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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:46:48 GMT--><rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Tips</title><link>http://www.milesahead.net.au/tips/</link><description></description><lastBuildDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 23:48:02 +0000</lastBuildDate><copyright></copyright><language>en-AU</language><generator>Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/)</generator><item><title>Good article outlining basic tips and housekeeping</title><dc:creator>[Your Name Here]</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 23:45:03 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.milesahead.net.au/tips/2011/4/12/good-article-outlining-basic-tips-and-housekeeping.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">570089:6988245:11122874</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>This is a an article from the New York Times explaining the basics.<br />Click <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/30/technology/personaltech/30basics.html?_r=2&amp;scp=1&amp;sq=online%20backup&amp;st=cse">HERE</a> to view.</p>
<p>It is a good way to explain things to friends, colleges or family members that are new to technology.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.milesahead.net.au/tips/rss-comments-entry-11122874.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Search Engine Optimisation • A Layman's Guide</title><dc:creator>[Your Name Here]</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 00:43:24 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.milesahead.net.au/tips/2011/2/23/search-engine-optimisation-a-laymans-guide.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">570089:6988245:10572592</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>A layman&rsquo;s guide to search engine optimisation.<br /><br />Search Engine Optimisation or SEO,&nbsp; is a very important aspect in relation to getting your website and it&rsquo;s pages viewed, ranked and displayed by search engines such as Google.<br /><br />In short, search engines send out &lsquo;Robots&rsquo; into the wide expanses of the internet to gather data. When one of these robots comes across your site, it looks at 3 important things.  <br /><br /><strong>Your Site Title. </strong><br /><br />Your site title must contain not only the name of your site, but it is a good idea to add keywords that identify what your site offers.  Don&rsquo;t be shy here. add as many words, and combination of words as you can think of. Make your title as long as you like.  <br /><br /><strong>Content</strong>.</p>
<p>Search engine robots look at content of your site.  It is a good idea to have a lot of text on each page, again outlining what your site, or that page offers. The robots ignore images, video and Flash, so it is not wise to have pages with this type of content only.<br /><br /><strong>Links.</strong><br /><br />Link Up! One of the methods to get good optimisation results is to increase the number of sites that link to yours. Ask colleagues and associates to create links to your site on their sites. Google for example rates pages higher based on the the rankings of sites liked to those pages.  Hope This Helps</p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.milesahead.net.au/tips/rss-comments-entry-10572592.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Schedule a SyncToy Task in Windows XP</title><dc:creator>[Your Name Here]</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2011 05:43:31 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.milesahead.net.au/tips/2011/2/7/schedule-a-synctoy-task-in-windows-xp.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">570089:6988245:10380406</guid><description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Schedule a SyncToy Task in Windows XP</strong></p>
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<li>Go to the <strong>Start</strong> menu, select <strong>All Programs</strong> &ndash; <strong>Accessories</strong> &ndash; <strong>System Tools</strong> &ndash; <strong>Scheduled Tasks</strong>.</li>
<li>Select <strong>Add scheduled task</strong> to start the Scheduled Task Wizard. You will see a list of possible programs to run.</li>
<li>SyncToy may appear as an option in the list. If SyncToy does not appear in the list, click <strong>Browse</strong> and locate the SyncToy executable. Normally it&rsquo;s installed in Program Files directory.</li>
<li>The wizard will next prompt you to enter how often you want to run  the scheduled SyncToy (for example, daily, weekly, et cetera). Select a  frequency.</li>
<li>The next page asks when to start the task. Select a start time.</li>
<li>The next page asks for the user name and password to run the program  under. Enter your user name and password. However, in SynToy 2.0, it&rsquo;s  not necessary for the defined user to log in to the computer. Different  user or no one logged on is possible to have the task running too.</li>
<li>The final page contains an option to <strong>open the properties dialog when the wizard ends</strong>. Select this checkbox.</li>
<li>Modify the <strong>Run</strong> textbox to include the &ndash;R command  line option. &ndash;R all by itself will run all folder pairs that are active  for run all. If you want to run just a single folder pair, add &ndash;R&ldquo;My  Pair&rdquo; to the end of the command line.
<p>Note: there is a space before the hyphen but not one after the R. If  the folder pair name contains a space, surround it with quotation marks,  as the example above shows. For another example, assume that SyncToy is  in the folder named C:\My Folder and that you want to run a folder pair  named &ldquo;My folder pair.&rdquo; Enter the command line as follows, including  the quotation marks: &ldquo;C:\Program Files\SyncToy 2.0\SyncToyCmd.exe&rdquo; -R&rdquo;My  folder pair.&rdquo; Note that there are two sets of quotation marks in this  case: one is around the path to the SyncToy program file and the other  surrounds the folder pair name.</p>
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</ol>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.milesahead.net.au/tips/rss-comments-entry-10380406.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Six Rules for Safe Computing</title><dc:creator>[Your Name Here]</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 05 Jun 2010 04:08:38 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.milesahead.net.au/tips/2010/6/5/six-rules-for-safe-computing.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">570089:6988245:7872836</guid><description><![CDATA[<p class="vspace">1. Don&rsquo;t open email attachments; even if it&rsquo;s from  someone you know.  If you do get something from someone you know, make  sure that they really sent it to you. Email attachments are the number  one way viruses and trojan horses get into your email. You might also  want to turn off HTML email in Outlook and other programs. HTML emails  are just as dangerous as rogue web sites, and can spread infections just  by previewing them.</p>
<p class="vspace">2. Don&rsquo;t click links in email.  That link could lead  you to a phishing site, or the link may lead you to install malicious  software.  Copy and paste links into your browser, or type them in by  hand instead. Another reason to disable HTML email - the HTML hides the <strong>real</strong> destination of that seemingly innocuous link.</p>
<p class="vspace">3. Don&rsquo;t download files from places you aren&rsquo;t  absolutely sure are safe.  Stick with the well known sites. Teeneagers  who use filesharing software like <span class="wikiword">BitTorrent</span>,  Azureus, etc., often unwittingly download spyware and trojans.Also  don&rsquo;t click on links that strangers send you in social networking sites.   Don&rsquo;t accept links to update flash.  Go directly to Adobe and let it  determine if you need a new version of flash.</p>
<p class="vspace">4. Update your OS regularly!  Turn on automatic  updates in OS X and Windows. Apply all critical updates immediately.  Criminals often create hacks within 24 hours of Microsoft&rsquo;s patches  (these are called zero day exploits), so you need to protect yourself  the day the patches appear.</p>
<p class="vspace">5. Use a firewall. The best firewall is a hardware  router - the kind you use to share an internet connection. Even if  they&rsquo;re not billed as firewalls, they are, and they&rsquo;re quite effective. I  also recommend turning on your operating system&rsquo;s firewall - even if  you have a router - but I don&rsquo;t recommend third-party software  firewalls. They cause more problems than they solve.</p>
<p class="vspace">6. Have inexperienced users run as limited users.</p>
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