Traffic
The month of May 2010 had set a new traffic record for SheepTech, with a 23% increase in unique visitors compare to last month’s—from 29,742 to 36,507. Pageviews are at just over 60,000, with Alexa ranking at 201,872. Click to continue →
This is a guest post by James Adams.
Macs are gaining more market share in the personal computing world and therefore attracting more attention to virus makers, spammers, keyloggers and thieves. The same threats (keyloggers, malware, spyware, spam and identity thieves) that the PC has been combating for ages have now stepped into the Macintosh world.
Fortunately, Mac users have many programs at their fingertips to fight this unrepentant scourge. Here’s a list of ten of the most useful Macintosh security applications on the market today.
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Growth is pretty stagnant for April in terms of traffic, but there’s a slight increase in revenue comparing to March’s performance.
Traffic
Visits down by 374 compared to last month, but pageviews are up by 1,867. Very minor changes. Alexa ranking at 210,727. Click to continue →
Have you encountered any funny moments when your “not-so-tech-savvy” friends, customers or colleagues ask for your help on their computers? Especially when you’re working in the IT field, these moments are almost unavoidable, even more true during the 90′s.
Microsoft UK decides to absorb some of your frustrations via their IT fail comic site—Where’s the ‘Any’ Key. Submit your fail tale in less than 1,000 characters, and if you win, Microsoft will cartoonise your story and publish it for viewing pleasure.
Prizes:
- Star prize of a Sony Vaio X Laptop.
- One weekly winner gets their story made into a cartoon and receives a framed version.
- One weekly winner gets £100 to spend in the Microsoft store.
- Three weekly runners up receive £30 to spend in the Microsoft store.
The contest is only open to UK residents aged 18 and above though. Check out the Terms and Conditions for more information.
There are already some winner comics available, so you might want to have a good laugh there.
(Windows 7 only) This is especially helpful if you are subscribed to a 3G wireless broadband. You have internet connection basically wherever you go, and it makes total sense to share it with your other WiFi enabled devices, or even to your Facebook addict friends.
Sharing your internet connection via WiFi on Windows 7 is much easier than you probably think. No need of going through the control panel, setting up new connection etc. All you have to do is install this little application—Connectify.
After installing Connectify, you can make your Windows 7 laptop into a WiFi hotspot by entering a few parameters: Click to continue →
This is a guest post by James Adams.
If you’re a blogger, then you need to be able to create new content on a daily basis. When you are at home, it isn’t a big deal to run over to the computer every time inspiration strikes you. But what about when you are on the go? Here are a few essential mobile devices to help you become a better blogger.
1. Apple iPhone – The iPhone has many tools that can help you as a blogger. Probably the iPhone’s biggest strength is the vast size of the App Store. Whether you use WordPress or Blogger, you can manage your account right from your phone and quickly jot down important ideas.
2. Apple iPad – The iPad has all the benefits of an iPhone, but it is much easier to type on. You probably wouldn’t want to type more than a few sentences on your iPhone, but you can type out a full blog post on the iPad if you wish.
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3. Netbook – A netbook can bring you all the benefits of a full computer in a smaller – and cheaper – package. The downside is that netbooks usually aren’t too capable of running graphic-intensive programs like games, but they are absolutely perfect for blogging. Netbooks are lightweight, so you can carry them everywhere and crack them open when you feel like writing.
