090504 Internet Handholding Newsletter, Search Engines, Clean Up PC

Hello Business Website Customers and Associates,

One of my customers had his website on AOL for years.
His website came up number 1 on Google for a particular
search and this is how he got a lot of his business.

AOL discontinued their website service.
When we brought his website up under his own name,
he was no where to be found on any searches and was
getting no business from his website.

See the first article for how we solved this problem.

If you have cleaned off your anti-virus software from your
computer, you are ready for the next stage, which is to free
up more of your computer memory so it can run faster. See the
second article.

Be Happy, Healthy and Prosperous,
Andrew

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In This Email:

1. Article: Back to the Top of Google
2. Article: Clean Up Your System Tray
3. Article: The Dog Whisperer

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- Domain Names
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Quotes:

- Do not be sloppy. Make every step a work of art.
~ Andrea Pham, Tango instructor

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1. Article: Back to the Top of Google

After enjoying years at the top of Google, AOL discontinued its
website service, which my customer had been using.

When we brought his website up under his own website name, it
was no where to be found on Google and he was getting no business.

Today I searched for "classical music records" and he came
up as the first one on page 2. That is #11 out of 6 million hits.

What did we do?

1. Got a domain name with keywords
- www.classicalrecords.biz

2. Updated his data regularly

3. Created a blog and linked to his website
- classicalrecords.blogspot.com

4. Linked to his website from a number of my websites

5. Linked to his website from some social bookmarking websites

My website www.JewishNetwork.com is up to #2 on Google for
searches for "Jewish events" out of 14 million hits. In an
earlier newsletter, you had heard that this website had been
unfairly dropped from Google for a year and we got it back
on by linking to it in a blog.

For another of my customers, we set up twenty, one page websites
with the domain name of the engine for which he sells parts.

These mini-websites simply say something like "For the
best XX400 engine parts at the best prices contact us or
visit our main website ..." and link back to his main website.

He is getting a fair amount of business from this.

Spending some time to help your website get found works.

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2. Article: Clean Up Your System Tray

Look at the lower right hand corner of your computer.
This is called the System Tray.

Do you have a lot of icons down there?

Each of those icons represent a program running all the time on
your computer, taking up memory and slowing your computer down.

Some of these icons may indicate problems with your computer.

How did those icons get in your System Tray?

In some cases, presumptuous programs put themselves there when
they were installed. In some cases, these icons indicate things
you need to fix.

Do you need them in your System Tray?

Probably not most of them. Possibly not any of them.

What should you do about them?

If you know for sure you need it, leave it.
Otherwise, remove it from the System Tray.
If you find you miss it, you can always put it back.

Here is how to remove them from your System Tray.

Left click on an icon to open the program. See what it is.
If you do not absolutely need it running all the time,
remove it from the System Tray.

Find properties or settings for this program.
If you cannot find the settings, close the program and then
try right clicking on the icon. If you still cannot find settings,
go to your Start menu, Control Panel and look for settings for it.

Once you find the settings, look for a propery like:
- Place or Install in System Tray, or
- Automatically run when Windows starts

Turn that property off.

If the icon is still in the System Tray, right click on the icon
and click exit or close.

When you restart Windows, it should be gone.

Repeat for each of the icons.

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3. Article: The Dog Whisperer

The Dog Whisperer is my favorite show.

Last weekend a young woman came up to me at the park.
She pointed to a lost dog. If a dachschund is a hotdog,
this dog would be a black and white bratwurst.

The dog sniffed my hand and took off before I could grab her,
trotting out of the park and down the street. The young woman
rode after her and I followed on foot.

You know how hard it is to catch a runaway dog.

Without a sound or gesture, from 50 yards away, I commanded
the dog to come to me.

That sounds absurd and I was as surprised as you would have been,
when that dog walked back across the street, crawled towards me
on her belly and rolled over on her back and waited for me.

I picked her up and dropped her off with the pool attendants,
who called her owner.

Thanks to Cesar Milan, the Dog Whisperer, for explaining the
language of dogs. It can truly seem like a miracle when you
can communicate.

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Free Windows registry cleaner

Here is a free registry cleaner.
http://www.eusing.com/free_registry_cleaner/registry_cleaner.htm

Make sure you go to Start, Accessories, System Tools, System Restore and set a restore point first.

Revo free Windows uninstaller

Here is Revo free Windows uninstaller.
http://www.revouninstaller.com/

If you have problems uninstalling a program try this.

Make a system restore point first.

Cable modem needs a router

If you are using a cable modem you need to connect it
to a router instead of directly to your computer.

If you do not have the router, then you need to make sure your
computer's firewall is turned on and file and print sharing is
turned off. Without your own router, it is like connecting in
an airport or hotel. Your computer is safe if you follow these
precautions.

Internet ------ Cable Modem ----- Your Router ---- Your Computer
Firewall Firewall

A router cost about $50 and is set up with a firewall automatically.
You then have a secure network in your house. You can connect other
computers (if you have a visitor). You can safely use file and print
sharing.

In either case, you do not need anti-virus software, as Windows
comes with a firewall.

Google webmaster channel

Hi Andy,

Google now has a "webmaster channel" on YouTube which has helpful techniques on how to get more traffic and higher indexing.

Check it out.

http://www.youtube.com/GoogleWebmasterHelp

Philip

090406 Internet Handholding Newsletter, Anti-Virus Software, Domain Names

Hello Business Website Customers and Associates,

Over the last couple of months, I spent a lot of time
cleaning up computers for customers, relatives and friends.

Anti-virus programs are among the worst culprits in
cluttering your computer and hampering your productivity.

The articles below address anti-virus issues on Windows computers.

Be Happy, Healthy and Prosperous,
Andrew

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In This Email:

1. Article: How to Not Get a Virus
2. Article: How to Remove a Virus
3. Article: Get Rid of Anti-Virus Programs
4. Article: Get Out of the Car

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Links:

- Email Marketing
www.constantcontact.com/index.jsp?pn=bronzebp

- My Internet Blog
http://internethandholding.blogspot.com/

- Web Hosting
www.webhosting.gy

- Email High Reliability
www.email.gy

- Domain Names
www.evolve.name, www.domainnames.gs

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Quotes:

- Faith consists in believing when it is beyond the power of
reason to believe.
~ Voltaire

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1. Article: How to Not Get a Virus

There was a time when computers were vulnerable to viruses.

About 5 years ago Microsoft closed the remaining holes in Windows.

Today, as long as you keep Windows up-to-date,
and you use the default security settings,
you should not get anything bad on your computer.

To get something bad on your computer, you have to
install it yourself, usually by being tricked.

These are the ways you are likely to be tricked.
Here is what to watch out for.

1. Email zip attachments.

In Outlook, you can click on any email attachment safely,
including zip attachments.

However, programs can be included inside zip attachments.

Once you open up a zip attachment, do not click on
any programs inside, unless you specifically asked
someone to send you that program.

Be especially wary of zip attachments sent to you from
your boss and your customers. These are the ones you are
most likely to open by mistake.

2. Other attachment files with macros.

Excel spreadsheets and other attachments that can run
programs can harm your computer.

When you open these, they tell you that macros are disabled
by default. If you turn on macros, you put your computer at risk.

Only turn on macros if you know the source is safe.

3. Websites that say your computer is infected.

Websites cannot run programs on your computer unless you
click OK when asked if you want to run something.

Unless you trust a website, do not run any programs from it.

Websites that say your computer is infected are trying to
trick you. Do not run programs from them, unless you know
the website is legitimate.

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2. Article: How to Remove a Virus

If you are tricked into installing a virus, you can restore
your computer to how it was before the infection.

Windows has a feature called System Restore that saves and
restores your computer's system settings.

To get into System Restore, go to Start, All Programs,
Accessories, System Tools, System Restore.

When your computer is not infected with a virus, you should
occassionally create a restore point yourself.

In System Restore, select Create a Restore point, click Next
and save your current settings.

Windows by default automatically creates restore points before
installing Windows updates, so you should have some other restore
points already set.

If your computer becomes infected with a virus, go into
System Restore and select Restore My Computer From an Earlier Time.

Pick the most recent restore point before your computer was infected.

Run System Restore and the virus should be gone.

Run Windows Update after running System Restore to make sure
your computer is up-to-date. You can find Windows Update under
Start, All Programs.

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3. Article: Get Rid of Anti-Virus Programs

Article 1 above explains why you do not need an Anti-Virus
program to protect you.

Article 2 above explains why you do not need an Anti-Virus
program to remove viruses.

Anti-Virus programs actually make your computer more vulnerable,
because they prevent Windows from automatically keeping up-to-date.

Anti-Virus programs are instrusive, they slow your computer,
pop-up messages and interfere in the running of other programs,
all hampering your productivity.

Anti-virus programs cost money.

Remove your anti-virus software.

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4. Article: Always Get Out of the Car

Picked up my niece from school today, and after annoying her
for a bit, I stopped by a couple of stores looking for something.
She said, "I will wait in the car."

I told her, she should always get out of the car.

"Always get out of the car" is one of those entries in my
version of that book that we all keep of Rules To Live By.

Even if it is only for a minute, I always try to get out
of the car. It makes me feel like I did something.

My niece reminded me of a story my dad told.

My dad had a factory in Live Oak. For fifteen years he drove
70 miles each way to and from work. He built the factory from
nothing to a big operation with hundreds of workers.

I used to work there in the summers and on school breaks.
From the outside all you could see were the corrigated steel
walls. Inside was an impressive place with hundreds of sewing
machines, cutting tables, a warehouse of fabrics and thousands
of finished shirts being shipped.

One day when we were coming back from a trip, my dad thought he
would swing by the factory so my sisters could see what my dad
had been doing all these years. He wanted to show off his factory
and made up an excuse that he needed to pick up something.

He pulled up to the factory door and said, "Do you want to
come in and see the factory?"

All they had to do was open the car door, get out and walk
ten feet to the factory door.

"Nah, we will wait in the car," my sisters said.

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The publisher could not be verified

Microsoft security article
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=815141

Forum discussion
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vbgeneral/thread/15c12a31-5511-4854-af24-dc0820948cbd/

When trying to run a program off another computer on the network, you can get this error message "The publisher could not be verified" and then asks you to confirm. This is a pain if you are using a program regularly.

Ideally I would like to authorize this one program, but I have not yet found out how to do that.

Another solution is to lower the security settings on the Intranet zone and then add the file server with the program to the Intranet zone.

Nothing is in the Intranet zone automatically. Still, I do not like this solution because I only want to authorize the programs under one folder, not every program on everything that I ever add to the Intranet zone.

You can make these changes through Internet Explorer, Tools, Internet Options, Security.

You can also run gpedit.msc and go to User Configuration, Administrative Templates, Windows Components, Attachment Manager

For the time being, I will live with the extra click to run the program rather than lower security on the Intranet zone.