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Stupid Windows Messages

December 7, 2011 by dashaver

Have you ever copied a group of files from an external hard drive to your computer and after watching that silly little animation of paper going to one folder to another the copy finally finishes. Then the windows animation ends and you remove the hard disk. only to get a message that window delayed write failed? What does that mean? Should we assume that when windows says it done, it is not really done? So was the copy made or not? Why say you are done if you are not done?

What is stupidest windows message you have had?

5 Important Things That Should Be Every Web Page

March 9, 2009 by dashaver

1. Who – Always say who you are. When you hear something the first thing you think of is “who said that?” The most important part of every fact is it source. On your web site readers should know if you are person, organization or company.

The Ten Things You Need To Do To Write Compelling Web Site Content

February 25, 2009 by dashaver

1. Choose a topic your readers will want to know about
2. Choose a title that describes your topic and what you want to say about it
3. Write a first sentence that summarizes your main points and what you hope to accomplish with your article
4. Stay on topic
5. Break your topic in relevant components
6. Divide the separate parts with bulleted points or small paragraphs with bold sub headings. On-line articles should not contain long passages of unbroken text
7. Explain each part of your overall topic

The Most Important Part Of Your On-Line Presence Is Your Domain Name

February 23, 2009 by dashaver

One of the most important parts of your business is your domain name. A domain name is how customers find you on the Internet. It might be something like www.youramericanbusiness.com All businesses should have their own domain name. Nothing detracts more from a professional appearance than free hosting without a domain name. Your domain name is your address on the web and should not contain the names of any other vendor or blog provider. A domain name is also used for your email such as
you@youramericanbusiness.com this gives your business a much more professional appearance than you at you@isp.com -> Read more