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Blocking Flash in Google Chrome

Flash videos can some time be very annoying. They eat up your bandwidth unknowingly, but if you are using Google Chrome, you can always avoid them eating up your bandwidth. While there are Google Chrome Apps and extensions available for this purpose like chrome flashblock, but you can do it without actually installing any other add on for this purpose. You can selectively block flash plugins and other plugins in Google Chrome. The process is very simple to follow and will save 100s of MB from your bandwidth if you are a regular YouTube video viewer. Open Google Chrome browser and type in – chrome://settings Click on “Content Settings” Select “Click to play” under Plugins, and save your changes by clicking “Done”. Next time when you will open some website containing flash content or any other plugin content it will ask you before playing video. So, now you will have control on when to play video, so that videos won’t start automatically.

Disable thumbs.db in Windows 8

I really don’t having “thumbs.db” file in every other folder I open in Windows 8. So, I recently figured out, how to get rid of this. Below screenshot explains much of it… Just open “gpedit.msc”, go to Administrative Templates => Windows Components => File Explorer. Look for entry “Turn off the caching of thumbnails in hidden thumbs.db files.” Right click and edit this entry, click on “Enable” to Disable the generation of thumbs.db anymore… Please use the comments section, if you are still not able to achieve this…

SMS Marketing Tips for Businesses

SMS marketing can have a number of benefits to your company. Knowing how to properly implement SMS marketing, however, is easier said than done. Many companies make the mistakes in SMS marketing that can cost them customers. Following certain tips can allow you to avoid these mistakes. Advertise Special Promotions When you use Sms For Business you are usually taking part in an advertising campaign. Customers have signed up to receive your advertisements, so you will need to make sure that the advertisements you send out are accurate and updated. If you fail to send out updated messages, you can cause the customer to become annoyed. For special promotions, you will want to give specific details without being overwhelming. Give the customer a reason to look further into your advertisement and give them enough details to have the gist of the advertisement. Make Your Messages Viral Send out messages that your customers will want to share with their family and friends. If your message is u...

Elements of a Great Website

If you own your own business, then you probably have your own website, too. You've no doubt spent countless hours surfing around the Internet, looking at all of these fantastically designed websites, trying to find out what your site needs to increase traffic and produce more business. After all, anyone can build a website, but what does it take to have a successful site? There are a lot of different elements that go into creating a website that is both professional and functional. The foundation of a great site is to keep it simple to navigate, while still looking professional. Simple Navigation Making your website easy to get around on is essential to turning visitors into customers. You've probably been on websites that put more of a focus on how they look, rather than on making it easier to find things. These type of sites will turn off visitors from buying your product, or returning to your website. You want to avoid both of those situations. One of the central elements of...