Funny Job interview

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How to attract more traffic to your blog??

Every blog owner's main challenge is to make their articles popular and eventually attract more people to read it. Following are some methods, that you may adopt to increase traffic to your blog.

Make use of pinging services:
For those who are new to blogging, let me explain that 'pinging your blog' means that whenever your blog is updated, a 'ping' is sent out to let the website know that your blog has been updated. The thousands of people who visit those websites will see your blog flash accross the side of the screen as 'newly updated'.
Here are a few 'pinging' services that you can make use of : Yahoo’s blogs, weblogs.com, Google Blog search, ZingFast etc.

Sign up for RSS services such as FeedBurner:
it is basically a site that helps you to promote your blog’s content, and also to build and measure your audience.

Sign up at Technorati.com:
Visit technorati.com, there you’ll find an option towards the left side of the screen to “Claim Your Blog.” By 'claiming your blog' you get updated link counts, and you get to see your Technorati link. The millions of people who visit that site gets to see your blog listed there and it eventually leads to an increase in traffic to your blog.

Make it a habbit to post comments at other blogs:
once in a while, visit similar blogs to your own, and make it a point to post legitimate comments and then sign your name and also add the link to your blog.It will not only result in increased traffic to your blog,but you wll also get a good feedback from the people who read you blog.

you can ask owners of other blogs to post a link back to your blog:
Contact owners of other blogs(whose posts are similar to yours and one who has considerably good traffic to their own blogs) and ask them to add a link back to your site. Many will be more than happy to help you out. In return they might ask you to do the same in your site, do it, as you have got nothing to lose.

make use of keywords in your blog:
Websites like google adwords help to find out keywords which are most searched for in a day. Having a good number of keywords on a blog is a terrific way of getting popular search engine spiders to notice your blog. "Search engine spiders" are programs realeased by search engines that visit websites and reports back their findings to the search engine , which then lists that site. Make sure to have a lot of good keywords on your site to increase the chances of 'search engine spiders' visiting your site.

My experiments with 'the secret'

Being a bookie i spend hours in the library looking for books with unique and interesting content. One day i stumbled upon 'the secret'. The graphics on the cover and the short summary given at the back of the book was catchy, so i took it home. what i found inside was even catchier. The book revolves around 'The law of attraction' which according to the author is 'like attracts like'. The book asks you to keep your thoughts positive, whatever you are thinking, you are attracting the same into your life. We are like a transmission tower and our thoughts send out signals into the universe and the universe responds eventually by moving men and meterials to bring us what we thought about. The universe is pictured as a genie to whom our every wish is their command.
After going through all the chapters, i decided to give this one a try. The book promises that whatever we wish for will be given to us if we truly beleive that we are going to recieve it. That means, if you are visualising a million dollars and if you truly beleive in it, then the universe will bring it to you. But the book recommends that you start with small and simple things so i started off with 20$ and a new nokia N73 over my old nokia 3100! :D

i did everything the book asked me to(well, i thought i did). i visualized getting a 20$ check and the mobile and started 'feeling good' and i believed i got these things already. I did the same for almost 2 weeks. Then i started to get the feeling that the secret is not working for me. i thought maybe 'the secret' should have remained a secret. i searched the net and i found lots of people who have read 'the secret' and have experienced its magic. Then all of a sudden this thought struck me that my actions are contradictory to what i have wished for! The book says if you wish for a car, then make sure you clean your garage and make space for your new car. Truly believe that you are gonna get it and act as if you have already got it. So i sold off my old nokia 3100, took a new sim card and waited.

I got what i wished for the next week. My uncle came home for the holidays and guess what he brought me...a brand new NOKIA N73!!!! cant say i was surprised when he handed me the instrument 'coz somehow i knew i was gonna get it ;). And about the 20$, i still havent got it, but i know that someday i will. :)

EA's Dead Space: A Must Have

The first review out in the Xbox World 360 magazine gives it a generous 91% score, which is a really impressive rating. Off late, horror titles have been a bit disappointing, so EA's latest venture can inject some life in the genre. The game is a third person action/horror title where the player takes control of an engineer named Isaac Clarke on board of an interstellar mining ship. The game has been marketed profoundly by EA, with a special trailer called the "Loved Ones" by NameJames Wan.

The interstellar mining ship is called the Ishimura, and the review calls it a Rapture in space. According to the review, the game's Zero Gravity aspect adds a new level of challenge to the game, and at the same time makes it more exciting.

Kodak V1073

The good:
Looks, Build quality, Touchscreen interface, Smart Mode, HD movie capture, Good image saturation and skin tones, sharp pictures, 32MB in-built memory.

The Bad:
No bundled A/V cable, Poor LCD performance in daylight, Battery life, ISO 6400 and ISO 8000 modes don't help at all.

The Kodak V1273 we reviewed recently turned out to be not just a great looker but a good performer as well. The new interface coupled with the responsive SCHNEIDER-KREUZNACH VARIOGON and optical image stabiliser takes the overall experience to newer heights altogether.

The V1073 looks and feels almost identical to the V1273 albeit with a few minor changes here and there. So, you might just find most of the stuff being a repeat of the earlier review.
The Kodak V1073 has a 1/1.63 inch CCD (sensor type) that can capture 11MP (4016 x 2768) pictures. It uses a SCHNEIDER-KREUZNACH VARIOGON 37-111 mm (35 mm equiv.) lens that has a 3x optical zoom and optical image stabilisation as well. The integrated 5x digital zoom takes the total zoom range of the camera to 15x. The camera boasts shutter speeds ranging from 8 to 1/1164 secs.


The back of the camera houses a 230K pixel resolution 3-inch touch screen LCD. Like most other Kodak cameras, the V1073 has a 32MB internal memory and features an SDHC/SD card slot.

The camera measures exactly the same as the V1273, measuring 93.3 x 57.9 x 21.0 mm (W x H x D) and weighing 148 grams. It's pocketable enough for you to carry it in your shirt pocket.

Samsung NV15 Digital Camera

The good:
Design and build, soft Touch Interface, features, Macro mode

The bad:
Average image quality, High noise content, LCD washes out in bright sunlit conditions

Samsung's NV series cameras have always had a touch of elegant design and the feel of a lifestyle product. Today, we've the Samsung NV15 for review. The camera claims to provide something new and different in the camera segment.

The following accessories come with the Samsung NV15:

USB cable
A/V cable
AC adapter (SAC - 46)
Camera strap
Rechargeable battery (SLB - 0837 (B))
Software CD
User manual

Sennheiser HD 457

Accurate reproduction of highs and mids, Comfortable to wear, Cord take-up.

Leaks audio, Weak bass response.

Sennheiser is a brand that needs no introduction; they've been making fine pieces of audio hardware for a long time now. The HD 457 is another in their fine line up but with a difference, this is priced for those on a budget.

BlueCON G5

A bluetooth adapter for the iPod that provides wireless music.

The good:
Wireless music, Extends iPod running time, Can double as a USB and charging medium for the iPod.

The bad:
Only compatible with stereo i.Tech headsets, Uncomfortable extension of iPod's length, Insufficient battery life.

i.Tech has a reputation for creating innovative products and while Bluetooth adaptors for the iPod certainly aren't news, one designed by i.Tech, a company that mainly makes Bluetooth headsets, certainly warrants notice. It's an excellent way to broaden the market for their bluetooth headsets.

HP OfficeJet J6488 All-in-One

The good:
Excellent print, scan and copy quality, Duplex printing, ADF, Memory slots, Ethernet, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g

The bad:
Expensive, Slow printing speeds in normal mode, Memory not expandable

Tata Indicom Blackberry 8830

The good:
Great e-mailing device, PEARL Navigation, Stylish, QWERTY keypad, Memory Card Slot (hot swappable).

The bad:
No Camera, Mono-handsfree, Battery Life, No Wi-Fi, Expensive compared to it's GSM variant.

India has both GSM & CDMA networks with CDMA now having quite a market. It is about time that business users have the option to use an enterprise solution handset on the CDMA network. Today we'll take a look at the Blackberry 8830 from Tata Indicom. We have already taken a look at the Blackberry 8800, and the Blackberry 8830 is basically just the CDMA based version of the same.

Blackberry handsets have always been the enterprise solution handset just that now with even individuals have increased their productivity RIM has managed to focus equally on both - enterprise as well as individuals. Their Blackberry Curve 8300 and especially the latest Bold 9000 proves the companies strive to focus equally on both fronts.

Pioneer Elite Kuro PRO-111FD

The good: Produces the deepest black levels of any large-screen display we've tested; extremely accurate color points and color temperature; superb antireflective screen; 72Hz refresh mode works well with 1080p/24 sources; Pure picture mode delivers superior settings out of the box; extensive picture controls; excellent connectivity, including 4 HDMI and one PC input; styling that's all business.

The bad: Extremely expensive; mediocre standard-definition processing.

The bottom line: The Pioneer Elite PRO-111FD represents the pinnacle of flat-panel HDTV picture quality.

Specifications: Product type: Plasma TV; Diagonal size: 50 in; Resolution: 1920 x 1080

ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe

The good:
Good Layout, 8+2 phase voltage regulation, Power and Reset buttons on the board, Quad CrossFireX support.

The bad:
Expensive, Single Gigabit LAN port, No dual BIOS.

The 7-series chipset from AMD is one of the most popular ones, made famous, thanks to their 780G line up that bought DX10 gaming to on-board graphics. Today we have their flagship offering with us, the ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe based on the 790FX chipset. This particular chipset is built for speed and provides the best features available for an AMD processor. It doesn't have any on-board graphics since it is meant for the enthusiast; instead it has a little surprise in that department.

Nokia N76

Nokia N76 is the latest addition to the hugely popular Nokia N-series phones. This stylish phone comes with mind blowing features which are bound to capture the imagination of the die-hard Nokia users. It is an intelligently designed phone has all the ingredients to be accepted by the high-end mobile users. This sleek phone is bound to create some ripples among the high-end mobile enthusiasts worldwide.

Nokia N76 has unique features like quick cover keys which allow playing of music and taking pictures without opening the phone , ambient light detector for optimizing operating times etc. This phone retains all the features of the Nokia N-series phones plus a lot more. Like all other N-Series phones Nokia N76 too comes with entertaining functions. The large screen of Nokia N76 enables the users to browse the web world with that much ease. It has an inbuilt memory of up to 26 MB which can be expanded up to 2 GB with the use of micro SD card.

Nokia N76 comes with an integrated 2 mega pixel camera with up to 20 X digital zoom and image resolution of up to 1600X1200 pixels. It also has an integrated Flash. Video calling and video sharing are two of the exciting features of Nokia N76. It can also be effectively used for video streaming, storing and downloading. Videos are captured in QVGA resolution camera and can playback up to 15 fps with up to 4X digital zoom. This makes taking videos a sheer pleasure.

Nokia N76 is also multimedia enabled with an integrated FM radio. It also has an integrated music player which has unique equalizer and play list feature and which supports the MP3 format with many other popular formats. The Real Player Media player of Nokia N76 has many features to excite the potential buyers. Multimedia files can be easily downloaded with this smart phone. The wide screen of the phone enables the users to view the downloaded and recorded video clips in larger size. This enhances the viewing pleasure of the users.

Nokia N 76 support various email protocols such as SMTP, IMAP4, and POP3. This is apart from the regular features such as Chatting, MMS, Picture messaging etc. Other common Nokia features include calculator, voice recorder, Bluetooth, integrated hands free speakers etc. With Nokia N76, it is also possible to video conference. It is also possible to use software like Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express. Nokia N76 has a talk time of up to 2.75 hours and a standby time of up to 8.5 days. It comes with a standard Li-ion 700 mAh battery.

Nokia N76 is expected to maintain the popularity of the Nokia N Series mobile phones. It is stunning looking phone loaded with tremendous features.

8 Megapixel Samsung ‘INNOV8’ To Hit European Markets By August

Finally the technology giant Samsung rolled out its much-awaited cellular phone, named ‘INNOV8’, which will hit European markets by next month (August 2008), while it will make its way to other markets during September.

Based on Symbian OS v9.3, INNOV8 is the first 8 megapixel camera phone, which will surely strengthen Samsung’s notable supremacy in the GSM market.

The newly launched phone comes equipped with astounding features, which brings the highest level of power efficiency, platform security and phone performance.

The phone works speedily and best-suited for users desiring more from their handset. Moreover, it offers surround-sound cinematic video, wonderful mobile Internet browsing together with mobile gaming capacities.

Mr. Geesung Choi, President of Samsung Telecommunication Business said, “Samsung innov8 is made for tech-savvy users who want to enjoy the best possible multimedia entertainment with their mobile phone. With the 8-megapixel camera, pre-embedded 3D games, high speed data connections and much more other features will help users gain the true benefits of mobile entertainment.”

The other features of innov8 phone includes GPS technology for navigation, geo-tagging services, an optical mouse, a crystal clear 2.8” 16M color LCD, 8 GB or 16 GB Flash memory, external memory slot up to 16 GB, 4-way navigation key, WiFi and HSDPA connectivity, external dual speakers, 3D surround sound supported by DNSe 2.0 and a 1200mAh battery.

The phone backs up DivX, WMV, Real Player and MPEG4 video formats.

This is Samsung's eighth phone, which is based on Symbian OS. No pricing details have been released by the company up till now.

Halo 3's Cold Storage free on Bungie Day!

Lest you have no idea what Bungie Day is, that's Monday, July 7 (7/7, get it?). Yes, starting on July 7, Halo 3's newest map Cold Storage will be available on Xbox Live Marketplace absolutely free. Not only that, but Microsoft will also be lowering the price of the Legendary Map Pack from 800 Microsoft Points to 600 Microsoft Points. The best part of all is that these prices will become the permanent prices of the content. In other words, Cold Storage and the Legendary Map Pack price drop aren't part of the limited time, one day only Bungie Day goodies that will be on Marketplace. Joy!

In celebration of Bungie Day and the release of Cold Storage, a special 48-hour free for all playlist is going up. Specific details are sparse, but Bungie's Luke Smith promises that players will be able to control "Rockets, Invis and Snipe." Mmmm ... sounds nice and spammy. Finally, "one last thing" about Cold Storage is set to drop some time today on Bungie.net. Keep your eyes glued to X3F for whatever that may be.

HP TouchSmart IQ770 PC

It seems every company is debuting some kind of touch device lately -- Microsoft now has its Milan table and Apple has its iPhone -- but HP was first to market with its HP TouchSmart IQ770. The TouchSmart is operated with a single finger and is designed to form the centre of a bustling family's living space.

Design
We're guessing that the HP design team have seen Short Circuit a few times -- the TouchSmart resembles "Number 5" in several ways, with its squat little body and craning, head-like LCD monitor.

The TouchSmart is roughly the same size as the Apple iMac, but with the main CPU housing kept in a separate unit at the base of the machine. There is a real attention to detail with this PC which includes side mounted volume buttons and a slot at the base to poke an HP photo printer such as the A510 through.

It's built tough, with the LCD attached firmly to the base. The hinge mechanism is reinforced steel which means it will take a few knocks, but also makes the PC hard to move due to its monstrous 17kg (approx.) weight.

The PC is designed to be operated by touch, and includes two optical sensors at the top of the screen to track your finger. The advantage of this is it's cheaper than resistive or capacitive designs, according to HP designers, and that you don't need a special stylus. The 19-inch widescreen is very clear and bright, and being a touchscreen it does get quite smudgy, but it's not noticeable -- despite the fact that the screen has a high gloss coating.

Features
This is a fully-specified entertainment PC, and includes all the features you'd want, including: a digital HD tuner, remote control, card reader, and camcorder-friendly, front-mounted RCA and FireWire points.

The PC boots into HP's own SmartCenter application, which integrates with Vista Media Center. As it's designed as a family PC, one of the main applications on the landing page is a note-taking/calendar application called SmartCalendar. In it you can write notes on "stickies" with your fingers or the stylus, and move them around the screen or onto the calendar itself for other family members to read. You can also leave voice messages with the built-in microphone. The application works as it should, even if it's not as intuitive as it could be -- for example, to listen to a voice message you have to click three different icons instead of simply clicking the message itself.

Despite all the graphical niceties, this is still a Windows Vista PC -- with all the compatibility and instability problems that entails. For example, we were able to crash IE7 just by having five tabs open. But then again, IE7 is pretty unstable at the best of times.

To deliver a full "experience", the PC also comes with a wireless keyboard and mouse. The mouse has a laser sensor instead of the regular optical one so it can be used on shiny surfaces such as bench tops.

Performance
Using Vista through touch is a very intuitive experience, and dragging and dropping is great fun -- though we did notice that there was occasionally some lag when dragging. The sensors don't always track your finger correctly, so it can also be difficult to activate some of the smaller icons.

Touch computing is a good idea, especially in an environment where it can double as a TV. In a kitchen it could be used to research recipes or do some IM chat. Once you've gotten used to the experience it's hard to get back into the old keyboard and mouse mode.

The peripherals, though, are a mixed bunch. The keyboard is pretty terrible, and is quite cramped. It's very easy to hit the Caps Lock key as it's twice as big as the Shift key, for example. The keyboard is also poorly labelled -- there's no "@" symbol, even though "Shift-2" still works, but there is no apostrophe key at all. The last straw is that this machine is designed to be used in a living room or kitchen. Spill any liquid on this keyboard and you'll kill it -- there is no waterproofing. At least it docks neatly underneath the TouchSmart. The remote and mouse, on the other hand, are quite good.

The TouchSmart is quite a decent performer, and its dual-core AMD processor and 2GB of RAM help it chew through most tasks. When confronted with our PCMark05 benchmark, it put in a decent effort of 4079 marks. Not great when compared to other desktops of the same price, but this is no ordinary desktop at that.

As this is a multimedia machine, we tested the TouchSmart with some music and TV watching. MP3 tracks from the bombastic Killers sounded a little lost on the HP TouchSmart speakers, but listening to the integrated digital tuner the folk rock of the Mountain Goats sounded clear and intimate.

The digital TV tuner worked very well, though changing channels via touch on the Media Center interface was a little fiddly. There are dedicated channel buttons on the right edge of the screen, however.

Despite some quirks, this is a great device, and will submit to most of the rigours of a busy household. The price may at first seem high, but give most people 30 seconds with the TouchSmart and they'll fall in love.

5 tips to increase your adsense revenue..

The tips i have mentioned below are the ones that have worked for me.But i would encourage you to try different things with your site as each site is different.

1. Colour and Position

This is probably the optimization which is mentioned most regularly, but it’s for good reason. You really should experiment with different ad positions and different colour combinations. Each time you make a change leave the ads for a week and see how your earnings alter. Make a note of what works and then try something new. I was always sceptical when I read these comments before but since I have started playing with positioning my adsense revenue has multiplied by 4 times (crazy but true). Personally I’ve found that blending ads into the site works very well but it’s not the only way and you should try all the combinations you can think of.

2. Different date, different adverts

This is one of my favourites and I intend to write a post on how to do this next week, for now I will stick to the what and why.

In simple terms, the older the page the more ads you show.

Despite the fact that I have advertising, I don’t actually like it. I have 0 to very few adverts on new posts, and increase the ads on older ones. This isn’t so obvious here on Binary Moon, but on Binary Joy I have gone a little crazy - but there is a method to my madness. The theory is that older posts will be more appealing to search engines, and visitors who come from search engines are more likely to click on ads. Another side effect is that I “reward” regular visitors by not annoying them with adverts, so I feel this is a good compromise. As I said above I’ll go into this one in more detail next week (with code).

3. Content Targeting

This one is a very simple change and is ridiculously straight forward to implement. Google have a simple comment tag that you can place around your primary content, and this is what your ads will be targeted to.

The idea is that you place these comments around your core page content. That is, the content which is mostly text, and which best reflects the content of your site. On a blog this will generally be the main post content. The reason you do this is so that the adverts don’t target irrelevant content such as the links in your sidebar.

You can also add regions you want Google to ignore. I haven’t used these myself but they are something I intend to try in the not too distant future. You can read more on the section targeting page of the Google Adsense help.

4. Referrals

Google Referrals don’t make me a huge amount of money, but I like to include them on all my sites. Currently I only use one referral package and it only displays in Internet Explorer on the PC. It’s for the Firefox browser, and earns me roughly a dollar for every new install I generate. Some sneaky css removes the ad for Firefox users so that they don’t get pestered with unnecessary adverts.

To do the show/ hide css on your refferal code all I do is have a div with my referral button in it, which I hide. I then use conditional css comments to load some css to display the advert in IE.

5. SEO and Content

I get about 75% of my traffic from search engines and, in my opinion, search engine visitors are the ones most likely to click on adverts, far more so than the regular visitors (which ties into the date based adverts above). Search engine visitors are on a journey to find some information, if they can’t find what they want on my site then they might as well find it on one of my advertisers sites, and that’s the good thing about contextual advertising - the ads are relevant to my readers.

Cell phone review:Nokia 3110 classic

Dont go by its simple looks people, nokia 3110 classic is quite an impressive and a handy instrument in the hands of a person who dosent have such a big bulge in his back pocket so as to go after an Nseries or a Sony ericson.

Coming to its specifications this phone sports a 1.3megapixel camera which is the only limiting factor of this phone. the pictures are not so sharp and sometimes appear pretty blurred.Its has a music player which offers a really impressive sound quality. the keypad is big and easy to use.

The major attraction is it expandable memory which can go upto 2GB.

Bluetooth and infrared are the two unique features which NOKIA has given in Rs.5000 range.

It also has a good message & contact memory. Around 1000 contacts & more than 500 SMS can be stored.

It also has Picture phone book which is a good feature but looses its charm as the resolution of the screen is not that good.

Reception & sound quality is good but battery may be a concern if you keep the bluetooth on for long.

out of personal experience i think this phone offers value for money and has everything that would satisfy a customer who is looking for a phone at Rs 5000 range.

Indian Americans are squeezed by outsourcing

The game is fast changing for the Indian BPO industry, as for several players; entry into the billion-dollar club may be round the corner.

Ron Hira‘s views on outsourcing have had an impact on US policymakers. But he’s also the man who MNCs and India Inc love to hate. Ron Hira is a well-known expert on offshore outsourcing and has testified before the US Congress twice on its implications. He is also co-author of the book, Outsourcing America, which has generated a lot of debate. And Dr Hira is a man who many Indian and American companies love to hate. Of course, he does not agree with the view that he’s anti-outsourcing. He feels that the discussion on offshoring should be much more nuanced to more faithfully reflect reality. “Our book originates from how the nature of work and the economy and politics in America has transformed over the past 20 years. What’s good for America is no longer good for IBM (or take your pick of major US corporation) and vice versa. But IBM has enormous influence over the political process, ensuring that it gains even at America’s expense. So, offshoring has been - falsely- framed as America against the countries gaining from outsourcing, such as India. I am genuinely ecstatic that India as a country has the opportunity to improve the lives of its citizens. My concern is that America’s policymakers are working against what’s in the interest of the majority of Americans, making their lives worse. The problem isn’t about what India, or other low-cost countries, have done, it’s about what the US has not done in response to this economic change,” Dr Hira told ET. He feels that Indian Americans are not monolithic on the issue of outsourcing. “Those who are most vocal in the discussion on outsourcing are benefitting the most - by being liaisons within corporations or by taking advantage as entrepreneurs. Since they are making tons of money from offshoring it should be no surprise that they are promoting it. But just because the vocal portion of the Indian American community supports outsourcing doesn’t mean that a majority of the community supports it. I have received many emails from Indians in America who are being squeezed by outsourcing. Second, what is good for India isn’t automatically good for the Indian American community or vice versa,” says Dr Hira who is an assistant professor of public policy at Rochester Institute of Technology where he specialises in engineering workforce issues, high-skill immigration, and innovation policy. He feels that Indian American organisations should go in for a major makeover, so that they represent the interests of Indian Americans rather than the interests of the narrow and deep pocketed corporates. Dr Hira who recently served as a consultant to the US House of Representatives committee on science & technology and helped organise a series of hearings on the ‘globalisation of innovation & R&D’, feels that in the run-up to the US Presidential elections, the US electorate is considering economy as clearly one of the most, if not most, important issues. “I think most of the discussion is rhetorical so far. Job creation has been weak for this whole decade and people are rightfully feeling uneasy, even if it hasn’t showed up in traditional metrics like unemployment and inflation. Much of the presidential rhetoric has focused on free trade agreements such as NAFTA, yet even if NAFTA was renegotiated it would have zero effect on white-collar outsourcing,” he feels. The first step, for him, would be to recognise that high-wage jobs for US workers don’t simply fall from the sky. “The notion that more education will automatically generate success for US workers and for the US economy is downright dangerous. Not because more education is a bad thing, but because it gives us a false sense that we will be okay as long as we have more/better education. US workers are losing due to offshoring yet they have no voice in Washington policy-making. We know that outsourcing results in job loss and lower wages for US workers, yet we have no policies to redress this inequity,” he says. As for immigration policy reforms, Dr Hira feels that while permanent immigration is good for Americans, guest worker programmes are vulnerable to abuse.

[antivirus software] How To Easily Remove the MonaRonaDona 'Virus'

The MonaRonaDona Trojan is designed to scam infected users into shelling out $40 for a bogus scanner dubbed Unigray Antivirus. The scammers completed the hoax by positioning several forum posts from alleged victims touting the bogus Unigray Antivirus as a miracle cure for the MonaRonaDona 'virus'. In reality, removal is very simple and requires absolutely no tools, nor parting with any of your hard-earned cash. Just boot into safe mode and follow the directions below.

Difficulty: Easy

Time Required: 15 minutes

Here's How:

1. If you haven't already done so, boot into safe mode.

2. Search for and delete the following folder, if found:

   C:\Program Files\UniGray Antivirus

   You may also wish to delete the following:

   C:\Program Files\RegistryCleanFix2008

3. Search the global startup folder for the following file and delete the file if found:

   SRVSPOOL.EXE

   By default, the global startup folder location is
   C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

4. Click Start, click Run, type REGEDIT, and click OK. The Registry Editor will now open.

   Note: To avoid unwanted page wrapping, the following abbreviations are used in the steps below:

   HKCU = HKEY_CURRENT_USER
   HKLM = HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

5. To fix the title bar changes to Internet Explorer and Outlook Express caused by MonaRonaDona, browse to the following keys and delete the values indicated:

   HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
   Delete value: Window Title

   HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
   Delete value: Window Title

   HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Outlook Express
   Delete value: WindowTitle

6. To regain access to Task Manager, which was disabled by MonaRonaDona, browse to the following keys and delete the values indicated:

   HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
   Delete value: DisableTaskMgr

   HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
   Delete value: DisableTaskMgr

7. You may also wish to delete the following:

   HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
   Delete value: RegistryCleanFixMFC

8. Close the Registry editor by choosing File | Exit

9. Reboot the computer normally. The system should now be free of the MonaRonaDona 'virus' and the system changes made by the Trojan should now be reversed.