Faster Browsing Tips

Written by Pawan Bangar


Faster browsing tips IF WE say that it was mainly because ofrepparttar Windows operating system that a

Computer could become a personal computer it would not be an exaggeration. The revolution is still on. Windows is far beyond what a common man presently knows and uses.

Internet surfing

For searching something, search engines are being used. However, if you know a Windows trick, then searching for information onrepparttar 118701 Net may become easy, all you need to do is simply locaterepparttar 118702 address bar in Internet Explorer and write inrepparttar 118703 phrase that you want to search onrepparttar 118704 Internet. Here it is important to rememberrepparttar 118705 Internet Explorer (IE) recognizes a phrase and not a single word. If it's a single word, then Internet, Explorer assumes it as a domain name and attempts to create a URL in its place. However key in a few words and IE will run your phrase through a search engine on Microsoft's Web site.

If you want to search for a single word then you should put a question mark atrepparttar 118706 beginning ofrepparttar 118707 line to tell IE that this is a search keyword. The same thing applies torepparttar 118708 Netscape Communicator also and searchingrepparttar 118709 Web is as easy usingrepparttar 118710 Netscape as it is with IE.

Transferring files

Another common use for whichrepparttar 118711 computers are being used is for transferringrepparttar 118712 files overrepparttar 118713 Internet. Normally FTP client is being used for transferring files, which is a common application amongrepparttar 118714 Internet users. However, very few persons realizerepparttar 118715 power of Windows.

You do not need a separate FTP client for transferringrepparttar 118716 files. The basic Windows constituent IE already has a feature of FTP. Thus if you type an FTP address inrepparttar 118717 address box of any Explorer view, whether onrepparttar 118718 Internet or while browsing your own hard disk, you can go torepparttar 118719 site and be able to userepparttar 118720 window as an FTP client.

Create link in MS Word

Windows users sometimes complain of working on too many applications for a single work, for example, work related torepparttar 118721 Web. However, this is probably due torepparttar 118722 ignorance ofrepparttar 118723 persons as all major applications have features that arc quite universal in nature. Take for example, MS Word. Most of us know about MS Word asrepparttar 118724 most wonderful word processor. However, quite a few of us know that it is a good tool for Web based applications also. The Web-based functions ofrepparttar 118725 MS Word are worth trying as it gives you endless features. One such feature isrepparttar 118726 option of creating a link to a Web page in a Word document. Thus if you are creating a MS Word document, you can create a link to a Web page or other HTML document rather than just includingrepparttar 118727 address in text. The procedure for this is simple first copyrepparttar 118728 address (URL) to which you want to link, then selectrepparttar 118729 word, phrase or sentence in your document that you want to create asrepparttar 118730 link. Now onrepparttar 118731 Insert menu in Word, click hyperlink and then in link to file or URL, pasterepparttar 118732 address by pressing Ctrl + V. This will create a link to a Web page inrepparttar 118733 Word document.

However you can use your computer for purposes other thanrepparttar 118734 Internet also and make better use of it. Normally we all crave for faster performance. In a Majority ofrepparttar 118735 cases you do not require a replacement or up gradation as you can enhancerepparttar 118736 performance of your existing computer running Windows.

Manage hard disk

The first thing in this regard is better management ofrepparttar 118737 hard disk; it has been discussed many a times inrepparttar 118738 article on tips and tricks that you can manage your hard disk better by defragging it regularly. However, there are some more steps, which should be performed before you defrag your hard disk in order to optimizerepparttar 118739 performance of your hard disk.

These steps are:

· Deleterepparttar 118740 IE temporary files and history regularly before defragging your hard disk.

· It is also important to delete all TMP and BAK files present inrepparttar 118741 hard disk as these files are not generally required and unnecessarily consumerepparttar 118742 hard disk.

· Normally you will find *.TMP files inrepparttar 118743 TEMP directory or WINDOWSTEMP directories. Thus you must locate these directories and deleterepparttar 118744 aforesaid files.

· As a next step defrag your hard disk withoutrepparttar 118745 swap-file. The instructions for this can be found at defragmentingrepparttar 118746 swap file. It is a standard feature of Windows 98 as per which it has a built-in utility called Disk cleanup.

You can run it from either Start/Programs/Accessories/System Tools/Disk Cleanup or directly run CLEANMGR.EXE. This is also an important feature ofrepparttar 118747 Windows that takes care of all deleted files and other junk files as this feature deletes them as a part of disk cleaning exercise.

Use Address bar

Windows makes your work so easy that it can actually takerepparttar 118748 unnecessary load off you. For example, if you are a Windows 98 user, then you can use browser for purposes other than browsingrepparttar 118749 Net.

Did you know that you could userepparttar 118750 address bar to run programs on your computer?

This is very much possible as all you need to do is just typerepparttar 118751 program name, including its path its location, you may type c:msofficewinwordwinword.exe. This will open MS Word depending upon its location.

Send Web page via e-mail

For sending a Web page, while viewingrepparttar 118752 page, clickrepparttar 118753 File menu, and then click on Send sub menu, then click either Page by e-mail to send a copy ofrepparttar 118754 page or Link by e-mail to send a short-cut to it. This way you can simply send a Web page by e-mail. This is also a great option of keeping a site in your record, as it will also facilitate in viewing it offline. Similarly, it is also easy to send a video clip or an audio clip, which you may find onrepparttar 118755 Internet.

Thus to send a video or audio clip simply right-clickrepparttar 118756 icon or link forrepparttar 118757 item you want to send, and then click Save Target As. Specifyrepparttar 118758 location, where you want to saverepparttar 118759 file. Now open your e-mail client and click Insert file or attach file asrepparttar 118760 case may be. You can also add your message inrepparttar 118761 message window if you wish to send a message torepparttar 118762 recipient ofrepparttar 118763 mail.

Enjoyrepparttar 118764 power of World Wide Web in lesser time with these tips.

Do you feel anxious whether your important mails have reached their destination?

Userepparttar 118765 feature which is available on most e-mail clients and requestsrepparttar 118766 recipient to confirm that he has receivedrepparttar 118767 message by a return e-mail. It is called Read Receipt in Outlook Express.

To do this while composing a mail in Outlook Express, click on Tools > Request Read Receipt in your message window. If you desire, you can have all your outgoing messages sent withrepparttar 118768 Read Receipt notification. For this, go to Tools > Options, click onrepparttar 118769 Receipts tab and tick ‘Request a read receipt for all sent messages'. Remember,repparttar 118770 read receipt confirmation is dependent onrepparttar 118771 e-mail clientrepparttar 118772 recipient is using and also whether he wants to sendrepparttar 118773 confirmation.

The Instant Success Myth

Written by Rudolph Strachan


The Instant Success Myth

Before you quit your day job getrepparttar plain straightforward facts onrepparttar 118700 home business hype. The Internet has certainly opened a plethora of opportunities for YOU. The question is: Are you prepared to chartrepparttar 118701 labyrinth that lies ahead?

Statistics prove that a vast of majority of all new businesses fail. The primary causes of this failure are undercapitalization and poor planning. The truth ofrepparttar 118702 matter isrepparttar 118703 average potential entrepreneur becomes an impulse buyer. Similar to buying popcorn and hot dogs inrepparttar 118704 movies simply because it is flashed acrossrepparttar 118705 screen, tantalizesrepparttar 118706 senses and inducesrepparttar 118707 purchase.

Starting a home-based business must be more organized and well planned than that. Certainly you may happen upon a great idea. But, do you have what it takes (financially, emotionally and professionally) to see it through. Just becauserepparttar 118708 idea may be a terrific one, it doesn’t mean that you can make it succeed simply by buying into it. All ideas take HARD WORK and CAPITAL. The less capital you haverepparttar 118709 more hard work you will have to contribute. Some of the, so called, advertising and marketing gurus will try to mislead yourepparttar 118710 unsuspecting entrepreneur into believing that if you just buy product ‘A’ and set up a website tomorrow you will be rich. Nothing can be further fromrepparttar 118711 truth.

In most cases I personally try to find out whatrepparttar 118712 website owner’s primary job is. If they are still working for ‘J Steam Cleaners’, then that great idea may just be that a great IDEA. Not thatrepparttar 118713 idea can’t take off. But, do you have what it takes to make it take off. How do you know if you have what it takes for this? I will outline a few things you can look at. Remember, to be successful you do not have to reinventrepparttar 118714 wheel just find more uses for it. Or, perfectrepparttar 118715 uses we now have. Like they say at a well know company we do not make ‘the product’ we just perfect it. The Wrights may have inventedrepparttar 118716 airplane but look where Boeing and McDonald Douglas, etc. have taken it.

How do you know what business isrepparttar 118717 business for you. Many marketing experts suggest finding an area you truly ENJOY. Well this can be a realistic guide because most businesses do not make money withinrepparttar 118718 first few months. In essence however, what they are saying is: make sure you haverepparttar 118719 patience to stick outrepparttar 118720 rough times. As a businessman I have done many things I DID NOT LIKE and made lots of money. So this is not necessarily true. The key to success is to find a demand and fill that niche (unique need).

The purpose of this newsletter is to approachrepparttar 118721 idea ofrepparttar 118722 home business instant success hype realistically and honestly. Many have tried and failed at different businesses, evenrepparttar 118723 Internet marketing experts among us. Many people would not admit to that, but it is true. In fact I have found out that NO ONE tells yourepparttar 118724 whole truth. Hypes like for $100 dollars you can set up a website and start making money in 24hrs proliferaterepparttar 118725 Internet. It may possibly happen. But, yet no one answers these questions: How do surfers find your site in 24 hrs? How can anyone actually get a top ranking onrepparttar 118726 search engines in 24 hours? Who do you sell to in 24 hours? Most of these questions remain unanswered. My guess is more like $1,500 -$2,000 over time you can really getrepparttar 118727 ball rolling. For $100 you can set up a site but it would take a lot of HARD work from that point to sell something. I would not even consider a venture under $1,000 unless you really haverepparttar 118728 time to put into promoting and marketing your website. [At least 2 hours a day]. If you are already at home and do not have anything or much else to do, this would berepparttar 118729 way to go. I honestly believe that you can turn that $100 into something great.

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