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Computing & Internet

Windows Live SkyDrive Expands To 25GB

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Almost a year ago, Microsoft started to offer free online drive but it was only 5GB per account. A couple of days ago, I was very happy to note that they have increased it to 25GB. That’s a lot of free online space, isn’t it?

For 5GB previously, we could use a pendrive and we don’t even need an internet connection but for 25GB, if we don’t want to bring along a laptop, external drive or burn our files into DVDs, this is an excellent choice.

You can say that there are other online storage sites but most I know are actually large file sharing sites and we are not able to keep our files private. Besides, Microsoft is an established brand name and they have been reliable so far.

The only thing to beat Windows Live SkyDrive is for Google to offer us a larger online storage. Will they do it? Can they do it?

General

One Stop Source For Electronic Components

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My friend, Will, an engineer with a leading semi-conductor plant, told me that he just spent the whole morning looking for electronic components which he has been assigned to source for beginning 2009. This was his colleague’s task previously but his colleague was let go by the company under VSS scheme last month.

Will was told that he will be taking over this task temporarily but at this point, he thinks that his company will not be in the position to fill posts that had been vacated which means that Will has to do this for quite a while longer!

Luckily for Will, I previously came upon a company, 1-Source Electronic Components, that acts like a one-stop electronic component sourcing company. Will doesn’t have to visit every website of electronic component manufacturers but could instead just check with 1-Source to see if they have what his company needs.

Even if 1-Source does not have the particular component yet, they would be able to make connections with their contacts to source for Will’s requirements, in a hassle-free, time and cost saving manner and at a most reasonable price as well.

I think 1-Source Electronic Components is providing an excellent service for people in Will’s position. He should be very happy to know that his work load is drastically reduced!

Computing & Internet

Downadup Worm

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Downadup or sometimes known as Confick or Conficker, is said to be the most infectious worm to date.

If you remember, Microsoft issued an alert sometime in October of last year and issued an emergency security patch for Internet Explorer. The patch number is KB958644. If you have this, then you should be save.

However, even if your system has been infected, it may be possible to totally remove it by downloading and installing the free Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT).

What makes Downadup all the more dangerous is that it has a list of passwords which it will try on infected systems to gain access to administrative rights.

One of the major points to look out for if your system has been hijacked is to see if you could log in to various accounts or websites because your password has been changed.

If that is the case, download the malicious software removal utility right now.

Finances

Help With Making Critical Financial Decisions

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With the current gloomy economic climate, many people I know, family members, friends and associates are worried about their financial status. Although some people believe that as long as we have a job, we would be able to make it through the recession, we still need to feed the family and provide them with a secure future as best as we could, don’t we?

World Financial Group is a financial services marketing company that offers life insurance and other financial products and services. This is not a company that helps the rich to become richer but ordinary people to achieve their financial goals.

If you feel like you are stuck in your job and dare not move forward to greener pastures because of financial commitments, then you should check out the opportunities that are being offered by World Financial Group. What I like is that they provide equal opportunities to both men and women and in fact, have helped several women to grow and become industry leaders.

World Financial Group provides ready access of massive amount of resources for us, all with the aim of allowing us to life our dream by lifting our financial status and be financially independent.

Whether we are in a financial fix or not, I think we owe it to ourselves to explore the opportunities offered by WFG and their six steps to financial freedom.

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Computing & Internet

Watching Barack Obama’s Inauguration On Facebook

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Last night, while my dad was watching Barack Obama’s inauguration ceremony on CNN on TV, and I was watching it on the official website http://www.pic2009.org, many of my friends preferred to watch it on Facebook. I am sure all Facebook users would have known that Facebook collaborated with CNN to bring us live coverage on the Facebook website itself.

Since I had to work, I decided not go watch it on Facebook because on the side, we could see Facebook users who are logged in and watching the inauguration and we could chat with each other too. The crowd was massive and pretty distracting. I didn’t have time for that. LOL

It is said that there was a record status update of Facebook users during the inauguration ceremony, using CNN.com’s Live Facebook feed.

Computing & Internet

Watching Out For Online Deals

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My friend, Warren, told me that his biggest expenses come from buying milk powder for his 1.5 year old son. The rest are very well taken care of by his company.

I suggested that he try out the milk powder sold on Allegro Medical, an online store that specializes in home medical products. I know that many people may not be used to shopping for milk powder from the internet but Allegro Medical has very competitive prices for their products and shipping is certainly extremely cheap. It’s currently only 95¢ without minimum shipping, though this promotion will end on 23rd Jan, 2009.

Sometimes, Allegro Medical offers free shipping too. Right now, for duocal powder, they offer free shipping to customers who order a case of four. That’s a very good deal, isn’t it?

Computing & Internet

Asia Pacific Expects 564 Million 3G Subscribers By 2013

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That is according to a study by Frost & Sullivan from an estimated 158.4 million in 2008. Frost & Sullivan estimates that there will be one in three internet users who would be connecting to the internet via dongles and data cards.

However, speaking from experience, I would still want to use fixed broadband when I am in the office and at home and only depend on my 3G data subscription when I am on the move. I know this is the case for myself and many of my friends who are subscribed to both fixed broadband and 3G services.

3G right now is still not as good as it could be. Perhaps things would improve come 2013, and things would deteriorate for fixed broadband service providers. In any case, we could do with some competition as broadband internet seems to have been monopolized by a handful of companies only and if we are unhappy with their service, we could just continue to suffer.

One thing though, we’d probably have something faster than just 3G in 2013. Maybe 5G? LOL