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What is a “mirror site” ?

Posted onJuly 1, 2010Leave a comment

I followed a link to a download a site called Sourceforge and saw a message about mirrors. The download seemed to arrive normally but what did the message mean?

CategorieswebsitesTagsdownload, mirror, websites

How do I stop HotMail from marking my mail as spam?

Posted onMay 6, 2010Leave a comment

Recently, whenever I’ve been sending email to a HotMail account, they’ve been bouncing back after being reported as spam. How can I resolve this?

CategorieswebsitesTagsHotMail, Microsoft Live, spam

How do I add a Facebook Like button to my webpage ?

Posted onApril 24, 2010Leave a comment

I’ve heard that Facebook have just launched the ability for webmasters to add a “Like” button to their website. How can I add this to my webpage?

CategorieswebsitesTagsFaceBook, Webmaster, website

How do I set up Google Analytics on a Facebook fan page?

Posted onApril 16, 2010Leave a comment

I’m a big fan of Google Analytics and would really like to use it on a Facebook page, just to gather some more analytics on what’s going on. Is this at all possible?

Categoriestips, websitesTagsFaceBook, Google Analytic, Static FBML

What is a reverse-auction?

Posted onApril 11, 2010April 12, 2010Leave a comment

I’ve been playing with eBay for some time so am quite familiar with the idea of online auctions. A friend of mine mentioned that you can also get reverse auctions on other sites. What are Read More …

CategorieswebsitesTagsauction, Online auction business model, Reverse auction

What’s in the mirror?

Posted onMarch 24, 2010Leave a comment

I followed a link to a download on a website called Sourceforge and was asked to pick a mirror. The file downloaded fine, but what’s a mirror?

CategorieswebsitesTagsSourceforge, Uploading and downloading, website

How do I stop FourSquare from flooding my Twitter stream?

Posted onMarch 21, 2010March 23, 2010Leave a comment

I’ve just joined FourSquare and I love how it updates my Twitter account with where I am. Some of my followers have complained that I generate too many updates; is there a way I can Read More …

Categoriestwitter, websitesTagsfoursquare, social media, twitter

Why do I get Error Code 5 on Yahoo Mail?

Posted onMarch 12, 2010Leave a comment

My wife and I use Yahoo Mail on our computers but often have problems with the site reporting Error Code 5. Is this common and how do we get about fixing it?

CategorieswebsitesTagsemail, errors, Yahoo Mail

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