RSS offer the ability to syndicate content and help you indirectly somewhat in search engine optimization, it let travel your content and find subscribers who are interested to receive useful content through your website or a blog with regular update. RSS is good option than using any email services which is often considered spam. Doing RSS is not much difficult or too technical that few people worried about, it is an easy process that require few steps to syndicate content that is viable way to publish corporate information widely. Here are some of the important reasons for adopting RSS as a part of your communications strategy for your businesses.

Readers can opt-into feeds

It works like autoresponders and allows your prospects to opt-into the feeds they are interested in to get regular update through the RSS feeds reader. It is almost similar to building a list of subscribers!

2. No More spam complaints

Since using the subscription pages the thoughtful readers usually subscribe for your RSS feeds interested in reading the useful information through RSS reader, it is not going to consider as spam. Also before subscribing the users accept the Privacy Policy that means you are allowed to send them your syndication anytime without being noticed as spamming.

2. No Need to maintain an RSS feed

RSS release your burden to manage your subscriber list,  RSS is free to use and it doesn’t require that much effort as building a list like email.

3. Syndicate your content

RSS empower your ability to Syndicate your content - and e-mail your subscribers instantly letting them to be on familiar with your content right away.

4. Content Promotions and sales

RSS lets you broadcast your message fast and help you in promotions through your subscribers and the content travel very fast which enable you to promote your product or services on regular basis providing fresh content to your customers.

5. No More filter problems

While syndicating an article, You don’t  have to worry about your message being filtered anymore.  Every RSS feed passes through e-mail filters, all your messages are delivered accurately to your subscribers those you’re targeting.
So, don’t forget to syndicate your content..

If you started a blog with hosted version the big plus you find it is easier for installation & configuration and that pretty much just less headache but the biggest disadvantage that comes from such services is that you are using and promoting someone else domain in hosted version. If you go for self host with your own domain name you can be able to develop your own brand and get benefit of your marketing and SEO efforts.

My point; if you are blogging just for keeping touch with your friends, relative and employees, the hosted version is pretty much good idea but if you are developing a blog for creating a brand of your own business it is precise to host yourself. Apart from branding, if you own a domain name and host separately you get much customization options, You can be able to template it just as you want, and add other plug-in functionality of all sorts, link building, ad placement etc which is limited or nonexistent on the hosted versions.

Once again for the solaris: How to configure FTP/Telnet to login as root .

Note# THis is just for the practice, make sure that you NEVER configure your production servers for this type of login.

Configure FTP for root logins :

1) First remove the ‘root’ line from /etc/ftpusers.

2) Also, don’t forget to edit the file /etc/ftpaccess and comment out the ‘deny-uid’ and ‘deny-gid’ lines. If the file doesn’t exist, there is no need to create it.

3) If you are using Solaris 9 or Solaris 10, the ftp* files are located in /etc/ftpd.

Configure Telnet for root logins :

Simply edit the file /etc/default/login and comment out the following line like as :

# If CONSOLE is set, root can only login on that device.
# Comment this line out to allow remote login by root.
#
# CONSOLE=/dev/console

To rename the start button, you will need a hex editor. My preference is UltraEdit

1. Copy the \windows\explore.exe file to a new name (e.g. explorer_1.exe)

2. With the hex editor, open that file and go to offset 412b6

3. You will see the word start with blanks between each letter

4. Edit it be any 5 characters or less

5. Save the file

6. Boot to DOS

7. Copy the existing c:\windows\explorer.exe to explorer.org

8. Copy explorer_1.exe to explorer.exe

9. You will also need to replace the explorer.exe in the c:\windows\system32\dllcache file as well with the new one. Note: If the partition is NTFS and you can’t access the files from DOS: 1. Start Regedit 2. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows NT \ CurrentVersion \ Winlogon. 3. Change the value of Shell from Explorer.exe to explorer_1.exe

Enjoy..

Greetings,

Most people use Internet Explorer to browse the net. It loads up fast because parts of it is loaded by Windows as the latter boots up. Using the feedback from its huge user base, Microsoft has made numerous improvements, which you can use to your advantage.

• Disable the Links toolbar and save space. Remove the Explorer view for the same reason.

• Customize the toolbar via View » Toolbars » Customize.

• Blank home page: Set your home page to a blank one so that it loads up faster. This is done via Tools » Internet Options » General » Use Blank.

• Offline browsing:You do not have to connect to the Internet to revisit a page. You can access it from the cache. This is done via Tools » Internet Options » Temporary Internet Folders » Settings » Check newer versions of stored pages: » Never. After setting up IE like this, you can browse offline by, click on the History button. This will open up the History folder in a left pane. Browse through this to access the pages that you have visited earlier. You check the latest version on the net however by clicking on the Refresh button.

• Computer Security: Some websites have ads that tell you that your computer could be transmitting vital/private information about you, which could be targeted by hackers and viruses. They will tell you to download a security software. Considering the fact that they are using wrong tactics to sell their product, it is quite possible that their software could be doing more harm than good. No matter which software you use, it is not possible to completely hide your computer on the net. People who have always-on Internet connections like broadband or cable should instead use firewalls like the trusty ZoneAlarm or Tiny.

There are other websites that will ask visitors to install ActiveX controls like Gator or Bonzi. These are spyware and Internet users should avoid them.
Neither should you install programs like MP3 Dancer. These are spyware. Even if you uninstall them, they will still remain on your computer without your knowledge.

• Tip 1: IE’s autocomplete feature may throw up some web addresses at the address bar, which you may not want others to see. So, clear the history. This is done by Internet Options » Clear History. If otherwise you want to selectively remove history items, then delete the appropriate folders inside the History folder. In Windows 9x/Me, the History folder is inside the Windows folder. In Windows 2000/XP, it will be inside the Documents and Settings\«User name»\Local Settings\ folder.

• Tip 2: Deleting the files in the Temporary Internet Files folder can remove only part of your tracks. Cookies stored by websites usually remain in this folder with their full web address. So, that is a security violation. To remove them, choose Internet Options » Temporary Internet Folder » Delete Cookies.

• Tip 3: All evidence is still not removed. There is a file inside the Temporary Internet Files folder called index.dat, which has some evidence of your browsing history. Delete this file too. IE will regenerate another index.dat later.

• Paranoia 4: When the Autocomplete feature is enabled, all your personal information including passwords are stored on the computer, which is available for others to misuse. So, when you are done with browsing at your office or an Internet cafe, follow the above three steps and clear the saved data by choosing Internet Options » Content » AutoComplete » Clear Forms and Clear Passwords. Sometimes, the Internet Options menu option might be disabled in your office or web cafe. So, delete the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\IntelliForms key from the registry. If you want to steal or backup passwords, export this key and import it on a different machine or installation. You will also have to copy the {username}.pwl file and cookies to the new machine/installation. Sometimes, there are ActiveX programs that sit silently recording everything. You can check them out at Internet Options » Temporary Internet Files » Settings » View Objects. This will open the Downloaded Program Files folder in the windows folder. By right-clicking the contents, you can either remove them or check out their properties.

• Tip 5: In certain Internet cafes, silent keyboard loggers are installed by certain people to collect userids and passwords, and send them to their email addresses. Remove these programs from memory and only then browse. Also disable form fillers such as Gator in Internet cafes.

• Downloading recalcitrant files: Most people use a downloaded manager to download huge files. But, sometimes they run into problems when the download manager is not able to catch the correct url of the file. In such cases, open the source of the page via View » Source and do a search for the download file. Usually, the full url of the file will be found here. Copy this and paste it in the download manager. If some website prevents you from right-clicking to save an image on it, just look inside the Temporary Internet Files folder for it.

• IE Toolbars : Add the Google toolbar to IE. With this toolbar, you will get to the results without having to visit Google’s home page first.

• ESCAPE: Many people do not know this. If a page is being downloaded and you want to stop it, then pressing the Escape key will do that. Also, pressing Backspace key will take you to the previous page.

• Saving web pages: Beginning with Version 5, IE allows saving a web page in a single file including its images and other embedded content. To do this, choose Save As from the File menu. Here in the Save as type, choose Web Archive, single file (*.mht). Sometimes, MHT files may not show anything even though its thumbnail does show something. If you disable Javascript, you will be able to see the whatever something you saw in the thumbnail.

The protocol Stack:
In TCP/IP’s most basic level, a computer network is simply a series of connections between computers which allow them to communicate. The scope, size, speed, content and reliability of the network depending on its protocols suite and implementation. Protocols are pre-established means of communication. The term TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) actually refers to a whole family of protocols, of which TCP and IP are just two. Following figure contains the standard “stack'’ diagram of TCP/IP. Rather than make protocols monolithic (which would mean ftp, telnet, and gopher would each have a full network protocol implementation, including separate copies of kernel code for the devices each protocol uses), the designers of TCP/IP broke the job of a full network protocol suite into a number of tasks. Each layer corresponds to a different facet of communication. Conceptually, it is useful to envision TCP/IP as a stack. In implementations, programmers often blur the layers for increased performance.