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Analysis and monitoring SEO tools that work for free
2008-01-13 09:03:00 There are lots of good tools that can be used to monitor your SEO campaign, but almost all of them must be purchased. For the people who want truly powerfull and free SEO tools I'll present my favorites:http://www.backlinkwatch.comJus t type an URL and you can investigate your competiton by their backlinks - ie. which pages have voted for them.Free monitor for google http://www.cleverstat.comEnter the keywords that you wish to be optimised, the check positions for example: 150 (which will limit the search maximum up to the 15th results page) and begin monitoring your results.Benefits:Compare with your previous results and determine the exact website changes that you've made resulted in a SERPS position change!Closely monitor the rivals above you, and if you build a better page, you'll be on top.Conclusion:One of the most important and the same time simple truth that I've learned through the years of websites optimization is that in order to be on first positions you must deserve ... More About: Tools , Analysis , Work , Monitoring
Take the spyware test
2008-01-09 15:32:00 Interactive quiz combined with follow up advices that will reveal your spyware recognition and teach you how to achieve further protection. A few questions that will rate your knowledge about the computer crime and how to avoid becoming a victim.It's a general must read for anyone concerned about his/her own privacy.http://onguardonline.gov/quiz/spy ware_quiz.html More About: Spyware , Test
What antivirus people prefer in 2007
2007-12-27 09:50:00 Here are the results from the Your favorite antivirus poll.The data has been gathered from the opinions of 100 unique people voting for their best used Antivirus product.Results:The top 3 most used AV solutions are: Kaspesky, AVG and NOD32.Although 7% are already trying the new versions of SpywareTerminator, it seems that people are not familiar with the quality and speed of DrWeb. More About: People
Remove the spyware from your system
2007-12-18 13:54:00 Windows Vista users Windows Vista comes out with the default free installation of WindowsDefender - which has its own active antispyware protection. The only missing thing is an antivirus solution. So here is what you can do: 1. Download and install a free antivirus program such as AVG anti virus from here: http://free.grisoft.com/ 2. The other way is to completely uninstall the integrated WindowsDefender and install the new version of Spyware Teminator - it has resident shield and combined with ClamAV for the viruses. This way you've achieved a full protection on your system. Laptop users Here is how to restore your infected laptop proper functioning: 1. Download SpywareTerminator from other computer - free utility from www.spywareterminator.com 2. Copy the application on a USB stick drive/CD and transfer it to the infected laptop. 3. Install and Run the SpywareTerminator. Press Scan-> Full Spyware Scan-> Start Scan Now. Wait a few minutes depending on the hard drive ... More About: System
Benefits of Google's Blogsearch
2007-11-23 09:17:00 There are many ways of searching for information. Via the standard search the first results pages are owned by the big websites, because of their regularly updated fresh and relevant content.But what if you want to reach a more specific and user experienced information?Here comes the Google's blogsearch-http://blogsearch.google.com/ - searching in the updated and new blogs posts. This powerful service could help you to explore fresh websites and look further for appropriate details. It?s also an ideal way for finding niche full with relevant information.These are the blogs that couldn't compete with the regular websites, but the information out there is fresh and experienced from the blog owners. I was really impressed how many beautiful niche sites I've found this way.Alternative: Google Alerts - receive an email when your "keywords" are mentioned somewhere on the web.I've tried this service but most of the emails I've got were full with irrelevant keywords even if I tried to... More About: Benefits
Fixing duplicate content caused by sessions
2007-11-04 19:44:00 As mentioned in Webmastercentral blog Google duplicate content caused by URL parameters, and youURL parameters, like session IDs or tracking IDs, cause duplicate content, because the same page is accessible through numerous URLs.So if your CMS, blog or e-commerce has AJAX back button navigation, or just a login system with session IDs appended to the url, it causes duplicate content! The same is true for frames with tracking ids attached.After a long searching following with a technique from webmasterworld's member JDmorgan I've succeeded to get ~90% of my website content fully spidered.Here is how to implement this technique on practice with dynamic content using .htaccess:Just put the following lines in your .htaccess file and testfirst we allow only .html pages to be spidered#allow only .html requestsRewriteCond %{query_string} .RewriteRule ^([^.]+).html$ http://your_web_site.com/$1.html? [R=301,L]then we remove all the sessionid parameters when a page is being called by bots#... More About: Content , Tent , Sessions
More security on adsense
2007-11-04 09:10:00 If you are using Google AdSense as a revenue advertising system, then you might want to implement these security measures in order to prevent someone from displaying your adverts with a wrong purpose in mind(i.e. click frauds or placing ads code on inappropriate website)Here are the steps to ensure that your ads are displayed on purpose:1. Login to AdSense2. Click on AdSense Setup tab->Allowed Sites3. Under List your allowed URLs, one per line: type your trusted websites that you allow ads to be running onThat's it! More About: Security , Adsense
Strengthen your Internet Explorer settings
2007-11-01 18:57:00 After the Bulgarian security researcher Dancho Danchev has discovered a network of malware affected websites: http://ddanchev.blogspot.com/2007/10/port folio-of-malware-embedded-magazines.htmlh ere is how to further protect yourself from that kind of web exploit by disabling IFrames in Internet Explorer :Go to Tools->Internet options->Security->Internet->click on Custom level... button then on security settings check disable Launching programs and files in an IFRAMERead more at: http://msmvps.com/blogs/spywaresucks/arch ive/2007/10/28/1269330.aspx More About: Internet Explorer , Settings , Xplorer
My blog and Google
2007-10-22 08:59:00 22.10.07After a long fight with duplicate content issues and meta title&description uniqueness here are the results that I've found based on my blog: http://nevyan.blogspot.com- the blog content is fully spidered, but only half of the pages are in the main Google 's index. I think that some time'll have to pass before the full recrawl and indexing to occur.Here is what I've changed to the original blogger template:- added 'nofollow' attribute to all blog feeds and external links(blog feeds were showing in google's results, increasing the keyword density thus raising a penalty).- removed the description fields as it's pointed in googlewebmastercentral(either have them done correctly or no at all)"We frequently prefer to display meta descriptions of pages (when available)..."http://googlewebmastercentr al.blogspot.com/2007/09/improve-snippets- with-meta-description.htmlUsing current Blog ger platform with such dynamic content creation I think there's no way of writing unique ...
How to make a LAN cable
2007-10-10 11:24:00 Here is one good quality video on how to make yourself a network cable. It's very practical and I hope you'll enjoy it! More About: Make , Cable
Publish your blog using Word 2007
2007-09-30 08:04:00 Here is an easy way to publish your blog from your favorite editor.Advantages: You have larger editing/designing space. Single login procedure.Here is how to do it: Open Microsoft Word 2007 and start designing your post/article. When finished go to main menu Publish -> Blog You'll be prompted to register Blog Account. Go to Register Now.Then choose your blog provider from:Windows Live SpacesMicrosoft Windows SharePoint ServicesCommunity ServerWordPressBloggerTypePadType your credentials and you are done.Congratulations!
How to uninstall antivirus software
2007-09-25 11:36:00 If you experience frequent problems with your antivirus software sometimes you should do complete uninstall before doing fresh installation. Any application service left would consume pc?s memory. So here is how to do a clean up.List of specific antivirus software services:Application : Service nameA-squared Free: a2freeAVG Email scanner, Alert Manager Server & update: AVGEMS, Avg7Alrt, Avg7UpdSvcAvira AvtiVir PersonalEdition Classic Guard & scheduler: AntivirService, AntivirSchedulerAVAST: aswUpdSw, avast! Antivirus , avast! Mail Scanner, avast! Web ScannerSpyware Terminator Realtime Shield& ClamAV: sp_clamsrv, sp_rssrvIf you want to completely remove them go to command prompt: Start->Run->cmdthen type:net stop service_namesc delete service_nameNote: when service_name consists of more than one word embrace it with quotes " "Disable only: Open up Start->Run->services.msc and find the desired one. Click stop and then disable.How to find service_name ? just find the antivir... More About: Software , Antivirus Software , Uninstall
CSS styled forms
2007-09-22 21:12:00 Here is one simple method for styling valid XHTML form with CSS without using additional divs or paragraphs. The code is tested and works on Mozilla 2.x, Opera 9.x and Internet Explorer 7. Try it!Preview:The CSS part:<style>fieldset label{cursor:pointer;display:inline;width :90px !important;line-height:16px;text-align:ri ght;}input,textarea{border-width:2px 1px 1px 2px;font-size: 1em; font-weight:bold;overflow:auto;margin-lef t:5px;}</style>The XHTML part:<form><fieldset><lege nd>Login: </legend><label for="Login">Username: </label><input id="Login" name="login" maxlength="8" size="8" type="text" /> <br/><label for="Password">Password: </label><input id="Password" name="password" maxlength="8" size="8" type="password" /> <br/><input name="Submit" value="Submit" type="submit" /></fieldset></form> More About: Forms
Frequent problems with USB flash, hard and floppy disk drives
2007-09-20 10:27:00 Flash drive is not recognizedCause: This generally happens when incorrect drivers are being installed on Windows 98 or ME. Windows 2000, XP and Vista have working drivers for most of the flash manufacturers.Solution: If you experience such problems try placing the flash drive on other machine. If there is still no result the flash drive could be damaged.Often the problem is software based and could be solved by reformatting the drive. Unfortunately this way you?ll lose all your data. When doing this please obtain the format utility directly from the flash drive manufacturer.If the problem is on hardware level such as malfunctioning controller or damaged memory try consulting special service technician. Be warned that the repair cost will be equal to the price of a new device. So this method is recommended only for a unique data.Flash drive is recognized, but you don?t have an access to its contents (corrupted or protected data).Cause: Every flash drive now has a data protection soft... More About: Flash , Disk , Hard , Problems
USB flash drives - work advices, problems and resolutions
2007-09-11 09:07:00 1. Prior working with USB device check whether your USB port is correctly wired and its leading voltage. Often front panel ports are being switched incorrectly or have increased power voltages due to a low-quality power supply. In such case the USB drive could possibly damage. If you are unsure use the USB outlets on the back panel of the computer?s main board.2. Take care of your hands static electricity before turning the flash drive on. By default flash drives have protection against such static electricity but don?t solely rely on that.3. After finishing work before unplugging use the option for safety switching off -> (Safely Remove Hardware) on your Taskbar. This will save you lots of further lost data troubles.4. When carrying or transporting use the drive?s original fabric package. Don?t put it on your pockets or experiment with soft wrappings that allow the USB connector to fold or dirt to go through.5.Flash disk drive is designed for an operational data work but not for an... More About: Work , Problems , Flash drives , Solution
Check your website
2007-09-08 08:42:00 Simple steps for your website ensuring long term:- proper functioning(happy visitors)- quality traffic- penalty free1. Canonical urlsCheck whether your website is listed in google and yahoo SERPS listings via: http://yourwebsite.com or http://www.yourwebsite.com and manually rewrite all internal links to the already indexed version.Permanently redirect using mod_rewrite your index.html page to the indexed website URL (i.e http://www.yourwebsite.com/).2. Link weightUse Supplemental Results Detector http://www.seo4fun.com/php/pagerankbot.ph p to distribute evenly link weight between your pages.3. Source Ordered Content ? display your content first to search engines via CSSExample: http://layouts.ironmyers.com/100_percent_ Layouts/layout/?id=54. Loading timeUse Firebug - http://www.getfirebug.com/ network monitoring feature to detect and optimize the slow loading elements.5. JavaScriptPlace JavaScript at the end of your page - this way the page content will load first. More About: Website
Linux commands for website admins
2007-09-06 12:44:00 Use PUTTY and set its default encoding to UTF-8Hardware/Software information:/proc/cpuinfo : processor/proc/meminfo : memory/etc/redhat-release/etc/fedora-rele ase/etc/debian-releasew : active users uptime : since when the system has been turned ontop : running processesfree -m : memoryuname - a : kernel version/etc/sysconfig/i18n must be LANG=?en_US.UTF-8? for English localizationset - set shell environment variablesNetworkingnetstat -a : network connectionsiptables -L : firewall settings listifconfig : network cards listDirectories/filespwd : shows current working directorydu -sh : shows the directory sizepasswd : change the default root passwordyum install mc : to install mcdf -h : shows hard drive partitionsApacheservice httpd status : apache working statusapachectl configtest : test apache configurationdig google.com : check whether the site is reachableWorking with archives: rpm -ihv filename.rpm : install packagestar -czvf filename.tar.gz : archivingtar -xzvf filename.tar.... More About: Linux , Website , Commands
Blogger recent comments/posts made easy
2007-08-17 16:42:00 1. Create empty HTML/JavaScript widget from Page Elements.2. Place this code between: <div class='widget-content'> </div><script type='text/javascript'>/** Code taken from Sample at Code.Google.com **//*** Lists blog entries from the specified JSON feed* by creating a new 'ul' element in the DOM. Each* bullet is the title of one blog entry, and contains* a hyperlink to that entry's URL.*/function listEntries(json) {var ul = document.createElement('ul');for (var i = 0; i < json.feed.entry.length; i++) { var entry = json.feed.entry[i]; var alturl; for (var k = 0; k < entry.link.length; k++) { if (entry.link[k].rel == 'alternate') { alturl = entry.link[k].href; break; } } var li = document.createElement('li'); var a = document.createElement('a'); a.href = alturl; var txt = document.createTextNode(entry.title.$t); a.appendChild(txt); li.appendChild(a); ul.appendChild(li);}document.getElementBy Id('data').appendChild(ul... More About: Blogger , Comments , Made , Recent , Posts
Speed up windows xp
2007-07-17 09:15:00 There are several ways that can actually speed up ones work over Windows XP. Here I'll reveal the most usefull ones:1. Disable the indexing service.2. Apply the Windows Classic style.3. Disable the following unneded services from:Start->Run->services.mscthen click on the Properties tabNote: Try to disable services and do immediate tests afterwards to see if your hardware/software is working correctly. Also track the changes you've made so in case of failure to be able to restore the previous services state.Task Scheduler - Schedules unattended tasks to be run. If you don't schedule any tasks, turn it off.Uninterruptible Power Supply - Manages an Uninterruptible Power Supply(UPS) connected to your PC.Automatic Updates - Automatically checks for Windows updates.Wireless Zero Configuration Service - Automatically configures a Wi-Fi (802.11) network card. Disable this only if you're not using a Wi-Fi network card.Alerter - Notifies selected users and computers of administrative... More About: Speed , Windows Xp , Speed up
CSS only website headers
2007-06-23 15:10:00 For having such nice header just add the following CSS rules to your H3 tags:<h3> My section </h3>Here are the CSS rules:h3 { background: #EDEDED; padding: 5px 5px 5px 10px; font-size: 1.3em; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; color: #818080; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 10px;}Another one:h3 {margin: 0 0 0.5em 0; padding: 5px 5px 5px 10px; font: normal 135%/1 arial,sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.03em; clear: left; color: white; background: #A5CC7A;}h3 { font: normal 255%/1 arial,sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.04em; background: url(bgr.gif) repeat 0 0; padding: 0.55em 0.1em 0.63em 1.1em; color: #36a;}bgr.gif is a normal gif file(width=1px, height=100px; filled with gradient color).h3 { width:200px; border-bottom:1px solid #E0EAF6; color:#4C7599; font-family: "HelveticaNeue-Light", "Helvet... More About: Website
Create website logo in photoshop
2007-06-17 10:03:00 Here is a quick way to design your own web page logos using Photosho p /Imageready:1. Find a suitable image to use2. Copy and paste it in Photoshop/Imageready.3. Go to Image->Canvas size and resize the width to 600px.4. Place the image on the left side of the canvas.5. Select using single row selection the right part of the image.6. Go to Edit->Define pattern.7. Deselect, Create new layer and goto Edit->Fill->Use Pattern.8. Erase/Smudge any part of the image layer until it blends correctly.9. Use Gradient styling to the new layer to enhance the visual effect. Also if you want more clear initial image apply Filter->Artistic->Cutout to the photo at the beginning.Finished examples: More About: Website , Logo
Blogger recent comments and posts howto
2007-06-11 17:21:00 1. Create empty HTML/JavaScript widget from Page Elements.2. Find these tags in Template->Edit HTML code view: <div class='widget-content'></div>3. Copy and Paste this JavaScript code between them:<script type='text/javascript'>/** Code taken from Sample at Code.Google.com **//*** Lists blog entries from the specified JSON feed* by creating a new 'ul' element in the DOM. Each* bullet is the title of one blog entry, and contains* a hyperlink to that entry's URL.*/function listEntries(json) {var ul = document.createElement('ul');for (var i = 0; i < json.feed.entry.length; i++) {var entry = json.feed.entry[i];var alturl;for (var k = 0; k < entry.link.length; k++) {if (entry.link[k].rel == 'alternate') { alturl = entry.link[k].href; break;}}var li = document.createElement('li');var a = document.createElement('a');a.href = alturl;var txt = document.createTextNode(entry.title.$t);a .appendChild(txt);li.appendChild(a);ul.ap pendChild(li);}document.get... More About: Blogger , Comments , Howto , Recent , Posts
ZoneAlarm - how to use it
2007-06-01 19:05:00 Here is an online flash tutorial on using the free firewall from Zone Alarm:http://download.zonelabs.com/bi n/media/flash/clientTutorial/overview.htm l Tip: When you want to play games over internet without interruption from the firewall just right click on the menu and select Game Mode...
302 redirecting webdirectories in Bulgaria
2007-05-12 09:52:00 Here is a sample list of 302-hijacking domains in .bg area. I hope that their webmasters will fix them soon.http://yoobg.borsa.bg/http://start.b g/http://www.vratza.com/http://www.2x5.ne t/http://ida.bg/http://www.bulgariantop10 0.com/http://bgtop.net/http://bgrank.com/ http://www.bulgariantop.com/http://www.gb g.bg/http://www.all.bg/http://www.kaiowas .biz/ More About: Bulgaria , Tori , Redirect , Director , Bulgari
Keep your printer clean and running - II
2007-04-24 17:29:00 Here are some of the frequently asked questions by people having problems with their printers. Hope they'll help you.Q: The printer prints constantly one document and it would't stop. There are no documents in the queue, everything is canceled, but the process never stops.A: Turn off the device. Discard the interface cable and re-cancel if there are any jobs left. Wait 1-2minutes and turn again the printer on.Q: My printer is turned on but the printing won't start. What to do?A: Look at the previous answer.Q: My printer has an USB interface. Is there any device that I might use to connect it to the Local Area Network so every connected client to be able to print?A: There are so called USB-hubs that could connect your device to other computers. An easier way is to share your printer in a network. HOW: Go to the printer device, right click Properties and set up the File&Print Sharing.Q: I've filled up my printer cartridges, but I was told to clean the black cartridge with water be... More About: Running , Clean , Printer , Keep
How to clean up a laptop from adware, spyware or viruses
2007-04-20 14:35:00 Here is a 3 step process that will ensure your laptop to be functioning properly.1. Download Spyware Terminator from other computer - free utility from www.spywareterminator.com2. Copy the application on a USB stick drive/CD and transfer it to the infected laptop.3. Install and Run the Spyware Terminator. Press Scan-> Full Spyware Scan-> Start Scan Now. Wait a few minutes depending on the hard drive occupied space. Next check all the spyware/viruses/trojans found and press Remove Infections.4. At this point your internet connection should be restored and functioning so go to http://downloads.ewido.net/ewido_micro.ex eand download the application.Run the online avg/ewido scanner and again remove any threads found.5. Right click on SpywareTerminator taskbar icon 1) Check for updates - to download the latest program definitions 2) Check on the HIPS(host intrusion prevention system) to enable further protection of all files. HIPS may require to do a full spyware scan.Remark: If during th... More About: Adware , Laptop , Clean , Viruses
Deoptimizing - a new way of SEO
2007-04-15 10:18:00 I'll start this post with the assumption that you have experienced problems with the new google's ranking algorithms. This means that sometimes your website might appear at the end of search results or at 950 page. One possible reason for this is that it has lost its trustrank and might have the so called 950 penalty applied runtime. So in order to escape here is what could help you.What to do:1. Validate your website2. If you use plenty of H1,H2,H3 tags remove most of them or replace H1 with H2 tags.3. Don't use same data in: title, h1, meta description tags.4. In your website inner-linking navigation use same linking structure.5. Your affiliate/referral links should differ in anchor text.6. Remove any static content from the bottom page of your website especially outbound links, etc...7. Check your affiliate links whether they are thematic or not. Remove those that are not connected to your site theme or add rel="nofollow" to them.8. Deoptimize - lower your content keyword dens... More About: Opti
Acne: liver cleaning herbs
2007-04-13 21:42:00 Here is a list of herbs that might relieve your symptoms of acne caused by improper liver functioning. You might prepare herbal tea or an extract out of them. Consult a qualified physician before consuming.Dandelion root & leaves, Burdock root, Senna Alexandrina, Berberis Vulgaris or European Barberry, Cascara Sagrada, Cayenne Pepper, Fennel, Aloe Vera, Rhubarb, Marjoram, Cat's Claw, Comfrey(Symphytum Root), Chicory Root, Goldenrod(Solidago), Hortensis Root, Marshmallow Root, Bear's Grape, Thistle, Hydrastis, Liquorice, Glycyrrhiza glabra... More About: Acne , Cleaning , Herbs , Herb , Liver
Place webcam stream on your website - howto
2007-04-07 18:00:00 Here are two free programs that will help you to put live streaming video from your webcam to your website. There are several methods to do this. One of them is to constantly upload captured image to the website and then just to refresh the picture of the website using JavaScript.The second one is better because it saves bandwidth and time - to run your own web cam server. The following applications support both methods.Dorgem is good free program that can be used for image capturing. It will slow down while uploading the image, but the overall performance is excellent.http://dorgem.sourceforge.netDc amhttp://sourceforge.net/projects/dcamser ver/Start the programs and adjust your website settings: username, password, directory - where the images will be uploaded. Set the captured image name to image.jpg. Also you may fine tune the update time of the upload for example 2 or 10 seconds.The following is a code that you must place in your webpage:<img id="webcam" src="image.jpg">&l... More About: Website , Webcam , Howto , Stream , Place
How to repair a usb drive
More articles from this author:2007-03-24 12:24:00 Sometimes you can experience problems with your usb device. If you receive messages such as:media not found, no usb flash disk attached, unknown usb device or windows cannot detect your drive then you have the following options:1.Recover the lost files on the drive or just access your data with the help of programs such as:EzRecovery, UstorageTool, Recover My Files, R-Studio, EasyRecovery, GetDataBack.2. Get detailed information about your usb drive:In order to download from your usb drive manufacturer website a low level repairing/formatting utility you have to find your chipset manufacturer. These programs will show the important PID/VID usb values:http://www.antspec.com/files/usbfl ashinfo.ziphttp://www.linux-usb.org/usb.i ds3. Format the usb drive in low-level and then in high-level.Try the following formatting utilities. I hope they'll help you.Jetflash formatterSDFormatterProductionTool MDHP Disk Storage Format ToolJetFlash RecoveryRecovery_1002uFormatmformatSome usb manufactur... More About: Usb , How To , Drive , Pair , Repair 1, 2, 3, 4 |
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