Tuesday, 24 May 2016

Save on Airfare and travel for less

SAVE ON AIRFAIR AND TRAVEL FOR LESS!!!!

Introducing the Mountain Directory Ebooks!

"Miller designed his two directories for RV as well as truck drivers because, he says, 'RV drivers would face the same problems as truckers because of the weight of their vehicles and braking systems that may not be designed to deal with the extreme conditions encountered during mountain descents.' Since most road atlases do not include this specific data, many motorhomers will find one or both of these books useful in taking the surprises out of driving in the mountains." Sherry McBride, Senior Managing Editor, Motorhome

"RVers often have problems with mountain grades--both going up and coming down. It's helpful to be warned when a steep grade is coming up, and that's just what the two Mountain Directories do." Coast to Coast

"Color relief maps and more than 150 new mountain pass and grade locations have been added to R&R Publishing's 1999 editions of Mountain Directory West and Mountain Directory East. Together, the books provide locations and descriptions for more than 700 mountain passes and steep grade locations in 22 states, as well as other vital information for anyone driving a large or heavy vehicle. In Mountain Directory East, the introduction notes that elevation by itself does not indicate a grade's difficulty; the change in elevation, depicted in the book as percentages, is the critical factor."

Looking For A House Sitter?

Everyone seems to have accepted the fact that the days of leaving your door unlocked are over. The rise of crime is affecting everyone, not just those who live in the larger cities. In fact, homes in rural areas are being targeted like never before--due to the opportunity a secluded area provides to the burglar.
Statistics tell us that theft of property is among the highest of all personal crimes committed in the United States. While many families do install some type of house alarm, this alone does not bring complete peace of mind. Home alarm devices can be disabled by a crafty intruder.

These facts alone would explain why many people are turning to house sitting directories to help them find a house sitter when they need to be away from home for an extended time. The presence of a human is the main deterrent to a burglar. When you have a house sitter come into your home to live while you are away, you can almost be guaranteed your home will not be targeted by a thief or vandals.

While safety is the number one reason people are seeking out house sitters, they are quickly finding there are many other added benefits. First and foremost, they are saved the cost and worry of boarding their pets while they are away. Pets are happier when they are left in their own environment and kept on
their usual routines. Many pet owners find they are not able to enjoy their vacation when they are forced to leave their pets at a kennel. For the individual or family who has to relocate for months at a time, having a house sitter greatly reduces the stress upon a family pet, and the money that is saved from
boarding fees can be astounding.

A house sitter can see to the many diverse needs of your pet such as feeding, walking, grooming, playing and health monitoring. People that do have to be away from home for an extended time are finding it is much easier to have a house sitter come and live in their home--rather than renting out their house or imposing on family or friends to come by to tend to the day to day issues.

House sitters can do tasks such as checking mail, routine lawn maintenance, home repair, and more. Having a house sitter can bring assurance that when you return from your travels you will still find healthy house plants or gardens--and that your goldfish is still alive! Your house sitter saves you the expense of arranging for pool and lawn maintenance while you are away, as well. House sitters are also invaluable if a major problem arises within you home, such as a leaking hot water heater or storm damage.

So, how does one go about finding a house sitter? The safest way to locate a house sitter is to go through a house sitting directory. Here you can find a house sitter which can meet your needs. Standard guidelines for a house sitter generally include them taking responsibility of your home, pets and property in exchange for rent free accommodations. Other individual needs can also be added to your house sitters guidelines such as arranging for them to supervise a major home repair while you are away.

You may be wondering who actually does house-sitting? You may be surprised to learn there are many individuals who become house sitters because it gives them the opportunity to save money on their living expenses. This enables them to save money for their own homes. Other house sitters may be retirees who are looking for a change of environment after years of work, or they wish to relocate to your area to be near relatives. A few individuals who are temporarily relocated due to their employment may also look into house sitting. House sitters are everyday people just like you and me.

It is usually standard that house sitters will be responsible for paying the utility bills while you are away. This takes the worry off a home owner who is concerned about coming home to a large phone or electric bill. All other bills, such as taxes, mortgage and home insurance is still the responsibility of the owner.

When you contact a house-sitting directory you will have access to their data base of registered house sitters. Registration for home owners is usually free with most directories. You privacy is assured, and your personal information will not be given out to any prospective house sitter. You alone decide when you are comfortable with a house sitter and are open to having him or her know your personal information.

When selecting your house sitter, you should only choose one that can meet all of your criteria. Once you have narrowed down your choices, you will be given references for the candidates. This is an important part of the process when selecting a house sitter. Many times you will be able to talk with other home owners who may have used this individual as a house sitter in the past.

Once you have decided upon a possible candidate, you will want to interview them. During the interview you will want to let them know what you desire from them when they are living at your home. This is when you can tell them about your pets, home maintenance such as a pool, mowing or shovelling snow. This is also when you can get to know the personality and character of your prospective sitter. You need to be assured you are having an animal lover come into your home if you have pets. It would be unreasonable to have someone come into your home who is allergic to cats if you have one for a pet. Also, if someone is fearful of animals, your dog may not get as much interaction as they need.

When you have chosen the house sitter you are comfortable with, you should have a contract drawn up. This contract can be obtained through most house sitting matching services, or you may prefer to have your family attorney draw it up. This contract needs to be as detailed as possible. It should thoroughly contact information, etc. If you would like to have a major home project completed, such as having someone come in to clean your gutters, or replace your windows while you are away, you should have all the details included in your contract.

It is advised that you have a face to face interview with your house sitter, or at least have them arrive a few days early so you can show them particular things about your home. While they are there, you can familiarize him or her with aspects of your home, such as window that likes to stick, or how to program the alarm system.

This is also a great time for your house sitter to interact and make friends with your pets. They can see the
routine of your pet throughout the day. This will help them tremendously. For instance, if you have a dog that does nothing but sleep all day behind the recliner, your house sitter will know this is normal and not a sign of illness.

However, if you have a dog that bounces off the ceiling and he or she is laying around in a stupor all day, your house sitter will know this is out of character for that particular pet.The peace of mind a house sitter can bring to you when you are away from home is priceless. Using a house sitting matching service is also the safest and speediest route to take when looking for a house sitter. Both the home owner and house sitter benefit by these matching services. The sitters can enjoy being in a new area while saving money for school or a home.

Becoming a house sitter allows them an opportunity to travel to a place where their fixed income may not have afforded them to visit otherwise. Home owners can be assured they are not imposing on a family, friend or neighbor to watch over their home. The comfort level that a house sitter can bring to a pet is also a major plus. House sitters not only help deter your home from being the target of a burglary, but they step into your shoes and take care of the small things on a day to day basis.

INTERESTED IN GETTING A HOUSE SITTER?

Friday, 20 May 2016

Slides Made Simple - Amazing Presentation Design Secrets

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Automatically And Safely Backup All Your cPanel Websites To Your Local Computer

Backup Smart Review – an Easy Website Backup for Your CPanel

By far the best and easiest Website Backup Software for your Websites in a hosting hosted on a CPanel platform.
This software product automates backing up cPanel based websites to your local computer. Set it up once and then let it backup all of your cpanel to your computer.
I would only recommend software that I see high value for most people in this market. As a matter of fact I use this software on a weekly basis to backup all my Cpanel hosted websites.
It’s very important to me that I provide you with objective reviews so that you can truly make the best decision for you and for your business.
I will only endorse something and put my name behind it if I am completely confident that the product lives up to, and/or exceeds, its stated values.
So what does that mean to you? It means I review Internet marketing products and share my findings by providing my honest opinion of these products to help people who may need such a software product to save you time and money. This product is pay once only and it is way cheap.

Backup Your Database

I was pleasantly surprised to find that this software does something that, in my opinion, all website owners that use databases need. Databases these days are used in just about every website. From blogs, to forums, to email autoresponders, to shopping cart software, the list goes on.
If you have a database driven website that changes frequently then you should be backing up that data as frequently as it changes. Sounds easy doesn’t it. So why don’t more people backup. We all know we should backup our computers regularly, and do we. Some do some don’t. Why should your precious website data be any different.

Backup Your Content Management Systems

Just look at the rise and rise of content management systems like WordPress and Joomla / Mambo, not to mention forums where you enter all your data in on the server. I bet you most likely don’t have local copies of the data on your computer. This means you really are putting yourself at risk of loss of that data, if your web hosting provider loses your data. Where else are going to turn.?

About The Software

The software runs on both Windows and MAC OSX. Finally someone is embracing the growing MAC community and runs under Adobe AIR. This Adobe AIR platform is the next best thing to happen to software, since it allows developers to produce software that is cross platform compatible. Best of all it’s FREE from Adobe.
Backup Smart has started by catering for cPanel servers only, but the developer has mentioned that there is provision for further hosting platforms to be added in the future.

Nothing Fancy But That’s All You Need

When you run the program it’s nothing fancy, no eye popping graphics here, all you see is screen split into two, one section for your backup tasks and one for the properties, schedule, and log review.

How Does it Work?

You start with creating a backup task, entering in your website details, assigning it a schedule and deciding what you want to download, and that’s it. You are set to backup that website.
The only thing I didn’t really like about this software is that you have to be logged on to your local computer in order for it to run. Ideally the software should run as a service in Windows, so you don’t need to stay logged in.
You still need to leave your computer running in order for the backup to take place, so for the security conscious you can setup a screen saver password which after a few minutes when the screen saver activates will lock your user account. Then you need to enter a password when you return to the computer. That’s as good as logging off.
If you have a lot of websites or even just a few. Once you have created your backup tasks you can save your task list for safe keeping. Should you need to move computers or reinstall the operating system, you don’t need to re-enter all your backup tasks. Just reload the task list file you saved and you’re back in business.