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Happy Halloween!

You know you are living in 2006 when…

1. You accidentally enter your PIN on the microwave.

2. You haven’t played solitaire with real cards in years.

3. You have a list of 16 phone numbers to reach your family of four.

4. You e- mail the person who works at the desk next to you.

5. Your reason for not staying in touch with friends and family is that they don’t have e-mail addresses.

6. You pull up in your own driveway and use your cell phone to see if anyne is home to help you carry in the groceries.

7. Every commercial on television has a web si te at the bottom of the screen.

8. Leaving the house without your cell phone, which you didn’t even have the first 20 or 30 (or 60) years of your life, is now a cause for panic and you turn around to go and get it.

10. You get up in the morning and go on line before getting your coffee.

11. You start tilting your head sideways to smile. : )

12. You’re reading this and nodding and laughing.

13. Even worse, you know exactly to whom you are going to forward this message.

14. You are too busy to notice there was no #9 on this list.

15. You actually scrolled back up to check that there wasn’t a #9 on this list.

…and now u r laughing at yourself.

Putting WordPress on a USB stick

Put WordPress on a USB stick because you might want to take a fully working install into several places to demonstrate the program or because you want to work on your blog theme while at the office or any other reason you may have.

1) Webserver On a Stick is apachewebserver with PHP and MySQ.

2) XAMPP Lite is a very reduced version of XAMPP (Apache distribution containing MySQL, PHP and Perl) with Apache 2.2.3 + PHP 5.1.6 (without PEAR) + MySQL 5.0.24a + phpMyAdmin 2.9.0.1 + Openssl 0.9.8d + SQLite 2.8.15.

Putting WordPress on a USB stick

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Net Neutrality

Watched “The Net at Risk” last night, an excellent documentary produced by Bill Moyers on PBS.

Net Neutrality 101

When we log onto the Internet, we take lots of things for granted. We assume that we’ll be able to access whatever Web site we want, whenever we want to go there. We assume that we can use any feature we like — watching online video, listening to podcasts, searching, emailing, and instant messaging — anytime we choose. We assume that we can attach devices like wireless routers, game controllers, or extra hard drives to make our online experience better.

What makes all these assumptions possible is “Network Neutrality,” the guiding principle that ensures the Internet remains free and unrestricted. Net Neutrality prevents the companies that control the wires bringing you the Internet from discriminating against content based on its ownership or source. But that could all change.

The biggest cable and telephone companies would like to charge money for smooth access to Web sites, speed to run applications, and permission to plug in devices. These network giants believe they should be able to charge Web site operators, application providers, and device manufacturers for the right to use the network. Those who don’t make a deal and pay up will experience discrimination: Their sites won’t load as quickly, their applications and devices won’t work as well. Without legal protection, consumers could find that a network operator has blocked the Web site of a competitor, or slowed it down so much that it’s unusable.

The network owners say they want a “tiered” Internet. If you pay to get in the top tier, your site and your service will run fast. If you don’t, you’ll be in the slow lane.

What’s the problem here?

Discrimination: The Internet was designed as an open medium. The fundamental idea on the Internet since its inception is that every Web site, every feature, and every service should be treated exactly the same. That’s how bloggers can compete with the CNN or USA Today for readers. That’s how up-and-coming musicians can build underground audiences before they get their first top-40 single. That’s why when you use a search engine, you see a hit list of the sites that are the closest match to your request — not those who paid the most to reach you. Discrimination endangers our basic Internet freedoms.

Double-dipping: Traditionally, network owners have built a business model by charging consumers for access. Now they want to charge you for access to the network, and then charge you again for the things you do while you’re online. They may not charge you directly via pay-per-view Web sites. But they will charge all the service providers you use — who will pass those costs along to you in the form of price hikes or new charges to view content.

Stifling innovation: Net Neutrality ensures that innovators can start small and dream big about being the next EBay or Google without facing insurmountable hurdles. Unless we preserve Net Neutrality, startups and entrepreneurs will be muscled out of the marketplace by big corporations that pay for a top spot on the Web. On a tiered Internet controlled by the phone and cable companies, only their own content and services — or those offered by corporate partners who pony up enough “protection money” — will enjoy life in the fast lane.

The End of the Internet?

Make no mistake: The freewheeling Internet as we know it could very well become history.

What does that mean? It means we could be heading toward a pay-per-view Internet where Web sites have fees. It means we may have to pay a network tax to run voice-over-the-Internet phones, use an advanced search engine, or chat via Instant Messenger. The next generation of magical new inventions will be shut out of the top-tier service level. Meanwhile the network owners will rake in even greater profits.

Discusssion: http://www.pbs.org/moyers/citizensclass/2006/10/post.html
Advocates for net neutrality: http://www.savetheinternet.com/
Learn more about net neutrality.

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AdSense Revenue Sharing

AdSense Sharing Revenue and Earnings System is a wordpress plugin which allows you to view your adsense earnings and share your adsense impressions with your friends and co-authors.

How can this help me?

1. You own a website(blog) in specific area and you have many authors
2. They write articles
3. These articles are useful and you are using them together with Google AdSense
4. You have many visitors reading these articles and clicking on the AdSense Ads.
5. You are getting money, (50:50* ratio - your ads and their ads) and your authors are getting money.

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Podcasting How To Resources Part 3

If you want to add music intros to your podcast, you can find some Podsafe music at:

http://music.podshow.com
http://www.podsafeaudio.com
http://www.audiofeeds.org

The Edirol R-9 is the best way to record without carrying a trunk full of microphones and equipment. There’s no extra gear to buy or no cables to connect. A quality stereo microphone is built right into the unit, complete with a dedicated input control, mono/stereo selector, low-cut filter, and gain boost. Just point and record! R-09 also offers a 1/8″ mic input if you choose to add an external mic, like an Audio Technica 3035.

* Pristine 24-Bit Recording to Go
* 2 Built-in condenser microphones - for mono or stereo recording
* Recording storage on optional SD SecureDigital Memory Cards (a 2GB card provides up to 13.5 hours)
* 24-bit/48kHz (or 44.1kHz) uncompressed recording
* Up to 320kbps MP3 playback and recording

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This year’s must have toy? TMX “Tickle Me” Elmo

This year’s must have toy? Many people think so. If you are looking for one to give as a gift, your best bet is to buy TMX Elmo online. Tickling is so much fun!

TMX Elmo available at Wal-Mart and Amazon and eBay, will tickle America’s funny bone with three interactive tickle spots on his chin, tummy or toe. When kids tickle Elmo once on any of the tickle spots, he starts to laugh and slap his leg twice, then falls down into a sitting position and rocks himself back up to standing while laughing. When they tickle him a second time, he repeats the pattern even more, then sits down again and falls backwards onto his back and starts kicking his feet while laughing even harder. He then stands back up and asks to be tickled again. And on the third tickle he absolutely lets loose going through the first two patterns and then rolling over onto his tummy where he starts hitting the floor with his hand in gales of laughter, then rolling onto his back, standing up again, and ending with a deep sigh.

Requires 6 “AA” batteries. Ages: 18 months & up. Suggested price: $40.00.

Get TMX Elmo:
Wal-Mart
Amazon
eBay

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