Category Archives: Computer

Internet Services

Posted by Santi on December 17, 2011 Comments Off

It just really blows me away to find that so many more people are still using and depending on dial-up internet these days. I think that I would end up either pulling my hair out or tossing my computer out the window if I still used dial up. I’ve been using dsl for so long and have been accustomed to having the quick speed that is necessary for all the things that I do on computer on a daily basis.

I remember having dial up and just getting so impatient waiting for pages, documents, websites and attachments to download and you can just forget about playing any type of game using dial up, it’s just not worth the time and effort involved. I’ve always been an impatient son of a gun and I know that I’m not alone in that club.

I do understand that times are extremely rough right now and a lot of folks have had to cut back on numerous expenses so more people are forced to go back to dial up, which must really suck. I think that I would be looking at other options to cut back if I was faced with that task, but that is just me and it is easy to say when I’m not walking in their shoes.

Maybe I am totally way off base with this, maybe dial up internet service has come a long way since my dial up days and it could be running a lot faster than I’m giving it credit for, but I’m in not hurry to find out.

Online Chat Rooms

Posted by Santi on December 15, 2011 Comments Off

My oldest daughter has started hanging out in an Online Chat Room, and to find out more about this new thing, new at least to me. I have started going into several of the online chat rooms that she goes into to make sure that she is safe. I worry about my daughter going into online chat rooms but so far everything looks safe and above that sane in the Online Chat Rooms that she goes into. I know that she is there to meet people her own age and have some fun, we did the same thing but we hung out at the drive in and at the ice cream stand and we went there to have fun and to meet our friends and I do not see a whole lot different between the two. Online Chat City seems to be a very nice place for the kids to hang out at and I wish they had an old man chat room for people my age.

Checking Out Pay-Per-Click

Posted by Santi on December 11, 2011 Comments Off

I’ve been thinking about hiring a pay-per-click service to assist me with promoting my web page. To be perfectly honest, I have some reservations about signing up with a company like that from the standpoint of a blogger because my blog probably doesn’t have as high of a reader following for anyone to click on a link and make me any money. But what the heck I’m curious and maybe I’ll gain something from the experience.

I asked my friend to give him my opinion of the company that I was considering using, so he agreed to look at their website. First he went to their Home page and scanned their readership. He found a few spelling and grammatical mistakes that kinda jumped out at him and smacked him in his perfectionist brain that he is known for having.

He then went to their Advertiser page, and saw some errors there too. He didn’t even bother going to the Publisher page because at that point he had located their “Contact us with Live Chat” link and promptly contacted them to let them know about the issues so that they could fix them. I mean really if they are going to appeal to their customers, they really should have a much better written website.

So I think that I will hold off just a bit and keep doing some research, not that I know a bit more about the whole process. It’s not like my blog is going anywhere anytime soon and Christmas is right around the corner sneaking up on us, actually 2 more weeks til D Day.

So Many Choices With Web Hosting

Posted by Santi on December 10, 2011 Comments Off

Really one doesn’t need to look any further than at Webhostingfan.com, for the latest comparisons on today’s top web hosting companies. They give you prices, plans and articles galore here, for everything that you need for making the best choice for your web or blog hosting needs.

With so many different webhosting companies offering this important service, it can take a good amount of time researching and shopping around, I really enjoy sites such as this that take the leg work out of the task at hand. The Internet just keeps making things easier and easier, can’t say that about much of anything else these days.

It takes only a bit of time to see what type of web host provider would best fit your needs and wants, there are a lot of good companies out there just itching to get your business, so sites such as this can be such a tremendous help, best to utilize it for all that you can.

Idrive

Posted by Santi on December 6, 2011 Comments Off

In this day and time it is vital to make sure your computer is safe. I do a back up on mine once a week and I am not sure that is enough. I have started using IDrive to do more intense back ups on my systems. IDrive is the leading online back up service. They offer encrypted online backups for free up to 2 GB and unlimited for only $4.95 a month. This site is so very fast and so very easy to use. Above all it is the most secure online provider of back up service that I have found online. Not only do the provide back up service for PC’s they have just launched a back up service for Macs also. Check their web site for all the info at Idrive.com and I think you will be as impressed as I am with this top notch back up service.