admin On Your Left: Bicycle Commuting

If you’re considering biking to work, to the store, or for fun, here are some tips to make the ride easier:

1. Scope out the route beforehand - it’s always better to check out your route before crunch time. You don’t…


Have you ever become involved in a domain name dispute?

Written on September 28, 2008 – 3:52 am | by admin |

If you become involved in a domain name dispute, are having trouble getting your mark registered or simply want some advice from a professional, you may want to consult a lawyer but not just any lawyer. Start by understanding that if you have read substantial portions of this article you already know more about domain names and trademarks than most lawyers do. This puts you in the difficult position of finding someone who knows more than you do and yet is willing to acknowledge your considerable competence.

We know of no sure-fire way to find such a rare creature, but here are what we think are some good suggestions.


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Generally beginners love this deck

Written on September 27, 2008 – 12:16 am | by admin |

Generally beginners love this deck as it is progressive and forgivable. Following is a Burton saying about their snowboards: “Tank armor construction with a art of pure Freestyle”.

Because of its affordable price, its solid construction, the Burton Blunt is perfect for beginners and intermediate Freestylers who ride mostly in the park.
Burton also states that you can drop from a 20-star handrail without problems!

This is a skate like snowboard which now offers a wider stance width to bring more stability to mid-wide feet and every Freestylers. Every professional snowboarders know that a wider waist width makes the difference when stomping landings and getting tech on rails.

The core of the Burton snowboards is the Fly Core which yields the board to carry enough pop while still being durable. Its negative core profile makes it more flexible in adequacy to park, rails and pipe riding. The Twin-like shape offers versatility and added pop taken from a directional shape plus a twin inspired tail and tip for switch riding and landing.

The Burton snowboards also features Biax React Fiberglass conducting the deck to have a low torsional flex and forgiving feel and thus making it perfect for taking new tricks to the next level.

Netpreneurs, Start Your Search Engines!

Written on September 27, 2008 – 12:13 am | by admin |

Then you can scan through the SRDS volumes and track down the newsletters, the magazines, and the media outlets that might cater to your customers. Get a copy of the newsletters (if they allow advertising); buy a copy of the magazines and look at the ads that compete with your prod-uct. Notice the kinds of words they use, the kinds of offers they make, the kinds of hot buttons they push.

Start small. Craft your message as if your life depended on it. Place a small ad and track the results like a wolf tracks a herd of caribou. If your ad produces results, you can increase your budget until you are running full-page ads in every magazine in the country.


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The Quality of Your Marketing Message

Written on September 27, 2008 – 12:13 am | by admin |

In other words, does your online advertising work? These new dot-corn start-ups, flush with IPO cash, blow unconscionable amounts of money on cute, hip promotions that don’t attract real customers. When you’re starting on a shoestring, you don’t have the option of luxurious advertis-ing. Every dollar must produce an increased return on your investment or you’re out of business! Experts have often said that one of the greatest causes of small-business failure is running out of money.

I disagree. I think that often the cause of small-business failure is too much money and wasting that money on ineffective marketing. I like marketing that must make a profit. It forces you to get real about what you say.


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When to Get Walk in Bathtubs

Written on September 27, 2008 – 12:09 am | by admin |

Walk in tubs come in many different awesome styles and colors as well. Your Walk in tub will not be bulky or awkward in your bathroom.

Remainactive.com’s walk in tubs can be made to fit any kind bathroom and match any type decor. After you have purchased your walk in tub, you will have a peace of mind knowing that your safety is assured.

The danger of slipping is out of the question. Bathing in warm or hot water is good for your mind and body, as it helps you to reach a point of 100% relaxation.

You can also get a walk in bathtub that has some nice whirlpool jets, which will be even more therapeutic. The jets are perfect for people with joint problems or arthritis.

Whether you are remodeling your house or just replacing your tub, walk in bathtubs are a good option to consider. These tubs last just as long as other tubs and function on higher levels. The cost of these bath tubs are about the same as another tub, so buying one will not break the bank.

Fanciful names are fun to invent

Written on September 27, 2008 – 12:07 am | by admin |

Fanciful Words

Fanciful names are fun to invent because you can use any term, or combination of terms, that do not in fact describe your service or product in any way.

The trick is to think up a term that is interesting, memorable and somehow appropriate, without literally describing some aspect of your service or product. For example, Yahoo.com and ragingbull.com (stock market and investment information site) are both fanciful names that would be easy to protect as trademarks.

Clearly, consumer responses to these types of names are subjective and intuitive. If you create a fanciful or arbitrary mark, try to consider all the possible evocations that the name may have and make the most of them.


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A great online backup company

Written on September 27, 2008 – 12:05 am | by admin |

Today I discovered idrive.com, they are an online backup company. Let me tell you why they are the best.

1. they offer Automatic backup.

Any decent backup company should offer automated backups. These sort of backups are great because they allow you to upload data to their web spaces every single day without pushing any buttons. This is great for PCs that are on most of the time but aren’t used very often. No one has to be at the computer for the backup to roll. Automated backup scheduling provides great peace of mind for you, the user.

Get 2 GB of full featured IDrive Online Backup for free. Features include Automatic Backup, True Archiving, Versioning, Continuous Backup, Mapped Drive Backup and Web-based Backup Management.

2. Backup on demand.

Being able to backup on demand is just as important as automatic backups. This feature is important if you have just saved an important files to your computer and you need to make sure you have a backup of it as soon as possible. On demand backups are perfect for these situations.

3. Search and Restore

When you do actually need some files that you backed up, you don’t want to have to wait for a long time to access them. The online backup service offered by idrive.com allow you to quickly find the file that you are looking for and restore it to your computer in only a few clicks. This is important when you have lost a file that you need and don’t have time to go through some complicated restoration process. File restoration is quick and simple.

What are you waiting for?

Go and backup you data!
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Names That Suggest, But Don’t Describe

Written on September 27, 2008 – 12:00 am | by admin |

In general, marketing folks favor suggestive names because they evoke an image or idea that customers are likely to associate with the product or service being marketed. A name is usually considered suggestive when you need to take at least one more mental step to figure out what is being suggested. Here are some examples:

•ask.com, the domain name for the Ask Jeeves search engine, effective because it suggests answers, just what you want a search engine to do

•peapods.com, the domain name for the Pea Pods baby things site, suggests maternity things

•peapod.com, a website featuring online grocery ordering

•Salon.com, an online magazine, suggests a place for the exchange of sophisticated commentary

•eHow.com, information made available in a crisp “how to” format

•Travelocity.com, a travel services website, suggests travel and speed

•nextMonet.com, an online contemporary art gallery that suggests undiscovered great artists

•Gazoontite.com (for allergy information and supplies) that suggests the ritualistic and widespread use of the German “Gesundheit!” (health) when someone sneezes

•Getsmart.com, a debt consolidation and loan service, suggests the quality of savvy, something that folks who have debt problems may aspire to, and

•wingspanbank.com (a national online bank) suggests a far-flung presence, something innovative in the banking industry.

Although suggestive names may require some marketing to become broadly identified with a product, they are usually easier to promote than coined names because they already connote something you want to associate with your product or service. Some name consultants argue that suggestive names are the most useful because the images they evoke make them very effective marketing tools. But it may take lots of thought to come up with one that’s appropriately evocative, suits your customer base and hasn’t been taken. Again, test your ideas out on a number of people to see if they get the message you hope to send.

The keys to a coined domain name

Written on September 27, 2008 – 12:00 am | by admin |

The best way to make a mark distinctive is to make it up. Some examples include chumbo.com (an online software store), kagi.com (a payment processing service for e-commerce businesses) and pandesic.com (an e-commerce company).

The keys to a coined domain name are making it easy to spell and appealing to both eye and ear, or at least suitable to the image you want to project for your product or service. To avoid coined words that may evoke unintended images (for example, runslo.com for software that is supposed to speed up your Internet access), run your choices by a variety of people and note their responses to the sound and appearance.

Wholly new, made-up words have no meaning and probably not even any connotation, other than the ones you will create with your marketing activities. That means they require extensive, often expensive, marketing efforts to get established as product or service identifiers in the first place. Without that, your domain name won’t mean anything to the general public. That’s a major drawback for a small business with limited capital.

Opting for a coined word has a second drawback. New combinations that sound and look good that is, ones that are marketable and not already in use are becoming harder to develop. Despite our rich Celtic, Anglo-Saxon, Norman and Latin linguistic heritage, with over 200,000 new trademarks being registered each year, the well of coinable words is fast being drained.

Ronix wakeboards make life entirely easier

Written on September 26, 2008 – 12:24 am | by admin |

Ronix wakeboards can transform the life of enthusiastic wakeboarders. Wakeboarding is taking the world by storm. It is an extreme sport but is getting very popular. Wakeboarding is riding on the surface of the water on a wakeboard while being towed by a boat. The skills required are a combination of water skiing, snowboarding and surfing.

Advantages are focused on certain factors such as speed, weight and quality are the identified obstacles that stand in their way but with Ronix wakeboards, such problems has been covered.

This is one reason why people should visit buywake.com for Ronix wakeboards. These boards offer more stability and flexibility.

Once you learn to master the way to get onto your wakeboard, you will definitely enjoy the experience of Ronix Wakeboards.

About CarFreeDC

Carfree Day is a lesson in options. Carfree Day is not an articles directory, and there are no political strings attached. We acknowledge that gasoline engines currently are still needed in our society; however, we also believe that our citizens do not need to chain themselves to a single transportation philosophy. Carfree Day prompts us to think outside the lanes and curbs that conduct our movement and to explore other varied and efficient ways to see our city. You may find a new mode of transportation that fits better in a facet of your life, or you may not. The important thing is to be aware that the options are available, and that you are free to choose.

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