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For some, the most difficult part of a move might be arranging your furniture in your new home. No one likes having to move heavy furniture around to find it’s best location but it’s something we all go through whenever we move.
Thanks to a new web site named PlanningWiz you can quickly and easily layout […]

Despite my best efforts to have current backups of my MySQL databases, I’m going through some data loss hell thanks to the ineptitude of my Web host.
Why is it so many people have problems with MySQL hosting and data loss? It seems like it plagues every single Web Host and everyone who has Web sites […]

While privacy advocates applaud private domain name registration services, which hide personal information and even the name of the domain name’s owner, some are questioning if it aides criminals and even terrorists.
The Canadian The Globe and Mail implies that these private domain name registration services impede law enforcement and provide shelter to terrorists as it’s […]

Two new domain search tools make finding the perfect domain a bit easier and instant.
Instant Domain Search and Ajax Lookup both check to see if any domain you type in is available as you type it.
Ajax Windows is a bit slower than Instant Domain search but Instant doesn’t check as many extensions. With Ajax […]

Do social networking sites expose business systems to security risk? Natasha Lomas is examining just that in an article posted at Silicon.com.
According to credit information provider Equifax, fraudsters could make off with users’ personal information in order to commit ID theft - and the company is urging web users to limit the amount of info […]

Ever since my wife learned about Desktop Tower Defense (after she caught her boss playing midday at work), she has been playing the damn game non-stop.
Desktop Tower Defense is a free Flash game that requires you to lay out towers and attack creeps that you must stop from reaching the other side of the board […]

Version 9.22 of the Opera Web Browser has been released for Windows, Mac, and other operating systems.
The release includes some minor user interface improvements, stability fixes, better support for Silverlight, and multiple important security fixes.
All Opera users are encouraged to upgrade immediately.
If you haven’t given Opera a try in a long time, you should […]

If you operate a Web site with a message board or have a blog with a large amount of daily comments, your site can benefit from also having a chat room. A chat room can allow your site’s visitors to get to know each other and is the best way of fostering a dedicated community […]

Adobe has confirmed multiple security vulnerabilites in Flash Player. Some of the vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code.
All operating systems with a vulnerable version of Flash Player are affected.
Adobe recommends all users of Adobe Flash Player 9.0.45.0 and earlier versions upgrade to the newest version 9.0.47.0 (Win, Mac, Solaris) […]

Fauxto is a free photoshop like online image editor. It allows you to edit photographs in your web browser using brushes, layers, fill tools, eraser, and most other common photoshop like features.
Surprising, Fauxto is speedy and works quite well for what it is doing through your browser.
Personally, I’ll stick with Apple’s Aperture and Nikon’s Capture […]

Having trouble coming up with a great domain name? Choosing the perfect one can be very difficult, if not completely impossible.
A new site, Bust A Name, has just launched that combines an instant domain name search engine with a unique word combiner that lets you enter words and the site suggests dozens of different combinations […]

Thanks to Google’s purchase of FeedBurner, webmasters can now use FeedBurners’ best Pro features for free!
This includes advanced statistic features such as FeedBurner Stats Pro and MyBrand.
FeedBurner Stats PRO
PRO is feed analytics taken to the next level. You will now have access to the number of people who have viewed or clicked individual content items […]

AOL has released a widget that can be added to any web page so that the site’s owner or authors can interact with their visitors over AIM.
The widget can be added to blogs, social network pages, or practically any other web site with simple javascript or flash code that is simply copied and pasted in […]

If you operate a business you can add it to Google Maps for free. Each listing includes your address, contact information, hours of operation, payment methods accepted, a link to your web site and you can even upload photographs of your business.
The listing is free however you’ll need to verify that your business address is […]

If all banks were required to use a top level domain that was .bank, instead of .com, could that stop phishing emails?
Phishing emails are emails that are sent to unsuspecting users that appear to be from their bank or another financial institution and attempt to get the user to visit a web site and enter […]

Can a GIF image file that has been altered to contain PHP exploit code execute? Lorna Hutcheson asks in a post on the SANS Diary:
It is a clever way to pass exploit code to others without it setting off alarms or attracting attention all while bypassing network security tools. Steve reported it to the […]

A lot of people have been saying, “HUH” or “WTF” in response to Steve Jobs’ announcement earlier today that Apple was making a version of Safari available to Windows users.
The most logical reason behind this move is so that developers can use this version of Safari to test their Web sites and Web 2.0 applications […]

Nearly every anti-virus program takes hours to do a complete scan of a system. With some anti-virus products, much of that time is wasted scanning files that are not even virus carriers.
A lot of anti-virus scanners do this as a “feel good” for the customer, but I believe they’re actually doing these customers a […]

If you registered your domain name with RegisterFly and thought you lost your domain, you still may be able to recover it!
First take a look to see if GoDaddy has it. You can call GoDaddy support at 480-366-3500 with any questions about the transfer. GoDaddy.com also has a question and answer sheet available for previous […]

I can never remember the codes for HTML Entities and I’m sure I’m not alone.
HTML entities have to be used to create valid designs. Typically the worst offenders are the & or ampersand in URLs and the cents ¢ symbol. You might also need the entity for the copyright © symbol or registered ® symbol.
Finding […]