If you're like a lot of Americans you probably have a real appreciation for high speed Internet. Unfortunately, the better known ways of getting high speed Internet in your home or office aren't available everywhere. While high speed broadband cable access is a popular option, it's only available where digital cable TV is available. Which means that rural areas and most small town locations are pretty much out of luck when it comes to broadband cable. DSL is more widely available than cable, but it still varies widely in price and quality, and has the disadvantage of requiring land based telephone service- which eliminates it completely for anyone living off the grid or in really remote locations. Widespread wireless networks could be a good solution for many people, but they too have the problem of only existing in very limited areas and, because of their nature, have security problems to boot. So what do you do if you want reliable, secure high speed Internet access at a fair price that works no matter where you live or work? It's simple actually: sign up for high speed satellite Internet service from HughesNet.

HughesNet satellite Internet service is the versatile high speed Internet solution that's available to anyone in North America who has a clear view to the southern sky. That means the ultimate flexibility when it comes to where you live and work. With a satellite Internet connection it doesn't matter whether you're in the middle of the city or the middle of the tundra- you'll be able to get download speeds of up to 1.5 megabytes per second and upload speeds of up to 200 kilobytes per second. Compare that to a maximum download speed of about 50 kilobytes per second with dial up if you're lucky, and there's simply no comparison with the next most widely available Internet connection available. In fact, because it doesn't require a phone line, HughesNet is even more widely available than dial up service. And obviously a lot faster.

So how exactly does HughesNet satellite Internet service work? Satellite Broadband service takes advantage of satellite technology to send and receive data in much the same way as a satellite phone. When you request a web page by clicking on a link or typing an address in the address bar of your browser, your HughesNet modem will send the request up to a satellite in a fixed geosynchronous orbit above the equator. The satellite will then immediately relay the signal down to HughesNet (Direcway) servers back on the surface of the Earth. The servers will then process the request and send the web page or other document that you requested back up to the satellite, which in turn relays it down to your satellite dish. Once your satellite dish picks up the signal, the HughesNet modem decodes the signal and sends it to your computer which displays the document in your web browser. The entire process happens extremely quickly despite the fact that the signals have to travel thousands of miles through space to get to and from the satellite.

One of the major advantages of high speed satellite service from HughesNet is that if you ever decide to move, you can have the same great service no matter where you end up. While sometimes moving is necessary, it can be extremely disruptive and HughesNet can be one of the few things you can rely on to be the same when you set up in your new home. This degree of stability can be indispensable if you have a home based business.

For this, and so many other reasons, HughesNet is the high speed Internet service provider of choice for anyone who appreciates flexibility, quality, and convenience when it comes to staying connected with the rest of the world. Find more information about the current HughesNet Special Offers.

Are you getting ready to start a new web project? Or are you planning to create new pages for your current website? If so this article is for you. Here are seven quick steps to help you get started on the right foot.

The first thing you will want to do if you are starting a new website is decide what you want to your site to do and then construct a blueprint. If you are just getting started then you can find a really good tutorial over at http://webmonkey.wired.com/webmonkey/design/site_building/tutorials/tutorial1.html

OK. Is your blueprint ready! Great! Let's get this show on the road.

STEP ONE - Create A Template For Your Website The very first thing you want to do is establish the look and feel of your site so you can keep it consistent on all the webpages. Just imagine the headache of building 30 pages of content and then remembering something you should have included in your design or realizing that the look and feel just doesn't fit the theme of your site. Ouch!

So, save yourself that headache and look at a few websites that are similar to what you want to do. You could even visit websites that offer ready-made-templates for you to use like http://www.freewebtemplates.com/ or http://freesitetemplates.com/

STEP TWO - Outline The Items That Will Change On Each Page Go through your webpage template and make note of the things that will change on each page. You will use this as your building checklist.

STEP THREE - Create Your Storyboard Take your ideas from the previous step and create your storyboard in a text editor. Here are some ideas to get you started.

Filename: Write the name you intend to give this file ( e.g., my-first-page.html) The best thing you can do here is to give it the same name as the keyword you are targeting for this particular page.

Title: This is what will appear at the very top of your visitor's browser. This should be between 60 to 80 characters long. Do not forget to weave your main keyword into the title at least once.

Keywords: These are the keywords that will appear in your meta-tag description. Type your main keyword first and then add in about four more similar keywords or phrases. Try to keep this under a hundred characters.

Description: Type a description of what this page is about in way that will grab a potential visitor's attention. Keep this about 150 characters long. Do not forget to weave in your keyword here.

Body: This is where you will actually type the content for this particular page. Try to weave your keyword in naturally once every couple of paragraphs if possible. Add links to the web pages you want you visitors to see. Decide where your graphics will go as well as any ads you will place on your page to make money.

Wrap-up: This is where you put your call to action for whatever you want your visitor to do...whether that be to click on your affiliate link...buy your product...or sign up for your e-zine. Do not forget to add a link back to your home page.

PAGE CACHING
Google takes a snapshot of each page it examines and caches (stores) that version as a back-up. The cached version is what Google uses to judge if a page is a good match for your query. Practically every search result includes a Cached link. Clicking on that link takes you to the Google cached version of that web page, instead of the current version of the page. This is useful if the original page is unavailable because of:
• Internet congestion
• A down, overloaded, or just slow website
• The owner's recently removing the page from the Web
Sometimes you can access the cached version from a site that otherwise require registration or a subscription. Since Google's servers are typically faster than many web servers, you can often access a page's cached version faster than the page itself. If Google returns a link to a page that appears to have little to do with your query, or if you can't find the information you're seeking on the current version of the page, take a look at the cached version.

PAGERANK
PageRank (PR) relies on the uniquely democratic nature of the web by using its vast link structure as an indicator of an individual page's value. In essence, Google interprets a link from page A to page B as a vote, by page A, for page B. But, Google looks at more than the sheer volume of votes, or links a page receives; it also analyzes the page that casts the vote. Votes cast by pages that are themselves "important" weigh more heavily and help to make other pages "important”. Important, high-quality sites receive a higher PageRank, which Google remembers each time it conducts a search. Of course, important pages mean nothing to you if they don't match your query. So, Google combines PageRank with sophisticated text-matching techniques to find pages that are both important and relevant to your search. Google goes far beyond the number of times a term appears on a page and examines all aspects of the page's content (and the content of the pages linking to it) to determine if it's a good match for your query.

DSL or xDSL is a group of technologies that provide digital data transfer over the telephone network. DSL originally stood for digital subscriber loop, but is now commonly referred to as digital subscriber line. The typical transfer speeds of DSL services range from 128 kilobits per second to 24,000 kbit/s. DSL technology was originally begun as a part of the Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN). ISDN is a series of protocals designed implemented to allow for digital transmission of voice and data over the telephone networks standard copper wires. This resulted in better speeds and quality than the old analog system.

Most Common Forms of DSL

Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) is a form of DSL that enables faster transmission of data over these same copper wires than a standard dial up modem can. It accomplishes this by using the frequencies that are normally not used by a voice telephone call, in particular, frequencies higher than normal human hearing.

The drawback to ADSL is that it is ony effective over relatively short distances. The user must be within 5 km of the telephone companies Central Office. Once there, the ADSL signal is stripped off and immediately routed onto a conventional internet network, while any voice-frequency signal is switched into the conventional phone network. This is allows a single phone line to be used for both voice and data transfer.

The most distinguishing characteristic of ADSL is that data transmission speeds are greater in one direction than the other. This is often marketed to small businesses or residential users who are most interested in accessing the internet at an affordable price. It allows for higher download speeds, thus decreasing the users time to view websites and download files. This is not recommended if one has a need to upload large quantities of information or run servers that would require large amounts of bandwidth in the other direction.

Symmetric Digital Subscriber Line (SDSL) is a DSL variant that enables the user to have the same data transfer rate in both directions. This technology has a transfer speed range of 72 to 2320 kbit/s. The primary drawback is that you must be even closer to the telephone companies central office. A maximum distance of 3 km is all that is supported. It is also much more expensive.

Typical DSL technologies include:

High Data Rate Digital Subscriber Line (HDSL), the first DSL technology that uses the higher frequesncy spectrum to transmit data

Symmetric Digital Subscriber Line (SDSL), a standardised version of HDSL

Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL), a version of DSL with a slower upload speed

Rate-Adaptive Digital Subscriber Line (RADSL), A variation of ADSL that adjusts the upstream speed of the connection in an attempt to maintain a specific downstream speed.

Very-high-bit-rate Digital Subscriber Line (VDSL), An improvement on HDSL that Provides a faster rate of transmission speed. It uses up to 4 different frequency bands, two for upstream (from the client to the telco) and two for downstream.

A recent survey published by the Small Business Administration revealed that cable internet service accounts for nearly half of the small business high-speed Internet market. The survey theorized that this may be a result of favorable pricing or quite possibly their access to home based business professionals. Whatever the reasons, it is clear that many small businesses favor cable internet services.

A cable modem is a type of modem that allows a user to send and receive data over the cable television network. They are primarily designed to deliver broadband internet access by taking advantage of unused badnwidth on the cable television network.

Early on, cable modems offered only one way broadband access to the internet. Most systems could only take advantage of the high speed internet access when downloading information. To upload information it was necessary to use a telephone system modem. Todays cable modems are considered "two way" and use RF (radio frequency) return paths.

Originally cable companies built their networks to provide cable TV services to 97% of residential users. This accounts for why so many home based businesses make use of this service.

With the advancement of cable networks capable of providing two-way communications, such as telephone services and high-speed Internet access, cable operators have expanded their reach well into the business community. In fact, estimates suggest that cable internet services are available to almost 75% of the business community.

So how does Cable Internet Service work?

Digital cable systems utilize Radio Frequency signals to transmit data over their network. To do this they utilize cable modems. These devices convert digital information into a modulated RF signal and then convert RF signals back to digital information. A single Cable TV Channel can support multiple data streams or multiple users.

Cable internet service refers to the delivery of internet service over the cable television infrastructure. The bandwidth for business cable internet service typically ranges from 3 megabits per second to over 30 Mbit/s. Residential service, although cheaper, only offers a range of 384 kilobits per second to 6 Mbit/s.

In comparison, DSL offers less speed and larger variation between packages. Speed and quality of service are far more dependent on the users location in reference to the telephone companies nearest central office or remote terminal.

There are a couple of drawbacks to this service:

All users in a neighborhood share the bandwidth provided by a single cable line. So, connection speed is highly dependent on the number of users accessing the service at any given time. Cable companies recognized this shortcoming early on. In most cases they have eliminated this phenomenon through redundancy and the use of fiber optics. It should be noted that all networks have a finite amount of bandwidth and are sharing this amongst a multitude of users. Because cable networks are spread over larger areas than DSL networks and, therefore take in more users on a single network, great care must be taken to insure good performance. Careful traffic engineering is being performed on cable systems so that data speeds are maximized as customers are added.