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Tips for Surviving the Economy
10/30/2008 8:17:52 PM
Recession! Recession! Recession! That word is everywhere these days. You can’t turn on the news or read the newspaper without the words "recession" and "economic collapse" appearing. Some folks fear a depression, some are apathetic, while others try to remain positive. Whether your personal outlook is bleak or you’re trying to stay positive, there are ways you can survive these trying times.
Here are some money saving tips to help you survive the economic collapse:
Save, save, save! Yes I know, the words "save your money" are cliche, but it’s more important than ever to do just that right now. Even if it’s only a few dollars here and there, your savings will add up in time. Every little bit you can save will help you out in the long run.
Cut back. Do you really need to eat out all that much? Or for that matter, do you really need to eat out at all? While you’re at it, cut down on your shopping trips. Only go to the store for emergencies, and even then, try to get all of your trips out of the way at once. Save on gas as much as you can.
Try "giving" when you can. If you run a small business, give your employees and clients "Thank you" cards and let you know how much you appreciate them. The most important thing you can have if you run a business are loyal employees and clients. Whenever you have any extra money, why not donate a dollar or two as well? You’ll think yourself less poor if you’re able to help someone else who truly is.
Don’t give up. Whatever you do during the recession, never give up. Some will give up, and some won’t. Those giving up will make everything easier on those who don’t. Why not be one of the few that keeps on fighting and that will be rewarded through your efforts? If you save, cut back, and let others know how much you appreciate them, you’ll already be a few steps ahead.
If you’re in debt and are unsure at which bills to pay and which ones to skimp out on, remember that your own needs come first. The basic needs for all humans include: shelter, food, transportation, medicine, sanitary products, etc. Obviously, mortgage or rent should always be on top of your list. If you can manage to secure your home, then you’ll be better off than others who have been suffering from the foreclosure crisis.
Don’t go accumulating any more bills, especially credit card bills. If you owe on credit cards, pay when you can. Your mortgage or rent should come first though. Whatever you do, don’t go charging on your cards any more than you already have.
301 Redirect — What is It and How to do It
10/29/2008 10:48:55 PM
301 redirecting is a safe way to redirect web traffic from one site to another. If you’ve recently redesigned the pages of your site and want to keep up with the search engine rankings, you can implement a successful 301 redirect. This is a good technique for preserving current search engine placements and rankings while redirecting your web pages. The code "301″, of course, means "moved permanently" in Internet speak. Implementing the 301 redirect code can be done by creating a new file with the .htaccess code.
.htaccess files can be made by using this code: redirect 301 /old/old.htm http://www.yournewsite.com/new.htm or .html .
Note: do not use "http://www." on the first part of this code. Make sure you leave a single space in between each part of the code.
Save this code as a notepad document and then upload it to your server’s root folder. You will then want to test it, of course, and you can do this by typing in the old address to see if it automatically redirects you to the new page.
Another way this can be done is by doing an IIS redirect. Right click on the file you want to redirect in your Internet services manager, and then select "a redirection to an URL." You can then type in or paste the redirection page. Select "exact URL entered above" and "permanent redirection for this resource," and then click on apply.
Those who use PHP, you can enter this code into your PHP script:
1.
2. header( "HTTP/1.1 301 Moved Permanently" );
3. header( "Status: 301 Moved Permanently" );
4. header( "Location: http://www.new-url.com/" );
5. exit(0); //
6. ?>
Here is a JAVA script that you can try as well:
<%
response.setStatus(301);
response.setHeader( "Location", "http://www.new-url.com/" );
response.setHeader( "Connection", "close" );
%>
Keep in mind that you don’t have to completely change your domain name in order to do a 301 redirect. You can simply redirect the pages within the same domain. Either way, though, both the old page and the new page should end up with the same page rank on the search engines. By doing a successful 301 redirect, you are letting the search engines know that your website has moved. This way, you won’t have to worry about any "404 errors" popping up and making your website seem unprofessional.
Hallway Pages: What Are They?
10/27/2008 2:34:41 PM
A hallway page is an index that acts as a “hallway” to a group of urls linking to other pages. The idea of linking a group of important urls from other websites together on a hallway page is to make search engines spider them. If you have many urls that you wish to be picked up by search engines as soon as possible, linking them all together on a hallway page is a great way to do just that. If your hallway pages end up ranking high, then that in effect will help all of your websites rank higher.
Search engines, such as Google, usually have a limit to the number of direct submissions that cn be submitted each day by a certain person. By creating and submitting a hallway page, you are also submitting all the webpages being linked to it.
Just in case the hallway page ends up with a higher rank than the pages it links to, it should be designed to be like a “site map” or “directory” of all your pages. This will make your pages seem more professional should your hallway page be the very first page new visitors come upon. It’s up to you whether you wish to take time optimizing your hallway page for search engines. Creating the page as a directory and giving a specific description for each url may be enough.
One technique is to make your hallway page and the home page of your main website as one. Add links to all of your other important urls on the home page of your main, highest ranked website. You could also add invisible links to your main page so that the average surfer won’t see them. While it decreases the chance for anyone to click on the urls (provided they can’t see them), it can still help increase the rank of those urls by being linked to your main page.
Another technique is to buy a whole new domain for the niche’s you wish to optimize. This is a good idea for those who wish their main page has a better url but don’t want to completely start over. Go right on ahead and register a new domain with a better url, and then use it as a hallway page to your poorly named pages that have already been indexed.
You should be careful about submitting pages that are very similar though. You don’t want to be accused of spam and banned, so don’t make your hallway page an exact copycat of your other pages.
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10/23/2008 10:16:53 PM
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Here comes Moorestown
10/21/2008 9:51:30 AM
Intel started off in the handheld chip market with Xscale processors in Blackberries and HP iPAQs. When Xscale was sold to Marvell in 2006, I thought that was the end of Intel’s interest in handhelds. Xscale used technology from ARM and since just about every handheld is ARM-savvy, the relinquishing of Xscale seemed to signal the end of handheld interest from Intel.
Well guess what? Intel was just moving in a different direction.
Intel’s Moorestown was revealed at the Intel Developer Forum in Taipei over the weekend. Although the mobile Internet device (MID) hardware platform was revealed this week, it won’t ship until later in 2009 or early 2010.
It is a fully integrated chipset with the goal of providing service for low-current, mobile applications. Oh – what is a low-current, mobile application? Modern communications systems need low-current applications. Many of the new systems need rapid hopping intervals. We’re talking about CPU cores and chipsets and things like that.
Moorestown is based on Intel's system-on-chip — known as Lincroft. It brings together
the 45-nm Atom processor core, graphics, a memory controller and video encode/decode abilities in one single chip.
Moorestown also supports High Speed Packet Access (HSPA) which will allow the system to support carriers that don't rely on WiMAX.
The ultimate result of Moorestown is that is a stepping stone towards fully matching smart phones with the Internet. The Moorestown platform began with Intel’s notion that ultra mobile PCs and mobile internet devices would benefit from this kind of platform but now the platform itself is attracting new concepts. With a processor such as Moorestown, smartphones, media players, notebooks, and portable mini-books will be able to expand their range as well.
Ericsson has signed on to the Moorestown project. Ericsson's HSPA data solution is going to be part of Moorestown.
Moorestown's idle power will be cut by more than 10 times in relation to the first-generation MIDs which were based on the Atom processor. The wireless tech company Option is another Moorestown supporter and will build HSPA modules for the platform.
Ultimately the reduced power requirements that Moorestown offers will provide users with better and stronger Internet connectivity.
