The link to commenter’s site does serve some good purposes like letting the comment poster link to his/her blog/site which might have good resources and also allows free publicity and exchange of traffic between genuine blogs and sites via the comment links, but there is way too much nuisance and problems which weigh down these advantages.

Well this is what you need to do if you want to remove these links. Go to the wp-includes directory in your wordpress installation via ftp, locate a file called comment-template.php (in older versions of wordpress you would need to find comment-functions.php) , download the file, create a backup of the file to make sure you can upload a working copy in case you mess up.
Open the php file with notepad (any text editor) or any code editing software you may have. Now in the file at around line 106 you would locate a function called get_comment_author_link() (around line 347 if you are editing comment-functions.php) . The line number might vary from wordpress versions, but the code within the function is the same for all versions of wordpress after 1.5, so this hack will work for all versions of wordpress 1.5 and up. Within the function you would see the following lines

$url    = get_comment_author_url();
$author = get_comment_author();
if ( empty( $url ) || 'http://' == $url )
   $return = $author;
else
   $return = "<a href='$url' rel='external nofollow'>$author</a>";
   return apply_filters('get_comment_author_link', $return);

What this function does is, check if the comment author posted a URL when he/she posted a comment, if there is no url it just prints the author name, if there is an URL with the comment then wordpress prints the author’s name as a link to the author’s website. We are going to modify the function to just print the author’s name (without a link) even if a URL is present with the comment. For that just replace

$return = "<a href='$url' rel='external nofollow'>$author</a>";

With

$return = $author;

And you are done! Just save the file, upload the file back into the server and you should get comments with links removed with just the author’s name throughout the website!

Next I am going to try to totally remove the URL field while posting comments into the blog to save the hassle of commenter’s entering a URL. Will get back with a quick guide for that when I succeed.

•You have renamed your user account via computer management and windows still uses the folder with the old username to store your profile information.
•You want to move the profile folder from its default location to a different location for reasons like backing up, making up space in the drive windows is installed etc.

Moving or renaming your windows profile folder has 2 steps
1.Locating and renaming or moving your profile folder: You can locate your profile folder in your %SystemDrive%\Documents and Settings\Username . for example for a normail windows installation and for username ‘techallica’ the profile folder would be c:\Documents and Settings\techalllica. Now you may proceed to rename your username folder (in our case ‘techallica’) to your new username or move the username folder to another location say for ex. D:\profiles\techallica

2.Let windows know your changes: Once you have moved or renamed the folder, the next step is to register the changes in the windows registry system so that Windows knows where to locate your profile folder. To do so you need to open the registry editor by clicking on ‘run’ from the start menu and typing ‘regedit’ in the ‘run’ window. This will open up the registry editor. In the registry editor navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList
To make things complicated windows employes something called ‘SID’ to uniquely identify user accounts. Each user account in the windows system is allotted an unique ‘SID’. You need to know the unique ‘SID’ of the user account whose profile folder you just renamed or moved. To locate the ‘SID’ just download the following script by clicking here and run it. The script will output the unique ‘SID’ of all the accounts in the system. Just note down the SID of the account being modified, get back to the registry editor, and select the correct userid. Now in the right pane, double click on ‘ProfileImagePath’ (which stores the path to the profile folder of the username) and set the correct path to the profile folder. Our case d:\profiles\techallica. If you have just renamed your profile folder then it would be C:\Documents and Settings\newusername (assuming windows is installed in C:\)

3.Done: You are done now. Just close the editor, log out of windows and login back and see if you can log back in successfully (which you most probably should)

every time you finish a browsing session i.e. every time you close internet explorer.  Enabling this option is quite simple and once done you need not bother anymore of clearing your temporary internet files and thus worry about breach of your privacy.

Follow these simple steps:
Open up the internet options window from the tools menu in internet explorer, click on the advanced tab. Tick on the option which says “Empty temporary internet files folder when browser is closed” and click on ok to save settings and close the window. Now windows automatically clears temporary internet files every time you finish browsing.

Step1: Open Internet options window of Internet Explorer

Step 2: Click on advanced tab and you will see the following window

Step 3: Tick on option “Empty Temporary Internet Files folder when browser is closed” then click on Ok to close the Internet options window. DONE!

Cookies even though always deemed evil are harmless bits of information stored by websites on your computer. Cookies are similar in some ways to temporary internet files. Cookies usually have information like site preferences, automatic login details etc and are saved by the sites you visit into your computer. Cookies also are a big privacy concern because anybody having access to your computer can browse your cookies folder and learn about the sites you visit. Therefore clearing the cookies folder is as important as clearing the temporary internet files.  Clearing both the temporary internet files and cookies is a simple task.

Open up internet explorer, On the tools menu choose internet options Under temporary internet files section, click on the “Delete Files” button, confirm your delete action (check  “delete offline files” box also) and the internet options screen is shown again. Now click on “Delete Cookies”, on the confirmation pop up click “ok”. You will be taken back to the internet options screen, click Ok to close the screen.

Please be advised that it may take a while for the temporary internet files to get deleted especially if you haven’t done it before recently and there are lots of files to delete. The computer may go un-responsive for a few seconds, don’t panic, its normal. You have now successfully deleted both cookies and temporary internet files from your computer and thus compromise of privacy due to these files is no longer possible.

Step 1: Open internet options window and click on Delete Files

Step 2: Confirm deletion

Step 3: Click on Delete Cookies button

Step 4: Confirm cookie delete

P.S Tired of clearing temporary internet files every time you complete browsing? There is a way of deleting internet files automatically, read the next post.

To prevent such things to happen, it’s advisable to clear the browser history on a regular basis, preferably at the end of every browsing session to maintain privacy. The only downside of deleting the browser history would be that if you forget the URL or address of the website you have visited in the past, you wouldn’t be able to go to your browser history and easily locate it.

To clear websites history is straight forward process.
1.    Open up internet explorer,
2.    Once its open, in the menu, click on tools and then select Internet options
3.    Then click on clear history button.

This clears your internet history. You can also adjust the number of days internet explorer maintains your browser history. By default it’s 30 days.  Click ok to save the changes and exit the screen. With your internet history under control, your windows privacy control is much easier.

These suggestions are populated based upon your internet browsing history. For example when you type in www.tec windows will automatically complete the address as www.techallica.com if you had visited techallica.com previously. If more than one match occurs a small list is provided and you can select your desired address from that list.

 
Now how are these suggestions made? Simple, by remembering all the websites that you have visited in the past i.e. maintaining your browser history.  This is a potential breach of your privacy. Anybody who has access to your computer can view the complete list websites you have browsed in the past simply by typing in a few letters in the internet explorer address bar and seeing the auto completed list of websites which are nothing but the list of websites you have visited in the past.

The only way to stop this from happening is to clear this list of stored browser history. This list is stored in the file called index.dat located in your cookies directory which is usually located at C:\Documents and Settings\username\Cookies\ (replace “username” with your windows username, if your username is jack then your cookies folder is C:\Documents and Settings\jack\Cookies\).

You simply have to delete this file to clear your auto suggestions history, but the deletion a bit tricky. Why? Because windows does not allow a file which is being currently used and index.dat automatically gets loaded when windows starts normally. You either have to start windows in safe mode, locate the file and delete the file or use a small nifty utility like Dr.Delete which can be downloaded here.

Once you download and install Dr.Delete, using the software, browse and select index.dat located at C:\Documents and Settings\username\Cookies\ folder and press confirm. Once you have done that, the file will automatically be deleted when you reboot your computer. Once you reboot your computer, the browsing history used for the address auto complete feature located at index.dat is deleted.

Step by Step Walk through

Step1: Start the Dr.Delete software/application

Step 2: Browse to C:\Documents and Settings\username\Cookies\ folder and select the index.dat file and click on Open

Step 3: After selecting the file, click on Delete button

Step 4: Click on Yes in the confirmation window that pops up

Step 5: Click Ok in the window that pops up next. This is a standard window that pops up if you are using windows XP or Windows 2000, don’t worry, nothing to bother here

Step 6: Click Ok on the information window

Step 7: Restart your computer. The file will be deleted automatically when your computer restarts/reboots

Your words are the entire foundation of your business. Your product, your website and your marketing strategies all depend on your words. You must learn how to write persuasive words specifically written for your targeted customer. You must feel your customers needs and write your copy with passion, excitement and benefit.

Your text should be written in a black, legible font with a light background. Avoid using fancy fonts or backgrounds that will make your text difficult to read. When you begin writing, write in small blocks of text with a space between each block. There is nothing that will make your visitor click away faster than a sea of black text — so make sure you use plenty of white space.

Begin your sales letter with a powerful headline that demands attention. This headline is the most important part of your entire sales letter. If it doesn’t grab your potential customer’s attention, they won’t bother to read the rest of your letter. Your headline should be displayed in a larger bold font and demand your potential customer’s attention to intrigue them to read on.

Use subheadings (headlines) throughout your letter to capture the attention of those who just scan your text. Your subheadings should provide highlights of each section of your sales letter. And, should be displayed in a larger, bold font.

Once you’ve captured your potential customer’s attention with your powerful headline, you should now direct their attention to your introduction. Write a brief paragraph about your product to let them know exactly what you have to offer them. Keep your introduction brief and to the point with no filler content.

Once you’ve written your introduction, continue to write and tell your potential customer why your product is the solution to their problem. Tell them exactly how your product will benefit them. Identify a specific problem and promote your product as the solution. This can be accomplished with the use of questions that identify a specific problem that your product will solve. Ask questions that you know they can identify with — feel their needs.

Every word, sentence and headline should have one specific purpose — to lead your potential customer to your order page. When writing your sales copy, direct your words towards one specific person. Use words like “you” and “your” rather than “them” or “their.” Write as if you are speaking with just one person — one on one. Write to persuade, that’s the bottom line.

Use the following formula when writing your website sales letter:

A - Attention - Use a powerful headline that demands attention
I - Interest - Intrigue interest and create curiosity
D - Detail - Provide details about your product or service
A - Action - Call for action

Many Internet users are apprehensive when it comes to making a purchase on the Internet. You must put their mind at ease by displaying your full name, company name and contact information. In addition, you must completely remove their risk. Provide your potential customers with a solid, no risk, money back guarantee. This will put their mind at ease by building their confidence in you and your product. In addition, include some of your testimonials within your sales letter. Make sure you don’t create a separate page for your testimonials, as they most likely won’t be read. Place your testimonials throughout your sales letter to ensure their visibility.

Studies have shown that long sales copy out-sells short sales copy. However, some visitors do prefer a short sales letter. To accommodate both types of preferences, you can provide both. For those visitors who prefer a short sales letter, provide them with an opportunity to click through to your sales page throughout your sales letter.

When writing a long sales letter, keep in mind, with each additional click, you will lose a percentage of your visitors. Have you ever read a sales page that forced you to click through several pages to continue reading the sales letter? Many Internet users find this very frustrating and click away. Try to keep your sales letter all on one page for the best results. Your visitors would much rather scroll through a long sales letter than click through and load another page. Their time is very valuable — accommodate them.

Once you’ve written your sales letter and packed it with all of the benefits your product has to offer, your next step will be to “call for action.” Ask for the order and provide an easy ordering process. Continue to reassure your visitor by reminding them of your personal guarantee and lead them to your order page.

For those whom still aren’t convinced, provide them with free bonuses just for purchasing your product. Many times, you’ll find that customers purchase your product just for the free bonuses.

Your final step will be to close your sales letter with a PostScript. When your visitor scans your sales message, chances are, they’ll read your headline, subheadings and your PostScript message. Place your most important benefits within your P.S. message — it will get read.

Write your words so that they seamlessly flow together from your beginning headline through to your order page. Pack your copy with all the benefits your product has to offer and keep it simple. The simple, well designed sites with great copy make the sales.

1. Start by changing the Start menu: Right-click the Start button, choose Properties, select Classic Start Menu, and click OK.

2. Next, bring back the desktop: Right-click a blank part of the desktop and choose Personalize. Choose Theme and then choose Windows Classic from the Theme pull-down menu. Click OK.

3. Finally, put the menus back on top of each folder: Open your Documents folder from the Start menu. Then click the Organize button, choose Folder and Search Options, and choose Use Windows Classic Folders. Click OK.

The above steps not only brings back the old Windows XP look and feel but also reduces the load off an old PC struggling with vista’s fancy graphics and layers.

1. Select all of the text inside an e-mail, and then simultaneously press the Ctrl key and the C key.

2. Open a new, blank document inside a word-processing program like Microsoft Word.

3. Paste the text of your e-mail into the new document by simultaneously pressing the Ctrl key and the V key.

4. Use the program’s Find and Replace feature to locate all of the > symbols in your text and replace them with a blank space.To do this in Microsoft Word:

• Click the Edit drop-down menu.
• Select Replace.
• A window opens.Type > (the “greater than” symbol) in the Find What box.
• In the Replace With box, do not type anything (leave it blank)
• Click the Replace All button.