Articles Archive for March 2005
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Listen to this TipLots of Web sites require you to register with a login ID and password to access valuable features or content. And if you’re like me you’ve registered yourself at who-knows-how-many Web sites. The problem is that it’s impossible to remember all those logins and passwords. Here’s a simple solution if you use Microsoft Outlook. You’ll notice that Outlook has a little notes folder that kinda works like an electronic postit note. Every time you create a new login and password, copy that information into a new note along with the Web site address and a brief comment. If you ever forget that login and password combination just right click on the notes icon and do a search. Outlook will quickly find the answer for you and off you go. Save those valuable brain cells for remembering important things like your anniversary, not your Yahoo password.
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Are you looking to the Internet as a way to increase profits? My best advice is that first and foremost you must be an active user of the Net in order to fully understand how it can benefit your company. I’m amazed by how many executives want to sell their products and services on the Web, but have never bought anything online themselves. For your business to truly succeed on the Internet, you need to get online, see what your competition is already doing, understand what is really going on in your industry, and then develop a business plan. The best way to succeed online is to use the Internet like you were a potential customer and try to buy something from your competitors. That will give you a real insight on what you need to do to compete effectively.
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I recently got an email asking me if a Web site can automatically get your email address without you knowing. Great question. The answer is no, unless you specifically volunteer your email address, there is no easy way for a Web site to get that information. However there are lots of other things Web sites know about you, like the time of day you visited, the type of browser you used, and the web pages you viewed. Some advanced sites will know if you’re a return visitor and continuously gather tidbits of information you may leave from time to time. By stitching these bits together, a rich profile about you can be built. The best way to know how sites will treat your information is to read their privacy policy which describes what they will do with the information they obtain. By understanding this policy and keeping an awareness of the what you give out, you’ll have good idea of how your personal information is being used.
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Listen to this TipHave you installed a CD burner on your computer yet? Well if not I gotta tell you, you’re missing out bigtime. CD burners let your computer create custom CDs and this has a whole bunch of great uses. For one, you can build your own custom music. All you do is gather your favorite music CD’s, tell the computer which songs you want and it will automatically copy the right tracks and burn a custom CD just for you that works like any other music CD you have. Once you’ve tried this you’ll love it! CD burners are also great substitutes for floppy disks. The measly 1 mb capacity of a floppy means they can’t really store anything but you can copy 600 mb of data to a CD with your burner! Trust me on this one, once you’ve get a burner you’ll wonder how you ever got along without it.
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When was the last time you cleaned out your mouse? What, you say you didn’t even know your mouse could be cleaned? Cleaning out your mouse is a must if you want smooth, easy scrolling. Here’s all you have to do: Turn your mouse over and you’ll notice a little ring with arrows around the ball in the center. Turn that ring in direction of the arrows until it unlocks, allowing you to remove the ball. Inside you’ll notice two little rods and they will probably be extremely dirty. Use your fingernail to scratch all the crud off those rods, blow it all out, and then replace the ball. Put the ring back on and turn it opposite the direction of the arrows. Turn your mouse over and try it now. Ahhh. Nothing like a clean mouse to scroll yourself all over the place.
