If you want to discover how to build a website, then read this article. It will give you some ways on how to create a website using the Dreamweaver software.
Macromedia Dreamweaver
Have some tips on how to create a website using the Dreamweaver. Let's get started:
1.Start Dreamweaver
2.In the toolbar menu at the top go to Site
3.Click "New".
4.Click on " Local Info" on the left hand pane. In "Site Name" type "Your Web site's name". In "Local Root Folder" click on the yellow icon to browse for the folder containing your local web site files. If necessary create a new folder. Under "HTTP Address", type the address or the name of your website. Check the cache "Enable Cache" box.
5.Click on "remote info" on the left hand pane. Under "Access", choose "FTP". Under "FTP Host", type "the ftp host details from your hosting provider". Leave "host directory "blank, unless you have been given one. Enter the details you were given by your hosting provider under log in or password. Check the "save" box. Check the "Passive FTP" box. Under "check in/out", check "Enable Check In and Check Out" and "Check out Files when Opening". Enter your details under "Check out Name" and "Email Address".
6.Click OK.
7.Your site structure should be viewable now.
Do you know how to build a website? To create a website is a very easy task if you have all the knowledge for it. in the past few years website creation has evolved into the form of blogs and popular social networking platforms like Facebook free blogging platforms. These social networking sites suggest a brilliant idea for building a simple website for the purpose of advertising and product promotion.
Although social media networking sites are very helpful in creating a good avenue for Internet advertising, it is still best to have your own site that has your own domain name. You can have the name of your business as the domain name. This way, it will be easier for the potential customers to remember the site. Make your domain name simple, catchy, and easy to remember so that you can improve your web traffic.
With the Dreamweaver, it can create an customized design for your web page. You can have it look really attractive and more professional. Remember that through your web page you can build a reputation over the Internet and start having a positive credibility. A good website for product marketing is the key to gaining more profits and sales. This is the reason why you should get ample amount of knowledge on how to build a website for the purpose of promoting your business and expanding your scope of target markets.
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Thursday, December 31, 2009
The Difference Between Hackers and Crackers
When most people think about computer security the word hacker comes to their mind. Another word that is also associated with bad computer behaviour is cracker and most of the time the two words are used interchangeably but they are not the same thing.
A hacker is a person who has a great deal of computing skills and enjoys the challenges of solving technical issues. This includes breaking and infiltrating computers and networks. The aim of hackers is not to cause damage but the technical aspects and how to overcome them fascinates them and they see it as learning and as a status symbol amongst the hacker community.
An individual does not give himself the title hacker but it is left up to the community to bestow that title if the person has demonstrated the required knowledge and proved it. A hacker feels that information should be free so they document how they went about overcoming certain difficulties so others can learn from them. This sharing raises the status of the individual concerned and as a whole the community benefits.
Unlike a hacker the aim of a cracker is to cause mischief and gain some benefit by causing harm to the owner of the computer or network broken into e.g. by stealing credit card details or installing some malicious software.
Hackers see crackers as lowlifes and try very hard to distinguish themselves from them but this is not easy especially when the media insists on calling everybody a hacker.
The difference between a hacker and a cracker might not seem a lot to the average person because after all both of them break into unauthorised computers and networks but in reality there is a big difference because what matters is what the person does after he/she infiltrates a network.
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Creating Secure Passwords For Your Online Activities
If you engage in several online activities, you will find it may be confusing to either come up with a password that is easy for you to remember or one that no one else could guess. Interest security passwords should be something that will be easy for you to remember, but not so easy that anyone could figure it out. The following are some helpful hints to assist you in coming up with the best Internet security passwords.
Do Not Use The Obvious
When choosing your Internet security passwords, never use the obvious. This includes the username of your network, your birthday, phone number, or even the word password. Many people often find themselves the victim of an online security breach when they use Internet security passwords that are so obvious to anyone.
Do Not Use Words in Dictionary
When choosing the best Internet security passwords, you will want to make sure you do not use words in the dictionary. Unfortunately, there is software that can be used to find your password. This software goes through words of the dictionary to detect what your password is and once they find it, you may have just become the newest victim of identity theft. If you find that you will only remember a word that can be found in the dictionary, spice it up by adding a number to the beginning or end of the word.
Never Use The Same Password
One of the best things you can do is to never use the same Internet security passwords for different websites. If you use the same password for all the sites you visit, anyone who has your password will be able to get all of your information. Reduce the risk of having all of your information found by creating new passwords for every website.
Creating Unique Passwords
The best Internet security passwords are those that have a combination of letters, numbers, and symbols. For added security, use both uppercase and lowercase letters. For example, Red_hat1! This password uses everything.
Do Not Write Them Down
Once you come up with your Internet security passwords, do not write them down. One of the most common mistakes people make is to either write them down in a notebook or keep them on a document on the computer.
Unfortunately, identity theft is becoming a common occurrence. Do whatever you can to protect yourself. Creating Internet security passwords that are unique and a combination of numbers, letters, and symbols could prevent you from becoming another victim.
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Make Your Days Easier with 4G
Many people rely on their computers and mobile phones not only to communicate with other people, but also to run their daily lives. More now than ever before mobile communications technology have become crucial to businesses and getting things done in general. Email, social networking, and collaborating/messaging have become the norm. People are constantly using their iPhones and other gadgets to find new people, to get directions and to manage their lives. Today's fast paced lifestyles demand that we have all the tools and devices on hand to cope with our normal, everyday lives and day to day activities.
Of course, while today's technology is impressive-we can communicate with friends and family members across oceans and deserts with a simple click of a mouse-there are problems. Internet connectivity for instance, often times leaves a lot to be desired. Many people find that they can't get a reliable or decent internet signal when they roam out of their houses and into the city streets. Signals can be spotty and weak. Most people will end up having to lug their laptops and netbooks to a wifi café, where they often have to pay to use the service, by the half hour at least.
Mobile users are often plagued by the same sort of issues. They will find themselves with dropped calls, poor connections, gaps in service and lack of service due to too many users trying to log in at once, among other things.
Today, the industry standard is 3G, or third generation. This refers to the norms and rules governing mobile communications. The most famous example of a 3G device is the third generation iPhone. 3G was once the biggest thing, however, now there are noticeable failures. People aren't as connected as they would like to be. Improvements definitely need to be made.
And that's where 4G comes in. 4G is the next generation in terms of communications technology. The advantages of fourth generation tech are many. While it hasn't yet been established worldwide, it's likely to come your way very soon. 4G is all about improvements, making things better than they have ever been before.
4G will be characterized by its extensive range of service. Internet users will be able to get a signal over a wide range of distances. Previously, in order to get connected to the net, you'd have to rely on a hotspot with a wifi signal in range. Wifi only can cover some 100-300 feet and a router is required. With 4G and Wimax, transmission towers emit powerful wireless signals directly to users. A signal can travel over some 30 miles, meaning whole cities will become virtual hotspots. Anywhere you go you'll have a reliable internet connection. Your life will become so much easier.
With fourth generation technology, data transfer speeds will become much faster. Whereas previously you couldn't download large files from a wireless connection without it taking ages, now you'll be able to do it within a matter of minutes. The difference is incredible. If you thought things were good now, you will be thoroughly impressed with the arrival of 4G.
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Google Chrome: The Fast Browser With Slow Adoption
The launch of Google's Chrome browser a little over a year ago brought with it a mountain of hype and expectations, with some suggesting it could be as instantly disruptive and beneficial as Gmail was to the webmail market.
After all, here was Google opening another front against Microsoft with a big and bold move, and also turning into a competitor to its close partner Mozilla, maker of Firefox, the darling browser of techies worldwide.
Positioning itself as a reluctant entrant to the market, Google stated dramatically that it had no other choice given its deep dissatisfaction with existing browsers, specifically with their speed and performance running Web applications.
This browser wasn't a side project, Google said, but rather a serious endeavor with far-reaching implications for the future of its online services and applications.
It was an epic move: the mighty Google, like Achilles, marching into battle. The problem is, Chrome hasn't precisely turned things around as the mythical hero did, mercilessly and unequivocally, on behalf of the Greeks against the Trojans.
With a modest market share of about 4 percent, Chrome, which was launched on Sept. 1 last year, hasn't yet come close to approaching market leader Internet Explorer, nor the second-most-popular browser, Firefox.
"To date, Chrome really hasn't had the success that I suspect Google had anticipated for it," said Sheri McLeish, a Forrester analyst.
As it turns out, Chrome has more than a few Achilles heels.
For starters, it doesn't exist for Mac OS and Linux users, two camps full of technology enthusiasts and early adopters. The Mac OS and Linux versions are delayed. To make matters worse, the doors of most workplaces, particularly large enterprises, remain closed to Chrome because it lacks basic features that IT departments need.
While Google will remedy these two issues at some point, there are other obstacles to Chrome's adoption that may be harder to fix.
One is the widespread ignorance among many consumers about browsers, and their tendency to default to the one that comes with their PC. Another issue goes back to a question asked repeatedly at Chrome's launch: Does the world need another browser? Or put another way: Does Chrome offer enough of an improvement to justify switching to it?
Google certainly didn't help Chrome's chances to sprint out of the gate by releasing it as a beta product that was quite rough around the edges. Not only was Chrome unstable and buggy at first, but it didn't play well with many Web sites, including some of Google's own, because Google made its release a surprise and didn't give webmasters advance notice to adapt their sites.
While Chrome's low adoption in workplaces isn't surprising, its modest popularity among consumers is more worrisome. "We haven't seen any mass exodus from consumers to jump to Chrome from other browsers," McLeish said.
Since Chrome hasn't taken the world by storm, and considering that Microsoft, Mozilla and Apple continue to enhance their respective browsers, should Google stick with this project?
"Google should stay in the game if they think they can innovate and differentiate in the long run and put enough marketing and R&D [research and development] behind the effort," IDC analyst Al Hilwa said via e-mail.
This is Google's intention, according to Brian Rakowski, a Google group product manager in the Chrome team. "There's still a lot of work to do, but it'll be pretty great," he said.
Rakowski takes exception to the idea that Chrome lacks appeal, saying it has about 30 million active users, even though it doesn't yet fully play in the Mac OS, Linux and enterprise IT segments.
"Given the remaining chunk of market that's there, we've done pretty well in a short period of time. If you look at historical browser growth rates, it's a slow process. It takes time," Rakowski said.
A big reason why it takes time is the complacency of consumers. "Most people honestly don't know and they don't care about browsers. They just want to get on the Web," McLeish said. Even Microsoft struggles with this, as many consumers resist upgrading to newer versions of IE, she said.
Hilwa's research reflects a similar reality. Consumers have been conditioned to think of the browser as an integral part of their PC and its operating system, and thus are unlikely to switch.
"Using browsers not supplied with the machine remains the province of power-users, which creates a bit of disconnect in the strategy Google has, which is to bring browser innovation to the masses," Hilwa said. "Ultimately, this might become a war about operating system platforms again before it becomes a seriously competitive browser market again."
Aware of this, Google is planning an attack from that flank with its still-unreleased Chrome operating system, which will be deeply interwoven with the Chrome browser. In addition, Google is making moves to have the browser pre-installed on PCs, as a recent deal with Sony shows.
Still, Google, horrified at consumers' ignorance about browsers, has enlisted its marketing department to help educate people. "There's a large number of people who just don't know what a browser is. That's a huge challenge for us," Rakowski said.
In the meantime, the Chrome team keeps focusing primarily on performance improvements, which are the browser's main selling points and ultimately the key reasons for its existence.
"Everything [in the Chrome browser], from the new Javascript engine to its multiprocess architecture, is designed with heavier, more intensive Web apps in mind," Rakowski said.
While this is a valid effort, the average user cares or understands little about browser speed and performance, so this is unlikely to draw many new users.
"Most of the internal stuff is really lost on the unwashed masses of users who are not going to get into the complexity of browsers," Hilwa said.
Plus, the browser is far from the only element that affects the performance of online applications and services, McLeish said. Local network bandwidth, ISP (Internet service provider) traffic, the user's PC hardware and the landing Web site's server all play a part.
Google argues that the value of the Chrome project isn't limited to its own success. As an open-source browser, Chrome can help spur innovation in browser technology across the board, which is crucial for Google, Rakowski said.
However, it's unclear to what extent it will be feasible for other browsers to incorporate Chrome code, when one hears Rakowski explain why Google decided to build a new browser instead of simply contributing to Firefox.
"There were reasons not to build on existing technology. Some of the architectural changes we wanted to make were so different and disruptive that it would have been very hard to do in existing code base and very disruptive to existing road maps and plans of these teams," he said. "You would have had to put the entire development cycle on hold while you experimented with some of these research-y things."
What's clear is that, as Chrome enters its second year, the Chrome team is moving as fast as it can, eager to release versions for Mac OS and Linux and add enterprise IT features, as well as work its way down its long to-do list.
"As soon as we get some time to breathe we'll add those things and that'll enable us to reach a whole other set of users," Rakowski said.
And when that happens, it will be not a moment too soon
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
The Best Internet Browser
As you have surfed the Internet over the past few years. I am sure that you have heard of the above 3 browsers.
So what is an Internet browser? It is your window to the Internet. From which, you surf web pages, watch you tube videos and do Internet banking.
Internet Explorer which is installed on your PC if you are using a windows system.
Fire-fox was officially born in 2004 which started as an alternate web browser as an substitute to Internet browser. However its history dated back to 2002.
Lastly, Chrome, being the new kid on the block, was launched by google and is slowly gaining market share.
What defines as the best Internet browser?
Web Browser Security
I believe most of us are looking for security and functionalities in our browser.
The best Internet browser in terms security, I will say both fire fox and chrome are secure web browsers.
From my own experience in using Internet browsers, previous version of Internet explorer was the one that gave me the most issues. Problems i faced includes browser hijack and script errors on websites when the web pages are working perfectly fine in fire fox and chrome.
However since the release of Internet explorer 8, problems have been reduced and the browser is more stable.
With refer to PWN2OWN, a contest which contestants hack into various operating systems through Internet browsers. The event took place at Mar 18 2009
If you are not into technical details. The results are as follows
Internet Explorer 8, Firefox and Safari are hacked into. Google Chrome is the only browser that is not hacked by hackers.
Functionalities and Customization
In terms of functions and customization, firefox is at the top spot. Even though Internet Explorer is catching up, it still pretty far away from the leader as firefox had much more customized addon as compared to IE.
Addons or plugins are programs meant to provide additional features that the original browser does not have. Some examples will be download accelerators, news report and weather watcher.
Chrome loses out on features. It serves to work as your basic Internet browser without any addons. However, this is the feature that make chrome safe.
Internet Browser Addons
Although addons give you additional features and functions, addons could be written by hackers. By installing them, you are basically welcoming hackers into your PC.
If you are just a casual web surfer who only wishes to surf the Internet, chrome is strongly recommended.
However, if you prefer a customized browser which have almost everything yet is safe, firefox is the overall a better browser for you.
I hope this article provides you with ample information about Windows-based Internet browsers. As for the best Internet browsers? You decide yourself.
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