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As I previously reviewed on Smorty, nowadays there's more and more Pay Per Post Company appearing.

For us blogger, of cause it means more opportunity to earn an extra bucks =)

But there's so many company out there, which is the best?

Personally, I don't think there's such thing as best PPP company.

In fact, it really depends on yourself, and most importantly your luck.

If you do a search for the review for some of these PPP company, some might make negative comment about it, while some might love it.

So it's for you to try and find out.

Recently I come across this PPP company which I find it pretty interesting.

From the reviews and information I found, this company actually sends you opportunity through email instead of you logging in to grab.

Blogvertise is the company.

Of cause, I still awaiting for approval, so I can't really comment about it in detail.

So the following information is from what I find out and read.

Normally when you take up any opportunity or review, you might noticed that rarely any advertiser will request for negative comment and in fact they requested for positive ones only.

But this does not apple to Blogvertise, they pay you for any honest review.
Yes, even it's a negative review.

From what I think, if Blogvertise is willing to pay even for honest negative review, doesn't it means they are confident about their advertiser product or service quality?

Isn't it easier to review something good and introduce it to your visitor rather than cracking your brain thinking what good stuff you can write about it?

From this point alone, I think Blogvertise is worth a try.

So anyone out there had tried it before? Any comments on it?

Or any valuable information to share about Blogvertise?





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Exchange Link with Computer TNT

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Year 2008 is coming soon!

And to mark an end to year 2007 where Computer TNT started off, I hope to exchange link with all my friends out there whom I haven't request from.

I hope to 'grow' my blogroll as much as possible =)

Simply add Computer TNT to your blog/site and drop me a comment in this post.

Remember to include the anchor text and the link you want to exchange!

So do help me 'grow' my blogroll, thanks!

And as a gift to everyone out there, here's some interesting 'Blog Bumper Sticker' which you can put on your blog side bar.

StarCraft Lover?


Mac Lover?


Matrix Lover?


Blogging Fun?



Special Character?


28 Weeks Later?


Coffee Lover Like Me?


Happy New Year in Advance!

Cheers!



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Speed Up Your Vista

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Is your new Windows Visa PC already slowing down?


Are you tired of frequent system freezes and errors?

If yes, then before you seek any external help, there are some simple tasks that you can perform to not only speed up your computer, but also ensure that it stays at an optimal performance level for a long time.

Here's 3 PC maintenance activities that will enable you to achieve this goal.
Clean the Windows Registry
Just like the older Windows versions, Windows Vista is also controlled and managed through the Windows Vista registry.

And if your registry is damaged and full of errors, it will directly affect the performance of your PC.

So, your first step toward optimizing your PC would be to clean up the registry and free it from all errors.

Registry errors are usually caused by an accumulation of junk data in the form of outdated, incorrect, and invalid entries.
Therefore, in order to clean the Windows Vista registry, you will have to perform a thorough scan of the registry and weed out all of this unwanted information within it.

You can perform the task easily using Windows Vista registry cleaner tools.

These tools are designed in such a way that anybody can use them to scan and repair registry errors on their system.

Registry cleaners also enable you to defrag and backup the registry, which makes them quite handy to ensure overall maintenance of your registry and enable you to improve the performance of your computer.

Instant-Registry-Fixes.org is the place where you can find all your Windows Registry needs, from articles to free online scanning and downloads.


Clean Malware

Malware programs include many malicious programs such as virus, Trojans, worms, spyware and adware.

These programs copy many infected files and malicious codes to your system and alter the way applications work on your system.

They add malicious entries in the registry and modify current registry entries and prevent your system from working normally.

Spyware programs steal your personal and confidential information and send it to external sources for malicious use.
To prevent your system from threats posed by different types of malware programs, you need two very important tools, an antivirus tool and an antispyware tool.

You must use these tools regularly to perform a full scan of your system to ensure that your system is free from malware infections.
Additionally, you must keep your antivirus and antispyware tools updated with the latest virus definitions released by their manufacturers, to ensure that your system is protected against the latest malware.

Ad-Aware @ Lava Soft is an effective antispyware or spyware removal program for Windows.


Clean the Hard Disk

All information on your PC is stored on the hard disk.

Therefore, when trying to increase the speed of your PC, it is important for you to clean up your hard disk.
Your Windows Vista system includes two tools, the Disk Cleanup and Disk Defragmenter tools, that you can use to clean up and optimize the hard disk.

You can access both of these options by navigating through Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools.

The Disk Cleanup utility enables you to perform several hard disk clean up activities, such as empty Recycle Bin, clean cookies, uninstall programs and Windows components, delete system restore snapshots, and remove unwanted files from the computer.
After you have cleaned the disk using the Disk Cleanup tool, run the Disk Defragmenter from System Tools.

This tool helps you consolidate the fragmented files on your hard disk and optimize its performance.
In Windows Vista, you can schedule the Disk Defragmenter to run at regular intervals.

You can use this option to setup the tool to defrag your hard disk periodically, and as a result, speed up the performance of your PC.




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Advertlets.com

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As you all know Google Adsense recently had removed the 'Click-Able' area of the Advertisement.

I believe due to this quite a number of bloggers income have been affected.

So what can we do about it?

While I was wondering about this question and thinking about what can I do to really have a small income from my blogs, I came across a website using Advertlets.

My first impression is, 'Is this an Advertisement?'.

So I clicked on it and it directed me to Advertlets.com.

The thing that it surprised me is actually quite alot of Singaporean are using it. (I'm from Singapore)

What makes them signing up for Advertlets and how Advertlets do to attracts people?

If you too visit the site, you will notice a banner or advertisement 'We are giving SGD 8800 to 300 Bloggers!'.

Who doesn't get attracted when there's free money for grab?

Of cause I didn't sign up straight away, I surf around the site looking for more information and I search Google for any reviews for Adverlets.com.

The result I found is, quite a number of people didn't actually sign up for the free money give away.

If you compare Adverlets.com advertisement with other, actually the way they advertise isn't purely in text or picture.

They integrated Sponsored Poll into the advertisement.

In fact, they allow people to have the choice to show or hide the Poll.

Normally when you want to earn money with your blog, you will need to sign up with different of advertiser as different advertiser provides different type of advertisement method.

But Advertlets not only provides Advertisement, but you can even get paid for reviewing products on your blog.
For Singaporean and Malaysian, isn't it easier to review on your Local Product than Reviewing those Overseas brand that you might not even hear before?

For Singaporean, if you sign up before 30th Dec, you will be getting incentive as I mention before 8800 SGD for 300 Blogger.

Below are the information:

280 Reviews, SGD 25 each (blogs with more than 10 unique visits per day)
10 Reviews, SGD 60 each (blogs with more than 100 unique visits per day)
10 Reviews, SGD 128 each (blogs with more than 500 unique visits per day)

Just Simply sign up and give Advertlets a Review on your side and instantly you will be receiving the Incentive.
(As what I'm doing now =X)

The way they make payment is by Cheque and the Minimum payout is 100 bucks.

I believe majority of us holds a primary job and hoping to earn and extra income from our blogs while we blog about the things we like.

So why look further for other opportunity?

Personally I'm working towards my own Hosting and Domain so I'm still working hard for a small amount of stable income from my blog.

And of cause, blogging is about Passion, but why not earn with your Passion too =)




Even the world best system can have bugs, there's still a down side of Advertlets too.

Before I sign up I was trying to look for a testimonial section as to know the reviews of people who used this system from their site.

But I didn't managed to find any.
(Or there is but I missed it ><") So for those who wants to know abit more before they sign up, they might have to search Google like me for more review from a person who used this system.

Other than this, this is a highly recommended Advertiser for Bloggers especially from Singapore and Malaysia =)

Click here for the Link to Advertlets.com



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Computer Flash!

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OnStar helps stop crooks in their tracks, WinAmp celebrates 10 years with a new player, a holiday wish list quick quiz, Why electronics shoppers shun warehouse clubs and MyVu expands offerings to all video devices
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Vista Check Boxes

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When you want to select Multiple Files in Windows Explorer, you can hold down the 'Ctrl' key as you click on each file.

If the files are in consecutive order, you can select the first file, hold down the 'Shift' key and select the last File.

However, when using either of these techniques, it’s easy to slip up and have to start all over.

In Windows Vista there’s a way to put Check Boxes next to each file in Windows Explorer.

To enable this feature, launch Windows Explorer, press the 'Alt' key to toggle the Menu Bar on, pull down the Tools menu, and select Folder Options.



When you see the Folder Options Window, select the View tab.

Then, under the Advanced Settings scroll down to the bottom of the list and select the 'Use Check Boxes To Select Items' check box.

Click OK to complete.



Now, when you hover your mouse pointer over the files in Windows Explorer, a check box will momentarily appear next each file as you move past it.

If you select the check box, it will remain next to the file and the file will be selected.

You can continue selecting files in this manner until you’ve selected all that you want.

You’ll also notice that there is a check box in the Name column header. If you select that particular check box, all the files in that folder will be selected.





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Auto Logon for Vista

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After posting 5 Windows XP Tricks, it's time for Windows Vista =)

As I've just Switched to Windows Vista recently, I'm still constantly looking out for new Tips and Tricks to share.

Here's one Windows Vista Trick I find useful for most of us out there.

Enable an auto Logon in Windows Vista

As you know, one of the many areas in which there are vast improvements in Windows Vista is Security.

Even so, if you're the only one who has access to your computer in your home, having to log on each time you turn on the computer, may seem like overkill.

Fortunately, you can configure Windows Vista to automatically Logon with your Account when you turn on your computer.

To do so, click the Start > Run > and type netplwiz in the text box and then press Enter.



You’ll then encounter a UAC or User Account Confirmation dialog box, Click Continue.

When you see the User Accounts Window, ensure that your Account is selected in the 'User for This Computer' list.

Next, clear the 'Users Must Enter A Username And Password To Use This Computer' check box and click OK.



You’ll then see the Automatically Logon dialog box prompting you to type your password twice.

Click OK after entering and restart your system.

When Windows Vista boots up, it will automatically log you in to your account.



My 2 cent worth:

Some of you may notice after you click 'Start' there's no 'Run' option. I'm using Home Edition so I'm not sure about other version, Home Edition disable 'Run' option by default and you need to enable it manually.

To enable 'Run' option, Right Click on your Taskbar and Select 'Properties'.

Select 'Start Menu' tab and Click on 'Customize'.

Look for 'Run Command' and Check the Check Box beside it.



Click 'OK' and your 'Run' option is enabled in your Start Menu.



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5 Useful Tricks for Windows XP

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After posting so many Long Tips and Tricks, guess it's time to post some Short ones. Here's some useful Tricks of Windows XP!

Hope it's useful for everyone =)

Trick 1 : Don't just Maximize your Windows, go Full Screen!

When you need a really Big Window, don't just Maximize it: go Full Screen!

To view a Window Full Screen, hold down the Ctrl key and Double-Click the Window's Title Bar
Or when the Window is Active, press the F11 key at the top of your keyboard to get the biggest Window possible.



Trick 2 : Add the Links Toolbar to My Computer.

You know what would make a great Toolbar?

One where you could put your Favorite Applications and Documents so that you could open them from any Window at any time.

Guess what? You can and here's how: click Start, then My Computer.
Now right-click the Toolbar and then click Links.
You now have the Links Toolbar on your Windows, just like in Internet Explorer.
Note: Make sure that Lock the Toolbars is not checked. Click on it to Deselect it if it is.

The really cool thing about the Links Toolbar is that it's completely Customizable.

Try this: Navigate to your Favorite Application and drag and drop its Icon to the Links Toolbar. You just created a Shortcut. Do this again and again for as many Applications as you want to appear on the toolbar.



Trick 3 : Arrange Windows on your Desktop.

You can Display any two Windows side by side on the Desktop by first clicking a Window's Button on the Taskbar.
Next, press and hold the Ctrl key and right-click the Second Window that you want to open, then click Tile Vertically.
This works great when you want to view two Microsoft Word or Microsoft Internet Explorer Windows at the same time.



Trick 4 : Organize your Files into Groups

Organize your Files by Grouping them.

Try this: Open a Folder containing several different Subfolders and File types. Right-click any empty space on the Window's Contents Pane, click Arrange Icons By, and then click Show in Groups.

To arrange the Window's Contents, right-click again in any empty space on the Window's Contents Pane, point to Arrange Icons By, and click Name, Size, Type, or Modified.



Trick 5 : Make your own Icons using Paint!

It's shockingly easy to create your own Icons using Paint.

Try this: Click Start, click All Programs, click Accessories, and then click Paint. On the Image menu, click Attributes. Type 32 for both the Width and Height of the Document, and make sure that Pixels is selected under Units.
Click OK to create a new 32x32-pixel document: the size of an Icon.

Now add type, color, or do whatever you'd like to your image.
You can also shrink photos (headshots work best) to 32x32 and simply paste them into your Paint document.

When you're finished, open the File menu and click Save As.
Use the dialog box to choose where you want to save your File, then give it a name followed by ".ico" (without the quotes), and click Save.
(The extension ".ico" tells Windows that it's an Icon File.)

You just created an Icon!
Now you can change any Shortcut or Folder to your own Icon!



Tips and Tricks from Microsoft.com.



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Computer Flash!

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Refurbished iPhone 100 Bucks Cheaper, MTV get Desperated, HD DVD gets a major bone tossed its way and Lightest Solid Material found by NASA
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System Restore Point – Restoring

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Every time you download or install a new game, application, or software update, you make changes to your Computer.

Sometimes that change may make your System unstable.

Have you ever wanted to go back to the way it was?

With System Restore, you can.

By now I guess you all should know how to Create Restore Point, if you don’t please check out my post on System Restore Point – Creating.

System Restore works a lot like the Undo command in Microsoft Word.

You can use System Restore to remove any System changes that were made since the last time you remember your Computer working correctly.

Most importantly System Restore does not affect your personal data files (such as Microsoft Word documents, browsing history, drawings, favourites, or email) so you won't lose changes made to these files.

So how do we Restore our System from the Restore Point we Created?

For Windows XP User:

Click Start > Programs > Accessories > System Tools and Click on System Restore.



Select ‘Restore my computer to an earlier time’.

A list of Restore Point Created will be listed down for you to select which to use.



The Calendar on the left will have dates in bold, this means there’s a Restore Point Created on that day.

By selecting the day, it will show the Restore Points available for that date in the breakout to the right of the Calendar.

Select the Restore Point you want and Click ‘Next’.



For Windows Vista User:

Click Start > Programs > Accessories > System Tools and Click on System Restore.

There will be 2 options,

'Recommended Restore' and 'Choose a different restore point



If you select ‘Choose a different restore point’, you will be given various most recent Restore Point to choose from.
You can also very view Restore Point older than 5 days.



Browse through and find the Restore Point you want to Restore and Click ‘Next’.

For both options, you will then be give the Option of which Disk you want to Restore.
('Recommended Restore' option will skip the step of choosing Restore Point)
Usually we will only Restore the System Disk but you can Restore other Disk too if the option is enabled.



Click ‘Next’ after you have done selecting which Disk to Restore.

You will be asked to confirm the details of the System Restore and details of Restore Point.



Click ‘Finish’ if you have Confirmed the details and sure that you wish to Continue with the Restore.

Upon Clicking ‘Finish’ you will de prompt or warned again if you really want to do a System Restore.



My 2 cents worth:

One of the excellent features of System Restore is the ability to undo any restore performed.
Restore Point is Created Automatically when you do a System Restore in case you want to go back to Original Configuration.

Restore Points is also Created Automatically whenever there’s a Significant Change made to the Operating System such as Installation of New Software or Driver.



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Track Your Document

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Sometimes at work, you may have to send your Microsoft Word Document to other colleague or people for verification or checking of figures etc etc.

When the Document comes back to you, how would you know what changes have they made?

This problem also happens when you are doing a Group Report. Since everyone is adding and amending the same Report, how would we know what had been removed or changed? (Especially is it's a 50 page report.)

It's because not all people has the habit of adding remarks when they did a change, so it often causes confusions.

Microsoft Word allows you to Track any changes made and even protect your Document using Password!

You can easily Track your Document by enabling the option 'Protect Document'.

This way you can easily Track any changes that were made in your Document by any people or even unauthorized users.

The Microsoft Word show the text in red color if any one makes changes to it.

To use 'Protect Document' is simple:

For Microsoft Word Version Before 2007,

After you have opened the Word Document, Click on Tools on the Menu Bar.

Click on 'Protect Document...'



A Window will Pop up with 3 options to protect your Document.
- Tracked Changes
- Comments
- Forms

Select 'Track Changes' and Click 'OK'.



Comments options allow the user to put in comment for that document while Forms option allows the user to edit the forms in the document.

If you want to restrict people from editing the Document, Create a Password for it and give it to people you wants to give permission to Edit.
(Maximum Number of Character for the Password is 15)





For Microsoft Word 2007,

After you have opened the Word Document, Click on 'Review' on the Menu Bar.

Click on 'Track Changes' and the Document will Automatically be Track of any Changes made.


Click on 'Change Tracking Options', a Window will Pop out and you can change different Settings of the Track Changes. Example: Markup, Move, Highlight etc.



Microsoft Word 2007 also provides a Document Protect Service by using Windows Live ID through Microsoft Server.

But it's only a free trial and requires Internet Access to use this Feature.



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Tuning NTFS System

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Whenever you view a Directory on an NTFS volume, the Filesystem Updates the date and time stamp to show the last time that the Directory has been accessed.

If you have a very large NTFS volume, this continual updating process can slow System Performance.

Here’s one Trick to solve this problem, you can use the Registry to disable automatic updating.

But before you do anything, remember to set a System Restore Point, as if anything goes wrong during process, you can safely restore to its previous state.
(Do check out on System Restore Point post for more Information on Creating and Restoring)

Go to Start > Run > and enter ‘Regedit’ and hit ‘OK’.
You will see the Registry Editor Pop Out, on the left side of the Window locate HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentContolSet\Control\Filesystem.



Look for NtfsDisableLastAccessUpdate on the right side of the Window, if it’s not present, Right Click anywhere on the right side of the Window > New > DWORD Value and name it as NtfsDisableLastAccessUpdate.
Right Click on it > Modify > and set ‘Value Data’ to 1.



My 2 cents worth:

Please be careful when you edit any of the Windows Registry. Do not make any changes to anything if you don’t know what it’s for as any mistake made could render your System Useless and Unrecoverable.

And please remember to Create System Restore Point before you try this Trick.
There’s also other backup method other than System Restore.
One way is to backup the Registry itself.

From the Registry Editor choose File > Export, choose a name and save it somewhere you can find in case of emergency you need to restore. (Advised to save it on another location other than in the Computer itself, example: CD-ROM, another Computer)

To restore Registry, just simply from Registry Editor choose File > Import and select the Backup Registry.





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System Restore Point - Creating

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After Posting so many Articles, Tips and Tricks. I noticed that I've missed out the most Important Tips.

Creating System Restore Point, this is for those who doesn't know about this feature or heard of it but doesn't know how to use it =)

System Restore Point allows us to Restore our Windows XP or Vista Computer to Previous State.

Why would we want to Restore our Computer to Previous State?

Sometimes, we might installed some Software that is Incompatible with Windows or we might edit wrongly some Windows Registry that causes Windows unable to Function properly.

Therefore System Restore is Important.

For Windows XP User,
To start System Restore, Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > System Restore. You will see 2 Options, 'Restore my computer to an earlier time' or 'Create a restore point'.



Select 'Create a restore point' and follow the instruction of creating the Restore Point.

For Windows Vista User,
To start System Restore, Start > Right Click on Computer > Properties > System Protection (Under Task)
Select the Drive you want to Create the Restore Point and Click 'Create...' and follow the instruction of Creating Restore Point.



My 2 cents worth:

Windows XP and Vista allows user to create Multiple Restore Point, so when you System Restore you are able to choose from the List of Restore Point you created.

Normally I'll create System Restore Point whenever there's a Major Windows Update or when I've Installed some Important Software, so that whenever I've Restore my System I wouldn't have to go through all those Updates and Installation again.

Another Post on Restoring System will be update soon =)



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