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The Importance of Keeping the Laptop Cool

Whether at home or office, working on laptops for long hours can put significant strain on the wrist, neck, back and shoulders. A simple and cost effective way to improve your working conditions and relieve the stress on your health is to invest in an ergonomic laptop cooling stand. A laptop cooling stand is a great accessory that elevates the laptop to a convenient angle for your wrists and neck. Additionally, several models of laptop stands come with cooling fans that prevent heat buildup to maintain an optimal system temperature.





Laptops that are constantly subject to overheating due to overuse or use in bed suffer from heat buildup which can shorten the life of the laptop. Overheating can diminish processing speed and wear out system components. Using a laptop stand fights heat buildup and prolongs the life of the computer. The design of the laptop stand facilitates air flow around the laptop, which helps in dissipating the heat produced when the laptop is operating. Some models of laptop stand come equipped with internal USB coolers. The coolers help to reduce the processor temperature keep the components safe from heat fatigue.

In addition to the cooling feature, ergonomic laptop cooling stand allows adjusting the angle of the keyboard such that minimum stress is applied on the wrist, neck, back and shoulders. Some brands have the option of adjusting the slant to different levels which allows you to use the laptop comfortably on your desk at work and even while traveling. This helps to avert major heart issues like wrist strain, neck pain, shoulder and backache.
An advanced version of a laptop stand might also include the swivel feature which allows the user to conveniently rotate the laptop. This feature is helpful if the laptop screen needs to be viewed back and forth by two (or more) people. Some models of stands will allow full rotation of the laptop while others will facilitate only partial rotation in a semicircular pattern. Added features can include extra ports and space saving designs.

Ergonomic laptop stands are typically sleek and lightweight and can be easily carried in standard laptop bags. Their prices were higher in early days of hitting the market. However, today high quality laptop stands can be purchased at affordable prices. The ideal choice of laptop cooling stand depends on the user preference, laptop usage, laptop size and work environment.

If, however, you use the traditional computer at work or home, or prefer using an external keyboard and mouse with your laptop, it is still vital to maintain a healthy and stress free work environment. An independent keyboard should always be paired with a standing desk keyboard tray for correct and comfortable ergonomics. Maintaining the slope of the independent keyboard is as important as adjusting the laptop keyboard at an optimal angle.

An appropriately angled keyboard will help to make typing easier and relaxed and avert the health risks that develop due to hunching or bending too much.


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Is Google Chrome Right for Your Business?

When Microsoft first developed its Internet Explorer browser in 1995, the web was a very different environment. Now the static text-based pages of the early days have evolved into interactive applications that blur the line between online and offline, the team at Google felt it was time to reinvent the browser. In September this year the first beta version of its Chrome browser for PCs was released as an open-source free download.




Microsoft still has around 80% of the market, and almost everyone else is using its main competitor, Mozilla's Firefox. Just four days after Chrome's launch it was suggested that Google had already taken 1% of the market, but there's still a very long way to go before Chrome is considered a real player, let alone a serious rival to Internet Explorer. Reviews have been largely favorable but before business users get too excited about the shiny new browser and rush to switch, there are a number of considerations.


One of Google's core aims for Chrome is for it to be more secure than other browsers. Chrome regularly downloads updates of two blacklists for phishing and malware, and warns users when they attempt to visit a harmful site. Chrome also has a private browsing mode, Incognito, that prevents the browser from storing history information and cookies from the websites visited.


Chrome's developers rejected the way browsers have traditionally been built and came up with an architecture where every tab, site and plug-in has its own separate process. This prevents malicious software from installing itself: a harmful programme running in one tab is unable to 'sniff' credit card numbers, interact with the mouse, or tell Windows to run it on start-up, and will be terminated when the tab is closed. This has the additional benefit of making the browser much less likely to crash - a real weakness of Internet Explorer - and so meets Google's second aim of making a more stable browser.


Stability is also strengthened by Chrome being very PC-memory friendly, with a process management tool called 'Task Manager' that allows users to see which sites are taking the most memory and downloading the most bytes. This could help businesses that have to deal with hundreds of workers going to demanding sites to control access to websites that are simply too demanding for their network and internet connection.


Google's third aim was speed. It wanted Chrome to be super-fast, and tests against Firefox 3, Internet Explorer 7 and 8, and Safari, show it does indeed function faster.


While Chrome does what Google set out to do, however, a number of concerns have already surfaced. The most alarming of these as far as businesses were concerned was a clause in Chrome's licensing agreement that appeared to give Google the right to do whatever it wanted with all content loaded onto commercial websites through Chrome. When this was flagged up, Google immediately modified the small print to remove the offending sections. It also acted fast to remedy a serious flaw that allowed a malicious web page to crash the whole browser. These two potential problems are a side-effect of Chrome's current incarnation being a beta, or test, version of the software. In other words, by Google's own admission it's very much a work in progress, and while issues from security glitches to web pages and applications that don't work properly on Chrome are to be expected, this may deter companies from embracing a piece of software that is still a little rough around the edges. The flip side of this is that because Chrome is open-source, anyone can edit and improve the code, so in theory an IT manager could add a security update without waiting for Google to fix the problem.


The fact that that Chrome isn't Internet Explorer also has good and bad points for business. As well as avoiding the frequent crashes Microsoft's browser is known for, companies that like to avoid Microsoft in general may like to see another alternative, particularly from Google, which can do no wrong in many eyes. But most businesses are immersed in the world of MS applications and development tools. Internet Explorer is not only the default browser of their IT infrastructure, but is required to get full functionality from their other software. This question of compatibility extends further: the current version of Chrome is for PC only, and although Google is working on versions for Mac and Linux, this rules Chrome out at the moment for any businesses - including in many creative sectors - that run on these operating systems. Chrome is also not viable if your business runs on ActiveX web applications, as it does not support ActiveX.


Chrome's user interface has some interesting features which might help employees work faster and smarter. Some reviewers have said it really understands what people want to do with a browser, with features like the 'Omnibar' search function, and thumbnail views of the nine most visited sites and recent bookmarks. And when users create a shortcut for a web application, Chrome strips away all of the toolbars and tabs, leaving something that feels much more like a desktop application than the internet. But other features we've become used to are not yet included, such as a way to manage bookmarks, a command for emailing links and pages directly from the browser, and even the progress bar to show how much of a web page has loaded.


Chrome is to be admired for its speed, elegance and usefulness. It's a re-imagining of the browser to reflect the way individuals use the internet, and despite some problems it's been received well. Companies may consider Chrome too young to even think about switching from Internet Explorer or Firefox just yet, but there's no doubt business users will be watching with interest to see what Google does next to buff up even more of a shine on its first browser.

Desktop Applications Vs. Web Applications

Software application development began with desktop applications, which could be used on standalone machines only. However, with the advent of internet and online commerce, web application development gained importance. Word processors and media players can be considered to be typical desktop applications, while an online shopping cart on an ecommerce website can be considered as a web application.


By definition, a desktop application means any software that can be installed on a single computer (laptop or a desktop) and used to perform specific tasks. Some desktop applications can also be used by multiple users in a networked environment. Web application development, however, soon started replacing desktop applications for reasons of portability and better functions from usability point of view. Web application development is usually made on client-server architecture and use a web-browser as the client interface. This is one of the reasons why web applications are so widely getting popular. Though web applications offer a slight advantage over desktop applications, there is a very narrow chance of desktop applications becoming outdated. The primary reason for this could be the security issues and legalities associated with web based applications.
Following is a basic comparison on desktop and web based applications based on certain parameters:

Maintenance - web based applications need to be installed only once where as desktop applications are to be installed separately on each computer. Also updating the applications is cumbersome with desktop applications as it needs to be done on every single computer which is not the case with web applications.
Ease of use - desktop applications are confined to a physical location and hence have usability constraint. Web applications development on the other hand makes it convenient for the users to access the application from any location using the Internet.

Security - web applications are exposed to more security risks than desktop applications. You can have a total control over the standalone applications and protect it from various vulnerabilities. This may not be the case with web applications as they are open to a large number of users in the Internet community thus widening the threat.

Connectivity - web application development relies significantly on Internet connectivity and speed. Absence of Internet or its poor connectivity can cause performance issues with web applications. Desktop applications are standalone in nature and hence do not face any hindrances resulting from Internet connectivity. Connectivity also significantly affects the speed at which desktop and web applications operate.

Cost factor - web application development and its maintenance involve higher costs and mostly recurring in nature. Desktop applications are purchased one time and there are not continually occurring charges. However, in certain cases, maintenance fees may be charged.


Having considered the basics of desktop and web application development, the selection of a suitable type will depend on the business needs and factors discussed in the comparison given above.


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Know about Cisco CCNP Combo




There is only one company that is making headway in spite of the worldwide recession and financial crisis. It is growing at a steady rate around the world, and is recognized as a leader in the networking industry. One of the reasons of the growth of Cisco is the popularity of the internet and its heavy usage in businesses big and small. This is the reason that the technology offered by this company is being appreciated and used by people all over the world for maintaining and troubleshooting their networks. Cisco provides training courses to IT professionals which make them experts at handling network operations throughout the world. The courses offered by Cisco are CCNA, CCIE and CCNP. Cisco has the maximum number of centers providing networking knowledge to many students across the globe. Here you can get Cisco CCNP combo training package.

CCNA is the primary courses that student wanting to study the Cisco systems take. You can approach any good Midlothian computer training institute that offers these courses for studying them. The basic problems of installing, configuring, supporting, monitoring, implementing and solving are dealt with in the CCNA course. Another course that Cisco offers is CCNP which means Cisco certified networking professional. It is a more advanced course than CCNA and you need to complete CCNA before you attempt CCNP. This course gives the students more knowledge about the primary networking problems as it includes rigorous lab practice. The students get in depth knowledge and expertise in solving networking problems. Cisco also offers specialization courses in CCNP voice and CCNP security. These courses can be studied by opting for a Cisco CCNP combo training package.

Internet security is a major concern today with rampant virus attacks, cyber attacks and hacking. Many firms are being attacked and lose their valuable data and get their systems damaged. In order to the protect themselves these firms hire trained security specialists. This is the reason why IT professionals who have completed the CCNP security course are high in demand all over the world. Professionals who take this course get advanced training of the possible threats and the counter defenses for them. This training is available at many of the Midlothian computer training institutes.

The other course CCNP voice is also equally popular as it is a specialization dealing with operation of voice and data on the same network. The student is given the knowledge of Cisco voice device. A person who has a certification in Cisco CCNP voice will be given preference by employers over other candidates.



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How to write an article – Article writing tips



Writing an article requires passion, a zeal for writing. It's a kind of a task that requires a lot of brainstorming, so anyone who can think logically is creative and enthusiastic can write article(s)by following certain guidelines.
As we all know that article writers are in demand these days and if you want to be a good writer,initially, write about the topics known to you, this will help you to write with full confidence.Before writing any article put yourself into the shoes of the reader and then think, what will beyour expectations from a particular article? By doing so you will be able to understand the point of view of your reader and this in turn will make your article interesting and impressive.
There used to be a time when formal way of writing i.e. using formal language/words was acceptable but now the trend has changed .Readers these days want the script to be more informal with minimal technical or formal words being used. To add on to that use can always use some humor to make your writing interesting, the mantra is "be simple and straight, avoid technical jargons". Don't be a miser but to some extent try to delight your reader by giving extra information, useful tips, links of related websites etc.
Tips for writing a good article

1. Deciding the topic: The first and the foremost thing in article writing is to finalize the topic for the article. Make sure that the topic you choose should be the one that you think you are thorough with or something that you like to discuss with others. Remember article writing requires a lot of creativity, concentration, and dedication.
But in case the topic is fixed and you don't have a choice make sure to become familiar with the topic by reading and collecting information from various sources. Once you will have the knowledge/information, writing about that particular topic will not at all be a difficult task.

2. Planning what to write: Article writer should be very empathetic; to become popular in this field you will have to learn to understand the view point of your client. Try to understand what kind of information your reader wants, what is his motive behind reading your article and will your article be able to fulfill that motive/need?
While planning, jot down some keywords that the reader(s) will look for while reading your article and if it's web article and some specific keywords are given to you remember to use those keywords as it will improve the ranking of your article.

3. Deciding the length of the article: If there is a set parameter regarding the length of the article i.e. word limit than stick to it. If there is no such specification, than initially, do not worry about the length of the article, let your thoughts flow and write the relevant information that comes to your mind. Focusing too much on the article length at this stage will hamper your creativity.

4. Give shape to your thoughts (create an outline): At this stage you know what exactly you want to convey through your article. You should start with giving a very impressive introduction that will give reader the complete idea about what he/she is goingto read further. It is the introduction that will encourage the reader to read till the end, so spend quality time in drafting the introduction for your article.

The body of your article should completely focus on the problem/situation under discussion and must give the relevant information about the topic as well as solution to the problem.
The conclusion should summarize the key points and the result drawn from the discussion.
The language in which the article is to be written should be informal.

5. Formatting the article: Once you have written the article you must make sure that there are no spelling or grammatical mistakes. Read each and every word very carefully after all it's about your image as a writer.

6. Revise your article: There is a saying that "it's human to make mistakes" but for a writer a single mistake can lead to serious repercussions. So revise your article and be confident about it.



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How To Write And Sell Articles – What Should You Be Writing About?



“I want to sell articles, but I don't know what to write about.”

This is something I get asked quite a lot, so I thought I would reveal the answer here in case you are having the same problem.  The answer is quite simple – write about anything and everything you can!

When you are trying to sell articles online, you will find that people are looking for all kinds of different material.  I have sold articles on conservatories, management, self help, writing, eBay, lotteries, currency issues, computer equipment, and many more besides.  I could write an article 1000 words long and more that is just a list of the subjects I have written about.

But getting started can be tricky.  That’s why I would recommend starting with what you know about.  Jot down a list of subjects you feel confident you could write easily about.  So for example, maybe you’re a good cook.  That should go on your list.  Maybe you are a parent.  Okay, so you could write articles on parenting.  What about the job you do or those you have done in the past?  You could write lots of articles around those as well.
Watch out as well for writing jobs that are advertised that appeal to you because of the subject matter.  Make sure you apply for them – you won’t get them all but even one or two will be enough to set you off on the right path.  And the more you write the more you will feel confident about what you are doing, so you can expand your knowledge base to include subjects you are interested in but don’t know much about.

There is no magic subject that is better to write about than any other.  The best ones for you are the ones you know about.  Everything else extends from there.



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Write a Great Article in 15 Minutes



Writing an article isn't difficult and it doesn't have to take a lot of time. You're not out to create a literary masterpiece. You just want to communicate your ideas to your audience.

You can write a great article in 15 minutes by remembering these points:

• Write about a topic you know well

• Know what you want to say about your topic. Have an opinion or some important information to share

• Your online audience has a short attention span. They want to find out what you have to tell them and get on to the next thing as quickly as possible.

• Keep your article short and to the point

• 500 – 750 words is usually most effective

• Don't use big words, keep it simple

A quick, easy way to write an article is to list a few, or several, main points that you want to tell your reader about your topic. You don't need to include everything you've ever thought of, just some of your favorite or best ideas. A short article might have only three points, a longer one could have twelve or more.

To make these points stand out for your reader you can create a numbered list, a bulleted list, or just type your main ideas in bold.

Now write a short paragraph about each point, explaining your idea. Always put your most important information first. Most online readers have short attention spans and they'll only read the first part of your article or the beginning of your paragraph.

Write in your own words. My favorite writers, on the web and off, write just the way they talk. I love to hear the author's unique voice come through their written words. It makes the article interesting and it helps me connect with the writer. Trying to copy someone else's writing style only wastes your time and energy, and it won't be appreciated by your reader.

When you're done, go back to the beginning of the article and write your introduction – just two or three sentences. You'll want to grab the reader's attention here. Tell them what you're going to tell them, and tell them why it's important.

Make sure you include what the article is about and why it matters to them. Make it immediate. Your reader wants information they can use right now, not in two months or even in a week.

Lastly, go to the end of your article and write your conclusion. An easy way to do this is to tell your reader what you told them or to simply rephrase your introduction.

Make it short and snappy. Never introduce a new idea in the conclusion. Just wrap up the ideas you've already shared with them.

There you have it! A good, informative article written in 15 minutes.

Writing an article to promote your home business isn't difficult and it doesn't have to take a lot of time. You're not out to create a literary masterpiece. You just want to communicate your ideas to your audience. Here are some ways to write a great article in 15 minutes.



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Best Article Writing Tips




Lately, it would seem that article writing has become the newest and best form of marketing. Why? Because people read articles all over the world, and because the right keywords can lead a customer right to your webpage. The question you might have now however is just how this would work. After all it seems unlikely that a simple article would be capable of making such a difference. Believe it. Articles can have more of an effect than you think, and it's time for you to to learn a few article writing tips!

The first tip we can give you is to use decent grammar. Yes, we are living in the internet age, and in this age there are quite a few people that do not pay any mind to grammar, sentence structure, or even spelling for that matter, but that doesn't mean you need to be one of them! Individuals that use the internet for shopping or other commerce purposes will more than likely skip over your article if it suffers from excessive grammar issues.

In other words, if you cannot write a simple article then how could you hope to sell a product? This brings us to our next point, which is of course key wording your articles. This is one that many people have a problem with but when it comes to selling a product it is probably the most important thing you could possibly do! By finding and using the right keywords you will not only draw traffic, but you will also raise the popularity of your website significantly.

Because article writing has become so popular as of late, it is no surprise that there are several different free article submission websites. These websites have already gained a high search engine ranking, and as a result the articles they host will be listed well. Note that these article directories will not typically allow one to directly advertise a business. If you make this attempt your article will be rejected, forcing you to start from scratch. Rather you should use keywords to funnel new users and customers to your website.

As you can see, article writing certainly has it's place in the world of commerce. While video marketing and other forms of media may be on the rise, there is always going to be a call for article marketing simply because these subtle advertisement are portable, accessible to everyone, and the keywords are always plain as day.

Learning to write a decent SEO article may be key to the survival of your business, and that is definitely something you will want to think about! Start writing and posting articles today, you never know where they might take you.


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Importance Of Computer Education



Computers have brought up a revolutionary change in the past couple of decades. They are everywhere now and are being used by everyone. They are being used in every field as they provide the facility of storing large data safely which can be easily accessed and managed. They play vital role in our daily life owing to facilities it provide which are beyond our imagination .Their wide application has made the computer education a must.

As computers are being used widely these days, gaining computer education is the need of time. One should be equipped with the basic knowledge of computers, it's operations and applications. Both basic and practical knowledge completes the basic computer education.

Computers do not act as storage or processing devices only. They are the biggest sources of entertainment and communication as well. One can get connected to another in other part of world in no time with the help of computers. It helps in searching and retrieving vast information over internet also and only computer education can increase the applications of computer across the world.

Those coupled with computer knowledge, that may be networking, programming or any other, are always preferred over others and eventually gets the better job opportunities as in modern world no business operates without computers. So computer education is extremely important now as it is an eligibility criterion for getting recruited.
Getting acquainted with computer education makes business easy as various business transactions can be made fast and safe. Also all the business records and documents can be stored in computer thus reducing the need of paper documentation. One can shop being immobile as orders can be placed on internet which saves time and transportation cost.

Various database management soft wares are available in market which manages the large amount of data as per requirement. Computers are not used for business purposes solely, they are also used for gaming and for media purposes all over the globe, thus proving its worth as a one of the main source of entertainment.

Thus we need computer literate people in order to keep pace with time and society. This is the Information Age and computers and computer education are must to rise and to achieve the ladder of success.



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3 options for Windows XP users after April 8 / 2014



Despite seeing continued usage since its inception, the official end of support for Windows XP will arrive on April 8. Due in part to lukewarm reception to its successor - Windows Vista - there was little migration away from the operating system, and many users got caught in a vicious cycle of not being able to upgrade because of incompatible hardware.

If at all possible, it is advisable to move to a more updated operating system and/or computer as soon as possible. Those still running Windows XP after April 8 will find themselves increasingly vulnerable to attacks from malicious hackers who have learned from issues addressed by updates to its newer incarnations. But even if upgrading will not be possible or desired, there are still other ways to survive the end of the beloved Windows XP.

There are going to have to be some changes made by those who currently run Windows XP. Here is a list of the three most common alternatives people will be choosing as the end approaches:

1) Upgrading to Windows 8

Windows has gone through several evolutions since the time of XP. First came Vista, then Windows 7, which was supposed to be a return to some of the functionality that made XP so popular. After that came Windows 8 - a vast departure from the traditional Windows layout that favored the touchscreen advancements that have gained a place in personal computing.

Upgrading to Windows 8 is the move that makes the most sense for those who want to stay within the Microsoft ecosystem. Not only that, but it is the route that Microsoft itself is hoping to push on its customers. In an effort to lure its clientele away from XP, the company has been offering coupons and instant rebates toward new hardware, incentivizing a transition away from the dated operating system that continues to see widespread use.

2) Moving away from Microsoft

But some may have become tired of using these products, and if they are going to make a change then it needs to be a significant one. The first obvious solution to this issue would be to join the Apple fan base, but there are other offerings that might make more sense in professional settings.

Linux, which has long been a favorite operating system of computer developers around the world, is starting to gain steam as an alternative to Windows in ATMs. Many believe that the use of Linux will provide better control over systems than Windows can provide.

3) Keep using XP

While seeking alternatives to the 12-year-old operating system are preferred, there are still going to be stragglers after Microsoft ends support of XP. This is often because of factors beyond the control of the user. Maybe a set of classroom computers does not have the funding behind it to upgrade the machines properly. For those who will not be able to make the April 8 deadline, there is hope.


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Using SEO to Grow Your Business




As a product or service provider, you probably have learned a lot about marketing.  You know how to present your product so that it draws attention.  You produce marketing materials perfectly calculated to convince the consumer to buy from you.  You invest in carefully designed websites that will attract consumer's attention.  But one specialized niche in marketing online involves search engine optimization, or SEO.

What is SEO about?  Well, think about bricks-and-mortar stores.  Location is everything in that world – if you have a storefront that is visible from a main road, consumer awareness will work to your benefit.  That would be like having your business advertised on the front page of Yahoo! – effective, but expensive.

So what do store owners do who find themselves tucked between a barbershop and a convenient store behind a block of apartments?  They need to be in a directory.  That way, when someone on the other side of town browses through the yellow pages, he sees their name and decides they are worth looking up.  The online equivalent of yellow pages is Google.  But there are literally thousands and millions of websites wanting to be listed on Google.  What decides who gets listed high enough on the list to be seen?

This is what search engine optimization does for you.  Google doesn't every explicitly state the requirements for high ranking in their search results, but an entire business segment has sprung up among people who study search results and the factors know to affect them, and they have proven methods to increase your ranking.

For instance, Google is looking for keywords on your site.  If someone goes out and searches for a given phrase, Google shows them sites which discuss that phrase a lot.  Does that mean that you should use phrases relevant to your product in every sentence?  Unfortunately, Google's artificial intelligence is smart enough to know that you're probably just gaming the system.  In addition, consumers who read that material are also smart enough to be turned off by it.  But SEO experts have the appropriate amount of keyword usage down to a science.

Google wants to see links to your sites from other prominent sites.  But getting these sites to post your links is obviously problematic.  SEO experts specialize in the judicious use of inter-site linking to boost your site's ranking.

Finally, Google, like the yellow pages, offers paid advertising.  They charge you according to the number of people who click on your ads.  This is a double-edged sword, though.  If you can pay a reasonable amount and attract actual customers, then great – it's working for you.  On the other hand, if thousands of people with casual interest click through to your site and move on without being convinced to buy anything, then you are going to be out.  Once more, consider the use of an SEO expert to help you design a campaign to convert these curious clickers into paying customers.



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White Noise : What is This?




White Noise is not actually "noise" it is a random signal with a flat power spectral. It is a sound frequency or a signal that one hears as a gentle hiss, similar to the sound of wind rustling through trees, a waterfall, radio static or the ocean turf. It is purely a theoretical construct. To use a simple analogy, the color white contains the whole spectrum of colors of light. Similarly white noise is created by using the entire spectrum of frequencies, the human ear can hear.

White Noise can help a person relax or work as a sleep aid. Life is full of disruptive sounds and noises, such as honking of cars, barking of dogs, noisy neighbors, annoying snoring and screaming sirens. White noise does not add to the clamor of noise instead white noise contains equal frequencies of all sounds. Research has shown that a steady, monotonous stream of the same peaceful sound, such as white noise, can filter and mask distracting noises. This gentle continuous sound promotes a calm mood to help you relax and/or fall asleep.

The benefit of white noise for anyone is that it can help lessen the noisy distractions of one's physical environment. That's why it's used to help people relax, sleep, and concentrate better. Different sights and sounds within their surroundings more easily distract individuals with ADD/ADHD, hyperactivity, impulsiveness and other similar disabilities. By masking or canceling out extraneous sounds, white noise can be a very effective part of an overall program to promote greater focus, concentration, and productivity, as well as improved interpersonal behavior.

White noise is often recommended as a behavior modification tool, to help manage your pets' behavior, especially to relax them. Many dog owners play white noise as an anti-bark control to stop their dogs from incessant barking at loud noises or if they're suffering from separation anxiety or fear. White noise also helps comforts your scared or nervous pet, especially if it's experiencing some form of pet phobia.
And, pets love to fall asleep to white noise, just like humans!

White noise can be obtained in different formats such as ocean waves and the wind. Of course, these are not the real ocean waves and wind but pure white noise in the soothing rhythmic pattern of waves or the dynamic intensity of the wind.




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Difference Between Web Design and Web Development




The terms web designer and web developer are used interchangeably in the media and advertisements. But, they are not the same thing. Design involves what the visitor sees on your website, development involves the site’s functionality. This article explores the difference between these two disciplines.

A website contains several distinct aspects:

* Look and feel – primarily the graphics, color scheme, navigation elements, etc.
* Content – information, products, etc available on the site.
* Functionality – functionality includes interactive features that the web site provides to the visitors and the required infrastructure needed to provide them.
* Usability – the site from a visitor’s perspective and includes things like program interactions, navigation and usefulness.

Look And Feel

Look and feel includes overall appearance of the website. A Graphic designer decides on what colors and fonts to use and how to layout each of the sites pages. For more details visit to www.javascript-magic.com .The graphic designer needs to have a good appreciation for aesthetics and feeling for what combinations of colors and imagery will project the image that the website owner wants visitors to have of the site.

Content:

Content is all of the text that is found on a website and includes everything from the privacy policy to a very persuasive sales letter extolling the benefits of a product and asking the visitor to part with their hard earned money and everything in between. If it is written text then it is part of the content. You need a copywriter and editor to create good content.

Functionality

Functionality includes all of the interactive aspects of a web site and includes animation. The common denominator is that programmers using the various web programming languages that work either on a web server or in a web browser create all of these functions.

Flash can be used to animate graphics. Perl, php and java are programming languages used on the web server to create sophisticated dynamic web pages. These pages can work independently but most commonly with a database to create all of the features we have come to expect from a website.
JavaScript is used in browser to create a lot of cool effects such as swapping images when a mouse moves over an image, “ticker tapes”, links changing colors, etc. JavaScript works in the user’s web browser rather than on the web server.

There are also other “backend” applications that are transparent to the visitor such as form processing, content management and other administration programs that make it possible for non-programmers to maintain some aspects of the website’s data. All of these programs have to be integrated into the HTML code to be used on the webpage.
Usability

Usability is the website viewed from the user’s point of view and involves mostly testing things like:

* Does the look and feel are actually portraying the proper image?
* Is the navigation is user friendly?
* Does the navigation lead the visitor to where the owner wants them to go?
* Does the site load quickly?
* Do the applications work properly?

Design Versus Development

Unfortunately, there is a lot of overlap and integration needed between web design and web development.
When you toss in content creation and usability testing, it becomes a real mess.
Can a single individual do all of these things? There are some people who can do all of these things but most people only do one or two of the tasks.

Web design usually involves content creation and look and feel while web development involves creating the functionality and testing its usability.

Web designers need to be proficient with graphic design tools like Photoshop. Most also know HTML so they can implement their designs. However, using animation on the site and layout for the site’s content are also part of the web designer’s responsibility. For more information logon to www.google-friendly-page.com

.Many site owners provide the content for the website but a web designer needs to be able to edit and even rewrite the content if necessary. Web designers also normally do the usability testing for the navigation and site loading speed.

Web development programmers create the functionality for the website, but all of that functionality must be integrated into the HTML pages on the site. Alternatively, the HTML content could also be integrated into the program. Web developers also do usability testing on the site, at least for the functionality they create. So the programmer also needs to have some HTML knowledge as well.
In either case the web designer and web development programmer need to work together to assure that the website does everything that the site owner requested.
Bottom Line – Only large companies can afford to hire separate experts in graphic design, content creation, programming and usability testing when building a new website. In most other cases, the web designer and web development programmer are two different people who must work together to create a successful website.



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The Difference Between Web Designers and Web Developers



Thеrе аrе mаnу people іn thе virtual world claiming thаt web іѕ thе ѕаmе аѕ thе web design.  In fact, ѕоmе wоuld еvеn uѕе thе terms interchangeably pertaining tо thе ѕаmе meaning іn website development.  Thе thіng іѕ bоth terminologies аrе vеrу dіffеrеnt frоm еасh оthеr thаt show hеrе іn thе fоllоwіng highlights thаt depict thе difference bеtwееn them.

Thе difference саn bе obvious іf оnе focuses оn thе words "development" аnd "design."  Web development refers tо development оf thе website tо perform bеѕt wіth thе browser оf thе user, thе loading page etc, whіlе web design іѕ оnlу оn thе layout оr structuring оf navigational keys, options, contacts, columns оr thе design іn general оf thе website wіth thе hеlр оf thе bеѕt аvаіlаblе technology.

Web development involves studying thе behavior оf potential consumers, thе design оf thе website, uѕіng thе latest technology, inclined tо bе user-friendly design аnd simple, browser compatibility, thе implementation оf strategies fоr search engine optimization, inviting tо mоѕt traffic, conversion оf clicks іntо customers, money transactions, аnd ultimately consumer satisfaction.  Web design іѕ јuѕt аbоut hоw tо mаkе а beautiful design, attractive tо thе buyer аnd illustrated wіth images thаt hаvе lіttlе effects оn discharge rate оf thе website іn terms оf page ranking status.

Wе саn ѕау thаt web design іѕ а vital aspect оf web development, plays а crucial role іn thе effectiveness оf thе website, but іѕ nоt synonymous wіth web development.  Web development covers а large scope аnd оthеr aspects оf website related topics аѕ well.

Technological advances ѕuсh аѕ content management systems (CMS) аnd programming languages ѕuсh аѕ PHP 5.  Twо аnd Action Script 3.0 (AS 3.0) hаvе gіvеn nеw dimension tо web development.  Thе CMS рrоvіdеѕ thе web developer easily managed web page content.  Moreover, thе data іѕ crucial fоr bоth thе buyer аnd seller.  Web development concerns nоt оnlу thе creation оf а customized Web page, but аlѕо mаkеѕ thе nесеѕѕаrу сhаngеѕ tо thе website tо increase уоur return оn investment.  Web development іѕ nоt јuѕt аbоut tаkіng іntо account consumer behavior, but аlѕо thе behavior оf spiders аnd crawlers fоr search engines.

Web development іѕ оn thе оvеrаll performance оf thе website іn thе virtual world оf thе Internet thаt mоѕtlу takes thе primal form оf web pages аnd design.  It mаkеѕ hоw beautiful thе web site tо navigate аnd wіth ease іn browsing.  Factors thаt influence thе development site аrе muсh mоrе numerous thаn thоѕе thаt affect web design.  Wіth changing technologies, thеѕе factors аlѕо increase.  Thіѕ shows thаt web development requires mоrе effort, аnd costs аnd in-depth knowledge required tо design web.  Web design stops whеn thе website begun hosted оn thе Internet, but web development, іt nеvеr ends bесаuѕе thе development оf technologies affecting web hosting services provider, аnd thе strategies оf search engine optimization.

In conclusion, іt іѕ safe tо ѕау thаt website design mаkеѕ а slice оf thе scope оf web development.  However, bоth саnnоt survive wіth thе absence оf one.  Meaning, web development hаѕ nоthіng tо develop іf thеrе іѕ nо website wіth web design.  Thus, web development pushes thе website tо іtѕ maximum potential online.



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How To Write Top Ranked Articles




Writing best articles will send quality visitors to your website. You just need to write search engine optimization based article and post it to a high ranked directory.

Steps to write best web content.

1. Search for keywords and select those keywords which have less competition.

2. Go to Google keywords tool and search for the keywords by writing "How to write top ranked articles" in search box.

3. You will find some keywords like best articles and so on.

4. After that write article using that keyword with keyword density not more than 4%.

5. You must use keywords in title. If you are writing article on topic "How to write top ranked article" then this keyword will be used at least 5-6 times in your content.

6 The keywords must be included at least once in first 2 lines of the article.

7. You must also use the keyword in last line. This will help search engine to find your keywords and your article will be indexed by Google in no time.

8. Then submit article to high ranked article directory like EzineArticles or articlebase.
Now you have successfully written search engine based article. If you follow this rule in all you articles then your articles will be indexed and ranked high.

Now if you will search for the phrase used in you title in Google then you will get your article in top.

"Money making guide" this is the phrase I used for one of my website. Then I optimized the site for that key phrase. And after submitting a few articles to top article directories with this key phrase in the author box have raised my ranking.

Now those people who wants to increase their website ranking must start writing good web content and publish them to good directories. This will give your website massive exposure.

Writing articles is not a difficult task. It looked very tedious in starting but when you have write 5 to 6 articles then you will start enjoying writing articles. And this small work will give you traffic as well as links which further increase your ranking. So do not waste time in other things and start what I have told right now.



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12 Wrong Ideas about Content Marketing





Sometimes we have a tendency to ar tempted to suppose we have a tendency to do however once the reality comes home there's forever plenty additional to be told concerning content marketing's role on the social net.

The construct is consistently evolving and that we content marketers can try to good it indefinitely. however presently, some ar promoting false concepts concerning the construct of content promoting and these ar generally preventing others from having success.
Here is my list of misconceptions you ought to not fall for – i'd be happy if you add yours to it.

1. "Content promoting could be a new Concept"

Hey, i'm a part of the promotion – makes Pine Tree State feel very up thus far and funky. Still, promoting with (relevant) content is neither new nor associate invention of web.
There is this nice infographic by Content promoting Institute on the history of Content promoting. It provides some nice samples of Content promoting long before somebody even thought of internet: have you ever detected of the Michelin Guides developed in 1900 by Michelin?

Selling of content promoting as a replacement construct is actually dangerous, because it will forestall you from learning from past examples. Having a history permits you to try and do higher within the future and hopefully build upon past success.

2. Content promoting is Digital

As explicit before content promoting features a long history. Business individuals are promoting with content for hundreds of years while not feeling the necessity to come back up with a term for it. Content promoting methods that are used long before the online was breathing include:

conferences
lectures, seminars, workshops
articles in business magazines/papers
industry report
customer news papers
Special magazines, guides and publications for shoppers
Content promoting is that the art of manufacturing and promoting helpful and/or relevant content. There ar several types of content that companies use to achieve and communicate with current and future customers. Limiting your content strategy to digital and on-line promoting is limiting your action radius – and simply because on-line promoting provides you new ways in which of reaching your audience doesn't mean you ought to ignore the standard ways in which. In most cases the best strategy integrates each.

3. "Creating Content is Content Marketing"

You are manufacturing content, thus you think that you're a content marketer?
Let Pine Tree State bilk you: presumably you're wrong. there's far more to content promoting than manufacturing content. a real content promoting strategy has got to embody ideas for content distribution, communication and interaction with the audience. you have got to possess a transparent plan concerning that goals and that target cluster you would like to achieve.

Depending on your strategy, you wish a writing calendar and would possibly have to be compelled to embody your company's departments in your strategy for manufacturing and distributing content.

4. "Content curation causes you to associate expert"

There is plenty of remark content curation and sharing different peoples' nice content.
This can positively assist you in your content distribution particularly if you yourself don't have associate endless reservoir of own outstanding content. Yet, it's not enough to share different peoples' content to create you an inspiration leader associated stand out as an skilled in your field.

If you usually grasp wherever to seek out nice content it causes you to a superb scientist and shows that you just grasp the good content marketers in your field. But: within the finish your own views, concepts and ideas are a part of your temperament and experience and one among the foremost necessary assets of your content promoting.
True content promoting includes your own, hopefully outstanding, content. If you're entirely sharing different peoples' content you're in danger of solely changing into a number for different peoples' content strategy.

5. "Every content is sweet content"

Being active on-line and in social media, I generally get the impression that there's a contest happening WHO creates the foremost content rather than going for the most effective content. the reality is: you'll gain additional with one outstanding piece of content within the right shops or channels and it'll offer you far more attention, feedback and disapproval result than many low cost items of content nobody very wants or needs to envision.
The risk of making an excessive amount of (and probably tangential or perhaps bad) content is: it will simply backfire and mark you as a sender.

6. "Producing SEO Content is Content Marketing"

Google could be a friend of excellent content and Google could be a powerful tool to convey your content the eye it deserves – up to now thus true. however manufacturing content for program improvement isn't content promoting and optimizing your content for search engines (i.e. keywords etc.) doesn't essentially offer you success in content promoting. specializing in SEO content methods leaves out all the opposite nice prospects content promoting would possibly hold for you.

Content in content promoting is formed for associate audience. This audience needs a well composed, informative and amusive piece of content. Keyword staffing and improvement will kill the user expertise and you're lost – Google would possibly still bring individuals to your content, however you'll not with success market with this content.
It works higher the opposite manner round: manufacturing quality content that your audience likes and recommends produces backlinks and social signals that improves your search positions reciprocally. Google loves quality content.

7. "Content (Marketing) is for Google"

Content promoting is for a audience. Google would possibly assist you reach this audience, however you're still making content for associate audience and not for Google.
If you're making content for Google, you're doing SEO, SEO isn't content promoting (see above). Content in content promoting is formed for people: your audience. it's meaningful , fascinating, informative and amusive – it's created to talk to your audience and not Google.
Besides, I might base an entire content promoting strategy on content, that may ne'er go browsing

8. "Content promoting isn't for Google"

Wait – did I not simply tell you, Content promoting wasn't for Google?

Of course this solely applies once your are on-line and your content is online:
Still, if done right content in content promoting can speak to Google. If your content attracts associate audience, they're going to backlink thereto. they're going to share on social platforms. they're going to suggest your content and rate it well. having the ability to put content on top quality shops provides you the chance to provide top quality backlinks to your web site.

Search engines attempt to record all of this – as a result of they love quality.

The one factor Google is making an attempt to accomplish with all the recent updates is to bring users helpful content they're looking for. notwithstanding your content creation is targeted on delivery sensible content to your audience with none thoughts concerning keywords, Google can eventually appreciate your efforts and assist you get your content to your audience.

So, even whereas content promoting isn't SEO and may not target satisfying Google, your SEO will exploit your content promoting efforts – or perhaps additional you ought to ensure that your content promoting and SEO go hand in hand.

9. "Everything in your editorial calendar is content"

We once had a heated discussion within the workplace concerning what are often thought to be content and what isn't content. the road between content and no content particularly in social media is blurred, however i'll attempt to offer you some hints:
If you tweet links and footage, the links and footage ar content whereas the tweets aren't.
If you tweet a press release, your tweet could be thought-about content, reckoning on the statement and also the audience.

If you're running a web site for jokes and you tweet jokes, your tweets ar positively content.
The same applies for Facebook.

A cat-picture would possibly offer you several likes on Facebook, however solely in rare exceptional cases I think about it content.

10. "Your business is simply too boring (or traditional) for content marketing"

Let Pine Tree State simply quote Lisa Barone of Overit here. She created an associate announcement concerning this time in an interview with exploreB2B:

"Complaining your business isn't glamorous tells Pine Tree State 2 things concerning you:
you don't totally perceive your customers need/pain points/ needs and
you are boring.

The opportunity to make high-quality content is there, no matter what business you serve…. simply because your topic is bogs (or insurance, or telecom, or stained-glass windows), doesn't mean your topic has got to be 100-percent bathroom centered.
Find those fascinating outer boundary topics, or the topics your customers ar addicted to, and build content around them."

I don't suppose I actually have to feature something to the current, as Lisa created it terribly clear.

11. "Content promoting is that the right strategy for each situation/Business"

Content promoting could be a promotion and generally i purchase the sensation it's the new goblet of selling that everybody has got to do.

As with any business strategy you wish to assess if it's very the proper construct for you and your state of affairs. within the finish you would possibly come back to the conclusion that content promoting isn't the most effective, most effective and handiest strategy for you and you ought to well be doing one thing else.

That being said: I do believe that the majority businesses will exploit a elegant and perpetually refined content strategy – however in business you ought to forever raise the required queries before running blindly into a replacement strategy.

12. "Content promoting could be a campaign"

This complete article was impressed by Joe Pulizzi, WHO in his recent article on Content promoting Institute said: "Content promoting isn't a campaign — it's associate approach, a philosophy, and a business strategy."

This sentence says it all. you'll have a video, a famed article or eBook – that doesn't cause you to a content merchandiser and it will not at all build your company in in content promoting.

Content promoting is far quite the content, it's the strategic and well tuned combination of manufacturing, publishing, sharing content, human action and interacting around content and being a part of discussions with a goal in mind.

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Learn About Computer Sharing

Would you like to see photos that someone else wants to share?
How about sharing a whole gallery of music you wrote and sang?
What if you want to share your resume?


Sharing files is something that has been done from the very beginning of the internet and you're likely to want to do from time to time. There are many ways to share files and they vary in complexity and efficency and this guide will help you decide which choice is best for you. An additional concern is the legality of sharing and after reading this guide, you'll have a firm grasp of what you can do, what you can't do and when you're going to need to find out more.

Executive Summary:

Each of the methods of file sharing has benefits and drawbacks. The significant benefits are speed, security and the ability to ensure the other people sharing the file will be able to receive it. The significant drawbacks are software requirements, complexity and security. Choosing the best method is going to depend on how many people you need to share with, what you can expect from them and how secure you need to keep the data. HTTPS for example is complex to set up but fast, secure and widely compatible and an appropriate choice for a business with many clients. SFTP is far less complex to set up, secure and fast, but requires specific types of software be used by recipients and is appropriate for people who want to automate recurring secure file transfers.

In addition to the methods of sharing files, it is very important to learn about the legality of sharing files. There are some instances where sharing files is necessary and completely legal while sharing those same files in different circumstances may be illegal. Generally speaking, you cannot share anything which is copyrighted by someone else without special exemptions.

Simple methods:

Pros: Fast and easy for "one to one" or "business to you" file sharing
Cons: Quickly becomes expensive, fails with very large files, fails with very many files

The two easiest ways to receive a copy of a file from someone else:
1) Download it from your email
2) Download it from their web page

Terminology tip: downloading is the process of getting something from somewhere else onto your computer. Think of it as taking something 'down' from the isle in the grocery store and 'loading' it into your shopping cart. Uploading is the opposite process, think of it as taking something from your loaded cart and putting it back 'up' on the shelf.

Both processes are simple for you since getting email and browsing the web are the two most common uses of the internet. In the case of sharing a file by email, there is a cost incurred for the time it takes to move the data and the space it takes to store the file. It is compounded by the fact that email was not designed to manage files so they are turned into text making storing them and transmitting them significantly more costly than other methods. If you want to get a copy of a file from someone or share a file with someone and don't plan to do it more than once and if the amount of data you're sending isn't too large, then email is a simple and acceptable way to exchange copies. Be aware that email is not considered secure and while most companies do try to ensure that you're the only one that can get to your email, there is not built in security for the protocol. If you need to keep something secret, you shouldn't trust email for the job.   Getting a file from a web page is simple for the recipient. This is probably the most common method of file distribution since it allows companies to exercise some control over who has access to files and potentially manage security. The disadvantages are the complexity of setting up a web site, maintaining it, managing security and efficiency. Even if a website does everything extraordinarily well, the cost of distributing the file is still the same for every person who requests it. Fifty people downloading the file means fifty times the bandwidth will be used and potentially only being able to provide 1/50th of the available server speed to each requester. If you want a file that a company has decided to share as a link from a web page, then most of the time that's an acceptable method of getting the file. You should bear in mind that there is a difference between a secure connection and an insecure one and you should avoid getting anything you want secure from any web page where you don't see the lock icon.   Sharing files with someone else by setting up a webpage for someone else to access is a complex enough process that you really shouldn't plan to do it that way unless you have significant experience managing web sites including hosting charges, bandwidth fees, DNS management, certificate management and authentication scheme experience. If you're running a business where you specialize in that sort of management or can afford to hire someone with the skill set, then distributing files by hosting a website is the right decision when you want to ensure customers or partners have the easiest access possible.

Alternative traditional methods: One of the early methods of sharing files was called FTP, which means simply File Transport Protocol. It works much like a web page does and requires similar expertise but has the advantage of being faster and less expensive to host than using the web (HTTP - HyperText Transport Protocol.) Running an FTP server is typically simpler than running an HTTP server. FTP has minimal security built into it in that it requires a username and password exchange, but the communication is not encrypted so it shouldn't be used for things that require strong security. The advantages are a lower cost, simpler configuration and widespread compatibility. Most web browsers will allow you to use and FTP link inside a webpage and many will handle the file management automatically so it is a good choice if you have many customers or partners but want to minimize your cost as a second priority.   Alternatively, if you want strong security with most of the benefits of traditional FTP there are three similar methods of setting up a server to allow file sharing.  FTPS is FTP with encryption bolted on later. The methods of adding the encryption on vary and the tools that will work with it have to consider many different implementations so it can be complex to use FTPS successfully. If you are already running an HTTP server with FTPS capability, and can ensure that your clients are going to use software compatible with it, then FTPS is acceptable.    A very similar alternative is SFTP which is essentially a secure communication with FTP bolted on afterward. SFTP is actually easier to set up for the person who wants to share files and easier for the client to use since it has far fewer options that might make it complex. SSH servers like KypM are relatively easy to set up and some systems (Linux, Unix and Mac) come with support for it as a standard option. SSH is the secure communication protocol and the FTP part is just a minor addition. It is possible to use SSH without FTP added since SCP is the secure copy protocol that is built into it, but SFTP is usually trivial to enable as an addition and comes with a variety of useful additional features. Since SSH supports the ability to manage key based logins, most SFTP servers can be managed so that you can manage security without the client needing to share their information, making it even more secure than other options. If a client manages their private key correctly and you manage their public key correctly, clients can use a single key to allow access to multiple servers without needing to constantly put passwords in. The cost of transport is higher than with FTP but secure and lower than HTTPS or FTPS options in most cases.   HTTPS is the standard secure method of managing file distribution. The cost is significant both in management and registration, but is most compatible of all the options for securely sharing files with clients. If you're running an HTTPS server and want to offer files to clients then you've probably got the expertise necessary, however this is not something most people should use to share files with other people.

File Hosting Cloud Services: If you want to share files with other people but don't want to incur the cost or learn how to manage your own server, then this is a pretty good compromise. You can take advantage of Dropbox, Box.net, Google Drive or in some cases if you want to share the right types of files, Flickr, Picasa or Youtube. There are many businesses who have taken their expertise and spending power and used it to make sharing files easier for the consumer.  If you have files that you want to share and don't have a lot of computer and server expertise, then you can still make it easy for other people to access your files by using one of these offerings. Sites like Facebook, Google Plus, Flickr and Picasa make it easy to share pictures and Youtube and Facebook make it easy to share videos. Dropbox, Box.net and Google Drive (as a few examples) make it pretty easy to share files of nearly any type with other people. So long as you don't have particularly large files, need significant security, or do a whole lot of sharing, then using a hosting service from a cloud service provider is a good method. Companies should be careful to avoid trusting too much to the security of these types of offerings without a contract and you as a consumer should consider how secret your data needs to be before using them, but they're a great option for most people.

Peer-to-peer file sharing: Sometimes someone will want to share files with a lot of people but not want to incur the financial or management costs of running their own server. One of the significant limitations of more traditional file sharing options is the speed with which you can transfer files from your computer (or server) to someone or many someones. With web pages and FTP type servers each client who wants a copy of a file has to share the total available bandwidth you have available which can be very costly to expand if demand is high. If you want to get a copy of large files or share many or large files, then file hosting cloud services may not be an option due to their rules or cost. Peer-to-peer file sharing is a method of sharing files that minimizes the cost and complexity of sharing large amounts of data.   A company or individual that wants to offer inexpensive or free software for example may not want to incur the cost of making files available through traditional methods. Peer-to-peer file sharing moves that cost to the consumer. Instead of the file to be shared coming directly from one source, the cost is spread across all the people who want to get a copy of the file. Large files are segmented into small pieces and indexed so that each client is both downloading and uploading pieces with other clients simultaneously. As a result a file that might be desired by 1,000 people is downloaded once from an original source then pieces of that file are downloaded from each client who wants the file from other people who are downloading the file at the same time. This way the speed of sharing is sped up according to how many people are wanting a copy at the same time without adding to the cost or speed limitations for the original provider.   There are several types of Peer-to-peer file sharing that have been popular and successful. Napster made the first significant inroads in the process by hosting a central system which allowed anyone to make available files they wanted to share with anyone interested in getting a copy. Napster was able to minimize their own costs while at the same time making files easy to share with thousands of people at a time. Later there were many alternatives created which overcame the limitations of Napster's methods of sharing files, some of which have been quite successful.   The most popular current technology is probably bittorrent. Bittorrent works essentially like Napster did; it makes a file available by providing an index of clients who are currently sharing or trying to share a file, but doesn't rely on a single source for the index. Anyone can download a bittorrent capable client and download files by finding someone who is providing the very small reference files responsible for directing you to other people sharing the desired file.  

Legal considerations: There is nothing inherently wrong with sharing files, but it is not legal to share all types of files. Napster and similar companies that have made sharing files with Peer-to-peer networks have often been shut down because they were found to encourage sharing files that the people sharing them didn't have legal rights to share. If you don't want to be bankrupted by lawsuits, it is important to know not only how to share files, but what kind of files you are legally allowed to download for your own use and to share with other people.    What you can do: If you produce a file that contains something you have the rights to, such as your own resume, videos or pictures you nearly always have a right to share that file. Things that you own or create are yours to distribute as you please so long as doing so doesn't violate other very specific laws. You're nearly always allowed to share software that you build from scratch or modify according to licenses such as GPL which allow you to redistribute your work.   If you'd like to share pictures or video that you create then you're nearly always allowed to do so by whatever means you find most convenient. Web pages that you or your company create, software you build and things which specifically allow redistribution are typical examples.    Software like Debian Linux is often distributed by bittorrent to minimize cost and is completely legal both to download and share. Videos you create are usually legal to share with Youtube. Pictures you take are usually legal to share with Flickr, Google Plus or Picasa.   What you cannot do: You are not allowed to distribute things which belong to other people who don't explicitly allow for redistribution. That means that you can't legally share songs, videos or software which you don't own rights to unless they're purposely exempted from that restriction by the original creators and owners.   Napster and many bittorrent hosting sites have been successfully sued for encouraging people to share things they didn't have a right to share.   Individuals have been successfully sued for sharing songs, videos and software they didn't have a right to share.   It is illegal to share certain types of software with entities in regions which aren't supposed to have access to that type of software. (Confusing? Yes, but there is a pretty easy to understand concept behind it.) Certain countries where specific ideas are deemed to have military value are prohibited from sharing those ideas in too much detail with other countries. Encryption is considered potentially critical to a country's military strategy so some countries don't allow software using certain types of encryption to be shared with countries which might be a potential enemy. For example, the US developed a variety of very secure methods of encrypting data that cannot be shared with many foreign countries. As a result, many of these types of secure encryption methods were duplicated independently in foreign countries without such restrictions so it is permissible to get encryption from places and share software using it with them, while at the same time it is illegal to share software containing US specific encryption that does the same thing with them. In some instances, it is illegal to download software from foreign countries that infringes on these types of laws specific to the US. (Many countries have similar laws, the US is used as a strong but not unique example.)

What you should research before doing: If you create something that includes the work of someone else, then you need to research exactly what is allowable in your specific instance. If you're creating something built on software licensed under GPL and you want to redistribute it, for example, then you're not so much allowed as required to provide specific things if you choose to share.   If you produce a video which contains music owned by someone who doesn't allow redistribution, then you may not be allowed to redistribute it, or you may be allowed to, depending on how and how much was used. A video of your child singing along to a Prince song may not be legally uploaded to Youtube for example, but a skit where you use the same music to make a humorous satirical point may be.   The US and other countries have a concept of "fair use" which allows for to reuse works created by other people within specific limitations. Humor is a part of free speech which often allows someone to make fun of something which the owner may not approve of, but making a point with humor may be a right. Small portions of a work such as a song or video may be reproduced and shared without the consent of the owner for the purpose of journalism. Significant reproductions may be shared for the purpose of education which might not be require consent.   If your own work falls into one of these categories and you wish to share your work, then you need to research the fair use restrictions and allowances which pertain to the work you want to share in your legal environment.   Your own resume may be an example of such a work. If you are a musician with expertise in reproduction of music by Meatloaf for example, it might be legal to include clips of you playing provided the clips are short, but not legal to provide the full song. If you are an editor, it might be legal to provide short examples of your proposed editing of a popular novel, but not legal to provide large segments of the same thing.

What you might not realize you need to know: There are some myths about file sharing which you need to be aware of.    Sharing something without making a profit does not make it legal. Many people believe that they can share songs, videos or articles created by other people so long as they don't plan to make a profit by sharing. Your intent to make a profit or not does not determine whether you are guilty of copyright infringement. There is an idea that sharing something for free limits the ability of someone else to control the rights to what they create. Sharing a music file for example might allow people who would purchase the file to get it for free and thus limit the value that producing the song would otherwise offer. Rights of redistribution are given to the copyright holder regardless of the intent of people who might want to share.    Sharing something with only your personal friends does not make it legal. Most copyright holders don't pursue lawsuits against someone who shares something interesting with a friend or co-worker, but it is still illegal to share something you don't have the right to share regardless of the size of the audience. Many small offices share emails and articles with each other without realizing they are infringing on the copyright holder's rights. Software is a particular issue since software producers have copyrights which limit the options for reusing software even if it is only with a small number of people.



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The True Purpose Of CMS For Web




CMS or content management systems became a popular software practically used by every web publishing or developing companies across the world mainly because of its efficiency in use as well as its availability. Efficient because of its capabilities for easy and convenient editing of every content in a website from text content to images. Available because the number of CMS softwares used for the web are steadily increasing in the market. But the main reason for these softwares' popularity is with its capabilities. Brief History CMS applications started as a commercial software products in the mid 1990s. However, in mid 2000, CMS softwares were divided into several other CMS softwares due to the number of new providers that emerged to complement the traditional vendors.

 These new CMS softwares can be categorized as: software as a service, enterprise, mid-market, or open source. CMS Capabilities The main use of CMS in business other than its easy editing capabilities is its user-friendly features that allows a person with little knowledge with programming languages or markup languages to create and manage content with relative ease. Unlike Web-site builders or web developers, a CMS built for the web allows non-technical users to make changes to a website with little training. Although a CMS application requires an experienced coder to set up and add features, its primary use is a website maintenance tool for non-technical administrators. Other Capabilities Other CMS capabilities include: Constant upgrades to conform with current web standards.

 Most CMS softwares used today usually receives regular updates that include new feature sets and keep the system up to current web standards. Personalized upgrades. Most of today's CMS softwares includes plug-ins or modules that can be easily installed to extend an existing site's functionality, similar to Mozilla Firefox. Easy workflow management. With the use of CMS softwares, administrators could easily manage the workflow of every entity included in the project such as if a content creator has submitted a story. Before it could be published, the editor-in-chief would have to approve of it first. Content virtualization. CMS software may provide a means of allowing each user to work within a virtual copy of the entire Web site, document set, and/or code base. This enables changes to multiple interdependent resources to be viewed and/or executed in-context prior to submission. Visit http://www.myoptimind.com for more info.



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Internet Then And Now

Designing a website is considered as an art by many web professionals. This is because designing a website doesn't only involve the use of skills in colors, shapes, or even in animation, but also involves the use of human understanding, in which the design of the website is used to guide visitors across the website. However, in the past, the design of the website isn't as important as it is today.



Internet of the past The Internet was primarily designed for the use of the US department of defense. However, it was later introduced into the world as a way to share scientific documents and research papers online. Unlike websites today, web pages are designed only as a semantic markup language. Although some have used images, others may only involve the use of text. Eventually, the Internet have expanded from the academic and research world into the mainstream in the mid-1990s. At this time, the Internet became more media oriented, used by businesses to market their business to a wider market. Advertising companies have started to offer online advertising which spurred the idea of controlling the visual appearance of the Web pages presented to end users, making it more inviting to visitors. According to Web design Philippines specialists, this was the start of the use of table web design. Table website design

The use of the HTML tag known as Table was the first method used to manipulate the elements found in a website, from images to its text content. In the past, designers were required to study the whole HTML codes to create websites. However, the use of Tables became so popular that several WYSIWYG softwares were introduced to make this process a lot easier, allowing designers with little knowledge of HTML syntax to create webpages.

However, although very popular and effective in controlling the visual elements in a website, the use of Tables posed several problems in web development. Many Web pages have been designed with tables nested within tables, resulting in large HTML documents which use more bandwidth than documents with simpler formatting. Furthermore, when a table-based layout is linearized, for example when being parsed by a screen reader or a search engine, the resulting order of the content can be somewhat jumbled and confusing.
Although optimizing the codes could help in lessing this drawback, the use of WYSIWYG editors led unskilled designers to use more tables than required which also caused webpages to run slower. According to many Web design Philippines experts, the use of graphic editors with slicing tools that output HTML and images directly also promote poor code with tables often having many rows of 1 pixel height or width. Sometimes many more lines of code are used to render content than the actual content itself.

Because of its major disadvantage, the Internet market soon dwindled and less people are likely to use the Internet even for information exchange. At this time, many people sought ways on how to manipulate or control the elements found without the use of tables. This is where style sheet languages were introduced into the market. The end of table web designs and start of style sheet languages Because of the heavy price of using table web designs, many experts have directed their attention to using new methods in controlling every webpage elements without the use of tables. This is the start of the use of style sheet languages.
A style sheet language is a computer language used only to describe the presentation of structured documents. One of the most popular style sheet language used in web designing today is CSS or Cascading Style Sheets. However, before CSS were introduced, several other style sheet languages were also used in the practice. These are the DSSSL and FOSI.

DSSSL (Document Style Semantics and Specification Language) and FOSI (Formatting Output Specification Instance) were both computer languages which was used in SGML documents which was eventually used in XML. Although it was used for quite some time, CSS widely replaced the use of these style sheet languages. The advantage of CSS over these languages is that CSS allowed a document's style to be influenced by multiple style sheets. One style sheet could inherit or "cascade" from another, permitting a mixture of stylistic preferences controlled equally by the site designer and user.

Today's style sheet languages CSS is only one of the two type standardized style sheet language used in the industry today. The other one is a style sheet language which was an attempt to bring the functionality of DSSSL, particularly in the area of print and high-end typesetting, to XML. This is XSL or Extensible Stylesheet Language. According to many professionals and experts, such as those from Web design Philippines companies, XSL is somewhat more powerful than CSS. The reason behind it is that XSL is divided into 3 different style sheet languages, which are combined to create a powerful styling language. These are the:
XSLT (XSL Transformations) which is used for transforming XML documents;
XSL-FO (XSL Formatting Objects) which is used for specifying the visual formatting of an XML document;
and the XML Path Language which is used by XSLT for addressing the parts of an XML document.
However, the reason why CSS is still the most popular style sheet language is because XSL is too complicated and more complex than CSS. The combination of XSLT and XSL-FO creates a powerful styling language, though much more complex than CSS, while the XSL-FO alone is a problem, largely because implementing an FO processor is very difficult.



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