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As an information technology specialist myself I find it constantly frustrating how I’m mislead or not informed by vendors and retailers about buying decisions I might make.  There are lots of PC buying guides available out there but they are either too specific about technology choices so they date very fast or do not help you meet your specific requirements.  They are often too high level and only explain the very simplest of specification details and the minute a sales rep or consultant gives you other options or explanations you are lost.  This guide is aimed at the novice to moderately experienced PC user.  If you are a guru or expert you should know most of this already.

As an example of how easy it is to be mislead a very well-known big leading PC brand was recently advertising its ‘xyz-wizbang’ PC with an amazing 12GB of memory, Extreme Intel Quad core processor and Quad graphics cards.  Sounds impressive huh!?  When I saw the low price I became suspicious.  When you click on the link for more details, then click on the options, then click on the technical specification, then read it very carefully and you find it only has 3GB of memory but is expandable to 12GB, has a standard Intel processor but has an option for the Extreme, and supports Quad graphics cards but comes with just one.  You can imagine without digging into the detail the price would have been quite seductive.

A favourite proverb of mine goes something like ‘Give a hungry man a fish and feed him for a day, give him the tools to fish and feed him for life’.  Well that about perfectly summarises the intention of this guide.  Given just a little more information you can adequately specify your own requirements, cross-examine vendors and retailers about their advertised machine specifications and reward yourself with a good quality PC that will last and do all that you want it to.  The added bonus to learning how to buy this way is that it wont date, the same concepts as I explain here have applied broadly since the mid 1980’s.  A lot of the understanding lies in demystifying the jargon and I will do a lot of that using simple terms.  Clearly more understanding is needed as I still get asked from time to time ‘What is the difference between 4GB RAM and 300GB of hard disk, and which do I need?’.  Hmmmm, if you are in this category you need to read this now….

The components of the PC

Before we can make decisions we need to know what everything in the PC does and how it does it.

·                     The CPU or Processor – The processor is the engine of your PC it executes instructions millions of times a second to get the work you want done finished.  Modern processors will have multiple cores and are known as Dual core (2 cores) or Quad core (4 cores, soon ‘Octa’ 8 core processors will be available) which makes them a bit like my wife i.e. capable of doing more than one thing at a time, or multi-task.

So lets say I ask my computer to give me a million lottery numbers and it takes eight seconds to complete (it would actually finish in the blink of an eye).  With a Dual core this would only take four seconds as I could get one core to give me half a million numbers and the other to do the same, at the same time.  So on a Quad core using the same logic it would only take two seconds.  Breaking up tasks like this is called multi-threading.  So that’s the theory if you can break up a big task into multiple smaller tasks that can all be executed simultaneously then the more cores the better.  However there’s a catch.  Not all tasks can be broken up this way and not all software vendors write their programs this way so you need to make sure what you do is able to take advantage of it then you will know whether you should go for a Duo, a Quad or even an Octa core processor.

The other factor that affects performance is the clock speed of the CPU expressed in GHz (cycles per second).  Most processors these days are somewhere between 1.8GHz and 3.3GHz.  All cores in a multi core CPU will be running at the same clock speed.  So if you see a manufacturer describe a PC as 12GHz, then what they are probably doing is multiplying the clock speed by the number of cores (4 cores by 3GHz).  Perhaps to make their PC’s look phenomenally faster than anyone else’s, who knows.  Clock speed is simpler than number of cores, a faster clock speed simply means faster execution times, period.  Therefore if you can’t get the benefit of more cores you should be able to get the benefit of higher GHz.

·                     The Memory (or RAM) – While the computer is on the memory is where the CPU stores its work in progress.  Computer memory is the fastest place the PC can store information so when its doing your work that is where it prefers to do it.  However if it runs out of available memory it will start storing things on your hard disk instead (known as Paging to Virtual memory) and this is when things slow down dramatically.  So make sure you don’t skimp on memory get more than enough of it, as much as you can afford.  Secondary to that is how fast it is in itself.  As a guide Windows Vista really eats the first 1GB so your minimum memory ought to be 2GB (DDR2) or 3GB (DDR3) for general light use, and 4GB (for DDR2) to 6GB (for DDR3) or more for demanding games or applications.

Memory speed is measured in a combination of MHz, Type and Latency.  Its also important to remember that bandwidth is different to speed.  Imagine the memory bus is like a road.  A single lane road with cars travelling fast at say 70mph, each car will get to its destination quickly but there will only be so many cars you can fit on the road.  On the other hand a four-lane highway even if it’s slower at 55mph will get more cars to their destination in the same time period although all the cars individually will take longer to get there, this is akin to bandwidth.  None-the-less the two are interlinked as clearly a narrow road can match the bandwidth of a multi-lane highway if the cars are able to move fast enough.

Different demanding tasks you might do on a computer demand bandwidth or speed, or a balance of both to work optimally.  The memory bus technology type used also influences bandwidth i.e. DDR, DDR2, DDR3 etc.  The DDR means Dual Data Rate and the number after it indicates how many parallel channels it uses to communicate.  Clearly the more channels it uses the more bandwidth it will have.  Therefore DDR2 has twice the bandwidth of DDR and DDR3 in turn 150% more bandwidth.  As a rough rule of thumb memory speed in MHz should double for each level of DDR as each has a latency penalty roughly double that of its predecessor.  So to get DDR2 memory as fast as DDR 400MHz, the DDR2 needs to be 800MHz, and because its dual channel you will get greatly increased bandwidth.  Think about this carefully because DDR3 1333MHz is not automatically better than DDR2 1100MHz for the reasons explained, its is often assumed the latest technology is better and it isn’t always the case.

At the time of writing you ought to expect to be getting a new PC with DDR3 1333MHz to 1600MHz memory.  Or if it has DDR2 then 800MHz or more.  As far as latency is concerned it gets complicated to explain but if you are doing demanding work make sure its low latency memory.  For gaming and general work speed is more important than bandwidth for video encoding or other tasks that move a lot of data volume around bandwidth is the priority.

·                     The Hard disk (HDD or Storage) – The hard disk unlike memory is a slower but permanent store.  When your computer is switched off all your files remain there ready for when you switch it back on again.  For the vast majority of people the only thing of relevance is whether the store is big enough.  Mechanical hard disks are so cheap now you can get an awful lot more capacity than your ever likely to need for not a lot of money.  Typically a new PC should have at least 300GB of storage capacity.

If you do a lot of photography, database or video work then the speed of the disk is important to you.  Four things affect hard disk speed 1) Its rotational speed (usually 7200 rpm, but up to 15000rpm), 2) How much data it stores per square of its surface (the platter), i.e. areal density, 3) the interface speed to the PC, it should now be SATA-II which can transfer data at up to 300MB/s, and 4) the speed at which the drive head can move across the surface (average seek time usually around 8ms).  The latter is usually the least important.

A new technology that is quickly maturing is the Solid State Disk or SSD.  It has no moving parts and uses a special type of permanent memory (flash memory like USB sticks have) to store the computers data just like a hard drive.  It’s a complex topic in itself and a specialised area.  For the vast majority of people they are too expensive at present to offer much value and cheap SSD’s will only outperform a good hard drive in limited scenarios.

·                     The Graphics Card (or GPU, Graphics Processing Unit) – If you don’t play games, edit video, do 3D graphical modelling, CAD or design work you can skip this section as any modern graphics card should do.  That includes photographers as photographic work is still chiefly constrained by the CPU and not the graphics card.  The motivation for investing a lot of technology in graphics cards has been the demands of 3D graphics processing, in real-time.  This is so demanding there is now arguable more processing power in the GPU of high end cards than in the main processor of the PC.

There are essentially two contenders in the field ATI and nVidia.  Both are excellent and offer very similar performance in terms of price-value.  They keep swapping the crown between each other as to who is the ultimate fastest at any one time.  Generally unless you need the best of the best the second or third card down from the top of the range should do all you need and will be considerably cheaper.  Graphics cards have their own dedicated processor at their heart known as the GPU.  The speed of this GPU is measured just like you main processor i.e. in terms of cores (streams) and MHz.   More cores and higher MHz generally make it faster.  There are architectural differences between the design of the ATI and nVidia GPU’s so you cannot reliably compare them core for core, MHz to MHz.  You need to look within the same vendor to do that kind of comparison.

Almost all cards now support dual DVI (digital) monitor outputs so you can have two monitors attached simultaneously.  The other important thing that varies is the screen resolution they support you should expect a minimum of 1600×1200, the higher you go the more memory you will need on the card (as its acts as a frame buffer) and the more powerful the card will need to be to quickly render the larger screen size.

Multiple graphics cards can now be installed using ATI Crossfire or nVidia SLI inter-GPU communications standards and interfaces.  It’s also possible to have two GPU’s on a single card in which case SLI or Crossfire will be running to link the two GPU’s on the one card.  Beware of this method of increasing your graphics performance as some applications and games are not designed to use it effectively and it doesn’t scale up linearly each card (or GPU) is likely to give you an additional 40-60% performance gain over the single card (or GPU).

·                     Windows 32 or 64-bit (or the Operating System) – this is all about memory.  Computers use the binary system of 1’s and 0’s to express numbers and the number of ones and zeros they use determines how big a number the computer can use.  Each memory location in the computer is referenced by a sequential number just like a street address for the postal service.  Having 32-bits enabled the computer to address up to 4GB of memory, you can add more but the computer just wont see it and that’s no longer enough.  So now the standard address is 64-bit and that means we can reference 2^64 memory locations, or, 17.2 billion gigabytes (or 16 exabytes)!  So it should be a while before we need to change that again.  Though most of the latest motherboards are accepting up to six sticks of RAM which has densities of up to 4GB per stick, so 24GB is the practical limit.

·                     Optical Drives (DVD, CD and Blu-ray) – Optical drives come in three flavours DVD Rewriter (DVD-RW), DVD/Blu-ray Reader (BD-R / DVD-R) and Blu-ray Rewriter (BD-RW).  They really speak for themselves Blu-ray is superior to DVD in two ways 1) it uses Blue laser light which records at a much higher density than a red DVD laser so they have a greater capacity at 50GB over a DVD at typically 8.5GB, 2) you can play Blu-ray movies on a Blu-ray Reader or Rewriter.  If you don’t care about either of those features you don’t need Blu-ray and can save yourself some money.  Generally only film aficionados or video editors make use of Blu-ray.

·                     Interfaces (connections to your PC for peripherals and accessories) – All modern PC’s should have interfaces supporting the following standards; Firewire (IEEE1394), USB2, eSATA and HD Multichannel Audio.  So expect this as a minimum.

·                     The Case – for your average PC it really doesn’t matter what you choose.  However, if you think you are likely to want to upgrade regularly then choose a standard size and construction and not a branded case.  Main brand cases are often deliberately designed to be throw away as they have no upgrade room, non-standard sizes or are very difficult to work on and remove outdated components.  Also make sure it has good cooling, front, rear and top fans ideally, and is quiet.  If you can afford it choose a aluminium tool-less case rather than pressed steel.  They generally look better and are far more easily upgradable.  Also make sure that some of the PC interfaces have sockets on the chassis i.e. USB2, Audio, Firewire (IEEE1394) and eSATA.

There are a lot of more advanced factors that affect performance that I will cover very briefly as a detailed explanation is beyond this article.  Please refer to my other articles for more information where I go into all of these in some depth (some justify having a whole article dedicated to them).

·                     Front Side Bus, HyperTransport (AMD) or Quick Path Interconnect (FSB or with Intel Core i7 QPI) – this is a communication channel (a ‘bus’) between memory and the processor.  Over the last decade it has steadily increased from 10’s of MHz to the last processor supporting it (the Core 2) hitting the technologies ceiling at officially 1600MHz (though with overclocking faster speeds where possible).  QPI speeds are currently 4800 to 6400GT/s.

·                     Overclocked – With the right competent and experienced vendor they are quite simply the fastest PC’s you can buy and usually represent very good value.

·                     SpeedStep (or EIST) – sounds sexy, but really isn’t.  It’s a technology that cuts down power consumption by the processor when utilisation is low.

·                     HyperThreading - allows the processor to create the illusion to Windows that it has more processors than it really does.  So a Quad core HyperThreaded processor would look like it had eight cores.  Its not quite as good as it sounds though as all the processor is doing is allowing the extra virtual cores to use bits of the processor that aren’t busy.  So if you are doing heavy work its highly like there aren’t any bits of the processor that aren’t busy and it wont be that useful at all.  In general use it gives about a 10-15% performance boost.  With heavy processor loads it actually gets in the way and can drop performance by 5% or so.

·                     Turbo – its creeping back into use again with Intel’s new Core i7 processors and it sort of works the opposite way around to SpeedStep.  It simply means if the processor is in high demand then the PC will boost its performance by raising the processors clock speed 200-300MHz.  Its usefulness is well overstated.

·                     RAID – is a disk controller technology that can both speed up disk transfer times and offer resilience should a drive fail.  Comes in different flavours RAID0 for performance, RAID1 for resilience and RAID5 or RAID10 for both resilience and speed.
 

Conclusion

Now you are armed with all the tools to take any vendors and retailers to task over their inadequate or incorrect specifications and dubious sales tactics.  Get value for money and be firm about what your requirements are and what you expect for your money.  Make sure its up to date and neither over specified or under specified for your personal needs.  Above all, have fun and enjoy it…

Where should I start. A guide on the internet, dummies book(or any book for that matter…), or maybe a friend(my uncle knows quite a bit and has experience from building his own)? Or should I just go straight at it?

Ive messed around with computer parts for a while now. Taking computers apart and putting them back together. Swapping parts to make one build better. I’ve even fixed a couple of computers for some friends near me. I got payed for it each time.

I love computers, cant keep my hands off the stuff. I’d just prefer not to screw something up and have to pay for more than I bargained for. Both budget wise and other wise…

There was a question here before, but it was asked four years ago… Figured I’d ask an up-to-date one.

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Internet Dating

Dating on the Internet or finding love in Cyberspace can be exciting, inviting and instant.

We live in a society that requires and wants everything immediately, instantly! We have fast

food restaurants, drive through bank tellers, instant credit, instant potatoes, coffee,numerous other things and now instant love!

Life After Divorce and/or Death

There IS life after divorce and life after spousal death. And life after forgiving and releasing past negative memories or previous unpleasant relationships that were not working.

The Internet provides an instant manner of communication by the click of a key on a keyboard; you can be instantly connected to people all over the world, thanks to our modern technology. Internet dating is another way of meeting people. As with everything there are

pros and cons to Internet/Cyberspace love connections. It is similar to dating clubs,

organizations, dances, cruises and other ways that connect singles with other singles. The Internet is another source of meeting new and interesting people. It is also one of the tools to use to meet that special someone with which to have a long-term, happy relationship or marriage. Internet dating can be fun, exciting and scary all at the same time. There are many levels of excitement and we all react in various ways. While it is good to move out of the Sleeping Car of the Relationship Train, it is also wise to use balance and common sense.

Meeting in Person

People may have a fantastic relationship over the telephone or by email but could be sorely

disappointed when they meet in person and get to know one another. Some people may not be honest about their age, appearance, employment, intentions or marital status.It is as much taking a risk and moving out of your comfort zone as meeting people anywhere through newspaper ads, friends, acquaintances, dating services, or places of employment. It is easier to access meeting people over the Internet than by some other methods. Internet Dating provides a little different angle on meeting people. Some of us are trained to love through our eyes — by what we see, not from our hearts.

Internet Stories

One lady had a fantastic relationship by email and lengthy telephone conversations and when she met the gentleman she could not get past the fact that he was, in her opinion, grossly overweight. In his email he said he was a little big. She said their minds fell desperately in love, but their bodies did not cooperate. The relationship fizzled out. Sometimes I think about those two minds in love, floating and traveling in space. . . .

Don and Rhonda

Donald met Rhoda on the Internet Chat Line. They carried on a long distance romance. Finally

they met and have since moved in together. They found happiness through cyberspace. During the course of speaking with men and women who employed this method of meeting other singles, I was told that both sexes give misleading information about age, weight and physical appearance. Some of the pictures they send over the Internet or by snail mail were true twenty years ago. It is important to search for and demand honesty and integrity when searching for that special person.

Dan and Suzie

Dan met Suzie on the Internet. He told me Susie said she was just over thirty. After they met, she finally confessed that she was ifty-four. While she did appear youthful for her age, she was not completely honest. Dan was very disappointed because, among other things, he wanted to have children and felt it would not be possible with Suzie because of her age. Dan says he stills thinks fondly of Suzie but trust for him is not there. He is off cyberspacing again hoping to meet his special lady. I gave him an affirmation to do and I am confident he will soon call me, telling the good news about his new relationship.

Cecilia and Anthony

Cecilia met Anthony on the Internet. He was from another country. E-mails were flying back and forth and she was on Cloud Nine! He flew to Canada to meet her they liked each other and hit it off immediately. It seemed so wonderful and everything was magical. After a sixweeks’ visit he went home. When he arrived back home he sent her an e-mail saying that he had undergone a change of heart. She said the email was so business like and very different from the previous ones declaring his undying love for her. She was mystified and could not understand what went wrong. What took place on that eight-hour flight back home? He never answered any of her e-mails, notes or telephone calls. Her theory is that he got scared of his feelings of love for her, the commitment issue came up and he decided to end it. She may be right.

Julie and Steve

Julie met Steve over the Internet. They started e-mailing and this continued for at least one and a half years. They spoke to each other on the telephone daily and the telephone bills were sky high. The “I love you’s,” were thick and flying back and forth at break-neck speed. He decided to take a car trip to Seattle to meet her. She was so excited and asked me if I would accompany her. When she told me what the plan was, I was totally shocked. He wanted her to be dropped of at a Rest Area Stop and she was so enamored with Steve that she had agreed. I absolutely refused to take her there. She reluctantly agreed to go with my plan and when Steve phoned later and found out he was very angry and hostile. She told him we would be meeting him at a Mall in the Seattle area. At least, I thought, if she did not like him, I could drive her back to her vehicle. When he arrived we were both in a total state of shock. First of all he did not remotely resemble the Internet picture, and secondly he was unkempt,unshaven and very scary looking. Five minutes into the conversation he asked Julie if he could borrow $100. After Julie paid the restaurant bill, we both looked at each other in amazement. Needless to say she sent him packing. She thanked me repeatedly with tears streaming down her cheeks for insisting they meet at the Mall as I drove her back to her vehicle. It could have turned out very differently.

Helga and James

Another of my friends met her husband over the Internet and I was proud to be her Maid of Honor at her wedding. Three years later, they are still happily married.

Jackie and Harold

Jackie met her employer Harold who has been an absolute Godsend to her. He was separated at the time. They discovered that they were not compatible as lovers, but struck up a successful, thriving business. Today it is worth more than a quarter of a million dollars annually.

Matt and Theresa

Matt met Theresa over the Internet. He fell desperately in love with her. He loved her voice, her manner and personality. They had numerous telephone conversations and exchanged letters and e-mails. There was one thing that bothered Matt. She was always very evasion when he suggested that they meet in person. She always had an excuse. Finally he remembered something that was said in conversation about the place where she worked. He started piecing things together and found out where she worked. When he finally located her, he found out she was a married woman with four young children. When he confronted her on the telephone, she admitted it and said she was not ready or prepared to break up her family, but just wanted to be pursued by another man. She actually wanted to have an affair with Matt and still keep her marriage in tact. Matt is still grieving over Theresa and he is very hurt that she strung him along and was not truthful. He told me that he will be a little more careful who he gives his heart to. It was a harsh lesson, but Matt has not given up on his search for the perfect woman for him. He is also doing the affirmation I taught him and specifying that this lady is honest and truthful. He is in my prayers and affirmations.

Nadia and Steve

Nada goes cyberspace surfing. Perhaps I was curious and maybe even lonely. After noticing an

Internet advertisement, I decided to fill out a profile and see what I might find. It was a one-month free trial. Initially I exercised some caution and excluded uploading my photo. Little did I know that the person I was about to meet online was going to influence my life in more ways than he even knows! I conversed with two males at the same time. I felt awkward doing so, however, that is the reality out there. I did notice how there is an indescribable aura, tone, mood and personality to each person, even though we were not conversing in person. I took a real liking to Steve.

He was a vice president of a company in New York, established, well educated and grounded – exactly what I needed at that time of my life. Our communication lasted about eight months. It consisted of email and telephone calls. Steve, a recovering alcoholic, helped me realize that I needed and could benefit from counselling. The reality is that I was certainly not ready in any way for any kind of relationship. He was a good listener; he knew just what to say that would help me answer my own questions. He shared with me his experience with co-dependency which plagues many people today. As a single parent, I was experiencing emotional, physical and financial challenges that affected my son’s behaviour.

I began seeking counselling for my son, which in turn commenced counselling for me. Later to discover that my son’s emotional state was merely a reflection of me. Fortunately, for approximately three years, I persisted in the process of self-discovery and have benefited enormously. Having pressure to remarry again from family and friends, I ventured again this time by placing my profile at two separate services. The profiles did not have very many details outlining each individual. One person I recall had lied about his age, claiming to be ten years younger than he was. Honesty is paramount for me and I would imagine for most people. Disappointed with the quality of some profiles, I put more of my focus back on the other company. Having gone through counselling, I was a more confident person. I had no reluctance to being open and up front by including my photos. Personally, I only fully read and viewed profiles that included photos. Looks are important; however, not the deciding factor for the success of a relationship; and I do not mean Mr Universe. I noticed my number one match was a profile that did not have a photo available. I ignored that profile for about two months. One day, I decided to read through this profile, which outlined his physical traits, personality and activities. At this point, I knew what type of men I found attractive and this individual had traits I was looking for. His photo was not available; it was ‘for friends only’. Luckily he included a return email address.

He was an attractive single father, devoted to his children, a successful businessman, educated, compassionate, witty, and as I began to know him more, noticed he was extremely talented in writing. I would confidently say that he is one of the best writers that I have ever had the privilege of reading. This began an equally profound experience for me as having attended counseling. Without faltering, I must put what I have learned into action with Lawrence. We have communicated for 11 months now, mostly via email. Though we have not yet physically met, I feel I know him well and consider him a close friend. I have immensely matured by honestly looking at my strengths and weaknesses and giving myself a fair evaluation. I have learned so much about myself from this relationship. I became conscious of what is important and is not important to me; what I want in a relationship and what I do not want. I have learned when to say enough is enough and how to regain my power when I’m feeling helpless and overwhelmed. I have spent months working on my personal childhood issues of rejection and abandonment.

Many times I would feel on the verge of nausea just before opening his email, from the debilitating fear of rejection. I have learned to exercise mind power when I am totally filled with the feeling of fear. My task was to stay calm and comfort that small wounded child within myself by saying: “I am safe and I won’t leave you”. Communicating with Lawrence has also, acquainted me with my writing capabilities as another form of personal expression. This man has influenced my life, to what capacity, only God knows at this point. Perhaps because of him, I have gained enough confidence to now to pursue writing my first book. This is a relationship I will truly reasure. Of course, like any other relationship, we have had our challenges. Challenges that others may perceive as negative have been positive experiences as they have given me tremendous clarity in seeking the right man for me. Now that is worth it! During the last couple of months, I added my profile to another service. I remember thinking, ‘why not, I have nothing to lose by having my profile out there’. From coaching, I had a clear picture of what type of man I wanted. I put my focus on what I wanted, as opposed to what I did not want. Shortly after, I received an email from a very attractive man, David, who is a successful Marketing Director, educated, grounded, well organized, honest,pro-active and loved to communicate. He was very direct and made his intentions clear from his first email.

He wanted a committed relationship and to meet with me the following month. I was very surprised and even frightened by his level of directness. This was something I was not used to, from communicating with Lawrence. David was completely different in his approach and personality. We started communicating by telephone within twenty-four hours of his first email. Our almost daily talks went on for hours; he loved planning what we would do together. This friendship abruptly ended as it hastily began. Why I attracted David into my life, I am not completely sure of at this point. One thing I am sure of is we sometimes attract what we do not want in our lives or in this case challenges that require personal growth for both of us. My coach was right, the real test for me in meeting David, was to be proud of who I am and not apologize for any aspect of me. And yes, I am a wonderful, loving person, who is deserving, exactly as I am! July 10, 2002 Nada Adams

There are numerous case histories.

It is very important to stay balanced and use your common sense. When planning to do some Internet surfing and relationship searching on the Internet also do the accompanying Master Affirmation. This is your Trigger Tool or Magic Wand to making your dreams a reality and attract that special person to you.

Surf With Your Own Master Affirmation in Tact

When planning to do some Internet surfing and relationship searching on the Internet also do

the accompanying Master Affirmation. This is your Trigger Tool or Magic Wand to make your dreams a reality and attract that special person to you now.

Expect him or her to walk right out of your affirmation!

“I, (your name), deserve and now have a lasting, loving, happy, healthy relationship with

the perfect person for me. I find him or her on the Internet and we enjoy a rewarding, fulfilled happy relationship/marriage. Divine Wisdom knows where this person is and the power of my subconscious mind brings us together in its own way. He or she is honest,trustworthy and dependable as I am honest, trustworthy and dependable. We are happy, fulfilled, and peaceful to the good of all parties concerned. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you.”

I fully accept

Signed: ___________________________

Dated: ___________________________

When you date and sign your Master Affirmation, you have made a firm and binding contract with your Higher Self, God, Universal Mind or whomever you believe in. Even a check is worthless unless it is dated and signed. When meeting the stranger that you have been communicating with on the Internet, meet at a public place. When in doubt, don’t do it. Listen to your small still voice (intuition) and let it be your guide. When doing affirmations of this type, it is imperative to use balance and common sense. Do not attempt to twist the affirmation to suit your own needs.

Be sure and Heed the Safety Clause

Jody told me because she did an affirmation and met a married man it was meant to be. When I

questioned her further about the affirmation content, she finally admitted to me that she

had overlooked adding the safety clause to the good of all parties concerned. She became very unhappy about the time she was spending alone, waiting for her married lover. The relationship ended in disaster and was a great learning experience for Jody. Affirmations always work but they must be properly done and to the good of all parties concerned, and this includes you!

Affirmation Rules

* Never hurt or take from anyone

* Your Affirmations must be created to the good of all parties concerned and this includes you.

* There must be at least a 51% believability factor that it can manifest as affirmed.

* Use your common sense.

* Have fun

Don’t look at Internet dating as the only source of meeting single people. Check out dating clubs, organizations, newspapers, singles dances, ruises, church gatherings garage sales, swap meets, grocery stores (especially the produce department and be aware of those people shopping for one), and other appropriate places. Also churches, reputable dating clubs, Internet chat room, skiing, friends, relatives, your place of employment, blind dates are all places to meet other singles. Other places could be on cruises and vacations for singles. When a friend or relative fixed you up with a date, it can be both negative and positive. Positive in that the person arranging the date knows you life style and characteristics and that person isn’t an absolute stranger to you. It can be negative because now your friend or relative who arranged the date has a direct pipeline into the details of the date and any additional dates or involvement Expect your first date to be a little awkward so try to break the ice. True love is built on a bridge of communication. Talk, ask questions and then listen, listen and listen. If you are sincerely interested in pursuing a relationship, use the ten magic words, “You are so interesting; please tell me all about yourself. People are always interested in talking about their lives, problems, interests and accomplishments. The qualities you are asking for in a mate also need to be present in you. If some of them are lacking in your life, start cultivating hem today. Do not wait until the relationship is dead to realize it is finished. Do not waste time on mercy dates. Those are dates where you are wishing you were somewhere else with someone else. If the person is not interested in you, or you are not interested in them, go on to the next one. There are over six billion people on the planet and you can be sure that there is that special person just for you.

To Recap

* Make sure that thereon you are communicating with is coming from a place of integrity.

* Meet in a public place.

* Check out the person before making agreements and arrangements.

* Use your common sense.

* Do your Master Affirmation.

* Always tell a friend where you are meeting and when.

* Be honest and expect honesty from him or her. If you don’t feel comfortable about something – UN-AGREE.

* Be safe, happy and most of all — have fun!

Affirmations When Properly Done Always ork.

Dr. Anne Marie Evers

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Now, I have read a lot of dating and relationship books and I can tell you that not all the advice is the same. Some techniques work and some are just an exercise in embarrassment. But I can honestly say that reading this book has given me a new perspective on the whole subject of dating and a new approach to success. I learned that attraction is clearly more than just based on appearances but a science and an art of sorts to master. The methods in Guy Gets Girl Guide are simple and easy to follow in detail that takes away the mystery and mystique of successful dating. It is refreshing to read a dating book that actually can turn a bump on a log kind of guy into a Casanova dating genius.

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Part 2 : Google Adwords Marketing

This is my second article series of Internet Marketing Miracles. Today, we will discuss about Google Adwords Marketing and how it is affecting the whole marketing industry, in general, and the product owners and marketers, in particular.

Advertising in Google Adwords has been the most lucrative form of online advertising never seen since the birth of the Internet. It is instantaneous and you could receive sales minutes after you finalized your campaign. Adwords guru, Perry Marshall, calls it as “the fastest crash course on true, real-life, street-level direct marketing”.

It is the only online advertising mode where you can generate traffic to your website within 10 minutes of campaign, to millions of targeted traffic from a minimum advertising budget of just $5.

Pioneered by Overture (formerly Goto.com, now known as Yahoo! Search Marketing), it was not known to many until Google use this campaign as an advertising medium. Creating campaign is a process and is not for everyone. You need to use some keyword search tool and campaign analysis and techniques in your campaign before you can be successful in this venture.

Google Adwords Defined:

Adwords advertising is a text link ads you can see as “sponsored ads” located at the top or just a text block at the right – of your Google search results whenever you search for some products or services. Also known as pay-per-click (PPC) advertising, bidders can then bid on a cost per million (CPM) basis for block advertisements. Your advertisement will then be shown to the content network site know as Adsense, the other side of Google advertising model.

When you create a campaign (text ads), you will bid for a series of words or phrases (called as keywords) as your anchor text that will link to your website domain or to your affiliate domain page. Done correctly, you could have a very profitable return of investment (ROI) and when done wrongly, could be very disastrous to your advertising budget. Due to the complexity of this system, most companies are hiring Consultants to do the campaigns for them.

What is Google Adsense?

Google Adsense is a form of advertising medium used by Webmasters to monetize on the contents of their webpages. Blocks displayed could be text, images and recently video advertisements. Adsense are displayed via javascript generated iframes and the text displayed are always relevant to the contents of your webpages. The monetization of your page depends on how well you place the location of your adsense blocks. Although placement plays a vital role in your click-through, color and text font place an important aspect in your campaign. Try to experiment with the background color, font and text colors to achieve the desired click-through campaign and, hence, maximizing your adsense income.

If your niche site is www.aboutdogs.com , Adsense will display an ads relating to your contents, like “dog foods”, “dog grooming ebooks” and, if you specify a targeted country, could even show a “veterinary clinic” near your area. Contextual ads change whenever the content of the page change as well. What makes this advertising relevant is majority of your customers are targeted, that is, looking for real information as per their keywords search.

Using Adwords and Adsense in your internet marketing campaign, when done right, could be very profitable. In my more than a year in online marketing, i have witnessed dozens of ordinary people making a “modest $200 to $60,000″ per month income from digital ebook sales – using Adwords campaign. Selling digital information is very effective using Google Adwords campaign. Why selling digital products are the best home business today? For simple reason, it doesn’t require you to store and send the package. No inventory and no packaging as there are no physical products to attend to. Everything is done in automation. If you’re an Internet Marketer, you maybe aware of this selling strategy.

Adwords campaign is defined by different sets of permutations as follows:

1) Broad Match : Google’s default option. When someone search for online dating, your keyword will appear when someone search “online” or “dating”. It is less targeted than the exact and phrase match. With this type of campaign, you may receive very less click-through and it could drain you advertising budget if you don’t do proper keyword search.

2) Phrase Match : Quotation marks are integrated to emphasize a phrase. When you campaign for “online dating”, your ads will be seen be someone search “online dating” like “adult online dating” but not for “date online” search. It is more targeted than broad match but less effective than exact match.

3) Exact Match : Brackets are used to emphasize the search. When you campaign for [online dating], it will show up on the search without any other terms in the query. It will not show up when someone search for “online dating resources” or “online dating guides”. You will receive the most clicks even though you will receive fewer impressions for this search.

4) Negative Keywords : When your keyword is “online dating” and you add negative keyword -guide, your ad will not appear when someone search for “online dating guide”. You can apply this option at both Ad Group and campaign level.

The concept of Adwords is very simple, yet, very complex and tricky. What you believe is your best campaign could be your worst keyword campaign. So, take time to muster the art of proper keyword marketing, do proper research, take advise, read reports, buy ebooks about Adword guides, implement it, learn from your mistakes and you will see success in the long run.

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