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Issue #6 March 2008 |
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The March Update
Welcome to the March/April Fools Day issue of Headstrong Update. I'm sorry for the delay in sending out this Update, but plenty of things have been going on at Headstrong recently.
In this issue we have some Google tricks, Spam's birthday, and an IE power-up.
Regards
Ben Roberts
Editor
Headstrong goes Limited
Headstrong is now trading as Headstrong Internet Services Ltd. The move to a limited company is purely a technicality, and you can still expect to receive the same high level of service and support that you have come to expect from Headstrong.
Industry News
Spam still going strong after 15 years
It is now 15 years since the first spam email was sent, and the problem continues to blight the Internet. Over 90% of all emails sent are spam messages, and hundreds of millions are spent each year on combating the problem, not to mention all the lost productivity and time wasted.
There are solutions around the corner to replace the rather trusting email protocol, but for now it seems we're stuck with it.
Full Article (BBC News)
Understanding Web Metrics
So you've got a web site, and it's receiving traffic. You even have a snazzy statistics package to show you everything you want to know about your visitors. But how do interpret the figures that you see - what's the difference between hits and page views? Well, the following articles should help to clarify all:
Simple explanation (V7N blog)
In-depth explanation (for technical readers)
Top 10 Obscure Google Tricks
As the world's most popular search engine, Google offers plenty of features. However, there are rather a lot that you may not know about. As usual, Lifehacker has provided a handy and easy to digest review of some of the lesser known Google features.
Full Article (Lifehacker)
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Software Selection
IE7 Pro
Internet Explorer lacks some of the features of other popular browsers. To spice it up, try IE7 Pro - a set of power-up utilities to expand the functionality of Internet Explorer.
IE7 Pro adds improved tabbed browsing, mouse gestures, crash recovery, ad blocking and much more.
Vector Magic - convert bitmaps to vector graphics
Ever wanted to modify an image but only had the bitmapped version? Vector Magic is a site that will take your bitmapped image and convert it to a vector based format that you can then easily edit to your heart's content.
That's all for this month
Thank you for reading. I hope you enjoyed this issue. If you know anyone who might appreciate this please take a moment to refer them - it will be much appreciated.
Until next time,
Ben Roberts
Editor
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