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How Do I Connect My Bluetooth Phone To My computer

Your first question might actually be, why would I want to connect my bluetooth phone to my computer? It is a great way to transfer photos, mp3's and other files from your mobile phone to your computer without the purchase of cables that only work with one phone or expensive software for a specific phone.

How do I connect my bluetooth phone with my computer? First you need to turn your phones visibility on. Most phones you do this by going into the menu, settings and they should be an option for "connections." Bluetooth will or should be under your connects, like I said this is for most phones. You need to first make sure your bluetooth is turned on. Next you need to turn on your bluetooth's visability.

As far as your computer goes. You either need a laptop/tower with bluetooth build in or a bluetooth USB adapter. You can generally get a bluetooth USB adapter for less than $30, and these are very useful and can be used with multiple phones, which is great about bluetooth.

After you have your bluetooth USB installed on your computer, then you need to sync them together. The easiest way that I have found to do this is to do it from the phone. Under your bluetooth settings under your phone, they should be an option to search for new devices or to pair it. Once your perform the search it should find your computer. Select to pair it with your computer. It will ask you for the passcode on the phone it should be "0000" that is four zeros. You should get a pop up from the system tray on a windows machine asking if you want to pair your bluetooth with this device. You need to tell it yes and it will ass for the passcode, which again is four zeros "0000." You should then be ready to use your bluetooth enabled phone with your computer.

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Type At Home for money!

I'm sure you've seen the ads. Typing for cash, Type Simple Data Entry from home, Home Based Typing Income and more. Can Type At Home programs work for you?

If you are comfortable typing on a computer then Type At Home Jobs may be for you. There are misconceptions about Type At Home that you will be typing endlessly to earn nothing. I believe that Type At Home is an easy work at home job if you feel comfortable on the computer If you can type at a good speed and be accurate. Of course today with the tools available like spell check, grammar check etc, it makes it a lot easier. In fact it's possible to earn good money doing Type At Home jobs on line.

Another misconception is that Type At Home jobs are scams. This is probably the "too good to be true" adverts with promises of overnight riches working from home. Some people will join a Type At Home program and think that the money will start flowing in. If it doesn't then they call the program a failure. You won't get something for nothing.

Type At Home is the definitely the most popular Home Data Typers program available. Many people have seen very good profits using this program. Some of these programs utilizes Google Adwords as its cash engine, and by following their techniques they provide, there is an opportunity to make some nice earnings. This strategy works great for people starting out, and if you want to make some quick cash, this might just be the program for you. There are legitimate Type At Home work programs available. In fact I have a separate Type At Home web page whereby I highlight what in my opinion are the best and most popular Type At Home programs.

I also like to emphasize making sure that whichever Type At Home company you decide to join has a money back guarantee for your protection. I believe any good company should offer this if they are worth their salt.

Type At Home is one of the more popular home based business opportunities as it is very low-cost to get started. I have included a list of equipment that you will need to start below:

Computer Access to Internet Printer

I would also suggest that you use a unique email address. This is merely a suggestion not a requirement.

The potential in the Type At Home business is great. There are many small and large companies that outsource Type At Home. Many people are making $1000 - $3000 a month additional income. In order to get to this level of income it is important that you understand the skills that you'll need and where to look for Type At Home programs.

Please feel free to visit my web page for Type At Home product reviews. If you decide to try one of our programs, please let me know your opinion of the whole process. Your opinion is important to me. I also have a FREE Email Newsletter series, which gives you the 2007 Top Rated Data Entry Programs.

Michael Comeau has been owner of many successful businesses over the years including his current online business. You will find the remainder of this article at http://www.workfromhome4dollars.com/ArticleTypeAtHome.php You may also find more articles by Michael Comeau at http://www.workfromhome4dollars.com/Articles.php

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The Top 10 Habits of Organized People

Have you ever wondered how some people seem to have it all together all the time, while you struggle with deadlines, misplace items, and run late for appointments? Are you interested in learning the secrets to their organizing success? If so, implement the following strategies and you too will experience the joy of more focus, time and success.

1. Assign a place to keep all of your belongings.

Isnt it interesting that we never misplace our car (except in a big parking lot). Its because weve chosen to designate a space for it the garage. Allocate a room and a specific drawer, shelf, basket, or other container for each kind of possession. Keep like things together and store each type of item closest to the place where you will be using it.

2. Design processes to manage paper flow.

We have more information delivered to us on a daily basis than ever before so it is imperative that you set up systems to touch paper once and keep each type of document where you know you will be able to find it. For example: When at home, collect your mail from the mailbox and immediately toss the junk, place all invoices in a special container (throw away any promotional material included with the invoice), file important documents right away, and place magazines into their own container (be sure to pitch the oldest issue).

3. Know how long to keep important papers.

Educate yourself using the guide at the following web address to determine what to keep and for how long. Then shred all unnecessary documents. http://www.oprah.com/foodhome/home/housekeeping/print/home_print_200409_chart.jhtml

4. Regularly, dispose of items that are broken, torn, stained, or havent been used for a period of time.

Purging items that have lost their usefulness will make it easier to find what you want when you want it plus, give you room to store new items should you purchase more. You can toss items, sell them, or donate them to your favorite charitable organization.

5. Put each item away as soon as you are through using it.

Avoid the mentalityIll set this down for now, its just temporary. All too often, temporary turns into days, days turn into months and soon youll have a mountain of stuff to sort through. You have a choicea minute now or hours later.

6. Use a calendar.

A calendar is a great tool if you use it consistently. For instance, its harder to overbook yourself when you only have 24 hours per day on your calendar. More importantly it requires that you make choicesyou cant do it all and be successful. Try this strategy:

• Make a list of all your goals. Put them in PRIORITY order, from most important to least important.
• Estimate how much time it will take to complete each goal.
• Fill in the current month of your calendar with your PRIORITY goals. (For example: work 8 - 5, Monday through Friday; family time 11 - 3, Sunday; personal development 7 8, Tuesday and Wednesday; gym 5:30 6:30, Monday through Thursday; etc.)
• If there is still space in your calendar, record more goals from your list.
• When your calendar is full, look at the goals left on your list and decide if you can delegate or dismiss them, if not, record them on successive months of your calendar. This will keep you from feeling guilty as you have assigned a time and place to tackle these other things and you dont have to worry about forgetting them.

7. Only buy new items when you have sufficient space to display them, store them, or you are prepared to let something else go.

Its false economics for you to keep buying more stuff if you cant see, easily access, or enjoy it.

8. Say, No thank you to family and friends who want to give you their excess.

If your parents or friends are downsizing or moving and offer to give you a number of household items, dont take them into your home unless you love them and will use them immediately.

9. Organize everything in your life.

Organizing isnt a one time task, its a habit. You will reap the greatest rewards if you organize everything in your grasp: your space, your time, your projects, your briefcase, your calls, your errands, your purse, your computer, your play time, etc.

10. Adjust your organizing system for new and changing circumstances.

You would make adjustments in your life if you lost your job. The same is required of your organizational system if your circumstances change. Adjust for a new baby, new projects, another hobby, loss of an assistant, or a dependent leaving the nest.

Your environment isnt just any ole space. Its your safe place, creative place, productivity place, and the place that reflects what you value most and supports your interests and lifestyle. Honor it, organize it, give it the attention it deserves and you will be amazed with the results.

Pam N. Woods is co-author of a bestselling book, Create the Business Breakthrough You Want: Secrets and Strategies from the World's Greatest Mentors; endorsed by Ken Blanchard and Dr. Stephen Covey. She is a Coach U graduate and President of Smart WorkLife Solutions, a coaching and consulting company devoted to co-creating customized solutions to fit clients business and personal organizing needs. Prior to founding her own firm she had a successful 20+ year career as an insurance executive and Vice President of Human Resources. For more free how-to articles and advice, or to contact Woods, visit http://www.worklifecoach.com. Copyright 2004 - Pam Woods

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Networking Support Page

Customer Network Support Page

Computer Networks have become a way of life as of late. We have them at work, often at home too, and certainly every place we visit any more. How is it that linking computers together became such an important tool in our society?

Networks

To begin with, we have to remember that we're in the 'Information Age.' Computers create, control, and disseminate information much faster than we can with paper and a pen. So what happens, when you have files on your computer that I need to see or change in mine? The only options are to either save the file from your machine to removable meda (CD Rom, USB Drive, or Floppy) then transport it to the other computer, or else have them in a Network to share the files. The latter is so much less time consuming in a busy office!

What happens when the Network goes down though? Of course this never happens at a good time. It happens when the work is (over)due or the customer is waiting for a printout. Yes, fortunately there are things that you can do before calling San Diego PC.

Without getting too technical however, you need to know a few things: Each computer on the Network has an IP address. This address is simply a number that identifies it on the Network, just as your house's address identifies your home on the street.

The next thing is the infrastructure of the Network itself. The most common cabling between the computers will be 'Cat5' cabling, which plugs in to the back of the PC just the same way that a telephone cord plugs into a phone. This cable may simply go between a pair of computers, or more commonly it will be plugged in to a router at the other end. This is the device that links all of the computers together, using the Cat5 cable. It will be plugged into the wall for power, and a a cable will be stretched between it and each computer that it provides signal to.

When the Network fails, the first thing to do is think if anything in the office has been moved that would have disrupted the cables or the power to the router. Make sure that all of the lights on the front of the router are lit, that are usually on.

If all of the cables are connected and the router is indeed, plugged in, then we need to dig deeper. You can try unplugging the router for 15 to 30 seconds, then retry the Network at the computers. If that's not convenient to so, you can tell the computer that you are using to get another IP address from the router.

This is done by opening a DOS window: Click on your START menu, then RUN. Type the word 'CMD' without the quotes and press ENTER. In the DOS box that appears, type 'IPCONFIG /RELEASE.' The computer should confirm at this point, that the address that was in use has been released. What follows is the same IPCONFIG command, followed this time, by the word 'RENEW.' At this time you will see the new address that has been assigned by the router for the computer to use.

If these steps fail, then the problem is not one that is presenting itself too easily, and you should call San Diego PC for your next step.

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The Solar Attic Fan- Cooling From The Top Down

Even a few days of unexpectedly hot weather, given the soaring costs of energy, can send even the best-planned home energy budget into a tailspin. Homes with air conditioning units have barely livable interiors, and those without them are simply unlivable. But there is a ray of hope, in the form of a solar attic fan.

Attics, especially in under-insulated homes, can be the equivalent of having a rooftop furnace going full blast during the summer months, and one way to prevent attic heat buildup is to install an attic fan and transport the warm attic air to the outdoors where it belongs. But the problem of rising energy costs once again raises its ugly head in any discussion of attic fans.

Cost Savings From A Solar Attic Fan

Traditional attic fans can running 24/7 during a heat wave can significantly increase your home cooling bills, but instead of letting that prospect keep you from installing one why not look into a solar attic fan? A solar attic fan will work like a traditional electrically powered one, but instead of drawing expensive power from you local electric utility, will draw it from the biggest and cheapest power provider known to man--the Sun.

Once youve purchased and installed your solar attic fan and its solar energy collecting panels, you will be cooling your attic for free. Not only that; as the solar attic fan reduces the temperature of your attic, you air conditioning will have much less work to do in keeping your homes lower portions comfortable. So your attic cooling will cost nothing, and your overall home cooling bills will decrease as well. You should have you solar attic fan paid for in just a couple of summers!

Other Advantages Of Having A Solar Attic fan

Even in cooler weather, a solar attic fan can be one of you best home maintenance tools. Attics are notorious for collecting moisture from the kitchen and bathrooms beneath, and a persistently damp attic can lead to all sorts of structural problems like mildew, mold, and wood rot. Any of those conditions may have an equally negative effect on your homes occupants as well, and the improved ventilation from a solar attic fan will go a long way towards preventing them.

Your solar attic fan can operate even during the night, when the sun isnt shining, because its solar panels will store whatever solar energy the fan does not consume during the day and provide free power from sundown to sunup!

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Baby Boomers - Marketing to the "Me" Generation

Unless youve been in a dimly lit cavern for the past several decades, you know that "Baby Boomers" is the collective name given to the 76 million people born in the United States between the end of World War II and 1964. Often described as the largest, most knowledgeable and most fiscally influential demographic group in American history, their motto could very well be: Where does a 750-pound gorilla sit? Anywhere it wants!

Getting to Know Them

Dubbed the "Me Generation" for their nonstop quest for self-gratification, many "Boomers" pride themselves on their counterculture values, for having led movements for social rights and environmental awareness. However, marketers should take note

The cultural rift opened by the Vietnam War between Boomers who answered the call and those who avoided military service, or thought service dishonorable, has never completely closed.

Significant medical and scientific breakthroughs beginning in the 1940s have allowed Boomers to be the first Americans to take responsibility for being healthy, not just avoiding disease; to be fit, in shape, and to live longer...in effect, taking charge of their lives in ways earlier generations could never imagine.

Boomers value simplicity and like being in control. They view maintaining fitness and good health as manifestations of their ability to affect everything going on around them. For many, for example, the most dreaded aspect of a serious illness is as much being unable to think clearly or exercise as much as they want, as it is losing the ability to earn income.

Women may have first come into their own in this country as a result of World War II, but it was the demographic clout of fiercely independent Baby Boomer women, combined with their widespread entry into the workplace, that has lead to their increasingly controlling the purse strings of American households and businesses.

Out of necessity or otherwise, many Boomers of both the popular genders will continue working well-past retirement age. In truth, if all the Boomers who begin turning 65 in 2011 retire on schedule, the effect on national productivity, not to mention the financial markets, will be enormous. As a result, policies that encourage Boomers to remain in the labor force will be a necessity, but you can bet Boomers will find a way to make it all seem trendy (just as they did when they invented the youth culture of the '60s).

Through all this, the adult children of Baby Boomers will continue to be an important part of their parents' lives. Because Boomers had children later in life than previous generations, some of these children will still be in school and living at home even as their middle-age parents are gearing up second or third careers or just now realizing they may soon have their own parents to care for.

What This Means to You?

As a result of these and other factors, Baby Boomers' financial obligations will also be long-lived, and so, even now, staying on top of their long-term financial security is (or should be) a very high priority. Because of their economic clout, Boomers will always be an attractive marketplace.

Marketers have focused their efforts on Boomers for decades. "One of the surest ways to make sure a product prospers is to wait until Baby Boomers enter that stage of their lives," said Brad Edmondson, senior writer for American Demographics magazine.

Younger Boomers are still in their prime home buying and family-starting years. Yet according to LIMRA, this is a generation where life insurance has not been on their radar screens. Similarly, until recently most Boomers also were well behind the retirement planning curve.

Let's see why

The children of the '60s married and had children later in life--but many of these marriages didn't take, and second families and weekend visitation privileges became unhappy institutions for this generation. Add the effects of corporate mergers and downsizing, the need to support elderly parents, and the Boomers' mistaken belief that they could keep spending while meeting other financial goals...it's little wonder so many found themselves with credit problems and got a late start on retirement savings.

According to a report published by the Investment Company Institute: "Baby Boomers have done less financial planning for their future than did the previous generation. Studies show that despite a large number of two-income households and a higher per-capita income, they have a lower savings rate than their parents.

"More than half of the Boomers surveyed said they did not have enough money to save regularly," according the report, which was published on the Web site of financial planning firm, Waddell &Reed, "while two-thirds felt they could not invest for the long term because of the need for immediate access to their money."

At the same time, Boomers are confident they can keep earning income later in life, either by postponing retirement, launching new careers or starting homegrown businesses. Ironically, though, according to another study, Boomers still receive as much as 10% of their wealth from living parents.

Millions of Boomers began turning 50 in 1996, but you can still market to them as though they were still in their 30s or 40s. This generation never has wanted to be like their parents, and will always be young in their minds. Boomers may have been careless with money in the past, but you can help by giving them another chance to achieve personal financial security.

Your message to this generation: It's never too late, but the sooner you start, the more you can do.

Want More? Send questions and comments to w.willard3@knology.net.

Bill Willard has been writing high-impact marketing and sales training for over 30 yearsbut as Will Rogers put it: "Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there. Through interactive, Web-based "Do-While-Learning" programs, e-Newsletters and straight-talking articles, Bill helps small-business owners and independent professionals get the job done: profitably improving performance, helping grow your business, skipping expensive mistakes, making the journey to success faster, smoother, easier. And fun!

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Small Business Phone Systems - A Brief Explanation

How a business presents itself to its customers has to be the single most important factor in its potential success. In days gone by usually your first contact with new customers would have been through your storefront or through word of mouth, passed on by other satisfied customers. In todays modern world, telecommunication plays an ever increasing role in reaching potential new customers.

In the last few years the rate at which computing and telecommunication technology has advanced is simply astounding. With this increased rate of technological development comes falling prices for products that were once extremely expensive. This allows smaller companies to take advantage of features and services that were once only available to much larger and richer organisations.

Once upon a time the telephone was the primary mode of communication, whereas now existing and new customers are able to reach you I a variety of different ways. This article will give a brief overview of what is available and how you can use it.

The Telephone
When the internet was first becoming popular, many experts predicted it would kill off the telephone. Little did they know that in fact the exact opposite would happen. The massive growth in online shopping has generated massive amounts of customer phone enquiries, making the telephone still the most important communication tool throughout the world.

The internet is undoubtedly an impressive medium for publishing information, but it is not a person. Some customers would rather deal with a real life human being rather than with a machine. There are many situations where a person is much better suited to talk to customers than a machine is. The internet is not so good at dealing with higher priced items. Customers enquiring about these higher priced goods would in most cases prefer to deal with a person, and that is where the telephone comes in handy.

Phone Systems
The selection and installation of an appropriate phone system is probably one of the most important purchases a business will ever make. A bad phone system will repel potential customers; a good phone system will help them, guide them through a process, make it appear as though they have a direct line and most importantly make them feel like their business is both wanted and appreciated.

Phone systems with advanced features like voice mail, ACD (call queuing) and auto attendant, used to be extremely overpriced. Because of the integration between computing and telecom technology, prices have come down dramatically, although system performance and features have actually increased. Now a market that was once largely ignored by the telecoms industry and vendors alike is a thriving sector with manufacturers constantly improving and upgrading systems in a bid to attract your business.

The new phone systems developed for this small office/home office market sector can be split into three basic categories: key systems, mini-PBXs (including PC-based phone systems), and LAN based phone systems.

Key Systems
In the past few years some of the best developments have been in low cost intercom style systems for small businesses of typically 12 or fewer users. The biggest market sector in the telecoms industry is undoubtedly that of small businesses who have 10 or fewer users. It now seems almost comical that this market was largely ignored in the past. New KSU-Less systems allow even the smallest offices to enjoy more advanced features that used to be only normally associated with larger more expensive systems. These systems are extremely cost effective and designed to make use of existing telecoms wiring.

The systems in this category that have benefited most from development investment are hybrid corded and cordless phone systems. These systems allow users to integrate cordless as well as corded phones within intercom systems. Office based employees would have corded phones whereas mobile employees such as warehouse operatives could have cordless phones.

Mini-PBXs
Mini PBX systems are ideally suited to companies who have more than 10 employees, but fewer than 100. Mini PBXs can give access to features like voice mail, automated attendant, intercom, computer integration and call distribution.

There are 2 categories of mini-PBX phone systems, self contained devices and computer based phone systems. There are a few companies who make self contained systems. These systems are easy to install and require very minimal computer and networking knowledge. These systems provide basic features like voice mail, auto attendant, intercom and a few others. It must be stressed though that although these systems will suffice for most small business applications, they cannot always provide all the specialist features each individual business may require. Mini-PBXs that are computer based are generally speaking for the more technically advanced users, and can offer a wider range of features that can be customised to meet a businesses requirements. A good example of advanced features is advanced IVR (auto-attendant) scripts. This allows computerised phone systems to route calls to specific groups based on how the caller has responded to prompts. These computerised systems allow even small companies to handle their calls in a way normally associated with large call centres.

LAN (IP)-based phone systems
Companies that have installed a high speed local area network (LAN) for connecting their computers can use this same network as the backbone for their office phone system. Many phone system suppliers are edging towards this approach, and there are already several LAN-based phone systems which use a companys Ethernet data network to transport phone calls and data.

LAN-based phone systems were a very experimental idea. They had unpredictable audio quality; neither did they offer features that users of conventional phone systems take for granted. This has all changed as phone system vendors have retooled the business phone systems to use data networks as their backbone.

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Jason Morris is co-author, search engine optimization and marketing consultant of Business Phone Systems Direct. Specialists in the supply and installation of business phone systems and accessories.
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