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  • VennerCorp 21:43 on January 22, 2012 Permalink | Reply  

    Custom Web Extentions Now Available 

    From Thursday 19th of January 2012 you will be able to apply for your own domain extension.

    You are no longer tied to .com / .co.uk / .org / .mobi etc you can now have .london /.pepsi / .microsoft / .google etc.

    This is great as it provides lots more options when choosing your domain, which is badly needed in a very crowded space.

    But there is a catch the current price tag is $185,000USD  (£120,000) just to APPLY, current estimates are you will be nudging 1/2 a million in costs by the end of the process.

    If you are interested visit ICANN.org

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  • VennerCorp 12:00 on January 15, 2012 Permalink | Reply  

    Microsoft celebrates IE6 Death 

    Microsoft has held a tongue in cheek party to celebrate that IE6 has finally dropped below the 1% usage rate in the US as well as most of Europe. It is interesting that it still sits around 25% in china and 1.6% in the UK.

    Microsoft as well as most developers and company IT departments are looking forward to the day when IE6 has gone for good.

    IE6 is notoriously buggy for developers and is so full of security holes it makes swiss cheese jealous.

    With usage levels at these levels most developers will now ignore the IE6 user-base as its not worth the time and money worrying about, in fact lots of sites now recommend an upgrade or even prevent you from going further if they detect you are using IE6

    The only places IE6 might have a usage in the future is in internal technical situations where the software was written specifically for IE6 e.g. automation computers.

     

     

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  • VennerCorp 15:22 on January 8, 2012 Permalink | Reply  

    Essential Free Software For Your Computer. 

    With a new year just starting why not update your PC or laptop with the latest FREE or Open Source Software?

    You could not only save yourself a fortune in software licensing, but also increase your productivity with some of the free custom add-ons.

     Below is a list of the 6 most essential pieces of software that every PC should have.

    1.  Firefox

    Alternative for Internet Explorer or any other internet browser, has the same basic functions as all the other browsers, but it is updated every couple of months and tends to be much more stable. There is a large developer community behind this browser, who are constantly creating new add-ons to increase the browsers functionality.

    mozilla.org

    1. Thunderbird

    Is a great alternative for Microsoft’s outlook, its made by Mozilla the same people who created Firefox. It allows you to have multiple email accounts and calendars. It can also sync with exchange and Gmail. Lots of downloadable add-ons are available to customise the email client for your needs.

    mozilla.org

    1. ImgBurn

    Alterative for DVD/Blu-ray authoring software. Burn any file, directory or image file to CD, DVD or Blu-ray disc.

    It also allows you to create image files from discs or directories or individual files.

    imgburn.com

    1. AVG

    AVG Free has all the features you need to protect your PC from viruses, worms and most other malicious software.

    free.avg.com

    1. OpenOffice

    Alterative for Microsoft office includes Write (word), Calc (Excel), Impress (Power Point), Draw (Publisher), Base (Access). If you are familiar with the way office works then the layout and functionality should be fairly straight forward for you to learn.

    openoffice.org

    1. VLC

    Alternative for Media Player – Small compact video player that supports pretty much any format you can through at it from DVDs to avi’s.

    videolan.org

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  • VennerCorp 00:22 on December 25, 2011 Permalink | Reply  

    Merry Christmas 

    Merry Christmas

     Hope you have a Great Christmas!

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  • VennerCorp 17:00 on December 18, 2011 Permalink | Reply  

    Googles Christmas present 

    Type “let it snow” into Google and your screen will fill with snow.

    A nice early christmas present from our friends at Google.

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  • VennerCorp 12:00 on December 18, 2011 Permalink | Reply  

    Worst Passwords of 2011 

    Spashdata.com has compiled the worst 25 passwords of 2011,  they derived their results from the millions of passwords that have been posted online by various hackers groups during the Year.

    Have a look below, if your current password is listed or your password contains any of the worst passwords, then you should think about changing it quickly. As they will be amongst the first passwords that would be tried by criminals trying to gain access to your account.

    The top 25 worst passwords of 2011 are:

    1. password
    2. 123456
    3. 12345678
    4. qwerty
    5. abc123
    6. monkey
    7. 1234567
    8. letmein
    9. trustno1
    10. dragon
    11. baseball
    12. 111111
    13. iloveyou
    14. master
    15. sunshine
    16. ashley
    17. bailey
    18. passw0rd
    19. shadow
    20. 123123
    21. 654321
    22. superman
    23. qazwsx
    24. michael
    25. football

    For more information on this why not visit Spashdata.com

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  • VennerCorp 12:00 on December 11, 2011 Permalink | Reply  

    2011 top topics on twitter 

    Twitter have announced  2011′s top 8 # Tags and top 10 technology topics, and they make interesting reading.

    Apple dominate the technology trends for another year by having 4 slots (ipod,ipad,iphone,mac app store) in the top 10.

    Charlie sheen come in 2nd place out of the top 8 hash tags with #tigerblood!

    Top 8 Hashtags

    1. #egypt
    2. #tigerblood
    3. #threewordstoliveby
    4. #idontunderstandwhy
    5. #japan
    6. #improudtosay
    7. #superbowl
    8. #jan25

    Top 10 Technology Topics.

    1.  Mac App Store
    2. Sony NGP
    3. Guitar Hero
    4. Mozilla Firefox
    5. Duke Nukem Forever
    6. iPad
    7. iPhone
    8. Nintendo 3DS
    9. Mortal Kombat
    10. iPod

    For more information visit twitter below.

    http://blog.twitter.com/2011/12/yearinreview-hot-topics-and-top.html

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  • VennerCorp 13:03 on December 4, 2011 Permalink | Reply  

    How to display your contact details on your website.

    How should you display your contact details on a website? Sounds an easy question, but what happens if you display your phone number as an image or your display your email as real text?

    Phone Number

     Contact us 020 8938 3703

    What is the difference between the 2 phone numbers above, the top one is actual text and the bottom is an image. If you display this page on a smartphone the phone will automatically grab the phone number from the actual text and ask if you wish to dial it. The smart phone will ignore the phone number in the picture.

    This means that there is now a good chance a potential customer will give up on your site and move to one of your competitors who make contact easier.

    Email Address

     submit@vennercorp.com

    Again the top email is actual text and the bottom is an image. If you display your email address on your website in real text then it is almost certain that your email address will be grabbed by a spammer and fill your inbox with rubbish. If you embed your email in an image then your email will be hidden from the spammers and protected – But you should make sure that the email image is liked to your contact page, so people can still easily contact you.

    Postal Address

      Buckingham Palace, London, SW1A 1AA.

    Like your contact phone number your postal address should ideally be in real text especially if customers visit your premises e.g. a restaurant or shop. The reason for this is, if you display an address on a smart phone  it will  import it directly into the inbuilt sat nav allowing your customers to find you more easily, the same applies to some dedicated GPS devices as well.

     

     

    Remember if your site is not easy to use, then visitors will simply go somewhere else.

    Wikipedia states the average user spends less than 1 minute on a website when surfing from a desk. When on the move your looking at around 30 seconds.

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  • VennerCorp 14:55 on November 25, 2011 Permalink | Reply  

    Google is Killing off even more products. 

    Google  has announced  in its official blog   that is is going to shut down even more of its products.

    • Google Wave – Google’s attempt to combine instant messaging & email for real time collaboration with your friends and colleagues.
    • Google Bookmarks List - Allows you to share book marks with your friends.
    • Google Friends Connect – Provides the ability to place social features on your sites by embedding a snippet of code.
    • Google Gears -  Way for your web browser to keep its functionality when working offline.
    • Google Search Timeline – Historical query results.
    • Knol – a bit like Wikipedia.
    • Renewable Energy Cheaper than Coal -  looking at ways to improve solar power.

    Google says this is just to stream line its product base so it can concentrate on its popular products. But it does make you wonder what will be next on the block.

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  • VennerCorp 16:41 on November 20, 2011 Permalink | Reply  

    How to create & setup a Business Page on Google 

    How to create & setup a Business Page on Google+

     Businesses are now allowed to create a page on Google+, thus giving you a presence on Google’s new social network that is similar to Facebook’s Pages.

    To create and setup your page, login to your Google account then go to the Google+ tab in the top left hand corner. If you now scroll down to the bottom you will find the “create a page” button.

    Google will now ask you to select the best category for your business, out of: Local Business or Place; Product or Brand; Company, Institution or Organisation; Arts, Entertainment or Sports; and Other.

    Depending on the category you select you might have to select a sub category.

    If you select Local Business you will also have to pinpoint your location.

    Now enter a tagline for your new page and upload a photo or business logo. At this point Google gives you an option to tell any existing followers on your personal Google+ account about your new page.

    That’s it; you can now create posts and upload photos and videos.

     

    To promote your page, Google+ provides a badge that will take users directly to your Page, and which you can add to your website or other profiles. You will also get a unique URL on your homepage which you can share.

     

    To get your badge or unique URL go to the “Get Started” button located under your main logo on the top left hand side.

    Your badge can be found under “Connect your website”.

    Your URL can be found under “Tell the world” header.

     

    It is important to remember you cannot sell or lease a Page without Google’s permission.

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