A while ago I complained about FireFox which became extremely slow and resource hungry. I then switched to Google Chrome as my default browser. Although Chrome is much faster in standard form it is a bit frustrating working on it since it lacks some basic functionality.

Today I found a cure for the slow and resource hungry FireFox. I implemented the changes and I am glad to report that FireFox is working like the speed of light again and I am using it as my default browser again.

This is what I have done:

Open FireFox and in the address bar type the words about:config and then hit enter.

about:config

Your browser will now display a list of setting which you can change (if you know how to). Note the “filter” box at the top.

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AVG just launched their new improved version 9 of their anti virus software.

If you are using the Internet you must have an antivirus and anti spyware software installed on your computer.

AVG combines the two and with one program you enjoy virus, spyware and spam protection.

Here are some of the advantages of the new version:

• Surf, and search with confidence, while LinkScanner® keeps you safe from harmful sites
• Get online and offline protection from viruses, spyware, and other nasties
• Enjoy consistently high-speed PC performance with our new enhanced virus scanner
• Automatic updates keep your protection current
• Compatible with Windows XP, Vista, and Windows 7

I am not sure for how long I have been using AVG Free, it must be something like 6 years now. But one thing is for sure that during the past 6 years I enjoyed secure trouble free browsing.

I suggest you download and install the latest version today. Remember that it is important to let it update itself each day.

Get your copy at http://www.avg.com/ww-en/product-avg-anti-virus-free-edition

Some fax to email clients who uses gmail accounts complained that they do not receive their fax to email faxes.

One of the biggest reasons why people do not receive their fax to email faxes is because the spam filters grab them.

It seems as if gmail’s spam filter decided that fax to email emails are spam for some odd reason.

Here is a short tutorial which shows how you can check if your faxes landed up in the spam folder, how to get it out of there and how to prevent google’s gmail system to put your faxes under the spam folder in future.

Login to your email address on the following website www.gmail.com

Once logged in on the left hand side go to more option and click on it as shown below with arrow.

Click the "more" link

When you clicked on it will give you more options click on Spam, it will now load all email listed as spam, select all the faxes with a tick mark next to it and right on top select not spam, the faxes will now go to your email inbox.

Please see below for more options!!!!!
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This morning I had a slight problem on one of my web sites. I was not aware of the problem since it only affected Internet Explorer users.

While looking for a solution to fix the problem I had to open my web site in Internet Explorer. Something I have not done in the past year. While waiting patiently for the page to load I wondered “Why the heck are clever people still using Internet Explorer?”

I mean it takes ages to load a page and then it has all kinds of “security”  measures and stubbornness built into it which will prevent its loyal users to open all the web pages they want to see.

I think it might be because most Internet users do not even know that they can use another browser. (a browser is the program you use to open the Internet pages, ie the program you are using to read this post at the moment). When you buy a new PC with Windows installed on it, Internet Explorer will be the browser that has been installed and most people will just keep on using it for the rest of their life.
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I found this nifty online Logo Builder this morning.

I know many people would love to have a professional logo for their business or web site but they do not have the software or know how to create their own logo.

You will love this.

This web site helps you to create your own professional logo, step by step, online . It is extremely easy and I am sure even a 10 year old would be able to create a professional logo

Just go to LogoYes.com (click here) . You will see some examples of logos that have been designed by people using their system. Look at the top right is a link which says “try it for free”. Click that link and start creating your own logo,

One of the main income streams from your web sites or blogs will be advertising revenue.

You can sell the ad space on your web site or blog. There are various ways advertisers prefer to pay for your ads space. The easiest way is to charge a fixed monthly rate but most advertisers do not like this way of paying unless they know your web site receives a lot of traffic. I think the biggest problem with “per period” advertising is that there is no way the advertisers knows what traffic your web site gets, they have to rely on the information you send them.

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UPDATE: I found a cure for my slow browser, click here to see what I did.

I have been using FireFox for the past couple of years. Since a couple of days ago I enjoyed using FireFox for browsing the Internet.

But after the last two updates FireFox became very slow. I checked the memory usage and realised that it sometimes use as much as 180Mb of memory. This was with one window and 7 tabs open. So it is nothing serious yet…. Read more »

Not many people know this, but if you would like to see how busy a web site is, you can go to http://www.alexa.com and see what it’s traffic ranking is. If you look at the information about a web site you can get an idea of the traffic the web site receives.

But how does it work? How does Alexa know what traffic another web site receives?

The short answer is; It does not work!……… Read more »

phpbb is probably the most popular FREE forum software on the Internet.

Unfortunately you always get the SPAM idiots who always want to make a nuisance of themselves and spoil something good for everybody. The use automated systems to register at all forums and then collect users’ email addresses from the “members list.

There are various ways software writers try to keep these guys out but most of them just work around the latest solutions.

If you run a phpbb forum and you have a problem with spam idiots this is what you should do… Read more »

If you run your own business or if you want to make money online, owning your own domain name and your own web site became a non-negotiable necessity in the online world.

You MUST have your own web site and you MUST own your own domain name.

But how and where do you register a domain name?…. Read more »

I see that there are many people who comment on blogs without having an avatar displayed with their comments.

For those who do not know, an avatar is that small image displayed at each comment. This can be a picture of yourself or it can be any image you would like to use.

Adding an avatar is very easy and the good news is that you do not have to do it on each blog. You just upload one picture and it will be displayed on most of the blogs you comment on.

This is how you do it….. Read more »