Firefox to get into the record books
The entire Firefox community is waiting for download day; this is going to happen sometime in June and will see virtually everyone who is running a Firefox browser upgrade this to the latest and most exciting browser that has come out through Firefox.
Not content with that the people at Firefox are looking to break [...]
May 28, 2008Extras added to Google Maps
Ever since Google introduced the maps these are appearing on many websites, whether these are being used to show customers directions or to simply advertise certain areas like a tourist attraction. These maps come in very handy and are useful tools for webmasters.
However there are some features to be used on Google Maps and [...]
May 27, 2008Users prefer interactive sites
In research made by S. Shyam Sundar, professor of film, video and media studies at Penn State, and Jamie Guillory, formerly an undergraduate student at Penn State has found that people looking at corporate website’s, tend to prefer an interactive site, rather than one that is static.
This is particularly true when it come’s job [...]
May 23, 2008Microsoft to pay users to search
Microsoft have been trying for some time to capture the search market, but have failed even their proposed take over of Yahoo failed, leaving them to rethink the whole situation.
Now they are launching “Live Search Cash back” the idea being that both advertisers and users will be able to get cash back savings on [...]
May 22, 2008Features of Firefox 3
The latest version of Firefox conveniently called “3” has a lot of features and even some fixes, but there are some of these features that could actually make a difference to how you are surfing the net.
So what would be the best of all of these features on Firefox 3?
Souped-up Add-ons manager
More intuitive [...]
Is Firefox 3 the fastest?
Well if we take notice of all the information coming out on the recent release of the finished product. It has been noted that there have been some significant improvements on previous browsers and to that end is said be really fast.
But don’t take our word for it; here is what TechWeb have to [...]
May 19, 2008Domain names running out
What would happen if the internet ran out of domain names?
If you think that this is never going to happen, then you could be wrong. Current estimates figure that by the year 2011 there will be no new domain names for sale, which means for some people and indeed businesses something of a dilemma.
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Some great webmaster tools
Being a great webmaster means many things to many different people, but for the webmaster it usually means a lot of painstakingly hour of work, paying attention to the slightest of details and generally making sure that things are kept running smoothly.
But sometimes even the best need a little help, or sometimes a lot [...]
May 14, 2008Free webmaster tools
It is well known that being a webmaster means that you are most of the time working and to tight budgets, this is ok, but could there be any way of making life easier?
Well of course there is, there is always going to be a short cut here and there, but having said that [...]
May 13, 2008Social media can change the world
Using social networking to change the world for the better can quite easily be done by using the skills and experiences that have been gained through using these types of internet services.
Many companies and individuals are using this type of media for their own marketing ideas, so why can’t this method be used to [...]
May 12, 2008Web Power usage under fire
It is amazing to find that by doing a simple search on Google uses enough power to keep an 11 watt light bulb alight for hour. This is a mere search, so you can imagine the power requirements that are needed to download a music track, TV programme or film!
So in total it has [...]
May 8, 2008Let Google know you’re in the UK
Having a .com site is fine, because it is a universal domain, but when are a specific UK site who only sells to the UK market, you are going to need the site to be right up there on the site rankings for the UK. But what happens when the site turns up on the [...]
May 7, 2008Webmasters doing Google’s job
Being Google must be great; they have help from all sides. Once they were just a search service which people used to find a website and everyone was happy. Apart from Google, they wanted to rule the internet and then go on to rule the world, but they need the help of webmasters and naturally [...]
May 5, 2008Microsoft gives up on Yahoo
The software giant Microsoft raises their offer for Yahoo by five billion dollars, but it is still rejected as Yahoo feel that this is far too low. So what now for the plan of attack?
Well as in any great business battle the predator has to know when it is a good time to stop [...]
May 2, 2008Where Vista has failed
There simply cannot be any computer user who has not heard about the problems with Vista, but although there are many problems, actually finding out what they are and how these problems will actually affect your own computer use.
So for anyone who is unaware of what most people think are the severe problems with [...]
May 1, 2008The internet is still a baby
It’s unbelievable but the internet is approaching its fifteenth birthday, which was when the first piece of code was placed onto a domain which was powered by CERN, the lab where the internet was first developed.
The man who was behind this was Sir Tim Berners-Lee, and the decision to make the internet free for [...]