Don't Kiss Santa This Christmas

Ah, Christmas, my favorite time of year. Tis the season for parties, great food, meeting up with family and friends that I haven't seen in a long time and yes, don't remind me; a season for getting the cold or flu.As lovable as Santa is, I am gonna think twice about letting my child anywhere him, let alone kissing him.You never know, Santa might...

Avoid Blue Screen of Death

The blue screen of death can be one of the most frustrating things that can ever happen to a computer. One minute, you are sitting on your computer looking up valuable information or playing games, then all of a sudden it happens. You freak out and you have no idea on how to fix it. With a little work, you should be able to get your computer back...

Christianity Gets a Bad Press in BBC Soap "Eastenders"

I am a big fan of Eastenders and love the character led storylines, and while I think Pastor Lucas has an intriguing and mysterious sickness in the head, I am getting a bit tired of seeing every committed Christian that appears in movies or TV films these days portrayed as a psycho. Certainly it happens in real life, that people just don't get...

Safety on the Web - Emails Inside and Out

The issue of an employee using his official email account for personal purposes is something only the company can resolve. While it may or may not approve the practice, management has to establish certain rules that employees should know and agree to before they are allowed to use the company's network resources.If you've been contemplating on...

The First of Three Things I Don't Like About the Balanced Scorecard

We have to applaud the Balanced Scorecard for the evolution it triggered in organisational performance measurement and strategy execution. But no model is without its limitations. Certainly, on account of the Balanced Scorecard, we're now seeing the measurement of non-financial results rather than just the financial, and we're seeing strategies...

How Long Should You Financially Support a Child Who's Left the Nest?

A friend of a friend had her first child leave the nest. She did it a bit too soon, left before graduating from high school to go live with some boy. The daughter did get her GED and fortunately is not pregnant. Despite the silver lining of moving out of a dysfunctional home, the daughter is not making good use of her life. She has no job, doesn't...

How We Decide

I've always known that a marketing message should "connect" with your prospective customer's emotions. The traditional explanation has been that emotions truly rule the decision making process. This book explains why this mantra isn't quite right.Dopamine, a neurotransmitter chemical in our brain, controls not only the "pleasure center" but all...

Video Submission Software Saves Time and Effort

Uploading and sharing videos on the internet is now a very popular pastime. Most people will have access to a computer and a webcam or digital camera. If you have tried uploading a file, then you will understand just how frustratingly slow it can be. It doesn't matter the speed your ISP gives, video files are large in size and take a long time...

Grand Wailea Resort Hotel & Spa - Hawaiian Style Luxury

Rising out of its Hawaiian Garden of Eden setting the Grand Wailea Resort Hotel & Spa is a lavish $600 million luxury hotel styled in the classic manner of the early 1900s. A movie star favorite, Grand Wailea, Maui is an elegant enclave of courtyards, terraces, gardens, waterfalls, and fountains. The resort, situated on 40 acres of majestic...

Mayan Calendar - The Myth, The Truth and The Media Hype

In the past few months, people's interest in the Mayan calendar and its prophecies has increased at a phenomenal pace. Public opinion on this ancient calendar is divided. Some believe that this calendar has no rational basis and is basically a myth. Alternately, there are several others who firmly opine that the Mayan calendar is a true prophecy...

5 Ways to Overcome the Holidays, Even If Your Life is Hard

How does one step into the holidays when life is tough? Perhaps there has been a loss of a job or a decrease in financial flow. Now, more than ever, it is important to practice good self-care during the holidays.It can be tough in times of difficulty to see a "silver lining" amidst so much loss. If this is true for you, I invite you to notice...

"Are You Happy?" They Ask

There is a growing conscious awareness of happiness now emerging in our midst. People are beginning to focus more on their happiness and what really matters. Dr. Wayne Dyer calls it a "shift" when one moves from "ambition to meaning" and embarks on the process of purposeful living. Once a shift happens within someone to open their eyes to meaning...

An IT Management Nightmare - Managing Trophy Kids

Remember that Jack Nicholson line from the movie that was made from the Steven King book "The Shining" .. Here's Johnny..."? I seem to recall that he delivers this line as he stands at a door with an axe in his hands trying to break into the bathroom. I suspect that many IT managers feel as though they are trapped in that bathroom and the millennial...

Medifast - Making Losing Weight Easy

Being overweight is never cool. For some reason, the media, the fashion scene and even regular folks only have eyes for the "thin ones" - the models, the movie stars and public figures with slender bodies and sexy bodies that everybody admires and covets.And to those who are not gifted with a slim figure, this trend brings about low self - esteem....

Video Game Console Comparison

Are you in the market for video game console shopping? There are more options today than there ever were, so it can be difficult to determine which system to buy. There are so many considerations to think of when buying consoles, so it makes more sense to look at the systems individually and compare them. The big three systems are Microsoft's...

Need to Know How to Quit Drinking?

For someone who wants to find out how to quit drinking, the first step is usually the realization that drinking has become a problem that needs to be addressed. Once that part is clear, one comes to the question of the best way of doing that. There will always be people who can completely quit drinking once they have made up their minds to do...

Nikon Digital Cameras - Basics For Buying a Camera

Buying Nikon digital cameras or any other brand for that matter would require a bit of research and comparison shopping. Even though most digi cams offer the same functionality, one needs to pay attention to the functions of a camera.Actually it is really up to the buyers to pick Nikon digital cameras that are the most useful to him. He can go...

Wireless TV Transmitter

Televisions are the most common appliances we have at home. They give a little fun to houses. They are used in watching movies, cartoons, game plays, etc. Normally, televisions have default channels being received in it. If you want an access to those channels coming abroad or from other places, you can have network cabling for it. Examples of...

Data Recovery From Your Hard Disk

Some people come under a lot of mental pressure and become worried when they lose any vital data. The age to worry is over. PC Data Recovery, today, is a very simplistic task. PC Data Recovery is the process of recovering data from the storage systems. One can retrieve data by using floppies, DVDs or compact disks, hard drives, etc. It helps one...

Top Beaches in Asia

Asian beaches have a much different character than anything in the Western world. The sand is clean and the water warm, ocean life is abundant for the exploring, and there are plenty of opportunities for surfing, scuba diving, and boating. Or if you have a more sedentary afternoon in mind, you'll usually find plenty of nearby places to lounge...

How to Stop Your Marriage From Falling Apart - Tips to Rebuild Your Relationship

When a married couple begins to feel their relationship unraveling it can be devastating. In some instances one partner will decide that keeping the family intact isn't worth the trouble and they'll move out and seek a divorce. In other cases the couple wants to try and rebuild the relationship but they have absolutely no idea where to start....

Personal Change - You Are in Control

Looking back, I marvel at how much time in my life I spent waiting for something to happen. I don't mean the time I killed waiting for a scheduled event or appointment. I'm talking about something much more important. What I am talking about is how as I moved through life, at almost every point I was hoping for an extraordinary event that would...

How to Combat Stress With Brainwave Entrainment

Meditation is a well-known stress-relief technique. Stress is among the biggest killers in the world today. In fact, most health disorders begin as stress, and then develop into whatever symptoms they show.Endless methods are used by people to relieve stress: Meditation, exercise, deep breathing, listening to soft music, taking a few quiet moments...

Reduce Christmas Holiday Stress - 10 Steps to Success

If you are like 90% of the population, you feel the pinch of stress during the holidays. Let's face it we are under a certain amount of pressure (some of us more than others) to accomplish a substantial number of tasks before that 12-25 deadline. Having to make so many people happy is truly the biggest challenge many of us face each year. If this...

Hey Leave Tiger Woods Alone - He is Great Human Being

It's amazing how many people don't trust the media in the United States, and I happen to be one of them and I'd like to explain to you why. You don't have to look any further than the attacks on the personal integrity and personal character of Tiger Woods, after he got into a car accident outside his home. The media completely fueled speculation...

Quick Ways to Keep Your Bedroom Neat

The bedroom should be a place of tranquility and relaxation. However, it can be anything but that when you come home from a hard day of work, only to be greeted by a huge mess. There are a few simple ways to keep things under control, and it doesn't take a lot of time.1. Make the Bed - It seems obvious, but how many of us have been in a rush to...

Marriage Counseling Online - A New Way to Receive Help For Your Marriage

Jim and Jenny have trouble finding someone to watch their children. They have a lot of trouble communicating but child care, finding a therapist with flexible hours and coming up with the money for everything is very expensive. Online marriage counseling may be the answer for Jim and Jenny. Ann and John live in a rural community and have few...

Living in Mexico - A Relocation Guide

With a friendly populace, an average temperature of 78.8 F (26 C), an increasing infrastructure and more affordable healthcare, Mexico is one of the world's top retirement destinations. It just appeared as number one in International Living Magazine's 15th Annual Global Retirement Index recently. No wonder more and more foreigners are thinking...