Computing & Internet

Speeding Up PC in 5 Simple Steps For Free

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The other day, I wrote a couple of posts regarding my PC woes and how draggy it feels like and the speed of programs responding to my commands. You know, problems like this really stresses me so because I don’t know anything about my computer except how to use it.

A friend who read my blog took pity on me kindly pointed me to a website, Smart PC Tools, that can help Speed up PC and be rid of the sluggishness.

Smart PC Tools is offering Magic Speed which we could download and use for free. This software package includes start up management, fixing registry errors, disk clean-up, memory management, virus and spyware tests, just to name a few features.

My friend told me that this software is very intuitive and user-friendly and one does not require special computing or programming skills. Installation is a breeze too.

Magic Speed will analyze my applications which are loaded once my computer boots up. Magic Speed then determines which applications are necessary and which are not. Loading applications unnecessarily upon boot up will hog memory resources and causes the computer to load slowly.

This nifty software will also check for registry errors, clear temporary files that are cached to free up hard disk space and boost its speed. Magic Speed comes with the Boost Windows option and when you opt to use this feature upon the start up of your computer, you will experience a significant improvement in the speed and performance of your computer.

Magic Speed is like your computer’s house keeper. I believe I am not the only person who welcomes such efficient software and the best news that it is free. If you have been facing computer problems, why not try out Magic Speed and give your computer a new lease of life?

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No Offers – Who Is To Be Blamed?

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The administrators of one of the blog for pay marketplaces said that some members have complained that they never see any offers. So the administrators say it is because all the offers have been snapped up by the same ol’ bloggers.

And by the tone of it, they are blaming these people who work hard in booking offers and completing them within the stipulated time frame.

It’s really GRAND. And this is not the first time.

Why blame people who put effort into booking offers by logging in to the site and refreshing it regularly waiting for offers to be released? If you do not see any offers while others are seeing them, then shouldn’t you change the time you log in or whatever, because the problem definitely lies with the individual and not the system.

Because of all these complaints, the administrators have placed new restrictions trying to help these lazy bums. People who never make an effort to book the ads, log in a minute a day, do not see any offers and then shoot an email to complain. Yes, this is how I look at it.

Instead of rewarding people who work for the company, the administrators are placing obstacles in their path trying to trip them.

Imagine yourself running a 100m race. Just when you are about to win, they change their tune and say that from now onwards, this is a 100m hurdle race. Can you beat that?

This company has lost its gloss. Previously, nobody minded that they are paying a flat rate of $5 per offer. However, now they want two non-paid blog posts in between. And as if that is not enough, now they even want a review way longer than the stipulated minimum 100-word. OR ELSE!

If the length of our posts determines the score that internal staff gives us, then by all means CHANGE the required word length from 100 to 200 IN THE offer itself, just like how they suddenly changed their requirement of TWO non-paying interim posts, without a prior announcement or notice. I was caught off guard too.

Previously, this company started blog for pay to offer SEO services to advertisers through back links from bloggers. Hence the minimum of 100-word per post and the minimal rate of $5. Bear in mind, bloggers are not advertising or advocating anything to their readers but providing live links within relevant content in their blogs to be spidered.

Now, with all these restrictions, I too feel disenchanted with the company. It’s bad enough that I am losing 3.9% + USD.30 each time I receive a payment from them without all these additional stress.

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Residential Rehabilitation Center

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I have written quite a few true life accounts of people who suffered from drug addiction. I have seen how it can destroy and individual and his family and I have seen the miracles drug rehabilitation can do.

Many people hide the fact that they need professional help and try to kick the habit by themselves due to shame and lack of knowledge but a drug addict has to be matched with effective rehabilitation and treatment programs like those offered by Cliffside Malibu.

How does one know what treatment program is the most suitable? This is where the counselors from Cliffside Malibu come in. I believe that no matter what kind of addiction one is suffering from, when he has the support and understanding he can beat the odds.

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How Many Dead Blogs?

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Sometime last year, a friend started a slew of blogs, diligently blogging on them all almost daily. This year, though, he has been busy with work and has left all his blogs idle except for one.

Personally, I also started a few passion blogs last year before I started to blog for pay. However, since then, I have been so busy blogging for pay that I do not have time to blog for passion anymore. I wouldn’t say that my passion blogs are dead but they are dormant for now. If one day all these paid blogging ends, I would be going back to them.

However, I wonder, how many dead blogs are there? Maybe the blog is dead because the blogger has lost interest or moved to a own hosted domain, or perhaps the blogger himself is really dead.

I once read that there are X number of blogs created every second, myself a contributor as well, but how many people can actually upkeep them one year or two years from setting it up?

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Clone Golf Clubs

I am not a golfer but my friend, Paul, has just picked up the hobby. He said that since he does not have that much time to devote to the hobby, he does not want to spend so much on golfing equipment. He will only upgrade when he has more time to play.

So I asked him if he would consider using knockoff clone golf clubs instead of paying premium for major brand names.

He said that he wouldn’t mind because clone golf clubs have the same design, style and material but without the price tag! According to Paul, he is already using clone clubs and they don’t hurt his game or his pockets!

Moreover, with cheaper clone golf clubs, Paul could have a wider collection of clubs to suit his game.

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Adoih! Blogs Reader

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Argh.. I know I am definitely out of touch with the local blogosphere. I just came to know of a local Blogs Reader called Adoih! Blogs Reader because a reader came to my blog from there. I do not know how my blog ended up listed there. For one, I am happy that I have more readers thanks to Adoih! On the other hand, I feel kind of bad that my posts are even fed to Adoih! because RSS readers cannot separate regular posts from sponsored posts.

While I try to link my sponsored posts as closely to the theme of my blog, I am not always that lucky. While I do have lots of things to share with my readers in my regular postings and as well as in sponsored posts, I feel bad that my postings, sometimes publishing over ten posts in a day, have wholesale gone live on the Reader.

I do realize that not everyone likes to visit blogs that have too many sponsored posts. However, I make no denial that I need the money. So thank you to whoever added my blog to Adoih! If the administrators receive too many complaints, then please do the right thing by removing my blog from your Reader.

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Understanding Drug Addicts

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If you have been following my other blog closely, you will know that I write a lot about the evils of drug addiction. It is because that a few people in my neighborhood are drug addicts as well as a few of my relatives.

I have seen how drug addiction destroys not only the addict but also his family, friends and loved ones. A drug addict is more often than not too preoccupied with his next fix to care about his life.

Many of these drug addicts are unable to work or earn a decent income and because they have no money and yet they need money to buy drugs to feed their addiction, they resort to stealing.

I would not say that they are too be blamed for causing much hurt and damage to the family unit. They are often living in their own world and not know what they have done. However, I do believe that drug addicts are weak willed. This is the main obstacle that prevents them from kicking their bad habit.

Often they are the ones that deny that they ever have a problem and it takes much convincing and cajoling to get them to go for drug rehab. They feel as if they have lost but in fact, they are one step closer to winning over drugs.

In cases like these, the family has to provide very strong support and continue to believe that this drug addict can overcome this addiction no matter how difficult it is.

I have seen the difference between a family that cares and a family does not. And a family that cares is the family that managed to pull itself together when the victim finally managed to kick the addiction.

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