ss_blog_claim=1eba8439c6dcbfdf3dc42302cab70929 CRAZE4TECH: April 2008 ss_blog_claim=1eba8439c6dcbfdf3dc42302cab70929

Saturday, April 26, 2008

Drive traffic to your site

Nowadays, everyone’s in a rush to put a website for their company or organization over the internet. And why not, it’s the most popular means or advertisement and also the demand of new technology. People are much used to web-based advertisement and publicity than the traditional ads of newspapers, radio and TV. But just putting up a web site isn’t really the objective of anyone. It’s there for a reason most likely the reason to attract the customer of the specific niche which can be achieved only if the site attracts a huge amount of traffic. Just leaving the website isn’t going to do anything unless you do some marketing again to make your site famous.

There are many ways though to attract traffic/visits to your website. One of the ways is by improving your backlinks. The most popular means of this is through social bookmarking submission. By submitting your site to social bookmarkings like del.icio.us, Furl, Digg, Shoutwire, etc., it will naturally attract backlinks for your web page. Readers who find your site on social bookmarking sites are likely to link to your site from their own blogs & sites which in turn will drive traffic to your site. You can manually submit your site to such bookmarkings but if you don’t have time and expertise for that then there are social bookmark submission services such as by SocialBookmarkSubmission.com which for a certain charge will submit your site to many social bookmarking sites in appropriate category with appropriate keywords. And once you’ve got decent regular traffic, your business isn’t far away to blast.

Sony Ericsson W890

I’ve always been a Nokia fan but this time I have to hand it over to Sony for its W890. It’s slim, classy, got clean-cut lines, massive 2GB storage add-on, 3.2 mega pixel camera and sound of a walkman. Let me tell you, if I didn’t have a mobile phone then this probably would have been in my pocket.

Key features

  • Extra slim body with solid construction
  • Quad-band GSM
  • HSDPA, EDGE, HSCSD, Bluetooth (with A2DP)
  • Location services, Smart search, Manage messages
  • Media center, Walkman 3.0, SensMe tempo and mood detector, TrackID
  • Access NetFront 3.4 with mouse pointer and in-page search
  • 3.2 megapixel camera with Cyber-shot SE v2.0 UI
  • Fast photo browser
  • FM radio with RDS
  • 2GB M2 card included
  • New improved battery cover release mechanism
  • Finger print resistant body panels

But again nothing comes perfect. With some features it has got some big drawbacks too.

Drawbacks

  • Only 26 MB of user available internal memory
  • No camera autofocus, no flash
  • No skins for the Walkman player

So, read the review and forget about it if you don’t think it was useful. There are still more to come.

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Ticket to Wrangler National Finals Rodeo

Rodeo is a game that started off from Spain, Mexico, and later caught fire in the United States, Canada, South America and Australia. I’ve never actually been to a Rodeo but I’ve seen pretty much of its actions in ESPN and in Hollywood movies too. In a way I’m very much fascinated by this unusual sport and someday I hope to go and see the action up and live from the front.

One of the most popular of the rodeo is Wrangler National Finals Rodeo also known as WNFR or NFR; the “Super Bowl of Rodeo” is organized by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association at Las Vegas, Nevada, USA each year in the first full week of December. I’m sure no fan of rodeo will ever wanna miss out on this. But this is one of the biggest rodeo events in US and it doesn’t get better than this. Rodeo fans from all over the world come to see this event, so finding a seat for you can be very difficult. But if you really don’t want to miss out on this event, you don’t need to worry. TeamOneTickets.com is at your service to get you your National Rodeo Finals tickets. Team One Tickets is considered as one of the leading providers of WNFR tickets supplying many hundreds of N.F.R. tickets to hundreds of Nationals Final Rodeo ticket fans throughout the U.S. and Canada each year. There are no "service charges" or "connection fees" during your checkout process with it. The only thing you pay in addition to the ticket prices is a small delivery charge and that’s it. So, check out their site if you are in need of tickets. I know you don't want to wait in line for hours and still leave empty handed.

Stainless Steel 8GB Video Watch

Yaieeks !!! Is this a watch or a TV on your write? Another reason for me the just love ThinkGeek. Stainless Steel Video Watch with a massive 8GB of internal flash memory as well as a full color 1.8" screen, this is just crazy. It is made completely from shiny from shiny stainless steel for the ultimate in style and coolness. There’s also a built-in voice recorder, multiple OSD languages to choose from, a built-in high quality speaker as well as an earphone jack, the ability to view JPEG pictures and listen to music at the same time, and so much more. I don’t think you can ask for anything more than this.

Feature:

  • Display: 1.8 Inch TFT LCD
  • Video Format: MTV
  • Conversion formats: AVI, MP4, WMV, ASF, MPG, MPEG, DAT, RM, MOV
  • Video Resolution: 160x128
  • FPS (Frames per Second): 20
  • Music Format: MP3, WMA, WAV
  • Bit rate: 32~320Kbps
  • Built In Watch with Digital Time Display
  • 24 Hour Style Time
  • Time/ Date/ Day Display
  • Built in MIC
  • Record Format: WAV
  • Built In Speaker
  • Languages: English, Chinese, Portuguese, French, Korean, Spanish, Japanese, German, Italian, Polish
  • USB 2.0
  • System: Windows 98/SE/ME/2000/XP/Vista
  • Power Source: Built-in Rechargeable Li-ion Battery
  • Dimensions: Watch Face- 45x55x13mm (LxWxD)

Monday, April 21, 2008

The popularity of online games

Since the ancient age, games have been one of the popular means of entertainment for people of all age groups and the trend still lives. Still people take games as a mean of entertainment and to cope with boredom. The type of games and the tools though have changed due to many factors like time limit, money, space, etc. giving rise to computer games. There is no need of lot of cash, space, time or even a partner. Even if you are alone you can still play one on one versus the computer. But it’s a little unfair to play against the artificial intelligence; still there are so many multiplayer games that you can have fun with your friends and colleagues.

One problem with big computer games is that they need to be installed in the PC but what if you are at work, or in some other place. You can’t always carry an installation CD with you. So, online games became popular due to this reason. There is no need for any type of installation to be done. They are small flash games and the only thing that you need is an internet connection and a flash enabled web-browser. I too am a big fan of such miniclip games. They are so funny and there are lots of games to choose from. My favorites are the puzzle games and the card games and one of my personal fav site is Online-Games-Zone.com where I usually play online games. I’m sure you’ll like it too so be sure you check it out.

Elatec - Electronics is our world

My love for technology is one of the main reasons that I started this tech. blog; so that I can learn more and more about this fascinating world of technology and also share my experiences with others. Everyday, we wake up and technology has something new installed for us, something new to add to our lives. Electronic goods are also due to technology and we’ve been using them to lavish our lives; make it comfortable and luxurious.

Elatec is a company that has dedicated itself to the world of electronics. Founded in 1988 and currently having 50 employees, this company is divided into 5 business units namely: RFID, Electronic Components, Cards & Services, Security Solutions and Energy. Elatec has branch offices in 6 European countries and serves various other countries through a network of distributors. Some of its products are Chip Card Readers, PCMCIA Reader, RFID Transponders, and so on. Recently, Elatec had launched a new LEGIC® reader and digital BMA020 acceleration sensor. And in near future they are planning to release other versions of TWN3 reader that support HID (Prox, iCLASS), MIFARE® (1k, 4k, DESfire®, Mini, Ultralight) and 125 kHz Multitags (EM-Series, HITAG™-Series, Atmel®-Series). Hopefully, we’ll see all of those soon.

Sunday, April 20, 2008

The Super Trackstick – Personal GPS Tracker

The Super Trackstick is now available for just $269.00 at GEarthStore.com. Previously the price was $299.99 but there is a $30 discount on it now. For those who don’t know what Super Trackstick is, it’s a GPS tracker and may be an obvious choice for government agencies and intelligence personnel. The Super Trackstick receives signals from twenty four satellites orbiting the earth. With this information, the Super Trackstick can precisely calculate its own position anywhere on the planet to within fifteen meters. It works on any planet of the Earth. Your exact location and the route traveled can be viewed and played back directly within Google™ Earth.

Applications / Features:

  • Seamless integration into Google™ Earth
  • Professional GPS location recorder
  • Weatherproof design
  • Vehicle location and route histories
  • Package/container shipment histories
  • Employee and vehicle monitoring
  • Mileage recording and verification
  • Search and rescue
  • Law enforcement
  • Homeland security
  • Military operations
  • Private Investigation
  • Child / Family Safety

Valentine Day Promotion extended by 3LongDistance

Calling cards are in fashion nowadays and 3LongDistance.com is one of the smartest and cheapest calling cards available for calling long distance. Check out the rates, calling Italy is just 2¢, Canada 1.9¢, China 1.7¢….aren’t they cheap? Also, TEL3Advantage has introduces its revolutionary flex plan in which there is:

  • Online account management
  • No pin dialing
  • Cheapest international rates
  • No need to switch carriers

Well, they had started a promotional Valentine's Day offer but even after February is finished, they have extended the Valentine's Day promotional offer in which if you sigh up for the service you’ll get 10$ back by your PayPal. So, sign up now.

Using the MouseKeys

Using the MouseKeys

It was just a few days ago that I had written a post on “using keyboard to perform mouse function”. Still, I heard from some of my readers that they are having difficulties with using the MouseKeys for performing various functions like clicking and dragging. Moving the cursor is pretty much simple though:

To move the mouse pointer by using MouseKeys:

Use the buttons on the numeric keypad to move the mouse pointer.

o To move the pointer horizontally or vertically, press the arrow keys on your numeric keypad.

o To move the pointer diagonally, press HOME, END, PAGE UP, or PAGE DOWN on your numeric keypad.

To click by using MouseKeys:

Use the buttons on the numeric keypad to click, double-click, or right-click. If MouseKeys doesn't function, press NUM LOCK, and then try MouseKeys again.

o To click, press 5 on your numeric keypad.

o To double-click, press the plus sign (+) on your numeric keypad.

o To right-click, press the minus sign (-) on your numeric keypad, and then press 5 to click, or press the plus sign (+) to double-click.

o To click as if you were using both mouse buttons at once, press the asterisk (*) on your numeric keypad, and then press 5 to click or the plus sign (+) to double-click.

o To switch back to standard clicking, press slash (/) on your numeric keypad.

To drag by using MouseKeys:

Use the buttons on the numeric keypad to drag and drop objects.

o To move the pointer over the object you want to move or over the area you want to move to, press the arrow keys on your numeric keypad.

o To hold down the mouse button, press the INSERT key on your numeric keypad.

o To release the mouse button, press the DELETE key on your numeric keypad.

Friday, April 18, 2008

Solutions for Bad Credit


If anyone has a bad credit history, it’s pretty difficult for them to find a loan. But this doesn’t mean that it’s impossible. There are many companies that you can find over the net who are willing to provide those with a bad credit history a chance to rebuild their reputation. BadCreditOffers.com is a site that help people with less than perfect credit rating find the best bad credit loans that fit their needs. It’s a total guide to bad credit where bad credit customers are provided with lots of option rather than applying for the first offer that comes in their mailbox. Some of its features include bad credit credit cards, home loans, auto loans, personal loans, etc.

So, if you are in trouble and need help improving your credit history Bad Credit Offers is just what you need to check out.

Using keyboard to perform mouse functions

Have you been in a situation when your mouse isn’t working and you don’t know how to use just your keyboard to do stuffs in your computer? Well, no need to worry even if you don’t have a mouse. There is a way you can use keyboard to perform your mouse function. MouseKeys is a keyboard feature that enables you to use the numeric keypad to move the mouse pointer, to click, double-click, and drag. MouseKeys is designed for crisis such as mouse stopped working suddenly or sent for a repair or something like that. MouseKeys allows you to use the numeric keypad to control the mouse pointer.

If you want to use the numeric keypad for data entry as well as for navigation, you can set the MouseKeys to be activated by pressing NUM LOCK.

Here’s what you need to do to turn on MouseKeys:

  1. Click Start, click Control Panel, and then double-click Accessibility Options.
  2. On the Mouse tab, under MouseKeys, select the Use MouseKeys check box. (To turn off MouseKeys, clear the Use MouseKeys check box.)
  3. Press ok

Now, when you’ll press the arrow keys of the numeric keypad you’ll see that the mouse cursor will move to the respective positions.

Note: The shortcut for MouseKeys is: Press left ALT + left SHIFT + NUM LOCK

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

No longer need to work for living

I am a webmaster and I earn from the internet. Currently, I’m living alone but soon I plan to get married and have a family. It’s no worries living alone, I really don’t need to think about finance at all as I have a pretty decent earning and I’ve got a big saving account in the bank too. But after I have a family it sure isn’t going to be same and in my old age, I can’t work 12 hrs a day like I’m working now. I got to have a retirement plan; someway I can make living even without working.

I was looking for it as I came across this site called NorthernTrust.com which is one of the leading providers of banking, asset management and asset servicing to affluent families and individuals and leading institutions worldwide. Here, you get all the ideas of investing the money that you earned in your past to fulfill all your dreams and living a life without working just by investing. They are your personal financial service providers and will help you out in choosing the right financial partner which is one of the most critical decisions in investments. Let’s just cut the long story short. I’ve made my choice, have you?

PC Security

Nowadays, security of the data is a prime concern for every computer individual or a big business house. It is one of reasons why the traditional paper and documents are being changed/converted into files and folder in the hard drives. Still, computer isn’t safe from hackers and sometimes unintentional harms even by the authorized personnel.
PC Security is software that is designed for Windows platform to help you protect your system against any types of intrusions. The PC Security for Windows (tm) offers a complete data security protection by performing the following functionality:

o File locking.
o Folder locking.
o Internet locking
o Window locking.
o Shortcut/Program locking.
o System locking (the whole computer) with different timers and Hot Key.
o Explorer Control.
o Restricted System.
o Intruder Detection with Alarm.
o Context Menu support (mouse right click to lock and unlock).
o Flexible and complete password protection.
o Drag and Drop support.

Hardware/Software Requirements:

Computer: IBM or compatible
Processor: Pentium/compatible or higher
RAM 32MB or higher
Operating System: Windows XP/95/98 or higher, Windows NT 4.0 or higher

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Your one call computer experts

Thanks to the computers, the world has really gotten into a fast pace. Everything from household activities to business activities is nowadays dependent on the computer one way or another. But computer is just a machine. It doesn’t start working itself, different hardwares and softwares are needed to be installed and most of all it needs frequent maintenance for efficient working. If there’s something wrong with a computer, it’s such a headache trying to find the solutions yourself. The best thing is always to research and try to do everything yourself but sometimes it’s just out of your reach and you need help from experts who have dedicated their to it.

Fast-teks is one of the fastest growing on-site business and residential services firms in North America offering business owners and residential customers a one call solution for all of their computer needs. Their highly trained staff provides professional, high-quality service at affordable rates in the comfort and convenience of your business or residential location.

Residential Services:

  • Virus Removal Service
  • Wireless Networking
  • Data Backup and Recovery
  • High-Speed Cable DSL Modem Setup
  • Troubleshoot and Repair
  • Software Training
  • Audio Visual
  • Shared Internet Office Solutions
  • Additional Services

Business Services:

  • Managed Services
  • Data Backup and Recovery
  • Website Design and Hosting
  • Technology Consulting
  • Troubleshoot and Repair
  • Software Training
  • Remote Managed Services
  • Network Monitoring and Management
  • Remote Data Backup
  • Computer and Network Security
  • Shared Internet Office Solutions
  • Email Server and Mobile Device Support
  • Office Relocation and Setup
  • QuickBooks Training

Monday, April 14, 2008

Metal Gear Solid 4 Bluetooth headset

Have you played Metal Gear Solid 4 headset, nice game huh? Now one of its inventories is available in the real world too. Make your game more interesting with Metal Gear Solid 4 headset that cost MSRP of $60 and will allow you to trash talk opponents in Metal Gear Online. It has got 8 hours of talktime, a 30 foot range, and comes with a carrying case. It not just works for Metal Gear Solid 4 but also works for all PS3 games.

Health insurance saves the day

There is no certainty of anything in life. Anything can happen any moment. We may be fine one moment and in a minute we may get ill or even die. Death is the only truth of life. Sooner or later everyone has to face it. The only thing that we can do is to wait for it to come. But we can’t stop living just because we know that it’s the ultimate result of our life. Our life is not just ours. There are many people whose lives may be attached to our life.

Anyways, what we can do is take precautions against such risk to our lives like illness or disease by getting a health insurance done. It’s like some form of risk management. There are many health insurance companies that you can come across in just few seconds with a small search over the internet. KaiserQuotes.com is one of such health insurance companies that offering Kaiser Permanente Health Insurance Quotes for California and Georgia plans. Whether you are an individual, small business, or group looking to overcome the high costs involved in getting quality health insurance, Kaiser Quotes is your solution. I recommended this site to a friend of mine in California because I heard that this company provides excellent California health insurance plan for individuals. I hope that my friend gets benefited from this site.

Mig 33

Mobile is my life. I’m sure many people feel the same way I do about mobile phones. I can’t stat quite for a long time. I have to keep on doing something to keep myself busy. Whole time I can’t stay in front of my PC, so during my free time I’m in my mobile either playing games, listening to music or online from mig33.

Mig33 as far as I remember is the first global mobile community that brings the power of internet to your mobile phones. With it you can:

  • Make low-cost inexpensive international phone calls
  • Chat with your online friends or in chat room
  • Send cheap international SMS
  • Send emails
  • Use your IM (MSN, Yahoo!, ICQ , AOL, Google Talk)
  • Participate in mobile profiles
  • Photo sharing
  • Connect with old friends and even meet new ones

With mig33, you are always connected to the world. Go to wap.mig33.com on your mobile phone's Web browser and download its latest version on your mobile. You can also visit www.mig33.com from your PC’s browser and download or login with the user name and password you have.

An article on administering vBulletin

I have many blogs in which I am using wordpress and blogspot in some. This time I wanted to make a forum, sort of a bulletin board but I was very confused which software to use. I came across this article about The vBulletin Administrator Experience experience as I was searching for software to create a forum in my latest domain. The article gave a brief tour of vBulletin from both the end user's perspective and the administrator's point of view.

vBulletin also abbreviated as vB is one of the most popular commercial Internet forum software. It is very powerful and customizable software for creating a web forum. For the starters it’s a headache but the more you use it, more of its features will be revealed to you and you’ll start loving it. After reading this article on vBulletin Administrator, I’m sure many of the features of vBulletin will be discovered and you’ll get a step closer to it. I hope you’ll install vBulletin and work your way through the options that are described out here.

Removing “AM/PM” from your time

This is just an extra tip that I’m giving out to my readers. Actually, my brother got me a laptop from UK but when I changed it’s time to my country’s time, I noticed that it wasn’t showing AM/PM. I tried looking for any options that will get it to display in ‘Date and Time Properties’ by double-clicking it but I couldn’t find any option over there too.

Then, a friend of mine told me that he think he’d seen in somewhere in ‘Regional and Language Options’. Then it was just a few minutes of job for me to find the solution.

  1. Open ‘Control panel’
  2. Open ‘Regional and Language Options’
  3. In the ‘Regional Options’ tab click ‘customize’…customer region options will open
  4. There in the ‘time’ tab -> Time format -> select “h:mm:ss tt” or “hh:mm:ss tt” and click ok and again ok to exit

Now, you’ll see that the AM/PM appears. Wasn’t that easy?

Just putting up a website is not enough

Today the Internet has taken over the world. Everywhere, everything can be and is being done via the internet. The world has really gotten smaller… all thanks to internet. Everything is moving in such a fast pace and to catch up with it there is no better tool than internet.

Anyways, let’s cut the long story short. Nowadays, websites are very common. For most of the business houses and companies, they are more like compulsory rather that just a show off to present their product and service to the world. But just putting up a website over the internet is not enough at all. A website has to be visited by the potential customers and once visited they have to like it to come back and visit again. For this to happen the sites have to be properly Search Engine Optimized (SEOed) or well-marketed over the internet (internet marketing) and the web design has to be cool and eye-catching. The reason for doing SEO is to rank the site well in the search engine so that it is visible to the potential customers because most of the visitors come thru search engines rather that directly unless the sites are Hotmail or Yahoo or Google itself. And once they have been visited, the customers come back again only if they find the site is nice-looking. So, if you got a website, don’t just publish it…make it look good and do some marketing.

Futuristic, Posable, Magnetic, Acrobots

This is another reason why I like thinkgeek.com. It has got so many things that interest me. Just looks at these Acrobots, they are so articulated, stackable and artistic. With crystal clear round heads, magnets in their hands and feet, flexible joints and the ability to contort into hundreds of shapes, aren’t they just adorable. You can make them pose however you want and stick them on metallic stuffs. They are about 4" tall, contain 6 pivot points and come in variety of colors.

Go!!! Get your Acrobots now.

Sunday, April 13, 2008

Submit your articles are Web articles

People are coming up with so many novel ideas day by day and the technology is just at its peak point. Everyday I hear about new things and new ideas being shaped and the next day they get old. It was just few days ago that I had written about an articles and tutorials submission directory. At that time it was so new to me. In that post I think I did mentioned that I had submitted my blogs to many link submission directories but a directory where you can submit your articles was a very new thing for me. It was the first one that I had ever experienced. Now I kind of see many of such sites where you can submit your articles and if it’s unique they will publish it in their directory.

Web-Articles.info is a similar articles directory. In today’s trend of every site being profit motive, this directory has chosen a different path. Most of the websites today are continually trying to sell some product or service. But this site is not. The main purpose of this articles directory is to be a useful resource of information, providing articles and tutorials about general interest life issues rather that making profit in any way. All the materials that you find on this site are free for general use but one shouldn’t completely rely on the information on these articles without having additional resources as the article needn’t have to be written by some experts.

They have covered many topics and divided them into different categories (Home and family, Computers, Internet, Business, Loans, Medical, Astronomy and so on) so that it’s easy for the visitors to find the information that they really need on some specific subject. I read some if its customer service information, Microsoft Office and MAC related articles and I found them very useful for myself. This is a great service that they are providing for free. I wish them all the best for their future.

Oops! I accidentally deleted “Show Desktop” icon from the “Quick Launch toolbar”

Well, this is the tweak that I’ve been trying to write about for quite a time. Actually, I have a very bad habit of pressing the “Shift” key while deleting, so the deleted items don’t go to recycle bin at all. Once I deleted “Show Desktop” icon from the “Quick Launch toolbar”, which I am a big fan of. I tried looking for that icon all over my computer’s drive but in vain. Then I turned to internet where I read an article this Microsoft support article in which the procedure to recreate this icon was given.

It’s so simple. Just check it out.

1. Open notepad
2. Copy and Paste the below lines exactly (in multiple lines)

[Shell]
Command=2
IconFile=explorer.exe,3
[Taskbar]
Command=ToggleDesktop

3. Save the file on Desktop as Show Desktop.scf (not with a .txt extension)
4. Drag the file to the Quick Launch toolbar

Now, you can test this icon. It works!!!

Friday, April 11, 2008

Free submission of articles at HowTo

This is quite a new thing for me. I’ve heard about many link submission directories and I’ve submitted my blogs to many directories but article submission directory is something that I’ve not had a chance to see or hear in the past. HowTo.fm is a directory where you can submit your articles and tutorials and if they are unique-content means they haven’t been published elsewhere on the internet, they will be published here.

The question is that how will this benefit anybody? Well, this is a non-profit motive site that has nothing more that Adsense as its source of income for now. Visitors though will get to read about different new topics which have never ever been published over the internet. They have organized different categories: Arts & Entertainment articles, Automotive, Business & Finance articles, Computer & Technology tutorials, Health & Fitness tutorials, Home & Garden advice, News & Society, Reference & Education articles. So, it’s easier for visitors to find exactly what they are looking for from thousands of articles rather then do tedious search.

I too have subscribed to this site but I haven’t totally used this site. I think they also provide free content and tutorials for your page and one can also use their service to make their sites SEO friendly. The latest article that I read was on SSHD server configuration. It was a good useful article. Anyways, overall if the quality continues then this site has a very bright future.

8-Bit Dynamic Life Shirt at ThinkGeek

ThinkGeek.com is one of my favorite sites as it has some of the coolest gadgets out there in the market. As I was watching for any new releases at ThinkGeek, my eyes stuck to a Shirt. This Shirt was no ordinary Shirt; it was an 8-Bit Dynamic Life Shirt. It got 6 heart shaped lights on its chest that actually glow. These shirts come in pairs. Buy one of these glowing shirts for yourself, and gift one to your significant other (boyfriend, girlfriend, husband). Still you think there is nothing amazing about it huh? Well, hear this fact then. During your normal activities two and a half pixelated hearts will light up on your shirt. But when you get within hugging distance of your significant other wearing the matching shirt and suddenly the hearts on both of your shirts start to light up until you're fully powered up. As you move farther, the lights go back to two and a half hearts again. Cool huh???

Thursday, April 10, 2008

How plastic comes?

We are using plastic materials in our day to day life in the form of milk bottles, water pipes/tanks, food containers, plastic bags, etc. But how many of us have ever cared to really think that how plastic comes, how it’s really made and what it’s made up of? Well, it’s a complicated chemical equation which I too don’t know. I had read about it when I was in high-school but now I don’t remember it. Anyways, I know this much that to make plastic materials we need raw materials.

One of the raw materials I recently read about which is used as a raw material for making plastic products is HDPE or High Density Polyethylene. I had heard about LDPE but HDPE is a much denser and stronger plastic than that. Plastic product manufacturers can buy raw HDPE in various forms like: granules, pellets, film, regrind, or scrap (waste) from different raw material manufacturing companies to start their production. Did I forget to mentions scrap HDPE Nets are also available as raw materials? The nets are white and gray color (a bit dirty so they need to be washed before re-processing). Not that you have got a tiny-winy of idea on how your plastic products comes please help spread the words that plastic can be recycled, so not waste them.

Check World Time through Google

I guess everyone is familiar with Google. It’s the world’s most popular search engine. You can find virtually anything over Google. But most people still aren’t familiar with the features of Google and its searching capability. There are different ways to optimize the searching in Google using appropriate key words. One of such features is the World time checker. Using this, you can check the time of any country.

Just open Google.com type the keyword “time in [country name]” without quote and bracket in the Google search box and enter. The time of that place will be displayed.

E.g. click these links to see the time of the respective countries time in UK, time in US

You see this is very easy. There are many other things that you can do with Google which will be telling you in future.

Hot girls with Swimsuits

What is the most beautiful thing in this world? Well this is a trick question and if asked to a many people then you’ll probably get many different answers. For some the most beautiful thing is the scenery of some hills and mountains, for some it may be their mother or their girlfriends; some find flowers very beautiful whereas for some birds or even sea/oceans might be beautiful.

As I’ve told earlier, the answer may be different but if you ask me, my answer would be girls with their swimsuits gear on. I won’t want to sound offensive or anything like that but I just love to watch hot girls with their one piece swimsuits on. I know some people might think I am being vulgar but I am not and I don’t feel even a bit ashamed to say that. One of my favorite magazines is Swimsuit issue of Sports Illustrated which is a very popular and one of the most selling magazines. I am a man and it’s natural to like girls wearing swimwear. Kind of make me feel hot. Anyways there are different varieties of swimwear for girls from bikinis, one piece, skirtinis, tankinis and many more. I like to see girls in one piece though. Beach is one of my favorite spot to watch hot girls wearing swimsuits in wet bodies. Now, what can even be the more beautiful than that?

Monday, April 7, 2008

Quality Office Furniture

Are you thinking of opening a new branch or an office? Well if you are then just a reminder that there are many things that you may need for filling up your office with. Tables, chairs, cabinets, lockers, etc. are just few from the enormous list that you may need to stuff your office with. But just filling your office with any kind of furniture won’t be enough and won’t look good either, the furniture has to look attractive and quality of the furniture is always a big concern.

InterCounty is one of the big names in the suppliers of office furniture. It started off as a simple office furniture supplier but due to its commitment and quality of its products, it was able to win the hearts of the customers and earn position as one of the leaders in its field. They have got all ranges of office furniture from office desks, office tables, office storage, and many more with good quality at the nominal price that will surely fulfill each and every need of your office. Not only they sell you the furniture but they also provide smart office planning which is absolutely free of charge. 20 years of experience and survival sure is not an easy achievement. It really has to be worth giving a shot.

Sunday, April 6, 2008

Get help from the experts

In business the most important thing is survival. If you can survive the market competition for a long run then it’s the biggest achievement for your business. With the advent of internet business and globalization, the competition has gotten tougher and the competitors are constantly coming up with new ideas and tools to give you challenge and bring you down. So, if you survive this then there is no question that your business has overcome the greatest obstacle that stands between your business and success.

One of the biggest challenges that you face for survival is the endless and unexpected need of small business funding which you need for a variety of reasons on a regular basis. Like for adopting a new tool for your business, to survive a sudden rapid change in the market, etc. you need quick small business loan. You may try to solve this matter out yourself but taking help from the experts might be a better solution to this. Merchant Advisors have a variety of small business financing services to meet your unique needs in today's economy which is constantly and rapidly changing. They’ve got a wide range of funding programs from which they will hook you up with the best financial service that suits your needs, sometimes even a combination of small business funding solutions and that also at an affordable cost. With Merchant Advisors success is not far away.

Grabbing screenshot of videos from Media Player

This was one of the reasons why I was really upset with Media Player. It doesn’t have any options to take/capture a snapshot like PowerDVD or WinDVD has. In the past I tried to outsmart by using the PrintScreen button but it didn’t seem to work out. Now I come to understand that it does work but with a slight change in the options of the Media Player. I am using Media Player 11 and I’ve tried this tweak in version 9 too and it worked. What I am going to do it take a snapshot of the video that it being played from Media Player using the traditional PrintScreen button method.

  • Open Windows Media Player (worked for versions above 9)
  • Go to Tools -> Options -> Performance -> Advanced.
  • Deselect the ‘Use Overlays' option.
  • Now play the video that you like and take the screenshots now using the PrintScreen button and paste it in the Paint brush. It will work this time.

Friday, April 4, 2008

Helping you choose the right ISP

Today’s world is fast changing an