Wireless Internet Connection

Wireless Internet Connection
I never had to deal with a wireless Internet connection until recently. I got a new laptop for Christmas, and we had to set up a wireless network in our home. I was worried that it wouldn’t work well, and that is just because I don’t have that type of luck. We went out to get the proper equipment and much to my surprise, there was absolutely no problem. I’m still in shock a little. I guess the real test will be when I try to take my laptop outside in the summer to get some work done while my daughter enjoys the summer sun.In order to set up my wireless Internet connection I had to buy a router for my home. My husband hooked it up, and then I turned on my computer. It did all the work for me, though I think my husband had to enter a password to hook my wireless Internet connection to our signal. I guess this means that no one else would be able to use it, even though they may be picking up it up. Not only did our router easily hook up my connection, it also boosted the signal for my husband’s desktop. He says his connection seems to be faster now, so I guess it’s not just a gimmick.When we bought our router I asked the salesman at the store about how far I could go before I might lose my wireless Internet connection. He said that it would probably reach 100 or 200 feet quite easily, though that will also depend on where I am going. He said if you have certain types of walls in between your wireless Internet connection and your laptop you may have signal issues. Though the spot I usually sit outside is a mere twenty feet from my router, I am worried about the signal getting through. Though it is not yet summer, I may take my laptop out to test my wireless Internet connection. It would be really great to sit on the porch or in the backyard to work. Many times I have to fall behind in my work when I take my daughter outside to play. If my wireless Internet connection is strong enough we can enjoy being outside without me having to be constantly behind in my work. That would work out just great for the both of us.

What is SEO? Why companies need this?

Short for Search Engine Optimization, the process of increasing the amount of visitors to a Web site by ranking high in the search results of a search engine like Yahoo!, MSN, Google, AskJeeves and a lot more. Companies that practice SEO can vary; some have a highly specialized focus, while others take a more broader and general approach. Optimizing a web site for search engines can require looking at so many unique elements that many practitioners of SEO (SEOs) and consider themselves to be in the broad field of website optimization (since so many of those elements intertwine). There are various SEO tools offered by these companies Directory Search Tool, Keyword Tool, Keyword Data Miner, etc.The majority of web traffic is driven by the major commercial search engines (Yahoo!, MSN, Google, AskJeeves and AOL -although AOL gets nearly 10% of searches, their engine is powered by Google’s results). If your site is not displayed in these search engines or your content cannot be found in their databases, you’ll miss the superb chances available for increasing traffic in your website supplied through the search engines. Whether your site provides content, services, products, information or forum or (blog), search engines are a leading means of navigation for nearly all Internet users.Search key words are the terms that internet client type into the search box which contain words and phrases best matched to your site. Experience has shown that search engine traffic can build (or destroy) an organization’s success. Targeted visitors to a website can supply exposure, income and popularity.

Say goodbye to Microsoft Office and welcome FREE for all Open office.

Say goodbye to Microsoft Office and welcome FREE for all Open office.
Microsoft have dominated the software market for years. This is because programmes are made to run on the Windows operating platforms. Bill Gates has made millions from this and fair play to him. He has revolutionised software technology and provided all with great tools for every day tasks. This has all come at price to us the purchasers. Open office offers the same technology as Microsoft office but all for free. This free and open productivity suit offers word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics, databases and more. It is available in many languages and works on all common computers. It stores all your data in an international open standard format and can also read and write files from other common office software packages. It can be downloaded and used completely free of charge for any purpose. What you get is smooth programmes that seem to run quicker than the bogged down Microsoft office deal. Open office is also compatible with Microsoft office so all your documents can be opened up and transferred with ease. This is perfect for the students, new businesses, existing companies and writers. What are you waiting for? Down load it today and never worry about paying for these essential programmes again. http://www.openoffice.org/Bonus packages.2.free virus checkerAVG free anti virus checker. Completely free service with regular updates. Never pay for a virus checker again. Need I say more? We all know what these packages do. http://free.grisoft.com/ww.homepage3.C drive cleaner. (CCleaner)The reason your computer runs slow and then slower until it becomes unbearable to work with. Is because your computer never fully deletes all your deleted files and programs. They sit there on your C drive hiding from you and taking up memory. CCleaner has been designed to wipe all these unwanted files from your computer. This in-turn makes your computer operating system run faster and smoother. You can down load this for free and use it any time you want.http://www.ccleaner.com/

Speedup your working on Computers - Use Keyboard Shortcuts

What is the allure of keyboard shortcuts? Do they really save time? Why bother since my mouse is permanently attached to my hand? I like to use keyboard shortcuts, especially if someone is watching me, because they make me look like a pro. With just a few key strokes I can leave a mouser spinning his wheel! Whatever your motivation, here's a big list of keyboard shortcuts: GENERAL SHORTCUTS ALT- F4 - Quit a program / Shut down ALT-TAB - Hold down the ALT key and hit tab to cycle through open windows. CTL-ESCAPE - Display the Start menu SHIFT - TAB - tab backwards through a form CTRL - X - Cut CTRL - C - Copy CTRL - V - Paste F1 - Help menu CTRL - Z - Undo SHIFT & Restart - To restart just windows and not your whole computer, hold down the shift key when you click the OK button on the shutdown screen. Saves lots of time. (not for XP) CRTL-TAB - Navigate tabs on a tabbed screen FILE & DESKTOP SHORTCUTS Hold SHIFT while inserting a CD - Prevents the CD from "autorunning" If an item is selected: CTRL while dragging a file - Copies the file CTRL - SHIFT while dragging a file - Creates a shortcut to the file SHIFT - DELETE - Deletes an item without sending it to the recycle bin. ALT-ENTER - Display a file's properties. F2 - To rename the file In Windows Explorer: LEFT ARROW - Collapse the current selection if it is expanded NUM LOCK-MINUS SIGN (-) - Collapse the selected folder RIGHT ARROW - Expand the current selection if it is collapsed -Or- Select the first subfolder NUM LOCK- * Expand all folders below the current selection NUM LOCK- PLUS SIGN (+) - Expand the selected folder F6 - Switch between left and right panes In My Computer: BACKSPACE - View the folder one level up ALT- RIGHT ARROW - Move forward to a previous view ALT- LEFT ARROW -Move backward to a previous view INTERNET BROWSER SHORTCUTS For Internet Explorer 6 and Netscape 7 (may work in older versions) Open History Window Ctrl+H Reload Ctrl+R Back (Previous Page) Alt+Left Arrow or Alt+Backspace Forward (Next Page) Alt+Right Arrow Stop Esc Home Alt+Home Go to Bottom of Page End Go to Top of Page Home New Window Ctrl+N Close WIndow Ctrl+W Go Up one Line Up Arrow Go Down One Line Down Arrow Full Screen (toggle) F11 Find on Page Ctrl+F Add Current Page to Favorites Ctrl+D Print Current Page or Active Frame Ctrl+P Organize Favorites (IE)/ Manage Bookmarks (NS) Ctrl+B Maximize a Window Alt+Space+x Minimize a window Alt+Space+N Scroll page up Alt+Up Arrow Scroll page down Alt+Down Arrow Internet Explorer ONLY Open Favorites Bar Ctrl+I Select text in address bar Alt+D Force Reload (not from cache) Ctrl+F5 A faster way to type in addresses with IE is to just type in the name of the site: worldstart and hit CTRL + Enter. The "http://www. " and ".com" will be added for you! Netscape ONLY Open / Close Sidebar Panel (toggle) F9 Select text in Location Bar Ctrl+L Force Reload (not from Cache) Ctrl+Shift+R Zoom Text Smaller Ctrl+- (minus) Zoom text larger Ctrl+= (plus sign) WINDOWS KEY SHORTCUTS The Windows key can be used in conjunction with other keys to act as a keyboard shortcut for faster access to menu commands. Now, while the Alt key tends to open program menus (ex: Alt+F opens the File menu and Alt+E opens the Edit menu) and the Ctrl key performs actual operations (ex: Ctrl+C will copy and Ctrl+V will paste), the Windows key will open various Windows tools... Win key + R will open the Start menu's Run box Win key + F will open the Start menu's Find window Win key + E will quickly launch Explorer Win key + Pause/Break will open the System Properties window Win key + M will Minimize all windows Win key + Shift + M will undo Minimize all windows Win key + D will switch between minimizing all open programs and showing them all Win key + Tab will cycle through items on the taskbar Win key by itself will open the Start menu You can also open programs or folders on your desktop by pressing the Windows key + the first letter of the program/folder/ shortcut + Enter . Sounds kinda tedious, but if you're in a bind with your mouse, it can come in quite handy. ARROW TRICKS Here's a cool little arrow trick to try with word processing programs. Next time you're using your arrow keys to go from one area of a sentence to another (left and right arrows), hold down your CTRL key. Instead of moving one space at a time, you'll go one word at a time. If you're using the up and down arrows to go from line to line, holding down the CTRL key will make your cursor jump from paragraph to paragraph (well, from carriage return to carriage return anyway). One last thing, if you hold down the SHIFT key while you do this (i.e. hold down SHIFT + CTRL at the same time), you select text as you arrow along. I've tested this in MS Word and Wordpad, but it *should* work no matter what word processing program you use. HOME / END KEY FUN Do you ever find yourself scrolling through a huge folder ? Well, if you need to get to the beginning or the end quickly, just press Ctrl+Home . If you want to get to the end, click Ctrl+End. Hey, that's not all! This little trick works on more than just folders. If you use the Home key in a word processor, it goes to the beginning of the line you're currently working on. If you hit the END key, it should head to the end of the current line. If you pair Home & End up with the Ctrl key in a word processor, you will be whisked away to the beginning or end of the document. Again, this should work, but it depends on your word processor. Speedup your work by using keyboard more and mouse less. Useful Shortcut: Start + M: Minimizes all open windows Start + Shift + M: Maximizes All Windows Start + E: Runs Windows Explorer Start + R: Open the RUN Dialog Box Start + F: Open the Search Results Dialog box Start + CTRL + F: Opens the Search Results-Computer dialog Box (if the computer is connected to a network) Start + Pause (Break): Opens the System Properties Dialog Box Windows System Key Combinations: F1: Help CTRL + ESC: Open Start menu ALT + TAB: Switch between open programs ALT + F4: Quit program SHIFT + DELETE: Delete item permanently Windows Program Key Combinations: CTRL + C: Copy CTRL + X: Cut CTRL + V: Paste CTRL + Z: Undo CTRL + B: Bold CTRL + U: Underline CTRL + I: Italic Mouse Click/Keyboard Modifier Combinations for Shell Objects: SHIFT + right click: Displays a shortcut menu containing alternative commands SHIFT + double click: Runs the alternate default command (the second item on the menu) ALT + double click: Displays properties SHIFT + DELETE: Deletes an item immediately without placing it in the Recycle Bin General Keyboard-Only Commands: F1: Starts Windows Help F10: Activates menu bar options SHIFT + F10: Opens a shortcut menu for the selected item (this is the same as right-clicking an object CTRL + ESC: Opens the Start menu (use the ARROW keys to select an item) CTRL + ESC or ESC: Selects the Start button (press TAB to select the taskbar, or press SHIFT+F10 for a context menu) ALT + DOWN ARROW: Opens a drop-down list box ALT + TAB: Switch to another running program (hold down the ALT key and then press the TAB key to view the task-switching window) SHIFT: Press and hold down the SHIFT key while you insert a CD-ROM to bypass the automatic-run feature ALT + SPACE: Displays the main window's System menu (from the System menu, you can restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or close the window) ALT +- (ALT + hyphen): Displays the Multiple Document Interface (MDI)child window's System menu (from the MDI child window's System menu, you can restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or close the child window) CTRL + TAB: Switch to the next child window of a Multiple Document Interface (MDI) program ALT + underlined letter in menu: Opens the menu ALT + F4: Closes the current window CTRL + F4: Closes the current Multiple Document Interface (MDI) window ALT + F6: Switch between multiple windows in the same program (for example, when the Notepad Find dialog box is displayed ALT + F6: switches between the Find dialog box and the main Notepad window) Shell Objects and General Folder/Windows Explorer Shortcuts For a selected object: F2: Rename object F3: Find all files CTRL + X: Cut CTRL + C: Copy CTRL + V: Paste SHIFT + DELETE: Delete selection immediately, without moving the item to the Recycle Bin ALT + ENTER: Open the properties for the selected object To Copy a File: Press and hold down the CTRL key while you drag the file to another folder. To Create a Shortcut: Press and hold down CTRL+SHIFT while you drag a file to the desktop or a folder. General Folder/Shortcut Control: F4: Selects the Go To A Different Folder box and moves down the entries in the box (if the toolbar is active in Windows Explorer) F5: Refreshes the current window. F6: Moves among panes in Windows Explorer CTRL + G: Opens the Go To Folder tool (in Windows 95 Windows Explorer only) CTRL + Z: Undo the last command CTRL + A: Select all the items in the current window BACKSPACE: Switch to the parent folder SHIFT + click + Close button: For folders, close the current folder plus all parent folders Windows Explorer Tree Control: Numeric Keypad *: Expands everything under the current selection Numeric Keypad +: Expands the current selection Numeric Keypad -: Collapses the current selection. RIGHT ARROW: Expands the current selection if it is not expanded, otherwise goes to the first child LEFT ARROW: Collapses the current selection if it is expanded, otherwise goes to the parent Properties Control: CTRL + TAB/CTRL + SHIFT + TAB: Move through the property tabs Accessibility Shortcuts: Press SHIFT five times: Toggles StickyKeys on and off Press down and hold the right SHIFT key for eight seconds: Toggles FilterKeys on and off Press down and hold the NUM LOCK key for five seconds: Toggles ToggleKeys on and off Left ALT + left SHIFT+NUM LOCK: Toggles MouseKeys on and off Left ALT + left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN: Toggles high contrast on and off Microsoft Natural Keyboard Keys: Windows Logo: Start menu Windows Logo + R: Run dialog box Windows Logo + M: Minimize all SHIFT + Windows Logo+M: Undo minimize all Windows Logo + F1: Help Windows Logo + E: Windows Explorer Windows Logo + F: Find files or folders Windows Logo + D: Minimizes all open windows and displays the desktop CTRL + Windows Logo + F: Find computer CTRL + Windows Logo + TAB: Moves focus from Start, to the Quick Launch toolbar, to the system tray (use RIGHT ARROW or LEFT ARROW to move focus to items on the Quick Launch toolbar and the system tray) Windows Logo + TAB: Cycle through taskbar buttons Windows Logo + Break: System Properties dialog box Application key: Displays a shortcut menu for the selected item Microsoft Natural Keyboard with IntelliType Software Installed: Windows Logo + L: Log off Windows Windows Logo + P: Starts Print Manager Windows Logo + C: Opens Control Panel Windows Logo + V: Starts Clipboard Windows Logo + K: Opens Keyboard Properties dialog box Windows Logo + I: Opens Mouse Properties dialog box Windows Logo + A: Starts Accessibility Options (if installed) Windows Logo + SPACEBAR: Displays the list of Microsoft IntelliType shortcut keys Windows Logo + S: Toggles CAPS LOCK on and off Dialog Box Keyboard Commands: TAB: Move to the next control in the dialog box SHIFT + TAB: Move to the previous control in the dialog box SPACEBAR: If the current control is a button, this clicks the button. If the current control is a check box, this toggles the check box. If the current control is an option, this selects the option. ENTER: Equivalent to clicking the selected button (the button with the outline) ESC: Equivalent to clicking the Cancel button ALT + underlined letter in dialog box item: Move to the corresponding item

Different kinds of Search Engines and How They Work

We almost use Google and other search engines as our second brain. Find out how this sites search millions of pages in seconds for us.
The term "search engine" is often used generically to describe both crawler-based search engines and human-powered directories. These two types of search engines gather their listings in radically different ways. Crawler-Based Search Engines Crawler-based search engines, such as Google, create their listings automatically. They "crawl" or "spider" the web, then people search through what they have found. If you change your web pages, crawler-based search engines eventually find these changes, and that can affect how you are listed. Page titles, body copy and other elements all play a role. Human-Powered Directories A human-powered directory, such as the Open Directory, depends on humans for its listings. You submit a short description to the directory for your entire site, or editors write one for sites they review. A search looks for matches only in the descriptions submitted. Changing your web pages has no effect on your listing. Things that are useful for improving a listing with a search engine have nothing to do with improving a listing in a directory. The only exception is that a good site, with good content, might be more likely to get reviewed for free than a poor site. "Hybrid Search Engines" Or Mixed Results In the web's early days, it used to be that a search engine either presented crawler-based results or human-powered listings. Today, it extremely common for both types of results to be presented. Usually, a hybrid search engine will favor one type of listings over another. For example, MSN Search is more likely to present human-powered listings from LookSmart. However, it does also present crawler-based results (as provided by Inktomi), especially for more obscure queries. The Parts Of A Crawler-Based Search Engine Crawler-based search engines have three major elements. First is the spider, also called the crawler. The spider visits a web page, reads it, and then follows links to other pages within the site. This is what it means when someone refers to a site being "spidered" or "crawled." The spider returns to the site on a regular basis, such as every month or two, to look for changes. Everything the spider finds goes into the second part of the search engine, the index. The index, sometimes called the catalog, is like a giant book containing a copy of every web page that the spider finds. If a web page changes, then this book is updated with new information. Sometimes it can take a while for new pages or changes that the spider finds to be added to the index. Thus, a web page may have been "spidered" but not yet "indexed." Until it is indexed -- added to the index -- it is not available to those searching with the search engine. Search engine software is the third part of a search engine. This is the program that sifts through the millions of pages recorded in the index to find matches to a search and rank them in order of what it believes is most relevant. You can learn more about how search engine software ranks web pages on the aptly-named How Search Engines Rank Web Pages page. All crawler-based search engines have the basic parts described above, but there are differences in how these parts are tuned. That is why the same search on different search engines often produces different results