What Is a Landing Page, and Why Do I Need One? A landing page is the first thing users see when they click on one of your advertisements. Rather than taking the user directly to the homepage, which is often cluttered with links and information, you can significantly boost your conversion rate by showing them a streamlined page tailored to the ad they clicked on. If you sent users directly to the homepage, they may be confused, which could lead to more bounces....

The CCPA The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) came into effect on Jan. 1, 2020, with enforcement starting on July 1, 2020. It provides certain rights to consumers regarding their personally identifiable information (PII). It places obligations on businesses to protect the personal data, to uphold the rights of the consumer regarding their data, and it places restrictions on what the business can do with the data. It is known as the toughest data protection legislation in the United States....

The Logitech MX Keys is on sale for $101.99 right now, a discount of $18 from the usual price. It’s a full-size wireless keyboard, complete with action buttons on the function row, a number pad. This is a membrane keyboard, not mechanical, but it still feels great to type on — especially if you’re used to laptop keyboards. The keys are square, but have a rounded indent for easier typing....

ShareFlow from Zenbe is a web based collaboration tool for teams and groups to work on more easily together. A free account allows up to 25MB of storage space for 5 different projects or “flows”. If you want more space they do have upgrades you can purchase for a monthly fee. Using Shareflow The first thing to do is sign up for the free service and enter in your log-in credentials....

There are a variety of reasons you might want to disable Windows 7 Media Center. Maybe you own a business and don’t want it to run on the machines. Or perhaps you don’t use it at all and just don’t want it around. Turn Off WMC Using Programs and Features Probably the easiest way to get rid of it on all versions of Windows 7 is to open Control Panel and select Programs and Features....

What Is a Phantom Load? There are a variety of terms used to describe what we’re talking about today. In addition to the phrase “phantom load,” you might also hear phrases like vampire draw, vampire power, energy vampire, ghost load, or standby power used to describe it. Ultimately, what all those terms are describing is a situation where an appliance or device is consuming power when not in active use....

The Good and Bad of GPS My world changed when my HTC Eris received an update to enable turn-by-turn navigation in Google Maps. I have always been comically bad at navigating. Even places I’ve been to dozens of times can escape my memory. So having a GPS device in my pocket gave me a lot of confidence to travel. The problem is, while this did make it easier for me to get around, it didn’t actually help me get better at navigating....

Note: This article is written using Excel 2010 (Beta). The concept of a PivotTable has changed little over the years, but the method of creating one has changed in nearly every iteration of Excel. If you are using a version of Excel that is not 2010, expect different screens from the ones you see in this article. A Little History In the early days of spreadsheet programs, Lotus 1-2-3 ruled the roost....

Proton Calendar has been available for a few years, as a more private alternative to services like Google Calendar, with end-to-end encryption. At first, it was only usable through a desktop web app, but an Android app was released back in April. Now there’s an iPhone app too, giving you access to your calendar wherever you go. The iPhone app looks nearly identical to the Android application, giving you a standard calendar view and the ability to manage events....

Before Usually there are two methods for viewing your browsing history in Chrome: Using the “Tools Menu” to access the “History Page” Performing keyboard ninja magic with the “Ctrl + H” keyboard shortcut But what if neither method really appeals to you? Perhaps a “Toolbar Button” is just what you have been looking for. Installation During the install process you will be asked to confirm installation of the extension. Click “Install” to finish adding your new “History Button” to Chrome....

Before The default color scheme for the Performance and Networking tabs is not bad, but if you love customizing your system then even this can be changed. Getting Started with Task Manager Modder Task Manager Modder comes in .7z zip file and has a single file inside (Task Manager Modder.exe). All you will need to do is place it in an appropriate Program Files folder and create a shortcut. When you start Task Manager Modder for the first time you will have to agree to the EULA in order to use the program....

In this article we will show you a built in software in Ubuntu that we can use to download stuff from the internet using wget. On top of that we will show you how to schedule the download using Cron. Download Using Wget Wget is a free software package for retrieving files using HTTP, HTTPS and FTP, the most widely-used Internet protocols. It is a non-interactive command line tool, so it may easily be called from scripts, cron jobs, terminals without X-Windows support, etc....

We recently showed you how to make iTunes perform faster on your Windows computer. While those tricks do work, iTunes can still be frustrating for some Windows users. If you’re looking to completely remove all traces of it, here we take a look at a couple ways to get it done. The Problem with Conventional Uninstall Method When you install iTunes it adds a lot of other apps and features and everything usually works well together, especially if you have an iPod or other Apple device....

Notes Regarding QuickFox Notes: The extension uses the Integrated Bookmarks System to store your notes so that they can be automatically synchronized using extensions such as Mozilla Weave or Xmarks. It is highly recommended by the extension author to back your notes up before updating the extension when new releases become available. Otherwise your notes may be lost… Setup Once you have installed the extension there are three methods for accessing QuickFox Notes:...

You know the message…it pops up when you put in an older USB drive and tells you it can perform faster. Click on the balloon message to see a list of available USB 2.0 ports. At the bottom of the This Device Can Perform Faster window, uncheck the box Tell me if my device can perform faster then close the window. That is all there is to it. Now you won’t be annoyed by that message when you’re using an older flash drive or other device....

Everybody loves a good Easter egg, and here’s a couple of oddities we found in the Windows calculator that we thought we’d share. How many of them did you already know about? You’ll probably notice that some of these aren’t technically Easter eggs—in fact, one of them is a bug. But since they are indeed unexpected behavior, keep reading for the fun. Grab a Slice of Windows Calculator Pie Copy this word to the clipboard, and then paste it into the Calculator window (with Ctrl+V)....

Installation During the installation process you will see the following message window asking for confirmation about installing the extension. Click “Install” to add Chrome Flags to Chrome. After the installation has finished you will be presented with this tab (instead of a small pop-up message window) that provides information about Chrome Flags… Here is a closer look at the information that Chrome Flags provides for websites. Checking the “Chrome Extensions Page” shows that there are no options for you to worry with....

One of the most frustrating things about troubleshooting random blue screen errors is that the computer reboots before you have a chance to write down the error messages so you can Google them later. Here’s how to fix that. This is especially annoying if you keep getting blue screen errors because of some device conflict—I remember watching one of my friends trying to time it so he could snap a picture with his camera before it rebooted…...

When connecting to a database, you must take extra precautions if it’s not running locally. Any connections made over a network should be secure, and you should never leave the database open for anyone to brute-force a connection. The Best Solution: Run Your DB In a Private Subnet Connecting over the internet is risky. You should never just leave your database open to the web, as it’s simply just increasing your attack surface for no reason....

We’ve already shown you why so many geeks hate Internet Explorer, and since it’s almost Halloween we figured we’d show you something really scary—how to crash any version of Internet Explorer with nothing more than HTML and CSS. Note: we’re really not trying to bash on Internet Explorer—in fact, the latest beta version is really quite nice, but we figured we’d have some fun with this bug, and maybe somebody at Microsoft will fix this problem before the final release....