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DomPing.com – New Domain Checking Tools
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010 | Author: admin

DomPing is one of the latest Internet domain checking tools and it is a very powerful tool. It is normally used for manual fault isolation purposes but it could be used for a variety of other domain checking purposes. The functioning of ping is quite simple. The ping command sends a small packet to a particular domain or an IP address for testing the effectiveness and speed of the network communications. The packet bounces off the domain or the IP address and ping calculates the time taken by the packet to reach the domain and return back. Hence, the basic function of ping command is to test the network and find out how fast your computer could reach another domain or IP address in the network. However, due to the heavier load it imposes on the network, it would be advisable not to use domain ping command from automated scripts or during regular operations.

The term ‘ Ping’ was derived from ‘Packet Internet Groper’. The most modern ping program that is widely used as a versatile diagnostic tool on the Internet was written and compiled in its present form in December 1983 by Mike Muuss. Since Muuss felt that the domain ping command worked just like a sonar ping locating objects from sound echo, he named it as ping. The domain ping could be used to perform the following diagnostic tests on the WWW network.

Website Check for Access

DomPing is used to verify whether another computer is easily reachable. This provides instant website check. If a particular website is not responding to the domain ping command but other websites are answering, then you could be sure that the network is fully functional but the particular website is down or inaccessible for some reason. However, if none of the websites are reacting to ping, then it would be obvious that the entire network is down.

Checking Domain IP Address and Website Ranking

The DomPing command is widely used to probe a particular domain IP address or a domain name. When you ping a particular domain name or a website, the correct IP address of the website and its ranking are displayed in response. Here is top 1000 websites rank by alexa: top 1000 .net, top 1000 .de…

Google Checking with DomPing

Google analytical checking, Google AdSense checking, Google Adwords checking, Google Checkout, etc. could be done quite easily by properly incorporating the Google Analytics code to your website. Once the procedure is over, you would be able to ping Google and get reports on all these aspects and check the status of each page that you ping. The details of visitors would be automatically displayed if you had correctly embedded the Google Analytics code on each page of your website and you ping Google for the details of the visitors.

At DomPing.com, we had been specializing in customizing the features of ping to suit the needs of each client through exclusive processes. We had assisted numerous network administrators to ping and track several domains or TCP/IP addresses simultaneously and automatically generate report error codes. These reports would be directed to your email address to enable you to evaluate and check domains, websites, rankings, Google AdSense, Google analytics, etc. Contact us for complete details of ping benefits.

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10+ mistakes Linux newbies make
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010 | Author: admin

You can make things a lot less frustrating for your new Linux users by helping them avoid these typical rookie mistakes.

1: Assuming they are using Windows

Although this might seem way too obvious, it’s not. The average user has no idea there are even different operating systems to be had. In fact, most average users couldn’t discern Windows XP from Vista from 7 (unless they are certain Windows 7 was “their idea”). Because of this, new users might believe that everything works (or doesn’t work, as the case may be) as it does in Windows. Make your end users aware that they are using a different operating system — and that it works differently.

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10 cool registry edits and tweaks for Windows XP
Sunday, May 23rd, 2010 | Author: admin

Here are a few Windows XP registry edits you can use to make adjustments that go beyond simple Control Panel settings.

You’re probably pretty familiar with the Registry Editor. For Windows XP, you just run the REGEDIT command at the Run prompt. Then, move down through the organization tree levels to the values and settings you want and double-click them to change them in a dialog box format. However, before you start making any changes, it’s a good idea to make a backup copy of the registry by choosing File | Export. Here are a few handy hacks that will help you tailor the system to your liking.

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10 MORE outstanding Firefox extensions
Friday, May 14th, 2010 | Author: admin

The list of handy browser extensions just keeps growing. Here are a few good choices, including several of the new collections.

It’s been a while since we last took a look at worthwhile Firefox extensions. Well, it’s time again. But now, Firefox has added collections to the mix. Extension collections are exactly what they sound like — collections of related extensions. In this list, we have a few worthwhile collections (since they’re new, there aren’t many) as well as some stand-alone extensions.

Collections

1: Reference Desk

Reference Desk is good for students or anyone who needs to research information. It installs: DeeperWeb (navigate through Google search results using tag-cloud technique), SimilarWeb (find related sites), Converter (unit, time zone, and currency converter), Merriam-Webster (dictionary), Wired-Marker (highlighter), ScrapBook (save and organize sites), Reframe It (connect and share your thoughts online), and Read It Later (save sites for later reading).

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250+ Places for Free Books Online
Friday, March 26th, 2010 | Author: admin

This is a listing of 260 sites that legally offer free books (eBooks) for download or for online viewing.

Alphabetical Listing

1RomanceEBooks offers 27 free books from their romance collection for download in a variety of formats.  These are not public domain offerings, but some of their usual offerings made available for free.

2020k Large collection, divided into categories and sub-categories for download in a variety of formats.  Note: Many of the links to the Internet Archive from this site are not working.

AdaIC.org has several free books on Ada as well as textbooks and tutorials on Ada.

Alive and Free – Links to free ebooks of living authors

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10 things to look for in a laptop
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010 | Author: admin

Laptops are all the rage. Once reserved for mobile professionals and elite executives, notebook PCs are replacing desktop computers in many organizations and homes. Driven by changing habits and the ease of locating and joining wireless networks, sales of laptop computers began exceeding those for desktop models in mid-year 2005. The trend shows no signs of easing.However, just buying a laptop doesn’t ensure you automatically become an effective mobile computer user. In fact, the odds are you’ll end up with a subpar PC if you purchase a model directly from many retailers’ shelves.

Due to competitive pressures, many office supply and electronics chains aggressively market very low prices for laptop computers. The problem is, because of cost constraints, many of those PCs aren’t well-equipped for most real-world computing. Here are 10 things to look for in your next laptop to help you choose a model that readily meets your needs.

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Firefox: Some security tips
Monday, February 08th, 2010 | Author: admin

There are several reasons why Firefox is the Web browser of choice for many of us. Providing a safe Web surfing experience is one of the more important ones. I’d like to offer some tips that will make surfing the Web with Firefox even safer.

It’s important to easily determine whether a Web site that should be using https, actually is. When Firefox first came out it used a method that was easily discernible. The address bar would turn yellow and a lock icon would appear on the right-hand side of the address bar:


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10 great new features in OWA 2010
Monday, February 08th, 2010 | Author: admin

Outlook Web Access can come in quite handy, but it’s always been a little feature-deprived and difficult to configure. Now at last, OWA delivers a more Outlook-like experience.

I admit it: I’m an Outlook junkie. I live and die by my email. It’s the primary way I get new business, submit my articles, receive feedback from readers, communicate with vendors, conduct personal business, and stay in touch with family and friends. I rely on Exchange and Outlook to deliver my messages and attachments to me (often hundreds per day), to organize them in a way that fits my priorities, and to manage them so that I can find them when I need them. I also depend on the calendar to keep me apprised of what I’m supposed to be doing and when and where I’m scheduled to do it.

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Clean And Optimize Your New Computer
Tuesday, February 02nd, 2010 | Author: admin

When you buy a new computer it is often loaded with extra software that you just don’t need.  OEMs are paid by software companies to bundle trial versions in hopes that you will buy the full product. The preloaded junk is a waste of disk space, memory and can even hurt the performance of your new computer so it is a good idea to remove it all.

While it is possible to manually remove each extra piece of software on your computer there is a great free tool called PC Decrapifier that will automate the process.

To get started download the latest copy of PC Decrapifier.

After the software is downloaded on your computer just run the executable. There is no installer for this software.

Click Next on the Welcome, license and Warning screens.  Select if you are running the utility on a new computer and then click Next.


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How antivirus software works: Is it worth it?
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010 | Author: admin

We are told, in order to survive on the Internet, our computers need protection afforded by antivirus applications. If that’s true:

  • Why do computers still get infected?
  • Would it be a lot worse if we didn’t use antivirus programs?

Pondering those questions, I realized I may not have all the facts. So I began researching antivirus methodology. Here’s what I found out.
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