I own a Lenovo 3000 N100 Laptop. I’ve loved it since the day I got it, and it runs well. It has a dual core processor, I’ve upgraded it to 2 gigs of RAM, put in a 160GB hard drive, and it runs Windows Vista Ultimate like a dream. The only minor issue i have, is that occasionally (once every month or two), the keyboard and mouse will completely lock up. I can plug in an external keyboard and/or mouse, and they work fine, but the integrated ones just completely freeze. A quick tap of the power button to hibernate, and other to power back on, and its back in shape.

About a year ago, my battery died. It would not charge, would not even turn on unless it was plugged in. I called up warranty services (the machine came with a one year warranty), and they were very quick and helpful about replacing it. My battery shipped same day, and it was in my hands two days later. I slipped the dead battery in the provided prepaid return sleeve, and that was that.

It happened again a few days ago. This time, my computer was out of warranty. I called up the “customer support” team, and got a gentleman who asked me questions about my computer and how long I had it. I was apparently three or four days out of warranty, and therefore I was a complete waste of his time. i tried talking to him and asking what my options were, and his response was “You aren’t going to get a free battery out of this, so quit wasting my time”. Are you kidding me? I got his name, hung up on him, and called back. I actually got somebody who decided I was worth talking to, and who explained exactly what the warranty process was and how it worked. I didn’t get a free battery, but I at least now know what the process is.

Omnis Network, LLC. is an Internet Hosting and domain name registrar all in one package. They have some of the lowest prices on the web, and offer quite a bit for the price. For as low as $5.95 a month, they even guarantee a 99.9% uptime.

There’s quite a bit that they give you for your 6 bucks a month.

• 300 Gigabytes of storage
• 3 Terabytes of data transfer
• 2500 Email accounts
• One free domain name to get you started
• Hosting of up to 25 domain names
• 100 MySQL databases
• 30 day money back guarantee
• $50 Microsoft ad credit
• $30 Google ad credit
• $25 Yahoo ad credit

They do have a live support phone number, which is rare in a web hosting company. Most web hosts will tell you they will respond to your e-mails “usually within 24 hours”, and getting someone on the phone… well it just doesn’t happen. My previous web host doesn’t even have a phone number posted ANYWHERE.

Omnis has been around for a while, and have served over 200,000 accounts. These guys aren’t joking around, and they are worth every penny. Visit Omnis Network

 Entrecard Members are greeted today with three great new features that will shock and amaze.

 UPGRADED DASHBOARD

The first is an upgraded dashboard, displaying the most recent 15 cards dropped in your Inbox.

The cards pop up and maximize in size when you scroll over it:

NEWS FEED

The next feature is a News Feed, heres a snapshot as seen on your dash:

Keep in touch with what your favorite bloggers are saying in the forum, selling in the shop, adding favorites, updating their card, who they’re buying ads on, and more!

DROP RANK

On your profile, you will now find a “drop rank” which profiles your dropping behavior in a fun and casual way:

Take some time to get acquainted with all the new features, and all your privacy settings now available on your dashboard. We want all our users to be aware of all the privacy and contact options available to them.

Classic Clean Housekeeping Servce, is changing your ideas of cleaning services. At Classic Clean, we target real-life families or individuals that just need an extra hand. We offer ALL services that are needed in the home, including laundry and dishes. We do not limit the services available. There is no home or job too big or small!

Employees of Classic Clean Housekeeping have been personally referred to us, undergone background checks, and are screened to genuinely have a passion for housekeeping. Our service is focused on not only getting your home absolutely clean and organized, but also having friendly and caring people come into your home. We want to eliminate the awkward feeling of having a complete stranger come to your home.

Classic Clean is focused on you as our client, and not just getting the job done. With extremely affordable rates to fit any budget, and a pleasant service where you will be close with and trust the person coming to your home, this is the most convenient housekeeping service you will find!

Please contact me for more information on rates and to set up a personalized housekeeping service tailored to fit! We also offer a sliding scale for prices, based on home size and services needed!

Contact: Danny Borek
630-776-2583
ClassicCleanChicago@gmail.com
http://www.classiccleanchicago.com

I put a challenge out there a few weeks ago, and it was not met. I however, stumbled on it myself.

I was trying to “get” an entire site to my local hard drive, but didn’t need to download any of the images, or any of the temp files… and so on. I gave up, scrapped my original plan, and had to come up with a new one. I wish I had found this before…

“Cloaking”, in Dreamweaver, allows you to exclude certain files and folders, and even file types, from all site operations.  It was right there, right in front of my face, the entire time. If you want to exclude a certain folder, or a certain file from normal site operations, just right click on it in the file view, select cloaking, and click “Cloak”. Done. It will be ignored.

In your “Site Options”, you have the option to specify certain file types to always cloak. (You can specifically allow certain files and folders later). Make sure you’re in the advanced view, and on the left hand side is a menu for Cloaking.

Thats it. It is something so easy, that I didn’t look right in front of my face, and instead went scouring over the internet trying to find a plugin, or some trick, or some separate program… It wasn’t talked about, because apparently nobody else on the internet is quite as blind as myself.

Touchè, internets.