Plug-Ins

A "plug-In" is an application built into another application. Plug-ins for the web usually reside in web browsers such as Internet Explorer or Firefox. They are programs built in, or added, to handle a special type of data like e-mail, sound, or movie files. Examples include the Adobe PDF reader and the Macromedia Flash player.
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The Domain Name System

The Domain Name System (DNS) is the internet service that transforms or translates domain names into IP addresses. For instance, www.yahoo.com is translated into 66.94.234.13. The DNS system was developed by researchers and technicians at the University of Wisconsin during the early 1980s and deployed in 1985.
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White House website

The first White House website was launched by the Clinton administration on October 21, 1994. The site's home page featured an image of the White House, the President's message and a guest book. Two years later, President Clinton issues an Executive Order to all federal agencies to fully utilize information technology to make the information of their agency easily accessible to the public.
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Google Labs

Google Labs is Google's technology playground. Google Labs at labs.google.com is a showcase of several ideas Google is working on but are not quite ready for general release. Take a peek. Users are welcome try prototypes and send comments directly to the Googlers who developed them.
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Google Maps

Google Maps offers a local search service for products and services. Web users enter key words or phrases along with a zip code or city and state. The search results list business names, addresses, phone numbers, website addresses, and map locations. Get your website included in the Google Map index at google.com/local/add/login.
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404

A website user attempting to navigate to a page on a website that does not exist or has been removed will see the unsightly "404 - Page cannot be found error." Mitigate the unsightly 404 error page by creating a custom page that either lets the user know that the page they tried to visit no longer exists or redirects the user to the website's home or search page.
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Favicon

A "favicon" is a small image representing your company that is displayed in your web browser’s address bar. Invented by Microsoft, they add a little bit of dash to your organization branding efforts and are relatively easy to implement. You create a 16x16 pixel image representing your website's logo, brand, etc. and save the file as "favIcon.ico" in your web site’s root directory.
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