We strongly recommend following all the steps when upgrading to a new operating system from disc(s) as well as when connecting a new computer to the Internet for the first time.

• Perform these steps before connecting to the Internet for the first time.
• The links in this document are LIVE LINKS, but we recommend that you NOT connect to them through your new computer. Use the live links on a computer that is fully updated, virus protected and firewalled, and download the instructions/programs to a CD
  Fundraiser Car Washes; Picking Locations
  Many non-profit groups, especially those with lots of labor and high-energy available have found much success in their fundraiser events by holding car washes. On any given weekend in the United States we see these car wash fundraiser events around town, well as long as the weather is good that is. Car Wash fundraisers can build teamwork and teach kids groups that money does not grow on trees and that is wise lesson indeed.Now that you have decided to hold a car wash you need to pick a good location. But what is the difference between a good location and a not so good location? Well, a good location is one with lots of space to move the cars and on a very busy street with great visibility. A bad location would be a very tight parking lot where cars cannot line up or have to back up after each wash is completed.If you are going to have a successful car wash fundraiser you will need to be sure to have a location where you can have two lines of five cars each all day waiting for the wash. You need to have space to wash and soap and then the cars dry up to rinse. Then you need a drying area up
  Getting a new computer should be an exciting and gratifying experience. After all, you’ll be able to do things faster, safer and without having to worry that your old hard drive is so full that one more file will “break the camel’s back.”

  However, there are dangers out there that probably didn’t exist when you bought your last computer. And there’s the question of what will happen to your old hard drive, with all your personal data on it.

  Let’s deal with your new computer first. This information applies specifically to Windows XP, although it has broader application as well.

  Remember:

  • Many computers' default configurations are insecure.
  • New security vulnerabilities may have been discovered between the time the computer was built and configured by the manufacturer and you setting up the computer for the first time.
  • When upgrading software from commercially packaged media (e.g., CD-ROM, DVD-ROM), new vulnerabilities may have been discovered since the disc was manufactured.
  • Attackers know the common broadband and dial-up IP address ranges, and scan them regularly.
  • Numerous worms are already circulating on the Internet continuously scanning for new computers to exploit.
  • It is estimated that 80% of spam comes from personal computers (known as “Zombies”), like yours, that have been compromised with a trojan or other malware that the owner is completely unaware of. By protecting your computer you are protecting the Internet!
  As a result of these hackers’ efforts, the average time-to-exploitation for an unprotected computer is measured in minutes.

  Standard (wrong) advice to home users has been to download and install software patches as soon as possible after connecting a new computer to the Internet. However, since the background intruder scanning activity is pervasive, it may not be possible for you to complete the download and installation of software patches before the vulnerabilities they are trying to fix are exploited.

  This Special Report offers advice on how to protect your computer before connecting it to the Internet so that you can complete the patching process without incident.

  We strongly recommend following all the steps when upgrading to a new operating system from disc(s) as well as when connecting a new computer to the Internet for the first time.

  • Perform these steps before connecting to the Internet for the first time.
  • The links in this document are LIVE LINKS, but we recommend that you NOT connect to them through your new computer. Use the live links on a computer that is fully updated, virus protected and firewalled, and download the instructions/programs to a CD
    10 Ways You Can Fail Fast Online Successfully
    Here are 10 deadly ways you can fail online as an entrepreneur.There are several ways in which you can fail successfully online but I would be glad to show you just ten ways you can do this as a start up web entrepreneur. Its your decision to avoid them or to do them.FAILURE SECRET ONE1. Be Fearful :Try to be afraid of putting in money in any thing that has to do with the Internet. Be so afraid of loosing every thing that will kill a good product just because of your own fear. Always go around asking your friends, relatives and associates for money to fund your Internet business instead of reaching your own pocket.FAILURE SECRET TWO2. Try to be distractedAlways look for ways to keep your mind busy with another job. Don’t let your ideas be put to use. Try to listen to your spouse or friends on how your online business will never work. Look at Jeff Bezos of Amazon.com. He was absolutely fanatical about his company in the first few years and you know he never had a life after that.FAILURE SECRET THREE3. Wish Wish Wish!You know the saying
    ows XP, although it has broader application as well.

    Remember:

    • Many computers' default configurations are insecure.
    • New security vulnerabilities may have been discovered between the time the computer was built and configured by the manufacturer and you setting up the computer for the first time.
    • When upgrading software from commercially packaged media (e.g., CD-ROM, DVD-ROM), new vulnerabilities may have been discovered since the disc was manufactured.
    • Attackers know the common broadband and dial-up IP address ranges, and scan them regularly.
    • Numerous worms are already circulating on the Internet continuously scanning for new computers to exploit.
    • It is estimated that 80% of spam comes from personal computers (known as “Zombies”), like yours, that have been compromised with a trojan or other malware that the owner is completely unaware of. By protecting your computer you are protecting the Internet!
    As a result of these hackers’ efforts, the average time-to-exploitation for an unprotected computer is measured in minutes.

    Standard (wrong) advice to home users has been to download and install software patches as soon as possible after connecting a new computer to the Internet. However, since the background intruder scanning activity is pervasive, it may not be possible for you to complete the download and installation of software patches before the vulnerabilities they are trying to fix are exploited.

    This Special Report offers advice on how to protect your computer before connecting it to the Internet so that you can complete the patching process without incident.

    We strongly recommend following all the steps when upgrading to a new operating system from disc(s) as well as when connecting a new computer to the Internet for the first time.

    • Perform these steps before connecting to the Internet for the first time.
    • The links in this document are LIVE LINKS, but we recommend that you NOT connect to them through your new computer. Use the live links on a computer that is fully updated, virus protected and firewalled, and download the instructions/programs to a CD
      Boost Your Traffic with SEO Sitemap
      Internet search engines, such as Google and A9, maintain a very large database of Web pages and available files. To do this, they devise a program called a web crawler, or spider. This software automatically and continuously surfs and hunts content in the Web. Pages that the spider finds are retrieved and indexed according to text content, giving more weight to titles and paragraph headers. Spiders never stop navigating the web from page to page, to index the relevant content of the Internet. Besides looking at the text of titles and headers, some programs are able to identify default tags and keep a library of these page keywords or key phrases in the index.When a user connects to the Internet types a query, which is automatically interpreted as keywords, the search engine scans the saved index and creates a list of web pages that is most appropriate to what the user is searching for.SEO will use all the combined techniques of keyword analysis, smart code, good content literature, link popularity study and website organization to place the subject web page as high as possible in the list o
      ess ranges, and scan them regularly.
    • Numerous worms are already circulating on the Internet continuously scanning for new computers to exploit.
    • It is estimated that 80% of spam comes from personal computers (known as “Zombies”), like yours, that have been compromised with a trojan or other malware that the owner is completely unaware of. By protecting your computer you are protecting the Internet!
    As a result of these hackers’ efforts, the average time-to-exploitation for an unprotected computer is measured in minutes.

    Standard (wrong) advice to home users has been to download and install software patches as soon as possible after connecting a new computer to the Internet. However, since the background intruder scanning activity is pervasive, it may not be possible for you to complete the download and installation of software patches before the vulnerabilities they are trying to fix are exploited.

    This Special Report offers advice on how to protect your computer before connecting it to the Internet so that you can complete the patching process without incident.

    We strongly recommend following all the steps when upgrading to a new operating system from disc(s) as well as when connecting a new computer to the Internet for the first time.

    • Perform these steps before connecting to the Internet for the first time.
    • The links in this document are LIVE LINKS, but we recommend that you NOT connect to them through your new computer. Use the live links on a computer that is fully updated, virus protected and firewalled, and download the instructions/programs to a CD
      Focus and Fear of Success - The Biggest Monkey on Your Back?
      If you have been on the internet for awhile, you know that there are millions of people trying anything and everything to get your attention. They want in your wallet. It's a great big money grab out there folks, and the net has become the biggest marketing arena on the planet, driving whole industries and generating Billions of dollars in sales.So what's the problem? Well, none if you are one of the small businesses with focus. A whole lot of problems if you lack focus.There are myriad small business opportunities on the net today. And if you do your research and find something you want to associate with, or you create a product for a well-researched target market, you are well on your way to financial success. Or are you?You see the more you become active on the net as either someone looking for the right opportunity, or as someone who has found the right opportunity already, the more you are bombarded with choices. Everyday you get emails saying that the next best thing since sliced bread has come along.The new "thing" demands your attention and you get nervous that you mig
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      Standard (wrong) advice to home users has been to download and install software patches as soon as possible after connecting a new computer to the Internet. However, since the background intruder scanning activity is pervasive, it may not be possible for you to complete the download and installation of software patches before the vulnerabilities they are trying to fix are exploited.

      This Special Report offers advice on how to protect your computer before connecting it to the Internet so that you can complete the patching process without incident.

      We strongly recommend following all the steps when upgrading to a new operating system from disc(s) as well as when connecting a new computer to the Internet for the first time.

      • Perform these steps before connecting to the Internet for the first time.
      • The links in this document are LIVE LINKS, but we recommend that you NOT connect to them through your new computer. Use the live links on a computer that is fully updated, virus protected and firewalled, and download the instructions/programs to a CD
        Spend More Time Selling
        On average a sales person spends less than two hours per day selling their products. This statistic never seized to amaze me, even though I had often found myself being an active participant of its findings.Lets face it, if we spend so little time in our day selling, why are we in sales to begin with?There is no such thing as an easy day in the mortgage industry, it is filled with many challenges from follow up phone calls, to problem solving and research, which, in the end, leaves very little time for sales, or so we think.Here are a few tips for increasing the amount of time you spend selling during your work day, follow these simple steps, and I am sure you will find yourself taking quite a few more applications through out the week, and most of all, putting some fun back into your work day.It is understandable that your work day will not be without its set of challenges, such as research, putting out fires, scheduling appointments, retrieving e-mails, and responding to the many phone calls you receive during the day.It is common knowledge in the mortgage industry, t
        s without incident.

        We strongly recommend following all the steps when upgrading to a new operating system from disc(s) as well as when connecting a new computer to the Internet for the first time.

        • Perform these steps before connecting to the Internet for the first time.
        • The links in this document are LIVE LINKS, but we recommend that you NOT connect to them through your new computer. Use the live links on a computer that is fully updated, virus protected and firewalled, and download the instructions/programs to a CD or a USB drive, then transfer them to your new computer. A 128 megabyte USB drive costs less than $20, is “plug and play,” and can be used over and over.
        1. If possible, connect the new computer behind a network (hardware-based) firewall or firewall router.

           A network firewall or firewall router is a hardware device that is installed between the computers on their Local Area Network (LAN) and their broadband device (cable/DSL modem). By blocking inbound access to the computers on the LAN from the Internet a hardware-based firewall can often provide sufficient protection for you to complete the downloading and installation of necessary software patches. A hardware-based firewall provides a high degree of protection for new computers being brought online.

           If you connect to the Internet before you install a firewall, it may be possible for the computer to be exploited before the download and installation of such software is complete.

           XP has a built in firewall that may or may not be enabled. If Microsoft XP has not had Service Pack 2 installed, follow these instructions to turn on the Internet Connection Firewall. If XP is installed WITH Service Pack 2, then your firewall is enabled by default.

           Microsoft has provided both detailed and summarized instructions for enabling the built-in Internet Connection Firewall on Windows XP.

           We strongly recommend that you install a third-party firewall application and THEN turn off the Windows firewall.

           We recommend ZoneAlarm (www.ZoneLabs.com), which is FREE. Zone Alarm is the top rated firewall, and protects both incoming and outgoing data. XP’s firewall ONLY protects against incoming data. Zone Alarm’s setup file is approximately 7 megabytes, which will easily fit on a CD or USB drive.

        2. Disable File and Printsharing if enabled.
           1. Go to Start -> Control Panel.
           2. Open "Network and Internet Connections".
           3. Open "Network Connections".
           4. Right-click on the network connection you wish to change (e.g., "Local Area Connection").
           5. Select "Properties".
           6. Make sure "File and Printer