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The Small Retailer's Survival Guide - Part 9 Range Changes and Range Extensions
Back in days gone by, many small retailers would sell the same products in roughly the same quantities, week in and week out. This was especially true in some outlying areas where there was just one ironmonger, one jeweller, one butcher etc etc. Everybody had their role and trade was steady, if not sometimes a little boring, perhaps? Nowadays, things are a little different in most western economies and many elsewhere too, where retailing is increasingly a battle of the fittest, and for the minnoes, often a struggle for survival. Small retailers have limited means to compete with the larger chains. They cannot spend large sums on advertising or on deep and lasting price reductions. Where they ca

lients and servers can be any kind of computer running any kind of operating system. You could be using a computer which is running on windows to serve you with a website and likewise one may surf the web with a Macintosh client. A Unix computer running Linux may serve the next Web page you view. The beauty of it all is that you, the user, don't know the difference. A Web page is a Web page, no matter what kind of computer it lives on.

A different kind of computers does not usually play well together and you know that most of the time it takes a bit of jumping through hoops to make them communicate. So why is it that t

Quote Customer Success Stories
Make Trade Shows EffectiveTrade shows are a powerful marketing medium that helps you meet thousands of qualified buyers.The first step in planning a successful trade show is to outline your reasons for exhibiting. It could be either to generate leads or increase your brand awareness. Having a relevant message to promote your products is very important. Create attractive display boards and brochures communicating your key message.Use interactive presentations and demonstrations to draw crowds to your booth. Have a lucky draw or contest to collect contact information from your visitors. Offer unique promotional items or samples, which visitors can take with them. After the show

How the Web Works

Because you're taking this course and reading this lesson, it's a pretty safe assumption that you can get on the Web and move around with certain adeptness. To access any given web pages, we are most likely to use its web address which is technically called a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) and click on hyperlinks and graphics to move from one page to another. In general, the Web is a pretty seamless world; you often move from one Web site to another and may not know you have done so. If you want to add your Web page -- and eventually your Web site -- to this virtually seamless environment, you'll need to understand a bit about the workings behind the Web scenes.

Of Clients and Servers Simply put, the Web is a gigantic network. What that means in geek-speak is that there are, in the most general terms, two roles that a computer can play on the Web: client or server. Anything else deliverable over the Web including documents, images, sound files is stored by the server and clients access those files. Occasionally, a computer can play both roles, but more often than not, a computer is one or the other.

For example, when you type the URL http://www.yahoo.com/home.html into your Web browser, your client is sending a request to the Yahoo Web server -- ( identified as http://www.yahoo.com) for a Web page called home.html. When the Web server receives your request for home.html, it looks to see if the Web page exists, and if it does, the server sends a copy to you so that you can view it in your browser. An error message is received to let you know that the page you wanted could not be found whenever the page does not exist on the server. Web Clients and could Web Servers communicate with one another through a system of requests and responses.

The Web would not work without clients and servers. The clients could access each of the web documents stored on the servers all over the world regardless of where the client or server is actually located. This means you can request pages from servers in Sydney, Australia, and Van Horn, Texas in the exact same way and receive responses from each server in the exact same way. In the end, Web surfing is nothing more than a Web client -- a.k.a. A series of web pages are being requested from the Web servers located all around by the Web Browser.

How Protocols Help Computers Communicate

All kinds of operating systems –- PCs, Macs and Unix to name just three -- is running all across the world and both clients and servers can be any kind of computer running any kind of operating system. You could be using a computer which is running on windows to serve you with a website and likewise one may surf the web with a Macintosh client. A Unix computer running Linux may serve the next Web page you view. The beauty of it all is that you, the user, don't know the difference. A Web page is a Web page, no matter what kind of computer it lives on.

A different kind of computers does not usually play well together and you know that most of the time it takes a bit of jumping through hoops to make them communicate. So why is it that t

Summer Jobs for College Students - Read These Guidelines Before You Take a Summer Job
I've been out of school for a few years. Since I graduated, I've learned all sorts of things I wish I knew while I was in school. I want to give you a set of guidelines for summer jobs, so you get paid what you're worth (and not worked to the bone for some unappreciative jerk of a boss.)1. Do not settle for anything less than $15-$30 an hour. Paid by the hour.Frankly, I'm disgusted with the low-wages some college students are willing to work for in the summer. When I met my girlfriend, she was folding clothes for Jasmine Sola for $8.50 an hour! And she didn't even have an option for commission (although I strongly caution against taking commission-based summer jobs anyway...)<

to understand a bit about the workings behind the Web scenes.

How Protocols Help Computers Communicate

A different kind of computers does not usually play well together and you know that most of the time it takes a bit of jumping through hoops to make them communicate. So why is it that t

Ever Think of PR This Way?
Instead of viewing public relations’ big guns as broadcast plugs, press releases, brochures and fun-filled events, as many managers do, how about a sound public relations strategy combined with effective communications tactics leading directly to the bottom line – perception altered, behavior modified, employer/client/manager satisfied?That’s what can happen when business, non-profit, public entity and association managers plan for and create the kind of external stakeholder behavior change that leads directly to achieving their managerial objectives. Especially when they persuade those key outside folks to their way of thinking, and then move them to take actions that a

ng a request to the Yahoo Web server -- ( identified as http://www.yahoo.com) for a Web page called home.html. When the Web server receives your request for home.html, it looks to see if the Web page exists, and if it does, the server sends a copy to you so that you can view it in your browser. An error message is received to let you know that the page you wanted could not be found whenever the page does not exist on the server. Web Clients and could Web Servers communicate with one another through a system of requests and responses.

How Protocols Help Computers Communicate

A different kind of computers does not usually play well together and you know that most of the time it takes a bit of jumping through hoops to make them communicate. So why is it that t

Online Chat: Where's Emily Post When We Need Her?
What is online chat etiquette? Years ago when people needed advice on everything from handling nosy neighbors with tact, to how to address your wedding invitations, you simply consulted Emily Post, the etiquette expert. But, today, with e-mail, instant messaging and online chat rooms, people are communicating in a whole new way and we need a new set of rules. The rules for online chat will keep you in good standing with others in the chat room, as well as keeping you from getting banned from the site by a moderator or your fellow chatters.Here are some rules for your next online chat:1. It is polite to introduce yourself to the others in the chat room. Just say “hi.” Some site

he web documents stored on the servers all over the world regardless of where the client or server is actually located. This means you can request pages from servers in Sydney, Australia, and Van Horn, Texas in the exact same way and receive responses from each server in the exact same way. In the end, Web surfing is nothing more than a Web client -- a.k.a. A series of web pages are being requested from the Web servers located all around by the Web Browser.

How Protocols Help Computers Communicate

A different kind of computers does not usually play well together and you know that most of the time it takes a bit of jumping through hoops to make them communicate. So why is it that t

Why We Banned MLMers from Our Business Community
In 2007 we dramatically increased the depth and breadth of business development resources available to our members through an on-line business social networking hub called My Speed Business Network (www.betterbusiness.speedbusinessnetworking.com).We quickly found ourselves flooded with overwhelming numbers of MLM consultants, most of whom clearly had no idea of business or professionalism. The work involved in trying to prevent spamming, and cleaning up when something slipped through, was horrendous to say the least.We had no choice but to enforce a blanket ban on MLM of any kind.However at the same time we recognize that MLM (network marketing) is a phenomenal business mode

A different kind of computers does not usually play well together and you know that most of the time it takes a bit of jumping through hoops to make them communicate. So why is it that the Web -- which is made up of all kinds of computers -- works so seamlessly? It's simple, really. All of the clients and servers on the Web speak a common language called the HTTP protocol.

Common Ground

A protocol is a set of rules two computers use to communicate with one another. A protocol called HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) is spoken by both the Web browser and Web servers that carefully defines how Web pages are requested and received. It doesn't really matter which operating system is running for as long as both the browser and the server speak HTTP. The HTTP protocol is the common ground that allows them to communicate.

Different computers just could not work with each other and so without protocols, the web would not work at all. Although HTTP is the protocol for requesting and sending Web, there are other protocols as well at work on the Internet besides HTTP.

Putting It All Together

The HTTP protocol is written in HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) to request and send the actual web pages that clients and servers uses.

A Large amount of data can be stored on the server and the same serves if to hundreds of clients, often at the same time. A collection of web servers is actually what is used to respond to client request by web sites like Yahoo and Microsoft as they receive hundreds of thousands of hits everyday. It is not mandatory for the Web server to run the same kind of operating system which the Web clients is using whenever the Web pages are being requested. Protocols fill the communications gap between different kinds of computers and allow them to exchange Web pages simultaneously.

What This Means To You

You may be wondering why you should care about what goes on behind the scenes of the Web. In fact the web is designed in such a way that you don't need to care as a web surfer. To find a place to serve your web pages needs to be found by you as a web developer -- a Web server of some kind -- so that your users can request your pages using their Web browsers. Your Web pages can't be seen by the world unless they reside on a Web server that is hooked up to the Internet. Anyone with a Web client could access your web pages, once your pages are made available to a connected server(remember, that's a fancy name for a browser). For now, that's all you need to know about Web clients and servers. In a later lesson you'll learn more about finding a Web server home for your documents.

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Digital signage is a relatively new form of advertising that allows companies to use electronic screens to broadcast information, commercials, or anything else of their choosing to large amounts of people. This kind of advertisement is spreading to different venues like wild fire. From malls to restaurants to airports to post offices, digital signage is sweeping the advertising market.

Well-written content drives business. Whether it's copy on your website, copy for your direct mailings, an impressive article, a business plan or proposal, the words you choose determine your profits.

In order to make your own MySpace layout, you need to consider three things, namely the background properties, the text properties and the scrollbar and cursor properties. Let's have a look at each of these.

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