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Check out these hints for keeping your registry clean

1. Prevent bugs by ensuring your operating system is running the latest Windows updates.

2. For immediate system performance improvement, keep your hard disk free of unwelcome applications.

3. Follow all the right actions to install or uninstall unwelcome applications.

4. Only install genuine and trustworthy applications.

5. Do not manually modify your registry. This can lead to malfunction.

6. When you have finished, exit or shut down all programs properly. Incorrect shut down can lead to registry errors.

A good utility to identify and clean up registry errors is Desktop Maestro. Desktop Maestro is an all-in-one application that integrates registry cleaning, system monitoring and privacy cleaning. It combines the features of our award winning products, Registry Mechanic and Privacy Guardian to ensure that you have the range of tools at your fingertips to ensure optimal system performance, stability and user privacy. You can download it here:

Desktop Maestro

The new 8.9-inch, 2.18-pound Asus Eee PC 900. It’s easy to learn, work and play when you own an Asus Eee PC 900. It’s easy to use, with its familiar Windows® interface. Plus, the Asus Eee PC 900 is tough, having survived with flying colors Asus’s perilous drop testing. The Asus Eee PC 900 offers wireless connectivity, incorporates Windows® Live features like Windows® Live Messenger and Windows® Live Mail; and Microsoft Works for numerous office applications. This revolutionary mobile PC boasts brilliant 1024 x 600 WSVGA display resolution, an Intel UMA graphics engine, high-definition audio, a 12GB solid-state storage disk, 1GB of DDR2 memory, and an Intel Mobile CPU . Other superb features include a 1.3 megapixel integrated webcam, built-in microphone, and a snazzy carrying case. Ideal for students, traveling professionals, vacationers. Super lightweight. Shock proof chassis. A versatile mobile PC that’s great for surfing the Internet, word processing, connecting on-camera with your friends, family members, and colleagues. Here is a review from TigerDirect

A common trend on the web these days is to include some content only in video form. Click on a link that you think will lead you to an interesting article or product overview, and all of a sudden a window pops up saying that some video will appear soon, or that you need to download Windows Media Player.Since this practice is so common now, you may wonder if you should follow suit. Clearly, the ability to show video on the web creates powerful opportunities. However, if the video merely shows a talking head reading a text, why not just include the text (or at least include a text version as an option)?

A lot of the pitfalls mentioned aboved can be avoided if video is properly implemented on your website. To see if video is the right solution for your website and to discuss other multimedia alternatives, contact Vox Novus Media today.

With the ongoing economic crunch facing US consumers, small business owners need to maximize their resources to appeal to new and existing customers. One of the most cost effective ways of reaching your customers is through your website. While rising gas prices have started to curtail the driving habits of many people, hi speed internet access is at an all time high and steadily rising. Making your services and products available through the web makes more since now than ever before.  Larry Kutscher, CEO of Register.com (one of the largest domain registrars) recently outlined some of the benefits of creating or expanding your small business web presence. Among the benefits he listed were:

• Staying Competitive in Tough Economic Times - There are plenty of proactive and cost effective ways to manage your business during tough economic times. The cheapest and most effective way to reach your customers is through the Internet.

• Develop an Internet Strategy - Regardless of your industry or the size of your business, you can leverage your website to find new customers, serve your existing customers and convert more leads to sales.

• Maximize Your Brand’s Potential - With a good, professional website your business can easily compete with the big guys in your industry.

You can read the rest of the article here.

Need help building or updating your website? Contact Vox Novus Media to discuss how we can help build your online presence.

Are you blogging for your business yet? Blogging can add a powerful tool to your marketing arsenal. In addition to setting yourself up as a knowledgeable resource in your field, blogging can provide a way for you to promote your business and services without directly advertising to potential customers. Mack Collier of The Viral Garden explains how to blog for your business and the benefits it will produce for your business. He also tells how a blog is a lifetime commitment and how you should take it seriously.

Here is the rest of the video we featured the other day. These final assumptions deal more with maintaining and utilizing an existing website. Many people believe a successful business website is a destination when its actually more like a journey. The website will constantly change and grow as your business does. Here are some of the common misconceptions many people have about their business sites:

Need help getting your business online? Contact Vox Novus Media to find out how we can help you establish a presence on the web.

Many small business owners have not yet committed to creating an online presence for the business even though in today’s business world this is a basic requirement and fast becoming the way to market your goods and services. Some business owners may be hesitant because they still hold on to some common myths and misinformation regarding the web. Here is the first of a two part video that exposes some of the more common internet myths that many small business owners still believe:

Need help getting your business online? Contact Vox Novus Media to find out how we can help you establish a presence on the web.

Here are some reviews on a couple of business essentials - laptops and digital cameras. The laptop review is for the HP Pavilion dv6810us. The HP Pavilion dv6810us Laptop Computer comes loaded with an AMD Turion™ 64 X2 Dual-Core Mobile TL-60 2.0GHz processor, 3GB of DDR2 memory, and a 160GB 5400RPM SATA hard drive. Other features include a 5-in-1 media reader, S-Video output, three USB 2.0 ports, and a IEEE 1394 Firewire port.

Since a large part of my business involves digital multimedia, I’m always getting asked for recommendations on cameras. Your requirements will really dictate what camera would be best suited for you. We’ll start to cover more hardware topics to familiarize you with the many choices available when selecting a camera. Today we take a look at a nice point and shoot 10 Megapixel camera from Kodak.

You’ve probably heard the term “Web 2.o” used a lot in connection with the internet lately. But do you know exactly what Web 2.0 means? While the terminology has been used mainly to refer to web applications that have a social or collaborative networking component involved (such as MySpace, Twitter, Wikipedia, Facebook), it has evolved into a term that is being overused as a marketing buzz word to apply to just about any new web based technology (any minute now I expect to start receiving emails promoting the latest Web 3.0 programs). Here is brief video that attempts to clarify exactly what Web 2.0 is: