ALL USEFUL TIPS AND TRICKS

how to sit infront of comuter

2011-11-01T03:58:00.000-07:00

s salam o alaikum Friends,

We spend a large portion of our lives sitting, especially during the computer age, so it’s important to learn to sit tall. One of the most common mistakes we make is that when we move into a sitting position, we tend to aim for the center of the chair. The proper method is to sit deep in your chair.

Posture ranks at the top of the list when talking about good health. It is as important as eating right, exercising, getting a good night’s sleep and avoiding harmful substances. Unnatural alignment of the body can cause head, shoulder, neck and back pain, and compromise neurological, digestive, respiratory and cardiovascular functioning.

Unquestionably, students and adults alike spend more time at computers today than 20 years ago. So here are nine tips designed to help people’s posture when they’re at the computer at home, school or work:

1. Support your back.

Does the chair you are sitting on have enough lumbar support? The backrest should fit into the natural curve of your lower back, filling in the space between your back and the back of the chair. This helps avoid excess pressure on the spine and makes it easier to maintain good sitting posture.

Adequate lumbar support also helps prevent muscle fatigue, which causes many people to lean their heads and upper backs too far forward or to slouch downward. With good lower back support, spinal muscles are relaxed and the spine is able to maintain its neutral position.

2. Comfortable leg postures.

To promote comfortable leg postures, consider clearing away items from your legs to allow comfortable leg positions and movement. Feet should be flat on the floor or you may use a footrest if your feet do not rest comfortably.

3. Minimize reaching.

Position work station components to minimize reaching and twisting. Keep frequently accessed objects as close as possible to body centre.

4. Comfortable shoulder and arm postures.

Place your keyboard and mouse or trackball at the same height; these should be at about elbow level. Your upper arms should fall relaxed at your sides.

Also when typing, center your keyboard in front of you with your mouse or trackball located close to it.

5. Wrist and finger postures.

Keep your wrists straight while typing and while using a mouse or trackball. Avoid bending your wrists up, down, or to the sides. Use the keyboard legs if they help you maintain a comfortable and straight wrist position. Type with your hands and wrists floating above the keyboard, so that you can use your whole arm to reach for distant keys instead of stretching your fingers.

Make sure you keep your fingers relaxed while typing and using a mouse. Use a soft touch on the keyboard instead of pounding keys with unnecessary force.

Also grasp the mouse gently and avoid holding a pen or anything else in your hands while you type or use the mouse. You should relax your fingers and hands between bursts of typing or mousing using a flat, straight wrist posture.

When moving your mouse, you may be more comfortable if you use your arm, not just your wrist. Choose a mouse that fits the size of your hand comfortably and is as flat as possible to minimize wrist strain.

6. Minimize neck bending and twisting.

Center your monitor in front of you. Consider placing your documents directly in front of you and the monitor slightly to the side, if you refer to your documents more frequently than your monitor.

Sit comfortably in the chair. Close both eyes and relax. Then, slowly reopen them. Where the gaze initially focuses should be when the eyes open is the place to put the center of the computer screen. The screen can be raised using books or a stand if needed.

7. Minimize eyestrain.

Place your monitor at a distance of about arm’s length when seated comfortably in front of the monitor. Also avoid glare. Place your monitor away from light sources that produce glare, or use window blinds to control light levels. Don’t forget to adjust your monitor brightness, contrast, and font size to levels that are comfortable for you.

Throughout the day, give your eyes a break by forcing them to focus on something other than on your screen. Try the following exercise: Hold a finger a few inches in front of your face; focus on the finger as you slowly move it away; focus on something far in the distance and then back to the finger; slowly bring the finger back toward your face. Next, shift your focus to something farther than eight feet away and hold your eyes there for a few seconds. Repeat this exercise three times, several times a day.

8. Take short breaks.

Taking breaks can help your body recover from any activity. The length and frequency of breaks that are right for you depend on the type of work you are doing. Stopping the activity and relaxing is one way to take a break, but there are other ways, also. For example, just changing tasks - perhaps from sitting while typing to standing while talking on the phone can help some muscles relax while others remain productive.

9. Periodically look up at the ceiling to give your posture muscles a break.

So, improve your sitting posture and remember, a healthy lifestyle can help you perform and enjoy your everyday activities, including the time spent at your computer. Learning more about working comfortably and productively, as well as your overall health, are important ways to help you enjoy your computing experience.

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FACEBOOK TIPS

2011-11-01T03:55:00.001-07:00

Below is a listing of our top 10 tips for the popular social networking website Facebook.
Hide users, games, polls, etc.

It quickly gets annoying seeing some users posts, game invites, polls, etc. Hovering your mouse to the right of the post and clicking the Hide button as shown below can hide any post. Once this button is pressed you'll be prompted with the option to hide that user or in the case of a Facebook application the option to hide that application from ever showing up on your profile.

To unhide someone or unblock an application click the Edit Options link in the bottom right corner of the news feed as shown below.

Greasemonkey and FB Purity

Although Facebook does not allow the ability to hide friends getting new friends messages, friends becoming fans of something, and some application messages they can still be hidden with browser add-ons. If you're running Mozilla Firefox, Chrome, Opera, or Safari we suggest installing the Facebook Purity add-on.

Update your privacy settings

Click Account in the top right corner of the Facebook window and then click Privacy settings to adjust who is capable of seeing what on your Facebook profile. We highly recommend going through all the privacy settings to verify your privacy is properly protected.

Anything that is not set to friends only or friends of friends can be seen by anyone searching on the Internet. Below is a few things we recommend for most users.

Under Search in Privacy settings uncheck Public Search Results. This will prevent users from finding your account and profile picture in search results such as Google
Under Application settings, make sure you're only allowing applications you want to have access to your information. Applications that you grant rights to can have access to your Facebook profile information.

If you're curious to see how a program or web page connect to the Facebook API can see your profile seeTip135.

Use the Facebook top bar for navigation

Knowing how to properly navigate is vital if you want to get the most out of Facebook. Below is a brief description of each of the available options in the top bar as shown above.

Home (facebook logo) - Clicking this logo will take you to your wall (News Feed) that shows all friends recent posts.

Friend requests - If any friend requests are waiting to be approved this icon will show a notification of how many friends are waiting for approval. This icon can also be clicked when you want to view any friend recommendations or search for friends on Facebook.

Messages - This section allows you to send and receive private messages between one or more people you're friends with.

Notifications - Any time a friend or Facebook application creates a new post you'll be notified in this section. Clicking this icon will show all recent notifications. If you wish to change what is capable of sending you notifications including any Facebook applications or games click the See All Notifications link at the bottom and check or uncheck what you want to be notified on.

Search - Finally, the search box in Facebook can be a powerful tool that can be used to quickly find any current friends or people on Facebook. In addition searching for terms such as a company name, product, sports team, music band, etc. will find fan pages and groups that can be joined.

Modify your account notifications

Keep your e-mail and your cell phone clean by updating or eliminate Facebook notifications or keep more up-to-date by adding new notifications. Facebook notifications can be added and removed by clickingAccount link in the top right corner, then Account Settings, and then clicking the Notifications tab.

View two windows side-by-side using Smart Window

2011-11-01T03:54:00.001-07:00

Smart Window or Snap, allows the user to view two windows side-by-side in Windows 7 without having to manually re-sizing either window. This is also useful if you don't want to use Alt-Tab between 2 windows. If you are running a different version of Windows such as Windows XP or Windows Vista and want a similar feature see Tip138. Below is an example of what this looks like in Windows 7.

Click and Drag on the top title bar of the first window so your mouse pointer hits either the left or right side of your screen. Let go of the window when you see the outline of the window re-size to ½ of the screen.
Then choose the other window you wish to view on the side of the first window. Click and Drag the 2nd window to the opposite side of the screen until the mouse pointer hits the side of the screen and resizes to the other ½ of the screen.

These steps can also be done using the Windows key and the right and left arrow keys by doing the below steps.

While pressing the Windows button on your keyboard, press either the Right or Left arrow. This will move the open window to either the left or right portion of the screen.
Choose the other Window you wish to view to the side of the Window in step one. When using the Windows key for this step, as described in step one above, use the opposite (right or left) arrow button that you used in step one.

There are three different ways to get out of this view, below are some of the different methods this can be done.

Click and drag the window so the mouse pointer hits the top of the screen and let go. This will put the window back to regular size.
If you just want to view one of the minimized windows that was in side by side view, click and while holding the mouse button down shake the window you wish to view and it will minimize all other widows to the Taskbar. To reopen windows that were minimized by this step, click and shake the window you are using again, and they will re-appear.
Press the Windows key on your keyboard, and at the same time, press either the up arrow or the down arrow. The up arrow will maximize the screen; the down arrow will put the screen to minimize.

Top 10 computer mouse tips everyone should know

2011-11-01T03:52:00.001-07:00

Most computer users don't take full advantage of the computer Mouse. Below are computer mouse tips and secrets that help you get the full potential of your computer mouse and increase your overall productivity while on the computer.
Shift key and mouse click

Many text editors and programs allow you to highlight all or portions of text using the Shift key and the mouse. For example, place the cursor at the beginning of a paragraph, hold down the Shift key and click at the end of the paragraph to highlight the full paragraph.

Take full advantage of the scroll wheel

Today, everyone is fully aware of a mouse wheels ability to scroll up and down on a page. However, this wheel can also do so much more, as shown below.

The mouse wheel is not just a wheel, it can also be used as a button. Pressing down on the wheel will act like a third mouse button. This can be used to open a web page in a tab by clicking the wheel on any link and can also be used to close a tab by clicking the wheel on any open tab.
Quickly Zoom in and Out on a web page, word document, excel spreadsheet, etc. by holding down the Ctrl key and scrolling up to zoom in and down to zoom out.
Move forward and backwards while browsing the Internet by holding down the Shift key and scrolling up and down. Scrolling down goes back and scrolling up goes forward.

Select with double and triple click

Any word can be easily selected by double-clicking the word. If you want to highlight the whole paragraph, click the mouse button three times on any text in the paragraph.

Use the right-click

Take full advantage of the right-click any time you highlight text or wish to view the properties of an object. For example, if you highlight a file or text, you can right-click that highlighted item copy it and then right-click anywhere else to paste it.

If you right-click on any file or text and drag it while continuing to hold the right button, when you let go you will be given the option to move or copy that file or text. This saves you the extra step of having to right-click where you want to paste the item.

While in a browser pressing and holding Ctrl while clicking on any link will open that link in a new tab.

Ctrl key and mouse click or highlight

While holding down the Ctrl key you can left-click to select multiple objects or highlight multiple sections of text. For example, in Microsoft Windows you could hold down the Ctrl key and click to select multiple files at once. If you wanted to highlight different parts of a paragraph or web page, you could also hold down the Ctrl key and select each section you wanted to copy.

Mozilla Firefox users can also hold down the Ctrl key and individually click on each cell in a table they wish to copy or drag their mouse down a row to select just that row or text without selecting any of the other text in that table.

Use the mouse side buttons

Many new computer mice have buttons on the side of the mouse. These buttons can be programmed to do anything, however, by default the left-thumb button can be used to go back on a web page. This makes browsing the Internet more enjoyable since you do not need to move the mouse cursor to the browser back arrow button in order to go back a page.

Use the Windows Snap To feature

Take full advantage of the Windows mouse Snap To feature, which will automatically move your mouse to buttons that appear in a dialog box. For example, if you delete a file or close a window you may get a prompt asking you if you are sure you want to perform the task. With the Snap To feature enabled, the mouse cursor automatically moves to the Ok button, so all you will have to do is click the mouse button if you agree. This saves you the time of having to move the mouse cursor over to the Ok button and then click Ok. To enable this feature open the Mouse properties under the Windows Control Panel and check the Snap To check box under the Pointer Options tab.

While changing this feature we also suggest looking at other available options in the Mouse settings. For example, increasing the Motion speed can also help increase your productivity while using the mouse.

Manage the open window with the mouse

Double-click the top title bar of any window to maximize a window or if it is already maximized resize it to a window. You can also double-click the icon for the window in the top-left corner of the window to close that window.

Move the mouse with your keyboard

Instead of using the mouse that came with your computer you can also enable Windows to use the number pad as a mouse.

Customize your mouse

Finally, if you have a mouse with more than two buttons, installing the included mouse software will allow you to customize the mouse even more. For example, if you don't use the side buttons to move back and forth in a web page change it to something you do more often, such as switching between open windows or opening the calculator.

Create a Windows e-mail shortcut

2011-11-01T03:51:00.001-07:00

If you have a friend, family member, or co-work that you often e-mail creating an e-mail shortcut link on yourDesktop or Taskbar can be a quick and easy way to e-mail them. To create an e-mail shortcut follow the below steps.
1. Right-click the Desktop or area you want to create the e-mail shortcut and select New and then Shortcut.
2. For the location or path to the shortcut enter mailto:friend@example.com where friend@example.com is the e-mail address you want to use in the shortcut.

3. Click Next and then type the name of the Shortcut and click Finish.
Now when this shortcut is clicked a new e-mail window will appear with that e-mail address already typed into the To field.

If you're running Microsoft Windows 7, you can also pin this shortcut to your Taskbar. If you already have your e-mail client pinned on the Taskbar right-clicking that icon will show your new pinned shortcut.

"Facebook to charge" and "Microsoft free money"

2011-11-01T03:50:00.001-07:00

"Facebook to start charging money soon", "With each person you forward this e-mail to Microsoft will send you money", and "Lottery award notifications" are all examples of chain e-mails and Internet myths that have been floating around the Internet for years. Although most of these myths are distributed through e-mail, with the popularity of social networking websites they're also quickly spreading through these networks.
To help verify if an e-mail, a post on a social networking site, or something someone tells you, visitSnopes.com. This fantastic site list several hundred different urban legend, myths, and scams from everything from computers to love.

To prevent your co-workers, family, and friends from sending these types of messages to you in the future suggest they visit Snopes themselves before forwarding any message.

Top 10 free PC programs everyone should have

2011-11-01T03:49:00.001-07:00

There are millions of free and open source projects available, many of them better than any commercially available product. Below is a short listing of what we think is the best out there, broken down into ten categories.
Anti-virus and malware protection

Most PC users realize that they need protection on their computer or may have an installed anti-virus program from their computer manufacturer. What most don't realize is that there are free programs that are just as good and in some cases better than the commercial products. Below are our recommendations

Anti-virus program: Avast! or AVG

Malware / Spyware protection: Malwarebytes

Backup solutions

There are dozens of free and commercially available backup programs for computers. Unfortunately many of those backups are stored locally, meaning if your house were to catch fire, get robbed, or if you lost your backup discs all your data would be lost. This is why when dealing with important data we suggest users use online backup services.

Online backup solution: Mozy * or Dropbox
* Free 2GB of online backup for personal use

Browsers

Although Microsoft Internet Explorer comes pre-installed on Windows computers. There are several excellent free alternatives that everyone should try. These free alternatives can often be faster, have more options, and in many cases be more secure than Internet Explorer.

Internet Browser: Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome

Compression utility

When downloading files on the Internet you'll eventually encounter a .zip, .rar, or other compressed file. Dealing with these files can be easy with our below free file compression utility.

File compression utility: 7-Zip

Disc ripper and creation utility

Creating an audio or data CD/DVD, ripping the data from an audio CD, or creating a CD from a .ISO file can also be done freely using our below free recommendation.

CD burner / ripper utility: CDBurnerXP

E-mail

E-mail is yet another service that can be done freely. Most users today use online e-mail solutions like the one listed below. However, for those still using an e-mail client such as Microsoft Outlook we strongly suggest one or both of the below suggestions.

E-mail client: Mozilla Thunderbird

Online e-mail: Gmail

FTP, SFTP, and SSH Utility

Users who maintain their own web page or need to upload or download files to or from a server will have to use an FTP utility or a SSH client. There are many commercial programs capable of doing this but our below free recommendations beats them all.

FTP client: Filezilla

SSH client: Putty

Image editor, paint program, and picture organizer

There are many great free solutions for editing, creating, and organizing your images on your computer. Many of the programs capable of doing these tasks can be several hundred dollars, but all of the below programs are completely free.

Image editor: GIMP

Paint program: Paint.net

Picture organizer: Google Picasa

Multimedia

There are dozens of different multimedia programs with different capabilities and limitations. Below are our top free multimedia programs for watching video files and recording audio.

Audio editing and creating tool: Audacity

Video and DVD Player: VLC

Office Suite

An Office suite such as Microsoft Office is often one of the most expensive programs that a user can install on their computer. Why install these expensive programs when there are free solutions that are just as good.

Office suite: OpenOffice

Notepad / Source code editor: Notepad++

Top 10 Internet tips and tricks

2011-11-01T03:48:00.001-07:00

Top 10 Internet tips and tricks

You don't need the http:// portion of a web page

When typing an Internet address you do not need to type http:// or even www. in the address. For example, if you wanted to visit Computer Hope you could just type computerhope.com and press enter. To make things even quicker, if you're visiting a .com address you can type computerhope and then press Ctrl + Enter to type out the full http://www.computerhope.com address.

Quickly move between the fields of a web page

If you're filling out an online form, e-mail, or other text field you can quickly move between each of the fields by pressing the Tab key or Shift + Tab to move back a field. For example, if you're filling out your name and the next field is your e-mail address you can press the Tab key to switch to the e-mail field.

This tip also applies to the buttons, if you press tab and the web developer has designed correctly the button should be selected and will allow you to press the space bar or enter to push the button.

If you have a drop-down box that lists every country or every state you can click that box and then press the letter of the state or country you're looking for. For example, is a drop-down box of States in the United States you could press u on the keyboard to quickly scroll to Utah.

Use Internet search engines to their full potential

Make sure to get the most out of every search result. If you're not finding what you want try surrounding the text in quotes. For example, if you were searching for 'computer help' this actually searches for pages that contain both computer and help and not necessarily pages that have computer and help next to each other. If you search for "computer help" with the quotes around the search query this will only return pages that actually have computer and help next to each other.

Many new computer users also don't realize that in every search box you can press enter instead of having to move the mouse button over to the Search button.

Top 10 unknown Google tricks

Protect yourself and avoid bad web sites

Know your Internet browser shortcuts

There are dozens of different shortcut keys that can be used with Internet browsers. Below are a few of our top suggested Internet browser shortcuts.

- Pressing Alt + D in any major Internet browser will move the cursor into the address bar. This is a great way to quickly enter an Internet address without having to click the mouse cursor in the address bar.
- Hold down the Ctrl key and press the + or - to increase and decrease the size of text.
- Press the backspace key or hold down the Alt key + left arrow to go back a page.
- Press F5 to refresh or reload a web page.
- Press F11 to make the Internet browser screen full screen.
- Press Ctrl + B to open your Internet bookmarks.
- Press Ctrl + F to open the find box in the browser to search for text within the web page you're looking at.

Take advantage of tabbed browsing

Take full advantage of tabbed browsing in all Internet browsers today. While reading any web page if you come across a link you may be interested in open that link in a new tab so it can be viewed later. A new tab can be opened by holding down the Ctrl key and clicking the link or if you have a mouse with a wheel click the link with the middle mouse button.

Try alternative browsers

Most computer users use the default browser that comes included with the computer, with Microsoft Windows this is Internet Explorer. There are several great alternative browsers that are all free to download and use and may have features your current browser does not include. Below are a few of our favorites, try one or try them all.

Install plugins and add-ons

Each of the above alternative browsers also have a large community of volunteers who develop add-ons and plugins that can be added into the browser. Each of these browsers have hundreds of thousands of these add-ons that can do such things as giving you live weather in your browser window, changing its color, and adding additional functionality.

Top 10 Firefox add-ons

Make sure your browser and its plugins are up-to-date

Each Internet browser can have several additional plugins that give it additional functionality. For example,Adobe Flash is a great way to bring movies and other animated content to the Internet. Keeping these plugins up-to-date is vital for your computer stability and also security. Using the below tool you can quickly verify if your plugins are up-to-date and get links to where to download the latest updates.

Computer Hope system information tool

Use online services

There are hundreds of free online services that can help make using your computer easier, more productive, and more enjoyable. See our top 10 online services for a listing of our favorites.

Use HTML color picker to find your HTML color code

2011-11-01T03:47:00.000-07:00

Below is an HTML color code picker script that resembles the Adobe Photoshop color picker. Using this online tool you can select the color you want to use in your web page or blog. Your browser must have JavaScriptenabled in order to use this tool, if enabled use the middle multi-color scroll bar to scroll up or down to the color you want. If you want to select the shade of color, click the shade you want in the large shade box. Finally, the color code will appear in the bottom-right corner # box. If you want to keep that color, click the text boxes below the color picker and then select the color and then click the alternate box to begin with a new color.

The above HTML color code picker is using code from the YUI Color Picker script.

See the HTML color codes page for a full listing of color codes and additional information about using them in your web page.

Top 10 keyboard shortcuts everyone should know

2011-11-01T03:46:00.000-07:00

Using keyboard shortcuts can greatly increase your productivity, reduce repetitive strain, and help keep you focused. For example, highlighting text with the keyboard and pressing Ctrl + C is much faster than taking your hand from the keyboard, highlighting the text using the mouse, clicking copy from the file menu, and then putting your hand back in place on the keyboard. Below are our top 10 keyboard shortcuts we recommend everyone memorize and use.

Ctrl + C or Ctrl + Insert

Copy the highlighted text or selected item.

Ctrl + V or Shift + Insert

Paste the text or object that's in the clipboard.

Ctrl + Z and Ctrl + Y

Undo any change. For example, if you cut text, pressing this will undo it. This can also often be pressed multiple times to undo multiple changes. Pressing Ctrl + Y would redo the undo.

Ctrl + F

Open the Find in any program. This includes your Internet browser to find text on the current page.

Alt + Tab or Alt + Esc

Quickly switch between open programs moving forward.

Press Ctrl + Tab to switch between tabs in a program.

Adding the Shift key to Alt + Tab or Ctrl + Tab will move backwards. For example, if you are pressing Alt + Tab and pass the program you want to switch to, press Alt + Shift + Tab to move backwards to that program.

Windows Vista and 7 users can also press the Windows Key + Tab to switch through open programs in a full screenshot of the Window.

Ctrl + Back space and Ctrl + Left arrow / Right arrow

Pressing Ctrl + Backspace will delete a full word at a time instead of a single character.

Holding down the Ctrl key while pressing the left or right arrow will move the cursor one word at a time instead of one character at a time. If you wanted to highlight one word at a time you can hold down Ctrl + Shift and then press the left or right arrow key to move one word at a time in that direction while highlighting each word.

Ctrl + S

While working on a document or other file in almost every program pressing Ctrl + S will save that file. This shortcut key should be used frequently anytime you're working on anything important.

Ctrl + Home / End

Move the cursor to the beginning or end of a document.

Ctrl + P

Print the page being viewed. For example, the document in Microsoft Word or the web page in your Internet browser.

Page Up / Space bar and Page Down

Pressing either the page up or page down key will move that page one page at a time in that direction. When browsing the Internet pressing the space bar will also move the page down one page at a time. If you press Shift and the Space bar the page will go up a page at a time

BECOME A MOM MAKING MONEN ON EBAY

2011-06-21T02:16:00.000-07:00

Whether you’re a stay at home mom who need to make money, or you just want to have some cash in your pocket, eBay can help you get there. With eBay, stay at home moms can work whenever they want, in between the time they spend with their families, right from the comfort of their own homes. And with eBay, you can make as much money as you want - anything from some extra spending money, to a full time income, and all in your spare time.

You can get started on eBay within minutes, just by signing up for an account and adding in your bank account information. An account with eBay is totally free, and the only thing you have to pay for are the costs for listing items and the final value fee, which isn’t due until after your item sells.

Even if you think you have nothing to sell on eBay, chances are, you have plenty of stuff laying around the house that you have no use for. You can start selling off items in your home that you don’t need right on eBay, and use the money to start building up a bigger eBay business. Most people don’t realize it, but the average family has over $6,000 worth of stuff just sitting in their homes that they don’t want, that they can sell on eBay for a huge profit. With that money, you can turn your eBay business into quite a lucrative venture.

Selling items on eBay doesn’t have to take a lot of time away from your family, either. You can list new items in the evenings, after your children have gone to bed. Answering e-mails, customer questions and complaints can be done whenever you have a spare moment at the computer during the day. You can ship items one day a week to make it easier, or spread your shipping out to fit in with your schedule. And when scheduled package pick up, you don’t even have to make a trip to the post office - the package delivery service will pick up the items you need to ship right at your front door.

Perhaps the best aspect of running your own eBay business is that you can get paid instantly. With PayPal, you can move money right from your eBay account into your bank account as soon as you make a sale, so your money is available whenever you need it. You don’t need to wait 2 week for a paycheck to go out with your family - just sell a few item, move the money over, and you’re good to go.

eBay is a great resource for stay at home mothers who don’t have time to keep up with a demanding job, but want to make money while still spending their days with their children. With eBay, the hard work is done for you, while you get to see your family all day long, and still make enough money to pay for all of the extras you want for your children. See this website aimed mainly for women: Shebayer.com

WHAT IS GOOGLE SNIPPER?

2011-06-21T02:12:00.003-07:00

Google Sniper 2.0 is an updated course by the young wizard marketer George Brown. It outlines how by using one page simple one page sites you can generate a life changing income. You can see the video I have done about this at Youtube or go to this site Gsniper20.org . I am recommending this course as I bought the original version. Its full of useful content and gives a blueprint for success.

WHAT IS GOOGLE SNIPPER?

2011-06-21T02:12:00.001-07:00

NEW YEAR NEW DIET

2011-06-21T02:09:00.001-07:00

NEW YEAR, NEW DIET !

January 1st date we often decide it's the year to get fit and get slim. The orgy of overeating during the holidays is over and it should be the best time for a new start. The TVs are bombarding us with easy ways to gain fitness and lose fat.

So NEW YEAR, NEW DIET !

You don't get fat because of a lack of exercising, that's the myth that comes up time and time again. You get fat because you don't eat the right foods at the right intervals each day. A simple but highly effective publication below shows you how simply changing your diet alone will make you lose 9lb every 11 days and then how to repeat these steps until you reach your optimum weight.

Check it out:

http://greatvaluereview.com/health/diets/fatloss.htm

Spyware Removal Utility

2011-06-21T02:08:00.001-07:00

Spyware Removal Utility

You come back from the holidays, switch on and find your PC has slowed down to a crawl. Chances are you have got some kind of Malware/Virus on your PC. FACT: 90% of all computers have some Spyware on them. What you need is a spyware removal utility to restore your PC back to health. If you are running a free one like SPYbot chances are it is not protecting your PC from the latest threats.

We have tested a lot of the Spyware Removal utility 's and in our opinion the the BEST ONE, is XoftPro Spy SE. We use it on our PC's. Solve your spyware problems for good! It has a nice professional look and feel to it. Pareto Logic has been around for years. NEVER EVER CLICK ON A LINK for free spyware removal utility; chances are that it will just infect your PC with more Malware.

Another highly recommended product is SPYZooka The interface looks a bit basic but don't let that fool you, the program claims 100% detection rate. It scans the net for the latest threats and automatically updates. This anti spyware removal tool is very good. Both programs have a free trial but with detect only. To CLEAN your PC you will need to buy the product. To try either please click on the links in the text.

HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE TREATMENT

2011-06-21T02:07:00.000-07:00

Background: About 10 years ago aged 42, I started getting chest pains, so like a typical man I just ignored them and got on with life! Then about 5 years ago the pains became more intense and I did not seem to have the energy and buzz I used to have. I had just moved house to Macclesfield Cheshire UK and decided to register with a local doctor.
I thought this was going to be routine but turned out otherwise! The nurse took my blood pressure and it was 220/140, She said “WOW! Now that’s what I call hypertension” (If you don’t understand BP readings VERY High). In fact she sent me away for ten minutes and I came back and confirmed the readings on a separate machine. She spoke to the practise GP and they arranged for me to go to hospital in a couple of days for all kinds of tests including ECG on my heart.
Anyway it transpired that the high blood pressure had damaged my heart and I had developed a condition called LVH (Left Ventricular Hypertrophy) This is an enlarged heart muscle which is a bad thing! An efficient heart is small and in balance. LVH lots of people die early of this undiagnosed condition. Anyway I was told to take things easy for a while and they put on loads of different drugs to get the BP down to a safe level.
Yes, we got the blood pressure under control but I had a miserable year of feeling ill, not because of my condition but because of the drugs prescribed by the doctor.
Lisinopril, (ACE Inbibitor) also known as Zestril & Prinivil. I developed the classic symptons including bad cough, tiredness, skin rashes and palpitations. I thought the cough was more likely to give me heart attack, than hypertension!
Atenolol (Beta Blocker) This made me impotent and I had dizzy spells as well. Apparently many bp drugs kill your sex drive. The doc doesn’t tell you that!!
I started to take note of my problems and did some research on the web. After going through several more drug regimes, I finally persuaded the Doctor to put me on Cozaar Losartan Potassium (Angiotensin II antagonist) and Bendroflumethiazide (Diuretic water tablets). Of course these drugs were twice the cost of my existing medications, so that was one reason why the doctor did not want to prescribe them! (Out of his NHS Trust budget).
Anyway these medications are by no means perfect but work for me. So I have been interested in natural remedies every since. I have reduced my alcohol intake drastically and I live a more healthy lifestyle. After a year of being a good boy. I had a scan on my heart and it was getting back to normal size. It is still a weak heart so needs looking after! So I do more exercise than I used to. That seems to have done the trick for me!

Taking Your Daily Dose Of Garlic

2011-06-21T02:04:00.000-07:00

Taking Your Daily Dose Of Garlic
I was doing a little research into the affects of Garlic on reducing High Blood Pressure and I found that taking a daily dose of garlic can have a positive affect. At the moment my own BP is higher than it should be so I am just looking to help get it down without changing or increasing my medication. In my own case my diet has changed over the last year and my salt and sugar intake have increased. So I really need to eat less salty snacks, processed foods and chocolates.

One thing about garlic is it can do no harm! Apart from perhaps some bad breath! It does tend to repeat but garlic capsules get round this anyway. The active ingredient is a chemical called Allicin. Actually fresh Garlic does not contain the chemical.When garlic is cut or crushed alliin and the enzyme allinase, interact making Allicin.

Garlic does seem to be one of those natural 'wonder foods' that has a number of claimed benefits including:
Reducing Cholesterol and Fat Deposition
Helps with Male Impotence
Reducing BP as mentioned
Also good for zapping bacteria
Warding off coughs and colds
Acne cure

So taking a capsule or portion of garlic a day has got to be good for your health! It is an important component of the healthy 'Mediterranean Diet'. Although looking out on a wintery day here in Somerset, I think the sunshine and warmer climate must help.

If you have any vampires around your way, it is good for keeping them at bay! This really is an ancient remedy with no side effect so you can't real lose Taking Your Daily Dose Of Garlic!

LOST LUGGAGE TIPS

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Last year my bags went missing when I arrived at Singapore. Fortunately I had taken some precautions which helped the airport customer services trace my luggage. This was the first time this had happened to me after many flights.

Make sure you put a label inside your bags with your home address and contact numbers. I also added a time line with all the flight numbers and dates.

Packing
You can get a lot more clothes in your bag if you roll them up and you will have much less creasing, for your nice outfits. Always take change of clothes and two days underwear in your hand baggage. Hotels have laundry or wash them yourself you can last a good while. Obviously you can buy some cheap clothes locally.

I put bright stickers on my cases to make them easy to spot on a busy luggage claim carousel.

Take photos of all your baggage. If you have a photo put flight number details on the back. Know the weight limits for your bags and weigh on bathroom scales to avoid embarrassment at check-in. Excess weight baggage can get expensive.

Make sure you keep the receipt for your bags you get at check-in. This will have a bar code on it which will help the airport staff to find your bags. KEEP COOL I was in a state of near panic!

Be polite with the staff, you are upset of course but they are trying to help you! You will have to fill a form in where you provide details of your hotel and forward journey. An email address is very useful if you don't have one get a free one like gmail or yahoo. Nearly all hotels have internet access these days.

My luggage finally turned up at my hotel after two days. I could have managed but my onward 3 week trip to Thailand, was so much better with all my stuff.

When back home, I sent an email thanking the customer services staff. Remember, they have a very difficult job handling abusive, upset people all day!

Perils & Risks Social Networking & Dating Scams

2011-06-21T02:01:00.000-07:00

Most of us these days, have accounts with the large networks such as Facebook, Myspace. I recently corresponded with a lady for a month before realising all her photos were cloned from another person! It is easy to get sucked in.

In the world of finance it is called doing 'Due Dilligence' where you check and re-check the figures, does everything stack up with the deal. You must do the same ASL Age, Sex, Location! Proof of identity if you want to have a relationship with a person. Even if you don't want to meet a person, you want to know at least they are genuine! I spend a lot of time online and discovered the REAL persons profile completely by accident. She jumped out of the screen and hit me in the face BINGO!

Years ago, I got conned once out of £15 for a rail fare! In some ways it was a wakeup call and the BEST money I ever spent. Now I am ALWAYS on guard! You hear all the time of Bigamists and conmen & women using the internet to scam people.

Some of these scams are highly sophisticated. There are actual firms and groups of people in so called 'boiler rooms' sending out millions of emails everyday. They try and befriend people and then scam them. Lots of profiles on MySpace and Facebook are fakes known as bots. You can build up a large community quite quickly and sell them stuff. Men if you get a beautiful Russian lady writing to you, it is mostly likely a man working to a script! Some of the correspondence can go on for months! Some people will send thousands of pounds for airfare and Visas. If they trap 5% it is going to be VERY profitable.

There are a great many variations of these scams to get you hooked! One Tip. look at the email address does it look like a real or machine generated address? Copy & Paste into search in Yahoo and Google to see if it is a known scammer. There are lots of websites tracking these bad men and women who play on peoples fears, hopes, dreams, hearts and minds.

Finally, it sounds obvious but NEVER EVER send money (especially abroad), to someone you met on the internet, period!!!

CHOOSING A MORTGAGE

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A house is the biggest purchase most of us will make. So sorting out a mortgage quite early on in the process of buying a home is most defiantly a priority. Having your mortgage ready to go will make a lot of difference when you are bidding on a property. Having a mortgage in place will signal to the seller that you are ready to move and serious about it too!
Most mortgage lenders will let you know that they are willing to offer you a mortgage up to a certain level as you start looking; this is called a mortgage in principal and will depend on your income? The application is finalised upon deciding which house you want to buy. However, it is still possible to sort it all out once your offer has been accepted.
The total amount of revenue you are allowed will depend on your income, who you are buying a home with (if you are buying a home alone then this is self explanatory,) a partner, friend or an associate. These factors will all contribute to the amount you can borrow. There are a number of ways to find a mortgage. The two best and well known ways are, Direct through a bank or building society, or a mortgage broker. These two ways can be done either, over the phone, on the internet and in person. As this is probably the largest purchase of your life, I do like to speak to someone face to face, this way you can ask as many questions as you see fit.
Some people feel save and more comfortable obtaining a mortgage from a high street name, and also find it convenient to have their mortgage with the same bank they have their other financial dealings with e.g. Direct debits and personal accounts. Alternatively, going through a mortgage broker does ensure you get a choice of a wider range of mortgage products and deals. Always be absolutely clear of what charges they will make for their services.

SELLING YOUR HOME QUICKLY

2011-06-21T01:56:00.001-07:00

Selling Your Home Quickly - Mortgages - The Complete Guide: "Do you have a new job that requires you to move to a new home? Has a divorce or death required you to liquidate your home as soon as possible? Or have bad times turned worse and the only hope of rescuing the investment you've made in your home is to sell it before the bank forecloses on it?
When changes happen in your life - for good or bad - you may have to face the need to sell your home and sell it quick.
If you need to move you probably don't want the anxiety or cost of trying to sell from another town while your home stays empty and unprotected. You may also not want the burden of the cost of paying for two mortgages and utilities for any length of time.
WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF MY HOME DOESN'T SELL?
Let's face it, there are times when the best thing that could happen to you is for your home to sell quickly. The cost and burden of having your home sit on the market for weeks and even months means more money wasted and energy spent.
If you live in your home while selling it you will be faced with the constant distraction of potential buyers coming to view your home. You will need to suffer the irritation of strangers looking into your closets and personal space. You will have the burden of maintaining a spotless home that will show beautifully even on short notice. If you have children that will be even more difficult.
Along with that you may find your realtor is busy with so many properties that your home is not given enough attention. Potential buyers may be picky about the negotiating details, critical of your home and deals may fall through at the last minute meaning you must start again. The process can be long, tiring and frustrating.

HOW TO PRICE YOUR PROPERTY

2011-06-21T01:55:00.000-07:00

A house properly priced is half sold.
But there are plenty of ways to price it improperly..

* You can't go by what you paid for the place. Perhaps you bought two years ago when local prices were skyrocketing, and things have cooled off since. Perhaps houses like yours can now be bought for less, and if you hold out for what you paid, you'll just waste your time..

On the other hand, perhaps prices in your area have taken off, and you'd short-change yourself if you just tried to 'get my money out' (but you'd have a fast sale.).

* You can't go by how much you've spent on improvements. A given street will support only a given price range. If you've invested so much that yours would be the most expensive house on the street, the buying public is not likely to reimburse you..

* You can't go by your tax assessment figure. Even in communities that aim at full-value assessments, the figures are almost never in line with what buyers are currently ready to pay..

So how do you price your house?.
By putting yourself in a buyer's shoes..
What else is for sale in the area? How does it compare with your house? How long has it been on the market? What has sold recently, and how much did the buying public value it at? What has failed to sell in the past year?. "

INTERNET MARKETING

2011-06-21T01:51:00.000-07:00

Have you ever been lost in the woods - wondering around aimlessly, not knowing where to go or
what to do next?
Most online marketers are lost in the woods of the internet.
So if you want to get out of the woods and be an online marketer, you better start thinking strategically! That is, you need to practice strategic internet marketing techniques.
You're probably asking, what are strategic internet marketing techniques?
Let me start by telling you what it is not!
Strategic internet marketing is not buying 100,000 guaranteed hits.
It is not aimlessly placing banner ads all over the internet. It is not about using free classified ads and it is certainly not about depending on surfing for traffic sites.

Strategic internet marketing is simply about having an advertising PLAN that utilizes proven marketing tactics to get high converting results. Every promotion must have a purpose and it is critical to track the results of each and every advertisement.
Tracking is vital to finding ads that are successful and more importantly finding those that are NOT. Ads that do not perform need to be thrown out and those that do convert need to be rolled out on a larger scale.
If you are going to be serious about marketing online then you have to get serious about tracking your marketing methods. I will only say this once, if you do not track the results of your advertising methods you might as well throw your money out the window of a moving vehicle.
Now, that you know the importance of tracking your ads, let's talk about marketing techniques that work! To make a living marketing on the internet, you need to use these methods. If you don't, you will join the long list of people that say you can't make any money selling on the internet.
Below I have listed some of the marketing techniques I have used to build a profitable online business from the ground up:
Pay per Click Advertising - For the fastest and most predictable results Pay per Click can't be beat. If done properly, you can get immediate traffic that is laser targeted and high converting.
Write and Submit Articles - This is one of my favorite marketing techniques because it does two things for you. The first is that it builds credibility for you and your web site. Second, it is a tremendous way to drive tons of targeted traffic to your site for free. You don't have to be Hemingway, your articles just need to be informative and have very few grammatical errors.
Start Your Own Ezine - This is probably the most powerful marketing tactic on the web today. Having your own list of subscribers to send a newsletter to on a regular basis is powerful! I would much rather obtain a new subscriber over a single hit to my web site.
Banner Ads - Banner ads can be extremely successful and are a very cost effective way to drive traffic to your site. The most effective banner ads are text rather than graphics. Write a compelling ad that forces them to click, and this technique can provide you lots of sales.
Viral Marketing - Give something away that people can use and put links to your web site in it. Information is a powerful tool in marketing. Allow them to share it with their friends and family. Before you know, you will be getting a stampede of traffic to your site.
Linking - Reciprocal linking is critical to your online success. This is a time consuming tactic but it is well worth your time and effort. Search engines judge the importance of your web site by the number (and quality) of incoming links pointing to your site. By the way, writing articles is a great way to get high quality incoming links pointing to your site.
Ezine Ads - Purchasing ads in quality ezines is like doing joint ventures without sharing the profits. You need to identify ezines in your niche that you can run promotions in. This is an excellent way to get your ads in front of thousands of potential customers at an excellent value.
Search Engine Optimization - You need to make sure that your pages are fully optimized for the search engines. The cheapest and most targeted traffic you can receive still comes from high search engine rankings! Make sure your site is optimized and anchored to certain keywords that are relevant to your site.
If you will stick with these proven marketing strategies you will get more laser targeted traffic to your site than you know what to do with. You may even have to get more server space and buy a wheel barrow to get your deposits to the bank!
So forget about the gimmick marketing tactics that are all over the internet. Stick to what works! This list is not that long and online marketing is not that complicated. To be successful you need to implement proven marketing methods and have a strategic internet marketing plan. Make sure that every ad is tracked and that it has a definite purpose in your marketing plan.
So quit wondering around aimlessly in the woods and start thinking about marketing strategically!

INCREASE YOUR INTERNET SPEED

2011-06-21T01:47:00.000-07:00

3 Easy Steps to Build a High Speed Internet Connection

First things first – you're no doubt here to have a Super Fast Internet Connection – and this guide will do exactly that for you. But the fun doesn't stop there, there are tons of more tweaks waiting for you here. Enjoy these goodies whilst you're here, and don't forget to bookmark this page with various Social Bookmarking sites if you like it.

This method works for DSL or Cable connections only.

Step 1: Modifying your LAN Properties.

a) Go to Start>Network Connections.

b) Right Click>Properties on your main Internet connection.

c) Make the following changes: [Unselect everything except "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)"

Step 2: Running Lvllords Patch.
In Win XP SP 1, TCP connections were set to unlimited. However, Microsoft limited these connections to 10 in SP2. You can open more TCP connections and give your speed an all time high by following these steps:

a) Extract the patch and run it:

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b) Press "C" to change the limit and set it to 100.

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c) Press "Y". After you do that, you'll be prompted with a Windows XP message saying that your original files are being replaced and blah blah. Thats normal so DONT PANIC. Click "Ignore" or "Cancel" to that window, and press "Yes" after it asks for a confirmation.

d) You'll get a message that your patch was successfully executed. Exit and reboot your computer. Don't forget to Bookmark this page (Hit CTRL+D) so you can return once you've rebooted.

3) SG TCP Optimizer - using it!

Back already? Cool! So, this is where you use SpeedGuide's TCP Optimizer. How? Its your lucky day, my friend.

a) This program modifies your system registry (Nothing to worry about!) in order to boost your Internet speed. Here's what you have to do:

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b) Choose your connection speed - mine is 256 kbps. Go down and select "Optimal Settings". Click on Apply changes after that. You'll be promoted with a box somewhat like this after that:

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c) Click OK, and click "Yes" to reboot your computer. Thats all you need to have a full-on High Speed Internet Connection! Enjoy browsing, and don't forget to check out other tweaks & tricks present on this site. (Hint: Bookmark this page in order to make an easy comeback).

Congratulations, you're done. Start browsing and you'll notice a considerable change in your connection speed. Whilst you're here, you may want to check other guides available here:

2011-06-21T01:31:00.000-07:00

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