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Time to Improve

You know, there’s been times in my life when I’ve been very good at managing my time. I guess I needed it considering I used to have my own business.

You need to manage your time wisely when you are the owner and soul employee of a business. I’ve also done well with time management in my job as a nurse, but ever since I’ve become sick, especially in the last year or so I’ve had more trouble managing how I use my time. Specifically in trying to get all the work done on the websites I run.

Probably everyone could stand to improve their time management skills. That’s why I thought I’d point my readers to this site that will give you the tips and tools that you need to manage your time wisely. Good time management can lead to success in life and business. An e-book is available on the timethoughts.com website that will help you learn how to manage your time better, plus there is a blog and a community forum that you can read and share your own ideas, and successes on too.

Great web hosting directory

by Tricia

I got into blogging a little bit differently than most other people. I already had two very large websites and domains of my own when I decided to create my own blog. Since I had my own domain already I just used the fantastico software in my C-Panel to install my very first version of WordPress onto one of my sites directories.

Most people start blogging by creating a blog on one of the free sites – wordpress.com, blogger, blogspot, xanga, Vox, LiveJournal etc but often, they end up purchasing their own domain and seek hosting because those free sites have too many rules. If you don’t play by the rules you could lose your site – perhaps a blog that you’ve worked on for years.

My sites have been hosted with one particular company for the last two years but I’m starting to become dissatisfied with them. The server that my domains are on has the heaviest load and it seems to go down every night somewhere between 3 a.m. and 6 a.m. it’s usually only down for a half hour or so, but if I’m in the middle of the post or doing something time sensitive I don’t want my hosting to go down at all. Plus, as I said it’s usually the middle of the night when my hosting goes down. I’m tired, working on something and I just want to finish and go to bed and grrrrr all of a sudden I find I can’t publish my post. I hate that!

So, I wanted to tell you about “CheapHostingdirectory.com”. They List many different types of web hosts and have sorted them in easy to find listings such as the top 10 web hosts, 15 best budget web hosts, Top 10 Unix & Linux Hosting, Top 10 Reseller Web Hosts, Best Special Hosting Deals and Exchange Web Hosting.

They also have listings for the current price of domain registration at many of the top web hosting sites. I like that. The next time I’m going to create a new domain I’m going to the site to find out who currently has the lowest prices. They even have listings for expired domains that you can purchase if you like the names.

I think I’m going to use the site to browse through all the different web hosts and see if I can find one that has a good price, good bandwidth and a lot of storage space for all of my many sites, and then I might move everything over from my current host.

You might want to visit the site as well if you are looking for a new web hosting or looking to begin your first domain and need web hosting for it.

Chasing the Stars?

by Tricia

Anyone planning on traveling in the new year? The award season is coming up – I know that you probably won’t be able to get in to attend the People Choice Awards, or Golden Globes but if you planned a trip to L.A. at just the right time you’d be in town when all the stars were there for the award show and you could do some fantastic star sight seeing.

Alright maybe you aren’t planning a trip to visit all of the areas that your favorite celebs hang out, but maybe you’re planning a Caribbean vacation or a holiday somewhere warm so that you can get away from the cool winter weather sometime between now and spring? Yes, I bet that’s more likely.

Have you booked your hotel accommodations yet? If you haven’t then I must urge you to check out HotelReservations.com. They have accommodation listings for hotel, condo, and other vacation properties from all over the world. Just go to the site, type in the place you are going, and type in the dates that you need to have rooms for, and a page will come up listing all of the available hotel rooms or other types of lodgings for that time period. The prices they list are very reasonable, much better than you can get by cold calling and trying to book rooms. If you like the accommodations that are listed just go right ahead and book your Hotel Reservations right then and there.

I’ve already bookmarked HotelReservations.com and put it in my bookmarks under “travel”. I most definitely will be checking out their site the next time I plan to travel, or even if I’m having a number of relatives come to Toronto to visit. We don’t have a lot of room so some would need to stay in a hotel. At least I could book them rooms at a reasonable price.

Get creative with Filmator

by Tricia

Have you always wanted to make a flashy online presentation something that goes well with your website, or perhaps a presentation that highlights key aspects of your business or a product your company sells or makes? Well now you can with this relatively new way of creating presentations at Filmator.net.

The site touts itself as a creative website for creative people. However it seems it’s never been easier to be creative. Filmator makes it very easy to create presentations, portfolios, videos, animations, documentaries, and new media art. All you need to do to begin creating is first- register for an account, then upload your videos, pictures, sounds and flash films. Organize them in whichever playing sequence that you’d like according to trigger points set in the sound file, and in no time at all you’ll have an online presentation ready to use, quickly and for free.

I have two very large pet information related websites and I’m already beginning to think of ways that I can use Filmator on my sites.

Commercial Filmator.net users are charged, but artists may produce their presentations free. Both business and individuals can quickly make flash demonstration and distribute them worldwide without having to learn a new program or have particular software training. Filmator does all the hard work and makes it easy for you to create your presentation quickly and easily and then embed it on an Internet or Intranet site for viewing.

Here’s an example of one of the videos that can be made at Filmator, this is called “Painting with Sunlight”:

Peace of mind while your kids use Myspace

by Tricia

Here’s the scenerio, you come home everyday from work and your child is on the internet. He or she always seems to close their computer browser quickly whenever you enter the room, but you’ve seen enough to know that they are on Myspace. You’ve heard that myspace is popular with teens and even adults and that it’s a way for them to meet with and talk to their friends online. However, you’ve also heard that a lot of sexual predators hang out on Myspace trying to entice young girls and boys into either exposing themselves online or perhaps meeting them offline somewhere. Your childs’ behavior of hiding whatever he or she is doing online worries you.

What can you do about it?

Well, you could install the award winning Spector Pro monitoring software. This software is apparently the only one of it’s kind that can record every single aspect of activity on Myspace.com, including myspace login and passwords.

With this software you could check to see that your child isn’t putting information online that could endanger themselves or even your family and home. You’ll be able to see everything from the comments they receive to the messages they send out to others.

If you are concerned about your child and want to keep him or her safe while they have fun online think about purchasing Spector Pro.

You can get more information about this product online at their site. Just follow the link listed above.

Time to Improve

Great web hosting directory

Chasing the Stars?

Get creative with Filmator

Peace of mind while your kids use Myspace

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