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Archive for August, 2007

31 Aug

Checking Alexa Rank without Installing a Toolbar

When I started out blogging my blog mentors shared to me about this Alexa Rank. I don’t really know what it is. I knew later that it’s a ranking based on web traffic. I am monitoring from then on how www.techxplore.net‘s Alexa Rank progressed from 8 Million to about 800 Thousand after four (4) months. [...]

24 Aug

Ping Firsthand Tool for Troubleshooting Network Problems

Surfing the net has become a daily routine in the information world. I am asked by people at times why they could open some sites and others not. Then I plainly tell them that the reason for this could be varied like site experiencing over load due to high traffic, domain name servers (DNS) being [...]

21 Aug

A PC without a Keyboard

Imagine running a PC without a keyboard. Maybe you would ask what’s the use of a PC without a keyboard? It might be less useful. There are a number of reason for it. One might need to protect one or more servers in the office from ordinary users. Thus removing the server’s keyboard. Another is [...]

17 Aug

Power Supply Replacement for Compaq Evo D500 Small Form Factor

I have a Compaq Evo D500 Small Form Factor desktop PC at home. It become so dear to me after 2 years of use. I like it since it comes with a 15 inch Hansol H550 TFT-LCD monitor. Compaq Evo D500 Small Form Factor is a 2.4 GHz Pentium 4 Desktop PC with 256 MB [...]

14 Aug

Analyze Meta Tags for Higher Search Engine Results Page Rankings

Making blogs friendly to search engines has great benefits in page ranks. Meta Tags are very important in making your blog/website visible to search engines. Meta Tags are used by search engines to allow them to accurately list your site in their indexes. Most often Meta Tags are neglected as one can make web pages [...]

10 Aug

Monitor Google’s PR, Alexa Rank and Other SEO Parameters

As a web content developer I would like to compare how my site fares with other sites regarding Google’s PR. I would normally before check Google’s PR with the link www.prchecker.info. That’s the only way I check my site’s SEO performance. But later I need to know also of the Alexa Rank, Internal Links, External [...]

03 Aug

Simple Practical Firefox RSS Use with Live Bookmarks

RSS is a buz word in the net and it’s been there for quiet a long time. It’s only recently that I appreciated it’s use when I started blogging. I have lot’s of friends and family members that have blogs. Just imagine if I have say 20 blogs of my friends to visit everyday. How [...]