Internet and Technology

No matter who you are and what you do today the use of a computer is vital to your success. With increasing technological advances and direct connection of the entire world through networks, the web, and various lines of communication, using computers is becoming the way of life. With all its benefits come the problems associated with it. Granted the pros out-weigh the cons, it is still evident that nothing good comes easy. That is why so much malware is constantly revealing itself through our computerized world. Malware is short for malicious software and is typically used as a catch-all term to refer to any software designed to cause damage to a single computer, server, or computer network, whether it is a virus, spyware, and or anything harmful to your computer. We all know that viruses, just as in the medicinal world, can quickly spread and evolve as it cleverly finds ways to inflict damage of some sort to any computer (most times accidental). Viruses are computer programs or scripts that attempt to spread from one file to another on a single computer and/or from one computer to another, using a variety of methods, without the knowledge and consent of the computer user. This makes it hard to predict because most users have no idea that they are sending and receiving viruses. The most significant characteristic of a virus is that it spreads itself most commonly through emails.

 

The most common way to prevent viruses from affecting your computer is through virus scanners. Even through these programs are designed to detect a potential threat to your computer, a good method to avoid virus infection is simply using your own common sense. Training your eyes to recognize potential harm before it unveils is the first and best bet for prevention. “Unknown sources” attached to emails and/or applications should never be opened and immediately deleted. Trading files, music, and any executable application should also be approached with extreme caution. Avoiding downloads all together would be the ideal way of avoiding half of the computer problems today, but unfortunately that’s just not the case. The absolute best and most cost effective method to completely tuning-up your PC at the click of a mouse is through a PleaseHelpme.com certified online technician. PleaseHelpMe.com uses the broadest collection of tools to speed up your computer and protect against risks, ensuring your computer is running at peak performance! PleaseHelpMe.com scans, identifies and removes spyware and viruses, updates anti-spyware and anti-virus definitions and software, clears out temporary and Start-up files, and configures Windows updates, just to name a few of the services offered. PleaseHelpMe.com computer technicians excel in all areas of computer problems on computer hardware, computer parts, PC repair and troubleshooting. This is a simple yet effective method in solving your computer problems while interacting and learning through computer experts how to fix your computer problems. No more long hours spent for waiting on computer technician to come to your home or office. Become a member and discover how easy it is to eliminate all your computer hassles. There are a countless number of advantages in being a member of PleaseHelpMe.com. Through being a member, you not only get secure online support, automated diagnostics, computer maintenance, fast response time, and phone support, but you also get software and driver upgrades as well as  24/7 technical support all day all the time!

 

 

After you realize that you have binge eating disorder, it’s important to figure out the root of why you binge.  The root is the reason you turn to bingeing; it’s why you do what you do.  This is one of the first steps you need to figure out as you try to move into binge eating disorder recovery.  

When you know why you binge, you will be more in tune to staying away from certain circumstances or emotions that could led to a binge.  Many times the hard part is not figuring out why you binge because it seems so obvious.  We are creatures of habit, and will continue to build on previous habits.  Often times binge eating appeals to us when we have too much going on and feel overwhelmed.  When something sad happens in our life, we binge.  Even if we are alone and bored, binge eating sounds desirable.  

The problem that many people have is knowing what the next step is after discovering why they binge.  It’s great to know that stressful situations lead you to eating massive amounts of food, but sometimes those situations just aren’t avoidable.  Sadly, stress is just part of our lives.  So what do you do then?

Instead of giving up on beating binge eating disorder, try these 6 ideas to gain control:

1.  Affirmations  

Affirmations are positive statements you say about yourself and your future.  Without realizing it, people use affirmations daily, but they are not always positive.  Many times people say negative things about themselves and that gets registered in his/her mind.  Saying affirmations is such a great tool because it actually bridges the gap between the conscious mind and the subconscious mind, thus creating new proposed realities.  The most important thing to remember with affirmations is that you need to state it as if it already your reality.  For example, “I have a healthy relationship with food.”  “I am strong and in control of food.”

2.  Journal 

In the times that you most want to binge, pull out your journal and pen and start writing away!  Be sure that every feeling you are experiencing gets written down on the paper.  Don’t hold anything back.  Journaling is such a good way to pull yourself out of a potential binge.  It allows for you to get out your positive and negative feelings, without keeping them bottled up inside.  It allows you to get things off of your chest.  You can be as mad as you want on paper without it turning into something destructive like bingeing.  Most importantly, it frees you from any stress or tension you have, which is great because you won’t be as likely to binge eat.

3.  Blog  

Why not start a blog?  It will act the same way a journal does, but you might get comments back from others who know what you are going through.  Get your feelings and thoughts out on the web and see how it makes you feel.

4.  Laugh  

Go into your bathroom, shut the door, and start making faces at yourself in the mirror.  This will immediately make you laugh, either because you are truly funny or because you just feel silly.  Either way, it’s good for the soul!  

5.  Be accountable  

This may be tricky if no one knows that you have binge eating disorder.  If there is a trusted friend, family member, or counselor that you have told, why not hold yourself accountable to them?  You will do anything you can think of to avoid a binge so that you do not have to go back and let that person know that you gave in.  You’ll even come up with some great distractions for binge eating!

6.  Cherish yourself  

Binge eaters like to reward themselves with food.  You do it a few times, it feels good, and pretty soon it’s a habit for you.  You don’t even think about planning a binge as a celebration; you just do it.  Even though habits are difficult to change, it’s important that you find other things than food to reward yourself with.  Get together with friends, have a massage or pedicure, buy new makeup or clothing, or discover a new hobby.  When you cherish yourself and find a new reward, you will get an instant boost on the inside!  In addition to feeling good about yourself, you will think twice about bingeing and disrespecting yourself like that. 

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It attacks your computer like the South American army ant. Tiny, harmless looking critters by themselves, in larger numbers they can cover, kill and dissolve a full grown cow in a matter of hours.

Okay, maybe not exactly like that. But, wood shop and machine shop owners are experiencing the devastating effect manufacturing dust can have inside their shop computers. And they are looking for answers.

It doesn’t take much to ruin your day, especially, when metallic dust meets sensitive electronic components. Electricity chooses to travel in the shortest route possible, and little bridges of metal dust make great short cuts. Zap! WRRrrrrrr…

And wood dust makes a great insulating blanket. That’s okay if you’re lost in a big wood bin and freezing to death, but to a hard working computer it can be bad news. Heat sinks and fans attempt to dissipate the heat from within your computer, but a layer of dust can reduce or prevent this transfer of heat. Also, computer fans can malfunction when dust and grime are allowed to build up. Things heat up. Computers die. Data is lost. Business suffers.

Okay, what’s the answer then? How do you protect your computer from dust?

The actions you are willing and able to take to protect your computer equipment from dust depend on a large number of individual circumstances. Regardless of your situation, I recommend you take a three-front defensive position and optimize for each of the following areas:

• Computer room environment
• Protective computer dust barriers
• Computer maintenance

Let’s look at each of these areas individually.

Computer Room Environment
Control the environmental conditions surrounding your computers. The ideal solution would be to keep your computers and monitors in a clean, climate controlled computer room. In other words, take them out of the danger area. Of course, this is unrealistic or undesirable to many shop owners, who want, or need the computers to operate in the immediate work area.

So what then? Do what you can to control the dust and air pollutants in the shop. Use and maintain dust collectors for woodworking machines and a ventilation system for the shop area. And, if you can’t move the computers out of the shop, try to move them across the room, away from welding, grinding or direct contact with billowing sander dust.

Protective Computer Dust Barriers
These include computer dust covers, dust filters, computer dust bags, and computer enclosures. Each has its advantages and limitations as described below. Determine which option is the best solution for you.

Standard computer covers are made by a number of manufacturers. Usually plastic or vinyl, they are cheap, but effective in keeping dust off your computers and monitors. However, they may only be used while your computer equipment is shut down. And, you must remember to put them on. Every day. In other words, they are almost useless in a busy shop.

Computer filters, on the other hand may be used while the computer is running. Also very cheap, these small pieces of loose mesh material are placed over fan air intakes in the computer case to remove dust from incoming air. Some have experimented with using panty hose, Brillo® Pads and other household items with some success. The main drawback with computer filters is their small surface area. They clog up quickly in dusty areas and must be cleaned, or changed frequently to allow the unimpeded flow of cool air into the computer case. Another drawback is that they leave other openings in the computer case unprotected, allowing fine dust to infiltrate the CD ROM drives, floppy drives and other small openings.

Relatively new on the scene, computer dust bags are a combination computer cover and computer filter. Designed for the harsh, dusty and smoky conditions inherent to wood shops and machine shops, these innovative covers entirely encase the computer processor or monitor at all times, allowing the entire surface of the bag to act as a huge dust filter to remove dust from incoming air. Monitor dust bags have a see-through, anti-static front to allow a clear screen view, and are very effective in keeping dust, wood chips and other debris out of the cooling vents. At around $20 or less, the recommended life-span of the computer dust bag is 3-12 months, depending on the level of dust in the shop. A possible drawback to using the computer dust bag is reduced access to CD and floppy drives. However, it is possible to use these drives if you cut a hole in the dust bag and cover it with a door flap, which is included with the bag. You may also have to cut an access slot to use your USB ports.

Finally, computer enclosures are typically metal or wood, box-like cabinets which your computer processor and monitor are placed in to protect them from the surrounding environment. A variety of fan and filter combinations introduce fresh air into the enclosure. Computer enclosures have the added advantage of protecting your equipment from blunt force trauma, such as a falling 2×4, chemical splashes and other things harmful to your computer. Filters must be changed regularly. Disadvantages include high price, greater amount of space required, and filter maintenance.

Computer Maintenance
Finally, the third part of a sound computer dust protection strategy is computer maintenance. Yes, that means cleaning. Does that scare you? It’s easier than you think. You don’t have to buy all kinds of expensive tools and cleaning agents, and no heavy scrubbing or complicated disassembly is needed. The most important thing is to maintain a regular computer cleaning schedule. It may be as simple as opening the computer case once every three months to blow out the dust. Educate yourself on the computer cleaning basics and decide the right course of action for yourself.

Just as numerous insects and animals perish when attacked by the army ant, a great number of computers are killed by dust every day. Don’t let it happen to you. Follow the common sense ideas shown here and stop computer-killing dust in its tracks!

 

The biggest enemy of any dieter is compulsive overeating. The people who indulge in this kind of behavior know about the problem, but are often unable to do anything about it. Every episode of binge eating is followed by guilt and remorse. The dieter swears they will never do it again, but often fail. If you want to know how to stop binge eating, you must follow a few simple steps.

 

Binge eating is generally done as a way to relieve stress. However, it also makes the dieter feel that they are out of control, and that leads to more psychological stress. This sets them up for the next round of binge eating. This vicious cycle eventually leads the dieter to a point when they completely lose control and give up on their good intentions to lose weight.

 

Getting over the binge eating cycle takes a lot of self awareness. Developing self-awareness means that you learn what triggers the binges and set up an action plan to do something about it. First, determine what these triggers are. It may be trouble in a relationship, problems at work, or just plain old depression. Whatever it is, the big secret is discovering what these triggers are.

 

Binge eating is like any other addiction. Taking action is very important in breaking binge eating cycle. Once you have identified the triggers that cause you to go on an eating binge, you must psych yourself up to find another outlet for bottled up emotions and stress. Never let outside influences drive you into an eating binge.

 

One of the biggest mistakes people make is breaking the eating binge cycle and living a healthy lifestyle, and then going back to their old ways. Binge eating is almost always caused by stressful emotions, so the binge eater is always open to temptation. Breaking the cycle of binge eating is not easy to do. It involves creating a positive outlook, and other ways to deal with stress. It is your responsibility to learn what your triggers are and how to develop this positive outlook. This is not an easy thing to do.

 

If you struggle with eating binges, perhaps you do need outside help. This may involve seeking counseling. Remember, your health is at stake if you are extremely overweight. Often, people that are overweight are in a state of denial. They don’t want to admit to themselves that they are overweight. The downside to this is getting a good look at yourself in the mirror. This depressing circumstance will even trigger an eating binge.

 

As you can see, going on and eating binge is a vicious cycle. Millions of people struggle with this every day. If you want to learn how to stop binge eating, visit our website for more information today.

 

 

Error pop-ups are annoying. They can cause our computers to freeze and crash, and reduce our productivity. I’m going to give you a three step process to deal with computer errors messages of varying degrees. No one step will work for every error so try them in order to determine where you’ve error message is coming from.

Registry, Virus, Adware Scans

I hope you run at least a regular virus scanner on your PC all the time if not you need to start. This is the first place to start using automated utility software. These programs will scan their respective areas of Windows® looking for items that might be causing your machine to behave abnormally.

The registry scanner is a unique tool that looks not at all of the files on your machine but rather just the Windows® registry. A file structure that holds data about every program, user and device on your machine. This file can sometimes become to large and results in errors occurring in other parts of your PC.

Try to download free scan trials if you can before you buy any software. This will allow you to check for errors before buying. Most programs will let you scan for free but you have to pay to repair the errors found.

Removing Programs

Sometimes a computer error message can be localized to just one program. How can you know? Well does the error only pop up when you’re using certain software? Or is it happening all the time. If it’s only one particular program then it could be a corrupt file. The solution here is to remove the program via the uninstall feature of the software or through your add/remove programs window in the control panel.

Be sure to backup any files related to this program before you do this. Removing an entire program usually removes any files you’ve created with that application. Once removed restart your machine and use it for a while to determine if the error seems to be gone. If so you can install the application again or leave it gone if you didn’t use it all that often.

Reformat and Restore

This is the most drastic of the three steps but sometimes it can’t be avoided. This step is taken when you have multiple errors and it seems like Windows itself has been damaged or become unstable. Most computers come with a set of restore discs or  restore partition. From there you can wipe your hard drive clean and reinstall Windows® and other applications you use.

Be very sure that you backup all required data before performing this step. There’s no turning back once you reformat your hard drive. All data will be gone so be sure you have copies of all important files.

While drastic this process should clear all errors and improve the over all performance of your computer back to factory like quality.

Whenever computer errors occur, it is most disconcerting. For one thing, they may cause us to lose unsaved files. For another, they waste time as you restart the computer and try to find your place once it is running again. Then of course, there is also the concern for your computer’s health. Is this PC ready for the trash heap because it is full of errors?

What do computer errors mean and what is the best way to deal with them? Well, certainly not like one guy I recently spoke to. He reformatted his hard drive and reinstalled his operating system because his computer was having errors. So then, he had to reinstall the files he had backed up, but lost a lot of files he hadn’t backed up. Did the computer work when he was done doing these things? Well yes, about two weeks later! Following this procedure is what I refer to as the nuclear option.

In this article, we will discuss what common computer errors such as 2337 and 2908 errors are and what we should do if our computer is affected by such errors before we resort to the nuclear option.

Error 2337

An error 2337 is a common but still annoying occurrence in today’s computing world. Because of a wonderful new innovation called the registry cleaner, this error doesn’t have to be a major time waster or cause for a great deal of anxiety anymore.

Most often, when people tell me they have encountered a 2337 error, they note it happened while installing a program like “Flight Simulator,” for instance. Of course, the problem could be caused by a bad installation disk. However, this is usually not the case with a new product. Normally, a 2337 error means, through no fault of your own, you have developed corruption in the registry of your operating system and simply using a good registry cleaner will, most times, cure the problem.

Error 2908

An error 2908 is normally an error that will occur when something is wrong in the operating system’s .net framework. It is the result of an installation gone bad. This error often will be accompanied by an alphanumeric sequence similar to {6A44421-3B77-52AA-16EA-E996ACA451B}. This big long number refers to a registry address because this type of error is most often the result of registry corruption.

It used to be a technician would tackle a 2908 error by going into MSCONFIG. Thank goodness for registry cleaners because now that they are available we don’t have to do this anymore. One of the downfalls to using MSCONFIG is, as soon as you use it, all your restore points will be erased!

In today’s computing world, registry corruption is common. The signs of it are any forms of computer errors, not just the two we have just discussed. Also, registry corruption can cause a computer to run slowly; sometimes very slowly.

If you have a computer that runs slowly or is giving error messages, a free registry scan is recommended so you can see if it is registry corruption causing the problem. The great news is that it is usually registry corruption behind these things and cleaning the registry will put your computer back in good health again without using the nuclear option.