Jude’s Eclectic Resources

There are pros and cons for doing anything in your life. You should do what makes you happy as long as you can morally accept it and are not harming someone. I ran across a post last night and I had to go read it. It seems you are hearing more and more from righteous bloggers that loathe doing pay per post and blogs that do them. Last night I really didn’t have an opinion, but today I do after seeing some of the comments.

I saw that some of the other bloggers that did paid posting were trying to explain themselves to the blogger that had made the post and other readers. I don’t know why they felt they had to explain their actions. They did kind of sound like they were ashamed because they actually separated these postings to another site to keep their main site pure.

When I do PPP sponsored ads I do not consider them reviews. I consider them exactly what they are placed ads that pay every once in awhile. I do not clutter my site with flashing banners and all kinds of other visual ads I use Kontera and PPP. I actually don’t care how other people make money on the internet as long as no one is getting hurt.

Oh the integrity of the righteous blogger. I really don’t understand all of the negativism. If someone doesn’t like your blog for any reason it’s very simple to click away. I do it all the time same as you do. I sometimes wonder if we are running out of things to post about and just simply jump on the bandwagon of whatever is going around at the moment.

It was just like when I would eat in a restaurant if I didn’t like the food or service I didn’t make a big stink, I just simply never went back and because of my experience with said restaurant if anyone asked me how it was I could always tell them the good points just because I hadn’t had a good experience doesn’t mean theirs would be the same.

You can actually find something positive to say about anything or anybody if you want to. Just because people use ads on their site doesn’t make them bad and it doesn’t mean you are a sell out and have nothing to say. Everyone has something to say and there will always be someone to listen.

To each his own, judge not lest ye be judged, I firmly believe if people tried to find less fault and tried to create a more positive outlook on things the world would be a nicer place to live in.

If your looking for a new way to make money online you might want to check this blog.Brian shows you how you can make extra money and get free stuff by just posting to discussion boards. It’s called revenue share
now I don’t know if this really works because I haven’t tried it, but it looks interesting.

It works through Google Adsense and these sites share their revenue with you the posters. Brian list 5 sites that you can try and explains what you need to do at each site. So if your interested just click the above link and check it out. People are always finding and sharing new ways to make money online everyday.

I bought some articles about computers because I want to learn more about my pc and found them interesting so I’m going to share a few in case others need this same information.

In an effort to be “user-friendly,” Windows (and perhaps some other operating systems) hides the most important part of a file name from new computer users: the extension. Okay - we’re assuming that the reasoning behind hiding extensions is a “user-friendly” one because we just can’t come up with any other reason for hiding them. No harm could ever come from seeing an extension, but plenty could be learned from it. Fortunately you have this article to guide you through some of the most common extensions that you’ll run into.

But before you can see file extensions, you need to turn them on. From Windows Explorer, click on the “Tools” menu, and select “File Options.” Click the “View” tab and then uncheck the box next to “Hide file extensions for known file types.” Click “OK” and you’ll notice that the files in Windows Explorer show a dot and group of three letters after their names. That dot and group of three letters is known as an “extension,” and the extension explains what kind of file it is.

A file could be a plain text file, an image, a sound, a video, or program. But without seeing the extension, you wouldn’t know it unless you double-clicked on it. The following list defines some of the most common extensions that you’ll find on your computer.

.au - This extension indicates a sound file. Most sound players will load up and play this kind of file.

.art - This extension indicates an image file that was compressed with AOL (America Online) technology. Both Internet Explorer and the AOL service software can display this kind of file, however if you don’t have AOL installed on your system, Internet Explorer will display it.

.avi - This extension indicates a video file playable by most multimedia viewers including Microsoft’s Media Player.

.bmp - This extension indicates another image file that might have originated from Windows Paint program.

.dll - This extension indicates a Dynamic Link Library which may contain additional programming code for software. Many different programs often share Dynamic Link Libraries and you’ll find a bunch of them in the Windows/System directory (but don’t ever delete them)!

.exe - This extension indicates a program or an application like Microsoft Word, Internet Explorer, or Outlook Express. Use extreme caution when downloading .exe files from the Internet since malicious programmers like to hide viruses in these types of files.

.gif - This extension indicates another image file and it stands for “Graphics Interchange Format.” .Gif files are often smaller than .bmp files (described earlier) and they’re commonly found on Internet web pages.
 
.jpg - This extension indicates yet another image file and it stands for “Joint Photographers Experts Group.” Like the .gif file, it’s commonly found on Internet web pages, however it’s much smaller than both the .gif image and the .bmp image.

.mid - This extension indicates a sound file created with a Musical Instrument Digital Interface. Windows Media Player will open and run these files, however they don’t sound like normal .wav or .mp3 files (described later). .Mid files are designed to product synthetic sounds using a computer’s sound card.

.mp3 - This extension indicates a sound file that authentically reproduces voice and/or music. Windows Media Player will open and run this kind of file.

.scr  - This extension indicates a screen saver file.

.sit - This extension indicates a Macintosh archive StuffIt file. They will not open on a Windows system without a special utility.

.ttf  - This extension indicates a font especially designed for use on a Windows system. It stands for “True Type Font.”

.txt - This extension indicates a plain text file that can be opened with Notepad.

.wav  - This extension indicates a sound file that like the .mp3 file, can be opened with Windows Media Player or Windows Sound Recorder. .Wav files are much larger than .mp3 files.

.zip - This extension indicates a Windows archive WinZip file. They will not open on a Macintosh system without a special utility.

The most important component of a computer’s hardware system is its fan. The fan is located on the computer’s CPU unit and when that thing gets clogged with dirt and dust, it can run down a computer faster than you can say, “Somethings wrong with my computer and I don’t know what it is!” In short, the fan is responsible for keeping a computer’s motor cool and this motor is what keeps the computer’s hard drive and peripherals functioning the way you need them to, which translates to “fast.”

A dirty fan doesn’t rotate fast enough to keep that motor cool and a completely clogged fan just stops rotating altogether. This causes the computer’s motor to work harder - and a harder working motor can raise the electric bill! Worst case scenario: the motor can overheat and stop working as well. No motor equals no computer.

Keep your computer’s fan clean by preventing the fan from getting dirty or dusty in the first place. Use the computer in a dust-free environment and never smoke around it. Nicotine and tar mean certain death when it comes to computer fans, however should you find a need to clean the fan, do so with extreme care.

It’s quite easy to cause more damage from cleaning so if you’re not comfortable with cleaning your PC yourself, take it to a shop for servicing. Otherwise, you can unplug and disassemble the computer to do it yourself.

You’ll need a can of compressed air and an anti-static rag to remove stubborn clumps of dust. Hold the can perfectly vertical and spray the fan being careful not to spray the dust off the fan onto other sensitive parts of the computer like circuit boards or inside the motor casing. Wipe up remaining dust with your anti-static rag and then reassemble the computer.

One thing that you certainly don’t want to use to remove computer dust is a vacuum cleaner. Although using a vacuum cleaner seems to make more sense, the strong suction of a vacuum cleaner can actually spark damaging static electricity or dislodge loose cables. You also don’t want to use oil-based cleaners. Although Pledge may dust your wooden tables and cabinets to a perfect shine, the oil inside a cleaner like this will erode sensitive computer parts. Stick to a liquid-free dusting method and your dusting routine will be safe enough to repeat as often as you need.

As previously mentioned, preventing dust from entering the computer is extremely important and will reduce the need to open and dust your system in the first place. The severity of outside elements (smoking, humidity, pets, etc.) will ultimately determine how often you’ll need to de-dust your machine. But as an average, you shouldn’t need to perform this procedure any more than once or twice a year.

The entire exercise should take no more than twenty minutes tops and once complete, you’ll immediately see and hear the difference in your machine. The computer’s keyboard and mouse will run more smoothly, hardware won’t take as long to connect, and the entire machine won’t be as loud as one that’s corroded with ugly dust bunnies.