13.12.07

Very helpful sites that teach you how to do things

There are a large number of very helpful sites that teach you how to do things. These are do-it-yourself sites, but we're not talking about building a deck or baking a cake -- the web is full of more general interest sites that give quality instruction on all sorts of fun and useful projects. Including, sometimes, how to build a deck or bake a cake.

In this horribly-titled, but hopefully useful round-up we will specifically focus on such general purpose sites that include some sort of rich media instruction (generally video). We also might throw in a tech-focused site or two, since this is after all, a tech-focused blog.

If you know of any instructional sites that are missing from this list, please mention them in the comments below.

  • Instructables - "The World's Largest Show and Tell," as the site calls itself, is a community where people can create and share guides that cover a variety of topics from art and crafts to food, technology, and the home. The multi-page guides are well illustrated and users can rate and discuss them.
  • SuTree - The recently redesigned SuTree aggregates video tutorials from over 250 sources. Their library includes over 11,000 videos covering just about every topic you can imagine. They republish videos from a bunch of other sites on this list.
  • TrickLife - A user generated video tutorial site covering a large number of topics. Their "Computing" section is one of the most active and features a number of great tutorials about how to use various computer programs.
  • VideoJug - VideoJug is one of the largest general purpose professionally produced video tutorial sites. They host over 15,000 video tutorials in just about every subject under the sun, including some tongue-in-cheek tutorials like this one: How To Use CSI Techniques To Find Out Who Used Your Coffee Mug. The videos include text as well to make them easier to follow.
  • Expert Village - Expert Village calls itself the world's largest video tutorial site, and with nearly 49,000 videos, they might be right. Expert Village produces videos using a network of "experts" in various fields. Anyone can sign up to be an expert and the site contacts those it feels would do well hosting a video tutorial series.
  • eHow - eHow is a very large tutorial site covering a wide range of topics. Many of the tutorials were created by their editorial team, though some are user submitted. The presentation of the tutorials isn't very compelling (generally on a single page, broken into steps, without much in the way of rich media to aid instruction), but the site does have a small and growing video tutorial library.
  • Household Hacker - A really cool video tutorial blog that instructs on how to achieve a number of "hacks" using common household items (usually these have to do with technology). As an example, the video embedded below demonstrates how to charge and iPod using an onion and some Gatorade (not sure why you'd ever want to do that, but, still pretty neat).
  • Make: Podcast - Make Magazine is, in general, one of the coolest DIY magazines out there, instructing each month on a variety of awesome projects. Their online video podcast is a great collection of tutorials on how to do cool things like make a potato cannon or screen print your own t-shirt.
  • 5min - The "videopedia," as the site calls itself, 5min is another repository of user created video tutorials. Their hook? All the videos must be under 5 minutes in length. This site is great for someone who wants to learn how to do something on a tight schedule.
  • ViewDo - Another video tutorial site that relies on user contributions, ViewDo also mixes in some tutorials created in house. ViewDo covers a ton of topic areas, and one of the nice things about the site is that videos can be downloaded to a portable media player (like an iPod or PSP) and watched on the go.
  • Sclipo - Sclipo not only encourages people to share their knowledge, but also provides a utility for them to do so via webcam. As on most video sharing sites, users can rate and comment on clips.
  • Helpfulvideo - This is a rather strange site that mixes up video tutorials with video classified ads. I'm not really sure where the crossover is, but if you're looking to buy a used car then learn how to change its oil filter, then perhaps this site is for you.
  • TeacherTube - TeacherTube is a straight up YouTube clone aimed at providing an outlet for educational videos that I gather can be used by teachers in class. Some of the videos were pretty good, but the site seems really unfocused compared to the rest in this round-up. Then again, what kid wouldn't love Dr. Loopy Discusses the Water Cycle? (Um, don't answer that.)
  • Koonji - Offering people-powered guides, in my August review of Koonji I compared the site to Instructables and Squidoo.
  • Squidoo - Speaking of Squidoo... While not totally focused on tutorials, Squidoo's lenses are a font of information about all sorts of stuff and often include how-to guides (or links to them!).
  • About.com - Who could forget About.com? Not us! Buried in the editorial of About.com are hundreds of tutorials, including a growing amount of video content -- you just have to dig for it sometimes.
Jaosh Catone, Read/Write Web

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1.10.07

Which companies are the most innovative in 2007?


BusinessWeek has teamed up with Boston Consulting Group (world's leading business consulting group) to find out which companies are the most innovative in the eyes of senior executives. See which are at the top of the list and which are hiring here or you may download the complete report from them here.

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18.9.07

How to track your friend's location using GPS satellite



This website would allow you to 'track' any cell-phone via GPS satellite. This free service will give your friends the thrill of their life. Let your friends know that they can 'track' any mobile phone number location anytime and anywhere in the world. Don't forget! Everyone has someone that they wonder where they are and what they are doing ;-). Please click this very exciting website: http://www.sat-gps-locate.com.

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7.9.07

How to stop procrastination - Structured procrastination

I have been intending to write this essay for months. Why am I finally doing it? Because I finally found some uncommitted time? Wrong. I have papers to grade, textbook orders to fill out, an NSF proposal to referee, dissertation drafts to read. I am working on this essay as a way of not doing all of those things. This is the essence of what I call structured procrastination, an amazing strategy I have discovered that converts procrastinators into effective human beings, respected and admired for all that they can accomplish and the good use they make of time. All procrastinators put off things they have to do. Structured procrastination is the art of making this bad trait work for you. The key idea is that procrastinating does not mean doing absolutely nothing. Procrastinators seldom do absolutely nothing; they do marginally useful things, like gardening or sharpening pencils or making a diagram of how they will reorganize their files when they get around to it. Why does the procrastinator do these things? Because they are a way of not doing something more important. If all the procrastinator had left to do was to sharpen some pencils, no force on earth could get him do it. However, the procrastinator can be motivated to do difficult, timely and important tasks, as long as these tasks are a way of not doing something more important.

Structured procrastination means shaping the structure of the tasks one has to do in a way that exploits this fact. The list of tasks one has in mind will be ordered by importance. Tasks that seem most urgent and important are on top. But there are also worthwhile tasks to perform lower down on the list. Doing these tasks becomes a way of not doing the things higher up on the list. With this sort of appropriate task structure, the procrastinator becomes a useful citizen. Indeed, the procrastinator can even acquire, as I have, a reputation for getting a lot done.

The most perfect situation for structured procrastination that I ever had was when my wife and I served as Resident Fellows in Soto House, a Stanford dormitory. In the evening, faced with papers to grade, lectures to prepare, committee work to be done, I would leave our cottage next to the dorm and go over to the lounge and play ping-pong with the residents, or talk over things with them in their rooms, or just sit there and read the paper. I got a reputation for being a terrific Resident Fellow, and one of the rare profs on campus who spent time with undergraduates and got to know them. What a set up: play ping pong as a way of not doing more important things, and get a reputation as Mr. Chips.

Procrastinators often follow exactly the wrong tack. They try to minimize their commitments, assuming that if they have only a few things to do, they will quit procrastinating and get them done. But this goes contrary to the basic nature of the procrastinator and destroys his most important source of motivation. The few tasks on his list will be by definition the most important, and the only way to avoid doing them will be to do nothing. This is a way to become a couch potato, not an effective human being.

At this point you may be asking, "How about the important tasks at the top of the list, that one never does?" Admittedly, there is a potential problem here.

The trick is to pick the right sorts of projects for the top of the list. The ideal sorts of things have two characteristics, First, they seem to have clear deadlines (but really don't). Second, they seem awfully important (but really aren't). Luckily, life abounds with such tasks. In universities the vast majority of tasks fall into this category, and I'm sure the same is true for most other large institutions. Take for example the item right at the top of my list right now. This is finishing an essay for a volume in the philosophy of language. It was supposed to be done eleven months ago. I have accomplished an enormous number of important things as a way of not working on it. A couple of months ago, bothered by guilt, I wrote a letter to the editor saying how sorry I was to be so late and expressing my good intentions to get to work. Writing the letter was, of course, a way of not working on the article. It turned out that I really wasn't much further behind schedule than anyone else. And how important is this article anyway? Not so important that at some point something that seems more important won't come along. Then I'll get to work on it.

Another example is book order forms. I write this in June. In October, I will teach a class on Epistemology. The book order forms are already overdue at the book store. It is easy to take this as an important task with a pressing deadline (for you non-procrastinators, I will observe that deadlines really start to press a week or two after they pass.) I get almost daily reminders from the department secretary, students sometimes ask me what we will be reading, and the unfilled order form sits right in the middle of my desk, right under the wrapping from the sandwich I ate last Wednesday. This task is near the top of my list; it bothers me, and motivates me to do other useful but superficially less important things. But in fact, the book store is plenty busy with forms already filed by non-procrastinators. I can get mine in mid-Summer and things will be fine. I just need to order popular well-known books from efficient publishers. I will accept some other, apparently more important, task sometime between now and, say, August 1st. Then my psyche will feel comfortable about filling out the order forms as a way of not doing this new task.

The observant reader may feel at this point that structured procrastination requires a certain amount of self-deception, since one is in effect constantly perpetrating a pyramid scheme on oneself. Exactly. One needs to be able to recognize and commit oneself to tasks with inflated importance and unreal deadlines, while making oneself feel that they are important and urgent. This is not a problem, because virtually all procrastinators have excellent self-deceptive skills also. And what could be more noble than using one character flaw to offset the bad effects of another?

by: John Perry

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2.9.07

How to build your own laptop battery

The one thing I love about the web is the amazing things you stumble across and the many things you learn. I stumbled across this laptop battery hack when I was trying to figure out what to do about the dead battery on my old Toshiba laptop that my wife and kids use from time to time. Forget about forging over $100+ to get a replacement battery, this little video will show you hoe to do it for less that half of that. Not only will you look good by saving money, but it will make you a hero for doing it yourself.



Written By: Frank

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31.8.07

What if TRIZ tools were available for everyone?

TrizinventedTRIZ (Теория Решения Изобретательских Задач, Russian Theory of Inventive Problem-Solving) is a strange case. TRIZ was developed by a Russian engineer called Genrich Altshuller in peculiar circumstances, it is based on analysis of 3 million patents and finally extracted "invention rules". Nowadays original TRIZ researchers are working mostly in the USA (Detroit area). TRIZ is utilised in versatile fields and especially Asian companies are heavily utilising it.

Why to utilise TRIZ in innovation activity? Katie Barry, Ellen Domb and Michael S. Slocum have a point:

"Common creativity tools have been limited to brainstorming and related methods, which depend on intuition, fiat and the knowledge of the members of the team. These methods are typically described as psychologically based and having unpredictable and unrepeatable results. TRIZ is a problem solving method based on logic and data, not intuition, which accelerates the project team's ability to solve these problems creatively.

I have tested those "40 Inventive Principles" in a contradiction matrix of TRIZ and these can be utilised ... outside gadget design ;-) The TRIZ Journal is "uneven" on its academic status, but it contains many fascinating cases.

Currently, there are interesting things happening around TRIZ. I had a great meeting in May with Yoni (Yonathan) Mizrachi. He is doing research on the next level of TRIZ called Directed Evolution:

"Directed Evolution is a systematic process for predicting future generations of a system by inventing them. In business terms this means that its users can use Directed Evolution to reach a position of market and technological leadership"

Yoni, good luck with you efforts!

Although TRIZ is widely researched and developed, tools based on TRIZ are proprietary, closed.

My dream: There would be an open source software (or open research) community developing TRIZ method and software tools. These tools would be available for individuals and intermediaries.

What would happen if these powerful tools would be available for everyone in open source? An increase in innovation rates? Or collapse in inventions, when nobody can not differentiate useless chindogu from real novelty ;-) What do you think?

by Mikko Ahonen

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27.8.07

How to use a wristwatch as a compass
















Hold a watch with 12 o’clock at left. Move your arm so the hour hand points at the sun. The spot halfway between the hour hand and the 12 is south.

By: How to Wired

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30.7.07

How to drive traffic to your site using links

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14.7.07

How to stay fit at 76 years of age

I am 76 years of age and my last child was born when I was 50. I want to assure you that your worries about memory will be one of the minor things that you have to keep in shape in the next 25 years. Just like a car, age tends to show up on the body if it is not constantly maintained. Writing and computereze tends to keep the mind functioning well but it really seems to impede the physical side because of the lack of exercise. Right now I would take stock of what you have going for you now as follows:

1. Make sure your waist is not more than half of your height in inches.
2. Make sure your blood pressure is not over 120/80.
3. Make sure that your blood sugar stays below 100.
4. Make sure that you exercise 60 minutes every day and that 30 minutes of that is sweat producing.
5. Make sure that your BMI stays below 25.
6. Drink a minimum of a half ounce of clean water for every pound of body weight daily.
7. Make sure that you are getting 8 hours of sleep each night which should include 2 to 4 hours of deep REM sleep.
8. Eat lots of fresh fruits and veggies that are not cooked at temps above 145 degrees and include a lot of deep green leafy veggies that are raw.
9, Reduce your red meat intake to a max of 4 oz per day and increase your mercury free fish intake.
10. When you rise each morning, think positive and feel like this is going to be the greatest day of your life.

Even with these aids as you approach 70 you will continually wish that you had taken better care of your body when you were in your 20's and 30's and not drank so much soda pop and liquor and did more exercise. Each year will compound the aches and pains of aging but barring a fatal accident you will maximize your ability to live longer in more comfort.

Allen

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6.7.07

How is iPhone sales going?

Posted by Eric Zeman - Despite a serious number of iPhone haters out there (and man are you guys a vocal bunch), it looks like the number of iPhone fans (iPhans?) has spoken loud and clear. The Apple web site is reporting that only two retail stores (one in Oregon, one is Pennsylvania) have any stock left of the device.

Many AT&T stores reported that they were out of stock as early as Friday evening and Saturday. Apple had stock at most stores over the weekend and into Monday, but the percentage of stores that had the iPhone steadily declined through yesterday.



Not only has the device sold out at AT&T and Apple stores, some web sites are reporting that AT&T has activated over 1 million iPhones since its launch last week. Steve Jobs' original sales goal was to sell 1 million if the combo phone/media player/Internet devices by the end of 2007. He gave himself fully 6 months to reach that goal. Instead, he's reached it in 6 days. I don't care how much you hate the iPhone, that's phenomenal. And it will change the industry.

Aside from the original Motorola RAZR, which was also a trend-setting device, no other phone has sold so many units so quickly. The RAZR sold 50 million units between its July 2004 launch and July 2006. That includes a number of variants sold both in the U.S. and overseas.

While the iPhone has a long way to go to match that number, you have to agree that it is off to a pretty good start.

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How to boost your personal creativity

By Paul Sloane - Let’s say you are wrestling with a tough issue – maybe at work, at home, with your children or in your social life. You have been stuck for a while and you can’t seem to make a breakthrough. You want to come up with some really creative ideas. What can you do? Here are ten great practical ways to boost your inventiveness and to crack the problem:

1. Ask why, why? Ask, "why has this issue arisen?” Come up with six different reasons and for each of them ask, “why did this happen?” Keep asking why for each cause. This helps you to better understand the different reasons why this is a problem and so in turn you will see different possible solutions.

2. Sleep on it. Ponder the issue and all its aspects for some time and then put it out of your mind. Get a good night’s sleep. The subconscious mind goes to work and often you come up with great ideas the next day.

3. Talk it over with someone who has nothing to do with the situation. They will often ask basic questions or make seemingly silly suggestions that prompt good ideas. Two heads are better than one but people who are too close to the issue will often come up with the same ideas as you, so try an outsider.

4. Ask how some celebrity would tackle the issue. What would Steve Jobs do? Or Bob Geldof , or Richard Branson, or Salvador Dali or Margaret Thatcher or Madonna or Sherlock Holmes? Take each individual’s approach to its extremes and it will likely give you some radical solutions.

5. Pick up any object at random and say to yourself, “this item contains the key to solving the problem.” Then force some ideas. Try this with several different objects and you will have a selection of radical and inventive ideas.

6. Use similes. Try to think of a different problem in another walk of life that is like your problem. Say you want your staff at work to try new ways of working. You might imagine that this is like getting your children to eat vegetables. List various methods you might use with your children to encourage or persuade them to try vegetables. Then go through the list and then see if any of the ideas can be converted into things you can try at work.

7. Imagine an ideal solution in a world where there are no constraints –e.g., you can use any resource you want. Now work back from that ideal and challenge each of the constraints that is holding you back from achieving it. Many of the obstacles can be overcome when you take this approach.

8. Open a dictionary and take any noun at random. Write down six attributes of that noun – so for tree you might write - root, branch, family, apple, trunk and tall. Then force some links between the word or its attributes and the problem in order to come up with fresh ideas. You will be surprised at how well this works – for individuals or in a group.

9. Ponder the issue and then go for a walk around an art gallery or museum. The range of external stimuli will help you conceive plenty of new ideas.

10. Draw a picture of the situation showing the people and the issues in simple cartoon style. Put it up on the wall and then imagine how the story could develop. Think of it as a cartoon strip. Many people’s brains work better in images than in words or numbers so this can lead to fantastic ideas.

These methods work for individuals and for groups. Try them and see what suits you best. Above all keep reminding yourself – there are some great solutions for my problem – I haven’t found the right one yet but I will!

Paul Sloane runs Creative Leadership and Ideas Workshops to help boost innovation. He is the author of many books. His website is www.destination-innovation.com

Related Web site: http://www.destination-innovation.com

Published on 8/11/2006


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5.7.07

What are the uses of a can of soda?

This slideshow will show you 34 practical uses of a can of soda. If you like the presentation please share them with your firends because I was amazed with the fact that soda can be use for so many practical uses. Thanks to Berrychecks.

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2.7.07

What is the difference between creativity and innovation?

What is your definition of creativity and innovation? Is there a difference? If so, what?
I recently found this definition from (Amabile, Burnside & Gryskiewicz, 1999) which I like: “Creativity is the crucial ‘front-end’ of the innovation process; before innovation can happen, the creative ideas must be generated by individuals and teams so that they can be successfully implemented.” Read more..

Article by Russ Schoen

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How to Memorize Anything

remember.jpgIn college, I memorized 7 chapters of my psychology textbook — over 23,000 words. Yes, I could actually recite the entire 7 chapters to anyone willing to listen. Why did I do this? My professor had challenged me with two statements on the first day of class: 1) No student had ever aced his introductory exam; and 2) all the answers could be found in the first 7 chapters of the textbook. Read more...

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23.6.07

Why natural light is good for you?

On a rainy day it‘s hard to get out of bed. But, when it‘s clear outside with sunlight streaming through your window you‘re ready to face the day. There‘s more science behind the cause and affect of lighting on our mood and attitude than most people realize. Because our eyes contain 70 percent of our body‘s sense receptors, visual cues are unquestionably the primary way we experience the world. Light plays a big part in how our eyes work. When light passes through your pupils and moves to the retina at the back of the eye, where it is processed by one of two sets of receptor cells, depending on whether you‘re seeing in sunlight or shadow. Read more..





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18.6.07

What is Photosynth?

Photosynth is an amazing new technology from microsoft Live Labs that will change forever the way you think about digital photos. Below is a video clip about the new technology. To read more about the technology please click here.

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10.6.07

How to Hack Pinball Game on Windows XP

The time has come to hack the only Pinball game that anyone has ever owned on a Windows XP computer. Start a new game, then just type “hidden test” (even tough there is no column to type). Nothing happened, right? Okay go ahead and put your mouse over the Pinball window, click, and drag. The ball will follow the mouse and then try press ‘R’. Yes, your rank just went up. Now press ‘H’. Oh yeah you just got to enter yourself on the high score list with 1,000,000,000 points. Cool! - Dominick Gatto

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9.6.07

How To Spread A Network Like Wildfire

By Gina Bianchini - The most important thing you can be asking yourself as a Network Creator is:. How the heck do I get this thing off the ground? This is true for any entrepreneur, hobbyist, or company Network Creator. The good news is that one person can ...Read more

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How to Build Your Personal Brand Through Your Blog

By Darren Rowse - I do not care about adsense or CJ.com, I want to know how to use a blog to get consulting and freelance work in my field." Glad to hear you're wanting to use your blog in this way Bob, you're not alone as more and more people are doing ...Read more

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7.6.07

How to Inspire Creativity in Your Kids

You think your kids are boring? You think they'll never grow up to be creative? Here's how to overcome this obstacle! Read from source

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4.6.07

'HowTo & DIY' google search





Here is something worth a bookmark, to make things easier Aibek Esengulov has created all-in-one ‘HowTo and DIY (Do It Yourself)’ search engine, using Google Co-op. This custom Google-powered search engine will search a massive list of ‘HowTo’ sites & video sites, simultaneously. It works great: Google Coop - ‘HowTo & DIY’ Search

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2.6.07

How to Find the Right Medical Doctor for You

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29.5.07

How to solve a Rubik's Cube easily

This video should offer a much more simplified way of solving that Rubik's Cube - posted by Quicksilver7330

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How good is Kia Optima?

I own a Kia Optima which was bought from Naza about 1 year ago. Surprisingly the car performs much better than expected, in fact I found out that it is much better than Proton Perdana which initially was my targeted car to be purchased. I'll let you know more about my expereince in buying this car in this blog later. I'll keep on updating this post to let you know more about my own experience in using this car should you decide to buy one. In the mean time I've attached a collection of Kia Optima photos which I took of my own and downloaded from the internet as below.

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28.5.07

How to flirt like a bird

This is a very interesting video of how a bird mimicking other birds and all other sounds that he can hear in the jungle in order to attract the attention of female birds. The sound that he generated including a motorized camera shutter sound, car alarm, chainsaws, handsaws etc. This is a video from BBC with David Attenborough as the host. It just seems so unreal to be true...

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How to share your online files

I'm using a widget at Box.net to share my online files. Firstly you'll have to upload your files to Box.net, the online storage facilities on the internet, and then use a widget provided in the website to share your files online. The good thing about Box.net when compare with other online sharing facilities is that it's free and you can basically share any type of files that you've uploaded into their online storage facilities, not only image files. A sample of this capability is as below. To know more about how you can do this, please visit Box.net site at http://www.box.net.

What is so special about Bakawali flower? It is a very mysterious type of flower. To know more please click here.

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27.5.07

Why are Honest 9/11 Researchers Targetted?

By Dissident, Chris Bollyn - I am an independent journalist who has investigated the events of 9/11 since that terrible day in which our lives and national political reality were so drastically changed. ...Read from source

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Where does Oprah Winfrey stand?

By H.A.R - A person once told me that Oprah Winfrey was Pro-Israeli, but I didn't believe him ... I thought: "No way! If there's one person that should be against what the Israeli government has been doing in 'Palestine' for the...Read from source

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In 2003 when senior officials of the Board of Investment went shopping for investment from Malaysia, they were told that two of the country’s most successful entrepreneurs had Sri Lankan roots and were keen to invest in Sri Lanka. Read from source

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24.5.07

Why Is Corruption So Rampant In Papua New Guinea?

By rodney itaki - Corruption - the use of public offices for personal gain - is a worldwide problem. But some countries are percieved to have a higher level of corruption than others. The PNG public service has been riddled with corruption....Read from source

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Why is Web 2.0 important for corporate websites

A recent article in the SMH titled It's web take 2.0 confirms what we have been telling our clients for a very long time. When considering your next web design project or the upgrade of your current website, it is important to keep in ...Read from source

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By KStone - What are your major categories? Is your focus broad or narrow? What medium do you use: words, music, video, images, all of the above? What is the culture, style, and feeling you want on your blog? Does your blog clearly communicate this ...Read from source

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23.5.07

How to Launch a Business Without Spending a Dime

By BrianArmstrong - Brian Armstrong is the author of Breaking Free, which shows how to quit your job and start your first business! You can download three FREE chapters of the book and sign up for his FREE online course. Share This.

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How To Really, Truly Delete Files

Rocktown Weekly - Harrisonburg,VA,USA - By Ron Doyle. I constantly receive questions about selling, or giving away computers and proper security. Not security from viruses but for personal files ...Read from source

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When is blogging a waste of time? Let's count the ways. Here are 10 particularly nasty examples of blogging time wasters. Blogging is a waste of time:. 1. When you publish a blog post that provides little or no value to your target ...Read from source

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22.5.07

What Are The Nine Rules Of Copy That Sells, Sells, Sells?

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Trading Markets - Los Angeles,CA,USA - By Marilyn McDonald. The traditional forex market participants are large central banks, Interbank brokers, hedge funds and commercial companies. ...Read from source

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How to Buy a Laptop: Summer 2007 Edition

Yahoo! Tech - Sunnyvale,CA,USA - It's been about six months since my last laptop buying guide. Sounds like a short time, but you can't stop innovation in this market, and you'd be surprised ...Read from source

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21.5.07

How to write an effective marketing plan

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Ha'aretz - Tel Aviv,Israel - Haaretz has already published a short news item about this new poll: "71% of Israelis want US to strike Iran if talks fail" said the headline. ...Read from source

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20.5.07

When Does Your Brain Stop Growing?

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When Does Your Brain Stop Growing?

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By Markus Kreisel - If you are new to software localization and visit the web sites of software tool vendors, they will tell you that What-You-See-Is-What-You-Get (WYSIWYG) is an extremely important feature. We all know it is important for desktop ...Read from source

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19.5.07

How to Make Yourself Virtually Identity Theft PROOF in 60 Minutes ...

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How to Motivate Employees to Take More Ownership

San Fernando Valley Business Journal Online (subscription) - Woodland Hills,CA,USA - As the old saying goes: “People work for a paycheck but will die for a cause." So why don’t more managers realize one key to building a sustainable business ...Read from source

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18.5.07

When is it the Right Time to 'Potty Train'?

Los Angeles,CA,USA - By Adrienne Alpert. May 17, 2007 - A growing number of American parents and doctors believe toilet training at a younger age would be easier for both parent ...Read from source

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What Is A Home Loan Refinance Mortgage Broker?

Best Syndication - Pinon Hills,CA,USA - When it comes to getting a home loan refinance, sometimes it helps to go through a mortgage broker. This can be especially helpful if you have bad credit. ...Read from source

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Who Is Stealing Iraq's Oil?

TIME - USA - It took quite a while, but it appears that the Bush Administration has finally gotten around to acknowledging that Iraq has an oil problem. ...Read from source

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Where is the worst place in the city for car theft?

KOMO - Seattle,WA,USA - By KOMO Staff. SEATTLE -- Every 26 seconds, a car is stolen in the US. Here in Washington, 93 cars are stolen each day. The numbers have put Seattle on a ... Read from source

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Why are gasoline prices so high?

Washington Business Journal - Washington, DC, USA - by Howard Dicus. The US Energy Information Administration, in its weekly report on gasoline stocks, attributes the superpremium prices for regular gasoline ...Read from source

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17.5.07

How Does StumbleUpon Make Money?

By Mike Bogo - I’ve been seeing a decent amount of questions regarding how StumbleUpon makes a profit. SU profits in 2 ways: Sponsors, and Sponsored Stumbles. Read on to find out how each of these affects you. Sponsors ...Read from source

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16.5.07

How to earn Guaranteed Income Online

American Chronicle - Beverly Hills,CA,USA - Everyone is looking to make money, and now that the internet is so popular, a lot of people have been looking for an income opportunity online. Read more..

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12.5.07

Where Is Venture Capital Placing Its Next Bets?

Forbes - NY,USA - Blockbuster deals--like YouTube's recent sale to Google (nasdaq: GOOG - news - people ) for $1.65 billion and Skype's sale last year to eBay (nasdaq: EBAY ...Read more..

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Who is influencing our teenage boys’ sexual behavior?

HULIQ - Hickory,NC,USA - If you have teenage boys and are unsure about what topics to cover when discussing ‘the birds and bees’ with them, it may be worth reading the latest piece...Read more..

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When is it OK to stop Saving?

By enoughwealth@yahoo.com - When I started out in my first full-time job out of uni, I was saving around 25% of my gross salary, of about $10K pa in today's money. This obviously had a huge impact on how fast my net worth increased - in the second year my savings ...Read more..

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What is driving the stock market rally and how long can it last?

CNBC - Englewood Cliffs,NJ,USA - Julie Jacobson / AP. "If you build a better mousetrap, people will buy it. Company stocks represent the best value now for available capital." ...Read more..

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11.5.07

Why does gasoline cost so much?

Federal Way News - WA, USA - Here is a recent headline from a national news service. "Wallets Run on Fumes as Gas Hits $3.00." If you are like me, you are grinding your teeth each time ...Read more..

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How to optimize your Google Reader experience

I’ve said this before and I’m going to repeat myself. It’s becoming more and more difficult to steer clear off google apps when it comes to my day-to-day functioning. What started off as a mild Gmail love has now turned into a ...Read more..

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Where are global steel prices heading?

Mumbai,India - J Mehra, Director at Essar Group and Roger Manser, Global Editor at SBB comment on the global steel prices. Mehra believes that excess steel production in ...Read more...

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