Tag: Free Space

How to Backup Windows XP Home Edition

Posted on Jun.23, 2009, under Computer and PC Tips No Comments

Your computer cost you from hundreds to thousands of dollars, but the computer itself is not the most valuable part. The data on the hard disk is the most valuable part. How many hours of work did you put into creating that data? One little event, like a power line spike from a lightning strike, and all that work could be lost. Unfortunately, backing up with Windows XP Home Edition is not as simple as it should be.
The first step [...]


Wireless Networking, Part 1: Capabilities and Hardware

Posted on May.22, 2009, under Computer and PC Tips No Comments

Wireless Networking, Part 1: Capabilities and Hardware
These days it isn’t uncommon for a home to have multiple personal computers, and as such, it just makes sense for them to be able to share files, as well as to share one Internet connection. Wired networking is an option, but it is one that may require the installation and management of a great deal of wiring in order to get even a modestly sized home set up. With wireless networking equipment becoming [...]


Don’t Make Your Website User-UNfriendly!

Posted on Apr.13, 2009, under Web Design No Comments

Web Design is a very subjective process. Your idea of what looks good may differ from the next person’s. While wild backgrounds and flashing text were once considered ‘cool’, unwritten standards have evolved into every web designers inventory.
In the following examples I intend to convey a few of those user-unfriendly examples to you. My purpose is only to get you thinking about the layout and performance of your website. If you have one of these examples on your site, and [...]


Things to Consider Before Starting a Website

Posted on Jan.19, 2009, under Web Design No Comments

In the time that I have been using the Internet, (since 1996) I have seen a lot of websites. I have seen a lot of good websites and I have seen a lot that were just plain awful. Here are some things to think about before you start a website.
What is the purpose of your website? Is it meant to be primarily a sales site or is it meant to be purely informative?
Once you have decided [...]


Free Websites & Why You Should Avoid Them

Posted on Jan.14, 2009, under Web Design No Comments

It amazes me how many people try to build serious websites with free web host providers. Granted, we all love things in life that are marked “free”, but it doesn’t always make sense to go that route if it will cost you more in the long run.
And I’m not just talking in monetary terms. Costs can also come in forms of time and energy. I don’t know about you, but I don’t like wasting those two things [...]


What should a beginner do?!

Posted on Dec.02, 2008, under Web Design No Comments

Maybe you have a great idea….maybe you don’t.
What you -do- know is that you want a website and you want to
make money from it.
But where do you start?
If you are like many (myself included), you feel the most
logical thing to do is to use the free space you get with your
ISP, or one of the many free website communities out there.
It gives you the opportunity to learn how to make a website,
upload it to a web server, promote it, and [...]


Free Or Not Free — It’s Your Choice

Posted on Nov.19, 2008, under Web Hosting No Comments

The internet is one of the world’s top sources of information, products and just about anything else you could possibly want. And, if you have spent any amount of time online, you must have noticed that much of it is free.
Many home business entrepreneurs get their start online using some of these free resources. In fact, some of them use freebees almost exclusively.
So, just what are these valuable assets that attract so many home business newbies? Here [...]


What should a beginner do?!

Posted on Nov.08, 2008, under Web Design No Comments

Maybe you have a great idea….maybe you don’t.
What you -do- know is that you want a website and you want to
make money from it.
But where do you start?
If you are like many (myself included), you feel the most
logical thing to do is to use the free space you get with your
ISP, or one of the many free website communities out there.
It gives you the opportunity to learn how to make a website,
upload it to a web server, promote it, and [...]


Free Or Not Free, It’s Your Choice

Posted on Nov.03, 2008, under Web Hosting No Comments

The internet is one of the world’s top sources of information,
products and just about anything else you could possibly want.
And, if you have spent any amount of time online, you must have
noticed that much of it is free.
Many home business entrepreneurs get their start online using
some of these free resources. In fact, some of them use freebees
almost exclusively.
So, just what are these valuable assets that attract so many
home business newbies? Here are just a few:
1. Email [...]


Affordable Web Hosting Options

Posted on Oct.24, 2008, under Web Hosting No Comments

If you are looking for a place to host your web site and make
yourself known on the internet, you may have been considering
several web hosting offers and, probably, do not know which
offer will suit your needs best.
This article intends to be a small but helpful guide on making
the right decision. The essential thing is to think about what
use you will make of your site.
If you intend to place just a couple of personal pages, some
pictures of your pet or your [...]