Google, Google, Google that is all you ever seem to see on the Internet these days and there is a reason why. It has the largest directory of just about any and every site that can be found. Try it, go to a Google search engine and see if there is something you cannot find! That is a tongue twister, sorry. (wink)

Google homepage Malaysia is the search engine I use for everything. Forget about Yahoo! You have to pay for stuff with them while Google offers nearly everything for free. Want to build your own web site and don’t have any money? Google will give it to you for free. You may not have noticed it yet, but if you look in the upper right corner of your Google homepage depending on your computer settings, it will say “iGoogle” and “sign in”. It won’t give one way links though, but that’s pretty much the only limitation.

If you do not have an account, after clicking sign in you can register for a new account and then up where you signed in, click the “my account” button. From there you can set your profile up and at the bottom you should see a list of stuff to try. Want your own blogger account, get it there. Get webmaster tool, analytics, Gmail, sites, Picasa web photo album etc…

It basically has everything you could possibly need to either build your own web site, get in touch with other people with Talk (Google instant messenger) and even have online meetings with Google Docs… again it is all for free. I am a full on Googleholic! I get my news updates from CNN, weather alerts, Einstein quote of the day, Bible verse of the day, Things to ponder, current moon phases, a clock (lol) and Google translator. C’mon, I even get to customize the theme on my homepage. Right now I am using the “rainforest theme”.

Besides Google being the top search engine on any web browser, it also makes making money on the internet easy. Sign up for Google Adsense. From everything thing that I have tried Adsense actually pays and then they give you suggestions on how to make your web site better and get more traffic which translates to more money. They offer so much that it is hard to turn away.

Now personally, Google if you are reading this sorry, I am loyal but there are some things I think could be better. Like Gmail. I don’t really like Gmail and the instant messenger is weak because you can’t use a webcam. Other than that it is definitely the best search engine in the world and I don’t think I am exaggerating.

Before I switched to using iGoogle my internet use pretty much consisted of checking my mail and I don’t remember what I use to use as my search engine but I do know that my internet use has increased and I have even become my own webmaster and I did it all for free, well… accept for the stuff I would bump into that I found on the web that I couldn’t resist. Let’s face it… I think Google even put a tracker in my head because I think they know me better than I know myself. This is why Google is so successful.

Check your passport before you go to make sure you have a signed, valid passport and visa (if required). Make sure your passport will still be valid at least six months from now (you never know what might happen while you’re away). Check with your travel agent to see if you’ll need a visa in addition to a passport, this is vital specially if you consider last minute travel.

Just think about this: In the event you find yourself lying in the road after an unfortunate collision with a Parisian mini-bike, you’ll want to make things easier for your rescuers in case of an accident. Remember to complete the information page on the inside of your passport that gives the name, address, and telephone number of someone to be contacted in an emergency. Then make three copies of the page containing your photograph; this will make it easier to replace your passport if it’s lost or stolen. Put one copy of the photo

• In carry-on bag.

• In luggage (not with your passport).

• With your office or family member.

Before you leave, there are a number of tedious details you need to take care of and should an emergency occur, you’ll be glad you did! Here’s your checklist:

• Update your will and insurance policies.

• Leave a copy of your itinerary and a power of attorney document with a family member or friend.

• Find out if your personal property insurance covers you for loss or theft abroad.

• Find out how to report the loss of a credit card from abroad (800 numbers don’t work when you call from abroad) your credit card company will have a number that you can call.

• Carry only the documents and credit cards you’ll need in a wallet or purse (all business documents might be subject to search, seizure, or copying).

• Pack your U.S. driver’s license (with your photo on it).

• Get an international driver’s permit before you leave, if you need one.

Make two copies of

• Credit card numbers.

• Traveler’s checks numbers.

• Telephone numbers to report lost cards.

• Airline ticket numbers.

(These items should be stored in separate locations to prevent a simultaneous loss of all of your records.) Again, it doesn’t matter if you are preparting to find bargains or to book last minute accommodation, being ready is the best tool to have the ideal holiday.

Fiji diving will certainly be a groovy surprise to anyone who tries that they’ll meet a large variety of species in the great waters. Fiji’s waters provide one of the most energizing marine life that diving fans can see. Fiji is an island, surrounded by a gigantic Reef. Fiji’s waters are really fine for Snorkelling, hence you are able to find 1000s of dive sites. Water in Fiji is as well very popular as the sites are very easy to access and the water temperature is very hot, making a scuba diving in Fiji one of the easiest destinations in the world.

 In winter temperatures usually do not get lower than 25C. Sights of Fiji water is also really goody-goody for all of the noise activities except those summertime days when it rains down. You are able to find the better conditions for your holidays in Fiji early this morning as the winds start blowing, so you need to be able to plan exactly when are you thinking of going to go scuba diving in Fiji .

In the case of where to go for a holiday in Fiji, you’ve many alternatives to select from. For instance, you are able to get to the Mamanuca dive sites easily from Nadi Airport. In this area you’ll be able to find various options for the complete package for diving in Fiji. The Mamanuca visits shallow lagoons and beautiful fish swimming around. If you enjoy to explore caves, then go diving in Sawa-I-Lau in the Yasawa group and you’ll certainly be charmed by it interesting that you find there.

Another popular dive site in Fiji is Astrolabe Reef is located in the southern region. There you will find a nice selection of corals and reef dive sites but is small and is reachable by boat. The weather condition is some of the times humid there, but you’ll not have major problems with diving because of this. In the Northern Isles, you will be able to go for diving in the Rainbow Reef. This famous spot is between Taveuni resort and Vanua Levu and delivers to its visitors a fantastic feeling eyes because of the copiousness of coral, which was built up there. If you’re a marine’s passion for shipwrecks you are able to find them in Fiji, if you tour to the Colonial capital Levuka on Ovalau.

If you’re implicated for your safety if you go diving event in Fiji, you had better know that divers who bear problems are facilitated by the Fiji Recompression Chamber plant located in Suva. You must be aware to have right insurance, and if you’re a beginner, you had better get certified and keep an eye on the instructions you receive. If you take sufficient time to plan your holiday, you’ll certainly have the best time for diving throughout the Mamanuca Islands Fiji. Meeting the spectacular life that are under water in Fiji is truly a wonderful experience for those who have a passion for diving. The over-the-top colors of coral reefs, located in Fiji turned this into one of the well-nigh visited destination for diving event.

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You hear a lot about dyslexia these days, so just what is dyslexia anyway? And people seem to use the term to talk about different things. It’s all very confusing sometimes.

The two principal definitions of dyslexia are the strict constructionist “academic” definition and the common usage definition of people who have friends or family members with dyslexia. The strict definition comes from the word dyslexia itself. It means problems with reading, and so that is a literal definition. But dyslexia-type problems of perception and association extend far beyond just reading to pronouncing new words, going from the spoken word to its correct spelling and many other similar associations.

So how many people are affected by dyslexia and how do you know if you are one of them?

Approximately ten to fifteen per cent of the entire population has some form of dyslexia. All are different and affected to different degrees. If you have problems with reading or spelling or reading aloud, these are symptoms of dyslexia. The only way to know if your are dyslexic is by way of dyslexia testing.

There are two general kinds of dyslexia testing. These are screening tests and full professional tests. Screening tests are given to large groups of people to screen out those who have enough probable symptoms to justify the full test.

Full professional dyslexia testing is done by a qualified professional such as a licensed psychologist or dyslexia specialist. The test is aimed at checking for each of the different dyslexia types and measuring how severe it might be.

Fortunately, in the last year or so a highly accurate home dyslexia test has been developed and is now available online.

Dyslexia testing is the key to identifying the millions of unknown dyslexics among us. Once tested the problems of dyslexia can almost always be easily overcome… but you must be tested to know if you can be helped…

Disclaimer: Nothing in the above explanations is intended to be or represented to be or should be construed to be any form of medical advice. The information herein has been gleaned from medical journals, news articles in the popular press and other freely-available public sources. It is presented here for informational purposes only. For any medical advice the reader is urged to consult with his or her licensed physician or other medical specialist.

By – George Fuller

Introduction

Over a period of about 15 years we gained an enormous amount of experience in website development and I learned that it was important to stop and think about what size screen resolution should we be building websites at?

I was reading somewhere recently that apparently these days the only answer to that question should be ‘all of them’ and ‘none of them’. What this basically means is that new websites should be built to accommodate all different screen sizes these days, particularly with the increased popularity of hand help web browsers, smart phones, net books and the like. Of course there is also the other end of the spectrum in the new huge wide screen flat screen monitors. I recently treated myself to a 24 inch Asus which does 1920×1080 which is big enough to get two web browser windows on screen side by side, but if you make one of them full size, the majority or websites look, well, just plain strange!

What exactly is screen resolution then?

If you are not familiar with screen resolution, the simple answer is that it is the size of your desktop. However, this can be quite misleading because it is actually the number of pixels that make up the display area on the screen of your monitor. Still not clear? Well let’s look at some examples to help clarify exactly what screen resolution is.

Currently what would appear to be the most popular screen resolution is 1024×768 (accounting for 62% of my website visitors). This is a screen that is 1024 pixels wide by 768 pixels high. What is a pixel? A Pixel, derived from the phrase Picture Element, is basically one of the thousands of tiny dots that make up your display screen. However, this does not necessarily determine the physical size of your monitor (14 inch, 15 inch, 19 inch etc) because most monitors are capable of displaying the screen in different screen resolutions. It is fairly true to say that if you want to run your monitor at a high screen resolution then you will need a large monitor, the larger the monitor the greater the resolution it can display at (assuming your graphics processor can support a high resolution).

All getting a bit technical? Put simply the higher the screen resolution the more things you can fit on your screen before they have to go onto the next line, or before you have to scroll down or scroll right.

What’s this got to do with Web Site Design?

When creating the visuals for a new website design, traditionally the experienced graphic designer would be working to a specific resolution in order to make sure that the design fits in your browser window without having to scroll right. (Thankfully most website owners don’t demand you make their pages so that you don’t have to scroll down anymore!)

If your web pages are designed to 1024 pixels wide, when they are viewed at larger screen resolutions such as 1360 for example, ecommerce web design pages should have set behaviours for dealing with the additional screen space.

When designing at a fixed resolution you can deal with larger display settings by either aligning the site to the left and having a huge great big gap to the right, or you can centre align the website in the available space and then the extra screen resolution will be on either side of the content area.

However, the sensible, modern day approach is to make the site flexible to support all screen resolutions by creating ‘fluid’ content that will flow to fit the available page space irrespective of what size screen resolution it is viewed at.

Also, because of the increased popularity of the web the challenge for a website owner is how to engage your viewers and get them to stay on your website for as long as possible and show them as much content as possible. One way to help with this is to make full use of all of the available space. Two great big blank areas either side of a tiny web page is simply just a waste of space. Imagine if you picked up a newspaper or magazine and only half of the front page had got any content on it, the editor would get the sack for sure! So by creating fluid content, web site owners can take advantage of larger publishing spaces available on bigger screen users, whilst optimising content for display on smaller screens too.

Another advantage with big screen displays is the ability to use the new area for re-publishing. Re-publishing is a way to put content from another area of your site onto a different page, thereby bringing it forward for the viewer. An example of this that we did on one site we created was to insert an alphabetical list of names of the products available on the website below the left hand menu on pages that were very long.

All pages tend to be different lengths, as determined by the content on the page, so we used a clever widget to create this list of product names and squirt it in the gap until it ran out of space. This was great for SEO too as it gave a direct link to specific product pages based on their product names without having to crawl through category pages first, also website users would often see something in the list they wanted and click straight through to the page and buy the item.

Ultimately this has evolved into what would now be thought of as a web 2.0 ‘tag cloud’ a list of tags that are usually user generated, to indicate and link directly to a specific content group or item. Using a tag cloud is a great way to fill fluid spaces on larger screens that you can fill with what are effectively links to other parts of the website.

How do you do fluid content?

Fluid content is not that hard to create, the majority will be words of course, which are naturally fluid so on a small resolution screen you might get 5-10 words to a row, on a larger screen you can get 20-30 words or more. However the challenge comes with images, and particularly website graphics. A photograph, whilst it can be made smaller and larger offline, it can’t be automatically resized by the web browser at the time of viewing (not taking into account the Zoom function in Internet Explorer).

The HTML code that makes up your web pages is again designed to allow fluidity by fitting content into the available page area, so some tips that can be employed to make content fluid include not using tables in the code (which are depreciated these days now anyway), not setting specific screen width in pixels, use 100% instead. By fading images into blocks of colour in the website graphics, you can create a stretchable element that will scale to fit all window sizes. Use little boxes to put stuff in, these can then flow around the screen as required without having to be in any particular place, they also help to draw the eye to special offers, discounts, newsletter sign ups etc, and can of course be styled by your graphic designer with curves and shading and gradients to look great.

Conclusion

The majority of Loughborough web design companies now accept that fluid content is the future of website development as it makes your website compatible with the smallest to the largest display types, increases selling and marketing opportunities by providing new publishing space, maximises the amount of available page space for displaying your website content and above all it stops your site looking odd on huge great big screens which, as the prices come down, are becoming more and more popular these days.