Category Archives: Technology

What to Do When Your Neighbors are Noisy

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I do not know how your neighbors are like, but I live surrounded by many people. Some even say that neighbors are everything when you move to a new property. This was very true in my case. Neighbors were indeed everything, but I’ve learned to deal with them. If I ever am going to buy a new property, I am going to keep those things in mind:

-I will try to buy a detached house instead of living in a semi-detached property. Such properties are usually more expensive, but this is not going to discourage me for sure from buying a detached house. One problem with semi-detached properties or terraced properties is that a lot of noise travels through the walls. You can sit in your living room and suddenly hear your neighbors sneeze because of poor wall quality.

-Before I buy a property, I am going to spend some time checking the surroundings. I am going to check the property at various times of day and night just to make sure that it is quiet there.

-I will try to meet my new neighbors. Since neighbors are everything when it comes to where you live, I am going to introduce myself and tell them that I am planning to buy a property next to them. I will also try to get to know them a little.

Addicted to Checking Email?

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Email is a great thing, but these days it is not uncommon for people to be addicted to checking email. What I mean by this is that often people will check their email even though they know it is not the right time or place. For example, if checking your email box distracts you from more important tasks, then it might be a sign that you are addicted to checking email. Some people if they cannot sleep at night they might get up and check their email. Well, that might not be a great idea because what if you will notice some important email from your boss and this will further prevent you from sleeping? I try to check my email daily, but I do it only once per day.

Good Things about Social Networking

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Because more and more people have access to Internet each year, social networking is gaining more and more on popularity as well. People take advantage out of social networks and treat them as an alternative for looking for friends. Whereas there are some networks that are better and more user friendly than others, let me here give you a few reasons why social networking can be so fun:

1. Contacting other people is relatively easy and very fast. All you need to do is to create an account which will only take you a few minutes. You will be asked a few simple questions after which you will be ready to start interacting with other users. The questions are very easy, and among other things you will need to provide a valid email address. Usually, you will not be obliged to do anything that you would feel uncomfortable with. Even if some user starts harassing you, you are free to quit as soon as you want.

2. Registration usually does not cost anything. There will be some exception to that, but the good thing about the Internet is the fact that many things are for free.

3. You can very easily meet friends who share the same interests as you.

4. You are given an option to upload your pictures, blogs, audio messages etc. I am sure that many of us like doing that, and the thought that somebody might be reading our articles is thrilling.

How to Get More from Technology

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I have had my laptop for years, mostly due to the fact that l??t??s ?r? b???m?ng m?r? ???ul?r th?s? d??s, m?r? ?ff?rd?bl? ?nd th? ??rf??t th?ng t? t?k? ?lm?st ?v?r?wh?r? w?th ??u. ?ut d? ??u kn?w th? st??s t? k????ng ??ur l??t?? runn?ng ?n ??t?m?l f?rm? ?f w? d? n?t t?k? ??r? ?f ?ur ?l??tr?n??s, th?? w?ll s??n w??r ?ut ?nd n??d t? b? r??l???d. ?h? f?ll?w?ng ?rt??l? w?ll sh?r? s?m? h?m? ??m?ut?ng t??s w?th ??u f?r g?tt?ng m?r? fr?m ??ur t??hn?l?g?.

1. D?n’t k??? ??ur l??t?? b?tt?r? ?lugg?d ?n ?ll ?f th? t?m? wh?n ?n us?. Wh?l? m?n? ????l? m?? f??l th?t ?t ?s b?n?f????l t? th? ??m?ut?r t? k??? ??w?r runn?ng fr?m th? w?ll ?nst??d ?f th? b?tt?r? m?k?ng th? ??m?ut?r run, th?s ?s n?t n???ss?r?l? th? ??s?. ?f ??u k??? ??ur l??t?? ?r n?tb??k ?lugg?d ?nt? ? ??w?r s?ur?? f?r l?ng ??r??ds ?f t?m?, ?t w?ll str??n th? b?tt?r? ?nd m?k? ?t ?n????bl? ?f h?ld?ng ?r k????ng ? ?h?rg? f?r v?r? l?ng. ?h?s m??ns th?t ?f ??ur ??m?ut?r ?n?? us?d t? b? ?bl? t? run f?r 8 h?urs w?th?ut n??d?ng ? ?h?rg?, b? k????ng ?t ?lugg?d ?n ??nst?ntl? ?ft?r th? t?m? ?s n??d?d f?r ? full b?tt?r?, ??u ??uld f?nd ??ur l??t?? un?bl? t? run w?th?ut b??ng ?lugg?d ?n du? t? ? b?tt?r? th?t ?s n? l?ng?r ?bl? t? k??? ? ?h?rg? ?n ?ts ?wn.

2. D? ??u h?v? ? m?m?r? st??k th?t ??u r?gul?rl? ?lug ?nt? ??ur ??m?ut?r v?? U??? D?d ??u kn?w th?t ??u ??n ru?n n?t ?nl? ??ur m?m?r? st??k but ?ls? th? ??rts ?n ??ur ??m?ut?r ?f ??u d? n?t ?r???rl? r?m?v? ??ur st??k ?n?? f?n?sh?d us?ng ?t ?n ??ur ??m?ut?r? ?n th? b?tt?m r?ght h?nd s?d? ?f ??ur ??m?ut?rs t?sk b?r ?r? s?m? ???ns. ?f ??u s?r?ll ?v?r th?m, ??u w?ll s?? ?n? th?t s??s “s?f?l? r?m?v? h?rdw?r?” ??u n??d t? ?l??k ?n th?t ?n ?rd?r t? d???t?v?t? th? ??mm?nds f?r th? U?? ??rt ?nd r?l??s? th? d?v??? s?f?l? w?th?ut r?sk?ng bl?w?ng th? ??r?u?ts ?nd th? ??m?ut?r’s ?b?l?t? t? r??d th? U?? ??rt.

?h?s? tw? t??s m?? ???l? t? s?m? ?f ??ur ?th?r t??hn?l?g? su?h ?s ??ur ??ll ?h?n? b?tt?r? ?r ???d. Y?u must ?lw??s t?k? m??sur?s t? ?r?t??t ??ur d?v???s t? k??? th?m ?n t?? w?rk?ng ?rd?r f?r ?s l?ng ?s ??ss?bl?. W? ?ll kn?w h?w mu?h ??s??r ?s???ts ?f ?ur l?v?s h?v? b???m? du? t? th?s? ?t?ms. D? ??u r??ll? w?nt t? ?nd u? w?th?ut th?m ?n?? ?g??n b? n?t t?k?ng th? l?ttl? st??s th?t ?r? n??d?d t? k??? th?m w?rk?ng th??r ult?m?t? b?st?

Are Home Daycare Businesses Really Needed?

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One question I have been asking myself for the last couple of months is whether home daycare businesses are really needed. In my opinion, home day care businesses are very much in demand. Just look around you. I am sure that there are many people around you who need daycare. They can be the elderly, but they can also be babies and children. Their families are too busy with their everyday lives to take care of them. They prefer to rather pay to somebody to take care of them rather than give up their current job and stay at home with them. I predict that during the years to come, the demand for home daycare businesses are going to be even higher it has ever been before.

Sort Your Downloads with Firefox

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One of the problems with Internet Explorer is the lack of the possibility to customize it. Fortunately Firefox allows various customizations, including the possibility to sort your downloads the way you like. You won�t be able to do it with a vanilla version of Firefox, but you will just need to install the Sort plugin to enable it Sort allows you to store files with different extensions in separate folders. For example you may wish to save mp3 files your �Music� folder and jpg files in �Pictures� folder. This extension will be especially valuable for those internet users which tend to download a lot, as it can automatically sort files for you.

Noisy Computers

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Many computers are quite noisy, and that is one of the things that is bothering many computer users. There are a few things that can be done in order to reduce the noise like, for example, cleaning fans, or simply buying a quieter fan. However, there are a few other things that can done as well. Did you ever hear about sound insulation that can be installed inside the case computer to reduce decibel levels produced by a computer? There are also silicone gaskets that can be installed between a power supply and a fan to reduce noise. There are many possibilities, and I hope that there will be still many innovations of this type coming in the nearest future. One of the most efficient things that can be done to reduce the noisy coming from a computer, is to check each of your computer components, and see how much noise they produce. You might realize that your fan is not as quiet as you hoped it to be, and that you can purchase a fan that will produce a lot less noise. The technology behind computers is changing very rapidly, and if you want to have the best computer possible and the one which produces the least sound, I suggest that you check from time to time if you can purchase any new components.

Radiation From Monitors

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During the 90s there was a concern that radiation form monitors can be very harmful, especially for a pregnant woman. Because of this concern many companies decided to limit the amount of radiation from monitors, as they did not want them to be portrayed as dangerous. This was in the era of CTR monitors which were very big, and that is why they might have seemed so dangerous.

Currently, people are using flat TFT/LCD monitors, which use less wattage and are a lot lighter. The current research indicates that there is no real danger from monitors and this includes both CTR and LCD. It seems that we may have overestimated the dangers, but I suppose it is better to be safe than sorry. The reason why there was a concern about CTR monitors is that radiation travels through everything, including walls, flesh, or even screen filters. The fact that monitors continue to emit radiation even after they are switched off was also a major concern. It is fortunate that the recent data suggests no ill effects from monitors, especially TFT/LCD monitors which are being sued by people these days. Of course, staring at the monitor all day might make your eyes tired, so that that into account. Make sure you have regular exercise and take breaks as often as you can.

Cooling for Your Laptop

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Cooling a laptop can be challenging due to the fact that you cannot really open a laptop on your own, and in general a laptop is a very small device compared to a regular PC. I noticed that on the market there are laptop coolers that can be attached to a notebook via USB. Those coolers will cool a laptop from the bottom, especially in really hot days that we might often experience. I noticed that my laptop was having performance issues due to high temperature, and I am going to fix the problem by using a cooling device. Additionally, with an outside cooling device, your room might get cooled down as well.

Finding the Perfect Domain Name

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The World Wide Web is becoming quite crowded. In practical terms this means that domain addresses are being registered every single day, and there are less and less attractive addresses. While a few years ago you could just try to register short, single word domain names at any registrar without any effort put into it, nowadays to find nice domain names consisting of two words you need to use some tools. One of my favorite tools to find domain names is makewords.com. It is a website that offers you the possibility to search through thousands of combinations very quickly to help you find the domain name of your dreams. You can specify your website�s category, prefixes, affixes, and preferred website name. It is a really handy tool so I suggest you bookmark the website. I find this tool to be very useful and I am sure that many other people also take advantage of this helpful method to find websites that are not taken yet. It is better to do it now than later, as the longer you wait, the more likely you are going to miss the address which is attractive to you. It is generally true that those who founded their websites earlier are more advantaged. However, you can still find the address on the Web that will suit your liking.