Overclock Your CPU and Speed Up Your PC

Are you looking to get better performance out of your computer but can’t afford the cost of hardware upgrades? You are in the right place as we will explain methods to overclock your CPU to get the most out of your computer.

Overclock Your CPU – The Warning Stuff

Just a little warning. Modifying the components needed to overclock your CPU may void your warrenty. Keep in mind that no vendor will accept returns for CPU’s that have been damaged from overclocking. Also, it is important to use specific PC monitoring tools to keep track of your tweaks and see which ones work best. Overclocking your CPU will push your PC over the specified limits and increase power consumption and generate more heat. It is not a bad idea to add extra cooling to your PC when you are overclocking your CPU.

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Beware of Methyl Salicylate

If you live with back pain, you’ll most likely easily understand why it is the leading cause
of disability in Americans under 45 years old — and this isn’t only due to the physical toll it
takes. Living with chronic pain is a heavy emotional burden to bear, and as such those with low
back pain are nearly five times as likely to suffer from serious psychological distress compared
to those without it.
It goes without saying that pain relief is, therefore, literally a lifeline for those with chronic back
pain, and many opt for back pain cream to help soothe and relieve their discomfort.

BEWARE: One of the most common compounds found in these popular creams is Methyl
Salicylate which can be incredibly dangerous and even deadly in certain circumstances.

What is Methyl Salicylate

Methyl salicylate is a compound similar to aspirin that’s added to many deep-heating creams
used to relieve sore muscles and back pain. Also known as oil of wintergreen, the chemical can
be deadly if consumed orally, especially by small children, but can also be toxic when applied
topically to your skin.

When used in excess, methyl salicylate may lead to convulsions and can cause brain regions that
control breathing to become overstimulated, leading to hyperventilation and nervous-system
problems. If you have any of these products around your home, be sure to keep them out of the
reach of children. Just one teaspoon of 98% methyl salicylate contains as much salicylate as
nearly 90 baby aspirins; which is more than four times the toxic dose for a 22-pound child.
Incidentally, methyl salicylate was actually first registered by the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) in 1972 — as a pesticide.
Is this really an ingredient you feel good about rubbing into your skin?

How to Increase Your Website Backlinks

Increase Your Website Backlinks and Rank High On Google

Why Increase Your Website Backlinks?

If you are new to search engine marketing, you may not know why it is important to increase your website backlinks. So, let me go into a little detail.

Most major search engines give more importance to a website that has more sites linking back to it. If you increase your website backlinks, Google, Bing and most other major search engines assume that your site is more important that other sites that do not have many backlinks. When you come across a good website that you like, what do you do? You normally share that website with others via posts, Facebook, feedback forms, online forums, etc. When search engines crawl these sites, they will see the backlinks that have been posted to other websites which will in turn cause the search engines to give the site a higher ranking because it knows that if others are sharing a link, the site must have useful content. When you work to increase your website backlinks, its one of the best things you can do to get your site to rank higher on all major search engines.

How to Increase Your Website Backlinks

You can manually increase your website backlinks with a variety of methods. This is a good start if you are on a low budget. There is a really great automated backlink tool that I will discuss later, but for now, lets focus on the manual methods.

• Participate in online forums – Most forums allow you to create a personal profile that will show up in the signature block on your posts. Create your signature block with a link to your website. Don’t just go into the forums and post your link in the content. That is a bad way to increase your website backlinks. Not only is it bad practice, but it could get you in trouble for posting SPAM. Make sure you find a forum that is related to your product or service and post a useful form entry about the topic being discussed. Don’t use something like “this is a great site” just to get your signature out there. Chances are that the form admin will remove those anyway.

• Write Articles or Press Releases About Your Product – There are a number of E-Zine sites out there that will allow you to post articles. You can post articles to these sites to increase your website backlinks. Make sure to write quality articles or they will get rejected. Most only allow one link in the body and one link in your signature block. Take a look at this site with recommended Ezines you can use to increase your website backlinks. Here are a few examples:

1. Ezine-Universe
2. eZINESearch
3. BestEzines.com
4. John Labovitz’s e-zine-list
5. Suite 101.com
6. Zinos.com
7. Ezined
8. EzineArticles
9. ListChannel
10. Jogena’s Ezine Directory

• Buy Backlinks on high PR related websites – There is a great website to use to increase your website backnlinks. You can buy one way links from high PR sites. Most are around $30 year and some even give a lifetime blog entry. The site I use is Warrior Marketing Forum. You will see a section on the forum that says “Buy, sell, trade”. You can find many posts in that area where people are willing to sell backlinks. You can also list a “Want to Buy” post that explains that you want to buy a backlink related to your product or service.

• Post Comments on Blogs – You can find many blogs out there related to your product or service. Posting comments to those Blogs is a great way to increase your website backlinks. Don’t SPAM the comments. Most comments are moderated and if you just put some crappy comment on there, the moderator will reject it. That will NOT increase your website backlinks and could get you on a SPAM list. Put some info in there that contributes to the blog and put your website link under your profile and not in the main body of your comment.

Automated Backlinking Software

There is some great software out there that can automate your backlink posting and increase your website backlinks in minutes. They do cost a little money but think about this. How much time is it going to take you to go through all methods I discussed above to post a few backlinks a day? How much is your time worth? Also, if you use one of these tools, you can get your page to the 1st page of Google with little effort which will result in more sales. That being said, I came across a great tool that is worth taking a look at:

DO NOT SPAM!

Before I go into the last method of increasing your website backlinks, I need to caution you about SPAM! Many people who are excited to get their link out there just go out and post their link to sites, forums, etc. without providing any useful content. BAD IDEA. This can get your website blacklisted for SPAM and may also get you fined for posting SPAM links. Your hosting provider may also cancel your website hosting account if they get complaints. When increasing your website backlinks, DO NOT SPAM WHAT SO EVER!!

Improve Your Adwords Quality Score

Do You Have a Low Quality Score in Google Adwords?
You Are Not Alone! Improve Your Adwords Quality Score Today

About Adwords Quality Scores

Do you use Google Adwords to advertise your business or product? If so, you may already know what a quality score is and what it means. Many people who have issues getting traffic from their Adwords campaigns do not realize that the root cause of this is due to a low quality score. Using the tips in this blog, you can improve your adwords quality score with a few simple changes.

Adwords gives keywords and campaigns a quality score based on a number of factors. The quality score is an estimate on how relevant your ads, keywords and landing pages are to the person who is seeing your ad. If you have a high quality score, you are in a good position as Google thinks that your ad, keyword and landing page are relevant and useful to users. It also means that you will get lower CPC costs on your keywords, more visibility and more traffic. Lets go a little deeper learn how to view and improve your adwords quality score.
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If You Get Redirected When Searching On Google, Yahoo Or Bing…
Chances Are You Have The “Search Redirect Virus”

The Google / Search redirect virus is one of the most common viruses of 2010, 2011 & 2012, infecting millions of computers around the World. Designed by expert hackers, it is highly annoying and will continually redirect your web searches to fake websites. The worst part is that most traditional antivirus programs will not detect or remove this virus.

The Google Redirect Virus is a “browser hijack” virus which will send your computer to fake websites when you are redirected online. In normal circumstances, Windows will be able to send you to the correct website when it is redirected, but if you have the Google Redirect Virus, the virus will “inject” its own websites into the redirect process, leading your PC to send you to random ones. This will happen for all redirects, not just search engine results… however, as most search engine results will redirect you, that’s where most people see the issue.

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A new virus has been discovered that is affecting Macintosh computers. This virus hijacks advertising clicks that are part of Google’s PPC ads. This virus is wide spread and and targets Google search queries made using the Firefox, Chrome and Safari browsers. This virus is accounting for around $10,000 a day in lost revenue from Google’s sponsored ads.

Here is how it works. A user submits a search query and clicks on one of the Google sponsored ads.  The clicks are then re-routed to merchant or publisher sites and the hackers are getting paid by directing traffic to these sites. This prevents a problem for both Google and PPC advertisers as both are loosing revenue or sales as a result of the re-direct. Google never receives the indented click and the  advertiser does not get the traffic generated from that click.

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Recently, a New Jersey school district agreed to pay $4.2 million to settle a lawsuit by a middle school student who was paralyzed when he was punched by a known school bully.

The settlement was reached between the Ramsey school district and the family of Sawyer Rosenstien. Sawyer had complained to the district in the past about being bullied and the lawsuit alleges that the district took little to no action against the complaints. It alleges that the school officials should have known that the bully had violent tendencies based on previous complaints submitted by the student who was attacked. The bully had punched another student in the face on a school bus a year earlier, but the school kept no record of the attack and did not subject the attacker to discipline.

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GMAIL Issues Today 4/17

So, I attempted to log into my GMAIL today and received the following error:

We’re sorry, but your Gmail account is temporarily unavailable. We apologize for the inconvenience and suggest trying again in a few minutes.

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Bogus Better Business Bureau E-Mail Contains A Virus

If you have received a recent email from the Better Business Bureau, be on the lookout as it is most likely a bogus email that contains a virus. The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has issued an alert for businesses to be on the lookout. The email contains asks you to click on a link to view the BBB complaint details. This link contains a virus that steals passwords and banking information from the infected PC.

The email will be similar to this:

From: alert@bbb.org

Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2011 6:26 AM

To: xxxxx@gmail.com

Subject: Complaint # 22101311

Importance: High

The Better Business Bureau has received the above-referenced complaint from one of your customers regarding their dealings with you.

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Mold! Hazard or Hoax?

The answer is yes, yes.

Let me address the two issues in reverse order.

The Hoax

The biggest hoax is the hysteria over the notorious black mold that grows on sheetrock. This black mold is formally known as Stachybotrys chartarum or Stachybotrys atra. The horror stories related to items such as infant deaths in Cleveland in 1993 and 1994 are not true. The statements of CDC related to possible cause have been retracted by that Organization. With extremely rare exceptions (possibly only one documented case) there is no association between inhalation of Stachybotrys chartarum and any identifiable disease.

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