Monday, October 18, 2010

Check out Your Website's Alexa Rank

Do you have a website or a blog? If you do, you can check out how your website ranks globally or locally in the Internet by checking your website's Alexa ranking.

To check out your website's Alexa ranking for free, go here:
http://www.alexa.com/



Currently, these are the top 5 sites globally:
1. Google
2. Facebook
3. YouTube
4. Yahoo
5. Live

Aside from finding out your website's Alexa ranking, you can also monitor your website's data statistics and install their customizable Alexa toolbar for your Internet browser.

You can also check out the most popular or hottest web pages in the Internet on their list of hot topics.

Saturday, October 16, 2010

Error 623

Recently, I came across a new error while using my internet browser (Mozilla Firefox). Whenever I opened it, the error would always pop-up and the browser would crash.

To solve it, I did various things:

1. I reinstalled the browser. After I reinstalled it, I ran the browser. Unexpectedly, the error still popped up.

2. I searched the Internet and tried finding how other people solved it. Luckily, I found out how at Microsoft Support.
( Link: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/320693 )
Error 623: The system could not find the phone book entry for this connection.
I read about it there and did these steps:

1. Go to Start > Control Panel > Network and Internet Connections
2. Select "Set up or change your Internet connection"
3. Under the connections tab, select "Never dial a connection" (if you use DSL)
If you use dial up connection, select your dial up connection and click the "Set Default" button. Click apply and Ok.

After I did these, the error did not pop up again. If you also happen to encounter errors on your Windows OS computer, try visiting this site: http://support.microsoft.com/

If you don't find the answer there, you can still search for the solution through the thousands of websites out there.

Friday, October 15, 2010

Plants vs Zombies

Need a break? Try the game, Plants vs Zombies.



Your objective:
Protecting your brain from zombies who want to eat it


How:
Raise an army of plants on your lawn, backyard, and roof to fight them off !!


With its simple game play, easy to follow guide, and adorable graphics, this game will surely keep you entertained for hours.

Plus after you complete the game, you will get to listen to their Original Sound Track: There's a Zombie on your lawn. There are also mini games that will be unlocked after you complete the adventure.

Want to try the game? There is a free demo available at their official website:
http://www.popcap.com/games/pvz

Thursday, October 14, 2010

Shorten that URL!

Do you use twitter and post tweets regularly with links on it? Or do you post messages on blogs and forums and sometimes add links on your posts?

You will notice most deep link URLs being usually long. By using these tools, you can shorten them:

1. bit.ly


2. goo.gl


Using them is fairly easy. You just paste the URL that you want to be shortened on the input box, and click the shorten link.

Aside from giving you a shorter URL, it also provides stats on how many people have clicked the link. So if you want to post links, try using these tools.

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Sinking Cities

Did you know that there are over seven cities that are said to be sinking? According to an article that was just recently featured in Yahoo, these cities are:

1. Bangkok, Thailand










2. New York, America











3. Houston, Texas









4. Shanghai, China










5. New Orleans, Louisiana











6. Venice, Italy










7. Mexico City, Mexico












You can read about the article here:
http://ph.news.yahoo.com/mb/20101011/tel-seven-cities-you-should-visit-before-8a1add4.html