Every few months it seems as if it makes sense to check in with Google and see what news things they are doing. Below are three things – the first two are for searchers and the last is for web owners. Google Alerts This is a service that tracks news and new items on the … Continue reading
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Book recommendation
Today’s Byte is a little different – it’s a book recommendation. Although in fairness I have to admit that I haven’t read the book. I learned about it through the Future Tense site. Here’s the line that caught my eye, “Write down passwords, keep them in wallet.” It is advice from Bruce Schneier, security expert … Continue reading
Sites for Cheap Living
Looking to save a little money or make a little money this summer? These sites can help. (Or if you have a teenager maybe you could set them up for a summer of earning!) Stretcher This is an online magazine with article on topics such as selling items on e-bay versus garage sales. Better Budgeting … Continue reading
Free Email
Free email accounts are great! Thye can help separate work from fun email. They are good options for kids. They are good options when you have an ISP that keeps changing their name, thereby changing your email address. As promised last week, I’m outlining a few of the free email options out there: Gmail – … Continue reading
Email is Still King
Email is still the most popular application on the Internet. Since I get questions about email I thought I’d send a few answers to the most frequently asked questions. Email is not private. So never send your credit card number, social security number, or other information you’d rather not share via email. Email lives longer … Continue reading
Update your Web Site
Here are five simple suggestions to give your web site a boost with search engines and users. Print out the pages and read them. Is the info still true? How are your spelling and grammar? Fix any mistakes. Post some news or a tip or a quote on your homepage and commit to changing it … Continue reading
5 Web Site Tips
Here are five simple suggestions to give your web site a boost with search engines and users. Print out the pages and read them. Is the info still true? How are your spelling and grammar? Fix any mistakes. Post some news or a tip or a quote on your homepage and commit to changing it … Continue reading
NetMechanic
Today’s Byte is for folks who have web sites. For the rest I say Happy Mother’s Day and/or don’t forget to call your mom! NetMechanic is an old favorite site. It seemed to disappear for a while so I lost track of it – but recently we have been reunited. NetMechanic runs tests on your … Continue reading
Google Scholar
Google has yet another new feature – Google Scholar. It indexes scholarly literature, including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports from all broad areas of research. It debuted late last year. I think it’s a neat tool – but it has some pros and cons: Pro – It filters out a ton … Continue reading
A Quick Byte
The Byte is a day early this week so that I can tell you that today is free scoop day at Ben & Jerry’s – available noon to 8 pm. Really any news pales in comparison to free ice cream, but… The rest of the Byte is for folks with web sites and/or an interest … Continue reading
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