class="align-right" src="http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/trafficlight-icon.png" alt="secure your browser traffic" />An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. That’s the idea behind BitDefender’s beta TrafficLight service, which lets you know when a given website is a security risk before you open it. It also blocks the dangerous elements of a particular website, leaving you with access to the safe pages.

Some of the more expensive and bloated software suites on the market include browser plugins that let you know if a given website is safe or not. If you’ve href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/completely-remove-norton-mcafee-computer/">completely removed Norton or McAfee from your computer you might miss the safe browsing feature. None of the href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/ten-best-antivirus-programs/">best free antivirus programs include such a feature to secure your browser traffic.

It’s possible to href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/adblock-protect-browser-malware/">use AdBlock Plus to protect yourself from malware, but some may prefer to get their protection from a company that specializes in security. TrafficLight is for just such people. Coming from BitDefender, the company that offers the href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/bitdefender-rescue-cd-removes-viruses-fails/">best virus removal live CD, TrafficLight is built by a trusted team.

Even better, there are TrafficLight plugins for every major browser on the market (and at least one minor one) – Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Safari are all covered, and even Opera gets protection. Yes, I’m still making fun of Opera users. They post the funniest comments after being slighted.

Installation

Installing TrafficLight couldn’t be easier. Just head over to the href="http://trafficlight.bitdefender.com/extensions.html">TrafficLight download page. If you’re using Windows, the choice is easy – use the Windows installer. If you’re using Mac or Linux, just install the browser plugin that’s relevant for you.

The installation process is pretty simple, if you’re installing a browser plugin. If you’re installing the system-wide Windows software you’ve got another choice to make – whether you want to enable TrafficLight’s SSL protection.

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SSL is a secure mode of communicating with the web. Several sites, including Gmail, make use of this encryption protocol to protect information. Lately some malware and phishing schemes have been taking advantage of SSL to avoid detection, which is why TrafficLight offers protection. Some may have apprehensions about letting a piece of software access their SSL communications, so this feature is completely optional. Consider this option carefully.

You can also decide whether or not you want anonymous usage statistics sent to BitDefender. Again, this is up to you, but know that leaving this enabled will help increase the quality of protection TrafficLight offers for everyone.

Once you’re done installing everything should be in place. You are now protected.

Using TrafficLight

Honestly, there’s not a heck of a lot you need to do after installing TrafficLight; it’s pretty much up and running. At the top of every page you’ll notice a small button; click it to configure TrafficLight:

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You’ll be filled in that the page is safe, and then you can click a few buttons to bring up options. The configuration screen, for example, allows you to enable and disable certain parts of the program:

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You’ll most notice TrafficLight when you conduct a search. You’ll see familar orbs, like this:

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Green means safe; red means danger. Yellow is, of course, somewhere between the two. This search feature works with Google. If you’re some kind of freak, it also works with Bing. If you’re from 1999, it works with Yahoo.

Finally, when you attempt to enter a phishing site, you’ll be warned not to.

Superfluous features

There are a couple of features here you’ll probably never use. For example: there is a built-in URL shortener that examines all links for malware. Joy.

There’s also a “share TrafficLight with friends” button, which takes up space and is kind of annoying. An upcoming adblocker has potential, but we’ll see how it compares to AdBlock when its ready.

Conclusion

Overall, TrafficLight is a pretty good supplement to any antivirus program. It can’t scan your computer, but it can help prevent you from visiting harmful sites. Best of all, it seems pretty lightweight. Give it a shot and see for yourself.

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With emerging technologies comes great change which always ends up affecting people who do not like change, this is actually what is happening certain scholars who claim to Web browsers which come built into smart portable devices such as the iPhone will end up taking away some of our freedom to browse the web and access information the way we are used to. Such remarks are for the most part attributed to the way Web browsers are coded in these devices for instance, PC and MAC are both pure platforms which have open source browser complications that are often improved and debugged by programmers and even those who use the applications, but when it comes to portable devices and smart phones we are limited to the applications which are locked down and controlled by the manufacturer.

The iPhone is a device which allows people to access the web just the way it is, without any changes or major distortions of the web browser which is used is not very flexible, updates and changes to this technology are only developed by the maker of this device, some people might argue that this is actually a good move from the manufacturer itself due to the fact that the browser is not very vulnerable to all the bad things that come with allowing the user to specify certain settings and modify the way applications are meant to work.

Leaving the web browser aside let’s provide some numbers which have been mostly the cause of concern among those who study with patterns and statistics, recent publications had revealed that almost 0.23% of the American traffic is actually coming from portable devices, specifically from users who own iPhones, these numbers were actually revealed by a very well trusted statistics website called Statcounter.

With more and more people access to the Web through portable devices which are capable of rendering the web just the way it is, it is obvious that the market demand will increase as many others will also want to gain access to the Web without any limitations which is a strong selling point of the iPhone, it will be very interesting to see the market trends that this technological shift will have the communications sector as well as in the web development communities.

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It’s easy to start a photoblog. It’s much harder to drive traffic to it. There are many photography communities out there like Flickr, Picasa, Zoomr and many more, which allow you share your photos with other users, receive comments, critiques and ratings. And while you can add a link to your photoblog to your profile, that won’t necessarily do the trick in bringing more visitors to your site. So how do you make your photoblog stand out from the crowd?

The following three sites are high quality, often strictly moderated communities, which allow you to share links directly to specific images on your photoblog. You can participate in challenges, and also benefit from features found in other communities, such as receiving comments, favourites and more. But most importantly, your photoblog will receive exposure amongst your peers. However, some of these communities require a thick skin since your photoblog has to be approved before being listed.

Photo Friday

Photo Friday is a great photo community with a twist. Rather than have you upload your photos to their site, each Friday they give their users a new challenge. They use various words or phrases as a point of inspiration for your next photograph and you have one week to submit your image.

The best thing about Photo Friday is that you don’t even have to sign up to use the site. Simply submit your link and your name, and the link to your photograph will be added to the home page.

Don’t be fooled by the use of the word challenge – there are no prizes. Photo Friday aims to push users to take photographs on a weekly basis. Users can benefit from recognition and it’s a great way to get exposure for their sites.

There are two ways to get noticed on Photo Friday. The first way involves user votes, where the top 6 photos to get the most “Noteworthy” votes will be linked to on the home page.

The second  is a recently implemented feature using a Twitter account, PFSpotligt, where the moderators post their personal favourites that don’t necessarily make it into the Noteworthy Picks. A few of these are also featured under ‘The Spotlight’ on the home page.

Unlike the other two sites listed here, Photo Friday relies purely on peer voting, which means that it’s your fellow photographers that will decide if you are featured in the noteworthy section.

Cool Photoblogs

For the serious photographer, Cool Photoblogs can be a great means of exposure – but it’s not as easy as just registering for an account. You’re photo blog has to be approved by a moderator to be added to the site.

Cool Photoblogs has their own weekly challenge with an inspiration point, where registered users can submit external URLs to their photographs, instantly driving traffic to their photoblog. Thumbnails of noteworthy photos submitted to the challenge are featured on the home page.

Newcomers and Top Contributors are listed under separate tabs, or you can browse random listings of contributors’ blogs, or browse by location. They are also currently voting for the 2010 Photoblog Awards so it’s definitely a good time to sign up.

Registering for an account means that your blog will be under the Newcomers tab, under pending approval. Don’t be surprised if it takes them a while to get back to you – they have about 55 pages worth of blogs pending approval.

If you manage to get past their vetting process, your profile page will feature a link to your blog, the date it was added, your location, and a short bio.

VXFY Photoblogs

The hardest part of registering for an account on VXFY Photoblogs is finding the register link. It’s cunningly hidden out of sight at the bottom of the page, but once you’ve registered and activated your account, there are countless ways to interact with other users.

The first step is to add your Photoblog, using it’s RSS feed.

But the listing does come at a price. VXFY requires that you add a button or link to VXFY to your blog.

The final step is to add some additional information about your photoblog including Photoblog name, URL, and where on your blog you will feature the VXFY button.

In addition, all posted blogs have to go through a vetting process that can take up to a few weeks.

VXFY, like Photo Friday and Cool Photo Blogs, has a weekly challenge, which allows you to submit an external URL to a photo that fits that week’s challenge. All postings submitted will be featured on the page, provided that they adhere to the theme. Weekly challenges are updated every Friday, and they have a voting system in the works.

Other features include administrator selected Weekly Picks, a daily mosaic of the latest images submitted to member photoblogs, and a page that features the images that have received the most favourites.

With any given image, you can view the rest of that Photoblog’s posts, email the image to a friend, view the text that accompanies the image or add it to your favourites, or ‘collection.’

The website can feel a little confusing at times, but once you have the hang of it, there is a great community behind it, and of course, is yet another means for exposure.

If you’re interested in other unique photography communities, be sure to take a look at 4 Photo Websites to Share One Photo a Day

How do you drive traffic to your photoblog? Let us know in the comments.

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www.affkick.com What’s it? Principally, PPV or CPV advertising is getting visitors from the PPV networks by purchasing pop-up or pop-beneath windows. The neat factor is that it is extremely targeted as a result of you select the place you desire to your adverts to pop up. It could be something from a key phrase, a key phrase, or perhaps a URL. Pay per view site visitors could be very reasonably priced as a result of you may get clicks for as little as $0.002! The PPV networks have generated adware purposes that show the pop-up ads. These adware purposes maintain been put in by those who contain used points akin to video games, smilies, wallpapers, screensavers, or other types of applications. In fact, adware is simply not the equivalent as spyware and adware or malware. Since adware is 100% opt-in, it is not illegal or harmful since you gave the networks authorization to direct out adverts sporadically. Adware may simply be removed by eradicating the program. Spy ware and malware may very well be very unethical and even probably illegal as a result of they acquire knowledge out of your pc with out your permission. By utilizing PPV advertising to ship site visitors to CPA offers, it might be very profitable and worthwhile because of how quickly and cheaply you can begin operating campaigns. It’s also exceptionally focused since you get to decide on the place your advertisements pop up…for particular keywords or URLs. Some optimistic points of why PPV promoting works nice …

New York State Driver Improvement Program

New York State Internet Point & Insurance Reduction Program I-PIRP

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The New York State Department Of Motor Vehicles – NYSDMV Has Approved Our Sponsoring Agencie’s Course. Excelsior Driver Training Solutions Is A New York State Driver Improvement Internet Delivery Agent, For The NYSDMV I-PIRP Program. This Program Is Offically Known As The New York State Internet – Point & Insurance Reduction Program (I-PIRP). This Online Course, Is An Alternative Delivery Method For The Classroom Based Point & Insurance Reduction Program (PIRP). Upon completion of this DMV Approved New York 6-Hour Safe Driving & Accident Prevention Program (SDAPP) Course, New York Participants Will Be Entitled Receive Up To A Four (4) Point Reduction From The New York DMV Driving Record And A Mandatory Ten Percent (10%) Insurance Discount On Their New York Liability, No-Fault & Collision Car Insurance Premium Rates For Three (3) Years. If You Complete A NYS DMV Approved Motorcycle Safety / Accident Prevention Course, The Reduction Will Apply To The Liability & Collision Insurance Premiums For Both Your Motorcycle & Automobile Policies.

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The web-based version of the PIRP course is called the Internet Point Insurance Reduction Program, or I-PIRP. New York State Approved I-PIRP courses are equivalent to the traditional classroom courses taught by an instructor, but there are some significant differences between the two. To begin with, the web courses are noteworthy for their convenience. No driving to a classroom is required for any reason (not even to take a final exam). This could be a huge factor for New Yorkers who want to take the course, but would prefer to avoid congested traffic, inclement weather, and high gas prices.

 Second, the Internet defensive driving courses must use advanced security features to prevent fraud. This is not a part of the classroom experience. The DMV has required that all I-PIRP sponsors use some form of biometric security measures OR require proctored testing at a physical location before their courses will be approved. All of the courses that have been approved to date use some form of biometrics, which can range from facial scanning to fingerprint scanning or other technologies. However, all of the courses that were initially approved use a form of biometrics known as keystroke analysis

   Perhaps the most noticeable difference between the live PIRP class and its online counterpart is that the former requires an instructor, while the latter does not. If students have a question about the material, they can call or e-mail the company offering the course, but they cannot raise their hand, ask a question, and get an immediate response. This is obviously a disadvantage for students who wish to have a more “hands-on” experience or quick access to a seasoned professional.

    On the other hand, the online defensive driving courses must meet strict content guidelines established by the DMV, so all students will receive the same instruction each time the course is delivered. DMV requires that certain topics be covered, such as New York traffic laws, how to deal with aggressive driving, and the consequences for drivers who choose to drink and drive.