My Explain How To Site » Technology http://myexplainhowto.info Helpful how to information for the do it yourselfer. Sun, 20 Nov 2011 16:00:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 How to Drive Traffic To Your Websites And Earn Commissions http://myexplainhowto.info/2011/09/05/how-to-drive-traffic-to-your-websites-and-earn-commissions/ http://myexplainhowto.info/2011/09/05/how-to-drive-traffic-to-your-websites-and-earn-commissions/#comments Mon, 05 Sep 2011 20:15:13 +0000 admin http://myexplainhowto.info/?p=634

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So, how am I making money doing this? I sell advertising, by way of twitter to my present customers and other site owners who are totally unaware as to how they can do this. Its an attractive offer to expose your business to more than 18,000 followers or subscribers, 8 hours a day, 7 days a week. With this twitter automation program, I can grow my followers fast and the followers of the twitter accounts I manage.  You can actually get more followers fast with this program. So, you can go ahead with your email campaign or pass out all the flyers you want to, I get crazy blog traffic with this and I can get the word out to 18,000 people in a matter of a mouse click and the right add to attract their attention.

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Having a tablet device gives your the convenience and flexibility to perform many tasks you would on your laptop. For the road warrior the Ipad or any tablet device is a welcome device to tote around without the weight. What cant not do on a tablet device is properly, effectively build out a website. I’m a web developer and the ability to do some website updates or crank out a quick web form is tedious from such a small device.

Although I have a laptop with the processing powers and enough working space on the screen, I wont carry it anywhere because of the weight. Eventually I will upgrade it to a Mac Book, something extremely lightweight and powerful. Will I keep my Ipad? Yes, it has its uses, but It wont replace a laptop for me.

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How do you know when to buy more memory for your computer? Or how much memory you’ll need? If you can afford it, you should always buy as much memory as you can, since it boosts system performance.

But not all of us need 1 GB of RAM – most home users need only about 512 MB of RAM. Besides, computer memory is very expensive – a 512 MB piece of RAM costs about $50. This article will help you analyze when you need to buy memory and much memory is required in various scenarios.

When to Buy More Memory

Thinking back on my experience with building computers, there are usually five scenarios under which you’d buy memory for your computer:

  • When upgrading your operating system
  • When installing new applications
  • When installing multimedia cards
  • When adding computer peripherals
  • When your hard disk starts ‘chugging’

Let’s look at these in turn.

When Upgrading Your Operating System

Each time I upgrade my operating system, I find that I need to buy more memory. Your operating system is a huge memory hogger. Windows XP , for example, requires at least 512 MB RAM to run smoothly (at least on my PC). Windows 2000 needs at least 256 MB RAM. Always check the operating system manufacturer’s documentation carefully – they always tend to understate memory requirements.

When installing new applications: Business software like Microsoft Office, video editing applications like Adobe Premiere Pro and games like Half-Life 2 really need a LOT of memory. Some will refuse to run if they find your memory lacking. Other applications will run but will crawl like a snail. Newer software these days assume you have a huge amount of memory. Again, check the manufacturer’s documentation carefully for memory requirements.

When Installing Multimedia Cards

Two types of cards come into mind – video cards and sound cards. Video cards have a built-in memory but they also consume main system RAM. Don’t be fooled by that fancy video card that says it’ll deliver fantastic 3D graphics performance. Video cards depend a lot on your main system RAM. Without sufficient memory, the video cards will still perform poorly even if they are the latest and greatest versions (the ATI Radeon 9800 Pro comes to mind).

When Adding Computer Peripherals

If you add a printer or scanner to your system, you should also consider buying more memory. Printers consume system memory particularly when printing huge files. Scanners consume memory when handling large image files.

When Your Hard Disk Starts ‘Chugging’

In general, you can tell whether you should be buying more memory by listening to your hard drive. Yes, by listening to your hard drive. If it makes a long drawn ‘chugging’ noise whenever you copy or edit large files, you can be sure you need a memory upgrade.

You see, when your system is low on memory, it borrows space from your hard disk to make ‘virtual memory’. This process is called ‘paging’ and it’s very, very slow and irritating . Get that memory upgrade and avoid this problem at all costs!

How Much Memory Do You Need?

Depending on the type of software applications you are using, the amount of memory you need will differ. As a bare minimum, computers these days need at least 256 MB of RAM.

Refer to the list below to see how much memory you will need based on the type of software you use.

  • Administrative: Word processing, email, spreadsheets, surfing the web, general gaming, not many applications open at once. Get 256 MB to 512 MB of memory.
  • Executive/Professional: Word processing, email, spreadsheets, presentations, videos, photos, surfing the web, general gaming, several applications open at once. Get 512 MB to 1 GB of memory.
  • Graphics Design/Software Development: 3D CAD software, enterprise programming suites, simulation or modeling software. Get 1 GB or more of memory.

Conclusion

This article has explored the various scenarios when a memory upgrade is necessary. Once you determine you need a memory upgrade, decide how much memory you want. Remember that your motherboard has a limited number of slots for memory, so check that whatever memory you buy can fit into those slots. Good luck and happy shopping!

Gary Hendricks runs a hobby site on building computers. Visit his website at http://www.build-your-own-computers.com for tips and tricks on assembling a PC, as well as buying good computer components.

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The iPhone has proven itself to be a real workhorse and entertainment device of choice for many consumers. When I upgraded from a 3GS to the new iPhone 4 I was just as pleased with my investment when I purchased the previous model. There are literally thousand of apps to choose from, while many are similar in functionality, you will find the application you need to do the things you want on your device.When it comes to apps, I have more than 120. The question is, do I use all my apps? At one time or another I do, from time to time, I will take a look at them and the ones that I haven’t used, I delete. Every iPhone user has their preference of which apps are the coolest. Since every user uses their phone differently and for different applications, your app preference will differ. Here are some apps that I think are pretty cool and I’m surprised of the many iPhone users who are not aware of them. Well, with the thousands of available apps, there are plenty of them I’m not aware of too. When I have a need to do something, I go to the app store and search for what I’m trying to do and I most always find plenty of apps to choose from that will give me the functionality I’m looking for. So, here is a list of apps that I think are really cool.

  • Google Voice – This app allows you to have another phone number. When friends call your Google Voice number, you can have the incoming call ring to other phones. Callers can leave voice mail messages and those messages can be sent to you iPhone.
  • Chase - If you have a savings or checking account at this institution, you can deposit check using your iPhone. You simply take a picture of the check and have it deposited without going to the bank. Great App!
  • Fring - Another great app that will allow you to Face Time call over 3G. If you have an unlimited data plan, this is a great app for you. You can also send instant messages to other Fring users.
  • Square – For small business owners or road warriors, this app will allows you to process credit cards. Its great for contractors, you can get paid on the spot. The service is FREE!
  • FTP ON The GO - For those who need access to much of their data and you dont want to fill up your phone, this app will allow you to access FTP sites. You can download your word, excel and pdf documents straight to your phone.

The coolest apps for the iPhone, depends on what the user is looking for when it comes to functionality. Your use and selection of apps are rediscovered as you use your phone more. What you find cool today will most likely be replaced by a new app with more features and functionality.

Thank you for reading my article. Nathaniel Lewis is a business owner and technology professional who enjoys writing and sharing life experiences that will help people. Your comments are welcome to this and any article. Please visit http://MyExplainHowTo.info/ where you will find more How To informational articles.

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Lets face it, every company in existence, uses information to make business decisions. For those companies that know how to interpret their data and know what to ask for, will make a better business decisions than someone only familiar with how to navigate around their desktop. A valid question would be, what manager in their right mind would not utilize the data and the information at their disposal to make the necessary business decisions to be successful? The manager or employee reluctant to embrace change. Although we are in the age of technology (that goes without saying) and information is readily available for the decision makers, there are some managers that exist, who are slow to embrace the use of technology beyond their desktop.Beyond the desktop

In many cases, the jargon, words and phrases used in technology will vary from place of employment to place of employment, in this case, beyond the desktop would refer to a person being knowledgeable of their internal information systems and their capabilities beyond the use of their desktop. Companies that use E.R.P systems in their day to day operations have managers than know how to extract useful data from these systems to make the decisions needed in business. Managers who fail to embrace the proper use of this technology will quickly find themselves at a great disadvantage and maybe looking for employment elsewhere. Technology will only get more advanced and more complicated for those who fail to embrace the technological changes in the near future.

Technology and Systems Training

When companies implement new technologies, they will often have training before the new systems are deployed. Employees who are often fearful of being replaced by technology will more than likely show reluctance to learning new skills. Many companies who offer training are simply offering you the chance to keep your job and many employees fail to look at it this way. If you can not change with the times you will go away with the old and outdated technology.

Company Data, It can help or hurt you

Managers and employees who are in place to make decisions, company data, when properly used, interpreted and applied will help you when it comes to proving your productivity and and ability to give useful information during board room meetings. Knowing how to get information from an E.R.P system can also help in showing who made improper changes in your production schedule causing delays in production. Data has no personality and it will always show factual information to whom ever requests it. Provided that your data is clean going into a system it will give you clean and factual information when you request it. Is is vital to ones longevity and employment to embrace and learn the technology implemented by your company and learn it beyond the operating of your desktop. Company data, it can help you or hurt you.

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