Finances

Forex Predictions For 2008

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If you are player in the currency market, I am sure you are aware that the USD has been falling. This does not mean that people ARE definitely losing money but in such circumstances, all the more we should read up on currency trends and predictions for the coming year.

I may not be a currency investor but I am paid in foreign currency and knowing how the Dollar is trending for the week helps me decide better when I should cash out my pay check to get the most benefit in the currency exchange.

This afternoon, I was just looking at a website called CurrencyConverter.co.uk, a website on Currency / Forex / Financial Predictions which I found informative and urge everyone who has investments in currencies to read up on.

The reason I checked the site is because I have been thinking of locking a sum of money in foreign currency fixed deposit which yields a higher interest rate than a local fixed deposit account, so I am trying to look for a more stable foreign currency.

CurrencyConverter.co.uk has an article on Forex predictions for 2008 and if you are planning to invest in Forex or expand your portfolio, check out the predictions. Knowledge in what may happen will help you to make a profit or cut your loss. Empower yourself with this knowledge before it happens and make your decisions based on this knowledge.

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Computing & Internet

How Much Is This Site Worth?

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A couple of days ago, I was surfing around and I stumbled upon an established website for sale. However, I did not bother to check how long it has been registered or whatever, I just know that it currently has a Page Rank of 4, not that grand, but an Alexa score of slightly under ten thousand. I know, that could be manipulated but to go under 10K is not easy. I’d probably have to look at its six-month trend or something.

So this guy, the current owner, plans to either sell his whole website or part of it, meaning, he is looking for a partner. He probably would prefer to have a sleeping partner, so that he could continue to run the show, this time WITH financial backing.

Currently, this site is offering a free service to internet users and you know people, they come when it’s free but when the new owners change the website and use it for something else or start charging users, then they will flock elsewhere.

Hah… so, how much would you be willing to pay for such a website, lock, stock and barrel?

Computing & Internet

NexGen Travel Distribution

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A couple of days ago, a friend asked me if I like planning for a holiday. I sure do! But after browsing through so many travel websites, I thought that it would be more fun if I could run a similar website. A friend of mine owns a tour agency in my hometown and I always thought that it would be great if I could help him plan his tour packages.

Coincidentally, today, I was introduced to a new travel technology provided by NexGen Travel Distribution. This company provides a platform for travel suppliers to offer travels and tours and other travel related content to consumers and for free too.

I have read through the products and services that are being offered by NexGen Travel Distribution and it looks like they are able to offer a full suit of products and services that any good travel supplier would need, including easy Access Travel System, Private Label Booking Engine and NexGen Travel Technology to offer a rich experience to both the supplier and consumer of travel content.

General

Investing As Much Or As Little

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Last weekend, I had the chance to chat with a friend regarding investments and what is the safest way to multiply our money. He told me that every form of investment comes with risks and it is just a matter of how high or low the risk is.

I saw on a website that it is becoming increasingly popular for people to invest in gold, silver and other precious metals. This is because with a company like Monex, investors can invest as much as or little as they can afford.

Previously, we had to invest a certain fixed amount of money and many people could not afford it, hence buying gold and silver was like a rich man’s game. Isn’t it great that we now have this opportunity to invest in precious metals without putting in our life savings?

WordPress Issues

WordPress 2.3.3 Released

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Just like I predicted, even before we have time to use WordPress 2.3.2 really well, a new version is out already. If you look at your WordPress admin dashboard, you will see why you are asked to upgrade to version 2.3.3…there are a few security fixes to patch up the holes found in version 2.3.2

Well, I just want to know, why can’t they just put out a major release that does not have any security holes and thus does not require patching up?

Do you know how much work it is to keep upgrading and upgrading our WordPress blogs even though some of us are using WordPress automatic upgrade plug-in, especially for my friends and I who own numerous blogs? I tell you, the technical issues of blogging sometimes kill the joys of blogging!

I mean, who has the time to keep upgrading, right? I guess I should feel lucky that I am only the end user and not the coder for WordPress. Haha!

Computing & Internet

Protecting Our Computers And Networks

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Threats to computer security are a major issue for people like me who are on the computer that is connected to the internet for long hours of the day and night. It is especially difficult for people like me who are not very technical with computers and would have to cart it to the repair shop for troubleshooting each time it is crippled by virus or other malwares.

The other day, I read an article which reported that there are seventy different strains of computer virus released on the internet every day and that is a shocking number. The only way to protect our computer network against this threat is to log of the internet and switch off the computer, my friend advised. But there has got to be a better way, right?

Another friend told me that we can protect our systems with good anti-virus programs. Of course, when it comes to protection, it is always better for us in the long run to get the best in the market. This friend also let me in on a norton antivirus download from a Symantec online shop for $39.99. Do you think that this is too expensive? Well, it depends on how you look at it, but for me, $39.99 is the price I would willingly pay for peace of mind!

Contests & Entries, WordPress Issues

index.php Successfully Removed From Permalink Structure

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A few posts back, I was wondering how to remove index.php from my permalink structure of my WordPress blog posts. Well, I spent a long time finding out and asked a few people. I was told to read the tutorial on WordPress Codex but you know me, I never can grasp anything technical or mathematical!

Well, my host did tell me that I should edit my .htaccess file and place the following code to the file and then save it.

At first, I could not find the .htaccess file. So I had to open an index.php file first and then edit the URL by deleting index.php and putting .htaccess in its place. if you are interested in doing this, here is the code to add to your .htaccess file.

I just copied the original file first and saved it in Notepad on my computer as back up, just in case I screwed up and then I the pasted the following at the bottom of the original code.

# BEGIN WordPress

RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]

# END WordPress

After saving the file, I logged into my WordPress admin dashboard of my blog, went to the options for Permalink and made sure that I selected a Custom structure and removed index.php.

I was a little worried at first, because I have a few blogs hosted on the same server and it looks like that all share the same .htaccess file. But luckily, the old blogs retained the old permalinks [I had no intention to change these blogs, anyway] but for the new ones, I have the pretty permalinks now which goes like this:

http://www.domain.com/year/month/day/post-title
http://www.domain.com/category
http://www.domain.com/page

I do not know if I will have problems later on with this permalink structure but I definitely love it better without index.php somewhere in there!

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