colours and sounds

Best freelancer sites (I)

2012-02-06T06:38:00.000Z

Best freelancer sites:

Freelancer ★★★★★ - http://www.freelancer.com/

Perhaps the best. I think this site is the king of all. It is my first site as a designer but not as a freelancer.

MycroBurst ★★★★☆- http://www.mycroburst.com/

Competition is very high here, but if you are a good designer you should work here. The contests are very well paid.

CrowdSpring ★★★★☆- http://www.crowdspring.com/

Another great site. Great design and a lot of facilities for designers and contests owner.

99designs ★★★★☆- http://99designs.com/

Great site! I like to work here even though without much success. Competition is very high here also.

DesignCrowd ★★★☆☆- http://www.designcrowd.com/

One of the best. If you are a beginner you should start here. They have a lot of contests even the design of the site is not impressive. I have some delay on payments here.

I cannot say much about the sites mentioned below. I found them interesting but a new revision will be done in a future article. A better revision.

DesignContest - http://www.designcontest.com/
LogoTournament - http://logotournament.com/
LogoMyWay - http://www.logomyway.com/
Choosa - http://www.choosa.net/en/
Hatchwise - http://www.hatchwise.com/
Elance - https://www.elance.com/php/landing/main/login.php

Portofolio

2012-01-20T11:00:00.000Z

How to buy a good printer

2012-01-14T18:33:00.000Z

Buying a printer is not so easy today. First of all choosing a printer is based on what you need.

Even if you're an expert or beginner a few things are essential and you should know.

How we do choose a good printer or what do we need to know before buying a printer?

Consumables used by a printer is one of the most important thing. Most times they are very expensive. Even more expensive than the printer itself. The best solution for this problem is CISS system. So before buying a printer make sure it is compatible with the CISS system. CISS (Continuous Ink Supply System) is suitable for a wide range of printers: HP, Canon, Epson, Brother and is very cheap.

CISS HP (high quality ink for HP)
Printer or multifunction device? This is a good question. I think is multifunction device is beter but you must not forget the true purpose for which you want to buy a printer. So keep this in mind!
Photography or documents? If you are a photographer and you want to keep your photos on paper you will need a "photo" printer. They are designed to obtain high quality image, because photo printer blends more than 4 colors.
What to buy: inkjet or laser? If you print only documents then laser printer must be your choice. It is cheaper. Otherwise I strongly advice you to buy an inkjet printer.

Letter from Vlad

2012-01-13T21:31:00.000Z

I'm three months old now and I'm so happy. I'm smiling and also so tired and sleepy. Hope you understand that my daddy is very busy but in a few months he will be back.

Sleep well, my friends!

Vlad

Mos Craciun si Osama

2011-12-21T21:32:00.000Z

Casa Alba

In timpul cinei servite la Casa Alba un eveniment inedit a avut loc. Personajul principal a fost nimeni altul decat "cel mai puternic om din lume", presedintele Osama. Un os de caracatita i-a ramas acestuia infipt in fund. Dupa o operatie care a durat aproape 9 ore, doctorul de familie a reusit sa ii extraga acestuia osul buclucas.

Mos Craciun

Mos Craciun a fost prins la furat. Individul, imbracat in costumul traditional de Mos Craciun a fost prins intr-o casa de la marginea Bucurestiului. Vecinii care au sunat la 112, au declarat ca desi nu l-au vazut in viata lor pe Mos Craciun, au sunat mai mult de invidie, avand in vedere faptul ca pe la ei Mosu nu a venit niciodata.

Si exemplele pot continua, dar in general acestea sunt stirile cu care suntem bombardati zi de zi la TV. In goana dupa ratinguri si senzational, posturile de televiziune uita cui se adreseaza. Uita ca pe lumea asta mai sunt si oameni ale caror nevoi depasesc sfera lor limitata de cunoastere.

Si atunci ma intreb, precum Poetul: "Cum nu vii tu Tepes, Doamne, ca punand mana pe ei ...". Dar pan' la Tepes unde sunt intelectualii nostri? Unde sunt academicienii? Unde sunt doctorii? Inginerii...?

Mai bine ma inchid in carapacea mea si in neputinta ce ma inconjoara dau vina pe SISTEM. El e de vina!

ERATA: este vorba despre presedintele Obama, si nu Osama cum gresit a fost redactat in prezentul articol. Redactia isi cere scuze; scuze pe care doreste sa i le trimita onorabilului Presedinte, impreuna cu traditionalul

LA MULTI ANI,

LA ANUL MERGEM IN IRAN!

Bid to win

2011-11-19T18:08:00.000Z

One of the most interesting opportunity that I have found on Internet is dealfun.com website. They are another new penny auction website.

How does it works?
All you have to do is to create an account. Then buy bid credits. One credit worth 1 bid and each credit cost only $0.60. More credits, more chances. All auctions start at $0.01 for every products and stop when no one bids.
There are four types of bid credits:

tiny: you have 115 bids for $69;
small: 170 bids for only $84;
regular: 250 bids for $99;
huge: 340 bids for $119.

Now depending on what you wish to buy you must find the right auction. All products are shown in 5 different categories:

Electronics
Gift Cards
Home and Office
Sports and Recreation
Fashion and Accessories

You may also win bid vouchers in the 6th category. Bid vouchers are cheaper than ordinary bid credits packages.

There are a lots of great products like: netbooks, eReaders, watches, cameras, iPads and iPhones, Jewelry and toys. All are brand new porducts.

The most important things is that you cannot lose. If you don’t win in the first 24 hours, all your bids are reset.

For more questions or dealfun.com complaints please contact their customer service.

These are all the informations I could gather about their website. Those who have experience with this site or another simillar can leave their "story" here.

Londra, Berlin, Paris via Beijing, New Delhi

2011-10-17T20:23:00.000+01:00

Romania mea

Vad Turnul Eifel. In apropiere un mare Mall si o masa imensa de oameni. Stau la coada. Apoi Londra si Berlin. La fel. Oamenii se calca in picioare. Inca nu stiu de ce, dar cu siguranta este ceva important.

Beijing si New Delhi. 2.000.000.000 de oameni. Aceeasi poveste. Se pare ca frenezia a cuprins tot globul. Ma decid sa vad despre ce e vorba si ma intorc la Paris. Imi fac cu greu loc prin multime. Mai bine zis sunt luat pe sus de masa tot mai compacta. Se vede intrarea... Pe un banner mare, un nefericit scrisese cu majuscule:

AVEM FAINA DIN ROMANIA!

In cele din urma m-am trezit. Lasasem televizorul aprins. Boc, un fel de Apolodor al zilelor noastre tocmai anunta ca s-a mai construit o jumatate de kilometru din autostrada soarelui.

Top 3

2011-10-05T05:34:00.000+01:00

Imbiat de promisiunea Raiului sau poate mai mult intrigat de cele zece motive ale Arcadiei cu privire la soarta ce ar putea sa ne asteapte (pe unii doar) am cautat si am gasit 3 motive care ma fac sa cred ca pe Pamant e cel putin la fel de bine ca in Rai:

nemurirea. Stirea ca este posibil va viteza neutrinilor sa fie mai mare decat cea a fotonilor pare insignifianta pe langa faptul ca Dan Negru, Dan Diaconescu si Nicoleta Luciu sunt inca in viata si traiesc bine, sanatosi la casele lor; din punctul meu de vedere, acest lucru dovedeste fara tagada ca, pe Pamant, prostia este nemuritoare;
atemporalitatea. Nu stiu cum se traia in trecut, dar in ziua de azi pamantenii traiesc in ere diferite. Bine, poate nu chiar ere, dar momentele sunt cu certitudine diferite: unii traiesc nostalgia vremurilor trecute, altii traiesc momentul 2012. Cativa sunt cei care traiesc acum. Asadar suntem atemporali. Quod erat demonstrandum;
fericirea. Asta este lucru mare! Si paradoxal se gaseste pe Pamant in cantitate mult mai mare decat in Rai. Demonstratia este simpla: daca presupunem ca gradul de fericire este identic pentru toti (ne)muritorii, atunci ganditi-va cati ajung in Rai si cati (ne)fericiti sunt pe Pamant. Va spun eu: cei din prima multime sunt total in inferioritate. Si atunci unde este mai multa fericire? In Rai sau pe Pamant?

Asadar, aviz nestiutorilor: nu dati vrabia din mana pe cioara de pe gard.

Fiti fericiti ... (ne)muritori din toate timpurile!

CISSmarket.com

2011-09-21T12:54:00.000+01:00

What is CISS and what is used for?

CISS stands for "Continuous Ink Supply System". The system is currently used for inkjet printers (B/W and color) and its major advantage is that CISS reduce the cost of printing up to 95%. How is that possible? This is possible due to very low cost of ink used. And more: even if you print in black or color it costs the same.

How CISS works?
The system is not very complicated. Everyone who follow the installation guide can make the system works.
First you have to replace the original cartridges CISS cartridges which are connected to reservoirs outside the printers. The reservoirs ensure the continuity of ink stream, so you don't need to fill the cartridges each time. The only thing you have to do is to refill the reservoirs, which have a capacity equivalent up to 28 sets of ordinary cartridges.

How to buy CISS?
First you must be sure that your printer is compatible with CISS. You should note that CISS is compatible with many printers, including HP, Canon, Epson and Brother. But as I said, you must be sure of this. So go to cissmarket.com and see if your printer is compatible with CISS.

Closing notes
I hope all these information will help you. As a buyer we must stay informed and ready to choose what is best for us.

Orange

2011-09-21T10:41:00.000+01:00

Butterfly (fantasy)

almost sun

How to (not) make money on the Internet (III) - Freelancer

2011-09-19T17:59:00.001+01:00

We live in a world of opportunities for everyone. It doesn't matter our nationality, sex or race. We all want the same thing: to live better and ... longer :) So even if we like it or not, having money is important. It should not be your way to live. It should not be your religion. But is important to have money.

The easiest way to have money is to have a job, although a job does not provide all the money we want.

What means the word job? For most of us JOB means Just Over Broke (job definition). And this is perfect true. Sad, isn't it?

In a previous articles I talked about how to (not) make money on the Internet. Today I'll show you another way to get money: as a freelancer. As a freelancer you work only for you. You are your own boss and you have a single employee: you. You make your own work program and earn as much as you work. You are the most important. Only you!

So if decide to work as a freelancer you should start from here (best freelancer sites list):

www.freelancer.com
www.vworker.com
www.elance.com

These are the most important sites where you may work as a freelancer. If you know another please let me know.

How to (not) make money on the Internet (I)

How to (not) make money on the Internet (II)

Piece of sun

2011-09-13T18:38:00.000+01:00

piece of sun

piece of sun and one leaf

CISSmarket.ro

2011-09-11T09:56:00.000+01:00

Anul trecut pe vreamea asta va povesteam despre CISS (Continuous Ink Supply System) - ce inseamna si la ce foloseste. Pentru cei care vor sa revada acel articol click aici. Va spuneam atunci despre avantajele pe care un astfel de sistem il are si ce economii aduce pentru imprimante, sistemul CISS.

La vremea respectiva site-ul celor de la CISSmarket.ro era la inceput. Astazi el se prezinta cu un design si o interfata grafica mult imbunatatita. Dar poate cel mai important lucru sunt facilitatile oferite de acesta:

posibilitatea de a comanda online; Livrarea se face oriunde in Romania in mai putin de 48 de ore. Tot ceea ce trebuie sa faci este sa iti creezi un cont la ei.
diversitatea imprimantelor compatibile cu sistemul CISS: regasim cei mai importanti 4 producatori de imprimante (HP, Canon, Epson si Brother) si o sumedenie de modele pentru fiecare dintre acestia. Practic este imposibil sa nu iti regasesti imprimanta.
feedback-ul: acum ai si aceasta posibilitate foarte importanta. Nu ezita sa o folosesti daca ai ceva de zis.
posibilitatea de a fi contactat de catre cei de la CISSmarket.ro: nici macar nu trebuie sa dai tu telefon. Completeaza formularul din partea dreapta a site-ului si vei fii sunat in cel mai scurt timp.
alte produse: cartuse refillabile, imprimante cu CISS, cerneala, hartie photo.

Pentru cei care inca nu s-au convins e timpul sa faceti o vizita pe site-ul celor de la CISSmarket.ro.

Drops of ... eternity

2011-08-21T19:03:00.001+01:00

Lux Aeterna

2011-08-02T07:14:00.000+01:00

Your existence is nothing. You're just a insignificant part of this Universe. Billions of atoms, planets, galaxy ... an entire Univers. You and your ego ... greater than all.

Lux Aeterna (source)

How do our choices affect others? Free will ... I think it does not matter. It is nothing but an invention of your mind. A fantasy!

It's good that we can forget!

Blogspot (XI) - Why blogging?

2011-07-25T11:55:00.000+01:00

Why did you create a blog? Do you have a purpose? What exactly do you plan to do with your blog?

A blog is communication platform. A way to tell others I'm here, talk to me, share with me! In this virtual world you can be anyone you want. Nobody cares who you are. You may be a logo, an avatar, a nickname or just an ID. Others do not care who you really are. Sad, but true.

I don't care who you are and you don't care who I am. Just pretend that we care. Close your PC and my problem will not exist anymore. I'll do the same... This is a fact.

However people create their own blog. Why?

I have created my blog because I want to tell others that I have a blog. And now I have one. I am a blogger now. So what?

I have created my blog because I am able to create a blog and I'm a good writer. I started it a year ago and I proved everyone I can do it. I'm still here ... for how long?

I have created my blog because I want to show you the beauty of my city. I just did it. What's next?

I have created my blog because I want to make money. A few succeeded... most of us have lost their time.

We all contribute to the growth of the Internet, so the Internet is the biggest resource that we have. But what if your blog doesn't exist? What will you do? After all, why blogging?

Summer flowers

2011-07-18T18:15:00.000+01:00

yellow summer flowers

blue summer flowers

white summer flowers

Google +1 button

2011-07-17T13:07:00.000+01:00

Starting now I'm using Google +1 button.

By definition the +1 button is shorthand for "this is pretty cool" or "you should check this out."

More about this service you may read here.

google +1 button

Thank you for your vote!

Google +

2011-07-13T19:02:00.000+01:00

What is Google +?

Google + is a kind of new social network project and even more. The core this project are defined by three concepts: circles, hangouts and sparks.

The project started only a few days ago. At this time Google + is currently under limited test. You can participate in this project only if you got invited.

To participate in this project submit a request here. I just did it! If I am accepted I will keep you informed with news about Google +.

I do not like social networks. But Google + seems to be different. I do not know if I use this service in future. But now it seems promising and brings some new features compared to classic social services.

Gloria

2011-07-10T21:24:00.000+01:00

Gloria

Nowhere Land

Family tree

2011-07-05T22:17:00.000+01:00

Have you ever wondered who your ancestors were? I have!

I do not know why I wanted to find out who my ancestors were, but this feeling is very strong. So, a year ago I started to build my family tree. I still gather informations: photos, data and documents Not all are complete. It's a quite difficult job, but also exciting.

There are three ways to put on paper all these data: manual, electronic or combining these two models. I've choosen the last one. Searching on Internet I've found two interesting applications: family tree maker (recommended) and family tree builder.

Family Tree Builder is a very nice software, but there are some things I dislike:

application make unauthorized downloads and also make their own searches on user PC;
after uninstalling I could not delete "the remains" from Programs Files. I had to close MyHeritage.exe process that run in background ???

Family Tree Builder

As a plus, this application has a free version you could download.

Family Tree Maker is made by Ancestry.com Operations Inc. and is a great software. Easy to work with and easy to customize. So I recommend it.

Family tree maker

There are many things to say about such a program. All you have to do is to discover for yourself... and also to find out who your ancestors were.

We are what we eat

2011-07-04T21:54:00.001+01:00

An old proverb says that we are what we eat. And this is perfectly true. I think that modern man has forgotten to eat. We made “better” food and faster. We eat more and faster. However what are those things that we really need? Simple question ... hard to answer.

What does it mean a healthy life for you? What do you eat every day? Have you ever thought? I think each of us has a unique lifestyle and diferent needs. We must listen to our body to understand what he needs and what are his requirements. After all is our body.

However we all have things in common. For instance, breakfast is the most important meal of the day and but often neglected. Why? Because we are modern people :)

Do you like fast food? I think you do. However fast food is not healthy and we know this. But we still continue to eat. Cigarettes are not healthy but we continue to smoke. We are prisoners of our habits. I love protein pancakes. I could eat chocolate, but not as good as pancakes and neither healthy. And this is just one example.

If you want to have a healthy lifestyle, fruits and vegetables must not miss from your daily diet. Everything we need we find in nature. No need to invent anything else.

Blogspot (X) - How to delete your blog

2011-06-30T21:21:00.000+01:00

Everything has a beginning and an end. And more ... all are forgotten. This is one of the simple laws of the Universe.
So, if you are tired of everything and nothing matters, you must do it. Kill it! Nobody blame you! Sometime you have to say "STOP! This is the end of the line."

I'm not talking about me. But if you ever feel like you have to delete your blog here is how to get started.

Go to your Dashboard -> Settings -> and find Delete blog and push the button. It is very simple, isn't it? You need to know that your blog is not permanently deleted. You have 90 days after to change your mind... but you will not. You are very determined!

So, what are you waitting for? Now is the perfect time to delete your blog.

Google last page rank update

2011-06-28T21:34:00.001+01:00

Yesterday, on June 27, 2011 Google last page rank update was confirmed.

Previously page rank update was in January, 2011 and was not very good for me. Now looks like Google loves me... again.

Congratulation to all those who have achieved a better page rank. Congratulation to all!

Plata Adsense

2011-06-09T19:22:00.000+01:00

Adsense este unul dintre cele mai facile programe oferite de o companie prin care poti sa faci bani pe Internet. Metoda oferita de Google este una foarte simpla si consta in oferirea de spatiu publicitar pe site-ul sau blog-ul tau. Cu alte cuvinte esti platit pentru reclama pe care o faci altora.

Pentru a putea cere plata este nevoie ca veniturile tale cumulate sa depaseasca suma de 70 euro sau 100$. Pentru Romania, la momentul acesta Google ofera 2 forme de plata:

prin Western Union Quick Cash;
sau prin CEC. Daca alegeti optiunea prin CEC exista doua modalitati de livrare a acestuia: livrare standard sau livrare expres securizata (pentru aceasta din urma, taxa de procesare este de 15 euro);

Mai exista o a treia forma de plata, prin transfer electronic, dar din pacate nu este disponibila in tara noastra.

De mentionat, ca dupa emiterea platii, ai de asteptat intre 2 si 4 saptamani pentru ca CEC-ul sa iti soseasca - la mine a venit cam in 2 saptamani.

Cum incasati plata Adsense?

Pentru sume mici pana in 100 de euro este avantajos sa cereti plata prin Western Union Quick Cash. Comisionul pe care trebuie sa il platiti este de pana in 10 euro, dar aveti avantajul ca primiti banii mult mai repede, adica in ziua urmatoare emiterii platii.

Pentru sume mai mari de 100 de euro recomandarea este ca plata sa se faca prin CEC. Inconvenientele ar fi ca, pentru a putea fi platiti va trebui sa indepliniti anumite conditii:

sa aveti cont in valuta in care s-a emis CEC-ul;
sa asteptati 45 de zile pana veti obtine plata CEC-ului - asta e procedura pe care am intalnit-o, atat la Banca Transilvania, cat si la BRD.
sa platiti un comision care variaza de la banca la banca. De exemplu la Banca Transilvania, comisioanele totale insumau 32 de euro, pe cand la BRD se plateste numai un comision de 4 euro. Deci atentie mare cu ce banca lucrati!

Va doresc castiguri cat mai mari si la cat mai multe CEC-uri de plata de la Google Adsense. Tot ceea ce trebuie sa faceti este sa respectati politicile si TOS Google Adsense.

Toate cele bune!