Soliciting Search Engines

Written by Seamus Dolly


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5. Generally, search terms don’t have to be case-sensitive.

6. Giverepparttar search engines as many clues as possible. Example; “rubber shoes” chicago should Chicago berepparttar 118324 place that you wish to locate a pair of rubber shoes, or information on such a flexible footwear product.

7.The number one match is likely to berepparttar 118325 result of many factors, other thanrepparttar 118326 best product for that search term. This is mainly reliant on Search Engine Optimisation, where competition exists. This simply means that something odd or rarely documented, may have no competition, and will come back as number one.

8.Search engines can include and userepparttar 118327 results of other search engines.

9.More will exclude, and totally,repparttar 118328 results ofrepparttar 118329 competition, as they see appropriate or commercially sensible. Commercial stubbornness is not unknown either.

10. Some search engines use what is referred to as “Boolean operators”. Named after George Boole and his assertion that something can be right or wrong, true or false, and more importantly, on or off, a “new” view of logic was spawned. It is entirely co-incidental that his father made shoes! While this can get a little involved, it may be no harm to experiment if your engine of choice supports it. Try; rubber and shoes, rubber or shoes, rubber and not shoes, rubber or not shoes and so on. Now, one wouldn’t expect those particular search terms and operators to return anything worthwhile, but “computer and not science” should separaterepparttar 118330 two terms, if supported. Or “someone famous and not someone famous’s wife”, should such English be accepted. I trust that you know what I mean.

Some search engines will return all matches by default or irrespective of operators.

“You haverepparttar 118331 map; just manipulaterepparttar 118332 method”.

Seamus Dolly is at www.CountControl.com


Beware of Spyware

Written by Nowshade Kabir


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How did I get infected with a Spyware?

There are numerous ways how you might end up with having a Spyware on your system.

- When you download and install programs, games, smilies, pictures, screensavers from dubious sites, there is a big chance that you might install a sneaky Spyware alongrepparttar way.

- Some websites and pop-up windows try to download and install Spyware while you are there. According a recent analysis of sex-based websites, up to 80 percent of these sites are now being used to upload Spyware, worms and Trojans to unsuspecting visitors.

- Some add-ons to you browser that is supposed to enhance your browser experience may secretively install Spyware.

- The most cynical method of infecting you with Spyware is when you receive a sudden pop-up ad, which claims that your computer is contaminated and you have to run certain program to cure your system. If you are credulous enough to run this program, it just installs a Spyware instead of eliminating any.

How to fight back?

If you carefully followrepparttar 118323 instructions outlined below, your chances of getting infected with Spyware are pretty slim.

Update your Windows Allow your version of Windows to update it automatically. Ensure that you have allrepparttar 118324 latest security patches installed.

Use Firefox as your default browser Since Internet Explorer isrepparttar 118325 main target for many Spyware, you will be better of with Mozilla Firefox. Moreover, it is a better browser than IE in many aspects.

Be extremely careful with your downloads Try not to download anything from a unknown site. If you still feel like getting a shareware or freeware program check it out on one of these online Spyware database. Spychecker (http://www.spychecker.com/) is one such service, and Camtech 2000's Spy Chaser (http://camtech2000.net/Pages/SpyChaser.html) is a nifty downloadable database of nearly 1000 spyware-infested programs.

Use an Anti-Spyware application Download and install one ofrepparttar 118326 following anti-spyware programs: Ad-aware (http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/), Spybot (http://www.safer-networking.org/en/spybotsd/index.html) and Microsoft AntiSpyware. Although, Microsoft’s Anti-Spyware

(http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx) is still at beta stage, I am using it and very happy with its performance.

Get a Firewall If you are using Windows XP with Service Pack 2, you are probably fine! In other cases, if your computer is connected torepparttar 118327 Internet directly you should get a firewall and install it. Zone alarm

(http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/home.jsp) is a great firewall you can download for free.

A recently conducted survey ofrepparttar 118328 Top Network Security threats in 2005 reveals that two-thirds of IT managers and administrators believe that Spyware will berepparttar 118329 number one threat to network security. So don’t take any chance! Make sure that you are protected!

Nowshade Kabir is the founder, primary developer and present CEO of Rusbiz.com. A Ph. D. in Information Technology, he has wide experience in Business Consulting, International Trade and Web Marketing. Rusbiz is a Global B2B Emarketplace with solutions to start and run online business. You can contact him at mailto:nowshade[at]rusbiz.com http://ezine.rusbiz.com


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