News Archive

Ebusiness news archive from October 2004
Are keywords dead?

Several million web pages have been dedicated to the black art of keyword selection and priority ranking but amidst all the hand-wringing angst an unorthodox school of thought is gaining wider currency.
29 October 2004


Top ten optimisation tips

Now that web site owner equilibriums have been unsettled (see Are keywords dead?) perhaps it’s time to quickly restore balance with our top ten search engine optimisation tips.
29 October 2004


Very local Google

Funny that, the way it takes ages to find stuff on your desktop computer but searching the entire World Wide Web takes less than a second?
25 October 2004


Usability over ranking

Is getting a high ranking in the search engines enough? Does a first screen placing in the search results equal more sales?
18 October 2004


Off road broadband

A new report which promotes broadband as a means to cut traffic congestion in the UK is likely to help the growth of teleworking opportunities in the Highlands and Islands.
18 October 2004


Sick PC syndrome

At some point in our lives we will experience sluggish, erratic and generally lethargic behaviour. Fortunately, for computers at any rate, there are quick and easy ways to resolve the problem.
07 October 2004


SP 2 and Disk Cleanup ‘hang’

If you’ve installed Service Pack 2 for Windows XP recently do not be alarmed if the System Tool, Disk Cleanup suddenly grinds to halt the next time you use it. There’s an ‘issue’ with this that requires a registry tweak to sort out.
07 October 2004