Manage mulitple email accounts in Gmail

Adding to the post on using Outlook to manage your Gmail account here is a cool way to manage all your emails account, Gmail or not, from within Gmail.

I will show you how to configure Gmail to manage multiple accounts in a transparent way and using your own domain email address or any other you may like.

Link:
http://.../manage-all-your-email-accounts-with-gmail

Video: How NOT To Use Powerpoint

How NOT To Use Powerpoint:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLpjrHzgSRM

HowTo Get Your Business Listed On Major Local Search Engines

Every lit bit helps when getting your business name out there and this website makes it easier to figure where and how to get your business listed in the 'local' section of a search engine.

Link:
http://www.locallytype.com/pages/submit.htm

How to use Outlook as the interface to Gmail

1. Get your contacts into Gmail:

1. Open Outlook and select File -> Import and Export
2. Choose Export to a file and select Next
3. Choose Comma Separated Values (Windows) and select Next
4. Highlight the Contact folder to export and select Next
   
5. Select a filename and location to store the contacts and select Next
6. Select Finish
7. Now log into your Gmail account
8. Select Contacts from the left-hand navigation area
9. Click the Import link in the upper right of the contact area
10. Browse for the file you created in the first 6 steps and select Import Contacts

That's it. All your Outlook contacts will now be in your Gmail account. From Gmail you can click on any contact to fully edit their information. I know the purpose is to use Outlook as the main interface for Gmail but having your contacts duplicated in Gmail is to ensure that you are never without easy access to your email and contacts.

Next we have to setup how to check and send out emails through your Gmail account from Outlook.

2. Setup Outlook to check your Gmail account and use Gmail to send emails out:

Luckily Google has made this very easy by allowing users POP3 and SMTP access to Gmail.

First - Allow POP access to your Gmail account:
http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=13273

Leave the email on Gmail and have it pushed into the Gmail archive. The reason is if your system ever crashes or your on the road you will have complete access to your emails.

Second - Get a new email account setup in Outlook to handle Gmail:
http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=13278
(version of Outlook before 2003)

Gmail combined with Outlook is a powerful combination that ensures you're never without your email.

Zork

Remember Zork?

Never did finish that game even though I played it for many hours. Amazing that a game that was nothing more than text with very limited interaction could be fun. So much for those days.

Most entertaining IT ads from four decades of Computerworld

Here's a few of the copy from the ads:

"You say you don't know your process from your loop? Or your CASE from your GOTO? No doubt, you're suffering from COBOLitis,"
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These modems are "all performers," this ad not-so-subtly boasts -- from 1,200 bit/sec. all the way up to 4,800 bit/sec.
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"MultiSpeed is multi-talented. It's small. Light. And gives you the option of running at a clock speed of either 9.54 or 4.77 MHz," boasts this ad from NEC showing what a laptop of its day was like. It weighed in at 11.2 lb. with 640K of memory, dual 720K drives and five built-in programs.

See all:
http://www.computerworld.com/...

Google Docs & Spreadsheets makeover

Google Docs & Spreadsheets makeover: "The Google Docs & Spreadsheets beta is sporting a new look with a couple of slick new features, like folders.

In addition to a prettier interface with new icons and expandable trees on the left, the old tags have been replaced by good old-fashioned folders. Finally, the search box offers Google Suggest as-you-type docs and spreadsheets results suggestions for faster getting at what you need. Log in to your Google Account to check it out"

Link:
http://.../google-docs--spreadsheets-makeover-272706.php

Web App Autopsy

Web App Autopsy: "In this feature, we’d like to help you minimize those mistakes by dissecting 4 very different web application companies that are at varying stages of their life cycle. In addition to age and size, these companies vary in their business models, programming languages and views on approaching the web as a platform. Specifically, we’ll be sharing code line counts, business processes, conversion rates, support requests revenues per customer. It’s good stuff and we’re hoping it’ll help you identify some trends that’ll make your predictions a bit more accurate."

Link:
http://particletree.com/features/web-app-autopsy/

50+ Ways to Track Website Traffic

From analyzing your RSS feed to counting page views to visual representations of where your visitors are clicking, there is no shortage of companies looking to help you better understand your web site’s traffic. In our latest “toolbox” installment, we analyze (pun intended) the wide variety of applications and tools available for keeping tabs on how your sites, feeds, blogs, emails, or even your intranet is performing.

Link:
http://mashable.com/2007/06/25/analytics-toolbox/

Vista Transformation Pack 7.0 Released

It's been a long wait for some of you, and after several delays, we are pleased to announce to you today, the release of Vista Transformation Pack 7.0, Windows X's latest customization pack to give you the Vista experience without the hassle of a new OS.

Vista Transformation Pack 7.0 brings many new features such as ViStart, a new add-on which emulates the Vista start menu, as well as Thoosje's latest Desktop Sidebar 2.0 to give you the ultimate Windows Vista experience!

Link:
http://www.jcxp.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=18388

Dell Selling De-Gunked PCs

Dell Selling De-Gunked PCs: "Dell customers have the option to order PCs without the additional trial software that is usually preinstalled. In order to purchase a de-gunked PC, customers should select the option 'no software preinstalled' when purchasing Inspiron notebooks or Dimension desktops."

Finally!

Link:
http://.../2007/06/dell-selling-de.html

Is your Web site 'usable'?

You try one company's Web site. It's plain, but it lists pricing information, the models it services, and its contact information. Then you try another company's site. It makes you sit through a three-minute Flash presentation before letting you explore the site. (There's a "skip this intro" button at the top right, but the button is camouflaged.) And, instead of getting pricing information, you have to fill out a form and wait for a salesperson to call.

With probably millions of websites competing for the same thing your website has to be as easy as possible on the user. Make it confusing, too difficult or too many clicks to get around and your users will move on.

Link:
http://.../online_marketing/is_your_web_site_usable.mspx

Social Search: the power of people

If you ask an average techie about Google, you’ll hear that we use lots of computers and algorithms. Indeed, the title of the New York Times article is “The Human Touch That May Loosen Google’s Grip.” But (in my opinion), it would be a mistake to think “Google is nothing but cold algorithms and computers; there’s no room for humans at all.” I’ll give you a few examples of the role of people over the years at Google:

Link:
http://.../blog/the-role-of-humans-in-google-search/

Easy PHP Calendar

The Easy PHP Calendar is a powerful PHP calendar script that is easily integrated into web sites and is simple to customize. This attractive, full-featured calendar is suitable for display on a calendar of events page, home page, or any other page that needs a calendar.

Clean, powerful and professional looking. All that and only $20. What more could you ask for.

Link:
http://www.easyphpcalendar.com/

HorseURLs just released - Another website by Veign.

Latest and greatest in my suite of Horse websites. This site is very similiar to PopURLs, in fact thats where the idea came from, in the sense it pulls all the news sources together in one location.

Has become one of the largest collections of the best articles on anything and everything horse. This site is a must bookmark for anyone interested in horses.


A great, ever changing, collection of horse pictures from around the world.


A community for horse people to hang out and get involved in discussions. This is a very friendly forum with some of the best or the best getting involved.


That's it and all the above sites have been designed and developed by me.

Safari releases yet another release for Windows

Safari browser for Windows keeps releasing new versions to try and correct the issues. Its now up to its third release on Windows and supposily this one is faster and more stable. Not a good intro onto the Windows OS. I'll stick with Firefox.

Link:
http://www.apple.com/safari/download/

Create Google sitemaps online

Xml-Sitemaps.com lets you create Google sitemaps online through their very easy to use interface. Should be noted that the free service does limit to 500 URLs so going beyond that would require the pro service.

Google Sitemaps helps Google know of all the pages in your website and gives them a single file that adds or updates the URLs in the Google index. All you have to do is sign up for a Webmaster account with Google and then add a website profile and sitemap. This is a must for a site with any kind of depth as you don't want to rely on the Google Crawler finding all your pages.


Link:
http://www.xml-sitemaps.com/

How a six-month-old startup got bought by Google

When your product is 80% done, that means you have another 80% to go. "To get something pretty close is easy, but you need to concentration on the little things. That's what will set you apart from the competition," says Crosby. "You can have the best algorithm in the world and the fastest process, but at the end if the day, if the user struggles to find out how to click a box or delete something, then you don't succeed.

Link:
http://blogs.business2.com/.../zenter_acquired.html

A new uncenersored image hosting service from Pirate Bay

bayimg.com is a place where you can host all your images. We do not censor them. We believe in freedom of speech, it's of utter importance to us.

You can upload about 140 different formats. There's even support for .RAR and .ZIP-archives! If you upload an archive with multiple images, you'll also get an album-address for all the pictures inside of it. Tags are separated by spaces, removal code is a password to let you remove images you upload.

Seems they are also working on a Video hosting service, like YouTube, but since its in a closed beta really can't get any other information on it. Try it if you want but this one isn't for me.

My Image:
http://bayimg.com/eaPOkaAap

Link:
http://www.bayimg.com/

How to clean the HTML code from Word

I released another tool that can be used to throw together quick web pages and page elements called Easy HTML Editor. This is a really cool tool for making quick page elements and has a feature that I use and that's the ability to clean the code from MS Word (instructions provided on the page).

Feel free to play around with it and make suggestions for improvements.

Link:
http://www.veign.com/tools/easy-html-editor/

A big thanx to FCKEditor for all their hard work on this amazing component.

Windows XP Service Pack 3 Leaked Details!

Not only is Windows XP Service Pack 3 alive and kicking, but Microsoft also managed to leak details about what the refresh will contain. The Redmond Company's policy when it comes down to future releases of the Windows platform is to gag all details. Windows XP SP3 is old news for Microsoft. And with the general availability of Windows Vista it was pushed to the background. But in all fairness, Microsoft never confirmed the cancellation of the third service pack for Windows XP.

Link:
http://.../Windows-XP-Service-Pack-3-Leaked-Details-57825.shtml

Prevent cache-based tracking with SafeCache

All platforms with Firefox: SafeCache bolsters your browsing security by preventing cache-based monitoring schemes. Developed by Stanford University faculty, SafeCache silently prevents you from being traced through your cache.

Link:
http://.../prevent-cache+based-tracking-with-safecache

Windows Vista SP1 Beta coming this year

Within its recent response to the United States Department of Justice that stated it would modify Windows Vista to enable end users and OEMs to change the default desktop search it uses, Microsoft for the first time discussed Service Pack 1 for the OS, saying a beta will come this year.

Link:
http://.../Windows_Vista_SP1_Beta_Due_This_Year/

Blogger to add Video Upload shortly

Its something at least. Blogger has a long way to catch up to the more professional blogging applications around and I think will always be second rate if they don't add the ability to use mods or user created features.

Link:
http://.../introducing-blogger-in-draft.html

Collection of random things

20 Tips for More Efficient Google Searches:
But instead of just typing in a phrase and wading through page after page of results, there are a number of ways to make your searches more efficient.

HTML5 differences from HTML4:
See the changes that may be coming down the pipe for web developers.

Google Answers the Biggest Question of All:
What is the answer to life, the universe, and everything?

Why Speculation Hurts:
It requires a designer to put forth work on behalf of the company without any promises or guarantees of getting paid.

Microsoft Surface: Behind-the-Scenes

Thought I would post a follow-up to the Microsoft Surface post. This one is to a video that shows some of the behind the scenes. This is one cool device.

Anyone want to get me one feel free. Gifts welcomed

Link:
http://.../technology/industry/4217348.html

Bryce 5.5 Free!

Create breathtaking realistic 3D landscapes and animations with DAZ 3D Bryce. The easy user interface simplifies the design process for a novice or the seasoned professional. Start out building or importing a landscape as impressive as the Grand Canyon. Populate it with buildings, people or any other object you create or from the extensive DAZ 3D library. The Light Lab provides you robust control over your sunsets, moonlight nights or high-noon ambiance. Tree Lab allows you to plant your landscape like the gardens of Versailles. You'll have to register your copy of Bryce on the publishers web-site to gain access to your free Bryce serial number.

Its now Free!

Link:
http://www.download.com/Bryce/...

New web design book hits the mark for beginners

This is a fantastic book for anyone looking at creating their own website using Microsoft's latest web design application called Expression Web. Expression Web is setting itself up to rival the biggest players in the web design business (like Dreamweaver) and having this book will bring you up to speed in a short period of time.

The reason I like this book is its not the typical 'this is how you use this application' type of book. This book teaches you the proper way to create a website using current and established technologies. What this means for a beginner is not only to you learn Expression Web but you are also getting a strong foundation on building websites. This is important as you grow and gives you knowledge that can be carried to other design applications.

Link:
http://www.amazon.com/o/ASIN/1590598059/...

Top tech support forum helps in all areas.

Tech Support Guy is one buzzing forum with lots of groups and 100K's of posts. If you need some help with anything computer than check this forum out. Even if you don't want to ask a questions just using their search feature can probably yield a discussion going on.

Link:
http://forums.techguy.org/

Kodak says camera sensor may eliminate flash

Kodak says camera sensor may eliminate flash: "it has developed digital camera technology that nearly eliminates the need for flash photography, part of the company's effort to make money from its deep patent portfolio.

The world's biggest maker of photographic film says its proprietary sensor technology significantly increases sensitivity to light. Image sensors act as a digital camera's eyes by converting light into an electric charge to begin the capture process."

Gotta love technology...

Link:
http://.../tc_nm/kodak_sensors_dc_1

A peek inside of Firefox 3

Just in case you are curious about what is being developed for the next major release of Firefox check out this wiki on Firefox v3.

Link:
http://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox3

Photos: The 10 ugliest cars we've seen

Photos: The 10 ugliest cars we've seen: "we've rounded up some of the least attractive autos on the road. While we're all for innovative styling, bold accents, and daring design cues, there are times when you just have to tell it like it is."

Link:
http://crave.cnet.com/...

HOWTO: Compress Virtual PC virtual hard disks

If you use Virtual PC 2007 you know that the virtual hard drive files (.VHDs) can grow to extremely large sizes. Part of this is because the .VHD files dynamically expand when software is installed in the .VHD however after the installation, the original setup files are deleted and no longer take up space in the .VHD, however the .VHD does not correspondingly dynamically shrink in size. Once a .VHD file expands - it doesn't shrink.

Link:
http://kurtsh.spaces.live.com/blog/...

Spam King may rule prison cell for 11 years after Feds nail him

Spam King may rule prison cell for 11 years after Feds nail him: "During one week in August 2005, the two of them managed to target over 1.27 million AOL e-mail addresses with spam. Moeller was caught bragging to the informant about the money he was making: as much as $40,000 per week."

Link:
http://...spam-king-may-rule-prison-cell-for-11-years

Google Analytics gets slightly better

If you use Google Analytics then you know there was a major update about a month ago which made Google Analytics the best web stats application around. Well, its gotten a few more improvements based on user feedback.

Hourly Reporting
Many of you listed hourly reporting as the most important feature missing in the new interface. We've put it back. Several of the reports now have a "View by: Daily/Hourly" switch that allows you to select whether you want to see your data by day or by hour. Andy Beal, our friends at Yelp, and thousands of others can rejoice in their hourly window to the world.

Clickable URLs
Danny Sullivan and a legion of others will be thrilled to see that we've added the ability to click straight through to external pages from links referenced in reports. Just click on the icon next to any link listed in the Referring Sites, Top Content, Top Landing Pages, and Top Exit Pages reports.

Cross Segmentation by Network Location
Many of you expressed disappointment that you couldn't cross segment reports by Network Location. Now you can.

Increased number of data rows per page
The interface now allows you to view up to 500 rows of data on a single report page, increased from a maximum of 100 rows.

Bounce Rate increase/decrease
Our always observant resident analytics evangelist, Avinash Kaushik, pointed out that an increase in bounce rate (not desirable) was displayed in green and a decrease in bounce rate (a desirable result) was displayed in red. He was right, so we flipped the colors. Bounce rate increases are now displayed in red and bounce rate decreases are displayed in green. Ah, much better.

AdWords Integration
It's now much easier to link your AdWords account to your Google Analytics account, so if you haven't done it yet, now is the time.

Link:
http://.../you-asked-for-it-you-got-it-new.html

Safari for Windows is not secure!

Researchers find flaws in Safari for Windows: "Denmark-based researcher Thor Larholm was among those to report a problem with the new version of Safari Monday. He claimed to have developed a fully-functional command execution vulnerability within two hours of installing Safari on his computer, triggered simply by visiting a Web site."

Safari now available for Windows

Safari browser is now available for Windows XP and Vista. The new Safari 3 Beta can be run on Windows and this is good why? Because web developers should be testing their designs on Safari and this has always been a pain.

Link:
http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/safari/

"Gas-Saving" Products: Fact or Fuelishness?

"Gas-Saving" Products: Fact or Fuelishness?: "Gas prices are up, and so is the volume of advertising for 'gas-saving' products. When gasoline prices rise, consumers often look for ways to improve fuel efficiency. Although there are practical steps you can take to increase gas mileage, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) warns you to be wary of any gas-saving claims for automotive devices or oil and gas additives. Even for the few gas-saving products that have been found to work, the savings have been small."

Easy Icon Search Engine with Iconlet

Iconlet is an icon search engine that will return icons based on a keyword search. As of now the icons as pulled from various sources so licensing issues may pop up. So watch out and don;t just think you can grab the icons and use freely in your designs. Regardless, this is a great tool for any software developer or web developer (I use icons in design to make elements 'pop' on a page).

Iconlet:
http://www.iconlet.com/

Poor Pluto

http://.../3dportfolio_poor_pluto_high.html

How Adobe's Photoshop Was Born

How Adobe's Photoshop Was Born: "Photoshop was not the result of an elaborate skunk works in the depths of Adobe. Rather, it was developed by Thomas Knoll and his brother, John."

Link:
http://siliconuser.com/?q=node/10

Fun with RUN

Some helpful RUN (Start menu -> Run) commands for Windows:
(type exactly what you see in bold)

• mailto: - Will bring up a blank email message in your default mail program
• about:blank - Bring up IE with a blank webpage
• http://google.com - Opens your default browser with the website of Google
  
• calc - Bring up the Windows Calculator
• wupdmgr - Launches the Windows Update in IE
  
• shutdown - Shuts down Windows
• logoff - Logs you out of Windows
  
• mstsc - Lauches the Remote Desktop application
• osk - Displays an on screen keyboard
• fsquirt - Show the Bluetooth transfer wizard
• explorer - Opens up Windows Explorer
  

Ad-Aware 2007 released (free version)

Whats New:

• Redesigned Engine – Benefit from superior program flexibility and more accurate scanning methods with all-new program architecture.
• Improved Code Sequence Identification (CSI) Technology – Boost your privacy protection with precise detection of embedded malware, including known and emerging threats.
• Incremental Definition File Updates – Save precious time and resources with smaller update files resulting in faster download times.
• TrackSweep - Control privacy by erasing tracks left behind while surfing the Web on Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Opera, with one easy click.
• Multiple Browser Support – Choose Internet Explorer, Firefox, or Opera with expanded browser support.
• New Straightforward User Interface – Effortlessly maneuver the complexities of malware detection and removal with our new user-friendly interface.

Link:
http://www.lavasoft.com/products/ad_aware_free.php

A Ball Thrown Back 100 km/h From A Truck Moving 100 km/h

Interesting video. Did you guess correctly on what would have happened?

Link:
http://.Ball-Thrown-Back-100-kmh-From-A-Truck-Moving-100-kmh

Another Windows user switches to Linux

Read the on going story of one Windows users journey into the land of Linux. Will he make it? Will he stay? Will he be back for Windows 7 ? (queue cliffhanging music).

Link:
http://.../index.php?topic=8777

Software scammers have done this before

You may have read my first post about a company that is preying on the novice to sell them software that is free and not authorized by the software's developer. I now have additional information about this company and other websites they run.

- I think this is the main website: http://interactivebrands.com/
Reason I believe is all of the tracking, stats, and cookies are done through that domain.

Since they are using tracking code in their websites from: http://interactivebrands.com/scripts/trackpidv3.js

After doing some research I came across a discussion about a company ripping people off with an MP3 Membership. It would seem that this company is the same as the company I had blogged about. After much reasearch I have found another listing of their domains. These domains, in my opinion, are probably used to rip people off.

Scammers Domains:

• pwibill.com
• csdetails.com
• mymp3down.com
• mymp3live.com
• myupclick.com
• upclkcorp.com
• marketbill.com
• mp3support.net
• mymusic-cs.com
• p2psupport.net
• spywaretech.net
• dwnldsupport.com
• moviesupport.net
• mp3netonline.com
• mydownloading.com
• downloadassist.com
• mydownloadsite.com
• downloadinghome.com
• mydownloadnetwork.com
• download-utilities.com
• extremedownloadnetwork.com
• upclk.com
• mp3chk.com
• upbill.com
• mywebcs.com

This company has a lot of domains and is serious about getting your money. Spread the word about this company.

Read the Original Post:
http://.../software-scammers-prey-on-novice-with.html

Digg It and get the word out

Google PageRank, the long version

Everything you ever wanted to know about Google PageRank and were afraid to ask:
http://.../google-pagerank-what-do-we-really-know-about-it/

My PageRank and BackLink Checker

Browser are not quite secured, yet

Polish hacker Michal Zalewski has ratcheted up his ongoing assault on Web browser security models, releasing details on serious flaws in fully patched versions of IE 6, IE 7 and Firefox 2.0.

Read the whole story:
http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=254

See one of the IE security holes:
http://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/ierace/

Pre-generated data lists

A decent collection of some data lists that can be used in many database applications.

The List:

• United States Zip Codes with Longitude and Latitude
• Currency Codes
• Country Codes
• United States Cities
• States and Territories
• Domestic Airport Codes
• International Airport Codes

Link:
http://...data-lists-to-add-to-your-toolbelt-of-awesomeness/

Get users to switch to Firefox and earn money

First, from the website:

Get this tool for switching people from IE to Firefox.
For each person you switch, Google gives you $1, Microsoft loses marketshare, and an angel gets its wings.

Now, the bad news. You will p*ss off so many people by having a script like that running that you will basically be shooting yourself in the foot. If you are thinking about using this script, and I hope you don't, at least leave it off your company or business website.

Link:
http://explorerdestroyer.com/

Sony debuts flexible TV screen

The company claims to have developed a new technology that uses plastic instead of glass to make OLED screens that can actually bend (hopefully without breaking), according to Pink Tentacle. Its 2.5-inch prototype weighs only 1.5 grams--that's 0.053 ounces for the metric-challenged among us.

Link:
http://crave.cnet.com/...

Fix the sluggishness of Outlook 2007

Microsoft released a fix for the slowness that some users are experiencing with Outlook 2007. Kinda weird that it seems hidden in another patch as some kind of after thought.

This update fixes a problem in which a calendar item that is marked as private is opened if it is found by using the Search Desktop feature. The update also fixes performance issues that occur when you work with items in a large .pst file or .ost file.

Link:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...

How Much Does The Internet Weigh?

How heavy is information? Most of us know that computers represent all types of information—e-mails, documents, video clips, Web pages, everything—as streams of binary digits, 1s and 0s. These digits are mathematical entities, but they are also tangible ones: They are embodied and manipulated as voltages in electronic circuits. Therefore, every bit of data must have some mass, albeit minuscule. This prompted DISCOVER to ask the question: How much would all the data sent through the Internet on an average day weigh?

Link:
http://.../jun/how-much-does-the-internet-weigh/

(as found through DonationCoder.com)

Slurpr, a WiFi access point which aggregator

Slurpr claims that it can locate 6 separate wi-fi networks and combine their bandwidth into one monster of a connection. Can it work? Is this a hoax of sorts? I'm not gonna spend the cash to find out. Either way it looks cool and if it does work could land you in jail.

Link:
http://.../slurpr-the-mother-of-all-wardrive-boxes

Better Google searches using a tilde

Most don't know about, or use, the tilde (~) when using Google. Let me explain how the tilde can help. The tilde, when placed immediately before a word, will not only search for that word but also synonyms of the word. For instance a search for Cooking Recipes will only locate sites with those two words in it but a search for ~Cooking Recipes will not only find sites with cooking but also culinary, chef, food, kitchen and such.

Very easy to add to your searches and really makes a difference in the results

More Information:
http://www.google.com/help/refinesearch.html