Category: Internet and Computers

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Get the word out

There are many people who are concerned about the economy these days. I am one of those people. That’s why I am glad that there are still some people who want to improve themselves and their businesses. A friend of mine has a business online selling fishing gear. He wanted to get his name out in order to increase the profits he is making. I knew it would not be that hard to do.

I steered him toward a site called http://www.bizzclick.com/. They can help any online business increase their traffic and let people know they are ready to take on the needs of their customers. It’s easy to do and all you need to do is visit their site and see how they can help you. They specialize in two main areas. They can help an advertiser or a publisher. I’ll tell you how they do it.

Buzzclick.com offers their services to everybody. They can help you target the audience you want to reach. They will make sure that your site gets the attention it deserves and make it into the best it can be. I know that this company can help anyone that has a website that needs more traffic. Just give them a try and I am sure you will be satisfied.

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Help in the future

The internet seems to be the latest way to make extra money. So many people are using it to get some extra business that it’s become necessary to take advantage of its services. The problem with that is that many people are not that experienced with starting and maintaining a website. I know how frustrating it can be. Luckily, there are people who can help you with that chore.

One item that is available to everyone is called web hosting. They are companies that will help you keep your site running at its best. You don’t have to worry about anything; they will take care of it all. All you have to do is to find the best company for you. Luckily, I found a site called http://webhostingrating.com/ that can help you decide what company to use.

When you go on the site, you can find valuable information from their hosting guide page. It helps explain what web hosting is and how it can help you. You can also check out the best hosting awards page to find the best web hosting companies to help you with your problems. I think the internet is the wave of the future and people really need to seize the opportunities provided by it. I hope this site will help you in the future.

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IPv6 is near

Like nearly everything else in the world, the internet runs on numbers. The problem is that it is running out of them fast. Since the internet is taking off, there is quickly becoming a shortage of IP addresses. These addresses connect one user to another. With only 4.3 billion of them available, they are running out.

The good news is that there is a new protocol in the works. It is called IPv6 and it will provide a nearly endless amount of addresses that will be available. The system is set to be tested out soon and hopefully everything will go all right.

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The Internet is Truly International

I never thought that I would need an online translation service for anything in my life, but the more I am on the internet, the more I realize just how international we really are. Even with something like Facebook, I have added new friends from a variety of countries. I have a musician friend who lives in the Czech Republic and also know a photographer there who has a wonderful photoblog.

He suggested another photoblog that is run by a French photographer, and I needed service de traduction to navigate her site. Everything on her blog is in French and if I want to make a comment on her work, I need to be able to write in French without sounding like an idiot.

These photoblogs are really interesting. Most of the photographers take a picture of something in their every day life and post it on their site. They take photos all year around, with people walking in the rain, shoveling snow, picking flowers or riding the commuter train. The German photoblog shows street scenes in Berlin and I needed Übersetzungsdienst to read his comments and respond back.

These people do amazing work and put it on the internet to share with the world for free. I admire them and look forward to learning more about life in other parts of the world through their photographs.

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Beefing Up the Credentials

Sometimes you just top out at your job, no matter how long you’ve worked for the company and no matter how good you are at your job. At some point, the HR people need credentials to justify giving you a promotion or significant raise. The hard part is finding a way to beef up the credentials while you are still working. That’s why I’m checking into Online Colleges to get my degree. I still need 6 hours to finish up and I’m just going to have to find a way to do that.

I need a college that offers online degree programs in business and then I need to find some financial aid to make it happen. I have been looking at grants and loan programs online, and am not sure which is the best way to go.

The Government has a good web site with some student loan information. I found a free application for Federal student aid http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/ and I think there might be a way to get my company to match some of the money with their tuition reimbursement program. There are even programs at the state level because of the lottery money that has been coming in. In fact, making the proceeds available to education was one of the requirements that state had when they approved having the lottery here in the first place.

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Helpful Windows Message

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Did you ever notice how helpful those Windows error messages can be? They are not as helpful as the Mac messages, but this would be an improvement. I sometimes move files to different folders and then the shortcuts don’t work any longer – it gets frustrating – why can’t Windows shortcuts keep track of where the file moved to?

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Newest Latest Greatest

Nothing like a walk through the mall to feel that you are a technology dinosaur. All the teenagers and punk clerks at the trendy stores have the latest cell phones and make mine look like an artifact dug up from an archeology dig.

I went to the Apple Store in Green Hills Mall and decided to take a look at the new iPhone 4 to see if that i something I should get. The salesperson was very helpful, showing me all the different iPhone features and capabilities. I’m not sure it is worth $800, but it is a very cool phone.

Besides all the thousands of apps you can get for the iPhone, you can do even more great things on your home computer, like custom making videos and using an iPhone 4 Video Converter to upload them to your phone. This makes Youtube look prehistoric.

Also got a kcick out of the iPhone 4 Ringtone Maker so that just about every person on my contact list can have their own special ringtone for their incoming calls. Not sure I want to give each one their own ringtone, but then again, why not? Its part of the fun of having the latest and greatest cell phone.

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Thinking about an iPhone

My cell doesn’t do much for me besides take incoming calls. If I got an iPhone, I could do so much more. Everyone has heard about all the fantastic apps you can get. But what about some of the other really cool features, like multi-tasking and the facetime?

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I have used video conferencing before and have tried Skype, too. But the iPhone facetime is the best feature, in my opinion. I like being able to see the other person and talk at the same time. That is the selling point that got my attention.

Now I just have to figure out if the price is worth it. In today’s tough times, $800 is nothing to sneeze at. There are a lot of more important things that might need that $800. And then again, maybe not.

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Old Songs

Feeling a little down and grumpy, so I went on Youtube and started listening to old songs. Some of them are vaguely familiar and some I’ve never heard before. It started with a Celine Dion song from back in 1990 and somehow morphed into a duet by Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn – and I don’t even like country music much. The duet is called “You’re the Reason Out Kids Are Ugly.” It’s a really funny noveltys ong from the 1970’s that I am sure my parents listened to and got a good laugh from the lyrics.

That’s part of the fun of Youtube – you never know where your listening buffet will take you.

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Mother Day Wishes

Wish I could see my mom this year for Mother’s Day, but work is crazy busy and they wouldn’t let me have any time off for a quick trip out of town. Knowing that I wouldn’t be able to go, I decided to send her some flowers and I found a good deal online.

Thanks to my sister who gave me the tip about checking for online coupon codes before ordering anything online. I typed in flowers discount code into the search engine and I got a deal that saved me money off the cost of the flowers and also gave me free delivery.

Turns out that I saved so much money with the coupon code that I was able to upgrade the arrangement I had picked out and sent her an even bigger bunch of flowers. That worked out great, and I’ll call her on Mother’s Day, too, to wish her a Happy Mother’s Day on the phone.