Monitor Your Online Reputation

August 23rd, 2010

You may have heard of services that monitor your reputation online. But you can actually handle that yourself for free using Facebook, Google and Twitter.

CNET’s Brian Cooley shows you how.

First, Google the common form of your first and last name, putting them in quotes. Check the first three pages of results. Then click on the news results and check the first page or so.

You can also go to google.com/alerts to receive an email automatically updating you when anything new with your name is found by Google.

Second, check Twitter. At twitter.com search your name – again, in quotes – or while in the previous Google session, click on "updates" on the left side to find Twitter results. And if you are a Twitter user, log in and check your mentions – the link with "@" and your Twitter name.

Finally, go to Facebook.com, a site that is not well searched by Google. Log in, search your name and then click "Posts by Everyone."

Now at least you know what people are saying about you!

Watch the video on this from the following link:  cbs4denver.com/video/

Acquired from:  cnet.com

I hope this tip has been a help to you.

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Centering a Web Page with html code can sometimes be difficult

August 15th, 2010

I ran into a problem centering a webpage to show it centered on all size computer monitors.

The webpage’s width that I was working on is 1124 pixels wide.  I centered the content of the webpage in a table and of course the talbe was centered, but on a larger monitor it did not show up as centered.

In order to fix this you have to do the following:

Wrap the content in a "div id" tag, with the word "Content" as an association with javascript that works with the div id declaration.

Example:  <div id="Content" style="width: 1146px; position: absolute;">

The position should be absolute to make sure the webpage will be centered.

You can also add background color  or anything you want to the div example above to further customize it.

The "div id" declaration would start before your content that you want to center and then you need to end it with </div>, which would be placed at the end of the content that you want to center.

The javascript example goes right before the </body> tag of your webpage.

Here is the code:

<script>
var winl = (screen.width – 1146) / 2;
document.getElementById(‘Content’).style.left = winl +’px’;
</script>
 

You will notice the width of my webpage is in the javascript above, which is 1146 pixels wide and that is divided by 2 in that script.

The script takes the sceen width (you could also use innerwidth or somehting to get the size of the window) – 1146 (which is the width of the main div) then divide by 2.  The next line of the script sets the postion of the div to the number from the previous line.

That should center your screen on all computer monitor sizes.  It worked for me:)

I hope this has been a help to you.

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August 14th, 2010

As my valuable clients, support network, and hopefully new clients, I would like to make a limited time special hosting offer to those of you who aren’t happy with your current hosting, want hosting with extra features to offer, or may be on a tight budget.  It is my passion to ensure you get the quality service you deserve.

On the recent survey I conducted, many of you expressed dissatisfaction with cost, not enough options, and downtime. I want to offer you the opportunity to switch to JERPAT Web Hosting where we can offer you many of the options and features, shared on the survey, that are currently leaving you unsatisfied with your current hosting, all at a very affordable rate.  We have awesome technical support and transfer rates that are excellent (meaning your site will come up fast for your visitors, eliminating the loss of visitors due to your web page coming up too slow).

For those of you who were sick of spam, our hosting company has one of the best spam filters around, POSTINI (www.postini.com).  After trying several filters, I now use it, and it has cut out a great deal of spam.  It puts all suspected spam email in a quarantine area, stopping it from even downloading into your Inbox. All messages are kept in your quarantined area for your viewing, and if a spam-free message has managed to find its way into the Postini folder, you can train it for future recognition, and it will send it onto your Inbox.  While most hosting companies charge for this powerful tool, JERPAT Web Hosting includes this in your package at NO additional cost!

To top this off, we have 99.999% up-time on our servers.  If you are unsure of what this means, many of the “cheaper” companies, have trouble keeping their servers up, meaning there are times when your website, or email, will not be available. The results of this downtime is that you are missing opportunities or money that could be made.  I can tell you (as a web designer who recently experienced this problem for 3 hours while working on a site for a client hosted by a well-known “cheaper” hosting company) the downtime is frustrating, and prevents your designer from being able to keep your site up to date.  And for those of you who expressed frustration with your email, with our 99.999% uptime, those frustrations will be a thing of the past.

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At the beginning of this email, I promised you all a special rate, which I am only offering to a select few, the rates on this page will not apply to you.  Instead, I am offering to match* each of your current hosting company’s rates for one year!  In addition, I am willing to help you transfer your site to our hosting at no charge (normally this is charged at a rate of $50 per site).

This special offer to get quality hosting service at an affordable price is only available through August 31**.

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* Due to the quality of the services, and the costs JERPAT has associated with our server space, we cannot match any hosting rates under $5/month, but we will agree to match any lower rate, at $5/month.  Also, due to the value of this offer, no additional offers or discounts may be applied.

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Favorite Android App to Date

August 12th, 2010

This posting is for anyone who owns a Droid phone or a phone which has the Droid Operating System.

With the surge in business owner purchasing Androids to keep up with their businesses while they are on the go, Google isn’t able to keep up with the demand for new, innovative business applications for their phones.  The one smart thing they did do, as keep their phones open to "open-source" applications, so that other developers could create applications demanded by the users, at cost, or at no cost.

Considering that my wife controls the budget, and doesn’t give me a very large "allowance" for my own spending pleasures, I have had to resort to finding the no cost applications that allow me to take my business with me on my Samsung Moment (which she did agree was a "worthwhile" purchase, and therefore allowed me the funds).

My favorite no cost application so far has been PDANet.  This application allows you to connect your computer to the internet through your wireless data plan, making your phone your very own modem!  You can connect through your Bluetooth or your phone’s USB cord, allowing you access to the internet through your computer at the airport, restaurant, hotel or anywhere else that you would normally be without internet access or have to pay (which you know my wife isn’t going to do let me do).

Go to http://www.junefabrics.com/android/index.php.  It does have a 30 day trial, after which you can purchase the full version, or continue to use the trial version.  As far as I can tell, currently the only difference is the paid version will allow you to access secure sites, and the trial version will not.

For those of you with Windows Mobile phones, Palm OS phones and iPhones, they do have versions for you as well!

I hope this posting helps you out.

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GET A 5 PAGE WEBSITE FOR FREE!!!!….SEE HOW BELOW!

April 21st, 2010

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Try JERPAT Web Hosting…You will not be SORRY!!!

April 17th, 2010
We are pleased to announce that JERPAT now offers quality web hosting for your every need.

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Our plans come with a many different features from wordpress blogs to shopping carts and anything in between that you can simply install from your control panel. The best thing is that they come with each package at no additional costs to you. You can take a look at them here: http://jerpat.org/jerpatWebHostingFeatures.pdf

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Drive is not accessible Access is denied Error

April 1st, 2010

When connecting to an external drive to a Windows 2000 Pro, XP, or Vista computer, sometimes the permissions/privileges will need to be assigned. Since the ownership of the files belong to a different user account, you may see "Access Denied" or "Not accessible" errors when trying to open the drive or a folder within the drive.

To change the ownership with Windows XP Professional to the current user:

  1. Check My Computer > Tools > Folder Options > View, and uncheck "Use Simple File Sharing".
  2. Right-click the file/folder you are trying to access, go to Properties.
  3. Go to Security > Advanced > Owner and highlight the user account on your machine that you would like to take ownership of these files/folders.
  4. Be sure to check the box below, "Replace owner on subcontainers and folders" so all files within the folder will inherit the changes (only if you are changing the permissions on a folder).
  5. At the message, "You do not have permission to read the contents of directory [folder name]. Do you want to replace the directory permissions with permissions granting you Full Control? All permissions will be replaced if you press Yes", click on Yes.

To change the ownership with Windows XP HOME to the current user:

  1. You must boot into Safe Mode.
  2. Right-click the file/folder you are trying to access, go to Properties.
  3. Go to Security > Advanced > Owner and highlight the user account on your machine that you would like to take ownership of these files/folders.
  4. Be sure to check the box below, "Replace owner on subcontainers and folders" so all files within the folder will inherit the changes (only if you are changing the permissions on a folder).
  5. At the message, "You do not have permission to read the contents of directory [folder name]. Do you want to replace the directory permissions with permissions granting you Full Control? All permissions will be replaced if you press Yes", click on Yes.

Adapted from:  http://forums.techarena.in/hardware-peripherals/1104627.htm

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FREE Marketing Train System

March 26th, 2010

Have you taken the FREE Marketing Train System 90 – Day Challenge? http://tinyurl.com/MTS90Day

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Are You SUSPICIOUS About What Someone Is Doing On The Internet?

March 20th, 2010

Do you own a business? You may want to know what your employees are doing on the internet.

Do you have suspicions about who is doing what on the internet in your family?

Do you know what your children are doing on the internet?

Do you know what your spouse is doing on the internet?

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Did you ever wondered what your spouse, kids or employees have been doing online and off-line with the computer when you are not present? Is your spouse engaging in cybersex at home when you are on business? Are your kids talking with an adult stranger when you are asleep? Are your employees chatting and playing games instead of working? If you DO worry about these issues, you need this Spy Software!

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What Do I Need To Do If I Get A Computer Virus?

March 14th, 2010

We all know the risks of computer viruses, but what do you do if you think you have one?

First, follow Douglas Adams’ advice: Don’t Panic! Run your antivirus and anti-spyware software to see if they can remove the infection. Windows users might try the free online virus scanners from McAfee and Trend Micro. Malwarebytes is a good Windows resource for removing spyware and other kinds of virus-like intruders. Mac users should try the free programs Avast for Mac or ClamX AV.

Some viruses are easily removed, but others embed themselves deep within your computer. The worst-case scenario is having to format and reinstall your computer from scratch, which is why backups are a must.

There are some commonly-held misconceptions about how to prevent computer viruses.

  • Adding “aaaa@aaaa” to your address book doesn’t work. It was a trick from years ago that only applied to one particular virus… for about five minutes, until the virus-writers wrote a workaround. These days it’s the equivalent of fighting a wildfire with a squirt gun.
  • Booting into Safe Mode also doesn’t work. Safe Mode is used to diagnose computer problems by starting Windows into a minimal version where only the basics are loaded. Most of your software won’t function and the virus will remain in the background, chewing on your system.
  • Fake antivirus software and computer cleaners will only add to your woes. Ads for these run rampant across the Internet, especially when you’re searching for legitimate tools like the ones I mentioned above.
  • Fake security bulletins claim to be magic cure-alls, but they’re far from it. They are scams out to trick you into clicking on malicious links and further infecting your computer.
  • Fake pop-up Web windows pretend to scan your computer, but they are also scams trying to trick you into clicking them.

Your best protection is prevention. Maintain good backups and stay tuned to more tech tips for the latest computer news.

This posting was adapted from:  http://www.guidryconsulting.com/techtips/2009/10/what-to-do-if-you-get-a-computer-virus/

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