We hear it over and over again: It’s the number one myth about online registration systems that keeps many meeting planners from making their lives easier and their events more successful. We want to explore this myth, bring the truth out into the light so that everyone knows what online registration is really about. read full article…

Downloading music is a process whereby music files are opened on the Internet and saved for future use. This has become one of the world’s greatest online pastimes during recent years, and the popularity of downloading music continues to grow.

Ironically, however, downloading music didn’t start off in the most positive light. As a matter of fact, it was considered quite illegal, and many file-sharing technologies, such as peer-to-peer networks, provided countless music to the public free of charge and without the permission of either the artists or the music copyright owners. read full article…

Have you ever been blocked from websites at school or work? Have you ever wondered what the sites contain that are so malicious that people will spend time working on how to stop you from looking at them. Generally speaking you are being stopped from visiting sites that are considered non-related to your computer access.

If this is happening at to you most likely the blocked sites are extremely innocuous and are probably gaming sites such as http://www.arcadethunder.com or sports sites such as http://www.espn.com or a myriad of other sites. These sites offer breaks from your daily routines and allow a little downtime, however the powers that be have deemed them inappropriate for viewership.

So what is a person to do to get around this system? Many people just rail against the establishment and proceed as normal limited by their ability to access these sites. Others have found the way around the system. They are using a system called a phpProxy. This system is simple and useful to the individual looking to by-pass the firewall that is in place limiting your ability to view the internet at your leisure.

The system simply uses another location to download all of your surfing habits onto. Simply do a search on the web and you will turn up a wealth of phpProxy sites. Once you log-into the site you will see a simple bar that looks like your toolbar. Type the web address of the site that you wish to visit into the bar. The Proxy will then serve as a “Proxy” for your local server and download the page for you. This downloaded page will be viewed through the eyes of the proxy that you are using. You should now be able to function as normal with the page that you are own as long as you stay on the Proxy server location.

This system affords you two levels of protection:

1) The site that you are visiting is cached on the phpProxy location and your local server never knows that you visited the end site. It only knows that you were at the phpProxy site.

2) Because your IP address is never divulged by the phpProxy you are not at risk for spam and viruses.

So the next time you are locked out of a favorite website at work or home simply find a favored phpProxy and dial in through it. It is a great way to avoid the issues of natively searching the internet. While protecting your local server and local computer.

About the Author:

Charles Cater is the owner and operator of http://www.arcadethunder.com and http://www.uglythreads.com. He enjoys providing entertainment for the masses.

WordPress is a great open-development community that encourages its users to innovate. But a few years ago, it started getting hard to keep up with those innovations. That’s when the WordPress Plugin Repository was born (currently hosted at http://WP-plugins.org).

The repository is a place where all WordPress plugins are pulled together and shared with the community of users. But more than that, it’s a place where developers can go to see what’s already out there, what they can base their new work on, and what needs to be improved. In addition to end-user utilities that anyone can download for their WordPress needs, there are plenty of development tools, including wiki-based version control and a bug tracker, that the WordPress development community is welcomed to use. Everything is licensed under GPL unless noted in the source, so almost everything is open. read full article…

What kind of backup recovery strategy should a company have for its dedicated server? Web hosting companies have been debating this architecture since their existence began. It is really a question pondered by the whole IT community. There are many right solutions, dependent on your company’s ability to handle downtime. The correct solution for you will factor in the amount of redundant protection you need against the overall cost. read full article…

Website pictures can help attract the attention or visitors. They can improve sales. The right pictures can leave a lasting impression on perspective clients.

Remember the saying “a picture is worth a thousand words”? Well the same is true for your website. Images, graphics and other types of media can help attract the attention of your customers and motivate them to read the web content you have provided. read full article…

As digital cameras replace film, more and more users are turning to web based photo storage services to manage their photo archives. There are a dizzying array of sites, all offering different services at different prices. Choosing a storage service can be a confusing process, particularly when you are choosing a company to entrust with your precious family photos. Here are some things to look for when you’re choosing a photo storage service.

First, take a look at the interface. How easy or difficult is it to upload photos to the site? Most of the major photo storage sites offer the ability to download software that will let you upload batches of photos, but some sites still rely on web interfaces that are slower and more clumsy. read full article…

With so many people already ripping thousands of CDs, it seems a little late to be wondering whether this activity is legal. When you rip a cd, you take an audio track from a cd and convert it into an audio format that can be stored on your computer. After defining this action, it would seem that lots of recording artists are missing out on lots of opportunities to collect royalties. If this is the case, how can cd ripping be legal? read full article…

These days, it seems everybody is into cd ripping. Internet sites and magazine ads are full of tips and tricks and advice for those looking to rip music from their cd collections. What is it about ripping mp3 files from cds that makes it so appealing? The two biggest reasons why people rip cds likely have to do with individuality and convenience. read full article…

These days, it seems everybody is into cd ripping. Internet sites and magazine ads are full of tips and tricks and advice for those looking to rip music from their cd collections. What is it about ripping mp3 files from cds that makes it so appealing? The two biggest reasons why people rip cds likely have to do with individuality and convenience. read full article…