Free-up space on system partition

November 15th, 2012

The folder "My Documents"

To move this, right-click on the folder, then select properties>move to indicate the new target.

Favorites

To move the file favorites, there are some modifications that are required in the registry:

  • Open the registry (Start > Run and type regedit).
  • Then scroll to the following key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER > SOFTWARE> Microsoft Windows Windows> CurrentVersion> Explorer User Shell Folders
  • Double-click on Favorites and indicate the new path.

 

Messages from Outlook Express

Double-click on Tools > Options > Maintenance tab > file storage > Edit.

 

The swap file

  • Go to Control Panel > System > Advanced tab. Then click on "Settings" under "Performance"
  • Go to Advanced tab and click on Edit.
  • Check "No paging file" then click "Define".
  • Select the partition on which you want to put the swap file and check the "Size managed by the system" or "Custom size"
  • Finally, click "Set" to confirm the selection and then restart your PC

Temporary files

  • Go to Control Panel> Internet Options> General tab> Browsing History. Click on Settings, move the file and indicate the new target.
  • To free more space on C partition, it is recommended that you delete the uninstall files for Windows updates. *These are hidden files located under C: Windows and they are normally written in blue. They begin with $ NTUninstallKB.

Restore Points

You can also remove old restore points by doing a Disk Cleanup.

Menu Start > All Programs> Accessories> System Tools> Disk Cleanup

  • Select a partition, then go to Extras tab and choose a clean restore points.
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Social Media Marketing

September 25th, 2012

The process of gaining traffic from websites and attention through different social media networks is known as Social Media Marketing. The social media marketing programs center on efforts to create such content that encourages readers to share it on their social media websites. The content is also made to look attractive to the reader. This form of marketing is also known as word-of-mouth marketing, and is earned rather than paid. The social media websites have become quite popular in the recent years and are accessible to anyone with an internet connection. As a marketing tool, they  create brand awareness and at times offer more consumers, and is relatively inexpensive than other marketing strategies.

Another advantage of social media networking is that it at times creates links and help in the SEO efforts. Since social media websites build relations and offer a platform for interaction, companies offer a chance to people to interact with them. Websites and blogs also allow people to ‘share’, ‘retweet’ and ‘repost’ the content which helps in marketing of the product. The social media marketing trend has also hit the political scene. More and more political campaigns are now taking a step ahead with social media marketing. NGOs and humanitarian groups are also taking advantage of this. Popular social media networking websites include Google +, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, etc.

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E-Commerce

August 27th, 2012

E-commerce came into existence in 1979 when Michael Aldrich invented online shopping. E-Commerce carries business to business, and business to consumer transactions over the internet. It is the buying and selling of products and services over computer networks. E-commerce has broken off age old traditions and brought forth a new way of doing business. The main advantage of E-commerce business for the consumers is that that the cost of some services becomes quite low in the small businesses. E-commerce is now the largest retail business in the world. Every possible thing from purchasing Christmas gifts, to organizing a wedding, and obtaining services can be purchased from the internet. E-commerce uses technologies such as electronic funds transfer, supply chain management, Internet marketing, online transaction processing, electronic data interchange, inventory management systems, and automated data collection systems. It focuses on business aspects rather than the hardware and software aspects of online businesses. To bring in customers for your e-commerce business, the first and most important step is to get a good page ranking through Search Engine Optimization so that consumers can be attracted to your business. Your site should be user friendly, vibrant, and attractive for this purpose. Top E-commerce websites include Amazon, Ebay, and DHgate. Paypal is one service that deals in the financial aspects of E-commerce, facilitating the payments of businesses. It has also made E-commerce businesses much safer and reliable. E-commerce has many advantages such as reduced costs and time, flexibility and efficiency, new markets and businesses, and helps build long-term relations with consumers. It is estimated that over 80% businesses in Australia alone are linked to E-commerce, and sooner or later more countries would be following suit.

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Responsive Web Design

July 19th, 2012

Responsive Web Designs or RWD refers to a website that is modeled to use Cascading Style Sheets 3 media queries with fluid proportion based grids.
Fluid proportion based grids do not use pixels, instead Ems and percentages. This helps use flexible images and adjust to the environment of layout viewing. Responsive websites respond to their environment. It has a mixed approach that is fluid width for small platforms, and fixed width for large and medium platforms. The viewer is also able to use a wide range of devices, and browsers have access to one source of content, so reading it fairly easy with a minimum of scrolling or resizing."

 

Day by day, the number of devices, platforms, and browsers that need to work with your site grows. Responsive Web Designs represents a fundamental shift in how we will build websites for the decade to come." – Jeffery Veen

 

A number of demos, design shops and vanity pages are also using RWD. It is real client work, and the largest Responsive Web Design project to date is The Boston Globe's website.

 

Advertisements in Responsive Web Design are not fluid but specific device platform targeting is supported by search advertising and display advertising, and different advertisements size formats for mobiles, smartphones, desktops, etc.
 

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Web Development

May 15th, 2012

Web Development may refer to both design and non-design aspects of making websites. It is a rather broad term which may include both small organizations and different departments. Web design, web content development, client liaison, client-side/server-side scripting, web server and network security configuration, and e-commerce development are all included within the term Web Development. When talking about the non-design aspects of Web Development, two key terms are coding and markup.

Since the evolution of the internet, Web Development has been steadily progressing. Larger companies may have whole teams of Web Developers, while small organizations may have a few handful people work on web design and development. In the USA alone, there are over 30,000 Web Development companies. Web Development may include the simplest tasks of developing the static code of a plain text page, to more complex ones including internet applications, e-commerce businesses, and social media services.

While more and more Web Development companies are sprouting up, the cost of services rendered by such companies has dramatically gone down. Before, one used to pay hundreds of dollars for the development of a website, now the same can be obtained for free. Many website development platforms are available to the general public free of cost. However, the more advanced versions of websites still require professional services, although do not cost much.

In addition to this, internet technology has moved to another phase, e-commerce and social networking. Web developers are working more and more to develop strategies for buyers and sellers on the internet with the help of Open Source Content Management Systems, and Enterprise Content Management Systems. Social media networking has already made its mark and the internet is highly being used for communication. Hence web developers are constantly working on new services and client solutions.

If we split up the term Web Development, we can easily divide it into Client Side Coding, Server Side Coding, Client +Sever, and Database Technology. Client Side Coding includes Flash, JavaScript, Ajax, HTML5, and others. Server Side Coding includes ASP, CSP, Java, Perl, PHP, to name a few.

Web Development includes both software development and programming. To produce more dynamic web pages, PHP is used, which is a general purpose language of Server Side Scripting. It is a HTML source document in which the code is interpreted by a web server with a PHP processor module, and generates into the resulting web page. PHP can also be used for command-line scripting and GUI applications. It is available free of cost and can be customized and used according to the wed developer’s need.

ASP or Active Server Pages was Microsoft’s first Server Side Script Engine for dynamically generated pages. Web developers generally use .asp extensions for security purpose to disguise the choice of their scripting language. Pages with the ASP.NET complied .aspx extension are faster and stronger in compilation.

Web developers work on many different areas as per their client needs including web site security, web applications development, flash capabilities, web content management systems, and web site code optimization. Encryption, filtering output, and web page security is also taken into consideration by web developers. They also keep applications up to date. All in all. The web development field is fast gaining popularity among clients who want the best possible, fast, and low costing solutions for their web development needs.

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