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10 company name types on TechCrunch: Pros and cons

By | November 14, 2011 at 2:43 pm | No comments

Every once in a while The Name Inspector likes to step back and look at the big picture. This post illustrates ten name categories that account for all the names in the TechCrunch company/product index. Well, almost all of them. The name 1 800 Free 411 would have required its own category, and that would have made eleven [...]

Tutorials

.htaccess File to Redirect Traffic at Server Level

By | January 23, 2012 at 2:24 pm | No comments

This code will only affect users trying to hit your website at “/” or “/index.html”. If a user attempts to find a page called “/test” their browser will return a 404. This .htaccess file is very useful for search engine bots to know this domain forwards to another as quick as possible without violating any [...]

Domaining

.htaccess File to Redirect Traffic at Server Level

By | January 23, 2012 at 2:24 pm | No comments

This code will only affect users trying to hit your website at “/” or “/index.html”. If a user attempts to find a page called “/test” their browser will return a 404. This .htaccess file is very useful for search engine bots to know this domain forwards to another as quick as possible without violating any [...]

Software

IETester – Browser Compatibility Check for Internet Explorer

By | November 14, 2011 at 2:19 pm | No comments

IETester is a free (both for personal and professional usage) WebBrowser that allows you to have the rendering and javascript engines of IE10 preview, IE9, IE8, IE7 IE 6 and IE5.5 on Windows 7, Vista and XP, as well as the installed IE in the same process. This is an alpha release, so feel free to post comments/bugs on the IETester forum. Requirement : Windows 7, Windows [...]

.htaccess File to Redirect Traffic at Server Level

.htaccess File to Redirect Traffic at Server Level

By | January 23, 2012 at 2:24 pm | No comments

This code will only affect users trying to hit your website at "/" or "/index.html". If a user attempts to find a page called "/test" their browser will return a 404. This .htaccess file is very useful for search engine bots to know this domain forwards to another as quick as...

Posted in: Domaining, Tutorials

Disable “Do you want to change the color scheme to improve performance?” Warning Popup – Windows 7

Disable “Do you want to change the color scheme to improve performance?” Warning Popup – Windows 7

By | January 23, 2012 at 2:18 pm | No comments

Sometimes this dialog box will pop up (see screenshot below). Every time it appears I select "Keep the current color scheme, and don't show this message again". Windows then reminds me again -- either the next day or after reboot, or sometimes another 5 minutes later. Do you...

Posted in: Tutorials

Quick Test – USB VS eSATA

Quick Test – USB VS eSATA

By | January 10, 2012 at 9:30 pm | No comments

Same hard drive, two different interfaces. eSATA wins.   The Drive: Western Digital - Black 320GB 2.5" SATA 7200RPM   USB 2.0   eSATA 3.0...

Posted in: Personal

How a Turbocharger Works

How a Turbocharger Works

By | November 28, 2011 at 8:02 pm | No comments

Turbochargers and Engines One of the surest ways to get more power out of an engine is to increase the amount of air and fuel that it can burn. One way to do this is to add cylinders or make the current cylinders bigger. Sometimes these changes may not be feasible -- a turbo...

Posted in: Other

Netflix – Class Action Lawsuit – Settlement $27.25 Million

Netflix – Class Action Lawsuit – Settlement $27.25 Million

By | November 28, 2011 at 7:52 pm | No comments

  If You Rented Online DVDs from Netflix A Class Action and a Settlement with Wal-Mart May Affect Your RightsPara una notificación en Español, llamar 1-877-389-4469 o visitar www.OnlineDVDclass.com  Records show that you paid a subscription fee...

Posted in: Other

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