Archive for April, 2007
Download and upload speed monitor
A handy software that I usually use at home while downloading a lot of stuff is AnalogX NetStat Live. Sometimes you just got to know how much download speed you are getting and upload speed you are providing. This is useful especially when you are downloading P2P stuff which you have to share some of your bandwidth in order to get the file from others. When there are too many upload and downloads at one time, it is good to know what the exact speed for both downloads and uploads.
NetStat LiveNetStat Live has a simple UI, which at a glance you already know how much is your download and upload speed and even the total of incoming and outgoing data. Along with it, it will show the number of threads that are active in your PC and the CPU utilization. Just like a summary table that you can quickly see to know about the general condition of your PC. Now that is useful, plus it is free 
Powering your site with DHTML
Have you ever wanted your website to be more interactive with visitors, where you can wow those who visit your site with dynamic drop-down menus? You do not need to do that with PHP or any server-side script if you do not know those languages or if you are running static HTML files. A DHTML script for your .html extension files will do the job nicely. However, you do require some knowledge of DHTML to do the job, and you might not be able to do that due to lack of time or that you are not a programmer. So how do you implement DHTML scripting?
This is where Likno’s AllWebMenus comes in. You can create a truly cross browser drop-down menu trees with Likno’s DHTML software in just a few clicks andwith no real knowledge of DHTML scripting required. The software is not only cross-browser, but it is also platform-independent, supports many web authoring tools and it can make a proper hierarchical menu for your web pages. Now you can wow your visitors and have those interactive menus that you have always dreamt of.
Wouldn’t we all love to have one?A state of war
What happens if your country goes to war and paper money becomes worthless? Its best to be prepared and store precious metals such as gold and silver. These are the most stable currencies the world has ever seen. As an investment product, silver is available in coin or ingot form. Ingots are generally silver ingots of pure bullion cast in a convenient size and shape. Coins have a currency value or they are actually defined as ingots. So how do you purchase silver? You can do so through Monex Deposit Company (MDC), whereby you are able to purchase these precious metals for a long-term investment. You can arrange for a convenient and safe storage at an independent security centre or you can store it for personal safekeeping. The Monex companies have been America’s premier silver and precious metals investment leader for more than thirty years so they are the most obvious choice.
Welcome to your worst malware nightmare
Spyware and adware have have emerged as a more pervasive and insidious threat than worms and viruses, which previously ruled the highways and byways of the Internet as sources of chaos and ruin.. Without some kind of software protection in place, no one active on the Internet is safe and sound.
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