Quality Glasses

Everyone needs their glasses to looks cool nowdays Whether it's to impress your friends or just yourself, it's important to buy glasses that suit your personality. ZenniOptical.com sell stylish prescription glasses from only $8. The way such low prices can be achieved is that ZenniOptical sells directly to you, with no middle man and virtually no advertising budget. This means that you can obtain quality items for a lot cheaper than at most retail stores.



There area huge range of glasses available, including single vision lens, sunsensor (potochromic)lens, tinted sunglasses lens, bifocal lens and progressive lens. So check out Zenni on Fox for your glasses, and you could come up with a bargain. The range of styles is amazing - you're sure to be able to find something to impress your mates! And with the low prices you might even be able to afford multiple pairs - that's sure to create a good impression.

SEO and Cuil

Thought I'd just echo what has been going round the blogosphere with my own twist: Cuil (the new search engine from ex-Googlers) has not managed to optimise it's own SEO well enough - search for Cuil using Cuil and the search engine isn't in the top results! This is actually a good sign IMHO though, as it shows that they're not artificially skewing the results in their own favour. This would be very easy to do, although unethical. Personally I wish all the best to Cuil, but really they don't have a chance.

BillsIQ - Find your IQ and learn at the same time

Bills IQ is a very well done Financial IQ test which is both informative and even entertaining to some extent. The short questionarre only takes a few minutes to complete, and after that a screen will show you a summary of your IQ, and you have the option to continue the report and learn which factors you did and did not have a clear understanding of, along with practical advice on how to improve your knowledge of concepts such as Debt consolidation, Debt relief and Debt help.

According to this service, my IQ is 96% - much higher than the standard 87% for males in my demographic range. But even with this financial knowledge, there were a few areas where I didn't know much, and BillsIQ was able to provide a concise and helpful tip for improvement, and further resources for how to learn more.

I highly recommend you try out this service one day when you have some spare time. It's worth a go, just remember that they will advise you to try out their own services, so shop around before investing anything. But with the free report, you've got nothing to lose and everything to gain. And please let me know your score - I'd love to see if you get more than 96%!

Priorities

Right now, I've got too much to do and not enough time to do it in. This means I have to discern priorities and cut out the least important parts of my online activity. Subsequently, I'm asking you, the viewers - do you want to see more on this blog? If so, what sort of subjects? I need some feedback in order to prioritise and create goals. Please take some time to leave a comment saying what you'd like from this blog.

Thanks for your dedication and feedback.

The Alzheimer's Association Memory Walk

Alzheimer's is one of the most difficult problems I have had to deal with in the past few years. More and more people are falling victim, and it presents a very real difficulty for family and friends involved. The Alzheimer's Memory Walk is America's largest walk designed to raise awareness and funding for the assistance of people with this debilitating disease.

One of the great difficulties with Alzheimer's is actually acknowledging that you have it. Sometimes this is possible, and sometimes it's not possible. But regardless of personal acknowledgement, someone has to care for the people affected. This Memory Walk aids greatly the efforts to put and end to this disease, and to assist those who are currently affected, whether directly or indirectly. I strongly advise you to join in and help this good cause, at least by promoting it to your friends, and possibly even by joining in yourself.

Back from WYD

Okay, I'm finally back from WYD. The event has been a wonderful experience for me, certainly the best thing I have done in my life. Now I've just got to sit down and think about what has happened, and process the meaning of it all. It's been a hectic time, and it's quite difficult to realise all that has been going on.

Thanks to all the viewers who are still hanging around. I am open to suggestions, so if you have any ideas for what you would like to see on this blog in the future, please don't hesitate to contact me.

SocialSpark is great for Mommy bloggers!

SocialSpark says

We love mommy bloggers! Not only do you create great content, you also send us cookies and keep our bellies full :)

So it's nice to see that all you Mommy bloggers (or "Mummy" as we say here in Australia) are wanted. And SocialSpark is really a great place to earn a little extra income while still being able to stay at home and attend to the children. You could say that SocialSpark is a "work from home" site in a way.

This paid post service offers you (primarily) a paid task which you can accomplish in your own time. There's not need to rush - once your reservation for a post is accepted you have 12 hours to complete the post - so even if it becomes available just as you go to bed it will still be there in the morning for you to finish.

An average of 2 new qualified opportunies are added every day for me. This gives me a great chance to choose only opps which are actually relevant to my blog and lifestlye, increasing the quality of the posts as well as my enjoyment of the task. And if you're a social kind of person, you might like to check out the "Sparks", "props" and comment features available to help you better interact between advertisers, publishers, and any combination of the two.

So if you're looking for some extra cash, like blogging, or just have some time to kill it might be worth checking out SocialSpark. There's a place for everyone and especially Mommy bloggers are appreciated here in this welcoming community.

Optus announces iPhone prices - only $228 with 12m contract!

Optus has officially announced their iPhone prices. And it's cheap - only $228 for the iPhone paid over 12 months.

If you opt for an unlocked phone, it's going to cost you quite a bit more - $736 for the iPhone 8GB. This means you're far better off committing to a 12 month contract, even if you never use the phone during that period - you've saved over $500!

Unfortunately I'll be at World Youth Day when the iPhone is released - anyone want to buy me one?

Cisco Training

Image via WikipediaAs a young IT professional I never really had a Cisco certification, although I have always wanted to give it a go. Cisco is a rapidly expanding sector of the IT business, which is itself rapidly expanding, so it shouldn't present any problems as far as work opportunities go. So now I'm seriously considering getting some kind of Cisco certification.

So far most of my experience has been in the Internet area, with both HTML/Java programming and Network infrastructure, so Cisco will certainly be a good area for me to move forward into. The infrastructure is actually very well supported, and there is no lack of companies using it. The IP Networking looks like a good starting point for me, and should give a good solid founding in core Web technologies for a business environment.

Hopefully this training will provide me with a good founding in searching for career opportunities. From what I've seen, it should put me in good standing with a good many local companies, and is a widely recognised certification option. In terms of advancing my personal career this should go well.

In terms of training I believe this will be a useful option as well. The training programs appear to be vigorous enough for my liking, and there's not much trouble with too little workload.

Does anyone have some useful experience with Cisco training that you would like to share with me and the readers of this blog? Just post a comment and I'll update this post with the details.

Time

Time is of the essence. With computers this is especially true, and as all IT enthusiasts (otherwise known as "geeks") will know, the computer can gobble up literally your entire day. But how much is really necessary to get done what you have to get done. The answer might surprise you.

Just think, for a start, how much time to you spend on Facebook (or MySpace)? For me, maybe 1 hour per day, and most of you will spend more. Then what about blogging. For me, about 2 hours. Then add another 1/2 hour for checking the news, and 1 hour for emails, you're looking at 4 1/2 hours spent online each day! That's over a quarter of the daylight hours! And of course, all this estimate is ignoring the time spent playing games and watching TV.

And they wonder why we are getting obese.....

How to get your money back on a crash

Have you been in a car accident lately? I was nearly in one the other day, it's amazing how easy it is to run in to other cars on the roads today. What many people don't know though, is that if you get in a crash that wasn't your fault and your vehicle value decreases, you are eligible for a payment from your insurance company.

Advocate Auto Claims is a US firm that specialises in this. Check out their website for a free estimate of how much you should get paid by your insurance. And, best of luck if you live in Georgia - you are entitled to this payment even if the accident was your fault! :)

Mozilla Firefox - The Browser (tm)

Image via WikipediaMozilla Firefox has become a legendary success story in the history of computing. Over 39% of people use Firefox according to W3 stats. Never since Internet Explorer was bundled with PCs has the world seen a single web browser become so widely used in such a short period of time. So what makes this browser such a success? Here are some of the best features of this award-winning browser (although I advise you start your Mozilla Firefox download now so that it can be ready by the time you finish reading :-):

• One-Click bookmarking
  Don't you hate it when you bookmark something and immediately have to type in details about it or click OK? Well, your troubles are now gone. Just click the "star" once to add a quick bookmark. Click it again to edit the details.
• Increased browsing speed
  Did you know that Firefox is one of the fastest web browsers around? I run Firefox on Windows Vista and it runs like lightning. Not that Vista's fast. :)
• Platform native look and feel
  This is specific to the new Firefox 3. Run it on a Mac and it looks like Safari. On Vista, and it mimics IE7. Perfect for those aesthetic-freaks.

Besides these there are also a heap of cool features, including tabbed browsing session restore, an smarter integrated Google Search, a popup blocker that blocks the right sort of popups, solid protection from spyware and adware, automatic security updates, real privacy protection, and most importantly, an enhanced Internet browsing experience.

So why are you still browsing this with IE? Download Mozilla Firefox today!

Finished Exams

I've finally finished my exams now.....
YIPPEE! :D
(Sorry, I couldn't resist that!)
So, basically I'll have a lot more time to spend on this and other blogs. But, as usual there's a catch. I leave for World Youth Day in two weeks. If you want me to post about something in particular, please let me know (my email is ignis.animi @tt geemayl dot 6om.) Otherwise, I'll just keep doing my normal stuff.

Btw, paid posts have made over $150 in the past month off this blog. w00t!

It's Magic!

In the olden days (yes, I'm talking about the 1900s!), magicians used to perform dazzling feats of physical endurance and courage. Harry Houdini was one of the most famous - he could open any lock ever made, and not only that, but he could perform many other marvellous tricks such as breaking out of a box filled with milk, which required great physical skills.

Today however, we have a new kind of magic. Performers such as Criss Angel explore the spiritual world more than the physical.

The Luxor Hotel in Las Vegas is currently running shows starring Criss Angel. His illusions and performances will be showing on "Dark Wednesday and Thursday". If you'd like to see his show, check out the Luxor website. You'll be entitled to an amazing show of modern illusion-ism and art.

There is also a new Cirque Du Soleil performance featuring CRISS ANGEL called 'CRISS ANGEL Believe'. This show will be another marvellous showcase of talent. You can see more details at the showcase here.

And if you don't think you can afford it, here's a comp for you. Text 'Believe' to 22122 for a chance to win 2 tickets to the 'Criss Believe' show. You better hurry though, there's not much time to performances and you wouldn't want to miss out!

Social Networking

Now everyone knows what social networking is. Usually though we associate it with technology - mobile phones, blogs and so forth. I just thought I'd take some time to remind you of another very powerful networking tool: face to face communication.

It's often neglected in our modern world of technological progress, but face to face is still the best way to communicate. Why don't you try it today - actually talk to someone across the desk instead of sending them an email!