Check if a website is up or down...here's how

"Is It Down Right Now" monitors the status of your favorite web sites and checks whether they are down or not. Check a website status easily by using the below test tool. Just enter the url and a fresh site status test will be perfomed on the domain name in real time using our online website checker tool. For detailed information, check response time graph and user comments.

 Click on the image and it'll take you there to check...you can also add a bookmarklet to your toolbar to have it available whenever you need it!  Very handy...

How to hide Labels in Gmail that you don't want to see (IE Spam etc)

• Click the label you want to hide.
• Hold the mouse button while dragging the label to the More link beneath the list of visible labels.
  • The list may expand and More turn into Less as you do.
• Release the mouse button.

Gmail can also hide labels that do not contain unread messages automatically.
To make a hidden label visible in Gmail:

• Click More below the labels list.
• Now click the desired label, holding down the mouse button.
• Drag the label to the Inbox link under Compose Mail.
• Let go of the mouse button.

Hide Preset Gmail Labels Such as Starred, Drafts, Sent, Trash or Spam

To hide system labels in Gmail:

• Click more under the list of labels in your Gmail Inbox.
• Now click Manage labels.
• Click hide for any label (except Inbox) you do not want to be visible all the time.

Try a new hat-Fedora 18 Linux distribution is out...amazing

Get the .ISO HERE

Get LIVE USB creator HERE

Have at least a 4GB USB stick to install and run the Live Installer and give it a whirl

Read the "how to" on each of these pages if you are in doubt how to get it going but
you will be hooked on Linux after this.....