ZDNet is running a little poll asking readers to find the "Top Ten differences between Web 1.0 and Web 2.0. The author manages to offer AJAX (bad) and O'Reilly alleged mark service on the expression (which is also wrong).
Top 10 reasons why it should be called "Web 7.0" or something similar
Incredibly, people feel that this is the first big, huge jump from what we had - but guess what? This is not the first time.

The ten things that have changed long before everyone knew of "Web 2.0":

1. We went on the ARPANET to the Internet.
2. We went on bulletin boards and a protocol called "gopher" to web pages and http.
3. We started to use Hypertext Markup Language.
4. We started using XML and CSS instead of HTML.
5. The development of TCP / IP.
6. DNS instead simple IP addresses.
7. Unicode plain text instead of DOS.
8. E-mail.
9. Instant Messaging.
10. Wireless access.

This is not the first - and certainly not the last - time that we experimented with new technologies during the development of the Internet. "Web 2.0" is simply a marketing tool and a name conferences O'Reilly, pure and simple.

The ten times to use the term "Web 2.0":

1. When talking about O'Reilly conferences.
2. When talking about O'Reilly conferences.
3. When talking about O'Reilly conferences.
4. When talking about O'Reilly conferences.
5. When talking about O'Reilly conferences.
6. When talking about O'Reilly conferences.
7. When talking about O'Reilly conferences.
8. When talking about O'Reilly conferences.
9. When talking about O'Reilly conferences.
10. When talking about O'Reilly conferences.

It is an excellent response to a survey which is frankly very out-of-date: The registry son (funny) survey on the same topic in November 2005. However, I resist the idea that this is nothing but marketing. I would like to begin a definition of "economic regeneration and a new enthusiasm for the Internet after the first wave, which ended in the NASDAQ crash of 2001" and finish with the idea of "build applications that the effects of network to get more people better use. "

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Today, we are pleased to announce that Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) released to manufacturing (RTM). Windows XP SP3 bits are now working their way through our production lines to be available to OEM customers and enterprises.

We are also in the final stages of preparation for placing on the web (ie you!) On April 29, through Windows Update and the Microsoft Download Center. Online documentation for Windows XP SP3, such as Microsoft Knowledge Base articles and TechNet TechCenter Microsoft Windows XP, will be updated. For customers who use Windows XP at home, Windows XP SP3 Automatic Update distribution for home users will begin in early summer.

Thanks to everyone here who has installed the public beta - not that you gave us detailed feedback but also helped each other in times of troubleshooting. Through the beta program, we found several important issues and were able to confirm some important fixes. We could not have done without you.

We'll still be monitoring this forum in the coming weeks where you have more comments on the release of Windows XP SP3.

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The Registry is essentially a huge database with thousands of settings for Windows itself and most of your software. During installation, or even with a program, it makes changes to the registry, but if something can uninstall it often behind junk, filling the registry editor with garbage. Fortunately, there are a lot of good registry cleaner that is out there to try and let you destroy useless stuff.

We recommend the following Vista-compatible system utilities, available at Download.com

• Glary Utilities 2.2.1.63
• RogueRemover 1.16
• ToniArts EasyCleaner 2.0.6.380

A good one to try is ToniArts EasyCleaner 2.0.6.380. It’s both free and easy to use.

Here’s what you do:

• Download and install a registry cleaner for Vista. When that’s done, start the program to get a grid of 16 things to choose from.
• Click the Registry button.
• Click the Find button on the bottom. EasyCleaner will search your Registry for the leftovers of old programs and other detritus. This could take several minutes.
• When it’s done, the Delete All button will become clickable. Click it.
• Click Yes to say you really want to delete the bad entries.
• That’s it! Click Close and let’s move on.

Search Indexing

You might find that your computer's hard disk is very busy, even if you do not. That could be because Vista is busy indexing all the contents of your hard drive in case you need to search for something.

The good thing about Vista's indexing system is that it lets you things on your computer very quickly when you need it. The disadvantage is that if you do not search very much on your computer's time and resources wasted in this way.

If you just search your drive occasionally, here'sa good way to speed things:

From your Control Panel, select "indexing".

* Press the button "Change". A dialog box with two boxes in it.
* In the lower of the two boxes is a list of places on your hard drive that Vista is the indexing. One at a time, please click each one of these "Included locations" other than Start menu.
* How each case, it appears in the upper field with a tick next to her. Deactivate it. You should end with only Start menu listed as indicated.
* Click on OK, then close the indexing options.

Do you feel like diving in the register for a rapid change, which may be a noticeable difference? Try this speed, how quickly some program menus, when you click on them:

* Click on your Start Orb, then click Run. "
* Please enter regedit start the Registry Editor.

You are now to make your way through several levels of the Registry.

* Click anywhere in the left pane and click Ctrl-Home, to ensure that you are at the top.
* There are five sections under "computer" Everything starts with "HKEY_."
* Click on the small arrow next to HKEY_CURRENT_USER.
* Click on the small arrow next to Control Panel.
* Click on the word "desktop".
* On the right side, double-click menu Performers delay ".
* In the box that appears, type 0 (which is zero) in the "value".
* Click on OK, then close the Registry Editor.

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1. ..Explore the new Windows Vista start menu.
Looking for specific applications, Web sites, and e-mails is faster than ever with the streamlined Windows Vista start menu. To find a specific application or file, click the Windows key on the keyboard (or open the start menu) and enter the file name in the Instant Search field. As you type, Windows Vista dynamically searches filenames, metadata, and the full text of all files and displays the choices by file type. For example, type “out” to find Microsoft® Outlook®.
2. ..Discover the new search explorer.
Try filtering by type using the search pane and selecting Documents. Next choose to see your files in another way, via the new stack view. Select the author column header control drop down menu, and choose the option to Stack by author.
Explore all the documents by a particular author by double clicking on an author’s stack. Now, save that search as a new search folder. Choose the option Save Search found on the top command bar and name and save your search folder. In the future, to re-run it, simply select the Searches folder link on the left side navigation pane, and double click on your search folder.
3. ..Experience the enhanced user interface. If your PC supports the Windows® Aero™ user experience, open multiple files and see how easy it is to locate the right open window using the breakthrough Windows Flip (simply ALT+TAB) or Flip 3D (Windows key+TAB).
4. ..Browse multiple Web sites.
Tabbed browsing in Internet Explorer® 7 enables a single Internet Explorer window to run with the convenience of multiple pages. Open a new page by clicking the empty tab on the toolbar or by right-clicking any hyperlink and choosing New Tab. Tabs can also be right-clicked to refresh individual pages or refresh pages as a group. You can close either individual tabs or an entire group, and you can save tabs as one favorite group. With the Quick Tabs feature, the icon just to the right of the Favorites icon, thumbnail images of all open tabs can be seen in a single view helping you manage multiple open tabs.
5. ..Print picture perfect Web content. Most Web sites are simply not formatted to fit cleanly on a standard piece of paper. With the new shrink to fit printing feature found in Internet Explorer 7 Web sites will no longer get cut off when sent to the printer.
6. ..Collaborate with a co-worker. Want an easy way to share files and applications with a colleague or customer—even when you may not be part of the same network? Windows Meeting Space is a new
experience in Windows Vista that enables you to start an impromptu collaboration session with other Windows Vista users. Simply open Windows Meeting Space and
start a session. Windows Vista will automatically detect other Windows Vista users that are on the same sub-net infrastructure or close enough for you to create an
ad hoc (direct PC-to-PC connection) wireless connection. Once you have invited them and they have accepted, you can share documents by simply dragging a document
to the Handouts area on the bottom right which instantly replicates that file across the other meeting participants’ machines. Dragging the file to the presentation area on the left side starts application sharing, enabling the other participants to watch as you present that file. If someone has a good edit for your file, you can make that edit in real time, or pass control of the application directly to that participant for them to make that edit for you.
7. ..Share a folder or file directly from your PC.
Windows Vista improves on the Windows network folder sharing experience first introduced with Windows XP by giving you more flexibility in what you can share with other people and improving the setup process. With Windows Vista you can now share folders and individual files with any other user on the same corporate network. From any explorer, select a file or folder and on the command bar
choose the option to Share. Enter the name of another user on the same network, and give them appropriate rights of access—reader, co-owner, etc. To help close the
loop, Windows Vista can even automatically compose an e-mail to the individuals with which you have shared the content. The auto-generated e-mail contains a hyperlink to the shared content, enabling the recipient to instantly be taken to the shared content.
8. ..Create an XPS Document. XPS documents are a new archiving format perfect for preserving content and for securely sharing information in an application independent way. To create an XPS
document, open any document in virtually any application, and select the print option. In the printer selection menu, choose Microsoft XPS Document Writer, and save the file. Double click on the file, which should open it in the
XPS Viewer, which is hosted by Internet Explorer 7. The XPS document is a pixel-perfect rendition of the original source material.
9. ..Speed up your PC’s performance. Windows Vista introduces a new concept for adding additional performance to a running system. Windows ReadyBoost™ lets people use flash memory on a USB
2.0 drive, SD Card, Compact Flash, or other memory form factor to provide additional memory cache—memory that the computer can access much more quickly than it can
access data on the hard drive. Insert a USB 2.0 memory drive with at least 512 MB capacity. When prompted, click use this device to speed up my computer.
10. ..Recover a previous version of a document. Windows Vista introduces a new feature: Previous Versions. This allows you to “roll back” the clock to an earlier version of a file that you may have accidentally saved over or edited. In the Documents Explorer, open a document, edit it, save it, and then close it. While selecting the document, choose the Previous Versions option on the command bar, which will bring up a list of previously saved versions of the individual file. Choose a previous version and Windows Vista will restore your file to that version. Careful: all edits since that version will be lost.

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Internet technology has developed very rapidly. The number of websites grows every year. By using websites, business world can develop quickly and cover a very large area because it is not limited to the territory or boundaries of countries. That is why, not only big companies have websites now, but also small companies, organizations, educational institution, and individuals. The goals of the website will be achieved effectively if they are built with good plan and managed professionally.
To have our own website, we have to do a domain registration. As one of Australia's most popular domain name registration sites, Pay Less Domains always tries to give the best service to its customers. The registration approval is fast, so we do not have to wait so long. The fast process of this domain registration will certainly make the customers satisfied. Pay Less Domains also offers low prices and dedicates its expertise and experience to all customers.

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Admit it, your tired of the daily grind. Every single day you wake up from not enough sleep, rush through breakfast, while you get the kids ready for school and find out they didn't do one last homework assignment that they need help with right then and there. Plus, the baby needs breakfast.
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Admit it, your tired of the daily grind. Every single day you wake up from not enough sleep, rush through breakfast, while you get the kids ready for school and find out they didn't do one last homework assignment that they need help with right then and there. Plus, the baby needs breakfast. Then you realize that your shirt isn't ironed and that you're already 15 minutes late leaving and now your kids have missed the bus so you need to drive them to school along with dropping the baby off at the baby sitters.

Since you were late to work, the boss chews you out immediately upon arrival because an important client called to speak to you and you weren't in the office. This starts a trend for a stressful day that doesn't get any better. You work through lunch and play catch up all day and then fight traffic all the way home. Make dinner for the kids, help them with their homework, play and feed the baby. Attempt conversation with your spouse, and you both fall exhausted into bed. You awaken to an alarm that sounds far too soon and it's time to do it all again. Tired of feeling like you're running in circles? There might a solution for you.

It isn't for everyone but if you're a self-motivated individual and you are organized, having your own e-commerce business might be the way to go for you. Are you a craft person? A lot of people supplement their incomes selling candles, soaps, and gift baskets. If you're not, but you still want your own ecommerce business, look into drop shipping. Drop shipping is where you sell products at a higher price than where you get them from, and when you make a sale you merely contact the firm whose products you're selling, and have them ship your order using your company's name. It's a great way to sell multiple products without a huge investment on your part.

Do your research and find out if there's a market for something you can make, information you know or start investigating drop shoppers. Also, check out what the laws are in your city and state for having a business. Take the time to do it right and you'll already be stepping one foot towards a successful online business.

After you decide you want to have your own ecommerce business, be smart about doing it. Remember that even a brick and mortar business can take up to two years on the average to show a profit. This can apply to an ecommerce business as well, so don't waltz into your supervisor's office after you decide to open your own business and quit your job - but that's the goal you're working towards.

Plan on running your online business at least part-time at the start and grow it slow and steady. Controlled growth is the way to succeed. If you get too big too quickly you'll wind up disappointing a lot of customers and bad news travels fast.

The next step is your calling card to the world: your website. It can't be stressed enough how important every detail of your website is. You might have a brother-in-law that does websites as a hobby; but unless he knows secure server and php, opt for a professional web designer. You want to instill confidence and project a professional image to anyone that frequents your online business - you can't do it with a screaming red background and dancing dollar signs all over your page.

Use a formula that works. Take a look at some of the biggest websites everyone knows and uses. Yahoo and Amazon to name two. They are low on the graphics, fast loading and low use of color. Easy for everyone to navigate.

Other sections of this site deal with the search engine optimization of your site and unless you make your website search engine friendly, no one will be able to find your business online. Once again, if you don't know how to do it yourself, it's time to call in a professional.

You can have a sense of humor and still present a professional image to the world, take a look at Google. Every April Fools day they still put a joke on their website, most recently it was "Pigeonizing", an in-depth look at how search engine results were tallied through the use of pigeons pecking the keyboards complete with photographs. Just leave out the blinking words, 4-inch tall letters and other items that will make people leave your web page almost immediately.

Now that you've done your homework and you know the type of business you want to have online, you have a website that is up and running and appealing to the eye of the discriminating web surfer, you're going to need two last things to make your ecommerce site able to make sales for you.

Those last two things you will need are a shopping cart program and a payment gateway. Those two things go hand in hand and it can seem confusing at first but just remember it like this, a shopping cart takes the orders and the payment gateway takes the payments.

When you start shopping around, you'll quickly discover that all shopping carts are not created equally. When you're looking at shopping cart programs, make sure they are compatible with at least the top three browsers, those are Internet Explorer, Netscape and Firefox. If people can't load your shopping cart, they can't buy from you.

Shopping carts can be a real bone of contention for some people, if it's slow or asks too many questions, people will just click off your site and decide they didn't really need what they were attempting to buy that badly in the first place. Make sure your shopping cart needs only a minimum of required information. Don't try to do a demographic survey when someone is trying to check out - surveys show that most website visitors consider those types of shopping carts overly intrusive to their personal information and it can cost you sales.

The best thing about a shopping cart is that you will make money when you sleep. Imagine it is 3 in the morning and you're fast asleep. Someone visits your website and decides they simply must buy a particular item for Auntie Edna's upcoming birthday. They click on the item and it is in the cart.

After the customer has put their desired items in the shopping cart, check out is a breeze. They simply fill out their method of payment and where they want their purchase sent, either to themselves or directly to Aunt Edna. The payment gateway will verify the credit card information, which cuts down on fraud and will process the order.

With most shopping carts, the customer will receive a thank you notice and purchase confirmation and you're still fast asleep. That's why good search engine optimization is key in getting targeted business to your website. Imagine that scenario played out tens to hundreds of times per day.

Now you see how an ecommerce business can free you from your 9-5 entrapment, start looking around for a business you'd like to put on the web and get ready to be your own boss!

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-Update your anti-virus software regularly. Over 500 viruses are discovered each month and you want to be protected.
-Exercise caution when downloading files from the Internet. Ensure that the source is a legitimate and reputable one. Verify that an anti-virus program checks the files on the download site. If you're uncertain, don't download the file at all or download the file to a floppy and test it with your own anti-virus software.
-Do not open any files attached to an e-mail if the subject line is questionable or unexpected. Confirm the nature of the file with the sender before saving the file to your hard drive.
-Do not open any files attached to an e-mail unless you know what it is even if it appears to come from a friend or someone you know. Some viruses replicate themselves and spread through e-mail without the sender being aware that he/she is spreading a virus. Better be safe than sorry and confirm with the sender that he/she intentioned to send you an attachment.
-Back up your files on a regular basis. If a virus destroys your files, at least you can recover them from your back-up copy. You should store your backup copy in a separate location from your work files, one that is preferably not on your computer.
-When in doubt, always err on the side of caution and do not open, download, or execute any files or e-mail attachments. Not executing is the more important of these caveats. Check with your product vendors for updates which include those for your operating system, web browser, and e-mail. One example is the security site section of Microsoft located at http://www.microsoft.com/security.

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