Tuesday 25 November 2008 18:20
Most of us have been affected in one way or another by the financial turmoil of the last few of months. Like many people nearing retirement, I had savings and a personal pension invested in stock market based unit trusts and saw nearly half their value wiped out in just a couple of months. Being UK based, I have also seen the buying power of the pound eroded as its value fell against the dollar and euro (though having a dollar-earning internet business, at least that cloud has a silver lining!) I wished I could do like rich people do and safeguard the value of my savings by buying gold. Well, thanks to BullionVault.com, I can! Read more...
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Tuesday 11 November 2008 16:02
Independent software vendors (ISVs) are often pressured into linking back to download sites that list their software. Some sites won't list a software product unless you provide a backlink. Others tempt you with awards you can display on your product page with a link to the download site listing. I don't think there is much benefit to software developers in linking to listing sites. But there is one big potential disadvantage. Download sites list thousands of downloads and there is a good chance that one or two will cause a malware alert in McAfee SiteAdvisor. This could lead to the software developer site getting a cautionary or even a danger warning from Site Advisor, just by linking to it. Read more...
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Friday 07 November 2008 17:42
Today I have implemented the facility for users to write their own reviews for the software listed at Tech-Pro Downloads. Hopefully some of the users who have used the star rating feature of the site will be willing to spend a little more time and write a few words about what they think of the software.
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