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My Experiences with the Hawaii Earthquake and What I Should Tell You

2008-03-25T13:16:00.000-07:00

Aloha everyone from Oahu

My family is safe and sound. On Sunday October 15th 2006 at 7:08 AM I was lying in bed when I felt a vibration. For some reason I recall thinking there must be something wrong with the washer and dryer downstairs from our apartment. One minute later another vibration occurred and I sat up. My wife came into the bedroom and asked me if I felt that. I replied yeah and she said she thought it was an earthquake. Less than two minutes later our power went out.

Jan said she saw lights in the other building so I continued with our plans to take the family to breakfast as Pagoda Restaurant near downtown Honolulu. Then I started seeing something very dangerous when one knows what idiots drivers can be. The traffic lights were out. I only saw one light out so I continued until getting stuck on several major intersections with no traffic lights. What a bunch of morons, and yes we can include me in that group for not turning around and going home at the first light, people were driving through the blacked out light as though they had a free pass instead of treating it like a stop sign.

Lesson: Stay home

Finally making it to Pagoda restaurant, wondering if they were even open by now, my family and I parked to assess the situation. It seemed a bus driver had dropped a bunch of tourists off at the restaurant which turned out to be closed. My compliments to the restaurant. The provided free coffee and danishes to everyone. Pagoda Restaurant really shined during such a dark time.

We worked our way back home. Other drivers had woken up to what they were supposed to do at a blacked out signal light and just a few of them were playing chicken with all the good drivers. My wife changed the batteries in our portable radio

Lesson: Have plenty of batteries on hand

KSSK radio did a great job keeping people informed so the city officials contacted KSSK along with using the Civil Defense announcements. All in all the information from KSSK radio was essential.

Lesson: Get a radio with batteries

According to our Governor, she was on the big island (Hawaii) when the 6.5 earthquake hit. She stood in her door frame and watched her TV set get tossed across the room. Upon the second quake the hotel she was staying at was evacuated.

Lesson: Get in the door frame which is well supported if you can't get out away from falling debris.

Although the phone lines were working via radio city officials suggested not using the phones except for emergencies. I was staying off my cell phone in case I need to keep it charged. Most people have cordless phones now. My wife's cell phone was almost dead.

Lesson: Get one of those cheap phones that plugs into the wall.

On Oahu we found out power had to be restored slowly over the entire island and most of the state. We were told the water ran to us via gravity and to refill they had to use electric pumps. Some pumps didn't have electric generators to pump the water. We were told via KSSK to use water sparingly and use bottled water if possible. Now, I had a problem with that. I told my family don't do dishes don't shower, but for cooking and drinking I wasn't going to use up all our bottled water and then run out of city water. So we used the city water for cooking and drinking and saved our bottled water in case we lost the city water.

Lesson: Keep a good supply of bottled water

Getting dark now. My wife decided to fix dinner. We have an electric stove, but she had a propane driven stove used for camping. So she fixed spam, pees and rice. Spam is s staple here. Being an old Illinois boy I was surprised to see it on menus at restaurants. Our neighbors were cooking out on their drill.

Lesson: Make sure you have an alternative means to cook meals for your family

We turned on the high powered flashlights we had so we could see. The radio advised against using candles and I agreed. My son seven year old son Hunter played with the flashlight in all kinds of ways I'd have never thought of before. From hand puppets, which he was quite good at to telling us to close our eyes then covering the flashlight with a towel so he magically disappeared.

Lesson: Keep high powered flashlights. Keep working batteries in them since it's hard to change batteries in the dark.

KKSK reported power coming on a little at a time. 20,000 homes out of over 800,000 had power in them. This was going to take all night. For some reason, though almost all businesses were closed, there were people lined up three blocks down to buy gas at the one station that was open. Whey they thought they needed to buy gas when their safest place to be was home I'll never figure out.

Lesson: It costs just as much to fill the top of the gas tank as it does the bottom.

Another huge line was for a place selling huli huli (flip flip) chicken. The traffic got so jammed up one motorcycle officer told the people to stop selling chicken or he'd arrest them. This according to KSSK caller at the place selling the chicken. That was straightened out and hungry people were still allowed to buy chicken.

Lesson: Keep a good supply of canned goods and other staples.

Our own power came back on about 11:00 PM. We were all actually asleep when the power came back on. The city officials had recommended turning off the water heater to help keep the circuits from overloading so we turned that back on in the morning.

Not everything, as of the next morning (this morning) was completed by the city. There were still some traffic lights flashing and a few were still out. Police were directing traffic on some places but the morons who didn't care for other people managed to find the other lights and risk everyone else's lives' by not being courteous drivers. Most people tried to be courteous towards other however and Hawaii drivers do seem to be more courteous than other states I've vistied. I recall my first day here being surprised when someone let on the highway and I got on it from the short on ramp.

This really could have gone a lot worse. Imagine the same morons with no signal lights during rush hour traffic on a Friday. Imagine people during rush hour traffic and no signal lights trying to get to the stores and gas stations and hospitals not thinking about the traffic but concerned for their families. One broken arm, according to reports I heard, was all that happened during this whole thing. We were lucky.

Now I have a question for you, since I know most of this is going in one ear and out the other. What is the difference between those unprepared people and you? They didn't think it would ever happen to them either. They kept meaning to prepare, but had more important things to do.

Lesson: Prepare for an emergency before the emergency

J. Richard Kirkham is a dual certified teacher and martial arts instructor. He's a writer currently residing in Honolulu with his wife Jan and son Hunter. Please visit his website at http://KirkhamsEbooks.com.

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Is A Sixteen Year Old Girl's Lovelife Costing Your Company $1,000,000 Per Year?

2008-03-24T00:25:00.000-07:00

Meet Bob. Bob is a 41 year old low-level manager at XYZ Corp. Bob is a decent guy. He is dependable at work. He always gets a decent performance review and earns decent pay increases. He doesnt shine, but hardly anyone at XYZ Corp does.

According to most studies youd find that the Bobs of the business world actually do about 2 to maybe 4 hours of actual work per day. The sad news is that many employees in todays world are Bobs. Whats worse, the caliber of work produced by most employees is decent but never shines.

It gets worse though. You see the way that the hours of work produced by an employee are counted for these studies is purely based on how many hours they are actually sitting by their desk with their hands writing or typing on a keyboard or engaged in the physical activity of work. The true questions are: Are these employees really there when they are working? And if they arent there are they really working?

Lets use Bob to demonstrate what I mean.

Bob is sitting at his desk. He slowly plods through his work on the database open in front of him. He is doing his work. But Bob isnt there.

You see, Bob has been fighting with his 16 year old daughter. She is getting out of control in Bobs opinion. She is dating guys she shouldnt, staying out late and coming home intoxicated more often than not. It is an unnerving experience for Bob and his wife.

Yes, we feel sorry for Bobs plight, but he is a professional and he should be able to focus when he is at work, right? Well, yes and no.

Yes, Bob may be able to focus enough on his work to go through the motions, but he is not fully engaged in his work. This is because when an emotional issue is not resolved, the mind will still be processing it in the background. This is akin to the slowdown your computer experiences when one program is processing data while youre also trying to do something in another program. Work, in the end, may pay the bills, but it doesnt break out hearts. And heart issues will always win out for our attention.

So what does this mean to XYZ Corp.? A whole bunch actually.

First, Bob isnt focusing as well as he could. This leads to more errors in his work, which means wasted time later on in the clean up process. Wasted time equals wasted money.

Second, since Bob is down emotionally he is working slower than he could. This leads to less production from Bob. Less production equals less income.

Third, Bob is afraid of what will happen with his daughter. When the human mind is in either fear or boredom mode it stops learning and adapting. So, the learning and adaptation that lead to progress in the job are none existent.

Learning and adaptation are essential to the streamlining of work processes, the expansion of capability for a job and the general adjustment necessary to work around temporary issues in the workplace (such as a computer malfunction or an air conditioning problem). Without this portion of his mind working, Bob is basically a robot. Brain-numb employees equal lost potential and capacity which equals more lost income.

Fourth, Bob cant release. Corporate culture teaches us to keep our personal lives personal. We are made to feel guilty for thinking about our personal life at work, and we are also supposed to not look for emotional support in the workplace. So Bob is becoming an emotional powder keg that cant pop. Plus he now feels GUILTY for being in this state at work - a double whammy. And Bob is now under massive stress, which is only adding to the problem.

So what? Why should you care about Bob?

Simple, YOU ARE BOB! We all are Bob!

Bob is a human being. All human beings have concerns, needs and issues. It doesnt take a promiscuous daughter to turn you into Bob. It can be a fight with a spouse, money woes, feeling useless, a flat tire, getting old, losing your hair, the heating bill Anything that can have an emotional impact on you and can draw your attention can turn you into Bob. Just by living we are all Bob.

So, even though Bob may show up today for 8 hours, he only engages in the activity of work for four hours, but he is only really doing two hours of work, at a speed and accuracy level that equates to only about 48 minutes of work. And as for Bob being creative or taking control and advancing the companys interests forget it.

Now, Bob is an extreme case. Nonetheless, even the best employees are really only producing 2 to 4 hours of work on a good day. Throw in a few Bobs and your averaging about 1.5 to 2.5 hours of work per employee. Not so hot, huh?

At this point, unless youre having a Bob moment right now, you should be asking how can I change this?

Well, the answer is good news and bad news.

The good news is that you can change this pattern. You can create a culture where employees are focused, engaged even happy in their work, which increases productivity and profitability. You can create an environment that fosters continual learning and adaptation which leads to increased profitability. You can create an environment that encourages the sharing of personal issues, thereby allowing employees to release stress, get useful feedback and return to their work reinvigorated. Additionally, the reduction of stress has the added benefit of reducing employee illness and healthcare related expenses.

Now for the bad news which isnt really bad news. Your company has to commit to a paradigm shift. Your company has to detach itself from an old-fashioned, outdated and ultimately destructive way of doing business.

Simply, the status quo of business operation and conduct is based on concepts created in the 19th century. They may have been polished up and rearranged during the 20th century, but the premise is still the same: Boss says employee does, because boss knows best. Dont speak unless spoken to. If you have an idea, give it to your supervisor, so it can be lost or usurped. Dont enjoy yourself this is work! (Im sure you can come up with a lot more ditties if you try)

The fact is that we are in the 21st century and there is no going back. Today people live and die on the Internet. People are more in touch with themselves. People know there are more options out there for them. People have many more distractions. People have more concerns. People have a lot of stuff on their plates in truth they cant even see their plates anymore through all the stuff. But people also have far more potential than they used to, and in the end everyone wants to feel like they matter.

Simply, the human life is homogenous. People cannot simply switch parts of themselves on and off at will. But there are many systems and methods that can change the way people look at and relate to aspects of their lives. As a human improves his/her feelings about one area of their life, their feelings about the other areas will start to follow suit. Like the Japanese proverb says, A rising tide lifts all boats.

So, seek out programs that inspire your employees. Look for trainers and training methods that empower your employees in a personal way. Allow them to grow and then they will seek out programs to help them improve their skills, abilities, talents and contributions to the workplace. As long as you stick to only investing in training for skills that benefit the company, your employees will know that you dont care about them as people. Your company is only investing the bare minimum in them, and in response they only give the bare minimum back to the company.

However, when a company invests in someones life and well-being the person is then endeared to the company. They create a strong bond with and commitment to the company. They begin to flourish. As they flourish they become more valuable to and profitable for the company. They harness not only their abilities as a team-member but they will also tap into their leadership and entrepreneurial potential. And as any small to mid-size business owner knows, an employee with leadership abilities and an entrepreneurial mind is worth their weight in gold.

This change in paradigm is a small step toward Business Optimization. Yet it is a fundamental and empowering change which by itself can produce massive improvements in the work environment, employee satisfaction, business operation and capacity, and business profitability.

And here is another amazing thing about the human brain, now that you know all this, you cant un-know it. You will no longer be able to look at your decent company with its decent profits and decent staff and decent (but slow) growth and think that there is no other way to do it.

Now that you know that there is a way to change the paradigm, empower your staff, massively increase productivity, explode creativity and start adding zeros to the end of your bottom line you will not be able to get it out of your head. You can try if you like, but this will be stuck in your head until you do something about it kind of like the way Bobs mind is stuck on the issue with his daughter

Erik Luhrs is the President of Make Your Business BOOM! Inc. He provides Consulting, Coaching and Seminars on Business & Performance Optimization to Executives and Business Owners all over the world. Visit http://www.MakeYourBusinessBOOM.com to request a complimentary Business Optimization Consultation today.

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Choosing the Right Computer System for your Medical Practice

2008-03-23T11:46:00.000-07:00

Most of the physicians I have met are just too afraid to change their existing computer or even to upgrade their existing medical billing software. Their staff is resistant to transition or even learning a new system!

Making a decision on what computer hardware to choose is very critical to your practice and for your compliancy. The good news is, computers nowadays are incredibly affordable! You can now get a complete desktop with monitor with as low as $450.00 Most of these computers are windows-based operating system. Your existing medical billing software will definitely be compatible on any of these Windows operating systems. Your medical billing software vendor might just run few updates and patches for full compatibility with your new computers or server or even on your old computers! The same thing if you are upgrading your billing software. The bottom line is, you are about to make a decision to make your practice productive, efficient and compliant with HIPAA rules and guidelines.

Let's start with, if you are a small practice with 2 computers and 1 printer. Well, having a dedicated server for your billing system is not yet a good option.

(1) Buying a computer running on Windows XP Professional is better than the one that runs on XP Home Edition. XP Professional is really intended for business purposes which runs database and other office applications software.

(2) Share your computer via a switch or a router by networking the two computers. Why share? sharing files and documents is very productive. In other words, you can access files from any of these computers.

(3) Share your printer, connect one printer locally and share it on the network.

If you are a bigger practice with more than 3 computers, 2 printers and at least 5-10 staff (including the providers). Then you are better off to go for a dedicated server or a stand-alone server. What does this mean? ofcourse, can you imagine at least 7 people simultaneously accessing the same medical billing software (setting up appointments, taking information for new patients, billers posting payments and the providers putting in notes on the patients), this will definitely slow down your network if you don't have a stand-alone server.

That server is best to run on Windows Server 2003 (Business Edition) or on Windows 2000 Server (Advance Edition). All these 3-8 computers will share resources by networking them using a switch (or a high-end hub). Printers will also be shared on the network, all users may print from any of the network printers from any of the computers.

Consider the following hardware specifications for your server and workstations:

(1) Processor (I prefer Intel-based processors)

(2) Memory (at least 512MB)

(3) Hard Disk Storage - Server (at least 250GB, this is just my suggestion!)

(4) Hard Disk Storage - Workstations ( at least 40GB)

(5) Tape Back Up (you have to have a daily back up of your files!, internal tape back up is more convenient than external back up drive)

(6) Network Interface Card

How about the warranty? most of the vendors sell warranty up to 3 years or even 5 years for parts and repairs. This will cost you another $150-$300 for warranty. I strongly encourage you to get that extended warranty because you never know.

There you go! I hope this article will help you choose the right computers and server for your practice.

Ms. Pinky Mcbanon is an experienced Medical Biller and Coder based in New York. A graduate of Bachelor Science in Computer Engineering. A Medical Practice Billing Consultant.

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Powering Up: What To Look For In Software To Drive Your Local Marketing Efforts

2008-03-22T23:27:00.000-07:00

Next year estimates show that companies will spend approximately $950 million on e-mail marketing. Typically we think of e-marketing as the messages we receive in our inboxes from retailers or online vendors, such as Amazon.com, encouraging us to spend more money. More and more non-traditional marketers such as healthcare administrators, however, are using email to drive their business and build relationships and loyalty with their patients.

If patients receive any electronic communication from their health-care provider it is usually an invoice or, more often, to notify them about a problem with their insurance company or their payment. That doesnt create the warm, fuzzy and personalized feeling that we get from Amazon, does it? Amazon makes recommendations on books or movies we might enjoy based on our previous purchases and they address us by our name. They even remember our birthdays.

While Amazon is marketing different messages to consumers than a chiropractor would, the underlying principle is the same. E-mail works, so why arent more health-care providers jumping on board the e-marketing train?

It is simply that they dont know how to use e-mail marketing, understand the technology or how to take advantage of it to build loyalty with their patients. Integrating the right e-marketing tool into your overall communications plan can increase your patient referral base, turn your current patients into promoters of your business and easily provide both current and potential patients with the information and resources they desperately want.

Back to basicshow can I use e-mail to market locally?

Successful marketing goes well beyond an ad in the yellow pages. The best marketers use a combination of different communication vehicles to distribute their message and grow their business. They use their own patients, who are customers in this case, as advocates for their business encouraging them to spread the word to their network of friends and families. This type of marketing has been coined viral marketing.

Your patients will not just spread positive buzz about your practice on their own, they need a reason. The reason might be that you provide quality care, have a great rapport with patients, or that your staff is experienced and knowledgeable. These reasons are givenyou must have them to be successful. Todays patients and consumers want more.

Technology has advanced to a point where the general public wants to feel a personal connection and know that they are receiving service that goes beyond the norm. E-mail marketing helps you to provide that feeling. Like Amazon.com, it allows you to personalize the message to the consumer building a connection and forging a relationship.

But, what is your message? What can you send your patients that are not electronic invoices or a question about payment? Surprisingly, you have a lot of options.

One common, and easily implemented, practice is to develop and send a monthly e-newsletter or e-zine to all current patients with a link for them to forward it to their friends, colleagues and family members. The e-publication might feature updates on insurance laws that may impact patients, information about new treatments, or news about your practice. They are cost effective, easy to produce, measurable and will keep patients informed. They can also be personalized to the patient and can include lighter information such as introductions to staff members or highlights of charity work your practice does to create a link to the community.

Knowing is Half the Battle

Being aware of e-mail as a marketing tool and willing to incorporate it into your business development plans is an essential first step to taking advantage it. Learning how to harness this medium is the next step. It is one that is easily accomplished by knowing your audience and understanding that there are experts out there to help you.

E-mail Service Providers (ESPs) have unique expertise in building e-mail lists, developing compelling message content that will make your patient want to open and read the email, creating templates to add visual flare to the message, monitoring the results of the campaign, and staying compliant with Federal laws such as the CAN-SPAM act regulating e-marketing. They are professional marketers that allow you time to do your job, while they do theirs.

You should look for an ESP that fits your goals and facilitates a seamless transition to e-marketing. Ask potential ESPs these questions to help you make an informed decision.

Do you have a unique IP address for all your clients? An IP address is the unique identifier for every computer on the Internet. Many spammers use a single IP address to send mass e-mail messages violating the CAN SPAM Act. Premium ESPs offer their clients a unique IP address because it helps to increase the rate of delivery to the recipients. Shared IP addresses are common among discount ESPs however you will sacrifice deliverability since you are sharing your reputation with their other clients.

How can you help me reduce the chance my message will be flagged by a SPAM filter? Filters help protect recipients from receiving SPAM messages in their inbox by using trigger words, phrases or symbols to weed out junk email. An ESP should provide you with a tool to check your message for anything that might trigger a filter. If your message cant reach the recipient, the marketing campaign fails.

Does the ESP offer a free trial period? All reputable ESPs offer a penalty-free trial period so customers can review the features before making a decision.

Are the fees in line with industry standards? Most companies charge based on the number of messages sent by the user or the e-mail volume. For volumes under 10,000 e-mail transmissions you should not be paying more than $.03 per transmission depending on the features the ESP includes in the cost. Additional services such as graphic design or Web development are usually billed separately.

What is the duration of the ESPs contract? You should limit your contract to one year or less or have the ability to leave anytime you want to increase your organizations flexibility and management of your e-marketing program.

With just a little knowledge, you can power up and join the other industries benefiting from e-mail marketing.

Elie Ashery is President and CEO of Gold Lasso, LLC (http://www.goldlasso.com), an email marketing service provider (ESP) that specializes in serving the association, retail, publishing, healthcare and hospitality industries.

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Marketing Your Website

2008-03-22T11:09:00.000-07:00

Your new website is up and running, it's time to inform the purchasing public. Marketing a web-based business is just as important as marketing a brick-and-mortar business. Even though a marketing plan is probably one of the most important elements of successful business, it is usually the least thought of aspect of any new business. Formulate a strategic marketing plan. A properly instituted marketing plan gives your website an acceptance level far above the average website by providing a rational direction for your marketing activities.

Creating a good marketing plan is the best thing that you can do to help assure a new web based business's growth. Your marketing plan should be your guide on which you base your marketing decisions and it will help to ensure that everyone involved in marketing your website works toward the same goals. Optimally, a marketing plan and it's budget should cover promotion and advertising for 6-12 months.

Don't forget to include in your plan budget a sizable allotment for market research. What you know about your target market and the information gleaned from marketing research will give you the basis for your marketing strategy. Research is the only way you will know what is necessary to design your marketing plan to reach the 25-30% of your website customers that are not brought to your site by search engines and directories. The plan should lay the groundwork for campaigns that will encourage customers to place an order, or to take some kind of action, that will allow you to respond.

When drawing up your marketing plan, think about where you want your business to be in three years and how you plan to get there. Marketing your web-based business is a never-ending task. Once you have your information and your marketing plan in place, you must continuously revisit, revise, refine and revamp it to accommodate changes in your marketplace.

With an internet marketing plan in place you have a consider strategy to outmaneuver your competition by capitalizing on their weakness and emphasize your web-based business's strengths. By increasing market awareness of the offerings of your website, you acquire new customers.

Matt Kuren is a successful Internet Marketer. Visit his website http://www.WaysToMakeMoney.biz and subscribe for a free 7 weeks ecourse on how to make money online and learn how to start your own "work from home internet busines"s.

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Everything You Need To Know About Bulk Cat5e Cable

2008-03-21T22:50:00.000-07:00

Cat5 cable is the original Ethernet cable, and includes four twisted pairs in a single jacket. The twisted pair design helps reduce interference from external sources and other pairs (also known as crosstalk). Its performance specifications were designed for use with up to 100Mbit/s networks in fact, the most common usage for Cat5 cable is 100BASE-TX Ethernet.

In 2001, Cat5e (or enhanced Cat5) was designed, with stricter specifications for performance and speed. The biggest difference between Cat5 and Cat5e is that Cat5e can be used with Gigabit networks, networks like 1000BASE-T that boast transfer speeds of up to 1000Mbit/s. Cat5e also has slightly modified wiring for even greater protection from far end crosstalk.

In general, Cat5 has been almost completely replaced by Cat5e. While you can still find Cat5 cable out there, you can often find Cat5e at almost the exact same price. You may not notice a difference in performance for a home network, but virtually all business settings will benefit from exclusively using Cat5e.

UTP or STP?

The "TP" in both STP and UTP stands for "Twisted Pair." As mentioned previously, Cat5 cables include 8 total wires, each twisted with another to create four twisted pairs. This balanced pairing is crucial in avoiding crosstalk and establishing a high signal-to-noise ratio even in interference-rich environments.

STP is Shielded Twisted Pair. Each pair in the cable is covered in a metal sheath, which provides protection against EMI (Electromagnetic Interference). The drawbacks to shielding are a heavier cable without the same level of flexibility as UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair). STP is also a slightly more expensive cable and all of its jacks and terminators are shielded to be effective, which can add up over long distances.

UTP has no additional shielding around its individual twisted pairs, and thus does not require that its terminators and jacks also be shielded. Additionally, it is a light, thin, and flexible cable. This means that it is easy to wire between walls and won't take up the space that you may need for additional wiring.

Conclusion

Unless you have specific needs, UTP Cat5e cable is the best solution for most of your networking needs. Not only is it reliable, fast, and easy to work with, it's also the cheapest LAN cable on the market.

For additional shielding, go ahead and pay the extra for STP but remember that the cable will have less flexibility and needs shielded counterparts when planning your networking.

Jimmy Dunn is a technogeek with http://SewellDirect.com. Check out Sewell Direct's complete line of bulk Cat5e cable.

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Computers..How to tell if your getting a rabbit not a turtle

2008-03-21T20:22:00.000-07:00

Normally you go to your local computer retailer to buy a new computer. The salesman may boast looky here this one has a such & such speed, this much memory, a huge hard drive, etc. You read the box and sure enough it seems like a powerhouse. But is it?

What the salesman or the box for that matter, fail to tell you is all computers run on whats called Front Side Bus (FSB). In a nutshell its how fast each component can communicate with each other. FSB's can be anywhere from 100MHz to 2000MHz.(even 33MHz or 66MHz on very old systems) Its like trying to fill a swimming pool with 1 garden hose as compared to trying it with a few fire trucks with fire hoses. Hence the higher the FSB the faster all of your data tranfers to all the hardware components. For instance the CPU, Motherboard, Memory(ram), Graphics card, Hard drive etc. all are made with different speeds and have a different speed FSB.

Here is an example of various CPU's
SPEED - INTERFACE - FRONT SIDE BUS SPEED - PRICE
64 3200+ / 2.00GHz Socket AM2 2000MHz $84.99
64 3500+ / 2.20GHz Socket AM2 2000MHz $94.99
64 3800+ / 2.40GHz Socket AM2 2000MHz $114.99
64 3800+ / 2.40GHz Socket AM2 2000MHz $116.99
SP 2800+ / 1.60GHz Socket AM2 800MHz $55.97
SP 3200+ / 1.80GHz Socket AM2 1600MHz $69.99
SP 3400+ / 1.8GHz Socket AM2 1600MHz $75.99
SP 3600+ / 2.0GHz Socket AM2 1600MHz $107.99
355 / 3.33GHz Socket 775 533MHz $69.99
351 / 3.20GHz Socket 775 533MHz $39.99*

As you can see in this example The first cpu on the list(64 3200+) runs at 2 Gigs and has a FSB of 2000MHz. The last cpu on the list(351) is a 3.2 Gig and runs on a FSB of 533. In fact i have seen low end computer makers boast of a computer with a fast cpu but with further examination the motherboard could only run a FSB of 100. The end result is a bottle-necked system. The Cpu does a fast job every few milliseconds only to wait on the data to travel to the other components at turtle speed. You want a system that basically runs at the same or near the same FSB speeds on all the components. That goes for the CPU, Motherboard, Memory and somewhat the Hard Drive.

In the fowolling example i will show the differences in the speed of various Hard Drives.(NOTE by no means am i trying to refer one hard drive manufactorer over the other. I picked these at random. These manufactorers make various hard drives with varying capacities and speeds!)

1. Seagate / 20GB / 5400 / 2MB / ATA-100 / IDE / OEM / Hard Drive
2. Seagate / Barracuda 7200.10 / 400GB / 7200 / 16MB / ATA-100 / EIDE / OEM / Hard Drive
3. Hitachi / Deskstar 7K160 / 80GB / 7200 / 2MB / ATA-133 / EIDE / OEM / Hard Drive

1. The seagate in this example holds 20 gigs of data/ spins at 5400rpm/(ATA-100) has a FSB of 100.

2. The seagate barracuda in this example holds 400gigs of data/spins at 7200rpm wich is 33% faster than 5400. So it delivers data to the mainstream 33% faster and boots up 33% faster. But it only has a FSB of 100.

3. The hitachi in this example holds 80gigs of data/spins at 7200rpm and has a FSB of 133 wich is by far the quickest of the three. So you can see from this example its not the size(gigs) of the drive but the spindle speed and FSB that make it fast.You can even get a SATA Hard Drive wich deliver data even quicker.

I could go on and on with various examples with other computer components but by now you should be getting a good idea by now. Of why some computers give blazing speed while others crawl along showing the hourglass as you wait.

But how do you get this information you ask? Its easy, buy your next system online. At TigerDirect You can purchase a Deeply discounted hi-quality system. Whereas you can check on the speed of each component to be sure you are truly getting a rabbit and not a turtle!

Personally i repair, build and upgrade computers, After years of looking for the best sources of parts, I chose Tigerdirect. Just compare the quality and prices with any other store or site and im sure that you will agree that Tigerdirect is the best.

John McCollim (webmaster) operates an article directory http://www.articles-and.bestfinancenews.com/index.

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Running a Business and Being an Artist

2008-03-21T07:56:00.000-07:00

So this past weekend my mom, sister, and I went to get tattooed. For my mom and sister it was their 5th tattoo, but only the second for me. We almost ended up not doing it at all. The problem was how the tattoo shops were run. It was first come first serve for small tattoos and by appointment only for custom tattoos. This sounds fine unless the shop has no system in place to determine who got there first and the person at the front desk doesnt know what the artists schedule is.

The first place we went to on Saturday only had one artist, no front desk person, and a line of around 5 people. We waited a half hour before the artist was even able to give us the paperwork to fill out and to tell us how long our wait would probably be. We decided to come back the next day right when they opened so we could be first in line and not have to wait quite so long. The artist at that shop told us that would be fine, to be there at noon, and to just take the paperwork with us for the next day.

So we show up the next day a little early and wait around outside. Finally someone comes to the door and its the guy who works out front. He tells us the artist is all booked up with appointments and that if we come back in a few days there will be more artists and we should be able to get in with no problem. Very frustrating, but what are you going to do, if they dont have any openings they dont have any. Unfortunately I was only in town for the weekend so we had to go elsewhere.

We ended up at a place down the street that was very nice, but again had a few issues that almost lost them our business. This time we were the first ones there, actually the second but the first ones left out of frustration at waiting, so we didnt have to wait for others to finish we just had to wait for the artist to be ready. We ended up being there for 3 hours. Each tattoo took 20-30 min, so it was the in between time that took so long. I can let go of the time he took to prepare materials, draw the design, and clean up afterward, but it got annoying that he had to keep answering the phone and talking to other customers in the shop about what they wanted and how long they would have to wait.

I understand that it can be hard to run a business and that extra help cuts into the profits, but from a customers perspective it is very annoying to have to wait around while the only person in the shop takes care of everything. I love being around artists. They have a wonderful perspective on things and can make everyday life a little more enjoyable. But if they dont have a clue how to run a business they are only going to upset their customers and lose out on prospective repeat customers and referrals. It seems like a better idea would be to go into it as a partnership where one person runs the business and on person does the tattoos, and then add people as needed. I for example have little to no artistic ability, but I am great at customer service. I would love to own a tattoo shop, mostly because I could get work done anytime I wanted, but I would never be able to be the artist and the owner and the front desk person etc. And I dont think any one should do all that, unless they want to limit their shops potential. Both place my family and I visited were doing well enough, but I bet they would benefit from a little more organization and forethought.

Scott Jones organizes Tattoos by Design Zine at http://www.tattoos-by-design.co.uk/zine/.

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