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  • VennerCorp 11:50 on July 8, 2012 Permalink |  

    Places To Submit my Blog 

    Places to Submit my Blog

    You have just had your shiny new Blog created by your website designer consultant, but you are not getting the results & hits you want.  Try submitting it to the following sites to increase your incoming links and hopefully targeted traffic.

    1. http://www.dmoz.org/Computers/Internet/On_the_Web/Weblogs/
    2. http://www.google.com/blogsearch
    3. http://www.icerocket.com/index
    4. http://www.2rss.com/
    5. http://www.formstack.com/forms/?812106-vmu1jQfE0p
    6. http://blogsearch.google.com/ping
    7. http://www.plazoo.com/en/addrss.asp
     

  • VennerCorp 12:44 on July 1, 2012 Permalink |
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    Facebooks new @facebook.com Email System

     Facebook have changed the default displayed email address for your personal page from your own personal email address to their new Facebook system. So for example if your name is john smith, Facebook would have given you johnsmith@facebook.com or a close variation.

     

    New facebook email address example

    New facebook email address example

    Any emails send to the new @facebook.com address will appear along side any direct internal messages in the notifications section of your page.

    At the moment they do not seem to have touched any commercial Facebook pages.

    If you wish to stop using the new Facebook system and revert back to your own private email account it is fairly simple.

     

    How to change your Facebook Email Address

     

    1. Go the main section of your profile.
    2. Click the “edit profile” button.
    3. On the left hand menu click “Contact Information”.
    4. At the top of the page you will see the email Facebook has available and their privacy settings.
    5. Click on the circle on the right hand side of the @facebook.com address.
    6. Change setting to “hidden from timeline”.
    7. Click on the circle next to email address you wish to have displayed on your page and choose “shown on timeline”.
    8.  Press the Save Changes at the bottom of the page.

     

     

     

  • VennerCorp 13:12 on June 24, 2012 Permalink |  

    How to fix an iphone that has no sound 

    We hold no responsibly for any damage or losses you may cause to your phone by trying the below fix.

    If your Iphone has stopped making any sound i.e. button presses, music or voice calls unless you insert your headphones then there is a high likely hood that either some dirt or dust has gotten in the head phone socket and caused the sensor to get stuck or your Iphone has locked up.

    The easiest way to check to see if the issue is with your head phone socket is to try playing a ring tone via your menu, if you can hear the ring tone via the speaker then there is a very good chance the problem lies with the headphone socket becoming stuck either physically or via the software.

    First try doing a full shutdown and reboot on your Iphone i.e. turn off the phone and then hold the off and home buttons down during the reboot.

    If the reboot does not work  there is probably some dirt in your headphone socket, to clean it out get a cotton bud or q-tip and cut off 90% of the cotton leaving just a bit still attached to the plastic stalk. Now lightly dampen the remaining cotton with some lighter fluid, white vinegar, window cleaner or another light cleaning fluid  (NOT BLEACH AND DO NOT SOAK). Now carefully insert this a little way in to the headphone socket and move around the sides and up and down.

    Normally the above will fix it, if you still have problems it is possible there is a serious issue with the iPhone and or socket, so you should pop into your local Apple shop and they will often sort it out for you for free if the phone is still in warranty.

     

     

  • VennerCorp 17:27 on June 17, 2012 Permalink |  

    Remote Desktop Router Port 

    when setting up port forwarding on your router set the port to TCP 3389 and forward it to the IP address of the machine you want to access.

     

  • VennerCorp 11:08 on June 11, 2012 Permalink |  

    Linksys Cisco Router Default Login

    Default IP Address :  http://192.168.1.1

    Default login Username : admin

    Default login Password : admin

    If the above default login details do not work you might have a more obscure model, please try the following alternate default logins.

    User : root Password : orion99

    User : comcast Password : 1234

    User : user Password : tivonpw

    If they do not work try a combination of username admin and no password or no username and admin as your password

     

  • VennerCorp 21:13 on June 4, 2012 Permalink |  

    How to setup port forwarding on a Linksys Cisco Router

    These instructions might vary a little depending on the exact model and the software version you have installed on your router – but you should be able to work it out from the below instructions.

     

    Default IP Address :  http://192.168.1.1

    Default login Username : admin

    Default login Password : admin

     

    If the above default login details do not work you might have a more obscure model, please try the following alternate default logins.

    User : root Password : orion99

    User : comcast Password : 1234

    User : user Password : tivonpw

    If they do not work try a combination of username admin and no password or no username and admin as your password

     

    1. Open your preferred web browser and type in the IP address of your router; if you have not changed it try the default http://192.168.1.1.
    2. A login input box will appear asking for your Username and Password.
    3. Type in your username and password – if you have not changed from the default enter the default login details above and click OK.
    4. Click on the “Applications & Gaming” Tab in the main option bar.
    5. Click on the “Single Port Forwarding” Button.
    6. Find the first empty Application box and enter the following information
      1. Application : Remote Desktop
      2. External Port : 3389
      3. Internal Port : 3389
      4. Protocol : TCP
      5. IP Address : This is the internal IP address of the machine you want to connect to e.g. 192.168.1.10
      6. Enable : Click Yes or Tick the box.
    7. Scroll Down to the Bottom of the page and Click “Save Settings”.
    8. You should now be able to connect externally (from outside your internal network), if it does not work try rebooting the router and then check the internal IP address you have entered.
    9. If it still does not work make sure that remote desktop was setup on the internal machine correctly by connecting to the machine from another internal computer on the network.
     

  • VennerCorp 20:58 on May 28, 2012 Permalink |  

    EU UK Cookie LAW Compliance Solutions by Large Companies. 

    The UK Cookie Law came in to effect on 25th of May 2012 and various large organizations have rolled out their compliance solutions.

    Because the ICO guidelines for the  EU e-Privacy Directive or the UK Cookie law are so wishy washy and the fact the they have left it to the individual on how to interpret the law, every body has found slightly different ways to “comply” with the Law.

    Below is a list of how some of the UK largest companies and websites have tried to comply with the new UK Cookie Law.

    At the moment there is no way to know for sure what constitutes compliance and what does not untill the ICO starts taking action and setting our advice and precedents.

    BBC.co.uk

    They have placed a banner at the top of their sites page, this informs the sites user that the sites uses cookies. In side the banner is a button to continue and a link to change the sites cookie settings, if the banner is ignored and a user carries on then cookies are set as normal and consent is implied.

    This is a very thorough solution and supplies lots of information on the cookies that are used and allows users to individually select which cookies they wish to have.

    Check out their solution here http://www.bbc.co.uk

    channel4.com

    Channel4 have also gone for a banner at the top of their page, they have a button to accept cookies and a link to a page showing what cookies they use  and how they use them.

    They do not offer a direct method to turn off cookies but offer information on how to disable cookies in your browser.

    Check out their solution here http://www.channel4.com

    guardian.co.uk

    Guardian have also gone for a small banner on the top of their page -telling their visitors the site uses cookies and by using the site you accept their use, they also offer a link to a page detailing how and why they use cookies and again how to disable them in your browser.
    —

    Check out their solution here http://www.guardian.co.uk

    telegraph.co.uk

    They have put a small link at the top left of their page going to a page detailing how and why they use cookies – but they do not inform the use how to disable cookie use.

    When you first visit the site they also display a small floating box for 10 seconds again telling you they use cookies and offer a link to their cookie page.

    Check out their solution here http://www.telegraph.co.uk/

    HSBC.co.uk

    HSBC again display a small banner at the top of their page telling the user that they use cookies and offer a link to their cookie and privacy page detailing how and why they use cookies and again how to disable them in your browser.

    Check out their solution here http://www.hsbc.co.uk

     

    For more detailed information on the UK Cookies Law visit http://www.ico.gov.uk/for_organisations/privacy_and_electronic_communications/the_guide/cookies.aspx

     

    If you would like any advice of getting your site ready for the UK cookie law or a free cookie audit please contact us

     

  • VennerCorp 16:29 on May 20, 2012 Permalink |  

    UK Cookie Law about to come into effect 

    On the 25th of May 2012 a new law is coming into force regarding the use of cookies on websites owned and or hosted in the EU.

    The EU brought in this rather pointless and unthought out law in May 2011, but the UK government have delayed its implantation until the 25th of May 2012.

    The new law basically states that a website user/visitor is provided with clear and comprehensive information about the purposes of, the storage of, or access to any cookies and has given his or her consent.

    As of yet there has been no uniform or 100% clear advice of what UK websites are supposed to do – even the government websites use different methods.

    With the New “cookie” law coming into effect it appears you have three options, depending on your personal choice and how many cookies you use and their purpose.

    Options

    • Remove all Cookie use from the site.

     

    • Have a banner on the page allowing the user to opt out and linking to a new page detailing how the site uses cookies.
    • Have a prominent link on the page linking to a new page detailing how the site uses cookies and allowing then to opt out.

    It also looks like a lot of the UK government sites are going to miss the deadline http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18090118

    For more detailed information on the UK Cookies Law visit http://www.ico.gov.uk/for_organisations/privacy_and_electronic_communications/the_guide/cookies.aspx

     

    If you would like any advice of getting your site ready for the UK cookie law or a free cookie audit please contact us

     

     Remember the dead line for the UK Cookie Law is the 25th of March 2012

     

     

     

     

     

  • VennerCorp 16:30 on May 13, 2012 Permalink |  

    Facebook starts charging to highlight posts 

    Facebook has started experimenting with charging its users to highlight posts to their friends.

    Users in New Zealand this week have discovered an option to pay a sum ranging from £1.25 to 25p ($2 – 15c) to highlight their posts. What was initially thought to be a con trick was later confirmed to be an experimental feature by Facebook.

    Facebook has recently been experimenting with various different new revenue models as they try to find ways to monitise their site.

    What do you of this new feature would any “normal” Facebook user pay to highlight their posts or will it just be businesses?

     

     

     

  • VennerCorp 12:00 on May 8, 2012 Permalink |  

    How to add Malaysian holidays to your iphone calender 

    Below is a simple guide to enable you to easily add future and past national holiday dates for Malaysia
    or almost any other country to your Iphone or Ipad.

    Apple provides a useful feature in IOS 4 and greater that allows you to subscribe to any Public Internet Calendar. Apple also makes things easy by proving its own Public Internet Calendars.

    Follow the steps below.

    • Unlock your Iphone or Ipad.
    • Tap the “Settings” Icon.
    • Tap “Mail, Contacts, Calendars”.
    • Scroll down and tap “Add Account”.
    • Tap “Other”.
    • Tap “Add Subscribed Calendar”.
    • Locate the server field input box and enter the URL of you desired calendar

    Malaysia –  http://wsidecar.apple.com/cgi-bin/nph-reg3rdpty2.pl/product=22861&cat=98&platform=osx&method=sa

    • Tap “Next”.
    • If you want to you can change the name of the calendar on the next screen under “description”
    •  When you are happy Tap “save”.

     

    You now have every Malaysian Holiday in the Iphone or Ipad Calendar app. They are viewable just like any other appointment.

     

    Follow the link below to find all of Apple’s Public Internet Calendars

    http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/calendars/

     

    You can also use the same method above to import the Malaysian calender into your Google Calendar.

     

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