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A domain name serves as a “nickname” that identifies a Web site. Also referred to as the “dot com name,” it is an easier way for users to identify your Web site than the number-filled IP address. Domain names distinguish your Web site from the rest and give it a permanent identity.

Follow these seven easy steps to set up your domain names:

1. Select a domain name.
Prepare a list of catchy domain names which you are interested to use. Because thousands of Web sites with the same content as yours may already exist, you may want to make several domain name combinations and versions instead of just settling with one. Do not be afraid to experiment with names that are distinctive, search-friendly, and most of all, point to the uniqueness of your Web site.

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Secure Sockets Layer or SSL, is a protocol developed by Netscape that enables servers to communicate securely with its Web clients. In the world of e-commerce, SSL Web hosting is essential. One would need to install SSL on a secure server to take full advantage of its security features.

SSL certificates provide protection by making it difficult for just anyone to intercept and view any information sent to the server. In short, SSL makes it possible for anyone to transmit private documents over the Internet.

Here are seven advantages of using SSL in your Web hosts:

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You have come up with an eye-catching and very creative e-mail that you are sure to capture more leads and generate more sales. You have a database of half a million e-mail addresses that you want to send out to. You have a mass mailing program that you can use. Lastly, you are connected to a high-speed Internet access at home or in the office. You have everything you need for an e-mail marketing campaign, right?

Wrong!!!

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Writing, they say, is an art. But whether you are just starting to learn how to write, or is making a living out of it, there are some sites that you should not do without. Here are the top 5 Web sites that every writer should know.

5. Blogspot.com or WordPress.com
If you are a new writer looking for work, your best advertisement is your own words. This is where Blogspot.com and WordPress.com come in handy. There are other blogging platforms available on the Web, but these two are by far the easiest to use, promote and maintain. Both are one-click publishing solutions: so whether you just want to rant about the latest issues, or adding the next installment to a series you have started, all you need to do is to compose and submit.

Remember, however, that you should present your best work on your blog. Think of it as a writing portfolio that you can show to potential customers.

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Shopping for the latest technological gadget is a very tempting way to spend that hard-earned money during pay day. But do you really need to splurge on the latest version of iPod or iTouch when you have a perfectly functional music or video player? Here are guaranteed ways for you to resist incurring unnecessary gadget update even in the most enticing conditions.

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Internet-savvy individuals are undoubtedly familiar with the terms ‘micro-blogging’ and ‘lifestreaming’, but there are still a number of people who do not know what they’re all about.

First, let’s define them. Micro-blogging, as the term implies, is blogging in small quantities. If blogging is eating a whole cake at one time, micro-blogging is doing it slice by slice. Posts in a micro-blog are usually limited to a certain number of characters—otherwise it won’t be micro anymore.

Lifestreaming, on the other hand, is broadcasting bits & pieces of your life and activities through digital media like the Internet and mobile phones.

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Notebook or netbook? One of the key features that separate a netbook from a notebook is the presence of an optical drive.

Now Asus comes and blurs that line with its newest installment for the Eee series – the Asus Eee PC 1004DN. This shiny new creation sports a ‘super-multi optical disc drive’. In other words, it is a CD/DVD writer. How’s that for revolutionary, eh?

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At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) last January, Dell unveiled this sleek, sexy, ultrathin notebook called Adamo which had techies speculating furiously. Is this going to be a Macbook Air nemesis? Will this be the notebook that will give Apple a run for its money?

Sadly, answers could not immediately be found, because Dell revealed no specs nor internal features (booting wasn’t even allowed, reportedly). The sleek, black Adamo was literally just displayed for all to see and nothing else. On the outside, the machine sports a 13″ display covered edge-to-edge in glass, three USB ports, an eSATA jack, a backlit keyboard. It also is 0.65″ thick.

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Ready for IE8?

Microsoft’s latest browser upgrade, Internet Explorer 8, is here. The official market release schedule is 4PM GMT on Thursday, 19th March. However, a release candidate has already been made available to the public since January, allowing people to download, install, and play around with the new browser.
I myself have not tried it, as I have been a long-time Firefox user (with occasional forages into Google Chrome). I had abandoned Internet Explorer since IE6. I have IE7 installed but have never felt like actually using it. But this newest offering from Microsoft has me curious, especially with the promise of a faster, safer, and more enhanced browsing experience.

On that note, here are 5 features of IE8 that have caught my interest.

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Everybody’s doing it, or so it seems. Just open your computer, connect to a P2P network, and you get movies from around the world, even the more recent ones, available for download. For free.

But the question remains whether it is legal or not.

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Making money online, just like any types of business (whether it’s selling shirts, golf equipments, or content writing services) needs constant preparations. You can’t just barged in and say “Hey people I have a new online business! Come and shop to my store!”. If you are new to this kind of industry, electronic commerce, or more commonly abbreviated as Ecommerce, is also like putting up a conventional brick and mortar store. The only difference is, online business revolves around “technology”. To some people, doing an internet-based business is only for the “techno-geeks”. However, ecommerce is for everybody’s grab. In fact, most people who earned a lot online are the same people with no backgrounds in computer programming or HTML. What they have are the cravings and the right plan (plus, of course, a little financial capability).

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