Archive for November 2011
Public Domain Works Are Closer Than They Appear
Searching for public domain works can be a tedious job and take several hours just to find one or two good publications.
There are hundreds, if not thousands of quality databases online you can use to search for public domain content, but are you aware of the places offline you can visit starting tomorrow morning and walk away with a handful of public domain publications you can duplicate.
The best part is you don’t even have to purchase the books.
I’m referring to your local public and university or college library. There are thousands of public domain books right on the shelves waiting to be revived.
This is by far the simplest way to get your hands on hard-to-find public domain works.
I did a quick search of my libraries database online and found over 20 interesting publications I think will be good sellers online such as “How To Speak And Write German”, “The Official Guide To Knots And How To Tie Them”, How To Play A 5-String Banjo”, How To Star In Baseball”, Gemcraft: How To Cut and Polish Gemstones”, Kites: Hot To Make and Fly Them”, Your Lawn: How To Make It and Keep It”, “How To Make Your Own Picture Frames”, and the list goes on and on.
Once you find public domain material you’re interested in conduct a quick copyright search to ensure these publications are in fact in the public domain.
Then visit your library, sign out the books and begin using the content. There are companies who offer scanning services relatively cheap so you can create a digital version.
You can also create audio and/or video portions of each publication and sell the videos under your copyright.
So now you have enough information to start your public domain search offline starting tomorrow morning.
Advantages of Yahoo Domain Registration
When it comes to domain name registration, you’ll never run short on choices. Domain registrars all differ in many respects, including their cost, features, customer service, and other factors. Yahoo Domains is one of the most popular registrars in the world because it offers many advantages and unique features.
Using Yahoo Domains, you can register as many names as you like. When it’s time to add content, they will help you set up your site from scratch in simple and easy steps. There are site builders and tutorials available to walk you through the whole process of setting up a site, regardless of your previous knowledge of web design.
Not all registrars offer all domain extensions, such as .info., tv., .name, .fm, and others. Yahoo Domains offers all currently available domain extensions. While currently unregistered domain names can be registered for $9.95 annually, you can also register premium domain names at varying costs. Premium domains include domain names that are high value, and owned by a reseller who makes them available through brokers such as Yahoo.
Since Yahoo is one of the most established names on the Internet, and provides a number of unique and robust technologies to users, you can be confident that they can be a comprehensive, full service solution for your business needs – from domain registration to search engine marketing ad campaigns.
If you are looking for a reliable domain name registration service equipped with important, valuable features, and trusted customer service, Yahoo Domains is a perfect choice.
Set Up Active Directory Domain on Your Computer – Basic Guidelines
So, you want to set up Active Directory (AD) domain on your computer! Well, if you are worried just because it sounds difficult and complicated, let me tell you that process involved in setting up the Active Directory domain is extremely simple. All you need to do is follow the basic steps and guidelines given below carefully. In order to set up AD domain, you must first ensure that you have a dedicated server that can run the Windows Server 2003 OS. It is this physical server that will actually act as the AD domain controller and get the AD service installed. In your case, your computer will serve as the domain controller.
Now, here are a few basic operations that you must perform on your computer in order to set up Active Directory -
1) Make sure you have the Windows Server 2003 CD ready with you before you proceed further. Insert it into the CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive of your computer.
2) Next, go to the ‘Start’ menu and click on ‘Run’. Key in the ‘dcpromo’ command in the ‘Run’ dialog box and press ‘Enter’ to launch the AD Installation Wizard.
3) You will now be presented with the wizard’s ‘Welcome to…’ screen. Click ‘Next’ to proceed further.
4) The next window will prompt you to select the type of domain controller. Here, choose the ‘Domain Controller for new domain’ option and press ‘Next’.
5) In the next window, choose the ‘Domain in a new forest’ option to create new domain and click ‘Next’.
6) In the window that follows, you will see an option that says, ‘No, just install and configure DNS on this computer’. Select it and click ‘Next’.
7) In this step, you need to key in the full DNS name for your new domain in the ‘New Domain Name’ screen. The DNS name is a descriptive name that you want the domain to have. For instance, ‘mydomain.local’ can be one such name. Selecting the right domain name is one of the key steps required to set up Active Directory. Key in the desired name and click ‘Next’.
You will now be presented with a ‘NetBIOS Domain Name’ window. Here, just accept the default name (set to MYDOMAIN in this case) and click ‘Next’.
9) In the next window, select a folder to store the log files and database of the Active Directory. It is advisable to just select the default location (i.e. C:WindowsNTDS) and click ‘Next’.
10) Next is the ‘Shared System Volume’ window. Here, choose the default location (i.e. C:WindowsSYSVOL) as the preferred location for the SYSVOL folder (which stores a copy of all the public files of the AD domain for the server) and press ‘Next’.
11) Now, select the option ‘Permission Compatible only with Windows 2000/Windows 2003 servers or OS’ and press ‘Enter’.
12) Next, you need to specify a Directory Services Restore Mode Administrator password in the presented screen. Do note this password in a secure location as you will need it to restore the AD service in case it collapses. When done, click ‘Next’.
13) The last window presents a summary of all the options selected by you in the previous steps. Review them carefully and if right, click ‘Next’. Click’ Back’ if you wish to modify anything.
Once you are done with all the aforementioned steps, the Active Directory domain starts getting created and configured. Once the process is done, you will be prompted to restart the server to apply new changes. Just restart your computer to complete the AD installation and you are done with the process! So, isn’t the process to set up Active Directory a child’s play?