Archive for September, 2009

Protect and save your PC with a surge suppressor or UPS

Let’s get one thing out of the way right now. A power strip and a surge suppressor, sometimes called a surge protector, are two different things. A surge suppressor will protect your PC from power surges, spikes, and brown outs caused by lightning storms or low voltage supply due to high power demand in the [...]

How to check your motherboard for failure

Your motherboard is the main board of your computer in which everything plugs into. If you have ever looked at your motherboard you will see that it is all electronic. Unfortunately the motherboard can quit on you at any time without warning.
When a motherboard fails suddenly your LED lights will blink or turn amber. Your [...]

5 SEO Mistakes

Targeting the wrong keywords
This is probably number one though I didn’t create the list in any particular order. Find keywords that are good for your site. Use a keyword suggestion tool if you need to even the experienced do. Think like the average user.
Ignoring the Title tag
One of the most important places to have a [...]

5 Important Website Design Rules

When it comes to your website, extra attention should be paid to every minute detail to make sure it performs optimally to serve it’s purpose. Here are five important rules in my opinion to observe to make sure your website performs well.
1) Do not use splash pages
Splash pages are the first pages you see when you [...]

Compacting email folders

I bet you didn’t know email messages aren’t really deleted when you hit the delete key. I’m sure you’ve heard all about the files, etc… on your computer that aren’t really deleted. But, this is probably quite a surprise to you. Yes or No?
In quite the same way as files all your email program does is to rewrite a few [...]

Display full paths in Windows Explorer address bar

I’ve already covered how to display the folder path in Windows Explorer title bar. You may also wish to display full paths in Windows Explorer address bars.
It is eerily similiar. Here is how to do it.
1. Double-click “My Computer” on the desktop.
2. Select “Tools” and then “Folder Options“.
3. Select the “View” tab.
4. Check “Display the full [...]

Display the folder path in Windows Explorer title bar

You can configure Windows Explorer to show the full path in the folder’s title bar. This will make it easier for you to determine what folder you are opening. Because if you have more than one folder on your computer with the same name it can be difficult to figure out the file path of your currently [...]