Website Development Poorly designed websites will most likely turn away users and harm credibility of information it contains. Thought should be put in on way it looks and way you intend your users to interact with content. It is also recommended for more complex websites, a structured development process should be followed. Here is a guide to logical steps of web development: ·Requirements Analysis: What is purpose of website? What content should it contain? ·Design: How should pages be linked? What structure should they take? How should pages interact with user? ·Implementation: This step is actual coding of websites in accordance to previous websites. ·Testing: Does website do what it should? ·Maintenance: Is information on website up-to-date?

Some useful hints for web development below are taken from software quality aspects but they apply to development of websites as well. They are described in terms of web development:

Reliability: Is website reliable? Do faults allow for system to continue running? Robustness: How does website respond to incorrect input? Performance: How fast does web page respond to user’s actions? Is it efficient in processing requests and inputs? Usability: Is website easy to navigate and understand? Maintainability: Is website easy to change? Can new functionality be added? Portability: What software requirements does website require? Will this limit amount of potential users? Understandability: How well do you understand website you’ve developed?

When designing your website, keep these quality aspects in mind as they will help you develop pages worth visiting. How to choose way to host your website is half of problem, other half is to create a website that people would want to visit and come back to. Knowledge of producing a good design can help you get most out of your creations.

A variant of Sobig, Sobig-F was so efficient that just a few infected machines could send thousands of messages. Sobig-F created a denial-of-service effect on some networks, as e- mail servers became clogged with copies of worm.

According to Mikko Hypponen, manager of anti-virus research for Finland-based F-Secure Corp, Sobig-F sent an estimated 300 million copies of itself.

Computer Economics, Inc. states, "Nearly 63,000 viruses have rolled through Internet, causing an estimated $65 billion in damage." However criminal prosecutions have been few, penalties light and just a handful of people have gone to prison for spreading destructive bugs.

Why is so little being done? Antiquated laws and, for many years, as crazy as it sounds, a "wink, wink" or even admiring attitude toward virus creators.

One person has been sent to prison in United States and just two in Britain, authorities say. But low numbers are "not reflective of how seriously we take these cases, but more reflective of fact that these are very hard cases to prosecute," said Chris Painter, deputy chief of computer crimes at U.S. Department of Justice.

So what can you do to protect yourself against computer viruses?

Well, first and foremost, make sure you have proven anti-virus protection like like Symantec's Norton Anti-Virus or McAfee's ViruScan.

In addition, If you haven't already done so, I highly recommend installing Microsoft's Service Pack 2. SP2 tightens your PC's security with a new Windows Firewall, an improved Automatic Updates feature, and a pop-up ad blocker for Internet Explorer. Plus, newly minted Security Center gives you one easy-to-use interface for keeping tabs on your PC's security apps.

"Male. Obsessed with computers. Lacking a girlfriend. Aged 14 to 34. Capable of creating chaos worldwide."

Now, I'm no psychiatrist, but to me, above description sounds more like someone with a few "bats in belfry!"

Dean Phillips is an Internet marketing expert, writer, publisher and entrepreneur. Questions? Comments? Dean can be reached at mailto: dean@lets-make-money.net