant credit requests. They also have a unique automated follow-up system to help agents maximize their sales closing ratio. This is how it works. Prospective consumers who are seeking affordable insurance protection complete detailed online insurance related questioners and request a desired coverage. Upon completion of the questionnaire, the system informs prospects that they will be contacted by insurance professionals licensed in their state, offering choice of competitive insurance products ...
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Torrify : Surf Anonimously
2007-03-16 07:25:00
TorPark is a special portable version of Firefox that incorporates the free Tor anonymizing service that allows you to surf anonymously by relaying your connection through a chain of special Tor servers. It created quite a sensation when it was released last year as it provided users with an easy way to surf anonymously without going through the hassle of configuring complex network settings. It could also be run from a USB flash drive which made it ideal for use on public terminals. A new version has just been released based on Firefox V2.0.0.2 rather than V1.5 used in the original. Here are pictures for a better understanding. Torpark Free Edition Download the latest installer Torrify : Torpark Privacy Services
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Website Pros : Internet Solution For Small Businesses
2007-03-16 04:19:00
Founded in 1999, Website Pros is a leading provider of full-service website development and consulting services dedicated to small to medium-sized enterprises. Website Pros develops over 250 websites per day for small and medium-sized businesses throughout the country. They offer full “Do-It-For-Me” and “Do-It-Yourself” types of products and services. Their products and services can be applied to businesses with existing websites or new websites, which allows them to meet a customer anywhere along the e-business lifecycle. Below are seven things worth mentioning about the website. All in one website package With only $79.95 a month, get a website and online marketing plan that provides the online exposure necessary to outrun competitors. Customers are able to learn from real-time reporting of website traffic and website marketing results. Website Pros has a dedicated team of professionals to assist their customers in any case. Custom Web Solution This solution is aimed...
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10 Multipurpose Uses Of Aluminium Foil Around The House
2007-03-15 06:27:00
Aluminium foil is not only used to wrap food. It can also be used to : Keep pets off furniture Can’t keep Snoopy off your brand-new sofa? Place a piece of aluminum foil on the seat cushions, and after one try at settling down on the noisy surface, your pet will no longer consider it a comfy place to snooze. Protect a child’s mattress As any parent of a potty-trained youngster knows, accidents happen. When they happen in bed, however, you can spare the mattress — even if you don’t have a plastic protector available. First, lay several sheets of aluminum foil across the width of the mattress. Then, cover them with a good-sized beach towel. Finally, attach the mattress pad and bottom sheet. Clean jewelry To clean your jewelry, simply line a small bowl with aluminum foil. Fill the bowl with hot water and mix in one tablespoon of bleach-free powdered laundry detergent (not liquid), such as Tide. Put the jewelry in the solution and let it soak for one m...
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radiusIM : Super Cool Location Oriented IM
2007-03-14 09:23:00
radiusIM is all about location. It’s a free web service that shows you who’s around and let’s you IM them. The cool thing is : Take only 30 seconds to sign up, 30 seconds to log in Download nothing See where your friends are and who else is around Use your AIM, MSN, Yahoo and Google Talk accounts Add friends to the radiusIM list window. Log in to MSN, Yahoo, AOL and Google Talk at the same time. Check out other radiusIM users that shows up in the area of the map that you are in. Drag or zoom to another location to check out new users from other areas. You can even filter who you want to see! Wow. Lotsa girls in USA. =) Right now, it’s kinda lonely cause I’m the only one from Malaysia! Check it out! radiusIM The shiny new online IM
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Unlock Your Mobile Phone
2007-03-14 08:22:00
Sim Lock is the capability built into GSM mobile phones for service providers to restrict the use of these phones to specific countries and network providers. Mobi le phones can be locked to only accept SIM cards from specific : Countries (your phone will work in Singapore, but not Thailand) Network providers (T-Mobile, Maxis, Vodafone, Singtel, etc) Service providers (another name for network providers) SIM types (only specific SIM cards can be used with the phone). Virtually all mobile phones are shipped with country and network provider locks, firmware installed on them which is specific to the network provider. If you have a Cingular phone, it displays the Cingular logo and supports only Cingular features. This firmware is installed by the service provider and is separate from the locking mechanism. In UK, network providers are permitted to charge a fee for releasing the unlock code. You can also unlock a mobile phone to work with a different network, but you might need to hav...
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Basic Hardware Things To Know When The Computer Fails
2007-03-14 07:24:00
Windows Safe Mode You saw a cool program, downloaded and installed it. It asked for a restart. However, after restarting you couldn’t get back into Windows. There seem to be an error. You wanna get into Windows to undo the changes but don’t know how. Sometimes, even changing network configurations will make it impossible for you to get in. What do you do? Press F8. Pressing and holding on to F8 as the computer loads will enable you to choose safe mode. From there, you can enter your Windows using only the most basic settings. You are most likely to undo your mistakes. Additional information on computer POST / Beep Codes Each motherboard BIOS is programmed to emit a beep code to help us identify the problem at hand. There were days when I added RAM and changed graphic cards to my computer but couldn’t tell which was the one that I didn’t slot in properly. The BIOS would sometime give out long beeps, sometimes short beeps. It took me some time to learn the ...
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Are you a spender or a saver?
2007-03-13 03:39:00
Since Nov 2006, I have been a saver. Choosing to make it out on my own rather than to be an employer, I have learned so much in managing my funds. I have learned to budget my monthly food, gas and entertainment spendings. I have also learned to set aside 10% of my earnings as savings for the future. The future where I will be using loans to get my houses and cars, learn more about mortgages, buying insurance for my family and saving properly in the bank. Here are a list of basic things that I know about handling money together with links to Thriftyscot from UK, a plain-speaking, money-saving advice site. Loans I know that most personal loans charge fixed interest rates. This means that our monthly repayments stay fixed throughout the life of our loan, which helps with budgeting. I know that unlike a mortgage, an unsecured personal loan isn’t secured against our home, which means that our home isn’t at risk if we have trouble making our repayments. I know that to compa...
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13 Tweaks To Further Accelerate Your Firefox 2.0
2007-03-12 14:15:00
Thanks to helpero.com, a website that solves internet problem, they helped increase my firefox surfing speed by 12%. Below are the details of my browser and the 13 tweaks to accelerate your firefox 2.0. Tested on firefox version 2.0.0.2 Tested at http://rangit.com. Recorded load time with Fire fox Load Time Analyzer Plugin. Before 8.703 seconds After 7.609 seconds = 12% increase The Tweaks Pipelining Proxy Pipelining Disable ipv6 Add Content Interrupt Parsing Add Content Max Tokenizing Time Add Content Notify Interval Add Content Notify On Timer Add Content Notify Backoffcount Add Content Switch Threshold Add Nglayout Initial Paint Delay Add User Interface Submenu Delay Add Plugin Expose Full Path Value should automatically be true. Add Browser Cache Memory Capacity How much did it increase for you? =) Free Republic How to speed up firefox Firefox Hack Hack firefox to make it faster Firefox Speed Increase Firefox spee...
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