SQL Server Reporting Services(SSRS) - Create A Project

SQL Server Reporting Services(SSRS) - Create A Project is a mandatory task while creating reports.This is based on SQL Server Reporting Service (SSRS) 2005 edition.Follow steps to create a project :
1) Run the Business Intelligence Development Studio(BIDS). We can also run Visual studio 2005. Start Page is displayed.
2) If a solution is already open close it using :
Select File --> close Project
3) New project can be created in three different ways :
3.1) From the Main menu Select :
File-->New-->Project
3.2) Click the New Project Toolbar button
3.3) Click Create Project link on the Start Page
4) Click the Report Server Project icon in the Templates area of the New Project Dialog Box
5) Type the project name
6) This project will contain all the reports
7) Specify the project location dialog box; Click Browse to open the Project Location Dialog Box.
8) Click My Projects to go the Visual Studio Projects folder. Open the folder
9) Click Ok and now a new Project is created

HR 3012 Approved 389-15 Senate

Most awaited much sought after HR 3012 Fairness in immigration act which lifts the per country limit in immigraiton visas has been finally approved by senate on November 29th 2011 evening at 7:11P.M. This bill was esily passed with majority of 389-15. This is remove the per country limit on the employment based greencard sponsored to immigrants.
India and china are the countries that will be benefited most out of this law.

Google Analytics Bounce Rate And Its Indication

Google analytics offers plethora of metrics that determine provides clear engagement on user engagement with website. One interesting metric is the bounce rate. A bounce rate determines the number of times a back button is hit (i.e) how many users chose to hit back button from the website. Higher the boune rate lower will be the quality of website. It is a good signal is bounce rate is really low as people choose to stay in site instead of moving back

ATM Not Working Banker Refunded Fees Always Ask For Money If You Need Money

This is my personal experience. It was a saturday morning 8:00A.M. I went to the nearest ATM to withdraw cash amount. There was a maintenance work going on in the nearest ATM. I had to make it to the shopping complex without any delay. I used the ATM in the complex to withdraw some cash. After a week when I checked my bank account I found $1 levied towards my $40 cash withdrawal. I couldn't agree with it. I called up the customer support and it turned void. After a month yesterday I had some personal work in bank and I met the manager there. I politely mentioned the scenario and the $1 fees to her. I asked if she can help me with this. She asked me about the day of maintenance. She verified it and made sure that it was the right information. All of a sudden she did refund my $1 back to my account. I felt extremely happy.
Moral of this incident - Even if it is late, if you want to save your own money you need to ask for the same. This might sound minimal. But the attitude you have towards your money is great. So, friends hereafter never forget to save money as making money is saving money.

Ebates cashback sweet spot on purchase

I wanted to utilize the promos, coupons , deals that come as part of St.Patricks day this year. It's been a while I've purchases my handbag, before six years to be exact. Also, I bought an affordable comforter for our family before 7 years. I thought it would be better for me to make bedding set purchase as well as handbag purchase this year As a first step, I logged into ebates a cashback website that I did enroll this month. This is a totally new concept. Now-a-days I see that most of the online shopping on major brands like walmart, kmart, target, krogers, 1800flowers, JCPenny, even travel websites like expedia, travelocity, orbitz, hotel booking website hotels.com, booking.com and much of the top brands that sell their service online has partnered with cashback websites like ebates.com When I mean by cashback, note that you need to do the following to earn money in the form of cash. Currently ebates has an option to ship the physical cheque to your home address as per their cycle. For my purchase made yesterday in the month of march, I got an email confirmation saying that I'm going to get this cheque in the month of May. This is my first try and I see ton lots of positive reviews about the credibility of ebates, they have been in business so long and I'm sure that I'll get this cheque in the month of May 2017 Adding to this I did chat with JC Penny online store customer support to make sure I'll get rewards if I start the shopping from ebates. They confirmed that I'm going to get my money from them To start with here are the simple things to earn free money on your purchase 1) Create an account at Ebates website. IF you click on the banner below, you will earn $10 during your first purchase. So, dont miss $10 worth of free money 2) Once you signup your free account, you can login and perform the search based on categories as well as keywords. I wanted to purchase bedding and did a search on that. I got a list of stores with their current coupon details. I found JC Penny offering coupon that will save me 20% on my purchase sitewide on any purchases over $100, 15% purchase below $100. Also, JC Penny offers free shipping for orders over $100. I did choose to utilize the opportunity and clicked on SHOP button from ebates website 3) In JC Penny website I made a purchase and finalized the order. I placed the order and to be double sure used the email address that I did make use of to create my ebates account. Typically the link tracking should work fine, but I did not want to take a chance. EVen if they do email comparison I will have credibility of being loyal to ebates 4) Immediately I turned back to ebates website to see what is going on. I did not see any cash back. This was yesterday night 5) Today morning exactly after 3 hours of making purchase I got the cashback credited in my ebates account. I've set my email alert in ebates, that did notify me of this 6) Ebates promised 3% cashback on my purchase. I see that the cashback earned is before taxes after applying JC penny discounts to the products. As such I got 20% + 3% 23% discount on the entire sale yesterday Today I got an email from airlines loyalty program and they talk about earning 5 miles per $ spent in their airline reward program. I got much interested. I'll keep publishing my analysis and findings on ton lots of money hacks, travel hacks, cashback, deals , offers and lots more including my case studies that did work for me Ebates has an option to send you cashback in form of physical cheque to your address as well as your paypal account. To support us please click on this banner to register your ebates account for FREE and start earning money today onwards

Google App Engine

Google App Engine is the web development and hosting framework from Google Inc which allows users to upload their web applications and host it for free.
It also allows web developers, to make their application public, allow other users todevelop versions of their applications, create dynamic websites, create websites with backend datastores etc.
Best thing about Google App Engine is that it comes with plenty of free features.
Google App Engine is free as long as :
1) User resource usage quota doesnot exceed 500MB
2) Number of page views is upto 5 million pages per month
Google has a billing system for quotas exceeding free quota.
Users can set their daily budget.

Walt Disney Adventureland Pirates Of the Carribean

Walt Disney Adventureland Pirates Of the Carribean is the journey through seas that takes us way back to ages wherein pirates ruled the world. As per Disney embark on a voyage to a time when pirates ruled the seas at Walt Disney Magic Kingdom's adventureland. This is a cruise with disney's song that takes us on a voyage through beautiful tunnel in which we can experience the feel of pirates ruled seas. This ride has an average wait time of 40 minutes and you can enter it in less than 10 minutes if you choose to make it late night. Visit disney today to enjoy the pirates cruise

What to do before Finger printing process?

Finger printing the process that ensures that person is free of crime based on report from FBI is an essential part of GC process. As soon as you get your receipt number from USCIS the next notice is the FP notice that gives details on finger print appointment. Here are general steps to follow during finger print appointment
1) Switch off your cell phones
2) Make it early before your appointment time
3) Call FBI the evening FP is complete and make sure that information is sent to USCIS
4) If it a second time FP attend without skipping it

5) As the finger print involves thumb impression make it a point to avoid sharp tools few days before FP process

General Securities Registered Representative Series 7 Exam FINRA Certification

If you are interested in becoming a stock broker also called as a registered representative Series 7 Exam is the right choice for you. You become a General Securities Registered Representative on clearing Series 7 Exam.
Series 7 licensed individuals are qualified to solicit, purchase, sell the comprehensive list of security products :
1) Corporate Stocks and bonds
2) Municipal bonds
3) U.S Government bonds
4) Options - Derivative product
5) Direct participation program - Limited partnership
6) Investment-company securities
7) Variable products
Series 7 Exam is a multiple-choice examination having 250 questions. It is a 6 hour exam. It is taken as a 2 part exam, 3-hours each. Each part has 125 questions.

Check if a python module is installed or not using a script, Check python module installation

When working with python development, plenty of modules come into picture. There are times wherein python developers/users are not sure about certain modules being installed.This script can be used to check if the module is installed or not.
_VERSION_ - attribute may be defined for some scripts. For some scripts, this might give out an error.
try:
import modulename
except ImportError:
print "modulename is not installed"
else:
print "modulename is installed"
print "with version", getattr (modulename, __VERSION__, "unknown")
For example, to check if the html/xml parser module BeautifulSoup is installed run,

try:
import BeautifulSoup
except ImportError:
print "soup is not installed"
else:
print "soup is installed"
print "with version", getattr (soup, __VERSION__, "unknown")

Load a Specific Theme Group Policy Applied Incorrect Windows 7 Windows Server 2008 R2

Group policy is the set of rules that can be applied across set of clients. This is similar to .profile file in UNIX/LINUX. Load a Specific Theme group policy forces all the clients in a domain to apply a specific theme when a user logs onto a client computer. In UNIX/LINUX environment including special environment variables like ORACLE_SID are automatically set in .profile file. It can be customized under /home/username/.profile to create user specific rules.
In our case we will be seeing issue specific to Load a Theme Group Policy in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. Say after creating a group policy we enable Preserve Changing Desktop Background. Now a new user logs onto client computer. In this case the Load a specific theme group policy can't be applied to this new user.
To solve this issue download and apply the Fix307916 from Microsoft website.

Start Group Policy Management Console Windows 7

Group policy is the set of administrative rules applied to users. It plays a major role in user management. Group Policy Management in Windows 7 starts at Group Policy Management Console.
Here are steps on how to go about with starting Group Policy Management.
Click Start->Control Panel->Administrative Tools->Group Policy Management
 

Blogging - Agile website Development - Quick Monetization of your content

Blogging is the means to develop instant websites.All it takes is 5 minutes to create a blog from www.blogger.com and start publishing your post.All search engines are looking for is quality contect. To have best quality articles is the first and foremost SEO (Search engine Optimization) tip.First and foremost function of search engines is to deliver quality content to the end user. They try to kick out garbage.
We are the kings and queens of quality content.Make it a habit to blog daily.Read your article once. You are the best reviewer of your article. Be your articles be commented by you first. This will propel you to write quality articles.So, what next?
We have spoken a lot about article optimization, SEO but haven't touched upon title!!!!!!!!!!!
Agile - Fast/swift development of projects is popular among Information technology community, development community in particular today. Basic concept of Agile development is accelerating development and deliver solutions as early as possible.In a similar fashion, create a blog first. Keep blogging regularly.If you are tensed about how to build a website, don't waste that research pace in full fledged research.Lets say you find out all the tips and tricks needed to develop a quality website in two month time.
If you've had your blog by this time an blogged regularly, now your blog is two months old. It might have been indexed by Search Engine robots and will be progressing to the top. Now you can slowly create a great website and move your content.
Also, you might have been enjoying two months Adsense revenue.
So, now got the point.
Agile website development/Blogging advantages :
1) Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
2) Adsense revenue
3) Create quality websites without any rush

Apollo Command-line Tool - ADL

ADL is a command-line tool.ADL launches an Apollo application, based on its application.xml file, without requiring that the application be installed.This is a tool very useful for testing and debugging the application.
We call the ADL tool by passing one parameter - Path to the application descriptor file(application.xml file)
Usage :
adl application.xml
Full syntax of the ADL command is :
adl (-runtime )? ? (--)?
where,
-runtime - optional argument that specifies the directory that contains the Apollo runtime that should be used
path-app-xml - application.xml descriptor file for the application that should be launched
path-to-root-dir - optional argument. Specifies that directory that contains the application.xml descriptor file

-- - Any arguments specified after this argument will be passed to the application as startup/command-line arguments

Some Tips To Google Blogger Team

Here are my few cents on what google blogger team can do to make blog more sophisticated. We know that blogspot is aimed at static websites. I see some features in Google Sites product which can be integrated with blogspot so that we don't have to migrate to a new website using content management systems (CMS) like Wordpress, Joomla, Google sites etc.
1) At the end of every post there can be one additional button to delete the post. If this exists, we don't have to go to dashboard everytime to choose and delete a post
2) Blogger has provision to include Adsense ads between posts, at sidebar and bottom of posts. It would be great if blogger has an adsense provision to be included inside a post. This can come in following form
2.1) As a feature added to toolbar in post editor. This is the case with Google Sites
2.2) In layout, in body section this feature can be included
3) Adsense position option can be integrated. This is present in Google sites. When we choose to add Adsense as a gadget, we have colour customization (This feature is not in Google sites. This can be included as an additional feature in Google sites), type of unit to be included. In addition position - left, right, centre can be included

Windows 7 System Recovery Options

Windows 7 System Recovery Options screen displays a set of tools that can be used to repair serious system errors.
To get system recovery options menu, boot system press F8. Click on advanced boot option. Click on repair your computer. Press Enter

Pre-conceptional Visit Versus Prenatal Visit

Pre-conceptional Visit Versus Prenatal Visit - Are they the same? No. They are different.
If you go and meet a gynecological doctor before pregnancy it is pre-conceptional visit. If you visit a gynecologist say after two or three weeks of pregnancy when the embryo has already started developing, it is pre-natal visit.

WOW64 Windows Emulate 32-bit application on 64-bit Windows

WOW64 is the windows emulator which will let us run 32-bit applications on 64-bit windows. This architecture is implemented using set of DLLs
1) wow64.dll
2) wow64cpu.dll
3) Wow64win.dll
4) IA32Exec.bin and wowia32x.dll
WOW64 is implemented as a part of the OS and doesn't need to be enabled. Execution speed ad performance remain unaffected under WOW64 implementation.

Microsoft Windows 7 PSR Problem Steps Recorder Tool

Microsoft Windows 7 has an interesting tool that is used to record step by step action of user. It is a boon for customer service representative as it provides screenshots along with timestamp and short note on what user has done. This tool can be invoked by typing psr.exe (or) psr in command prompt. This invokes tool. We can click on Start Record, perform tasks which are recorded live and stop record. A File name "problem_xxx.mht" is created that can be opened in browser and accessed to find more information on the problem.

Windows 7 Activation Error : invalid Product Key Upgrading From Windows XP to Windows 7, Activation Error 0XC004F061

I have Windows XP running in one of my laptops. I thought of upgrading it to Windows 7 and purchased a Windows upgrade from microsoft.
I formatted the Windows XP OS and tried installing windows 7. I got this peculiar error which said ” Invalid Product Key”.Activation Error 0XC004F061
I followed the correct steps and was wondering why am I finding this error.
I checked few documents and found that I need to retain my old OS (In this case it is windows XP). Retain your old version – windows XP, Windows Vista intact while you are upgrading it to Windows 7.
I installed my Windows XP and tried upgrading it. Now I’m able to perform this upgrade without any error.
Other than this invalid product key error occurs when you mistype the product key, typed a product key relevant to older version (say if you upgrade from XP to Windows 7 you need to type product key information of Windows 7 not Windows XP). These fixes will help fixing “invalid product key” error.

Paypal Bill Me Later Credit Line From Paypal

Paypal the payment gateway noted for its quality and service makes shopping more easy, comfortable by offering an interesting credit line service to its customers. Paypal beautifully calls it Bill Me Later
The name speaks for itself. Now, you can choose to get preapproved creditline from paypal and pay the amount at a postdate
As an introductory offer, paypal offers the following benefits
1) $10 back on your first Bill Me Later purchase of any amount.
20 No Payments + No Interest if paid in full within 6 months on purchases of $99 or more.
However, interest will be charged to your account from the purchase date if the purchase balance is not paid in full within 6 months. This is same as COSTCO AMEX offer
Where do I apply for this?
https://www.billmelater.com/cm/paypal/landers/13ppbmlACQappdd.html

USCIS G-1145 e-notification form I-485

It is I-485 season right now. Priority dates are progressing in rocket speed and most of us are eagerly awaiting details on our priority date. Once the priority date becomes current and we proceed with the process of filing I-485, USCIS has introduced a free e-notification option that enables us to receive SMS and email from USCIS starting with I-485 receipt, EAD/AP approval, I-485 approval, FP notification etc to name a few. This is easily achieved by using form G-1145.
What is form G-1145?
It is a simple form that is available in latest I-485 document download page. It can be printed out, filled and submitted to USCIS.
How much does it cost?
It is absolutely free
Do USCIS take up cost of SMS?
Some mobile service provider do charge extra for SMS, in case we are not using data plan as with smart phones. USCIS doesn't take up cost of such messages and filer need to pay the money
Where do I download form G-1145?USCIS portal

Are you pregnant beware of obesity issues

Are you obese now? Do you think you don't tally the body mass index BMI receommendations? Are you planning to go for a baby now? It is right time to go for a pre-natal consultation. Studies have shown that obese mothers deliver lower birth weight (LBW) babies to delivery failure. A baby born with lower birth weight complication has great chances of developing type 2 diabets, high blood pressure and cardio problems in future. There is a great possibility that he or she picks up the obese gene from his mother
and grows into an obese adult. So an obese mother always delivers an obese baby. So, go for a prenatal consultation with your gynecologist. Follow the health recommendation including mineral, protein, vitamin rich 2000 calorie food daily. Also practice good prenatal exercises, exercise during pregnancy. Take the help of fitness trainer and do great exercises during pregnancy. A healthy mother delivers a healthy baby.

Apply this simple trick while choosing Travel Credit Card

I'm much interested in redeeming travel statement credit by appropriately applying for travel credit card these days. One thing that makes me stay away from applying for one is that I'm scared of too holding too many credit cards affecting my credit score.
I want to make a home purchase in near future and want a really good credit score. Though I'm prompt with paying my bills , pay all the statement balance in full, holding too many credit cards, opening and closing many bank accounts for sign-up bonuses does affect our credit score. I am somewhat hesitant about it
Now, coming to the trick on travel reward credit card, here is what I've found before few minutes
1) All of a sudden I saw a new service from google called Google Compare
2) I logged into Google compare and compared Credit Cards that fall under their category - Airline Miles
3) As with many bloggers constantly talking about the Barclays Arrival Airline miles card, I found both of them really interesting - Barclays Arrival Plus WorldElite Master Card, Barclays ArrivalWorld Mastercard
4) Here is the trick - When I checked requirements interestingly I found that
4.1) To redeem 20000 points from Barclays Arrival World Master card demands us to spend $1000 within first 90 days of card opening
4.1) To redeem 40000 points from Barclays Arrival Plus World Elite Master Card we need to spend $3000 within 90 days of opening
4.3) Trick Works - Myself and my spouse apply for Barclays Arrival World Master card, spend $1000 totally $2000 within first 90 days to redeem 40000 points. We save annual fee starting second year. Cool isn't it?
You can analyse all the options before deciding on it
However, if you would like to redeem all the 80000 points that translates to $800 in travel statement credit by making a purchase total of $6000 within first 3 months go for other option. Note that this card has an annual fee starting second year whereas the other one doesnt have one

best domain authority laser focus sure success

I've always felt that lack of focus had been the major productivity killer.But to achieve something great, we should look for a way to overcome defeat and attain success. This is the correct mindset of an entrepreneur. As an aspiring entrepreneur I've adopted this principle. As a first step I'm reading the books and trying to apply it in my projects.
Before few days, I've launched a competition Alexa 10 day challenge.The basic purpose of this is to make my top ranking alexa website, perform better by focusing on that One Thing. So, far I'm able to post atleast one post per day in that website.
Surprisingly I found that an interesting SEO metric called Domain Authority plays a vital role in determining the success of a website. I've been reading metrics like domain authority, page authority before few months and didn't focus much on it. However, the article that I read yesterday was talking much on importance of Domain authority and how this surpasses page rank parameter. Surprisingly when I checked the domain authority of this best alexa rank website this was closer to 30. This is a very good domain authority. In simple terms this is the measure of how well your posts will rank in a website. As this domain has been registered very long back and I've been working on and off on this, still this is growing stable without my knowledge. That is power of web. So, I decided to apply the One Thing principle with more force to this website.
More good quality posts I post here there is a best chance of them getting listed in first few pages very easily. I'll report more on domain authority progress after few days

How I paid myself before paying bills this month

Last week I have completed reading RICH DAD POOR DAD, the most popular book on personal finance. Although Rob tries to sugar coat usual things like multiplying your income rather than depending on income fromjob for lifetime, I wanted to see if I can try to apply some of the simple principles discussed therein.
As a step towards that the first step is to pay myself before paying my monthly bills. As per the book Rob asks us to make use of the money to be used to pay our bills to first be utilized for investment. In practical terms this might sound impractical. Say, we live in a condo and I got my electricity bill this morning.
It read $100+. I'm not sure what investment I can make with this $100 and make sure I pay the bill wihtin a month after making profit frm this $100. One quick thing that I cna think of is ultra penny stocks traded around $.01. If my luck favours me I might end up doubling my money. Ultra penny stocks are ultra risky. I might lose my money as well.
Also, as part of trading I need to consider $20 towards trading fee. As such I was looking for some safe bet to pay myself before paying the bill. The easiest and safest idea that did pop up is the savings account. I have habit of paying my bills day 1 all these days. Instead I've decided to make it a habit to pay my bills one day before due date and park money in savings account until then. I'm in process of reading and learning different form of investments. In future if I find something interesting I'll share the information here

Am I writing too little on my blogposts

This is a question that I get quite often to mention even with the post that I published before few minutes. Being bit by sEO bug that talks about creating original, unique, good quality content creation on daily basis with atleast 1000 to 3000 words, creating on single niche and making website authoritative etc, it happens that we get the feeling of writing too little and not meeting SEO guidelines set by gurus
Here is what I can say based on my experience
1) In this century google crawler looks for original, unique , good quality post which all of us do
2) We can write as much as we can now. Lets not think about size of posts
3) In a personal sticky note make a note of this post title, anytime in near future we might think of adding more content, updating the post we wrote sometime back.This will really help us improve the post and we will come out of this feeling
4) It may not be possible to build skyscrapper in a single day. Same principle does apply to our posts as well. Lets aim to make it sky scrapper over a period of time
5) Trust in your decision - This is essetially important for any entrepreneur and bloggers are no different

Building Sustainable Website

Any business starts with a business plan which can be set of instructions in a piece of paper. Once the business plan is in place, the business budgeting, execution of business plan, launch of product, marketing and sales of product, operation of business and all aspects of business life cycle come into picture.
As an online entrepreneur, it is really easy to launch a business. However, when it comes to sustaining of online web business it is equally competitive. With changing google algorithm, penalty from google, back links from unwanted websites, there is a extremely great possibility of website losing rank in less than an hour. Hence, stability and sustainability of an online web business is always questionable.
However, by adopting chosen few strategies it is quite possible to make an online business survive in longrun
1) Aim for constant growth - Success is a result of constant, continuous hardwork . Perseverance is the key. The day you launch a website have an attitude to aim for constant, continuous organic growth. Create, original , unique, good quality content articles that will last longer
2) Evergreen blogging is the sustainable factor - Corporate started realizing the power of blogging and spend about $150 or more to get great quality content that can rank better in google. The article forms the fulcrum upon which the offline business runs. Your small business is no different. Always aim for original, unique, good quality content to survive in long run. If you have a website with lots of old content that you think is not relevant in current scenario, better update it or purge it as google has changed the way it treats portals these days
3) Business is Number - This holds good for traffic, visitors, customers, revenue from website. On an average in a typical scenario a website sells for 20 times its revenue. This is the maximum for a well built website. If not look for 10 to 12 months worth of revenue. Make it a point to integrate google analytics code with website from day 1. This takes you miles

Obesity/Over weight - Ways to Overcome/Weight Reduction/Anti-obesity Tips & Tricks

Obesity or over weight is a common problem among the people today.Primary cause of over weight/obesity has been attributed to technological advancements which had made life so easy. Plenty of tricks and tips to overcome this problem will be discussed here.
1) Consume foods rich in omega-3 fatty acids. Some notable foods include oats,fish, canola oil etc. Oats is gainign great popularity and is supposed to be aprt of daily supplement typically an oats reakfast is considered best. This is a popular breakfast among diabetic, blood pressure patients. Fish is a rich source of omega-3 fatty acids. Regular cooking oil can be replaced with oil like canola oil that has less fat and is rich in omega-3
2) Do exercises on a regular basis. While performing exercises, gradually increase duration from 1 minute to 1 hour. This can start with simple floor exercises that can be practised in less than 10 minutes at home
3) Reduce the amount to carbohydrate content in the daily diet. IF you are eat rice, potatoes as part of regular diet keep check on quantity
4) Consume food rich in vitamin B complex. Some popular foods include Mushroom, Brocolli, greens, spinach,yeast,brown rice,wheat,wheat bread
5) Replace sweets and snacks with fruit and vegetable salads
6) Drinkatleast 1 glass of water every hour. This is a killer tip. As you drink plenty of water intake of food is reduced, appetite is controlled. Try this for one week adn observe noticeable difference
7) Avoid coffee/tea after lunch and dinner. This can easily induce you to add sugar adn cream, fat rich food after lunch and dinner
8) Don't skip breakfast. Anyone who skips his/her breakfast has been found to over-eat during lunch

Your time is always yours

Today is a big bright beautiful day and I'd like to wish Good Day to all my readers. This post on cultivate your time is on cultivating your own time.
There are 100's of 1000's of time management, personality developemtn books, courses out there. But why one more topic on this? Lets keep it simple. I've developed this time management trick to manage my projects online and offline. I see better results and wanted to share the secret recipe rather than some principles that I would have read in some books.
As I mentioned in first post of efinancialclub.com this website is all about real-life experiences, strategies that I make use of and found to be working fine to build business, grow business, sustain business.
How can I cultivate my best time?
Lets dissect this word by word
Cultivate - Create something new
Your - YES it is all yours
BEST - Aim for the sky to get best results
Time - This is the core concentration we will be talking about
Lets take a simple real-life strategy that I have been adopting for past few years to cultivate my best time
1) I run lots of online websites - I know one focus will help me reap best results. When I started blogging during my first few years, I was too much self-motivated and started taking up unrelated topics. With my littel knowledge on each of them with $10 domain investment, I can start sharing my knowledge without any hesitation. Currently these websites need little to zero maintenance and I choose to retain them considering SEO benefits that has gained over a period of time. Lets talk about SEO in forthcoming posts
2) I learn new technology skills on continuous basis - Knowledge is power and the day you stop reading will be your last day of life
3) I explore ways to make more money - Money Money Money. The magic wand gives you whatever you need in life. Always look for ways to make money in every possible way
4) I explore ways to save money - Even if the savings account pays me .10% extra I never hesitate to give it a try
5) I explore ways to grow money - I'm reading news on finance, tax saving and what not to see how I can grow my hard earned money. As I mentioned this is hard earned I don't want to splurge this
So, when do I cultivate time?
For all the above tasks I need to find my own time and here is my typical strategy to address the same
1) Say we find 10 quick minutes afte lunch/dinner - Utilize that for adding more contacts to your social network profiles like linkedin, facebook etc
2) Promote old interesting power posts - Power posts are the ones that perform best in our website and have scope to grow big. Say I created before 3 years and this post is still relevant and performing good. Promote the old post again in social network. This can be done on a lunch break
3) Career growth - This comes with finding new job that pays good. Even if you dont want to change job this year , if you are watching movie at home and if your family members dont hesitate try establishing recruiter contacts in your linkedin. Trust me. Over period of past 6 months I was choose right connections in my linkedin. Today morning when I checked my profile I've more than 1500 relevant connections. This is like dropping your pennies into future jackpot future pot
4) Make goal a way of your life - Right now I'm sipping my morning coffee. In this little 10 min break I wanted to blog something interesting rather than waiting for me to arrive at my blogging schedule. Please don't misunderstand me. This means that make use of free time for grooming and growing your personality like simple exercise, quick 2 lines for your future blogpost, collecting blogpost title ideas, quick read on some interesting technology (career related), finance related news and whatever helps you grow professionally, personally, financially
I've been blogging about my weight loss regimen and this is a strategy that I adopt, say I do real quick sit-ups even if I find 2 free mins. This adds value to lose weight and maintain your health

Weight loss is always possible

Hello readers!! Today I was thinking about writing something interesting. Health..Our real good health is a fantastic wealth. No real doubt about it. Health is always wealth.
It all started way back in 2010. All of a sudden I stumbled upon LA fitness at NJ. This is the first ever time I happen to visit a fitness center. As an introductory offer we got to meet our coach. Our coach carefully metered our readings
Weight - 215 pounds
BMI - Whooping 36.7..Oh my god Obese Obese
He has mentioned that I'm at the risk of developing diabetes, cholesterol related heart problems and insisted me on joining a coaching program as soon as possible.
Though hesitant at the beginning I wanted to give it a shot. From then on I used to visit fitness center 2 days a week losing 200 calories. Very Very Poor
Now comes 2011. My family commitments made me stay away from fitness center and I didn't take a fitness regimen seriously for 1 whole year. Towards end of October I happened to visit Walmart and unexpectedly visited a section that sells Weight scale. I wanted to give a free shot and was weighing whooping 216 pounds. Oh my gained 2 pound gain
A man is a product of his/her own thinking - Absolutely true. I 100% agree. As a debut step towards my weight loss I purchased this scale and brought it home. My $35 towards my health investment starts
I wanted a way to lose weight and started browsing many different websites. At one point I realized that I have been spending more than 2 hours a day reading all these articles. Instead of doing so if I spend 5 mins on my basic workout journey towards accomplishing my goal kick starts
Let me brief basic things that I did to lose 40 pounds [I'm still able to maintain it real good with full of energy]. In forthcoming posts I'll talk about each and every activity in detail
Why am I talking about weight loss in a financial blog?
HEALTH IS THE REAL WEALTH. You need best health to enjoy the money. Also, I'm talking about accomplishing this at $0 and you save money on this.
Here is a summary of my Home Made Weight Loss Program.
1) Choose to walk 10 minutes to start with at least 3 days a week
2) Avoid carbohydrates for dinner
3) Supplement hunger that pops up once in an hour by drinking plenty of water
4) Perform really easy simple 10 different exercises - 10 times each for 3 days a week - Short exercises even in middle of work like 10 sit-ups in a blog break helps you lose some pounds
5) Mind..Mind...Mind - Its all about mind. Have the desire to keep losing your weight
6) Periodic review - Check your weight daily if not once in a week. There is nothing wrong about it. You should have lots of self-motivation to achieve big
7) Never set a goal or deadline to lose weight - True trust me. Whenever I had set some goals and timeline, though I was able to achieve it before deadline I happened to lose fizz and it would be real better if you aspire to achieve big without goals and deadlines particularly in case on weight loss and weight maintenance. Perseverance is the key. Never be satisfied and always stick to regimen
8) Make weight loss a way of life - Just like brushing, bathing adopt weight loss. I meant weight loss not exercise. I'll talk much more about the difference in my coming posts
9) Buy a full size mirror - This had huge impact in my weight loss. I keep watching myself with full of confidence daily and this instigated me to lose real fast

10) Water intake works magic - Drink plenty of water. If you are averse start with an extra sip and keep increasing the intake quantity

Web Mining Web Scraping Web Scraping With Scripting Languages

Extracting information in general is mining. It could be extracting data in which case it is data mining. If we want to extract information regarding a website, an online application the process is referred to as web mining. It is also called as website scrapping.
There are many websites built upon these mined data. For example, we see many job portals showing job listing from popular job sites like dice, indeed etc. Not sure if it is a legal process. Just wanted to give some practical examples and hence mentioned it.
In addition to this corporate companies require mining scripts to extract information about their websittes including source from which their website is being accessed, number of hits etc. This is done from website logs. This is based on webserver in use. Most websites use Apache web server and log files are located under file httpd.
Web scraping can be done using plenty of scripting languages. All these scripting languages are used for creating dynamic webpages, automate system and database administration tasks etc.
1) Python - The  most popular language. It has packages like urllib2 which helps in web scraping. BeautifulSoup is a package that can be installed and used
2) PHP - The most popular web scripting language has cURL which helps in process of web mining
3) Perl - Progrmmable Extraction And Reporting Language is geared towards this. Powerful perl pattern matching helps in the process of web scraping. In addition to this perl packages like www::mechanize can be downloaded and installed for this extraction.
4) Shell Script - csh,bash,tcsh and such scripts can be used to perform extraction. This can be best used for internal websites. Pattern matching helps in this process

Jamaican Black Castor Oil For Hair Growth

Hairloss a major issue among all age group is a major cause of stress , dust, improper haircare. Dandruff leads to itching that eventually leads to hair loss. All these are byproduct of daily stress that leads to scalp irritation, dandruff , hair loss. Castor known for its cooling properties is a best remedy for all the hairloss, dandruff and related problems. Known for its cooling nature castor oil helps in hair growth. Jamaican black castor oil is a best remedy for major hair loss and related problems. Try massaging scalp with few drops of black jamaican castor oil and take care of your hair

Eat Before Going To Bed Good or bad

Most of us want to get rid of excessive weight. Obesity a common problem in the world is a result of over-eating, genetic factors, depression etc can be avoided by having simple change in daily habits. Most of us have the habit of going to bed as soon as we are done with our supper. Researches show that it is the major source of obesity. So, it is recommended to have atleast one hour gap between your supper and start of sleep.We can try to have our supper done by 8:30P.M .HEnce for a better health maintain a healthy routine by going to bed atleast few hours after dinner

How many days do I need to cover Disney Magic Kingdom

Disney's theme park Magic kingdom is the first theme park set by disney that is constantly renovated and expanded to meet the taste and trend. The moment you enter this theme park you are attracted to its magnetic colours and makes you want to stay there for atleast a weeks time
However, it may not be possible to spend so much time, here we would like to give a simple overview of how long it takes to cover the magic kingdom theme park
1) Main street - This region has theatre, railroad, magic show and can be covered in less than 2 hours
2) Frontier land - This has lots of intersting shows including bear shows, splash mountain water ride, tom sawyer island, thunder mountain the exciting coaster ride and many more interesting attraction spots. As some of shows and rides require fast pass, this can be covered in about 4 to 5 hours
3) Adventureland - This is most enjoyed by any age group. This starts with aladdin carpet with morocon architectural buildings, the enchanting tikki show that makes you vibrant from beginning to end, the adventerous jungle cruise that gives you complete feel of kilimanjaro and savannah african safari, character showtimes , swiss tree house and many more. This requires about 4 hours
4) Fantacy land - This has lots and lots of shows and attractions that is totally colourful and requires about 10 hours
5) Tomorrowland - Disneys vision is 100% reflected in this section of Magic kingdom and takes about 6 hours

On a whole it takes 2 days to 2.5 days to cover entire magic kingdom theme park, if you want to cover all shows ans rides at a leisure pace. It is recommended to have a theme hopper ticket if you plan to cover most of Disney's theme park

Jungle Cruise Adventureland Walt Disney Magic Kingdom

Walt Disneys Magic kingdom offers 100% happiness, enjoyment, fun filled environment form toddlers to 90 years old. Adventure land known for its interesting attractions, restaurnats, icecream shops, character spot and many more offers a fun filled ambience. Most interesting among these is the jungle cruise
What is a jungle cruise at Magic kingdom adventure island?
As per Disney's Magic Kingdom Map -" Set sail on a whimsical cruise through exotic rivers"

This cruise lives by the terms used by Disney. This tour takes us through a mini cruise into african safari covering wildlife, african culture, forest terrain and many more. If you step into adventureland of magic kingdom this will be our first recommendation. Note that this is mostly visited by crowd and hence needs to have fastpass to complete the cruise travel. Get your fast passes as soon as possible to enjoy this beauty before sunset. Ideal time would be between 3PM-6PM. Average waittime is around 40 minutes to 70 minutes depending on crowd and many other factors

Save Great Money Soda Snacks

I recently went to circus. I took a bottle of pure water with me. Though I personally don't recommend carbonated drinks I saw people rushing to buy snacks, carbonated drinks. Their major snack is popcorn of different sizes and a cup (medium,large) of carbonated drink.
I recently went to Walmart and I could see popcorn of various flavors including normal, butter, chocolate etc. I wanted to give it a try and picked normal popcorn. This box had around 10 packets of popcorn. Best part is that cost is around $3.50. Each cover will be of size of a medium popcorn box sold outside. I tried them and it worked great. Also, if you desperately need carbonated drinks during your outing you can purchase 12 can boxes in bulk which will cost you $5. This is cheaper than large soda corn which is sold at $6 outside.
So, if you plan a trip outside, and if there is no restriction on outside food try preparing fresh popcorns, soda cans in bulk which will cost you $10 for 5 of you. If you purchase the same item outside it is going to cost you
popcorn - $3.50 * 5 = $17.50
Soda Cans - $6 * 5 = $30
Total = $47.50
Savings = $47.50 - $10 = $37.50
See, how huge it looks. You can even purchase more tickets with this money. This simple trick helps us save great. Try this tip from your next outing. Always Penny Saved Is Penny Earned.

Mobile Server Services Control Script mwactl.sh

Mobile Server Services Control Script - mwactl.sh is used to start and stop the mobile server services.It can be used to start and stop the Mobile Server services.
Location - It is present under the $MWA_TOP
We can start the service by using the following command :

$MWA_TOP/bin/mwactl.sh -login sysadmin/ start
We can stop the service by using the following command:
$MWA_TOP/bin/mwactl.sh -login sysadmin/ stop

Melatonin Food Sleep Disorder Remedy

In this tough economy where our lives are uncertain , full of tension we find it very difficult to have a peaceful deep sleep during nights. Sleep disorder has become a common problem. Statistics show that adults suffer from insomania (sleep disorder) for about 20-40% of the time in a year. About 60% of the population suffer from insomania.
In recent years we see many of our friends, relatives and people close to us consuming sleeping pills on a daily basis to get sound sleep. I took some time to perform research in this arena and come up with a natural solution to all this.
The melatonin hormone regulates the sleeping pattern. For sleep to be triggered melatonin needs to be secreted in sufficient quantity. Brain secretes melatonin. So, if we have insomania problem it is relevant to brain instability (not proper functioning of brain). Here are some ways and means in which we can prevent this by consuming foods rich in melatonin.
Recently I travelled to a place in a different time zone. I started the habit of consuming walnuts, cherries on a regular basis recently. This time zone change didn't affect me this time. I was amazed to see this happen to me and did a research on the content present in walnut, cherries and how it is relevant to insomania. To my surprise I found that walnut, cherries are foods rich in melatonin. This melatonin rich foods prevented insomania problem. I advise you all to consume mealtonin rich foods to get rid of this sleeping disorder. Lets say a good bye to medicines and sleeping pills...Let our Food Be Our Best Medicine

Mail Fetcher Multiple email Collated

If you have multiple email accounts and you want all the emails to be sent to a single mail box, this redirection is possible using Mail Fetcher. Mail fetcher is a free and easy to use feature that comes along with gmail. One important constraint is that all the email accounts to be included in mail fetcher should have POP access enables. By default all the gmail accounts have POP access enabled. If you are trying to integrate ymail,hotmail,rediffmail make sure that they have POP access enabled.This process helps us access all our mails in one single Gmail Interface. This is a boon for business users.
Follow the steps to setup the mail fetcher
1) Log into gmail account in which you want to get all final emails. Lets call it Master gmail account for our purpose
2) Click on the Settings tab at the top right corner of the gmail account
3) Open the Accounts and Import Tab. This is second tab next to General tab
4) Navigate to Check mail using POP3 section. click on Add POP3 email account tab
5) A popup occurs. In the box, type the fullname of the email address that we want to be integrated with (i.e Email accounts from which we want the mails to be forwarded to our Master gmail account). We can enter upto 5 gmail accounts. The setup happens one by one (i.e you need to repeat the steps 5 times). Click Next Step.
6) Add a mail account you own screen opens. We can supply the password, populate the details and click Add Account
Follow the above steps and add upto 5 mail accounts. They get forwarded to this master gmail account.

Employer PERM Process Green Card PERM Process Employer Green Card PERM Process

PERM Process the first stage in Green Card Processing, filing for an alien worker to become the U.S Citizen.
In this stage application is submitted to the DOL (Department Of Labour). This process must be initiated by the employer who is willing to sponsor the employee a permanent job. In most of the cases it is the employer's attorney who does the detailed documentation needed for this purpose.

Windows 7 CD/DVD Drive Cannot Read Or Write Media Automatic Diagnosis And Repair

Windows CD/DVD Drive Cannot Read Or Write Media is a problem that can be automatically diagonised and repaired.
This can be fixed using Microsoft Automated Troubleshooting Services which scans and fixes these issues. Major cause could be with device drivers that support this hardware device which can be fixed.
In Windows 7 follow the steps :
Start ; Control Panel; Troubleshooting. Click View All in Left Hand Side. Click on Playing and burning CD's, DVD's and Blue-ray disc

Drink Water Before Meals Slim Body Best Tip

Have you ever wondered and sought for a simple tip that will help you shed more pounds. Here is a simple trick that lets you lose more pounds and looks great. It doesn't cost you money and is a part of day to day life. So, what is the simple tip or trick?
It is nothing but to drink lot of water before going for breakfast,lunch,dinner. Though it is a great idea to drink about 1.5 litres to 2 litres of water
in the early morning in empty stomach after brushing, which solves about 95% of health problem, it is also good to drink plenty of water the zero calorie fluid before going for meals. If you practice this for 2 continuous months you are sure to loose as good as four pounds. Try this simple trick today and stay healthy.

How long does an user stay in my site?


This is a common question raised by most of the webmasters as the amount of time spent on a site determines business. That opens lots of avenues on generating additional advertisement tariff on particular webpage etc. Google analytics makes it simple in the form of a simple metric called visitor duration. This metric determines amount of time spent in a website

Drink Water Before Meals Slim Body Best Tip

Have you ever wondered and sought for a simple tip that will help you shed more pounds. Here is a simple trick that lets you lose more pounds and looks great. It doesn't cost you money and is a part of day to day life. So, what is the simple tip or trick?
It is nothing but to drink lot of water before going for breakfast,lunch,dinner. Though it is a great idea to drink about 1.5 litres to 2 litres of water
in the early morning in empty stomach after brushing, which solves about 95% of health problem, it is also good to drink plenty of water the zero calorie fluid before going for meals. If you practice this for 2 continuous months you are sure to loose as good as four pounds. Try this simple trick today and stay healthy.

Disney EPCOT Flower Show Until May

EPCOT theme park from Disney group, which makes world a global village in form of its world showcase also offers flower carpet to all its visitors starting march of the year and the flower show lasts until May.
This beautiful show welcomes us admist beautiful flower carpet with green mickey, mini, donald, dinosaur and many more creatures. Located beautifully in Exit 65 I-4W Disney's EPCOT is a fantastic attraction to be visited

Emu Oil For Hair Care

When it comes to beauty haircare comes first as beauty starts at head. Thinking of head the most popular coconut oil is associated with retaining black color of hair. However, hair growth depends heavily on proteins and omega 3 and omega 6 fatty acids play a prominent role. This necessasitates application of protein rich egg white in scalp.
Emu oil extracted from fat of bird emu an ostrich like bird from australia a close ally of ostrich is a rich source of omega acids and hence is found to help in hair growth. Some believe emu instigates the root follicles and help with rejuvenating dead cells in scalp. Some studies show that emu oil helps with hair re-growth. Oil along with proper vitamin intake will help in hair growth

Walt Disney Enchanted Tikki Room Magic World Laughing Spot

Walt Disney Enchanted Tikki Room MAgic World Laughing Spot is the place to enjoy, relax and laugh as long as you want to. We would love to talk more on this but you will miss the fun if we give a clue on this. So, make sure to visit this tikki room and enjoy the fun. This room gives you ambience that will make you get rid of all tensions and by the time you come out of this room you will be fully rejuvenated.
As per Walt Disny Enchanted Tikki Room  is a place wherein you can watch tropical birds and colourful flowers come to life. Thre is much more than this and attend this show. This is time restricted and try to make it before 7PM

I-485 Filing Birth certificate Things to be noted

Lots of questions and confusion has been in rotation on what are all the documents needed to file the much awaited EAD. Birth certificate of I-485 filer and dependents is a mandate and here is a note on what needs to be taken care of during submission of birth certificate needed for filing I-485
Filer's birth certificate - Fathers name and mothers name should be as in filers passport
Dependent filers birth certificate - parents name should have same spelling as in passport
What if it is different? It is necessary to get signature from notary public with an affidavit in Rs.20 Indian stamp paper.

Other method is to legally file a case via attorney and arrange for the birth certificate with right name.

Types of Income - Active Income Vs Passive Income

All of us need income for our survival.We can divide our income into two broad categories :
1) Active income
2) Passive income
Active income is the income that we make out of our work say full-time employment, working part-time, working on contracts, working as a consultant, from hobby etc. Active income basically involves our time.
Passive income is the money that flows in without doing anything - it doesn't demand our time.
In most of the cases it is the active income that slowly turns into passive income.
One best way where the active income metamorphs to passive income is through online business.
Yep!!!!!!!We're on track now..Again this post id related to blogging and making money online...
Build a blog, put adsense code, keep blogging, spread your content, build a good traffic, do some search engine optimization - All it takes to get started with this and bring the business to its full form(i.e . Making consistent monthly cheques to support our family) from Adsense might take somewhere between 2 to 5 years.
Once the business takes its full form, you're done...You get a huge passive income out of it which you can make use of for your investments, for your travel plans, for your kids education and virtually anything you want to. You can even quit your job and spend lot of time with your loved ones.This is the best passive income.
Stay tuned for many more articles on making money online. Follow the best tips and tricks.

Windows 7 Tools And Their Uses

Microsoft windows 7 comes with a wide range of system tools to support various user tasks and system tasks. Whenever these utilities are invoked by typing the corresponding executable in search box, a window popsup and an icon gets pinned to tray. Here is a brief summary of various tools and their uses :
1) sdclt.exe - Backup And Restore Files. If we type sdclt.exe in search box, Backup and restore window popsup
2) dxdiag.exe - DirectX diagnostic tool. Microsoft DirectX is a set of API to support various multimedia tasks. It is especially useful in game programming. OpenGL is the open source software which has same functionality as directX. OpenGL can be used with Linux and it is free. When dxdiag.exe (or) dxdiag is typed in search box, following window popsup. A violet X icon is pinned to tray automatically

3) cleanmgr.exe - Disk cleanup utility used to cleanup unwanted files
Windows 7 File Admin Privilege
I own a PC in which I’ve only one account. It is the default administrator account. I tried to perform some admin activity on files like C:WindowsSystem32Driversetchosts and c:Windowssystem32Driversetclmhhosts file. I wanted to configure certain IP’s and website addresses. I tried opening the file and I got the Access Denied message. Here are some interesting workarounds that I found to work in this case
1) Right click the hosts file. Clicked on properties tab. Click on Security tab.
2) Click on user account which needs permission. click Edit
3) This opens the security window. Change permissions. Click Apply. click OK
4) We’re finally done. We can now open the file using program we want
This is similar to Linux permissions where we change the permission using chmod +rwx command where r-read, w-write,x-execute respectively
Here is another method to do this
1) Click on start. Click on Accessories
2) Right Click on Notepad and open the file
3) Navigate to the etc file. Try opening it
This hack works on the fact that if an application executable is triggered as admin, we can run all the programs based on that application (notepad in our case) with admin privilege.

Great Pregnancy Tip Avoid Caffeine

It has been a while since I've published articles on healthcare. Today I decided to publish an article on helathcare which is focussd towards pregnant woman. This tip holds good even if you are planning to become pregnant.
Simple tip is going to be "Avoid Caffeine".
Researches show that during pregnancy it is not recomennded to consume more than 15oz caffeine per day...Yep it is per day...Caffeine can come in many different forms including :
1) Coffee
2) Tea
3) Hot Chocolate
4) Soft Drinks
5) Alcohol
So, make sure that caffeine is not an ingredient of the food you consume. Avoid this during pregnancy. It is a good pre-natal tip. So follow it if you are planning to carry soon.

Dell Inspiron 15 Laptop Overheat Problem Fixed BIOS Update, Upgrade BIOS FRom A13 To A14 To Fix Overheat Dell 15

My major problem was that my system got overheated if I work with it for say more than 1 hour. I also have a old Dell Inspiron 6000 laptop which is about 5 years old but still works fine for about 2 hours without any overheat problem.
The customer support representative asked me to permit him to share my laptop by connecting via citrix client. He then logged onto support.dell.com and he downloaded recent BIOS version.
I've A13 BIOS version in my laptop with my default factory settings. A14 is the recent BIOS update which is found to fix overheat problem.
He run the executable and rebooted the system. This fixed my overheat problem.

Essential qualities of a successful blogger

Interested in making money online? Have you started your own blog?Started putting adsense code in your blog?What is your income? Are you happy with your income? Can you quit your full-time job?
All of us will be interested in spending a whole lot of time with our loved ones. We all want to be a successful blogger.So, what are the essential traits of a successful blogger?
1) Persistence - Constant , continuous hard-work is all it needs ot be successful. People work hard for say 1 month, 10 months, 1 year, 2 years...Adsense income
might be from $200-$300...They quit....This is a big mistake...There have been cases where the traffic might be good say around 2000 to 3000 users a day, but the adsense income might not be great...So, be persistent with what ever you do.
2) Consistent with whatever we do - say you're blogging a niche for 1 year an now you're fed up and planning to migrate to a different niche? Is it right? some SEO(Search Engine Optimization) experts say that there might be a hit in traffic
and change in search engine ranking...This might affect your revenue.....So be consistent an belive that you'll win.....
3) Content is the king - As recommended in previous posts - keep posting atleast one quality article per day, or atleast 4 quality articles per week. Content is the king. Search engines are optimized to pick an place content rich sites in th top rank.
4) Attitude - Major key behind success. Have the attitude to workhard and success will surely follow...Develop a positive attitude towards your potential...
5) Keep reading success stories - As discussed earlier, self-motivation is the key....Keep reading success stories of top earning bloggers and stay tuned in the rat race..

Avoid outside food fly to florida

As an attempt towards managing my personal finances, I've analysed the spending pattern using my credit card bills past 3 months. To my surprise I spent more than $450 per month on outside food. This is excluding grocery bill.
When I mean by outside food, this includes - Subway, Dunkin Donut, TacoBell, Burger King, Regional cuisine restaurants, papa johns, Chipotle, Dairy queen icecream to name a few
As a first step to improve my discipline towards spending on food, I've set a goal to go outside once in 10 days. I expect my outside food spending to be down by $90 per month from my current bill of $450. This is $360 net savings which boils down to $4320 per year. That is equal to one great vacation to florida, puerto rico with 5-star hotel stay.
Let me blog my monthly update on this every month. I've opened a savings account to save extra bugs. My journey starts this January and lets see the progress in coming days
CASE #2:
Recently I mentioned my goal on saving in outside food, avoiding outside food in every possible aspect. As a first step I wanted to stay away from outside food for 10 whole days. Today is the 9th day ever since I started this task.
So, how has life been all these days
1) Different - Ideally I prefer outside food atleast a cup of Dunkin coffee once in 2 days or 3 days. I have no reason why I opt outside food. But to get rid of stress and depression this was a real help all these days. This time ever since I have mentioned my goal, I wanted to focus on this One Thing to see if I'll be able to pull through. This helped me overcome resistance towards Dunkin I had this weekend. All I can say is life was different these 9 days
2) Saved around $50 - Me and my spouse would have gone outside to Dunkin, Tacobell, restaurant and would have ended up spending minimum of $50 if not more all these days. It was interesting to know that we were able to overcome 1/3rd of a month without outside food and this helped us save some money
3) I'm the reason behind outside food - All these days my spouse didn't even complain of eating continuously at home. I realized something that I have overlooked all these days. I'm the person too much interested in outside food and my spouse is really adjustable. Thank God. Let me make this a permanent goal if possible
4) Started using all groceries - As a person with saving attitude whenever we make grocery purchase knowingly or unknowingly we purchase a lot thinking that we save in lots( My spouse funnily calls this COSTCO ATTITUDE..TRUE INDEED). But owing to eating outside most of these groceris get stocked for years and before few months I trashed some of them. Now, I realize that groceries that I haven't touched for months are being used for our cooking. I get a feeling that is not too easy to express in words. Its like saving some dying stuff
5) Cooking Different Dishes - I've started cooking lots of dishes not only food but also sweets, savories, snacks that I haven't cooked all these days. Life looks different indeed
6) Sense of satisfaction - My family bonding is found to have improved upon completely cooking at home and this gives us real good sense of satisfaction

Is cloudflare 100% useful real review

Last week I've migrated some of my classifieds portal onto CDN (Content Delivery Network). All I can say is there has been real good improvement in speed of the websites after migrating to CDN. Last year I've tried Amazon Web Services CDN and ended up spending $4 even for unzipping tools.
Interestingly I stumbled upon cloudflare and found that this has free plan and I didn't want to waste money again. After migrating onto cloudflare all I can say is - GIVE IT A TRY FOR FREE- 100% WORTH IT
Recently I created posts on why we don't need longtailpro and can get all benefits using free tools like Keyword Planner tool from Google Adwords. Some popular posts in internet on CDN is about maxCDN a popular CDN. When I found pricing on this CDN there is a free trail. However, there is no free plan as compared to cloudflare.
Many bloggers claim to be using this. I had some doubts and did commission research in Commission Junction and found that this CDN offers best commission in market. So, all I can say is review the features and make sure you really need it before choosing CDN
As a startup with limited resources you can keep cost minimum. Particularly for online media marketing and websites major amount is spent on webhosting, tools, plugins. Go for purchase only if need be. Many bloggers promote product for commission and don't get distracted
Migrating to Cloudflare CDN Improved Sitespeed:
I've hosted more than 6 live websites with 7 websites redirecting to the relevant ones and all of them have been hosted in a single shared hosting account. As such two of my websites are heavily loaded with lots of images as we permit posting of images as part of free classified listing as well.
These websites are growing extremely well and we experience slowness while accessing all our websites. I spoke to hosting customer support team and eventually found that I have to move to dedicated server or VPS.
As such I couldn't afford to spend lots on this right now. While exploring alternate options I stumbled upon Cloudflare a free CDN.
Before few months for testing purpose I've integrated Amazon Web Services with my classified portal and migrated images, css, javascript files, plugins to AWS and assigned proper DNS servers. In less than an hour I could feel that the speed of the site grow 600 fold times and I was certainly happy. Next day I logged into dashboard and stumbled upon billing and found that even for using unzip utility I had to pay them around $1 and thought that this is a future option. Ever since then I closed CDN account with Amazon and never thought about it
Last week's incident made me think about CDN that happens to be real cheap. Surprisingly some web hosting packages do advertise cloudflare as a free feature. My business mind made me explore more and Eventually creating a free account and adding websites in Cloudflare happened to be a piece of cake.
Once dont I tested speed of my websites using tools.pingdom.com and surprisingly speed increased two fold times
I'll blog more on creating an account and adding websites to cloudflare in forth coming posts

Get Instant Cash With Paypal Debit Card

After a long time I logged into my paypal account today. I had a initial popup screen which asked me if I'd be interested in going for a paypal debit card to get instant cash. I clicked on No thanks.
I landed in my account page and I found a link below my Paypal balance which read "It's your money! Get it fast with the Paypal debit card Apply Now"..
I wanted to share this information with my readers and clicked on Apply Now.
I clicked on get started button. This is a three step process :
1) Get Verified - If you already have an active paypal account it shows completed. If you are a new user you'll be contacted by a paypal representative. They'll ask you for details for verification
2) Upgrade your Paypal Account - If you've an active account it shows completed status
3) Provide Few Additional details - This checks for your right address for the card to be shipped to you. You can click on select address and proceed further. You'll be asked to verify your birthdate and few other details. click on Continue and you're done.
Get your Paypal debit card today and withdraw money using your debit card
Paypal Mobile Application, Paypal Mobile Application For Android, Blackberry, iPhone, Paypal Mobile Application For Your Smart Phones:
In my previous post I've mentioned about the paypal debit card to get instant cash. In paypal front page I found an interesting information on Paypal iPhone Application.
This paypal mobile application can also be used with smart phones including blackberry, Android etc.
This new application can be used to send money, purchase items, manage accounts.

Summer Street Settle Safe Stamford Apartments

As an enthusiastic renter of stamford apartments in connecticut options are huge and it becomes really perplexing to choose your rental locality. In this we'll cover details of settling down safe in Summer Street at Stamford CT.
Summer street, a popular name among residents of stamford and to residents outside stamford runs parallel to bedford street. It starts as an extension of bank street a tiny stretch that runs perpendicular to Atlantic Street extends as summer street hosting world's popular healthcare service providers. In addition to popular doctors, quest diagnostics laboratory, labcorp laboratory it hosts affordable best residential apartments. It is interesting to note that this hosts really affordable best quality apartments in this street that is really closer to employers like PHILIPS.

IF you want to start learn driving with 8 hour mandate course, Major Driving School is the place to go. It is located at middle of summer street. Interesting thai restaurants, pizza house, Dairy queen, Coromandel, Tawa in bank street are all exotic cuisine offering in summer street. It runs parallel to bedford street, strawberryhill avenue that hosts some important schools of Stamford. Restaurant chainers like iHop make it relly interesting once you happen to be summer street resident of stamford CT.
If you are looking to make your bedding purchase you have Sleepys, Bed Bath and Beyond. To cater your grocery needs does come Stop and Shop. For stationary does come the Staples. All these are conveniently located in summer street and in streets that run perpendicular between summer street and bedford street.

Summer Street – An ideal residential commercial location the heart of Stamford CT

Summer Street is one of the ideal locations in Stamford, CT that has a nice mix of both residential and commercial locations. This coupled with medical facilities make it an ideal place for real estate investment opportunities. The Summer street starts from the High Ridge Road and ends in the Main Street.
Real Estate Prospects:
The real estate investment prospects are fantastic in this area where the residential business locations are immediately picked up for rent. The residential location starts from $1700 and goes still $4000.
Laundry:
All the apartments have excellent laundry facilities.
Educational Institutions:
  • Stamford High School (In Strawberry Hill Avenue)
  • University of Connecticut at Stamford (5 minute drive in Board Street)
Salon/Spa:
  • Krista’s Hair Salon
Fast Foods/Restaurants:
Some of the foods/restaurants are as follows:
  • Starbucks
  • IHOP
  • Casey’s Tavern
  • Planet Pizza
  • Food Studio
  • Sweet on You
  • Dairy Queen
  • Elixir Juice Bar
  • EOS Greek Cuisine
  • Siena Ristorante
  • Barcelona Wine Bar & Restaurant
  • Buffalo Wild Wings
Theatre/Recreational Activities:
  • Golftec
  • Metropolitan Dance Center
  • LA Fitness
  • Bow Tie Cinemas Majestic 6
Banks/ATM:
  • Webster Bank
  • TD Bank
  • Hudson Valley Bank
  • Western Union
  • Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
  • Newalliance Bank
  • Halls Reports
  • Stamford Bank & Trust
General Stores/Pharmacy:
  • Town and Country Shopping Center
  • County TV & Appliance
Automotive Centers:
  • Auto Medics
Gas Stations:
  • Available in East Main Street or in High Ridge Road
Libraries:
  • Ferguson Main Library (In Broad Street)
Medical Clinics:
  • Dental Care Kids
  • Stamford Pediatric Associates
  • Lab Corporation
  • Quest Diagnostics
  • Casero Laboratories
Transportation Services:
  • Bus Service runs through Bedford Street (Bus No:31, 32)
  • Stamford Driving School
Parks:
  • Latham Park (In Prospect Street)
Other Places of Interest:
  • Leo P.Gallagher & Son Funeral Home
  • Holiday Inn Express & Suites Stamford
  • Ridgewater shopping center
  • Michaels
  • Oakwood Corporate Housing
  • Marco Jewelers
  • GE Asset Management
  • Safelite Auto Glass
  • Redniss & Mead
  • Excel Partners
  • Belden Hill Partners
  • H & R Block
  • Midtown News
Security/Is it Safe to live in Summer Street:
An ideal place for both residential and commercial activities is always secure and safe place to be

Overall Rating in a Scale of 10 (where 10 is the best rating to live): 10/10

East Main Street – A bustling place in Stamford CT

East Main Street is a bustling commercial location in Stamford, CT. It starts from the Board Street and continues as Boston Post Road in Darien
Real Estate Prospects:
East Main Street is a commercial location where you will all automotive, restaurant places, so there is high value of real estate investment that you have in this place. There are a few posh residential locations which is of high value for rental seekers and home owners.
Laundry:
The residential apartments have nice laundry facilities, so you don’t need to go outside.
Educational Institutions:
  • University of Connecticut at Stamford (Board Street – 10 minute drive)
Salon/Spa:
  • Dominican Girls beauty salon
  • Rumba Fashion
Fast Foods/Restaurants:
Some of the foods/restaurants are as follows:
  • Taco Bell
  • Kumo Japanese
  • Casa Villa
  • Los Toros
  • Stamford Salads
  • Luca’s Pizzeria
  • Bachata
  • Rinaldi’s Deli Pizza Grill
  • El Quetzal Bakery
  • Manny’s Bakery
  • Speedy’s Pizzeria
  • Costa Virgen
  • Daddy’s Dei
  • Barsitas
  • Dunkin Donuts
  • Segio’s Pizza
  • Reddi Rooster
  • Mi Terruno
  • McDonald’s
  • Stamford Restaurant & Pizzeria
  • Exit 9 Bagels
  • Exit 9 Stamford Café
  • Richards Avenue Café
  • Myrna’s Kitchen
  • Corporate Dining Solutions
Theatre/Recreational Activities:
  • Bow Tie Cinemas (In Stamford Mall in Board Street – 5 minute drive)
Banks/ATM:
  • Atlas ATM
  • ATM
  • Family Financial Centers
  • Bankers Insurance
  • ATM Express
  • Western Union
  • Peoples United Bank
  • Chilton Investment
  • Asset Trade and Advisors
  • Basso Capital Management
General Stores/Pharmacy:
  • Walgreens
  • BevMax
  • Bees Closet
  • Metro PCS
  • Luvan Disounts
  • 7 Days Convenience
  • Warehouse Wines & Liquors
  • A & J Mini Market
  • Las Americas Market
  • Beverage Barn
Automotive Centers:
  • Autozone
  • Riley Automobiles
  • Marinero Cargo
  • U-Haul Neighborhood Dealer
  • Tire Pro
  • Stamford Signs
  • Firestone Complete Auto Care
  • Razor Auto Services
  • Valvoline Instant Oil Change
  • Advance Auto Parts
  • Meineke Car Care Center
  • FIAT of Fairfield County
Gas Stations:
  • Clark’s Hill Services
Libraries:
  • Ferguson Main Library (In Broad Street)
Medical Clinics:
  • Stamford Hospital (In W Board Street – 10 minute drive)
  • Just Cats Veterinary Hospital
  • Wicked Vision
Transportation Services:
  • Bus Service runs through East Main Street (Bus No:41, 42)
Florists:
  • Garcia Flower Shop
Parks:
  • Courtland Park
  • Gerli Park
Other Places of Interest:
  • Danny’s Cycles Stamford
  • Eastside Commons
  • Capt Saam’s scuba school
  • Sports & Classics, Inc
  • World Wrestling Entertainment
  • Solidus
Security/Is it Safe to live in East Main Street:
An ideal place for both residential and commercial activities.

Overall Rating in a Scale of 10 (where 10 is the best rating to live): 9/10

Broad Street – A commercial location at the heart of Stamford CT

Broad street is a commercial location at the heart of Stamford, CT. It extends from West Broad street and continues as East Main Street. Today we will look at the Broad Street stretch.
Real Estate Prospects:
This is a full commercial location and there are a lot of folks visiting this street at any time in the day and hence has a lot of commercial real estate value.
Educational Institutions:
  • University of Connecticut - Stamford
Salon/Spa:
  • Everlasting Nails
Fast Foods/Restaurants:
Some of the foods/restaurants are as follows:
  • Napa & Farm-to-table fare & plenty of wine
  • Starbucks
  • McDonalds
  • Subway
  • Tomatillo
  • The Sundance Café & Wine
Theatre/Recreational Activities:
  • BowTie Cinemas
Banks/ATM:
  • Wachovia Bank N.A
Automotive Centers:
  • Available in East Main Street (Firestone, Meineke car care center)
Gas Station:
  • Available in East Main Street or in High Ridge Road
Libraries:
  • Ferguson Main Library
Medical Clinics:
  • Stamford Dental Spa
  • Pearle Vision
Transportation Services:
  • Bus Service runs through Bedford Street (Bus No:32, 13, 34, 41, 42)
Parks:
  • Latham Park (In Prospect Street)
Other Places of Interest:
  • Target
  • Burlington Coat Factory
  • Broadhaven Capital Partners
  • Macys
  • Manpower
  • Travelex Currency Exchange
  • Sacred Heart University – Graduation Center
  • Stamford Mall
Security in Board Street:
Security is top notch in this place.

Overall Rating in a Scale of 10 (where 10 is the best rating to be): 10/10

Weblogic administrator tasks day to day

Node Manager in Weblogic Server, Weblogic Multiple domains Single Node Manager:
Node Manager is a utility in Weblogic Server.Node Manager is used to perform the following tasks in weblogic server :

1) Start the administration and managed server instances from remote location
2) Stop the administration and managed server instances from remote location
3) Restart the administration and managed server instances from remote location
Node manager is available in two forms/versions
1) Jave based
2) Script based
Node manager process is machine-specific and not associated with a weblogic domain.
Weblogic Provide User Credentials For Starting a Server:
When we create a domain, the Configuration Wizard prompts us to provide the username and password for an initial administrative user.If we create the domain in development mode,the wizard saves the username and encrypted password in a boot identity file.
A boot identity file is a text file that contains user credentials for starting and stopping an instance of WebLogic Server.
It is located at :
domain_name/servers/server_name/data/nodemanager
A WebLogic Server instance can refer to a boot identity file during its startup process. If a server instance does not find such a file, it prompts us to enter credentials.If we create a domain in production mode, or if we want to change user credentials in an existing boot identity file, we can create a new boot identity file.WebLogic Server does not support copying a boot identity file from one server root directory to another.
Creating a boot identity file for an Administration Server in Weblogic:
If you use the Configuration Wizard to create a domain in development mode, the Configuration Wizard creates an encrypted boot identity file in the security directory of the Administration Server's root directory.If a boot identity file for an Administration Server does not already exist, and if you want to bypass the prompt for username and password, create one as follows. This usually happens when we create a domain in production mode.
Follow the steps to create a boot identity file for an administrative server in weblogic:
1) Start the Administration Server at least once and provide the user credentials on the command line.During the Administration Server's initial startup process, it generates security files that must be in place before a server can use a boot identity file.
2) Place the following two lines in a text file:
username=username
password=password
The username and password values must match an existing user account in the Authentication provider for the default security realm and must belong to a role that has permission to start and stop a server.
3) Save the file.If you save the file as boot.properties and locate it in the security directory of the server's root directory, the server automatically uses this file during its subsequent startup cycles.
4) The first time you use this file to start a server, the server reads the file and then overwrites it with an encrypted version of the username and password.
Second method is the usage of java weblogic.server command in the command-line.
Usage :
java -Dweblogic.management.username=weblogic
-Dweblogic.management.password=weblogic
-Dweblogic.system.StoreBootIdentity=true
-Dweblogic.Name=myAdminServer weblogic.Server
Weblogic Server - Notifications when adding server to a cluster happens as follows : The weblogic server cluster broadcasts the availability of new instance every time a new instance is added to the cluster. Cluster-aware stubs periodically update their list of available server instances.Weblogic Server - Notifications when adding server to a cluster
Webcentre installation failure RCU-6083:
I tried installing fusion middleware components using repository creation utility. At the point of installing Webcenter, I got the following error. RCU-6083:Failed - Check prerequisites requirement for selected component:WEBCENTER Please refer to RCU log at D:rcuHomerculoglogdir.2010-09-06_22-38rcu.log for details. Error: Oracle Initialization Parameter 'PROCESSES' is too low. Cause: The Oracle Initialization Parameter 'PROCESSES' must be at least 300. Action: Change the Database Initialization Parameter 'PROCESSES' to 300 or more, then rerun RCU. RCU-6092:Component Selection validation failed. Please refer to log at D:rcuHomerculoglogdir.2010-09-06_22-38rcu.log for details.
Solution :
1) Set the value of processes initialization parameter in the database to value greater than 300 . Follow the steps
SQL> show parameter processes
NAME                                 TYPE        VALUE
------------------------------------ ----------- ---------------------
aq_tm_processes                      integer     0
db_writer_processes                  integer     1
gcs_server_processes                 integer     0
global_txn_processes                 integer     1
job_queue_processes                  integer     1000
log_archive_max_processes            integer     4
processes                            integer     150
SQL> alter system set processes=500 scope=both;
alter system set processes=500 scope=both
*
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-02095: specified initialization parameter cannot be modified
SQL> show parameter processes
NAME                                 TYPE        VALUE
processes                            integer     150
SQL> alter system set processes=500 scope=spfile;
System altered.
Now try running rcu and the problem gets fixed.

 

Synonym preparation crack competetive exams

1) Meaning of taciturn
a) communicative
b) uncommunicative
c) sleeping
d) singing
Answer : b
2) Laconic means
a) lengthy
b) short and to the point
c) reserved
d) talkative
Answer : b
3) Synonym of Palaverous
a) rambling
b) scrambling
c) boring
d) endearing
Answer : a
4) Voluble means
a) fluent speech
b) reserved
c) fighting
d) crying
Answer : a
5) Meaning of Prolix
a) short speech
b) dancing
c) lengthy speech
d) singing
Answer : c
6) Pugnacious means
a) quarrel
b) strength
c) weak
d) gracious
Answer: a
Explanation : Meaning of pugnacious is argue, quarrel, argumentative
7) Meaning of pungent
a) smooth
b) soft
c) sharp
d) soap
Answer: c
Explanation : Pungent is a terminology often associated with nature of smell. Pungent means strong smelling
8) What does primitive mean:-
a) modern
b) ancient
c) middle aged
d) beautiful
Answer : a
Explanation: Often something in early developmental stage, of a society that is not literate is often termed as primitive
9) Synonym for prenatal
a) before birth
b) during birth
c) after birth
d) moms health
Answer: a
Explanation: This is a popular terminology among pregnant women. PRenatal vitamin is soemthing taken before birth of a baby
10) Definition of purified
a) to contaminate
b) remove contaminants
c) add salt
d) remove sugar
Answer : b
Explanation : To remove impurities is to purify something
11) Wrath means
a) extremely talkative
b) extreme happiness
c) extreme anger
d) extreme sorrow
Answer : c
12) Meaning of abstinence
a) restrain from happiness
b) restrain from politics
c) restrain from society
d) restrain from alcohol
Answer : d
13) Meaning of balnd
a) interesting
b) uninteresting
c) skillful
d) naughty
Answer : b
14) Dilemma means
a) difficult situation
b) easy situation
c) sports
d) naughty
Answer: a
15) Meaning of rigmarole
a) easy procedure
b) complicated procedure
c) medical procedure
d) not procedural
Answer: b
16) Meaning of loquacious
a) ambitious
b) talkative
c) dancing
d) courageous
Answer : b
17) What does unlawful mean?
a) following rules
b) not following rules
c) fishing
d) blaming
Answer : b
18) Meaning for traverse
a) move
b) store
c) teach
d) paint
Answer : a
19) Meaning of quote
a) repel
b) repeat
c) defeat
d) boil
Answer : b
20) Vigilant means
a) watchful
b) lawful
c) purposeful
d) skillful
Answer : a