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  • Marketing For Your Company Just Got Easier

    Marketing For Your Company Just Got Easier

    Technology, it’s an ever changing, yet amazing thing. If you are a business owner, or have a small organization, or want to start a business, this article is for you. Have your advertising techniques been unsuccessful? There is a new form of advertising that is quickly changing the way that businesses do business. It is called SMS marketing, which stands for short message service. So, what is it? It is a new and innovative way for your company or organization to spread the word about your products or services.

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  • The 5 Most Popular Twitter Applications Around

    The 5 Most Popular Twitter Applications Around

    Are you new to Twitter? Have you simply been signing onto the Twitter website to check your tweets or tweet about something new? You’re missing out on the amazing world of applications for Twitter: applications developed by outside parties to improve your Twitter experience and connectivity. Settle back as we walk you through some of the most popular Twitter applications around.

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  • Becoming A Successful Blogger Is All About Time

    Becoming A Successful Blogger Is All About Time

    If you are thinking about becoming a successful blogger, then you would first need to realize that it doesn’t happen overnight. It takes many years of hard work to achieve success has a blogger.

    A lot of people seem to think that starting up a blog is easy and it immediately means they are going to see a steady increase of traffic appearing within weeks when this is just not going to happen (if you are doing things legitimately). A lot of start ups will not see increase in traffic and then give up all hope, after all what is the point in spending hours creating great content that no one is reading right? Have patience, the visits will come and the interaction will arrive so here are a few tips on becoming a successful blogger.

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  • Is PC Gaming Dying?

    Is PC Gaming Dying?

    I was reading an old computer games magazine that was published about ten years ago. There was an article in it about the state of computer gaming, and whether consoles would kill gaming on computers. Fast forward to today, and I can perform a search online and still see the same discussion going on on various sites.

    The fact that it has been over ten years and PC games are still being produced and enjoyed speaks volumes as to whether PC gaming is dying. I have been a PC gamer for over twenty years, and I have also enjoyed console gaming as well, and I can say that both types of gaming have their place in the world of gaming.

    A Pointless Debate?

    Gaming PC

    With every debate there are always two sides that are constantly locked in a “war or words” with each other (think Windows versus Mac users). In terms of gaming, there are console users and PC users. Each continuously brings up the advantages of their platform.

    For me, I enjoy PC gaming, always have been and always will enjoy the platform. I am a PC guy, and have been involved with the building of my own systems for years now. I pick everything that goes in them, maintain them, and upgrade them when necessary.

    With that being said, I have also enjoyed using consoles as well. They aren’t expensive (a few hundred dollars), and you can easily hook one up to a TV and get a few people playing together. The games are coded to a specific set of hardware, so they run without many problems (usually).

    A PC, on the other hand, can be more expensive, requires a bit more connecting and setup, and the applications are coded to be compatible with an infinite number of configurations. Sometimes when things don’t go exactly right, you need to have technical skills to solve the problem. I haven’t seen too many with non-technical skills debug blue screens.

    Is PC Gaming Really Dying?

    In one word: no. In fact this discussion can still be valid ten years from now as it was ten years ago. A PC has one advantage over a console that will keep the gaming industry alive: technology.

    Console systems are usually released every 5 years or so. When released, consoles usually incorporate the latest technology that produces the best graphics and enjoyment for games. Over the course of those five years until the next generation is released, the console may go through some small changes, such as additional hard drive space, but the core of the console remains relatively unchanged.

    In the computer world five years is a long time. Graphics manufacturers release a new series of chipsets every year, while processor chipsets are upgraded on a similar schedule. With each upgrade the chipsets for both graphics cards and CPU get more powerful, with new features, and at times less power-consuming.

    Much like console games, PC games can also be played in high-definition. Computer games, in fact, can be played at several resolutions, from 1024×768 to 2560 x 1600. With new technology, such as Eyefinity from ATI, you can now run a game across three monitors on a single graphics card.

    Computers Too Advanced for Games?

    Last year, I bought a new PC – i7 920, 6 GB RAM, 2 500 GB (RAID 0) hard drives and 2 ATI 5850 (Crossfire). I wanted to be sure that I can enjoy some of the latest games, and quickly realized that the games have yet to catch up to the latest technology available for computers.

    Many games are developed to be played on several systems, including PC, XBox 360, and PS3. From comments on both forums and blogs, I have noticed that many PC gamers complain about the fact that PC games aren’t reaching their full potential because of the fact that the games are developed for several platforms. With the XBox 360 and PlayStation being released a few years ago, games need to be developed to work on systems that are 5 years old.

    Case in point, with the new graphics cards supporting DirectX 11, which introduced Tessellation, most games that are released today support DirectX 9c because of the graphics capability of the consoles. A few PC games support DirectX 10 and 11, and a few also support DirectX 9x, 10, and 11. I don’t know of any on the market that support DirectX 11 only with all the features the technology is capable of supporting.

    Many graphics cards released in the last year can easily play many of the games on the market for today, and possibly a few years into the future. With such technology as SLI and Crossfire, by simply adding a second, or third graphics card into a computer, you can easily add more graphics-producing power to a system.

    The games of today aren’t being pushed forward by the newest technology that you can find in a PC, but it seems they are being held back by the static nature of the console.

    To Each Their Own

    With that being said, consoles are made for one thing: playing games. They do that well, and at a significant price advantage over their PC counterparts. It is much easier to get four players to play on a console than it is to play on a computer, and I’m talking about being in the same room. Not only that, but you don’t have to worry about setup and game performance as much as you do on a PC.

    Everyone will have their favourite method of playing video games, and each will have their own reasons why.

    If you enjoy playing video games, which platform do you enjoy playing them on, and why?

  • Tips for Speeding Up Your PC

    Tips for Speeding Up Your PC

    There are many tips for speeding up your PC that are available online. Some of the tips really don’t do much to increase the speed, while others may have a drastic improvement in the performance of your PC.

    A PC typically runs fast in its first year or so, but after that time period, its speed begins to slow down. There are a great deal of PCs out there that are only three or four years old, yet run so slow that they are almost unusable. If your PC happens to be this slow, luckily, there are some tips for speeding up your PC that you can employ.

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  • Taking Great Photographs: Wedding Photography Tips

    Taking Great Photographs: Wedding Photography Tips

    Your nephew finally popped the question to his girlfriend, and you were thrilled. But he had another big question to ask: “Would you take photos at our wedding?”

    Before fleeing the country with extra batteries and your digital camera, know that a list of wedding photography tips can turn you from a frantic relative to a calm amateur ready to make a couple’s day even more special.

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  • Create an Attractive Web 2.0 Design Website

    Create an Attractive Web 2.0 Design Website

    The purpose of Web 2.0 design is to focus on the user, and to step up the level of interactivity. Instead of limiting the user to simply viewing the content you have put on your page, a Web 2.0 design will facilitate dialog & user created content. Some examples of Web 2.0 are blogs, mashups, social networking sites and video sharing sites. In this article we will discuss the different characteristics of a Web 2.0 design.

    The first thing to keep in mind when designing, is less is more. Removing unnecessary components will not only make your website load faster, it will direct your users attention to the important parts. It is said that you only have 3.5 seconds to capture and retain the viewers attention, and with Web 2.0, it won’t be hard to do.

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  • Bye Bye IPv4 – Hello IPv6

    Bye Bye IPv4 – Hello IPv6

    The day came and went without much fanfare. I’m not talking about my recent birthday but the February 3rd 2011 “D-Day” when the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority released its 5 last octets (/8 blocks) to each Regional Internet Registry. For those of you in love with the simplicity of the IPv4 sequence, this is a sad time and you may be shrugging off internalizing the change. It’s time to face your demons, look IPv6 right in the face and say “Ok, I’m Ready. I will no longer ignore ICMP. I know you are better and use ICMPv6 for many critical functions. I love and appreciate you.” So what’s the deal with this new internet address? Does it just mean a longer number sequence or is there something more. Well, here’s the skinny. Read the following points well as they are your future.