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Jeffrey Ober is a full-time freelance writer who has written hundreds of articles for on-line sites and print magazines. He has written a large number of "how-to" articles related to computers and computing for eHow and other sites. He has a number of varied

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Computers & Technology > Malware & Identity Theft How to spot Internet lottery scams: 1 of 10

Spotting an Internet lottery scam is actually quite a simple task: they're all scams. No, seriously. Legal cash lotteries run in the United States are all run by the states - and the states do not permit sales of tickets on-line. All these lotteries require you to purchase tickets in person, almost always only with cash. Any...
Computers & Technology > Software & Web Development What programming language to start with: 3 of 17

When considering starting learning how to program, the selection of programming language can be critical to your success. If an extremely difficult language is selected, the student may have a great deal of difficulty learning the language and might decide to give up on programming computers completely. At the same time, if ...
Sports & Recreation > Olympics A guide to the equipment needed for alpine skiing: 1 of 5

Alpine skiing is a sport that gets its name from the European Alps where the sport began in the late 1800s. Participants in alpine skiing strap boards to their feet and then proceed to slide down large, steep, snow-covered hills and mountains at high speeds. Alpine skiing has been an Olympic event since 1936 with Austria dom...
Jobs & Careers > Education Jobs Top three online teacher networks for classroom teacher support: 1 of 5

Classroom teachers, like other careers, need support from their peers. However, in many cases, because of the environment of the classroom, teachers often have trouble meeting with their peers and having discussions. Fortunately the Internet can provide more classroom support than most teachers could have imagined years ago....
Politics, News & Issues > US Elections Will a third-party candidate ever become president in the US?: 2 of 9

The political system in the United States is called a two-party system. And in some areas, the two current parties disagree. However, the one area where you will always find both parties in agreement is in protecting their own political power. This is the primary reason that a third-party candidate will have such a hard time...
Computers & Technology > Internet Software & Utils How to remove spyware, malware or adware: 3 of 13

Spyware, malware, and adware (malware) can all greatly affect your computer. If you use the Internet, you are at risk, at least somewhat, to getting infected or attacked by one of those types of programs. However, it is almost as easy to remove them as it is to get infected by them. Detecting an Infection When your computer ...
Jobs & Careers > Education Jobs Pros and cons of sending teachers from developed nations to developing nations for short-term teacher training: 2 of 8

Teachers can certainly learn and develop by spending time in teacher training in other nations. This can help both teachers from developing nations and teachers from developed nations. While teachers from developed nations may feel that they have the best training, they can always learn more, and there are things they can le...
Hobbies & Games > Role Playing & War Games Which is better: Online roleplaying games or tabletop roleplaying games?: 8 of 29

In order to play a role-playing game, a person must take on the role of their character. In most cases, this character comes completely from the imagination of the person creating the character. The character, as created from thin air, will have certain characteristics and traits. The character will have a certain look about...
Education > Special Education Top three student behavior challenges in the classroom and how teachers overcome them: 5 of 18

The teaching environment in the classroom creates an entire set of challenges that are not truly faced in any other situation or career. Teachers are tasked with teaching, and at times there are students who are not interested in learning. This usually materializes in the form of disruptive student behavior. Handling those b...
Jobs & Careers > Education Jobs Teachers mentoring other teachers: What to do and what to avoid when offering teacher support: 4 of 14

One of the best places to get advice is from people who are experienced. In the case of a new teacher looking for help, they will nearly always want to hear from other teachers who have already had the experiences they are seeing for the first time. When you are that experienced teacher, no matter your level of experience, t...