Trends & Predictions in Technology for 2009

Like everything else that changes and has trends, so does technology. In a sense, that makes it no different from fashion, cars or anything else that comes and goes. Yet unlike those things, technology is always evolving. Newer and better all the time, smaller, faster, higher capability and capacity than the last. Here I will list what is predicted to be hot sellers for 2009 in the ever changing world of technology, while everybody’s pocketbooks/wallets are hurting.
This year, it has been predicted to have booming PC
sales, and if its anything like last year-laptops will also have a rising sales. With more and more people trying to have their own small businesses during these tough economic times, they will seek out the latest and fastest PCs. They also will seek out all in one printers to help complete their new at home offices and to save space. We’re likely to see prices drop though, as stores will be forced to lower them in order to survive. It will be a good year for the buyer and bad for the stores.

With the DTV switch coming up and analog going out, we can expect to see Digital TVs prices dropping as well. Like all technology, once it comes main stream, prices drop. Also cable company’s may lose even more customers as more stations and sub-stations will be popping up.

Smart phones and PDA’s may flop, with issues from Blackberry and Iphones people may get turned off. Also with their high prices for services don’t help the wallet.
Mp3 players becoming more mainstream, Ipods might lose the lead. With their high prices and issues known with the newer models, might help lesser known brands gain in sales.

Video Game consoles will likely do well, Xbox and Playstation both have lowered their prices and Wiis are selling very well. Also two new consoles are coming out this year from lesser known GP2X and Zeebo.

Microsoft’s Windows new OS, Windows 7 is in BETA stage and might come out as soon as this year.
Open source software and freeware will be more in demand as people don’t have the money to splurge on pricey software.

Social Networks will still be popping up with no end in sight, the companies who run them can make good money on it.
Blogging and citizen journalism will be growing and making a larger splash in the media world. Perhaps even hurting TV, newspaper and radio in news.
And that’s the prediction for the trends of technology this year 2009. Nobody knows for sure what this year will hold, but we sure can hope for the best.

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Concert Tour Dates 2009

An all-in-one place to link to concert tour dates for 2009 easily by all your favorite bands including: AC/DC, Adam Hood, Aerosmith, Allman Brothers, B.B. King, Black Crowes, Black Label Society, Bon Jovi, Britney Spears, Buffalo Killers, Chris Cornell, Coldplay, Dave Matthews Band, David Gray, Doyle Bramhall II, Drive By Truckers, The Eagles, Eric Clapton, Fleetwood Mac, Government Mule, Jurassic 5, Les Claypool, Lynyrd Skynyrd, moe, My Morning Jacket, Motley Crue, North Mississippi Allstars, The Pretenders, Ray Lamontagne, Rose Hill Drive, Ryan Adams, Shooter Jennings, Stoney Lonesome, Susan Tedeschi, Van Halen, Ween, Widespread Panic, Willie Nelson, ZZ TOP, The Roots, Led Zeppelin, Grateful Dead, and Phish.

The Pretenders kick off their tour at the end of January. Fleetwood Mac's "Unleashed" tour begins March 1st. Britney Spears "Circus" tour starts March 3rd in New Orleans. Phish Summer Reunion Tour 2009 starts June 4th in Wantagh, NY. The Dead tour starts April 12th in Greensboro, NC with Warren Haynes on guitar. Widespread Panic kicks off their summer tour on July 22nd. Susan Tedeschi starts her tour off January 24th on the Legendary Rhythm and Blues Cruise. Dave Matthews Band starts their tour off April 14th at Madison Square Garden in New York. Moe kicks off their winter tour beginning January 30th. The Drive By Truckers begin their "righteous path tour" January 21st through April 24th where they will be at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. For many more tours and dates check us out at: http://concertstogo.rare-boutique.com, where you can find all of your favorite bands in one spot. Hope to see you there.

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Online Virus Removal: Easy and Fast Virus Removal for You Online

When a computer virus is discovered, it is at times difficult to follow a specific advice to fix it. The action often depends on the type and severity of the virus infection. Before cleaning or removing any virus infection, backup your essential data. You must take proper caution to not simply remove or clean an infection without understanding the true nature and behavior of the malware itself. Viruses that constitute remote access or key logging components can cause a risk even after the virus removal has been done.

Fixing a computer virus or spyware problem can be a simple task with experts’ advice at side. Computer experts, certified in the latest operating systems and virus removal techniques, can help you in completely eliminating viruses and spyware from your PC.

At computer support resources, technicians know that viruses and spyware removal is only half of the solution. That’s why when you call them, they will help you recover your operating system and applications, and take you through the process to protect your PC from malicious programs in future.

Computer support resources are committed to help you make viruses and spyware history—by assisting you over the phone or via the Internet. From the convenience of your own premises whether home or office, you can speak with computer professionals, trained in handling computer problems be it virus removal or troubleshooting PC errors.

Computer technicians working with support centers realize that your computer is a tool. It exists to help you get things done more effectively and with increased productivity. When your PC is not performing properly due to viruses problems, it can feel more like a headache than a tool to enhance productivity. This is because computer technicians will assist you in completely removing all viruses and other malware from your computer. And afterwards, your computer support workers will offer you the tips and tricks you need to know about keeping your PC free from malicious programs in future.

There are many computer support centers that charge by the minute. Contrary to this, there are computer vendors who offer a complete array of computer support services under a single package which come for a one low price. With no minimum charge, there is never a problem too small and computer resources can assure you that their professionals will isolate your problem and help you fix it in the least possible time.

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Helpful Tips on Computer Maintenance

A computer
that is 5 years old or more can still perform like brand new if you
only know how to take care of it. Well, taking care of a computer is
just simple. Just the basic things, use the computer properly, get some
softwares for computer maintenance, and run various programs that are
needed to be run to ensure computer's smooth performance.

Specifically, remember to:

* Follow the rule in shutting down computers. Until Windows has
shut down, never turn your computer off with the power switch. Doing so
will prevent temporary and/or permanent hard drive defects as well as
prevent Windows problems.

* Maintain free space of 300 MB in your drive C. If you use Vista
or Windows XP then make it 400-600 MB. Be aware that not maintaining
enough free space for your drive C will cause the dumping of data to
your hard drive that will eventually lead to slow performance.

* Secure Norton Utilities to get access of Cleansweep so you can
clean up your drive for good computer performance. There are some other
hard drive cleaners out there, so if you don't like using Cleansweep
you are free to go for other options.

* Make use of the Add/Delete tool in the Windows Control Panel to
get rid of the programs that are not anymore needed from your drive.
This will help boost maximum performance of your computer.
* Get a firewall program in case you have a high speed Internet
connection. Doing so will keep your computer away from hijackers. You
shouldn't want somebody else run your computer.
* Have a virus checker in your computer and run it frequently.

Viruses can seriously slow down your computer's performance or worst
destroy your hard drive permanently. You can try Norton Antivirus or
those free online virus checkers like Housecall by Trend Micro.

* Run the Defragment and Scandisk tools even just once a month.
Doing so will keep your hard drive healthy. Be aware that if your hard
drive is healthy, your computer will also perform at its best.

* In times like your computer starts to show symptoms for a serious
registry trouble like for an instance freezes, hardware malfunctions,
slow windows start ups, computer error messages, system32 error
messages, and the like, secure a registry cleaner right away. There
might be some errors and corrupt files in your registry. These errors
and possible corrupt files will seriously compromise your computer's
performance.

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How to Make Money With Blogging and Affiliate?

Of course, not every blogger is this lucky. It does take some skill, and some luck to make money from blogging. What it also takes is some knowledge of how exactly to generate income just by posting blogs. We will go over three specific methods of making money on your blog: Adsense, Pay per Lead, and Affiliate Links.

So how exactly do I make money on my blog?

You do it by working with another company that wants to use your blog as a form of advertising. It sounds like selling out, right? Not exactly. The advertising can be as in your face or subtle as you want. And it can still make you money, for more details visit to www.blogers-guide-to-profit.com provided you have enough visitors to your blog.

You'll need to go to Google.com, first. At the end of the screen is a link for Advertising Programs. Click on that. Then click on the link for Adsense. Scroll down on the page that comes up and click here to Apply! You then fill out the form with information about yourself.

After 12-48 hours, Google will notify you via email whether or not your site has been accepted. When you've been accepted, set up your ads by doing either of the following:

You can set up your AdSense ads by going to your profile, selecting
settings, template, add an element. Then select AdSense and login with your account info. Next, you'll configure your ads and save the template. That's it.

For the first few days, the ads displayed by Google will be Public Service Announcements. After the ads have been up a few days, though, the ads will switch to ads that are significant to your blog.

Every time a visitor clicks an Adsense ad, you get a little bit of money (usually around 30-60 cents). The amount you get for each ad clicked depends on the number of unique visitors you receive on your blog. The more visitors, the more money that can be earned.

Google will then send a check or pay you through Paypal once you've made at least $100 from the ads.

It is important to remember that Google will punish you if you click your own ads, or if you ask visitors specifically to click ads. So don't do that!

Pay Per Click

Pay Per Click is basically just like Adsense, for more details visit to www.blog-and-ping.com except you don't just work with Google you work with multiple companies. BidVertiser is one such company you can sign up with to do Pay Per Click advertising.

How do I get Pay Per Click

You sign up with a site like Bidvertiser and then follow their commands to set up the Pay per Click ads on your site.

Affiliate Links

Affiliate links are basically links which people pay you for. Companies will actually pay owners of admired blogs to post links on their blog. You can do as much Affiliate linking as you want.

How do Affiliate Links work?

Like the other two methods mentioned above, Affiliate links work by paying you money each time they are clicked. You get paid for each click per unique visitor.

How does Pay Per Click work?

It works by paying you money each time someone clicks an ad that you display. You won't get paid for several clicks from the same user in the same visitor, nor will you get paid for someone simply visiting your site. You only get paid for genuine clicks.

So now you have it, three genuine ways to make money from blogging. It is important to keep in mind that the amount of money you are able to make depends on how many visitors your blog draws. If you draw a lot, you'll make a lot.

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