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Old 04-04-2004, 08:33 AM   #1
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I need inspiration. My website is all about helping with computers, but I don't know what people want to understand or know. So, post here what isn't on my website, but you would like to see.
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Old 04-04-2004, 11:23 AM   #2
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Thats a very nice site! Ill bookmark that. Its a computer help site, what else would there be to put on there?
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Old 04-04-2004, 06:36 PM   #3
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Its a computer help site, what else would there be to put on there? [/B]
Notice I have all the buyers guides, and the articles etc. I can't think of anymore to write. Thats Why I need to know what to do next. I need to know what people are confused by, so I can write an article on it.

(P.s glad you liked the site! )

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Maybe links to hardware manufacturers like Newegg and Mwave and Tigerdirect and so forth.
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Old 04-04-2004, 07:14 PM   #5
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Maybe links to hardware manufacturers like Newegg and Mwave and Tigerdirect and so forth.
Nice idea, I will have an article of trusted stores, saying what people thought of their service etc. Thanks for that idea. Keep them coming everyone!
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I like your site overall...but (no offense) some of your word choices make your site seem juvenile. Just for an example:

MHz- Megahertz. In computers, this is a measurement of how fast something is, such as the processor.

as opposed to Webopedia's definition:

Abbreviation for megahertz. One MHz represents one million cycles per second. The speed of microprocessors, called the clock speed, is measured in megahertz. In addition to microprocessors, the speeds of buses and interfaces are also measured in MHz.

Your word choice and lack of depth might have an adverse effect on the validity of your site to the eyes of a computer geek.

If that makes any sense to you...I hope it helps.

Just try to make your definitions a little more advanced.
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Old 04-04-2004, 07:50 PM   #7
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Yes, I was looking into revising some of those definitions. Thanks for the heads-up. Anymore advice anyone?
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Old 04-04-2004, 08:10 PM   #8
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Hey, very nice website. I just have one small nag about the navigation - Generally speaking, I'd think that your website design can be improved. What I mean, is navigation on the left side of the screen. I would think listing a section like "Article" then listing all the recent articles would be one sure way of attracting people to your articles.

Besides that, it seems like a bit of advertising and working on the contents (adding articles, definitions, etc. ) should do well. I also have a list of definitions that I might add to your "definition list", such as "DIMM" and "RAID".

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Maybe put prices for stuff so people dont get over charged. Althought if you put links to newegg,etc... it may be useless. How about registry tweaks?
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Yes, all great ideas. I'm so glad I posted this topic! Anymore?
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nice site, i realy like the wa it looks and feels

might be a dumb idea might not be

how about a seperate section on networking?

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Not a bad idea, but I will have to wait for a while on that one until I have more networking articles.
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