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Reduce Your Bandwidth Bill

If you’re one of those poor internet users who have to pay by the Megabyte, or have a capped allowance then techbuzz have 5 good tips (and 1 silly tip) for reducing your bandwidth usage, so that you can surf more.  I’ve never come across these applications before, because I have an unlimited pipe which [...]

9Jan2007 | Tony Williams | 0 comments | Continued
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Top 10 Ways To Access Blocked Websites

We all know the scenario. You’re at work or at school and someone in their infinite wisdom has decided to block access to one of your favourite sites. The latest one for me at my workplace is my own website!
Using a proxy server used to be the quickest way, but network admins seem [...]

7Jan2007 | Tony Williams | 17 comments | Continued
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Digg Aftermath - The Last 24 Hours Have Been Interesting

I don’t have time to write a proper tip today, so I guess today’s tip is for Digg.com.
Without warning I got onto the Digg homepage for the first time yesterday. I’ve only been running this site for a few months, so I’m still stunned by the ‘Digg effect’. My poor little server only [...]

3Jan2007 | Tony Williams | 1 comment | Continued
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Great Firefox Extensions You’ve Never Heard Of Before

Everton over at Connected Internet who seems to keep a close eye on One Tip A Day, has updated his list of great Firefox extensions that most users don’t find because they don’t get promoted.  There are some beauties in his list including WebmailCompose that ensures that any email links open in your chosen [...]

2Jan2007 | Tony Williams | 0 comments | Continued
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Get Unlimited MP3 Storage With MP3tunes

MP3tunes, who allow you to upload and stream your own mp3 files, is now offering free unlimited storage and music streaming to select registrations.  Those who aren’t lucky in the ‘lottery’ allocation of unlimited accounts will still get upgraded at a later date for free.  Until then they will still be giving away 1GB of [...]

29Dec2006 | Tony Williams | 1 comment | Continued
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Stuck For Christmas Music? Check Out Connected Internet Jukebox

I’ll be taking a wee break over Christmas to spend with my family and loved ones. I hope you all have a fantastic holiday and break.
I’ve got time for one quick tip before I head out for some last minute shopping. If you’re looking for some free xmas music then check out Connected [...]

24Dec2006 | Tony Williams | 0 comments | Continued
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The Dos And Don’ts For Driving Traffic To A New Website

Connected Internet has written a great article entitled ‘The Do’s And Don’ts For Driving Traffic To A New Website’. The site author has singled out the options that would benefit new sites, more than just writing a generic list of steps a site owner can do.
The one I can resonate the most with is [...]

20Dec2006 | Tony Williams | 1 comment | Continued
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Get More Traffic From Technorati

John from JohnTP is currently on a mission to get as many Technorati favourites as possible to increase the amount of traffic he is getting.
Another quick way to get additional traffic from Technorati is to add an a picture to your profile.  This way when users search Technorati, your picture will stand out and you’ll [...]

19Dec2006 | Tony Williams | 1 comment | Continued
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List Of Ad-free Proxy Sites

Trying to browse the internet can be a pain at work as many popular communities, blogs and forums are blocked. You can get around these with a proxy service, that lets you get around corporate or school firewalls.
The problem with most proxy sites though, is that they tend to serve a lot of popup [...]

15Dec2006 | Tony Williams | 42 comments | Continued
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Convert YouTube Videos To Standard Formats

There are many ways to download Youtube and Google Video files. One easy way to do this is to use the Video Downloader firefox extension. The problem is, even if you manage to crack how to download the files playing them in a normal video player as they are in the flv format.
The Riva [...]

14Dec2006 | Tony Williams | 0 comments | Continued
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