Category Archives: Personal

Do You Use Many Programs?

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If you use many programs, then having fast access to your favorite programs is definitely important. You can access most of your programs from Start menu, then by going to All Programs. From there you can choose whichever program you need. However, if there are some programs that you use more often, you might want to create a shortcut like I have for my Calculator or Paint for example.

To do this, open Start menu again and All Programs. Select your chosen program and drag it above the recently opened programs. This is the area where shortcuts to your favorite programs are located. Just make sure that you are dragging a program, not a folder. To remove a program from the list just right click on it and select Remove from The List. This is an easy and convenient way to access programs.

My Facebook Account

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My Facebook account has been hacked some time ago. I did not really notice it at first since I do not access my Facebook account every single day, but when I noticed it, it was already almost too late to do anything about it. I was lucky that I was able to recover my password and that everything turned out to be good in the end. Having said that, I am aware that not everybody is as fortunate as I am. Every day, thousands of Facebook accounts are being compromised and their owners know very little how to prevent those hacks from happening.

When to Allow Your Kids to Create Their Facebook Profile

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Even though I generally like the concept of Facebook, I am rather concerned about privacy. So many people choose to create their Facebook on the Internet each day and so many of them choose to share too much information that it is no wonder that so many people get hurt in the process.

Creating a Facebook profile is a serious decision. I am not sure when I will allow my kids to create their own profiles on the Internet, but I guess I want them to still grow a little before allowing them to do that. While the Internet can be a great tool allowing them to make new friends, I do not want them to get hurt too early in their lives.

Blogging Regularly

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When I first became a blogger some time ago, I only blogged from time to time. I did not do it regularly. There were days when I would post a few blog posts in a row but then take a few weeks break if I had something else to do. A lot has changed since back then and now I know a lot more about blogging then I used to do.

One of my biggest discoveries ever was realizing that blogging regularly is the way to go. As a matter of fact, doing everything regularly is the way to go. Why else would I do things if I do not want to do them regularly? This applies to many areas in my life including my blogs as well as my online business I need to take care of regularly.

Who Are You Marketing To

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I might not be a professional marketer, but I know a thing or two about online marketing since I have been into the topic for quite some time now. As a small online business owner, I know how important it is to know who your marketing targets should be. This is one of those things that I realized in the very beginning of my marketing and blogging path. I simply needed to realize who I am targeting and what I want to achieve by doing that. It is as simple as that. I know that many online marketers out there try a so-called blanket approach, but the problem is that they are never going to get very far in everything that they do. If they do not know whom they want to target, chances are that they are never going to be good at what they do.

How to Eat Healthy

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Many of us wonder how to stay healthy and eat healthy foods. It is not a secret that what we eat affects our well being. The healthier food you eat, the better it is for you. Here are some changes you can make in your diet that will help you feel better:

-I suggest consuming blackstrap molasses, as they contain a lot of iron, calcium, magnesium, and potassium.
-Opt for lean meat instead of fatty meat. Fatty meat is hard to digest and can make you feel less healthy. Of course, your body also needs some fat content so do not forget about that.
-If you feel that you want to snack something sweet, choose fruit over a candy bar. Very often, candy will offer you some energy, but gaining weight is something you will have to cope with. Candy bars also usually contain a lot of sugar, which might be harmful for most people.
-Try to eat unprocessed foods. I know that it might be challenging as most of our foods are processed, but it can be done. Artificial preservatives in food can make you feel sluggish if you choose to eat too much of them. Eating natural, healthy foods can be very rewarding.
-Drink plenty of water. Avoid carbonated drinks at all cost. They contain ingredients that can ruin your health if they are consumed in large quantities. Try to drink a few glasses of water each day.

Kids on the Internet and Their Privacy

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If you are a parent and your children are old enough to use the Internet on their own, you might be concerned about their safety. You do not want something bad to happen to them such as being bullied or you do not want them to be exposed to adult resources. On the other hand, you do not want their privacy to be invaded by being too intrusive.

Very often, the level of Internet security you will want to implement will depend on you and your child. Try to deepen the relationship between you and your child and encourage him or her to share their concerns with you. Encourage honestly in your home as much as possible.

Website or Websites?

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Some webmasters are asking themselves a question should they have only one website or multiple websites. It might sound better to have as many websites as possible, but it is important not to neglect them. This means for example that it might be better to have one blog that you will update on a regular basis, rather than many blogs that you will not be updating often enough. On the other hand, you may want to have multiple blogs if you plan to blog about completely unrelated topics. You may want to have different websites that will cater to a different demographic.

Building a Budget

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I used to build a few budgets in the past. Whether I was able to stick to them or not is already another story. Sometimes it might be not that easy to stick to your budget even if you created it yourself. I can definitely relate.

I do not have any budget planned for my life at the moment, which is not that bad as at least I am going to be given an opportunity to plan something from scratch and see how I cab stick with it. I have been planning to reduce some of the expenses from the past and I am really hoping that this time I am going to achieve my budget goals. i know that I am going to need some support to stick with the new budget. I already told my family that I am going to need them if I want to succeed. They are usually of great help in many situations, so I am definitely counting on their help this time as well.

Starting a Website

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A person who never created a website might be afraid starting one as he might think that it is a too difficult task. However, starting a website does not have to big that difficult at all. One of the most important things will be choosing your domain name. it is easy to register one through any registrar. Once you have a domain name you should choose some hosting and I recommend choosing some popular hosting companies rather than the cheapest as you do not want your website to suffer downtime. Once you have a domain and hosting you can often set up a website such as a WordPress blog by using a Web-based interface which will do all of the job for you.