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Personal Finance > Managing Debt Advice for young people on avoiding debt: 2 of 42

How can young adults avoid the issues of debt? They can learn from the examples of their elders both the good as well as the bad. They could question their relatives and their peers. They could also read the following: 1) Keep income higher than monthly payments. Cell phones, magazine subscriptions, hobbies, clothes shopping...
Computers & Technology > Internet Issues Addicted to the Internet: 3 of 26

From search engines to blogs and review sites, we are inundated with a cornucopia of facts about those areas of life that we love and even a few we don't. Social networking sites that allow us to find others who share our interests and share opinions are gaining popularity. I watch my teen daughter go from MySpace to AIM and...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Purpose: 8 of 64

Empty Bottle A substance once filled me that has long since gone It gave me a purpose and now I have none I cry every night for the thing that I've lost and wonder why I paid such a high cost You see, I've begged and asked plenty of no person seen yet I've received what was asked without selling my spleen Now that my dreams ...
Relationships & Family > Love & Relationships What is love?: 15 of 119

What is love? Why 'tis a many splendored bombshell that is capable of splintering your heart. It's the only thing that can all at once create a huge surge of energy and bravery in the face of danger and totally demolish a man's will to live. Just as its gifts can take one to the dizziest heights of nirvana, so too can it das...
Parenting & Pregnancy > Tweens & Pre-Teens Connecting with your teenage daughter: Dos and don'ts: 1 of 7

Being a father and having gone through the hardest part of the terrible teens with my daughter, I can offer the following from experience : Always avoid discussing conduct in a negative tone. By using phrases such as "you can't", "you won't", etc..., you are not only closing the lines of communication, but also laying the gr...
Computers & Technology > Phone Tips & Tricks Tips to get rid of telemarketers: 4 of 19

It's inevitable. You just had a long day at work and completed yet another commuting odyssey only to open your door and hear it. The phone has started ringing as if alive and aware that you have just passed the threshold. Whether you pick it up, glance at the caller ID, or let it go to voice mail, it's usually the same. Some...
Computers & Technology > Internet (Other) Is Internet shopping safe?: 3 of 14

Internet shopping is only as safe as the user practices and current state of the computer being used. In general there are three things that every user must be aware of when shopping online. The overall health of the system, the source of the purchase, and the payment method being used. The health of the system takes into ac...
Computers & Technology > Virus Protection & Maintenance How to keep your PC safe when surfing the internet: 2 of 9

In my twelve years as a PC support specialist and help desk staffer, these are the most common preventable issues that I have encountered. 1. Not maintaining updates to the operating system and critical applications. Updates can be monitored for from a task menu now in Windows, Apple OS X, and even in RedHat and CentOS versi...
Jobs & Careers > Information Technology Jobs Is the help desk a way into the IT department?: 1 of 4

Computers were my obsession from the Commodore 64 in the fourth grade through the Pentium IV series a few years ago. I started my working life with only a certificate in electronics assembly and electronics communications. My interest, however, lay beyond the broadcast world. In 1997, I was introduced to the first of three h...
Jobs & Careers > Occupations (Other) The pros and cons of making your hobby into a career: 1 of 4

A career that stems from a hobby is a rare treasure that should be polished and displayed. The danger comes when it has been on display so long that you no longer feel the same sense of joy that it once brought. I enjoyed computers as a hobby for a very long time and have been in the information technology field for a little...