Case study: A secretary using Corel WordPerfect 7 is often required to carry out calculations and insert the values into invoices or other documents. She does this by entering calculations into either a real calculator and transcribing the answer, or the Microsoft calculator and copying then pasting the result into the document. Doing this affects [...]

Flash Your ATI Video Cards BIOS

Flash your ATI video card BIOS. You will need the following: 1. 1.44MB FDD (floppy) 2. FLASHROM utility copy 3. Compatible BIOS file for your video card. (search the manufactures website for bios details) 4. Required Drivers. (check manufactures website) Alright now First make an ATI BIOS flash boot disk. -Bios flash operations for video [...]

How To Make Good Use of Spreadsheets

Most computer users use spreadsheets software such as Microsoft Excel in their daily home and office. However very few are aware of the potential of spreadsheets in helping them in financial accounting and statistical analysis. There are many uses of spreadsheets beyond the simple arithmetical and data analysis we are used to. Spreadsheets can assist [...]

Have You Been Dropped By Yahoo?

Yahoo has fairly recently updated its guidelines. You can read the full list at: http://help.yahoo.com/help/us/ysearch/basics/basics-18.html I thought that a few points were of great interest to you because we have discussed these issue in the past when describing the best way to future-proof your site against search engine algorithm changes. Here are some of the [...]

DIY SEO – Part 2 Tags n Things

Part 2 Tips 4 tags Meta tags are the descriptive tags used by website designers to explain to the search engines exactly what your website is all about. They look like this, title Put title of your page here, include important keywords /title meta name=”Description” content=”Put a short keyword rich description of your site here” [...]

VBScript: Javascript Made Easy

VBScript is a web language for inserting into HTML documents. It’s a lot like Java, but is easier to write thanks to its Visual Basic-like code. Is It Really Easier? Well, it’s largely a matter of personal preference, and what you’re used to. If you’re an experienced programmer, you’ll probably think that VBScript is a [...]

Don’t just put your slogan in the title tag when you formulate the copy of your website. The formulation of the title tag is the most important single aspect when you fine-tune your website: 1. It is what people first read when the listing of your site turns up in Google and other search engines. [...]

Simplicity Can Be Complicated

Simplicity is in the eye of the beholder, especially when it comes to your web site. What is simple to the creator (you) may not be so simple to your visitors. Ever try to assemble a do it yourself furniture piece, like a stereo cabinet? Im sure the manufacturer knew exactly what it was doing [...]

I have found my dream job. I am not going to get rich, but I can work at home and always be available for my children. I write website content and do search engine optimization (SEO ) for a law firm. To get the job, I had to send in a sample Web page. I [...]

Form Checking – Verifying Name Using PHP Ereg

One important use of Regular Expressions (Regex) is to verify fields submitted via a form. In this article, we attempt to write an expression that is able to verify the user’s first name, middle name, last name or just names in general. The expression should allow names such as “Mary”, “Mr. James Smith” and “Mrs [...]