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February 28th, 2010 No comments

Since the internet immemorial, we have been smacked silly with a lot of file formats that come and go. Formats that make it easier for file transmission without compromising the data integrity when it arrives into the intended target’s PC. We have heard of file zipping to compress and protect the files but this will only work for files that are able to be compressed. There are large files that no matter how much you compress, it will still remain large. These are usually CD content files. When you are rushing, you just have little choice but to rush delivering large files over the net.

Converting files into the .iso format is one of the best things to do when sending large files over the internet. Files are converted into a single large file. Though it is a large file, it is easily more transmitted the internet. Those large files can be stored in a singular iso file, making it easy for extraction and identification as well.

This is a special file that cannot be opened just as easily. We call the iso file as a “cd” file. This cd file is like a cd within your hard drive. What you need next is an internal cd reader, called an iso reader. It’s not a hardware though, but a software. A lot of these iso readers are available for download in the internet. There are free versions and then there are licensed and commercially distributed too.

What happens then is when you put these files in the reader called “mounting” which is just the same as having placed the cd inside a reader. Now, even if you don’t have the actual files, it’s like having the original CD along. A CD that is scratch resistant, break proof and wear-proof. It makes a good back up for your files.

A lot of people now prefer using ISO files for back up, storage and transmission. It not only stores your files efficiently, but also reads them without fail. The time it takes to burn files into a CD is quite inconvenient, and it’s not a guarantee that it can be easily read as well by conventional cd readers.

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Use Webmasters Tools for Free

February 28th, 2010 No comments

“Nothing in life is free.” For sure, you’ve heard this line a lot of times already. Though this may be true to some, but for those who are running a website and constantly looking for ways to improve it, this is far from reality. Why? Because there are lots of free Google webmasters tools available on the web.

There is no doubt that these webmasters tools provide many benefits to website owners. These do not only help them develop their sites but also provide them information as to how sites are searched by Google and how they can be turned to Google-friendly sites. However, there are site owners who never experience the said benefits. The reason: they get caught up on the thought that they have to pay for these tools in order to use them. What they were thinking was the exact opposite because Google webmasters tools are free to use.

Anyway, here are some of the great tools offered by Google: diagnostics, statistics, links, and sitemaps. Diagnostics tool have something to do with web crawl, mobile crawl, and content analysis. It shows you any errors or problems Google encountered when it was crawling your site.

Meanwhile, statistics tool deals with top search queries, crawl stats, subscriber stats, index stats, and what Googlebot sees. It’s a very interesting part of the entire Google webmasters tools because it helps you see what keywords web visitors use and find your website. It also provides you data as to how many web visitors click the link to your website and when it was crawled.

And talking about links, well this tool helps you check the pages with internal links, pages with external links, and site links. It also helps you determine the pages that link to other internal pages and the most popular pages of your site based on linking.

Lastly, there’s the sitemaps tool, indicating the pages of your site and letting Google know about these so it can crawl and index them easier and faster.

So there you have the free webmasters tools from Google. And since they’re free, you don’t have to think twice now about using them.

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