I’m sure many of you, like me, who are frequent users of the Internet have had your share of problems with viruses, spyware and other malicious and unwanted “modifications” that seem to find their way onto your computer. This, in turn, tends to significantly slow your online activities and in some cases cause major operating system and software issues. This can get so bad that you may have had to take the drastic and time consuming step of reinstalling your Windows operating system and start fresh. I know I have and it’s not fun.

Well, I recently came across an offering from Microsoft that many of you, who rely on Windows XP as your operating system, may not be aware of that is designed to automatically revert your system back to it’s original state if you run into any of these malicious software related issues. It’s a free download called Windows “SteadyState” which essentially allows you to set-up a locked-down platform by way of separate user accounts. Once you have everything set up the way you want it, you can share the computer and rest easy. Any changes a user might make to the configuration or hard disk can be undone by simply restarting the machine. Read the rest of this entry »

Over $7,000 worth of prizes plus 66,666 Entrecard credits are up for grabs in the biggest contest ever! Marcus over at Hochstadt.com is taking it to the next level with his Hochstadt.com Party Contest. There are many ways to enter including writing about the contest and posting a listing of the prizes and contributors to your blog which counts for 50 entries.

The contest runs until the end of the month. All prizes will be awarded by random draw from all entries received on May 1, 2008. Good luck to everyone and “let’s go PARTY!!”

Below is list of all the contributing publishers and prizes being offered: Read the rest of this entry »

I’ve been using Twitter for a couple of months now and have come to the conclusion that Twitter is a digital, internet age version of the office water cooler but way more powerful.

What is Twitter

Twitter is basically a “micro-blog” platform designed to offer it’s users a quick and easy way to enter short, timely messages (140 characters or less) to describe what they’re doing, feeling and/or thinking about. Think of it as a digital water cooler for the Internet generation. You also have full privacy controls regarding who sees your Twitter profile and who can read your entries. The beauty of Twitter is its simplicity. If you can email, you can use Twitter. Far beyond the fun aspects of Twitter, there are some key reasons why I use it and why I think you need to especially if you have a blog and are interested in driving traffic. Read the rest of this entry »

From time to time I will be highlighting recommended business related products you can purchase from Amazon.com that I feel can help you in your business pursuits and be more successful. First up is a nine hour audio course packaged on eight CDs from business motivational expert Brian Tracy entitled “Brian Tracy’s 21 Secrets To Success. This package features eight full audio courses covering a range of important business topics including: 21 Great Ways to Manage Your Time and Double Your Productivity; 21 Great Ways to Hire and Keep the Best People; 21 Great Ways to Start and Build Your Own Successful Business; 21 success Secrets of Self Made Millionaires; 21 Great Ways to Build a High profit Business; 21 Great Ways to Become an Outstanding Manager; 21 Unbreakable Laws of Money and 21 Great Ways to Become a Sales Superstar. Read the rest of this entry »

I know this is off topic, but I just had to share this. Enjoy…

For all the iTunes fans out there, there is an alternative you need to check out. As most people know, Amazon.com has been selling books (along with just about everything else) for well over ten years. They are an Internet original. But did you know Amazon.com offers digital music? With Amazon’s new MP3 download service, you now have a compelling alternative to iTunes.

The most significant difference between the two services is that Amazon offers music in the standard MP3 digital music format. This allows you to play any digital music purchased from Amazon on any digital music player, regardless of brand. Digital music purchased from iTunes can only be played on an Apple iPod music player. Another advantage Amazon has over iTunes is that all the songs offered by Amazon are free of any copy protection. This means you are free to make unlimited back-up copies and burn audio CD’s of all your purchased music. Although iTunes does offer some of their downloads without copy protection, it is only on a limited selection of their overall inventory and you do pay a premium for that convenience.

Last but certainly not least, Amazon.com MP3’s cost less across the board. So if your interested in saving some money on your next digital music purchase and want free and unlimited use of your music, check out Amazon.com MP3 Downloads.

You should realize that your prospects do not buy from you based on how snazzy your website is or how brilliant your graphics are. They buy because you can convince them that THERE’S SOMETHING IN IT FOR THEM!

Show them how their lives will be enhanced, how much better they will feel or how their bank balance will benefit by investing in your product. Prospective customers can be wooed at the two most basic of levels: Money or Emotion.

1. On your website or in your newsletter, paint a picture of your product so vivid and desirable that the reader can actually visualize what it would be like if they had already bought the product in your ad. Tell them what results they have achieved and how it makes them feel. They’ll become emotionally attached even before they hit the ‘Buy Now’ button or the link to the affiliate product. Read the rest of this entry »

If anyone has ever been a victim of identity theft, you know how much trouble it can cause you and how it can wreak havoc with your good credit. Many times, by the time you realize your information has been compromised, the damage has already been done. Because of this relatively new and growing threat to your good name, it’s more important than ever to take action to protected your sensitive information before it can be compromised.

With that in mind, I recently signed up with LifeLock Identity Theft Prevention , a new company that specializes in protecting your identity and personal information. For a nominal fee, LifeLock Identity Theft Prevention does this by taking the following actions on your behalf: Read the rest of this entry »

Are you doing what you want right now? Have you thought about starting your own business, but you have to wait until the time is right? Are you living your dream life?

Do you have dreams, but you are putting them off until you fix this situation or take care of this problem or that problem? Are you just really unhappy where you are, but you refuse to leave until you put all of the “stuff” in place that needs to be in place?

Well I don’t know if you realize it or not, but we are living in some very rough times. You are waiting for the perfect time to live your dreams and be happy. Guess what, there is no perfect time like today. Just imagine if you go through your whole life waiting for this and waiting for that to happen before you decided to live your dreams and be happy, and it never happens. What does that look like to you? How will you feel? Read the rest of this entry »

Below are the top 10 Entrecard droppers on Money Maker Times.com over the past thirty days. Thank you all for your support and for helping me earn EC credits.

As with everyone who drops their card on my site, I am and will always be quick to reciprocate. Thanks again everyone.