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Wed
22
Feb
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Vote Q&A Update: How Google Killed Infopackets

It's been a week since we had our vote and my email inbox is buzzing with questions and suggestions from our readers. The question below is the most frequently asked question from last week's vote, and it deserves an entire article on its own. ... Please read it carefully. Note: the article below is lengthy (about 1500 words). Most people reading this article will find it highly informative and interesting as it applies to technology, search engines, advertising, profits, and even addresses how and why Google ranks its search results. It also explains why we are asking for contributions to our ... (view more)

Wed
15
Feb
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Infopackets May Be Forced to Shut Down by June 1, 2012 -- Please Vote

February 15, 2012 Major Announcement from: Dennis Faas, CEO, Chief Editor and owner of Infopackets.com Dear Infopackets Readers, After 10 years of publishing online and having produced over 8,000 original articles, Infopackets may be forced to close ... its doors due to lack of funding. The site may shut down as early as June 1st, 2012. I do, however, have a plan to save this website and make it ten times better than it was before -- but, it requires an extraordinary amount of effort, as well as consensus from our readers. Note: The article below describes our situation in detail. Please read it ... (view more)

Thu
03
Nov
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How to: Donate Funds to Infopackets through Amazon

Do you plan on shopping online Amazon.com for your holiday purchases? Amazon.com will contribute 4% of your total purchase to Infopackets. Proceeds go directly to support our website and staff of writers, which is greatly needed. Contributing is ... quick, easy, and seamless. All you need to do is: a) click the link on our website which links to Amazon.com (below) b) make a purchase through Amazon.com c) we receive 4% of your purchase Our link to Amazon.com is here. Please note that purchases must be completed upon clicking the link (within 24 hours), or we won't receive the 4%. You can ... (view more)

Mon
03
Oct
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Infopackets Back Online; New Server, and More!, Part 2

... continued from Part 1: Infopackets Back Online; New Server, and More ! Once XenServer was installed on my machine by my hosting company, I had to install a program called 'XenCenter' on my Windows machine which allowed me to access my XenServer ... using a Graphical User Interface (GUI) over an encrypted virtual private network (VPN). Once I've got access to my XenServer, I could install virtual machines running any operating system I want (Linux, Windows, for example) and connect them to the Internet and use them as servers. The Old Server Setup vs The New Server Setup The old server setup ( ... (view more)

Mon
03
Oct
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Infopackets Back Online; New Server, and More!

Dear Infopackets Readers, Our web server was shut down on September 23rd around 12:05AM EST as part of a mandatory upgrade (the operating system was no longer supported). Since the server was 6 years old, I decided to retire it and upgrade to a new ... server for the same cost. This also allowed me to upgrade my operating system at the same time (but also required all files be transferred and reinstalled to the new server). Not fun! Read on to find out exactly what happened over the course of the past 4 weeks. Connectivity Lost Starting September 21st Access to our website was blocked from ... (view more)

Mon
02
Mar
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Announcing Infopackets Video Reviews!

I'm pleased to announce that we have added a new feature to Infopackets, called Video Reviews! Video Reviews will be used to supplement the information in our written software reviews, which we plan to do every 2 weeks. Video Reviews: In the Future ... The Video Review project is in beta stages and we will continue to provide this service as long as there is financial support from our users. Note that funds generated from software reviews account for a significant portion of Infopackets revenue. We use this money to pay our staff of writers, programmers, web hosting fees, and now video reviews ... (view more)

Tue
18
Dec
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Finally! Carol's Office 2007 Tips Available!

Attention all MS Office users -- Frustrated by MS Word? Excel just doesn't seem to add up? Feel powerless using PowerPoint and MS Outlook? Enough already! Learn MS Office: The Easy Way Our very own Carol Bratt has done it again -- and just in time ... for the holiday season! Whether you're an MS Office veteran or just beginning to learn the ropes, Carol's new Tips and Tricks eBook series on MS Office 2007 is just for you! If you've ever used the cumbersome help menu in any of the MS Office suites, then you know just how frustrating it can be when you can't find what you're searching for, or the ... (view more)

Tue
24
Jul
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Infopackets Special Announcement

Dear Infopackets Readers, As many of you know, infopackets.com only promotes products we believe in -- products that not only work well, do what they say, but also make our lives easier. Ever since the infopackets web site opened its doors in May of ... 2001, we have faithfully promoted NewbieClub.com Computer Learning eBooks -- not only because they're fantastically easy to use, but also because they're fun to read. Simply put, NewbieClub eBooks are incredibly useful learning tools! With that said, today I received an important email from Joe Robson over at the NewbieClub.com. Joe wanted me to ... (view more)

Thu
29
Mar
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Got a Tech Question? Help Us Help You: Q&A Guidelines

Over my many years as an IT professional, I have worn many 'hats'. Programmer/Developer, Operator, Administrator, and Quality Assurance, to name a few. I have also spent a great deal of time working a Help Desk, which can be a tough task to handle. ... Now days, I spend my day trying to help you, the Infopackets readers, with problems through the contact page. However, one of the things that slow us down in helping you solve those niggling quirks and kinks is the lack of information. I often find I am asking questions that shouldn't be necessary, because I don't receive enough information about ... (view more)

Wed
13
Dec
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Hot Off The Press: Carol's Tips and Tricks eBook Finally Available!

Discover how to create stunning letters, effortless spreadsheet reports, dazzling PowerPoint presentations, and much more -- just like the professionals! Attention MS Office users -- Do you just muddle through and make do with the basic features of ... MS Word? Do you gawk at the gigantic array of features found in MS Excel? Do you feel powerless when using MS PowerPoint? Enough already! If you're like one of the millions of bewildered users around the world aching to unlock the simple secrets behind MS Office, now's your chance to shine! Announcing Carol's Corner Office Tips and Tricks eBook ... (view more)

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