Windows 7 for $5?

It's so remarkable the different sites that one can find online when one is looking for something else!

Case in point:

I was looking for more information about a 3D program and it led me to a online website where if you join for $5 you can download the FULL version of Windows 7!

Since I am quite happy with the operating system that I have I chose not to download the Windows 7 program but I thought that it interest a lot of people if they knew that there was a website where they could download Windows 7 for just $5!

Playlist.com

Just found another great website that offers something great!

With Playlist.com you can select songs and add them to your own customized playlist.

As far as I know this service is totally free.

Since I have just joined this service today I just have one song on my playlist - so far! I was thinking about having "silly" songs on my playlist because of all the flak that I am getting because of my BX Error Code Blog

Here is my current playlist:

You can find out more about Playlist.com by clicking the link below:

About Project Playlist

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Photobucket

You know it just occured to me that the name Photobucket is just what this site is all about. This is a place where you can store you photos. It is free to join. You can see my Photobucket album by clicking here

Just as their name says you can store your photos online. After looking at their main page today I see that they have over 2 Billion images stored! So you can upload your photos to your own storage space. There are other options and resources like turning your photos into a slide show and you will even be given the html coding to add the slideshow to your website or blog. I have seen an example of a Photobucket slideshow at this website

Photobucket also has their own blog, forum and tutorials to help you learn more about the site and what you can do with it.

IRC

IRC stands for Internet Relay Chat. I was telling my brother about this and he wanted me to send him a link to where he could download a program so that he could participate in some chats. I thought of the popular program MIRC but I went to their main page and found out that the chat program is not a free chat program. You only get to use it for 30 days. However if you go to Download.com and enter "chat" in the search box you should be able to find one of the free chat programs to download.

Want To Check Your Lottery Numbers Online?

I was checking my lottery ticket numbers online

(I only got 2 numbers by the way )

But just in case you want to check your Pennsylvania lottery ticket numbers (to see if you are the next millionaire
here is the link:

Pennsylvania Lottery Website

Good Luck!

MySpace - Part 2

I posted previously about Myspace.com. Here is a link to that post:

Previous Post About Myspace

Since then I have created my own Myspace page:

My MySpace Page!

I was watching Nightline and they were doing a story about MySpace. Two guys thought it up and then it became this global phenomanon(sp?). MySpace is in over 14 different countries and in a number of different languages. The two guys sold it for $600 Million Dollars! and from the Nightline story they are still working there.

The main thrust of the story was about how popular MySpace is. It started out as a social networking place and then the music bands got in on it to promote their music. Soon filmakers both new and experienced jumped in on the bandwagon and even the movie "Pirates of the Carribean" had a MySpace Page! The number of Myspace members has grown to 175 Million people! Now the politicians are getting in on the act by having their own MySpace page.

MySpace means exactly that - you get to have your space on the Internet. You get to have your own webpage and the best thing about it is that it is free! If you go and take a look at my MySpace page it will give you an idea as to what kind of page you can make. Some of them are very sophisticated but there's also a website where you can pick a layout and make it your own. Once you finished your page you can look around at other people's pages and ask them to be your "friend" and they will be added to your list of friends on your MySpace page.

Now you may wonder why would you want a MySpace page and the reason why most people have one is because it's fun. You get to have your own webpage (and blog), put on it almost anything you like including music and video clips - all told it's just like having your own space on the Internet!

So if you're looking for a site where you can make your own webpage for free (plus have a free blog) then a good place for you to start would be with

MySpace"

The Hunt Is On!

Ok, so the indicator on my printer says that I'm running low on black ink! Besides this being another expense, I'm now going to have to figure out where I can buy it. I don't want to order it online - besides you can only pay by credit card if you order the cartridges online.

So I'm looking at the ads that come in the mail and the first place close is the Walgreens on Ogontz Avenue across the street from the Cheltenham Shoprite. Their advertiser says that they have printer cartridges there so I go there. Well they have about 9 different types of printer cartridges but wouldn't you know that the printer cartridge for my brand is all sold out and even if it wasn't it wasn't the printer cartridge for my printer. Now there is a Rite Aid near me right at Broad and Cheltenham so I may try there but I saw in a recent advertisement that Radio Shack sells printer cartridges and the Radio Shack is (kinda) closer to me than the Rite Aid so maybe a trip to the Cheltenham Mall will be necessary.

It's kind of odd now because I forget where I used to get my printer cartridges for my old printer (maybe I just blocked the whole thing out of my mind?) but I do remember one time that they were on sale at a K-Mart near the Willow Grove Mall. They were 2 for 1 so I most definitely got them but to make that trip again.......................................I mean its not like I don't need some other stuff that I could get at these stores. I just hate the fact that my printer has seduced me into needing it - like I'm a junkie or something - where I go into a panic when I run out of the ink in the printer cartridge.

There is a side note here and that is about those re-fill kits for printer cartridges. I really don't like them and I surely don't want to go messing up my printer!

What If You Don't Have A Computer?

Someone recently asked me about computers. They didn't have one so they are using the ones that are available at their nearest library. I think that this is a great idea for those that don't have a computer. The best thing about using the computers in the library is that you don't have to pay for using them. I understand that at some libraries you only get a limited amount of time to use the computer but that is definitely better than nothing. I know at least one library in the Philadelphia area will sign you up for an email address - again, something that you don't have to pay for. I did a little checking around and found out that there are at least 2 internet cafes in the Philadelphia area. Internet cafes do charge a fee for you to use their computers.

It all depends on what you want to use your computer for but I think that it would be a good idea to start saving money so that you will be able to buy your own computer. Computers have come down a lot in price since I got mine. And to be quite honest with you I got my computer from QVC. I think they offer the most "bang" for your money and with computers you get a good warranty and free technical support.

Now you may want to get your computer at a store and there is nothing wrong with that but do be careful. You will want to get the best computer that you can. A lot of it will depend on what you are going to be using your computer for. I do know that Aldi's (across from the Cheltenham Shoprite) has sales on computers from time to time. They are at a good price but you have to know what payment terms they are willing to take. The next time I see an Aldi computer sale I'll post about it here.

My brother does computer repairs. He also has some computers for sale. I just sent him a flyer from someone in the Philly area that also does computer work. I sent him the flyer because I wanted him to see how others are advertising the same thing that he is doing. It's not professionally done (which my brother agreed with) but it does have pictures of the kind of work that they do and having any kind of flyer is better than having none at all.

This particular business does free computer diagnostics, on-the-spot repairs and also has computers for sale - some are as low as $300! Sounds a lot like the same kind of work that my brother does!

I'm sure that there are many of these kinds of businesses in the Philadelphia area that has computers for sale. But again I say to be very careful when buying a computer. Consider it an investment and buy the best one that you can!

My Brother Called Me Brilliant!

I guess it runs in the family but my brother told me about this particular job that he had to do for a client of his. It seems that they wanted to transfer some files and my brother couldn't figure out how to solve the problem. I mentioned a solution and that is when he called me brilliant! Well after I got finished laughing I told him that he probably would of thought of it a little later and the only reason why he didn't at the time was because he was trying too hard!

He told me he was about to take the computer apart to solve the problem and again I laughed because there have been times when I have felt the exact same way!

But its an odd kind of thing seeing that we are both computer-crazy and we will try to solve a problem - so much so that it becomes a "personal" obsession until the problem is solved!

I don't solve the problems all the time but you can bet that I gave it my all!

Making Money On The Internet - Adsense

There are many (legitmate) ways that people are making money on the Internet. One way is with Adsense. Adsense is a part of Google (the search engine place) and what it is is that you put their advertising on your webpage or your blog. These ads can be text ads that look like the ads in your local newspaper, image ads that look like the banner ads you see on line, a list of related links to advertisers and even video ads. There is also an option where you can refer your website visitors to Google's Adsense site and products. How does this make you money? Well when someone clicks on the ads that appear on your site you get money. Now I know you're asking how much and the answer is that it will depend.

Let's say for example you put up a website about your favorite computer game and you sign up for Adsense (its free to sign up). You will get a code to cut and paste onto your website and then the tracking will begin! The ads that appear on your website (or blog) relate to what your website is talking about. For instance in the example I mentioned about the computer game website, ads will appear that relate to computer games. Everytime a visitor to your website clicks on one of the ads you get paid!

Now comes the "bad" news. You might think that you could get a lot of money if you just click on the ads yourself but what happens is that Adsense will ban you so then you won't get anything! How do they know its you thats clicking on the ads and not somebody else? Well its complicated but believe me I have been to their message forum and a LOT of people have been banned!

Now to the "good" news part which is the part about how you get paid. As I said how much you get paid will depend on a lot of things. Basically speaking the ads have a $ rate and you get paid a percentage relating to how many times the ad is clicked on. When you sign up and register for Adsense you will get a link to a page where you can check out how much money you have received so far. Once your amount reaches $100 you will get either a check sent to you or the money can be transferred to your bank account.

Now there are people who say they make as much as $1500 a month and there are some people who have had the ads on their website for a year and haven't reached the $100! You can go to the adsense message forum to find out more about this program but more importantly you'll be able to see posts from others that have Adsense on their webpages.

https://www.google.com/adsense/

Ain't Technology Grand!

Now my brother is having problems with HIS email program! Before it was me having trouble accessing MY email program!

Oh well! We talked about this on the phone and we concluded that we could always do it the "old-fashioned" way and talk on the phone. Who knows? We might even go "prehistoric" and write letters to each other!

Problems!

I hate when there's a problem!  Seems Blogger has changed theirselves around and a lot of people are having trouble even logging in!  The only reason why you are able to see this post is because I am doing it by email!

I want to be able to get back in  so that I can change the last entry I made which included me trying to get a picture of my brother on my blog.

So now I have to figure out how to solve THIS problem!

I finally got into my email!

Been having trouble getting into my email account but I just sent off a short email to my brother!  I know that he will be glad because he has been asking me about whether or not I got the email he sent me.  There's still about 4 more emails from him and I answered one but now that I'm able to get back into my account I can read the rest of them and answer them!

It's been awhile since my brother has been online and he is currently getting excited about all the things that he can do online!  He just found out about Ebay and is already ready to buy some ham radio parts.  I like to tease him about getting addicted online because that is how I am and I like to tease him about being the same way.  I'm egging him on to get a blog like I have and also about him having a website!  He's still kind of new though and things are just sinking in for him and there is a lot of online stuff to discover.  But I want him to be addicted like me!