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Backing Up Your Stuff Part 2: A Solution
So what do you do when you have so much stuff on your computer that itbecomes difficult, if not impossible, to back up the whole thing on aregular basis? You know that you must perform backups (the world is full ofdangers to your computer and it's valuable data), but it's just becometechnically By Richard Lowe

Backing Up Your Stuff Part 3: Software
All right, now you need to consider what software you will use to back upyour data. By Richard Lowe

Backing Up Your Stuff Part 4: Preparing For Disaster
Okay, picture this ... your computer system has been destroyed by the mostrecent outbreak of the dreaded typhoid Mary virus. You never knew what hityou. One minute the system was fine. You received a nice email with anattachment which you opened, and boom, your system crashed. By Richard Lowe

Backing Up Your Stuff Part 6: Where Is It #2?
Paint Shop ProIn my humble opinion, Paint Shop Pro is one of the best bargains availableon the internet. This inexpensive (less than $100) shareware programprovides most of the functions of the far more expensive Adobe Photoshopwith a better interface and quicker performance. By Richard Lowe

Web Legalities: Bandwidth Stealing
Information (files) loaded to or from servers is called bandwidth. Everytime you upload a file to your ISP, surf the web or download a video, youare using bandwidth. By Richard Lowe

Internet Security: Backups
A vital part of any security scheme is backup. No matter how tight yoursecurity is, you always have the chance that a virus or hacker or even your5 year old kid is going to slip through your defenses and damage your systemand your vital data files. By Richard Lowe

Security: Fraud
Fraud is rampant on the internet. It is everywhere that you look. When youare lurking in newsgroups you will find hundreds of messages inviting you tospend money here, there and everywhere. You'll get email demanding yourtime, attention, and, of course, money for something. By Richard Lowe

Backing Up Your Stuff Part 7: Where Is It #3?
These items are all stored by the operating system in your system folder. OnWindows 95, 98 and ME, this is generally called "WINDOWS", while on Windows2000 and NT it is usually called either "WINNT" or "WINNT40" or something tothat effect. By Richard Lowe

Hijackware
ethical: conforming to accepted professional standards of conduct -- Merriam-Webster OnLine: Collegiate Dictionary. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary.htm 2001. (17 August 2001). By Richard Lowe

Viruses: The Code Red Worm
Years from now, we will all look back on the summer of 2001 as one of thestrangest summers in the history of the internet. We will surely laugh atthe frantic gyrations of system administrators and security professionalsbecause of a worm called "Code Red". By Richard Lowe

Redirect Worms Away
My site is hosted on an Apache web server. Why is that? Because, in myhumble opinion, Microsoft's IIS web server is in no way qualified to serviceinternet web sites (it is excellent as an intranet and applications server,however). By Richard Lowe

So What's A Cookie For, Anyway?
With all of the rhetoric about cookies, many people don't understand thatthese little text files were invented for a reason. In fact, cookies werecreated to solve the internet's equivalent of Alzheimer's disease. You see,web sites do not remember who they are talking to! By Richard Lowe

Virus Protection
One of the saddest things in the entire world is hearing the words, "I thinkI've been hit by a virus" or "my computer was destroyed by a virus, can youhelp me please?" By Richard Lowe

Security: Firewalls
If you spend a lot of time on the internet and you are not behind afirewall, then you are living on borrowed time. Putting some protectionbetween you and the internet is probably the third most important thing thatyou can do (after getting virus checking software and performing regularbackups). By Richard Lowe

Security: Ad Blocking
I don't know about you, but I find banner ads pretty darn obnoxious. Now, Ido understand that the foundation upon which the internet is built is, pureand simple: advertising. That's what makes the internet work, and that's whyit was growing so fast. By Richard Lowe

Security: Referrer
If you are a webmaster, you will find that one of the most valuable thingsyou can use is the referrer. On the other hand, if you are a surfer, you maywant to disable this feature as it can be a security risk and a violation ofyour privacy. By Richard Lowe

Password Safety
If you've been on the internet for any length of time, you'vecollected about a zillion accounts and their associated passwords.Personally, I have over 500 different active accounts all overthe web and probably a thousand more inactive or unused accounts. By Richard Lowe

Cyber Warfare
In these days of all-out combat in Afghanistan, terrorist attacks in NewYork and Anthrax in Washington, it's easy to lose one's perspective. I knowI've become addicted to checking the major news web sites several times aday. By Richard Lowe

Who's watching you?
How many business owners use DSL, cable or other fast modemhookup to get on the internet? I use a 56k modem myself, butbecause I test most of my programming online, I am on 10 to16 hours a day. By Dale Sexton

Will your network pass a security audit?
It is a well-known fact that in the Internet-connected world networkperimeter vulnerabilities do exist that allow unauthorized individualsaccess to networks and provide the ability to disrupt business continuance. By Michael Bruck

This Privacy Stuff is Really Bugging Me!
There is a nasty little privacy parasite loose on your computer. You get it by visiting web sites with "bugs" on them. By Mike Banks Valentine

Are We Losing our Privacy?
If you spend any amount of time online you've heard about"privacy policies." Privacy issues are becoming a major concernonline. Every time you visit a website, fill out a form, or purchasean online product or service, you're giving out personal information. By Merle

Spys in CyberWorld
Did you know your own computer is syping on you? Did you knowthat every click you make on your windows start menu is logged toa hidden, encrypted database in your computer? By Kim Haas

Bogus Virus Warning ...
I've received several of these warnings from very wellmeaning e-friends/associates, so I figured it's importantenough to pass this information on ... the e-mail reads,"PLEASE PAY CLOSE ATTENTION!!! YOU MAY HAVE A DEADLY VIRUSON YOUR COMPUTER ... ... SULFNBK. By Kimberly Teed

Do you know who is snooping around your computer right now?
How secure is your computer? Most of us have virus protectionand probably feel pretty safe. By Joe Reinbold

How to fight Cyberterrorism
Information Technology is the lifeline of most organizations today, and as such a disrupted information system can cause your company to lose market share and eventually bring it to its knees. By Godfrey Heron

AntiVirus Warning
It is a sad day when the antivirus software messes up your computer more than the @#$& virus you got in yesterday's email. The more complex antivirus software gets, the more it becomes like a virus itself. By Dawn Gray

How to make an online survey work
What do people really think of your web site ?Do they find easily what they are looking for ? What do they want you to add to the site ? Is the web site easy to use ? By Phil Blasco

How to Build Web Traffic Daily
How to Build Web Traffic Daily--------------------------------------- By Kevin Allman

Google sued over 'click fraud' in Adwords
On June 24, 2005, a lawsuit was filed against Google for alleged click fraud on the Adwords pay-per-click program. The Plaintiff, Click Defense, claims Google failed to enact appropriate measures to guard against fraudulent clicks resulting in unwarranted marketing fees. By Halstatt Pires

IS YOUR CAR SAFE? ....KNOW THE FACTS ON CAR SAFETY FEATURES
The car is one of the most utilized commodities second to food. And because of this it is of great importance to make sure that you and your family is safe and secure whenever you go out for a ride. By Jinky C. Mesias

THE TRUTH BEHIND CAR ACCIDENTS
Did you know that car accidents are not necessarily caused by accidents? In fact most accidents are not accidents at all but are caused by collisions which could have been avoided if only the drivers were alert enough. By Jinky C. Mesias

PROVIDING FIRST AID TO CAR ACCIDENT VICTIMS
The first thing to do in case of car accident is to remain calm and not to panic. By Jinky C. Mesias

GUIDE ON HOW TO DETERMINE THE TYPE OF CAR ACCIDENT YOUR INTO
There are different types of car accidents that a driver may encounter and this article aims to help those drivers involved into knowing the classification of the car accident they are currently involved in. By Jinky C. Mesias

SENSIBLE WAYS OF AVOIDING CAR ACCIDENTS
Most car accidents are caused by impulsive teenage drivers who treat the road as their own race tracks. The simple logical reason for this is that teenagers have lesser driving experience and therefore are most likely to commit traffic violations which often times lead to vehicular accidents. By Jinky C. Mesias

Alexa Toolbar - The Ultimate Internet Tool
There are numerous tools available on the Internet to assist online businesses. A valuable tool that you should use is the Alexa Toolbar. Even better, this tool is free. By Halstatt Pires

Top 7 Reasons to Review your Web Traffic Analysis
Understanding your Website's traffic logs is a crucial component of your online marketing mix. By David Bell

How To Increase Targeted Traffic That Boost Your Income?
There are three corner stones make you rich via Internet marketing. Whether you're an affiliate, selling your own products/services, or a web master who seeks extra income through your web site, these three cornerstones must be obtained. By Ryen Kim

3 Ways To Get More Website Traffic That Buys...
Who else wants traffic that buys? I for sure do, and aftertrying out various website traffic generating methods andstrategies. I have finally managed to pin point 3 strategiesthat will almost always bring you website traffic that buysyour products or services. By Munya Chinongoza

When optimising your site to reach customers more effectively, why not improve on what professional search engine specialists do?
Last year was the year of search engine marketing and the experts predict the saga is going to continue full swing until at least in 2010. By Angelique van Engelen

Amsterdam firm of webwriters reveals how they got their PR-3 listing in Google
Case study into ContentClix keywords reveals -how we got listed in the search engines-achieved PR-3 listing in Google-and several PR-1 listings in others; By Angelique van Engelen

Using ClickTracks
Part 1: Getting Started By Philippa Gamse, CMC

SEO 101 – the basics of how to get to the top of the search engines
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Getting your Visitor's Details Using PHP
You can get quite a bit of information about your visitors without having to use a third party tracking software. I'll outline the PHP commands you can use to capture some of this data. By Vinu Thomas

Is anyone visiting my web site?
Is your web site performing as you expected? Do you know who visits your site and how often? What is the nature of their visits? Where do your visitors come from? What other web sites or search engines are referring visitors to your site? What web pages interest your visitors the most and which By Fernando Maciá

Why Traffic Touts and List Pushers Are Bad For Your Business
Why Traffic Touts and List Pushers Are Bad For Your Business Simply Easier Marketing - Part 2 of 3. ---------------------------------------------------------------- By Charles Kangethe

Web Analytics - Murder by Numbers - Part 1
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The Tale of Mr Newbie and The Truth About Total Failure
The Tale of Mr Newbie and The Truth About Total Failure By Dave Powell

Increase traffic? Now there's a MILLION dollor question.
The answer to this question is not an easy one in many respects, butmainly It's almost impossible for one answer to be correct for everycircumstance. By jim Peters

Take the Guesswork out of Web Site Analysis
Take the Guesswork out of Web Site Analysis By Yi Zhou

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