We’re trying something new with our rewrite rules, and will be redirecting links from non-NeoSmart sites for older versions of our programs to the download page for the latest program.

For instance, if a Slashdot post is pointing to EasyBCD 1.5 setup file directly, it will be redirected to the EasyBCD download page where the user will have a choice of downloading the very newest version of EasyBCD or an older version if they so choose.

We were a bit hesitant to mess around with incoming links (technically, it isn’t linkjacking since they’re all our links to begin with, but it’s dangerously close!), but the number of direct download links to old versions of EasyBCD from external sites is dangerously high - especially when newer versions contain patches for many serious issues that have arisen over time.

External links to the newest version will never be redirected. We like hotlinking, just so long as proper credit is given; and since there is no danger in a Digg post containing a direct link to EasyBCD 1.6 (which is the newest at the time of this post), it would go ahead and download directly, no intervention whatsoever.

We hope this is a good idea that will

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A new type of adverts was discovered on YouTube but it was probably only a test since it was already removed from the clips. Basically, the new adverts are very similar to the annoying ones displayed on the classic TV, and which are broadcast over the movies.
As InsideGoogle reports, the videos published on YouTube now have two gold parts placed on the progress bar that reveal the beginning and the end of the adverts. However, please keep in mind that it was only a test so you’re not able to view them unless you’re a very lucky person.

After the advert ends, you have the option of reviewing it by pressing a small button displayed on the right part of the clip. According to the same source, the button will bring up the entire advertisement while the clip is paused. The folks from YouTube didn’t announce this new plan of introducing a different type of advert but it’s well known the fact that Google was interested in making YouTube a friendly website for advertisers.

“At first, when watching the video, two gold areas appear within the YouTube…

Damn Small Linux (or DSL for short) is a really small Linux distribution (no larger than a 50 MB ISO), intended to be able to run on the older systems with limited resources. It can run on small storage devices such as bootable business card, 64 MB USB flash drive, CompactFlash card (by using an IDE connector) or ZIP drive.

On the road to a 4.0 version, the DSL v3.4 version is now ready to hit the machines. According to the developer taking care of this distro, the 3.4 version always loads into the RAM memory, therefore you could add at the hardware requirements section at least 128MB. This is a result of the fact that the dsl-3.4-initrd.iso version has the KNOPPIX image packed in the initial ramdisk, which also implies an easier PXE DSL Server setup.

Highlights:

- updated MurgaLua to v0.4.1
- added libXft.so.2
- added acpid
- added bcrypt. Dropped des
- improved emelfm for better CLI support
- fixed user umount Debian Woody bug.
- updated webdata to use bcrypt
- updated file backup/restore to use bcrypt via “protect” boot option.
- new…

Russia is often described as the country that hosts the largest amount of illegal activity, starting with spammers and ending with software pirates. However, numerous companies tried to invest in Russia and increase their presence in the country.
Google makes a similar move today and launches the Russian version of Maps, making the mapping tool available to all the residents in their mother language. It is quite a memorable event, because the Russian authorities refused to allow this kind of utilities in the past as they are able to show a lot of details.

The Moscow Times wrote that Russia raised privacy concerns since 2005 when Google Earth was officially launched. The main reason for these complaints was that Google’s downloadable mapping tool contains well-developed functions that might show a too many pictures, representing a real threat for the residents of the country.

“The Google map services is a very convenient service that allows quick and easy access to local cartographic information,” said Vladimir Dolgov, head of Google Russia for The Moscow Times. “It works with the Russian language via any Internet connection method.”

The most interesting…

While so many people wanted to get their hands on iPhone, some of them have their own iPhone usage. One of the customer uses his iStrength with an iHammer doing an iSmashing on the highly sought iPhone… Why o tell me why???

They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but when a couple of amateurs offer a video homage to our Cracking Open the Apple iPhone gallery – by way of the Captain Caveman school of computer diagnostics – we can’t help but feel slightly insulted, embarrassed, and highly amused. That’s video gold, people. Nice work.

Source: http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/geekend/?p=755&tag=nl.e138

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Impression Share is probably one of the most useful functions included in the AdWords advertising platform because it helps advertisers organize their campaigns better with minimum
financial effort. Basically, this feature represents “the percentage of times your ads were actually shown in relation to the total number of chances your ads could have been shown, based on your keyword and campaign settings,” the Google representatives said. It is quite similar with Share of Voice, “a metric often used in the advertising industry to represent the relative portion of ad inventory available to a single advertiser within a defined market over a specified time period.”

As you know, the AdWords advertising product is very important for numerous companies on the Internet because it helps them to advertise their products using the power of the Mountain View giant. Recently, Google was quite reticent when it came to AdWords because it is now having some different plans for the advertising platform. If you didn’t hear, Google wants to expand AdWords and take it straight into the offline media by including adverts in newspapers, radio stations or even right on the streets using…