Even if your PC is not as noisy as a small jet, still the noise that comes from it can be very irritating. I remember when an ex-coworker of mine, who is a Web designer but also a professional musician, spent a small fortune on a professional soundcard and fanless cooling because the noise from the fans interfered with his attempts to create music. But even if you are not a professional musician, you don’t have to stand a noisy PC. In this article I will give you some ideas how to make your PC quieter. But before I proceed with this, there is a warning I need to make: (more…)

Some of the ways to build backlinks I list in this article are easy and give results quickly, while others need more skill, knowledge, and time and the results don’t come fast. In any case, this list will be useful to everybody who wants to learn how to build backlinks. (more…)

The share of mobile devices as a way to access the web is increasing day by day. This is good because this is a whole new segment your site can be getting traffic from but the bad news is that mobile devices have many specifics, which make them different from PCs and if your site is not designed to be mobile-friendly, then your site is not mobile-ready. (more…)

Data deduplication is hardly a new technology. Yet, you can bet, many IT pros haven’t even heard of it. Deduping has more or less become a mainstream technology and more and more companies use it all the time. In fact, if you have recently acquired new storage software, or backup products in particular, chances are you are already using data deduplication without being aware of this. (more…)

We operate with huge volumes of data and when this data gets damaged, this is a disaster. One way to prevent disaster is to backup data regularly. Backups might look like a waste of time and resources, especially when you think of how rarely you will need a backup but this isn’t so. (more…)

WordPress plugins are a great way to add the functionality you want. It’s great that for almost any task you can think of there are dozens free and paid WordPress plugins to choose from. However, this abundance doesn’t make it easier to choose from. If you plan to get a WordPress plugin and don’t know where to start, here are some tips that will help you to choose the best WordPress popup plugin. (more…)

Now virtualization is everywhere – in data centers, in company server rooms, even on personal computers at home. You know that almost everybody is using virtualization in one form or another, so you decide that this must be something so cool and irresistible that you can’t afford to miss it. Or maybe your boss has heard the not so new hot buzz word “virtualization” and his or her expectations are that virtualization can do miracles for you and right now you start virtualizing everything you can. (more…)

Here are some simple line brushes for you. They are really simple but since I am using them very often, they are saving me a lot of time.  thought they might be of use to other designers as well and this is why I am sharing them. (more…)

The benefits of virtualization are indisputable but for stress tests it is a nightmare. Virtualization adds more intricacies to software testing and if you don’t know how to neutralize its effects, it can seriously skew test results. (more…)

A WordPress membership site can have many benefits for you. First, it can help you to make money – the membership fees you collect. Second, it can help you to establish yourself as an expert in your niche, which in turn can make you even more money. Well, it is not all about the money but a WordPress membership site certainly is a good business. (more…)