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Will Religion Be The Next Driving Force Of Technology?

2007-10-09T01:34:00.001-07:00

For many years now (and when I say many, I mean ever since the dawn of religion) there has been an ongoing debate amongst religions and especially Christianity as to what role technology should play for Christians. There has been much resistance and in some cases, there is downright contempt for technology. But is that really fair?...

Let's face it, we live in a highly plugged-in world. Technology now is now a part of our every day life in practically every waking hour and non-waking hour for that matter. Our children have grown up in this world and now expect technology in everything they do from video games to cellphones.

It should be no surprise that since this is the case, it's inevitable that technology is going to be a very important component for many Christians decades into that future. Our youth of today have grown to expect technology and will most likely demand it even in their Religious and Christian worships.

Actually, let's not pretend that technology is a vision of the future for Christians, technology is here right now for Christians.

From Christian educational tools and games, to Sermons within our Churches, to missionaries for Christ, technology is with us and becoming a powerful tool. Special software is being used in a Church from everything including managing the Finances of our Churches to helping to prepare the ministries. Many churches are becoming wireless communication centers that would rival some of the most wired College Campuses. Software can be used to request prayers and assist and become involved in the actual ministries themselves.

These new technologies allow Churches to increase the effectiveness by providing an entertaining sermon while also allowing them the ability to post these sermons online.

Even on Missionaries, the use of technology is becoming an important asset. The task of keeping track of all the goods being donated and by whom had become an unmanageable task for those involved in the missionaries. The missionary on the ground had no way of managing the ability to not only provide the necessary materials for those in need, but they also had no way of gathering and storing the materials needed to teach the people. The use of databases and other laptop software has helped alleviate this gigantic task. Now databases can store and inventory the donations providing those on the ground with instant access to this information.

Even with this great increase in technology being used by Churches, is this still an untapped market that has great potential? I can see that for a long time into the future, Christians are going to be impressed with new tools for both education and entertainment. So, is this untapped market going to be the next "silicon valley"? With such great potential and so many opportunities, I can't imagine that many profit and non-profit companies won't be testing the water to see where this could go.

Again, we get back to the nagging question. Are Christians going to embrace this potentially new flood of technology and software, or are they going to shun it? Perhaps the more important question is, does God approve of its use? That not so simple question must be answered first. That question will be the deciding factor as Christians across the globe decide on a generally accepted answer to it with the help of God.

If we do decide that God approves of the technology becoming an integrated part of the Christian way of life, watch out Silicon Valley, because here comes the army of God!!!

John Mitchell is a contributing editor to Christianzine.com from which this article on Religion and Technology can be read.

Free Video Conference - Its Ups and Downs

2007-10-07T23:38:00.001-07:00

Technology has given humans so much convenience -- telephones, cellphones, Internet, video conference. Wait! Video conference does not sound any familiar to you? Video conference is that seemingly unrealistic stuff you see on movies with people talking to each other through a TV or a computer. Video conferencing is that technological tool that allows people to have nose-to-nose meetings when they're actually miles apart. Now, isn't that cool?

But you know what's cooler? A video conference offered without shelling out a single penny! Yes, one can avail of a free video conference. Companies have long been waiting for this means of communication. I mean, who would choose sending out an employee for an out of the country conference when the meeting could take place in the cyberspace, right? What more if this service could be acquired for free?

Free video conferences are perfect venues to hold assemblies, conduct interviews, address employees, present proposals, give lectures, and several more activities that companies need to carry out. Oftentimes, medical, educational, and legal fields utilize these free video conferences. Distance learning programs offer these free video conferences to better address the problems that students that avail of these programs may have and consequently provide solutions. Business departments also take advantage of these free video conferences to convey overviews of the market. Medical concerns like learning novel prescription drug benefits may also be addressed through this medium.

To make the most out of a free video conference, here are some indispensable suggestions:

1. Focus yourself into the camera. Look directly into it.

2. Communicate clearly by avoiding mumbling. Say your statements slowly and audibly.

3. Don't make any unnecessary movements.

4. Before responding, it is wise to pause for a while. This will give the participants ample time to catch up with the topic and absorb the ideas well.

5. Pay enough attention to the conference goings-on to avoid having to make people repeat themselves.

A free video conference does not mean that you can just do anything that pleases you during the meeting. Maximizing a free video conference relies on the etiquette you personally adhere to.

A word of precaution in using free video conference is that some dilemmas may arise. Expect poor resolution with freewares and when using webcams. Frame rate can suffer too. During exchanges, delays of a few seconds may also happen.

If you prefer to steer clear of those mentioned setbacks of a free video conference, you may opt to use the following types of video conferences.

There are three methods to set up a video conference. 1) The computer-based system that is considered the cheapest type uses a webcam and a free video conference software. This type is considered only good for a person-to-person conferencing because of the limitation with the field of vision. 2) A desktop system is a kind of video conference, which is more innovated than the computer-based system. The hardware installations on the computer make audio and video transmission aspect of the video conference a lot better. It's preferred when dealing with small groups. 3) The studio-based system is the best form of video conference but it comes with a hefty price tag. This consists of a room fully-furnished with control systems, overhead cameras, vision switchers, document viewers, and slide viewers. Universities and enormous companies use this kind of video conference.

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Ways to Make More International Calls Without Splurging on Phone Cards

2007-10-05T00:32:00.001-07:00

Absence makes the heart grow fonder -- Cliche? Yes. True? It depends.

Missing a person could be one hell of an ordeal. The stress it may bring is almost tantamount to mental torture. Distance is often the most fearsome test for relationships to withstand. What if a person has been away for too long? The tendency is that the person desserted or even both parties cope through looking for other activities with the attempt to make preoccupation forget the loneliness or homesickness a person feels.

But you know what? The rigors and melancholy that these trying times could bring may be alleviated. How? It's as easy as getting the phone, dialing the phone number of that person and talking to that person. Calling your loved one more often and a lot longer is a surefire way to surmount that "abandoned" feeling.

Now the real problem is what if you need to be tight on your budget? Phonecards used for international calls often come with a hefty price tag. How do you deal with that when there's some tuition, utilities and other bills waiting for you to act on.

Don't fret. There are some ways for you to save on international calls. Just read on.

One way for you to not pinch much from your wallet while making that awaited international call is to know what kind of phone will receive your call. Overseas calls to mobile devices such as pagers and cellphones can cost you much more than when you call to a land line phone. This is because of the system called "calling party pays" employed by several overseas carriers. Ask your honey if she can just look for a landline instead of calling her through her latest Nokia.

How about getting some help from your good old smooth operator? NOT. Unless your call is for an emergency, don't let the operator sweet talk you. You'll see that what you can pay for only a few cents per minute could cost you some precious dollars after asking an operator to assist you with your call.

Go PPC. No, it's not about your pubo-coccygeal muscles or those Internet marketing hype known as pay-per-click! It's about using prepaid phone cards. Enjoy the convenience of not having to think of your bills after making that international call through the use of prepaid phone cards. Just make sure that you don't fall for the mistake of buying expired cards or those that have high connection and maintenance fee.

Opt for pre-paid plans. If you're not a prepaid card person despising all the fuss on knowing first all the hidden charges, prepaid plans could be of great help for you to save your hard-earned bucks. Websites that especially cater to those who'd really like to save on their international calls abound.

Choose what will not burn much of your time and what you're most comfortable with. With these tips on how to save on your international calls, you don't have to look for other activities to just resist the temptation of making that international call. Just call!

http://www.MrLongdistance.com owner Bernard Pragides has been in the telecommunication business since 1997. Please feel free to contact us if you have any queries on phone cards or international call rates. You may email us at HelpMeSave@MrLongDistance.com

Profiling the South African Mobile Phone User

2007-10-02T00:33:00.001-07:00

A South African research company has profiled mobile phone subscribers and divided into six categories - the Grassroots, Lizards, Playas, Magpies, Sophisticates and Elephants. The Mobility 2006 research project aimed to determine the usage habits of South African mobile phone users to develop clear market segments, says Peter Searll, head of Dashboard Fast Forward Research. A sample of 1152 cellphone users from eight provinces excluding the Northern Cape from all income groups and races ensured that the population was representative, he says. "The size of the sample and he extent to which it was representative of all South Africans enable us for the first time to produce a clear distinction between different categories of user," Searll says.

Grassroots users

The most obvious difference between all the categories is in the amount of money they spend on their mobile phones every month, says World Wide Worx MD Arthur Goldstuck.

The difference also lies in the likelihood that they have monthly contracts with a cellular service provider he says.The company conducted the research in partnership with Dashboard Fast Forward Research. Searlle says while the Grassroots mobile phone users account for 45% of the market in size, they only spend R109 per month and account for 24% of the total market spend.

The group is strong in rural areas, earn low income and have low levels of education. The majority of grassroots spend is on voice and SMS, with no data use, he says. “There is a clear need to develop voice application for grassroots users to deepen their cellphone usage,” Searle says.

The Lizards The Lizards almost fit the same profile as grassroots users, except for the fact that they are bargain hunters with no loyalty to their service provider, he says.

They are therefore likely to switch networks within the next couple of months, and are likely to buy a cellphone starter pack for the airtime, he says.

Playas

The research characterizes Playas as youthful, tech savvy and more urbanized than Grassroots and Lizards.

These users also download content at a high rate, with 11% of them joining a subscription service, Searll says.

This group would rather get a free gift than a free cellphone, and would love to get TV on their cellphones, he adds. The Magpies The Magpies, who are young and love anything that shines with bells and whistled on, spend the same as Playas, the report says.

At R158 spend they spend slightly less than Playas. However, a higher proportion of Magpies are on contract, and they love to use the gadgets on their phones such as camera and watching TV, Searll says.

The Sophisticats

Sophisticats, who are slightly older than Playas, are the highest Internet users, with 90% of them having Internet access at home or at work.

They also command a high demand for TV on the cellphone, he says.

The Elephants

The Elephants make up 9% of the cellphone population and account for 33% of market spend, Searll says. They have no patience to learn new applications and no interest in watching TV on their mobile phones, he says. He adds that 99% of Elephants have contracts, with 25% of these contracts likely to be paid for by the employer. Elephants have not made purchases on the cellphone, he notes. Please Note: $1 =about R7.00 at the time of publication.

Damaria Senne is a journalist and author based in Johannesburg, South Africa. She writes about the telecommunications industry in South Africa and Africa, including cellular, mobile and wireless technologies and messaging news and trends. She regularly interviews executives of multinational companies expanding their business into Africa, as well as government officials and regulators in the African communications market.

Read her business related articles at itweb.co.za

How To Submit Network News Video Clip Footage In 3 Steps

2007-10-02T00:32:00.001-07:00

Has this ever happened to you? You're standing on a busy street corner, minding your own business, when all of a sudden a masked gunman comes running out of a nearby bank with the cops in hot pursuit. Luckily, you have your video cell phone and capture the whole scene on video. But how would you submit network news video clip footage like this to ABC, CBS, NBC, or Fox?

Being in the right place at the right time armed with a video cellphone when something newsworthy occurs means you could potentially reap some financial rewards. Did you know that news organizations pay handsomely for exclusive video like this?

So what do you do now that you've captured some great video or picture with your cell phone? There are basically three steps to take if you want to get paid for the video footage you have shot. Edit, upload, and announce it to the media.

Most video cellphones come with movie editing software built-in (or packaged with the phone). Even if the bundled software is sub-par (which it usually is) there are many off-the-shelf software solutions that can enhance the quality and reduce the file size of the video you have captured.

Remember, you do not want to manipulate the video extensively, since this will jeopardize the 'man on the street' quality that the news networks are looking for. Besides, the news stations have much more sophisticated software than you could probably afford to massage your video into the desired format, length and content.

You probably don't need to do much to your raw video footage except reduce the length of the clip to the smallest size. This is important because you don't want to pay to upload your video and the free video hosting services only give you so much storage space that can quickly run out if you are uploading large files.

Next, you need to upload your video to an online video sharing service. There are bunch of these available, some offering a meager amount of free storage and charging extra for larger portions of space. Other services limit the amount of bandwidth your video can consume. This means the number of people that can watch your video at one time is limited.

After choosing a suitable place to host your newsworthy video, you need to tell the news broadcasters about it. In whatever city you live in, there are local news affiliates that are part of larger news organizations like Fox News or ABC. You can easily determine which news stations are in your area by turning on a TV and seeing what the call-letters are for your local broadcast news stations.

Once you have the call-letters (for example, WABC) then simply go online and do a search for those call-letters in your favorite search engine. Once you find the web site for that broadcaster, navigate to the page on the site that has a link for submitting breaking news and supply the basic information that applies to your video, such as a description and the URL of the video where you uploaded it.

Aaron Benbaruch knows the ins and outs of submitting breaking news captured by citizen journalists. To instantly submit newsworthy video and pictures to all the TV News Broadcasters for free, visit submit news clip

Mobile Devices, Which Devices Work Hard and Play Hard?

2007-10-02T00:31:00.001-07:00

Devices that can access mobile broadband 2G or 3G type networks include laptops, PDAs, BlackBerrys, SmartPhones, and soon, the iPhone. But which ones can help you be productive and keep you entertained?

LAPTOPS

Advantages:
Laptops can access full webpages, display full screen and can work with your productivity, scheduling and email programs. They can also play music and video.

Disadvantages:
They are bigger and cost more than handhelds and they cannot fulfill cellphone duties.

PDAs

Advantages:
They are designed for productivity and can sync up with popular programs like Outlook. They are kind of like mini laptops with an interactive screen, popular types include the Palm.

Disadvantages:
They are not that much fun, most don’t play music or video and they are not cellphones. They require a service contract to access mobile broadband on top of your regular cell phone service. Although, they are beginning to incorporate multimedia elements like photo organizers, mp3 and video players and display eBooks; however, they cannot replace your laptop. So, basically you have to carry both around and sync up from time to time.

BLACKBERRYS

Advantages:
Similar to a PDA, they can access email and webpages, have organizers, many can perform as a modem for a laptop. Some can play mp3’s and video and perform cell phone functions, like the BlackBerry Pearl. The traditional BlackBerrys have full keyboards, support attachment viewing and are quad band (which means they can connect to 850/900/1800/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS and EDGE networks).

Disadvantages:
To access wireless services they require services beyond your regular cell service and they are not much fun. Most don’t play media content like video or music.

SMARTPHONES

Advantages:
SmartPhones combine PDA and cell phone abilities. They support productivity activities like checking email; yet, also perform all cell phone functions.

Disadvantages:
They require service add–ons beyond your regular cell phone service to use its features and still cannot replace a laptop. They are nice for looking up simple information online or checking your schedule, but you will still have to sync up every so often.

iPhone

Advantages:
This small device plays music, can check email, IM and performs cell phone functions.

Disadvantages:
Currently, a two year Cingular contract is required to use this device. Additionally, although the interactive screen is cool, it is hard to type on, which limits its productive abilities. The iPhone is also costly, much more than a PDA or BlackBerry, but designed to be more fun than productive.

So, all in all, your laptop is still the most productive and entertaining device you can use to access mobile broadband services, but far from pocket size. And the pocket size devices, offer limited functionality.

So what is the best combination of functionality and fun? I’m thinking a small multimedia laptop and a reasonably priced smartphone (to get you by until you can get back together with your laptop).

Pamela Stevens

Pamela Stevens writes for TopTenREVIEWS.com, a review site that publishes technology and entertainment reviews.

Cellphoney

2007-09-20T01:52:00.001-07:00

With a smirk I have to admit I'm beginning to become the Old Fart that I've spent my life despising. You know who I'm talking about; the guy/person who says stuff like, "I just don't understand the things people do these days."

Well, I don't.

The other day I was doing my photography and in the midst of a particularly spectacular sunset (as if they're not all!), in one of the most remote parts of the world, some people came into frame. No sweat. I like people. They tend to add to my pictures, like little speckles of energy that dance on the body of this big ol' Mama.

And then, sitting down together side-by-side in perfect frame position for a shot of the sun enflaming the ocean just over their heads, they each shook a cell phone out of their respective pockets and dialed in to some moments somewhere else.

One of my life quests has been to learn to be more here, more present in each moment. As if to insult a lifetime of seeking, everywhere I go are people being THERE now! On the street, in their cars, in your driveway, next to you at the restaurant, coming out of the rest room, in the middle of a conversation even! Wherever you go, whatever you do you are surrounded by people whose bodies are in front of you, but their presence is elsewhere.

It's not like this was new to me. Somehow, though, this one just felt like a brand new insult. Right at the place where you surrender your cares to the richness of the moment-- one of the few places where you can actually share your solitude with another human being – lives the Intruder.

When this cell phone thing first started to leave the cities and get more rural I was living in an intentional community in Oregon. It was (a surprisingly eclectic group of) about 30 adults and 8 kids living on 87 acres and running conference and permaculture design centers along with hosting a personal growth workshop and publishing a magazine. We were known as a community that really seeks to work the interpersonal connection angle into the day-to-day (and formidable!) tasks of living as examples of sustainability.

As you may guess, although not on the radical "tree-sitter" side, even the former Navy Intelligence Officers in the community amongst us were clearly oriented toward a value system of relationship over action, presence over distance.

But then, in my fifth year there, more and more "guests" (people coming to a conference and spending the weekend living with us) were shaking out their cell phones and walking around (of course within the confines of "live" spots or whatever they're called) the property -- trails, creeks, meadows -- chatting away with the ethers.

Every week we had a business meeting. In one such meeting, where we decide policy and such, barely thinking twice about it, I put a motion up for consensus on setting aside a specific area for people to use their cell phones.

Hell, there was precedent. Years ago the community did the same thing with cigarette smokers. There was one little spot on the property, near the conference center classrooms where one could go to smoke. The truth is, it was a dismal lean-to type shed with one lousy chair and an ugly, open coffee can for butts sitting on the concrete walk. If I had come to that community a smoker, I would have quit out of sheer embarrassment. Since the area was in full view of the paths leading to the center, it always looked quite zoo-ish, the only thing missing being Dunce caps for the less-than 1%ers.

It was my fervent hope that the community would feel that such sequestration would help individuals face themselves much more directly. Hopefully, which seemed to be true for smokers, eventually enough people would feel uncomfortable enough so that word would get out that of course we’re tolerant, but if you smoke or use a cell phone on this chunk of nature, you’re gonna feel like an idiot.

I figured it would be a slam-dunk to get this one through but Boy, was I wrong! No sooner had the words, “I’m sick of seeing the ugly little glowing Bastards everywhere I turn,” come out of my mouth than I noticed three or four hands out of a table of about 18 people reflexively going to some part of their clothing or anatomy to make sure they had their cell phones with them.

It reminded me of when I was a paramedic and walked into a tough-ass bar on the other side of the tracks when we -- me and my partner being the only white guys around -- would catch little metal glints of knives and guns getting made ready out of the corner of our eyes.

And these were my fellow communitarians. It was then I knew life as I’ve known it is over.

Back to the beach. My first thought was, "What the hell am I gonna do with this shot?" But then I realized, "Crap, they’re all like this!!"

I've taken so many Primo-shots of deeply touching Nature with people and cell phones in them that I may as well gear my whole portfolio toward spinning Marlboro Man images into Cellular Phone-promoting spreads and foldouts and brochures and whatevers and at least make some money off the damn photos I end up chucking because this unnatural thing is occurring.

And now, it's exponentially getting worse because the cell phones take pictures.

On photographic projects on the beach, even as short a time ago as May (2005) I could work with sunset and shoot people celebrating it and not worry once about the result. Today (September) and in any shot with five or more people in it, one of them is pointing their phone either at their ear or at someone else. Some of my pictures look like the stand-off of multiple gunmen in one of (actually, many of!) Quentin Tarantino’s flicks.

How arrogant am I, though!

For being all of that balanced person who I claim to be, here I am negating the experience of other humans for nothing more than my own grasping need to die in a world that is familiar to me.

Probably ten years from now, it will be as common to have people pictures laden with cellular phones as it was to see handkerchiefs in the pockets (suit pockets, no less!) of men on the street in photos taken in the 1950’s.

Why does that sound terrifying to me?

Besides, if I had spent a little more time observing and less time bitching while up on the bluff, I may have found that, indeed, each of these people was beaming out photographs of that joyful sunset to their target callers. How Sweet -- sharing this glorious moment with friends in Louisiana under four feet of water!

It’s hard enough to be in a rotten mood and have to listen to that bubbly fool on the other end of any phone. But to be able to get the whole picture of that joy is torturous. The moment becomes a series of thumbscrews bleating, “See how Happy I am? What’s wrong with your miserable existence?”

You're so damn busy getting annoyed at the callers happiness you can't even appreciate the beauty that's around you, that's the soul that cellphones suck out of you.

What will happen to our anonymity and privacy? “C’mon, Dear, I know you’re miserable but turn on the camera so I can really see!”

No, I will not get a cell-phone. I don’t have to. The last time my motorcycle and I broke down on the road, for instance, I just jumped out in the middle of the highway, spread my fingers with my pinkie pointed to my mouth and my thumb to my ear and within four cars and a near side-swipe, some guy pulled over and let me use his cell phone to call for help.

Like any red-blooded American, of course I reserve the right to be a hypocrite. But still, because I am an American, I shouldn’t have to give up my inalienable right to hide. Places to hide are getting fewer and further between, and that, in the final analysis, is my bitch with cell phones and their spawn.

Now, the privileged drive SUV’s with those systems that put you in touch with Central Command immediately in the event of an emergency. Like if one of the kids in the back seat says “I gotta pee,” next thing you know a voice comes out of the heavens to say, “Just make the next left, go two blocks and turn into the McDonald’s…Oh, and while you’re there, don’t forget to Supersize the fries, the extra salt will help the kids hold their bladders longer, and Mr. Mandel, please don’t run the red light like you did that one three blocks ago.”

Though I have nothing against him personally, when Gary Coleman tells me (in commercials slathered over TV, Internet AND Movies!) “Somebody should” know where I am every minute of my life, I can’t help but wince and prepare for Armegeddon.

I know it starts with people like Gary appearing to me to prepare me for the way life will be. I know the same technology that will let you see and talk to me will let “them” see and listen to me, and frankly, I want no part of it.

Unless, of course, I get stranded.

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Don't Just Manage Your Time, Track It

2007-09-20T01:50:00.001-07:00

Decades ago we started to learn about the forthcoming paperless office due to the advent and widespread acceptance of technology. Well, that did not happen even though electronic document management and knowledge management have come a long way since then.

Then we moved on the era of ease of communication and away from fax machines.

Emails, cellphones, voicemail and video conferencing were the tools for the future designed to make us more effective and productive. A decade ago 40% of US workers called themselves ‘very’ or ‘extremely’ successful but by 2005 that number had fallen to 28%.

A common retort is now “We are never able to concentrate on one task anymore. You take a little chip out of it and then you are on to the next thing. It is getting harder and harder to feel like you are accomplishing something really worthwhile.”

The average time spent on a work computer is now around 16 hours per week, compared to 9.5 hours ten years ago. We are all now bombarded with email, computer messages, cellphone and telephone calls and endless meetings.

Many of us are moving faster and faster and still knowing and feeling that we are accomplishing less and less. From that same research, twelve years ago 82% of US workers said they accomplished at least half their daily planned work, but that number has now fallen to 50%.

So has technology made work easier and quicker? Obviously not. By speeding everything up it has paradoxically slowed us down by fragmenting what we do, and in a lot of cases people being unable to distinguish the important from the so-called urgent.

Keeping Track Of How You Spend Your Time Is Not Time Management

For effective time management, you have to apply a time management system that will help you see where changes can and should be made.

Keeping track of your many daily activities and analyzing how you actually spend your time, can help you determine what changes you need to make.

This is where many people’s attempts at time management fail.

They look at a specific day in their Day-Timer or Outlook calendar or on their PDA which is packed with activities from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. and don’t know how to really analyze the information.

So they fall back on the tried and true by eliminating a few activities and prioritizing others. But they haven’t really managed anything; they’ve just rearranged it.

All the perceived problems and frustrations of the day’s activities are still there – and at the end of their day they are still just as frazzled.

Manage Your Time With Time Management Categories

How do you actually manage time? The secret is in the categories.

Look at your calendar for tomorrow. It is probably already full of events and activities that you are hoping to accomplish. As you work, or afterward, you will be filling in the blank spaces.

Now look at the list and categorize it. How much time during your working day did you actually spend:

(a) Putting out fires. An unexpected phone call. A report that’s necessary for a meeting that should have been printed yesterday. A missing file that should be on your desk. How much of your day was actually spent in crisis mode? For most people, this is a negative category that drains their energy and interferes with their productivity.

(b) Dealing with interruptions. Phone calls and people dropping by your office will probably top the list when you’re assigning events to this category. Once again, for most people, this is a negative category because it interferes with (and sometimes kills) productivity.

Looking at and answering email falls into this category also. For me the analogy is talking to someone, but when the phone rings [and without even knowing who it is] picking up the phone and ignoring the person you are meeting with.

Email is similar to this. How many of us are working away on a task and hear the ‘ding’ as an email arrives and immediately look at it? How more productive it would be if we only had our email on for say one hour per day.

(c) Doing planned tasks. This is the most positive use of time during your work day. You are in control and are accomplishing what you intended to accomplish. Planned tasks can include phone calls, meetings with staff, even answering email – if these are tasks that you have put on your agenda.

(d) Working uninterrupted. You may not be working on a task you had planned to do, but you are getting to accomplish something, and for most people, this is a very productive, positive work mode.

(e) Uninterrupted downtime. Times during the work day that are used to re-energize and regroup. Lunch or breaks may count if they are uninterrupted. We all need a certain amount of uninterrupted downtime built into our day to be productive during work time.

Realign your effort into categories which produce effective results.

Use categories to analyze your work week. Go through the entries of each working day and categorize them. Keeping a running total at the bottom of each day will make it easy to see just how you’ve spent your time each day.

You now have the data you need to make changes to the way you spend your time.

Are you spending too much time putting out fires? Then you need to make the organizational or physical changes to prevent or defer these constant crises.

Do you lack sufficient time to be effective at completing major tasks or projects?

Finally, rearrange your effort to spend more time on your CSF’s – Critical Success Factors, and not busy work.

After all it is only by achieving your CSF’s that management or the Board will determine how effective you are in your role.

You won’t be evaluated on the fact that you received and answered about 46 emails a day – half of which were unsolicited!

If you do what you have always done, you’ll get what you have always gotten. - anon

Author: Denis Orme www.leader-success.com

Denis Orme http://www.leader-success.com

As Performance Leader of the Leadership Success Institute, http://www.leader-success.com he has been heavily recruited by start-up businesses through to Fortune 500 companies to analyze operations, develop and implement change management and repositioning strategies, and return organizations to sustainable profitable long-term growth.

Cited in Who's Who in Emerging Leaders, Who’s Who in Sales and Marketing and Who's Who in Industry and Commerce. He has received leadership awards from the American Lung Association, Business Volunteers for the Arts and the Greater Houston Partnership.

What Exactly Are Cellular Hotspots?

2007-09-20T01:49:00.005-07:00

Cellular hotspot... is a new phrase that is related to making a certain place suitable for “cellular” or WIFI use. Enabling the entire area in a WIFI is somewhat an impossible thing to do for a lot of reason. One reason that can be seen is economics. Putting a certain place in a marketable map would require a lot of money.

Some of the areas in a certain country or place are usually not accessible for such a cable connection would be inevitable. One reason is the connectivity of the island and the means by which the place is given enough budget for support.

What’s Keeping All Countries from Reaching All Areas for Communication?

Tourism and marketability of the place should also pose a problem. If the place does not support enough number of people to boost up its money-generating status, it is usually hard to find a way to get all places connected electronically.

Several program applications have been used so far to alleviate this issue. Just in Taiwan, WiMax is used to connect several areas of the country to get the place within the reach of cellular and other electronic communication devices.

In some cases, where cable and DSL connection will not be available in the area, satellite use is encouraged. Although satellite provides a relatively slower data transfer compared to the above method of connection, it surely is an alternative way to reach to other communities where the above connection will not be possible.

Collaboration All-Over...

International and local communications giants are working hand in hand for the installation of such electronic communication technologies. Microchips and computer technology companies have joined the race to make every place in the world to be within “communication-reached”. Enumerating on the positive outcome that be brought about by the installation of such electronic gadgets around an island, there are also negative consequences for such. Providing all this connection may pose a connection hurdle towards all stations where connection is given.

Although technologies are available to avoid this from happening, in practice, it is however, costly to support the installation of electronic communication stations per specific radius per region in order to avoid communication log-phase and line-breakdown. In East Asian countries alone, Intel and other local satellite and cable media communications giants are taking the leap on networking solutions through a cable-free environment and rely on satellite technologies.

Each company has a role to take in this ambitious pursuit. Monitoring, administration of communication, relay processing, data transcription, video and sound message transmission. All these have kept the technology from evolving and contributed to the development of a sound and more profound satellite communication scheme.

What is Being Done So Far?

To alleviate the above scenarios, a similar digital technology used in cellphones is now used in several areas across a region. This technology allows all data to be received in a single microcellular gear embedded in a box functioning much like in a super computer semiconductor.

This cellular semiconductor gear allows two-way communications and handles all function related to GPRS, SMS, video and sound transfer. While this technology is already available, it is still under the experimenting stage, and improving some areas that may cause problems in the future.

Running a test on certain areas and using such tool to existing communication technology in order to determine compatibility. One good thing about this invention is its size. While a single radio/phone station that will handle most of the data transcription is usually large and requires a large space, the microcellular GSM gadgets can fit into something like the size of a box similar to that of a PC monitor case.

This technology is best for it works less on cables and relying more on satellite technology. The end result, it would reduce the number of landline cables in the community and would make way for the development of the nascent satellite machinery.

Cheap Yet Highly Useful Technology...

At this point in time, the good thing about this new technology is its ability to supply such service to a relatively vast area without spending the cost of physical cable connections. The aerial mode of communication transmission is more efficient and does not make use of resources that would generate more expenses and risk to the community.

Bart Rutherford

Editor

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Wireless USB Vs. Bluetooth: Battle Royale

2007-09-20T01:49:00.003-07:00

As the release date for Wireless USB draws ever closer, discussion is heating up around the emerging standard. In particular, there has been a lot of debate concerning the pros and cons of Bluetooth versus Wireless USB. Both of these standards offer particular benefits as well as particular challenges, and it appears that both standards will be competing with each other for the same manufacturer and consumer base. Let’s examine how the lines are being drawn.

Bluetooth came onto the wireless scene in May of 1999. Initially developed by Ericsson, it was quickly adopted by such companies as Microsoft, Apple, Motorola, and Toshiba. It has since become a major standard for wireless device connectivity. Using wide-band, low-power radio waves to transmit data over short distances, Bluetooth has been used for wireless keyboards, mice, and other peripherals, cellular phones, PDAs, MP3 players, and some digital cameras. Concerning Bluetooth’s popularity with cell phone manufacturers in particular, one of the benefits of Bluetooth is that it has a very low power consumption rate, especially when it comes to audio transmission. This has made Bluetooth the technology of choice for cell phone manufacturers looking to pair wireless headsets to their phones.

Despite widespread adoption by many manufacturers, Bluetooth has been plagued by some nagging problems. A major complaint has been the lack of interoperability between different manufacturers’ Bluetooth devices. For example, using a Motorola Bluetooth headset has difficulty being connected with an LG cell phone. Security has been another major issue with Bluetooth-enabled devices. There have been documented instances of device “hijackings” where a third party has taken control of the device through the Bluetooth link. Issues with eavesdropping, data theft, and Bluetooth-spread viruses for PDAs, cellphones, and computers have also been reported. These problems are being dealt with as new revisions of Bluetooth are released.

The creation of the Wireless USB Promoters Group was announced in February of 2004 at the Intel Developer Forum. This group, composed of such companies as Intel, Microsoft, NEC, HP and Samsung, is tasked with creating a wireless standard based on the exceptionally popular USB standard with the same type of interoperability and simplicity of use. Should the forum succeed in their goal, Wireless USB could easily become the wireless de facto standard for UWB (ultra wideband) connectivity. The completion of the standard was announced in May of 2005 and the first Wireless USB products are slated to begin appearing in early 2006, with a strong ramp in 2007.

There is no doubt that the Wireless USB Promoters Group has examined Bluetooth and done its best to address the issues that have been problematic, such as interoperability and security. While there have been delays due to testing and certification, Wireless USB looks to be superior in both security and ease of connectivity. Where Bluetooth had compatibility issues between different developers’ products, Wireless USB’s adherence to the previous USB standards should serve to prevent similar problems. As far as security is concerned, Bluetooth depends on a four-digit pin number to ensure that the correct device is being connected to, while Wireless USB is looking at using a USB cable to make the initial connection, after which point the device can be used wirelessly.

If Wireless USB can deliver everything it promises, especially with the popularity of the other USB standards that it is based on and connected with, it will easily become the primary connectivity standard in the PC, consumer electronic, and mobile communication industries. Bluetooth users should not give up hope, however. Freescale Semiconducter, a UWB developer, has been able to use Bluetooth stacks to interpret UWB signals, demonstrating that a merging of the two technologies is possible. Until the Wireless USB standard officially releases and products appear on shelves, all we can do is speculate, but for all intents and purposes, Wireless USB appears to be the next major step in the evolution of connectivity technology, and it may alter the way we use technology forever.

Nathan Kartchner works in Product Development for Sewell Direct, an online retailer specializing in connectivity products. Sewell Direct will be providing Wireless USB updates and devices as soon as they become available.

Do You Need Bluetooth?

2007-09-20T01:49:00.001-07:00

When buying any digital electronic device, whether a cellphone, PDA, or notebook computer, it is important to check the specifications to ensure that it will serve your purposes. Bluetooth is becoming an increasingly popular offering in personal electronics, but do you need it?

What Is Bluetooth?

Bluetooth is a wireless PAN (Personal Area Network) transmission protocol standard. In layman’s terms, Bluetooth is a technology that enables a device to communicate and share data with other Bluetooth capable devices – cellphones, headsets, PDAs, notebook computers, desktop PCs, computer peripherals, printers, cameras, and others – through radio wave transmission (so there is no need for wires) at a range of around 1, 10, or 100 meters, depending on the class of your Bluetooth device (Class 1 has the longest range and Class 3 the shortest).

If a device has a Bluetooth chip, it can communicate with other devices that have a Bluetooth chip. Users can share pictures, movies, datasheets, documents, and all sorts of information among them as long as their devices are in range (they do not need to be in direct line of sight). For instance, a Bluetooth-capable digital camera can communicate with a Bluetooth-capable printer for direct printing. Likewise, a Bluetooth-capable cellphone can be connected to a Bluetooth-equipped headset so that a person can take and make hands-free telephone calls.

Bluetooth can be used for internet connectivity as long as a Bluetooth-enabled computer is in range of a Bluetooth modem. Bluetooth devices can also form a small wireless network (called a piconet) of up to 8 devices. For security, devices can be paired and transmissions encrypted. So that it causes only minimal interference, Bluetooth periodically changes frequency channels.

Bluetooth uses the same radio frequency that 802.11 Wireless Networking does, but it is much simpler than 802.11 technology, negating the need for complex network configurations. Bluetooth also has lower power consumption, making it more economical, though its range is shorter.

You Need Bluetooth

If you wish to have an extremely basic home network, Bluetooth is for you. There are no wires to trip you and there are no complex configurations like network permissions or addresses to deal with. Piconets are temporary, so a new device can immediately join or leave a Bluetooth network with nothing more than a simple device discovery. It is important to note, however, that piconets are no substitution for a traditional home network (whether through Ethernet or 802.11 Wireless), which are much more reliable and offer much more full-bodied security options.

If you have a notebook computer, there is a good chance you will want to have Bluetooth connectivity so that you can take advantage of the many Bluetooth-equipped peripherals, thereby eliminating the need for bulky wires. You can also easily synchronize data between your handheld devices and your notebook computer. Moreover, if you are fond of sharing data with other handheld device users, you definitely need to have Bluetooth for easy and convenient data sharing.

You Don’t Need Bluetooth

It is important to note that Bluetooth can present a security risk if you store sensitive information on your Bluetooth-enabled device. If you are traveling with sensitive information on your computer, cell-phone, or PDA, it is wise to disable Bluetooth temporarily to prevent data theft or exploitation. Please also note that some corporations and government entities disapprove of Bluetooth and similar convenience-based additions, so please check with your employer if you intend to use your Bluetooth-enabled notebook for business.

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Ways to Make More International Calls Without Splurging on Phone Cards

2007-09-20T01:48:00.005-07:00

Absence makes the heart grow fonder -- Cliche? Yes. True? It depends.

Don't fret. There are some ways for you to save on international calls. Just read on.

Profiling the South African Mobile Phone User

2007-09-20T01:48:00.003-07:00

Grassroots users

The most obvious difference between all the categories is in the amount of money they spend on their mobile phones every month, says World Wide Worx MD Arthur Goldstuck.

The Lizards The Lizards almost fit the same profile as grassroots users, except for the fact that they are bargain hunters with no loyalty to their service provider, he says.

They are therefore likely to switch networks within the next couple of months, and are likely to buy a cellphone starter pack for the airtime, he says.

Playas

The research characterizes Playas as youthful, tech savvy and more urbanized than Grassroots and Lizards.

These users also download content at a high rate, with 11% of them joining a subscription service, Searll says.

The Sophisticats

Sophisticats, who are slightly older than Playas, are the highest Internet users, with 90% of them having Internet access at home or at work.

They also command a high demand for TV on the cellphone, he says.

The Elephants

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How To Submit Network News Video Clip Footage In 3 Steps

2007-09-20T01:48:00.001-07:00

Mobile Devices, Which Devices Work Hard and Play Hard?

2007-09-20T01:47:00.001-07:00

LAPTOPS

Advantages:
Laptops can access full webpages, display full screen and can work with your productivity, scheduling and email programs. They can also play music and video.

Disadvantages:
They are bigger and cost more than handhelds and they cannot fulfill cellphone duties.

PDAs

Advantages:
They are designed for productivity and can sync up with popular programs like Outlook. They are kind of like mini laptops with an interactive screen, popular types include the Palm.

BLACKBERRYS

Disadvantages:
To access wireless services they require services beyond your regular cell service and they are not much fun. Most don’t play media content like video or music.

SMARTPHONES

Advantages:
SmartPhones combine PDA and cell phone abilities. They support productivity activities like checking email; yet, also perform all cell phone functions.

iPhone

Advantages:
This small device plays music, can check email, IM and performs cell phone functions.

So what is the best combination of functionality and fun? I’m thinking a small multimedia laptop and a reasonably priced smartphone (to get you by until you can get back together with your laptop).

Pamela Stevens

Pamela Stevens writes for TopTenREVIEWS.com, a review site that publishes technology and entertainment reviews.

Free Reverse Cell Phone Lookup Directories

2007-09-20T01:44:00.003-07:00

There are lots of reasons why you might want to look up a cellphone number. I'm not going to go into these reasons in this article. What I am going to cover is the problems you can run into when you try to do a free reverse cell phone lookup, and what to do about them.

But first, I want to define what a free reverse cell phone lookup actually is, so that we are on the same page. Reverse search is when you have a phone number, but do not know who owns that number, or what their address is. The way it works, is you type the phone number into a website, and it will come back with the rest of the details.

The way these websites work is that they contain a copy of the regular telephone directories are published by the phone companies. For most residential phone numbers and business numbers, there are all of websites you can use to find the information you looking for. But these websites are not really useful when you want to do a free reverse cell phone lookup.

The reason for this is that cell phone numbers are unlisted. That means that the telephone companies did not publish a list of cellphone numbers and their names and addresses. So these websites are not able to help you because they just don't have the information looking for.

This has left an obvious vacuum, as people still want to do free reverse cell phone lookups. As a result, a number of websites that popped up which claim to help you to a search. The problem with these sites as they have very few cellphone numbers, because they rely on people typing in their cellphone numbers when they visit the site. The chances of someone who you are looking for having tightened their phone number before you visit the site of very small. In the future, I expect this to change as these sites grow in popularity. But right now that is not much use to you.

Another way to do a free reverse cell phone lookup, which I discussed in a previous article, is to type the phone number into Google and see what comes up. Sometimes you'll find the persons information this way, but it depends on the phone number being previously published on the Internet, which only happens a small number of cases.

There are other websites which you can use for a small fee. The reason we have to pay for them is because they gather information from many different sources, which incurs a cast to them. Because so many people use these services, they are able to pass savings on to you, which means that these services are cheap. The information they have covers almost every single phone in the USA including cellphones. In addition, they list information about pages, faxes, and unlisted residential phone numbers. This means they are very likely to have all the information you need.

In this article, I've only really been able to touch upon the subject. I cover the different options you have on my website, which I'm linking to below. As I've mentioned, there are some options for you when you are doing a free reverse cell phone lookup, as well as some alternatives to speed the process up for you. I hope you found this useful.

Matthew Burns is the author of Internet Guider. He has published a guide to cell phone search resources to help you locate cell phone numbers on the Internet.

Wholesale Cellphone Accessories

2007-09-20T01:44:00.001-07:00

In today’s world, technology changes so fast that it’s impossible to keep up. Every single night, there are new television commercials promoting computer upgrades and new technology for your electronics. But, more than any other industry, cellphones are the wave of the future. Almost as soon as you purchase a new cellphone, a better version of the same phone will come out! Keeping on top of upgrades and new cellphone equipment can be a tiring chore as cellphone suppliers try to outdo each other with smaller, more complex phones and expensive equipment upgrades. Once you have the phone, you have to have an entire collection of accessories – car chargers, wall chargers, devices designed to hold the phones in place, covers to change the color and look of the phone, the list goes on and on. The accessories can even be more expensive than the phone. What if you could buy all the accessories and equipment you need at wholesale prices? What if regular people could purchase all the accessories they need, and pay the same price as the big-name cellphone suppliers?

Offering Wholesale Cellphone accessories at 80% off retail price, gives buyers the opportunity to purchase all the accessories they want or need. The best part is, you can now get these accessories inexpensively. Battery chargers, hands-free kits, speaker-phone kits, antenna boosters, mountable cell-phone holders, cases, and holsters can all be purchased at wholesale prices, and that’s just the beginning. There are so many accessories for your phone that to buy them all would almost require taking out a loan, if you were going to buy all your accessories through a big-name cell phone supplier.

More often than not, when you buy a brand-name product the price you pay relates directly to how big the name on the box is. The more well-known the company name, the higher the price you might pay. Even two different companies who sell the exact same product will quote different prices for their accessories and equipment. Why? Because first and foremost, you must pay for the name that you buy. Wholesale Cellphone accessories, now available publicly, can be purchased by the every-day, casual buyer where once wholesale prices were only available to large cellphone suppliers.

The good news is, you do not have to go through that big-name supplier to buy all the accessories you might want. The Wholesale Cellphone accessories available on the site are the exact same products you could purchase through the large cellphone companies, only now you can purchase these accessories at the prices that those large companies pay. Offering name-brand phone accessories such as straps, custom keypads, faceplates, repair parts, anti-radiation kits, data cables, every type of battery charger you could ever imagine, and a variety of cases and antennas Why go through a big-name company, when you can get brand-name Wholesale Cellphone accessories and equipment at easy-to-afford prices?

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10 Steps To Deal With Texting Bullies

2007-09-20T01:43:00.001-07:00

The cellphone has made it easier for young people to chat with the world. However, it has also brought bullies, who were previously restricted to personal interaction and PC-based bullying, into a new level of intimacy with their victims. Most people carry their cellphones on their person all the time, with 60% of them taking the phone to bed with them (using it as an alarm clock). Bullying is therefore not restricted to a forum/ social networking platform, where the victim may unsubscribe and leave the platform. If the bully has his victim’s cellphone number, he can continue to bully him/her directly.

Here are some of the ways someone who is being bullied can deal with the problem:

If someone writes nasty things about you on the forum, save a copy or print it so you have documented proof of the incident.

Never reply to a cyber-bully or send a nastier message back. Engaging the bully in a debate gives him/her what he wants (your attention) and also shows that he can hurt you.

If the bully was supposed to have been a friend, terminate the relationship regardless of the complicated feelings you may still have about him/her. Friends don’t write nasty messages about you, and they certainly don’t try to get you to do something wrong/that makes you uncomfortable.

If the bully tries to blackmail you over an (imagined) infraction, do not give in regardless of how big the threat is. The blackmailer may demand you do worse things so they keep your secret if you have one, or he/she may finally disclose your secret. Also note online sexual predators pretend to be your friend so you can trust them, nudge you to do something very small that is “wrong” and then use the incident to push you into further contact.

If the bullying is happening on a social networking platform, report it to the platform moderators/managers.

If the bully contacts you directly on your cellphone, tell someone you trust what is happening. Your parents /siblings/friends/school councilor can probably help you find a solution that works best for you.

If you keep receiving nasty messages, take a break from your phone for a few days to see if this person will wander off. Find out if your cellphone provider can help you by changing your number. If you are on a Pay-As-You-Go cellphone plan, find out if you can buy a new starter pack/SIM card.

If you really liked the platform, sign on with a different cyber name and don’t give out your personal information.

Always be careful about who you lend your phone to, or who you give your contact details.

Remember that it’s not your fault and you don’t have to put up with it, or be ashamed that you are being bullied. Also, you are not alone. People and resources are available to deal with the problem.

Damaria is also an author and would like to write books that inform, educate, empower and entertain for parents and children.

Are Free Ringtones Really Free

2007-09-20T01:42:00.001-07:00

Ringtone advertisements are everywhere these days. This is not surprising, given the fact that everyone seems to have a cellphone. With such a ubiquitous device, people want to personalize their cellphone to the best of their abilities. And certainly, having any number of ringtones is a terrific way to do this.

And ringtones are definitely not the only way to customize a cellphone. People can get wallpapers, or images that act as backgrounds for the display on their device. With newer cellphones having faster processors, wireless games have also become a popular addition to many cellphone models. So, now you can do lots more with your cellphone. These devices are now often used as an expression of the style and personality of the person that owns the cellphone.

many firms have jumped into the ringtone market hoping to capitalize on this desire for self expression. Even the carriers themselves are now selling ringtones to their subscribers. The carriers and many other companies use a common business model for providing these ringtones - the user pays a fee of around one and three dollars per ring tone in order to buy and download the ringtone.

But some companies seem to offer free ringtones to consumers. The ads tell users to enter their phone number and they will be able to download a bunch of free ringtones. Is this the real deal? Well, yes and no.

Look carefully at the small print. In virtually all cases, by entering the phone number you are also agreeing to sign up for a ringtone subscription plan that costs around ten dollars per month. This subscription plan gives you some number of credits to spend every month on ringtones and wallpapers. By signing up, yes you do get some number of extra credits for some extra ringtones. So to some extent these are free ringtones, but you only get the free ones by paying for a fairly costly monthly service.

So what are the alternatives? There are some companies that provide software tools that let you to create your own ringtones from your own set of CDs or MP3 files. A service like this will also let you use your own digital photos to upload custom wallpapers for your phone. If you are computer savvy and are able to spend some time doing this, then this can be a good option.

For people who are not willing to spend time making their own ringtones, there are other services that give you unlimited ringtone downloads for a flat fee. Usually these services are much cheaper than those services that deceptively advertise free ringtones. So it usually is rewarding to research ringtone deals fairly extensively before committing to a purchase.

Marc Ilgen is an expert in cellphone technology. His website http://www.kewlcell.com discusses unlimited ringtone download programs in more detail. For an original version of this and other articles related to this topic, see cellphone articles

Q And A With Ramon Thomas On Cellphone-Based Social Networking Platforms In SA

2007-09-20T01:41:00.007-07:00

Ramon Thomas heads up Netucation, a Johannesburg-based company that does research on the impact of technology on people and relationships.

He has worked in IT Security in South Africa, England and United Arab Emirates for many years. This experience gives him unique insights into how the online world can impact on children, “the most innocent of Internet users,” he says.

How many young people use MXit or other cellphone-based social networking platforms in South Africa?

MXit has over 4 million users, growing at about 10 000 new users per day. I think this growth is going to accelerate as they expand internationally. Mig33 has become a very popular alternative to MXit and there are also several WAP-based chat services like Rivotext and others parents should be aware of. It's important to understand that many of these services are international and so it's almost impossible to get the South African numbers. My estimate would be that maybe 6-8 million children are accessing premium content items.[SA has a total population of 46 million.] What are the 3 most important trends emerging as young people interact with new technologies?

Accelerated development - This can be positive as hand/eye co-ordination is developed when playing computer games, and negative in terms of relationships between teenagers who are just beginning to understand male/female dynamics in the context of sexual relationships and roles.

There is also a strong impact on early childhood development. As a result, I am moving toward full agreement with Clifford Stoll's (author of High-Tech Heretic) views that computers should be not be available to very young children so they can have normal development of cognitive functions.

Lack of Netiquette and Social Skills- There is now a whole generation of children who grew up in a world where cellphones have always been available. These kids struggle to adjust in social situations that do not require cellphones. There is also tremendous conflict in what is deemed acceptable between children and their parents. They are almost two to three lifetimes apart.

User generated content - This is the bane of traditional media companies. Users, with teenagers leading the way, are populating profiles on social networking websites with an almost unlimited amount of written, audio, photo and video content.

The content is self-produced, and every now and then of a superior quality to anything available on network television. This is leading to a huge shift in the consumption of media.

What is the trend that is uniquely African people need to pay attention to?

The biggest trend across Africa is the substantial growth in localised, regionalised and cultural specific content, translated into local languages. This is where Africa has always been left out and left behind. However, the "cheetah generation" as described by George Ayittey is going to make a meaningful difference in that aspect.

What are the three most risky behaviours that children engage in while online? Why do they engage in these behaviours?

a) Children have no idea of personal privacy. So they frequently exchange cellphone numbers in public chat rooms on MXit. They seem to ignore the fact that other people are watching and seeing this information being exchanged.

I think they do this because they don't see the consequence as immediate or real. It's supposed to be anonymous because it's a chat room.

b) Children accept invitations from strangers to connect and communicate on MXit and websites like Facebook. So in the context of social networking websites you must be findable. The problem is that there is no discretion on how to decide who to approve as a friend/connection/contact or not. Parents need to go back to basics about not talking to strangers even online. Just remind them constantly.

c)They post too many photos in public profiles. This is happening at an alarming rate on MySpace and Facebook. There is again no discretion as to what is acceptable amount of photos or not. So it's not even that the photos are explicit in any way. It's that these photos provide enough details for predators to use against the victims. MySpace has some excellent filters to protect minors from being contacted by older people. Others can learn from them on how to co-operate with government and law enforcement.

How much involvement do/should parents have in their children’s use of new media?

In cases where parents have limited knowledge of technology, they should use the infrastructure from the schools to increase their own education/training and awareness of technology.

However, parents should not expect this to be driven by schools. They should be proactive in communicating the need for increased awareness of technology.

Would an education campaign/the provision of educational materials assist young people in keeping safe, or do we need other interventions? What are these interventions?

Other than educational materials, we also need to train peer counsellors. They could be current and future prefects who can handle first level problems before passing more severe problems onto more qualified experts.

What are some of the projects you have in the pipeline that will help South African children to be safer online?

I am working on bring www.wiredSafety.org programs into South Africa. I've completed my initial training with them and am now moving into more advanced and specific training. Much of what is need has been developed and refined by them. They are the biggest group dedicated to online safety with over 9000 volunteers worldwide.

I'm also going to work with Childline/Lifeline to provide training to their counsellors on the technology side of problems experienced children.

Damaria is also an author and would like to write books that inform, educate, empower and entertain for parents and children.

Wholesale Cellphones: How to Find A Good Wholesale Cellphone Source

2007-09-20T01:41:00.005-07:00

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Get Christian Ringtones

2007-09-20T01:41:00.003-07:00

Cellphones are something that have certainly grown in popularity over the past several years. Ringtones are the new craze and have become very, very popular with teens and young adults as they allow the user to further personalize thier phone to be distinctive, and very much 'their's' and their's alone.

If someone likes rap music, you wouldn't think twice about them having a hip hop ringtone on their cell phone, would you? Of course not. If you knew someone who loves rock and roll music, why wouldn't you expect them to have a rock and roll ringtone on their cell phone? Of course they would. So, why should being a Christian be any different? As Christians we should be able to have Christian ringtones on our cell phones as well. Now we can. Don't get me wrong, please. I'm not saying that you are not a Christian if you do not have a Christian ringtone, but if you do in fact have a Christian ringtone on your cell phone, the chances of you being a Christian (and not afraid to show it) are pretty good in my honest opinion. Come on, they are free. Go ahead and show your faith! Be distinctive! Be a distinctive Christian!

So, as Christians, we should be overjoyed (and I for one am, as I'm sure others are as well) that many of the biggest players in the ringtone industry have decides to offer a full range of Christian Ringtones, and even let the user have 10 bonus Christian ringtones when you sign up with thier service.

So, what's so special about Christian ringtones? Well, to start with, there are literally hundreds of contemporary Christian songs to choose from as well as standard gospel hymns. The reason this is important is because music, to Christians, is very important. We sing these songs at church! Christian tunes give us inspiration and shelter from the world, and it also let's the world know thet we are in fact 'different' from everyone else. Not better, just forgiven. Besides playing Christian music in my car or home when my non Christian friends are around, I cannot think of a better way to bring up my faith than by someone calling and a passerby hearing a Christian tune, a distinctively Christian ringtone, that they have never heard before. What an ice breaker!

So, if you are looking for something new to introduce the faith to your friends or and new person with, Christain ringtones are the perfect way to do so, while inspiring you and reminding you of God's grace whenever you get an incoming call or text message.

Are they a fad? No. Christian ringtones are here to stay, as long as ringtones themselves remain. Keep the faith!

Sarah Driskill is a freelance writer and a dedicated Christian. She is married to a wonderful husband and has three beautiful boys, ages 2,3, and 9. Get Christian Ringtones

How to Pick the Right Cell Phone forYou

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In the world today, if you don't have a cell phone you're out of touch. How do you pick the right phone, the right plan or the right company? There are many factors to that should be taken into consideration.

If you have a large family, one of the many family plans could be the ticket. Some family plans share a pool of minutes. This can be a good

or bad thing depending on how good your family is at sharing. If you have teenagers who tend to talk quite a bit on the cell phones (and most do these days),

this may not be the best way to go although buying a separate plan for each teen could be very expensive. One idea is the "pay-as-you go" plan. These plans use

minutes from a pre-paid bank of a set duration. At least this way you have control over how much you spend each month. Another type of family plan lets family members pay for their own calling, but if family members sign up, everybody gets a better price then if they had signed up individually. Some plans also give you a break on the price of the cell phones themselves. Be sure to check out these types of plans carefully.

If you are just shopping for yourself; carefully evaluate what you think your cell phones usage will be. If it's just for emergencies or occasional use the afore mentioned pay-as-you go plans may be sufficient. You could also buy the cheapest plan available. Some are as low as $20 a month. Most people however, use their cellphones a lot and need many minutes. If this is the case, pay-as-you-go plans can get very expensive and it makes more sense to buy a plan that gives you several hundred minutes worth of time each month.

Another thing to consider is the options. Does the plan come with roaming, long-distance, text-messaging, etc. included? Are these extras important to you? If they are then be sure to total up the costs of each plan. Some include extras in the plan cost, some don't. Don't sign up for a plan only to find out that you have to pay additional costs for the features you want that another plan included free or for the same price.

Lastly, do the cell phones available for the plan come with the features you want or need. Cameras, games, two-way radio functions are just some of the many new functions being added to today's phones.

About the author: Jon Wilder is the owner of http://www.cellvelocity.com This article may be reprinted on condition that the source box is included and the article is unedited.

The Latest Buzz: The Mosquito Ringtone

2007-09-20T01:40:00.005-07:00

A cell phone, everyone has one and also the kids. But their cellphones are not always allowed on all places. On most schools or public places a mobile cell phone is not allowed. Like a cinema or a funeral. But also at school.

When your phone rings while you're at school you loose your phone when you get caught on having one in the school. And it's not so hard to notice a mobile phone when it rings, is it? But now there is a solution for that problem: the mosquito ringtone. This ringtone is a mp3 ringtone which makes the sound of a mosquito. But the sound is such a high sound that you need really good ears to hear it. And it is well-known that children have better ears than older people. When you become 20 years old you start getting hearing losses and you won't hear the mosquito ringtone. So that's what is so great about the mosquito ringtone at school, only you and your classmates hear them, not your teacher! But when the teacher has a good hearing, you're in deep mud!

Also when your phone 'rings' everyone in the class looks up to you and the teacher might get the idea of you having a mosquito ringtone on your cell phone. Your classmates might even ask to shut down the annoying sound!

This high sound technique is already used at some train stations in the Netherlands to get rid of all the youth that's hanging out there. They have speakers where they play the mosquito sound with so they scare off the local youth. So the train visitors feel safer and the peron is less busy. But there have also been complaints by the younger people who are waiting for the train to go to their work, they hear that annoying sound the whole time. So probably it's not that solution against the rebellic youth.

The mosquito ringtone is available on the internet on various websites. It's easy to get a free one, but you will need a cable to send it to your mobile phone.

The next question is: what's next? If you already have realtones, monophonic ringtones, polyphonic ringtones, irritones, voicetones, nametones, truetones, funtones, videotones and you now even have unhearable ringtones? I wonder what's next...

The writer of this article is the owner of cooleringtones.net he's in the ringtones and polyfone ringtones business for over three years.

Cellular Phone Downloads

2007-09-20T01:40:00.003-07:00

Cellular phones are taking a leap forward by offering camera phones with better picture resolution and MP3 players with plenty of memory, while offering these new features at prices lower than present models. In such a scenario, you can juice up your phone with several cellular phone downloads available on the internet.

Themes
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These cellular phone downloads are exchangeable skins and user interfaces for your cell phone. When you apply a new theme on your phone, it will get a totally new look. Not only does the wallpaper change, the menus and other bits of the interface might change as well. In addition a theme might contain a screensaver and a ringtone, to make the change complete. These cellular phone downloads are like getting a totally cool new phone for free.

Wallpapers
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These cellular phone downloads are another word for background or a logo. It’s an image you can use as a desktop background on your cellular phone. You can have these cellular phone downloads on your mobile phone through WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) or upload it by bluetooth, infrared (IR) or by using a cable. The cellular phone downloads can be obtained in the following image formats: jpg, gif and png. The screen on the cell phone has a resolution of 128x128 and higher so it’s best to use image cellular phone downloads that are exactly the correct size.

Videos
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These cellular phone downloads are 3GP videos that are small movies for your cell phone. It is like having your own portable movie player with you wherever you go. Although the image quality of these cellular phone downloads is sometimes uninspiring, seeing moving 3GP images on your cell phone can be quite cool. 3GP is based on the MPEG 4 (MP4) standard, and includes AMR for the audio soundtrack. These 3GP cellular phone downloads are a cool addition to your cellular phone.

Animations
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These cellular phone downloads are moving images (almost videos) that can be used in several ways on your phone. Such a gif animation can be used as a screensaver on your phone which activates when the phone is idle. These cellular phone downloads can also be used in picture messages (also known as MMS) which can be sent to your friends and family using your cell phone. Adding a cool screensaver to a phone and your picture messages is a popular way to customize it. Commonly, these cellular phone downloads are in gif format.

Ringtones
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These cellular phone downloads are different types of music files used as alerts on the mobile phone when receiving incoming calls. These cellular phone downloads can be customized and by doing this you get a personalized and cool cellular phone. There are many different types of ring tones but the most common format is midi (.mid extension). You get ringers in 4, 16, and 40 midi channels and most cellphones support at least 16. Another popular format is smaf (.mmf extension). These two cellular phone download types are called polyphonic ringtones. Newer mobiles support something called realtones or soundalikes. Realtones are music files stored in the popular mp3 format or as wav tones. You also get realtones in a format called amr and wbamr.

Games
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These cellular phone downloads are Java games that are interactive games for your cell phone. It is like having your own portable game console with you wherever you go. Although these cellular phone downloads used to be quite primitive, being only in black and white and with beeping sounds (like snake), the best of these cellular phone downloads now have great color graphics, sound and gameplay with well known characters.

Applications
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These cellular phone downloads are Java applications that are interactive software for your cell phone. It is like having your own portable computer with you wherever you go. Modern cellphone applications (usually in Java MIDP/midlet, Symbian SIS or Pocket PC format) can be quite advanced.

There are many ways to get the above accessories to your phone but the easiest is through cellular phone downloads from the internet through WAP. You can also carry out this cellular phone download from your pc through an infrared connection or by using Bluetooth if both your pc and phone support it. Many cellphones also have memory cards. If you have one and a memory card reader/writer for your pc, you can save these cellular phone downloads on the card and put them back in your phone. The last option is to transfer cellular phone downloads using a cable connection but usually mobile phones are delivered without such a cable.

According to recent studies, the demand for cellular phone downloads will triple within the next 12 months. According to a survey sponsored by LogicaCMG, 20% of mobile phone owners all over the world have already used cellular phone downloads, a percentage that is expected to grow 60% within the upcoming twelve months.

The study was carried out in Europe, Asia, North America and South America and has also revealed that monthly average of expenses with subscriber's cellular phone downloads is currently 6.32 euros. About 40% of interviewees have expressed expected growth of cellular phone downloads for upcoming years. Ringtones, games and music are the three most popular cellular phone downloads.

Forty-one percent of the interviewees want to have the possibility of sharing the content of cellular phone downloads with their friends. Moreover, 17% of mobile phone users expect their phone carrier to provide network storage for all their cellular phone downloads.

Saurya Ghosal for http://www.discount-cellular-phone.com Read more about Cellular Phones http://www.discount-cellular-phone.com/audiovox-cellular-phone.html Copyright 2005 http://www.discount-cellular-phone.com

How to Find Wholesale Cellphone Accessories

2007-09-20T01:40:00.001-07:00

Description

Cell phones have been the new craze for the last couple of years. There has always been the need to buy the latest phone or the latest accessory available. Whenever there is a slight decline in the sale of cell phones then these cell phone companies come out with a new invention to keep the sales up. Just lately there has been the Nokia N-range and one of these cell phones allows you to stream high-quality television from the Internet at broadband speeds. Imagine a website that allowed you to purchase the next generation of phones and cell phone accessories in bulk size and then sell them on at a very tidy profit. Wholesale cellphone accessories are here and now.

The Answer to Your Prays

If you would love to make yourself a tidy profit from selling items such as cellphone accessories then you have to know where to go to make that profit. There are many website that have many links in the cell phone market and they can refer you to these links and then you can be sure of wholesale price cellphone accessories. i suggest to search google new groups under the term " wholesale cellphones".

Quality Wholesale Cell Phones

The quality of what you get will always be important to you. You will not want products that are not worthy of your money. Thankfully many wholesale sites knows the companies that are know for producing quality wholesale cellphone accessories and the products that you order will come in their original packaging so that you know what you are buying will arrive to you in supreme condition. No quality is compromised to meet a customers needs. You can start your own business and start making money from something that everyone wants….cellphone accessories. Wholesale cellphone accessories will ensure that you start making money in no time. High quality cellphone accessories at wholesale prices. What more could you want?

CellPhoneCellPhone.com is a website dedicated to finding the best cell phone and cell phone accessories distributors from around the world. We then compile a list of the suppliers for you to purchase so you can start selling cell phones and accessories for a great profit. With more than 10 suppliers, and more than 5 bonus suppliers that are all based in the United States, CellPhoneCellPhone.com is the #1 wholesale cell phone supplier on the internet.

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Batteries Reconditioning: How Can I Extend My Battery's Life?

2007-09-20T01:39:00.007-07:00

Batteries have come along way in development with our high demands for our cellphones, laptops and digital cameras. Batteries have to have more power and last longer. The way we should take care of our batteries have changed. Reconditioning your battery to prolong its life is part of the maintenance of proper battery care. By reconditioning you can give your laptop or camcorder battery more life and lasts longer. Familiarize and get to know a few basic tips on how the battery works and proper storage and care.

Tips on reconditioning your batteries

Research shows if you leave your Nicd for three months or more crystals inside will ingrain together having them turn into a more solid structure, which is hard to break up. At this point reconditioning is required. This process is a slow discharge which is to remove any energy remaining and bring it below| v/cell. Let the battery fully discharge once every three months is a good maintenance procedure for your NimH and Nicd batteries. The NimH battery has the shorter life so over exercising (discharging|recharging) is not recommended.

Storing Batteries properly is important

Reconditioning of your batteries will be done in several cycles of you discharge and recharging in the life of your battery. Twelve hours before use charging will help you in your power loss. Don't store your battery before use as it will loose power naturally and is not part of the reconditioning and maintenance system. For storing you should charge the battery to full and turn off the power. If you are storing the battery for several months or more. Not charging may result in poor battery reconditioning. By following these maintenance and reconditioning procedures you can get more life from your video camera, digital camera, cellphone and your laptop batteries or any other device that uses batteries.

Daryl Plaza is the owner of A1-batteries - a website with resources|reviews to help learn more about your cell phone, camcorder and laptop batteries with information and tips on all your battery needs.

http://www.a1-batteries.com

What's New with Cellphone Cameras

2007-09-20T01:39:00.005-07:00

Mobile telephones have progressed a long way from their humble beginnings as the analog “bricks” of the 80's as technology has offered increasingly more complex features and options. Once no more than just a phone, now the average new cellphone has more on-board processing power than the combined computing power used to land men on the moon. Miniaturization, modern programming, and constantly improving technology driven on by a hungry market means that the cellphones of today are not just a phone, or even an organizer, but instead, they are a centralized multimedia platform. They offer many of the same advanced features as a PDA, like Bluetooth, flash card compatibility, radio, and fully featured integrated digital cameras. Much like the cameras found on PDAs, the digital photography offered by multimedia phones is not brilliant, but rather better suited to casual photography of friends at opportune moments. The advantage of having an integrated cell-camera is that as a phone is something that people tend to always carry with them, they will always have a camera handy.

If high quality digital photography is what you're after, then you're better off buying a mobile phone and camera separately. While camera technology is getting there for things like PDAs and mobiles, the range of advanced options for a cell phone camera don't even translate to the standard set of features for a basic digital camera. A comparison of some prominent models on the market today follows, giving consideration to the cost, feature set, and level of quality offered by each device.

The Palm Treo 650 Smartphone runs the Palm OS version 5.4 on a 312MHz Intel CPU. It has 23MB of user memory available, expandable with the addition of either an SD or MMC flash cards. The display is a 320x320 pixel 16-bit color TFT, and it features a 0.3MP digital camera, capable of taking photos or capturing video. Feature wise, it's impressive, but doesn't weigh up against similar products for the price. The camera in particular is under-powered for the amount of processing behind it. A Smartphone 650 will set you back about $550.

The Sony Ericsson W800i has 32MB of user memory, and comes free with a 512MB Memory Stick Pro flash card. Featuring a display resolution of 176x220 pixels, and a 2 MP digital camera, it is fairly light on the features, and would be best described as a basic high-end mobile phone. The 2MP digital camera goes some way towards justifying the cost, but it doesn't compare to buying a digital camera separately. The W800i will set you back around $480.

The Nokia 7610 is a competitive entry on this list, featuring a fairly rich feature set by comparison to the other examples. However, it has only 8MB on-board memory, expandable via a MultiMediaCard flash card. It comes with a free 64MB MMC, with a 176x208 display in 16-bit color. The 1MP digital camera supports a very wide range of image formats, as well as two modes of video in low or medium resolution. It supports multiple video formats, has a 4x digital zoom. The Bluetooth enabled system itself has a web browser and email client. The main problems with this phone are the relatively short lived battery, and the small amount of on-board memory. But at just $310, the feature set gives this phone serious bang for the buck.

If we compare each of these to a normal digital camera, it is easy to see why they are not a good choice if you intend to focus on photography. $350 gets you a Canon SD500 7.1 MP digital camera. It features 3x optical zoom, along with 4x digital zoom, Television AV/out port, proper strobe flash with red-eye reduction, heavily customizable setup, optional automatic lighting conditions compensation, a tripod mount point, full motion video recorded at effective resolution of 0.3MP. It has an SD card slot, and a host of other features too numerous to name. This is not an elite, professional grade camera, however it outperforms every camera phone listed by at least 3:1. and at a lower cost too.

Cellphones have evolved to a point where they more closely resemble a laptop than anything else, combining a truly impressive range of multimedia technologies into one tiny device. Displays are improving rapidly, as is the level of functionality offered by modern mobile phones. As they become more numerous, these features will become increasingly useful as vast networks of people, all armed with such versatile devices will begin to take shape. As of now, however, they are fairly unfocused in their capabilities, offering a very wide range of features, but not delivering any one of them so well as to replace the technology from which the features first came from. While camera cellphones can have their uses, they still do not lend themselves well to high quality photography. For casual use with friends, or general purpose use, a camera phone can be a lot of fun, and while it combines a lot of devices into one convenient package, it doesn't deliver the a high level of quality.

Ron Donnelly is editor of the digital camera site, buying-guide-for-digital-cameras. You can visit the site at http://www.buying-guide-for-digital-cameras.com

Headline: Cell Phone Causes Woman to Rob Banks!

2007-09-20T01:39:00.003-07:00

It was captivating watching The Telephone Bank Robber on television, wasn’t it? The police say they have a big suspicion that it may have been or could have been Candice Rose Martenize just because she has a resemblance to the zillion pictures we all saw on television.

The police caught Innocent Until Proven Guilty Candice Rose Martenize in a North Virginia suburb. I think that “Martenize” is an alias. Out here in Idaho we spell it “Martinez, Martinis,” and some non-teetotalers after 4 P.M., “martini.”

I’ve made a scientific study of the case.

We learn at: http://cellphones.about.com/b/a/026565.htm

"September 15, 2003 “New cell phone radiation danger: bloody brain damage…

"According to a British scientist, cell phones can ‘cause proteins to leak across the blood-brain barrier’, which could lead to early senility. The scientist, quoted by The Independent, says the long-term effects are not proven, and that damage could repair itself, but he also explains that people that used to become senile around 60 could now do so in their 30s due to intense exposure to radiation.’"

Radiation is not good for your brain, especially if you are a rat!

We learn at: http://cellphones.about.com/b/a/056798.htm

"January 12, 2004 Rats get visible brain damage from cell phone radiation

"The February issue of Popular Science has a short piece about a Swedish study involving rats exposed to cell phone radiation. A classic approach, but this time brain damage is visible and it's freaky! A picture of a rat brain after cell phone exposure shows many dark spots, apparently leaked blood vesels (vessels) and damaged neurons. Of course, the industry has been quick to dismiss the study, but other scientists are gearing up to try and replicate these findings. So far, the most prevalent scientific opinion on cell phone radiation is essentially that it is too weak to damage the human brain…"

You got it?

Cell phones can fry your brain, especially if you are a rat.

Our Innocent Until Proven Guilty Candice Rose Martenize or “Martinez, Martinis,” or “martini” is most likely completely innocent.

If cell phones can cause early senility, they can change your love-abiding personality to that of a money-hungry cell-phone-talking bank robber.

That’s my theory and I’m sticking to it.

Why would such a Innocent Until Proven Guilty lovely young creature ever want to do anything other than to love and benefit her fellow human beings, especially old men in Idaho?

Innocent Until Proven Guilty didn’t do it on purpose!

For those of you who think the Phone Bandit was just dumb, here is a story:

"Robbed the Post Office November 17th, 2005.

"A man moved to the small rural community I live in and rented a box at the local Post Office. In order to rent the box he had to show picture ID and give his physical address and phone number. He lived in line sight of the post office just off the main road. Two days later he robbed the Post Office at gun point, the local police and postal inspectors merely had to walk across the street to arrest him at his home. His mail is now being forwarded to a federal correctional facility for the next several years." (http://www.dumbcrooks.com/)

They’ve got other dumb crook stories there at http://www.dumbcrooks.com/.

Have fun!

John T. Jones, Ph.D. (tjbooks@hotmail.com)is a retired R&D engineer and VP of a Fortune 500 company. He is author of detective & western novels, nonfiction (business, scientific, engineering), poetry, etc. Former editor of international trade magazine. Jones is Executive Representative of International Wealth Success.

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Send Free SMS Text Messages Online

2007-09-20T01:39:00.001-07:00

The way we communicate with each other keeps changing. Once, we relied on letters, telephones and fax machines but now we prefer speedier and sometimes less intrusive forms of communication like email or instant messenger. Even more popular, however, and a phenomenon of communication experienced worldwide, is sending SMS text messages to each other via cellphones (also known as mobile phones or cellular phones).

So, what is SMS?

Short Message Service (SMS) is the general name for the technology which enables people to send and receive text messages via cellphones (or mobile phones).

The GSM digital mobile phone standard (popular in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Africa and some parts of North America) state that: "Messages can be up to 160 characters of text in length". CDMA networks allow greater message size and operate in North & South America, Asia (China, India, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, Australia, Hong Kong, etc).

(In actual fact, most modern cellphones using the GSM standard send messages larger than 160 characters, but they do so by sending multiple messages of 160 characters. That means that when you send a message of 330 characters in length, you have actually sent two messages of 160 characters and one message of 10 characters.)

SMS messages can comprise of words, numbers or an alphanumeric combination; binary format is even supported.

Technically speaking, SMS is a store and forward service. This means that messages are not sent directly from sender to recipient, but always via an SMS center instead. You have a limited time to download or receive your messages (this happens automatically when you switch your cellphone on), otherwise the messages are removed from the SMS center concerned.

Message delivery (or failure) can be confirmed, too.

Note: this is a limited definition of sms. A fuller explanation can be found at
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texting

How Can You Send SMS Text Messages For Free?

Sending SMS is a great, quick way to communicate with friends and family. Unlike sending email, though, sending SMS messages is often not free. In the United Kingdom, for example, messages often cost £0.10 per message. And with people sending tens or hundreds of messages each day, costs can mount up.

So mobile phone companies design payment plans that allow you to send a certain number of text messages free per month. Or, if you pay enough of a monthly fee (or top-up your pay-as-you-go phone often enough) you may even be allowed to send an unlimited number of sms messages for free.

Still, this is a costly way to send 'free sms'.

A much better way is to use so-called 'free sms sites'.

Yes, there are many, many websites that allow you to send free SMS text messages online. Simply type in your message at such a website, then the cellphone number you wish to send a text message to, and click the send button. Sometimes the messages are delivered immediately, or within the space of an hour or so. Also, quite often there is no need to register to use the free sms service.

Example free sms sites include sms.ac, cbfsms.com and Fonetastic, and you can now find free sms on myspace.com too.

Like anything else on the web, some free SMS sites work better than others. For example:

* Some open for business one week and are closed the next, unable to recover their costs of delivering thousands of sms text messages. (There is always a cost associated with sending sms text messages online for the sms site concerned.)

* Some free sms sites work in one country but not another.

* And, most worryingly, some free SMS sites are simply not free -- either it costs the person to send the sms messages, or it costs someone to receive them.

Basically, a lot of free sms text messaging sites start out free, then either stop working or start to charge.

That's why a visit to a free SMS directory, where sites are reviewed or commented on, is recommended. For example, there are more than 150 free text messaging sites currently listed at TextMeFree.com .

Is Sending Free SMS Really Safe?

Yes. Usually.

It should be safe to send free text messages using a text messaging site, but many people have been caught out by services that sneakily get you to first join a subscription service, that often costs several dollars per week. It can be quite difficult to unsubscribe from such services, too.

Generally speaking free SMS sites profit from the advertising on their websites or in the actual text messages being sent; these sites don't normally abuse their relationship with the people doing the SMS texting. It's also generally true that text messages get sent quickly and people do not receive so-called SMS spam on their cellphone or mobile phone afterwards.

Again, a good free SMS directory will provide enough information about a free sms service or site for you to be able to decide for yourself.

Sending SMS text messages to your friends and family is quick, easy and fun. But it doesn't have to cost you anything, if you find and use a free SMS text messaging site that lets you send text messages to the country where they live. Happy texting.

Steve M Nash is the owner of TextMeFree.com, a directory of free sms text messaging sites. Find user free sms reviews, sms jokes and poems and lots more at TextMeFree.com

Too Much Radiation Can Cause Us Harm

2007-09-20T01:38:00.003-07:00

Obviously, we are exposed to many sources of radiation in everyday life and no matter what we do, we cannot avoid them. The radiation that we receive from the earth is very minimal and has been around since the beginning of time (and it will always be around). However, some of our own activities has in fact increased the amount of radiation we are exposed to during our everyday lives.

The detonation of nuclear weapons releases massive amounts of radiation. The debris from a nuclear blast is radioactive and eventually settles to the earth. Nuclear reactors also generate radioactive materials, but the radiation created from reactors is in most cases contained.

X-rays used in medical and dental procedures are definitely contributors to man-made radiation. We all need x-rays from time to time, but it is best not to overdue it. This is why medical professionals leave the room when they x-ray a patient. Nuclear medicine, which may even be used to treat cancer, is another factor adding to the radiation doses people recieve. The use of radioactive materials in research settings can also be a hazard. It is advised that anyone exposed to radiation in their daily work environment take the proper precautions.

Many products for sale to consumers are radioactive. Some of these include T.V.’s, luminous-dial watches, smoke detectors, tobacco products and building materials. In addition, cellphones are a possible cause of radiation. At this time, it is currently unknown how much radiation these sources add to our exposure.

Please review free cancer prevention articles written by knowledgeable scientists and doctors at Cancer Prevention Report Our health is our most precious asset.

Giving Your Kids a Cellular Child Phone

2007-09-20T01:38:00.001-07:00

In today’s hectic world, more and more parents are concerned about their children’s safety, and rightly so. Children today are involved in more and more activities and spend more time at home alone than any other generation. Many parents are turning to cell phones as a way to keep in constant touch with their children.

As cellphone technology becomes more and more advanced and prices of phones drop further and further, many families are utilizing shared calling plans and prepaid phones to furnish their children with cell phones. Most parents feel that children can be taught to be responsible with the devices, and the peace of mind that being able to contact your child at any time brings is more than worth the cost of the monthly billing.

Of course, a certain level of responsibility is necessary before a child should be given a cell phone. Most parents wait until their kids are middle school age before considering it, and then there is a significant learning process before the kids are turned loose with the phones.

Children must be taught that the phone is a valuable piece of equipment, like a gameboy or scooter, and must be treated with respect. This means no “monkey in the middle” or games of catch with the phone. Additionally, children must learn when it is appropriate to call for help and when it isn’t. Any parent of a child who has called 911 as a joke or just to see what would happen will stress the importance of this lesson.

Children must also be taught the proper time and place to use their cellphones. Most parents will set limits on the amount of calls to friends that the kids can make during the week. Since many plans now have free weekend calling, many parents allow children to call their friends during the free periods. Children must also be taught that the phones are not to be used during school hours, unless there is an emergency.

Most middle school aged children can grasp these concepts well, and the “coolness” factor still associated with having a cellphone at that age is a great incentive for the kids to follow the rules.

There are several prepaid cellphone plans available as well, if you just can’t afford to take the chance that your child will run up an astronomical bill. Several large discount retailers carry the popular Tracfone on which all time must be prepaid. The per minute cost is significantly higher than with regular phones, but if you are providing your child with a cellphone for emergencies, this shouldn’t be a major issue. They are easy to activate, and the minutes can be replenished via a special toll-free number or on the internet.

There are also services that allow you to track your child’s activities using Global Positioning Satellites (GPS). These phones are available through several companies including MyChildTracker. The service works with regular cellphones and allows the user to receive a voice message or a dot on a map on the internet. Although this is an extra monthly fee to pay, parents of teens have found the service invaluable.

If you are considering a cellphone for your child, make sure to spend some time teaching him basic cellphone etiquette and establishing some rules for its use. Not only will the cellphone give you piece of mind, but you may be able to teach your child about responsibility at the same time.

Jay Moncliff is the founder of http://www.portalmoviles.net a website specialized on Moviles, resources and articles. This site provides updated information on Moviles. For more info visit his site: Moviles

Creating Ringtones Is Easy As One, Two, Three

2007-09-20T01:37:00.001-07:00

Don’t waste another dime buying ringtones or another second attempting to download free ringtones from the Internet – make your own ringtones from your own MP3s. It’s as easy as one, two, three.

Step one:

Download and install an audio editor application, such as Audacity, which you can download for free from http://audacity.sourceforge.net/. Or use a current audio editor you may have already installed, such as Nero Wave Editor.

Step two:

Open up a MP3 from within the application and select a 10 ten 15 second clip to be your ringtone. Save the new clip as a new MP3 file or other audio file that is compatible with your cellular phone. Most relatively new cellphones are MP3 compatible.

Step three:

Upload the new file, which is the MP3 audio clip, to your cellular phone. This is the only tricky part. Consult your cellphone’s manual on whether to use Bluetooth or USB, or simply send the file from your PC to your phone if it’s Web-enabled.

Additional:

If you lack a wide variety of MP3s you can “rip” an audio file from your favorite CD and convert the file over to MP3 format, and then follow the above steps. For more information on ringtones, MP3s and other related how-tos, such as conversion, visit http://www.theMP3plug.com.

Blake Daniels is the creator and author behind http://www.themp3plug.com - the site dedicated to MP3 music, players, software, ringtones, etc.

3 Rad Ways To Pimp Your Cell Phone

2007-09-20T01:36:00.001-07:00

Nine times out of ten you're thinking of dunking your cellphone into the fire or mixing it in the blender because everyone else seems to be sporting a snazzy, sexy cell phone, while you are stuck with one that's snarky, ugly, obsolete and so unhip that it's started to look like a pig's behind. Chances are that you are planning to call it an antique and shove it down the throat of some wacko buyer on eBay.

Let's move on to the next step – your new cellphone. Now you need to pick up something and jazz it up so much, that you can show it off and make your buddies go green with envy. So, here are the latest ways using which, you can pimp up your cellphone:

1. Turn your cellphone into an ecosystem: In other words, convert your cellphone into an environmental-friendly product and check out the "oohs" and the "aahs" you get when you gently explain, to the opposite sex, how your cellphone actually protects the ozone layer. Don't buy cellphones that use non-biodegradable plastics; don't go near cellphones that coat their phones with flame retardant chemicals such as bromine-based flame retardants; conserve electricity by charging your phone as much as is required – better still, there's a new kind of phone that's made using bamboo and is powered by solar cells. Go for that. Our planet is getting hotter by the day; at least make your cellphone look cool!

2. Go for total convergence: First, get your cellphone hooked into a mobile radio service – there are many mobile services available and many, many more are on the way. Next, get a mobile TV service going – it's about 10 bucks a month, but that's nothing if you want to really pimp your buddy up. Now, get mobile VOIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) going – make calls to anyone in the world using your local connection! Bang, that's gonna get you some cool eyeballs! Now – here's the sucker punch – build all these features into a full screen phone! Mobile companies are coming out with full screen phones where everything is touch operated and the screen lights up when touched! Imagine a full screen phone with radio, TV and Mobile VOIP! Cool!

3. Make it burglar-proof: There are applications available in the market that make your cellphone scream out like Bruce Springsteen did while bellowing out "Born In The USA". Okay, the Bruce Springsteen bit was a joke, but, seriously, mobile applications are available that make your cellphone scream if it is stolen. Not just that, these applications lock in your private data, which can be recovered when you find the phone. Imagine what a technosavvy image you will project! Move over Neo, you two-bit son of an antique!

These are the top three ways you can pimp up your cellphone. Not only will your cellphone increase your social rank, it will also offer you protection from theft and provide you with entertainment when you need it the most – while at work or while studying. Plus, it will massage the ozone layer for you. Now what more can you wish for – Go for it, dude!

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Does Web Traffic Grow On Trees?

2007-09-20T01:32:00.003-07:00

I would like to know if Web traffic grows on trees. (It's my only chance of making money...)

Answer: No, traffic does not grow on trees. You can’t expect to just build a Web site and have people visit it. It does not matter how nicely designed, quality, innovative and unique your Web site is- the fact is that you need a way for people to find your Web site!

So how do I get traffic to my Web site?

Answer: In order for your Web site to receive traffic you need to promote it. This promotion process is very difficult but it is also extremely important to your Web site's success. Commerce related Web sites (i.e. Web sites which make money) will often require much more promotional efforts (in order to be successful and drive traffic) than does a non-profit informational site.

But I am too lazy and stupid to promote my Web site...

Answer: At the end of the day there is one way to receive ongoing traffic with no promotional efforts. This method is called "owning a domain name which receives unsolicited type-in traffic." Unsolicited type in traffic is when a casual Internet surfer types a Web site's URL straight into their browser. This type of traffic is very valuable- when your domain name is commerce related.

You see... when you own a domain name which receives unsolicited type-in traffic you do not need to promote your Web site in order to receive traffic. Instead your domain name promotes your Web site for you.

So... for example, the domain name CellPhones.com receives a lot of unsolicited type-in traffic. The reason why people type CellPhones.com straight into their browsers is because these people are looking to buy cell phones. Thus this type-in traffic is commerce related and is very valuable.

On the other hand a domain name like Volcanoes.com also receives a lot of unsolicited type-in traffic. However, this traffic is not as valuable because the people who type Volcanoes.com straight into their browser are looking for information about volcanoes. Now this type-in traffic would be more valuable if the people who typed Volcanoes.com straight into their browser were looking to buy volcanoes, but this is most likely not the case!

How much do these unsolicited type in traffic domains cost?

Answer: The cost of unsolicited type-in traffic domains depends on what the owner is willing to sell their domain name for. Typically the price that domain owners ask for their domain names varies based on the industy of their domain name, nature of their domain name and the number of type-ins per month that their domain name receives. A domain name like CellPhones.com for example will cost you hundreds of thousands of dollars and more.

An example of a recent sale of very high type in traffic domain name is AddictedGames.com which sold for a cool $135,350.

Commerce related domains in a fair industry (such as electronics) which receive 600 or so type-ins per month will typically cost $10,000-$20,000. The reason for these high prices is because these domains are very rare. According to Internet trends the value of these types of domains are only going up. This is especially true of domain names with the primary .com extension.

But I am poor, I can't afford a good type in traffic domain name?

Answer: If you do not have a big bank account then your best bet is to build a quality Web site with a brandable domain name and promote it through link building and other search engine optimization techniques.

You can start by submitting your Web site to my directory: DirectoryFire.com, the hottest directory on the Web.

Best of luck with your Web site!

Maybe Technology Ain't So Bad

2007-09-20T01:32:00.001-07:00

Cellphones are of the Devil! I've said it before. I'll say it again. Cellphones are of the Devil. I was ignored and lonely enough in my life before they arrived, and now, invisible is only a minor adjective to describe the nothingness I feel as even those who were my best of friends wave me silent so they can take that next call.

Call it pride, call it anything but I've refused to buy one to this point because if someone would ever want to actually talk with me in person, I don't want to miss it because I'm making my fourth stab at entering my password but my fingers keep slipping on the keypad.

And it's not only cellphones, it's those text-messaging things, too.

I'm guessing, actually, because maybe those text-messaging things are part of cellphones. Maybe some are and some aren't. Maybe it's obvious to you I'm making all this up. I honestly don't know a thing about cellphones and their ilk precisely because I honestly don't care. I don't care because I hold firm…

Cellphones and their spawn are of the Devil. But, that's not why I'm here. I'm here to tell you that I'm going to buy a cellphone WITH text-messaging, beg someone to teach me how to use it, and then, use it for what it's really meant for…to get me to the American Dream!

Are you following me? Can you see just how that wily Devil is sucking me in? And I don't care. That Beelzebub character is SO slick, I just gotta follow the glorious stench of brimstone straight to Hell!

What more do I have to know than this to decide to cut the lines on every moral anchor I've ever had in my life and buy the Devil's tool?

Lindsay Lohan is in all sorts of trouble today, but there's a couple dudes (and a lawyer) walking around who are thanking every God they've ever known for those text-messaging things. That could be me!

From what I gather a couple of 20-somethings were walking the streets of Santa Monica when this car goes by. They look in to see Lindsay Lohan (who, presumably they DO NOT know personally), in the car. SHE text-messages THEM and invites them to a party…

Do I have to go further?

I really don't give a damn that I'm in my 30's and look like something Robert DeNiro stepped in while making Godfather II and dragged around to this day. If this sort of a thing could happen to them, it could happen to me! The only real difference between them and me is they have one of those cell-text-messaging things and know how to use it and I don't.

How nuts am I? Poor Lindsay is having a hell of a time getting a handle on herself these days, and drunk and Godess knows what percentage stoned on Whatever! most of the time. She's making so many impaired judgments!

That gets me thinking… There's lots of women like that running around. If all that stands between me and that kind of serendipity, is a contract for 1/6th of my monthly income, then don't delay, please…SIGN ME UP!

These Dudes have already proven it: It is within the realm of the possible for someone as, well, let's say talented he winks, and rich and coveted as Lindsay to be whacked out on just the right combination of drugs and personal drama to be twisted enough to spy me on some corner and text-message me into her lair.

How could I NOT go? The Devil wouldn't even have to nudge me.

But, you say, it turned into a night of hell for them, she even rolled his own car over one of the guys' feet, it was reported.

Do you have any idea what those tread marks are worth?

That lawyer guy sure does…he's being oh, so, cool. “Oh, no!!” he says something like, though not as honestly. “Right from the jump we're going to play sympathetic to the young girl's plight, not even consider making her life more miserable and hold out, just a little while, for an astronomical settlement that no one will hear about. Of course, that means, even if the criminal charges we have in our back pocket (but REALLY don't want to use!)don't stick, the bad rep will, and really, Poor Lindsay's gone through enough, so let's spare her.”

And those Boy-Toy Pickups? Were it not for that device of theirs, we would never have heard of them. They never would have had met that very slick lawyer who will make them rich and probably get them cameos in her next movie.

But most important of all for their lives, let's face it, for one shining moment they had the hope of scoring with Lindsay Lohan!

If a cellphone could help me get closer to a dream like that,, tell me my horned friend, where do you want me to sign in blood?

Up until a little while ago, Drew thought he was just a hack. But then he tuned into http://mauihealingartist.com and learned that his only job is to be the fullest Drew that he can possibly be. There, he learned, there are things that can come through him that cannot be matched by anyone. This is true with you, too. Enjoy the Journey! Drew can be found at http://drewkittinger.zaadz.com

Prepaid Cards Over Postpaid and Homephone's Earlier Monopoly

2007-09-20T01:31:00.001-07:00

The growing demand for convenient phones to telecommunicate had led to the invention and manufacturing of cellphones.

Remember how landline companies monopolized the national telecommunications industry in the past while those of you who cannot avail of telephone lines complained of their inefficiency regardless of your ability to pay telephone bills. It had reached a point when concerned consumers brought their influence to the making of the innovation in telecommunication industry. Gone are the days when you had to trouble yourselves from using the transportation system just to get in touch with people you need to talk to.

An institution of gifted engineers and inventors however broke this monopoly to solve this national telecommunications problem that many considered as a major breakthrough. Imagine how much time and effort were saved to connect to people when another telecommunications company took the challenge of competition. This company with a promising advertisement in media tried to service phone lines to households where the pioneer telecommunications company failed short on some transmission lines in the past decades.

But that wasn’t the end of telecommunication trend. Soon enough, big telecommunication companies faced greater challenges with the entry of the cellular business. Now, the consumer has the option to choose which phone company is most convenient for him. This competition we could say is very much beneficial for the phone-user public. To anticipate the competitiveness of their businesses and of course to earn profits, telecommunications companies were driven to improve their services for continuous patronage of phone-users.

Cellphone companies, aware of every consumer’s needs and wants, continue to evolve to satisfy consumers, and as a gesture of their appreciation to the phone-user public and God’s providence for making their business a success. They also undertake the responsibility to use exceeding profits for social work. Going back in the 1990s, only people who have the capacity to pay cellphone bills were given access to cellular telecommunications but a new technology called the phone prepaid powered by a SIM card system and prepaid card had created a big hit in the market particularly in other parts of the world. The prepaid phone, that gets credit from using prepaid cards, had had open the door to those consumers who would want to manage their consumption in a month. It’s no wonder therefore that even our maids can now afford cellphones.

So far the competition in the telecommunications industry has been fierce enough that some people terminate their landline in favor of cellular lines and the reason is that monthly bills for cellular lines are cheaper. You might want to compare he prices. Load your cellphone with a prepaid credit consumable for a month and compare your expenses to your monthly landline bill that is exclusive of NDD and IDD calls. Cellphones, particularly the one using prepaid cards, have other benefits aside from saving you from expensive monthly bills. They do not function exclusively to telecommunicate. Anytime people would like to contact you and you are not home to receive their calls on a landline phone, you can anytime pick their calls up with this handy gadget that you can take wherever you go, even while driving. It’s always handy and you can always choose from a wide array of fancy designs with logos, pictures, wallpapers and cameras – features excluded in landline phones. When your prepaid cellphones run out of credit, you can conveniently click your favorite online prepaid card stores anywhere. If you are using postpaid, you might call your customer service assistant to give you some temporary credits.

Cellphones do remarkable services, sometimes more than what we bargain for. If you are not using much your landline and you want to trim down your expenses monthly, you might want to choose between keeping your handy phone or your home phone. As between postpaid phone and prepaid, you might be able to manage your charges when you go for a prepaid card-powered phone. The latest technology in this business aside from performing its primary telecommunications function, can entertain you as well.

Jade Amethyst http://www.flatrateonline.net/products/international-calling-cards.aspx

Cellphones Today - You Wish You Were in the Matrix

2007-09-20T01:30:00.001-07:00

Everybody today is looking for the coolest cellphone on the market. You get the one that does everything except cook for you, only to find out that the next day another one came out that can bake pancakes for breakfast, and cellphones just keep evolving and integrating more of the technology into a single device.

Remember the movie the Matrix? You threw your cellphone out the building, into the trash, you would even beat a couple of agents with it, and the next day you already had a cooler one in you hands.

We all wish it was this simple, but with the trends moving faster than ever before, cellphones are evolving rapidly today.

The great thing about this is that you get a cool cellphone today, and in six months you can get another one with twice as much functions in it for the same price. Or if you’re looking for comodity, than you can wait a couple of months and you can get the coolest cellphone that came out two months ago for a very good price.

There really is no stop in technology. Today you can use your cellphone as an Mp3 player, a radio, your personal agenda, voice recorder and digital camera. The future seems good as the standard cellphones are now coming out with more and more of these functions.

When you are looking to buy a new cellphone there are a few things you want to consider. Your choice of phone almost always depends on your choice of wireless service provider. In most cases you first need to figure out which carrier offers the best coverage and the best monthly service plan in your area. You can choose between flip-open, clamshell-style phones and standard non-flip phones. Flip phones can be more difficult to use with one hand because the cover may be heavier than the base, and some lack a separate caller ID screen on the cover that's visible without opening the phone.

Part of what makes a phone easy to use is its portability. A typical non-flip phone weighs about 4 ounces and is about the size of an energy bar--5 inches long, 2 inches wide, and an inch thick. Anything above that is considered large.

Most new phones allow at least three hours of talk time and two to six days on standby. Some phones, including Nokia's, can last up to 14 days on standby. Keep in mind that usage affects battery life, as well as the signal strength of your cellular service--a phone that constantly searches for signals will run itself down quickly.

These are a few things you will want to consider before you decide for your cellphone. In summary what you want is a design that fits your personal style, a plan that fits your budget, and the accesories that match up with your everyday needs. Once you have that, you have a perfect matching cellphone for you.

Charles Cruz CEO of Cell phone Heaven (http://cellphone-heaven.info/sitemap.html) Educating people on how to find the right cell phone for you.

Technology in the Workplace - Boon or Curse?

2007-09-20T01:28:00.001-07:00

Like all new innovations, technology in the work environment can either work for you or against you. What is good for the employer or is not always the same for the employee.

Is Technology Working FOR You or AGAINST You

When cellphones became available it seemed that they would fill a need for instant communication - any time, any place - that would help people be more efficient and thus save time.

Then email became a mainstream method of business communication. Marvelous - now telephones wouldn't ring off the hook, messages would not have to be stored and retrieved as verbal communications, which took time. Instead, information would be clear and concise and could be retrieved and answered any time, any where - again the promise of more freedom.

With email, internet and cellphones, was it really necessary for workers to be restrained to the office? Maybe shorter work days would ensue. Perhaps parents could collect their children from school and be contacted at home via either of these methods.

The work world was changing.

This truth came about as more workers were able to take their jobs with them. The travel from home to work and back again was no longer a barrier for actually DOING the work.

Telecommunication was making itself an integral part of conducting business. With cellphones and email, distance, time and travel were no longer barriers to conducting business effectively.

For some, this meant that coming to the office every day was an option - not a requirement.

Mothers and fathers found new freedom to take care of their children while still collecting the paycheck they needed to support them. Work could be done at home, at the park, at the grocery store, at night...

Unfortunately, this ability to work anywhere has become a nuisance instead of a luxury for some individuals. The fact that they are ABLE to do business any time, any where, means that they actually ARE doing business all the time.

Rather than free them, they found that they cannot get far enough away from work to really put it away for the day. Illness and emergencies do not stop the phone from ringing or the email from piling up - and because you can access it, there is no excuse for not dealing with it.

So for some, the convenience has become a ball and chain - creating longer work hours and constant stress. For these individuals it is necessary to commit themselves and their work mates to guidelines such as turning the phone off. Not accessing email regularly. Sticking to these rules and telling other work mates your new practices should help.

Remember that you were supposed to be ASSISTED by these devices. It is in the best interest of your health and the well-being of your family if these tools keep their proper place.

Roger Clark is senior editor at Top Career Resumes who provide free information to job seekers on all aspects of finding a new job and Medical Health News where you can find the most up-to-date advice and information on many medical, health and lifestyle topics.

Mobile Phones For The Best Gifts For Children These Days

2007-09-20T01:27:00.005-07:00

Mobile phones are appealing a lot to kids these days. Kids are very much fascinated by these devices and are all the time glued to their personal gizmos. Infact, kids are among the fastest growing consumer segment of these devices. Have you ever thought why mobile phones are attracting kids these days?

Well, the answer to this question is quite simple. The kids, especially those belonging to the age group of 8-16 years cannot resist cellphones due to their attractive colors, designs and very popular fun features. These days, mobile phones come equipped with games and ringtones. Kids can play games like Champ rally, snakes, solitiare and Pacman on their handsets. Apart, from playing games, kids can also use these gizmos for many other purposes. They can use them for staying in touch with their parents and parents can thus stay informed regarding their child's whereabouts and safety. Parents are themselves buying cellphones for their kids and also encouraging them to learn to use them.

Being able to use a mobile phone increases the self-confidence of kids. They learn new communication skills, new lingo and also get to interact with a large number of people. Kids use their cell phones for sending SMS's, for web browsing and also for sending simple emails to their friends. With mobile phones, kids get access to the world and also these gizmos open new doors of knowledge for them. Apart from that, kids love to flaunt their gizmos as fashion accessories.

Kids are also very fond of their handsets. With the drop in the prices of handsets, parents have started gifting them to their children especially the Pay as you go handsets. The average age for kids to own a mobile phone these days has fallen down as compared to the earlier times. Now, even a 8 year old owns a mobile phone and knows how to use it for clicking snaps, listening to songs and sending SMS's.

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Phones - Modern Means of Communication

2007-09-20T01:27:00.003-07:00

Phones today, are a far cry from their origin of journey. Both from a technological and the aesthetic perspective, they have changed beyond recognition: becoming glamour items in the process. Today, not only are they configured to work most reliably, but to also to look a world apart from each other.

Teenagers imagine their cellphones to be one among their fashion statements. Apart from the looks, they fulfil various tasks at the same time. From Java games to receiving and sending emails, to camera and video camera, to a music system they are also available with internet and with modern technology such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and GPRS, phones these days are full-fledged multi-tasking gadgets.

Business phones used to be a different calling, focusing more specially on the functionality rather than form. However, even those targeted at the business-class consumers these days, incorporate the stylish features, that fascinate children and adults alike. Their glamour quotient is on the rise and this tendency among the consumers is an enhanced selling point. They are thus smart not only in performance but in appearance as well. These days, many of them can inadvertently arrest your attention with their futuristic designs. Sci-fi movies can be proud of the legacy they spawn which includes phones with all their exquisite design.

Another amazing feature of the cellphones is the continually shrinking size of these items. In fact, it is not only size, but also the weight that are going for a toss. At times, it can be surprising as to how such a small thing can accommodate so many features and functions. They have truly changed in the way they used to be just a decade ago and by the way things are going, the shape and size of the phones of the future can be a matter of wild imagination.

Dennis Jaylon is a renowned business writer who has years of experience in writing technical reviews, product descriptions and product feature analysis of technical gadgets and gizmos. He has won appreciation especially for enlightening people about the latest communication gizmos...the Phones

How To Get A Great Deal On A New Cellphone

2007-09-20T01:27:00.001-07:00

If you're in the market for a new cellphone, now is a great time to go shopping. Cellular carriers and resellers are constantly offering special offers. Some companies offer free cellphones (after rebates), calling plans with thousands of minutes, etc.

With all these ads, where do you start? You can go to a local wireless store and see the latest makes and models. You can also research a variety of cellphones on the Internet. If you go to a wireless store, be prepared to spend some time, energy, and gas.

If you want to shop from home or the office, and avoid any sales hassles, you can shop for a new cellphone on the Internet. You'll save time, money, and gas, and possibly get a better deal on a new cellphone.

Three factors will determine how much you will pay for a new cellphone: 1.) PRICE, 2.) FEATURES, and 3.) CALLING PLAN.

If you're on a tight budget and don't want to pay anything up front for a cellphone, look for cellphone offers with instant rebates. The instant rebate amount is deducted from the cellphone's purchase price when you order.

If the cellphone you want costs some money up front, look for cellphone offers with mail-in rebates. You'll pay the purchase price of the cellphone when you order, and receive a mail-in rebate coupon.

Some cellphone offers promote rebates as much as $100.00 or more. Mail-in rebate checks can take several weeks to arrive, and they're great if you don't mind waiting for them. If and when you get a rebate check, it's like getting cash back. For example, if your cellphone's purchase price was $100.00, and you receive a $100.00 rebate check, your cost after the rebate is zero.

Cellphones with few features cost less than cellphones with advanced features. If you just want to make calls, you don't need a cellphone with advanced features. If you're going to take pictures, download videos, music, and e-mails, you'll need a high-end model with advanced features like a QWERTY keyboard, camera, large video display, MP3 player, and more.

The last and most important factor is the calling plan. Plans differ from carrier to carrier and you have to decide which plan is best for you. Think how you will be using the phone regularly before choosing a plan. You should estimate how many minutes you will use each day during peak hours, which are typically from 6am-9pm, Monday to Friday. For example, if you can limit your talk time to 30 minutes a day, that comes out to approximately 600 minutes per month.

To get the best deal, look for a plan with the lowest monthly rate and the most minutes per month. Get a plan with more minutes than you'll need to avoid costly overage charges. Monthly rates of some plans offering the same number of minutes per month could vary. Make sure to look for a plan that offers free long distance, weeknight, and weekend calls. This plan allows you to talk nationwide for a long time at night and on weekends.

If your relatives, friends, and co-workers use the same carrier, you might want to select that carrier. Some carriers offer unlimited mobile-to-mobile calling to other people on the same network or other money-saving features for free or a flat fee.

Some plans don't offer certain cellphone models, and not all plans are available in all areas. If the plan you choose doesn't offer the cellphone model you want, search for other cellphones that are offered by the plan. The cellphone you want may be offered by another plan from the same carrier or by a plan from a different carrier.

Great cellphone deals are out there, if you take the time and effort to look for them.

Charles M. Morelli is the CEO and Webmaster of CMMEI.COM. CMMEI.COM offers business products and services, and more. Visit http://www.cmmwireless.com to see great cellphone deals with instant and mail-in rebates.

Tones for Your Phones

2007-09-20T01:26:00.003-07:00

In ancient times, warriors would decorate their weapons with carvings or jewelry because these weapons became an extension of their lives and an expression of who they were. Today, cellphones are integrating themselves more and more into our lives, becoming an invaluable tool to our work and play. So it is only natural that we decorate our cellphone "weapons" as a form of personal expression and individualization.

There are all kinds of fantastic accessories available to take your cellphone to the next level. After all, why would you want to have exactly the same cell phone that everyone else has, when you can make it uniquely yours?

Boost the Performance factor

You can increase its performance with batteries that last longer than the battery it came with from the factory. These are readily available on the Internet.

If you're on the go and find that your cell phone is dying, you can continue to talk if you have a cellphone charger, which can plug into your car's cigarette lighter. They are very handy, and many cellphones come with one anyway.

If you spent a lot of time in the car, or a lot of time working with your hands, you may need to consider a hands-free attachment. This lets you clip your cell phone to your belt, or lay it beside you on the car seat, and just speak into a microphone and hear through a small earpiece so that you can keep both hands safely on the wheel.

Boost the prettiness factor

Your phone probably came with a gray or silver faceplate, which you can switch to something much more colorful and fun, and appropriate for who you are. Faceplates are available in colors and patterns and textures and can even contain the logo or motif of your favorite band or sports team.

Antennas are available that light up when you get a call, which may not be appropriate in an office setting, but can be a lot of fun when you're hanging out with your friends.

Ring tones are another popular way to customize your cell phone. Ring tones are available for free and for purchase from a variety of companies. Many cellphones can now play different ring tones depending on who is calling. You can select music or find noises or hilarious sounds to make your cellphone stand out from the crowd.

Instead of having the same boring cellphone that everyone else has, why not jazz it up a bit? After all, it's such an important part of your life!

Jeff Lakie is the founder of Cell Phone Information a website providing information on Cell Phones

Wholesale Cellphones

2007-09-20T01:26:00.001-07:00

Sam Club, COSTCO, BJ’s, a distribution center where consumers can buy goods in bulk sizes, have changed the process by which consumers can “cut” out the middle man by purchasing from these wholesale distributors, consumers manager to get better deals than at other realtors who actually mark the price up so they can make a profit. Wholesale trade firms are essential to the economy. They simplify product, payment, and information flows by acting as intermediaries between the manufacturer and the final customer. In addition wholesale cellphones markets have blossomed and they act on the behalf of the buyers and sellers of goods. They provide cell phone accessories to the consumers, be it the public or private consumers.

With the technology of the internet, wholesale cellphones markets have more oppourtiunites to distribute cellular phones and accessories to those looking to purchase them. The internet provides consumers with the chance to perform research on what distributor offers the better plans, better accessories, and better prices for new and used cellular phones. In the beginning, when the cell phone industry researched consumers, they (as most new technology is when they are new to the market), was highly overly priced. By the time the prices declined more and more consumers were talking on the cellular phone. With this boom in cell phone usage the wholesale cell phones market took off and manufactures could cell an entire package, cell phone, headset, hands free, charger (for house and car), and other accessories for considerable lower than when they were first emerged on the market. These wholesale distributors provide the latest up to date technology in cell phone for considerable lower prices for consumers. Some consumers believe that the wholesale cellphone market is where consumers can purchase damaged or outdated cell phones. However, that is not true. The whole sale cellphone market is no different than the whole sale markets that the consumers are already use to, Sams Club, COSTCO, etc.

Manufactures have begun to sell their cell phones and cell phone accessories to wholesale distubutors who then turn around and sell them at higher rates to the consumers. Purchasing directly from the wholesale distributor elimanets the middle man and the mark up price. Consumer can actually save money by purchasing wholesale cellphones. Only thing to keep in mind is making sure that the wholesale company is genuine and will guarantee the product. Wholesale cellphones and cell phone acccerioses can be purchased from the top names like: Nokie, Samsung, Motorola, Mitsubishi, Audiovax, Nextel, Kyocera, in addition to purchasing name brand cell phones, consumers can also purchase hands free, car kits, antennas, camera phones, and other cellular phone accessories. Not only when purchasing from a Wholesale cellphone market saves the mark up price from the big business realtors, but it is a great market that provides the latest cell phones and accessories for reasonable prices. The latest technology in cell phones can be purchased from these wholesale distributes. With all the expenses in the economy, purchasing a cell phone should not cost as much as your electric bill. .

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Buying Cell Phones in Bulk

2007-09-20T01:25:00.001-07:00

Buying and selling cell phones is a very lucrative business. Cell phones are a necessity in today's modern life so it is always a hot commodity.

WHY YOU SHOUD BUY CELLPHONES IN BULK

When purchasing cell phones for your business, remember to buy in bulk because when you purchase more, you save more. As a phone dealer, you can really save a lot of money when you buy wholesale cell phones rather than buying one at a time. It is always best to have a large inventory of the products you are selling for convenience and getting more sales.

WHERE TO BUY CELLPHONES IN BULK

Get in touch with the largest cell phone wholesalers in the country. They offer wholesale mobile phones, wholesale phone accessories, and other discounted products such as satellite TV dishes, LCD panels, and cellular accessories.

The Internet can provide you with a long list of wholesale cell phone suppliers. You can even find one in your area. They offer great discounts, convenient payment schemes, money-back guarantees, and shipment tracking, among other things. There are also websites that offer wholesale cell phones direct from China at factory price.

There is also a market for secondhand cell phones. As a phone dealer, you can sell brand new cell phones and accessories, but you can also buy used units at a lower price and resell them to other people. This kind of cell phone trading is becoming popular because of the practicality. These secondhand cell phones cost less than the brand new ones but they still work all the same.

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Japanese Mobile Phones Are Highly Advanced

2007-09-20T01:24:00.005-07:00

When you compare the mobile phone market in Japan with the market in the USA and other regions of the world, it's easy to see some stark differences. In some places in America, people still use analog and TDMA cellular phones. Just a while ago custom ringtones came into the market, while they have been huge in Europe for many years.

The cellular technology in Japan, however, is on a much higher level than other parts of the world. Cellphones are more common there, too. Mobile phones play an integral role in daily life in Japan, almost everyone has one. The cellphone business in Japan is booming. The latest model can be had for about ¥ 60,000, which is roughly about $300 USD. Older, workable but less desirable cellphone models can be had in Japan for dirt cheap - less than $10 USD.

The Japanese cellphone service market is largely controlled by 3 central providers. Vodafone and 'J-Phone', NTT and 'DoMoCo', and KDDI and 'AU'. All phones in Japan operate on a unique frequency, which is a fusion of CDMA as well as other frequencies. Phones coming in from outside of Japan aren't capatible with the frequency Japan operates on. Because of this, most phones sold inside of Japan don't work outside of Japan, either. You'll have to purchase a cellphone if you are traveling in Japan and want to keep in contact.

There's a wide variety of different cell phone manufacturers that offer mobiles capitable with Japanese service providers. You're probably familiar with Sony Ericcsoon, Kyocera, Sanyo, and even companies like Casio and Kenwood. Oddly enough, you won't find cellphones from large cellphone manufacturing companies, like Nokia. Still, you'll be able to find many other top quality models that will surely meet your satisfaction.

Mobile phones in Japan come with great technology, including built-in cameras, high resolution displays, GPS devices, and more. You can play mobile phone games online on your mobile phone, and for even greater enjoyment you can even purchase joystick attachments to hook up to your phone. Clearly, phones in Japan have come leaps and bounds over cellphones in other areas. Will the rest of the world ever catch up?

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The Cell Phone Store

2007-09-20T01:24:00.003-07:00

Effectively everybody wants the hottest and best cheap cell phones nextel, cheap cell phones in canada, cheap cell phones only when they are shown on TV. Also, there are various means of personalizing the phone to suit everybody. We grant you with a immense choice of mobile phones and accessories on the market at the moment to mind of all your cell phone requirements. The telephone is a personal phone which obtains or broadcasts messages through a Communications network.

Radio waves maybe employed to shift signals from and to the phone. Both communications network holds a range of 3 to 5 miles and intersections further network. A lot of these cell site can be attached to Cheap Cellular Phone Accessories, Cheap Cell Phones Without A Plan, Cheap Cellular Phone Plans and that can detect the force of the signal received from the cellphone. When the cell phone owner roams from one network area to a second, these phone exchange instantly controls the mobile phone and a network with a more potent signal (from the telephone) how to go to a latest radiocommunication channel.

Ages ago, cellphones were moderately worse than the modern types, and several were contrived for long run installation in cars, or as "portable" cellphones the same size as a briefcase. As software bettered in the early 1990s, the more unfit "bricks" vanished and tiny hand held cells became normal. Within virtually all of Europe, moneyed areas of Mainland China, cells are pretty much universal, either with the majority of adults possessing a phone.

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The Growth of Cellphones

2007-09-20T01:24:00.001-07:00

Cellphones are quickly becoming an integral part of our lives. They increase the convenience factor, help us stay organized, and keep us in touch with the people that we love. They can also help us keep informed!

As cellphone technologies increase, cell phone manufacturers are finding new ways to pack great programs into their cellphones. One such program that is being built into cellphones now, and will increase in the future, is the RSS feed capability.

Having this capability will mean that your cellphone can act like an MP3 player, and perhaps you already have a cell phone that has MP3 player capabilities. But in a cellphone with RSS feed capabilities take the MP3 player format one step further.

The word “podcasting” was coined in 2004. It is a technology that no one heard about until recently but is gaining popularity at an exponential rate. A podcast is like a radio program that broadcasters create in an MP3 format and attach it to an RSS feed on their web site. Computers and cellphones with RSS feed capabilities can grab the MP3 file and download it automatically. This means that every time the podcaster makes a new show, your computer or your cell phone can automatically pick it up.

(A quick note on terminology: podcasts and punchcasts are virtually the same thing except that podcasts are typically the "radio show" that goes to your computer, while punch casts are considered the ones that end up on your cell phone, even if they are the same show in the same MP3 file.)

The value of listening to podcasts on your cell phone is tremendous. While most people have not heard of podcasts, there are literally thousands and thousands of podcasts out there, and each one is designed for a specific niche: the baseball enthusiast, a wine lover, a news junkie, an entrepreneur, and the list can go on and on. If you have a hobby or interest, you'll probably find a podcasts on it… or 10 podcasts on it!

Aside from topics, podcasts vary in length and quality: just like television shows, they can have an interview format or a quiz show format or a monologue format, to name a few. They can be well done or poorly done.

Here's how it works: you find the podcast you are interested in and subscribe on your cell phone (it's free) and every time the podcaster creates a new podcast and attaches it to the RSS feed, it gets automatically loaded onto your phone.

So now you can stay on top of all the exciting news in your industry, or in a hobby or an area of interest that you might have and you can do it all on your cellphone!

Jeff Lakie is the founder of Cell Phone Information a website providing information on Cell Phones

Tips On Improving Your Cellphone Battery Life

2007-09-20T01:21:00.005-07:00

Cellphones, for all practical purposes, have become a necessity in the modern world. Not only are they used as a communication device, they are now increasingly seen as a personal computer system with functionalities that were previously associated with the bulky desktop. Powerful as they may be, modern cellphones are limited by the fact that they rely on the batteries which do not hold a large amount of charge. Thus, in this article we will examine ways in which cellphone users can extend their cellphone's battery life.

Turn Off The Vibrate Feature
One of the best techniques to increasing the battery life of a cellphone is by turning off the vibration mode ringer option. This is one most energy draining feature found in today's cellphone, the energy required for turning the tiny motor which causes the phone to vibrate is almost double to that required for the same phone to ring.

Turn Off Back Light
Most people generally use their cellphones in areas with sufficient background light, hence in these places there is no real need to have the back light on. However, if you do require to use the back light then its best to keep your back light time out to no more than 3 seconds.

Use Cellphone Just For Talking
If you want to conserve your battery then its best to use the cellphone for what it was initially intended for and nothing else. This means that you should avoid playing games, using the built in camera feature, listening to music, instant messaging or surfing the web. Battery use is directly related to cpu use, so the more tasks you do with your cellphone the faster your battery will drain.

Reduce Volume Level
Another way to increase your cellphones batteries is by lowering down the volume for the ring tone and by turning of unnecessary sounds such as the button pressing clicks and key tones.

Turn Off Your Cellphone When Necessary
It is pointless to keep your cellphones on in situations that you know you will not be able to get a signal at such as on a plane, subway or in a library. Scared of missing a call, don't. Many cellphone providers already have a system in place that would avoid you from missing a call. In this system, if a caller is not able to reach you then they are automatically forwarded to your voice mailbox where they can leave a voice mail for you to review later on.

Take Care Of Your Cellphones Battery
Battery are not very resistant to temperature changes, hence its vital you store your cellphone batteries in a place that is at room temperature and away from direct sunlight. If possible try to fully charge your batteries nightly at minimal once every three days. Over time the terminals on the battery may become oxidized, depending on the severity you may just need to clean the terminals with alcohol or need throw the battery altogether.

Over time cellphone batteries do begin to lose their charge capacity. This is due the general wear and tear and is to be expected. On average you can expect a modern cellphone battery to last for a couple of years before needing replacement.

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Communication in the Workplace is Essential to Productivity

2007-09-20T01:21:00.003-07:00

In a small business atmosphere, it seems that everyone wears many hats, which can keep boredom at bay but also cause stress to your employees.

Depending on the size of your physical business will determine the different means of communication that can be used.

Email is a really good form of communication between employees. It's quiet and it gives the recipient an opportunity to research or think about their answer with little or no pressure. Emails between employees should be kept in a strictly business mode. Employees that email jokes on a continuous basis are not concentrating on their goals or their job duties.

Emails are also an excellent way to communicate with your clients or customers. This gives your client/customer an opportunity to respond in their time, without disturbing their workday. Of course, this only works when your clients/customers actually read their emails on a regular basis.

Instant messaging is another form of communication in the workplace. If your employee is getting up out of their chair continually to go to another employees' desk for a question, it is wasting your dollar. Most questions can be answered through instant messaging. Any question that requires detailed explanations should be asked through email.

Cellphones in the workplace should be discouraged. Personal calls are on the up-rise with so many people owning cellphones. Additionally, it is really hard to monitor employees that may be abusing privileges of allowing cellphones to be on at work.

In my particular business I try and operate the honor system. I assume if the work is getting done in a timely manner, then my employees are not abusing their privileges. Unfortunately, this is not always the case. Even the best employees sometimes abuse their privileges.

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Cheap Cellphones: How to Find the Best Deal

2007-09-20T01:21:00.001-07:00

You all know today’s modern world. There is nobody that does not have a cellphone it seems that everyone has one and they are always looking to purchase the newest and most updated cellphones. But sometimes they have to pay over the odds to buy the most recent and most up to date cellphone. After all the companies that sell cellphones have to make a profit at the end of the day and they can only do this by selling their cellphones for high prices. But imagine if you could sell some cellphones cheaper then the high street retailers but you can still make as much a profit as what they do. Anyway would jump at that chance because they know just how huge the cellphone market is. You can guarantee that there are only 1 in 50 people that do not own a cellphone. So imagine the profit margin. You can also bet that at least 1 in 25 people are not looking to update their phone within the next 6 months and that then equals a lot of dollars.

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Summary All you need is your computer and an internet connection. That is all you need to start making a lot of money. There are millions of people that use eBay everyday and they will always buy what seems to be a very cheap cellphone. Thankfully they will not know how much you really paid for it. This is so simple that the money you will be making might seem like you gained it unfairly. But if you can pay your bills and afford to go on vacation this year then what is stopping you?

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Wholesale Cellphones

2007-09-20T01:20:00.003-07:00

I’m sure many of us have asked ourselves at some point and time, Are these cellular phones really worth the trouble. Especially with technology booming and new versions of the same product emerging on a weekly basis, for outrageous prices. As a mother of three teenagers, I found myself in this very predicament recently.

Battling with an ongoing debate, Wholesale Cellphones or Brand new cell phones. The obvious concern being is it economical to add three teens to a contract, thus, purchasing the new sleek cellular phones with that million dollar plan, or purchasing Wholesale I admit, I was duty-bound to choose the later.

Initially, I had my reservations; I didn’t think that was one of my wiser decisions. The kids were experiencing ongoing problems since the Wholesale Cellphones were placed in their hands. I’ve had, on a few occasions to come out of pocket for new batteries, screen replacements, casing, etc. One dropped her phone on the cement. The other dropped his in the toilet accidentally. Not to mention an ongoing supply of replacement minutes. I admit, I’d begun to think for a moment if the purchase of a Wholesale Cellphones was saving me money at all.

Thinking of course that if I’d put them under contract, that these mishaps would be insured. That is until my last trip to the cellular repair booth. I had the opportunity to ask the gentleman that had been working in the Wholesale Cellphones industry for the past 15 years his opinion on purchasing Wholesale Cellphones verses brand new. His response was interesting and completely amazed me,

The newer, ridiculously priced cell phones have far more problems than people are aware of, and most often they are not repairable, and the money you pay to insure them. Let’s just say, you could supply your entire family with three Wholesale Cellphones for the

monthly cost of that.” He stated as he placed a new battery in my fourteen year old son’s Wholesale Cellphone for the second time.

I can’t say for certain that I disagreed with this gentleman completely. After careful consideration, I confidently agree that the less expensive older models are far more reliable than the newer models.

I have over time noticed that the newer versions are more difficult to repair as opposed to the Wholesale Cellphones. Ultimately when you purchase the newer models, you can expect to replace the entire phone within six months, if not sooner, and that’s without the help of the kids accidents.

The bottom line is this: Are you really saving with the purchase of Wholesale Cellphones? Absolutely! Especially with kids. It’s far more feasible to purchase Wholesale Cellphones possibly running the risk of losing or inadvertently damaging them as oppose to spending three hundred dollars on these new razor camera phones that simply stop functioning at will.

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Cheap Cellphones

2007-09-20T01:20:00.001-07:00

Today almost everyone is looking for a deal, and although many would love to own a cellphone the prospect for some is very grim. Cellphones and all the the things that go with them can cost a small fortune and for some this is something that is just not feasible. The fact that they have become almost a necessity is just a sad reminder for those that cannot afford to spend, spend, spend. This fact has created a demand for a supply of affordable quality cellphones and it is this fact that has created a new avenue for you to open and operate your own business. Once you've decide to open a business supplying quality cheap cellphones, the question of how to stock it will arise. It is a natural question and after careful research, we believe we have found the answer for you.

Deciding on how, the new business venturer, you can find a way to supply your own cheap cellphone store is a logical question. It may be one that is a bit confusing as well. Well we have done the research and believe we have found a website that can enable you to make your business a success. It is a pretty simple address to remember and deserves your time and attention in exploring it. Be thorough, follow the links, take your time. After all it is your business and your decision. We know you want to sell cheap cellphones and you deserve to get these phone at a good price without sacrificing quality.

Doing a search on yahoo.com will provide you with a reliable list of suppliers to enable you to get cheap cellphones at a discounted rate. It will also help you to answer any questions you may have and may provide you with a lot of other useful information as well. This website is terrific and we believe one you will find most useful when you decide to stock your store. It will provide you with useful links and bonus offers that will enable you to save time and money and provide quality cheap cellphones to quench a demand that only your business can. The demand for quality affordable cellphones is expanding. Why should you miss out on the opportunity to supply a product that is becoming a necessity to those who otherwise may not be able to afford one. If someone could find a way to open a business which sold a line of high quality cheap cellphones with minimal cost to them we believe the potential for income could be enormous, and that is why we decided to do the research and truly believe that this website could be the answer to your prayers. Don't delay, visit the website. We believe once you do you will wonder how you could have ever gotten started without it.

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Name Brand Cellphones on the Cheap

2007-09-20T01:16:00.003-07:00

We might as well face it: everyone has a cellphone these days. You can’t go anywhere in the United States without running into people carrying cellphones. They’re in the grocery store, they’re in line behind you at the ticket office, they’re in traffic next to you gabbing happily away. How is it that everyone in the country seems able to afford such costly cellphones with loads of cool features and still pay for their monthly plans? Twenty years ago, cellphones were a luxury that only the very wealthy could afford to own. Today, if you don’t have a cellphone then you’re treated as if you’re living in the Dark Ages. You’re out-of-touch, behind the times, technologically impaired – and all because you don’t have a cellphone. But how are you supposed to purchase a cellphone with all those extras like ringtones, camera-capability, graphics, games, and fun accessories? After all, no one is made of money, and new, upgraded phones are coming out every single day. But worry no more!

Offering name-brand Cheap Cellphones at wholesale prices, using this website anyone can purchase the phones they want without having to take on a second job just to pay for them. Cellphones don’t have to be expensive when what you’re usually paying for is the brand-name associated with the product. Cheap Cellphones and accessories are now available to everyone, not just large companies already involved in the cellphone industry. You don’t have to be a business owner or cellphone supplier to take advantage of the rock-bottom prices offered on the site.

Why pay a higher price for your phone than these big companies Offering the latest in cellphone technology and upgrades, it is now possible for anyone and everyone to stay in touch using the best cellphones on the market today – and the price you’ll pay is the price that big-name companies who sell hundreds of phones a week are offered. Big cellphone companies mark up prices on their phones, charging increasingly and ridiculously high amounts for phones that are slimmer, smaller, more technologically capable, and more attractive. But when all these same phones and cellphone products are offered at wholesale prices, it would be silly to pay the prices that the big names demand.

The Cheap Cellphones offered through the site are no different than the expensive cellphones you might buy in any number of cellphone stores located throughout the country. The only difference is in the price. The choice is yours. Either you can pay the high prices that big-name companies demand, prices they are forced to raise higher and higher in order to stay ahead of the competition and cover their huge overhead, or you can buy Cheap Cellphones at wholesale prices. The phones are all the same, but the prices are not.

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Cheap Cellphones The Key to Starting a Cellphone Business

2007-09-20T01:16:00.001-07:00

The key to opening a boutique that will sell cellphones is to find a great deal on cellphones. Cheap cellphones may lead someone to believe that they are cheap quality. However, this term refers only to the amount one would have to pay to obtain a wholesale quantity of cellphones in order for their business to resell for a profit. It is easy to get fooled into thinking you're making a great deal buying on the Internet because you'll never actually meet your dealer face-to-face. For this reason, it is important to only deal with reputable dealers when it comes to wholesale cellphones.

To find a great deal on cheap cellphones, you could purchase the seller list from the webThey have the best contact list available on the Internet. With the list, you can find sellers all around the world who are dedicated to providing you and your business with a great deal on cell phones. At our website, you can choose from brand name cellphones or you can get cheap cellphones that have been previously used but have been completely refurbished.

This articles can help you get to know the business of getting deals on cellphones and how to sell them for a good price and still make a profit. You can find information about cellphones and cellphone accessories in one place. This knowledge will be useful running your boutique because customers will inevitably want to ask questions that you will need to have the answers to. If you don't know enough about the phones and accessories you are selling, you will probably lose the business of the customer and earn a reputation for being inexperienced. The user testimonials are a great way to know that this list is the real deal. People who have used the seller list to get cheap cellphones have been so satisfied with the results that they took the time to post about it for skeptical people such as yourself to read and know that they aren't going to be wasting their time or money.

Cheap cellphones are available from different websites and companies around the world, but it can be difficult to know which ones you can trust. The best way to go about finding deals is to establish how much you are willing to pay and then find a seller who is within your range. It is vital to do the research to be sure that you are dealing with reputable people who are dedicated to getting a great product to you for a fair price. Running a business can be trial and error but if you work hard and learn as much as you can about your products, you re sure to keep your customers coming back. The key to running a successful business is to be honest and establish a good relationship with your customers. getting a deal on cheap cellphones could be the first step to the success of your new business.

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How to Buy a Better Cell Phone?

2007-09-20T01:15:00.001-07:00

Most people buy cellphones, in order to make their life easier. They use cell phones for a variety of purposes including keeping in touch with their friends, relatives and acquaintances. Some people consider cell phone as a necessity and even like to conduct most of their tasks, online.

It is true that cell phones would change your life and make it easier, but it is also important to keep in mind, some tips and advice coming from experts, in this field when you buy cellphones. This would allow you to make smart purchase and also offer you, the best cell phone under the sun.

Here are some important tips you must follow and buy cellphones accordingly.

• Coverage: Would you buy cellphones that does not offer you, a good coverage? Certainly not purchasing cell phones just because they have been endorsed by your favorite brand and looks great would waste your money. Make sure that your cell phones work when you are out of town and in your city.

• Monthly cost: Buy cellphones that would cost you less, on a monthly basis and fits in your budget. Check out everything that comes in fine print.

• Offers: Look out for best offers and discounts when you buy cellphones.

• Features: So the cell phone you are considering to purchase the latest technologically advanced features such as MMS services, instant messaging service, video, camera, Bluetooth and lot more. But do you really require all the above-mentioned features in your cell phone? Do not waste money on what would not prove beneficial for you check but the features carefully when you buy cellphones.

• Service strength: Most cell phones vary in signals. Make sure that the cell phone you buy does not offer weak signals or go out of range in borderline zones.

• Design: Make sure that the design of the cell phone you are purchasing is user-friendly. There are several designs of mobile phone available in the market you can choose from. From flip phones and slimline to the smallest phones all sorts of cell phones are available in the market.

• Budget: This is an important point to consider when you buy cellphones. Make sure that you buy cellphones that suits your budget.

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