Archive for June, 2008

Jun
23

By default when accessing any directory which does not contain an index file, a directory listing will be shown displaying a list of the files in that folder. Web servers can be configured to automatically display the listings of the contents of a web site’s file directory if no index file (i.e. index.html or index.php) is present. This can expose files and information to visitors.

Simply adding a blank/ 0 byte text file named “index.html” will prevent this directory list from being displayed, however another way to disable directory listing is by adding the following line to the .htaccess file in your public_html folder of your web hosting account :

Options -Indexes

That’s it, with this line in place, folders which do not contain index files will no longer show the default directory list.

Jun
22

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Firefox extensions are small add-ons that add new functionality to Mozilla applications. They can add anything from a toolbar button to a completely new feature. They allow the application to be customized to fit the personal needs of each user if they need additional features, while minimizing the size of the application itself (from the official Firefox Extensions site). Here are my picks for the Top Ten Best Firefox Extensions:

Adblock Plus - Ever been annoyed by all those ads and banners on the internet that often take longer to download than everything else on the page? Install Adblock Plus now and get rid of them.

Video DownloadHelper - The easy way to download Web videos from hundreds of YouTube-like sites. This works also for audio and picture galleries.

Greasemonkey - Allows you to customize the way a webpage displays using small bits of JavaScript.

Web Developer - Adds a menu and a toolbar with various web developer tools.

Firebug - Firebug integrates with Firefox to put a wealth of development tools at your fingertips while you browse. You can edit, debug, and monitor CSS, HTML, and JavaScript live in any web page.

Delicious Bookmarks - The Official Delicious Add-on seamlessly integrates your browser with del.icio.us, the leading social bookmarking service on the Web.

FlashGot - Download one link, selected links or all the links of a page together at the maximum speed with a single click, using the most popular, lightweight and reliable external download managers.

IE Tab - An extension from Taiwan, features: Embedding Internet Explorer in tabs of Mozilla/Firefox.

StumbleUpon - StumbleUpon discovers web sites based on your interests, learns what you like and brings you more.

wmlbrowser - Simulate WAP browsing by viewing WML (Wireless Markup Language) pages.

Gmail Manager - Allows you to manage multiple Gmail accounts and receive new mail notifications. Displays your account details including unread messages, saved drafts, spam messages, labels with new mail, space used, and new mail snippets.

And last, here is a couple more of my favorite Firefox extensions ONLY for Chinese users:

Access Flickr! - Bypasses the flickr.com filter in Iran, UAE, Saudi Arabia, China and other banned countries and places…

FoxyProxy - FoxyProxy is an advanced proxy management tool that completely replaces Firefox’s limited proxying capabilities. It offers more features than SwitchProxy, ProxyButton, QuickProxy, xyzproxy, ProxyTex, TorButton, etc.

Jun
21

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Search engine optimization, also known as SEO, is what can lead to high traffic ratings to your website. Everywhere website are struggling to get noticed in the world of the Internet. Search engine optimization aims to attract more visitors to a website by helping it attain a higher ranking in the search engines. This basically means that SEO is number one goal is to make a website appear on the first pages of a search engine such as google. Here are 6 reasons why search engine optimization is important.

1. 91% of Internet users use search engines to navigate the web

2. 85% of search engine users do not look past the first 2 pages of results. This means that people rarely view more than 40 search engine results.

3. There are nearly 300 million people that use search engines everyday.

4. Search engine optimization is cheap if you hire professionals, but if you know how to do it yourself it is free.

5. 80% of Internet users say search engine are the leading vehicle for discovering web sites. This study shows that search engines surpass banner ads, web links, e-mail links, proving that SEO is more important than any other media outlets online.

6. Between 78 - 84% of all website traffic comes from search engines. This means that people will look in search engines just to visit your site.

These are just a few of the reasons why you should start investing your resources into search engine optimization. Search engines have proven themselves to be the most powerful way to market your website. With out there help it will be hard to attract traffic to your website. Competition is tough and to beat it you need expand your search engine optimization

Jun
19

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BlogUpp, a service platform focused on the blog to exchange impressions, to the some one needs to promote his blog, this is a very good exchange platform, use it to your blog can bring more visitors,here is same peculiarities of blogupp:

1. Does not require registration account can use
2. Will not be exposed mail and privacy
3. No additional advertising agreements and other requirements
4. Do not have Animation and no annoying ads
5. Fraud prevention system and the principle of equitable sharing
6. WordPress and other similar platform to support well
7. Access to target readers
8. Incentives to new users display
9. The high exchange ratio (10:9)

read merits of Blogupp and feeling good? well,let’s look at how it was the work of:

1.BlogUpp! Regularly updated snapshot of your blog and read your RSS
2. We have activated the use of services, in other blog on the show thumbnails
3. Thumbnails appearing on your blog is the latest article
4. Whenever there is a ten readers to your blog, your blog will appear in nine other blog
5. In your blog in the Widget, will be displayed with your blog-related blog and other log (use the mouse to the top of Widget)
6. Will all click in the new window opens, the blog will not close your windows
7. All of these are free, there are no other conditions attached

In order to be able to bring you more quality traffic, BlogUpp also provide some assurance in particular:

“Please note we do not accept adult, gambling, illegal or inappropriate content site.
All articles will be submitted by the time of a separate analysis and review.
You do not need to examine the other operations. Audit passed or not a sign for BlogUpp! Words below the banner of Color: Gray said that is still pending; blue that has been approved, and red, said audit is not passed.

If you think your blog was refused because the system error, please notify us.
Thank you for helping us to continue to BlogUpp! Cleanliness and friendly service! ”

www.blogupp.com

To get more traffic you may read:7 ways to increase traffic to your blog

Jun
18

SSL Certificate
An SSL Certificate is a good way to look professional online and ensure your customers that your website is safe to do business on. It isn’t always enough to be professional - appearance can be even as important in winning a client. And with the growth of internet technology, this doesn’t just apply to business attire, but to a business’ website, as well.

An SSL Certificate lets someone viewing your web page know that it has been looked upon a safe site by a trusted third party. You’ve probably noticed the SSL Certificate icon on several web pages without even knowing what it was. When you see the padlock icon or the “http” prefix at the far left of a web page’s URL address, you are viewing an SSL Certificate, an indication that the web page you are on is considered a safe place on the internet for someone to enter information without being taken advantage of. And with more and more companies creating websites for potential customers to learn more about their business, an SSL Certificate is becoming more and more of a necessity if you want your web page to be trusted.

Don’t take the risk of losing potential customers. If you want to get your foot in on the internet as a new branch of business, make sure to do it right. Purchasing an SSL Certificate will help give your web page the professional appearance it needs to get people to trust you and use you.