Category Archives: Computing & Internet

This Time Next Month

This time next month, I would have been with PayPerPost for slightly more than a year. This time next month though, PayPerPost will most probably have undergone a name, image and system change. After a year of PayPerPost (or PPP), it is certainly not a change that I am looking forward to. PayPerPost has been kind to me even after segmentation where I managed to snag a 1K Tuesday and a Worldwide Wednesday opp two months consecutively, how can I complain?

With changes, once again my income from PayPerPost will be threatened. IT was threatened when Posties were witch-hunting me and when geo-targeting was introduced and they were not happy moments of my PayPerPost life. And with this new change, I would have to re-adapt and revolve.

I just came from the PayPerPost blog a couple of hours ago. Ted, the CEO, has asked us to vote for our favorite domain name to be launched for Argus, the new “PayPerPost”. Sad to say, all four of them do not have the “umph”. They are not easy to remember, they are not easy to spell and they are certainly not easy to pronounce. In short, nobody wants tongue-twisters as domain names. I remember writing a post on branding and marketing on another blog and I mentioned that Schweppes the fizzy drink is not something that people like to order because they have trouble pronouncing it and even people who speak English may not be able to spell it.

With the name change, through, no matter what it is, I hope that it will have an “effect” on people. Sometime back, a local blogger, Ah Pek, paid tribute to Malaysian ladies who are top PayPerPost earners. To know what extent PPP has the effect on us in general, you have to read Ah Pek’s Mogulatis.

Update On The News Room

Well, the other day, I wrote a post and wondered aloud if there was something wrong with The News Room. It was my mistake because it seemed to me that every blog which had the News Room widget was not working. But then, I later found out that it was MY browser problem.

There actually is nothing wrong with The News Room at all! I tried to view my post that has The News Room widget and I could view it perfectly fine with FireFox and Internet Explorer. it is just that with Maxthon, my default browser, it is not working.

Isn’t it weird when Maxthon uses the core of IE and works exactly like IE too, except for tab browsing. Anyway, I am glad to know that mystery is solved now and that I can continue to earn some money from the widgets and videos!

The Freebie Source To Free Baby Stuff

I spend so much time on the internet that many of my friends ask me if I have found something good all the time. By good, they mean free stuff! I am a freebie hunter myself but there are things that I may have found but are of no use to me, like free baby stuff because I am not even married.

However, I know that these free baby stuffs or even free samples for their babies would be most welcomed by friends. They are all around my age and have babies and toddlers so these freebies are very useful to them.

They are very happy when I inform them of the freebie source on where to get their hands on these baby freebies and when they are happy, it makes me happy as well. I may not be able to use these freebies but my discovery is not wasted.

Rediscovering The Convenience of Slow Cooking

We have a crock pot in our house that is hardly used. In fact, it is still kept in its original box and is mostly kept in the cupboard. I remember that my mother used to put stuff into the pot, turn the power on from night time until morning and the dish would be ready. That took long hours to cook but then we did not even have check the pot at all. So my only impression of the crock pot is not how delicious the food was but the convenience!

This morning, by chance, I came upon a website that is full of home cooked crock pot recipes and it reminds me of my mother’s crock pot. I personally like to cook but can never find the time to indulge in my hobby. Now that I am reintroduced to the crock pot, I am going to bring out the crock pot and start using it fully. Come to think of it, why haven’t I taken it out all these years? It was not cheap when my mom bought it and storing it away like this is a waste.

I am sure that I would be able to whip something up from the wide variety of recipes here and surprise my mom!

Sketch Cast

As if I am not busy enough, I JUST had to discover Blogger Play and Sketch Cast. If I thought that Blogger Play is mesmerising making me keep watching and watching and losing time, Sketch Cast is way worse than that! You know, I can’t draw anything to save my life, not even stick people and have always been ashamed of my art work so I have a deep respect for people who CAN draw, and people who think they can and gutsy enough to share their sketches on Sketch Cast.

By the way, I read about Sketch Cast while blog hopping a week ago and did not have the chance to check it out until today. HHmmm I don’t think I want to visit that site again because I simply can’t spare the time to get my attention “caught” by those video casts at all. *sigh*

However, I do know of a couple of people who would love to know about Sketch Cast. They are great doodlers and artists. Hopefully they can share their live drawings with other members and visitors.

Order Without Having to go to the Store

Hey, I know that you want to send flowers to that special somebody just to make them smile. I also know that finding the time to get to the store can be difficult at best…I mean, who has time to fight traffic anymore right?

That’s why I love going to Vogue Flowers. They make it so easy to get send flowers online so that you don’t have to fight your way to the store to make sure that you can have fresh flowers delivered when you want them to the person you care about for any occasion.

Check them out today and I promise you’ll never order flowers from anybody else again.

Choosing the Right Firewall for your Business

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Firewall security is an important consideration for a business. There are many kinds of firewalls; desktop or personal firewalls, firewall appliances, and firewalls than can be made up of several systems all working together. Each different type of firewall has its benefits and its drawbacks.

When making an important decision such as how to best protect your business information and the personal information of your clients you may want a professional to guide you through the process and give you valuable advice. If you have business in or around the Denver area, one of the Denver computer consulting specialists at J.P. Schwartz, Inc. would be an excellent choice to call for help installing the appropriate firewall and for all your computer needs. (303)482-1242