February 2008

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Welcome to the February edition of the Telivo newsletter. You have received this newsletter as a customer of Telivo. The newsletter is designed to keep you up to date with the services and products that Telivo offers. If for any reason you do not wish to receive this newsletter simply click here.

This month we would like to tell you that ServerChoice.com due to launch their new Virtual Private Servers (VPS's) with Windows operating system on Monday 11th February 2008. Which will also be included in their 3 months Free offer.

We also have the sixth and final installment of the very popular Website Workshop, and we would also like to make all our readers aware of a Valentines email Virus.

I hope you enjoy reading the newsletter and if you have any comments or suggestions please email feedback@telivo.com

Kind regards

Wes Tetlern, Editor
Telivo Newsletter

What is a VPS?

By using virtualisation technology, several Virtual Private Servers (VPS) can be installed onto one piece of hardware that shares system resources such as the CPU and memory. Each VPS looks and behaves almost exactly like a full dedicated server. The big differences from shared hosting are:

• VPS are isolated from one another by fully partitioning the file system so that they are not affected by the activities of other accounts on the server, meaning up-time is more consistent.

• Root access to the server provides the freedom and flexibility to start, stop and reboot the VPS whenever you want. Install your own software and customised scripts and configure applications with point-and-click simplicity.

A VPS gives you the features and functionality of a full dedicated server without the associated costs. If you need to host unlimited domains, have complete control of your environment and run your own applications, then you will benefit from having a VPS.

For more information visit: www.serverchoice.com

Last month we covered Step 5 which involved organising our website folder and writing the HTML for your website. This month it is the final step.

Step 6 - Completing your Website

In the 6th and final part of our webdesign workshop we will be styling our website via the use of CSS (Cascading Style Sheets).

To make it easier for you we have put the step by step guide into a PDF document which you can either work from online or download and print.

The PDF can be found here - Website Workshop Step 6 we have also created a zip file containing all our images and stylesheets which is available for download here.

If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader you can download it here. Or visit http://www.adobe.com

If you have missed any parts of this Workshop click here for all previous steps.

Website Workshop Feedback

We have received some great feedback over the last 6 months but we would like to know what everyone generally thought of the Workshop. For example did you find it useful, was the workshop easy to follow and understand, and would you be interested in future workshops? Depending on the feedback we receive we are thinking of running shorter workshops in the future such as flash animations, CSS and artistic effects for your websites.

So, let us know what you thought by emailing feedback@lcn.com

Its that time of year again, you just get over Christmas and then more gifts to buy. Why not let the UKSiteGuide.com help with Gift Ideas

UKSiteGuide.com is a search engine targeted specifically for the UK market. All results are from UK sites only, making it easier to search for UK based websites with the minimum of effort.

Search results are ultra fast and the site doesn't display any adverts such as banner ads or pop-ups. This will allow you to find what you are looking for in the minimum amount of time, with the minimum fuss.

Give it a try for yourself by visiting www.UKSiteGuide.com. Here are few ideas for those who are stuck for ideas:

Newar Virus Alert

Antivirus suppliers such as Zone Alarm have reported a new Newar Virus also known as a Storm Worm. It comes in the form of an email and contains an attachment called with_love.exe. Subject lines have been reported so far as "Sent with Love" and "Falling in love with you". This virus will infect your PC and start infecting others.

Users who click on the link included in the e-mail, will be taken to a website showing a huge heart and be invited to download the file with_love.exe containing the Virus.

Over the last few months there have been numerous versions of the Newar Virus. At Halloween emails were of dancing skeletons so there could be more versions of this virus in the future.

Be careful over the next few weeks and check your email thoroughly because with_love.exe virus can come from even trusted sources and friends. When receiving emails containing executable attachments (.exe) or links to websites be cautious and never open un trusted files.

What is Google Earth?

Google Earth is a virtual globe program that was originally called Earth Viewer and was created by Keyhole, Inc. It maps the earth by the superimposition of images obtained from satellite imagery, aerial photography and GIS 3D globe.

Google Earth allows users to search for addresses (for some countries only), enter coordinates, or simply use the mouse to browse to a location. You can view the Grand Canyon to Mount Everest all in 3D. You can also add your own data and make them available to others. It is simple to use and navigate the world.

There are many features available other than just locating your office building or your house. You can find hotels in a country you are going to visit, directions, mapping information when exploring a location, you can turn on various layers of mapping information such as roads, shopping and services, geographic features, 3D buildingsand many more.

You also get tp explore the Sky. This feature is fantastic and keeps you entertained for hours.

Google Earth lets you zoom in from outer space to view our planet. With Earth’s new Sky feature, you can turn that perspective around and explore the wonders of the heavens. You can view images of distant galaxies and nebulae from the Hubble Space Telescope, learn about the movement of the planets and the lifecycle of the stars, and more.

The ever expanding Internet is jam-packed with websites that many of us will never come across. Each month I will be exploring the Internet for Interesting and Helpful websites. I will post the best of my discoveries here.

www.tutorialized.com

Tutorialized.com has a large listing of free tutorials for popular programs and programming languages including CDS Max, Dreamweaver, HTML, Flash, Javascript, Linux, PHP, Perl and CGI along with design programs such as Flash and Photoshop.

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www.mopay.co.uk

Mopay.co.uk offers a quick and easy service for you to turn your old and redundant mobile phones into cash and help raise money for charity. In the UK alone an estimated 15 million handsets are discarded every year.

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www.rhs.org.uk/schoolgardening

Matchhotels.com helps you to find hotels near football stadiums so you can watch your football team play away. They display the exact location of hotels, bed and breakfasts, guesthouses and apartments near your football club on an interactive map.

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Kind regards

The Telivo Team