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SaaS Attack

I've been very busy for the past week thanks to my new work. I was introduced to a lot of new applications so I had to spend my afternoons studying them. One thing I realized is that companies rely more on SaaS (Software as a Service) now. It's definitely an advantage for me because I don't have to learn codes anymore. As much as I love manual coding, my programming skills are very limited. With the help of software like these, all I need to do is study how an application works and I can start doing my task whatever it is - migrating sites, server monitoring, cron jobs, etc.

The advantage here is companies need not pay extra costs on hardware, software, labor, security, maintenance, etc. And since you don't need a lot of people to handle a certain job, it also translates to work redundancy. And we all know what that means. In fact, I'd like to share two videos that's related to this issue. The creators were dissing Phase2, a known SaaS provider.

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The Top Web Hosting Companies

Looking for the best web hosting? Nothing can help you better than visiting web hosting reviews and guides like webhostingrating.com. On their main page alone, you will see the top hosting providers based on customer satisfaction, affordability and reliability. One thing I noticed is that almost all companies now offer unlimited space and traffic so they now compete in terms of pricing and additional features.

As for me, I'm always in the lookout for the best multi domain hosting package. Not only for my blogs but most of my design clients have plenty of websites that they want to host in one place for easier management. The most popular company for this kind of package (according to webhostingrating.com) is InMotion. For only $8.95 a month, you can host up to 6 domains with unlimited space and bandwidth. Plus they offer daily backups and free one-click install for the most popular CMS available in the web.

Webhostingrating.com is also a great place to start if you want to learn anything there is to know about web hosting. Even for the non-technical person, you will be amazed on how much you can do with a use of cPanel. The site have about 26 articles on cPanel tutorials alone so you can maximize your hosting package.

If you're a hosting company, you can increase your online presence by submitting your site to them. Most website owners are much smarter now so it will help your company gets a review from webhostingrating.

The People That You Love

How many times have we seen child molestation incident in the news? It's so rampant that somehow, I don't think it's safe to raise a child anymore. What we can do as parents is to be aware of the danger and always on the lookout for signs of sexual offenders in our neighborhood. There's a search online that helps you find child molesters near your area by simply entering a zip code. According to research, 14% of all convicted sex offenders will commit another sex related crime. With this online search tool at registeredchildmolesterlist.org, you can obtain information like name, address and place of business of these people. Arm yourself with this knowledge and protect your children from harm.

Meeting Christians Online

In relation to my post before about chatting, the great thing about these chat rooms is the huge number of options that you can choose from. Now, you can go in a room where other people share the same interests as yours. You don't have to re-invent yourself or try to belong because everyone is just like you. For example, I've seen chat rooms for artists, travelers, photographers, musicians, singles, divorced people and many more. At the Christian Chat City website, they have a Christian Chat Room where you can meet loads of Christian people all over the Internet. Feel free to talk about religious beliefs and habits without feeling like you're preaching. Some of my friends are hesitant to talk about religion because it makes people uncomfortable. But at Christian Chat City, you can talk as long as you want, anywhere you are.

Internet Chatting

One of the things that I thank the Internet for is the ability to meet new friends. In six years, I've met so many people online and some of them turned out to be great people. So if you're anything like me and want to broaden your circle, I suggest you visit Interracial Chat City. This community is filled with people all over the world so you will have tons of interesting topics to talk about. From culture to food to travel to hobbies, you'd be amazed on how much you can learn just by chatting with someone from the other side of the world. You also don't have to wonder what your online friends look like because at chat city, you can broadcast your internet cam for free.

Public Divorce Records

In relation to my post about "online stalking", I found out that you can also check out divorce records online. Just like the marriage records, finding the civil status of someone you know is possibly by visiting the Nationwide Divorce Records website. I tried to search for my friend's name and was able to get her Missouri Divorce Records in a matter of minutes. Of course, it wasn't really her because she's not even married yet. I clicked on the name and was presented with two options, instant report for $29.95 or unlimited search pass for $9.95. Pretty cheap for vital information right?

Online Stalking

I came across something interesting from this chic lit book last week. When the main character got dumped by her fiancé, she got addicted to Googling anything about him. The results ranged from the guy running a marathon, accepting a new job, getting listed for wedding registry and baby registry. I wondered if this is true so I made a search on some of my closest friends. Although I have a few listings for my self, I am an online junkie after all, I didn't find anything interesting for my friends. I did come across the US Marriage Records website though. This site lets you get Public Marriage Records on anyone that you know from the United States. Simply enter the first name and last name and voila! you'd get instant access to official marriage documents. You can also search by City, Country or Zip Code to narrow down the results. I've tried searching for an old boyfriend and received about 120 listings immediately.

Ten on Tuesday - 10 Favorite Movie Songs

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I love this week's theme because I always find great songs from movies and TV shows. These are the only ones that I can think of as of this moment.

My 10 Favorite Movie Songs
1. Dying Young soundtrack - Dying Young
2. Colorblind - Clueless
3. What a Wonderful World - Meet Joe Black
4. Cannonball - In Good Company
5. Grow Old with You - Wedding Singer
6. Secret Garden - Jerry Maguire
7. Kissing You - Romeo and Juliet
8. Come What May - Moulin Rouge
9. Moon River - Breakfast at Tiffany's
10. Here With Me - Loca Actually

To Keep Me Going

I love lists. I have them in our refrigerator, on my monitor, my notebook and my desktop is filled with text files containing to-dos.

For the next two weeks, here's what I'm planning to accomplish.

Projects
Design two corporate logos
Send estimate for a website redesign selling horse supplies
Talk to my client about the possibility of using 3rd party software for his social networking project
Brush up on my Flash kills

Home
Sign up for online banking
Be more patient when teaching Sandy her assignment
Organize our important papers
Hold a small garage sale for Sandy's almost new shoes and clothes.

Crawling The Net

I stumble upon crawlingthenet.com while searching for an ecommerce software. I think it's a great site for companies who want to increase their visibility online. CrawlingTheNet is an online advertising website that lists advertisers in their very own search engine. For as low as $0.01 per click, these advertisers will get targeted clicks from CrawlingTheNet visitors. It's free to sign up but a deposit of $10 minimum is needed so you can bid on keywords.

To maximize your account, you should try to bid wisely for keywords. The higher your bid is, the higher your chances that your website will be displayed on top of the search results for the said keyword. Just like what my client used to say, you need to spend money on advertising if you want to do well. I believe he spends almost $2000 monthly on advertising alone for his affiliate programs. A bit high yes, but he earns more than $8000 a month from the same programs so if you do the math, $2000 doesn't really sound bad at all.

Financial Support

The Husband is hinting that he wants to spend his birthday in Singapore, just in time for F1 racing. My answer is always an automatic no because I'd rather go to the beach than shop/tour in Singapore. Plus I don't really have a budget for an out of the country trip. A friend told me she always gets cash advance whenever she goes on vacation but I'm not comfortable spending money that I don't have yet. Unless it's something huge like my daughter's educational plan, school tuition or unexpected car repairs and medical situations, I'll do my best not to spend beyond our means. Having said all that, it's still a great comfort knowing that we can always get cash advance in case of emergencies.

The Online Slave

My client-slash-friend is bragging again on how many cars he has. He loves to tell me his recent purchases whether it's a Macbook Air, iPhone 3G or a new car. It's just good nature bragging though which I'm so used to by now. Besides, he pays on time and always sends me extra cash during special occasions to show how he appreciates my design services. Back to his cars, he said he'd love to send me his old Civic (old=2005) only if I live near him. As if! He's just saying that just because it will never happen. And did I mention that he is 58 years old? His age and generosity are the main reasons why I tolerate him LOL.

Anyway, the reason why he's bragging is because he wanted my help in researching for a car sales website. He said he wants to sell his Dodge Dakota so he can buy a Caravan instead. I told him that I'll charge him per hour and as soon as he gave me the go signal, I went to google and typed in used dodge truck san diego. My client can be very lazy sometimes you know. Anyway, I found sddodge.com where you can request for trade appraisal for your vehicle. He'll probably get a better deal if he trade in his truck. My mother-in-law does that all the time, almost every three yeas and she said she's saving a lot of money that way.

And just in case you're wondering if I charged him, no, I didn't.

Selling Fab Eyewear

Hey stay-at-home-moms! Do you know that you can earn extra cash selling Discount Sunglasses? You can read more from the Wholesale Discount Sunglasses website but to give you a gist of it, here's how it works. You buy discount replica sunglasses at a wholesale price, let's say for $1 and then you sell them for $6-$10 a pair. You immediately earn $5 and up for each pair plus you can do it online or by joining fairs and bazaars near you.

These replica sunglasses sell like hotcakes because of its affordability and style. Everyone wants one, no matter how old you are or wherever you're going. Let’s face it, not everyone can afford designer sunglasses but I know a lot of people who'd love to wear something similar without leaving a huge dent on their wallets. Also, these sunglasses are different from the knock off types. They are not made of cheap materials and don't have designer brands or logos on them. But I assure you, they are equally stylish!

Aside from replica sunglasses, you can also sell various types including clip ons, buckle styles, aviator types, mirrored, polarized, poker, rhinestone sunglasses and many more.

Beauty Jobs

Good news for all professionals in the beauty industry. There's a new online job search engine called BeautyJobs that lets employers find talents from the comforts of their own home. Whether you're a spa owner or a beauty salon manager, you can choose from hundreds of applicants available online or add a new job offer. As for those looking for a job, all they have to do is enter a zip code to see the list of jobs available in the area that they specified. There are spajobs, hair salon jobs, cosmetology jobs, etc. from some of the most popular beauty establishments. So what are you waiting for? Become a member now and start creating your own resume online. You don't have to pay anything, it's free.

Everyone's Talking About It

Are you ready for SocialSpark? IZEA recently launched their new social networking tool and encouraging every advertiser and blogger to join them. Social Spark is so much different from other online advertising medium in so many ways:

1. Search engine friendly. All outgoing links are no-follow so you don't have to worry about violating any search engine rules.

2. 100% Transparency. Each post requires that you add a small code which will serve as a disclosure badge

3. Bloggers and advertisers have the means to interact with each other directly

4. Extensive reports and blog analytics

5. Option to display ads or sponsored ads.

Aside from the items mentioned above, I just love how cool the website looks. There are featured blogs, hot blogs, featured opportunity, list of latest bloggers who grabbed opps, recent comments on specific opps and many more. I absolutely love everything about this site, from the navigation to interface to interactivity. It reminds me so much of Apple website which I really like. Finding a blogger is easy too, just mouse over any thumbnail on the Blogs’ section and see the realrank of that blog. Each blog has their own profile page where you can read a brief description about the blog, demographics, categories, latest blog post and other stats like number of opps taken, posts per day, views, blog rolls and sponsorships.

Try it now! Not only you'll have a chance to make money on the side but you might meet new friends as well.

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Get ahead in Fashion

Career opportunities in fashion are increasing yearly. It does not limit to modeling or being a fashion designer anymore. If you're good in business but want to join the fashion industry, then you can be a fashion retailer, a buyer, merchandiser or a department manager. There are tons of fashion schools that you can choose from the website fashion-school-finder.com. Whether you want to create your own apparel in the future or build a fashion empire, getting a good education will definitely be your first stepping stone towards success. Check the website now to find a college near you.

Design your own shirt

Found this Tshirt Printing website that lets you design T-shirts online. You can choose the shirt style from long sleeves, shorts sleeves, tank tops and sleeveless. The color options are huge and the sizes range from small to XXL. You can also use the artworks available from the Tshirt printing site or upload your own design. There's an option to write words using different fonts, add names and numbers so you can use it to design for a team uniform. Aside from that, this Tshirt printing site also sells various apparel from baseball jerseys, woven shirts, headwear, fleese, children's and even mugs.

Live TV

So you think you should be on TV? Why don't you try blogtv.com to see if you can make it? This site lets viewers / visitors to show the world their talent by doing a live show online. Anyone with a PC and web cam can have a chance to feel like a star, even create his or her own fans club. The site is very easy to navigate so you can jump from live shows, recorded shows, change channels or view who's online. I like that you can invite a co-host while you're doing a live broadcast simply by pressing a button. When you do this, the co-host's camera will be included in your show and he/she will appear on the left side of your own camera window. The viewers have an option to rate the videos that they like. The higher the ratings, the bigger the chances are for the show to be featured. To protect all viewers, there are blogTv.com moderators that are ready to block users who are showing insulting and illegal contents.

Big Kids

Have you heard of beer pong? Nope? Join the club. Apparently, it's a popular game between adults, ranging from 21 to 35 years old. Of course, you'll need to be an adult before you can drink beer. ;)

From the site selling beer pong tables:

"Two teams go head-to-head; taking turns shooting ping-pong balls into a triangle of cups at the opposite end of the table. When the ball lands in the cup, the cup is removed until one team sinks all of the cups on their opponent's side."

Sounds fun? I haven't seen anything like this but I guess it's popular in the States. I'll suggest this to my friends so we can try it on one of our adult parties.