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Posted 27 Aug 2007 — by Ellie
Category Geek Girl
Are you knowledgeable enough about phishing* to detect phishing websites? Take the McAfee Site Advisor quiz and find out!
Here are my results:
YOU ANSWERED 8 OF 10 QUESTIONS CORRECTLY
Rating: Safety Guru Nice work! Your practically clairvoyant knowledge of the Web allows you to spot even the most realistic looking spoofed sites. We’re impressed!
Post your results in the comments!
* If you don’t know what phishing is, visit Wikipedia, Webopedia, and/or Computer World and read up on it.
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Enjoy your time in college! It may seem that it is not as fun as you thought it would be – or that there’s no method to the madness they call college, but it does pay off!
This is the time to get to know yourself and determine what you want to do with your life. You will have time to think about what you want to do, whether it is become a doctor or teacher, travel to a third world country to volunteer, or start a non profit, and map out a plan on how to get there.
Step #6 in the 101 Steps to Becoming a Better Blogger.
Submit your blog to 9Rules.
I’m skipping this step, as 9Rules is not currently accepting new blogs.
Step #7:
Submit your blog to NewsNow.
Done. 
Step #8:
Let your readers see the REAL you. Blogging is more personal than conventional websites. Don’t be afraid to tell a few stories from your own life. By being real and personal, you will build a relationship with your readers based on loyalty and trust.
These are 10 ways to trim your budget. Basic budgeting will save you money and time in the long term!
1. Wash only full loads of clothes. Don’t waste your quarters by washing only one or two items. Bonus: Don’t use the dryer to dry your clothes completely – hang them up while still damp to save an extra quarter or two.
2. Take public transit, bike or walk. Not only will you save money from gas or car costs, but you will get some exercise and fresh air!
Posted 24 Aug 2007 — by Ellie
Category Reviews
The best thing that has happened to me in the blogosphere this year was winning a 30 minute blog consultation with Adnan of blogLOUDER.com, a new service dedicated to providing blog consulting and full site reviews!
Adnan and I met on AOL IM a couple of Saturdays ago and the experience was phenomenal! I have learned where I’ve been going wrong in my blogging and what things I’ve been doing right! Adnan is extremely patient, professional and knowledgeable about the blogosphere and what to do to develop a successful blog.
This is a preview of
Review: blogLOUDER Blog Consulting Services
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Read the full post (209 words, estimated 50 seconds reading time).
College students have a great, frequently free resource – campus gyms and exercise facilities! They also have access to health centers and on-campus counseling services.
While campus gyms are often better than those off-campus, sometimes you may want to beat the monotony of going to the gym with these free exercise videos!
Yoga Instructor Marcia Langenberg provides short, but effective Yoga training videos for download called Yoga @ Desk, that you can watch and perform at your desk!
These exercise videos are especially designed for people who work at their desks for most part of the day – such as students or computer geeks:
Buying on the internet can be very beneficial when doing your back to school shopping and any other time of the year. Whether you’re buying books, clothes, electronics or furniture to fill your room/apartment there are plenty of places to buy and many things to consider: price, seller, shipping/pick up costs and quality.
Though there are certainly the bigger name stores (which I’ll mention in each section), I’ll also turn you on to some smaller places to buy things and give you the vital information to protect your money and guarantee you get what you ordered.
Simple enough, eh?
This is a preview of
Buying On The Internet: What to Do and What to Avoid
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Read the full post (3066 words, estimated 12:16 minutes reading time).
An important part of the educational process is learning how to form your own ideas about a myriad of topics and communicating them to others.
Typically, you will be asked to write essays or papers that communicate your theories and understanding of a particular topic. It can be difficult to get organized, but with these tips, you will quickly be on your way to becoming an excellent written communicator, as well as earning high grades!
This is Step #5 in the 101 Steps to Becoming a Better Blogger.
Make sure you have an “About Me” page.
I have always had an “About Me” page, but after reading the post on this step on the willifordblog, I’ve decided to take a different approach to my “About Me” page. thepinkc’s new and improved “About Me” page is available, so check it out!
[...]It started when I read an article by Matt Huggins called “Converting Visitors to Readers with a Quality About Page”. Entrepreneurial blogger Matt Huggins listed the steps he took to improve his About Me page to increase his readership. I took some of the same steps and to improve mine.
