  |  By Mincom, on June 1st, 2010 I am not a very wake-up guy and sometimes it takes me a while to catch up with something – but just you dare calling me stupid! I any case, what I discovered a few days ago after being browsing the Internet for years, is fascinating. It came to mind and will be interesting to know how many other surfers never noticed it? The normal Google text ads have a navigation bar! Little arrows! Did you ever notice it? Aah, come on! You mean to tell me I am the only one amongst you millions of surfers that never did, up to now? Oh well – for me it was amazing to never have noticed it. One should have thought Google has to make it more obvious – at least for me to notice it. OK – OK! Let’s do a survey for interest sake. Comment if you wish to tell me I am [...] By Mincom, on May 29th, 2010 For the Major Fashion Designers Websites and Internet Excitement are Last on their List. Why? Do you remember that Seinfeld episode where Kramer has this whole pointless story about how he wanted to return a pair of pants he bought, but by the time he got to the store “he ended up ruining the very pants he set out to return”? Apparently, stories about your clothing can be a big deal – and people can come around in a sort of social networking attitude, to share their favorite clothing stories. That’s the whole concept behind Burberry’s new venture. The company from England has been making raincoats (or rather trench coats, if you are a fan of Humphrey Bogart in Casablanca), for almost an entire century and their new way to stay relevant, is the new Art of the Trench social networking site. As a fashion designer’s website this one is an unbelievable [...] By Mincom, on May 29th, 2010 Not so many years ago, “blog” was not a household word. Today, blogging is almost an international hobby, with literally millions of bloggers, posting their thoughts on everything from global warming to tips on pet care. Some have huge followings, while others don’t fare so well. Let’s take a look at how you can create a blog that stands out in the crowd. If you want to create a blog, the process is simple, quick and free with any of the many blog hosting services. When you create a blog page, give your topic and writing style a bit – quite a bit – of thought before simply jumping in and hoping for the best. Most important in the planning phase is your topic. Passion for your subject is what ultimately breeds success with your readership. When you create a blog, select a subject that fills you with excitement, curiosity and a [...] By Mincom, on May 28th, 2010 Resolving ActiveX Problems ActiveX is a system that lets people attach computer programs to web pages and allow them to run these applications directly on the web browser. However, no matter how good this sounds, there are a number of ActiveX problems that make this implementation both challenging and have some security issues. ActiveX is based on human judgment. Since plugins come with digital signatures, it is up to the one viewing the web page to decide if a particular ActiveX program is safe or not. If you as the visitor consider the author of the program to be reliable, then you allow the script to be run on your browser. As you can imagine, this can have serious security repercussions, if you unknowingly let a malicious program in. Despite the fact that the browser allows you to view the author and the one who signed the program, it is not a [...] By Mincom, on May 27th, 2010 Advertising on the Internet Most know that in order to get people to find you, you have to have good advertising. Retail outlets put money into sales flyers, radio ads, television commercials, and even billboards. Some even have items they give away with their logo or company name on them. Those things don’t work as well when you are trying to bring in customers online, and most can’t afford to advertise on television when they want to get people to their web site. Instead, they have to rely on advertising on the Internet. Luckily, this is something that most can do, and can be rather affordable. When a new commercial site starts up, they should pay for advertising on the Internet just as a new retail outlet would do within their own community. As with anything, finding the right place to advertise is the way to be sure your campaign is successful. [...] By Mincom, on May 20th, 2010 The Migration to VoIP calling Communication is important to everyone and especially to businesses. The need for a cheap and easy form of communication has brought about the integration of fax, email and recently use of VoIP calls. VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) works just like your normal landline. VoIP uses the internet to transmit voice, data and video traffic. Thus, VoIP calls have brought about a new revolution in cheap communication methods over long distances and in some cases, these calls can be made at absolutely no cost. As you can see, this form of communication is not only ideal for businesses, but for anyone looking for alternatives to a cheaper mode of communication. However, VoIP calls offer more than just a cheap means of communication. With VoIP, you can conduct meetings and presentations with a number of people or even close deals with customers much faster than before. In addition, [...] By Mincom, on May 19th, 2010 Unique Blog Ideas to Try Today! In a world ruled by super fast connections and free information, the new way to make your mark is to set up shop on the Internet. One of the easiest ways to do this is to set up a blog. However, many people get lost once they’ve staked their territory. What to do with it? People need blog ideas! Here are a couple of unique blog ideas you can try out yourself: Try writing about your life! You may not think your life is that entertaining, but with reality TV taking over TV, and people needing to escape from the drama of their own lives, reading about yours may be just the escape they need! This blog idea is easy to execute, because you literally get to write about what has happened to you during the day. Think [...] By Mincom, on May 18th, 2010 Chrome: The Google Browser that Outdid Firefox Even for a fiercely competitive market in computer applications, it is a little over the top, the number of major name browsers slugging it out there for the top spot. There are Microsoft Internet Explorer and Apple Safari of course; but there is a bitterly fought outside competition as well. If you count them all, there are about 300 browsers struggling to alter the power equation in the browser wars. Among the outsiders, there are three major contenders: Firefox, Opera and a Google browser called Chrome. They’re trying every way they can to make your Internet experience as stable, fast and power-light as possible. This certainly works out well for the average Internet user at home. If they will allow themselves to be helped. The thing is, your normal, average lay person on the street doesn’t really know much about different browsers – nor even [...]  | |
