Blogging Tips - Get downloads down pat

    Keep these ideas in mind as you download.  Some sites ask you to pick the area you want to download your file from. Choose the location closest to you.      After you click to download the file,always choose SAVE FILE TO DISK. Be sure to note the disk and directory where you save it.  You'll need that information to use the file.    Once the download starts, you may see a dialog box counting how much time you have left until the download finishes.                                                                                                                                         Download times can range from a few seconds for a small file to hours for a jumbo-sized file. The speed of the download also depends on your modem speed, internet traffic levels,and the speed of the computer sending the download. Waitiing for large software programs to download can be frustrating, Fortunately, technology has found a way to make things easier. Special software can compress the files to make them smaller without losiiiiing a bit of essential information. Its like a technological trash compactor, except the files can be returned to their original shape... The  compresses file called a zip file uses the same special software to get decompressed or "unzipped".............. You can choose PKzip or Winzip software to handle this task. Check your PROGRAMS menu to see if one of theseis already on your computer...If you don't see it, Use Windows FIND utility to track down PKzip or Winzip files. You can get Winzip from http://www.winzip.com/ or PKzip from http://www.pkzip.com/. Each program offers a demo version so you can use it for free trial period.   You don't even need to worry about how to unzip the PKzip or Winzip file after you download it. The installation process will do that for you..                                                                                                                                                              Be Sure to Leave Your Comments! Also be sure to subscribe to my feeds http://feeds.feedburner.com/dotblogger //feeds.feedburner.com/dotblogger and Follow Me on Googles Friends connection Recommend @lilruth to @MrTweet on Twitter...

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       Start the New Year off right by making money on line be sure to join inboxdollars. You can make money at home with inboxdollars and you can do it at your own pace. All you do is read the e-mails they send you and thats it each day you will be making money. So go and check it out and see if its for you. You have lots to gain and nothing to lose so go now and click on the link below and join now. I did!! I have been with them for over a year and still continue to stay with inboxdollars. The extra money I make from reading their emails helps me alot.

If you want to earn some cash then click on the link to http:www.inboxdollars.com/?r=lilyruth and join as soon as you do you earn five dollars and as soon as you earn thirty dollars you can request payment home. Go and see for yourselves you have nothing to lose and so much to gain. Inboxdollars.com This is the best pay per click I have come across I joined and have already been paid twice and all I do is read a few e-mails each day. Its that easy. thanks

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How to Copy Files and Folders to a CD

                                                                                                                                                                                            If your computer is equipped with a compact disc (CD) recorder, you can back up files or folders to a compact disc-recordable (CD-R) or a compact disc-rewritable (CD-RW). This article describes how to back up files or folders to a CD-R or a CD-RW.
To copy files and folders to a CD:

Insert a blank writable CD into the CD recorder.

Double-click My Computer, and then click the files or folders that you want to copy to the CD. To select more than one file, hold down the CTRL key while you click the files you want.

Click any of the following options:

Copy this file

Copy this folder

Copy the selected items

In the Copy Items dialog box, click the CD recording drive, and then click Copy.

In My Computer, double-click the CD recording drive.
Windows displays a temporary area where the files are held before they are copied to the CD. Check that the files and folders that you intend to copy to the CD are displayed under Files Ready to Be Written to the CD.

Under CD Writing Tasks, click Write to CD.

After the CD Writing Wizard starts, follow the instructions in the wizard.

When the process is finished, the wizard displays a check box for you to choose to create another CD like the one you just made. If you want to create multiple copies of the same CD, click Yes, write these files to another CD and insert another blank, writable CD into the CD recorder. Follow the instructions in the wizard. NOTE: After you copy files or folders to the CD, it is useful to view the CD to confirm that the files are copied.
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Delete CD recorder temporary files

To delete files and folders from the CD recorder temporary storage area:

Double-click My Computer, and then double-click the CD recording drive.
Windows displays a temporary storage area where files are held before they are copied to the CD. Files or folders located in the temporary storage area are listed under Files Ready to Be Written to the CD.

Under CD Writing Tasks, click Delete temporary files.
Windows deletes the files and folders from the temporary storage area and moves them to the Recycle Bin. NOTE: When you delete the contents of the temporary storage area, you make this area available for another set of files and folders that you want to copy to the CD. The files are not deleted from their original location on your computer or from the CD.
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Blogging Tips - Your Mouse

           Say friends sorry I had been away for some time but as I have been teling you al my computer is old and at times it just crashes and does not want to work for me anymore so I have to jiggle this and jiggle that and move this wire here and mover that wire there and turn it on and off and keep messing with it until finaly if Im lucky it will turn on again and start to work again even tho it takes about 10 minutes just to change from page to page and this takes some patience on my part but here Im once again with all of you so I do hope you all missed me and even tho I was gone you all still stopped by and visted with me and read some of my older posts in the mean time. So keep in mind if I do not Post at least every other day that This old computer is having one of its tantrums again and I have to do all the fixing myself even tho I do not know what Im doing for Im not a tech. But I can not afford to get a real tech in here to come and fix it for me, now you understand why I hope you all will want me to post my blogging tips and tid bits of other stuff for you and you will find it in your hearts to click on the donations buttons and give me some small donation to help me save up to get enough to finally get this old computer fixed OR maybe there is one of you outthere who will make me very happy by donating enough money , so that I can finaly get me a NEW COmputer??? WOW that would be a blessing and it would be a wonderful CHristmas present to give to me!! Don't you all want to give me a Christmas present? Id hope some of my friends would get together and donate enough money for me to get a new computer for cHRISTMAS.. wELL i WIL NOT GIVE UP HOPE AND IF i DO GET ENOUGH DONATIONS GIVEN TO ME TO GET THIS COMPUTER KNOW i WILL POST and tell the world here at DotBlogger that I was given donations to buy a new computer I would talk about it on all of my posts.  So come on my god dear friends help me out I would not ask you all for this Christmas Present if I really did not care to share my insights and blogging tips and friendship with you all. I don't want to stop blogging so help me out... NOW  let me get back to business..................................................................   I'd heard before that Windows 7 would be incorporating mouse gestures, but aside from the Aero Shake and Snap features, I haven't been able to unearth anything else.
Until today.
So the next time you want to access the jump list for a program in the taskbar, do this:
Click on the program's taskbar icon once, hold that click and slowly drag up.

...and there's your jumplist!
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Sign on to save Headaches - Blogging Tips

 Find the latest answers to computer problems on the Internet. First, brush up on your web-surfing skills i. Then visit Microsoft's special Web page at http://support.microsoft.com/ for help troubleshooting Microsoft products. If you need assistance with hardware or software made by other companies, look for an Internet address and then visit the manufacturers online.                                                                                Call for help. Once upon a time, telephone technical support was free. Now, having a live person talk you through a computer problem may cost a heft fee. Before you place that cll, try other ways of troubleshooting, read the manuel, check out the Windows Help system, visit the manufactures web site, or call the dealer who sold you the product.  If your still stuck, read the fine print in the computer paperwork to find out if you get free telephone tech support, or if you have to pay. Be prepred to tell the technician basic details about your computer,especially the part thats giving you the problem. With so much help available, no matter what your problem, you'ss never be stranded for long.  Hope this will save you some Headaches. Now be sure not to leave here without signing in to my Googles Friends Connect Follow Me and show your our friend here. Also I hope you will subscribe to my readers Feeds . Thank you Lilyruth                                                                                                                                                                            Be Sure to Leave Your Comments! Also be sure to subscribe to my feeds http://feeds.feedburner.com/dotblogger and Follow Me on Googles Friends connection Recommend @lilruth to @MrTweet on Twitter....

Gagets can help your Blogging

         Blogging may not make you a millionaire, but there are a whole lot of folks who are making a decent living off of their blogs. Blogging about a topic you are passionate about can be very rewarding and could end up opening new career doors for you. But it is not as easy as it sounds. Many bloggers spends many hours everyday to write blog posts, track leads, moderate comments, and network with other bloggers. If you run a successful blog, it is very easy to run out of hours in your work days. That's why you should use very tool and gadget available to help you lower your work load and get more done in less.

Blogging can be a tough business.  So it is essential to use blogging gadgets that give you a hand during your work hours. In essence, you should look for gadgets that give you:

access: you can't blog if you are not connected to the Internet. You should always have an Internet gadget handy to update your blog when you have to.

convenience: you don't want to carry a rocket with you. You want a gadget that is easy to use and convenient.

portability: sometimes one gadget can't do it all. By using gadgets that are designed for a mobile life, you can take more gadgets with you without too much trouble.

power: if you are a podcaster or a video-blogger, you want a gadget that allows you to produce decent content on the go.

Gadgets such as Kindle or Flip HD allow you to get more done in less time. You can use Amazon Kindle to research online and read books while you are on the go. Flip HD is an ultra portable camcorder that provides video-bloggers with the ability to shoot videos while they are on the go.

There are many gadgets for bloggers on the market that are shiny and "cool" but do not actually help you get more done. Your goal is not to buy new toys to play with. As a blogger, you should be concerned about growing your business, and that could involve you traveling a whole lot each and every year. By choosing the right blogging gadgets, you can get more done and be smart about it at the same time.

Looking for more gadgets for bloggers?

There are many gadgets that can help you get more done every day. Look for gagets that can help you become a better blogger.

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Blogging Tips on bringing more traffic to your Blogs

                   There are probably people out there who want to read your blog--maybe thousands of them. How do I know this? Think about it—at any given moment, there are millions of people online. Chances are, some of them are interested in what you have to say (or write, or post). I’m assuming, of course, that you are posting high quality content.

But what if you have no advertising budget for your blog? No problem! Here are some free methods you can use to get more traffic to your blog.
1. Social Networks:
Most of you are members of social networking sites (such as myspace, facebook, friendster, etc). If not, you should be. This is one of the easiest ways to get your core group of readers started. Just announce your blog or post your updates in shout-outs, bulletins, etc. Those in your network already have some kind of connection to you (even if they are just “chat mates”), so many will take the time to read your blog.
2. Blog Directories


If you look down on the right side of this blog, you’ll see all of the blog directories I’ve registered with (such as blogcatalog.com).
Blog directories help you in a couple of ways. Your blog will get hits from those searching the directory (especially from other members of the directory). In addition, adding your link to a directory helps improves your blog’s ranking in search engines (SEO).
Most directories only require a reciprocal link or banner. The registration takes a few minutes, but it is a worthwhile investment of your time. Once you get registered and put the banner on your blog, the work is over. The directory does the rest—most of them will list your recent posts in the directory.

3. Forums/Message Boards
There are multiple online forums for every imaginable topic. Find a few that are related to your blog’s topic and join. Many forums allow you to put your blog address in your “signature.” Many allow you to post links, especially if you post an article that is related to the discussion. Just be sure to follow the forum’s rules and do not flood it with irrelevant links.
4. Entrecard

Entrecard is basically a banner exchangeservice. You earn nd use credits which are used to buy banner ads on other users blogs....
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Google has an URL Shortner

It’s called Goo.gl, and according to Google it has several advantages over competing services. Here is a quote from the Google announcement .
There are many shorteners out there with great features, so some people may wonder whether the world really needs yet another. As we said late last year, we built goo.gl with a focus on quality. With goo.gl, every time you shorten a URL, you know it will work, it will work fast, and it will keep working. You also know that when you click a goo.gl shortened URL, you’re protected against malware, phishing and spam using the same industry-leading technology we use in search and other products.
 Goo.gl is connected to your Google account, so it will track clicks for you automatically.

Check it out if you haven’t yet.
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Facebook inches past Google for Web users' minutes

           
 U.S. Web surfers are spending more time socializing on Facebook than searching with Google, according to new data from researchers at comScore Inc.



In August, people spent a total of 41.1 million minutes on Facebook, comScore said Thursday, about 9.9 percent of their Web-surfing minutes for the month. That just barely surpassed the 39.8 million minutes, or 9.6 percent, people spent on all of Google Inc.'s sites combined, including YouTube, the free Gmail e-mail program, Google news and other content sites.



U.S. Web users spent 37.7 million minutes on Yahoo Inc. sites, or 9.1 percent of their time, putting Yahoo third in terms of time spent browsing. In July, Facebook crept past Yahoo for the first time, according to comScore.



In August of last year, Web surfers spent less than 5 percent of their online time on Facebook, about the same percentage of their time on Google and almost 12 percent on Yahoo. In August 2007, Facebook captured less than 2 percent of U.S. surfers' total minutes. Google accounted for less than 4 percent, and Yahoo for just over 12 percent.



To be sure, there's wiggle room in these estimates, which comScore bases on a combination of reports from a panel of two million users around the world and data from websites' servers. But the time spent posting photos, updating status messages and scrolling through news from friends has at least grown to rival just about everything else people do online.
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Gagets-Apple Rolls out your Holiday shopping list

Just in time for the holiday gift season, Apple is launching another wave of those things your kids just absolutely will want to have. And there’s a chance you might want them, too.



On September 1, Apple rolled out three new versions of the iPod. The top of the line is the new iPod Touch, which Apple CEO Steve Jobs jokingly referred to as “the iPhone without a contract”. It packs in most of the features of the iPhone 4, but without the phone.




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Top 10 Facebook Tips

               Top 10 Facebook tips


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 see Tip135.

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/or 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 clicking Account link in the top right corner, then Account Settings, and then clicking the Notifications tab.



Top News and Most Recent

By default Facebook will display your wall postings in the News format, which means it only displays posts it believes are most relevant to you. These results are based on your past interaction with your friends. If you want to see every post made by all your friends that are not hidden click the Most recent link in the upper right section of your news feed as shown in the above picture example.



If you want to adjust who shows up manually click the Edit Options in the bottom right corner of your news feed.


View High School work friends



If you've added your High School and/or previous Work locations to your profile, quickly see all classmates and co-workers on Facebook by clicking the link in your Info tab under your profile.



Quickly change profile picture



Your profile picture can be quickly changed to any other picture by visiting your profile, hovering the mouse over your current profile picture, and clicking the Change Picture link that appears in the top right corner of the picture.



Don't post private information on friend's walls on in comments



When you make a post on a friend's wall or in any of their comments realize that any of their friends are going to be able to see that post. If you wish for something to remain only between you and a friend send them a Facebook message instead.



Suggestions and random friend invites



As you get more friends on Facebook it will begin making friend, groups, and fan suggestions. These are suggestions made by Facebook and not your friends. Unless these are something you're interested in they can be ignored.



This same rule can be applied to people who may want to be your friend that you don't know. If you don't know someone don't accept his or her friend invite. Once someone becomes your friend they'll have access to any information your friends are capable of seeing.



Tag your Facebook friends in your photos



Always make sure to tag any of your Facebook friends that are in pictures you upload. However, never tag someone who is not in the picture. When someone is tagged in a photo that picture is automatically added to that persons profile and is a great way to share pictures with all friends.
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Electronic Gagets that are Cool.

    Most of us have resigned ourselves to just using those tan or white powerstrips to keep all of our gadgets up and running. Sure, they’re by no means attractive, but they do the job well enough that we cope with the plain looks. Thankfully, at least designers are still putting out an effort to come up with new and interesting ways to keep things powered. Not only does this plug look pretty, but it offers an extra twist that makes the gadget more convenient.

When you plug in a device, a ring around the socket will instantly light up with a pretty blue light. If you pop off one of the balls it can be converted to charge your cellphone wirelessly. You just lay your dead cellphone on the right spot and it’ll come back to life again. Sadly the Takoyaki Adaptor is currently a concept design and nothing more.



Source: TechFresh
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Spice Up Your Blog with Google Gadgets!

                                                



Fresh out of Blogger's own testing ground, Google Gadgets have now been enabled for all layouts blogs. This new interface allows for the integration of iGoogle Gadgets directly into your sidebar, with an array of customization options for easy tweaking. Also built into Gadgets is our robust Gadget Directory, which lets you browse through thousands of cool gadgets and add them to your blog with a simple click of a button.



You can access Gadgets from your dashboard under the Layout
Gadgets tab (the tab formerly known as "Layout
Page Elements.")



Gadgets have built-in configuration for easy integration into your layout. All gadgets are automatically sized to match the width of your sidebar, and their height in pixels can be adjusted using the Gadget's built-in options. Our large list of Gadgets is constantly growing and evolving. You can browse them all from our comprehensive Gadget Directory, which runs the gamut from sports updates to site counters, and flash games to local information tickers. To bring up the Gadget Directory, just click Add a Gadget from your layout. Have an idea for a gadget that isn't listed? Then build it yourself! We are always on the lookout for great ideas, so please submit your own creation to the iGoogle Gadget Directory, and then let us know about it in our Help Group— we may just add it to our 'Featured Gadgets' Section.
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People Continue To Object To Facebook Beacon Settlement, Despite Zuckerberg's Claims That They Don't Care About Privacy

                

In February of 2008 Facebook member Ginger McCall added Season 5 of the TV show "X-Files" to the roster of discs she wanted to rent from Blockbuster.



The Maryland resident knew of Facebook's Beacon program, which told Facebook members about their friends' activity at retail sites, but says she thought she had disabled the feature. Nonetheless, by the afternoon of Feb. 5, a friend had noted the activity on McCall's wall: "I see that you have added the X-Files, Season 5, to your Blockbuster queue," the friend wrote, according to new court papers.



Now McCall is objecting to the proposed settlement of a privacy lawsuit stemming from the Beacon program. McCall works as an attorney with the Electronic Privacy Information Center, which filed separate criticisms of the settlement, but she is opposing the deal as an individual consumer.



The proposed resolution calls on Facebook to permanently shut down Beacon and contribute $9.5 million to a settlement fund. Around two-thirds of that sum will be used to launch a new privacy foundation, while the remainder will go toward attorneys' fees.



McCall alleges that this deal falls short for several reasons, including that Facebook will have too much control over the foundation. "Under the proposed settlement, the only 'relief' for the class would be a privacy foundation established by Facebook -- an organization whose founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, believes that people no longer care about personal privacy," she argues, referring to Zuckerberg's recent justification for new privacy settings that make a host of information available by default.



The new foundation's initial co-presidents will be Facebook's director of public policy Tim Sparapani and Berkeley Center for Law & Technology's Chris Jay Hoofnagle. Journalist and Internet safety advocate Larry Magid will serve as chief financial officer and secretary.



McCall argues that the foundation is unnecessary because other organizations already advocate for online privacy and because Facebook "retains unwarranted influence" over it.



A Facebook spokesperson said last week that the new foundation "will proactively improve the experience of all Internet users."



McCall also objects to the potential settlement because it does not provide monetary compensation for Facebook members other than the 19 named in the original complaint (who are slated to receive between $1,000 and $15,000 each). McCall says in her motion papers that the program shared information about her Blockbuster queue on at least two occasions. In addition to the February incident, Facebook in January of 2008 allegedly informed her friends that the movie "Untraceable" had been added to her queue.



A federal law, the Video Privacy Protection Act, prohibits companies from sharing information about movie rentals and provides for damages of $2,500 per violation.



"The absence of any monetary relief for class members is telling evidence that the settlement is unfair, unreasonable, and inadequate," she argues in papers filed on her behalf by Philip Friedman, the law firm Chavez & Gertler, and the Public Citizen Litigation Group. (Public Citizen is representing MediaPost in an unrelated matter.)



A separate group of Texas consumers said last year that they objected to the settlement and unsuccessfully moved to intervene in the lawsuit. Lawyers representing those consumers had independently sued Blockbuster for participating in the program.



Facebook launched the Beacon program in November of 2007 on an opt-out basis. Several weeks later, the company changed the program to opt-in and also introduced a feature to allow members to permanently turn Beacon off.



The attorneys who negotiated the potential settlement are expected to file papers defending it by the end of next week.   By Wendy Davis from: On line Media
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