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Advanced SEO tips to get your site to the top

admin @ January 5, 2009 # No Comment Yet

Being the first listing on Google can get as many as 55 per cent of all people who search for that term clicking on your link.
Put simply, SEO works. It’s simple, cost effective and delivers long-term efficiencies. You just need to make sure it works for you.
The world of SEO is becoming more [...]

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How to mix live music with your Linux laptop

admin @ January 4, 2009 # No Comment Yet

Ask any DJ about the industry-standard tools of the trade, and it’s still a pair of the Matsushita Electric Industrial Company’s high-end hi-fi turntables from the early 70s, repurposed as club decks in the disco era and known to all as the Technics SL-1200s or 1210s.
Vinyl offers hands-on control, and because the traditional setup [...]

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How to use your PC to get fit and stay healthy

admin @ January 3, 2009 # No Comment Yet

From the introduction of the X-ray to the latest genetic-mapping devices, medicinal and technological advancements have always gone hand in hand.
Many of the everyday PC and general health technologies we take for granted are the direct by-product of technologies initially developed for the health professions.
But specialist clinics and hospitals are no longer the [...]

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How to build your own Google Android app

admin @ January 2, 2009 # No Comment Yet

Google’s Android mobile development platform has rightly caused a stir.
Based on Linux and with built-in 3D, SMS and web browsing courtesy of WebKit, it’s an entirely self-contained and free mobile operating system.
Though there are only a few devices that currently support Android out of the box, it’s designed as an open, free platform [...]

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12 handy tips for your new Linux netbook

admin @ December 31, 2008 # No Comment Yet

The netbook trend has been called something of a Trojan Horse for the spread of Linux; we’re not about to disagree.
The number of Linux users is increasing exponentially, and there’s a good chance you’re among them if Santa has been kind.
Netbook sales in 2008 have been nothing short of astonishing.
The typical netbook is user [...]

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How to build your own iPhone app

admin @ December 31, 2008 # No Comment Yet

The iPhone SDK (software development kit) is free to download at www.apple.com/developer, but only for Mac OS X. It’s based on the same Xcode development suite used to develop many Mac OS X apps, which provides a versatile environment for writing the Objective-C code that underpins iPhone software. It’s complemented by companion tools, such as [...]

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Easy ways to make money from your website

admin @ December 30, 2008 # No Comment Yet

You don’t have to be Amazon or Facebook to generate income from the web.
The modest presence you already have – whether it’s a regularly updated blog, fan page or community message board – may be enough to provide a decent trickle of cash.
Many of the methods available can be implemented with very little [...]

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Turbocharge your torrents

admin @ December 29, 2008 # No Comment Yet

BitTorrent’s been around for some time now, and the chances are that you’ve tried using it to download large files.
The big attraction of the protocol is that it spreads the load of any file transfer across a swarm of computers that are both uploading and downloading.
In theory, this irons out any kinks and [...]

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Banish your daemons for a faster Linux PC

admin @ December 28, 2008 # No Comment Yet

In common with other parts of the early Unix operating system, the term ‘daemon’ gives little away about what its function might be.
A daemon is a task that runs in the background, and there’s a small army of them that are started when you fire up your machine. There are daemons for controlling automated [...]

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Should you upgrade your Mac or buy a new one?

admin @ December 27, 2008 # No Comment Yet

Before you rush out and start spending, it’s well worth weighing up the pros and cons of upgrading versus buying a new Mac.
This will depend on what you really want to get out of your upgrade. If you have a G4 tower, for example, and are really struggling to run the software you want, [...]

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