We Are Family

Having your own domain and hosting is great. I’ve tried blogging through Blogger and then Wordpress but nothing beats having your own website. For one, you can tweak it to your liking and you can earn extra bucks from it. I had my very own site 2 years ago and my friend Amore helped me set it up. So I didn’t have any problems choosing my own host. We chose Hostmonster and so far we are happy with it. There are no downtimes and it is relatively easy to set up.

I have friends who wanted to have their own site but I cannot recommend Amore any longer as she is no longer accepting any for hosting services. I always refer them to this great web hosting resource site. Webhostingrating.com has comprehensive consumer reviews for different web hosting services out there. This will make you equipped to choose the best hosting service available and well-suited for your needs.

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I got this from my mailbox today and I thought it is soooooo funny to share.

Tomato Story

A Jobless man applied for the position of ‘office boy’ at Microsoft. The HR manager interviewed him then watched him cleaning the floor as a test.

‘You are employed’ he said. Give me your e-mail address and I’ll send you the application to fill in, as well as date when you may start.

The man replied ‘But I don’t have a computer, neither an email’. ‘I’m sorry’, said the HR manager. If you don’t have an email, that means you do not exist. And who doesn’t exist, cannot have the job.’

The man left with no hope at all. He didn’t know what to do, with only $10 in his pocket. He then decided to go to the supermarket and buy a 10Kg tomato crate. He then sold the tomatoes in a door to door round. In less than two hours, he succeeded to double his capital. He repeated the operation three times, and returned home with $60.

The man realized that he can survive by this way, and started to go everyday earlier, and return late. Thus, his money doubled or tripled everyday.

Shortly, he bought a cart, then a truck, and then he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles.

5 years later, the man is one of the biggest food retailers in the US. He started to plan his family’s future, and decided to have a life insurance.

He called an insurance broker, and chose a protection plan. When the conversation was concluded the broker asked him his email. The man replied,’I don’t have an email.’ The broker answered curiously, ‘You don’t have an email, and yet have succeeded to build an empire. Can you imagine what you could have been if you had an e mail?!!’ The man thought for a while and replied, ‘Yes, I’d be an office boy at Microsoft!’

Moral of the story

Moral 1
Internet is not the solution to your life.

Moral 2
If you don’t have Internet, but work hard, you can be a millionaire.

Moral 3
If you received this message by email,
you are closer to being an office boy/girl, than a millionaire. ………

P.S - Do not forward this email back to me,
I am closing my email account & going to sell tomatoes!!!

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My blogs have been a little bit quiet since the last BIG G update. No need to guess why. It happens and I stopped thinking about its cause a long time ago. I think the best way to go is still have multiple blogs. At least you have more avenues to earn. Plus I’m also thinking of going pro-blogging full blast.

I’m still hesitant because it is a big leap of faith but this is something I enjoy doing at the moment. Writing my thoughts and sharing it with the whole world. I would also want to spend more time with the family. I hope M0rn1ng will be able to get a stable income in the next couple of months so that I could muster the courage to start my plan.

I’m thinking of starting another blog or two. It will be niche blog which deals with Food and the other would be around health or interesting facts. That would be the topics I would enjoy writing about. My two current blogs were all hosted by my dear friend Amore so I didn’t have any problems setting it up. Since she is expecting a baby soon, I don’t think she can host my future blogs so I’m trying to find my way and learn more about this hosting thing.

The best sites are those that show you web hosting ratings. This is the best way to choose because it lists all the hosting companies side by side with its ranking, price, reviews, and other pertinent information. I found out that our current host, Hostmonster is ranked at number five. Not bad huh. Looking at it, I might try Web Hosting Pad as the reviews are great, lands at number two in the rankings and is reasonably priced at $3.96.

When I took a look at the web hosting awards and I was torn to choosing Globat.com. This is because they’ve received a lot of awards such as, Best Budget Hosting, Best Blog Hosting, Best PHP Hosting, Best Email Hosting, and Best Ecommerce Hosting. Which do you think is best?

Anyway, I’m new to all this things so I am very thankful to the web hosting tutorials I was able to find. I hope I could decide in a few months time. Deep in my heart I know that this is the best way to go. I’m just afraid to leave all the financial security a day job gives.

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I love the James Bond series. Anyway, I’ll love any movie or TV series as long as it is about secret agents. I love the mystery, action, and the technology shown. They show the latest cars and gadgets. I even remember that for highly valued items, it is usually protected by voice passwords.

I’ve researched on this topic and found out that speech recognition technology is already used widespread nowadays. It can either be computer speech recognition which means the spoken words are translated to machine readable input or speaker recognition which is identifying the person speaking which is often used for voice password. This is what they usually call voice biometrics. It provides multifactor authentication of an individual’s identity through the unique properties of an individual’s voice.

It is also far more superior that the IVR software because it can handle complex tasks all at once. Callers can easily select from long list like cities and stocks so it is more user-friendly. This is the reason why this is the technology employed for high volume telephone transactions and inquiries.

It’s really how amazing how technology makes life easier.

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A Swedish study shows that the cost of the energy (from oil and other sources) needed to recycle basic materials is usually far less than the cost of the energy required to process them from raw materials in the first place. For example, the study said that with the same amount of energy one could recycle 50 percent more paper, twice as much steel, three times as much aluminum, and up to five times as much of some plastics. An American study confirmed the conclusions.

This is the reason why a lot of companies opt to get a Waste Recovery System. One of these are what they call Solvent Recovery System. Solvent Recovery is a process that consists of heating the mixture until it reaches the vaporization point. Once it vaporizes, it enters a condenser unit where it is cooled leaving the contaminant behind.

It has a lot of benefits which includes reducing hazardous waste storage and savings on new solvent purchasing and waste solvent disposal. Clearly, recycling is the way to go. You save on cost and by doing so, saving the environment as well.

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If you are into online selling or you simply have a website that you want to market, then you are familiar on how important SEO is. SEO is short for Search Engine Optimization. It is crucial because it increases web traffic and more people visiting a site, the more likely one will get new sales.

A good SEO program accomplishes this because it increases the chances of one’s website appearing on top of search engine results. I’ve read about a good Austin search engine optimization that ensures one’s site to be tanked at the top of today’s popular search engines, including Google, Yahoo, MSN and Ask Jeeves.

This is something worth checking if you want to increase your online sales.

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Last year during this time, my computer at work was acting up. It automatically shuts off and it is a huge pain because I have to remember to save my work from time to time. I will lose all the things that I’ve done if it shuts off before I manage to save my work.

Our TechOps finally found out the culprit. It was my video cards. Yes, I got two for my dual monitors. So it was replaced. But that did not last long. I got a completely brand new PC after 8 months.

I wonder until when my PC will be at optimal performance.

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We were looking for a computer case to replace our old one. I didn’t know that there are a lot to choose from which gets me confused. They can be made from steel, aluminium or plastic. I’ve read that birth of creative computer cases were inspired by the introduction of the Apple iMac. These cater not only the practical but on the aesthetic side as well.

Some companies like Shittle and AOpen even produce small and customizable cases. The more eye candy the design, the more appealing for the consumers to buy. My husband, Morn1ng likes those futuristic designs. It’s either the robotic or the Star Wars look. Hahaha!

But if you have to ask me, I like those clear cases better. You can see the motherboard and all of the other stuff inside. My sisters agree with me but I think if husband insist, I have to give in to his choice. I really don’t mind as long as he chooses any one of these in this website http://www.xoxide.com/allcases.html. They all look great and sturdy.

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It’s been a year since I got my own domain and web hosting for this nicemorning blog. I couldn’t be happier because finally I have more flexibility and free hand in this site, not to mention some monetary opportunities opening up as well. I was fortunate because Amore, a very good of mine help me up with the setup. She did all the legwork, the domain registration, the hosting setup and the transfer of my post from free wordpress to this new site. All I have to do is sit back and relax.

If I have to do it all by myself, it might take forever before I get this up and running. I have to research and find the best web hosting company to get hosting services from. It is important to choose wisely as a crappy service would translate to frequent downtimes to your site.

I good place to do this research is webhostinggeeks.com. It ranks the web hosting companies out there and it gives consumer reviews. Our current host is hostmonster and it is currently on top five. It offers cheap Unix hosting. So far we are happy and satisfied with it.

Happy one year to us Amore!

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I’m glad this is back after a 2 weeks of hiatus.

1.If you could hire one of the following, which would it be? A Driver, Chef, Maid, Stylist?
:: Driver. I could do the other things by myself but drive…that is something that I won’t be able to do.

2. Any fun vacations, travels, cruise planned this summer?
:: Not really summer…but we have a planned Davao trip on October.

3.Have you attended high school reunion yet? How was it?
:: Haven’t gone to one yet.

4. When flying, do you prefer the window seat, middle seat, or aisle seat?
:: Window seat.

5. What is your favorite number? Why?
:: 8. It’s full of curves, nice to look at.

6. Do you sing in the shower? If so, are you any good?
:: Sometimes…I’d like to think that it is good. hahahaha!

7. If you could adopt one little boy/girl, what country would he be from?
:: Here in the Philippines.

8. Do you have any fears, phobias, or concerns about doctors?
:: No.

9. What talent do you wish you have?
:: I wish I know how to draw or paint.

10. Would you rather be a mute, blind, or deaf? Why?
:: Deaf. I think is the best choice among the others. I can live without hearing.

Join the fun here.

Btw, would you know where we can buy cheap memory cards?

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I just hate prank callers. You know those types that would call and hang up on you or play music on the background. We have a lot ever since our nanny came on board. I later found out that she entertains these people who are really looking for phone pals in the middle of the nights.

Pathetic right? I want to trace all the callers we have at home and do Reverse Phone Lookups to each one of those numbers. In the US this is possible I’m just not sure if this is available here.

Anyway, we had a serious talk to our nanny about this and I hope she doesn’t entertain those kinds of calls anymore.

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My officemate and I are ordering food at McDonalds People Support a couple of days ago when we noticed that they have a brand new LCD screen to display their new product offerings and promos. My friend made an observation that it has become the norm nowadays. Jollibee has one and even our company has too, advertising the financial data that we are offering.

Even at homes and in the office, lcd monitors are preferred. It looks sleek and it occupies less space. And oh, they are currently on sale this weekend at Abenson’s too.

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Good morning! It’s going to be a busy day today. We’ll share in the house to house ministry. This is calling to people’s homes and sharing with them a few points from the Bible.

Then we’re going to do the groceries. M0rn1ng is also requesting if it is possible that we can canvass for an HDMI switch. He wanted to buy one. I’m just not sure if Abenson’s has it.

We also need to plan for the Singapore trip the week after the next. We only got 9 days to go. Oh! I couldn’t find time to squeeze in all the things that I wanted to do and it’s driving me insane.

Have a great Saturday!

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