Archive for the 'Techie' Category

Computer Viruses - The Return!

Friday, April 18th, 2008

Ok folks. Something is going on here. Twice in the last 24 hours I’ve been contacted by friends who have just been infected with a new strain of computer virus. One female friend just reinstalled Windows Vista and was done with it (drastic to say the least but she’s stubborn and hates asking for help) [...]

You, Your Computer and Viruses

Sunday, January 27th, 2008

It never ceases to amaze me how little thought people give to the safety of the data on their computer. They’ll continue hoarding personal files and information on it with no thought given to data backups, anti-virus or firewall software. For months (or even years) they use their computer always assuming that viruses, spyware, hacks [...]

Working Remotely?

Thursday, October 18th, 2007

There are times when we can’t always work from the comfort of our home office - not ideal but it’s a fact of life for many of us. There’s a ton of choices for how we’re going to handle this working away from. You can just work from a cybercafe if all you have to [...]

Hyphenated Domain Names - Cure or Curse?

Tuesday, July 24th, 2007

Hyphenated or dashed domains have long been the favourite of Internet and affiliate marketers. Why? Simply because it allowed them to pack the domain full of the primary keywords for their market. When this all began it was used responsibly by sensible marketers. They saw the benefit of including maybe one keyword in their domain. [...]

Finding A Great Web Hosting Company

Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007

You’ve done all your brainstorming and come up with an absolutely brilliant domain name that both brands your business and let’s people know what you sell or represent. The next step is finding someplace to host your domain name. Having your own website or web based business is a two step process.
1. Register domain
2. Host [...]

Virtual Real Estate - How Much Is Your Website Worth?

Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007

The massive growth of the Internet is like the goldrush of the 1800s all over again. There are thousands of opportunities to get wealthy from doing business online and smart business people have been speculating on Internet “property” since the early 1990’s. Property? Yes believe it or not the buying and selling of Virtual Real [...]