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INCOMING Newcastle Jets coach Clayton Zane has pledged to "definitely tweak" parts of the side's game after Gary van Egmond was dumped from the top coaching job today.
Zane claimed the head coaching role after the club met with Dutchy this morning and his contract was terminated.
Fronting the media this afternoon, Zane said he fronted players at training and captain Ruben Zadkovich had offered "whatever you need" to smooth the transition.
A similar response from the whole team would be vital in running towards a playoff berth, the new coach said.
"I don't want to be judged as Gary van Egmond's clone," he said.
"I'm not convinced that the squad aren't already motivated...[this is] an opportunity and I intend to try and stay there as long as I can."
Chief executive Robbie Middleby said he expected van Egmond, whose second tenure as Jets coach ended today, to apply for a technical director position with the Emerging Jets after he was immediately relieved of A-League duties.
Middleby said the club chose Zane rather than a more experienced interim coach as they had faith in their personnel and believed he could instill self-belief in the players.
Zane will see out the season with "full control", Middleby said.
"You will see with the right opportunity, with the players that we have got, we are going to play some very good football," Middleby said.
GARY van Egmond's second tenure as Newcastle Jets coach is over, with National Youth League coach Clayton Zane taking the reins until a permanent replacement is chosen.
The A-League club tweeted this morning that van Egmond would immediately vacate the position.
But chief executive Robbie Middleby has left the door ajar for van Egmond to stay with the organisation.
Middleby, who attended training this morning with senior figures including Troy Palmer and Ray Baartz, said the club had recommended the coach apply for the new Emerging Jets technical director position.
He said the role, which includes coaching in the Emerging Jets Program, was a good fit for the former Jets coach whose departure "coincides" with his removal as coach.
"Enhancing the quality of coaching provided to elite young players in this program is paramount and this is why the Club is recommending that Gary applies and is strongly considered for this position," Middleby said.
"From his time at the Australian Institute of Sport, Gary has always had a passion and talent for youth development and we believe he would help the Emerging Jets Program take a major step forward."
Craig Deans will remain as an assistant coach for the A-League side.
He will also take over as National Youth League coach for the remainder of the season.
Explaining the decision to end van Egmond's contract, Middleby said this season was "vitally important" for the club which has claimed just four of 18 available competition points in recent weeks.
In their last game the Jets were beaten 3-1 by last-placed Melbourne Heart and the side has not won a match since December 20.
"The club and Gary agree the team requires a new voice and direction to take us forward," Middleby said.
"Gary has made a significant and lasting contribution to the Jets, winning a Championship in his first term as manager and now, helping to put together a squad of some of the best emerging talent in Australia."
van Egmond's departure from the A-League coach's role follows the Newcastle Herald reporting on Saturday that his sacking was imminent.
The Herald reported last night that the club had failed to squash speculation the embattled coach was facing the axe.
On Sunday night the club responded to "confirm it has not spoken to Mark Rudan or any other coach".
van Egmond declined to comment when contacted on the weekend.


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Silicon Graphics mulls McCann link
Silicon Graphics, Mountain View, Calif., is evaluating whether to stay with McCann-Erickson Worldwide, San Francisco, hired this month for its estimated $40 million Visual PC Group account, in the wake of McCann's New York office signing on as lead shop for Gateway 2000's estimated $70 million account. If SGI drops McCann, it likely would hire finalist Arnold Communications, Boston. Gateway, believed not to consider SGI a conflict, is shifting its account after a rocky year at D'Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles, Los Angeles. Gateway at deadline hadn't confirmed reports of the McCann move, but McCann confirmed it to Silicon Graphics.

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I spent two years surrounded by teachers and pupils who knew that my mum had died.
High school and beyond was different. As social circles grew and changed there would inevitably be the 'getting to know you questions' ...
Do you have any pets?
Yes we have a dog
Where do you live?
Just down the road in Blahville
What do your parents do?
Well, my Dad is an interior designer and my Mum is dead
... followed by an awkward silence.
Just at the point the question relating to Mum was asked I would assume the position of 'rabbit caught in the headlights', my palms would become sweaty and I'd have the sudden urge to run.
I always felt deep embarrassment. not because my Mum had died but because it was so uncomfortable for me and the other person. They would say they were sorry and I wouldn't know what to say.
As I got older it was easier to answer the questions in a jokey manner or tell people that they had nothing to be sorry for and move on to something else.
I wonder if this is why I deal with most serious situations in a panicked slapstick humour state!?


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The food on your table depends on farmland that is disappearing at a rate causing international alarm. Like oil, when it is gone, it is gone. The challenge - and the emerging solutions - are of greater long-range significance for humanity than the most sensationally headlined events of the day.
That is why the Monitor devoted four double pages to ''Soil: the crucial resource'' last week. It is why full attention should go to exploring the potential crisis during America's postponed (but not for long) congressional hearings on the proposed National Topsoil Preservation Act of 1982. It is why international momentum must be developed in line with the World Soil Charter adopted by the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization last year.
Saving the soil may seem remote, especially to city dwellers bringing home plastic-swaddled tomatoes from supermarket bins. But it is not remote to farmers seeing their topsoil blown away, contaminated, or exhausted, and having to decide to cherish the land or abuse it for quick profit. There will be nothing remote about it to anybody's grandchildren if present trends continue:
* A multiplication of the world's desert acres from 2 billion to 7.5 billion by the end of the century, for example.
* In the US, the globe's leading agricultural country, such severe soil losses on 12 percent of the cropland and 17 percent of the rangeland that these will be unproductive in a few decades.
Various countries and international agencies are struggling with the problem and its cure. The agroforestry movement headquartered in Kenya, for example, is trying to improve the use and preservation of land through planting trees and crops together in ways to enrich each other and the soil.
But, just as the United States plays the leading role in food production, it is looked to for a lead in policies and practices to maintain the land as well the abundance it produces. Increasing productivity - so that more food can be grown on dwindling acres for an increased world population - may help, but only in the short run.
In a sense the buck stops with the farmers. Many, such as the Amish, need no urging to use prudent methods in which crops, livestock, and land form a harmonious cycle of production and renewal. Others destroy fertility through intensive short-term means for immediate results, leaving the future to take care of itself.
The latter means can unfortunately be encouraged by some government subsidy programs. Among current proposals are ones to make subsidies dependent on appropriate conservation practices.
The specter of federal interference need not be raised as it was when Rep. Morris Udall of Arizona and Sen. Henry Jackson of Washington vainly fought for national land-use planning legislation in the 1970s. The Senate twice passed such a bill. It offered a light federal hand, with aid to states to come up with their own plans. In Mr. Udall's words it said: ''States, we want you to do some land use planning and we're not smart enough to do it for you.''
Such a governmental attitude might have aided ancient civilizations that let their lands decline. There is growing agreement that some national pressure will be needed to use land more wisely in the United States if the localities and farmers do not do so on their own. In present economic conditions farmers may plead they cannot afford conservation measures. Here congressional debate could be useful in determining how far taxpayers might be expected to help in preserving what is, after all, a national resource.
Issues like this could be aired in the hearings on the modest topsoil act now proposed by Mr. Udall and Rep. Neal Smith of Iowa. It calls for stockpiling and replacement of topsoil on public and other lands affected by federal projects. But its ripples could go far in stimulating awareness of the subject.
The kinds of examples the US could give were suggested in the federal follow-up to the Global 2000 report, whose warnings have become better known than its recommendations in recent years. The latter include:
* Federal technical and financial assistance to state and local governments wishing to develop land preservation policies.
* Financial incentives to encourage conservation and preserve farmland.
* Seeing that federal programs (loans, sewers, highways) do not unnecessarily spur farmland conversion to other uses.
* State and local use of growth management tools to discourage farmland conversions.
Here is food for thought as the world gives thought to food - and to the crucial resource it grows in.


text: TSE:SU - Suncor Energy Stock Price, News, & Analysis Sign in or create an account to add this stock to your watchlist. Get Started C$45.19 -1.26 (-2.71 %) (As of 10/23/2018 04:00 PM ET)Previous CloseC$46.45Today's RangeC$44.72 - C$45.8352-Week RangeC$40.49 - C$55.47Volume5.16 million shsAverage Volume3.05 million shsMarket CapitalizationC$69.34 billionP/E RatioN/ADividend Yield3.10%Beta0.45 ProfileDiscussionAnalyst RatingsChartDividendEarningsInsider TradesHeadlinesOptions ChainSocial Media Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on RedditShare on StocktwitsPrint this articleShare by Email Suncor Energy Inc. operates as an integrated energy company. The company primarily focuses on developing petroleum resource basins in Canada's Athabasca oil sands; explores, acquires, develops, produces, and markets crude oil and natural gas in Canada and internationally; transports and refines crude oil; markets petroleum and petrochemical products primarily in Canada. It operates in Oil Sands; Exploration and Production; Refining and Marketing; and Corporate, Energy Trading and Eliminations segments. The Oil Sands segment recovers bitumen from mining and in situ operations, and upgrades it into refinery feedstock and diesel fuel, or blends the bitumen with diluent for direct sale to market. The Exploration and Production segment is involved in offshore operations off the east coast of Canada and in the North Sea; and operating onshore assets in North America, Libya, and Syria. The Refining and Marketing segment refines crude oil and intermediate feedstock into petroleum and petrochemical products; and markets refined petroleum products to retail, commercial, and industrial customers through its dealers and other retail stations. The Corporate, Energy Trading and Eliminations segment owns interest in four wind facilities in Ontario and Western Canada, including Adelaide, Chin Chute, Magrath, and Sunbridge. This segment also engages in marketing, supply, and trading crude oil, natural gas, power, and byproducts. The company was formerly known as Suncor Inc. and changed its name to Suncor Energy Inc. in April 1997. Suncor Energy Inc. was founded in 1953 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada. Receive SU News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for SU and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange TSE Industry Major Integrated Oil & Gas Sub-IndustryN/A SectorBasic Materials Current SymbolTSE:SU Previous Symbol CUSIPN/A Webwww.suncor.com Phone+1-403-2968000 Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current RatioN/A Quick RatioN/A Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E RatioN/A Forward P/E RatioN/A P/E GrowthN/A Sales & Book Value Annual SalesN/A Price / SalesN/A Cash FlowN/A Price / CashN/A Book ValueN/A Price / BookN/A Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)N/A Net IncomeN/A Net Margins15.36% Return on Equity12.21% Return on Assets6.25% Miscellaneous Employees12,381 Outstanding Shares1,624,142,000Market CapC$69.34 billion OptionableN/A Suncor Energy (TSE:SU) Frequently Asked Questions What is Suncor Energy's stock symbol? Suncor Energy trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the ticker symbol "SU." How often does Suncor Energy pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Suncor Energy? Suncor Energy declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, July 25th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 4th will be given a dividend of 0.36 per share on Tuesday, September 25th. This represents a $1.44 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.19%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 31st. View Suncor Energy's Dividend History. How were Suncor Energy's earnings last quarter? Suncor Energy Inc. (TSE:SU) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, July, 25th. The company reported $0.73 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.75 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $10.43 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $8.53 billion. Suncor Energy had a net margin of 15.36% and a return on equity of 12.21%. View Suncor Energy's Earnings History. When is Suncor Energy's next earnings date? Suncor Energy is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, October 24th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Suncor Energy. What price target have analysts set for SU? 9 analysts have issued 12 month target prices for Suncor Energy's stock. Their predictions range from C$43.00 to C$70.00. On average, they anticipate Suncor Energy's stock price to reach C$60.88 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 34.7% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Suncor Energy. What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Suncor Energy? 9 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Suncor Energy in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 8 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Suncor Energy. Who are some of Suncor Energy's key competitors? Some companies that are related to Suncor Energy include BP (BP), Imperial Oil (IMO), Imperial Oil (IMO), Husky Energy (HSE), Cenovus Energy (CVE), Quadrise Fuels International (QFI), Relentless Resources (RRL), Wolf Petroleum (WOF), XXL Energy (XL) and Georox Resources (GXR). Who are Suncor Energy's key executives? Suncor Energy's management team includes the folowing people: Mr. Steven W. Williams, Pres, CEO & Director (Age 62)Mr. Alister Cowan, Exec. VP & CFOMr. Mark S. Little, Chief Operating OfficerMr. Michael R. MacSween, Exec. Vice-Pres of UpstreamMr. Stephen David Lile Reynish, Exec. VP of Strategy & Operations Services How do I buy shares of Suncor Energy? Shares of SU and other Canadian stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX). Brokers that permit trading on the TSX include Fidelity, Interactive Brokers, PennTrade and Charles Schwab. What is Suncor Energy's stock price today? One share of SU stock can currently be purchased for approximately C$45.19. How big of a company is Suncor Energy? Suncor Energy has a market capitalization of C$69.34 billion. Suncor Energy employs 12,381 workers across the globe. What is Suncor Energy's official website? The official website for Suncor Energy is http://www.suncor.com/. How can I contact Suncor Energy? Suncor Energy's mailing address is 150 6th Avenue S.W., Stn M PO Box 2844, CALGARY, AB T2P 3E3, Canada. The company can be reached via phone at +1-403-2968000. MarketBeat Community Rating for Suncor Energy (TSE SU)Community Ranking: 2.9 out of 5 ( )Outperform Votes: 454 (Vote Outperform)Underperform Votes: 327 (Vote Underperform)Total Votes: 781MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Suncor Energy and other stocks. Vote "Outperform" if you believe SU will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. 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Jada Pinkett Smith Celebrates Her 'Haute Living' Magazine Cover!
Jada Pinkett Smith is celebrating her Haute Living cover with her daughter Willow by her side!
The 45-year-old actress and her 16-year-old daughter stepped out at the party on Monday night (July 10) at Catch LA in West Hollywood, Calif.
Jada is currently the cover star of the magazine's Miami June/July issue.
Haute Living took to their Instagram account to share several photos from the event.
"Amazing evening last night celebrating our Miami Cover with #jadapinkettsmith," the mag wrote.
FYI: Jada is wearing Halston Heritage top and pants.


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PARIS -- A group of French expats recently brought a controversial case back home: Local startups would be better off setting up shop in business-friendly London.
"London is No. 1 for startups after Silicon Valley," said David Blanc, member of an expat group that helped organize a Paris-based event for local entrepreneurs called Red Carpet Day. "It's just so easy."
The battle to attract -- and retain -- European startups is getting brutal. From Manchester to Montpellier, public and private entities are rolling out the red carpet, offering cheap working space, special visas and even state aid. In sputtering Europe, everyone hopes new businesses will provide much-needed growth.
As France gets ready to host its 10th annual LeWeb conference this week, it faces a difficult challenge. Hubs like London and Berlin have grabbed global attention for their tech scenes. But some entrepreneurs say France's wealth taxes and complex labor laws discourage investment. In addition, the country's coterie of startups has been overshadowed by unflattering episodes like the government blocking Yahoo Inc. from buying control of video site Dailymotion earlier this year.
"France has had a horrible reputation among investors," said Jean-Louis Missika, Paris's deputy mayor in charge of innovation. "We need to show them -- and show foreign startups -- why they should come here."
The effort is in full swing. Paris is pushing a 120 million euro ($164 million) to convert a disused railway warehouse into what it says will be the world's largest startup incubator by surface area. It will join a wave of other Parisian incubators backed by companies including Microsoft Corp. and Google Inc. By next year, Paris will have 1.1 million square feet of space for incubators and similar entities that offer entrepreneurs cheap working space, mentors and connections to investors, the city says.
At the same time, the national government has been tweaking the tax code to give incentives to invest. France's finance ministry last month said it would put up 215 million euros to take small stakes in private startup accelerators around the country, and fund projects to market them overseas, under the brand "La French Tech."
At stake is economic growth in a country that is struggling. The French economy slumped back into contraction in the third quarter after increasing in the second. Unemployment remains near a 16-year high.
The new efforts come as France's startup scene has grown in size, though venture investment still lags -- kept down in part by uncertainty over ever-changing tax rules, some investors say.
The challenges facing the French startup ecosystem are illustrated by what supporters admit is its relatively small number of foreign entrepreneurs. That makes for a less international scene.
Some entrepreneurs say it can be hard to find early rounds of venture funding, and successful startups often have to go overseas once they need more than 50 million euros. That can push founders abroad, sapping the local scene of some potential investors and mentors.
Christian Guichard, founder of Montpellier-based security startup Authentication Industries, says he hasn't been able to find 1 million euros in venture funding in France. Now he says he is likely to relocate the headquarters of his company outside the country, while leaving research staff in France.
But many in the French startup scene say there is new momentum, with a growing crop of young companies, and a deepening bench of mentors for them.
More French startups, like music-streaming site Deezer and Withings, a maker of smartphone-connected monitoring devices, are grabbing international stature. Paris-based targeted-advertising firm Criteo SA recently went public on New York's Nasdaq, with a market capitalization of nearly $2 billion.


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G20 › Stakeholders
The G20 has several engagement groups in order to involve various stakeholders. The existing groups are the Business 20 (B20), Labour 20 (L20), Think 20 (T20), Civil 20 (C20), Youth 20 (Y20) and Women 20 (W20). These groups aim to identify policy priorities from the perspective of the engaged group, for example the private sector (B20) or trade unions (L20). These priorities and issues are considered by G20 Leaders at the Summit. Drawing on its wealth of policy expertise, the OECD participates in and contributes to these engagement groups.
The OECD has been supporting the work of the B20 since the French presidency. Since the Russian Presidency, the Organisation has been closely associated to the work of the various B20 sectorial Task Forces and has provided substantive contributions in the areas of anti-corruption, trade, human capital, innovation, investment and infrastructure. As a result, B20 recommendations make extensive reference to OECD analysis, guidelines, principles and legal instruments. We are also partnering with the B20 to organise high-level policy meetings and seminars: For example, over the last 4 years, the OECD, has been organising a yearly high-level public-private conference on anti-corruption, jointly with the incumbent G20 and B20 Presidencies. In 2014 and 2015, in the margins of the OECD week, the OECD hosted meetings of the B20 Task Forces that gathered over a hundred CEOs and top level business representatives. Partnering closely with the Business and Industry Advisory Committee (BIAC) and the B20, the OECD will pursue its efforts to enhance the dialogue between business and governments, by partaking in all task forces and by organising public-private consultations. In addition, the organization will act as an Institutional Partner of the newly-established World SME Forum, led by the private sector to further support the G20's agenda in support of SMEs. Learn more about the B20.
The OECD maintains a constant dialogue with Trade Unions, in particular in preparation of L20 Summits that are generally organized back-to-back with Leader Summits. The OECD contributes to framing the discussions at L20 Summits: the Secretary-General is usually invited to address the participants and representatives from Trade Unions, sharing the Organisation's expertise on employment and labour market issues, responsible business conduct, tax, redistribution, social policies, inequalities, etc. and presenting our policy recommendations in these domains. Learn more about the L20.
Other stakeholders
Civil 20 is a meeting for policy dialogue between G20 members and representatives of civil society organisations working on the issues related to the agenda of G20 Summit. Learn more about the C20.
Think 20 brings together academia, research centres and think thanks from developed and developing countries to help create ideas on improving global governance which can then be formulated into practical recommendations. Learn more about the T20.
Youth 20 is a grouping of young leaders from across the G20. The OECD has been a partner of the Y20 under the Australian Presidency and participated in the Youth 20 Summit in Sydney on July 12-15, 2014. Learn more about the Y20.
Women 20 was established under the Turkish Presidency in order to highlight gender equality as a key issue upon which G20 countries should focus. The OECD strongly supports this aim, and used its expertise to help conceptualize and define the terms of the W20. In addition, the OECD Sherpa delivered an address on empowering women in G20 countries through education, entrepreneurship and employment during the W20 Summit on October 26, 2015 in Istanbul, Turkey.
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BERLIN (AP) — Germany's Parliament is set to use the term genocide in a resolution marking the slaughter of Armenians by Ottoman Turks 100 years ago, and the foreign minister is expressing understanding for those who use the word.
A draft of a non-binding motion drawn up by the governing parties, to be debated Friday, says the Armenians' fate is "exemplary for the history of mass destruction, ethnic cleansing, expulsions and genocides" in the 20th century.
Germany's government has so far avoided using the term, which Turkey rejects.
Still, Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier told Monday's Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper: "One could want to summarize what happened then in the term 'genocide,' and I can well understand the reasons and certainly the feelings for that." But he questioned whether a "charged political debate" is helpful.


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I've been thinking of including some videos of interviews, lectures, etc. relating to science fiction, and so here's the first entry for my new video clips category. It's a lecture on the early history of the genre by Damon Knight. Enjoy!
Part 1 (Lucian, Poe, Verne):
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Potential Amnesty Program Requires That Undocumented Immigrants Pay Taxes
The federal government wants everybody earning money in the country to file their taxes — whether they're in the country legally or not.
For undocumented immigrants who don't have legitimate Social Security numbers with which to file, the best alternative has been to use an option called "Individual Tax Identification Number," or ITIN, issued by the Internal Revenue Service.
But recent anti-fraud changes in law have made it harder for them to obtain ITINs. The issue could have potential national repercussions since current talks on a possible amnesty program include undocumented immigrants showing they've paid taxes.
Applicants are now required to submit original documents, such as a passport, national identification card, or driver's license along with their return.
By requiring immigrants to submit original identification documents or certified copies, the IRS hopes to deter fraud and improve the tax refund process. And while the application and renewal process for ITINs remains unchanged, the new numbers issued now will only be good for a five-year period rather than indefinitely.
According to some experts, this move by the IRS has created a general level of nervousness among the immigrant community about what these documents will be used for and who will be seeing them.
In general, fearing deportation, undocumented immigrants tend to steer away from interacting with the federal government.
"The changes in the application process, I think, will drive the application numbers down," Michael Petrucelli, former acting director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, told Fox News Latino. "They are trying to make sure ITINS are used only for the specific purpose they're authorized."
Tax and finance expert Mike Periu said the changes are a "point of contention."
"It's likely that it will drive down the application numbers," said Periu. "The minute you tell them 'original documents,' that's when the hesitation sets in."
One of the many misconceptions surrounding undocumented immigrants is that they do not file taxes. But according to the IRS, in 2011, over 1.7 million immigrants filed taxes using ITINs.
Issued regardless of immigration status, ITINs allow immigrants to record the economic contributions they are making in the country.
But even as some immigrants are leery of the changes, tax experts say undocumented immigrants should be more inclined to file their taxes this year. As the push to pass immigration reform steps into high gear, those immigrants who have filed taxes using ITINS will likely be in a better position when they apply for citizenship in the future.
The proposed immigration reform bill by the "Gang of Eight" includes stipulations that in order for any immigrant to earn a "probationary legal status," which will allow them to live and work legally in the United States, they will have to pay any back taxes they may owe to the U.S.
"There is some prospective future benefit [for immigrants] if you've been paying taxes now," Petrucelli said. "Someone who isn't paying now and immigration reform becomes a reality, they could have to file returns to cover years before."
He said once immigration reform passes, a lot of people will be asking more about ITINs.
"There's an interesting correlation between immigration practice and immigration reform," said Petrucelli.
While the federal tax law does not allow for the IRS to share any information with another organization like the Department of Homeland security, those opposed to the ITINs program argue that this information should be shared.
Ira Mehlman, spokesman for the Federation for American Immigration reform, an immigration- restriction group, said that while he feels this information should be made known to other government agencies, immigrants who do pay their taxes should not be looked on with more favor.
"Having an ITIN or filing taxes should not entitle" immigrants to the privilege of having U.S. citizenship, said Mehlman.
But those in favor of ITIN said it pours millions into the economy, and prevents immigrants from running afoul of tax laws. In 2010, the Institute for Taxation and Economic Policy estimated the undocumented immigrants paid over $1.2 billion in state and local taxes.
According to the report, the number represents the 50 percent of unauthorized immigrant in the country who pay taxes.
"I think it's sort of a prevailing myth that undocumented immigrants don't pay taxes," Wendy Feliz, the communications director at the American immigration council, told Fox News Latino. "Having everyone pay taxes is a positive thing."


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The key to keeping that number growing, GSN President Michael Fleming believes, is to get the audience involved-literally. His strategy: a growing lineup of original shows that take advantage of emerging interactive technologies to get people to push GSN's buttons.
"Games are intrinsically interactive," Mr. Fleming says. "Thanks to interactive television technology, we can now offer the opportunity to play a game live in real time, to play `Jeopardy!' as it happens."
Beginning three years ago with interactive episodes of "Jeopardy!" and "Wheel of Fortune," GSN has put itself on the front lines of new technology the entire TV industry is eager to harness. Through partnerships with several interactive TV developers, including Mixed Signals Technologies, Spiderdance and ACTV, GSN has created programming to take advantage of a variety of interactive formats, from live phone competition to participation through digital set-top boxes.
"Inquizition," a game show in which contestants in the studio and on the phone answer rapid-fire trivia questions, is entering its third season with a new Internet participation feature in addition to its telephonic and WebTV components.
The network's signature original show, "Hollywood Showdown," also recently added an interactive component, allowing viewers to compete at home via Microsoft Corp.'s WebTV Plus and set-top boxes. Other shows being outfitted with interactive aspects include "Mall Masters" and the classic "$100,000 Pyramid," with more planned for the future.
Game Show Network's programming mix currently is only about 20% original programming, with "classic" game shows filling out the rest of the schedule.
"We are a unique proposition in that we pretty much own all our content," Mr. Fleming says.
Taking advantage of parent company Sony Pictures Entertainment's library of such game show favorites as "Card Sharks," "Family Feud" and "Match Game," while also developing innovative new shows, has put GSN on the ratings map. "Mall Masters," set at the Mall of America in Minneapolis, rated a 0.6 this winter, while "Match Game" consistently earns a 1.1.
"There's a whole generation of people who have no idea who [`Match Game' host] Gene Rayburn is, and they love the show," says Stuart Zimmerman, VP-advertiser sales for GSN. According to Nielsen Media Research, GSN's prime-time ratings have increased in eight of nine months from last May to January, matching the network's rising subscriber numbers.
Despite strong ratings for classic shows, network brass hope to boost original content to 50% of programming by 2003. New fall additions that were well-received at the upfront sales meeting March 7 include "Shoot for Love," a dating game with a camcorder twist, and "Billboard Living," in which contestants live on billboards across the country and compete with each other reality-TV style.
All the action has drawn a diverse crowd.
"The audience distribution has been national; there hasn't been a focus that's geographically centered," adds Aaron Cohen, senior VP-national broadcast at Horizon Media, New York. "In general, it seems to be a more mature viewer."
While the target audience is women ages 25 to 54, an increasing number of men are watching.
"We've seen more men coming into the flux, and we're happy about that," Mr. Zimmerman says. Prime-time audiences tend to be about 55% women, 45% men, while daytime viewership skews more female, he says.
"We're continuing to define our audience as we continue to mine the brand platform of `You Can't Help But Play,' " says Dena Kaplan, senior VP-marketing for GSN. The network's TV campaign "You Know You Know," was created by its agency, Omnicom Group's TBWA/Chiat/Day, San Francisco.
As GSN continues to grow, the plan is to deliver an even more focused audience for advertisers. Mr. Cohen says what differentiates the network are its hosts and the interactivity of its shows. Scott Lee, a media buyer at True North Communications' TN Media, New York, who works on S.C. Johnson & Son products, agrees.
"For us, the priority is efficiency," he says. "It's a good network to be on. The growth we see in distribution and audience is very efficient, very positive."
While growth has been steady, the challenge has been to get viewers, cable-service operators and advertisers to notice GSN's interactive fare without the aid of a media conglomerate parent.
Six-year-old GSN began as a subsidiary of Sony Corp.'s Sony Pictures Entertainment; while this gave GSN access to movie screens (the network ran self-promotional ads during film previews in Loews and Sony theaters in 1998), opportunities for cross-pollination have otherwise been few.
In late February, new-media company Liberty Digital acquired a 50% stake in the network, but it's too early to tell how the connection will play out in strategic alliances or other opportunities.
"Because we aren't vertically integrated and we don't have sticks to poke cable service operators in the eye with, we have to use carrots to get them interested," says Anne Droste, senior VP-sales and affiliate relations for GSN.
When a service operator agrees to carry GSN, the carrots come in the form of Sony product tie-ins to help operators expand their business. For instance, the network provided AT&T Corp. with Sony-made phones to bundle with new cable subscriptions for a promotion to boost AT&T phone service sign-ups. In another scenario, the first 30 people to sign up for digital cable receive a Sony VAIO computer.
"We're not part of the Disney family or the Time Warner family-we're part of the Sony family and we've been able to leverage other Sony products," Ms. Kaplan adds.
Another big hurdle has been convincing advertisers to recognize the network as a valuable conduit to consumers.
"There has been a disconnect among advertisers in seeing game shows as a profitable area," Mr. Fleming laments. He says the popularity of "Who Wants To Be a Millionaire" and reality-based game shows like "Survivor" have changed that mindset. " `Millionaire' helped, and our interactive TV opportunities are starting to turn their heads."
As the ad market softens along with the economy, the challenge may no longer be convincing media buyers of GSN's value, but instead just getting them to advertise.
"It's tougher for the smaller guys than for the top-tier networks, so I do see them getting hurt a little," Mr. Lee says. "But if their distribution continues to rise the way it has, our commitment will grow, too."
In the meantime, GSN executives are focusing on strong shows people watch.
"We're still in the TV business. Our business is first and foremost creating compelling programming," Mr. Fleming says. "Interactive TV is a parallel business, not the icing on the cake. It's the same old block and tackle-create good shows, do some marketing to get the audience in, and be able to go to advertisers and say, `Here you go, this is your audience.' "


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Who knows how much the votes really matter? It's not as if the producers wheel out an accountant to verify any of the results. Do we really know that someone in Nebraska voted for Rob Kardashian 12 times? We do not.
Still, here we were to witness the final three being announced on the results show, and one sole dancing star being tossed to the curb. That sole dancing star proved to be, unsurprisingly, Hope Solo.
Pictures: "Dancing with the Stars" Season 13
So what was going on behind the billowing scenes of the previous night? Well, Cheryl Burke - she who is trying to drag Rob Kardashian away from puberty and toward adulthood - yelled, "Yeah, baby!" as their samba reached its climax. Regretfully, before their next dance, Kardashian declared: "I really have to pee."
"No way," retorted his ever-forceful partner. "Are you pregnant?"
If only. Such an eventuality would surely take the Kardashian franchise to new and even more elegant heights. "Keeping Rob with the Kardashians." Or "Rob Kardashian: About a Boy and His Boy."
It should be noted that a large-scale petition has been launched to remove all Kardashians from the televisions screens of America. The person behind the petition declared: "We feel that these shows are mostly staged and place an emphasis on vanity, greed, promiscuity, vulgarity and over-the-top conspicuous consumption."
Shame on such cynicism. And shame on this crude attempt to cast a shadow on the Little Boy Kardashian's attempt to emerge from beneath his sisters' copious skirts.
Soon, thankfully, we were told he would be gracing the finals. This, despite his difficult grasp of the essences of movement, posture and, well, music. Take that, you Small-Bottomed Envy-Peddlers.
"Kiss my booty," Hope Solo was heard to say after she was offered a mere 7 by the judges for her paso doble. Sadly, her booty was surely about to kiss the show goodbye.
Solo had given such a spectacular exhibition of defensive drama-queendom during the whole competition that it was hardly a surprise when she was told that she was in jeopardy -- translation: you'll be up there at the end wondering if you're about to be eliminated.
Just to ratchet up the tension, we had to then witness Kermit the Frog singing. Was I alone in thinking he was dead? Perhaps.
Also still alive are those two miserable old men who used to sit on the balcony during Muppet Shows. They must be at least 105. This night, they were at the judges' table. Sadly, they had left their humor up in the rafters. Even host Tom Bergeron couldn't believe he was being forced to participate in this Mupperteering. It's bad enough pulling off a rehearsed joke with Len Goodman.
Being Bergeron isn't ever easy. There he was attempting to hustle some tension out of the inevitable. With pauses longer than a model's inside leg measurement, Bergeron managed to finally squeak out that J.R. Martinez was in jeopardy.
For those of you who have recently risen from the dead, this didn't mean that the Iraqi war hero was in the bottom two. It merely meant that producers had chosen him this week to participate in the Final Countdown - better known as the Charade of Clairvoyance.
How could America offer more love to Hope Solo than to Martinez? That would have been like America offering more love to Dick Dastardly's Dog than to Snoopy.
Solo decided she wouldn't participate in this nonsense. Even before the result was announced, instead of standing in tense attention, she leaned into partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy, as if to say: "Oh, stuff this crap. Let's go for a Chopin vodka."
Solo offered the required platitudes about how difficult the competition was. She did mention that, perhaps, winning the Mirrorball Trophy might not be quite as significant as winning a soccer medal.
Indeed, it's not quite as significant as making sure you've taken your cat to the vet or your kids to the lice inspectors. That's why we love it so much. It is frivolity given permission to twirl with gravity.
So three remain. Will this be the survival of the fittest? Will deep-seated irrational affections take hold? Will a Kardashian finally prove that they are something more than just a comely figure and a come hither look?
It's a good thing there will be no NBA games to give these finals truly stiff competition.


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Janzen tops Bryant in playoff at ACE Group Classic
Naples, FL (SportsNetwork.com) - Lee Janzen parred the first playoff hole on Sunday to defeat Bart Bryant and win for the first time on the Champions Tour at the ACE Group Classic.
Janzen, who had not won since claiming his second U.S. Open Championship in 1998, carded a final-round, 5-under 67. Bryant exploded up the leaderboard, tying the course record with a 10-under 62 and he finished regulation tied with Janzen at 16-under-par 200.
Following the win, Janzen vocalizing just how much this win meant to him.
"A lot of it just has to do with joy. It's been a long time," said Janzen. "It's hard to put into words. It's emotional, it's what the game does to you. Everything is heightened and amplified and extreme, all of your emotions."
On the first playoff hole at No. 18, Bryant's second shot found the water short of the green, which all but sealed it for Janzen. The 50-year-old hit his second shot safely on the green and two-putted for par and the win.
Esteban Toledo had a strong day with a 6-under 66 on the Talon Course at The TwinEagles Club and he ended alone in third at 14-under 202. Scott Dunlap (67) finished one shot further back at minus-13.
Colin Montgomerie, who held the outright lead after the first and second rounds, had to settle for an even-par 72 and he finished alone in fifth at 12- under 204.
With Montgomerie leading Janzen by one to start the day, it appeared as if Montgomerie was determined to go wire-to-wire as he birdied the first to take a 2-shot lead at minus-13. However, that was the only gain on the front nine for Montgomerie as he made eight straight pars and made the turn at minus-1.
Montgomerie played his final nine holes at plus-1 with just two birdies and three bogeys as he finished four shots back.
In the meantime, starting his round six shots back of the lead, Bryant drained his second shot from the fairway on the par-4 first for eagle, putting him at 8-under. While Janzen made three straight birdies from No. 3 to take the outright lead at minus-14, Bryant continued to surge with four straight gains from No. 3 to get within two of Janzen.
A Bryant birdie on No. 9 pulled him even with Montgomerie and to within one of Janzen. It was Janzen's turn to take a 2-shot lead when he made his fourth birdie on No. 8.
That did not last long, however, as Bryant, playing two groups ahead of the final pairing, made birdie on 11 to pull within one again. Another birdie from Janzen on 11 gave him a 2-shot advantage once again, but he tripped to his first bogey on 12 and was back down to 15-under.
Right when Janzen made his bogey, Bryant holed his ninth birdie on 13 and just like that he was tied for the lead. From there it was virtually a two-player race to the finish.
Bryant took advantage of the par-5 17th hole as he was able to roll in a birdie putt and he took the outright lead for the first time. As Bryant finished up with a par at the last, Janzen's birdie putt on 17 just lipped out and he headed to the tough 18th needing a birdie to force a playoff.
Janzen came through in a big way on 18, which was playing as the second- hardest hole on the course Sunday. Janzen stuck his approach to within eight feet and left himself an uphill putt for birdie. He rolled it right in the center of the cup, forcing a playoff with Bryant.
"I had to birdie 18. I basically had the same putt four holes in a row and missed them until 18," Janzen said. "I had plenty of opportunities all day long ... But I was so grateful and happy to get in a playoff."
Back on the 18th for the playoff, Bryant's tee shot was in the fairway but not very long. Janzen also found the fairway and was much further than Bryant.
Needing to hit over the water to get to the green, Bryant's second shot came up short, bounced backwards off rocks and went into the hazard. From there Janzen coasted to a par to claim his title.
NOTES: This was the fourth playoff in tournament history, with the last one coming in 2008 ... Janzen has eight career victories on the PGA Tour ... Bryant tied the course record set by Larry Mize and Kenny Perry in 2012, which was matched the following year in 2013 by Bernhard Langer ... Defending champion Kirk Triplett shot a 2-over 74 to finish tied for 29th at 2-under 214 ... Langer withdrew prior to Sunday's final round due to a family matter ... With the win, Janzen earned $240,000 ... The Champions Tour is back in action on March 20 for the inaugural Tucson Conquistadores Classic.


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I get quite a lot of PM's of people asking me to make sites for them.It's usually one page sites, or really basic sites that they want.I can't accept paypal in my shitty country, so I usually offer to rather help them build the site for free. As in, I will point them in the right direction. Very few people take me up on the offer, simply because they think "i dont know anything about making websites" Let me tell you a big secret. Its fucking easy We are not talking about facebook here, just simple sites with a bit of content (text and the odd image) which link to other sites. Nothing fancy. So, I have decided to write this step by step tutorial to help out people who don't know their html from their bum. Hopefully I can save some people a few $$$ and also spark their interest in learning how to make websites. I am 100% self taught and I work (as my job) as a web designer/developer, so I promise, it's not as hard as you think! Tools you will need: Notepad Freeftp (google it, its free) Any sort of graphic editing suite (photshop is obviously the biznass, but microsoft paint will do) Lets begin To me, the most time consuming thing about webdesign (especially for paying customers) is the graphic stage. As in designing all the buttons and putting together a layout for the pages. We will bypass this time consuming stage by using a free CSS template. There are literally hundreds and thousands of millions of free CSS web templates available to download off the net. Check out (my personal favourite): http://www.freecsstemplates.org/ For this tutorial, I am just going to use the first one I see there, called terrafirma2. Download the zip file to your desktop & unzip it. Click through the folders until you get to a folder which contains 3 files (index.html , style.css, licence.txt) and a folder called images. The folder images contains (you guessed it!), the images used on the site. The file style.css is a css file (cascading style sheet) which contains all the info the site will use to determine the "look" of the pages. We will not be changing anything in this file during this tutorial. The file licence.txt is the licence, read it if you bored. The file we gonna be looking at is index.html. The index file is the page that your webdomain points to by default. As in, google.com actually points to a file called index.html (prob not html but that doesnt matter). All the other pages such as "about" or "contact" or whatever are also files, which are usually named their relevant content (about.html, contact.html) The folder that you are in is known as the "root folder", and is the first "level" of the folders on your site. You can make folders within that folder to store stuff in (like the images folder), but you can't make folders outside, or before your root folder. Fire up notepad (its quite a monster program and might take some time to open ).Drag the file index.html into notepad to open it. Oh shit! Is that alien language? Is that ancient egyptian hyroglipics? I give up! Don't give up. All will be clear shortly. Basically, for this tutorial, you can ignore everything from the first line, up until the opening body tag  You will see things called divs. A div is basically a part of the page (which is given its look and size in the css file) which can contain content. Imagine a div as being a box on the page. Things such as the navigation bar will be in one div, which is wide and not very high. A div begins with an opening div tag written as
 and ends with a closing div tag written as
. Everything between those two tags will be held in that div. Divs are also usually (almost always) given an id written like
. This tells the browser that the div is of the type "navigationbar" and it will find all the things such as size, backgroundcolour, font etc... in the css file, under the name "navigationbar". Open up the index.html file by double clicking it (it will open in your browser). You will see the navigation menu at the top has "home" "archives" "links" etc... Now, go find those words in notepad. What do you notice? Firstly, they are in a div called "menu" (
) A few lines down you will see the div (called menu) closing div tag written as
 .You will see the lines between the two div tags are almost the same, except for the words "home", "archives", "links", "resources" and "contact". If you wanted to change one to say "downloads", how do you think you do that? You guessed it! Change the text. Change one, save, and click refresh in your browser. Voila! New menu tab. By why, you ask, does the first one ("home") look different? It has extra alienspeak in it. Look at the open page in your browser again, and what do you notice about the home link in the nav menu? Yes, a boxy thingy around it. That indicates to the user what page they are on. So if you wanted to change it so the boxy thingy is around the "contact" link, how do you think you do that? Again, (damn you clever) you guessed it, add in the same code to the "contact" link (also take out the code from the "home" one or they will both have it). It is pretty pointless having those links if they don't do anything when you click em. So how do you make them link to other things. You see the line of code that says  Replace the # sign with the URL/page you want to link to. Change is to  and the link will go to google when clicked. If you are linking to another page within your site, you only need to put the pages name, as in  (TIP: if the page is in another folder from the root folder (still within the root folder) then write the link as ) You can now edit the navigation menu to work, and point to the pages for your site. Simply save as the index.html file to the pages you want (as in about.html etc...) The title of the page is found between the tile tags <title></title> right near the top of the page. Put the title of the page between the tags (eg: <title>home</title>) Now for the text. Basically, the trick is, look at the page in a browser, and find the same text in the file and change it to what you want. The hardish thing is to leave all the html tags/code in place. Look at the line:
TerraFirma2 by NodeThirtyThree + FCT
 Obviously we want to change that heading. So only change the "TerraFirma2 by NodeThirtyThree + FCT" part. You will see you can make that a link as well (<a href="#") Do this for all the text you want to change, and just keep checking in your browser that you are doing the correct thing by saving and then refreshing the page in your browser. If you want to make a word a link in a paragraph of text, use the  tag. For example: Click here for free money You want to make the words "free money" link to www.google.com, you would write: Click here for free money Magic. If you want to delete text, you must include the tags. You will see all the opening tags (almost all of them) have the same name as the closing tag with a / at the begining, as in the opening tag is called <poo>,the closing tag will be called </poo>. Be careful when deleting
 tags, as this can really screw up the look of you page. Remember that div tags can be within other div tags (you will see, the indentation usually helps you determine which
 tag belongs to which opening div tag) Unless your site is about mountains, you probably going to want to change or remove the images. The images look like this:  Change the img src="" bit (image source) to whatever your image is called eg: <img src="mypetdog.jpg" , and set the width and height to the width and height of he image. If you set those wrong, the browser will squish or stretch your image to the sizes in the html, and your page will look stupid. Resize or cut out the bits of the images in paint. Mess around with this for a bit and you will discover its not that hard to make a page. Now, you ask, "how the fark do i put it on the internet?" Well, firstly you are going to need a domain host. You can use stuff like godaddy (which you pay for, but you can have your own domain), or you can use a free hosting service (google "free hosting"). The problem with the free ones is you will have a shite domain like : www.freehostingcompany.mywebsite.com When you sign up for hosting and create your domain, you will be given some FTP details. FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol, and is the way you put stuff on the internet. Open up freeftp (google freeftp and download it) and you will get a screen asking for some stuff. The site name is arbitary, you can name it whatever you want (but rather name it something relative) The host address is your domain (without www or http), as in: google.com Ignore everything until Login, which is the login provided by your hosting company. Password is the password provided by your hosting company. Local folder is the folder on your PC where it will be getting the files from before pooping them onto the internet. Browse and find your folder. The rest is irrelevant. Click "connect". It should connect to the server. Now click "upload" and in a minute or 2, your site will be on the motherfarkin internet! That is the basics, but hopefully it will help and inspire people to try learn a bit about making sites. I mean, that wasn't that hard was it? There are so many available resources on the internet such as w3 school which will give you a free education into making websites. The key is, don't be scared, just try. You can't break the internet! If you thought that was pretty cool, I highly suggest getting dreamweaver. It saves you a ton of time, as you don't have to write as much html code, and also it is much easier to see whats going on than in notepad Gimme a shout if you need help with anything, I will try my best to help you out as much as I can. Now go forth and build some internet! PS: don't steal this post and put it on your blog or whatever, i will kill you


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Schools join KMF Young Engineer scheme
More than 20 schools were invited to the launch of KMF's Young Engineer of the Year , and the project was welcomed openly, with 16 schools committing to take part in the project.
KMF's Young Engineer of the Year pilot campaign was hugely successful, and the company have committed to running a project on the same scale for the foreseeable future.
Jenny Conlon, KMF's Training Centre Manager, commented, "The positive feedback received from students, teachers and MPs, highlighted the real need for projects like this to bridge the gap between schools and industry. We will continue to run this campaign on an annual basis, however, we will change the theme to keep students engaged and inspired and will probably return to the clocks in three to four years' time."
This year, KMF have invited other local companies to benefit from the rewards of working closely with schools and are finding each school a sponsor who will offer both financial and resource support.
One of the primary drivers behind this campaign is to promote the career opportunities available to young people. Last year over 1,700 students took part, as KMF only enrol a maximum of six apprentices, annually, there is the potential for other business to promote themselves as viable, future employers.
The theme for 2013/14 is the Greenpower Formula 24 kit cars; each sponsor will provide their school with the car kit and work with them to meet the milestones of the project. The campaign will conclude with a Race Day, which is set to be a spectacular event.
In essence, this project encapsulates best practice, with schools and industry working together and alongside each other to impact positively on the local area and showcase the proactive approach of businesses within Staffordshire, building consumer confidence.


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They say that life's most difficult tribulations also result in the greatest insights and wisdom once you're through it. Let's just say that purchasing a brand new laptop with Vista installed on it was one of my greatest tribulations to date.
So I'm taking this opportunity to share the wisdom that I've gained from that experience so that, possibly, I can save the next poor soul the trouble and heartache that I had to suffer through.
Am I being over-dramatic? Maybe. But what you have to understand is that at the very center of my livelihood is the Internet. I earn income, learn and unwind all on the Internet. When I lose that connection to the virtual world – I'm not a happy camper.
Rewind several months to the day when I purchased a new, shiny Sony Vaio laptop. I brought it home, excitedly opened up the box and turned it on, expecting the brand new laptop with a build-in wireless ethernet card to instantly sense my home network and connect almost completely automatically. Unfortunately, it sensed nothing. Many hours later, after an unmentionable amount of coffee consumed, I finally had my new Vista laptop on the Internet and screaming.
To save MUO readers out there who find themselves in this situation countless hours of aggravation, I'd like to offer the most important lessons I learned about Vista during this ordeal. Earlier, Aseem offered applications you can install that will improve your PC performance. However, I'd like to present the top five ways you can tweak Vista itself to get your Internet connection working, and increase your overall Internet speed.
The Most Important Vista Internet Speed Tweaks – Once You Can Connect
New technology is fabulous when it works, but I was quite disgusted to learn that Microsoft implemented IPv6 on Vista and upon install it is set as the default. The silly part is that it simply doesn't work well with devices that still utilize the IPv4 protocol – and to assume that most home networks are fully upgraded to the IPv6 protocol is a faulty approach to setting defaults.
Many people upgrade their PCs and laptops long before they consider replacing that old outdated router that's been sitting in the basement for five years and still works perfectly. So, when they bring home that shiny new laptop with Vista installed, guess what – the laptop and the router simply refuse to talk.
So, if you're unlucky enough to find yourself in this situation – the very first thing you should do before we can even get started speeding up the Internet, is to disable IPv6 so that you can at least get on the Internet in the first place. Here's how it works.
First, go to Start -> Network -> Network and Sharing Center, and then click on "Manage Network Connections."
In this screen, you'll likely have a wireless connection displaying that it can't connect to any network. Right-click on that icon and select "Properties."
You'll discover both IPv6 and IPv4 enabled. Go ahead and uncheck the box for IPv6 and click "OK." You'll need to reboot your computer, but afterwards if the protocol incompatibility was your problem (and it very likely was), you'll find that your computer can now communicate fine with the router. Maybe. There is one other complication Microsoft introduced into Vista just to encourage you that much more to upgrade your router – it's something called "autotuning," and it's also the next Vista tweak.
Vista Connection Tweak #2 – Autotuning
This is another case where the cutting edge technological advances being enabled on Microsoft's operating system by default is a recipe for disaster for users who have older networks and older network devices (specifically older routers). Vista comes installed and enabled with something called "Receive Window Auto-Tuning."
On advanced networks, it's actually a pretty cool technology where the transfer of data is monitored and Vista automatically "tunes" the TCP window field to optimize packet transfer. Older routers simply do not "play nice" when it comes to that kind of window resizing. This spells trouble for home users who don't know the difference between a packet of data and a packet of sugar. What was Microsoft thinking?
Luckily – there's a way for you, the home user, to turn this default feature off as well. First, click on "Start" and type "cmd" and right-click on the command icon. You'll see the following window.
Click on "Run as Administrator." Then, in the command box, type "netsh interface tcp set global autotuning=disabled" which will disable autotuning.
Now that you've got your new Vista finally communicating with your router (hopefully), you're ready to tweak Vista even more in order to dramatically boost the Internet speed.
Vista Tweak #3 To Increase Internet Speed – Take Back Your Bandwidth
Another unnecessary default setting that Vista (and actually XP as well) comes with is a 20% "reserve" of your available bandwidth in order to accommodate certain applications like Windows Update. This tweak is a pretty common one most old-school users of XP already know – it's not at all detrimental and you can immediately gain 20% of your bandwidth back, increasing Internet performance significantly.
This is called the QoS Reserve Bandwidth Limit, and to reduce this on any version of Vista you need to edit the registry.
Go to Start and type "regedit". You may have to deal with the UAC, unless you've read Sharninder's advice on how to speed up your Vista 4 Tips to Speed Up Your Windows Vista PC 4 Tips to Speed Up Your Windows Vista PC Read More by turning it off! In Regedit, navigate to "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows"
Right-click on Windows and create a new key called "Psched", then right click on the right and create a new "DWORD" entry. Name it "NonBestEffortLimit" and set the value to zero to disable reserve bandwidth.
Vista Tweak #4 – Modify Your Browser For Optimum Speed
Believe it or not, not only is your Vista operating system not configured by default to blaze the Internet as fast as possible, but neither is your Internet browser! These instructions include how to increase your browsing speed on Firefox and IE.
First, in Firefox type, "about:config" into the address bar (and ignore any warnings). In the filter field, type "network" and scroll down to "network.http.pipelining" and set it to TRUE, and set "network.http.pipelining.maxrequests" from 4 to anything from 8 to 12.
I use Firefox almost exclusively, and this one change increased my page-load time by what felt like a factor of 50%. Of course, there's a similar tweak for Internet Explorer as well, but you have to edit the registry. As before, go to Start and type "regedit."
Navigate to "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Internet Settings" and find "MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server" and "MaxConnectionsPerServer." Set these to at least 10, or a little higher if you would like. You should also see an increase in performance for IE after making this change as well.
Vista Tweak #5 – Increase DNS Cache
This tweak is one that anyone should do anyway, as it can significantly save time while surfing the web, especially if you tend to visit the same sites often. What the DNS cache does is store information retrieved from the nameservers (IP information) so that the next time you visit the same site, your browser doesn't have to waste time retrieving the same information from the DNS servers.
You can optimize this by increasing the size of your DNS cache. This is another registry edit – so go back in there (Start and type "regedit") and navigate to "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Dnscache\Parameters" and then right click on the white space at the right and add four DWORD values: CacheHashTableBucketSize, CacheHashTableSize, MaxCacheEntryTtlLimit and MaxSOACacheEntryTtlLimit.
After checking a list of sites for the optimum setting for these values, the consensus seems to be decimal settings of CacheHashTableBucketSize to 1, CacheHashTableSize to 384, MaxCacheEntryTtlLimit to 64000 and MaxSOACacheEntryTtlLimit to 301.Of course, instead of using those old DNS servers, why not use OpenDNS How To Get the most out of OpenDNS How To Get the most out of OpenDNS Read More ? When you're done making all of the changes above, restart your computer and when it boots back up you'll find yourself with a Vista PC that screams on the Internet.
Did these Vista tweaks increase your Internet speed? Do you know any other cool tweaks for Vista that work even better? Share your insight in the comments section below.
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Another way to increase internet speed is to use Internet Cyclone. You can find more info at http://www.jordysoft.com
I followed your instructions to the "T".
After turning off unnecessary boot-up items, and following your instructions, I am getting about 20% faster speeds, thank you, but not as you would say "blazing." lol.
35 Mbps download, 31 Mbps upload on a Windows Vista SP1 system with 811.3/a/c/n ethernet adapter on wi-fi, or USB tether on Android 5.1 system. Very respectable for a 2008 system, thank you.
hey there are no above registry files in vista premium......wat 2 do....help
i want to remove all vista tweaks but what do i put into cmd if i want to reenabe the auto tuning
Connecting to a wireless router with a strong signal and not having internet connection is a problem with Vista and Windows7 for some reason. I have not yet had disabling IPv6 work but it's worth a try. When the problem occurs, usually in some hotel etc., I never do get connected.
But at home new drivers for the NIC sometimes works. New firmware for the router sometimes works. We can all agree how maddening it is. It is a Black Art, this wifi connectivity, and nothing works every time.
Thanks for the Firefox tweak reminder. Pageload increase noticeable. I have new setup and forgot to tweak that.
i am a network enginner
as i concern
bandwidth availability is base on network design
70% is more on protocol communication
and 30% is available one for us to surfing, download, bla bla
This is great. Thanks for the info my internet now screams.
Oh Yeah!
Increased 2 kb/s
hey Ryan, thanks for your great post, quick question. For the regedit files... you chose 32-bit... since my computer is 64-bit should i choose 64-bit?
thanks, NN
Ryan........... Please help. I want to know the answer to this also as I have Vista 64 bit as well.
Anyone know?
Any of the below would do the trick:
- Downgrade to Windows XP
- Upgrade to OpenSUSE
- Upgrade to Fedora
- Upgrade to Mint
- Upgrade to Ubuntu
this is not worth the time.
moving on
I'm sorry to say that applying these tweaks to Vista Home Premium and Firefox 3.5.3 made my speed worse. Some websites crawled and I've also had numerous problems with images not loading.
How do you reverse point number 3. I am having problems after doing it?
Thanks for your article.
I am trying to follow the logic of the QoS
It seems that if you disable
the 20% reserve and have only one application
using the bandwidth, then you get can use
100% (not 80%) of the bandwidth.
Isn't that correct?
Maybe a followup article that encapsulates
the QoS discussion?
I'm always impressed with MakeUseOf and the articles, and the comments are very worthwhile to read. I suspect that the people who follow this site cover a broad range of personal computer experience and thus digest the articles for their level of expertise, following through on advice they deem applicable to their situation. A newbie is unlikely to make registry changes with abandon, and if that happens, the responsibility should be personal, not projected.
Mr. Dube has written a great column for which he has obviously done research, and his comments are truly viable, opinions not withstanding. I discovered the "Ipv6 trick" months ago when I faced a nightmare in networking a Vista and XP computer and had to Google day and night to find solutions. You see, I'm a granny who has had to learn computers from the bottom up, without the luxury of education classes, and through studying and determination, I believe I'm at least an intermediate user. I appreciate every column I read here.
Thank you, Mr. Dube. Please know you have helped.
This article is full of terrible advice. The QoS thing has been shot down multiple times and it's still in the article, and disabling IPv6 is just silly. For that matter, changing the number of http requests and connections per server is just going to increase the CPU overhead because you're switching around a bunch of extra threads. You might see a webpage load a few tenths of a second faster on a multi core environment but for the majority of users it'll slow things down by a few tenths instead. Also, as another poster already mentioned, you didn't even cover the TcpAck and TcpNoDelay tweaks that actually do reduce latency.
It's one thing for a tech-savvy individual to change these settings with a full understanding of the risks and effects but to present this as something the average user should do to improve their computer is just dangerous. You're going to break something for somebody.
solutions to fix compatibility /= performance tweaks
you should consider putting a warning about making some of these changes on laptops. While compatibility with older routers etc might be an issue at home making those changes on a system that connects to many different networks could cause even more issues then it resolves.
So you've constructed a myth to disprove: "yes, you're right it is misleading because I think it leads readers to believe the tweak will increase speed 20%"
The real myth is that it actually provides any increase in performance. Unless you have a dial-up connection to the internet, it's certainly not going to affect browsing speed. Even with slow connections, you might be slowing down page loads by forcing DNS requests to wait for other data.
I think, the other problem is that if you use any software that actually makes use of QoS, it probably does for a good reason (VoIP, games), and they're performance could actually be hurt by disabling this feature.
Also, about disabling IPv6: The problems associated with it occur so rarely that it's probably a BAD idea to suggest everyone do it.
What I forgot to mention is that.
1. This bandwidth is available to any application unless the specific application which requested QoS priority is actually actively using it. (ie. sending data).
2. If you have any applications using the QoS and sending/receiving data they'll be using the bandwidth anyway, thus you're not going to be gaining back any bandwidth anyway.
3. I believe something that hasn't been addressed yet is that unless people have Internet connections as fast as their Ethernet or WiFi, changing this value isn't going to do a damn thing.
This article is missing the TcpAck registry changes to improve latency in Vista. I'd consider that one more important than any of this other stuff.
Disabling IPv6 if you're not using it won't give you any gains. It doesn't hurt anything to leave it on.
The QOS tweak is a myth: http://gameshogun.ws/tech/the_myth_that_is_called_the_qos_20_bandw
The network pipelining tweak in Firefox *can* cause problems, as per Mozilla, but even if you overlook that, your post is still wrong because the limit is hardcoded at 8, so setting it to 10 or 12 won't do you any good. And it's really not going to speed up your internet speed. http://www.mozilla.org/projects/netlib/http/pipelining-faq.html
Increasing your DNS cache with your tweak is worthless if you don't tell people how to NOT cache bad DNS requests. Just use openDNS and leave your DNS settings in the registry alone. :)
Tip #6: Chuck your PC out the window and go buy a Mac. 'nuff said.
Oh that's real helpful there Alec. Ryan this is a great article, but the comments are just as educational. Maybe you should include some details on the QOS debate in the article, as well as making sure people with new network equipment aren't disabling their IPv6 and auto-tuning thinking it'll make their speed faster. It seems like the first two tricks (disabling IPv6 and autotuning) will help with connectivity much more than they will speed, so maybe they belong in a different article?
Thank you Ryan for taking the time to list a few simple tweaks that have potential to make web browsing a more efficient experience. The user environment leads to different results, as can be expected, depending on the computer system and its vast amount of varying hardware and software configurations.
Some people here apparently feel threatened by your web presence. This is great work, excellent visuals and you've handled the snarks with an appropriate professionalism. Thanks again.
Good post and provocative information. Stayed away from all but the Firefox : http pipelining tweak, which seems to give a little boost. I would only be trying one of these at a time, to be safe.
Completely agree with Me's post, disabling IPv6 should have no bearing on being able to connect. I find this tweak very dubious. I will say disabling autotuning is something that may need to be done based on your equipment (i.e. old routers) in order to be able to even connect. Otherwise, it shouldn't have an impact on browsing speed, especially with newer equipment. And again, beating a dead horse, disabling QoS reserve is ill-advised in my opinion, and obviously with a lot of others as well. Otherwise, good tips on pipelining and tweaking DNS cache.
Disabling IPv6 on Windows 7 will break the Homegroup feature. I believe disabling IPv6 on Vista could degrade Vista's ability to interact with Windows 7 Homegroups.
Don't disable IPv6 unless its absolutely necessary...
Good work, Ryan. Ignore the angry trolls. Their anonymity gives them the guts to at like jackasses, I'm sure they're all nice in person though. Here's a web-based test you can run from Microsoft that will confirm whether or not your router is compatable with the autotuning feature:
Wow - These really work! I had previously done some of these, but never heard of most of the registry tips. Okay, I gotta go restart my laptop and see how fast it goes.
Wait - you haven't restarted your laptop and the tips have already worked?
In regards to http pipelining.
How many requests should be pipelined?
"A longer pipeline can actually cause user-perceived delays if earlier requests take a long time to complete."
"A web browser probably doesn't want a very long pipeline for the reasons mentioned above. 2 may be an appropriate value, but this remains to be tested."
I like the http.pipelining one, that was really what I was looking for.
DUGG IT. wh00t.
Wow, just wow. The only useful thing here were the browser tweaks.
#1) IPv6 doesn't PREVENT any sort of connection. There is a few obscure situations where it COULD cause an issue, but I don't think anybody is using Active Directory synchronization on their personal computer.
#2) The receive window tuning is meant to keep the NIC from being overwhelmed by traffic on the wire. In a high traffic volume situation, this is crucial to better network performance. In a low volume situation, it's rarely invoked. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TCP_tuning
#3) QoS allows time-sensitive traffic (VOIP, video, etc) to be given priority while bandwidth usage is high or nearly maxed out.
I have to admit, this article could have been so much more. I was hoping for a well written article including things like tweaking your MTU for DSL or Cable, tweaking your QoS settings to get better VOIP/Video performance, etc. That would have been a decent article.
Good Post... Please Keep up The Good Work!
Tip 1# for increasing internet speed.
1) Uninstall Vista.
2) Install Linux.
Can you update this article for Windows 7 please.
Just having IPv6 installed prevents you from accessing the Internet? Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.
I read all the comments and links provided for the QoS tweak / myth, and I'm still not at all convinced it's only a myth. Granted, Windows only claims this 20% of your bandwidth when an "essential" service requests it. But nowhere I found a definitive list of these essential services. What if Windows was reclaiming this 20% ALL THE TIME?
For my part, I disabled it. I don't need Windows to decide for me what is essential or not. When I want to use windows update, I decide not to use my bandwidth.
"What if Windows was reclaiming this 20% ALL THE TIME?"
It is not. Learn a bit of networking. Take a few packet captures and you will see. It actually rarely uses it. You can disable it if you want but its pretty much a waste of time. I have no clue why MS has anything to do with QOS inside their OS. Most routers and WAN accelerators handle all of the QOS on larger networks and QOS is next to pointless at home unless you want your VOIP or something similar to always have a certain percentage of bandwidth no mater what your doing.
Okay, so apperently the QoS thing is false, but I just applied the 'tweak'. How to unapply it now? Is it safe to just delete te reg key that I added?
Jeez.. The "QoS steals my bandwidth" thing just won't die, will it?
Tweak #3 is misleading and plain incorrect.
Otherwise, good work.
CacheHashTableSize value is different from the one in the image posted (that is exadecimal).. which one is correct?
The only thing that I find annoying is the damn IPv6 disable.
Jason, I believe at least 4 of those 5 tweaks are correct. I really don't think your comment was necessary.
Microsoft is doing the right thing to make v6 default making sure the Internet will continue to work when no more v4 addresses are available since only 10% of them are left and will be totally depleted in less than two years. your recommendation to disable IPv6 is silly and lacks total knowledge of how the Internet works. Go and do some reading before you call yourself a tweaker.
Ryan, how can we block your articles from this otherwise great site?
I think more to the point how do we block your stupid comments from this article?
does this work for windows 7?
Oh no, not this again. The "QoS Myth" and the "Penny Brown is missing hoax" just keep coming around and around again. Here's what Microsoft has to say:
Correction of some incorrect claims about Windows XP QoS support
There have been claims in various published technical articles and newsgroup postings that Windows XP always reserves 20 percent of the available bandwidth for QoS. These claims are incorrect. The information in the "Clarification about QoS in end computers that are Running Windows XP" section correctly describes the behavior of Windows XP systems.
You'll find that at the bottom of this KB article:
To change the Firefox settings, it's much easier to use the
Tweak Firefox addon:
To prove the QoS I draw your attention to this:
"Correction of some incorrect claims about Windows XP QoS support
There have been claims in various published technical articles and newsgroup postings that Windows XP always reserves 20 percent of the available bandwidth for QoS. These claims are incorrect. The information in the "Clarification about QoS in end computers that are Running Windows XP" (or newer) section correctly describes the behavior of Windows XP systems."
Source: Microsoft Knowledge Base Article ID: 316666 formally filed under Q316666 - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/316666
We'll wait as you make the correction in your article.
#4 says to set the decimal value of CacheHashTableSize to 384 but your image shows that you've set the hexadecimal value to 384. Which is the correct one? Thanks!
man - i've always respected makeuseof and the information they give, but this information about the QoS is utterly and completely false. a simple google search proves it's an old wives tale. this is disappointing. going forward i will consider other tips from makeuseof as suspect too and will be less likely to recommend your blog.
The QoS-tweak thing has been proven as fail. What QoS does, it can reserve 20% of the bandwidth for some essential system services, but only does so when it needs to. It doesn't eat 20% of bandwidth, and disabling it won't make your connection 20% faster. On the contrary - disabling QoS might break all those essential services that really need that bandwidth.
Switch to a fast browser. Chrome or Opera are the ones to go for.


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Portable apps make you independent. Stored on a USB stick or in your Dropbox folder, all of your essential tools will be at your fingertips wherever you go. And you won't have to install anything on the computer you are using, which is a bonus if the computer is not yours, and you don't have the administrator rights to install something.
Over the past few years, I have built up quite a collection of portable apps, and they sit in a nice well-organized folder in my Dropbox account. This means they are ready and waiting whenever I log on to a Windows computer. However many portable apps I end up having in the end (and there are quite a few that I have collected but never really use), there are some that I really couldn't manage without, in the course of my daily work.
A browser is obviously one (Chrome and Firefox), a chat program is another (Skype and Pidgin), but since I own several websites, one portable app I find truly invaluable is the FTP program FileZilla Portable. Without access to my website setup files, I would get nothing done and my plans for total Internet domination would not happen.
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For those of you not in the know, FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol, and it is the ability to transfer files between a computer and a web server. You can also use an FTP client to delete files from the web server.
I have been using FileZilla for over 6 years, and it pretty much dominates the FTP client market, but the fact that something dominates its field doesn't necessarily mean that it is the best. It could also just mean that its rivals are pretty crappy.
So today I am going to do a quick runthrough of FileZilla to test its chops, then compare it to FireFTP, which is another portable FTP client, of which I have heard good things about.
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The weird thing about FileZilla is that the portable version is nowhere to be seen on their official website. So you would be forgiven for thinking that there was no portable version available. To get the portable version, you have to go to the excellent Portable Apps website and download it from there. Clicking the download link takes you to SourceForge and from there, you will get a ".paf.exe" file.
When you double-click the file, and begin the process, it will unpack the files and place them on your computer. It will say it is "installing" the files but being portable, nothing is actually being installed, so don't worry. They are simply being unpacked into a folder for you.
When you double-click the folder which has just been created for you, this is what you will see:
The only file you need to concern yourself with is the FileZillaPortable.exe file. The rest can (and should) be left alone (unless you fancy reading the help page).
So go ahead and double-click the FileZillaPortable.exe file, and the app will open up.
On the left hand side is your local computer files, and on the right, the blank space will be the area where your web server files will appear, once you have logged in. Proceed with entering your FTP details at the top of the app. If you are unsure what they are, just ask your web hosting company for them. And if the username and password are correct, you should see this:
You will also then see on the right that your website files have appeared.
Next, click through the folders and do what you need to do (moving, inserting, deleting, etc). If you want to go back one folder, you can click the two small dots at the very dot and it will bounce you back one level.
Moving files between your computer and your web server is as simple as dragging the file to and from your computer window to your web server window. As soon as you release the file with your mouse, the upload / download process will automatically start. This is what I love about FileZilla – absolutely zero learning curve.
Other Cool FileZilla Features:
- Tabbed Connections: Do you need to have more than one connection open at the same time to different domains? Then just open up a new tab and connect to the second server.
- FTP Details Saved In App: Once you enter your FTP details into FileZilla for the first time, it will remember them for you, and you can quickly log in afterwards with the "QuickConnect" feature. Wiping the information is easy as well, so no worries about privacy concerns.
- Impose Download & Upload Speed Limits: If you have an old computer, and it is slowing down because of intensive FileZilla activity, you can throttle the speed to a more manageable level.
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Why Should You Use FileZilla?
Quite simply, it is the easiest app you could ever hope to find. Assuming you have the FTP details for the domain in question, you just have to log in. Then it's a case of dragging and dropping with your mouse. It couldn't be easier.
Now it's time to stack up the reigning champion against another FTP client which I have heard some good things about – FireFTP, which is an FTP client for the Mozilla Firefox browser. And you can quite easily make it portable by using the excellent Firefox Portable browser.
So install the add-on, and then drag the FireFTP icon to your browser bar. When you click the icon, the FTP client will open up, and you will need to set up your FTP details in the top left hand corner. Then click "connect".
One of the nice things right away about FireFTP is that each window has a double-pane, so you can click on a folder on the left and see the contents of that folder on the right. This makes it much easier to view the contents of a folder if you are searching for something.
With FireFTP, you have two options for transferring files. You can do the usual drag and drop with your mouse, or you can highlight the file / folder and click the relevant arrow to move it.
Also have a look at our in-depth review of FireFTP FireFTP is a Powerful Firefox FTP Client You Can Use in Your Browser FireFTP is a Powerful Firefox FTP Client You Can Use in Your Browser If you've ever done any sort of web management, then you've probably used FTP at some point or another. Most web hosts will have a primitive file uploader than you can use straight from your... Read More .
Why Should You Use FireFTP?
If you use Firefox as your default browser, having your FTP client in the same place can be extremely convenient. Everything can be kept inside the browser, and it removes the need for a separate desktop FTP client like FileZilla.
Despite FireFTP impressing me, I think I will still be sticking with FileZilla. Why? Because FireFTP is rather on the simplistic side. It allows you to connect to your web server, do what you need to do, and that's it. There's no special features, not even tabbed simultaneous connections.
If you are the kind of person who likes no-frills apps, and who lives inside the Firefox browser, however, you may like the convenience of having a FTP client right there for when you need it. For everyone else, FileZilla is the one to stick with, in my opinion. Consequently, FileZilla is one of our Best Windows Apps.
Let us know in the comments if you agree.
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Filezilla saves passwords in plain text files, if you're letting Filezilla remember your passwords for you it's just a matter of time before you get hacked. The Filezilla dev knows about this and has refused to do anything about it.
There is a new fork called Filezilla Secure that encrypts saved passwords with a master password.
In talking about FireFTP, you say:
>> There's no special features, not even tabbed simultaneous connections.
Huh? It's a browser. I have two tabs open now, each with a FireFTP connection to a different servers.
I use Filezilla but I was wondering how safe is it to use the portable version and store all your FTP info on Dropbox?
Well....that's a good question. The honest answer is that I don't know how safe it is to put it on Dropbox, but Dropbox always strikes me as a very secure website. And if you secure all the computers linked to your Dropbox account, then in theory, I don't see any reason why it should not be secure.
If you want to play it safe, you could just put portable FileZilla on a USB stick and carry it around with you in your pocket.
I use FileZilla. It was I was recommend to use by my boss. So, I use it. It's easy. It does what I want. The end.
Ill tell you why i do not use FileZilla anymore: i use it to edit web site files on the server. So I click edit, modify the file, hit ctrl + s.. FZ asks me if i want to upload it. im working, i do not want to be asked every single time if i want to upload the damn file.
I asked FZ devs and they say "we cannot now when the file is ready to be uploaded". I figure, if it asks me about it, then it *knows* the file changed, then do upload. Make it an option, i say. "its really never sure to upload a file that way, you can end up with a corrupted file" say them.
Well, i now use CrossFTP and it uploads the modified files im editing and *never* had a corrupted file. If i do quick sequencial edits it even queues the same file with new changes. Never lost one. So i wonder what is it FZ devs are not doing right, and why (oh why) do they perpetuate that if-it-works-for-me-like-this-then-its-fine attidude. I used to stay away from java apps, but after searching for a production-capable tabbed ftp client for linux (yes its very hard to find) i think im home.
I even payed the for the PRO version of it, just out of grattitude, not really because of the extended features :)
I like WinSCP!
I love FileZilla, except for its tendency to break connections so that I have to double-click twice (after a few minutes idle) to upload, download, or change folders. The FileZilla developer claims it's a failure to close connections properly on the server side, because the server doesn't follow an RFC standard properly...basically, "I'm doing it right, and you can't make me change it, nyah nyah nyah." Also, it tends to dump "failed" uploads/downloads in a tab, rather than retrying them or making the problem obvious (alert boxes, etc.) Aside from that, I've been using it for several years with little problem.
Yes, breaking connections is a bad habit it has, but as you say, it's just a matter of double-clicking to reconnect, so for me, it isn't that big a thing.
You make a valid point about the "failed" uploads / downloads being dumped and not retried. It's rare that I get a failed one, so I haven't encountered that problem in quite a while (I've been lucky in that regard). But you're right in that failed uploads / downloads should automatically be retried.
What's wrong with a nice, scriptable command-line client?
Nothing wrong with it at all, but command lines are not for everyone. :-) For me, FileZilla is as simple as it gets. :-)
WinSCP is miles better, so i`m not sure why its not mentioned here?
Everyone has their own personal preferences. If I had mentioned WinSCP instead of FireFTP, then someone would have probably said "what about FireFTP?".
I'll be sure to take a look at WinSCP though, now that you have recommended it.


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