A Rich Idea: Technology Articles

The Process of Copying a DVD: Is It Difficult?

When I first wanted to copy a DVD, I did lots of research on the Internet. The articles I came across made the process seem so difficult. But, after distilling it down to just three simply components, it’s actually pretty easy.

When you want to copy a DVD movie to another DVD, there are three things that need to take place:

First, if the DVD has encryption you will need software to decrypt the DVD.
Second, because you just have one DVD in your computer, you will need to copy the files from the DVD player to the hard drive.
And, third, you will need to burn the data from your hard drive to the DVD.

Top Ten Search Engines [2020 Edition]

In this article we will take a look at the Top Ten Search Engines in 2020. You can probably guess who is number one, but do you know what others are on the list of the top 10 search engines today?

Back in 1998, I remember someone mentioning the website Google to me and being astounded at how simple the home page of the search engine was. At this time, I was using the search engine Excite (and sometimes Yahoo) and had customized my page to deliver all the personal information that was important to me.

Mark Zuckerberg First Post IPO Interview

Mark Zuckerberg Interview: First Public Interview Since IPO (See Full Video)

Mark Zuckerberg First Post IPO Interview

Mark Zuckerberg gave his first interview since the disappointing Facebook IPO.

In the interview (seen below), which took place at TechCrunch Disrupt, a San Francisco conference for startups, Mark Zuckerberg talks of some of Facebook’s missteps and plans for the future.

We will share some excerpts from the interview, as well as look back at some other interviews with Mark Zuckerberg, find out why people are addicted to Facebook, and view the uncomfortable, sweaty spot he did on 60 minutes many years ago.

Google Search Results Redirected To Other Sites

I just had a problem with my laptop in which my Google search results were being redirected to other sites. I will tell you how I fixed the problem with the Google search results being redirected.

How annoying is this problem? It just caused me to lose about 3 hours getting rid of it. Hopefully, my solution can help many of you out there that are having this problem.

What Does WiFi Ready Mean Blu Ray Player

Ok, the question on the table today is: “What Does WiFi Ready Mean Blu Ray Player?” This is a common question because people are seeing WiFi advertised on a Blu Ray players and naturally wonder: Why would my Blu Ray player need WiFi?

Well, let’s see. We know that we need WiFi in our house if we want to connect to the Internet wirelessly with, for instance, our laptops.

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Blog Topics: Blog About Everything or Find Your Niche?

I decided to create a blog about 3 months ago. I decided to completely ignore the one piece of advice given to make your blog successful.

Today, I will probably spend about 3 hours writing this post: Blog Topics: Blog About Everything or Find Your Niche? In all likelihood, writing about blogging about everything will produce practically nothing. Why?

10 Reasons Why Not to Host Your WordPress Blog on a Windows/IIS Platform

I’m sitting here on the phone with iPower, my web hosting company, who has been going through a lot of changes lately. Since I have been on hold for 45 minutes now, I have decided to write a post about

“10 Reasons Why Not to Host Your WordPress Blog on a Windows/IIS Platform”.

Ten Things Every New Blogger Must Know

Initially, it seems like such an easy idea.

“I have ideas and I want to share them. I’m going to setup up a blog and everyone will want to read what I have to say. Maybe I’ll even make money!” It’s not that easy.

Here are ten things that every new blogger must know:

New Bloggers: Three WordPress Forum Rules You Must Know

First off, I want to send a big thank you to all of those people on the WordPress forums who have helped me and helped others. As someone relatively new to blogging, your help has been indispensable.

(Note: This article was originally written back in March of 2008. But these rules of eitquette transcend time so I’m leaving them here to spread WordPress goodwill.)

Building Blog Traffic: A Cautionary Tale

I don’t always treat myself like I treat my clients. With my clients, I always use a measured, methodical approach. When it’s just me, sometimes I just jump right into the fray.

[NOTE: I wrote this post back in 2008 when I had just started out. For a new blogger, the thought process is as applicable today as it was back then.]