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How to Spot a Phishing Scam
Phishing is a social engineering method of breaking into organizations' or individual's personal confidential information using email as the medium of communication. The intent is to steal such information for monetary and financial gain. In this article you will learn how to quickly spot them!
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Water Not Getting Hot? Check the Thermocouple
If your water faucet, shower, or bathtub isn't producing hot water, then your water heater isn't working. More than likely, it is due to a faulty thermocouple. Read on to find out more.
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Air Conditioner Not Working? Replace the Run Capacitor
It summer and hot. You turn on your air conditioner and you wait, hoping to feel the nice fresh cool air come out of your house's vents. Several minutes pass, but it' still feels hot. Now what?
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Affordable Care Act (aka ACA or ObamaCare): Now we really know what's in it
Nancy Pelosi said that we needed to pass the ACA in order to know what's in it. Now that it is in full swing, many Americans are truly learning what's in it. Read on to learn more.
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What's a 7702 Plan?
Have you heard of the 7702 Plan? People who sell it say it is a retirement plan that doesn't have the restrictions of a 401K. If you are contemplating getting one, make sure you read this first.
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The Dangers of Long Distance Running
Long distance running is well known for its health benefits. However, did you know that it exposes you to three risks that can cause great harm to your body? If you want to learn more, read on.
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How to Fix a Backfiring Gas Lawnmower
If you still use an internal combustion engine-based lawnmower, then you'll want to read this before you find your mowing activity cut short as a result of your mower backfiring.
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How to Spot an E-mail Scam
Have you been a victim of an email scam, or do you know someone who was? Or are you one who simply wishes they knew how to spot an e-mail scam? If so read on.
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Royal Gorge Bridge and Park--A Place to Visit When in Colorado
If you are ever near Pueblo or Colorado Springs, in the state of Colorado, don't miss the Royal Gorge Bridge & Park. It is a site to experience, as well as see. Cross the bridge and ride the inclined railway!
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How to Quickly Sell a Used Car
In today's high tech world, gone are the days of putting an ad in the newspaper in order to sell a car. Today, with the aid of the Internet and Craigslist, you can sell your car in no time flat!
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A Quick and Simple Recipe for Banana Pancakes
This hub shows you a recipe for banana pancakes that is very quick and easy to make. In 20 minutes you can have yourself 30 banana pancakes, enough for a family of at least 4.
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The Best Way to Take Any Tests
Taking tests can be pretty nerve racking. This article discusses effective and proven techniques for taking tests from test preparation, test practice, to prioritization.
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When Can I Start Collecting Social Security?
When I was younger (less than 45), I never thought seriously about retirement. Now that I'm past 45 years of age, retirement doesn't seem so far. I know I have a couple of 401K accounts out there, and that I might have a few dollars coming in...
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Multi-layer Computer Security for Free
With multi-layer computer protection, you can keep scareware, malware, trojan, and virus off your computer. On top of that, if your computer is already infected, you can use Microsoft Security Essentials, Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool, MalwareBytes, and OpenDNS to continue to protect,...
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Best Way to Get a Social Security Card Replacement
To replace your lost social security card, you'll need to follow the following steps: Obtain appropriate documentation (easiest if you have a US passport) Complete form SS-5 (application for Social Security card) Mail form SS-5 and documents...
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Using Google Trends to Predict the Next President (Final)
Without even researching history on when Google Trends began, you can quickly guess that it began some time in 2004, which is as far back as it can go when giving you trending information on anything. With this in mind, it means that we can only...
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How the Social Security System Works: A Graphical Explanation
This hub provides a brief discussion on the social security system and then shows graphically how it works.
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A Flat Tire: Are You Ready for One?
When you least expect it, you'll get a flat tire. It always happens at the most inopportune time! That's Murphy's Law for you. Anyway, this article will remind you the need to be prepared when it comes to flat tires. Just remember to: Know...
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Car Buying Advice
Buying a car is different than buying things at a department stores. When you buy a car at a dealership, it requires some degree of haggling and preparation so that you know if you are getting a good deal. This article gives you feel for buying a car and shares with you the author's own car...
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Recipe: Grass Jelly Honey Drink
As a kid growing up in the Philippines, one of the pleasures we enjoyed there, considering we were part of the lower middle class there, is eating and drinking. One drink I particularly remember buying whenever I walked back from school or from the...
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Dihydrogen Monoxide: The Best Kept Secret to Losing Weight
Discusses what DHMO (dihydro monoxide) is and how you can use it to lose weight.
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How to Get Rid of A Fly Without a Fly Swatter
Describes in detail how one can become a bare hand fly catching/killing master, almost like the kung fu master in those old B class Chinese movies! Seriously, this article is just an article on how to kill a fly indoors, when you have no fly swatter.
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Guava Leaves: How to Treat a Cut Without a Medical Kit
Guava leaves is known to have medicinal qualities. This article discusses one application of guava leaves, especially in cases where you have no medical kit, but you have access to lots of guava leaves. Read on if you want to find out how it can be used.
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Will the Internet Shutdown on Monday?
When you browse the web, you type the name of the web server for the site you wish to visit--like www.hubpages.com. The web server name is in the form that people can easily remember. However, behind the scenes, your computer has to convert the...
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My Personal Opinion About the Affordable Care Act (aka ObamaCare)
This is my opinion about the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. In a nutshell, I think it isn't good for America as a whole. There are better ways of helping others get healthcare, but this isn't the way.
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Why Kids Today Don't Respect Their Elders
Discusses some factors leading to kids becoming more disrespectful over the years. The recent bullying by 7th graders against the bus monitor really highlights the fact that many kids are disrespectful to elders.
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5 Steps to Increase Water Flow in Your Swimming Pool
If your pool is looking dirty and your cleaner isn't working, follow these five steps to help improve your pump pressure and water flow before calling the pros.
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Best Ways to Prepare for and Answer the Most Common Job Interview Questions
Discusses the best ways to answer some of the most common job interview questions.
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The 7-layer OSI Model and TCP/IP
Discusses how learning about the 7-layer OSI network model, the TCP/IP layers, and how they map together can help one better understand computer networks. On top of that, using a protocol analysis tool can help reinforce this.
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Is Memorial Day Just Another Day for a Family Barbecue?
The younger generation seem not to know what Memorial Day is. This article discusses this and reminds us what we can do to help promote and celebrate it.
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Computer Backups: The Last Thing on Our Mind
Describes options for backing up your data and discusses what you can do if you lost data that aren't backed up.
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How to Prevent In-app Purchases on iOS Devices
Explains what in-app purchases are and how to prevent them on Apple iOS devices.
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Kids: Natural Out-of-the-Box Thinkers
In business, coming up with fresh or new ideas can sometimes be a challenge in itself. And just about any anyone have a hard time thinking out-of-the-box when trying to solve problems or just coming up with new ideas for products or concepts. ...
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5 Common Mistakes I See People Make on Resumes
Find out the five common resume mistakes people make. Knowing these five can help you avoid them, thus helping you from lowering your chances of being called in for a job.
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Career as a Sign Waver
This is just an article that looks at the possibilities as a sign waver. It may look like joke to some, but people with limited skills can certainly do this and make a few bucks in the process.
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How to Interview for a Job
If you followed my advice on writing a resume that stands out, you should be getting ready for an interview right about now. In this employers' market, you'll want to do everything in your power to prepare because you are competing against many who...
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Self Defense Fundamentals
This is related to an article I wrote on the "MAD" philosophy to defending one's self. In this hub, the objective is to cover the fundamentals of self-defense. In the process, I will discuss the essential knowledge you need in self-defense and the...
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Making Money from Unpaid Storage Lockers
I've always known that storage lockers, when unpaid, gives the landlord the option to auction them at some point in time. Up until today, I've never thought much of it until I ran into one of my friends who was helping someone haul things from such...
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How to Retire on $1500 per Month
About to retire but have limited income? This article explains how you can do it on $1500 per month fixed income.
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How to Make Your Resume Stand Out from the Rest
When you apply for a job, your resume will get pooled with a batch. Depending on the number of people looking for the same job, your resume could be competing for attention agains a hundred others. This article explains how you can make your resume stand out.
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Barnes & Noble: The Modern Library
Barnes & Noble today serves as a modern library for both high tech and old school consumers who prefer a comfortable setting. Find out what you can do there at no cost!
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Where Can I Use a QR Code?
What the heck are these dots and little boxes? Well, it's called a QR code (QR=quick response). The image on the right is an example of a QR code. If you install a QR code reader on your camera capable smart phone, you will be able to scan it and...
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How to Maximize the Hours in the Day
No matter what we do, there is one thing you can guarantee--time is constantly moving forward and we wish we had more of it. Also, it is one commodity everyone can always use. After all, we only have 24 hours in a day, and a big fraction of that is...
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Is More Government What this Economy Needs
With the budget debates continuing between the current administration and the house, the question of raising the debt ceiling has become a hot topic. Just recently, the president argued that republicans resistance to raising the debt limit is like...
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Understanding Computer Performance Fundamentals
To properly understand what you need to do to your computer in order to truly figure out what is slowing down your computer, you need to understand computer performance fundamentals. When you do, you will know what and how to check. You will then understand what to do with your computer.
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Spotting, Dealing With, and Responding to Phishing Scams
Over the years, the prevalence of phishing scams have increased. Today, if you check an enterprise spam/junk email filter, you will find that 80% of the load is junk mail. Where I work, we get over 30,000 emails per day. Thus 80% of that is...
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How to Do a Successful Garage Sale
If you are planning to have a garage sale, this article is for you. It is one approach that can help maximize sales at your garage sale, get rid of stuff you no longer need, and reclaim living space at the same time. You'll need these: Stuff...
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How to get a Computer to Come Up Fast
If you can't wait for your computer to boot up, this article is for you. I will show you 4 things you can do to keep your computer ready to be used in a lot shorter time than the traditional boot up time. Note that a lot of computer LCDs monitors...
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How to Do a Shoulder Roll
If you are studying martial arts, you are learning a lot. What you learn gives you confidence in yourself, especially in terms of self-defense. However, you'll find that you'll probably never ever use the self-defense techniques you've learned...
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Free Computer/Web Applications and Services
There are many free computer programs and Internet applications and services out there. You may not know about it because it is difficult to find due to the fact that you can get millions of hits on what you are searching for. This hub will make...
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Opinion: What the 4th of July Means to Me
What? 4th of July is just around the corner? Woohoo! We get a day off!!! The funny thing is, this is what most people of all ages may be thinking. In other words, the 4th of July has lost its meaning, and to the average Joe or Jane, it is just...
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Be Careful What You Do When Accessing Public WiFi or Wireless Network
Where ever you go now-a-days, you see stores and shops provide free WiFi or wireless access to the Internet. This has become a trend that is not slowing down. Even McDonalds provide that service to its customers. This is really super convenient...
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Beauty: In the Eyes of the Beholder for Women 60 and Over
The simple answer is... It is in the eye of the beholder. I'm assuming we are referring to physical beauty here. Guess what...people's views are biased by the ideas and prejudice learned from society and the pervasive culture in which they live...
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How to Build a Work-at-Home Website
When you finish reading this article, you will know how to build a work-at-home website. What is a work-at-home website? Well, it is a website that help you earn money. If this interests you, then by all means, read on! You'll need the following...
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Marathon Running for the Total Beginner
Are you trying to lose weight and wish you were more fit? Have you tried diet schemes and have just found the you end up gaining more weight in the end? Have you signed up at your local gym hoping to work out and lose weight, and in short order...
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WordPress: The Easiest Website Framework
Long ago, I created web sites the traditional way--I typed each page by hand using plain HTML. Each website page was basically a text file filled with HTML code pointing to various web resources. Today there is WordPress. I've seen other frameworks;...
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How to make a 3-figure income part time
When you finish reading this article, you will know exactly how to make a 3-figure income part time. Sounds to good to be true? It is true. Remember, I'm only referring to a 3-figure income--meaning an annual income of anywhere from $100 to $999....
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How to stay debt free
Renjith Krishnan For as long as money has been around, people have been getting into debt--and for some, very deep debt. In today's world of credit cards, getting into debt is even easier. Why? Because many banks and financial institutions are...
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How the Internet Improved People's Lives
This article discusses, as the title implies, how the Internet has improved people's lives. It enumerates several examples of things people are now able to do as a result of having access to the Internet.
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How to minimize your chances of being an Identity Theft Victim
Identity theft, unfortunately has become a common event in our society today. Whether we like it or not, everyone is a possible target--even you! There are some things one can do to help lower your chances of becoming an identity theft victim. This...
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The MAD Philosophy to Self-defense
What is MAD? It is a philosophy about self-defense that you should adopt when it comes to self-defense. Each letter represents the following: The M stands for mental commitment/conviction. The letter A stands for awareness of ones environment....
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The Tenets of a Martial Artist
There are 6 tenets in the martial arts I study. Tenets are basically general guidelines for how one should live. They are as follows: Courtesy Integrity Perseverance Self-control Indomitable Spirit Victory As a martial artist, you...