Famous Last Words
"The telephone has too many shortcomings to be seriously
considered as a means of communication." - Western Union executive, 1876"
"It would appear that we have reached the limits of what is possible to
achieve with computer technology, although one should be careful with such
statements, as they tend to sound pretty silly in five years." - John von
Neumann, 1949
"640,000 bytes of memory ought to be enough for anybod6y." - Bill Gates, 1981
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HELPFUL RESOURCES
Networking Can Change Your Life . . . if You Take It Seriously.
Download this
report, email it to a friend, or post it on your website or blog.
What to Do When Someone Pirates Your Images or Content
- excellent article in James Dillehay's
Craftmarketer Newsletter
WEBMASTER RESOURCES
BoogieJack.com is a cool webmaster's resource site featuring HTML and CSS
tutorials, free web graphics, sound effects and other webmaster resources. This
site is owned by Dennis Gaskill, author of Web Site Design Made Easy and several other books.
Check out Bravenet.com for free Web tools, Webmaster resources, inexpensive
hosting and domains, and a simple mailing list service for ezine publishers. (Barbara uses Bravenet's professional
service, but if your list is less than 500 names, you can manage it free on Bravenet . . . and list management here is far easier
and more friendly than that offered by YahooGroups, which is where I began as a
web .
Add a free
search engine to your site. How-to information from Susan Scheid, Small
Business Community.
Selected Computer and Web
Technology Resources. Links to a variety of computer, e-mail and software tutorials;
Web site design and promotional resources; technical info and support;
eCommerce how-to info; troubleshooting tips, and more.
Copyright © 2000-2011
by Barbara Brabec
All Rights Reserved
Barbara Brabec's World
BarbaraBrabec.com
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ARTICLES BY BARBARA
How to Prepare for and Recover from a Computer Crash. How well you prepare for a
crash will determine how stressful and costly the experience will be.
Carbonite: The Best Little Computer Backup Program You'll Ever Find. Barbara
reports on how to securely and effortlessly backup ALL your valuable data—for
less than $50 a year.
What You Need to Know about Spyware, the Alexa Toolbar, Free Software and Anti-spyware
Programs. Be careful what you download! My experience with the Alexa Toolbar
created havoc with Internet Explorer and locked up my whole system resources.
(Updated article includes links to other articles on this topic,
reader mail, and response from Alexa's Customer Service Dept.)
How to Remove Google Maps to Your Front Door
How to Speed Up Your Cable Internet Connection.
Barbara shares her latest learning experience and Firewall tips--plus
how to fix that Internet cable "time-out" problem you may be having with
Windows XP.
How to Do a Windows System File Check and how to find the
hidden system files on your computer; plus info on the LINUX operating system,
and thoughts on Microsoft's
restrictive registration policy for Windows XP operating system.
How to Avoid Lightning Damage to Computers and Other
Electronic Equipment. Info on the new generation of surge protectors, with links to several articles on lightning protection strategies.
Updated to include manufacturer's response to article, plus new resource.
How to Improve Your Google Rankings with the Right Keywords in the Right Places.
A couple of years ago,
Barbara explained how she moved several of her pages on Google from positions #59 to
#4 in a matter or days, merely by adding keywords and link and image tags. A later update
shows improved page rankings over time, with additional tweaking.
How to Make Your E-Mail Address Invisible to Spam Bots
Handling "Spam Spoofers" -- What to Do When Someone Steals Your E-Mail Address or
URL to Send Junk or Pornographic Mail
Three Helpful Tips for New Computer Users (E-Mail Headers,
Monitor Settings, Surge Protectors)
Don't Wait Too Long to Upgrade Your Computer System
How Norton SystemWorks Crashed My Gateway Computer
Reader Response to This
Article
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ARTICLES
& REPORTS
FROM CONTRIBUTORS
Kindle Addition: Why I Love the Kindle,
by Mollie Wakeman
HACKED! How My Business Was Ruined by a Hacker. Any Website is a potential
target, and yours could be next. A Special Report by Dennis Gaskill,
Boogiejack.com.
To Catch a Content Thief. Dennis Gaskill shares a simple
way to search the Web to see if someone has stolen any of the content from your website.
Oodles of Google® Tips--How
to Maximize Your Search Power, by Traci Vanover
Using Internet Discussion
Boards to Advance Your Business by Eileen Coale
Should You Design Your Own Website or Hire a Designer?
- by Richard Tuttle
How Two Web Entrepreneurs
Handled Their E-Mail Identity Theft Problem.
Gateway Computer Problems, Service Technicians, and Accessing the Internet Without a Browser
-- Expert advice from software engineer and developer, Gavin Landon
Stop Wasting Time on Virus Hoaxes and Chain Letters
- by Steve Maurer
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