Archive for April, 2007
Google Checkout has Arrived in the UK
Google Checkout has arrived in the UK - and it is offering its Google Adwords Advertisers free credit card processing until 2008.
Even if you don’t advertise with Adwords, then you can still use Google Checkout to process your sales, and you will only be charged a low 1.5% + £0.15 per transaction. With Google Checkout, there are no monthly, setup or gateway service fees, and Google Checkout will not charge you to transfer funds from your Checkout account to your bank.
If you don’t have a shopping cart on your site yet, the Google has a simple way to use a Buy It Now function like PayPal.
You can easily set up Google Checkout account to let others buy a place on your new workshop.
Though, there are still some glitches with regards to VAT and shipping calculations with the simple Buy Now option, but it is a quick and easy way to get credit card payments set up.
Control the folder or drives
Have you ever wish that you could control the folder or drive that Windows Explorer opens to Well, you can and here’s how:
1) Right-click the Desktop and select New, Shortcut.
2) In the command line box, put in one of the commands below:
a). To have this shortcut open Explorer with focus on the My Documents folder, use this in the command line (probably a good idea to copy and paste the line):
explorer /e,/n,/root, c:\My Documents
NOTE : XP users will need to insert your user name for a My Documents shortcut. Your command line needs to look like this:
explorer.exe /e,/n,/root, C:\Documents and Settings\BALLY CHOHAN\My Documents
b. If you would like to just have focus on the C: drive, use the line below:
explorer /e,/n,/root, c:\
3. If you would like the shortcut to open to a “My Computer” view, use this line: (Note - if you right-click My Computer and select Explore from the resulting menu, you’ll get the same effect. This is quicker though)
explorer /n,/e,/root,,/select,C:\
NOTE: you can put in any path you like where you see the “C:\” at the end of the line. You could set up Explorer shortcuts for any frequently used folders and or drives.
Once you’ve decided on the command line, click Next and name the shortcut (something like “Explore Bally Chohan Stuff” or Explore My Docs”) and click the Finish button.
So, you have just seen how easy it is to control the folder or drive which Windows Explorer opens to. I’ll keep you