If you need to take your computer to a repair shop or ship
it away for servicing, if at all possible make sure you have
a current backup of all your personal files and information.

Many of the large computer companies like HP and Compaq
don’t really repair your computer anymore. In many cases,
they replace it with another of the same model.

This sounds like a good deal - you’re getting a new
computer, right? The problem is, they usually replace it
with a factory-fresh system that won’t have your files on it
anymore.

Mistakes can happen in repair centers, too. Most repair
shops will have you sign a waiver that basically says they
aren’t responsible for the information on your computer. If
a technician ever makes a mistake and deletes something they
shouldn’t (and it does happen, although infrequently) you
might not have any recourse.

If your computer won’t start up or you can’t access the
information on it, there’s nothing you can do (this is when
you’ll be glad you make regular backup copies of your
important files… you do make them don’t you?) but if you
can save anything, it’s worth taking the time.

Without a domain name, websites are specified by an IP address. What is an IP address? It is an identifier that is used by computers or humans to determine the location of a server or website. However, for humans, an IP address, (which is expressed in a numerical format), can be difficult to remember.

This is why domain names were invented. With a domain name, a human can locate a website through more user-friendly words or phrases. And although numbers can be a part of a domain name, they usually do not make up all of it, like what is seen with an IP address.In terms of format, domain names have several parts.

The first part is known as the URL, (which stands for Uniform Resource Locator). The URL tells the browser what the domain name is going to point to. This will usually be ‘http’, which means the browser can expect to locate a hypertext document. In layman’s terms this means webpage. In the rare cases the URL is not ‘http’ it may be ‘ftp’, which means file transfer protocol. A webmaster would opt to use ftp if they would like visitors to download files from their server.

The second part of the domain name will be “www,” which stands for “World Wide Web.” This phrase lets computers and humans know the site the domain name is pointing to is indeed from the Internet. It is followed by the actual domain name, which can be a combination of letters, numbers or phrases. A good domain name will be short, memorable and most importantly, search-engine friendly. In fact, good webmasters tend to concentrate more on a domain name’s effectiveness with SEO, (or Search Engine Optimization), than they do its creativity. To do this they make sure to choose a domain name that has a widely searched keyword.

The final portion of the domain name has what is known as an extension. This lets a person know a little bit more about a website’s origins. For example, take .com, the most common domain name extension. It stands for ‘commercial’, and was originally intended for organizations in that vein.

However, now the extension is used by virtually anyone looking to create a website. And this is for good reason, since most web surfers will think about the .com before they would think about .org, .biz or .net. Yet, don’t think the other extensions can’t become memorable either. Consider Wikipedia.org which is a wildly popular website despite its .org extension.

Domain name extensions can also specify things on a geographical level. An example are country-based extensions such as .fr, (which stands for France), or .jp, (which stands for Japan). They can also be state-based, such as .ca, (which stands for California). Both can serve as excellent tools for localized Internet marketing.To get a domain name, a person can either:

1) get one from their web hosting company, provided they offer that service or

2) get one from a separate domain name company. Price-wise things will vary with both options, though typically the cost will range from $6.50 to $35.

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Article by Derek Chambers of 1stChoiceWebHost.co.uk

Over the last 5 years from the UK a new network marketing business has been growing at an impressive rate. So much so that there are now 150,000 members spread over 140 countries. What makes this business unique is that it does not have any physical products. What it is offering is membership to UK National and Euro Millions lottery syndicates.

In the UK a lottery ticket costs £1 (US $2) and a Euro Millions ticket £1.50 (US$3) and the average spend per household on lottery tickets is around £5.37 according to statistics. To join a Virtual World Direct the company that runs the syndicate costs £5 (US$10) per week and for this you have a share of 44 lines in both the Wednesday and Saturday weekly draws. In the Euro Millions draw you have a weekly share of 36 lines for £5 (US$10) but the Jackpot tends to be larger up to £60 million plus.

By being part of a syndicate the odds of you being a winner are greatly increased by an astonishing 702%. The lottery can be played from anywhere in the world and all winnings are paid out as a lump sum tax-free.

The business opportunity is for you to become an affiliate and introduce other players into the syndicates. The unique selling proposition is that a player can take part in every lottery, get their winnings sent to them direct in any part of the world without having to do anything after they have signed up to become members.

For every player the affiliate signs up they receive a commission of 20% that is £1 (US$2) for every week the player remains a member of the syndicate. If the new syndicate member decides to introduce people you also receive a weekly 5% commission for each of these introductions as well. BY introducing 5 members you are effectively playing the lottery for free. If you then go on and introduce more you are on the way to building a regular monthly residual income. In the UK there are people earning 5 and 6 figure incomes from their downlines.

To become an affiliate costs £4.99 per year which covers the cost and hosting of your own VWD web site. Once a person becomes a member of VWD they have access to the “back office” of their web site were they will find a great deal of training material to help them build their business. Also some of the top affiliates also provide their own groups with additional on and offline training material to help them.

It is important to differentiate VWD from those “get rich schemes” that keep appearing and disappearing with great monotony. Here are the facts, VWD was launched in April 2002 and now has almost 150,000 members worldwide. It is a member of the UK Lottery Council and in an industry so closely monitored if there had been the slightest whiff of a problem they would have been closed down long ago.

In summary here is a business that does not require you to buy any stock or inventory, Allows you to build a downline for a regular residual income and gives you the opportunity to share in a jackpot that could be worth millions.

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