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1. Procrastination Got You This Far. Imagine Just How far You'll Be in 20 years October 22, 2009 I had a discussion the other day about time. When I was younger, the years just seemed to creep by, but as I get older I find it just zooms by. It?s almost the end of another year, but it seems like just yesterday when we were worried about the year 2000, and the impact y2k would have on our computers. If you procrastinate, time feels just as slow as it did when we were kids. Except your age keeps you in check and you look at yourself and say, ?Damn, I?m thirty or forty something, and haven?t accomplished anything I wanted to do in life.? You may not have accomplished anything, but your ?... (read more) Author: Mark Welch

2. Turning Challenges Into Opportunities October 10, 2009 There is a ordinary adage that each time you are presented with a problematic or a challenge, you should turn it into an opportunity. Some of the people who have mastered this concept are; the United States Government, Large Corporations, Self Made Millionaires. Was Y2K really a threat? Loot at all the companies that made a fortune helping you to become Y2K compliant. When it came right down to the wire nothing happened according to the predictions, we all remained on the Internet, our computers did not crash. Michelangelo virus was yet another example; mass devastation was forecasted, y... (read more) Author: Jeffrey Solochek

3. Novel Rages in U.K. Dating August 03, 2009 How to go about ferreting outthat unequaled UK companion? UK dating doesn't need to be so worrisome. Besides traditional dating, there are a whole number of alternative routes for singletons to meet. If you don't have the time to go to bars, busy adults can find companionship using web dating sites and even singles events can be a good place to find someone. Web dating have taken off since the beginning of the Y2K. At first, it gathered a cynical press. After all , in a civilised place like the UK, wasn't face to face conferences expected? What sort of strange people met on the online... (read more) Author: Nathan Moore

4. Are Employers Prepared for the Retiring Baby Boomers? May 08, 2009 Are employers prepared for the approaching retirement of the baby boomer generation? There are warnings that employers are unprepared to lose the boomers. Approximately one third or more of the work force is made up of the Baby Boomers. Filling an abundance of the most skilled and senior positions. This is attributable to their professionalism, assertiveness, creativity, and demanding as workers. Remember when the situation in the year 2000 when everyone thought the Y2K computer bug was going to destroy all the computers and never happened. Well the same fear about the baby boomer retire... (read more) Author: Rosan Kanas

5. Business Growth in Y2K. Small Businesses Still Not Getting It? April 09, 2009 The growth and demand of the internet has shrunk Goliath down to David size and created a playground where the smallest of castle builders need not worry about getting sand kicked in their face. Armed with such readily accessible items as an internet connection and a computer, Joe Public working from home can transform him/herself into a global (or local) business force. Small businesses, whether their products and services are strictly local, or made available on a global scale, have the tools available to market themselves to millions of customers a day, and at a cost that might have rewarde... (read more) Author: Derek Brown

6. Design your own custom t-shirts January 16, 2009 custom t shirts. Making your own t shirt with the help of the SonicShack is an incredibly uncomplicated assignment. There is designer software at the website of SonicShack which will guide you how to make your own t shirt in the most interesting way. There are various fonts in addition to text on the website of SonicShack to decide from and then you can use your creativity to fabricate an innovative creation of your own that is appealing in accordance to the taste buds of the Y2K generation. You can even upload snaps of your creations and set them on your shack on the website. You can make fur... (read more) Author: jessica thomson

7. The books that failed to stand that test of time January 15, 2009 Books that failed to stand the test of time. The Millennium Bug : How to Survive the Coming Chaos by Michael S. Hyatt 1998 This account outlines an ominous view of how computer systems will be able to deal with the year 2000 problem. Power grids will go dark, 911 call centers descend into chaos, Visa cards die, and the industrialized world is reduced to hunting and gathering in Hyatt's millennium nightmare. In reality the only blackouts that occurred were from one too many glasses of millennium cheer. The Nixon Nobody Knows by Henry D. Spalding 1972 An intimate glimpse ... (read more) Author: Fernando Bessega

8. Simple and Effective Internet Marketing November 17, 2008 Your vane web site made it done Y2K. It was built on solid strategy and flawlessly designed with the latest engineering. It is a source of invaluable selective information tailored to your target audiences, available globally 24/7. Its graphics are sharp, its links current and its layout is well navigated by a five-year-old. You've registered it with hunt engines and added it to your letterhead [ldots] let the World Wide Wait begins. Less than a year ago, there were 6,598,697 sites on the World Wide Web, and that figure is increasing constantly. For more details visit to www.big-book-internet-... (read more) Author: thomas konga

9. How to Start a Food Business October 10, 2008 How to Start a Food Business by Someone Who's Been There! First things first (After I started writing this article I realized it would be rather wordy so I decided to make this topic a "multi" article type of topic and will conclude it in the next musing.) Today, I thought I'd do a follow up to my original applesauce article. Applesauce recipes are on the horizon, but, for now I figured that since I got the ball rolling with a “tasting” of what it was like to work for myself and, more specifically in the food industry, that today I’d elaborate a bit on some of the different aspe... (read more) Author: Ray Dudley

10. What Teaching Resources Do We Really Need? September 04, 2008 In the space of 10 years the world as we know it can change dramatically. The educational games and teaching resources in the schooling content seen as essential at the start of a decade can be almost irrelevant at the end. So are we programming the right curriculum for our children as they start their 10 year schooling journey or are we just muddling through a series of fire fighting policies. Remember Y2K ? The 1st of January 2000. The world was scheduled to stop revolving, lifts to jam mid floor, bank accounts freeze and computers implode. The computer gurus had overlooked the implicat... (read more) Author: Alistair Owens

11. The High-Tech Manpower Shortage: Real or Mythical? March 05, 2008 Before Y2K, most Americans would have agreed that the USA needed more engineers and programmers. The country needed high-tech workers in order to maintain its worldwide edge in technology, and common wisdom dictated that there jus weren’t enough of them to go around. As the years went by though, the popular sentiment started to change. This was especially true after the Y2K threat fizzled out, after the dot com bubble burst, and after the 9/11 tragedy forced many high-tech US companies into conducting massive layoffs. Among engineers and programmers, unemployment started to rise, as did... (read more) Author: V. Berba Velasco Jr.

12. What You Need to Know Before Choosing from Data Warehousing Vendors February 04, 2008 The market of data warehousing is comprised of several data warehousing vendors. These vendors provide technologies, methodologies, and tools which enable you to construct, manage, use, and maintain the software and hardware which are utilized for data warehouse. These tools are also used for the data themselves. Surveys have pointed out that data warehousing is going to be the largest IT proposal after Y2K efforts are completed. With the offers of data warehousing vendors, you will be able to develop a data warehouse and enhance its functions. In general, data warehousing is the procedure of ... (read more) Author: Hall Andrew

13. Busted: The Millennium Dome Diamond Heist December 12, 2007 Built in celebration of Y2K, the Millennium dome was conceived under a John Major-led conservative government to celebrate the coming of the third millennium. In the planning stages much hype surrounded the dome. It was to be 'London's answer to the Eiffel Tower' and 'the envy of the world'. However, critics claimed it to be a 'White Elephant' and a 'triumph of insignificance' saying that the £758m price tag could have been far better spent on improving education, health care, sports facilities or affordable housing. The dome was never far from the headlines for overspending or corruptio... (read more) Author: Andrew Regan

14. The Greater Inconvenient Truth November 28, 2007 The Greater Inconvenient Truth (Adapted from http://www.palmoiltruthfoundation.com) By Frank Tate Scare mongering can be quite a lucrative business. Remember Y2K? We were led to believe that an imminent catastrophe was facing mankind, with computers crashing all over the world come the dawning of the 21st century. However, as it turned out it just wasn’t true! In the process, I suspect that those responsible for the scare made a killing! The same went for the African Killer Bee issue. These vicious predators have apparently been unleashed in the west and will go on to sting ev... (read more) Author: Palm Oil Truth Foundation

15. Y2K for PPC November 09, 2007 By: Clay Sinclair What is the probability that the world’s fear of Y2K will happen with Pay Per Click? Well, the year is coming to an end, but it’s just the beginning for Pay Per Click Advertising. Get ready for new PPC opportunities, bigger and better profit, and a better understanding of your industry. ...Read the entire Y2K for PPC article here. Pay Per Click Edge: For an impressive look at PPCE and their capabilities, review their PPC Management Proven Success page. For a look at PPCE's Pay Per Click Management approach check out their Services page! Contact PPCE today at 888... (read more) Author: Clay Sinclair

16. Keep Some Emergency Lighting Around for the Next Y2K July 03, 2007 Whenever an emergency situation hits, or even when the power just happens to go out for whatever reason, it's always a good idea to have some emergency lighting around the home. Remember when Y2K was about to hit and everyone was scrambling around for back-up generators to give them the extra jolt of power needed in case the end of the world did happen? Well, the end of the world didn't happen, but that doesn't mean it isn't a good idea to have a generator lying around the house. With that said, ask yourself, are you and your family ready for the next Y2K? It's always good to have so... (read more) Author: Vicki Duong

17. Internet Explorer 7 Browser and Small Business Websites October 19, 2006 Small business owners may not have the time to study the latest trends in online browsers, and some changes may take them by surprise. Misinformation abounds, so use caution when anyone makes statements comparing IE7 to Y2K. From BETA version to final release on 18 Oct 2006, the talk about the new Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 browser replacement for the 5 year old IE6 includes a variety of conflicting opinions. Some sources of information are outdated from as far back as 2005, so use caution when searching for advice or reviews from experts you find online. Here is an example that may... (read more) Author: Jim Degerstrom

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