Adobe's Portable Document Format or PDF is now being recognized as truly universal file format ' one that saves all the original formatting in a document including the layout, graphics and fonts. This makes it possible for users across various computer platforms to view and print the document as it was originally laid out, even though the user may not have the software used to create the document.   As a result, PDF format files are now increasingly used for sharing of information, ...
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The Internet offers a global marketplace for consumers and businesses. However, criminals also recognize the potential of cyberspace. The same scams that have reached us by telephone and in our mailbox can now be found on the World Wide Web and in email. Organizations such as the National Fraud Information Center have emerged to help people recognize shady schemes in order to prevent further victims. According to the Internet Fraud Complaint Center (IFCC), a partnership between the National ...
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The internet has made us all publishers and many of the copyright laws apply. The internet is not considered public domain and any original work, including photos, art and text, are protected even if there is no copyright notice. If you receive a complaint about your website, the prudent course of action is to immediately remove the material while you seek proof of ownership. If it comes to a court appearance, your immediate response will be viewed favorably. There have been legal issues with ...
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Copyright (C) 2004 Elena Petrova Internet has changed our world fast and forever. International romance is no longer something people or newspapers are interested in talking about; it's kind of ordinary. Every day thousands people are chatting to somebody overseas via online dating sites. If you ever grow tired of your local dating market, you can always explore new global markets where you can score more! The demographics of a particular country may provide an exciting opportunity for you to ...
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As you can probably tell, I enjoy computers. I find them fascinating. My intrinsic thirst for knowledge has reached a point where I now realize that I will never know everything there is to know about them, nor understand everything I try to learn about them. Therefore, when I was approached by a client recently, to upgrade their website, I soon regretted my usual agreement to do so, assuming I could simply figure out how to implement any of their required features, if need be. These clients ...
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Going into business is a hard decision to make for obvious reasons. The path to a successful business is littered with the remains of failed entrepreneurs. That path is made more treacherous when we lack knowledge. With the proper knowledge, we improve our odds and the chances of success. With internet business, the stakes are even higher. Hundreds of thousands go online each day with the hope of creating a living on the internet promise, just the same way that many leave, disappointed and ...
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Having your personal portfolio on the Internet will help you infiltrate the workforce and get your identity 'Out there'. If you're an up and coming graphic/web designer just out of university, you'll know it's quite hard to break into the workforce. You have to contact employers one by one, spend your time traveling and lugging your portfolio to their offices. Well, things have changed, and for the better let me tell you. Now you can make your own on-line portfolio on the Internet, and send its ...
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It's a difficult creating a website that brings you business. It's full-time job where things seem easy at first but as soon as you start to explore the possibilities and appreciate the complexity of the task at hand it can soon start taking up ever increasing amounts of your time. There is a plethora of people out there offering you conflicting advice and it's often difficult to know what to focus on. This article cuts through all that and reveals to you the two most important things you need ...
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In 1995 a new era of accessibility for disabled people began. The Disability Discrimination Act was passed, stating that: 'It is unlawful for a service provider to discriminate against a disabled person by refusing to provide any service which it provides to members of the public.' A website is regarded as a service and the RNIB (Royal National Institute for the Blind) and DRC (Disability Rights Commission) have been quick to apply pressure on to organisations to push this law into practice. ...
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In 1974, Philip Emeagwali read a 1922 science fiction article about how to use 64,000 mathematicians scattered around the world to forecast the weather for the whole world. The theory intrigued him and 15 years later he developed a theory, the HyperBall International Network, to use 65,000 computer processors scattered around the world to forecast the world's weather. His theory was later used in weather forecasting but more importantly, the HyperBall International Network is today known as the ...
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