“Speed Dial”, sebuah fungsi yang awalnya hanya ada pada browser Opera untuk telepon genggam, sekarang juga dimasukkan kedalam browser Opera untuk PC, Opera 9.2. Speed Dial adalah fitur yang memungkinkan pengguna untuk melihat “snapshot” fungsional untuk situs – situs berlainan (maksimal 9 situs). Lebih jelasnya, dengan fitur speed dial user bisa melihat 9 situs berlainan …

Sistem operasi Apple yang terbaru, Mac OS X Leopard, harus diundur tanggal releasenya sampai bulan Oktober. Penyebabnya adalah gadget terbaru Apple yaitu iPhone. Menurut pengumuman Apple minggu lalu, mereka terpaksa menunda release Leopard karena beberapa tenaga produksi penting mereka sedang dikonsentrasikan untuk memenuhi jadwal release iPhone (Juni). “ iPhone mengandung software paling rumit yang pernah dimasukkan kedalam sebuah alat mobile, dan menyelesaikannya tepat waktu bukan tanpa pengorbanan tertentu. Kami harus meminjam beberapa personel penting dari tim Mac OS X kami. Sebagai akibatnya, kami tidak bisa merelease Leopard sesuai jadwal semula, yaitu pada Konferensi Developer Sedunia kami.” Sebagai gantinya, Apple menjanjikan untuk menunjukkan versi beta Leopard pada ajang tersebut. Jadi para developer yang hadir bisa melihatnya dan melakukan final testing kepada software tersebut.

Rule 1: Improving your relevance = improving your rank. There are many, many factors that make up a search engine’s ranking algorithm and there is no one person that can give you an exact formula. In fact, the formula may change based on your industry or keywords. Most SEO experts will agree, however, there are some known factors that have influence beyond the basic level of search engine optimization. If you are trying to achieve rank for a keyword that is low in competitiveness, you may not need to consider these advanced SEO factors. But, in some circumstances every little boost is important.

You know that search engine optimization (SEO) can improve the way your web site interacts with search engines and thus improve your overall rankings. But, there is more to SEO than creating good META tags and tweaking content. Here is a checklist for SEO to help you decide whether to outsource or do it yourself. Strategy and Planning Success in SEO is won or lost in this phase. Everything you do from this point on depends on a winning plan.

Alkisah, seorang pedagang kayu menerima lamaran seorang pekerja untuk menebang pohon di hutannya. Karena gaji yang dijanjikan dan kondisi kerja yang bakal diterima sangat baik, sehingga si calon penebang pohon itu pun bertekad untuk bekerja sebaik mungkin. Saat mulai bekerja, si majikan memberikan sebuah kapak dan menunjukkan area kerja yang harus diselesaikan dengan target waktu yang telah ditentukan kepada si penebang pohon.

1. Ketulusan Ketulusan menempati peringkat pertama sebagai sifat yang paling disukai oleh semua orang. Ketulusan membuat orang lain merasa aman dan dihargai karena yakin tidak akan dibodohi atau dibohongi. Orang yang tulus selalu mengatakan kebenaran, tidak suka mengada-ada, pura-pura, mencari-cari alasan atau memutarbalikkan fakta. Prinsipnya “Ya diatas Ya dan Tidak diatas Tidak”. Tentu akan lebih ideal bila ketulusan yang selembut merpati itu diimbangi dengan kecerdikan seekor ular. Dengan begitu, ketulusan tidak menjadi keluguan yang bisa merugikan diri sendiri. 2. Rendah Hati Beda dgn rendah diri yg merupakan kelemahan, kerendahhatian justru mengungkapkan kekuatan. Hanya orang yang kuat jiwanya yang bisa bersikap rendah hati. Ia seperti padi yang semakin berisi semakin menunduk. Orang yang rendah hati bisa mengakui dan menghargai keunggulan orang lain. Ia bisa membuat orang yang diatasnya merasa oke dan membuat orang yang di bawahnya tidak merasa minder.

Windows are best kept transparent, Microsoft appears to have decided. This is one of the most obvious new twists to the freshly released Windows Vista operating system. But the [more] software also has lots of other snazzy surprises in store for users. While hardly a revolution, users can look forward to a collection of more-or-less helpful utilities for their computers. Vista customers can actually expect several thousand new functions, Microsoft claims. Most of them are hidden underneath the hood, so to speak. One eye-catching element is the new graphical interface, dubbed Aero. It is remarkable first for its semi- transparent windows. Open several windows at once, and you can still see which other folders and documents are open beneath them. This is not exactly trailblazing in the world of operating systems, though. Transparent windows are also available in Apple’s Mac OS X and with various Linux versions.

Virus programmers seem to know no limits when it comes to creative ways of make the internet unsafe. Rootkits, originally programs designed to help computer administrators, are the [more] current bugbear for security firms trying to prevent them from sneaking worms, trojans, and viruses past anti-virus programs. There is no stock recipe for detecting malware. Virus authors work hard to stay ahead ahead of their pursuers. To close that gap, most anti-virus programs perform what are known as heuristic scans to look for general virus behaviour patterns. Firewall software is recommended as an additional security measure. This allows the computer user to at least partially control what is being sent and received by his computer. At minimum, the Windows firewall function should be activated. “One in three computers is insufficiently protected,” says Christoph Fischer, general manager at VFK EDV-Consulting, a Karlsruhe-based IT security firm. Many users fail to perform regular …

Six years ago, a flurry of high-profile news articles and research papers reported on the emergence of DDoS attacks. Research released by Arbor Networks at the end of September revealed that DDoS attacks are the most significant security threat facing ISPs today. Arbor’s Worldwide Infrastructure Security Report, a survey conducted in cooperation with the security operations community of the major ISPs, revealed that 46% of surveyed operators now dedicate more resources to addressing DDoS issues than any other security threat. Respondents also reported a continued growth in the frequency and magnitude of DDoS attacks. ISPs now regularly experience attacks beyond the capacity of core backbone circuits in the 10–20Gbps range. This trend has been driven globally by a proliferation of broadband Internet connectivity and network convergence. The rise in DDoS attacks reflects a change in the motivation of cyber criminals – Internet-based threats have taken on a more malevolent and …