I have an HP machine with Windows XP Media Edition,  recently I noticed, there is no security tab for files and folders. Some research showed:

By default, Windows XP come with recommended setting to enable the use of simple file sharing that hide the Security tab, leaving you with only General, Sharing, Web Sharing & Customize tabs as in the Simple File Sharing UI.

Here are the steps to hide and unhide the Security tab, just use the following step:

1. Launch Windows Explorer or My Computer.
2. Click on the Tools at the menu bar, then click on Folder Options.
3. Click on View tab.
4. In the Advanced Settings section at the bottom of the list, uncheck and unselect (clear the tick) on the “Use simple file sharing (Recommended)” check box.
5. Click OK.

Security tab is available only to Administrator or users with administrative rights. So make sure you login as one. And security can only be set in an NTFS partition. If you’re still having problem to reveal or display the Security tab on files or folder properties, you can try the following registry hack and set the value to 0 or simply delete the key:

Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Key: Software\Microsoft\windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
Name: Nosecuritytab
Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1

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If you want to redirect non www users to www version of your website, you can use the following code:

RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} .
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\.example\.com [NC]
RewriteRule (.*) http://www.example.com/$1 [R=301,L]

but in case of sub domains, this’ll create problems. The code above redirects anything *except* www.example.com to www.example.com.

You’d undoubtedly be happier using a positive-match pattern, instead of the negative match used in the above example.

RewriteEngine On
#
# Redirect www.<subdomain>.example.com/<anything> to <subdomain>.example.com/<anything>
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www\.([^.]+)\.example\.com
RewriteRule (.*) http://%1.example.com/$1 [R=301,L]
#
# Redirect example.com/<anything> to www.example.com/<anything>
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^example\.com
RewriteRule (.*) http://www.example.com/$1 [R=301,L]

Cheers & Happy Coding….

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Apache’s mod_rewrite module is a very robust and effective tool and can be used for lots of important stuff related to your website. One of it’s application is to force visitors and search engine robots to either the WWW form of your website (i.e. www.yourdomain.com), or the non-WWW form of your website ( i.e. yourdomain.com).

To accomplish the desired objective you need to add just three lines of code to your .htaccess file. For those of you that don’t know, an .htaccess file is a simple ASCII file that you can create in a text editor like Notepad. The actual name—or rather, the extension—of the file is .htaccess. It’s not file.htaccess, or index.htaccess, or anything else, it’s simply named .htaccess.

Look for it in your site’s root folder/directory (which in most cases would be ‘pubic_html’ or ‘www’ – It does not matter which directory you choose, as they are both the same thing. ). If it’s not there simply use a text editor, insert the code written below, save and upload to your website root. You are now all set to send users typing your website address without www (i.e. yourdomain.com) to the WWW version of your website. Here is the code:

RewriteEngine On

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^yourdomain\.com$ [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.yourdomain.com/$1 [R=301,L]

Easy, isn’t? Now to send visitors to the non-WWW version of your website. The following lines of code would automatically redirect users typing your domain name with www (i.e. www.yourdomain.com) to the non-WWW version:

RewriteEngine On

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www.yourdomain\.com$ [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://yourdomain.com/$1 [R=301,L]

But this is something you should think about at the earlier stages (design and development) of your web site. Applying this after you’ve already been indexed may result in loss of PageRank or even a complete removal and then re-index of your website by the search engine bots.

Hope this’ll help… cheers

Please click below for an updated post especially with regards to subdomains.

http://www.ranatariq.com/tips-tricks/www-non-www-and-subdomains/

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It’s really easy these days to create and maintain websites and above all it’s FREE. There are lots of websites or internet companies giving away free domains, subdomains, hosting, blogs etc. Wordpress.com and Blogger.com top the list.

WordPress is an open source blog publishing application. Wordpress has two flavors:

1. Create your website free on their server with some limitations (like storage, less features etc).
2. Or download Wordpress and install on your own server/hosting account. Infact most of the share hosting accounts come with installable version of Wordpress. So just click few times and have it up and running. Tons of widgets, plugins and themes available for this type of Wordpress version.

Blogger.com is owned by the big guy Google and it is highly search engine optimized. So if you do it seriously (maintain your website properly and regularly), you can have hundreds of visitors flocking to your website from Google search result.

Some more free website providers:

• Microsoft OfficeLive Small Business
• Homestead
• Angelfire – free website hosting
• Typepad.com
• Build a Free Website – Synthasite
• BlinkWeb – Free Internet Blog Or Website
• Yahoo – Geocities
• Webs.com – Free Website

This is my bit, if you have a resource worth sharing, please hit comment.

Good luck!

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While working on a computer usually people keep their hands on the keyboard. And sometimes it gets annoying to move between mouse and keyboard, especially for simple repetative tasks. This is where shortcuts comes real handy. Some of my favirotes for FF are:

• F6: Puts your cursor into the Address Bar, just start typing URL you want to go to.
• Alt + Home: Gets you to your home page
• Ctrl + T: Opens a new tab. Note that you can start typing a URL immediately upon doing so, as the cursor automatically appears in the Address Bar.
• Ctrl + W: Closes the tab you are in.
• Ctrl + E: will put your typer into the search engine box.
• Ctrl + Enter. If you are entering a URL into Firefox. You can just type the domain name. Take google for instance. If you type google into the address bar and then hit Ctrl + Enter. Firefox will surround google with a www. and a .com.
• Ctrl + F: Brings up the Find tool, which works dynamically (i.e. as you type). Then I press F3 to jump to the next instance of my search item.
• Ctrl + Tab: Switches you to the next open tab.
• Ctrl-Shift + Tab: Takes you back a tab.

Alright, your turn: Hit the Comments and share your favorite FireFox shortcuts.

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Email marketing normally doesn’t get the required attention, but studies prove it’s actually the most effective and efficient marketing tool available to online entrepreneurs. It can be the most lethal weapon in your arsenal, if you have got a targeted list of opt-in subscribers. It can deliver highly personalized messages at a fraction of the cost of other media, and provide readily measurable results. Some tips for effective and appropriate emails:

Well Structured Yet Casual

Emails straddle the line between business letters and talking to someone over the phone. They should be well structured so that recipient can understand the message and respond, at the same time casual enough to fit the medium. Some odd situations may require a formal email, but as a general rule, try to achieve a conversational tone in your message.

Provide Context

Now-a-days people involve themselves in a variety of tasks at the same time and may, therefore, need a reminder of relevance of emailed information. Provide background information, such as reason for the message and/or description of any documents you may attach.

Empathize

Emails play a vital role in building cooperation and trust, let the recipient know you understand and respect his/her point of view. For example, to introduce your recommendations, start with “I understand your goals and recommend that we…” or “Based on the priorities you outlined for us, the next item we address will be…”

Call to Action – A Must

Always remember that the call to action is probably the most important aspect of your email. It’s the action your want your visitor to take when they read through your email. Call to action comes in different forms it may be a heading, a button which stands out, a text link or a banner. Whatever you decide to incorporate in your email, it has to be prominent, stating clearly the required action and deadline (if there is any).

Include Contact Information

Many business people look for contact information at the end of e-mail. This can be a quick, convenient way to access a phone number. When contacting someone, always include your name, occupation, and any other important identification information at the end of message. Most e-mail programs let you attach a “signature file” automatically at the end of message. Set it up.

I am sure there are many more, please jump in and share yours…

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