Antivirus Buat Flashdisk USB

Banyak yang kita ketahui saat ini banyak bermacam-macam anti virus dari mulai yang gratisan sampai yang mengeluarkan kocek seperti telah diketahui, bahwa flashdisk merupakan media yang paling sering digunakan sebagai penyebar virus, trojan, worm dan lainnya. Termasuk juga MP3, MP4 player, Memory Card dan media berbasis USB lainnya. Salah satu metode untuk mencegah aplikasi otomatis berjalan dari media tersebut adalah mematikan fasilitas autorun windows ( Bisa dibaca disini ).

Selain itu, antivirus biasanya juga otomatis mendeteksi Autorun yang ada di flashdiks, dan akan mengecek apakah ada virus atau tidak. Tetapi jika ingin cara lain dan lebih mudah untuk melindungi dari virus yang otomatis bisa berjalan dari flashdisk,Mp3/Mp4 player, ipod, MemoryCard (SD, MicroSD, MMC, Memori M2 dan sejenisnya) bisa mencoba freeware Mx One Antivirus Mx One antivirus merupakan antivirus yang di design khusus untuk melindungi komputer dari virus yang sering menular dari flashdisk dan juga melindungi flashdisk iu sendiri dari berbagai virus, trojan, worm dan lainnya. Tampilannya sangat sederhana, sehingga cukup mudah bagi pengguna awam pun. Fasilitas selengkapnya sebagai berikut :

* Melindungi dari Virus, Trojan, Worm dan lainnya * Kompatibel dengan antivirus lainnya, seperti NOD32, Kaspersky, BitDefender, AVG, Norton dan lainnya * Realtime protection * System “Check and Block” yang akan menetralkan semua virus yang akan menginfeksi media yang digunakan (seperti flashdisk),

ketika dipasang di komputer yang terinfeksi virus, bahkan yang belum dikenal * Fasilitas “Guardian” untuk melindungi PC dari virus yang akan dijalankan dari flashdisk * Melindungi dari virus yang tidak dikenal dengan sistem “Check and Block” * Ukuran yang sangat kecil, hanya memerlukan sekitar 1 MB space * 100% Gratis Mx One antivirus bisa di install di PC dan di flashdisk.

Hanya saja ketika di install di flashdisk sepertinya kurang banyak bermanfaat, terutama ketika fasilitas autorun dimatikan. Tetapi jika di install di PC cukup membantu dan bermanfaat. Ketika saya mencoba memasukkan flashdisk yang tidak ada virusnya (bersih), maka mx one menampilkan bahwa flashdisk clean. Seperti berikut MX One antivirus juga menyediakan update, baik secara online maupun offline.

Antivirus ini berasal dari Perancis, sehingga keterangan cara update disertakan dengan bahasa tersebut. Demikian juga webssite resminya dan keterangannya sebagian dalam bahasa Perancis. Cara Update Manual : Download file update dari alamat yang ada dibawah. Kemudian, setelah selesai, ikuti langkah berikut :

1. Buka file yang ada dalam zip

2. Di Icon Mx One yang ada di sistem tray (pojok kanan bawah), klik dan pilih “Open Guardian”

3. Pada bagian Update pilih tombol Update Offline kemudian cari file *.mou (MxOneGuardianUpdate.mou) dari yang ada di file update

4. Setelah itu antivirus akan diupdate Perlu diingat bahwa antivirus ini jika di install di PC khusus untuk melindungi penyebaran atau menular-nya virus dari media seperti flashdisk, SD, MicroSD, MP3/MP4 player dan media sejenisnya. Jadi tidak memproteksi sepenuhnya dari virus di PC.

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Kode Memasang Yahoo Massenger di blog

Jika ingin menempilkan icon YM ke blog anda, biar orang laen tau kalo kita Online di YM, caranya :

1. klik Add a Gadget
2. pilih HTML/Javascript kemudian paste dah code berikut, jgn lupa ganti "tulis disini ID YM kamu" dgn ID YM kamu...



3. pilih save dan selesai sudah deh....terus dui cek udah bener pa belom...

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Membersihkan Virus ‘CNN’ Dengan 6 Langkah

Jakarta - W32/DLoader.ITOA mencoba memanipulasi isi berita CNN dengan cara mengirimkan e-mail yang seolah-olah dikirim dari kantor berita internasional tersebut. Di e-mail disertakan link-link berita palsu dengan subyek berjudul CNN.com Daily Top 10.

Virus ini akan membuat komputer seolah-olah error dengan cara menampilkan layar blue screen palsu. Bagaimana cara membasminya? Simak tips berikut ini:

1. Lakukan proses pembersihan pada mode “safe mode”.
2. Matikan service virus yang aktif. Untuk mematikan service virus lakukan langkah berikut

* Klik [start]
* Klik [Run]
* Ketik [Services.msc]
* Klik kanan service CbEvtSvc.exe kemudian pilih Properties
* Pastikan pada menu “Services status” = Started
* Pada kolom [startup type] pilih “Disable”
* Klik “Ok”

3. Perbaiki registry windows yang telah diubah oleh virus. Silahkan salin script di bawah ini pada program notepad kemudian simpan dengan nama repair.inf, jalankan file tersebut dengan cara:

* Klik kanan repair.inf
* Klik Install

[Version]
Signature=”$Chicago$”
Provider=Vaksincom Oyee

[DefaultInstall]
AddReg=UnhookRegKey
DelReg=del
[UnhookRegKey]
HKLM, Software\CLASSES\batfile\shell\open\command,,,”””%1″” %*”
HKLM, Software\CLASSES\comfile\shell\open\command,,,”””%1″” %*”
HKLM, Software\CLASSES\exefile\shell\open\command,,,”””%1″” %*”
HKLM, Software\CLASSES\piffile\shell\open\command,,,”””%1″” %*”
HKLM, Software\CLASSES\regfile\shell\open\command,,,”regedit.exe “%1″”
HKLM, Software\CLASSES\scrfile\shell\open\command,,,”””%1″” %*”
HKLM, SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon, Shell,0, “Explorer.exe”
HKCU, Control Panel\Desktop, ConvertedWallpaper,0, “”
HKCU, Control Panel\Desktop, OriginalWallpaper,0, “”
HKCU, Control Panel\Desktop, SCRNSAVE.EXE,0, “”
HKCU, Control Panel\Desktop, Wallpaper,0, “”
HKCU, Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Desktop\General, BackupWallpaper,0, “”
HKCU, Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Desktop\General, Wallpaper,0, “”

[del]
HKLM, Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, lphc7nvj0e52e
HKLM, Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, services
HKLM, Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, SMrhc3nvj0e52e
HKLM, Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, rhc3nvj0e52e.exe
HKCU, Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System, NoDispBackgroundPage
HKCU, Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System, NoDispScrSavPage
HKLM, SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\6127a5e3
HKLM, SYSTEM\ControlSet002\Services\6127a5e3
HKLM, SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\6127a5e3
HKLM, SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\CbEvtSvc
HKLM, SYSTEM\ControlSet002\Services\CbEvtSvc
HKLM, SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\CbEvtSvc
HKLM, SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\CbEvtSvc
HKLM, SYSTEM\CControlSet002\Services\CbEvtSvc
HKLM, SOFTWARE\Microsoft\software notifier
HKLM, software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\rhc3nvj0e52e
HKLM, software\rhc3nvj0e52e
HKLM, software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion, rhc3nvj0e52e
HKLM, software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\User Agent\Post Platform
HKLM, SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Software Notifier
HKLM, SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\125c1fb5
HKLM, SYSTEM\ControlSet002\Services\125c1fb5
HKLM, SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\125c1fb5

4. Hapus file virus berikut ini:

* C:\WINDOWS\system32\CbEvtSvc.exe
* C:\Documents and Settings\Elvina\Local Settings\Temp\lfq0kzgs.exe
* C:\Documents and Settings\Elvina\Local Settings\Temp\.xx1.tmp.vbs (xx menunjukan karakter acak).
* C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\smss.exe
* C:\WINDOWS\system32\lphc7nvj0e52e.exe
* C:\WINDOWS\system32\phc7nvj0e52e.bmp
* C:\WINDOWS\system32\phc7nvj0e52e.bmp
* C:\WINDOWS\system32\blphc7nvj0e52e.scr
* C:\WINDOWS\system32\phc7nvj0e52e.bmp
* C:\windows\system32\drivers\xxx.sys (xxx menunjukan karakter acak dengan ukuran 108 KB, contohnya 6127a5e3.sys atau 125c1fb5.sys)
* C:\Documents and Settings\LocalService\Application Data\584289103.exe
* C:\Program Files\rhc3nvj0e52e
* C:\Windows\system32\pphc7nvj0e52e.exe
* C:\Documents and Settings\LocalService\Application Data\rhc3nvj0e52e
* C:\Documents and Settings\Elvina\Application Data\rhc3nvj0e52e.exe
* C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Antivirus XP 2008
* C:\Documents and Settings\Elvina\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\Antivirus XP 2008.lnk
* C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Antivirus XP 2008.lnk
* C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop\Antivirus XP 2008.lnk

5. Hapus file temporary dengan menggunakan tools ATF Cleaner untuk Windows XP, silahkan download tools berikut di alamat: http://www.majorgeeks.com/ATF_Cleaner_d4949.html

6. Untuk pembersihan optimal dan mencegah infeksi ulang silahkan gunakan antivirus yang up-to-date dan dapat mengenali virus ini dengan baik. Read More...

Bikin Read More.. di Blogspot

Kadang kalau tulisan kita kepanjangan di halaman depan akan terlihat tidak menarik. Ada baiknya di halaman depan tidak usah panjang-panjang seperti situs berita. Ada judul dan deskripsi singkat, kalau orang ingin melihat selanjutnya, tinggal klik saja “Read More…”

Ikuti langkah-langkah berikut ini, penulis berasumsi Anda sudah mempunyai account di blogspot.com. Tetapi bila Anda menggunakan Wordpress versi terbaru yang di download dan di install di server Anda sendiri, fasilitas ini sudah ada. Tetapi itu tentu saja Anda harus membayar hosting-nya
LANGKAH 1: MERUBAH TEMPLATE BLOGSPOT

* Login dulu ke Blogspot dan masuk ke Template Blog dan pilih menu Edit HTML. Tetapi pastikan template ini sudah tetap. Karena kalau Anda rubah lagi, Anda harus mengulangi dari awal langkah-langkah ini.
* Di bawah sedikit ada pilihan Expand Widget Templates, aktifkan (centang) pilihan tersebut. Sekali lagi ingat, harus diaktifkan. Kalau tidak, maka kode-kode yang akan kita temukan di bawah ini tidak akan ada. Nanti Anda stres sendiri mencarinya.
* Setelah itu carilah kode (tag) < /head > dalam form Edit HTML. Kalau Anda kesulitan mencari tag tersebut di antara kode-kode HTML yang “acak-acakan”, Anda bisa memanfaatkan fasilitas pencarian di Firefox atau Internet Explorer ( Ctrl+F ) .
* Sisipkan kode yang di bawah ini tepat di atas < /head >.



* Setelah itu temukan lagi kode masih diform Edit HTML.
* Sisipkan kode di bawah ini setelah tepat di bawah < data: post.body/>.



Setelah itu tekan Save Template

LANGKAH 2: MENULIS ARTIKEL DENGAN MENYISIPKAN Kode “Read More…”

* Setelah itu Anda bisa ke menu Posting > Create atau Posting > Edit Posts untuk membuat dan memodifikasi artikel di blogspot Anda sehingga bisa ditambahkan “Read More…”.
* Sisipkan kode di bawah ini di antara awal dan akhir dari artikel Anda. Tapi saat Anda harus menyisipkan kode itu harus ke mode Edit Html yah… jangan yang Compose. Kalau tidak, kode itu tidak akan jalan. Jadi sebaiknya Anda mengetik artikel Anda dulu di mode Compose, kemudian baru setelah selesai, sisipkan kode tersebut di mode Edit HTML.

Ini adalah paragraph awal atau potongan awal dari artikel anda.
Kemudian sisipkan kode di bawah ini.

< span class=”fullpost”>

Ini adalah sisa dari artikel Anda yang puuuaaaaanjang sampai bawah.
Di akhir dari artikel Anda, sisipkan kode di bawah ini .

< /span>

* Setelah itu tekan tombol Publish Post untuk melihat menyimpan.

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Rokok Kretek: The Culture and Heritage of Indonesia's Clove Cigarettes

Rokok is cigarettes, kretek is clove flavored, so rokok kretek means clove flavored cigarettes or clove cigarettes. For many millions Javanese and Indonesians, kretek is enjoyable companion, tasteful, it gives a feeling of relief & relaxation and its price is nothing compare to the comfort given.

Clove tree In restaurants, pubs, bars, discotheques, public buildings and in many other places outdoor, the sweet smoke from kretek are smelt. This is a common sight, but nowadays, many sites are divided to smoking and non smoking areas. Some air conditioned buildings even declared as non smoking.

Brief history

Rokok kretek was invented by a man from the town of Kudus, 50 km eastward of Semarang in the early nineties AD. The man Noto Semito was from a long time suffering from cough and asthma. Desperate to cure his illness, he rolled tobacco mix with crushed cloves in dried corn leaves - this is the original kretek cigarettes.

The rokok klobot (klobot is dried corn leaves). After smoking these kretek he was cured and become healthier. He began to manufacture his new kretek cigarettes with trade mark of BAL TIGA (three balls). He actively marketed the kretek every where, through radio, touring vans with music and dancers, even by air dropping promotion leaflets.

He become a very successful business man, a billionaire. His steps was followed by many others and soon kretek industry was mushrooming also in other cities. The fate of Noto Semito, The Father of Kretek, ended tragically, he was bankrupt in 1953, crashed by his invented kretek vast industry.

The Present Day

The kretek follows 'modernization' in cigarettes industry. The new filter kretek are major products, the contents of crushed cloves are smaller, changed with clove essence. The crushed cloves are kept to maintain the voice of burning kretek - crakling : tek, tek, tek, from here comes the name of kretek.

The leaders of kretek nowadays are Djambu Bol, Sukun, Nojorono, Djarum (in Kudus and Central Java), Bentoel (in Malang), Gudang Garam (in Kediri) and Sampoerna (in Surabaya). There are also smaller manufacturers, such as Menara (in Solo), Pompa (in Semarang), etc. More than 95% of local smokers prefer kretek than rokok putih or white cigarettes - non clove cigarettes.

No one denies that kretek industry brings a huge sum of tax to the state purse and millions of people depend their income to this chains of business, starting from the tobacco and clove farmers, workers at the factories, sellers in many shops and stalls, truckers, involved in this industry and it's worth to note - their families.

Tobacco Connoisseur

The kretek factories absorb a lot of tabacco. The buyers - mainly the kretek producers, they hire several connoisseurs, experts of tobacco, to secure the quality of their products. They are very well paid. No doubt of their specific expertise. Only by smelling the wet tobacco leaves or dried cut tobacco leaves, high qualified connoisseur should know precisely the origin of the tobacco. It is from Wonosobo , Magelang or Boyolali (Central java) or from Besuki (East Java), and knows the harvest year of every tobacco tested. The testing is important as prices differs from region to region.

Where to Buy

Most tobacco stores carry clove cigarettes. Try the local mall, Some convenience stores carry them, but not the major chains. You will have much better luck finding clove cigarettes at family-owned and operated convenience stores, especially stores owned by recent immigrants to the United States (since they tend to have more knowledge of clove cigarettes). But due to the high taxes of cigarettes people like to look for altervative sources. The best place to get your clove cigarettes without have to pay these high taxes is the internet. You can search the internet and you will find lots of websites selling clove cigarettes. One of the most trusted website that sells clove cigarettes is myKretek.com - The Original Indonesian Clove Cigarettes Online Store .With a long history in the clove cigarettes business and over 6 years of online experience, myKretek.com not only offers genuine products at competitive prices they also guarantee that all of their products are freshly supplied to the customers for their full satisfaction.

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What Is VOIP and Why Does It Matter?

One of the latest services available online is called Voice Over IP, or VoIP. Its also sometimes called internet telephony or broadband phone service.

VoIP lets users make phone calls using the Internet instead of the regular telephone network. With VoIP service, users can make calls using their computer or, by adding a special adaptor, using a regular phone. As VoIP services continue to improve, they're even being used by large companies to replace their traditional internal phone systems.

How do you use VoIP? First you need a broadband connection to the Internet. A cable or DSL connection will do just fine. Then you need a VoIP service provider. VoipProvidersList.com lists thousands of VoIP providers serving over 100 countries, and could be a good place to start.

You may want to simply connect a headset to your computer, or you may choose to use a telephone handset with a USB connection to your computer. You may even decide to buy an adaptor for your existing telephone, or a special VOIP phone that can provide many advanced features. However you choose to make your calls, the most significant difference between VoIP and regular telephone calls is the price. With many services, VoIP, you can call anywhere in the country for free, and even international calls may cost only a few cents per minute.

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Slow Internet Connection Due To Noise On The Phone Line

Noise on the phone line can have very bad effects on your Internet connection. On a noisy phone line you can experience slow connections, sudden disconnects and errors in downloaded files. If this is related to noise on the phone line, there is nothing your ISP can do for you. But in some cases your phone company or you yourself can do something about it.

First do this little test to see if you have noise on the phone line. Get a regular phone, unplug your modem and plug in the phone. It is important to use that line to make sure you test the phone line leading to your computer. Pick up the receiver, dial “1” and then listen. It should be absolutely silent. If you hear noise, you know there is a problem. Make sure the phone you use for that does not make noise itself!

Next, go outside and find your phone line box. You should be able to plug your phone directly into that box. This will let you do the same test directly on the phone line before it enters your house. If you do not have any noise on that, you know the problem is your inside wiring. In that case you can either redo the wiring yourself or pay someone else to do it. Some phone companies offer a wiring plan where you pay a few bucks a month, but in exchange the phone company will do and pay for all inside wiring work. Make sure to ask about all details before signing up for that! Especially ask about any waiting period before you can use that service or any long-term commitments that might come with that. Know exactly what you have to pay, for how long you have to pay and what you get for that.

If you also hear noise on the outside phone box, chances are you really have noise on your phone line. Be sure to test your phone at a friend's place! If you call the phone company and it turns out your phone is causing the noise, you might be charged a hefty service charge. If your phone is silent at your friend's place you can be absolutely sure that there is in fact noise on the phone line coming from the phone company before it enters your house.

Now, when you call the phone company and report noise on the phone line, do not mention anything about your Internet Access! Your phone company will blame your ISP and tell you to contact your Internet Service Provider. Instead, say that you have noise while making phone calls. If you have noise on the phone line while making phone calls, the phone company is required by law to check your phone line. They are not required to trouble shoot your Internet Connection! That is why you should not mention the Internet at all, even if your phone company is also your ISP!

Your phone company will then either send a technician or they will just do tests and let you know what they find. Try to be home when the technician comes to your house. Talking to the local technician will be more helpful that talking to some phone operator. Remember to be nice and friendly to your local technician! They will be the ones fixing things! In many cases this has helped people to get rid of noise in their phone line.

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Unschooling and Natural Learning

Some people use the term "unschooling" to describe all methods of education that do not resemble schools.

“Natural learning” refers to a type of learning-on-demand where children pursue knowledge based on their interests and parents take an active part in facilitating activities and experiences condusive to learning but do not rely heavily on textbooks or spend much time “teaching”, looking instead for “learning moments” throughout their daily activities. Parents see their role as that of affirming through positive feedback and modeling the necessary skills, and the child’s role as being responsible for asking and learning.

The term "unschooling" as coined by John Holt indicates that parents do not authoritatively direct the child's education, but interact with the child following the child's own interests, leaving them free to explore and learn as their interests lead.[12][13] "Unschooling" does not indicate that the child is not being educated, but that the child is not being "schooled", or educated in a rigid school-type manner.

"Unschooling" should not be confused with "deschooling," which may be used to indicate an anti-"institutional school" philosophy, or a period or form of deprogramming for children or parents who have previously been schooled.

Holt asserted that children learn through the experiences of life, and he encouraged parents to live their lives with their child. Also known as interest-led or child-led learning, unschooling attempts to follow opportunities as they arise in real life, through which a child will learn without coercion. An unschooled child may utilize texts or classroom instruction, but these are not considered central to education. Holt asserted that there is no specific body of knowledge that is, or should be, required of a child.[14]

Both unschooling and natural learning advocates believe that children learn best by doing; a child may learn reading to further an interest about history or other cultures, or math skills by operating a small business or sharing in family finances. They may learn animal husbandry keeping dairy goats or meat rabbits, botany tending a kitchen garden, chemistry to understand the operation of firearms or the internal combustion engine, or politics and local history by following a zoning or historical-status dispute. While any type of homeschoolers may also use these methods, the unschooled child initiates these learning activities. The natural learner participates with parents and others in learning together.

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Community resources

Homeschoolees often take advantage of educational opportunities at museums, community centers, athletic clubs, after-school programs, churches, science preserves, parks, and other community resources. Secondary school level students may take classes at community colleges, which typically have open admission policies.

Groups of homeschooling families often join together to create Homeschool co-ops. These groups typically meet once a week and provide a classroom environment. These are family-centered support groups whose members seek to pool their talents and resources in a collected effort to broaden the scope of their children's education. They provide a classroom environment where students can do hands-on and group learning such as: performing, science experiments, art projects, spelling bees, discussions, etc. All parents whose children take classes serve in volunteer roles to make the program a success.

Certain states, such as Maine, have laws that permit homeschooled families to take advantage of school resources. In such cases, children can be members of sports teams, be members of the school band, can take art classes, and utilize services such as speech therapy all while maintaining their homeschooled lifestyle.

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A Guide on RSS Tool

RSS is an abbreviation that has evolved into the following, depending on their versions:

• RDF Site Summary (also known as RSS 0.9; the first version of RSS)
• Rich Site Summary (also known as RSS 0.91; a prototype)
• Really Simple Syndication (also known as RSS 2.0)

Today, RSS stands for 'Really Simple Syndication', and it has the following 7 existing formats or versions:

• 0.90
• 0.91
• 0.92
• 0.93
• 0.94
• 1.0
• 2.0

RSS tools refer to a group of file formats that are designed to share headlines and other web content (this may be a summary or simply 1 to 2 lines of the article), links to the full versions of the content (the full article or post), and even file attachments such as multimedia files. All of these data is delivered in the form of an XML file (XML stands for eXtensible Markup Language), which has the following common names:

• RSS feed
• Webfeed
• RSS stream
• RSS channel


They are typically shown on web pages as an orange rectangle that usually has the letters XML or RSS in it.

RSS feeds can be used to deliver any kind of information. Some of these 'feeds' include:

• Blogs feed - each blog entry is summarized as a feed item. This makes blog posts easier to scan, enabling 'visitors' to zoom in on their items of interest.

• Article feed - this alerts readers whenever there are new articles and web contents available.

• Forum feed - this allows users to receive forum posts and latest discussion topics.

• Schedule feed - this allows users (such as schools, clubs, and other organizations) to broadcast events and announce schedule changes or meeting agendas.

• Discounts or Special feed - this is used to enable users (such as retail and online stores) to 'deliver' latest specials and discounted offers.

• Ego or News Monitoring - this enables users to receive 'filtered' headlines or news that are based on a specific phrase or keyword.

• Industry-specific feed - used by technical professionals in order to market, promote, or communicate with current (and prospective) customers and clients within their specific industries.

RSS feeds enable people to track numerous blogs and news sources at the same time. To produce an RSS feed, all you need is the content or the article that you want to publicize and a validated RSS text file. Once your text file is registered at various aggregators (or 'news readers'), any external site can then capture and display your RSS feed, automatically updating them whenever you update your RSS file.

RSS tools are useful for sites that add or modify their contents on a regular basis. They are especially used for 'web syndication' or activities that involve regular updates and/or publications, such as the following:

• News websites - as used by major news organizations such as Reuters, CNN, and the BBC.
• Marketing
• Bug reports
• Personal weblogs

There are many benefits to using RSS feeds. Aside from being a great supplemental communication method that streamlines the communication needs of various sectors, RSS tools and feeds can also have tremendous benefits in your business, particularly in the field of internet marketing.

RSS tools and feeds provide Internet users with a free (or cheap) and easy advertising or online marketing opportunity for their businesses. Below are some of the RSS features that can help make your internet marketing strategies more effective.

1. Ease in content distribution services. With RSS, your business can be captured and displayed by virtually any external site, giving you an easy way to 'spread out' and advertise them.

2. Ease in regular content updates. With RSS, web contents concerning your business can now be automatically updated on a daily (and even hourly) basis. Internet users will be able to experience 'real time' updates as information in your own file (such as new products and other business-related releases) is changed and modified simultaneously with that of the RSS feeds that people are subscribed to.

3. Custom-made content services. With RSS, visitors can have personalized content services, allowing them total control of the flow and type of information that they receive. Depending on their interests and needs, visitors can subscribe to only those contents that they are looking for (such as real estate or job listings).

4. Increase in (and targeted) traffic. With RSS, traffic will be directed to your site as readers of your content summary (or 1 to 2 lines of your article) who find them interesting are 'forced' to click on a link back to your site.

These are just several of the many things that you can do with RSS. The possibilities are endless, and they are all aimed at providing you with an effective internet marketing strategy for your business.

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Online Education

Online schools and educational resources can improve the quality of homeschooling and make it more accessible.^{[citation needed]} Online resources for homeschooling include courses of study, educational games, online tests, online tutoring, and occupational training. Online learning potentially allows students and families access to specialized teachers and materials and greater flexibility in scheduling. Parents can be with their children during online tutoring session. Finally, online tutoring is useful for students who are disabled or otherwise limited in their ability to travel. Read More...

Record Your Products: Reap The Rewards of Recording And Getting Your Product Done Faster And Easier.

Some of you will remember when we had to type on typewriters. Some of you, present company included, may even remember when we had to type on “standard” or manual typewriters. For those who aren’t in the know, that’s a typewriter without electricity

Then we got electric typewriters. That was something new to learn, but all our work could be done faster, easier and with less mess.

Then came computers. There was more to learn but with this technology life was made even easier for secretaries, writers, or anyone having to convey information with the written word.

With each of these advances there were those who said they couldn’t do it. They didn’t like it, they didn’t like change. They could get along just fine, thank you very much, with a manual typewriter, or an electric one. They didn’t need computers. There was too much to learn. It was too different.

Don’t let that attitude keep you from learning the latest time saver for transferring words to paper and that is the digital recorder. As the manual typewriter has given way to more sophisticated electric typewriters, which have given way to the computer, so, too, has the digital recorder made it faster and easier to transfer the spoken word to the written word.

On the average a one-hour recording will yield about 20-30 typewritten pages. That means that with a one hour “conversation,” speaking your story or information into a recording device, then getting it transcribed, you can transfer your spoken word to a document in about 25% of the time it would take you to type it yourself.

It may take a bit of practice to learn to dictate into a recorder, but once you have, you will find that you can save yourself a ton of time. Statistics prove that the longer it takes to complete a project, the less likely it is that you will finish it. Embrace this new technology.

Here are some guidelines you should consider when purchasing a digital recorder:

1. You must be able to download your recording to your computer. Some of the less expensive recorders are not “downloadable.” You need to be able to transfer your recording through the Internet in order to send it to a transcription service or even if you want to transcribe it yourself.

2. Although most recorders come with internal microphones, it is best to have the capability to attach an external microphone. External microphones work better to record presentations or to record from a distance. Additionally, you can elect to use a lavaliere microphone for yourself and not be hampered with holding the recorder. Or, if you are recording more than one person, such as if you are interviewing someone, you can get an attachment which allows you to hook up two microphones.

3. The recorder should have at least four hours of available recording time using the high quality recording setting. You want to make sure the recorder has enough time to record a full presentation before having to be downloaded to the computer.

The capabilities of recorders change all the time, and in my recent research I found that the prices, like anything else, are coming down drastically and we are getting more and more recording time.

I checked out the Olympus recorder on the Internet and found a very good quality recorder for around $100.00. I also found that you could buy this at Best Buy in the Los Angeles area at the same price. Other locations such as Samy’s Cameras for those in the Los Angeles area, Circuit City, Radio Shack and Frys may also have them.

For those of you who live in the Los Angeles area, I found an Olympus and a Marantz at Samy’s Cameras which uses a flash card and can get you as much as 4G-8G of storage space. Both of these sell for just under $400.00. The Sony or the Edirol are also good recorders, and have similar capabilities and prices.

Buying a recorder is much like buying a blender or a computer. Although it’s wise to buy as much as your pocketbook allows, at the same time, you don’t need to buy more than you will use. Why spend the extra money.

A digital recorder is small and easy to use. On it you can record all of your information products, plus your presentations, blogs or articles.

Embrace this new technology. Using a digital recorder to record your information product, presentations or teleseminars, will allow you to finish your product in less than 25% of the time it would take you to type it yourself. If you get your audio transcribed, once you get it back, all you have to do is edit it and you can have your product completed in less than a week. Read More...

Homeschooling

Homeschooling^[1] (also called home education), home learning or homeschool – is the education of children at home, typically by parents or professional tutors, rather than in a public or private school.

Although prior to the introduction of compulsory school attendance laws, most childhood education occurred within the family or community^[2], homeschooling in the modern sense is an alternative in developed countries to formal education.

In many places homeschooling is a legal option for parents who wish to provide their children with a different learning environment than exists in nearby schools. These motivations range from a dissatisfaction with the schools in their area to the dissatisfaction of modern schools in general. It is also an alternative for families living in isolated rural locations and those who choose, for practical or personal reasons, not to have their children attend school.

Homeschooling may also refer to instruction in the home under the supervision of correspondence schools or umbrella schools. In some places, an approved curriculum is legally required if children are to be home-schooled. A curriculum-free philosophy of homeschooling may be called unschooling, a term coined in 1977 by American educator John Holt in his magazine Growing Without Schooling.

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Internet And Business Online – The Act Of Interdependence

The best role of business online is that of interdependency. We’ve all heard the old saying, “No man is an island.” When it comes to online business this is especially true.

If a business owner who takes their business into the online world determines they will be self reliant and never accept the help of anyone then that individual will not be in business long enough to change their minds.

It is accepted fact that the greatest tool for long-term exposure to your website is through Search Engine Optimization (SEO). Without it potential customers can’t find you. It is unreasonable to expect that you can adequately develop a website without optimizing your website for the best possible search engine ranking.

Search engines also place a high value on sites that have links placed on existing sites. These ‘backlinks’ demonstrate to search engines that others trust your site. By placing your link on their website these other businesses indicate a trust and recommendation for your site.

In effect the two strategies listed above rely exclusively on what others can do for you when it comes to your online business.

Shirley Temple once proclaimed in her movie Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, “I’m very self-reliant.” American westerns are filled with lines dealing with pulling yourself up by your bootstraps and holding down the fort. Many of us have grown up to believe if we want something done right we have to do it ourselves.

This thinking is in opposition to the rules associated with an online business.

The online world can only exist because people share. Individuals share technology, but the also share links, reviews, blogs, forums and a wide range of other marketing strategies that find a commingling of interdependency.

In online business you are as dependent on others as they may be on you. Unlike the word ‘dependent’, the term interdependent indicates a mutual dependency. In other words you are depending on others to help provide links back to your site while they are equally dependent on you (or others) for the success of their business.

Have you really taken a proactive approach to networking? It’s possible you are reading this today and you’ve never considered asking someone else to place a link to your site on his or her online business site.

It can feel awkward depending on others to achieve online success especially if you’ve been lead to believe reliance on others is also a sign of imposing on their otherwise brilliant generosity.

I suppose it could be a deep-seated sense of pride that makes it hard to consider the need to ask others for help. However, the truth is depending on others is really what has made the Internet possible. The growth of this online world is comprised of a link of computers, networks and servers that are connected in a way that provides the maximum benefit for all.

Building an online business can feel a bit like trying to build a house of cards. Without the ability to rely on the other ‘cards’ around you it is virtually impossible to build.

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Homeschool Curriculum - Do I Need It?

Homeschool curriculum and books are plentiful. Choosing from the huge selection can be overwhelming. Do you really need to purchase a home school curriculum or can you save some money and home school with books alone? Here are some thoughts that can help you make your decision:

1. You need a core plan - Whether you purchase a home school curriculum or develop your own, you need to know what you want to accomplish. What do you think your child should be doing each day? What do you want them to know and understand by the time the school year is over?

2. Focus on reading, writing and arithmetic - Any good home school program focuses on the basics. Make sure you address the core subjects and know what you want to accomplish there before you add any other subjects to your list.

3. Know how you and your child learn best - Learning style plays a key role in how you and your children will learn. In public school teachers can’t really teach based on learning style because of the volume of students they have to work with. But a home school parent can certainly know their child’s learning style and use resources to support that. If you don’t know yours or your child’s learning style you can take an assessment online and find out. http://www.hjresources.com/hsrecommend Then when you decide to choose curriculum or books you will know what types of resources you need. You might even save yourself a lot of frustration in the long run.

4. Use your resources - In the early days of home schooling there wasn’t much available to parents. That is definitely not the case now. There is almost too much information available now. You have the internet, library and a host of used curriculum sites where you can get books and resources at a fraction of the cost.

5. Do you use a curriculum to learn something yourself? Think about what you do when you want to learn about something. Do you buy a curriculum to learn or do you read books, listen to audio and watch videos? Your children need to see you have a love for learning. You can learn about how to cook, sew, garden, remodel your house, improve your skills at a job, etc.

Even though purchasing a curriculum can give you a feeling of security knowing that everything your child needs to know will be covered, be careful that you don’t take on too much and get burned out. If you focus on the basics and know what you want to accomplish, then you can make an informed decision as to whether you will need to purchase a curriculum or whether you can just use books and resources to accomplish the same goals. Read More...

Homeschool Curriculum - How Do I Choose?

Homeschool Curriculum - How Do I Choose?

The availability of home school curriculum can be a blessing and a curse. There are many books and programs to choose from, but trying to choose can be quite overwhelming. There are a few basic thoughts you need to look into to try to help keep you from getting too frustrated in trying to choose what you will use.

1. Consider learning style - Look at how you and your child learn best. Do they like workbooks, creating notebooks, acting out a story. Knowing yours and your child’s learning style can help reduce the amount of “wrong” curriculum that you purchase. If you have a clear picture of how everyone in your home learns best, then you can choose books or curriculum accordingly. This can save money and frustration in the long run.

2. Look at many types of curriculum - This can be overwhelming too, but if you go into it just browsing you can gain a lot of knowledge about what is available to you. You can go to home school conventions, used curriculum fairs or have the curriculum sent to you by using “Curriculum Fair in a Box.” A variety of sample curriculum is sent to you and you can browse over it in the comfort of your own home in your own time.

3. Plan Ahead - Think about what you want your child to learn or know at the beginning of a school year. Or better yet, if pray and ask God to guide you in what He thinks your child should learn this year. You can take a sheet of paper and list subjects across the top and the names of your children along the side. As you are looking at or thinking about what your child needs, you can jot that down in the proper column for each child. You might have many items under each subject for each child. Once you have written down all your options, then you can circle those that you feel are most important. Then when you go to look at books or resources to use, you will have narrowed down what you need to look for.

Choosing books, curriculum, and resources to use in a school year doesn’t have to be an overwhelming task. If you know how your child learns best, know what is available, and focus on what you want to accomplish for that year you can save yourself quite a bit of frustration. Read More...

What School Loans Am I Eligible For?

Student loan eligibility is something that each student should be aware of prior to putting together a financial aid package. The federal government will give you a good idea of what you eligible for when you fill out a FASFA form, but you should also have a good idea going into the process. This way, you will never be side-wisped by something that you never expected. There are a couple of different types of loans and each one requires a different qualification process. Understanding the dynamics of this relationship can help you prepare for the student loan process.

In order to be eligible for a federally funded student loan, you can to show that you have a need for such a loan. This need will have to be shown when you fill out the Federal Application for Student Financial Aid (FASFA). The federal government does this in order to make sure that they are only giving help to those who really need it. If you or your parents make plenty of money, then chances are that you are not going to receive a need-based loan from the federal government. There are some exceptions to this rule, however. If you are applying for a non-subsidized Stafford loan from the federal government or a Parent PLUS loan, you do not have to show financial need. These loans must be paid back at a higher interest rate, however.

There are other conditions of eligibility to go along with the one mentioned above. You must go through a few different hoops in order to satisfy eligibility. For starters, you have to be a United States citizen and have a social security number. You must get your high school degree and attend a college or university. In addition to that, the federal government checks to make sure that you are working towards a degree and making satisfactory academic progress.

If you aren't applying for federal financial help, then there are other loans that you can qualify for. Many private lenders are looking to help people with higher education in today's market. Since the mortgage loans market has taken a hit because of sub prime borrowers, banks are exploring other ways to lend money. They understand that student loans carry significantly less risk than other types of loans, so they have taken the directive to lend to many students. If you have decent credit and you are a college student, then there are quite a few different private loans that you could ultimately qualify for.

What type of college loan are you eligible for? That depends upon what your college needs are and what your financial situation is. The federal government has different standards of eligibility that you will have to adhere to, so make yourself aware of those rules. Private loans are much more flexible, as just about anyone can make themselves elibigible.

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When Choosing Online Courses, Be Aware of These 3 Limitations

Distance learning programs require commitments of time and, in most cases, money. However, they aren't the only things to take into account to ensure a successful outcome. There are your limitations, too. We all have them, and each person's is different.

Why be aware of your limitations? So you can think of ways round them, preferably in advance. Every problem may have a solution, but it helps to be aware of what problems may crop up, so you can plan.

Here are some examples of limitations that could cause problems once you've started those online classes:

1) Be aware of your personal ability limitations.

If you're a very slow reader, for example, a course heavy on literature may not be the best of ideas, unless you know you have the available time to plough through the books at our own pace. Of course, if there are no deadlines associated with the course, time won't be an issue. But if you have to submit weekly book reports, it might be worth having a practice run or two before signing up for the course.

A good practise run might consist of reading a book you are unfamiliar with but which is connected to the course you plan to study. Allow yourself five days to do so. Then write an essay on something general such as how it is relevant to your life, your community, twenty-first century sexual politics, might have had a different outcome had cellular phone technology been available, is still relevant today, anything. When you've finished, ask yourself if you feel you can keep up that level of effort and commitment over a long period of time.

2) Be aware of your personality limitations.

Do you often start things with a wave of enthusiasm, then give up after three weeks, bored? If so, what is it about this particular course that makes you certain deep down that you will go the distance this time?

If you can't answer that, it may be best to save yourself a whole heap of time, money and aggravation, not to mention the knock to your self-esteem.

Another personality trait to be aware of is procrastination: if you always find reasons not to do things you know you have to, you could end up feeling more guilty than educated. Or completely hassled as you do the work at the very last minute -- again.

Eventually, that hassled feeling might cause you to give up.

Do you have any strategies for dealing with these personality traits?

3) Be aware of your subject availability limitations.

(Or, in less diplomatic language, do you know enough willing guinea pigs to try out your new skills on?)

What type of course would you need to have subjects to practice on? Online courses in beauty, aromatherapy and chiropody readily spring to mind. You'll probably have no shortage of volunteers after you reach a certain level of competency, but initially you may need an indulgent significant other, available siblings or parents -- or be prepared to experiment on yourself.

With courses such as hypnosis, you might find it difficult to get any subjects at all. You may be able to get round this with a "volunteers wanted" ad, but be careful if you do. Only visit them in their homes, not yours, and try to take a companion along.

If you can't take a companion, always make sure that you've told someone where you're going, when to expect you back, and write the address down. When you do get back, let them know, so they don't worry.

Also, make sure you have any professional and public liability insurances you may need.

Obviously, this list is not exhaustive, and it's not intended to put you off the idea of getting an education.

Rather, it's intended to make you aware that online distance programs, despite their flexibility and convenience, can be influenced by factors we're so familiar with, we don't think of them as problems.

Forewarned is forarmed, as the saying goes. Having an answer ready to the question "how are you going to deal with this?" will greatly increase your chances of success in your online classes. Read More...

Why Asian Kids are Smart in Math?

We all, as parents, wish our kids are smart in Math. Pretty much like the Asian kids. Today's world has acknowledged the superiority and ingeniousity of the math skills of Asian kids. We as parents or teachers always indulge in the discussions of rote memorizing the times tables which results in dull boring way to tutor our children. Asians on the other hand have been using age old technique of Abacus education.

Abacus education fits right in this modern world. Abacus as a tool is used in many Asian schools, public and private, to teach children aged 3 through 8 the basic of mathematics. Abacus allows children to learn numbers and calculations with fun. When a child uses his/her finger to move the beads on the abacus, the collaboration between finger movements and brain creates a pictorial memory in the child's mind. When using the abacus the child makes use of both his hands and this movement spurs both parts of the brain the left and the right part together and initiates development of the cells. Abacus nurtures the minds of children making them quicker and more accurate. Abacus mental math is that wherein the child visualizes the image of the abacus in his mind and then calculates accordingly.

The abacus is the perfect way to make your child understand number systems. The abacus can adopt itself to any base system and allows you to quickly perform calculations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication and division – even with decimal places. If you want your child to realize his potential and utilize it too then you need to put them on correct path of learning to be able to facilitate this. Math can be pretty daunting but if your child is able to master it then his confidence will grow manifold.

Obviously you don't envisage a future for your child totally dependent on the electronic calculator even for the smallest calculation. The present education scenario is fast leading to that. That is why many schools in Asia and elsewhere too have adopted the abacus formally for teaching mathematics.

Using the abacus also:

-Fosters a greater sense of numbers.
-Helps develop an intuitive understanding of numbers through their concrete representation.
-Fosters one's trust in the process of calculation by enabling one to observe it in action.
-Manifests the concept of decimal places and the progression of units by tens physically.
-Instantly accomplishes addition and subtraction when numbers are placed on the abacus.
-Improves understanding of compounded numbers (through the use of supplementary numbers for 5 and 10).
-Helps in developing the beneficial qualities of concentration, patience, and endurance.
-Fosters one's confidence in calculation.
-Uses a left to right calculation method, which makes quick estimation and rounding off possible.
-Works on the decimal rather than fractional system, an easy progression to digital systems.
-Develops mental calculation, which is the ultimate resource.
-Develops the right brain tremendously.
-Leads to greater mental capacity.
-Expresses large numbers simply and easily.
-Provides a sense of achievement as one's proficiency improves.

Performing activities based upon the abacus will not only improve the mathematical skills of your child but each successfully done task will boost the confidence of the child. The problem solving capability will be gradually built in him rather than being forced to cultivate it. You can ensure a bright future for your child as many other parents have done that already with these books and the abacus. And you can assure your child the confidence, endurance when it comes to performing math calculations. Read More...

Home schooling - How to Avoid Burnout

As with any project you take on, there is always the chance for burnout. Here are some simple steps you can take to help avoid burning out on home schooling.

1. Don’t try to do more than you or your child are capable of doing. Most students are average. Don’t expect your 3 year old to read novels or your teenager be able to ace the SAT test and get a full ride into college. These things happen, but they are not the norm.

2. Set a routine and skip the strict schedules. Do your children know what is expected of them each day? They need to get up, eat breakfast, do some chores, read, write, do arithmetic and a few other things that you set for them to do. They should not be playing on the computer or playing outside until their normal routine is finished. Some days are easier to accomplish than others. On the low motivation days, you can always throw in some fun or an occasional incentive.

3. Enjoy your children and develop your relationship with them. If you have a habit of relating with your child, with mutual listening, then you can work through any curriculum struggle or lack of motivation. You and your child should enjoy learning together and separately. If you are interested in a certain topic like cooking or gardening then your children should see you pursuing that knowledge. We all learn better when we are motivated to learn something ourselves.

4. When you home school you don’t have to mimic what the schools do. They have to structure their days a certain way because of the volume of students they have and the tests they have to pass. Homeschoolers can learn in many different ways using unusual methods like hopping up and down a step when you answer a flashcard or problem correctly. Use the flexibility of home schooling to avoid burnout by changing the atmosphere a little bit. Play music one day. Light some candles another day. Declare a “game day”.

If you keep your life and day in proper perspective, you can easily avoid burning out on home schooling. Your children probably won’t remember the lesson of the day although they will build on their knowledge and grow in their intelligence, just as they won’t remember the meal they eat, but it will help them grow physically. Your children will mostly remember the atmosphere of your home and how you treated them. Read More...