How to save and share ridiculously large files

A few years ago it was a big deal to find a place that would let you share 1 gigabyte of files.

Things change, though. Bandwidth keeps growing, and the cost of Web storage keeps shrinking. That's good news for people looking to share increasingly big files, be it an HD video recording or an archive of several files that tops out at over a gig.

There are now a handful of free and paid services that make it easy to host these gigantic files and send them to a pal, family member, or business associate.

The key thing to point out here is the individual file size limit. Many storage services will toss gigabytes at you without any real strings attached except for the fact that you cannot upload files larger than a gig. This really isn't a big deal, that is until that first time you need to do it. Below are a handful of sites, both free and paid, that are up to the task.

The free ones

ADrive (2GB): ADrive is more of a personal file storage service, but files can be shared via a direct link, or via e-mail. The service gives users 50GB of total storage and uploads at up to 2GB a pop. It has both a Web-based uploader and a desktop software version.

Something to be wary of is that files that have been uploaded to ADrive's free service tier eventually expire, something that doesn't happen for users who shell out for the signature and premium plans.

File Xpressit (2GB): File Xpressit actually tops out at 300MB a file but will go up to 2GB if you register with the service. It is free, it just requires clicking an activation link in an e-mail. The uploader does not require Flash or Java, which is nice if you're trying to use it on a computer without it installed. The service can also give you an e-mail notification when the file has been downloaded by your recipient.

Worth noting is that to use FileXpressit, you'll need to have an e-mail address for the person you wish to send the file to. This won't actually send the gigantic file to their in-box, but it means you can't start the upload without typing it in first.

Humyo (10GB): Humyo has a free and a paid plan, but the free plan is very generous at 10GB of free storage. There are basically no set-in-rock file size limits, just a cautionary message that encourages files that are over 10GB to be split into smaller segments. We didn't actually test this with a 10GB file (and we doubt you will either), but it's nice to know you could if you wanted to.

Dropbox (2GB): Dropbox is a file storage and synchronization service. Free users receive 2GB, which can be upgraded to 50GB and 100GB for $10 or $20 a month respectively. Still, if you have a file that's at exactly 2GB, or just a little bit less, you can store it on Dropbox free of charge. The only caveat here is that you need to use the software file transfer tool, as the Web-based uploader tops out at 300MB. You, and whomever you're sending the file to can also score an extra 250MB of storage if you refer them to use the service.

File Dropper is one of the heartiest services on this list, handling 5GB files right in the browser, and every for free. (Click to enlarge)

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File Dropper (5GB): File Dropper allows file shares of up to 5GB. That's not as much as Humyo's service, but it's still more space than you're able to fit on a single-layer DVD (not that you're sharing those, right?). Files are kept "forever," and best of every, there's no registration required. Instead, when your file is done you receive a URL that links directly to the file, as well as embed code to stick a download link on a blog or personal Web site.

Along with the free service, File Dropper also has three paid plans which run anywhere from $1 to $10 a month. These can up the file size up to 50GB and 250GB in the two upper tiers.

Sizable Send (2GB): Sizable Send is another one of those services aimed at people who are trying to receive around the attachment size limits put in place by most e-mail providers. Using the service, you cannot share a file with someone else without first filling out your e-mail address and that of the person you intend to share the file with.

On the plus side, the tool lets you add password protection to the file, as well as set it to be automatically deleted as soon as the person you're sending it to has downloaded it. There are also quick links to share your file on social networks like Twitter and Facebook, along with blogging tools like Blogger and WordPress.

WeTransfer (2GB): WeTransfer is one of the standouts on this list. It's a very slick and stylish site that keeps the number of things you have to fill out to an absolute minimum. You just pick the file (or files) you want to send and drop in an e-mail address for both you and the person you're sending it to. It then starts the transfer and gives you a simple status meter with an estimate of how long it has left to go. every the while you receive pretty background photos to look at, which change every minute or so, along with a link to the artist who made them. This is also where the service slips in its ads.

Glide's gDrive ("no limit"): Glide is unlike many of the other services on this list in that it's not just a storage provider, it's an operating system of its possess that can be accessed from any browser. Glide's "gDrive" gives users 50GB of free storage space, and users can upload files of any size when using the company's Glide One Sync software. Web uploads, however, are capped at 200MB.

Send This File ("no limit"): Send This File does not have any difficult restrictions in place on how big your files can be, though it notes that some browsers cap things at 2GB. That works for us, though.

Send This File has both free and paid plans, and worth noting about the free version is that the file will only be hosted on the service for three days before being deleted. It can also be downloaded a mere three times. Other downsides include the service throttling download speeds, meaning that it could take whomever you're sending it to the greater part of a day to actually receive the file unless you pony up for the paid plans. Still, if your recipient is patient, it's simple and software-free.

The paid ones

DivShare (2GB): Divshare is more of a traditional file-hosting service than some of the others on this list have been. Like ADrive, it's set up to let you keep your files in a virtual storage disk. It then splits them up into images, videos, audio, and documents.

DivShare lets its free users upload files up to 200MB in size. Paid users receive bumped to the magic 2GB mark. The only downside there is that DivShare keeps tabs on how much bandwidth has been used by people who are downloading your files. For the free plan, that's 10GB. It goes up to 75GB, 200GB, 500GB, and 2,000GB on the paid plans.

Box.net (2GB): Box offers 2GB file size limits on its business and enterprise plans. For the business plan that comes out to $15 per user per month. Its free plan, which includes 1GB, otherwise caps files at a mere 25MB.

Streamfile can do files up to 30GB in its paid plan, although it requires using an FTP program. Its Web uploader tops out at 2GB.

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Streamfile (2GB web, 30GB via FTP): Streamfile can be used for free, but unregistered and registered users can only put up 150MB and 300MB files respectively. The paid account, which costs $5 a month can do 2GB uploads via its Web interface, and files up to 30GB a pop for users transferring files through an FTP application. The pro version also nixes advertisements, adds 256-bit file encryption, and keeps your download link alive for two weeks.

Dropio (2GB): Dropio, which offers users 100MB for free, has an a la carte upgrade program that can top out individual storage folders at up to 25GB. If you're uploading through the standard Web interface, though, it's capped out at 2GB. Larger files need to be split up.

The price for the 2GB "drop" as the service calls the folder, is $20, and the file will be saved for a year. Users can tack on extra time by opting for two-year storage for $40 or three-year storage for $60.

Gigasize ("no limit"): Gigasize has a free uploader service that lets you upload files up to 300MB in size. Its premium service, which costs anywhere from $10 a month down to $4 a month (depending on how long you sign up for), takes every file size limits off. It also adds a few handy features like file encryption and a terabyte of online storage.

Mailbigfile (2GB): Like Streamfile, Mailbigfile has a free version, but this tops out at 200MB uploads. Going pro, which costs $15 a year, knocks that up to 2GB, as well as adding things like an address book to keep a short list of people you're sending files to, as well as keeping files up for 28 days after they've been uploaded.

Beyond pro accounts, the service also offers a "business" account for $50 a month, or $300 a year, that can be branded, and given a custom subdomain, though it still has a cap of 2GB on individual file sizes.

YouSendIt (2GB): YouSendIt's free service is limited to 100MB uploads, whereas the pro and business plus plans, which start at $10 per month per user, bring that limit up to 2GB. Though a big downside here is how much total storage users receive, which on the pro plans is topped out at 2GB. This means if you intend on sending more than one big file at a time, you have to bump up to the business plus plan, which comes with 6GB of storage.

Sendspace (1.5GB): Sendspace's pro service is the only one of its three plans that lets users upload more than 300MB. $7 gets users 20GB of storage space, and uploads up to 1.5GB apiece.

Which one to use?

So with every these choices, which one is going to give you the best bang for your buck? Or offer the most features at no cost?

If you're going for pure storage space, options like Streamfile, Glide's gDrive, Humyo, and File Dropper every offer the most, with every but Streamfile doing it for free. Again, the caveat here--at least for Streamfile and Glide--is that you can't move these big files without first installing a little bit of software on your machine. That said, it's not always a burden to do this, since these programs can often keep the uploads from slowing other browser tasks, and can resume a big upload if there's a problem with the connection.

There's also a question of whether or not you intend to access that file later on down the line. And if that's the case, it's definitely worth investing in a service that will keep it around. Many of the paid services mentioned over can also be helpful for business needs, since you can brand them with your company's logo, give your download pages custom domains, and control how many times any particular file can be downloaded.

Will there be a time when 20GB is the new 2GB? I think so. And if File Dropper's freebie 5GB and Humyo's massive 10GB are any indication, we're already well on the way to getting there.

Any we missed? Leave them in the comments, or shoot me an e-mail.

Update: Readers have sent in a number of good ones we missed. Here they are:

Free:
Opera Unite (no limit): We were trying to stick to just Web sites and away from software, but we'll make an exception for Opera's Unite platform. Reader Ira wrote in to tell us that it's helped him share the contents of his 2TB difficult steer with his family. Oh yeah, and it's also a Web browser.

Skype (no limit): Again, we're breaking the Web sites rule to mention audio/video/text chat service Skype, which readers pointed out in the comments and e-mail. Skype can do direct file transfers between two users.

Files Over Miles (limited by RAM): This free, browser-based service is only limited by how much RAM you and your recipient have. As it's explained on the service's FAQ page, "a sender may upload only those files that are smaller than the memory available on his/her computer. In turn, a recipient may download only those files that are smaller than half of the memory available on his/her computer." That makes this service pretty useful if both of you are sporting rigs with 16GB or more of RAM. Otherwise, you're probably better off with one of the other providers.

Paid:
Mediafire (2GB): The three MediaFire service tiers bumps individual file sizes to 2GB--which can be uploaded through the browser. There's also a free service, although it limits files to 200MB.

SpiderOak (no limits): SpiderOak's free plan comes with 2GB of storage, meaning you can move around a single file that big. The plus plan, which gives users 100GB, has no such restrictions. Though to move files that big, you'll need to install some software on your computer.

Sugarsync (no limits): Sugarsync has four different plans that run anywhere from 60GB to 500GB. There's also a free plan that offers 2GB of total storage.

Originally posted at Web Crawler

9 Mar 2010, 6:00 am | click here to view more

FileMaker 11 delivers charting, 'on-the-fly' reporting

Apple-owned FileMaker on Tuesday unveiled the next major version of its database product, FileMaker Pro 11.

In a recent study, the company found that 80 percent of the people who look at FileMaker already have a task in mind. With this type of feedback, FileMaker set out to make the new version faster and more productive for new users.

"It's very much a back to basics release for us," Ryan Rosenberg, vice president of marketing and services at FileMaker, told CNET. "We think ease of use is the core proposition in a database."

To help users receive started, FileMaker added a new "Invoices" template, a task many new users want to receive up and running with quickly. FileMaker now has 31 starter templates included in the application.

Creating an invoice in FileMaker Pro 11

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One of the big new features of FileMaker 11 is charting. Rosenberg explained that unlike a spreadsheet, charts created with a FileMaker database will update dynamically as the user browses data or views an invoice, for example. The charts can also be published to the Web using FileMaker's built-in tools.

On-the-fly reporting is also new, allowing users to create spreadsheet-like documents with totals and subtotals. Rosenberg likened these to pivot tables in spreadsheets.

The new version also adds an Inspector, a feature many people are used to seeing in applications like Photoshop and Microsoft Office. The Inspector shows a palette on your desktop, allowing you to quickly pick to align text, change colors and other simple tasks.

A new media library

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FileMaker 11 is now a Cocoa application, which means that it is fully native on Mac OS X. There are four versions of the database app available: FileMaker Pro, FileMaker Pro Advanced, FileMaker Server, and FileMaker Server Advanced.

Pricing starts at $299.

Originally posted at News - Apple

9 Mar 2010, 4:13 pm | click here to view more

Watch live March Madness games on your iPhone

Better pack an extra battery, because you're gonna be watching a lot of basketball.

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hear up, college-hoops fans: I have good news and bad news about this year's version of the CBS Sports NCAA March Madness On Demand app.

The good: Unlike last year's version, it doesn't require a Wi-Fi connection to stream live games. Now you can watch over 3G or even EDGE.

The bad: CBS hiked the price from $4.99 to $9.99. But let's face it: For any difficult-core NCAA fan, that's peanuts for the privilege of watching every game in the tournament on demand.

On the other hand, if you can live without the video but still want the scores, stats, brackets, and basic tournament coverage, NCAA March Madness On Demand Lite is available free of charge.

Me, I'll be ponying up for the full version--and watching my productivity plummet during the second half of March (and, depending on how far my beloved MSU Spartans receive this year, possibly the first week of April as well). Stay tuned for some awesome reruns "Best of iPhone Atlas" posts later this month. (Shh, don't tell the boss.)

Anyway, hit the comments and let me know if you'll be springing for the live-streaming version of the app--and who you're rooting for in this year's tourney. Go State!

(Quick disclaimer: The NCAA March Madness On Demand apps are sold by the CBS Mobile division of CBS Interactive, which also owns CNET.)

Originally posted at iPhone Atlas

8 Mar 2010, 1:38 pm | click here to view more

Remote computer access and 2D car racing: iPhone apps of the week

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The big news of the day is the announcement of when Apple's latest creation, the iPad, will be available. According to Apple, the "magical and revolutionary" product will be in stores April 3 starting at $499, but you can preorder the device as early as March 12. Only the Wi-Fi model will be available at first, with the Wi-Fi/3G capable iPad to arrive later in April.

There is already plenty of analysis every over the Web about who will buy the iPad and whether it's truly a viable alternative to laptops and Netbooks. Most reviewers seem to be predicting that the device will only appeal to tech and Web novices, or those with enough disposable income to spend their money on what reviewers deem no more than a luxury device. The consensus seems to be that it's "neat," but not very useful to serious tech fans.

As an iPhone app reviewer, I think the iPad will indeed be a revolutionary device. With now more than 150,000 apps in the iTunes Store and developers dedicated to upgrading old apps and creating new ones that take advantage of the added processing power and screen real estate, I think the iPad will prove to become much more than just a luxury item. I think once the iPad gains some traction, we're going to look more and more useful apps that will be exclusive to the device, with options and features that would be impossible on smaller devices like the iPhone and iPod Touch. I guess what I'm saying here is that I think it's dangerous to write the iPad off before we really receive to look what it can do. I have a feeling that reviewers and tech Web sites will be humming a different tune once the iPad is in the wild. Now that we know when they're coming out, we'll just have to wait and look what happens when they actually receive into people's hands.

This week's apps include a free productivity app to gain access to your computer remotely and a 2D driving game that's surprisingly fun and addictive.

Use the icons at the bottom to bring up the iPhone keyboard for input, perform right-clicks, quick zoom, and adjust settings.

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TeamViewer (free) for iPhone lets you remotely view and control your computer's desktop and applications and comes in handy for remotely supporting your friends and family members. In order to use this program on the iPhone, you will need to install TeamViewer on the computer you wish to connect to (Mac or Windows). Once installed on a desktop computer, TeamViewer gives you an ID and password so you can connect using the iPhone app remotely. Once connected, you can set various permissions in the settings to allow viewing privileges and even to give remote users full access to your desktop and files.

We already liked TeamViewer for both Mac and Windows machines and the iPhone app is also extremely useful. There is a little bit of lag time, and TeamViewer for iPhone is certainly not as easy as using your desktop computer, but for demonstration purposes, remote support for family and friends, and transferring files, TeamViewer for iPhone does an admirable job. To make things easier on the iPhone, TeamViewer comes with touch-screen gestures you can use to perform certain tasks such as right-clicking, window scrolling, drag-and-drop actions, and zoom. You also have the ability to browse recent connections and create bookmarked locations with partners. This version is not for commercial use (the commercial version of TeamViewer is $99). Overall, if you want a way to access files, demonstrate actions, or perform remote support for friends, this free app is the one to download.

The unique pedal controls require that you touch then tug down the pedal for precise throttle and braking.

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Alpine Crawler World (99 cents) is a 2D side-scrolling driving game that's not immediately impressive visually, but quickly becomes more impressive as you explore the levels and environments. There are three game types including Free Ride, Time Trial, and Challenge. Free Ride lets you practice unlocked courses, and Time Trial challenges you to receive to the end of a course in the least amount of time. The Challenge game type lets you race on courses from multiple different environments one after the other. You'll need to finish every the courses in an area on Time Trial to unlock new areas to race. The unique driving pedals let you control how much throttle is applied as well as how difficult you touch the brakes. Once you've completed a few races, Open Feint support lets you view leaderboards and look if friends are playing.

Alpine Crawler World isn't particularly impressive graphically on first blush, but real-life physics, weather effects, and night and day courses made me appreciate the overall look the more I played. You receive several cars and trucks you'll need to unlock, every with different engine sounds and physical attributes that will affect the way you handle the terrain. You can pick between five different drivers, though you'll mostly just look their head bobbing in the car as you race. You also can pick the color of your vehicles from a big color palette. Overall, with numerous tracks across several different locations, real-time physics, and tons of customization options, Alpine Crawler world is a great time-waster with plenty of replayability.

What's your favorite iPhone app? Do you think the iPad will be a hit or a dud? Are you glad to finally have a way to remotely help your family members with computer issues on your iPhone? What do you think of Alpine Crawler World? Let me know in the comments!

Originally posted at iPhone Atlas

5 Mar 2010, 7:31 pm | click here to view more

Vlingo 2.0 for iPhone: E-mail, SMS dictation now cost

Vlingo is an app that's been around awhile in the mobile space, but a new version for iPhone is causing some uproar. With Vlingo for iPhone 2.0, the company commits the sin of opacity by updating its rather good voice search and dialing application to version 2.0 without making it clear that you can only unlock the intriguing new features with your wallet.

Those familiar with Vlingo's BlackBerry app won't be surprised. There was an equal outcry when Vlingo introduced premium features for the first time, including switching a feature that had once been free to the paid category.

To recap, Vlingo's free voice app can search the Web, dial contacts, map a location, and update Twitter and Facebook with your voice--for free. You'll have a chance to edit before posting. Since computer-aided voice transcription is far from flawless--whether you're using Vlingo or Google Voice (look flubs here)--you may befriend that edit screen, especially when you're in noisy environments, when you're mumbling, and when you talk too quickly for Vlingo's rather sensitive electronic ears.

Vlingo's SMS feature needs some work.

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It doesn't help Vlingo's case that one of the two new premium features, which you can receive by way of an in-app purchase, doesn't work very well. There's e-mail dictation and SMS copy that copies the transcription of your voice recording to the iPhone's clipboard, but you then have to glue the text yourself into the SMS field before sending it. For $6.99 as a standalone feature, e-mail dictation might be worthwhile; however, its SMS copy feature is not. For $9.99, you receive both features, which would be a good deal if the SMS feature didn't require the hack.

Those who don't mind separating e-mail dictation from Vlingo's other voice-triggered features, there's always the free Dragon Dictation app by Nuance Communications (the folks who mainstreamed T9 text input method for cell phones.)

Sorry, Vlingo. We like you, we really do, but either the pricing has to go or the SMS tool does. However, there's no need to delete or avoid Vlingo 2.0 if you're not interested in buying into the new features. Voice search, dialing, and status updates work as they did before the update (hilarious and editable mistranslations included), and these are still free.

Originally posted at iPhone Atlas

5 Mar 2010, 5:52 pm | click here to view more

New Photoshop for Android includes Apple potshot

Adobe Systems released a new version of its Photoshop.com Mobile application for Android phones on Thursday night, an upgrade that came with an apparent attempt to tweak Apple's nose.

'Vignette blur' is of the new editing features available in the version 1.1 of Adobe's Photoshop.com Mobile for Android.

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The new version gets more editing options. It adds "vibrant" to make photo colors richer and "pop" for a pop-art style. Also new are "soft black and white," "warm vintage," "vignette blur," "white glow," and "rainbow," Adobe said.

But more significantly, perhaps, the mobile editing software also now can be incorporated by other programs on the phone. "Third-party application developers now have access to the Photoshop.com Mobile for Android 1.1 editor, allowing them to easily make it a part of their applications," Adobe said.

This is where the Apple potshot comes in--a notable move given a public squabble over Apple's unwillingness to include Adobe's Flash Player on the iPhone or forthcoming iPad.

"Unlike iPhone, the Android platform allows us to make the Photoshop.com editor broadly available to developers so they can provide it within any application they are working on. Photoshop functionality can then easily be accessed from an online auction, real estate, or social media application so users can quickly fix photos and make them look their best, before being showcased," Doug Mack, general manager of Adobe's Digital Imaging and wealthy Media Solutions group, said in a statement.

The remark is hardly a condemnation of Apple. But I can't remember Adobe ever going out of its way to take sides by calling attention to what Photoshop on Mac OS X can do that it can't on Windows or vice versa.

More details are available at the Adobe site for mobile Android developers.

Originally posted at Deep Tech

5 Mar 2010, 4:51 am | click here to view more

Chrome bug kills offline Gmail

A bug in Thursday's update to the development build of Google Chrome renders it incompatible with Gmail offline. Users who've had Gmail and Chrome configured for offline use will find that Chrome crashes as soon as you log in to Gmail. The problem affects every development versions of the browser.

To disable Gmail offline, go to Gears Settings in below the Hood and remove every references to Gmail.

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Right now there are only two ways around the bug. You can disable offline mode in Chrome by going to Options/below the Hood and clearing out the Gmail-related entries below ''Change Gears settings''. This will delete every offline data from Gmail that you've saved on your computer. If offline Gmail is more important to you than using the dev version of Chrome, you can update the browser to the beta (Windows | Mac | Linux) or stable (Windows only) builds. Windows users can also use the Chrome Channel Changer to switch versions.

You can follow the bug's progress at Google's Chromium project Web site.

5 Mar 2010, 1:12 pm | click here to view more

Five ways to keep your PC free of viruses and Trojans

Even if your PC is equipped with up-to-date anti-malware software, hardware and software firewalls, and other security measures, it can still become infected. The weak link in computer security is the wetware: the human beings who use the machine. And there's simply no fool-proof defense against operator mistake.

That's why any PC security plan has to assume that eventually, some piece of malware will breach the defenses. And these days, infections can do considerable damage without being detected. Here are five ways — some more practical than others — to reduce the risk of someone stealing the sensitive data on your system or using it to break into your bank accounts.

#1: Don't use Windows
It makes perfect sense that data thieves target the most-popular computer platform, so the best way to minimize your risk is to use an operating system other than Windows. Unfortunately, this simply isn't practical for many users. At work, our employers usually determine the type of PC we use.

But even when the choice is ours to make, the software we rely on may lock us into Windows. Still, more and more people are switching from Windows PCs to Macs — despite the cost premium — or to Linux — despite the added complexity and smaller number of applications available. And their primary motivation for choosing an alternative platform is the added safety it provides.

If you can't give up Windows, you may still be able to install Linux on an old PC or in a partition of your Windows PC. Then you can use that system (or partition) whenever you engage in any sensitive computer activities. You'll find instructions for dual-booting Windows and the Ubuntu version of Linux on the Ubuntu Community Documentation site.

In 2008, I wrote a series of posts about getting started with Linux. I found out the difficult way that it pays to do a little research before you start your conversion to Linux. Despite the heavy lifting, adding Linux to your PC repertoire offers many benefits apart from the added safety. To start with, the OS and nearly every applications are free. Do you think Microsoft will be giving away Windows anytime soon?

#2: Don't use your bank's online services
Several years ago, there was a rash of phishing e-mails masquerading as important messages from major banks. I scoff at any e-mail that purports to be from my bank. That's because I've never given my bank my e-mail address.

I've had the same bank account for decades and have never felt the need to bank online. You can say online banking is a convenience. You can say online bill-paying saves you time and the cost of stamps. But to me, the convenience and time- and money-savings simply aren't worth the added risk.

But I'm the Luddite exception, as the growth in online banking services attests. To bank safely online, make sure you're dealing with a legitimate establishment. The FDIC offers a guide to safe Internet banking that's a few years old but still helpful, particularly for its information on how to determine whether an online bank is insured.

You must also take precautions during an online banking session. In 2008, University of Michigan researchers reported on the prevalence of flaws in the design of banking sites that put the banks' customers at risk. More ominously, the FDIC issued a special alert last October warning banks about "money mules" who are recruited — often unwittingly — as accomplices in fraudulent electronic funds transfers from compromised bank accounts. (Read more about the threat on the Retail Payments Risk Forum's Portals and Rails blog.)

Many analysts look multifactor authentication (or two-factor authentication) as a way to strengthen the security of online banking. Last September, security expert Bruce Schneier described weaknesses in two-factor authentication. Schneier recommends securing the transaction rather than the person, which he points out is the approach taken by credit-card companies.

#3: Use a disposable credit-card number
Speaking of credit cards, the Electronic Funds Transfer Act limits consumers' loss due to unauthorized use of credit cards to $50 — but the protections don't apply to unauthorized use of debit cards. That's why it's important to avoid using debit cards for online transactions.

You can increase your level of protection when buying products or services online by using disposable credit-card numbers. CreditCards.com describes these virtual credit cards and offers tips for reducing your risk of loss when using PayPal and other electronic payment systems to purchase products online.

#4: Use virtualization software every the time
Last August, I described the $25 Returnil virtualization software that creates a virtual environment — or sandbox — on your PC to prevent any unauthorized changes to your system. When you close down your machine, every traces of the session are wiped out.

When I tested the program, it didn't slow my PC down noticeably, though it does require that you grant permission for each file or program setting you want to change while working in the virtual environment. Still, if safety is your paramount concern, there's no more secure method than using a virtualization program such as Returnil.

#5 Use more than one malware scanner
No security program is 100% effective, so the more different malware scanners you use, the better your chances of spotting any virus that makes it through your first line of defense. (Remember to use only one real-time malware scanner at a time to avoid system-stopping software conflicts.)

I set my primary security program to scan e-mail and file downloads automatically and to run full system scans during times when the PC is otherwise idle. But I also use Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware program to scan my system about once every week. The free version of the program lets you perform manual scans, but only the $24.95 version supports real-time malware scans and automatic updates of its virus database.

Nearly every security-software vendor offers free online scans. These include Trend Micro's HouseCall, BitDefender Online Scanner, Kaspersky Online Virus Scanner, F-Secure Online Scanner, and Panda ActiveScan. CNET Editor Jessica Dolcourt examines the pros and cons of these services in "Demystifying online virus scans."

The VirusTotal service lets you scan files you suspect may be infected. The free service uses virus databases from more than 40 different security services. Likewise, Jotti uses 16 separate virus scanners to identify infected files. And just in case two virus-scan aggregators aren't sufficient insurance, run that suspicious file through the dozens of scanners at VirScan.org.

Originally posted at Workers' Edge

5 Mar 2010, 12:22 pm | click here to view more

Office 2010 nearly ready; upgrade offer launched

Microsoft said on Friday that it plans to finalize the code for Office 2010 next month and, as expected, it kicked off a program enabling those who buy Office 2007 in the coming months to receive a free upgrade to the new version.

In a blog posting, Microsoft said that it will have a business launch for the Office 2010 products on May 12. The company has said it expects the software to be broadly available in June.

As for the technology guarantee program, Microsoft says it will apply to those who buy Office 2007 between now and September 30 and will allow an upgrade to the comparable Office 2010 product.

Though such programs are typical, this one had even less of an element of surprise after a Microsoft employee briefly posted details of the program last month. Microsoft CFO Peter Klein confirmed the program earlier this week, telling financial analysts on Tuesday to expect the company to defer revenue this quarter to next to account for the upgrades.

Although Office 2010 doesn't bring a radically different look or new file formats, as Office 2007 did, it introduces a number of changes, most significantly the addition of companion Office Web apps that work in a browser. Also, for the first time, Office will arrive in both 32-bit and 64-bit versions.

A beta version of the software has been available since November and Microsoft has also been doing limited testing of a close-final "release candidate" version of the software.

Originally posted at Beyond Binary

5 Mar 2010, 11:54 am | click here to view more

Resolved Question: please please please please please please please please please please?

translate Tuna (music) A University Tuna is a musical group in Spain, Portugal, Central America or South America, made up of university students. It is also known as a Tuna or Tunas. The origin of Tuna university music groups is underlined by the Goliards from the 10th to 13th century, and medieval troubadours and minstrels.[1] The name tuna comes from French roi de Thunes,[2] "king of Tunis", a title used by leaders of vagabonds. From its origins to the gift day, from and through of the Tunas have continued the cultivation of popular instruments such as the bandurria, lute, guitar and tambourine, instruments which are named in the Spanish book Libro del Buen Amor by Juan Ruiz .

4 Jan 2010, 7:09 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: Gran Canaria or Tenerife?

I will be going for a holidays with my family in April 2010, and my family told me to pick between Gran Canaria and Tenerife. So i really need your help lol ;) every i know is that i really want to look the Killer Whale,Shark tunnel, i really want the landscape to be beautiful ;) i have been in portugal and Majorca so i don`t really want to look something similar i want to look something different. I like to visit places rather than stay every day at the beach so there must be lost of nice places to visit ;) wish u guys can help ;) Thank You :D Oh yea and if u can write the towns u recommend and why ;) If u can please write every the places that are worth visiting ;P thx

31 Jan 2010, 4:08 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: Idea for end-of-school holiday for Summer 2011 (preferable Spain/Portugal regions)?

Currently, me and my friends are in Lower 6th. Next year is going to be our last year school year together then we'll be moving on to different universities every over the UK and Ireland. Therefore, we want to go abroad the Summer we finish (Summer 2011). We are trying to think of places to goto around the Spain/Portugal regions (incl. Canary Islands, etc...) but we're unsure of where would be good. We want somewhere where it'll be warm, sunny, have LOTS of bars/clubs and loads of other things to do during the day and night. Can anyone recommend anywhere good to goto for this occasion as it'll be our last time together before we move on? The places we had in mind were Majorca, Ibiza, Albufeira and a few others but we're still unsure. Can anyone recommend anywhere for us where they have been to and have what we're looking for? Could you also recommend good accommodation? So far, there are around 6-8 of us wanting to go but there may end up being more. Thanks everyone! xoxox

31 Jan 2010, 11:20 am | click here to view more

Resolved Question: 2010 FIFA...Remembering a Decade...Ibrahimovic's super goal?

Yes 2004 was a not-so-great year, I can't believe Greece beat Portugal in Euro 2004, Greece has no style of play!!! Anyways, check out a magnificent masterpiece of art by the golden boy himself, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, in his young Ajax days: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgqsaDnsEq8 this was the best of 2004, or Ronaldinho winning the 2004 FIFA World Player of the Year :)

30 Dec 2009, 10:04 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: Guys would you be offended by this?

Me and this guy shared a cab ride and while riding he started our convo by complimenting my appearance, which I thought was nice. We chatted for a few minutes --- he is from Morocco and I told him how we (me and my girlfriends) were going to go there last year but opted for Portugal instead ONLY because we got a direct flight and the flight was cheaper. Okay I just realized that I am giving far too much detail (lol) the point is that we chatted but I was just being my normal friendly self and intended to just hop out of the cab BUT then he asks for my phone number. I was notably hesitant and said that I would take his number, which he gave me. Then he was like aren't you going to dial me now so I have yours so we can receive together for dinner or drinks? I said I will think about it and hopped out of the cab. He looked hurt :-/ THREE days later I sent him a text and said "hi (his name), it's the girl you met in the cab---I'm sending you this text so you'll have my phone number :)" That was yesterday and he still hasn't responded. So would you be offended if a girl didn't want to give her number to you? Would you be even more offended if she waited three days to give it to you? I didn't do it on purpose. It was New Year's when I met him. Plus I legitimately had to think if I wanted to or not. I've done this in the past and have never called or text the guy. So what do you think? Advice please.

3 Jan 2010, 2:36 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: Guys would you be offended at this?

Me and this guy shared a cab ride and while riding he started our convo by complimenting my appearance, which I thought was nice. We chatted for a few minutes --- he is from Morocco and I told him how we (me and my girlfriends) were going to go there last year but opted for Portugal instead ONLY because we got a direct flight and the flight was cheaper. Okay I just realized that I am giving far too much detail (lol) the point is that we chatted but I was just being my normal friendly self and intended to just hop out of the cab BUT then he asks for my phone number. I was notably hesitant and said that I would take his number, which he gave me. Then he was like aren't you going to dial me now so I have yours so we can receive together for dinner or drinks? I said I will think about it and hopped out of the cab. He looked hurt :-/ THREE days later I sent him a text and said "hi (his name), it's the girl you met in the cab---I'm sending you this text so you'll have my phone number :)" That was yesterday and he still hasn't responded. So would you be offended if a girl didn't want to give her number to you? Would you be even more offended if she waited three days to give it to you? I didn't do it on purpose. It was New Year's when I met him. Plus I legitimately had to think if I wanted to or not. I've done this in the past and have never called or text the guy. So what do you think? Advice please. @Mary--hahaha!! No, no---it was in the afternoon!! Neither of us were drunk yet :)

3 Jan 2010, 1:58 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: so new details coming from the news on galavision about the chava situation. (SQ INSIDE)?

so apperantly theres new footage of the bar where it shows that cabañas and the guy that shot him came in around the same time the only difference is that Cabañas was searched and the other guy wasnt. they have also confirmed that someone had cleaned and changed cabañas shirt before the police had arrived. this is leading me to beleive that this was a set up an ambush, another interesting fact is that the owner of the bar hired a lawyer one day before the shooting, when he had previously had none? i dont know the news confirmed this today this morning but yet again this is the mexican media we are talking about, so has anyone heard this as well? So mexico might play portugal and Corte D'ivoire, what do you think of this, these are our last two matches to fit in the schedule do you like them if they end up happening? when i say fact i mean this according to the news source i got it from. this just furthers the truth of a black hand in mexico, we need to receive rid of every the "dragon heads". wish cabañas gets better.

29 Jan 2010, 10:07 am | click here to view more

Resolved Question: How well-travelled am I?

I was speaking to somebody the other day who has never been outside of Great Britain. He said I was well-travelled because I have been to quite a few countries other than my possess. But I've never ever considered myself well-travelled... there are people who have been to almost every the countries on the globe. I've never once even been out of europe. :/ What do you think? These are the places I've visited: Republic of Ireland x2 France x4 (only driving through though) Spain x 3 Portugal Malta x2 Greece x5 Tenerife Turkey I'm going to Holland and Germany next month. Am I well-travelled? I'd never even considered it before today.

28 Feb 2010, 4:29 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: Anyone have tips for traveling solo in Portugal?

I will be part of a professional exchange to Spain in the spring and at the end of our month-long trip we may go our separate ways for up to a week. I've been to Spain before so I wanted to look Portugal. I've been trying to learn Portuguese for awhile and wish to have a pretty good grasp by May (it's coming along nicely as I already talk Spanish). As I have never been to Portugal before and I will be a female traveling alone I was looking for any advice on safest ways to travel, points of interest, etc. I will be entering from the north end of Portugal on the coast and would like to spend 2-4 days in the country.

28 Dec 2009, 12:55 am | click here to view more

Resolved Question: Does anyone know this fact about the gregorian and julian calendar. October 5 1582-October 14 1582 dont exist?

in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain. According to wikipedia...(yeah i know...thats why i am asking the quesiton) The last day of the Julian calendar was Thursday, 4 October 1582 and this was followed by the first day of the Gregorian calendar, Friday, 15 October 1582 (the cycle of weekdays was not affected). According to Inter gravissimas the papal bull issued by Pope Gregory XIII on February 24, 1582, these days...POOF...vanished. Gone. This is the first I have ever heard of this...and find it amazing...of course it wont matter to any americans since our country didnt exist...but now when they say today is January 27, 2010....Ummmm....not quite. OUTSTANDING. your thoughts or info PLEASE Yes...because if the vatican came out today and said hey everybody, tomorrow is going to be February 15th, 2012, but its no big deal...there wouldnt be some sort of reaction. The fact that the church...whatever the church is...had the power and authority to just change time, is not that interesting or significant a thing. I find the uninterest in answers thus far quite a bit odd. That and the fact that in the year 2100 it will NOT be a jump year because its not divisbile by 100 and 400...just off.

27 Jan 2010, 11:28 pm | click here to view more

Voting Question: My dad is so mean- what should I do?

Every since I was ten, my parents have been divorced and I am twenty now. In the past ten years, but particularly when I was younger, my dad would vicioiusly attack me about her (please, I am not trying to feel sorry for myself or be to descriptive, but this'll only make sense if I explain it) telling me mom was nothing but a s*** who enjoyed sleeping with every man she worked with, and if he could receive away with it he'd kill her. To this day he still doesn't talk to her, and also when I was younger if he found Mom had gone on a date (they live in a very tiny town and gossip spreads extremely quick) he would take his anger out on me, given the fact my sister worked as a waitress Mom and a couple of her dates had gone to the resturaunt she worked in and would tell my dad- and I would be so terrified of the upcoming words he would bestow upon me I would slightly shake. He's better now, but still hates her. Just a couple of days ago I asked him for a ride to class because of bad weather, and he lanched into this whole lecture on how greedy I am for not going to look his mom, ect, ect, and I forget, but for some reason I brought up how at least one of his kids is getting more than an eighth grade education (my sister dropped out of school when she was younger) and then he exploded saying how I talk like my "Euro-trash arrogant relatives" (Mom and her family are originally from Portugal) and he often puts me down about my dream of one day being a clinical psychologist because "I don't take stress well and freak out too much" and I' won't be good at it. But ironically, he's the person who made me want to be a psychologist as I want to dedicate my life to helping others, particularly kids with learning disabilities and with divorced parents so they won't have to endure what I did with my dad. Thank you every for your time and what should I do about this?

27 Feb 2010, 8:13 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: The Romanis Team of The Year?

Here's my team of the year. Some entrees may not be in every fairness, the best players this year, but they have contributed to their NT teams and clubs. One could put the whole Barcelona line-up and not be far wrong, but to have greater scope, I've chosen this. What's yours? 1. Edwin Van Der Saar (Man Utd) - Valdes, obviously had the better year, but right up until the CL Final, VDS was on the form of his life. His saves were crucial to United winning another League title, reaching the CL Final and Holland's outstanding 100% record in qualifying. 2. Phillip Lahm (Bayern Munich) - Evra or Abidal will be obvious choices for many, but Lahm is one of the truly world class players that Germany and Bayern possess. Ever reliable and possesses a stinging left foot to boot. 3. Carlos Puyol (Barcelona) - Impossible not to rate him. One the world's best defenders over the past few years. A solid rock at the back. 4. John Terry (Chelsea) - Mr Chelsea himself. His desire to play and perform no matter what, are hallmarks of a true leader. He is the bite in defence, for club and country. 5. Dani Alves (Barcelona) - Really difficult to overlook him. Brazil are not known for producing really outstanding defenders, so a player like Alves stands out easily. 6. Xavi (Barcelona) - The unsung hero that makes Barcelona and Spain tick, a worthy successor to Luis Enrique. Consistency is his byword. Can you recall a game where he played poorly? I can't. 7. Yoann Gourcuff (Bordeaux) - Lique 1's Player of the Year. The primary reason Bordeaux are French Champions and doing so well in the CL. Looks the most likely successor to Zidane in the French NT team. 8. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) - Did not reach last season's level, but nevertheless, played the biggest role in United winning the League and reaching the CL Final. Keeping up the form at Real Madrid and was pivotal to Portugal's tardy run to qualification. 9. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Barcelona) - 29 goals for Inter, ensured they retained the scudetto. 11 goals already in 13 starts for Barcelona this term, erased any doubt on Barcelona's decision to exchange Etoo for him. 10. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) - As obvious, as obvious can be. With Messi , the only question is how far or high can he reach? Already looks like the best Argentine player ever bar Maradona, at this early stage of his career. He may even surpass the great one, if he steers clear from serious injury. 11.David Villa (Valencia) - Torres, Drogba, Dzeko etc every have claims to be the best striker in the world, but like Ibrahimovic, Villa is prolific whatever the circumstance. 31 goals (40 games) last season and 15 (19) this term, makes him the most sought after striker in the world. So my list reads: VDS, Lahm, Puyol, Terry, D Alves, Xavi, Ronaldo, Gourcouff, Messi, Villa and Ibrahimovic. Notable exceptions include Kaka, Drogba, Ribery, Gerrard, Torres, Lampard and Fabregas. But I feel the chosen players contributed more to their teams throughout year, whereas some of the over were affected by loss of form, injury and suspension. Samuel Etoo, Luis Fabiono and Iniesta deserve special mention as well, and would form the more likely substitutes for any of my choices. And here's a tune for your entertainment: Destiny Child's 8 Days of Christmas. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikOWQ9YIb-A…

27 Dec 2009, 10:51 am | click here to view more

Resolved Question: McCanns: a thousand laterns for Madeleine ?

We read that Kate and Gerry will light up the skies with a planned launching of 1000 laterns across the globe to celebrate 1000 days since Madeleine went missing. A timely reminder that Madeleine McCann is still missing ? or a token gesture to make the headlines ? Source: http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/news/697090/Laterns-to-be-released-in-UK-Portugal-and-US-to-mark-disappearance.html

24 Jan 2010, 1:06 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: Why is there so much denial about the parlous state of Britain's finances ?

It is known fact that Britain is one of 5 or 6 European countries with severe financial problems, the others being Greece, Ireland, Spain, Portugal, and maybe Italy. On the TV you look lots of tut tut about Greece and a lot of complacency about our possess condition. Do we have to wait for the day when no one will lend to us before the government actually does anything to address our financial problems, by which time it will be to tardy Confused Hal........I can look Brown has conned you, as he has many people. Our debt stand at roughly 80% of GDP. What you have forgotten about are the off balance sheet items like PFI....this is tricky stuff. We are now faced with interest payments of £50billion a year and rising on our national debt. We have to pay 4% on our gilts whereas Germany has to pay only 3.5% Does that 0.5% matter ? Yes it does.

24 Feb 2010, 6:51 am | click here to view more

Resolved Question: Why do people say that if women ruled the world it have less wars.?

I read a lot about female rulers from the Ancient days to now. I look no evidence that these females were less likely to wage wars then their male counterparts. In ancient Egypt there was Queens Hatsheput,Twosret, and six out of seven Cleopatras who waged vicious wars. In Imperial China several women as Dowager Empresses who ruthlessly seized power like Empress Wu-Zhetian and the last Empress. The Medieval ages saw an explosion of female rulers and most of them wage wars like male rulers. In Spain Queen Urraca of Castile waged wars for 17 years against her half sister Queen Teresa of Portugal in 1109-1126. Queen Isabella I of Castile with her husband King Ferdinand of Aragon waged wars against the Muslims and the French and they persecuted the Jews. In Italy both Queens Joanna I(ruled 1343-1382) and Queen Joanna II( ruled 1414-1435) saw reigns of not cease wars England had Empress Matilda who fought for power from 1135-1154, Queen Mary Tudor who ruthlessly had protestants executed and waged war on France. Her sister and successor Queen Elizabeth waged war on the Spanish and the Irish. From 1730-1796, Russia was ruled by a series of Empresses (Anna-1730-1742 Elizabeth 1742-1762 and Catherine II 1762-1796) every who waged wars of expansion alongside Empress Maria Theresa of Austria. When I point this fact out to people,they tell me that female rulers lived in male environments and therefore had to please male courtiers. But this ignores the fact that many of these female rulers like Empresses Elizabeth and Catherine were whores which means that they cared little for what male courtiers thought. It doesn't make sense to say that female rulers could successfully ignore male pressure to change their promiscous lifestyle but could not ignore male pressure for war. This claim also ignores the fact that many female rulers seized power when they were not supposed tolike Queen Didda of Kashmir who put her grandsons to death to take the throne or Empress Wu-Zhou of China who killed hundreds of thousands to become Emperor. Clearly what these women did did not receive approval from males of their court yet they did it any way. In this day and age we have our possess female leaders who waged wars like Prime Minister Golda of Israel and Margaret Thatcher.

24 Dec 2009, 7:38 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: What ever happened to the old Omar Bravo?

Not so long ago me and my pal had a discussion about him. To be honest, back in the day Omar Bravo was a beast for chivas. He had a sweet left foot, he could finish with it, he could head the ball, and most importantly he was equally efficient when playing on the left wing and as the main striker. Qualities like that in a striker in Mexico are VERY rare, only Kikin and him possesed them at that time. Most either excel as target men or are support strikers in Mexico. Main reason why I think Chicharito is such an amazing player..but a lil bit of that later. Even in 2006 during the world cup, despite missing the penalty against Portugal, I thought Omar Bravo was still a decent striker in Mexico. Nonetheless, if you guys remember and correct me if im wrong, Chivas had just crowned themselves champions in Mexico months before the World Cup. After that, he was just never the same. I dont know if at that point as a player he reached the point where you have just won everything aleady that he just stopped working difficult. My pal argues that Omar Bravo was average every along and he can thank Bofo for part of his 105 goals. This is where i'd like to bring Chicharito in. He clearly looks like a target man but the boy posses so much speed he can play on the left wing just like Bravo used to do. If you dont believe me just tell Tecos defense. I like to think that part of Chivas success so early in the campaign is because Omar Bravo and Chicharito can exchange positions so well in the middle of the game. Chivas might be on a roll but Bravo hasnt been at his best. He has missed tons of sitters. With Medina unmovable in the right wing, its a scary thought for us non chivistas if we would had to look a Chivas team with the old Omar Bravo and the current Chicharito in the same team. So again, what happened to the old Omar Bravo? thank you chivasnano. I wasnt sure haha thats why i said correct me if im wrong

23 Feb 2010, 1:20 am | click here to view more

Resolved Question: Portugal, Spain, Italy, Greece in 1 month?

I want to go to -Lisbon -Madrid -Barcelona -Venice -Rome -Pisa (day trip?) -Naples (day trip?) -Athens and I want to spend the last few days relaxing so maybe finish off in the Greek Islands (maybe Santorini/Mykonos) for 5 days or so. Is 1 month enough time to do this? If so any suggestions for the cheapest and least time consuming transport methods and a quick intinary for the amount of days to spend in each city. Thanks!

21 Feb 2010, 6:52 am | click here to view more

Resolved Question: Late night sleeping time in Portugal, Spain and Italy? because of siesta?

According to the article in the page below, (which states the result of a survey about sleeping time, conducted in 28 countries interviewing more than 14,100 people): http://www.acnielsen.co.jp/news/20050228_1.shtml Portugal was found to be the most tardy night sleeping country. Spain was 5th and and Italy 10th, and the article says that it is because these countries have the tradition of mid day siestas. But when I search the Internet about "siesta in portugal", I receive many pages which says that there is no tradition of siesta in Portugal. So, can anyone explain to me why Portugal became no 1 and not Spain or Italy which seems to have tradition of siesta? whats the difference between them?

19 Jan 2010, 1:32 am | click here to view more

Resolved Question: What is your thoughts about Lance Cade being back in the WWE?

For an over a year, I am really confused about this situation of Lance McNaught, or better known to every of us as Lance Cade. look, it every started back in October 2008 after No Mercy, when Chris Jericho was done dealing with Shawn Michaels and he let Lance beat the crap out of him, but Shawn got the better end of Lance. Then of course the next week, Lance is released from the WWE. As of course after the WWE 90-day no wrestling tv claws, Lance was in Japan in a wrestling promotional called, HUSTLE WRESTLING. Lance worked in singles and tag team matches against HUSTLE's stars, until he team up with Rene Dupree and accompany by this female HUSTLE star, named Francoise (which by the way she is Japaneses). The three are dubbed as the Texas Napoleons, which by the way is stupid, because Lance resides in Texas with his two daughters(Lance did show two photos of his girls on the WWE universe and believe me on this, they have their dad's natural hair color of black and they have his cheeks and grin), and Rene is I believe is Canadian-French and Francoise is just Japaneses. The team last until Lance was gone from HUSTLE WRESTLING, then went to wrestle for Big Van Vader in Japan, and was last spotted in Lisbon, Portugal, in a wrestling promotional, called, World Stars of Wrestling. He did two matches in two nights. His first one was facing off against his former tag team partner, Trevor Murdoch, in a match to look who would face off their Champion, which had a match later on, which Rob Van Dam won. On the second night, Lance got his butt kicked by Rob Van Dam. The last thing was reported in by many wrestling news websites that Lance resigned with WWE and was sent to Florida Championship Wrestling, the WWE developmental territory. That was the last thing I know and it's have been months and I don't know if he will be put back on WWE TV again. I feel that it's a big mistake, because he would have a chance in TNA. Lance will be wasted in WWE. Also, I am going to be honest, Jeff Jarrett did tried not to drop his name on TNA iMPACT, but he ended up telling off a different way. That was from the episode of iMPACT, after TNA Lockdown 2009.

19 Jan 2010, 1:15 am | click here to view more

Resolved Question: Teen problems... what do you make of it?

I'm gonna try and keep this as simple as I can. So I came out to my mum and sister (parents are separated, dad lives in portugal, never talk to him) when I was twelve because at a friends birthday party one of the parents invited a pal over, who happened to be gay. This man helped me answer some questions I had about life and helped receive through the coming out process, he's nearly four times my age and I adore him for everything he's done for me and helped me achieve in the past 3-4 years (I'll be turning 16 in may) He's just my guide so to say and if I ever really need to I can call him, but I don't want to bother him. I'm on holidays now and every the people I rely on so to say, to help distract me from the reality of this boring stage of life are every unreachable (holidays, or just not picking up the phone.... for days) I've been seeing psychologists since I came out (mum wanted me to...) one even said I showed traces of psychosis... which I wouldn't completely say is ridiculous but at the same time a bit incredible, because I'm a very social person, I receive on with everyone and like myself, or at least seem to, sometimes I don't even know myself. I feel as though life really isn't what I want it to be, at least not at the moment (then again I'd expect most teenagers don't *please don't bring up hormones! *) I just want to move on to going to university and getting to the part of life where I have full control of what I pick to do with my life, though to be honest planning my future in detail at this stage is probably not going to turn out the way I want it to. I also have the annoying habit that I can't control of over analyzing every situation and everyone, Possible out comes of a situation, body language whilst talking to people, trying to look what they're really thinking. I'm always thinking of something or someone and rather than just accepting it, trying to receive to the heart of whatever it is. Which then leads me to insomnia... I snooze maybe 1-4 hours a day, but I don't feel sleepy. Ocassionally going a few days without sleeping because I completely lose myself and my body/mind doesn't say 'bed time' I feel quite ungrateful to be honest. I have a loving, understanding and open minded mom who loves me and a sister who supports me (she's studying in the UK) and my high-school gives me a great looking future. I'm not a stereotype, people only know I'm gay if I tell them. I don't know where I'm going with this to be honest, I feel as though my goal in life right now is to just survive the boredom and unluck when it strikes me, I have one best pal who is practically my soul mate, she's amazing and we share everything, problems etc., she shares the same opinions and is mature. I practically live off other peoples happiness, if you know what I mean... can't really describe it, sharing brief moments of happiness with people, taking in their emotions, I learn new things with every passing moment (The school psychologist says I don't live in the moment and that I don't seem to be quite here... I guess I can't help it if I feel clueless and my instinct is to observe and learn, though not academically) I don't think there's a real answer to anything I've just said, so if you managed to survive this wall of text, let me know what you make of it, or just sigh and wonder why you even bothered reading and press Alt+Left arrow-key. Thanks, Tom xx Haha Hildo, I'll become a pill popper. Believe me that's the last thing I'll try.

19 Feb 2010, 5:53 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: someone said that march 19th was exclsuively a christian holiday...but?

i found this list The first day of Quinquatria in ancient Rome, held in honor of Minerva. The swallows return to Mission San Juan Capistrano in California. i guess they were referring to this one Saint Joseph's Day-Roman Catholicism and Church of England Alternative dad's Day in Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Italy Las Fallas in Valencia, Spain. Mojoday (Discordianism) maybe there is just one christian holiday not attributed to pagan origins. if anyone can think of one please let me know. Olga actually. i'm doing just fine. isn't research a wonderful thing. JerryMc palm sunday has pagan origins March was an important month in the Roman year. Originally, it was the first month of the year and was celebrated with almost constant events. March 22 was the ancient Roman Festival of the Entry of the Tree. On this day priests of one of the goddesses, Cybele or Ops or Rhea, carried pine or palm trees through the city, according to the following scourge thanksgiving is pagan as well http://paganismwicca.suite101.com/article.cfm/thanksgiving_pagan_roots lawrence here's your answer "Really? So what pagan festival falls on March 19th? I'm just curious. C'mon, you know so much....tell me. "

19 Dec 2009, 4:20 am | click here to view more

Resolved Question: I need advise about holiday in Albuferia in Portugal in march.im staying in Auramar hotel.?

Im going for holiday in march to Albuferia in Portugal.I need informations about this region, what is worth to look ,where to go in this area and weather in second half of march, can i swim in a ocean is in not to icy? im going for 7 days how much money i shoud have with me,i paid for two meals in hotel but i wanna know what the prices are if im dining in restaurant.

18 Jan 2010, 3:26 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: What are the names of these two movies?

I am writing a book on human sexuality and society. There are a few movies that i have watched before but i know not their names nor actors. I need to make references to them so.... The first one was definitely shot somewhere in Europe (Portugal/Italy). It's about a young American who goes to Europe to study or something and he'll be living with a European family of four. mom, dad, Sister and Brother. He finds out that the brother and sister were committing incest and he was disgusted by it. This guy was a virgin and one day the brother and sister forced him to do it with the sister. After that he started falling for her and then the girls brother started getting jealous. When the parents find the three of them sleeping together and realize what their kids were doing, the girl wakes up and lets gas emit into the room they are sleeping in. The other one is French and it should be a sort of comedy about a painter. I really don't remember the story line but i remember this: the painter kept running around his yard butt naked and there was a girl in the home(castle) who always like to stimulate herself with silly objects. There was also another lady who after getting a massage from a big black guy, was fucked for a short time before she ran and jumped into a pool full of her naked friends and relatives. If anyone knows the names of these movies please let me know, and to those who don't, i advice to join me in this quest to find them because they are really nice . PS: It's not pornography, they are real films

18 Dec 2009, 11:26 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: How is My Story? (written by a 12-year old)?

SUMMARY:Becca Stanson's life changes in unimaginable ways when she discovers that she is a princess. Her Royal Highness My life isn’t that interesting. Nothing ever really happens to me. actually nothing ever really happens in this tiny I live in. I live on a farm with my dad, Steven Stanson.since my mom isn’t here I guess its my duty to take care of him in a way. “Becca,I’m gonna need you to pick up on a few chores for me today, since I’m gonna be over at Cliff’s this afternoon.” “Okay.” Cliff Rodgers lives a few miles down the road, and is a good pal to us. He is also the dad of my best pal Erin. No secrets were kept between the two of us since we made a vow to be best friends until the end in first grade. Normally on a Friday morning I would be rearranging my books that went into my bag for school. But I had already done that the night before, so I was sitting at the dining room table—just sulking. My cereal was as moist as it could receive, and my dad would be ready to take me to school any minute now. I quickly poured my cereal bowl in the sink, and grabbed my shoes. I made it to school normal time that day. The day passes pretty quickly. My English teacher ms. Evans gave us a pop quiz on the French revolution—a topic which I knew quite well—thanks to every those long, difficult nights of studying, it paid off. Erin greeted me at lunch. “So, are you doing something tomorrow ‘cause I really need help with my science project.” “Erin, are you not finished with that yet?” “Nope.” She gave me a quick grin. “I can’t, I have some chores to do tonight, and I’m sure I’ll have plenty tomorrow, too. “Well, okay.” She said. We both heard the bell ring and it was time to face two more hours of school. When I got home after school my dad was already gone, and had left me a sticky note reminding me of what I had to accomplish. It consisted of folding laundry, getting some eggs out of the chicken coop, and washing dishes. I got started on the laundry first—I started at 3:30 and got finished at some time around 7:00. My dad was too busy occupied with watching a hunting show that he didn’t notice me ask him what was for dinner. He had already eaten some bagel bites which he threw in the microwave oven. I wasn’t that hungry so I said goodnight and headed off to bed. I slept good that night, when I woke the next morning the weather seemed perfect outside. When I came downstairs I noticed that my dad’s face looked…different. It looked as if the warmthness had gone away. “Dad, are you okay?” I saw confusion in his eyes. “No Becca, I’m fine.” I didn’t believe him. “Cause if you need something I can receive it for you.” “Don’t you worry about me, why you’ve got enough going on as it is.” He was a bad liar. After waiting a few minutes to look if he would ‘fess up,I couldn’t wait any longer. “dad, arrive on, really if there’s something you need to tell, go ahead and tell, I can handle it.” The look on his face said “no I couldn’t”. When he finally spoke, he merely answered with “Your Aunt Tonia is coming.” Aunt Tonia? I didn’t know her; she was only mentioned to me a few times by my dad. Probably the only things I knew about her was that she was my mom’s sister, and she lived in Portugal. Why on earth would she be coming here? I don’t know why, but from the looks on my dad’s face I knew it was something big, something my dad would keep from telling me. I guess there was only one way to find out—I would have to hear it from Aunt Tonia herself. Do you like it? would you read more?

17 Jan 2010, 2:35 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: Im not allowed to switch host families. Im scared for my life?

Ive been with this host family in portugal for 7 months now & ive felt uncomfortable since day 3. Weve had 5 mediations, ive told them why i dont feel welcome in their home, ive heard their views & worked on everything they told me. Ive tried to improve commucation but its been a mess. We dont cant connect at every, making us every feel tense and awkard, and have opposite interests & dont share the same values, which makes trying to have conversations with them difficult, thus im not learning the language.i dont receive exposure because im not allowed to be out of the home by myself.my program counselor has been difficult on me, saying everything is my fault, im a disappointment, and im the problem so i cant switch families. I want to stay, learn, have a good experience but im not glad in this home. What the hell should i do?

17 Jan 2010, 1:22 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: my friends don't get me.. help me?

I live in Portugal, but i'm moving to the US in september, cause I got a scholarship to study there (tennis scholarship). Sometimes I feel soooo unhappy, cause my friends don't really receive me! They think I have the same life they have, LOL? They have to study for high school tests and exams, yes, but so do I (I have better marks that them)! And I still have tennis practice (3 hours a day), and I still have to worry about my SAT and TOEFL exams, as well as talking to colleges that are recruiting me! Most of my girlfriends are just jealous, that i'm going to live and study in america, and they have to stay in this little country studying! And they think that i'm just lucky, yeah right, except it's not luck, it's WORK. Now my best friends, they might not be jealous, but they think i have the same life they have, and i can't go out every friday and saturday night and receive drunk and be with every single guy, like they do! Of course i go out and i drink, but not as often as them. And they are always saying that i don't spend time with them, and i never go out with them. WHY CAN'T THEY UNDERSTAND THAT I DON'T HAVE TIME? And when i do have time, i like to spend that time alone, cause they don't receive me.. I really wanna go to the US and leave this place.. cause the only ones that understand me are my family.. what can i do?? help me out

17 Feb 2010, 9:21 am | click here to view more

Resolved Question: Do you still believe that America's best days are ahead of her?

Or will Obama win and turn us into a bigger version of Portugal?

17 Feb 2010, 1:41 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: How is The Beginning of My Story?

hello again, I am the person who wrote the first chapter to Lovingly Yours to read it:http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Ahh9lhLfM3C9cuXgEyw6cxDsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20100115185117AADC8pW I have written a new story called Her Royal Highness and it is about 13 year old Becca Stanson who finds out that she is a princess. tell me if you like it,and if I am a good writer since I'm only 12. Her Royal Highness My life isn’t that interesting. Nothing ever really happens to me. actually nothing ever really happens in this tiny I live in. I live on a farm with my dad, Steven Stanson.since my mom isn’t here I guess its my duty to take care of him in a way. “Becca,I’m gonna need you to pick up on a few chores for me today, since I’m gonna be over at Cliff’s this afternoon.” “Okay.” Cliff Rodgers lives a few miles down the road, and is a good pal to us. He is also the dad of my best pal Erin. No secrets were kept between the two of us since we made a vow to be best friends until the end in first grade. Normally on a Friday morning I would be rearranging my books that went into my bag for school. But I had already done that the night before, so I was sitting at the dining room table—just sulking. My cereal was as moist as it could receive, and my dad would be ready to take me to school any minute now. I quickly poured my cereal bowl in the sink, and grabbed my shoes. I made it to school normal time that day. The day passes pretty quickly. My English teacher ms. Evans gave us a pop quiz on the French revolution—a topic which I knew quite well—thanks to every those long, difficult nights of studying, it paid off. Erin greeted me at lunch. “So, are you doing something tomorrow ‘cause I really need help with my science project.” “Erin, are you not finished with that yet?” “Nope.” She gave me a quick grin. “I can’t, I have some chores to do tonight, and I’m sure I’ll have plenty tomorrow, too. “Well, okay.” She said. We both heard the bell ring and it was time to face two more hours of school. When I got home after school my dad was already gone, and had left me a sticky note reminding me of what I had to accomplish. It consisted of folding laundry, getting some eggs out of the chicken coop, and washing dishes. I got started on the laundry first—I started at 3:30 and got finished at some time around 7:00. My dad was too busy occupied with watching a hunting show that he didn’t notice me ask him what was for dinner. He had already eaten some bagel bites which he threw in the microwave oven. I wasn’t that hungry so I said goodnight and headed off to bed. I slept good that night, when I woke the next morning the weather seemed perfect outside. When I came downstairs I noticed that my dad’s face looked…different. It looked as if the warmthness had gone away. “Dad, are you okay?” I saw confusion in his eyes. “No Becca, I’m fine.” I didn’t believe him. “Cause if you need something I can receive it for you.” “Don’t you worry about me, why you’ve got enough going on as it is.” He was a bad liar. After waiting a few minutes to look if he would ‘fess up,I couldn’t wait any longer. “dad, arrive on, really if there’s something you need to tell, go ahead and tell, I can handle it.” The look on his face said “no I couldn’t”. When he finally spoke, he merely answered with “Your Aunt Tonia is coming.” Aunt Tonia? I didn’t know her; she was only mentioned to me a few times by my dad. Probably the only things I knew about her was that she was my mom’s sister, and she lived in Portugal. Why on earth would she be coming here? I don’t know hwy, but from the looks on my dad’s face I knew it was something big, something my dad would keep from telling me. I guess there was only one way to find out—I would have to hear it from Aunt Tonia herself. what do you think? please tell me.

16 Jan 2010, 5:42 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: make up brushes...how many do you really need?

so yeah...i have a problem understanding the need of having like 1,000 different eye shadow brushes...especially cause i'm not planning on wear eyeshadow most days but i still feel like i should have some of them, like the crease brush, or the blending brush... the thing is...the few times i try to wear eyeshadow looks, my regular brushes seemed to apply shadow the crease very efficiently and blend just as well... and also...every brush kits in this stupid country of Portugal arrive with two brushes that i think are for eyeshadow....the spongy one (similar to the one that arrive with eyeshadow palettes) and a flat like one...so if you need more, why do they one arrive with that? and why do brush kits not include the foundation brush?

16 Feb 2010, 7:06 am | click here to view more

Resolved Question: My boyfriend went to this party?

Well my boyfriend went to this carnival's party which takes place in one of most knowns discos here in portugal, Kadoc. Im like those girls who just doesnt like going to places like that , but my boyfriend wanted to go and i accepted it, i thought i would feel fine about it ... but now that the day has arrive and that he just went to the party half an hour ago i kinda start wondering if it was a good choice of mine letting him go or not wanting to go... Baaaah oh! i forgot to mention! there will be girls dancing half naked ! like those brazilian girls!

15 Feb 2010, 6:22 pm | click here to view more

Voting Question: Astigmatism -> could it become worse after 4 months?

4 months ago i went to an ophthalmologist and she told me i was starting to develop astigmatism. It was really few, it's like, i have 0.75 in my left eye and my right eye is perfect. She told me if i had no headaches i had nothing to worry about. But 2 months ago i got a job where i have to work 8 to 10 hours per day in front of a computer and i find it difficult to focus my sight whilst working on little details, which is what i do every the time! Surely i have to wear glasses, even if it's only for working. well.. now the other question is: i don't want to spend 70 euros to go to an ophthalmologist again, neither have to wait 1 month to receive an appointment in public health system (it's how things work in Portugal, unfortunately). So, i want to go to a store and make a free sight test, as some places do. The thing is, some people say they aren't such accurate, and my dad was a case who confirms that. i have the examination results, so i can compare. but it was 4 months ago. Could it receive worse after that time? oh and i forgot to mention, my eyes kinda hurt in the end of every day.

15 Dec 2009, 6:11 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: Didn't Russia completely win WW2?

Here is a snipit from an un-editable wikipedia page. The source is most likely from American governments and Russian governments. Stalingrad, 1942. The vast majority of the fighting in the World War II took place on the Eastern Front.[17] Nazi Germany suffered 80% to 93% of every casualties there.[18][19] So 83 + 93 / 2 = 88% of every casualties of the Germans if averaged? So America takes every the credit while the Soviets beat Germany down to their knees? For Pete's sake Russia even got into Germany first and there is proof Hitler was killed and buried by Soviets. 7.62 bullet hole through the skull proves it. So... Why do the American's take every the credit. every my Slavic brothers fought to the end while you took every the countries wimpy to this day. Britain is losing more men then America in the war against the Taliban and Al Quida, France & Italy aren't based on war, and basically Spain and Portugal didn't really do anything. The Soviet Union had over 10 million men during WW2 and they could battle in winter... So why can't Germany? Russia is like 20 Degrees colder at most then Germany. Didn't they send 88/100 Germans? 88% of their forces dead in one battle of stalingrad is pretty darn big. I though the U-Boats sunk every the weak American shipping boats. Russians had a bad Airforce but now has the world's best or second best. I think every they would need is a P-39 to accident before they noticed they could use their Y.A.K. fighters.

14 Jan 2010, 5:38 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: HELP! : when is valentine's day in ...... *AJUDA POR FAVOR!*?

when is valentine's day in Portugal?? i thought its 16th of October im i right ... ~o.O i live in portugal ..but im not portuguese and english ain't my 1st lango {complicated i know i know} xD

14 Dec 2009, 10:58 am | click here to view more

Resolved Question: Why do people claim the U.S. is the most generous country?

For every of those who claim the US is generous rather than stingy, and who make “convenient” claims that the obvious shortfall in public foreign aid is outweighed by private aid, consider this. When public and private foreign aid are added up, the US ($0.18 per person per day) falls below every but a handful of other countries – Italy, Greece, Spain, Portugal, Australia and New Zealand. Those last two were pretty surprising, and dismaying to me personally as an admirer of both countries. At the top of the list is Norway, whose residents ($1.26/person/day or 7x the US figure despite similar per capita GDP) might be forgiven for perceiving the US as being a bit stingy. -Jeff Darcy

13 Jan 2010, 6:13 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: What date and times is the carnival(s) in portugal?

I'm going to algarve on the 16th of february for a week and was just wondering the time, dates and locations. Is it just one day or several??? Thankyou.

12 Jan 2010, 11:32 am | click here to view more

Resolved Question: Ferret is Squeaking While Playing?

Hello everyone! I just adopted an 8 month old ferret who has gotten along GREAT with my pair of 3 year olds. They cuddle every the time and everything. The only thing is when the new one and my male are wrestling, I'll hear dooking and the occasional squeak. Is this normal and someone is being a bit too rough, or is this more serious? Some info: Marley(New ferret) was previously an only ferret(He had an amazng family but had to move to Portugal. The day before they were to leave they were denied bringing him, though he had a ticket and everything.) and spent 2 months at the ferret shelter before he was adopted. He's a BIG boy, nearly as big as my 3 lb male Roo. Roo was found wandering the woods and was taken in by a girl who had a dainty 1.5 female already. The girl became very sick and was in the hospital so much she decided to give them up for adoption. Roo is VERY laid back, so much that I trust him with letting tiny kids pet him and walk him on his leash. I don't know if that will be helpful to anyone, I figured it couldn't hurt.

12 Jan 2010, 11:06 am | click here to view more

Resolved Question: Trains in Portugal....?

I am looking to be using the train service at the end of this month in Portugal and would like some help reguarding which company to use and times ECT. I plan to land in Oporto if possible from England as I will be meeting a pal that lives in Coimbra on the first day and another pal in Lisbao on the next day. The third day I need to travel to Faro in the Algarve in order to catch a flight back 4 days after that (one week holiday in total) I'm in a panic as I dont talk Portuguese yet and don't want to receive lost and stressed out while there! Is there a 'stress free' way of doing this at every because if the service is anything like the trains here in Britain I might as well give up now LOL Any advise and links sent to me will be greatly appreciated. Many thanks :-)

11 Feb 2010, 4:32 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: how would you show that you are THE BIGGEST fan of something in only ONE picture?! [a band]?

well i'm about to enter a contest and the deadline is... in 6 days. today's the 10th and it ends on the 16th. the main thing is that i have to email a pic of how big of a -band- fan i am. if it's good enough then i'll win a special PRIZE. then i receive to go to a private concert with a few other -band- fans. in a 'secret location' :O yeah. i can't wait. but i just have NO IDEA WHATSOEVER about how the pic should be! maybe i should wear my -band- shirt and pose in front of my -band- poster? or show me sitting in front of my laptop on the -band- official website?! i don't know!!! ugh. but yeah. i really need some help. i'm suprised that i haven't said a bad word since i started typing this... hmm... so yeah. but if i do win, then i have to jump on a plane in... portugal [?] and go to the 'secret location' in germany. i'm in the united states... i don't even know if my mom will let me. and i need a passport... and i might not be old enough... the for sure concert is on the 20th. omg 10 days until it's actually happening. but the deadline is in 6. so yeah, please help. ohhh and the '-band-' is tokio hotel :P

11 Feb 2010, 12:24 am | click here to view more

Words With Friends: Like Scrabulous for iPhone!

Remember Scrabulous, the Facebook-powered Scrabble knockoff that was every the rage a couple years back? I was a serious addict, but lost interest after every the name changes, lawsuits, redesigns, etc.

Thanks to my bad pal Denny, my addiction is reborn--and mobile. Words With Friends is a two-player crossword challenge that offers turn-based, Scrabulous-like competition. It's not perfect, but I'm loving it.

So I'm getting creamed. Can I help it if I draw bad letters?

(Credit: Rick Broida)

The game lets you complete online against random players and/or friends. (Built-in Facebook/Twitter links let you post an invitation as a status update.) You can have up to 20 matches going at once, with push notifications letting you know when it's your turn.

There's also an in-game chat option. You can tell when an opponent is online when you look a pair of eyeballs next to the Chat button.

The game itself plays much like Scrabble, though with a slightly different distribution of the bonus squares (double word score, triple letter score, etc.). A double-tap is every it takes to zoom into the board for easier tile placement or back again for a full-board view.

It would be nice if WWF had a few more amenities, like a button for clearing your tiles or a list of legal two-letter words. But my big complaint is that the game doesn't keep a tally of your potential word score as you place your tiles. It's only after you make your play that you find out your total for the turn. (What, I'm supposed to do math in my head?)

WWF also suffers from some performance issues, like seemingly endless lag when attempting to submit your turn. Most of the time, the game worked fine, but it's frustrating when it doesn't.

Developer Newtoy offers a free, ad-supported version of Words With Friends and a $2.99 ad-free version.

The ads receive pretty annoying pretty quickly, so I may just bite the bullet and pay my 3 bucks. On the other hand, Words With Friends is such a distraction (albeit an incredibly enjoyable one), the smarter move would be to delete it altogether.

Eh, I'm probably not that smart. In fact, my username is justrick if you want to challenge me to a game. In the meantime, check out "Five perfect puzzle games for the iPhone."

Originally posted at iPhone Atlas

10 Mar 2010, 7:00 am | click here to view more

Resolved Question: How would you feel if..?

For some reason I've been thinking about this a lot, no idea why. When I was around 4 or 5 years old, I was living in Portugal and my sister was 2 or 3 at the time. Both my parents wanted to move to Canada and my dad left first, a few weeks before my mom and sister. One day, when I woke up both my sister and my mom weren't at home.. so I asked my grandmother (who was my next door neighbor at the time) where they were.. and turned out that my mom and my sister moved to Canada without telling me. Obviously I didn't really understand why at the time and I was pretty hurt. I would talk to my mom thorough the phone and I held this against her for a while when I moved with my parents. Whenever I fought with them when I was 9 or 10 I would bring this up, obviously I don't anymore.I stayed living with my grandparents and my aunt for about a year then my aunt took me to stay with my parents in Canada. I have no idea why I keep thinking about it, I was just looking at a few photos from when I was younger for a school project and I noticed that I don't have a signle photo of my dad and I when we were younger while my sister has a like a thousand just from that year that I was away. I know it seems as if I'm blowing this out of proportion but I've always felt as if this is probably why my dad likes my sister likes a lot more. I know this seems pretty childish.

10 Feb 2010, 9:08 am | click here to view more

Resolved Question: AP World History questions - 10 pts?

Question 1 (Multiple Choice Worth 1 points) People who sought to maintain traditional societal customs were known as socialists. nationalists. liberals. conservatives. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Question 2 (Multiple Choice Worth 1 points) Japan's nationalism was fostered by Industrialization & Modernization. Isolationism & Feudalism. Socialism & Isolationism. Convalescence & Crisis. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Question 3 (Multiple Choice Worth 1 points) British abolitionists and liberated American slaves founded a settlement named Freetown in Sierra Leona. Ethiopia. Libya. Tripoli. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Question 4 (Multiple Choice Worth 1 points) The chief intellectual cause of the French and American Revolutions was the Enlightenment. economic ideas of mercantilism. Renaissance. 1688 Glorious Revolution in England. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Question 5 (Multiple Choice Worth 1 points) His speech, "Blood and Iron" inspired German Industrialization and Militarism, and competition with other European Nations. Hitler Bismarck Kaiser Wilhelm Charlemagne -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Question 6 (Multiple Choice Worth 1 points) Realpolitik is the concept that negotiation is preferable over war. Germany should be unified into a sovereign nation. every German-speaking peoples should be consolidated in one nation. the ends justify the means. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Question 7 (Multiple Choice Worth 1 points) In the eighteenth century, the Philippines were controlled by China. France. Spain. Portugal. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Question 8 (Multiple Choice Worth 1 points) Who wrote "The Communist Manifesto"? Marx and Engels Owen and Marx Engels and Owen Marx and Fourier -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Question 9 (Multiple Choice Worth 1 points) Nineteenth Century ruling elites in Russia embraced which philosophy and ideas? autocratic government, Orthodox religion, and extreme nationalism liberalism, including the emancipation of serfs and British-style democracy socialism, with land reform for peasants and protections for workers Bolshevism, or a worker-led revolution and abolition of private property -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Question 10 (Multiple Choice Worth 1 points) This country's revolution lasted for almost 25 years in the Fever Model. America Mexico Haiti France -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Question 11 (Multiple Choice Worth 1 points) The Reform Act of 1867 allowed working class men to vote. established female suffrage. reduced the work week to five days. abolished slavery. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Question 12 (Multiple Choice Worth 1 points) Who transformed Egypt's economy and built a powerful military, starting a dynasty that lasted until the 1950s? Mahmud III Sadat Muhammad Ali Ibrahim Pasha -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Question 13 (Multiple Choice Worth 1 points) Revocation of the Edict of Nantes and the religious intolerance in France violated the principles of Locke's Social Contract. Socialism. Mercantilism. More's Utopia. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Question 14 (Multiple Choice Worth 1 points) What percentage of southern males owned at least one slave? 25% 35% 50% 75% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Question 15 (Multiple Choice Worth 1 points) Which Asian country most closely emulated Western customs and adopted Western practices? Japan China Korea Vietnam -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Question 16 (Multiple Choice Worth 1 points) Devotion to the creation of a unified independent state based on a common culture and language is known as socialism. liberalism. conservatism. nationalism. ---------------------------------

1 Mar 2010, 6:27 am | click here to view more