The Personal Development Blog

I just stumbled upon a very useful blog called webhostinginformation.net. Lets face it. There are billions of websites on the internet today, and that number is increasing with several thousand new ones every single day. If you do not already own a domain and a website, you probably will sometime in the future. I think owning a website will become just as common as wearing pants.

There is no reason to think that the web hosting companies will be out of work anytime soon. But, of course, because of the incredible huge market potential, the web hosting companies have popped up like a plague. So how do you know which company to choose?

This is where webhostinginformation.net comes into the picture. On their blog you will find a huge amount of information and reviews of different web hosting companies. Obviously I already have a company that does this for me, but it was a pretty random choice. Had I known about this blog earlier on, my choice might have been different.

On webhostinginformation.net you can search for web hosting companies that fits your needs. You can search by price, storage space, platform and rating. It can be extremely useful to find out what other users say about a company. The chances of being scammed, or become a customer of a company with bad customer service are minimal.

So if you are thinking about starting your own website, be sure to pay them a visit before deciding who you want to have as a host.

On the website The History of Backup you will find detailed information about data backup through the years. Did you know that the first backups were made on punch cards? This was back in the 1950’s. Punch cards were slow to use and had very low capacity, and in the 1960’s they were gradually replaced by magnetic tape.

The hard drive was introduced in 1956, but because of the high price, it was not suitable for backups for the next couple of decades.

The History of Backup also shows how people store data on their computers and the need for backing it up. Furthermore you will find statistics on data loss. In 2003 there was 4,607,100 episodes of data loss. These were caused by hardware failure, human error, software corruption, computer viruses, theft and hardware destruction.

If you want to know more about different solutions for data backup you should take a look at The History of Backup. The website also provides links to companies that offer solutions for backup, as well as links to guide you on how to find the best backup medium for you.

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I have been asked to write about my favorite charity. That’s not an easy thing to do. There are so many good people and causes in this world, and it was really hard to choose just one to write about.

After a lot of research I ended up with an organization Asha for Education. The organization was founded back in 1991, and today there are 66 chapters worldwide. More than a thousand active volunteers are involved. Another great about Asha for Education is that the president, Anand Raghavan, is also a volunteer. He doesn’t take a single dime away from the children they are supporting. Wow!

Asha for Education is focusing on providing basic education for underprivileged children in India. By doing this they hope to help make a sosio-economic change in the country. To date Asha for Education has supported about 385 different projects all over India. More than $4 million has been spend on these projects.

What can I say? I think helping children to get an education is a very important cause to support. After all the children are our future.

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After four weeks of “relaxing” I’m back at my dayjob. Don’t get me wrong (I love my job), but I wouldn’t mind another week of laziness. Actually, laziness might be the wrong word. Two years ago my fiancé and I bought a house. Since then we’ve put some major work into it, and it have really paid off. I think the summer holidays is the perfect time for this kind of work.

One thing you will notice, in the upcoming weeks, is that this blog will be updated more frequently again. I’m constantly researching to find new eBooks to share with you. I have found some really good ones that is scheduled to be published in the next couple of weeks.

I would be very happy if  you would send me reviews of some of the books I’ve shared. I think it would be really helpful to new readers. Reviews can be emailed to webmaster (@) personaldevelopmentbooks.net. I will include a link to your website or blog to be posted with the reviews I receive.

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Here’s a great resource for everyone trying to loose some weight: myfitnesspal.com. These guys have made it so easy to keep track of your calories. The web site includes all the tools you need to successfully loose weight. I especially recommend that you try out the free calorie counter. The calorie counter is easy to use and you will never need your credit card. You will learn the nutritional contents of the food you are eating and how to make better choices.

The website’s goal is to help people to loose weight in a healthy way. I think it’s great that there finally is someone that wants to help you with this, free of charge.

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I just stumbled over this community web site called Wireclub.com. The concept is a lot like Myspace and Facebook. I bet you are familiar with those. Wireclub.com is built up around chat rooms. where you can meet people from all over the world. I am not sure how many members they have got yet, but it looks like lot. Just for fun I checked how many profiles there was from Norway (where I live). To my surprise there was pages upon pages with Norwegian members to browse. This tells me that the number of members from all over the world must be pretty high.

Before you move on to chat  with other members you should take the time to make your profile look good. If you want to get to know new people, it can’t hurt to make it easy for them to read up on who you are. There is a number of things you can do with your profile. You can keep your own blog, you can write about your interests or show which clubs you are a member of (I will come back to that). When you are satisfied with your profile, it is time to start inviting friends. It can be friends you already have or total strangers. It is all up to you.

A great way to make new friends is to join one of the many clubs. A club is a forum where people with similar interests can meet. No matter which type of interests you might have you WILL find a club that fits you. There are thousands of them.

Another way to find friends is to click the search button. Here you can search by country, gender, age, ethnicity, email, hair color, body type, height and so on. When you click search you will get a list with everyone who match your query. You can now visit their profiles. If you want to, you can leave comments and send messages to the person from their profile. 

I think one of the most interesting features of Wireclub.com is the possibilities to chat with others. If you click the button that says forum, you are taken to the chat-section of the community. Here you can choose from General Chat, Dating or Wireclub Help. Make your choice and you are on your way to making lots of new friends.

If you want to look me up, you will find me under the name wabbit123. See you there.

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I have been using computers for the last 17 years. One thing I have learned the hard way is how crucial it is to make backups of sensitive data. I have lost sensitive data more than once in the past. If you have experienced it you know how extremely frustrating it can be. Just over a month ago my computer went completely black on me. Boy was I glad I had made backups this time! After starting this blog I’ve been so afraid of loosing all my research and work, and now I make backups all the time.

Usually I have made all the backups manually. My thoughts was that the backup-software out there was either not good enough, or too expensive. Then, a while back, a friend of mine emailed me about a cheap and easy way to make a backup to DVD. After trying out the software I will tell you this: I am never going back to making backups manually! This software (it is called Backup Platinum) has literally made my world a better place to live in. I will never have to worry about loosing data again. It is very easy to use and it is equally useful for both corporate and personal use.

Please follow the link in this post if you would like a safe and easy method to backup data.

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