Blogs: Free and easy

What’s new (relatively), fun and easy and doesn’t cost you a cent? A blog!
What’s a blog? Well a blog is the short form for a Weblog. So a blog is basically a web site in which entries are made and displayed in a reverse chronological order. A blog usually contains comments and sharing of information and views on any subject. Though mostly focused on text, others may focus on photograph (photoblog), videos (vlog), or audio (podcasting). Creating and running a blog is as easy as child’s play. (Children, please don’t get offended.) Weblogs can be created in just a few minutes. There are plenty of sites which allow you to register and start your own blog for free. All you need is an email and a topic.

Whats so great about blogging is that it gives you the ability to publish your thoughts. For those who enjoy writing, like sharing ideas and like to be heard, blogging is the thing to do. With plenty of blog sites in the World Wide Web, one can easily find a blog that matches ones interests.

You can setup and run a blog for free. With Googles Adsense, you can generate Ad revenues, which you can also put in with much ease. Many blog hosts provide it as an option while building your blog.
  
Weblogs are a great way to share information with others who share similar interests. It's also a great opportunity for you to learn. However blogging has its own area of concerns. Bloggers write under a pseudonym and thus feel protected enough to write things which can have undesirable consequences. Sometimes bloggers are guilty of releasing proprietary or confidential information. Another area of concern of blogging is defamation of character. A third area of concern is employees who write about aspects of their place of employment or their personal lives, and then face loss of employment or other adverse consequences.

Weblogs are a great way to share your ideas and thoughts but must be used keeping in mind the possibility of defamation and infringement of company and state laws regarding information sharing.

Some websites that offer free blogs: https://www.blogger.com/start
http://clearblogs.com
http://www.livejournal.com
http://www.blog.com

How technology changed our World

Technology is changing at a rapid pace. With in a short span of time, we have witnessed a vast change in the technological sector, and its impact on our daily lives can be felt. With the rate at which the technology is evolving, it is hard to predict what will happen in the near future. What is today everyone’s handy gadget may not be so tomorrow. With the passage of time and the evolution of technology, new products will appear in the market but only a few will reign, the rest will disappear. However the change they introduce into our lives will remain, or in other words, the changes in the technology will change our lives. Of that we can be sure as we have already experienced them.

Technology has changed the life of all those who have come in contact with it. Some changes are more direct than others and their effect more permanent. Such to the extent that it changes the way we perceive things and in fact it determines how we get along in life. What these technologies are that actually cause such major changes in the life of a person can’t be exactly pointed out as every one of us are influenced by different technologies and other non-technological things.

But nevertheless we are very much affected by the technological changes that assist us in our daily lives. Our lives have been influenced to a point of no return by these advances in devices and services. What are the technological advances or inventions that have changed our lives? Here are some 10 revolutionizing items we came up with and are listed  in no particular order.

Computer: the father of laptops, computer must be the greatest invention till date. Internet: Resized the world in terms of information accessibility.
Cell Phones: Redefined “staying in touch”.
iPod: Changed the way you walk down the street.
The washing machine: No doubt played a role in the women’s Liberation!
Debit Cards: Who needs cash when you’ve got a debit card?
Digital Cameras: Revolutionized the way we view pictures, or more precisely take pictures.
Contact lens: Took a load off the nose and ears!
Satellite TV: Redefined home entertainment and turned the idiot tube into a dumb blonde!
DVDs: Better pictures and sound and most importantly eliminated the need to rewind.

Computer Maintenance

Slow computers plague college campuses worldwide. The fact that your computer seems to be the slowest computer on the planet may be because computer maintenance is being neglected. Consequently, computer maintenance may be being neglected because the proper measures for maintaining a personal computer are not known. But, not to worry, there is a way for you to become more computer savvy and improve computer efficiency.

Freeing up memory on your computer can make all the difference when it comes to performance.

The first, and perhaps the most important, step in freeing up memory on your computer is determining how much space your computer actually has and how much space is being used.

1. Press ctrl+alt+del and open the ‘Task Manager’
2. Select the ‘Performance’ tab

You will be able to see the amount of memory your computer contains as well as the amount of memory that is currently being used and determine whether lack of memory is the root of the problem. Once you have assessed the damage, you can proceed reverse it.

There are several methods by which you can free up space on your computer:

1. Run a pc scan using the antivirus software on your computer, i.e. Sophos. A pc scan will remove any clutter that may have accumulated on your computer.
2. Delete any unnecessary files or programs that you do not use.

Also, if the internet is running slower than normal, that process can be sped up by deleting ‘Temporary Internet Files’.
Steps to delete temporary files:

a.       Open Internet browser

b.      Select ‘Tools’ on main menu

c.       Click on ‘Internet Options’

d.      Under ‘General’ tab, select ‘Delete Cookies’ and ‘Delete Files’ 

Freeing up space on your computer should serve to improve its performance and also save you time that could be used more effectively.