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While blogging you will come across these terms. So, just incase you are new or have been thinking it is too embarrassing to ask anybody, you can come over here can check it out.

Post
Posts are the main part of a blog. When someone writes an article in a blog,
it is known as post. Whenever a post is made, visitors who visit the blog can then make comments about the post.

Comments
Comments are follow-ups made to the published posts by visitors on a blog. Comments
may be either from anonymous users or from registered users. Nowadays many blogs allow anonymous users to comment. But due to spamming, comments are held on for moderation and only posted if they are valid and make sense.

Permalinks
Permalinks stands for permanent links. A permalink is a way to make the URLs of each posts more readable and easily recognizable.

Trackbacks
Trackbacks are referral links. When someone refers to your post in their blog it notifies the original blogger that someone has reffered to the content of your blog.

RSS
RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication. RSS is a very powerful way to
distribute the up-to-date content or news from your website to other people who
subscribe to RSS in your blog. Now WordPress and almost every other blogs supports RSS feeds.

Tags
Tags are keywords relevant to your post through which someone may find a particular post. When you make the post the keywords help categorize the post helping reader more to find out a particular post on a topic. Tags also helps in Search Engine Optimization of your blog post.

Spending another day today in front of PC browsing through hundreds of websites is something I can’t complaint about especially when at the very end I find out exactly what I was looking for. This time I was looking for pearl jewelery set for my eldest sister’s birthday. The reason I am giving her an expensive gift is because she has always been nice to me and supported me in everything I wished for. This website was funded by my sister only. So this time I need to give her something best.

After many hours of search for www.thepearloutlet.com . The website is awesome and made me think that the pearl designers has dared to be different in the fashion industry. The website cataloged some of the magnificent pearl jewelries with different shapes and colors.

Now let me tell you there are many types of peals in the market. They are Tahitian pearls, Akoya pearls, Saltwater pearls, Freshwater pearls, Cultured pearls, Natural pearls, White south sea water pearls and Mabe pearls. Among all my personal favorite was black pearl, also know as Tahitian pearls. These pearls are some of the rarest and most valuable pearls available. They are so elegant. The reason of pearl being so expensive is because of how they are formed. Natural pearls are formed inside the shell of certain bivalve mollusks: as a response to an irritant inside its shell, the mollusk creates a pearl to seal off the irritation. Tahitian pearls are cultivated from the black-lipped oyster and they are very sensitive which makes Tahitian pearl very expensive.

Imitation or fake pearls are also widely sold, but the quality is usually very poor, and are usually quite easy to distinguish from the real thing. A simple well known method to identify real pearl from the fake is “The Tooth Test”. All you do is rub the surface of the pearl over your teeth. And check if it feels gritty when rubbed against the teeth. If yes, then the pearl is real because a fake pearl feels smooth. The concept behind this test has been proven to be valid because real pearls are made up of layers of nacre that are deposited rather like sand on a beach. The slight waves and irregularities in the nacre produces a gritty feeling against the teeth. Whereas in case of fake pearls, many synthetic nacres are applied smoothly onto perfectly smooth beads. And hence fake pearls give a smooth feeling against the teeth.

Pearl is classic, elegant and yet fun. Pearl gifts are a perfect gifts for all occasions be it wedding gift or a lovely mother’s day gift. They are a meaningful gift to women. Stop by the ThePearlOutlet.com website to find out the best design for best prices. Check out their buyer’s guide as well. ThePearlOutlet.com is one of the authentic pearl dealers out there online.

There has been a lot of BUZZ about blogging and people are more and more engaging themselves in blogging. Blogging is widely popular now among people as they are a means of educating or enlightening or sharing with people about what you know or like to talk about. People has taken blogging seriously ever since they came to know about earning from their blog.

So today I just take a little time out for the people who are new to blogging world. In real world there are various types of blogs with respect to their content and theme. I am discussing them below:

• General Blogs - When a blog talks about anything and everything, it is general blogs. These type of blogs are text based and also contains some videos and photos as well. They are well know for their simplicity and easy maintenance.
• Photo Blogs - When people share only photos in blogs they are called photo blogs( also known as phlogs). These photos are shared from various sources and often have theme of movies, war, natural beauty or weird images. Professional photographers share their photos in photo blogs as well.
• Mobile Blogs -More commonly known as moblogs are those blogs where people access/modify the contents of blogs from their mobile phones or PDAs. Mobile blogs are growing in popularity these days as the availability of portable devices is increasing.
• Audio Blogs - These type of blogs are mainly designed to share MP3 and they are devoted to particular genre of music like rock, pop, jazz or classic etc.
• Video Blogs - Knows as vlogs as well, these blog mainly shares videos (with audio) by letting internet users stream the file. Works great with people having broadban high speed internet. It is extremely popular.

So if you haven’t started blogging yet, choose one type of blog and get started. It is lot of fun!

If you are in some business for some notable time and wondering about how to spread the word about your business to everyone and get your business established then I must say now is the time to act fast as UnlimitedBusinessCards.com is giving Free Business Cards with unlimited supply and also free shipping. Now that sound GREAT isn’t it? Yes indeed.

Talking about these business cards, the only condition (which is acceptable) to get free business cards delivered is that the clients would have to allow discrete advertising on the back of the cards. So when you passes the business card to someone they will be getting extra services and information on product or services overleaf along with your website ad as well.

Here is how to get started. register yourself at http://www.unlimitedbusinesscards.com and fill out the form in the site and WHALLA you are already in the queue of getting choosen very soon! After they find 2 advertisers to put their ads on your business card, you will get an email with link where you can upload your the design of your own business card with more than 13000 templates to choose from.

The business cards really looks classy in style.

The front view of your business card

(and below) The back of your business card. At the top, it will be your website and the next two would be advertiser’s website.

Getting used to using your keyboard exclusively and leaving your mouse behind will make you much more efficient at performing any task on any Windows system.

Windows key + R = Run menu and then type

cmd = Command Prompt
iexplore + “web address” = Internet Explorer
compmgmt.msc = Computer Management
dhcpmgmt.msc = DHCP Management
dnsmgmt.msc = DNS Management
services.msc = Services
eventvwr = Event Viewer
dsa.msc = Active Directory Users and Computers
dssite.msc = Active Directory Sites and Services
Windows key + E = Explorer

ALT + Tab = Switch between windows

ALT + Space + X = Maximize window

CTRL + Shift + Esc = Task Manager

Windows key + Break = System properties

Windows key + F = Search

Windows key + D = Hide/Display all windows

CTRL + C = copy

CTRL + X = cut

CTRL + V = paste

Also don’t forget about the “Right-click” key next to the right Windows key on your keyboard. Using the arrows and that key can get just about anything done once you’ve opened up any program.

Keyboard Shortcuts

[Alt] and [Esc] Switch between running applications

[Alt] and letter Select menu item by underlined letter

[Ctrl] and [Esc] Open Program Menu

[Ctrl] and [F4] Close active document or group windows (does not work with some applications)

[Alt] and [F4] Quit active application or close current window

[Alt] and [-] Open Control menu for active document

Ctrl + Left/Rightt arrow Move cursor forward or back one word

Ctrl + Up/Down arrow Move cursor forward or back one paragraph

[F1] Open Help for active application

Windows+M Minimize all open windows

Shift+Windows+M Undo minimize all open windows

Windows+F1 Open Windows Help

Windows+Tab Cycle through the Taskbar buttons

Windows+Break Open the System Properties dialog box

Acessability shortcuts

Right SHIFT for eight seconds = Switch FilterKeys on and off.

WIN Key + U = Opens Utility Manager.

Left ALT +left SHIFT +PRINT SCREEN = Switch High Contrast on and off.

Left ALT +left SHIFT +NUM LOCK = Switch MouseKeys on and off.

SHIFT five times = Switch StickyKeys on and off.

NUM LOCK for five seconds = Switch ToggleKeys on and off.

Explorer shortcuts

END = Display the bottom of the active window.

HOME = Display the top of the active window.

NUM LOCK + ASTERISK on numeric keypad (*) = Displays all subfolders under the selected folder.

NUM LOCK+PLUS SIGN on numeric keypad (+) = Displays the contents of the selected folder.

NUM LOCK + MINUS SIGN on numeric keypad (-) = Collapses the selected folder.

NUM LOCK + LEFT ARROW = Collapses current selection if it’s expanded, or select parent folder.

NUM LOCK + RIGHT ARROW = Displays current selection if it’s collapsed, or select first subfolder.

Type the following commands in your Run Box (Windows Key + R) or Start Run

devmgmt.msc = Device Manager
msinfo32 = System Information
cleanmgr = Disk Cleanup
ntbackup = Backup or Restore Wizard (Windows Backup Utility)
mmc = Microsoft Management Console
excel = Microsoft Excel (If Installed)
msaccess = Microsoft Access (If Installed)
powerpnt = Microsoft PowerPoint (If Installed)
winword = Microsoft Word (If Installed)
frontpg = Microsoft FrontPage (If Installed)
notepad = Notepad
wordpad = WordPad
calc = Calculator
msmsgs = Windows Messenger
mspaint = Microsoft Paint
wmplayer = Windows Media Player
rstrui = System Restore
netscp6 = Netscape 6.x
netscp = Netscape 7.x
netscape = Netscape 4.x
waol = America Online
control = Opens the Control Panel
control printers = Opens the Printers Dialog

Internet Browser

type in address “google”, then pressing [Right CTRL] and [Enter]- adds www. and .com to word and go to it

For Windows XP

Copy- CTRL+C

Cut- CTRL+X

Paste- CTRL+V

Undo- CTRL+Z

Delete- DELETE

To delete selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin- SHIFT+DELETE

Copy selected item- CTRL while dragging an item

Create shortcut to selected item- CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item

Rename selected item- F2

Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word- CTRL+RIGHT ARROW

Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word- CTRL+LEFT ARROW

Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph- CTRL+DOWN ARROW

Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph- CTRL+UP ARROW

Highlight a block of text- CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys

Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text within a document- SHIFT with any of the arrow keys

Select all- CTRL+A

Search for a file or folder- F3

View properties for the selected item- ALT+ENTER

Close the active item, or quit the active program- ALT+F4

Opens the shortcut menu for the active window- ALT+SPACEBAR

Close the active document in programs that allow you to have multiple documents open simultaneously- CTRL+F4

Switch between open items- ALT+TAB

Cycle through items in the order they were opened- ALT+ESC

Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop- F6

Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer- F4

Display the shortcut menu for the selected item- SHIFT+F10

Display the System menu for the active window- ALT+SPACEBAR

Display the Start menu- CTRL+ESC

Display the corresponding menu- ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name

Activate the menu bar in the active program- F10

Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu- RIGHT ARROW

Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu- LEFT ARROW

Refresh the active window- F5

View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer- BACKSPACE

Cancel the current task- ESC

Press SHIFT when you insert a CD into the CD-ROM drive Prevent the CD from automatically playing.

Use these keyboard shortcuts for dialog boxes

Move forward through tabs- CTRL + TAB
Move backward through tabs- CTRL + SHIFT + TAB
Move forward through options- TAB
Move backward through options- SHIFT + TAB
Carry out the corresponding command or select the corresponding option- ALT + Underlined letter
Carry out the command for the active option or button- ENTER
Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box- SPACEBAR
Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons- Arrow keys
Display Help- F1
Display the items in the active list- F4
Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box- BACKSPACE

If you have a Microsoft Natural Keyboard, or any other compatible keyboard that includes the Windows logo key and the Application key , you can use these keyboard shortcuts

Display or hide the Start menu- WIN Key
Display the System Properties dialog box- WIN Key + BREAK
Show the desktop- WIN Key+D
Minimize all windows- WIN Key+M
Restores minimized windows- WIN Key+Shift+M
Open My Computer- WIN Key+E
Search for a file or folder- WIN Key+F
Search for computers- CTRL+WIN Key+F
Display Windows Help- WIN Key+F1

Lock your computer if you are connected to a network domain, or switch users if you are not connected to a network domain- WIN Key+ L