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Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Compact Disc Care For Newbies

By Thomas Brinkenberth

If you are very meticulous about your hygiene, shouldn't it follow that you should also be particular about your properties' maintenance? Proper care of your stuff should be done in a periodic manner so that you can really say that it is effective. If you want another reason why you should keep your belongings in optimum condition, it is because you can save money by doing so. This is because you will not have to buy one every so often. Remember that the entire world in undergoing a terrible financial crisis so it is imperative that you should be conscious with regards to your money's purchasing power or else you will end up with nothing in your hand at the end of the day.

This maintenance should include your compact discs or CD. If you use it to store your significant memories like important letters, pictures or home videos, then you must do everything to make sure that they will indeed last a lifetime that you can look back on even when you are already old and grey. They will be a great piece of your life that can be handed down from one generation to another. Surely, your offspring will thank you for such a prudent thought.

Here is a list of important tips that can lengthen the lifespan of your compact discs. Do you really want them to age with you gracefully? Read on to scoop these wonderful benefits.

The first thing that you should do is to keep your fingerprints off the bright and shiny surface where the information is encoded. If you can't help but hold the CD, then hold only the outer edges. It is easy to guess when you broke this cardinal rule because you will immediately see the evidence in the shiny surface. You prints will be all over it.

Another essential point to remember is to lay down the CD in a shiny side up position. Keep it in a slim protective sleeve before and after using it. Also take extra precaution not to bend the CD because if you do, you might lose all the data that you have stored in it.

Next, if you want to clean the compact disk, use a soft cotton cloth. Cotton is the perfect material because it easily absorbs dust and other particles that might have settles on the surface of the CD. It can also eliminate hard to remove spots without causing undue damage. Always be conscious of how you clean your CD. It should be from center outwards. Avoid wiping in a circular motion because it is not the correct way of cleaning.

If you can see that there are light particles like a hair strand, gently blow on the disc, just enough to let the strand fly away.

Lastly, if possible, keep the CDs in their original cases. You also have to make sure that they are in an upright position all the time. Now, if you also own non-commercial discs, shield them from harmful elements by covering them with a cloth-like cover or regular plastic jewel cases that is being sold in numerous music bars. In addition, if you want to send someone a CD through the postal system, do it with a thickly padded envelope or bubble wrapper to make sure that it will not bend or break while being shipped from one area to another. - 18780

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Adding Midi Files to your Webpage

By Cliff Odenkirk

Large music files can cause a webpage to load slowly. Using midi files for background music on a webpage can solve this problem

How do I put midi files on my page? is a question I frequently receive. The code I use to embed midi files on some of my web pages is: EMBED src="midifile.mid" width=145 height=30 autostart=true loop=true surrounded by brackets

midifile.mid is the name of the midi file in the same directory as the webpage. Width and height allow a console to display. If you do not want the player to display on the web page use a width and height of 1 or 2 (0 width and height has caused problems with some players.

autostart=true means the file will play automatically when the page loads. autostart=false would not start the file automatically

loop=true causes the file to play over and over, you can also have loop=false to only play once

Your WWW Browser can access MIDI files (or any files for that matter) and play them within Internet Explorer, or other browsers. In Internet Explorer, you can determine which program will play a midi file on the web Look in the "Programs" tab (under "Tools", then "Internet Options..."). Select "Internet Programs/Set Programs/"Associate a File Type or protocol with a program". You will see a list, look for ".mid or .midi" in the "Name" column. From those entries, you can see the program in the "Current Default" column. This determines what program will be used to play your midi when you click on a MIDI file on a www page.

Some midi files are "zipped" files to make then easy to download. If you are using "Winzip", or another file zip utility program the zipped file can be played without a lot of trouble. Make sure your unzip program is the default application to open .zip files. Then, you just click the mid file when your unzip program show the contents, and it plays!

If you set up your Helper Apps to "play" the midi song when selected with a particular program, you can always save it (download it) instead of playing it by right clicking on the link to the file file and using the "Save Target as" to save the file to your hard drive. That way, you don't have to delete your "Helper apps" entry for .mid files if you want to save it or have to hunt through your Temporary Internet Files directory, to find the file (which might have a temp name, like "VGKYF9GG" or something strange like that) - 18780

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Seven Positive Recommendations For An Awesome Flick To Observe Today

By Edith Bush

You must search for a website that provides a generous selection of movies. If the motion picture is still at the movie theater and it has yet to be released on video it will not be accessible yet on a lawful website. Just like the video store or subscription service, you can only download motion pictures that have been released on video. One advantage however, is that the choice should be better than your local video store because computer files don't take up actual space like hard-copy videos do. Most of the sites will provide music and games too.

Choose from the critiques below and download a great motion picture to view today!

The In Laws - Everyone can relate to this uncomfortable situation. The in laws are coming and you just have to survive. Don't try this at home! Unrated rendition runs 93. Cast includes Peter Falk, Alan Arkin, Richard Libertini, and Nancy Dussault.

Sugar Town - Amusing variety of LA life characterizing a handful of characters whose lives dovetail - a musician would-be who will do anything to get ahead, an uptight lone lady who allures the unsuitable men like a magnet, and a band made up of cleaned-up '80s rock megastars, to name a few. Made on a shoestring, although astute and well recognized; first-rate cast contains a number of actual musicians. Cast includes Ally Sheedy, Rosanna Arquette, John Taylor, Jade Gordon, Michael Des Barres, Lucinda Jenney, and Martin Kemp.

The Beverly Hillbillies - This is a movie based on the 1960's TV series. When Jed Clampett inadvertently discovers oil on his rural land in Arkansas, he becomes an instant millionaire. He brings the entire Clampett kinfolk out to Beverly Hills. Being simple country folk they are prey to every cash hungry con artist in the big city.

Above the Law - This is Steven Segal's breakout movie. He plays a Chicago Policeman who takes matters into his own hands. As the title implies, he is 'above the law'. He uses his large body and martial arts skills to wreak mayhem on the bad guys. Stars include Steven Segal, Pam Grier, and Sharon Stone.

Pretty Woman - A coincidental meeting of a street hooker and a callous and very well-heeled businessman leads to a unique proposition. He employs her for the week, to attend some functions with him as an companion. He has no indication what he has gotten himself into. Starring Julia Roberts and Richard Gere.

The Search - Emotional drama of American cadet Clift regarding for concentration camp survivor Jandl in postwar Berlin, when the boy's mother sadly looks all over the camps for him. Beautifully performed and directed. Cast includes Montgomery Clift, Ivan Jandl, Aline MacMahon, Jarmila Novotna, and Wendell Corey.

Life on a Strand - Musical, marvelously filmed tale of a blind boy who is informed by his teacher that his eyesight can be repaired if he commits his life to music; he gets to be a saintly old gentleman still without sight who voyages from village to village with his youthful follower harmonizing songs, which he finds emotionally nurturing. Thoughtful film stuffed with poetic energy, and a soundtrack of outstanding melodies. Cast includes Liu Zhong Yuan, Huang Lei, Xu Qing, Ma Ling, and Zhang Zhengguan. - 18780

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Ringback Tones On Your Cellphone

By Ben Alexander

Anyone that owns a cellphone has probably been bombarded with all of the possible add-on features that are available, such as super duper voice mail packages, call-id, block call-id, downloadable games, custom ringtones, etc. What I have just discovered lately is another fun customization for your cell phone, custom music clips that play for your caller when they are waiting for you to answer. I have some fun ideas for anyone that has been considering ringback tones for their cell phone, but is still undecided.

One of the funkiest things that I've found for customizing my ringback tone collection is audio clips. These are not just a music clip of a pop hit currently making the rounds on the radio. Audio clips can add a lot of variety and imagination to the dead air time that your callers would hear if you didn't take advantage of the ringback service.

The audio clips that I look for are old style comedy clips. Even though these haven't been in circulation for many many years, and have long ago exited the tv comedy show rotation, I think they are fun to find and put on my phone as my ringback tones. Since a lot of people that call me will be hearing these for the first time, it's actually seems like I have the coolest ringback tone around.

More often though, you will hear just a music clip when you call someone and they have installed a ringback. Although these are a little more common-place, since most people look for their newest favorite song, they can still be fun. If you are into the latest charts releases, then you'll have no shortage of music to choose from, since the wireless carriers make sure to have the most popular current music available, since this is where the majority of people select their tones from.

Even if you are a die-hard fan of a less popular music style - for example I know some people who just won't consider listening to anything but jazz, then you won't have any problem finding ringback tones that fit into your musical tastes. Since you depend on your wireless carrier to create a selection of downloadable ringback tones, there might be a limited selection if your style of music is really obscure, but most providers carry at least some tones from just about any genre you can think of.

To get the ringback tones installed on your phone, you need to go through either a call-in interface, or use the carrier's website to select and purchase the ringback tone you want on your phone. Yes, I did say 'purchase', because unfortunately you can't control your own clips, and therefore you can't get free ringback tones. The clips are stored on the wireless company's server, so you must go through their setup program to select and program them for your phone. Regardless of that fact, it's just one more fun thing that I can do with my cell phone, so I can guarantee that I will continue to set up ringback tones on my cell phone. - 18780

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HGH Pills Benefits - You Can Start To Increase Your HGH Levels Today

By Tom William

In fiction, you have come to know of an elixir, or what is called the"fountain of youth ". In these stories we see the bad go to lengths in an attempt to deceive the living, stay beautiful and ageless, escape from wrinkles, ensure a better sleep, good general physical condition, and sexual desire increase. Those mentioned above are just some of the benefits of HGH (short for human growth hormone), and those who took trigger or enhancer products are proving the effectiveness of HGH levels more successful in delaying the body's natural process aging to allow them to live a full life.

HGH by the pituitary gland secreted a natural hormone, is located in the center of the brains. As you get older, reduced levels of these hormones. Because these levels, this means that the aging signs become more obvious what happens to a drop-style effects of aging set.

The use of HGH to improve our products, so it becomes useful. You should know that supplements enhancer most non-prescription contain only vegetable ingredients and not the hormone itself. However, if you want to purchase the hormone synthesized and is available as an injection, which can cost up to $ 10,000 a year and must be managed by a professional.

There are a number of people who have experienced the benefits of HGH enhanced after triggering consume proven or enhancer supplements for several months. Whatever your choice may be, it is essential that you purchase a product supplied by a reputable company, ideally one with a track record of successful products with legitimate testimonials from customers and a guarantee of repayment.

And in so doing, he, the most common mistakes when buying for others or processed using HGH supplements should be avoided so that health can be obtained in a way that the person would be comfortable with. In ways that will increase HGH to the person and will make more feel more younger than ever before. - 18780

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