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Archive for April, 2008

Apr-24-08

Home Business Equipment

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Buying expensive equipment for your home business isn’t always your first priority, especially when budgets are so incredibly tight. But you buying cheap can be a false economy on certain essentials: if your phone or computer are down for a day then you are facing a days lost earnings.

Value for money is the watchword of the day and you have to search out this value for your home business‘ money.

A good phone can not only prevent you from losing customers but it can also increase your productivity. Think of the spatial freedom to be gained if you walk around the house while talking to customers, and at the same time use your hands for other things. This is the reality of wireless headsets. A great value for money provider of phone equipment for the home business is Plantronics.

Losing your computer wouldn’t mean a great deal ten years ago; in today’s instant access society a day without email is a lifetime. Avoiding the troubles that inherent in Microsoft software could well save your sanity – try a Mac instead. Your home business is worth a little extra money upfront.

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Apr-22-08

Different meanings of Ares

posted by Laura

What is Ares?

Ares filesharing software introduced a number of different features to ’standard’ filesharing programs. Not only does it work efficiently and quietly even where both peers are behind firewalls, but it supports hashlinks functionality, meaning Ares is able to search for peers with files pertaining to a hash and download from them.

Ares is also the name of the NASA-designed rocket Ares V that is designed to work in conjunction with Ares I as part of Project Constellation, the mission that plans to return to the Moon in 2019. Ares V will be able to carry around 65 tons all the way to the Moon. Impressive.

Ares was the name of probably the most feared of all the Greek Gods; he was a God of war, of slaughter, of bloodlust and savage warfare. The Greeks – more than happy with your standard murder and killing, but not with the kind of stuff that Ares got his kicks from – distrusted him and, almost universally, disliked him.

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Apr-21-08

What is Salvia?

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“I think the move to criminalize is a misguided response to a very minimal problem”, says Rick Doblin of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic studies. What is he talking about? Salvia.
Salvia – or Salvia Divinorum to give it its full name – is being billed as the latest ‘alternative’ substance to marijuana, LSD and PCP, all of which are illegal in the US. Salvia is entirely legal in most US states and, most importantly, in its country of origin, Mexico.
The effects of Salvia are similar to that of LSD and PCP in that it induces hallucinations in those who use it. The effects last for little over an hour and while this is clearly a time when judgment is affected it is thought that this short time frame is a big reason in the drug’s continued legality.
Salvia’s much reveled legal status might not last long though, if state lawmakers have anything to do with it. Watch this space.

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The Secret is an Australian produced movie that introduces us to the secret (it’s not a secret any more, guys) of the concept of the Law of Attraction. This powerful secret is, the movie tells us, the secret of life itself; the law of attraction is the most powerful law in the universe.

The Awakening is a shorter outgrowth of the movie, The Secret which deals with finding the ability within oneself to change the way we think. and through this, to harness the power of the law of attraction. The Awakening itself is that moment when the realization hits you that a whole new world is opening up for you.

The Awakening is an excellent introductory resource for learning about and understanding the immense power of positive thought. The Awakening is definitely required viewing for all those skeptics out there. The Law of Attraction is very real.

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There are a number of fantastic opportunities to be had with home based businesses like Wealth Masters International. These opportunities often require outlays of money before you can start earning, and the final choice of which program to start with can be a difficult. Can you turn to the Internet for advice on programs like Wealth Masters International? Of course you can.

Of course you can, but caution is advised. Much of the ‘advice’ you will find is simply not impartial and in many cases is tantamount to a sales pitch. While there is always a place in the world for salesmen it is noteworthy that their advice may not be entirely biased. So too wit the salesman who tries to sell you Wealth Masters International. It pays to be especially cautious of websites that sell Wealth Masters International without making it clear that they have a vested interest in parting you with your money – these are, unfortunately, the hardest sales pitches to spot for the untrained

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My partner works in the network marketing industry. He started his own home business some months ago. The company he joined was involved in selling personal development products. I was as cynical as I could be without wanting to bash his obvious eagerness. I simply wasn’t a convert of the self-help, self-awareness genre.

When he bought me a copy of Napoleon Hill’s Think and Grow Rich for Christmas I was a little taken aback: chocolates would have been fine. I tried to read it but – I realized afterwards – I simply wasn’t in the “Think and Grow Rich” mindset.

A few years later I happened across the book again by chance. I checked the contents page for anything interesting and I noted that I’d reached chapter three on my last attempt. A might achievement. What really caught my eye, though, was Chapter 11: “The Mystery of Sex Transmutation: The Tenth Step Towards Riches”. How had I missed an entire chapter on sex? This was a masterfully written chapter and I sat and read Think and Grow Rich over two days. My Think and Grow Rich mindset had quickly developed. What a book!

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You iPhone is your latest toy, right? Great. Lucky you. What do you do on your iPhone? You listen to music? Watch movies? Play games? The only way any of this can happen is with the wonderful world of iPhone downloads.

Finding iPhone downloads is relatively easy: log onto Google and type the magic words “iPhone Downloads”. It is as easy as that, really. What is more difficult is choosing the right site from which to download. Choose right and you can get free iPhone downloads day and night that will make your gadget a sheer pleasure to own. Get the wrong kind of iPhone download and you may have wasted your money, or worse.

Can you get high quality iPhone downloads for free? Absolutely! Keep looking and they’re there to be had. Some sites on which to start your search are: iPhoneNova.com, iPhoneDownloadPro and NetiPhoneDownloads.com. Go! Search! And be Merry!

Apr-8-08

Wakeboard videos reviews

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A wakeboard video showcasing the best of the talent from the Northwest of the Country? Really? Bring it on! “Dedicated” travels around Oregon, Washington and Idaho, videoing the top stars and those on their way to the top. The upcoming talent is impressive – names that you may not have heard of but talents that you really should have – this wakeboard video is a chance for those people to really get their foot in the door for bringing themselves into the limelight.

The locations are stunning and even if you have heard of the stars (and you probably will have done) in the wakeboard video, it’s unlikely that you’ve seen them in these surroundings. From the Willamette River to Koppert Lake to Cooper Creek. All great places to wakeboard, it seems, and captured beautifully in 45 minutes of excellent wakeboard video.

This wakeboard video definitely deserves a place in your collection. Buy now.

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Apr-8-08

Why Start A Home Based Business

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In modern society, sometimes working one job just doesn’t provide enough income to make ends meet. Whilst this can be addressed simply by getting another job, this option isn’t always available for people with families, and staying at home is essential. Fortunately there is a solution: home based business.

A home based business is any business where you work from home (the clue is in its name, really). There are innumerable great opportunities for starting your own home based business. Really some of them just involve you starting your computer.

The advantages of a online home based business are obvious: commuting, no boss, more money for you, setting your own schedule. Many people dream of all these things but never seem to make that leap. It is possible to have all of these things as well as a business you can be proud of. Why not make your dream a reality today?

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Apr-8-08

Filesharing Ruckus on Campus

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Do you like file sharing? Do you like to swap music, games, movies and other files with your friends? Do you like to burn music to you CDs or transfer to your MP3 player? Then don’t use Ruckus, because it allows none of these things.

Yet Ruckus is being promoted as a valid alternative for those students living on campus that feel encouraged to share files. Who thought this one up? The RIAA, no doubt, who has been placing increasing pressure on campuses throughout the country to prevent the spread of the file sharing scourge that is blighting the country. Or something.

Offering Ruckus as an alternative to something like Ares is not only insulting, it’s also pointless. Would you choose a Ford over Ferrari? Maybe, but most others wouldn’t. This is as lame attempt as it gets when trying to stop ‘problem file sharing’. The only ones that think it’s a problem, interestingly, are those that stand to line their pockets (and those of their shareholders) if the ‘problem’ can be stopped.

If file sharing does need to be addressed, this is not the way.

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