Disabling User Account Control in Windows Vista

User Account Control in Windows Vista is responsible for all of those irritating pop-ups that ask you whether a program can have permission to continue. Now, I understand Microsoft wanting to decrease security breaches in their operating systems but sometimes this is downright irritating. So, to turn it off just follow these steps:

1. Go into Control Panel.
2. Select User Accounts.
3. Select the account that you want to change.
4. Click the Turn User Account Control on or off link.
5. Reboot your machine.

No more irritating questions about running a program that you've just double-clicked and know you want opening...

Ion e-Business run a web site design company in Mission Beach, Far North Queensland.

Problems With Internet Explorer 7 and Flash on Vista

I have recently been having some problems with Internet Explorer running extremely slowly on Vista Ultimate. After a long drawn out process of disabling Add-Ons I found that it was a problem with Flash - that coupled with the occassional script errors I was getting gave it away! The thing that stopped me looking into it being a Flash problem straight away was that the same websites viewed on Firefox and Safari worked fine so don't let this fool you too.

Now, I thought that I had the latest version of Flash as I had downloaded Flash 9 a couple of weeks earlier but it seems that wasn't the case. There is a file that you need to run in order to get the version of Flash that works with Vista. It is at C:\Windows\System32\macromed\flash\FlashUtil9d.exe. Note that depending on your version of Flash the 9d may be 9b or 9e etc. Magically, after you run this file Flash will start working properly again.

Ion e-Business run a website design company in Mission Beach, far North Queensland.

Mission Beach Website Design

Ion e-Business are the local web site design company in Mission Beach and are specialists in content management systems and the integration of reat-time booking systems.

Website Development With Video

I'm currently doing some website design work for Great Barrier Reef diving company Calypso Dive and have been putting together a nice way for them to display a video gallery to their website users. This has involved me trying to find a good tool for shrinking the videos that come off their cameras. Even the smallest clips have been 20MB which is just too much for most people to download. Anyway, I've found a free tool so if you're interested contact me at Ion e-Business and I'll let you know where to download it from.

Zazz Rules

I love Zazz. They sell some great stuff at amazing prices. I buy a lot of gear from them for my web site design company and it always turns up and works too.

Zaz

I love Zazz. I've said it before and I'll say it again. They sell some great stuff at amazing prices. I buy a lot of 'stuff' for my web site design company through them and it always turns up and works.

Can You Really?

I often get phone calls from potential customers in Mission Beach who think that website design is an easy thing to do and should cost less than $1000 for an e-commerce website! Well, let me put this misconception in the garbage right here, right now. Yes, you can buy template websites online that you can set up yourselves and if you're happy with one of those then go ahead and do it and, I really mean this, good luck to you. But be aware that you're setting yourself up for a number of problems.

Firstly, you've got a website but it won't have any of your branding on it so customers won't be able to recognise you or your products.

Secondly, how on earth are people going to find your website? You've just implemented an e-commerce facility but unless your customers actually know what your website is called then they are never going to find your website using Google. Google is a complex and highly annoying animal. Your website needs to be optimised for it and then there are a whole host of techniques that need to be applied for link building to make your site seem popular in its eyes. All of this work requires careful attention to detail and constant monitoring of your website after it has gone live in order to tweak it to get it up the rankings.

So, before you decide that you really need a website, get used to the fact that to have it built professionally is going to require an initial outlay that will be more than the $500 most people think a website should cost. To put this $500 in perspective, for a Cairns company this is less than 5 hours work. I will say it now that it is impossible to build a website from conception to finish including getting it looking just the way the customer wants in this timeframe. Anybody who says that they can is leading you up a path that ends in a croc-infested creek and isn't very good at their job.

If you still want a website after reading this then you're a realist; your website will be built professionally to exacting standards and will perform well in the search engines. The ongoing benefits of the web will become more apparent as your site moves up the rankings and the initial outlay will turn into a profit-making machine.

My Nice Working Environment

I'm so lucky to be living in Mission Beach. Website design here is a pleasure to do. Lunch breaks on the beach, business meetings with a beer overlooking the beach. It doesn't get much better. Apart from the fact that the weather needs to clear up a bit.