Computertalk--Using Computers, Web Technology, Web Site Design, E-Commerce, E-Mail

HELPFUL RESOURCES

Networking Can Change Your Life . . . if You Take It Seriously. Download this report, email it to a friend, or post it on your website or blog.

Protect your files with Carbonite Online Backup

ARTICLES BY BARBARA

Carbonite: The Best Little Computer Backup Program You'll Ever Find. Barbara reports on how to securely and effortlessly backup ALL your valuable data—for less than $50 a year.

What You Need to Know about Spyware, the Alexa Toolbar, Free Software and Anti-spyware Programs. Be careful what you download! My experience with the Alexa Toolbar created havoc with Internet Explorer and locked up my whole system resources. (Updated article includes links to other articles on this topic, reader mail, and response from Alexa's Customer Service Dept.)

How to Speed Up Your Cable Internet Connection. Barbara shares her latest learning experience and Firewall tips--plus how to fix that Internet cable "time-out" problem you may be having with Windows XP.

How to Do a Windows System File Check - and how to find the hidden system files on your computer; plus info on the LINUX operating system, and thoughts on Microsoft's restrictive registration policy for Windows XP operating system.

How to Avoid Lightning Damage to Computers and Other Electronic Equipment. Info on the new generation of surge protectors, with links to several articles on lightning protection strategies. Updated to include manufacturer's response to article, plus new resource.

How to Improve Your Google Rankings with the Right Keywords in the Right Places. A couple of years ago, Barbara explained how she moved several of her pages on Google from positions #59 to #4 in a matter or days, merely by adding keywords and link and image tags. A later update shows improved page rankings over time, with additional tweaking.

How to Make Your E-Mail Address Invisible to Spam Bots

Handling "Spam Spoofers" -- What to Do When Someone Steals Your E-Mail Address or URL to Send Junk or Pornographic Mail

Three Helpful Tips for New Computer Users (E-Mail Headers, Monitor Settings, Surge Protectors)

Don't Wait Too Long to Upgrade Your Computer System

How Norton SystemWorks Crashed My Computer
Reader Response to This Article

Gateway Computer Problems, Service Technicians, and Accessing the Internet Without a Browser -- Expert advice from software engineer and developer, Gavin Landon

Stop Wasting Time on Virus Hoaxes and Chain Letters - by Steve Maurer

Thought to Ponder

The following remark was made in April, 2000 by Donald H. Rowe, Editor & Publisher, The Wall Street Digest:

". . . too many CEOs still think the Internet will not affect their companies. Wrong! In five years, there will not be any 'Internet companies,' because every company will have to be an Internet company in order to survive."

ARTICLES & REPORTS FROM CONTRIBUTORS

HACKED! How My Business Was Ruined by a Hacker. Think your Website is Safe from Hackers? Think Again. Any Website is a potential target, and yours could be next. A Special Report by Dennis Gaskill, Boogiejack.com.

To Catch a Content Thief. Dennis Gaskill shares a simple way to search the Web to see if someone has stolen any of the content from your website.

Oodles of Google® Tips--How to Maximize Your Search Power, by Traci Vanover

What to Do When Someone Pirates Your Images or Content - excellent article in James Dillehay's Craftmarketer Newsletter

Using Internet Discussion Boards to Advance Your Business by Eileen Coale

Should You Design Your Own Website or Hire a Designer? - by Richard Tuttle

How Two Web Entrepreneurs Handled Their E-Mail Identity Theft Problem.

WEBMASTER RESOURCES

BoogieJack.com is a cool webmaster's resource site featuring HTML and CSS tutorials, free web graphics, sound effects and other webmaster resources. This site is owned by Dennis Gaskill, author of Web Site Design Made Easy and several other books.

Editor's note: By using Dennis' book, and being a member of his "Inner Circle," I've been able to learn how to write compliant HTML code from scratch, and am now building new websites as a result. If you want to learn from the best, be sure to subscribe to his free "Almost a Newsletter," and consider joining his i-webmaster Inner Circle of readers. (Members get an incredible amount of additional tutorials, charts, website content, exclusive fonts, free software, free ebooks, and more.)

Check out Bravenet.com for free Web tools, Webmaster resources, inexpensive hosting and domains and a great mailing list service for ezine publishers. (Barbara uses Bravenet's professional service, but if your list is less than 500 names, you can manage it free on Bravenet . . . and list management here is far easier and more friendly than that offered by YahooGroups.

Add a free search engine to your site. How-to information from Susan Scheid, Small Business Community.

Selected Computer and Web Technology Resources. Links to a variety of computer, e-mail and software tutorials; Web site design and promotional resources; technical info and support; eCommerce how-to info; troubleshooting tips, and more.