Here are few tips and trick to help you avoid being sandbox by Google.

1. Do not copy and paste articles you got from the web – once Google detect the article content and flag you in their sandbox.

2. Do not over develop your links in a day. If you set out a goal to build links, do not build more than 40 links in a day.

3. Do not spam other websites with your links

It’s wise to keep these as your rule of thumb. It would definitely help you to get your site indexed ASAP and as a bonus, you’ll get better Page Rank from Google and this would help you get better offer from advertisers when advertising on your site.

Definition: A sandbox is a term used by Google for new sites which are deemed as ‘suspicious’. For example, should you copy and paste articles from the internet and publish it in your website, Google would place the domain name in their watch list for observation. The most was lauded as a good move to curb spam on website and improve the quality of search when you use Google’s search engine search services.

Disadvantages are the result of being sandboxed by Google:

1. No PR

2. Would not be indexed by Google

This would be bad for people who establish online business out there. Next article would focus on how to avoid Google sandbox.

1. Memos for companies – this way you can keep in touch without additional cost when you keep in touch with your clients. A great marketing method.

2. Birthdays – send ecards instead of actual card to friends whom are not that close to you. This way, you save cost rather than buying a card from the card shop.

3. Wedding wishes – once a year, there would be at least a couple of weddings for you to attend. Send ecards as an easy way to convey your wishes.

4. Holiday greeting – every year there are tons of holidays. Can you imagine my mom spending a couple hundred bucks on greeting cards every year to give well wishes to friends during festive season.

5. Cards for mother and father’s day – ideal to greet tech savvy parents and best of all they get to see an animation!

6. Kids these days are tech savvy or are born into the internet age. Ecards to them are baby’s play.
7. Invite your friends to your party ecard way – saves cost and can reach a huge audience in the least time possible.

8. Friendship Ecards – Ideal in showing someone you really care

9. Thank you card – fast and easy way to say thank you to someone

10. New Baby E-cards – for friends with new born baby.

1. Check on the IP that was used to spam and configure your software to block all incoming activities

2. Use spam software from Spamhaus.org/sbl or MailAbuse.org/rbl

3. Email services provided by Yahoo or MSN have excellent spam protection service

4. Compile a list of trusted sites and upload it into your email list so that these emails won’t be blacklisted

5. Another tips is to use heuristic engines that look for keyword patterns: This would show you spam rules and block messages used by spammers. Try SpamAssassin that has a high detection rate.

6. Also try out this software called networked vigilance which is an open source initiative that involves which maintains a huge list of spammers

7. Another tip is to use Bayesian filtering engines like SpamBayes (SpamBayes.org)

Software conglomerate Microsoft is finally announcing its long awaited release of the push email market with a succession of announcements. Along with the long awaited discharge of its push email software, the company has signed numerous deals with some of the major players in handphone technology including Vodafone and T-Mobile. Quite a number of mobile telecoms including Orange, T-Mobile and Vodafone will be contribution free upgrades to the Messaging, Security Feature Pack (MSFP) in their package for their Windows Mobile 5.0 users that will bring Direct Push email, enhanced device management and security in their messaging applications to their handsets. Palm says it will also offer a free of charge MSFP upgrade. Microsoft's motion in the market comes at a point in time when the market leader Research In Motion got sidetracked with its lengthy running lawsuit with NTP over copyright infringement.

In their announcements at the international GSM Show in Barcelona, Microsoft has combined its various technologies as one to offer a comprehensive mobile email services to companies running on Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 and Exchange Server 2003 equipped with Service Pack 2. Building on its terrifying strengths on the desktop, Microsoft added that the Direct Push e-mail service is made for anyone familiar with Microsoft Office. E-mails and tasks can be coordinated directly from Outlook, and also Microsoft Office Excel Mobile plus Word Mobile attachments can be viewed, edited and saved. Vodafone will be introducing their line of services such as email-enabled devices incorporating Windows Mobile 5.0 plus Direct Push Technology. The service, which is branded as Windows Mobile Email from Vodafone, will be pushed out in the UK, Germany and Spain. Microsoft has signed a similar arrangement with T-Mobile which will commence direct push email services on Windows Mobile-based solution in the Netherlands.

The announcements are perfect in timing for Microsoft’s RIM legal battles have not only preoccupied the company with legal matters but customer confidence in the US has been stunned by the prospect of the service being cut off. RIM has concluded that it has developed a workaround solution to avoid the disputed patent, although US clients may be forced to download the latest software onto their BlackBerries. Microsoft's stance is also coming at a time when the market for portable email is about to take off. According to analysts Gartner, by the last quarter of 2006 there will be at least 16 million business and shopper needs in mobile email. It is expected that by the end of 2008, partially of all employees who access e-mail via PCs will also have right of entry to wireless e-mail.

There are many ways to shield computer against viruses. You need to be aware of the various dangers that your PC is exposed to everyday.

Make sure you know how viruses are transmitted. You can quarantine them from a disc but in most cases it is transmitted via your email system. Always scan your email for viruses. Be very careful of anything that has an attachment.

1. Is it from a trusted source?

2. Does it contain malicious codes?

3. Worse of all, it could reside in your PC without your knowledge!

Just beware of those emails which write enticing newsletter style messages which wants you to open it. These emails usually contain either spam or simply viruses!

Here are some recommended virus scanning software for you:

1. AVG
2. PC Cillin
3. Trend Micro
4. Norton Antivirus

The bottom line is – don’t take things for granted! It might posed terrible threats to your PC.

If you decide to upgrade, it would speed your PC up but you should use the free tools Windows have, such as disk cleanup, disk defragmenter, etc. Do get a registry cleaner and use Scandisk to fix errors that can cause slow boot time, just for the basics. The list of such programs builds up over time and we need a windows registry cleaner to clean the registry of these redundant files and programs. Besides finding incorrect or obsolete information in the registry, most registry cleaner utilities provide backup or restore function, allowing users to backup the whole Windows Registry so that they can use the backup to restore the registry to the current status in case they encounter serious system failure. This information is recorded in the registry and needs to be cleaned with a windows registry cleaner regularly. The investment in a good registry cleaner can do the most good for your computer, as it will allow you to concentrate on actually using your PC instead of spending time reinstalling windows in an attempt to eliminate errors and make your computer faster.

More on Upgrading Windows XP

There’s a clear relationship between technology and people: technology needs people and there are people need technology.

This symbiotic relationship makes business growth. Those involved in the relationship have specific roles and use diverse tools to expedite their work. People rely on their vehicles and mobile phones to ensure delivery of orders are on time and maintain connectivity at all times. Accountants have their electronic gizmos to make computing easier and faster. At the RCMP, the public have become familiar with the management of data using the aid of software. But all of them share information to maintain the firm wheel spins.

Businesses need people who are dependable and have to maintain the integrity of business information with self-assurance.

The risk of information theft which usually occur internally and sabotage are always there. Workers who are given the correct of the working environment, training and the tools they require to do their jobs more easily become indispensable benefit to any company or organization. Technology enables businesses growth, but people make these technologies better.

In their effort to fight with the United States, EU research ministers have arranged to establish a European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) and to make four private-public sector partnerships in the playing field of technology.

The EIT will have a leading body, a director and an executive committee, however, it will not be a fresh institute as such, EU ministers resolute on Friday, Nov. 23.

Rather, it will set-up and pool resources from Europe's universities and will initially sought to focus research into three broad areas: power, climate change and information technology.

Its financial plan has yet to receive final clearance, but EU officials forecast the EIT to be up and running around 2008.

Let’s hope that the effort pays off – it’s a win-win situation.

Although computers these days are pretty cheap as compared to 10 years ago, still there are people who are less fortunate when it comes to purchasing a PC. Nevertheless, computers are essential in our everyday lives and it helps to be tech savvy.

However, if you are thinking of purchasing a PC with a personal loan, do take note that the interest rate might be as high as 25% per annum. This is pretty stiff and the purchase might not be worthwhile as your computer will not only depreciate in value over a year but you are also paying 25% more for the PC with the same configuration.

However, you might want to consider purchasing your PC via your credit card. As you know there are cards which provide you with cash back feature which benefits you as a small discount. On the other hand, there are also cards which provide 0% interest rate for a year or rather 18 months. Best of all, you can repay your credit card debt in installments rather than paying for your PC in one lump sum.

Check out several banks or credit card companies which can benefit you from your purchase. Cheers!