Tag: Plethora

Choosing a Tape Drive

Posted on Jun.24, 2009, under Computer and PC Tips No Comments

Tape drives remain the leading technology used by organizations for backup and archiving. However, the plethora of tape drives on the market can make choosing the appropriate tape drive a confusing task. How do you select a tape drive that satisfies your needs without blowing the budget? The following are just some of the main factors to consider.
1. Capacity
Select a tape drive that has sufficient capacity to store your backups. Tape drives are able to compress data so that more [...]


Local Search Optimization – A Guide to Getting Started

Posted on Jun.09, 2009, under Web Traffic No Comments

While searching the web these days, it’s hard not to notice all those little Local tabs sprouting up in the vicinity of the search field on virtually every major search engine. Within the past year, the race has been to integrate a plethora of advanced features into local search capabilities.
Already we’re seeing features like customer reviews and ratings, storefront and product photos, detailed maps with directions, hours of operation, forms of accepted payment, integration with cell phones, and much more [...]


Alternatives to Tape Backup

Posted on May.25, 2009, under Computer and PC Tips No Comments

You may ask, isn’t tape an anachronism in the age of optical disks, removable hard drives and a plethora of whiz-bang, random-access storage media? In many ways it is, but because of the nature of backup it doesn’t really matter that tape is slow and sequential-access. Remember, tape is cheap. Businesses use tape because they find it to be a cost-effective backup solution.
However, if you have any problems with tape backup, you’ll probably be interested to know that there are [...]


An Introduction to Tape Backup

Posted on May.14, 2009, under Computer and PC Tips No Comments

If you run a small business, chances are you’re saving important files to a server. But what happens when disaster strikes? How are you ensuring that your files won’t be lost? Many people fail to realize that the loss of files could cripple their business. You can insure your office and equipment, but you can’t insure files. You can’t repair or buy back lost files. Ipso facto, they are lost!
This brings us to the concept of disaster recovery. What is [...]


Types of Web Site Features

Posted on Apr.20, 2009, under Web Design No Comments

As web platforms and software grow at exponential rates, site owners are faced with a plethora of potential features. So, what is out there?
Web site features are limited only by imagination. Here is a brief categorization of some of the major fields of web site features, including stores, auctions, forums, articles, directories, news, and entertainment.
Stores
Online stores can be used to sell products on web sites and also easily interact as a point of sale service.
Catalogs
Catalog type ecommerce sites [...]


My Top Ten List Of Extremely Annoying Web Page Design Elements!

Posted on Apr.11, 2009, under Web Design No Comments

Easy navigation and usability are one of the most important aspects of creating a “user friendly” website. However, there are still a “plethora” of web-sites out there that are, to be politically correct, functionally challenged. Does your website keep people captivated, or does it send them fleeing as soon as they get to the first page? Do you offend your visitors by employing these ten web design faux paus?
1) Music, or any voice recording that automatically plays
when you enter [...]


Why does anyone need a professional Web Designer?

Posted on Mar.26, 2009, under Web Design No Comments

Why does anyone need a professional Web Designer?
With a plethora of website design and website building tools
available today why does anyone need a web designer? In fact,
if you shop around, you can build a well presented web site for
free. So why pay a web designer? This short article will not
try and persuade you to pay a web designer, but show you why you
should use a professional web designer.
A good website needs to address multiple challenges:-
– Websites need visitors [...]


Using Your Competitors Keywords for Search Engine Optimization

Posted on Mar.25, 2009, under Web Design No Comments

There are quite a few new software and search engine
optimization solutions and products out there these days. The
main focus of them seems to concentrate on getting the best
keywords for your site. Some even offer to scan your competitors
web site in order to find out which keywords they are using,
suggesting that all you have to do is copy them and you too will
show up within the top ten listings.
Unfortunately, most companies who offer these types of services
are merely preying on [...]


Website Design — Three Emotions/Feelings to Avoid on Your Site

Posted on Jan.30, 2009, under Web Design No Comments

Emotions (and feelings) play a strong role in the marketing and selling process. Therefore, we need to be aware of the emotional impact of our websites. So, in this article, I am considering three of the uncomfortable emotions and/or feelings that visitors experience as they surf the Internet and come in contact with various websites.
Feeling #1. Frustration happens in many ways because of thoughtless design.

Long download time because of huge graphics, Flash introduction pages and bloated code.
Most visitors will leave [...]


Web Designing (Imagination at work)

Posted on Jan.29, 2009, under Web Design No Comments

Quality isn’t something you apply to a finished web site like wood sealer on a new deck: a good site has quality designed in and built in.
Web designing is the design of a web page, website or web application. Basically it focuses on building the front-end of a web page. There are two basic aspects to any web page found on the Internet. The first is a presentation that the user interacts with and the second is the back-end that [...]