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Delete ICQ Search & Toolbar (Firfefox 3.6)

Posted by John Cowburn on Saturday, May 29, 2010, In : Software & IT-related 

{The easiest method is to do a system restore to a time before the installation but as you're here you probably cannot do that}
 
Should you wish to delete ICQ, first go to add/remove programs (where you'll need to delete both the toolbar and the application)
Restart Firefox and, should ICQ still remain:

Open a fresh Firefox tab, In the URL address bar type "about:config" (not the quote marks) > notice the warning message > do be careful
In the "Filter" box type : "keyword.URL" (without quotatio...


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Software Fraud on eBay (Adobe Photoshop)

Posted by John Cowburn on Friday, April 2, 2010, In : Software & IT-related 

In December 2009 I noticed Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended for auction on eBay. Many copies were on sale, and I followed a few auctions to discover they were trading for around $400 (usual retail is around $1000 - Australian.) Authenticity was guaranteed by the seller, and, though I had doubts as to the provenance of the software, I was new to eBay and decided that they would not permit the trade of any suspicious items on their site. Basically, in my view, eBay's name lent credence to the selle...


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Alexa Toolbar

Posted by John Cowburn on Wednesday, December 3, 2008, In : Website Promotion 



Alexa dotcom provides a web information service on Internet traffic, specifically volume of traffic to a site during the preceding 3 month period.

 

Alexa ranks sites based on visits from users of its Alexa toolbar for certain browsers like Internet Explorer and Firefox; there is currently no download available for Safari.

 

It is unknown as to what proportion of all Internet users actually have the toolbar installed, and of those with it installed - just how many are representative of ...


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Traffic Exchanges - my experience

Posted by John Cowburn on Tuesday, December 2, 2008, In : Website Promotion 
Should you be a TE surfer or be considering this multiple click pastime, this article is sure to save you time, and might just spare you from the gnarled clutches of RSI.

I joined a few traffic exchanges when I started this website; I wanted to advertise the existence of my dotcom while simultaneously trying for a decent Alexa traffic ranking. I'm not sure what a decent Alexa ranking is, but I thought something in the top one million would be sufficient.


Please note, I did not join to make mone...
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Showing Tag: "te" (Show all posts)

Delete ICQ Search & Toolbar (Firfefox 3.6)

Posted by John Cowburn on Saturday, May 29, 2010, In : Software & IT-related 

{The easiest method is to do a system restore to a time before the installation but as you're here you probably cannot do that}
 
Should you wish to delete ICQ, first go to add/remove programs (where you'll need to delete both the toolbar and the application)
Restart Firefox and, should ICQ still remain:

Open a fresh Firefox tab, In the URL address bar type "about:config" (not the quote marks) > notice the warning message > do be careful
In the "Filter" box type : "keyword.URL" (without quotatio...


Continue reading ...
 

Software Fraud on eBay (Adobe Photoshop)

Posted by John Cowburn on Friday, April 2, 2010, In : Software & IT-related 

In December 2009 I noticed Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended for auction on eBay. Many copies were on sale, and I followed a few auctions to discover they were trading for around $400 (usual retail is around $1000 - Australian.) Authenticity was guaranteed by the seller, and, though I had doubts as to the provenance of the software, I was new to eBay and decided that they would not permit the trade of any suspicious items on their site. Basically, in my view, eBay's name lent credence to the selle...


Continue reading ...
 

Alexa Toolbar

Posted by John Cowburn on Wednesday, December 3, 2008, In : Website Promotion 



Alexa dotcom provides a web information service on Internet traffic, specifically volume of traffic to a site during the preceding 3 month period.

 

Alexa ranks sites based on visits from users of its Alexa toolbar for certain browsers like Internet Explorer and Firefox; there is currently no download available for Safari.

 

It is unknown as to what proportion of all Internet users actually have the toolbar installed, and of those with it installed - just how many are representative of ...


Continue reading ...
 

Traffic Exchanges - my experience

Posted by John Cowburn on Tuesday, December 2, 2008, In : Website Promotion 
Should you be a TE surfer or be considering this multiple click pastime, this article is sure to save you time, and might just spare you from the gnarled clutches of RSI.

I joined a few traffic exchanges when I started this website; I wanted to advertise the existence of my dotcom while simultaneously trying for a decent Alexa traffic ranking. I'm not sure what a decent Alexa ranking is, but I thought something in the top one million would be sufficient.


Please note, I did not join to make mone...
Continue reading ...
 
 
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