Archive for November, 2009

Get Free Online Wallpapers & Screensavers

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009
Bella Mclaine asked:


The concept of downloading movies is not like just newly announced or recently being heard to people, it’s simply a technology to stream or download movies has become feasible right from some couple of years and quite with households and business professionals are now linked with broadband or cable connection. Now-a-days people even people got accustomed with the operations of internet in order to make most use of it and that too not in volatile way. There is an increasing demand of internet connections from the entire world as every person wants to make out utmost benefits and that too in cheap and easy way out. There is several of website that contains the full version of movies in DviDX rip format that offers best picture quality along with compressing the whole movie that avails millions of users to transfer movies or even to upload movies on internet for other users.

The traditional way of using DVD’s on rent is now diminishing as now more of priority is highlighted on downloading movies online for free. Any user just by some simple clicks with high speed internet and other tools can download movies of his/her wish to perk up their mood if they just want to get rid from freaking out with pals. All you need to do is to nicely sit at home and enjoy watching movie online or download the full movie of your choice and feel relaxed. Yup, but initially you need to spare some time with to browse best of downloading of websites that keeps your computer safe and avails an identity feature on your computer, in turn protecting from all spyware, adware, cookies and other malicious .exe, .scr, desktops etc. Don’t forget, the day you come up with an internet connection and in a short period of time you will start complaining about unwanted viruses and other many threats in your computer. Your computer will become like junk box of all these threats and unnecessarily will ruin up the computer. You can even land on http://www.movieupdater.com/ to get the link for free movie downloads, screensavers, wallpapers and songs at ease.

Here is a top rated downloading site that will take care of your movies, songs, episodes, videos and few others to mention.

1) µtorrent.com

µTorrent is a freeware closed source BitTorrent client by BitTorrent, Inc. It is available for both Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X. It’s really one of the best sites to download movies. The program has received consistently good reviews for its feature set, performance, stability, and is the second most popular P2P application. BitTorrent, Inc. claims that there are at least 28 million unique users using µTorrent per month.

# µTorrent can use as little as 14 MB of RAM running on a 486 processor on Windows 95.

# Unicode support for Windows 95/98/ME, avoiding use of the Microsoft Layer for Unicode which is several times larger than µTorrent.

# Teredo / IPv6 support.

# UPnP support for all versions of Windows, without needing Windows XP’s UPnP framework.

# Protocol encryption (PE),

# Peer exchange (PEX) with other BitTorrent clients.

# RSS (”broad catching”).

# “Trackerless” BitTorrent support using DHT, compatible with the original BitTorrent client and BitComet.

# User configurable intelligent disk caching system.

# Full proxy server support.

# HTTPS tracker support.

# Configurable bandwidth scheduler.

# Localized for 38 languages.

# Initial seeding of torrents.

# Customizable search bar & user interface design.

# Configuration settings and temporary files are stored in a single directory, allowing portable use.

# WebUI – A plugin currently in beta testing that allows µTorrent running on one computer to be controlled from another computer, either across the internet or on a LAN, using a Web page.

# Embedded Tracker – A simple tracker designed for seeding torrents, lacking a web interfaces or list of hosted torrents. It is not designed for secure or large-scale application.



PARIS

Free PSP Downloads For Savvy Internet Users

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
Chris McCann asked:


Savvy Internet users from all over the world are eager to download software for their Sony PSP in order to get free games. The problem is where do you find the software to do such a thing? There are dozens if not hundreds of websites out there that offer the service, but are they legit?

There are a few top companies that have developed a unique software application that allow users to search for and download free games, screensavers, backgrounds, themes, browsers and other software for the PSP device.

You can download the software directly from their websites after you sign up for a small one time membership fee (usually under $50.00). After that you can download and begin using immediately. The main benefit from using these websites is that the software has no per-download charges or other recurring fees to use it. That’s right, pay once and the service is yours forever. It’s not like an I-Tunes or other music website service where you have to pay 99 cents for each download. There is truly just a one time fee to use these services. Pay the membership fee and the software and access to the network is yours to keep forever.

According to these top selling website, their PSP software searches through roughly 20 million files on their network which is the largest download network of it’s kind. So finding the exact game, movie, theme, wallpaper, etc is not difficult to find. Rest assured you can find what ever it is your looking for. There are over 350 PSP games available that Sony has put out, and most of them if not all can be found on these websites. The good news is that this network of files keeps growing, so as Sony puts out new games, themes, movies, etc these will be added to the network in a short period of time. So you can always get the most current releases available.

PSP downloads are not hard to find now, you just have to know where to look and who to trust. I would stick to the sites that are highly recommended by other users. Stick to the ones that have been doing it a while and have been in business for a least a couple years with trusted reputations. If you do that you can’t go wrong. Happy gaming and I hope you are able to find what you are looking for when it comes to getting free PSP downloads.



KATRINA

Mobile Screensavers: Rediscover your Mobile

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
Henry Kruz asked:


Mobile screensavers can be some sort of animations, text, picture and a lot of other such patterns that you choose to have on your mobile when it is not in use for sometime. It can be an inspiring text in the form of a quotation, or a funny animation or may be a picture that acts just as same as your desktop wallpapers. Its over increasing popularity is causing mobile makers to pre-install it in handsets. Else they can be easily downloaded from the internet or by using WAP.

Mobile Phone manufacturers are everyday bringing in new things in order to attract consumers towards them. When the occasion as Valentines Day is arriving shortly, there are at least a million screen savers on the theme of love that has over flooded the market. And why not? These latest screen savers are gaining a lot of popularity and making the mobile buffs go all out in their favour. Mobile screensavers for other occasions such as friendship day, Halloween, Christmas or even mother’s day are highly popular with users.

There are a lot of innovations that have been witnessed in these screensavers lately. For instance, you are able to create your own screensavers in the form of text and hence give a personal touch to your mobile.

There are various websites that provide you with exciting screen savers that are either free or paid. However, it is always prudent to download these screen savers for free as when you have an option of free download there is no point spending your money on it. So, make your mobile phone look more exciting with screen savers of your choice. Color it the way you like and you will fall in love with your mobile again.



NICHOLAS

Facts about free cell phones

Saturday, November 21st, 2009
Isabel asked:


There has been a rapid growth in demand for cell phones. Today, cell phones have become an important part of communicating with your friends and relatives. With the growth of mobile phone users many mobile companies are trying to capitalize on mobile web markets. Many cell phone companies are coming up with different ideas to provide value added services to its customers.

There are number of mobile phone outlets that are developing number of specialized soft wares and services for mobile phone users. They provide free cell phones for promoting their product in the market. Many cell phone companies offer free cell phone screensavers, free cell phones, free ring tones, free cell phone wall papers and free cell phone games. One of the best aspects of these free cell phone services are that they are updated frequently. This enables its customers to get latest cell phone ring tones, cell phone wall papers, cell phone games and screensavers.

Are these cell phones really free?

It is been seen in the market that many merchants most often offer you a cell phone for free and you really believe that it’s the best purchase you can make? But have your father explained you that there is no such things that can offer you free because there is nothing for free.

The real fact is that offers for free cell phone are not completely free. Even if you get cell phone free, then also you have to activate it on the network. And as they give you free, you will have to follow their guidelines and follow the necessary steps.



RICH

Free Web Traffic Tips for Web Sites

Thursday, November 19th, 2009
Maheshg asked:


Give freebies. Who doesn’t like a freebie?! Online freebies are commonplace and they leave the visitor wanting more when they are well written and informative introductory materials. Consider such freebies as:



Giving away an eBook with your ad on it. Allow your visitors to also give the freebie away. This’ll increase your ad exposure and increase web traffic to your website at the same time;

Holding free online classes or seminars. They could be held in your website’s chat room. The idea of "live" information will definitely entice people to visit your website. You will become known as an expert on the topic.

Giving visitors a free entry into your contest or sweepstakes. The prizes should be something of interest or value to your visitors. Most people who enter will continually revisit your web site to get the results.

Letting visitors download free software such as freeware, shareware, demos etc. You could even turn part of your site into a free software directory. If you created the software, include your ad inside and let other people give it away.

Targeting specific groups who might worry about using the internet with free classes in using it on your site – senior citizens, busy workers etc. might find these convenient and alluring.

Offering free online services or utilities from your website. For instance, they could be search engine submitting, copywriting proofreading etc. The service or utility should be helpful to your target audience.

Giving free consulting to people who visit your website. You could offer your knowledge via e-mail or by telephone. People will consider this a huge value because consulting fees can be very expensive.

Offering a free start-up package that has a finite time; enough time for the customer to practice with your online product and like it enough to pay for continued use.

Sending out free CD-Roms, CDs, DVDs etc. that contain starter packs or teasers to encourage the customer to use your site more.

Offering free screensavers or templates for business cards, cards, writing paper etc., anything that a customer can print out.



Here are 40 simple actions you can take to get started.

1. Your website design is the first impression. Make sure it is

professional and relevant to the subject matter.

2. Navigation must be intuitive. If visitors can’t find what they are

looking for easily, they will question your competence in providing

what they want.

3. Make the website personal by giving it its own tone and voice.

People buy people.

4. Follow the HEART rule of creating o­nline content. (Reminder: HEART

stands for Honest, Exclusive, Accurate, Relevant and Timely.)

5. Use language that is appropriate to the audience. It will build empathy.

6. Regularly add new content to your site. It shows that the business

is alive and kicking.

7. Review all links. Doubts will quickly form in your visitors’ minds

if links don’t work or, worse still, take them to error pages.

8. Good grammar and spelling matter. Errors give the impression of

sloppiness and carelessness.

9. Don’t make outrageous and unbelievable claims, like "Read this blog

and you’ll be a millionaire by the end of the week." People are used

to scams, get-rich-quick schemes and rip-offs.

10. Publish REAL testimonials and third-party endorsements. Try to

always use real names and link to websites where possible. Some sites

show images of letters sent by happy customers.

11. Publish case studies about customers you have helped, who use your

product, etc.

12. Don’t put down, curse or insult competitors. It’s unprofessional.

It is better to offer an objective comparison of competitive services

or products.

13. Focus o­n building your long-term reputation, not o­n making quick sales.

14. Write articles for humans, not search engines.

15. Make your ‘About Us’ page personal and comprehensive. It plays an

important part in making visitors feel comfortable that real people

are behind the site.

16. Publish your photo or the photos of the key people involved with

the site. Again, this reinforces the fact that there are real people

behind the screenshots.

17. Clearly identify who is behind the site. Nothing creates more

suspicion than a site that tries to hide the identity of its

publishers.

18. o­n the ‘Contact Us’ page, provide an email form, telephone

number, fax and address of the company. In
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taking funds, but even sites driven by advertising will benefit from

openness.

19. Provide a telephone number that people can call and talk to a person.

20. Provide Web addresses linked to the website domain, not addresses

from free webmail services such as Hotmail and Gmail.

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21. Think carefully about reciprocal links. If your site is about

organic food and you have links to Party Poker, people are going to

question your integrity.

22. Think carefully about the adverts you display o­n your site.

Ensure that they are relevant to your subject and audience.

23. Write and publish your privacy policy. Be clear about what you

will and will not do with any personal data you collect. State that

you adhere to all data protection laws. Make it easy to read and don’t

use legal gobbledygook.

24. Write and publish a security policy. State what measures you take

to ensure that all transactions are secure as well as how well you

handle customers data.

25. Ensure that you have a security and privacy policy which is linked

from the footer o­n every page. Make the link more prominent o­n all

the order pages.

26. Clearly publish your guarantee. I would recommend making it a 100%

money-back guarantee if possible.

27. Clearly state your refund and returns policy.

28. If you use PayPal, put the PayPal logo o­n your site. If you have

a merchant services account with a major bank like Citibank or HSBC,

put its logo o­n your site.

29. Use Google search o­n your site for two reasons. First, it is a

great search solution which will help your visitors find what they are

looking for. Second, having the Google name o­n your site instills

trust.

30 If there are well-known industry associations for your subject,

join up and put their logos o­n your site.

31. Have a forum o­n your site and respond quickly to questions. Have

the attitude that you are happy to help others without receiving

immediate reward. As the old saying goes, ‘Givers always gain.’

32. Allow people to comment o­n articles. Interactivity and an

exchange of views build community and a sense of involvement.

33. If people provide constructive criticism or comments in the forum,

don’t delete them, but respond with your point of view.

34. Use the words ’secure website’ whenever you try to get any

information from visitors, including newsletter sign-ups, forum input

and payment.

35. o­n every page, state, "We take your privacy and security very

seriously." Link the statement to the security and privacy policy.

36. If you are selling a subscription, offer a low-cost, entry-level

option. This could be a o­ne-day taster, ‘a week before billing

starts’ or a monthly trial.

37. o­nly ask for information from customers that you really need. For

example, for an email newsletter sign-up, the o­nly information you

REALLY need is an email address, so that is all you should ask for.

38. If you have pricing o­n your website, make it transparent. I

recently went to buy a book which was advertised for $10. When I

checked out, they added tax, post and packaging, and the final bill

was $19.50. I didn’t buy it as I felt they had deliberately tried to

mislead me.

39. Start a small newsletter of your company/services & circulate it

among your clients/employees. Also, publish it o­n your website

regularly.

40. Allow people to "unsubscribe" from your mailing list. This may

sound very obvious, but I have found that many websites still don’t

follow it.



BONITA

10 Tips to Make Your Computer Virus-free

Sunday, November 15th, 2009
Pinky Mcbanon asked:


The explosion in Internet use has brought with it the very real threat of viruses that can attack the unwary user. Viruses come in many forms – installers, Trojans and worms all of which can affect the performance of your computer and your privacy seriously. Viruses affect the computer either by corrupting programs or by replicating themselves and denying resources to legitimate programs. Trojans usually come disguised as something desirable and are activated when you try to open or run them. Worms and some Trojans may send themselves to people in your address book in emails, without your knowledge.

Even though the threat posed by viruses is serious, a few precautions taken in time can help you protect and sanitize your computer against viruses.

1. Browse with Caution – Most viruses enter your computer as a result of clicking on pop ups or other links in websites that are not trustworthy. Do not follow links or click on pop ups that could install viruses on your computer.

2. Open Emails Cautiously – At times, even if the subject is innocuous, emails can contain links that lead to a virus entering your computer. If the email is not from a trusted source, treat it with caution.

3. Open Email Attachments with Care – The attachment that the email urges you to open may contain a virus! Make sure your mail manager allows you to preview the type of file (.exe, .com, .vbt in attachments are probably viruses. The same goes for screensaver programs that come to you unsolicited).

4. Installing downloaded programs – Programs downloaded from the Internet can pose a serious threat to your computer. Make sure that the program you have downloaded is from a trusted site or has a certificate issued by a trusted certifying authority.

5. Firewall – There are several firewall software packages available that allow you to prevent unauthorized access to your computer that could be initiated by an infected system.

6. Antivirus – A good antivirus package residing in your computer can be the best protection you can have against viruses. Choose an antivirus package that can comprehensively defend itself against viruses.

7. Regular Virus Scan – The mere presence of anti-virus software in your computer is not enough. Scanning of your computer for viruses must be done on a regular basis to locate and isolate viruses.

8. Update the Anti-Virus – It is very important to update the anti-virus program itself periodically. New viruses are introduced every day and the manufacturers of the anti-virus software update the virus database and capabilities of the anti-virus program regularly.

9. Update windows and all other software – Do not forget to update the Operating System and other software regularly as they are frequently patched to overcome security loopholes and vulnerabilities.

10. Removable Media – Removable media like floppies and USB drives are a major factor facilitating spreading of viruses. Use only trusted devices on your computer.



DAPHNE

Are Free Screensavers Safe to Install?

Thursday, November 12th, 2009
James Lunden asked:


There are many websites online that offer free screensavers for download. The question remains though, are those screensavers safe? By downloading and installing these so called free screensavers will any harm come to your computer? This is a legitimate concern, which needs to be addressed before any user even thinks about installing a free screensaver.

There are several malicious programs which can come bundled with a free screensaver. These will mainly be viruses, spyware, adware, and toolbars. There are a few variations within these programs, but in the main they are considered undesirable, unless the user specifically requests them. And out of that list, the only one that you would even consider installing would be a friendly toolbar. But more on that later.

Below is a brief run-down of each type of malicious programs that you would want to avoid:

Viruses: These must be avoided at all costs as they can detrimentally harm your computer, often to the point of losing unrecoverable data. If you are afraid of being infected with viruses, only download software from trusted sites where programs are verified and tested, such as at Download.com. Download.com also host their own files, which means that software cannot be altered at a later date to include any viruses.

Spyware: These are programs which are used to unethically track and spy on your internet online activities. The data can then be sold to advertisers or used to change your browser and computer functions. Spyware is one of the worst type of bundled software, and can be difficult to remove.

Adware: Adware is a little less scary than spyware, though no less annoying to the average computer user. Adware programs will continually display popups and unwanted adverts while you are browsing. Sometimes you may not even realise that you have adware unless you notice an excessive amount of popups during your normal surfing (where there were no popups before).

Toolbars: Finally we have toolbars, which is a mixed basket. Some toolbars are actually quite useful, such as the Google Toolbar, or some that offer increased entertainment experience like the StumbleUpon toolbar. Having said that, there are other toolbars which are used as a means of displaying ads and are hard to uninstall. Some of these unwanted toolbars come bundled with free screensavers or software, often from some so called ‘big name’ companies.

It is extremely important that you do your research before you download screensavers. Read the Terms of Service, and Conditions of Use on the websites, as companies are required by law to inform users what they would be installing.

Make sure you read the fine print. Not just what is on the download page. Sometimes they will say ‘No spyware’, but they do not mention anything about adware. Are you prepared to put up with some (or a lot) of advertisements for a free screensaver? Most people certainly should not.



MAYME

Screensaver Variety

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009
Bas’ka asked:


Screensavers. What do you imagine when somebody mention it? Is it a program which saves your display from being burned-in or a program which can make you PC look different? I’m definitely sure that you will answer that is a program for fun which contains a picture slide show of your favorite celeb, or 3D animated realistic theme, almost cartoon, and etc. There is a great variety of screensavers in the Internet, thus let me tell you a few words of the types of it.

Self-created screensavers. You had a birthday party, or you were best men of your best friend, or you have some pictures of your baby and would like to have these pictures behind your eyes, you can do that. There are some programs through the Internet which can create a slide show of you beloved pictures. Thus even at the office you can relax viewing your pet’s pictures or watching the pictures of your winter holidays spent with the family.

Celebrity, cars, etc., screensavers. These screensavers also look like a slide show but with the better quality and with more features.

Animated screensavers. They can be 2D or 3D animated. The most realistic and the most beautiful screensavers are made in tree dimension. It can be seasonal screensavers with Christmas or St. Patrick Day themes. You may get realistic nature screensavers to your desktop with waterfalls, butterflies, emerald green grass and squirrels, etc. All these themes would be accompanied by music and realistic sounds. Choose either the sounds of nature to enjoy the scene to the fullest or the original music track.

Today producers of screensavers give you an opportunity to model your 3D animated screensaver: you may choose scenes, set, for instance, the species and numbers of butterflies flying over the field, etc. Even the same screensaver may look different each time because you will alter it all the time.

Screensavers can be free. As a rule, all the demo versions of screensavers are free. There are also websites of totally free screensavers. Nowadays it is not popular to use adware or spyware in such a software. As for the paid screensavers, usually 3D animated screensavers cost $9,99 or you may purchase a year subscription, or a CD with screensavers collection.

Not all the types of screensavers are described in the article as it is impossible to foresee what a screensaver would like to produce the author this time. That is why each time it is interesting to find out what new was discovered and created.

To find awesome free 3D animated screensavers visit us at FreeScreensaversHome.com. No adware, no spyware, just unforgettable realistic views.



PATTIE