How to edit hosts file on Windows Vista

Editing the hosts file on Windows Vista is not as easy as on Windows XP, since editing requires the administrator account. TechFigure has a great article about editing the hosts file on Windows Vista. I found it useful, I hope it helps you too.

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Google Hot Trends: A new way to trap web spamming sites

Google Hot Trends (www.google.com/trends) is a utility that shows in almost real time what most people are searching right now on the Web.

While it is a great tool for learning what happens around the world, many webmasters have been abusing it, by posting keywords from Google Hot Trends on their site, in order to get high ranks in Search Engine Results (SERP).

However, it appears that such abuse has made angry the Google team (and it is logical) because is considered as web spamming. The result is that sites that abuse the Google Hot Trends tool are de-indexed from Google very soon or get a -30 to -950 penalty, eliminating the 90% of their visitors.

I don’t blame Google about this. It is the correct thing they do. Many sites where posting an article having a title with keywords from Google Hot Trends and its text contained just nonsense. This catched high results in search engine ranks, but it was completely useless for the visitors trying to get info about the specific keywords.

Google doesn’t like web spamming sites and tries to display only useful results, by filtering spamming sites. And I find it logical because none of the Internet users like them too.

So… stop abusing Google Hot Trends by posting keywords from it on your site, without any useful content. Your site will get soon de-indexed or penalized and you will loose all your visitors.

Post useful, unique and rich content. This will give you much visitors within a long period but they will remain forever. Getting 10.000 unique visitors within 2 weeks you create your site (eg. by abusing Google Hot Trends) will set off the web spamming alarms and your site will be de-indexed.

Description of the Disk Cleanup Tool in Windows XP

This article describes how to use the Disk Cleanup tool in Windows XP.

The Disk Cleanup tool helps you free up space on your hard disk by searching your disk for files that you can safely delete. You can choose to delete some or all of the files. Use Disk Cleanup to perform any of the following tasks to free up space on your hard disk:
• Remove temporary Internet files.
• Remove downloaded program files. For example, ActiveX controls and Java applets that are downloaded from the Internet.
• Empty the Recycle Bin.
• Remove Windows temporary files.
• Remove optional Windows components that you are not using.
• Remove installed programs that you no longer use.
You can start Disk Cleanup, by doing any of the following:

Microsoft and Yahoo restart talks

erh? Finally let someone buy something…

Yes, you read right, Microsoft and Yahoo restart talks.

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How to deal with the Stop 0×0000007E and endless reboots after Windows XP SP3 installation

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After you upgrade a computer that uses a processor other than an Intel processor to Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) or Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3), you may receive the following error message after you restart the computer:
A problem has been detected and Windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer…

I had this issue but after following the instructions of this article everything is back to normal! I hope this helps lot of people too.

Error message about file dhtml.ocx missing

In some cases you may receive by an application, the error message that dhtml.ocx is missing.

If so, follow the instructions provided by NGI news:

File dhtmled.ocx missing - Error message: How to resolve

Firefox 3 RC1 ready for download

What better way to start off a Saturday than to feel the R.E.A.L.
browsing vibe with the help of the Foxxy One 3.0? You don’t need to
answer that, just know that the Release Candidate 1 of Mozilla’s
Firefox 3 is now up for grabs.

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50 Windows XP & Vista Tips & Tricks

Computer Active has compiled a list of 50 tips to improve performance of both XP and Vista.
For most people using a computer means using Windows and over the years Microsoft’s operating system has become easier to use.
However, there is always room for improvement, so in this feature we have compiled 50 of the finest tips for Windows XP and Vista.

Read the tips here: 50 Windows XP & Vista Tips & Tricks

Lumosity

As we age, several areas of our cognitive abilities begin to decline. Most people recognize that the older we become, reaction time, ability to multitask, ability to process new information, and attention/concentration begin to decrease in speed and accuracy. Lumosity is a fitness program for your brain! Read more: Lumosity

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