One of the few remaining useful functions of the vanishing floppy disk is that it can be used to start a crashed computer. Inserting a floppy that holds a bootable copy of DOS offers a chance to access the unresponsive hard disk and see of you can effect repairs. But now there's something that can do the same thing, and even do it better. You remember the 3.5 inch floppy disk, don't you? Well, if you have a Mac, you may not, since Apple was the first computer company to produce a computer without a floppy drive. And if you still have a floppy drive on your PC, it's probably an older model although some still do include it.
But more and more PC makers are either not including a floppy disk drive or are at least making it an option. Well, another nail in the venerable floppy's coffin may have been hammered in by M-Systems, the makers of a USB flash memory storage device called DiskOnKey. M-Systems has announced that the latest 4th generation of their device (their 3rd generation can be upgraded) can now start a PC's boot-up process. M-Systems said that if users plug their DiskOnKey flash memory device into the USB port of a computer that has crashed and turn on the power, the machine will initiate the boot up process from the flash memory device, assuming it contains what is necessary for the PC to restart, such as a bootable copy of DOS. For full review please go to:http://www.computeramerica.com/content/columns/craig/2003/2003-08-25.htmCraig Crossman is a Knight-Ridder newspaper columnist writing about computers and technology.
He also hosts the nation's longest running nationally syndicated radio talk show on computers and technology, Computer America, heard on the Business Talk Radio network weeknights at 10PM ET. In South Florida, you can hear a rebroadcast of a selected Computer America show each Sunday evening at 8PM ET on WJNO 1290AM..
SuperCamp? Residential Summer Camp Builds Skills and Confidence For Nation's Kids
(ContentDesk) July 11, 2006 -- Since 1982, SuperCamp? has improved the confidence, study skills, and life skills of over 43,000 kids worldwide.
In 2006, this residential summer camp offers more camp locations and over 30 sessions.Kids look for a summer camp where they can relax and have fun; parents want kids to learn new skills and achieve success.
SuperCamp? combines the two to offer local kids an opportunity to learn academic and life skills in an exciting new way.SuperCamp? is based on concepts that make learning fun and easy, along with positive peer support and carefully orchestrated environmental factors. The residential summer camp balances academics with fun activities such as a ropes course.Results from a recent Masters Study shows that, among students who have been taught the SuperCamp? method:?????73% improve grades?????81% increase confidence?????68% increase motivation?????98% continue to use the Quantum Learning? skillsActual quote from a SuperCamp parent:...
Creating Content With Style - Part 1
You will need to write. Sooner or later we all have to write. With the advent of the computer, professional looking copy is easily available. Well sort of. You might think that using a word processor is like a using a typewriter.
Wrong. Word processors and web design software allow us to use type setting features, and with some knowledge of typesetting you can create high-quality pages. This course lets you in on the secrets that professional typesetters have known for years. Many of the concepts presented in this course are subtle; but they add up to a professional look. When we look at a document, be it on paper or on a web page, we might not know exactly what gives it that look, but we are aware of viewing quality.
With a little knowledge we can increase our awareness of what makes the work look professional. We can learn to look closer with a critical eye.Widows and Orphans The term is an old typographical term. When a paragraph ends and leaves less than seven characters...
Creating Content With Style - Part 1
Home Business Operation Basics
One of the least talked about, yet very important aspectsof running an online business is the organization andactual operation of the business.Any successful business, offline or online, needs to beorganized from the beginning. Even a one-man operationlike Red Lion Books needs to be organized. Here are a fewtips on staying organized and keeping your businessrunning smoothly.PlanBefore you jump into any online venture, you should takesome time to plan it out. I know from experience, thefirst draft of Redlionbooks.com looked totally differentthan it does now. I used the remains of the first,half-completed site as a plan for this site.
It was likea list of all the parts that were going to come togetherto make this site. I recommend that you start by making achecklist of the essential parts of your future site.Write It DownWhen I first started out, I thought that everything couldbe filed away on a spreadsheet in Excel. I had onespreadsheet for article promotion, another one for ezinepromotion,...
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10 Website Essentials to Increase Your Sales
If you are a serious Internet Entrepreneur, your top priority must be your website. Your website is a direct reflection of you and your business. Creating a professional website designed to sell will take a great deal of time and effort, as there is much more to take into consideration than design. You must look at a much broader picture and specifically design your website to sell. 1) You must have a professional looking website.
Your website is the most important sales tool you have. Your visitor's first impression will almost instantly determine whether or not you're going to make a sale. A professional website should be pleasing to the eyes, well organized, easy to navigate and load quickly.2) You must specifically design your website to rank high in the Search Engines. This involves much more than just including META tags. Your KEYWORDS, TITLE, IMAGE ALT tags, Text and overall design, all play an important roll in determining how your website will rank.
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10 Website Essentials to Increase Your Sales
Internet Marketing Mistakes that Traditional Business Owners make part 5
The fifth mistake in Internet marketing, and personal soap box for me, is made by business owners who do not give their clients or prospects any hooks or freebies.Too many web sites do not use the biblical law of reciprocity in their Internet marketing campaigns. The law of giving BEFORE you receive. This is also true in a lot of offline methods, but for this article, we will concentrate in Internet marketing methods.If you want a lead or prospect to leave their contact details with you, you must give them a compelling reason with your Internet marketing to do so. In exchange you could send out a free report, an audio interview, a DVD, an audit, a 7 part course or even a gift certificate.When you plug this into your overall Internet marketing strategies, you will convert a lot more leads into sales. The hooks need not be expensive to fulfill, but it must have high perceived value.
Mention the exact price of value, make the invisible, visible.At our website, we give away free audios,...
Internet Marketing Mistakes that Traditional Business Owners make part 5
EVTV1 Brings Seinfeld to Its Video Portal
Mokena, IL (ContentDesk) May 26, 2006 -- EVTV1 announced today that its video portal at www.EVTV1.com has authorized Seinfeld video content streamed for users. The video clips are available for viewing on the site for free.CEO Jaffer Ali said, Presently we have chosen fifteen clips from various seasons. We believe this type of content represents the promise of video on the Internet. Seinfeld cuts across all demographics and you really cannot go wrong in selecting which clips to make available. The clips span several seasons and we are sure that the audience will love watching as much as we did selecting.In addition to having the free content on EVTV1, viewers who wish to purchase full seasons will be able to order them on DVD.
Ali continued, We have been experiencing double digit growth in views per month since the beginning of the year. That could only result from the type of quality video content we...
EVTV1 Brings Seinfeld to Its Video Portal
THE ULTIMATE GIFT FOR CAR COLLECTORS - Commissioned Original Artwork of Their Vehicles
NEW PRODUCT - Car collectors and motorcycle enthusiasts can now bring their collection into their living room, with national award winning artist Ted VanCleave's highly stylized original art created from their vehicles. VanCleave shoots exclusive leading-edge photographic art on-site, at the collectors location, anywhere in the world. From the photo shoot, a series of three to twelve artistic images are created for the client. Each series is a one of a kind artwork, signed by the artist. VanCleave...
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