Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Study says computers more harmful to IQ than smoking marijuana | Career Management | TechRepublic.com
What happens if you are a Computer Geek that smokes marijuana as well? Not much hope for you, I suppose? Or maybe the next big Internet app awaits us? Who knows?
I think it's time now for a year end break!
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How to Win Arguments - Associated Content from Yahoo! - associatedcontent.com
Persuasive debaters can win arguments using the force of their reason and by the skilful deployment of many handy techniques. Here are some general dos and don'ts to help you win arguments together with some sneaky
tactics to be aware of.
Do.
1. Stay calm. Even if you get passionate about your point you must stay cool and in command of your emotions. If you lose your temper - you lose.
2. Use facts as evidence for your position. Facts are hard to refute so gather some pertinent data before the argument starts. Surveys, statistics, quotes from relevant people and results are useful arguments to deploy in support of your case.
3. Ask questions. If you can ask the right questions you can stay in control of the discussion and make your opponent scramble for answers. You can ask questions that challenge his point, 'What evidence do you have for that claim?' You can ask hypothetical questions that extrapolate a trend and give your opponent a difficulty, 'What would happen if every nation did that?' Another useful type of question is one that calmly provokes your foe, 'What is it about this that makes you so angry?'
4. Use logic. Show how one idea follows another. Demonstrate that your reasons lead to your conclusions. Build your case logically. By the same token look for inconsistencies in your opponent's arguments and use logic to undermine his or her position. If for example they argue that people are overweight because they watch too much television point out that they have not proved a link. Challenge their assumptions and for each of their reasons be ready to ask whether it is relevant, adequate, necessary or sufficient to support the conclusion they draw.
5. Appeal to higher values. As well as logic you can use a little emotion by appealing to worthy motives that are hard to disagree with, 'Shouldn't we all be working to make the world better and safer for our children?'
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Monday, December 20, 2010
"Small deeds done are better than great deeds planned." `~Clergyman, Peter Marshall http://bit.ly/eZ28wB
“ If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome. ” `Anne Bradstreet (1612–1672) British-American poet http://bit.ly/dJzEj6
Hall and Oates - Private Eyes
Amazing Spectacle: Total Lunar Eclipse Monday Night
For a few hours on the night of Dec. 20 to Dec. 21, the attention of tens of millions of people will be drawn skyward, where the mottled, coppery globe of our moon will hang completely immersed in the long, tapering cone of shadow cast out into space by our Earth. If the weather is clear, favorably placed skywatchers will have a view of one of nature's most beautiful spectacles: a total eclipse of the moon.
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Sunday, December 19, 2010
Make every experience in life vibrantly alive through being and radiating the character of your authentic self. ~ Nicholas Ogden http://bit.ly/dUQxIr
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Resolve to perform what you ought; perform without fail what you resolve. – Benjamin Franklin http://bit.ly/fowFAV
Friday, December 17, 2010
You go Sam! “ One benefit of risking failure: the risk of success. ” Sam Parker (1965 – ) Co-founder of JustSell http://bit.ly/eoQpoH
Thursday, December 16, 2010
10 Top Security Policies from the Knowledge Network | ITBusinessEdge.com
Let's face it, even the most security-aware employees will have a lapse every now and then. Or maybe your company security policy isn't all it can be, and your employees are doing the minimum because they don't know or don't have the inclination to practice safer security measures.
A good security audit will show that most security breaches are preventable. To prevent these breaches, companies need to develop and enforce solid security policy plans. To that end, we’ve collected the top security policies and templates from the IT Business Edge Knowledge Network to give you the tools to begin on your own company policy.
Sources:
http://www.itbusinessedge.com/slideshows/show.aspx?c=83018
http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/kn/
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Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
What Is PayBox.me? Is it a Scam? <- This is normally my first reaction!
What Is PayBox.me? Is it a Scam? This is normally my first reaction!
Well! A friend asked me to join and I did a day or so ago, I now have $67.16 which includes two referrals and some survey work. By the way, these are PayBox or PB Dollars.
What's Peculiar About PayBox.me?
What this means is the money currently in your account is in PayBox dollars - as of now worth nothing until they are open to the public. They are in the experimental stage right now and will go public early next year. It is at that point when an actual value will be set to your PB dollars. The value of your PB dollars will change with the market rate set at the time of their opening.
Look at it as a way to help out a start-up company that could be as big as PayPal or eGold. They need people to test their system and they have limited funds right now to pay testers, so they are paying out in PB dollars. They have an honest intention of being a viable company in several months.
So long as you keep an active account by logging in everyday and participating in the surveys designed to get feedback so they can become competitive with other online payment processors, then you will be in line for an actual payment when the company officially opens.
If you are looking for a fast buck, this is not for you. If you are a person who believes in helping out other start-up companies on the principle of helping the little guy, then this is up your alley.
An Hypothesis!
I am not exactly sure how they are doing it, but here goes a(n) hypothesis: It is quite possible that they are using Google AdSense and affiliate networks as well as survey companies to generate funds. They then require you to take surveys every week in order to remain active! For example: The survey company that they are using has already paid me multiple times in my personal capacity prior to my signing up with PayBox.me.
For September 2010 PayBox.me had over 240,000 visitors and for October 2010 over 305,000 visitors. Good job PayBox.me! Nothing wrong with those numbers if you are a start-up in a developmental or experimental phase.
They recently updated the back office with Debit Cards with all links going to Google AdSense! Very smart strategy!
Let's Have Some Fun!
Oh and bt the way if you guys will sign up for a FREE EARLY BIRD PayBox.me account I will also receive PB$10.
Let's make PB Dollars! Who knows we may be experimenting with the next PayPal or eGold.
>>> PRESS HERE TO MAKE "25 PAYBOX DOLLARS NOW" <<<
Additional information
According to the terms of service under Account Balances:
"All account balances are held in PayBox currency. PayBox maintains a currency that is autonomous and independent of all nations and governments. The PayBox currency is denominated in dollars and cents (similar to the currency of the United States and over 20 other countries). The PayBox currency is currently in a closed system, and cannot be exchanged or spent. Before long we plan to open our currency to be spent and exchanged just as you can with any other currency. Our plans include person-to-person transactions (via the Internet and over cell phone text messages), integration with merchants and shopping cart systems, debit card transactions (through an issued debit card linked to your account), and more. The value of our currency is estimated to be close to that of the U.S. dollar. As is the case with any currency, once the PayBox currency becomes openly exchangeable, its value as weighted against other world currencies can and will fluctuate due to forces beyond our control."
Source(s):
http://www.paybox.me/terms.php
http://realchristianityandbusiness.com/What_is_PayBox.html
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100915074657AAnG0Cg
Well! A friend asked me to join and I did a day or so ago, I now have $67.16 which includes two referrals and some survey work. By the way, these are PayBox or PB Dollars.
What's Peculiar About PayBox.me?
What this means is the money currently in your account is in PayBox dollars - as of now worth nothing until they are open to the public. They are in the experimental stage right now and will go public early next year. It is at that point when an actual value will be set to your PB dollars. The value of your PB dollars will change with the market rate set at the time of their opening.
Look at it as a way to help out a start-up company that could be as big as PayPal or eGold. They need people to test their system and they have limited funds right now to pay testers, so they are paying out in PB dollars. They have an honest intention of being a viable company in several months.
So long as you keep an active account by logging in everyday and participating in the surveys designed to get feedback so they can become competitive with other online payment processors, then you will be in line for an actual payment when the company officially opens.
If you are looking for a fast buck, this is not for you. If you are a person who believes in helping out other start-up companies on the principle of helping the little guy, then this is up your alley.
An Hypothesis!
I am not exactly sure how they are doing it, but here goes a(n) hypothesis: It is quite possible that they are using Google AdSense and affiliate networks as well as survey companies to generate funds. They then require you to take surveys every week in order to remain active! For example: The survey company that they are using has already paid me multiple times in my personal capacity prior to my signing up with PayBox.me.
For September 2010 PayBox.me had over 240,000 visitors and for October 2010 over 305,000 visitors. Good job PayBox.me! Nothing wrong with those numbers if you are a start-up in a developmental or experimental phase.
They recently updated the back office with Debit Cards with all links going to Google AdSense! Very smart strategy!
Let's Have Some Fun!
Oh and bt the way if you guys will sign up for a FREE EARLY BIRD PayBox.me account I will also receive PB$10.
Let's make PB Dollars! Who knows we may be experimenting with the next PayPal or eGold.
>>> PRESS HERE TO MAKE "25 PAYBOX DOLLARS NOW" <<<
Additional information
According to the terms of service under Account Balances:
"All account balances are held in PayBox currency. PayBox maintains a currency that is autonomous and independent of all nations and governments. The PayBox currency is denominated in dollars and cents (similar to the currency of the United States and over 20 other countries). The PayBox currency is currently in a closed system, and cannot be exchanged or spent. Before long we plan to open our currency to be spent and exchanged just as you can with any other currency. Our plans include person-to-person transactions (via the Internet and over cell phone text messages), integration with merchants and shopping cart systems, debit card transactions (through an issued debit card linked to your account), and more. The value of our currency is estimated to be close to that of the U.S. dollar. As is the case with any currency, once the PayBox currency becomes openly exchangeable, its value as weighted against other world currencies can and will fluctuate due to forces beyond our control."
Source(s):
http://www.paybox.me/terms.php
http://realchristianityandbusiness.com/What_is_PayBox.html
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100915074657AAnG0Cg
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“ Nothing strengthens the judgment and quickens the conscience like individual responsibility. ” ~Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815–1902) American activist, writer and editor http://bit.ly/ggzSQ0
Are DDoS (distributed denial-of-service) attacks against the law? | Naked Security
It's not pleasant to be on the receiving end of a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack.
Malicious hackers can commandeer thousands of computers around the world, and order them to deluge a website with traffic - effectively clogging it up, preventing others from reaching the site, and bringing the website to its knees.
As I've described before, DDoS attacks are the equivalent of "15 fat men trying to get through a revolving door at the same time" - nothing can move.
In recent days a number of websites have been struck by DDoS attacks, seemingly co-ordinated by supporters of WikiLeaks against firms and websites who they feel have turned their back on the controversial whistle-blowing website.
http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2009/08/06/fat-men-revolving-doors/
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WikiLeaks – the REAL lessons behind the drama | Naked Security
Everyone out there - consider yourselves on notice about privacy, secrecy, security, encryption, data leakage prevention, and the rest of it.
It's not the data which WikiLeaks leaked, it's the leak of the WikiLeaks data.
Sean Richmond and I explain why, and what that means for you and your business in this podcast:
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10 dirty little secrets you should know about working in IT | Tech Sanity Check | TechRepublic.com
Editor’s note: This article was first published in August 2007. It has now been updated and we’ve added a slideshow for those who prefer the visuals.
If you are preparing for a career in IT or are new to IT, many of the “dirty little secrets” listed below may surprise you because we don’t usually talk about them out loud. If you are an IT veteran, you’ve probably encountered most of these issues and have a few of your own to add — and please, by all means, take a moment to add them to the discussion. Most of these secrets are aimed at network administrators, IT managers, and desktop support professionals. This list is not aimed at developers and programmers — they have their own set of dirty little secrets — but some of these will apply to them as well.
You can also view this list as a slideshow.
http://content.techrepublic.com.com/2346-13416_11-490857.html
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