The command we need to use to list the packages currently installed in Ubuntu or Debian is dpkg –get-selections. For example:

# dpkg --get-selections
acpi                                            install
acpi-support-base                               install
acpid                                           install
adduser                                         install
apache2                                         install
apache2-mpm-prefork                             install
apache2-utils                                   install
apache2.2-common                                install
apt                                             install
apt-utils                                       install
aptitude                                        install
autoconf                                        install
automake                                        install
automake1.4                                     install
autotools-dev                                   install
avahi-daemon                                    install
bacula-common                                   install
bacula-fd                                       install
base-files                                      install
base-passwd                                     install
bash                                            install
bind9-host                                      install
binutils                                        install

…

It will return a long list showing all the installed packages. To filter to specific list of packages, for example we only need to show java packages, combine it with grep, for example:

# dpkg --get-selections|grep java
java-common                                     install
java-gcj-compat                                 install
java-gcj-compat-headless                        install
libbcel-java                                    install
liblog4j1.2-java                                install
liblog4j1.2-java-gcj                            install
libmx4j-java                                    install
libpg-java                                      install
libregexp-java                                  install
sun-java6-bin                                   install
sun-java6-jdk                                   install
sun-java6-jre                                   install

We can find the locations of the files within a package from the list by using the dpkg -L command, such as:

# dpkg -L sun-java6-jdk|more
/.
/usr
/usr/share
/usr/share/doc
/usr/share/doc/sun-java6-jdk
/usr/share/doc/sun-java6-jdk/changelog.Debian.gz
/usr/share/doc/sun-java6-jdk/copyright
/usr/share/doc/sun-java6-jdk/README.alternatives
/usr/share/doc/sun-java6-jdk/README.html
/usr/share/menu
/usr/share/menu/sun-java6-jdk
/usr/share/applications
/usr/share/applications/sun-java6-jconsole.desktop
/usr/share/lintian
/usr/share/lintian/overrides
/usr/share/lintian/overrides/sun-java6-jdk
/usr/share/doc-base
/usr/share/doc-base/sun-java6-jdk-readme
/usr/lib
/usr/lib/jvm
/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun-1.6.0.12
/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun-1.6.0.12/include
/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun-1.6.0.12/include/linux
/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun-1.6.0.12/include/linux/jni_md.h
/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun-1.6.0.12/include/linux/jawt_md.h
/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun-1.6.0.12/include/jni.h
/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun-1.6.0.12/include/jdwpTransport.h

…

This book explains almost all about syncing your email and other data with mobile devices using Funambol 7.1

• Provide push email capabilities and synchronization services for mobile devices and PC software using Funambol
• Develop your own Funambol extensions
• Many examples explaining all functionalities provided by the Funambol platform
• An easy reading for system administrators and developers who want to keep in sync enterprise data

Click here for this book’s home page.

In Detail

Funambol is a free and open source mobile synchronization server that provides push email, address book and calendar (PIM) data synchronization, and device management for wireless devices. Are you looking to sync your email and other data with mobile devices for easy access? This book will show you how to do that via the Internet cloud.

With the help of this complete, practical guide you will learn how to access your email, calendar, contacts, important notes a lot more easily and quickly using Funambol. You will be able to sync a large number of online applications with your mobile devices. You will also be able to develop, deploy, and manage any mobile project.

This book will show you how to provide a full-featured PIM synchronization and push email service with Funambol.
You will start by installing Funambol on a personal computer, and then move on to acquire detailed information on the Funambol architecture and the network requirements for deploying it. You will cover several components of Funambol such as Data Synchronization Server, Device Management, Client Plugins, and more.

As you reach the end of the book, you will delve deeper to explore the wide range of possibilities of the Funambol platform beyond the immediate needs of personal data synchronization and mobile email. The book is also a great starting point for anyone who aims to extend Funambol. This book was targeted at version 7.1 of Funambol, but is also applicable to version 8.

Read the full Table of Contents for Funambol Mobile Open Source

Read the sample Content for Funambol Mobile Open Source

What you will learn from this book

• Install the server on both Linux and Windows environment, and learn how to start/stop Funambol services
• Sync your data with other devices and get notified of new emails or other personal data changes
• Start synchronization automatically to receive changes made with another application or device using push synchronization
• Connect to the Data Synchronization Service using Funambol administration tool
• Synchronize all different devices with a central PIM database and email system using the different push mechanisms
• Access a database on a separate machine instead of the local database by configuring Funambol
• Restrict access to specific users, add new users, and track registered users using the Funambol Administration Tool
• Set up and start the PIM Connector and PIM Listener Service, and learn how it works in a complex scenario using a Windows Mobile phone
• Develop a custom connector to access an external data source by following a simple tutorial-styled example

Approach

The book is composed of two parts. The first part will take you through the steps required to fully understand and deploy Funambol to provide PIM synchronization and push email solution to your mobile users. This is done step-by-step, starting from a simple personal usage scenario to a more complex environment that must serve thousands of users. All components of the platform are smoothly introduced and explained, starting from the functionality they provide. The second part of the book is more informative and will assist you in building Funambol extensions. In particular, it contains an easy-to-follow tutorial that will allow you to write a Funambol connector in a few easy steps.

Who this book is written for

If you are looking forward to install and get started with Funambol, this book is for you. You need to have a technical background and be confident with a bit of code tweaking, but not a developer.
General server administration skills are assumed and familiarity with Java will be a benefit in places.

Author(s)

Stefano Fornari

Stefano Fornari is a co-founder and CTO of Funambol, Inc., the leading provider of open source mobile cloud sync and push email solutions for billions of phones. Stefano had several years of software development experience before starting the Funambol open source project in 2003. He was one of the main contributors of the project and was also the project manager. Today, Stefano is in charge of the engineering team of Funambol. Prior to his development work on Funambol, Fornari was the chief architect at Stigma Online where he played a key role in the development of the company’s flagship portal product, SolWeb Intra. He has also held positions at Compaq, where he was an advisor on wireless technologies in PDAs, and at Art Technology Group (ATG) as a consultant. He holds an M.S. Degree in Computer Science.

Monthly employee salary payment can be done by Cash Journal. In order to do that, we need to create a new Charge, which is then associated with Wages expense account. This video tutorial show you how to do that, which are the steps of:

1. Creating a new Charge associated with Wages expense
2. Using the Charge in Cash Journal and entering the salary payment

Video Tutorial: Entering Salary Payment using Cash Journal

Quick reference

In BASH terminology, there are 3 file descriptors, stdin, stdout and stderr (std means standard).

Basically you can:

1. redirect stdout to a file
2. redirect stderr to a file
3. redirect stdout to a stderr
4. redirect stderr to a stdout
5. redirect stderr and stdout to a file
6. redirect stderr and stdout to stdout
7. redirect stderr and stdout to stderr

Next, 1 represents stdout and 2 means stderr.

A little note for seeing this things: with the less command you can view both stdout (which will remain on the buffer) and the stderr that will be printed on the screen, but erased as you try to ‘browse’ the buffer.

stdout 2 file

This will cause the ouput of a program to be written to a file.

        ls -l > ls-l.txt
        

Here, a file called ‘ls-l.txt’ will be created and it will contain what you would see on the screen if you type the command ‘ls -l’ and execute it.

stderr 2 file

This will cause the stderr ouput of a program to be written to a file.

        grep da * 2> grep-errors.txt
        

Here, a file called ‘grep-errors.txt’ will be created and it will contain what you would see the stderr portion of the output of the ‘grep da *’ command.

stdout 2 stderr

This will cause the stderr ouput of a program to be written to the same file descriptor than stdout.

        grep da * 1>&2
        

Here, the stdout portion of the command is sent to stderr, you may notice that in differen ways.

stderr 2 stdout

This will cause the stderr ouput of a program to be written to the same filedescriptor than stdout.

        grep * 2>&1
        

Here, the stderr portion of the command is sent to stdout, if you pipe to less, you’ll see that lines that normally ‘dissapear’ (as they are written to stderr) are being kept now (because they’re on stdout).

stderr and stdout 2 file

This will place every output of a program to a file. This is suitable sometimes for cron entries, if you want a command to pass in absolute silence.

        rm -f $(find / -name core) &> /dev/null
        

This (thinking on the cron entry) will delete every file called ‘core’ in any directory. Notice that you should be pretty sure of what a command is doing if you are going to wipe it’s output.

Adempiere financial reports (balance sheet and profit loss) must be correctly setup before you can see and generate the reports. You must setup the Report Line Set and Report Column Set.

These video shows you how to import the Report Line Set for Balance report, adjust the value and calculation for each report line, and how to create the reports.

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Adempiere financial reports (balance sheet and profit loss) must be correctly setup before you can see and generate the reports. You must setup the Report Line Set and Report Column Set.

These video shows you how to import the Report Line Set for Profit and Loss report, adjust the value and calculation for each report line, and how to create the reports.

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No traffic means you will not get sales. This is the very most important equation when it comes to internet marketing. Whether you are new to internet marketing or an experienced marketer still no one will ever get to see your site and be amazed with it when it doesn’t have any traffic at all. Specially for those who have just built a website having all the money making affiliate links that are all plugged in, or just a simple website wherein it promotes your own business services and products.

If you have just started to be an affiliate I supposed you have already tried many means of advertising for your affiliate programs. Maybe you have already tried using safelists, submitting them manually and then moved on to millions of automated submission tools or perhaps you have also bought leads for your business.

It’s possible you did make some sales and got a couple of leads, but still the results remain far from fantastic plus all of these methods are very time consuming. All this effort can be very expensive and at some point of times it can also be demoralizing. You just imagine, you are going to send powerful email advertisements to thousands of quality leads and then just hear from a few them and also before I forget, there are also those cheap traffic sites that just sell you pop overs that are useless.

If you have experienced these things that I have told you well this is the only way out.

Pay-per-click search engines where you can drive targeted traffic to your website. This is a search engine methods that doesn’t mind if your site is indexed for ages or if it’s a brand new website you have just created minutes ago. You are really assured that targeted traffic is all worth a ton. We all know that by any means communication is the most important one. In internet marketing if there is higher means of communications there is also a higher possibility of having sales because if people have already found your site they are already interested in your product and your affiliate program. Conversion could be between 3-5% if you are using good targeted keywords and well written ads.

At present, the biggest and most leading search engines are Google and Overture, they have the largest network of engines. When you set up a campaign in Adwords it will not really take an hour if you only got the keywords and the ads ready. You will already see massive traffic streaming in just 15 minutes right after you have set up your campaign. This could really cost you more but you have to consider that you are only paying for the relevant clicks and not for view and for impressions and in return you will get targeted traffic and converts much better.

You as a beginner in setting up for PPC ad campaigns, you are advisable to start on smaller PPC search engines because the clicks there are cheaper even though the traffic is lower. These are search engines like Miva, GoClicks,7Search.com, ExactSeek and more but however if your product is really competitive the amount of traffic offered by these search engines can add pretty much.

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Having an online business means that you need to get free targeted website traffic or you will never make money and never succeed. There are many different strategies that can be used for getting free targeted traffic. You just need to know the more effective strategies to use.

Here are the most effective strategies that anyone can use for free targeted traffic to any business online.

One: Article marketing – This is one of the most effective strategies you can use for building targeted traffic to your site now and far into the future. There are many ways online that articles can be used to get your site out there. You can distribute them to forums, article directories, social marketing sites or even your blog.

Two: Social marketing – This is a method that you definitely need to be using because it is becoming one of the best and most effective ways to market any business online. There are many social sites you should use. Find these sites and educate yourself on using it effectively and before you know it, your business will be receiving a lot of targeted traffic.

Three: Forums – Find forums that are related to your niche and get involved in them. Set up a signature file with your business information. Each time you post a question, make a comment, answer a question, or do any type of post it is displayed giving you free marketing.

Four: SEO – Make sure your website is optimized for the search engines. Pay close attention to what keywords are being used and then use as many targeted ones as possible. Search engines will pick up these keywords and then you will start to see your site placed in their free results.

Five: Videos – There are many free sites online that help you make a video. You just need to have a webcam and then find these sites. Video is an effective and popular advertising tool to get targeted traffic.

These are the most effective strategies that you want to use for free targeted website traffic. Educate yourself on how to use each strategy effectively and then put into action what you learn. You want to have numerous marketing methods working for you to get more traffic. This is the only way to find success online and make money.

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When applying for an offshore merchant account in the Middle East, the requirements and the procedures may vary according to the processing company namely: Panama Legal and Thetabiz Offshore.

IT is applicable for those who have international businesses away from the place of residency. However, not all are qualified to apply since there are some countries that are not currently catered by the service processors. Here are two companies that offer offshore merchant account services and the steps on how to apply one namely:

Panama Legal

For foreigners living in Middle East who want to invest in other countries, Panama Legal Company has provided its client an option in order to get an approved merchant account. A merchant must open a bank account in a major Middle Eastern bank, which will be under the name of Panama Corporation as well as the merchant account. The service provider will transfer money to the bank in the Middle East and then to your bank account, never directly to your account.

Thetabiz Offshore

Thetabiz is a Panamanian corporation, which provides bank card services, company and asset protection and merchant account companies’ relation. They are well-versed when it comes to account application for expatriates and high net worth individuals. To apply, here are some steps to follow such as:

• Pay one-time-lifetime membership fee of $400 for an unlimited help for bank accounts and merchant accounts * Complete the merchant account application form
• Application and your existing company website will be reviewed
• Wait until the bank has verified with the VISA and MasterCard match list
• Once qualified, sign contract with the bank and the card processor
• Wait for about 3 days for the issuance of Merchant ID or the MID * Information on how to set-up the processing will be sent to you
• Testing phase will be conducted. Once finished, you can start with credit card processing

Those international companies like U.S. based, offshore company, and Panamanian corporation, who have Middle East Offshore Merchant Account Eligibility can apply. The requirements for this offshore merchant account include, but not limited to the following:

• Existing operational company
• Valid address and a contact number
• Own internet domain
• Active bank account

There are still other merchant account service providers that cater to merchants in other countries outside U.S. Although they have different requirements, but the procedures involved during application are more or less the same. Other service processors are the following: StradaFee, Citibank, and DeltaQuest – all handle transactions from various countries like Europe, Middle East, Asia, UK, Africa, and North and South America. With their multi-currencies service, applying for a merchant account outside the country of residence is no longer a problem.

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NetBeans™ IDE 6.8 offers best-in-class support for the entire Java™ Platform Enterprise Edition 6 specification and the Sun GlassFish™ Enterprise Server v3 platform. Simplify Java application development with Java EE 6 language features: less XML configuration and more POJO-like development; easily target and deploy to GlassFish v3.

NetBeans IDE continues to be the tool of choice for top development languages, and this release includes new features and improved support for PHP 5.3 and the Symfony framework, the latest JavaFX™ SDK 1.2.1, C/C++, Ruby, Maven and more. Integration with Project Kenai, a collaborative environment for hosting open-source projects, now offers full support for JIRA, as well as improved issue tracker integration. As always, the NetBeans Platform provides a rock-solid application framework that can save years of development time.

Supporting Java EE 6 improvements first, NetBeans IDE 6.8 boosts developer productivity and lets developers take advantage of today’s latest languages and platform features.

NetBeans IDE 6.8 is available in English, Brazilian-Portuguese, Japanese and Simplified Chinese.

Release Highlights

Java Enterprise Edition 6

• JavaServer™ Faces 2.0 for web interfaces and the ability to use EJB™ software in web applications
• Java Persistence JPA 2.0 and RESTful web services support
• Deployment, debugging and profiling with GlassFish v3

JavaServer Faces 2.0 (Facelets)

• Code completion, error hints, namespace completion, documentation popups, and tag auto-import for Facelets
• Editor support for Facelets libraries, composite components, expression language

JavaFX

• Support for JavaFX SDK 1.2.1
• Improved navigation, code completion, and editor hints

PHP

• PHP 5.3 support
• Symfony framework support

Kenai.com: Connected Developer

• Full JIRA support
• Improved issue tracker integration

Maven

• Improved support for Java EE 6, Groovy, Scala projects
• Customizable dependency exclusion in dependency graph

Ruby

• Support for Rails 2.3.4 apps with dispatchers, JRuby 1.4, Ruby 1.9 debugging, RSpec 1.2.7
• Improved rename refactoring, type inference, and navigation

C/C++

• Profiling: New Thread Microstates indicator and Thread Details view
• Faster synchronization during remote development

Learn More

• NetBeans IDE 6.8 Release Information
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These are the required steps in summary to sign MIDlets with a certificate.

1. Generate public/private key pairs.
2. Generate Certificate Signing Request (CSR) and submit it to CA .
3. Sign the MIDLet with the certificate.

Here are the list of software required to accomplish the steps:

1. Sun Java 2 SDK or JRE
2. Sun Wireless Tool Kit (WTK)

Generate public/private key pairs

Create a Keystore

From the command line navigate to Java 2 SDK bin directory (if it is not in the PATH yet) and type the below command :

keytool -genkey -keyalg rsa -keystore <keystore_filename> -alias <alias_name>

It prompts you to enter a password for your keystore, your name, organization, and address. For example:

C:\tmp>keytool -genkey -keyalg rsa -keystore vitraining.keystore -alias vitraining
Enter keystore password:  1234567890
What is your first and last name?
  [Unknown]:  akhmad daniel
What is the name of your organizational unit?
  [Unknown]:  vitraining
What is the name of your organization?
  [Unknown]:  vitraining
What is the name of your City or Locality?
  [Unknown]:  bandung
What is the name of your State or Province?
  [Unknown]:  jawa barat
What is the two-letter country code for this unit?
  [Unknown]:  ID
Is CN=akhmad daniel, OU=vitraining, O=vitraining, L=bandung, ST=jawa barat, C=ID
correct?
  [no]:  yes

Enter key password for <vitraining>
        (RETURN if same as keystore password):

You will find the keystore file on the directory called vitraining.keystore.

List the generated keypairs

To see your generated keypairs entry, type the below command :

keytool -keystore <keystore_filename> –list

For example:

C:\tmp>keytool -keystore vitraining.keystore -list
Enter keystore password:  1234567890

Keystore type: jks
Keystore provider: SUN

Your keystore contains 1 entry

vitraining, Dec 14, 2009, keyEntry,
Certificate fingerprint (MD5): CA:EE:0C:D6:64:4D:C3:A3:B9:92:9B:14:58:E0:A1:76

Generate Certificate Signing Request (CSR) and submit it to CA

Next, you need to generate a Certificate Signing Request (CSR) for the enrollment process.

Generate CSR

Type the below command to create a CSR for the key pair in the keystore:

keytool –certreq –file <certreq_filename.csr> –keystore <keystore_filename> -alias <alias_name>

For example:

C:\tmp>keytool -certreq -file vitraining.csr -keystore vitraining.keystore -alias vitraining
Enter keystore password:  1234567890

You will find a new CSR file in the directory called vitraining.csr. Submit the generated CSR to CA.

Sign the MIDLet with the certificate

Once the CA has approved your request, you will receive the certificate, usually by email containing the certificate. You need to copy paste or save the attachment of the certificate file to a file. The next steps are:

Import the certificate to your keystore

Use the below command

keytool –import –trustcacerts –keystore <keystore_filename> -alias <alias_name> -file <cert_filename>

For example:

C:\tmp>keytool -import -trustcacerts -keystore vitraining.keystore -alias vitraining -file vitraining.cert
Enter keystore password:  1234567890
Certificate reply was installed in keystore

Now the keystore is filled up with the valid certificate.

Sign the JAD file

Use JadTool utility to sign a JAR file by adding both of the certificate and the JAR file’s digital signature to the Java Application Descriptor (JAD) file, the process will be :

a. Adding the certificate to JAD

To add the certificate as the value of an attribute named MIDlet-Certificate-m-n, we will use JadTool.jar. Here m is the number of the certificate chain, and n is an integer that, for new certificates, begins at one and increments by one each time you add a new certificate to the JAD file.

java -jar %WTK_HOME%\bin\JadTool.jar -addcert -keystore <keystorename> -alias <aliasname> -storepass <password> -inputjad <input_jadfile> -outputjad <output_jadfile>

For example:

java -jar %WTK_HOME%\bin\JadTool.jar -addcert -keystore vitraining.keystore -alias vitraining -storepass 1234567890 -inputjad test.jad -outputjad test_t.jad

When succeeded, you should see the below attributes added to your output JAD file (in the example test_t.jad):

MIDlet-Certificate-1-1

MIDlet-Certificate-1-2

MIDlet-Certificate-1-3

b. Adding JAR’s digital signature to the JAD

This last process will get the JAR’s digital signature, stores it as the value of the MIDlet-Jar-RSA-SHA1 attribute of the output JAD file.

java -jar %WTK_HOME%\bin\jadtool.jar -addjarsig -jarfile <jar_file> -keystore <keystorename> -alias <aliasname> -storepass <password> -keypass <password> -inputjad <input_jadfile> -outputjad <output_jadfile>

The default value for -jarfile is the MIDlet-Jar-URL property in the JAD file. For example:

java -jar %WTK_HOME%\bin\jadtool.jar -addjarsig -jarfile test.jar -keystore vitraining.keystore -alias vitraining -storepass 1234567890 -keypass 1234567890 -inputjad test.jad –outputjad test_t.jad

Conclusion

Here is to conclude:

1. keystore file is the file you created for storing public and private key pairs
2. csr file is the file you created for submission to get a valid certificate from CA
3. after getting the certificate, save it to a file, and the store it to back your keystore file
4. the keystore file is ready for use for signing JAR and JAD files

Online videos have emerged in the last few years to become one of the preferred methods to present your message to the on line community. Every major and even small newspapers have a online presence these days. There are thousands of newspaper articles that are published online on any given day. And there is a considerable amount of traffic that is driven from

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these posted articles. Now with the emergence of Video directories such as Youtube you are able to increase the online traffic of your newspaper articles drastically by combining your article marketing and video marketing together. There are statistics that show there are 50,000 viewings of videos on Youtube daily. There are also statics that show Youtube has over 150,000 videos submitted to their website on a daily basis.

This amount of traffic is to big to ignore if you have a import message you want to convey in your online newspaper articles. In my article today I want to present to you 3 simple steps to boost the chances of your news articles on video being watched on Youtube and other video directories. Google seems to love video streams so if you learn what google looks for when and the methods google uses to list your video articles is very similar to other standard directory listings. With some basic submission tips you can tap into both article and video marketing medias with even a stronger voice to the online community.

Step# 1 Create a keyword rich tittle for your article video from keywords that are used in your newspaper article.

When you create video articles you need to optimize your videos tittle just as you would optimize the tittle of a newspaper article if you were submitting it to various newspaper and article directories. Only know you will be submitting to video directories such as,Youtube, Blim.tv, Howcast, Photobucket, Veoh, Vsocial, Dailymotion, Metacafe, Revver, Viddler, Yahoo video, Face Book, Myspace Video, and Sclipo. For example if you have a online newspaper article about distance running, then the the first two words of your tittle would be "distance Running :" followed by a space and a Colon. Then some where before the end of the tittle use a secondary key word phrase that supports your article video. Here’s an example of a tittle that would work "Distance Running: Tips On How To Be Competitive In a 5k Race"

Step# 2 Optimize your video article description using keyword rich content.

Just like in your tittle google looks for keywords that are are about your video article. Make sure the keywords you use are actually used in article video. Video directories such as Youtube, Blim.tv, Howcast, Photobucket, Veoh, Vsocial, Dailymotion, Metacafe, Revver, Viddler, Yahoo video, Face Book, Myspace Video,and Sclipo Will also use keywords from your description to locate specific videos when people do a search.

Step# 3 Using Video tags that relate to your video article.

It is very important do not overlook this step when you submit to your article video to the video directories.Many people overlook the video tags when they submit their article videos to the video directories and this is a serious mistake if you want to get your video article watch numerous times at the video directories. At minimum you need to use tags such as the main keyword phrases you used in your tittle and description. Ideally you need to identify at least 5 to 7 keywords, or keyword phrase that are used in your article video. The video directories use these tags to list relevant videos when people search for a specific video topic they want to see.

Well that concludes my article about video newspaper articles. I hope the information we have provided will be useful.Have a nice day!

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If you come online and put up a website or blog, but feel that your website is just another drop in the ocean and can’t stick out among the millions of other websites trying to get the attention of the rest of the world. Well, attracting traffic is an easy task when you know how the fundamentals of generating traffic works.

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Since there are basically 3 ways to drive more traffic; Paying for it, Creating it, and Borrowing it you have a few choices when it comes to adding more traffic. This article will show you a few web site traffic promotion strategies that are completely free in the "create traffic" area.

The first thing you must understand when it comes to get more free traffic it’s the simple fact that thousands of people are just like you, wanting the same visitors as you do. You have to differenatiate yourself by becoming more valuable than your competitors. In order to add value to people’s lives you must know what they want. Therefor you are likely doing your traffic generation wrong. You are wondering how you can "get more traffic" when in reality you have to attract it by adding value to their life.

Web site traffic promotion is easy when you follow these few methods to add value:

* Creating and writing valuable articles.

* Uploading and promoting videos.

* Write and share a blog with tips and tricks.

* Become active in social media and become an attractive force that gets the attention of your target market.

These are some of the web site traffic promotion strategies that I personally use to promote my 60+ websites, but there are many more ways to use the internet to share a message you believe in. Video is one of the most powerful ways that I attract traffic.

The reason video works so well is because of the instant connection you can create between yourself and a potential visitor, and if your video has enough value it can spread virally and add thousands of visitors to your websites.

The reason I focus highly on video is because the sheer power of YouTube is so amazing. A keword that is hard to rank for in Google with millions of competing pages can easily be dominated on YouTube and other video sharing websites. So if you are not using video in your traffic promotion right now you’d be well of giving it a good try!

You should also submit articles as often as you can. They can be short and informative, but bring a lot of free targeted traffic to your websites.

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It goes without saying that if you don’t have website traffic, the other components of your web business can’t work very effectively. Without eyeballs on your sales letter, you won’t make any sales!

There are many ways to generate fast free website traffic, but many of them aren’t readily available to the average, lesser-known marketer.

Joint ventures are an excellent way to get tons of others to send you there traffic. However, joint ventures hinge upon relationships/connections, and many of the people with the most traffic have tons of their own products to promote. Those who own large lists are also approached about joint ventures so often that they may have commitments that extend out past six months.

If you do have a large list, getting immediate traffic to your website can be as simple as sending a compelling email. However, it takes time to build a quality list. It also takes time to build strong relationships and trust with your list members.

Another one of my favorite ways to generate lots of free traffic is by creating an inexpensive product and then allowing others to selling it and keep 100% of the profit. However, that does require a product on a really hot topic, and you still have to recruit affiliates.

You are also giving away 100% of the money on the sale (sacrificing early profits), and your goal there is not so much traffic but to build a list. I do often do this, using a script called Rapid Action Profits, which deposits proceed from the sale directly into my affiliates Paypal accounts while adding the new subscriber to my list automatically.

However, for generating traffic that is free, fast, and even long-term, I recommend creating lots of content and putting it in the path of the search engines. In fact, I often do this when I’m launching a new product, or even promoting a new affiliate product. Here are the down and dirty steps that I take:

1) Do your keyword research, striving to identify the "buying keywords" that your target customers are using. One easy way to do that is to use the "Google External Keyword Tool" to research which keywords get the most searches. This tool is free to use, and will also suggest related keywords to you.

What you are looking for is evidence that people are searching on a given phrase, and that those people are spending money. The Google External Keyword Tool will tell you this.

You can also enter a keyword phrase that you plan to target into the regular Google search box, and look at how many Google AdWords ads display on the right side of the page. These are people paying for each click from people who search on that term, and then click through to their sites. Presumably, they wouldn’t pay for those clicks unless these customers were spending money.

2) Use your target keywords to craft titles for 20 articles. In addition to the keywords make sure that your title also promises some benefit. The article title is what’s going to get you the most traction in the search engines.

3) Actually write those 20 articles. They can be as short as 400 words. If you have trouble writing, go to several of the bigger article directories and read what others have written on the topic. Also Google the keyword and look at what experts have had to say on the topic. Then write the articles.

If you are still stumped, simply plug your mike into your computer and then talk about the topic. Most of us are certainly good at talking. Record your thoughts then go back and organize them and you have an article (or several articles).

Add a resource box to the article that tells the reader to go to your site for more information, or resources (your product) on the topic. When linking back to your site, use your keyword as the anchor text where permitted.

4) Turn each article into a video. The simplest way to do this is probably to put your main points on PowerPoint slides. Then as you read your article, flip through the slides, and record it using Camtasia screen capture software. As easy as that, you have a movie.

5) Turn each article into a podcast (an MP3). Just read the article and record it using software built right into your computer. You can also download free recording software for tons of places on the internet. One of my favorites is Audacity.

6) Write several press releases using the article titles as your topic. Here you need to get a little creative, but as an example, for this article I would use, "Website Traffic Expert Reveals How To Generate Free website Traffic Fast."

These press releases are being written for SEO purposes, so the exact wording is not so critical. You are going to share several point in the press release and then you are going to link to one or two websites that you want to call attention to. Your links will use your keywords as the anchor text.

7) Submit these articles, videos, podcasts, and press releases to article directories, video sharing sites, podcast aggregators, and free press release sites. Since I do this for numerous products and projects, I use an automated submission site. Being a very prolific writer, I have weeks when I may do 20-40 articles (while still running my web business).

8) "Rinse and repeat!" What happens over time is that you’ll soon have so much content in cyberspace that you’ll achieve critical mass. At that point you’ll rank for your most important keywords as well as lots of longtail keywords. At that point, you’ll be amazed at the traffic.

To speed up the process you can also post your articles to an optimized WordPress blog that’s been configured to "ping" RSS aggregators, social networking sites, and bookmarking sites each time that you post. If you don’t know how to do that, it’s beyond the scope of this article, but most webmasters familiar with WordPress can set that up quickly for you. WordPress is very simple, yet very powerful.

There you have it, "How to generate free website traffic fast!" Yes, there is work involved, but when you see the results, you’ll know that it was well worth it.

About The Author:

Willie Crawford has been marketing online for 13 years, and used article marketing most of that time (writing over 1500 articles). His favorite tools for automatically distributing his articles, videos, podcasts, and press releases is the automated submission site: http://EasyPushButtonTraffic.com/

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The Funambol core project is a free and open source mobile synchronization server that provides push email, address book and calendar (PIM) data synchronization, and device management for wireless devices, leveraging standard protocols such as SyncML (as defined by Wikipedia). Using Funambol, we can have a BlackBerry-like features on cheap handsets which have at least J2ME and GPRS capabilities (well, almost all of them have this feature now).

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We can use Funambol to synchronize our email, address book, and calendar data from many kind of mobile devices (Windows Mobile, BlackBerry, Palm, iPod, iPhone, and any J2ME capable devices) and popular services on the web like Gmail, Facebook, MSN, and Yahoo, and even desktop applications like Ms Outlook, Thunderbird, and Lotus Notes.

It means that we can read, compose, and reply/forward emails from our mobile device with the same account as our GMail or Yahoo Mail. Using it’s push email technology, we can be notified by our cheap mobile phone when someone send us an email on our Gmail account. We can add a task or schedule a meeting on calendar using Outlook then we can see them on a cheap K320i Sony Ericsson mobile phone as well as on Gmail Task. Our contact address books will also be synchronized between all devices, services, and application that we use, meaning that our phone address book will be the same as our Yahoo, Outlook, or Gmail Contacts database. This is a very good solution for backing up valuable contact database especially for those who always lost his mobile phone easily (like me ;)).

Companies with large number of mobile employees and very tight schedule will take advantage by installing it’s own internal Funambol server, as the employees will be reminded always with it’s task and schedule as well as keep in contact with the headquarters using push email technologies. This can be achieved using the employees’ handsets that they already have.

Components

Funambol consists of several components:

• Funambol Data Synchronization Server: a mobile application server providing synchronization services for wireless clients and PCs, including push email.
• Funambol Device Management: an OMA DM server to remotely manage mobile devices.
• Funambol Connectors: gateways to file systems, databases, email systems, and applications for two-way synchronization with existing data assets.
• Funambol Client Plug-ins: protocol extenders and clients for Microsoft Office Outlook, Mozilla Thunderbird (experimental), Mozilla Sunbird (experimental), Windows Mobile, BlackBerry, Palm and iPod and iPhone so users can synchronize their email messages and PIM data (address book, calendar, tasks and notes) with the server.
• Funambol Software Development Kit: tools to develop sometimes-connected mobile applications on devices (in Java – J2SE and J2ME – and C++) and to add data sources to the server.

How Does It Works?

Funambol Data Synchronization servers listen on a specific port that act as a synchronization server between mobile devices, desktop applications, and web services. All these clients and Funambol use the same language, SyncML, to to the synchronization process. Funambol has its own database to store client user data, devices profile, services that the user have, email account, etc. Once setup, Funambol will keep checking on the users email account and when an email arrives on that account, Funambol will push that email to users’ handset which already installed with Funambol Client application. Using SyncML, users can add a task on their handset, then do the synchronization, and Funambol will process this task synchronization to other services that they have, for example to Gmail, Yahoo, or MSN. When they log in to Gmail, they will see the same task that they entered on their handset before.

System requirements

Windows-based host

• Pentium 4 CPU, running at 1.8GHz
• Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP Professional or Windows Vista
• 200 MB of free disk space
• 768 MB memory

Linux-based host

• Pentium 4 CPU, running at 1.8GHz
• No Linux version or publisher restrictions, at present
• 200 MB of free disk space
• 512 MB memory

Public IP address is a must, since mobile devices will need it to do the synchronization process.

Business Opportunity

• For System integrator and implementation service company: installing and implementing Funambol server for companies, telecommunication services, community. This can be charged by man-hour or contract based project.
• Software developer: developing new module for integrating Funambol to an existing system, using Funambol SDKs. This can be charged by man-hour or contract based project.
• Consultancy and Training on how to install, implement, integrating, development and extending Funambol: This can be charged by man-hour or contract based project.
• Service Provider: for companies which run it’s own synchronization services for it’s own customers, Funambol provides Funambol Carrier Edition, which can be bought commercially and be customized to to suit the company’s logo, brand name, etc.

Where to go further

• www.funambol.com – official Funambol corporation website
• www.forge.funambol.org – official Funambol Open Source website
• my.Funambol.com – free 90 days trial on how Funambol service looks like
• www.vitraining.com – provides installation, implementation, integrating, development and extending Funambol services worldwide

Now that your site is up and running, you’ll need to be able to manage the content in the best way possible. There are a number of web content management software that you may want to take a look at to get the job done. Each program is tailored for both larger or smaller websites, and the content management tools that you’ll find will definitely help you to keep your site in order.

In many cases, companies or businesses will create their own web content management software in order to keep all the content, graphics, and html codes on the site updated, but recently, there have been a number of companies that have created software that you may want to check out if you don’t have a technical support department quite yet.

One of the web content management software programs that you may want to look into is Typo3, which is an enterprise free management system. This software is Open Source as well, and has powerful tools that will keep your website looking its best with the latest content. Another enterprise management system that you may want to consider is Vignette. It is easy to install and understand, and could save your company a considerable amount of money as well.

If you want to be able to deliver your website in the most convenient format possible, you may want to try the web content management software powered by DynaBase. This way, you can deliver the site in XML instead of HTML if need be. If you prefer HTML format, EGrail will write the HTML coding for you, and it will interact with the automatic data delivery system that is set up for your site, so you’ll be able to get news feeds on a regular basis.

Of course, you want to make sure that all the content on your site is edited and accurate, and web content management software like RedDot will help you to get the job done. You can edit the documents that have been uploaded onto your site on the Web instead of having to use a word processing tool, and no HTML coding is required.

You also want to make sure that you have access control when you’re choosing your software. This will prevent unauthorized users from making edits on your site, and could save your site from becoming ‘infected’ with a virus. Web content management software can be found at your local electronic and computer stores in most cases.

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The WordPress blogging platform is the #1 choice of many bloggers and online entrepreneurs

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WordPress is free, which is part of it’s appeal, as are many of the enhancements that can be installed to change the look and function of WordPress, including WordPress themes.

However, although there are hundreds of free WordPress themes that you can download and use quite easily, sometimes it’s wise to invest in a premium theme instead. Why? Here are 5 reasons:

1. Customization

The best premium themes are far more customizable than the best free themes. If you want the most flexibility and options without having to learn HTML backwards and forwards, a good premium theme is definitely your best bet.

2. Support

It’s common for the developers of free themes to offer very limited support. And sometimes they offer no support at all. The developers of the best premium themes have more incentive to offer support and will usually have both detailed instructions that are updated frequently and an active user forum. Even the best themes can have technical glitches from time to time, so having good support is manditory when using any WordPress theme.

3. Updates

There is also less incentive for developers of free themes to fix bugs and update their theme when WordPress goes through one of it’s many upgrades. Sometimes they’ll stop offering the theme altogether. Purchasing a good premium theme will usually give you a lifetime of bug fixes and updates so any issues with be corrected in a timely way.

4. Quality

There are very few free themes that come close to the quality of the best premium themes. Everything from design elements to search engine optimization is covered by a good premium theme.

5. No unwanted adware

Free themes sometimes contain hidden code that inserts ads or other things that benefit the theme’s creator instead of you. The best premium themes do not have adware and often you can purchase a license to remove the companies’ logo, etc. so you can ‘brand’ your site and your client’s sites as your own.

While there are good free themes available and honorable developers, the 5 advantages of using a good premium theme should be taken into consideration. If you want to create a site that will hold up well over time and give you the most options, the best premium themes are your best bet by far.

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vitraining.com sebuah perusahaan IT service di Bandung sedang membutuhkan beberapa tenaga programmer PHP untuk ditempatkan pada proyek yang sedang berjalan di salah satu departemen pemerintahan di Jakarta dengan sistem kontrak minimal 2 bulan dan dapat diperpanjang 6 bulan kemudian jika dianggap perlu. Posisi dan Kualifikasi yang diperlukan adalah sebagai berikut:

PHP Programmer

• Menguasai bahasa pemrograman PHP
• knowledge of Object Oriented Programming
• mengerti pembuatan aplikasi dengan database MySQL atau PostgreSQL
• mengerti pemrograman dengan framework MVC
• nilai tambah jika berpengalaman di aplikasi Zend Framework
• familiar dengan OS berbasis Linux
• good team work
• bersedia ditempatkan Jakarta dan interview/testing di  Bandung
• salary antara 3-3.5 juta per bulan tergantung keahlian

Kirimkan lamaran ke email akhmad.daniel[at]gmail.com dengan subject : PROGRAMMER PHP <nama anda>

Kualifikasi Umum

• Surat lamaran, CV, paling lambat tanggal 16 Oktober 2009
• Candidate must be fast learner and must be able to work very well as a team player
• Candidate must be able to work well under pressure and must be able to prioritize work to meet deadlines
• Enthusiastic, communicative and has a sense of humor
• Can work under high pressure environment
• Can work as a team or individual

Being able to do it even when you are not working is part of the fun of doing it. Some people would refer to that as a dream job!

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Let’s take a closer look at what is required to create an automated income system that pays you even when you are not working!

1. Advertising that runs continually. You will need to market your program or product online when you are first getting your system set up.

To do this you will need to combine free advertising with paid advertising. There are numerous ways you can go about doing this.

You will want to have a pay per click advertising campaign in place that is constantly bringing in leads or visitors. You will also want to develop some long-term traffic by working at getting backlinks to your website.

One of the top ways to do this is to outsource your article marketing efforts. And then use a submission service to maximize your article submissions to the top directories.

2. A splash page to capture contact information of your traffic. By promoting a landing page your visitor can fill out their name and email address so you can follow up with them in the future.

One of the most important parts of creating an automated income system is building a large email list.

3. Use a quality auto responder to follow up automatically. There are many quality autoresponders online but of the ones that stand out are Aweber and GetResponse.

It should be programmed with email messages that go out to your subscribers over a period of time. By setting these up in advance you can let the autoresponder do the hard work for you.

Following up with your subscribers is one way to generate new sales on a continuing basis because people will respond at different times.

4. Sell residual income products. Getting paid in the future for work you are doing now is one way to create a walk away income.

Marketing business opportunities such as a network marketing business is one way to develop a residual income. Selling memberships that pay you in the future for sales you make right now is another way to create a residual income.

These are all elements of creating your own automated income system. By combining advertising, a landing page, a quality auto responder, and residual income products, you will make money even when you are not working.

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Opening a Merchant Account

The first step to be able to accept credit cards as payment is to apply for a merchant account. Banks and merchant account companies offer credit card payment systems for both small and large businesses. However, before you sign up for their service, make sure to research and check the exact terms and conditions of your chosen merchant account provider.

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When comparing merchant account service providers don’t forget to check the pricing. How much would each card transaction cost? How much would the setup charge cost you? What kind of support does the company provide to their customers? What about the reputation and track record of the company? What do present clients have to say about their service? These are important questions to consider when choosing a merchant account company.

Does My Business Qualify?

If you’re running a home based business or a small business, what are the requirements to get approved for a merchant account status? Of course, your business’s financial standing would be reviewed. Banks or merchant account companies would be interested to learn exactly how much you earn from your sales each month. If your business has a stable history of sales and income, you should have no problem getting approved for a merchant account.

Another factor that would affect your lender’s decision would be the status of your business credit history. Have you already established a business credit? Usually, a business needs to be at least 2 years in operations to get approved for a merchant account. In 2 years, you should have already established a solid business credit history as well. Needless to say, if you have a problem with your business credit, it would be difficult to get an approval. To be sure, check your business credit report at least 6 months in advance and do the necessary steps to improve your rating before applying for a merchant account.

On the other hand, having a good to excellent business credit history would surely win you a quick approval. If you can prove that your business has been running smoothly for a considerable period of time, and that you have a good business partnership with your suppliers, achieving a merchant status wouldn’t be difficult at all.

Accepting Credit Card Payments

Once approved, you’re now ready to accept credit card payments. See to it that you clearly understand how the processing of credit card payments work. Your merchant account provider should give you all the assistance and support you need to make sure that unnecessary problems would be avoided.

As the owner, you should also be aware on how you can protect your business from the risk of identity theft and credit card fraud. Before accepting credit card payments, you should be ready to handle your incoming credit card transactions.

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