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Within our blog, you can find your interesting topic from our several articles and contents -- Come and Surf Now.Boonchai Thaveetermsakulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17384067309485131152noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984076580610060904.post-82035221288359511452010-11-07T19:25:00.000-08:002010-11-07T20:14:46.009-08:00The Great Misconception of Long-Tail Keywords and SEO<span style="font-weight: bold;">The Great Misconception of Long-Tail Keywords and SEO<span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Author :</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Jill Whalen © 2010</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Article ::</span> Copyright © 2010 <span style="font-style: italic;">Jayde Online, Inc.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Source :</span> SEO-News.Com<br /><br />As I write this, I just came back from a meeting with a<br />potential client with a startup who wants to make sure they<br /><a href="http://bit.ly/aKCoaW">bake SEO into their website from the start</a><br />(http://bit.ly/aKCoaW) while also not making any SEO gaffes<br />along the way. They were referred to me from a current client<br />who was in similar shoes about a year ago. I love working with<br />startups who have a well-thought-out business model, which is<br />in part to create a website and business so great that it<br />dominates their space.<br /><br />During the course of our conversation one of the many things we<br />discussed was the need for a "long-tail keyword strategy."<br />Which makes sense because part of dominating any niche is<br />showing up in the search results for any and all keyword phrases<br />that relate to the business. We talked about the usual long-tail<br />keyword vehicles...a resource center on the website, a blog,<br />etc., all of which this company was planning to implement down<br />the line.<br /><br />After the meeting I made a quick stop at Trader Joe's for nuts<br />and berries for my husband (I think he's part chimpanzee!).<br />When I got home it was noon so I fired up my "<a href="http://paper.li/jillwhalen">Jill Whalen<br />Daily</a> (http://paper.li/jillwhalen) ," which provides me with great<br />lunchtime reading. The '<a href="http://paper.li/">paper.li dailies</a> (http://paper.li/) ' are<br />cool because they provide you with all the links your Twitter<br />followers posted during the last 24 hours. I often use mine to<br />help me find good articles to submit to <a href="http://sphinn.com/">Sphinn</a> <br />(http://sphinn.com/), as well as to keep up with the latest news<br />in the search marketing world and beyond. As I was browsing it<br />today, however, I was thinking that I shouldn't be reading other<br />people's articles because I had a newsletter to write and no<br />clue what to write about! My only excuse was that perhaps I<br />would get inspired by something I read.<br /><br />Thankfully for me (and you, faithful reader), I did! The very<br />first article I read gave me exactly the inspiration I needed.<br /><br />The article in question was Ian Lurie's "<a href="http://www.conversationmarketing.com/2010/10/%20long-tail-seo-101-defined.htm">SEO 101: Defining the<br />long tail</a> (http://www.conversationmarketing.com/2010/10/<br />long-tail-seo-101-defined.htm) " .<br /><br />If you'd like, go ahead and read it before continuing – I'll<br />wait. Just be sure to come back because I'm going to tell you<br />why Ian is wrong in his explanation of the long tail for SEO.<br /><br />Let me start by saying that I have tons of respect for Ian, whom<br />I met this past year at a conference we were both speaking at.<br />He's wildly intelligent, with the dry sense of humor for which<br />I'm a total sucker. Of the articles he's written that I've<br />read, I mostly agree with him – but not always. Which of course<br />is part of what keeps SEO so fun and interesting...we all have<br />our own opinions and definitions of stuff.<br /><br />With that out of the way, and with you having had enough time to<br />read Ian's article, here are my thoughts on SEO and long-tail<br />keywords. Let's start with what I do agree with in Ian's<br />article.<br /><br />His definition:<br /><br />The Long Tail<br /><blockquote style="font-style: italic;">Specific, niche search phrases, usually more than 2 words in<br />length, that offer a low competition, low search volume and high searcher intent.</blockquote><br /><br />I mostly agree with that definition, although I'd say usually<br />more than 3 words in length because most 3-word search queries<br />do not have low search volume.<br /><br />And I suppose that is the crux of my disagreement. He provides 3<br />made-up examples of long-tail keyword phrases, but in my opinion<br />only 2 of them are truly long tail.<br /><br />His examples revolve around socks, and he rightfully explains<br />why optimizing and ranking highly for the one word "socks" is<br />not the best SEO strategy. It will provide you with lots of<br />traffic to your site, but it's untargeted traffic, and<br />therefore less likely to convert for you. That is, the person<br />who comes to your site after typing the one word "socks" into<br />Google is less likely to buy socks from you than the person who<br />typed "socks with cats on them" (another of Ian's example<br />phrases). I definitely agree with this. And I also agree that<br />the phrase "socks with cats on them" is likely to be a true<br />long-tail keyword phrase.<br /><br />Ian also uses "socks that knock my socks off" as a potential<br />long-tail phrase, and goes on to say that these types of<br />phrases, in aggregate, can provide as much traffic to a website<br />as the one word "socks," while providing the bulk of the<br />sales. Once again, I agree.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Keyword Gems as Opposed to Long-Tail Keywords</span><br /><br />Where I start to disagree is with the third keyword phrase that<br />Ian uses as a long-tail keyword: "red wool socks." While he<br />was obviously just making up examples, "red wool socks" is<br />unlikely to be a long-tail phrase – it's what I call a<br />"<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFWe4xCmTQs">keyword gem</a> (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFWe4xCmTQs) ."<br /><br />There's a very big difference between keyword gems and<br />long-tail keywords. Keyword gems are those that a lot of people<br />use in the search engines, but they don't have as much<br />competition as the much more general keyword "socks." This<br />differs from long-tail keywords, which aren't used much in the<br />search engines.<br /><br />Long-tail keywords – in the truest sense of what long-tail means<br />– are those that may get searched for only once a month, once a<br />quarter, or even once a year. Sometimes even just once in a<br />lifetime! In fact, they may never show up in most keyword<br />research tools as viable keywords. (Especially now that Google<br />has basically wiped them out of their keyword research<br />database...but that's a story for another day.)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">You Don't Optimize for Long Tail</span><br /><br />Because long-tail keywords are so few and far between and can't<br />easily be researched, you can't optimize for them – not in the<br />traditional SEO sense. But that's okay, and in fact, it's the<br />beauty of long-tail keywords. Anybody can receive highly<br />targeted traffic from them, regardless of your level of<br />knowledge of SEO! All you have to do is have content on your<br />website. It doesn't even have to be good content, although it<br />should be good if you want it to convert for you. The content<br />can even be user-generated, as in a forum, or in blog comments,<br />product reviews, or pretty much anything that puts words on your<br />pages.<br /><br />If you have words on your pages (and your site is crawler<br />friendly), you will receive traffic that relates to those words<br />whether you mean to or not. You've likely seen this yourself if<br />you have a blog or articles on your website and you review your<br />web analytics for the keyword you're getting found under. It's<br />really that easy.<br /><br />But that's not SEO.<br /><br />And that's where I disagree with Ian.<br /><br />Near the end of his article he writes:<br /><br />"If you want to capitalize on the long tail, look beyond rabid<br />link grubbing and learn to optimize your pages. Optimized,<br />relevant content is what gets long tail traction."<br /><br />Yes, you can look beyond the horribleness of link grubbing. But<br />no, you don't have to optimize your content for long-tail<br />traction. You simply have to write content.<br /><br />Sure, you can think about and create a long-tail keyword<br />strategy where you determine specific themes that you want to<br />write about that may capture the most amount of search traffic<br />as well as bring in links. And that's certainly how I'll be<br />helping my new startup client as part of my SEO consulting.<br />However, when I write my newsletters I don't do it with<br />keywords in mind. When we have posts on our forum, we don't do<br />it with keywords in mind. And yet, that's where our long tail<br />traffic comes from--with or without a long tail strategy.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Long-Tail Visitors Do Rock</span><br /><br />While my long-tail visitors aren't typically in the market for<br />SEO services at the moment, they are often looking for SEO<br />information and education. The articles and posts they find on<br />my site through their long-tail searching often entice them to<br />sign up for our newsletter, which is a conversion in and of<br />itself. And I know from my data that newsletter subscribers<br />(waving to you!) are, in the long run, the most apt to hire me<br />for SEO consulting services somewhere down the line if or when<br />they're in the position to do so.<br /><br />But make no mistake about it – our best short-term<br />lead-converting traffic comes from the keyword gems that are<br />searched upon fairly often. These are the ones that we optimize<br />our sales pages for. They are the keywords that potential<br />clients are using that describe exactly what we offer and how<br />those offerings can benefit them.<br /><br />When you put those two strategies together – long-tail content<br />designed to make a first impression and a small conversion<br />(newsletter sign-up) plus keyword gem optimization designed to<br />collect leads now – you've got yourself some mighty SEO!<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">This Article Written by:</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> Jill Whalen © 2010 </span><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Copyright</span> © 2010 – Jayde Online, Inc. All Rights Reserved.<span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br /><span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Source :</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"> <a href="http://www.seo-news.com/">SEO-News.Com</a> , Winnipeg, MB R2M 5M3, Canada</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Website Registration :</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">SEO-News is a registered service mark of Jayde Online, Inc. </span><br /></div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">About the author: </span><br />Jill Whalen, CEO of High Rankings and co-founder of SEMNE, has<br />been performing <a href="http://www.highrankings.com/%20seo-services">SEO services</a> since 1995. Jill is the host of the <a href="http://www.highrankings.com/newsletter/">High Rankings Advisor newsletter</a> and the High Rankings SEO forum .<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Editor of i-Technology News Blog :</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Boonchai Thaveetermsakul</span><br /></div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">About the Editor: </span><br />Coordinator and Web Alliance of <a href="http://www.i-prosper.org/">i-Prosper.org</a> and <a href="http://www.i-prosper.biz/">i-Prosper.biz</a> , and Writer of several websites and blogs: <a href="http://i-%20%%20%2020technologynews.blogspot.com/">i-Technology News</a> , <a href="http://neolinersinternational.blogspot.com/">Neo Liners International Blog</a> , <a href="http://multileaves.blogspot.com/">MultiLeaves</a> ,<br /><br /><a href="http://erudite-owl.blogspot.com/">Erudite Owl</a> and <a href="http://omnisciencez.blogspot.com/">OmniscienceZ</a> .<br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzR63MLW89nXgirq8BfK9rUs7FQKLvvmvAnPDFn-09GgzeeSjZwzFWUjctOb-9yxL-UsffqKHl_XVgcgB1uuw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><a href="http://www.i-neotech.com/">Intro to i-NeoTech.Com : the Information and New Technology Centre Website </a></strong></div><div align="center"></div>Boonchai Thaveetermsakulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17384067309485131152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984076580610060904.post-63387982385281199302010-11-07T18:02:00.000-08:002010-11-07T18:50:47.377-08:00Facebook Business Pages Demystified for Business Owners<span style="font-weight: bold;">Facebook Business Pages Demystified for Business Owners<span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Author :</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Nancy McCord © 2010</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Article ::</span> Copyright © 2010 <span style="font-style: italic;">Jayde Online, Inc.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Source :</span> SiteProNews.Com<br /><br />Facebook is so popular that business owners can simply no longer<br />consider it a site only appropriate for socializing and game<br />playing. In fact, in September 2010, Facebook surpassed Google<br />in regards to the amount of time users spent on their site.<br />Facebook states that users spend over 700 billion minutes per<br />month on Facebook!<br /><br />With 500 million active users, Facebook is the new behemoth on<br />the Web. With its popularity across diverse age groups,<br />integrated email application, and new Bing search integration, a<br />Facebook user may simply no longer need to visit Google for Web<br />searches or log off to use an email application. They may be<br />able to experience the Web fully all from inside Facebook. With<br />more than 50% of the active users logging into Facebook every<br />day, according to Facebook, Facebook is now so important to your<br />potential customers' lives that it makes sense for you as a<br />business owner to have a presence where your prospects are<br />hanging out on a daily basis.<br /><br />Let's clear up a few things that have confused business owners<br />about Facebook. First, a Business Page is not to be confused<br />with a personal profile. They are two separate entities and<br />offer different options and ways to interact with friends and<br />colleagues.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Are Business Pages Also Called Fan Pages?</span><br /><br />Many of you who have been using Facebook for a while will<br />remember that Facebook used to call Business Pages - Fan Pages.<br />Additionally, it used to be that someone "fanned you." Now<br />they "like you." Don't get confused in thinking that a Fan<br />Page is a different product than a Business Page - they are one<br />and the same.<br /><br />All Facebook Business Pages start with the set-up of a personal<br />Facebook profile. That's right, a personal profile! You can't<br />just jump to Business Page set up. The email address and name<br />you use for your personal profile must be one tied to a person<br />and not a catchall email like info@mydomain.com. Remember, that<br />if you have an employee set up your Facebook account and the<br />personal profile portion for your Business Page, you don't want<br />to tie the new account to the employee's email address. If the<br />employee does so and leaves your employ, you could lose access<br />to your Facebook Business Page, all of your accumulated fans,<br />and information without recourse.<br /><br />For set up, I typically recommend that one of the business<br />owners create a new email address specifically for Facebook.<br />Once you have set up the personal Facebook profile, you are<br />ready to get started. But, don't take time to add information<br />like education and other details in this special account unless<br />you plan on using it for your own personal use. You are just<br />setting up this account to have a platform to launch and access<br />your new Facebook Business Page.<br /><br />While logged in to your new personal account, visit this link:<br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/create.php">http://www.facebook.com/pages/create.php</a> . It will take you to the Facebook Business Page creation tool to actually create your new page.<br /><br />On the right side of the creation page under the heading<br />the "Official Page" look for "Create a Page for a:" and then<br />select "local business." Enter your page name and then tick<br />the box next to the statement that says you are a legal<br />business representative and allowed to own the page. It is<br />important to understand that the name you choose for the title<br />of your Facebook Business Page will appear at the top of your<br />finished page.<br /><br />I recommend you use proper spelling but not use hyphens or<br />underscores in your selected name. It used to be that you had<br />to enter hyphens or the spaces would show as non-HTML characters<br />in the page name and URL, but Facebook has grown beyond that.<br />For example, enter in "My Business Name" (note the proper use<br />of spacing and capitalization), not "My-Business-Name." This<br />name will appear in your new Business Page URL as well.<br /><br />Once you click create, the next page you see will be your brand<br />new Facebook Business Page. It is that simple. Later, after<br />you've had 25 people "Like" your page, you will be able to<br />select a vanity URL, but we'll talk about that later.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Do My Personal Updates Show on My Business Page?</span><br /><br />After you have set up your Facebook Business Page, you can<br />"lock down" your personal profile that was used to launch your<br />Business Page. To do so, just alter the privacy settings in<br />the personal account to not show your personal information to<br />others who are not "approved" friends.<br /><br />When Facebook was first created many business owners including<br />myself, started with a Facebook personal profile for their<br />business. Now that Facebook has created Business Pages, you can<br />easily change the privacy settings on your old personal profile<br />to funnel your business traffic to your new Facebook Business<br />Page, keeping your old personal profile just for family and<br />close friends.<br /><br />When you change the privacy settings on the personal profile<br />attached to your Business Page, it does not impact who can view<br />information about your Business Page. Conversely, if you<br />post pictures of your kids on your Facebook personal profile<br />that is the launch pad for your Business Page, and you have your<br />personal profile limited to "friends only", your kids' photos<br />will not appear on the wall of your Business Page.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Why Exactly Would a Business Owner Want a Business Page and Not Just Use a Personal Profile?</span><br /><br />Several reasons to have a Facebook Business Page are: the<br />ability to contact all people who "Like" or who "Fan" you<br />with one click newsletter type notes, interact with<br />discussion questions like a forum, set up events and invite fans<br />to attend, and even create specialized welcome and shopping<br />pages. Your Business Page can almost be a mini website!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Creating Your Business Page Vanity URL</span><br /><br />Once you have 25 people who have clicked that they "Like"<br />your Business Page, you can select a short easy to remember name<br />to promote on your website and business card. Your Business Page<br />goes from something like http://www.facebook.com/pages/<br />Waldorf-MD/mccord-web/129943573719686?ref=sgm to something<br />like this http://www.facebook.com/mccordweb. Just visit this<br />link <a href="http://www.facebook.com/username/">http://www.facebook.com/username/</a> . You can have vanity URLs for both your personal account and Business Page.<br /><br />It is very important to understand that once you have selected<br />your vanity URL you will not be able to change the name, so<br />select carefully.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Practice Tips for Keeping Your New Facebook Business Page</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Updated</span><br /><br />No one wants to be spammed, but sometimes new Business Page<br />owners get excited and post what seems like a constant flow of<br />information on their wall. It is important to understand that<br />what you post on your wall is posted on the wall of the people<br />who have clicked "Like" on your page. We encourage our<br />clients, when they are doing status updates themselves, to be<br />courteous and post about twice a day. Facebook is not Twitter<br />and so 5 to 10 status updates a day could get you blocked or<br />hidden by fans when they feel you have inundated their wall with<br />your daily or hourly updates.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Conclusion</span><br /><br />I hope that this white paper has helped to introduce you to<br />Facebook Business Pages in a way that helps you to feel that you<br />can easily set one up and have fun doing it. If you haven't set<br />up your own Facebook Business Page, now's the time to consider<br />setting one up. Facebook is only getting more popular and is<br />actively seeking to woo the business community into their portal<br />with demographic based pay per click advertising and the new<br />integrated search with Bing.com.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">This Article Written by:</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> Nancy McCord © 2010 </span><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Copyright</span> © 2010 – Jayde Online, Inc. All Rights Reserved.</div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Source :</span> <span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://www.sitepronews.com/">SiteProNews.Com</a> , Winnipeg, MB R2M 5M3, Canada</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Website Registration :</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">SiteProNews is a registered service mark of Jayde Online, Inc. </span><br /></div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">About the author: </span><br />Nancy McCord is the founder and President of McCord Web Services<br />LLC which provides blog writing services, Twitter and Facebook<br />status updates, and Google AdWords services. Since 2001, Nancy<br />McCord has developed a national reputation as an expert on<br />blogging and how businesses can harness the power of Web for<br />profit. You can visit Nancy and her firm at <a href="http://www.mccordweb.com/">www.McCordWeb.com</a><br /><br />If you feel that you need professional help in setting up your<br />page or maintaining your updates and to interact with Fans, we<br />ask you to consider '<a href="http://www.mccordweb.com/internet-marketing/facebook-fan-pages.php">our Facebook service offerings</a>'<br />(http://www.mccordweb.com/internet-marketing/facebook-fan-pages.php) . I know that you will find us responsive and affordably priced .<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Editor of i-Technology News Blog :</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Boonchai Thaveetermsakul</span><br /></div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">About the Editor: </span><br />Coordinator and Web Alliance of <a href="http://www.i-prosper.org/">i-Prosper.org</a> and <a href="http://www.i-prosper.biz/">i-Prosper.biz</a> , and Writer of several websites and blogs: <a href="http://i-%20%20technologynews.blogspot.com/">i-Technology News</a> , <a href="http://neolinersinternational.blogspot.com/">Neo Liners International Blog</a> , <a href="http://multileaves.blogspot.com/">MultiLeaves</a> , <a href="http://erudite-owl.blogspot.com/">Erudite Owl</a> and <a href="http://omnisciencez.blogspot.com/">OmniscienceZ</a> .<br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwbFLt52ULrOZXvpXT4Jhxcwx2gIQjCitCVgnEPPbvfAu9wLWA-aJX-Z7PmDa_C_7U3C3BJw24iYJTfdrRKsg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><a href="http://www.i-neotech.com/">Intro to i-NeoTech.Com : the Information and New Technology Centre Website </a></strong></div><div align="center"></div>Boonchai Thaveetermsakulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17384067309485131152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984076580610060904.post-59701604376402060982010-10-26T20:10:00.000-07:002010-10-26T23:28:44.602-07:00WONDERFUL Dry Cabinet AD-CH Series (New Design)<span style="font-weight: bold;">WONDERFUL Dry Cabinet AD-CH Series (CH - Concave Handle Series) -- New Design<span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Author/Editor :</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Boonchai Thaveetermsakul</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Article ::</span> Copyright © 2010 <span style="font-style: italic;">Boonchai Thaveetermsakul</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Based on the Information Provider :</span> Wonderful Specification & Data Sheet from Factory<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Source :</span> i-TechnologyNews.Blogspot.com<br /><br /><br />WONDERFUL Dry Cabinet New Model and New Design -- CH Serie (Concave Handle series) : This series develop the new type of inward-curving handgrip called "Concave Handle - CH" for assisting the cabinet owner to have more easily and firmly handgripping the door when opening it (the earlier model does not have the handle at all !!! The user has to hold and pull at the edge of the door). Because it is curved inward the door edge, the concave handle conceals its existence and hamonizes with the surface of the door. Look more beautiful and smart design !!!<br /><br />At the present, the cabinets are available in 6 different standard models and 2 new extra capacity sizes :<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">NT-WF-AD041CH</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">WONDERFUL Dry Cabinet model AD-041CH (Concave Handle) - 38 LITRES</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.i-neotech.com/"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 180px;" src="http://www.i-prosper.org/ineozone_images/NT_WF_AD041CH_001.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Type of Display Screen : Dial Display Hygrometer<br />Outside dimensions : w33.4xd32.0xh44.0cm.<br />Inside dimensions : w31.0xd30.0xh40.5cm.<br />Capacity : 38 Litres<br />Number of Drawers/Shelves : 2<br />Net Weight : 11 kgs. (11000 grams)<br /><br />Delivery carton dimensions : w40.0xd40.0xh52.0cm.<br />Gross Weight : 12 kgs. (12000 grams)<br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">NT-WF-AD051CH</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">WONDERFUL Dry Cabinet model AD-051CH (Concave Handle) - 58 LITRES</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.i-neotech.com/product-en-535300-Dry+Cabinet+++Wonderful.html"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 180px;" src="http://www.i-prosper.org/ineozone_images/NT_WF_AD051CH_001.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Type of Display Screen : Dial Display Hygrometer<br />Outside dimensions : w33.4xd32.8xh57.3cm.<br />Inside dimensions : w31.0xd30.0xh53.8cm.<br />Capacity : 50 Litres<br />Number of Drawers/Shelves : 3<br />Net Weight : 11.8 kgs. (11800 grams)<br /><br />Delivery carton dimensions : w40.0xd40.0xh65.0cm.<br />Gross Weight : 12.8 kgs. (12800 grams)<br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">NT-WF-AD089CH</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">WONDERFUL Dry Cabinet model AD-089CH (Concave Handle) - 72 LITRES</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.i-neotech.com/product-en-535300-Dry+Cabinet+++Wonderful.html"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 180px;" src="http://www.i-prosper.org/ineozone_images/NT_WF_AD089CH_001.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Type of Display Screen : Dial Display Hygrometer<br />Outside dimensions : w41.9xd37.3xh59.0cm.<br />Inside dimensions : w37.5xd34.5xh54.0cm.<br />Capacity : 72 Litres<br />Number of Drawers/Shelves : 3<br />Net Weight : 15.5 kgs. (15500 grams)<br /><br />Delivery carton dimensions : w50.0xd44.0xh67.0cm.<br />Gross Weight : 17 kgs. (17000 grams)<br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">NT-WF-AD109CH</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">WONDERFUL Dry Cabinet model AD-109CH (Concave Handle) - 106 LITRES</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.i-neotech.com/"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 180px;" src="http://www.i-prosper.org/ineozone_images/NT_WF_AD109CH_001.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Type of Display Screen : Dial Display Hygrometer<br />Outside dimensions : w41.9xd37.3xh84.5cm.<br />Inside dimensions : w37.5xd34.5xh79.5cm.<br />Capacity : 106 Litres<br />Number of Drawers/Shelves : 4<br />Net Weight : 21 kgs. (21000 grams)<br /><br />Delivery carton dimensions : w50.0xd44.0xh93.0cm.<br />Gross Weight : 23 kgs. 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(24500 grams)<br /><br />Delivery carton dimensions : w50.0xd44.0xh107.0cm.<br />Gross Weight : 27 kgs. (27000 grams)<br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">NT-WF-AD169CH</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">WONDERFUL Dry Cabinet model AD-169CH (Concave Handle) - 147 LITRES</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.i-neotech.com/product-en-535300-Dry+Cabinet+++Wonderful.html"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 180px;" src="http://www.i-prosper.org/ineozone_images/NT_WF_AD169CH_001.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Type of Display Screen : Dial Display Hygrometer<br />Outside dimensions : w41.9xd37.3xh115.6cm.<br />Inside dimensions : w37.5xd34.5xh110.6cm.<br />Inside height (details) : h39.0 cm.(upper-section) / h71.6 cm. (lower-section)<br />Capacity : 147 Litres<br />Number of Drawers/Shelves : 5<br />Number of Door(s) : 2<br />Net Weight : 28 kgs. (28000 grams)<br /><br />Delivery carton dimensions : w50.0xd44.0xh123.0cm.<br />Gross Weight : 30 kgs. (30000 grams)<br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">NT-WF-AD139CH</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">WONDERFUL Dry Cabinet model AD-139CH (Concave Handle) - NEW 163 LITRES</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.i-neotech.com/"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 180px;" src="http://www.i-prosper.org/ineozone_images/NT_WF_AD139CH_001.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Type of Display Screen : Dial Display Hygrometer<br />Outside dimensions : w47.9xd40.0xh99.8cm.<br />Inside dimensions : w46.2xd37.3xh94.6cm.<br />Capacity : 163 Litres<br />Number of Drawers/Shelves : 3<br />Net Weight : 23 kgs. (23000 grams)<br /><br />Delivery carton dimensions : w56.0xd48.0xh107.0cm.<br />Gross Weight : 25 kgs. (25000 grams)<br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">NT-WF-AD159CH</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">WONDERFUL Dry Cabinet model AD-159CH (Concave Handle) - NEW 183 LITRES</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.i-neotech.com/product-en-535300-Dry+Cabinet+++Wonderful.html%22"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 180px;" src="http://www.i-prosper.org/ineozone_images/NT_WF_AD159CH_001.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Type of Display Screen : Dial Display Hygrometer<br />Outside dimensions : w53.7xd40.0xh99.8cm.<br />Inside dimensions : w52.0xd37.3xh94.6cm.<br />Capacity : 183 Litres<br />Number of Drawers/Shelves : 3<br />Net Weight : 24 kgs. 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(26000 grams)<br /><br /><br />For more information, you can contact the dry cabinet autorized agents and dealers : <a href="http://www.i-neotech.com/">www.i-neotech.com</a> .<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">This Article Written by:</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> Boonchai Thaveetermsakul</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Copyright</span> © 2010 – Boonchai Thaveetermsakul<br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Source :</span> <span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://www.i-technologynews.blogspot.com/">i-Technology News Blog</a> , Bangkok, Thailand</span><br /></div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">About the author: </span><br />Boonchai Thaveetermsakul is the author and editor who has written articles and contents for several variety topics published on the websites and posted on blogs domestically and nationwide, including <a href="http://i-technologynews.blogspot.com/">iTechnology News Blog</a> . Follow Boonchai Thaveetermsakul’s Works at the author's related sites and blogs : <a href="http://www.i-prosper.org/">i-Prosper.org</a> , <a href="http://neolinersinternational.blogspot.com/">Neo Liners International Blog</a> , <a href="http://multileaves.blogspot.com/">MultiLeaves</a> , <a href="http://erudite-owl.blogspot.com/">Erudite Owl</a> and <a href="http://omnisciencez.blogspot.com/">OmniscienceZ</a> .<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Editor of i-Technology News Blog :</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Boonchai Thaveetermsakul</span><br /></div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">About the Editor: </span><br />Coordinator and Web Alliance of <a href="http://www.i-prosper.org/">i-Prosper.org</a> and <a href="http://www.i-prosper.biz/">i-Prosper.biz</a> , and Writer of several websites and blogs: <a href="http://i-technologynews.blogspot.com/">i-Technology News</a> , <a href="http://neolinersinternational.blogspot.com/">Neo Liners International Blog</a> , <a href="http://multileaves.blogspot.com/">MultiLeaves</a> , <a href="http://erudite-owl.blogspot.com/">Erudite Owl</a> and <a href="http://omnisciencez.blogspot.com/">OmniscienceZ</a> .<br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyAPyA2WQtZ1hcdZAN7cEd1f55WkQj1n_cEB5fdsKApDT-dgBezUtc8nLPYWVRVHQecdWKH-ycW04t75QT2NA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><a href="http://www.i-neotech.com/">Intro to i-NeoTech.Com representing Wonderful Dry Cabinet</a></strong></div><div align="center"></div>Boonchai Thaveetermsakulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17384067309485131152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984076580610060904.post-8861188416417164602009-08-30T17:38:00.000-07:002009-09-03T02:16:01.947-07:00How to Set Up the Controller for HUITONG Professional LED DHC-Series II<strong><em>How to Set Up the Controller for HUITONG Professional LED DHC-Series II</em></strong> <br /><strong>Author/Editor :</strong> <em>Boonchai Thaveetermsakul</em><br /><strong>Article ::</strong> Copyright © 2009 <em>Boonchai Thaveetermsakul</em><br /><strong>Based on the Information Provider :</strong> Huitong Dry Cabinet Factory<br /><strong>Source :</strong> <em><a href="http://i-technologynews.blogspot.com/">i-technologynews.blogspot.com</a></em><br /><br />The purpose of this article is to provide the general advice and instruction on how to set up the humidity controller for HUITONG Professional LED Digital Humidity Controlled Unit (LED DHC) Series - II, which is the standard system used for Huitong Dry Cabinet model DHC-400, DHC-500, and DHC-800.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgws1pL9qyKV4-mz0yPT5giwcWrB4knPlVKgoGEU4eymb1f4ba6GWu8F61QYEpq7Tg31eMsFkWIDBKtY8p9S6qcjLCUTJQXdz9kH8-S_IWqwmpjCMZd2WoJmUSsEI1_tps84M8-ZAbQsVZq/s1600-h/DHCLEDII_Panel_001.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 120px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 60px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375925218097728178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgws1pL9qyKV4-mz0yPT5giwcWrB4knPlVKgoGEU4eymb1f4ba6GWu8F61QYEpq7Tg31eMsFkWIDBKtY8p9S6qcjLCUTJQXdz9kH8-S_IWqwmpjCMZd2WoJmUSsEI1_tps84M8-ZAbQsVZq/s200/DHCLEDII_Panel_001.jpg" /></a>The humidity controlled system of these series, which is located inside the cabinet, can be adjusted by the humidity sensor LED controlling panel in front of the cabinet. The LED screen on the said panel will also display the current humidity status. The humidity level can be set from 20%RH to 95%RH. Default factory mode is set at 45%RH (with the deviation of 2% bias), which means that in case that the user does not have any intention to select his/her own desired %RH. When the dehumidifier starts processing, the unit itself will automatically maintain its percentage of relative humidity at 45%RH. Green LED on the humidity controlled unit inside the cabinet indicates that the dehumidifier is working. Once the desired humidity is reached, power will be cut off automatically. Now, in case the user decides to go for his/her own choice of humidity. Here are the step-by-step procedures to set up the level of %RH :<br /><br /><br /><ol><br /><li>On the LED Panel, Press "SET" button and the word "CLK" will appear on the LED screen.<br /><li>Press "SET" button again and then the number "132" will display on the LED screen. (The number of "132" technically is the factory default command function to compile the processor to allow setting of desired humidity).<br /><li>Press "SET" button again, and the word "AL2" will show on LED screen.<br /><li>Press "SET" button once again, and the previously set humidity level will display. (Default is 45%RH).<br /><li>Press " ^ " (UP-Arrow key) button or " v " (DOWN-Arrow key) button to increase or decrease set-up level respectively to the desired humidity level.<br /><li>Press "SET" button to confirm the value setting and the word "AH2" will appear for a few seconds before it displays the actual humidity level inside the cabinet in which it can be more or less than the desired percentage of relative humidity.<br /><li>And then the Green LED on the humidity controlled unit will also illuminate to indicate that the controller is working to adjust the humidity inside the cabinet into the desired %RH. Once the target is reached, the Green LED will be off to indicate that the dehumidifying process is automatically cut off and the %RH will be maintained at the desired level.</li></ol>Keep in mind that before you start the said advised procedures, make sure that the model you have is coincided with this humidity controlled unit: LED DHC Series II .<br /><br /><br /><p align="right"><strong>This Article Written by:</strong> <em>Boonchai Thaveetermsakul</em><br /><strong>Copyright</strong> © 2009 – <em>Boonchai Thaveetermsakul</em><br /><strong>Source :</strong> <em>i-Technology News Blog, Bangkok, Thailand</em></p><br /><br /><br /><p align="left"><strong>About the author:</strong> </p><p align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;">Boonchai Thaveetermsakul is the author and editor who has written articles and contents for several variety topics published on the websites and posted on blogs domestically and nationwide, including <a href="http://neolinersinternational.blogspot.com/">Neo Liners International Blog</a>. Follow Boonchai Thaveetermsakul’s Works at the author's related sites and blogs : <a href="http://www.i-prosper.org/">i-Prosper.org</a> , <a href="http://i-technologynews.blogspot.com/">i-Technology News</a> , <a href="http://multileaves.blogspot.com/">MultiLeaves</a> , <a href="http://erudite-owl.blogspot.com/">Erudite Owl</a> and <a href="http://omnisciencez.blogspot.com/">OmniscienceZ</a> .</span></p><br /><br /><br /><p align="right"><strong>Editor of i-Technology News :</strong> <em>Boonchai Thaveetermsakul</em></p><strong>About the Editor:</strong><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Coordinator and Web Alliance of <a href="http://www.i-prosper.org/">i-Prosper.org</a> and <a href="http://www.i-prosper.biz/">i-Prosper.biz</a> , and Writer of several websites and blogs: <a href="http://i-technologynews.blogspot.com/">i-Technology News</a> , <a href="http://neolinersinternational.blogspot.com/">Neo Liners International Blog</a> , <a href="http://multileaves.blogspot.com/">MultiLeaves</a> , <a href="http://erudite-owl.blogspot.com/">Erudite Owl</a> and <a href="http://omnisciencez.blogspot.com/">OmniscienceZ</a> .</span><strong></strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwrdPOJcS5TDGy2Yw57iOodQloVmU8BWozq1go8VRe07F-NzKA3T30R8WSQS07QLhDxueKIh0Icx_IJ4NARcg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><a href="http://www.i-neotech.com/">Intro to i-NeoTech.Com representing Huitiong Dry Cabinet</a></strong></div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div>Boonchai Thaveetermsakulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17384067309485131152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984076580610060904.post-15671954662273877882006-11-15T19:09:00.000-08:002009-08-12T18:30:06.127-07:00Tips In Buying A Digital Video Camera<strong><em>Welcome to i-Technology News</em></strong><br /><br />Welcome to i-TechnologyNews.blogspot.com - your friendly blog of comprehensive omniscient content resource. You can find your interesting topic from our several articles and contents.<br /><br />Each day we will choose one of the leading top 50 interest articles and hottest news of the day regarding technology concern, and present it on our blog as the cover story of the day. Below you will find extensive information on the said proudly selected articles to broaden your knowledge on your way to success.<br /><br />Today, the Most Interesting Selected Topic is under "Digital Video Camera" category :<br /><br /><br /><strong><em>Tips In Buying A Digital Video Camera</em></strong><br /><br /><br /><strong>Author:</strong> <em>Beverly Kane</em><br /><strong>Article:</strong> Copyright © 2006 <em>Beverly Kane</em>.<br /><br /><br /><br />Choosing which digital video camera to purchase can seem mind boggling with those hard to understand specifications. In most cases the specifications are not all vital but they can help you narrow your choices. More often than not, cost is the deciding factor when it comes to purchasing cameras. However, before allowing the cost to be your deciding factor, it is important to understand what some of the specifications mean and how important they are to your personal requirements.<br /><br />The most essential factors for evaluating the best digital video camera are price, overall size and ease of use. The price of a digital video camera ranges from $300 upwards. It is important to determine if you are paying for extra features you may not need.In considering size, remember that the lightest camera will not be useful if controls are too small for your fingers. It is necessary to always try the digital video camera out prior to buying it. It's not a good idea to purchase your digital camera online unless you have seen and handled that particular camera previously.<br /><br />The optical zoom and digital specifications are usually fairly similar in most cameras. Most digital video cameras come with at least a 10x optical zoom. The lens of a higher priced digital video camera will have higher quality optics than lower priced cameras, but the zoom factor remains the same. The digital zoom simply enlarges the image captured in the lens and is therefore, much less important. There are a number of specifications that are worth considering. However, the two most important are the LCD screen and weight.<br /><br />The LCD screen can vary in size from 2 to 3.5 inches. A larger screen not only makes it easier to view what you are recording but a larger screen is also helpful when viewing the playback on the digital video camera.<br /><br />The weight of a digital video camera can vary from 15 to 23 ounces and is also an important consideration. Cameras with lots of features will obviously be heavier but you need to consider how portable you want your digital video camera to be.<br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="right"><strong>This Article Written by:</strong> <em>Beverly Kane</em> - © 2006 <em>Beverly Kane</em></p><strong></strong><br /><strong>About the author: </strong><br /><strong><br /></strong>Beverly Kane is a staff writer at <a href="http://www.theshoppinggazette.com">The Shoping Gazette</a> and is an occasional contributor to several other websites, including <a href="http://www.entertainment-digest.com">Entertainment Digest</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="right"><strong>Editor of i-Technology News:</strong> <em>Boonchai Thaveetermsakul</em></p><br /><strong>About the Editor:</strong><br /><br />Coordinator and Web Alliance of <a href="http://www.i-prosper.org">i-Prosper.org</a> and <a href="http://www.i-prosper.biz">i-Prosper.biz</a>Boonchai Thaveetermsakulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17384067309485131152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984076580610060904.post-14222076889359785532006-11-15T17:51:00.000-08:002009-08-12T18:30:39.079-07:00Welcome to i-Technology News<strong><em>Our Top Selected Article of the Week</em></strong><br /><br />Welcome to i-TechnologyNews.blogspot.com - your friendly blog of comprehensive omniscient content resource. You can find your interesting topic from our several articles and contents.<br /><br />Each week we will choose one of the leading top 50 interest articles and hottest news of the week regarding technology concern, and present it on our blog as the cover story of the week. Below you will find extensive information on the said proudly selected articles to broaden your knowledge on your way to success.<br /><br />This Week's the Most Interesting Selected Topic is under "Computer" category :<br /><br /><br /><strong><em>Tips On Buying A Used Laptop. </em></strong><br /><br /><strong>Author:</strong> <em>Nick Nano</em>.<br /><strong>Article:</strong> Copyright © 2006 <em>Nick Nano</em>.<br /><br />Ever buy something second hand, get it home, and realize that there was something wrong with it, and that the flaw was probably going to haunt you until the day that you either sell it, give it away, or throw it away? 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The models that have proven themselves to become known as bulletproof, usually command a higher price; and conversely, the more proprietary a machine is, the more apt it is to be found in the lower percentile of the respective price range.<br /><br />Irregardless of what strata of used machine you are in the market for, there are certain things that a perspective used <a href="http://www.i-prosper.org/computer1/amz_computer_1001.htm">laptop</a> owner should be aware of.<br /><br />Most electronic, and electrical, troubleshooters learn in the course of plying their craft, that the features that are most likely to go first, on any piece of equipment, are the ones that receive the most ergonomic interfacing. To put that in more laymen terms, whatever gets handled, pushed, pulled, turned, and slid; is usually the first suspect that you look at, after a failure.<br /><br />Having said that, there are some important points that one should keep in mind when looking at a prospective used <a href="http://www.i-prosper.org/computer1/aff_computer_2001.htm">laptop</a>; the first of which, is whether or not you are purchasing the machine on a as-is basis, or not. If you are purchasing the machine from a reputable store, that offers a return policy, or a limited warranty, then at least you have the grace of taking it home, and giving it the once over. If however, you are purchasing the machine from let's say an individual, or a store who maintains an "as is" policy, then it's buyer beware.<br /><br />The first point of review should be the condition of the display. With the machine off, and the screen dark, look at the screen from off to the side; inspect it for any scratches or aberrations, then with the machine on, and the screen lit up, give the display a good looking over. What you do not want, is to get it home and realize that there is a blem on the screen; because if you bought it on a "as is" basis, you will have to look at that defect for a long, long time. So check, and double check the screen.<br /><br />The next thing you want to look at are the connectors; where the mouse, ethernet, USB, and power connectors go into the machine. <a href="http://www.i-prosper.org/computer1/aff_computer_3001.htm">Laptops</a> were designed specifically to be mobile, unlike their <a href="http://www.i-prosper.org/computer1/amz_computer_1001.htm">desktop</a> counterparts. So that means they are going to be carried, stuffed, un-stuffed, and accidentally dropped, kicked, and banged.<br /><br />If the machine was used, for navigation, with say, possibly any of the popular GPS software, then there is a good chance that it was required to ride shotgun in the passenger seat of a moving vehicle, and subject to abrupt stops, which could possibly have caused it to be airborne. Now I know this is a worst-case scenario, but I want you to think about the laws of probability, specifically the one having to do with the three circles, and the hundred marbles. Eventually, those three marbles will role outside the third circle, and then Murphy's Law will prevail.<br /><br />Assuming that the machine was at some point mobile, and some, if not all the required devices were plugged into it, and the user had to inadvertently slam on the brakes; we can also assume that the machine went flying. Experience has shown, that there is conclusive evidence that indicates once a machine has become airborne, they don't land very well. They usually land on their side, and possibly the side that has all the aforementioned connectors coming out of it; and those connectors were not meant to be used as landing gear. So, after-the-fact what will be left, is a female connector that looks just fine from the outside, but the devil is in the details. And there is really no way of telling unless you have a flashlight, and a magnifying glass, and you know exactly what you're looking for.<br /><br />Once a USB, or ethernet connector has been damaged, there is really no cost effective way to repair it, except to purchase a PCMCIA card, that replicates the device that has been damaged; and that will unnecessarily tie up a PCMCIA slot.<br /><br />So, what I recommend when you're out looking to buy a used <a href="http://www.i-prosper.org/computer1/aff_computer_4001.htm">laptop</a> , is that you bring with you, a set of connectors. Bring a mouse, to plug into the connector where the mouse goes; a USB connector to test the "feel" of the connector where the USB connectors go in; a RJ-11 jack, for checking the telephone line receptacle, and basically any other connectors, that would relate to any other devices that you plan to be plugging in to that particular machine. What you will be looking for is two things. First, do the connectors stay in after you push them in? Do you hear the characteristic "click" on the ones that are supposed to click? Gently tug on them to see if they pop out too easy; or do they stay in like they are supposed to? You want them to stay in.<br />And second, does the connector go in smoothly and snugly? If not, look for another unit.<br /><br />If the power supply for the machine is available, check the feel of the power connector going into the power receptacle on the back of the unit. If it feels like it wants to fall out right after you plug it in, than that will be problematic when you have the machine in a mobile environment. Make sense? You want to make sure that the connectors, once they are inserted into their respective receptacles, will stay there. Lest they will be falling out when you're trying to get things done, and causing unneeded aggravation.<br /><br />On the subject of what you will be in possession of, data-wise, on the machine, after you own a used <a href="http://www.i-prosper.org/computer1/aff_computer_5001.htm">laptop</a> ; plan on reinstalling the operating system. But before you do that, you should invest in some type of software which "wipes" the drive or files, such as <a href="http://bchaiclick.hyperwiper.hop.clickbank.net/" target="_top">HyperWipe</a> instead just deleting them. The difference between wiping, and deleting, is that when you wipe a drive, or file, the procedure of wiping actually writes, and rewrites, over the specified area on the drive, to make any previous data un-recoverable.<br /><br />As part of the deal, if you can, you should also try and get two disks. The first, would be for the operating system that is already installed on the machine, so you can reinstall it, thereby giving yourself the benefit of being able to start from a clean slate; and the other disk should be the OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) disk, for whatever brand, make, and model machine it is, which contains the drivers that are peculiar to any proprietary peripherals that come with the machine, such as sound cards, software modems, display adapters, drives, and so forth; because when a manufacturer says "we don't support that anymore", they mean it.<br /><br />Following this simple plan of performing a limited number of semantics prior to purchase, hopefully, will allow you to sidestep any aggravation from recurring problems after purchase of a used <a href="http://www.i-prosper.org/computer1/aff_computer_6001.htm">laptop</a> .<br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="right"><strong>This Article Written by:</strong> <em>Nick Nano</em> - © 2006 <em>Nick Nano<br /></em></p><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>About the author:</strong><br /><br />The author has been in the electronics and electrical industry since 1972. 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