Black Mages are the specialists of the Black Magic and all other spells that are used for dealing damage. Black Mages are said to be the damage artist, though this is a thought which should be carefully understood. Black Mages have the broadest sorts of damaging spells available to them, some of which can hit for astonishing sums of damage. However, not all players see Black Mages as being the most overall damaging job, despite their enormous powers. This is because in longer fights, the Black Mage can run out of MP (Magic Points), entailing that eventually other jobs can out damage the Black Mage. With this fat already known, a good Black Mage would know how to quickly deal enough damage to finish the fight.
The Black Mage is the ultimate offensive spell caster bringing death and devastation to the battle field from a distance. They are not so good at taking damage or physical attacks but their strong spells make up for that.
In some ways, Black Mages are best compared to Monks. Both jobs are good at dealing large amounts of quick damage, but do not do as well absorbing damage themselves.
Black Mage magic is mainly damaging magic, with some disabling spells as well. Black Mages can not cast healing magic. Note that all mages need to learn a spell before they can cast it. Learning a spell involves buying the spell scrolls (similar to how warriors must buy weapons) and then learning (using) it to put it into their spell book.
As with the White Mage, the Taru Taru is the best race for the Black Mage because of their high MP. Casting a lot of spells will take up MP fast so you will need a lot to make sure you don't run out in the middle of battle.
The Black Mage has the active abilities of Magicfont which gives the mage unlimited mana for 30 seconds and Elemental Seal which increases the accuracy of the next spell cast. Take note that Magicfont can only be used every 2 hours so it is best used when in great need of mana only.
The passive abilities of the Black Mage consist of Magic Attack Up at levels 10, 30 and 50 which increase the magic attack skill. Clear Mind at level 15 which inreases the mana regeneration rate of the mage. Conserve MP at level 20 which decreases the amount of mana used by spells. HP Boost at level 55 which increases the maximum HP of your character and Martial Arts at level 60 which increases the Black Mage's hand to hand combat abilities.
The Black Mage spells are all different elementals like Earth, Water, Fire, Ice, Wind, Thunder and Darkness. Each type of element does different amounts of damage depending on the enemy, so it is best to know the weakness of the enemy before casting. Some spells may even heal an enemy if that is their element.
2008年3月4日星期二
2008年3月2日星期日
How to Manage Your Mood with Food: A Meal by Meal Guide
Here is a meal by meal guide to eating for energy and managing your mood with food.
Breakfast
Eating a good breakfast boosts your concentration and revs your energy, particularly in the morning when you may need it most.
You can help keep your blood sugar on an even keel with complex carbohydrates. Avoid refined carbohydrates, such as white bread and white sugar. These have a high glycemic index, which can cause spikes and dips in your blood sugar levels.
The right complex carbohydrates provide your brain and muscles with the steady flow of the energy they need. Grains are great sources of B vitamins, which aid in the metabolic production of energy. Natural whole grain breads and cereals are good carbohydrate choices for breakfast.
For the best breakfast, add a lowfat protein, such as yogurt, cottage cheese, or skim milk, and watch your fat intake as well as your meat consumption (since meat takes more energy to digest).
Mid morning snack
Turns out, snacking may not be such a bad idea. Eating every few hours helps your body use nutrients more efficiently. It stimulates your metabolism, keeps your blood sugar levels steady, reduces stress on your digestive system, and decreases hunger, which means you will be less likely to overeat when mealtime finally rolls around.
If you are craving carbs, which many of us do at this time of day, choose whole grain bread, cereal, or fruit.
Fruits and vegetables deliver a lowfat, high fiber alternative to the vending machine choices. Raw carrots and sugar snap peas, for example, provide a crisp, satisfying crunch and will not zap your energy. Challenge yourself to eat at least five servings of fruits and vegetables each day.
For maximum energy throughout the day, avoid foods that are laden with simple sugars, such as cookies, pastries, candy bars, and sodas, which can bring on erratic blood sugar levels.
Instead, try some lean protein (lowfat yogurt, cottage cheese or lean meat) to help tide you over until lunch.
Lunch
At midday, go light. Because a hefty helping of carbohydrates can increase the amount of seratonin in the brain and cause that sleepy feeling, focus on lowfat protein.
Protein can actually raise energy levels by increasing brain chemicals called catecholamines. Eat a lunch of lowfat cheese, fish, lean meat, poultry, or tofu.
Mid afternoon snack
Choose something that will keep you satisfied until dinner. A little bit of fat is fine. It gives those carbohydrates and proteins some staying power. Try a bit of all natural peanut butter and a few crackers, for example.
Before your workout
Carbohydrates are fastest to digest and pack quick energy. Add protein for staying power, but stay away from fats. They can make you cramp.
Dinner
The agenda for the evening can dictate what you will eat for dinner. Need to stay on overdrive for a couple of hours? Choose lowfat proteins. If you are in relax mode, indulge a little.
Whatever is on the menu, remember the Pie Test. Envision your plate as a pie. Seventy five percent of the pie should be filled with fruits, vegetables, and grains and 25 percent with other foods, such as diary products and meat.
Before bed
Before turning in, a carbohydrate rich snack can supply seratonin to help you fall asleep. But go easy. Too much food can reduce the quality of your sleep.
Breakfast
Eating a good breakfast boosts your concentration and revs your energy, particularly in the morning when you may need it most.
You can help keep your blood sugar on an even keel with complex carbohydrates. Avoid refined carbohydrates, such as white bread and white sugar. These have a high glycemic index, which can cause spikes and dips in your blood sugar levels.
The right complex carbohydrates provide your brain and muscles with the steady flow of the energy they need. Grains are great sources of B vitamins, which aid in the metabolic production of energy. Natural whole grain breads and cereals are good carbohydrate choices for breakfast.
For the best breakfast, add a lowfat protein, such as yogurt, cottage cheese, or skim milk, and watch your fat intake as well as your meat consumption (since meat takes more energy to digest).
Mid morning snack
Turns out, snacking may not be such a bad idea. Eating every few hours helps your body use nutrients more efficiently. It stimulates your metabolism, keeps your blood sugar levels steady, reduces stress on your digestive system, and decreases hunger, which means you will be less likely to overeat when mealtime finally rolls around.
If you are craving carbs, which many of us do at this time of day, choose whole grain bread, cereal, or fruit.
Fruits and vegetables deliver a lowfat, high fiber alternative to the vending machine choices. Raw carrots and sugar snap peas, for example, provide a crisp, satisfying crunch and will not zap your energy. Challenge yourself to eat at least five servings of fruits and vegetables each day.
For maximum energy throughout the day, avoid foods that are laden with simple sugars, such as cookies, pastries, candy bars, and sodas, which can bring on erratic blood sugar levels.
Instead, try some lean protein (lowfat yogurt, cottage cheese or lean meat) to help tide you over until lunch.
Lunch
At midday, go light. Because a hefty helping of carbohydrates can increase the amount of seratonin in the brain and cause that sleepy feeling, focus on lowfat protein.
Protein can actually raise energy levels by increasing brain chemicals called catecholamines. Eat a lunch of lowfat cheese, fish, lean meat, poultry, or tofu.
Mid afternoon snack
Choose something that will keep you satisfied until dinner. A little bit of fat is fine. It gives those carbohydrates and proteins some staying power. Try a bit of all natural peanut butter and a few crackers, for example.
Before your workout
Carbohydrates are fastest to digest and pack quick energy. Add protein for staying power, but stay away from fats. They can make you cramp.
Dinner
The agenda for the evening can dictate what you will eat for dinner. Need to stay on overdrive for a couple of hours? Choose lowfat proteins. If you are in relax mode, indulge a little.
Whatever is on the menu, remember the Pie Test. Envision your plate as a pie. Seventy five percent of the pie should be filled with fruits, vegetables, and grains and 25 percent with other foods, such as diary products and meat.
Before bed
Before turning in, a carbohydrate rich snack can supply seratonin to help you fall asleep. But go easy. Too much food can reduce the quality of your sleep.
2008年2月29日星期五
Things About Foreclosure That All Home Owners Should Know About
Foreclosure means basically that you were unable to pay your monthly mortgage payments so the mortgage company decides to repossess your home. It is just like with a vehicle or anything else where you are bound by some form of a contract or agreement, if you do not hold up on your part of the deal somebody will come and take your car from you or your furniture. Most people have probably experienced a time in their life where they found they were going to have to put off paying one or more payments within the month because of one thing or another coming up unexpectedly. If you ever feel like foreclosure could be just right around the corner for you, then you should most definitely make all attempts to contact your mortgage company and let them know what is going on with you and that there is a possibility that your mortgage payment will not be made on time.
Usually if you are honest with them and not trying to avoid them, they will generally allow you the opportunity to explain your situation upon deciding what needs to be done in order to get your account current. Things that are unfortunate do happen sometimes throughout life and it is normally whenever we least expect it, but as I mentioned, if you do suspect that something could prevent you from getting your payments in on time, be sure that you take the time out to call your mortgage company, just to let them know what is happening with you and when they could possibly expect your payment. Foreclosure is a very terrifying word for many individuals and many times the reason that it is so terrifying is because most people are just simply not aware of the fact that most of the times, something can be done to prevent this from happening to you. Losing your home that you have called home for so long now is something very tragic and can cause many people to feel as though their lives are literally falling to pieces.
Do not let this put you into any sort of deep slum because no matter what happens, you are strong enough to get through almost anything that life has in store for you, including this. There are many things that you can do to try and fight this type of action against you and typically if you atleast give it a real good try, things will just seem to work out for you. Not always but most of the time it is possible for anybody to tell their side of the story, no matter what it may be, and have the mortgage company change their minds about serving you with any foreclosure notice. If you do lose your home to foreclosure, it is very unfortunate and will definitely have a negative affect on your credit rating for many years to come. You will have to put it in your head that you are tough enough to rebuild or move on and get your finances back in order, the way that they should be, so that you are never faced with having to deal with this type of situation again.
Usually if you are honest with them and not trying to avoid them, they will generally allow you the opportunity to explain your situation upon deciding what needs to be done in order to get your account current. Things that are unfortunate do happen sometimes throughout life and it is normally whenever we least expect it, but as I mentioned, if you do suspect that something could prevent you from getting your payments in on time, be sure that you take the time out to call your mortgage company, just to let them know what is happening with you and when they could possibly expect your payment. Foreclosure is a very terrifying word for many individuals and many times the reason that it is so terrifying is because most people are just simply not aware of the fact that most of the times, something can be done to prevent this from happening to you. Losing your home that you have called home for so long now is something very tragic and can cause many people to feel as though their lives are literally falling to pieces.
Do not let this put you into any sort of deep slum because no matter what happens, you are strong enough to get through almost anything that life has in store for you, including this. There are many things that you can do to try and fight this type of action against you and typically if you atleast give it a real good try, things will just seem to work out for you. Not always but most of the time it is possible for anybody to tell their side of the story, no matter what it may be, and have the mortgage company change their minds about serving you with any foreclosure notice. If you do lose your home to foreclosure, it is very unfortunate and will definitely have a negative affect on your credit rating for many years to come. You will have to put it in your head that you are tough enough to rebuild or move on and get your finances back in order, the way that they should be, so that you are never faced with having to deal with this type of situation again.
2008年2月28日星期四
Little England is no little at all.
Barbados, also known as Little England is in fact no "little" at all.
It is perceived as virtually far because its not very easy to reach and is detached from the rest of its neighboring islands, yet it is one of most visited tourist attractions in the Caribbean. It is a hideaway to most travelers because its hard to get to but then harder to leave, as one travel site described it.
Barbados is a small island located at the southern Caribbean region and has a growing population of 280,000. It is part of the Lesser Antilles island chain that runs with Bahamas and Greater Antilles to form the West Indies.
With its subtropical climate, the Barbados Island forests and mountains have been naturally nourished, which makes it a great site for nature tripping, hiking, jogging and cycling. Even golfers, professional and amateurs, have found a haven in this paradise. Yearly, several sporting events are held in Barbados, including events for boat and parasailing.
As their habitat was protected, so were Barbados wildlife and marine life. Animal lovers will be happy to know that there are great destinations in Barbados where you can actually interact with the animals. Most recommended in Barbados is the Wildlife Reserve where a whole day can be spent just looking at all the beautiful creatures. For aquatic life, there are several options, too. You can visit Ocean Park where big and small aquariums display the most colorful and unique marine living creatures, where children can see them up close. Another way to do it requires further physical challenge, which is to go snorkeling or diving. Some can book for one of the packages in a cruise company where visitors can actually swim with the turtles.
There are many a great beaches and parks in Barbados for all water sports lovers out there. The sandy beaches send tingles and excitement beneath the feet of children and carpet for a couple. Rich in corals and undisturbed marine life, beaches in Barbados are also great for scuba diving. You can check out the Grand Barbados Beach Resort, Almond Resorts Barbados and a lot, lot more.
Other travelers love Barbados for the cultural heritage it has retained intact. Houses, churches, museums and other structures are living proofs of how the Barbados was during the British arrival in the 1620s. Even tools Bajans used hundreds of years back have still stood the hands of time. See the displays of silverwares, prints, antiques and tools at Barbados Museum and Sunbury Plantation House. Also see the picturesque churches like St. Philips Parish and houses, a good example of which is George Washingtons temporary house when he went to Barbados for his only international trip.
Celebrating their culture, Barbadians are also rich in festivities. The longest taking a whole month of preparation and the event itself is the Crop Over. Other festivities include the Oistins Fish Festival and Holetown Festival.
Barbados or Little England is no "little" at all in its historical, ecological and grandeur sense, because it is one great and wondrous place just hidden away in a small island.
It is perceived as virtually far because its not very easy to reach and is detached from the rest of its neighboring islands, yet it is one of most visited tourist attractions in the Caribbean. It is a hideaway to most travelers because its hard to get to but then harder to leave, as one travel site described it.
Barbados is a small island located at the southern Caribbean region and has a growing population of 280,000. It is part of the Lesser Antilles island chain that runs with Bahamas and Greater Antilles to form the West Indies.
With its subtropical climate, the Barbados Island forests and mountains have been naturally nourished, which makes it a great site for nature tripping, hiking, jogging and cycling. Even golfers, professional and amateurs, have found a haven in this paradise. Yearly, several sporting events are held in Barbados, including events for boat and parasailing.
As their habitat was protected, so were Barbados wildlife and marine life. Animal lovers will be happy to know that there are great destinations in Barbados where you can actually interact with the animals. Most recommended in Barbados is the Wildlife Reserve where a whole day can be spent just looking at all the beautiful creatures. For aquatic life, there are several options, too. You can visit Ocean Park where big and small aquariums display the most colorful and unique marine living creatures, where children can see them up close. Another way to do it requires further physical challenge, which is to go snorkeling or diving. Some can book for one of the packages in a cruise company where visitors can actually swim with the turtles.
There are many a great beaches and parks in Barbados for all water sports lovers out there. The sandy beaches send tingles and excitement beneath the feet of children and carpet for a couple. Rich in corals and undisturbed marine life, beaches in Barbados are also great for scuba diving. You can check out the Grand Barbados Beach Resort, Almond Resorts Barbados and a lot, lot more.
Other travelers love Barbados for the cultural heritage it has retained intact. Houses, churches, museums and other structures are living proofs of how the Barbados was during the British arrival in the 1620s. Even tools Bajans used hundreds of years back have still stood the hands of time. See the displays of silverwares, prints, antiques and tools at Barbados Museum and Sunbury Plantation House. Also see the picturesque churches like St. Philips Parish and houses, a good example of which is George Washingtons temporary house when he went to Barbados for his only international trip.
Celebrating their culture, Barbadians are also rich in festivities. The longest taking a whole month of preparation and the event itself is the Crop Over. Other festivities include the Oistins Fish Festival and Holetown Festival.
Barbados or Little England is no "little" at all in its historical, ecological and grandeur sense, because it is one great and wondrous place just hidden away in a small island.
2008年2月26日星期二
How To Negotiate Salary
1. Don't negotiate salary at interview
Whilst both you and a prospective employer might be keen to agree salary at interview, don't bring it up. Usually before you apply for any job there will be a guide to what salary is on offer. If you're asked what salary is on offer simply state "The practical details can be worked out at a later date"
Not discussing salary at interview will improve their respect for you as it gives the impression that salary is less important than the role itself, even if it isn't. You interviewers will be left with a positive impression of you and are more likely to offer a good salary because of it.
2. Always turn down the first salary offer
This needs to be done diplomatically. When they call you and make a salary offer, thank them for the call and stress how excited you are by the prospect of working for them, but explain that you need to think it over. Call them back the following morning and explain that whilst you like the job and the organisation the salary offered was a little lower than expected. Tell them that if they make a final improved offer that you will take the job.
This works like a charm and I've seen people get up to $4,000 more on their basic salary for politely turning down the first salary offer made to them.
3. Speak to the decision maker
Most large companies have Human Resource departments that deal with recruitment and make job offers. They are usually rigid salary bands that they will stick to when making you an offer, but these people have little input on organisational affairs and don't know your true potential value to the organisation.
If you get an offer you are disappointed with and the HR department refuses to increase it then go to the real decision maker, the hiring manager. Usually the hiring manager, whom you will inevitably work for, will have interviewed you along side a member of HR staff and it is they who have the real power. Call the switchboard and ask to speak to the hiring manager who interviewed you. Be really polite and explain that the purpose of the call was to thank them for their time at interview and that it is a shame that the offer made by the HR department wasn't enough for you to take the job, as you were looking forward to joining the company. Nine times out of ten you'll receive a call from the Human Resources department within 48 hours, who having been contacted by the hiring manager, want to make a revised offer that is much closer to what you were expecting.
4. Provide Evidence of Market Rates
Usually employers make a salary offer based on what they think you are worth to their organisation. If you want to get an improved salary you need to demonstrate that what you are asking for is not unreasonable and is the going market rate. Visit an online job search site like www.monster.com and check out what other people doing your job are being paid by other companies. Print off this information and take it with you to salary negotiations to evidence your claims.
5. Read Recruitment Magazines in the office
If you are already in employment and are approaching a salary renegotiation period start taking recruitment magazines into work with you and reading them during your lunch break in the office. Ideally circle a few jobs similar to your own and leave that page open on your desk. I guarantee that word will soon spread that you are keeping a look out for a new job. When it comes to your turn to negotiate salary you will have put yourself in a strong position with management to get an improved basic wage.
Whilst both you and a prospective employer might be keen to agree salary at interview, don't bring it up. Usually before you apply for any job there will be a guide to what salary is on offer. If you're asked what salary is on offer simply state "The practical details can be worked out at a later date"
Not discussing salary at interview will improve their respect for you as it gives the impression that salary is less important than the role itself, even if it isn't. You interviewers will be left with a positive impression of you and are more likely to offer a good salary because of it.
2. Always turn down the first salary offer
This needs to be done diplomatically. When they call you and make a salary offer, thank them for the call and stress how excited you are by the prospect of working for them, but explain that you need to think it over. Call them back the following morning and explain that whilst you like the job and the organisation the salary offered was a little lower than expected. Tell them that if they make a final improved offer that you will take the job.
This works like a charm and I've seen people get up to $4,000 more on their basic salary for politely turning down the first salary offer made to them.
3. Speak to the decision maker
Most large companies have Human Resource departments that deal with recruitment and make job offers. They are usually rigid salary bands that they will stick to when making you an offer, but these people have little input on organisational affairs and don't know your true potential value to the organisation.
If you get an offer you are disappointed with and the HR department refuses to increase it then go to the real decision maker, the hiring manager. Usually the hiring manager, whom you will inevitably work for, will have interviewed you along side a member of HR staff and it is they who have the real power. Call the switchboard and ask to speak to the hiring manager who interviewed you. Be really polite and explain that the purpose of the call was to thank them for their time at interview and that it is a shame that the offer made by the HR department wasn't enough for you to take the job, as you were looking forward to joining the company. Nine times out of ten you'll receive a call from the Human Resources department within 48 hours, who having been contacted by the hiring manager, want to make a revised offer that is much closer to what you were expecting.
4. Provide Evidence of Market Rates
Usually employers make a salary offer based on what they think you are worth to their organisation. If you want to get an improved salary you need to demonstrate that what you are asking for is not unreasonable and is the going market rate. Visit an online job search site like www.monster.com and check out what other people doing your job are being paid by other companies. Print off this information and take it with you to salary negotiations to evidence your claims.
5. Read Recruitment Magazines in the office
If you are already in employment and are approaching a salary renegotiation period start taking recruitment magazines into work with you and reading them during your lunch break in the office. Ideally circle a few jobs similar to your own and leave that page open on your desk. I guarantee that word will soon spread that you are keeping a look out for a new job. When it comes to your turn to negotiate salary you will have put yourself in a strong position with management to get an improved basic wage.
2008年1月2日星期三
Criteria of Choosing an Ideal Web Hosting Company
Before we talk about what it takes to be a cheap and good quality web host, lets get to the fundamental first. What is a Web Host?
A web host is a service provider that places your web site on a computer which is connected to the internet. The term for this computer is called a server.
A web hosting provider will typically have a fast connection to the Internet and they may host thousands of web sites on many servers. The web host essentially rents out space to you so that you can get your website up on the world wide web.
With a well-managed web host, you can free yourself from worrying the up-keep of complicated server technology and proper technical maintenance. Thats the whole purpose of the web hosting companies. You should leave the technical work to web hosting professional while you focus on your own internet business.
Lets begin...
Feature Offered
The features that web hosting companies are offering are getting quite standard nowadays.
The followings are some of the common features you'll see in most web hosting plans: Control Panel
Control Panel is an interface where you can access your site on the web server, allowing you to set-up and subsequently update and customize your web site. Though cPanel is by far the most popular control panel, some hosting providers customize their own so that they can up-grade and expand it at will. Diskspace
A vast majority of sites that don't have tons of graphics, sound and video clips or downloadable files easily fit in 50 MB of disk space. You should always leave yourself some room for growth or check if the host has a bigger plan in case you need to upgrade. Bandwidth
Bandwidth is the amount of data transmitted or received through a unit of time. In web hosting, bandwidth is consumed when visitors make requests for files on your web site and download them to their personal computers. Email Account
With POP3 email accounts you can check email from Outlook, Netscape Mail, Eudora or any other Email software. Scripting language
As all our top 10 listings are using Unix and Linux platform, php, perl and CGI are the languages we are talking about here. It is best to choose a host that supports the latest version to maximize the latest web technologies for the fee that you pay. Database
If your web site is going to store a lot of data that should be dynamically accessible (like user accounts, stock prices, maps, Interactive news, message boards and forum etc.), you'll need to look for an account that offers a database. MySQL is a powerful and most popular database program that runs on the Linux operation system. It is able to handle million of entries all at once. Its flexibility and speed allow you to also store logs and pictures. MySQL is designed to scale well under heavy traffic conditions and is ideal for database-intensive or e-commerce-enabled Web sites. Customer Service/Support
No matter if you are an expert or a novice in web hosting, you need a web host with good customer support system. What is the criteria of an excellent customer support? Let us explain. How big is the knowledge base?
This is particularly important for those who want to search for quick answer without seeking direct assistance from customer support staff. Due to the huge database, normally its searchable. Some web hosting providers will even make your life easier by making a video tutorial guiding you step by step in setting up your new account. Very useful for beginner. Responsive customer service staff.
If you are too lazy to find the answer out of a big pool of database, get the direct answer from someone who knows it. Direct customer support comes in a few forms.
a. Email support
b. Phone support: Normally, sales and technical support uses separate phone line. A good phone support staff knows what your problem is and answers with relevance.
c.Web Host like Lunarpages and Globat even have live chat support. However, its not how many support channels that are available but how responsive it is of the staff. You can find out the hosting reviews and ratings of each of our Top 10 Cheap Web Host.
Price to Disk Space / Price to Bandwidth Ratio
Are you paying too much for your Web Hosting Plan?
Having done the research on hundreds of web hosting companies, in general, weve come to this conclusion: the more disk space and bandwidth you are getting, the more expensive is the monthly price.
To help you understand which price is competitive enough for you to take up the offer, we have categorized 5 different price range. For each price range, a score of maximum of 10 is assigned. To understand the concept behind this, please refer to the details here.
Popularity
A web host might have the best feature offered, unbeatable customer support and reliability in place but without an effective marketing plan, it will go bust too. Lets face it. If a web hosting provider does not have sufficient members and steady growth of new members, its very difficult to survive in this highly competitive industry.
We judge the popularity of a particular web hosting provider by looking at the number of awards won, the reviews of other websites and the Alexa traffic ranking.
All the hosting providers listed on our Top 10 Cheap Web Hosting Directory are among the top 40,000 most visited websites in the world.
Reliability, Speed and Uptime Guarantee
Nothing can hurt you more than this: your visitors come to your web site only to find that its not accessible. You lose credibility and possibly even a sale. If your web host does not guarantee at least a 99% uptime, leave the web host now!
To ensure maximum uptime, installation of redundant back-up systems is essential. Each web host has their own management systems to minimize downtime. "Redundant" means that if any of the Internet connections get interrupted, the alternate Internet connection will take over.
We use Alertra software to monitor the uptime of each of our top 10 web hosts.
As for speed, even though routing, web server set up and local area networks play a part in determining the speed of a site, the main concern of how fast your site is depends very much on the types of network connections.
Many hosting providers still connect to the Internet through T1, or T3 connections. This is not the case for our top 10 hosts- they are using OC (Optical Carrier) lines.
A T1 line will offer data transfer rate of 1.5 Mbps (megabits per second), while a T3 line can supply data transfer rates of 43Mbps. OC-1 refers to a circuit that transmits 51.85Mbps. Higher levels are multiples of that speed. Ultra-High Speed OC3 and OC12 lines offers 155Mbps and 622Mbps respectively. Some hosting providers have connections to major internet backbones at the speed of OC48 (2488Mbps) and OC96 (4976Mbps).
A web host is a service provider that places your web site on a computer which is connected to the internet. The term for this computer is called a server.
A web hosting provider will typically have a fast connection to the Internet and they may host thousands of web sites on many servers. The web host essentially rents out space to you so that you can get your website up on the world wide web.
With a well-managed web host, you can free yourself from worrying the up-keep of complicated server technology and proper technical maintenance. Thats the whole purpose of the web hosting companies. You should leave the technical work to web hosting professional while you focus on your own internet business.
Lets begin...
Feature Offered
The features that web hosting companies are offering are getting quite standard nowadays.
The followings are some of the common features you'll see in most web hosting plans: Control Panel
Control Panel is an interface where you can access your site on the web server, allowing you to set-up and subsequently update and customize your web site. Though cPanel is by far the most popular control panel, some hosting providers customize their own so that they can up-grade and expand it at will. Diskspace
A vast majority of sites that don't have tons of graphics, sound and video clips or downloadable files easily fit in 50 MB of disk space. You should always leave yourself some room for growth or check if the host has a bigger plan in case you need to upgrade. Bandwidth
Bandwidth is the amount of data transmitted or received through a unit of time. In web hosting, bandwidth is consumed when visitors make requests for files on your web site and download them to their personal computers. Email Account
With POP3 email accounts you can check email from Outlook, Netscape Mail, Eudora or any other Email software. Scripting language
As all our top 10 listings are using Unix and Linux platform, php, perl and CGI are the languages we are talking about here. It is best to choose a host that supports the latest version to maximize the latest web technologies for the fee that you pay. Database
If your web site is going to store a lot of data that should be dynamically accessible (like user accounts, stock prices, maps, Interactive news, message boards and forum etc.), you'll need to look for an account that offers a database. MySQL is a powerful and most popular database program that runs on the Linux operation system. It is able to handle million of entries all at once. Its flexibility and speed allow you to also store logs and pictures. MySQL is designed to scale well under heavy traffic conditions and is ideal for database-intensive or e-commerce-enabled Web sites. Customer Service/Support
No matter if you are an expert or a novice in web hosting, you need a web host with good customer support system. What is the criteria of an excellent customer support? Let us explain. How big is the knowledge base?
This is particularly important for those who want to search for quick answer without seeking direct assistance from customer support staff. Due to the huge database, normally its searchable. Some web hosting providers will even make your life easier by making a video tutorial guiding you step by step in setting up your new account. Very useful for beginner. Responsive customer service staff.
If you are too lazy to find the answer out of a big pool of database, get the direct answer from someone who knows it. Direct customer support comes in a few forms.
a. Email support
b. Phone support: Normally, sales and technical support uses separate phone line. A good phone support staff knows what your problem is and answers with relevance.
c.Web Host like Lunarpages and Globat even have live chat support. However, its not how many support channels that are available but how responsive it is of the staff. You can find out the hosting reviews and ratings of each of our Top 10 Cheap Web Host.
Price to Disk Space / Price to Bandwidth Ratio
Are you paying too much for your Web Hosting Plan?
Having done the research on hundreds of web hosting companies, in general, weve come to this conclusion: the more disk space and bandwidth you are getting, the more expensive is the monthly price.
To help you understand which price is competitive enough for you to take up the offer, we have categorized 5 different price range. For each price range, a score of maximum of 10 is assigned. To understand the concept behind this, please refer to the details here.
Popularity
A web host might have the best feature offered, unbeatable customer support and reliability in place but without an effective marketing plan, it will go bust too. Lets face it. If a web hosting provider does not have sufficient members and steady growth of new members, its very difficult to survive in this highly competitive industry.
We judge the popularity of a particular web hosting provider by looking at the number of awards won, the reviews of other websites and the Alexa traffic ranking.
All the hosting providers listed on our Top 10 Cheap Web Hosting Directory are among the top 40,000 most visited websites in the world.
Reliability, Speed and Uptime Guarantee
Nothing can hurt you more than this: your visitors come to your web site only to find that its not accessible. You lose credibility and possibly even a sale. If your web host does not guarantee at least a 99% uptime, leave the web host now!
To ensure maximum uptime, installation of redundant back-up systems is essential. Each web host has their own management systems to minimize downtime. "Redundant" means that if any of the Internet connections get interrupted, the alternate Internet connection will take over.
We use Alertra software to monitor the uptime of each of our top 10 web hosts.
As for speed, even though routing, web server set up and local area networks play a part in determining the speed of a site, the main concern of how fast your site is depends very much on the types of network connections.
Many hosting providers still connect to the Internet through T1, or T3 connections. This is not the case for our top 10 hosts- they are using OC (Optical Carrier) lines.
A T1 line will offer data transfer rate of 1.5 Mbps (megabits per second), while a T3 line can supply data transfer rates of 43Mbps. OC-1 refers to a circuit that transmits 51.85Mbps. Higher levels are multiples of that speed. Ultra-High Speed OC3 and OC12 lines offers 155Mbps and 622Mbps respectively. Some hosting providers have connections to major internet backbones at the speed of OC48 (2488Mbps) and OC96 (4976Mbps).
What You Need to Know to Stop Hair Loss Caused by Stress
Hair loss is of concern to most people at one point in their lives. When the time comes they want to know how to stop hair loss. Stopping hair loss can become an easy solution when you first notice that you are losing hair. If you ignore this condition hoping it will go away, you are making a big mistake.
Hair loss is a reflection of your general health. It is a major warning that you have poor health. The poor health condition that you might have can be complex and to reverse it will require some work, since this condition has taken a while on your part to create. The other thing that complicates your poor health condition is that there might be a psychological or stress problem that needs correction.
The first thing you need to look at is if you have a lot stress going on. This stress can come from a recent or past change is your personal relationships. These relationships can be at home, with relatives or at work. You could be working late hours working on difficult problems that create a lot of pressure on you. It could be a divorce you going through or a financial crisis. These problems can be worked out but it takes patience and sometimes courage.
Psychological problems are more difficult to work through. These types of problems create a complete imbalance in your body's chemistry and over time create hair loss. Stopping hair loss from this condition requires therapeutic help and a good nutritional and diet program.
Any stress or psychological problems requires a base line of good nutrition and diet, if you want to stop their effects on hair loss. These problems create a massive depletion of vitamins and minerals that are needed for hair health. Some times it is difficult to get into the habit of eating food that you need to stop hair loss. Changing habits that have been instilled in you since birth are not easy to change. You have patterned you eating habits based on your psychological issues and the stress you have in your life.
If you are experiencing stress, than you need to start changing your diet to replace the depleted nutrients caused by stress. The first vitamin you need to supplement with is the B-vitamins. These vitamins are always used up when you are stressed and they are critical in providing you with good hair. Then, you need to supplement with anti-oxidants. Stress and psychological problems create a lot of free radicals in your body. These free radicals lead to poor blood circulation throughout your body and including your scalp.
Most of us have stress and psychological issue we need to take care of. Start looking at how you can reduce these issues and start supplementing with B-vitamins and anti-oxidants so you can prevent or stop hair loss. You can learn what foods contain the B's and anti-oxidants, but you need therapeutic levels of the B's and anti-oxidants and you can not get these levels from food. You need to get them from supplements.
Hair loss is a reflection of your general health. It is a major warning that you have poor health. The poor health condition that you might have can be complex and to reverse it will require some work, since this condition has taken a while on your part to create. The other thing that complicates your poor health condition is that there might be a psychological or stress problem that needs correction.
The first thing you need to look at is if you have a lot stress going on. This stress can come from a recent or past change is your personal relationships. These relationships can be at home, with relatives or at work. You could be working late hours working on difficult problems that create a lot of pressure on you. It could be a divorce you going through or a financial crisis. These problems can be worked out but it takes patience and sometimes courage.
Psychological problems are more difficult to work through. These types of problems create a complete imbalance in your body's chemistry and over time create hair loss. Stopping hair loss from this condition requires therapeutic help and a good nutritional and diet program.
Any stress or psychological problems requires a base line of good nutrition and diet, if you want to stop their effects on hair loss. These problems create a massive depletion of vitamins and minerals that are needed for hair health. Some times it is difficult to get into the habit of eating food that you need to stop hair loss. Changing habits that have been instilled in you since birth are not easy to change. You have patterned you eating habits based on your psychological issues and the stress you have in your life.
If you are experiencing stress, than you need to start changing your diet to replace the depleted nutrients caused by stress. The first vitamin you need to supplement with is the B-vitamins. These vitamins are always used up when you are stressed and they are critical in providing you with good hair. Then, you need to supplement with anti-oxidants. Stress and psychological problems create a lot of free radicals in your body. These free radicals lead to poor blood circulation throughout your body and including your scalp.
Most of us have stress and psychological issue we need to take care of. Start looking at how you can reduce these issues and start supplementing with B-vitamins and anti-oxidants so you can prevent or stop hair loss. You can learn what foods contain the B's and anti-oxidants, but you need therapeutic levels of the B's and anti-oxidants and you can not get these levels from food. You need to get them from supplements.
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Mp3 Player Buying Advice
Music is one of the best sources of entertainment. It is music that can work wonders at times. Even medical science believes in the miracle of music, and incidents are not very rare where the so-called `music therapy` has cured diseases that medical therapy has failed to do. Hence, the popular propensity towards music has improved considerably.
However, this interest for music has increased in an unprecedented fashion ever since the market was flooded with gadgets like MP3/MP4 players and iPods. These gadgets are widely popular due to their portability. But, portability is not the only deciding factor that you should consider while buying an MP3 player. There are several other elements that have to be taken into consideration before buying an MP3 player.
1. What do you want an MP3 player for? Choose according to your needs, listening to music in your bedroom is different from doing so in the kitchen or living room. In such cases, go for an MP3 player with an optional stereo dock. If you want to listen to tunes during work-out, then opting for a flash-based MP3 player is a wonderful idea.
2. It is always a good idea to spend some time with the MP3 player in person instead of assuming that it would be as good as it is shown in the ads. Incase, you want to buy it online, visit an electronics store to physically handle it and see if it is suitable in all circumstances of your day-to-day activities.
3. Always make a research before by an MP3 player. You can read magazines such as CE Lifestyles or take the opinions of your friends, colleagues, acquaintances and relatives who may have used it before. It will save you a great deal of time and after-buy regret.
4. It always pays off if you carry a small notebook to compare different shops before buying an MP3 player. Note down the standard features of each edition or brand and take the decision on the basis of that.
5. Though buying an MP3 player online has its own advantages such discount, but when it comes to possibility of return and exchange, it is actually difficult doing so online. On the other hand, if you buy the same from an actual electronics store then you are most likely to get the exact model you want.
6. Check out the earphones to find if they are really compatible with your need or if you are feeling comfortable using them. Check the battery back-up capacity and other features as well. Besides, it is worth spending some time playing the MP3 player to get used to the functions and applications of player to prevent any possible future damage due to mishandling.
Tip 1 - Know your music files.
MP3 players can play music of different formats. Some popular digital formats are WMA, ATRAC3, OGG and AAC. However, not all MP3 players can play all formats. For example, if you buy songs from an iTunes store, they are in AAC file and your MP3 won`t play them unless its software favors these formats. Hence, knowing about this will avoid future tense and disappointments.
Tip 2 - Keep your music organized with ID3 tags:
ID3 tags enable you to store data along with your MP3 files such as title, artist, album, and track number. It also allows you to edit your PM3 ID3 tags using Windows XP or any other music software such as iTunes or Musicmatch Jukebox. ID3 tags are the best way to keep your music organized.
Tip 3 - Back up your digital music:
Be on the safer side by having a back-up of your purchased tunes against any unforeseen computer crash. Most online music store including iTunes do not allow redownload facilities to the purchased files.
However, this interest for music has increased in an unprecedented fashion ever since the market was flooded with gadgets like MP3/MP4 players and iPods. These gadgets are widely popular due to their portability. But, portability is not the only deciding factor that you should consider while buying an MP3 player. There are several other elements that have to be taken into consideration before buying an MP3 player.
1. What do you want an MP3 player for? Choose according to your needs, listening to music in your bedroom is different from doing so in the kitchen or living room. In such cases, go for an MP3 player with an optional stereo dock. If you want to listen to tunes during work-out, then opting for a flash-based MP3 player is a wonderful idea.
2. It is always a good idea to spend some time with the MP3 player in person instead of assuming that it would be as good as it is shown in the ads. Incase, you want to buy it online, visit an electronics store to physically handle it and see if it is suitable in all circumstances of your day-to-day activities.
3. Always make a research before by an MP3 player. You can read magazines such as CE Lifestyles or take the opinions of your friends, colleagues, acquaintances and relatives who may have used it before. It will save you a great deal of time and after-buy regret.
4. It always pays off if you carry a small notebook to compare different shops before buying an MP3 player. Note down the standard features of each edition or brand and take the decision on the basis of that.
5. Though buying an MP3 player online has its own advantages such discount, but when it comes to possibility of return and exchange, it is actually difficult doing so online. On the other hand, if you buy the same from an actual electronics store then you are most likely to get the exact model you want.
6. Check out the earphones to find if they are really compatible with your need or if you are feeling comfortable using them. Check the battery back-up capacity and other features as well. Besides, it is worth spending some time playing the MP3 player to get used to the functions and applications of player to prevent any possible future damage due to mishandling.
Tip 1 - Know your music files.
MP3 players can play music of different formats. Some popular digital formats are WMA, ATRAC3, OGG and AAC. However, not all MP3 players can play all formats. For example, if you buy songs from an iTunes store, they are in AAC file and your MP3 won`t play them unless its software favors these formats. Hence, knowing about this will avoid future tense and disappointments.
Tip 2 - Keep your music organized with ID3 tags:
ID3 tags enable you to store data along with your MP3 files such as title, artist, album, and track number. It also allows you to edit your PM3 ID3 tags using Windows XP or any other music software such as iTunes or Musicmatch Jukebox. ID3 tags are the best way to keep your music organized.
Tip 3 - Back up your digital music:
Be on the safer side by having a back-up of your purchased tunes against any unforeseen computer crash. Most online music store including iTunes do not allow redownload facilities to the purchased files.
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