Honey Gain: Earn Passive Income From your Android Phone and Windows

If you’re looking for a money-making app that takes no effort to work, then HoneyGain is for you.

You simply download it on all your devices and computers and let it run, then when you’ve reached the payout limit, claim your money.

It’s that simple.

First a little history, HoneyGain was just released recently in May 2019 and already has over 100,000 Android downloads in 2 months.

Let’s review this easy money-making app.

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1. What is HoneyGain

HoneyGain is a crowdsourced network company that lets other businesses to gather information, data intelligence and perform market and business research.

It’s available to download on Android and Windows, and soon will be available for iOS devices. The simple function behind Honeygain is you get paid for sharing your unused internet and the more devices you have this app installed on, the more you’ll make.

2. Share your Internet

All you have to do is go to Google Play and download the app, or go to Honeygain.com and sign up for a new account.

Data scientists uses Honeygain’s platform to connect to the internet and Honeygain manages all these connections with strict safeguards to protect all these connections. The data scientists then use your unused data for their market and research purposes.

You’ll know your app is working when you’re using Android, you’ll see a small, green notification in the notification bar, while the one on Windows, you just hover over the little bee icon in your notification tray.

Again, the more devices you have this app on, the more money you’ll make.

You can use up to 5 devices on a single network at the same time, but to have the best revenue potential, you should have 1 device per IP address.

They don’t limit the number of devices connected to your account but they do suggest spreading them across several internet addresses for effectiveness.

3. Ways to Make Money

There are 2 ways to make money on HoneyGain.

The first is by installing the app. Currently, there’s only an Android and a Windows app.

They’re currently working on an iOS one.

For example, if you have an android phone and a Windows laptop like I do, then download it on both of them for twice as many earnings.

The other way to earn money is by referring friends.

You can invite your friends with your own personalized link and 10% of their daily earnings will be added to your account. If your referral reaches $50 a month you earn an extra $5!

You can share your link on Facebook, Twitter, Email, or copying and pasting it anywhere.

4. Protect My Internet

Now you may be concerned about your internet safely or personal data.

First, HoneyGain ensures that all of your personal data is safe.

They do not keep any data from any of their clients. The only data they’ll have is what will be necessary for the service. This includes your email address, your IP address, how much traffic you make per month and your chosen payout method.

Secondly, HoneyGain has options in place where you can limit how much of your data plan the app can use. You can turn off the mobile data usage in your Honeygain app settings menu.

Or if on Windows – right-click the HoneyGain bee icon and select “quit” to turn off the app.

You can expect usage of up to 2GB per day, although depending on your network speed, the app can reach a maximum of 15GB per day.

If you’re using the Android version, HoneyGain recommends that you use the Android data usage notifications.

You shouldn’t feel any difference with our app running in the background.

HoneyGain states they never use more than 10% of your available network bandwidth.

5. How Much can you Earn?

The amount you can make depends on how many devices you have the app installed on and how much unused data you have.

You earn credits for every KB of data you bring in, and after collecting enough credits, you can convert them to cash.

Honeygain has an online calculator to estimate your earnings. They estimate your approximate earnings based on the hours you have Honeygain up and running and the longer you have it on, the more you earn.

They state that if you run Honeygain for 24 hours a day, which is 720 hours a month, you can make $50 a month.

This is a fair monthly income just for letting an app run in the background.

6. How Do you get Paid?

As mentioned earlier, you earn credits for every KB of data. The conversion math is 10 credits equals 1¢ USD. The minimum payout is $20 USD.

Currently, Honeygain only pays through PayPal. But are working on adding bank deposits and gift card options as well.

The payout waiting period will depend on the payment type you choose. Right now PayPal payments are usually paid in 24 hours.

Your credits don’t expire as long as you run the app. If you turn off the app and become inactive then your credits expire 6 months after inactivity.

7. Real Data

Now to show you some data from my own Android and Windows experience so you can see how feasible this can be for you.

Android:

I’m a very minimal Android user, I don’t use my phone much at all some parts of the month. I downloaded Honeygain on July 8, 2019, and chose not to “share mobile data” and this is how it went:

• July 8 – 131.84 MB gathered
• July 9 – 246.96 MB gathered
• July 10 to July 12 – 0 MB gathered (I was not using the phone at all)
• July 13 – 103.74 MB gathered.

Windows:

I installed the Windows version of HoneyGain on July 13, 2019, which is the same day of this writing. In just a few hours I’ve already gathered 37.65 MB.

Referrals:

I’ve only shared my link once on my Facebook page and currently only have one friend that signed up. So that’s $5 I will be receiving.

According to HoneyGain that’s 52.87 MB gathered which is 5¢ for just 3 days of gathering. Plus the $5 friend referral.

I made $5.05 in 3 days!

7. Pros & Cons of HoneyGain

Let’s look at the pros and cons of installing HoneyGain.

Pros:

• Easy to use – Download on all your devices and run
• Simple Dashboard – Clear and easy to understand member dashboard
• Easy to Contact – Customer support is easy to reach with their contact form
• Safe – Strict protocols are in place and no personal information is used.

Cons:

• Eats your Plan – If you’re on a limited data plan, HoneyGain can eat up that data and cost you.
• Battery life – Based on age of your device the app uses about 5%-8% of battery life per day.
• Requires Activity – If you don’t use your phone or internet much, you’ll earn less (as you saw from the 3 days of my phone inactivity).

Final  Thoughts

My personal review on HoneyGain is to go ahead and try it. I lazily made $5.05 in three days. So, imagine how much that’ll be in a month, or if you’re a very active phone user.

Work Life Balance And The Power of Positive Thinking

It’s important to get a handle on mood swings or energy shifts if you want to maintain your work life balance and be successful in business. According to psychologist and researcher Martin Seligman, some folks appear to be hardwired to respond optimistically and hopefully to work life balance upset and life’s ups and downs. Others are wired for opposite responses. Fortunately, you do not have to settle for the wiring you were born with. With practice you can improve your resilience and your hopefulness by acquiring solid positive thinking skills.

I like to think of the process of building hopefulness, resilience and positive thinking skills as an analogue to building physical fitness: it takes attention, concentration, commitment, and repetition. If you approach a workout program with those qualities, you can almost always improve your fitness.

The first hurdle to get over is the belief that you already need to be different in order to succeed. You don’t. You are the way you are and you can start from here, overwhelmed, worried, anxious, whatever. Don’t fall into your story about how you feel, but take a stand for what you intend to accomplish to restore your work life balance and where you plan to go. You do not need to feel better before you try these practices — do them now. Another caveat: Do not interpret your progress in the short term — measuring increase in strength and endurance after a single workout would be silly.

Seligman points out that people with an optimistic approach to life habitually accept positive thoughts and dispute negative thoughts. Those of us who are wired to be more pessimistic tend to dispute the positive and accept the negative. Optimists tend to assume that their life balance will be restored, good events will happen again and that bad events are an exception; pessimists assume the reverse. I am oversimplifying his rigorously considered arguments, and I encourage you to read the book if the science of this is important to you.

Here’s a practice he recommends for shifting from hopelessness to hopefulness. I successfully use it with my clients to help them restore their work life balance. He calls it ABCDE for:

Adversity — Beliefs — Consequences — Disputation — Energization.

A – Adversity
Start by spelling out the nature of the situation. Notice that you can experience hopelessness in response to ostensibly positive situations as well as to negative ones. For example, getting a new client or being accepted into a final round of interviews can upset your balance and send you into a whirlwind of anxiety and fear that produces just as much hopelessness and overwhelm as not getting the job or not making the cut.

B — Beliefs
This is your opportunity to spell out the thoughts and beliefs that are fueling the negative response.

C — Consequences
Look at the consequences of your beliefs — what happened as a result? How do you behave? What happened then?

D — Disputation
Actively dispute the beliefs that break your life balance and send you into the downward spiral. This is where you practice arguing with yourself in a productive way.

E — Energization
When you have been effective in disputing the problem beliefs, you feel an influx of energy, a sense of renewed hope, or at least of peacefulness.

So, here’s an example from my life:

Adversity:
I was excited about moving forward on two projects when I fell on my bike and cracked my ribs. I was okay and working hard with this for almost three days, then depression and anxiety set in and my usual positive thinking ability left me. Instead of feeling like moving forward I felt like bursting into tears.

Beliefs:
How will I ever restore my work life balance and get things done if I can’t stop these mood swings? Maybe I am just not meant to lead these projects. I don’t know enough and I can’t seem to get started — I probably should have said no in the first place. It would be better to bow out now, as embarrassing as that will be, than to keep going and have a bigger train wreck later when I just can’t make the grade.

Consequences:
These beliefs leave me feeling very sad and small, like a six year old, and then I wonder how a six year old can possibly be a leader. I find it hard to concentrate and I just want to hide.

Disputation:
Constant low-grade pain can take it out of anyone. The world is not going to come to an end if you delay things because you’ve been injured. And who says you have to do it alone anyway? Some of the problem is that you don’t have enough information to go forward. That calls for making requests of others, not for blaming yourself. And when you’re not leaning on yourself so hard, your positive thinking ability starts coming back and your mood lightens — so maybe it would be smart to cut yourself some slack this week after letting folks know what is going on. You don’t have to crawl under a rock — you can reach out instead to restore your work life balance. And even if some work projects end up being passed on to others, there will always be other opportunities.

Energization:
I called and emailed colleagues to regroup. Not only did these conversations relieve my anxiety, they made simple next steps quite clear. In one case, my summary of a conversation ended up being exactly what our group needed to move forward. Who knew? I had been worried about making things happen on my own when all along my strength was in articulating and clarifying complex input from many sources.

See how this works? I do strongly recommend the book as there are many more practices in it that address different aspects of overwhelm and ways to restore your work life balance. But if you struggle with hopelessness and challenge yourself to work through this one exercise on a regular basis (and if that means five or ten times a day, so be it), your positive thinking skills will grow and you WILL get relief. Remember — don’t measure change before it can happen — keep doing the practices long enough for significant positive shifts to take root and grow.

Ibalon (an epic from bicol)

Si Baltog ay isang batang lalaki na malakas, mabait at matipuno. Siya ay anak ni Handiong, ang pinuno ng kanilang pamayanan. Isang araw, ikinuwento ng kanyang ama ang kaawa-awa nilang kalagayan sa lupain ng Samar. Napakarami nilang kaaway na laging dumarating upang sirain ang kanilang pananim at patayin ang kanilang mga alagang hayop. Namamatay ang mga tao sa gutom dahil sa kawalan ng pagkain. Ang natitira sa kanila ay hindi sapat upang umabot sa susunod na pag-aani.

Pagod nang lumaban ang mga tao anak, sabi ng kanyang ama. Gusto nila ng payapang buhay na walang gutom na gumagala sa paligid. Ang ating mga hayop ay kumokonti ng kumokonti araw-araw. Kapag nagpatuloy ang ganitong sitwasyon ay mamamatay tayong lahat sa gutom.

Ano ang gusto mong ipagawa sa akin, ama? tanong ni Baltog. Tumingin ng diretso sa kanyang mata ang kanyang ama. At hinawakan nito ang kanyang balikat.

Humanap ka ng lugar kung saan makakapamuhay tayong panatag at payapa.

Iginala ni Baltog ang mga mata. Nakita niya ang mga tao sa kanilang kaawa-awang kalagayan. Nakita niya ang gutom at sa mukha ng bawat bata. Nakita niya ang panghihina sa bawat mukha ng ama't-ina. Siya din ay nalungkot.

Masyado na akong matanda kaya inaatang ko na ito sa iyong mga balikat. Bata ka pa, malakas at matapang. Alam kong magagawa mo ito. Para sa akin at sa ating mga mamamayan.

 Ibinigay ni Handiong ang basbas kay Baltog. Naglayag si Baltog kinagabihan sakay ng isang maliit na bangka na magdadala sa kanya sa isang lugar ha tinatawag na Kabikulan. Marami na siya ring narinig tungkol sa lugar at naisip niya na maganda kung makakahanap siya ng lugar kung saan sila maninirahan habang-buhay. Sa malawak na dagat, nasagupa ni Baltog ang malakas na hangin at malalaking alon na sumira sa kanyang bangka. Kinailangan niyang lumangoy at muntikan na siyang malunod bago niya ligtas na narating ang dalampasigan ng baybaying bayan ng Kabikulan.

Nagsimula niyang galugarin ang Kabikulan, hanggang umabot siya sa lupain ng Aslon at Inalon na sumasakop sa kapatagan na nakaligid sa bundok ng Asog, Masaragam, Isarog at Lignion. Natagpuan niya ang Ibalon, isang magandang lugar para sa kanya at sa mga mamamayan. Ang lupa ay mataba at magandang pagtamnan ng mga halamang ugat, palay at mga gulay. Ito rin ay maganda para sa kanilang mga hayop. Para itong lupain ng gatas at pulot.

Nais ko ang lupaing ito para sa akin at sa aking mga mamamayan, sabi ni Baltog sa sarili.

Ngunit nagsalita siya ng maaga. Dahil naninirahan sa paligid ng Ibalon ang ilang buwaya na may pakpak na nakakalipad, mga baboy ramong kasinglaki ng elepante at isang sawa na may ulo ng isang babae. Ngunit desidido si Baltog na makuha ang Ibalon para matirhan kaya nilabanan niya ang mga buwaya at mga baboy ramo ng buo niyang lakas. Dahil sa kanyang galing sa mano-manong pakikipaglaban natalo niya lahat ng buwaya at baboy ramo, pinatay niya ito at pinagpira-piraso. Ngunit, ang sawa na may ulo ng babae ay nakatakas at humanap ng ibang matitirahan.

Bumalik siya at ibinalita sa ama ang tungkol sa lupain na nakita niya para sa kanila. Hindi na sila nagsayang ng oras, si Baltog at ang kanyang ama at ang lahat ng mga mamamayan ay nilisan ang Samar papuntang Ibalon, ang kanilang bagong tahanan. Tinuruan nina Handiong at Baltog ang mga mamamayan ng ilang paraan upang magkaroon ng kabuhayan. At hindi nagtagal ay gumanda ang kanilang pamumuhay. Pinuno nila ang lupain at nagkaroon sila ng masaganang ani. Sa lupaing iyon ang gutom ay naging alaala na lamang ng nakaraan.

Buod ng Ibong Adarna

Ang Ibong Adarna ay isang korido na isinulat noong panahon ng Kastila na ngayon ay bahagi na ng Panitikan at Mitolohiyang Pilipino ^[1]. Noong panahon ng pananakop ng mga Kastila sa Pilipinas, kilala ito sa pamagat na Corrido at Buhay na Pinagdaanan nang Tatlong Principeng Magcacapatid na Anac nang Haring Fernando at nang Reina Valeriana sa Cahariang Berbania ^[2]. May mala-epikong istilo ng pagkakasalaysay ang Ibong Adarna na tumatalakay sa kabayanihan, pag-ibig at kababalaghan. Nakasentro ang kwento sa Adarna, isang ibon na nagtataglay ng mahiwagang kapangyarihan na nakapagpapagaling ng anumang karamdaman sa sandaling umawit at marinig ang tinig nito. Umiikot din ang kwento sa pakikipagsapalaran ni Don Juan, isang prinsipe ng Kahariang Berbanya sa kanyang paghahanap sa Ibong Adarna, paglalagalag sa iba't ibang lupain at pakikipag-ibigan kina Donya Maria Blanca at Donya Leonora ^[3]. May ilang mga kritiko^[sino?] ang nagsasabing maaaring ang sumulat ng Ibong Adarna ay si Jose dela Cruz o kilala sa tawag na Huseng Sisiw.^{[kailangan ng sanggunian]}
May isang kaharian pangalan ay berbanya na pinamumunuan ni Haring Fernando. May asawa siyang nagngangalang Reyna Valeriana at mga anak na sina Don Pedro, Don Diego at Don Juan na pawang nakalinya na susunod na hari ng Berbanya. Nang nagkaroon nd di malamang karamdaman ang hari, hinanap ni Don Pedro ang Ibong Adarna na ang awit lamang ang makapagpapagaling sa sakit ng hari. Narating niya ang puno ng Piedras Platas subalit hindi niya nakita ang ibon dahil siya ay naging bato. Sumonod naman ay si Don Diego, nakita niya ang Adarna subalit nakatulog sa ganda ng awit ng Adarna kaya naging bato. Maluwalhati namang nakarating si Don Juan sa tuktok ng bundok Tabor at doon ay may nakita siyang ermitanyo. Binigyan siya nito ng pagkain at ilang impormasyon tungkol sa ibong adarna pati na rin 7 dayap at isang labaha upang hindi makatulog. Nang marating niya ang puno, ginamit niya ang mga dayap at labaha. Nang mahuli niya ang adarna, tinalian niya ang paa at saka dinala sa ermitanyo at nilagay sa loob ng isang hawla. Pinabuhusan ng tubig ang dalawang kapatid at naglakad sila patungo sa Berbanya. Pinagtulungan ng dalawa si Don Juan upang masolo ang pagiging hari. Ang adarna ay malungkot ganoon din si Haring Fernando nang makitang hindi kasama ng dalawa si Don Juan. Ginamot ng isang uugod-ugod na matanda si Don Juan at umuwi na sa Berbanya. Nakita ng adarna si Don Juan at ito ay umawit at nagamot si haring Fernando. Iminungkahi ng adarna na gawing hari si Don Juan. Iniutos ng hari na ipatapon ang dalawa, ngunit dahil humiling si Don Juan na huwag na lang, ito ay ipinatigil. Pinabantay ng hari ang adarna sa tatlong magkakapatid, ngunit pinuyat ng dalawa si Don Juan kaya nakatakas ang Adarna. Pinahanap ng hari ang maysala. Nagkita-kita ang magkakapatid sa kaharian ng Armenya at hinikayat nila si Don Juan na doon na lang manirahan. May nakita silang tae sa balon at tinangka nilang marating ang ilalim nito ngunit tanging si Don Juan lang ang nagtagumpay. Namangha si Don Juan sa ganda ng ilalim ng balon at kagandahan ni Juana. Nag-ibigan ang dalawa. Napatay ni Don Juan ang higante. Paalis na sana sila nang ipasundo ni Juana kay Don Juan ang bunso niyang kapatid na si Donya Leonora. Umibig din si Don Juan kay prinsesa Leonora. Sa huli, ay napaibig din niya si Leonora. Hindi matalo ni Don Juan ang serpiyente kaya,Binigyan ni Leonora si Don Juan ng balsamo at napatay niya ang serpiyente. Sila ay umalis ng balon kasama si Juana. Naalala ni Leonora ang kanyang singsing,kaya naki usap sya kay don juan na balikan ito,ngunit nang babalikan na ito ni don juan,pinatid nang kayang dalawang kapatid ang tali.inaya na nang dalawang magkapatid si juana at leonora na sumama na sila sa kaharian ng berbanya.Nag alala si leonora kay don juan kaya pinasundan niya si Don Juan sa kanyang kaibigang lobo. Nanaginip si Haring Fernando tungkol kay Don Juan. Nalungkot ang hari nang di Makita si Don Juan. Hiniling ni Don Pedro na ipakasal na sila ni Leonora ngunit hindi pumayag si Leonora,sinabi nitong sya ay may panata na hindi muna magpapakasal saloob ng 7 taon.Sa halip, sina Don Diego't Juana ang ipinakasal. Lumakas si Don Juan nang mapahidan ng tubig mula sa ilog-hordan sa tulong ng lobo.hinanap ni don juan ang ibong adarna at natagpuan nya ito at sinabi sa kanyang kalimutan na si leonora atsa halip siya'y maglakbay patungo sa Reyno de los Cristal upang makita si Maria Blanka.Nahirapan si don juan bago marating ang kaharian ng de los Cristal.may mga tumulong sa kanya na magkakapatid na ermitanyo na may mga balbas.Hinintay ni Don Pedro si Leonora subalit si Don Juan lang ang nasa puso ng prinsesa. Sumakay si Don Juan sa isang agila ng ermitanyo patungong de los Cristal.Narinig ni don juan na may mga dalagang naghahagikhikan,hinanap niya ito.ang mga dalagang ito ay tatlong mag kakapatid,naliligo sila sa ibat ibang ilog.Ang pinaka nagustuhan ni don juan sa tatlong magkakapatid ay si princesa maria blanca.Ninakaw ni Don Juan ang kasuotan ni princesa Maria habang ito'y naliligo. Humingi ng patawad si Don Juan kay princesa Maria at di nagtagal umibig na rin si Maria ka Don Juan.Pinatuloy ni haring Salermo si Don Juan.Gusto niyang pakasalan si maria kaya ibinigay na agad ng hari ang kanyang unang pagsubok kay Don Juan. Ginamit ni princesa Maria ang kanyang mahika upang maisagawa ang pagsubok,dahil dito nagtagumpay si don juan sa unang pagsubok,palihim na natuwa si Haring Salermo kay Don Juan. Inilahad na ng hari ang kanyang ikalawang pagsubok kay Don Juan; ang pangongolekta muli ng 12 na negrito at si Maria nanaman ang gumawa nito. Pagkatapos, ibinigay na ng hari ang kanyang ikatlong pagsubok; ang paglipat ng bundok sa tapat ng bintana ng kwarto ng hari. Malamang, nagulat ang hari sa pagiging matagumpay ni Don Juan. Tinawanan lamang ni Donya Maria ang ika-apat na pagsubok. Hinayaan lamang Maria na matulog si Don Juan habang ginagawa niya ang pagsubok. Nawala ang singsing ng hari sa pagkakatalsik nito sa dagat nang siya ay nasa muog na ipinatayo niya kay Don Juan. Hiniling naman ng hari na ibalik ang bundok sa dating puwesto at patagin bilang ika-limang pagsubok na nagawa naman ni Donya Maria ng maayos. Kinailangan namang tadtarin pa ni Don Juan si Maria upang mahanap ang nawawalang singsing ng hari na naging dahilan ng pagkaputol ng kanyang daliri na nakapaloob sa ika-anim na pagsubok ng hari. Hiniling ng hari kay Don Juan na paamuhin ang mailap at ubod ng samang kabayo ng hari bilang huling pagsubok. Napaamo naman ni Don Juan ang kabayo sa tulong ng mga tagubilin ni Donya Maria. Nang mapili ni Don Juan si Maria,hindi pa rin pumayag si haring salermo na ipakasal si don juan sa kanyang anak kaya nagtanan ang dalawang magkasintahan. Sa sobrang pagkalungkot ng hari ito ay namatay. Bumalik si Don Juan sa kaharian ng Berbanya at nagsaya ang buong kaharian.Hiniling niya sa hari na magpaksal sila ni leonora. Nagpunta si Maria sa Berbanya ngunit hindi siya nakilala ni Don Juan. Nagsagawa ng pagtatanghal si Maria patungkol sa mga pangyayari at pagsubok nilang dalawa ni Don Juan,at naalala na niya na ang mahal nya ay si maria blanca.Nagpakasal sina Maria blanca at Don Juan bumalik sila sa Reyno de los Cristal at namuno.Si Leon naman at si Don Pedro ang nagkatuluyan. Nakapahilis na panitik'''Nakapahilis na panitik''

Understanding Spyware

Spyware is a “malware” or malicious software that is placed on your computer without your knowledge. This can happen when you visit online web sites offering free downloads of games, when you download videos or music, or any share files, such as when you download that comic e mail from your friend. Spyware programs are piggybacked into your machine at the same time you download a file. Spyware is infecting millions of home computers today.

Spyware tracks your on line computer habits. It knows each site you visit and what you have looked up on that site. Some spyware even tracks each keystroke you make, including every bit of information you fill out on a form, such as name and address, and credit card information when you make a purchase. This has some in the online world worried that this can lead to identity theft and stealing of credit card numbers. Your computer surfing habits and personal information is then sold to businesses. The spyware business is a billion dollar industry, with lots of people getting rich selling your information without your knowledge.

Another problem with spyware is that unless you run anti spyware software often, you don’t know that spyware been installed until your computer starts to slow down. By the time your computer slows down due to spyware you could have as many as six or seven different spyware programs running in the background.

You can get rid of spyware by running any of the number of anti-spyware programs available on the market today. Run these programs often. Some suggest that after you run an anti spyware program that you re-boot your computer and run the software again to make sure there are no “ticklers”. Ticklers are designed to reinstall spyware.

The best way to avoid spyware is to stay away from downloading freebies. Don’t open unsolicited e-mail, delete it before you open it. When downloading any software, even legitimate software programs from the internet read the end users agreement thoroughly. Some of these agreements will state that they are installing spyware type software, and by you downloading their program you are agreeing to let them put spyware on your computer. If you know this then you have the ability to say yes, or no and protect your personal information.

Understanding Telemetry

Will telemetry work for your industry? This is an amazing way of measuring. You will find that it is used commonly as a means of measuring things at a distance. Normally, it is used by scientists and engineers who need to measure things that are nowhere near them. The uses of telemetry are varied and many. But, you can see its use everyday.

For example, many scientists use it to measure the weather conditions. By sending weather balloons high into the air, they can measure things like what the air temperature is up there as well as the pressure and even humidity of that air. These temperatures are significantly different than those that are closer to the air’s surface and yet there seems to be no way to accurately measure them. Telemetry is used because of its accuracy and simplicity to use.

But, how does telemetry work? It works by being equipped with the right instruments for the job. In this example, the telemetry instruments would be such things as an accurate temperature measuring tool such as a thermometer, a transmitter that will send back the information to the ground and on the ground you will find the receiving station to gather and track the information.

Telemetry works in many fields and in many cases where travel to the locations is much too difficult, costly or too dangerous. Another example of telemetry is space. On various shuttles and spacecraft, there are telemetry instruments traveling as well. These you will find doing all sorts of things from measuring the physical conditions of the astronauts as well as conditions in space that are needed to be monitored. For example, telemetry is used to monitor the blood pressure of humans as they travel into space. This can be quite remarkable that all the way home we can know what is happening in a world away. Telemetry is a helpful tool in making that happen.

Virus Alertness Tricks

When talking about computer virus protection, anti-virus software, and firewalls, it is important to stress that no virus protection system is foolproof. Even top security computer systems have been infiltrated time and again by hackers and computer criminals simply by programming a virus. Files have been deleted, accounts and identities have been stolen, and confidential files have been accessed by these hackers. This is not to say that anti-virus softwares are useless, but to point out that these programs work and perform better with the users’ assistance.

Computer viruses are programs that reproduce themselves and infect files and disks. They are spread and transmitted whenever files, disks, or programs are exchanged. Email attachments from known people, like your friends, professors, colleagues, or even your boss, can be virus-laden. The senders themselves may not even be aware that they’re sending you a virus. Computer virus protection, anti-virus software, and firewalls are developed to help you identify the viruses, the infected part of your system, and the process by which the virus can be contained. But as pointed out before, they need your assistance. New programs are developed regularly, and aside from these, there are also new technologies put in use. With the improvements in technology, it is naive and erroneous to assume that viruses remain as they are. They are constantly changing, becoming more sophisticated and harder to detect. Most advanced viruses aren’t detected until they have brought down and controlled entire systems. Hence, the first trick of virus protection is to subscribe to a reputable anti-virus software. Free software can detect and quarantine simple worms and viruses, but they would be hard-pressed to detect the more sophisticated kinds. Subscription requires minimal fees compared to the degree of protection your computer receives. This is especially advisable to companies and large businesses where several computers are joined in a network. Computers for home use and ones that aren’t used for storing sensitive data can do just fine with free downloadable software.

Subscription automatically causes your computer virus protection, anti-virus software, and firewall security to update whenever it is possible. This is an advantage because you can keep up with the rapid sophistication of new viruses. The more updated your software is, the more efficient it is in catching the virus. Free software must be updated or replaced with new versions regularly. It is best to update your software whenever your software site alerts you of newer versions. Aside from these tricks, doing virus scans on files, disks, software disks, programs, and other applications must be second nature to you before opening or downloading. Keep back-up files of the data and files in your computer in case a virus caused them to be deleted. Regular rebooting and “clean up” of your system also minimize susceptibility to viruses. Computer virus protection and anti-virus softwares optimize their performance with your help.

What is an EPROM?

EPROM or Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory is rewritable memory chip that can hold its data without power. A programmed EPROM can keep its data for up to twenty years and can be read indefinite number of times. An Israeli engineer, Dov Frohman invented the EPROM chip in 1971.

EPROM chips are embedded on an external programming device before being used on the circuit board. The EPROM chip requires a costly ceramic chip package with a small quartz window that is sheltered with opaque, sticky tape. For reprogramming, the chip is extracted from the circuit board, the tape is detached and it is placed below a concentrated ultraviolet (UV) light of wavelength 235nm light for approximately 20 minutes.

Some microcontrollers, before the era of EEPROMs and flash memory, used EPROM to store their program. Such microcontrollers include some versions of the Intel 8048, and the “C” edition of the PIC microcontroller. Similar to EPROM chips, such microcontrollers came in windowed (expensive) versions that were handy for debugging and program development. Leaving the die of such a chip exposed to sunlight can change its behavior in unexpected ways.

EPROMs come in several sizes with regard to both packaging and storage capacity. Parts of the same type of EPROM from different manufacturers are intercompatible as long as they’re only being read, there are subtle differences in the programming process.

Most EPROMs can be identified by the programmer by forcing 12V on pin A9 and reading the two bytes of data. However, programmer software would allow manual setting of the chip to ensure proper programming.

EPROMs are the forerunners of the modern EEPROMs and flash memory.

What Is Biotechnology

The UN Convention on Biological Diversity states, “Biotechnology is any technological application that uses biological systems, living organisms, or derivatives thereof, to make or modify products or processes for specific use”. The OECD (the Organization of Economic Co-operation and Development) defines biotechnology as “…the application of scientific and engineering principles to the processing of materials by biological agents”. Thus, “Biotechnology” basically means using biology as the basis for a technology that is applied to research and product development in areas such as agriculture, food science, and medicine.

The Academic Standards for Science and Technology defines Biotechnology as the ways that humans apply biological concepts to produce products and provide services. This is very true if we consider a section of biotechnology in which the directed manipulation of organisms is used for the product of organic products such as beer, milk products, food etc.

Biotechnology had already been performed long before the term itself was coined, though on a very basic level. For example, man had already learnt the method of fermenting fruit juices to concoct alcoholic beverages during the period around 6000 BC. However, it was considered more of an art then. Biotechnology became a real science only about two decades ago when genes were found to contain information that would enable the synthesis of specific proteins. This was in the 1970s, when new advances in the field of molecular biology enabled scientists to easily transfer DNA – the chemical building blocks that specify the characteristics of living organisms – between more distantly related organisms.

Then in the mid-eighties and early-nineties, it was confirmed that the transformation or modification of the genetic structure of plants and animals was very possible. The introduction of “Transgenic” animals and plants also led to more resistance to disease and increased the rate of productivity etc. Modern biotechnology is also now more often than not associated with the use of genetically altered microorganisms such as E. coli or yeast for the production of substances like insulin or antibiotics. New innovative biotechnology application such as plant-made pharmaceuticals has also now been developed.

Sub-fields in Biotechnology:

Red Biotechnology is the use of genetically altered microorganisms for the production of substances like insulin, antibiotics, vitamins, vaccines and proteins for medical use, and is thus related to medical processes. Genomic manipulation is also an example of Red Biotechnology.

Biomanufacturing or White Biotechnology is emerging field within modern biotechnology which involves the designing of organisms such as moulds, yeasts or bacteria, and enzymes to produce certain useful chemicals, and is related to the industrial sector. It is also known as Grey Biotechnology.

Green Biotechnology or agricultural Biotechnology, like the name suggests, is the area of biotechnology involving applications to agriculture. This basically involves the genetic manipulation of plants and animals in order to create more productive, environmentally friendly, disease resistant species. An example of traditional agricultural biotechnology is the development of disease-resistant wheat varieties by cross-breeding different wheat types until the desired disease resistance variety is achieved.

What is eSATA?

eSATA is an example of an extension to current serial ATA standards. The main function of eSATA is to make it possible for SATA drives to be attached externally, creating a wider network of functionality by combining the power of each of the drives. Relatively new, eSATA means that it is possible to engage in data transfer and processing much more quickly than with traditional methods of connectivity.

How Does eSATA Work?

The basic idea behind eSATA is make it possible to connect multiple drives without having to employ cables or wired connections of some sort. Traditional methods of connecting the external hard drives relied upon the use of such devices as FireWire or USB cables. eSATA does away with all that and makes it possible to connected several external drives in a very short period of time, without all the work of figuring out which cable will do the job. ESATA is based on established standards and will work every time.

What Are Some of the Advantages of eSATA?

One of the immediate advantages of using eSATA is that the eSATA cables are usually longer and easier to distinguish from the jumble of wiring that is used to connect various devices. Anyone who operates even a home system knows how easy it is for wires and cables to become snared as they run across one another and make it virtually impossible to tell what runs where. eSATA cables are generally at least six feet long and tend to be somewhat different in appearance than USB cables and FireWire. One glance at the cable and you know what it is and where it goes.

Another advantage is the ease of connecting and disconnecting the external drive. ESATA drives are designed with what are known as hot plugs. This means the cables can be connected and disconnected with ease, and without the need to power down the system in order to add or remove a drive.

Along with the esthetics, eSATA also helps to provide excellent rates of data transfer that are sometimes better than can be achieved with a USB connection. There are currently versions of eSATA on the market that will provide data transfer speeds of between 150MBps to 300 MBps. That is a great deal of power when it comes to using an external drive, and is generally much better than can be achieved using a USB cable.

What is RAM?

RAM is a moniker for Random Access Memory. It acts as a short-term memory much like the human brain to store a wealth of information. The RAM is accessible through the computer’s brain called the CPU which stands for Central Processing Unit. RAM has the capability of being retrieved only while a computer is on. When the computer is turned off the RAM is no longer accessible. ROM chips along with BIOS (computer boot firmware) allows the RAM information to be retrievable when the computer is rebooted.

RAM size and Location on the Computer System

Most computers come equipped with 256 million bytes of RAM already on the computer. Additional RAM can be placed within the system. However, there is usually a limitation placed upon just how much RAM can be added to a computer system. RAM is not random as its name would lead one to believe. The RAM is highly controlled and the storage can be directly ascertained. There is a decisive method that RAM utilizes to make its memory available to certain areas of the computer system.

Forms for RAM

RAM is what is known as discrete microchips which means that it is separate. An additional form of RAM is modules which attach into outlets in the motherboard of the computer. A network of electrical pathways to the processor allows the connection to spark for the RAM.

Why is RAM Important

RAM serves the very important function of retrieving information that must be accessed in a quick manner. This operation is very similar to the human brain’s function in retrieving necessary facts from short term memory. Open files and the utilization of applications on a computer systems requires the assistance of RAM. Users that play alot of video games with detailed graphics or keep alot of folders open while on their computer, will need the use of additional RAM. This will allow them to better access the information they need when the time comes. RAM is held onto a limited time, but it allows the information to come up quickly and without much fuss on the part of the computer user.

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Wifi or Wireless Fidelity, allows you to connect to the internet from virtually anywhere at speeds of up to 54Mbps. WiFi enabled computers and handsets use radio technologies based on the IEEE 802.11 standard to send and receive data anywhere within the range of a base station. Wireless is a technology that’s inexpensive, easy to use, and practical and yet… it’s a technology that’s still very young. Here’s a quick look at what the future could hold for wireless.

The Radio and the Phone

Wireless networks will always win over wired ones, if for no other reason, simply because it is much cheaper for signals to travel through the air than it is to install and maintain wires. For example… consider that telephones were originally used for sending and receiving news reports. When radio was invented, this stopped almost overnight – why bother going to all that expense when it’s free ‘over the air’? The same principle applies to computer networking.

Imagine having a choice between a wired Internet connection and a wireless one. The only reason to choose a wired connection would be cost because currently it’s cheaper? However, that will change soon. Wireless is also easier. Once the cost gap closes, if given the opportunity, there’s no logical reason why anyone wouldn’t switch to a wireless connection.

WiMAX

WiMAX is the next generation of wireless. It will use a standard called 802.16. The current standard is 802.11. It’s still a work in progress, but the possibilities are exciting.

WiMAX stands for Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access and is designed to complement existing wireless equipment… rather than replace it. The big advantage of WiMAX is that it greatly increases range. Rather than being measured in square meters, which is how the current standard is measured in, WiMAX ranges will be measured in square kilometers. Some estimates say the best WiMAX stations will be able to transmit up to 50 kilometers or about 30 miles!

Clearly, this opens an incredibly wide range of possibilities. Wireless access would move from LANs (Local Area Networks) to MANs: (Metropolitan Area Networks) covering a whole town or city with wireless access. The question would no longer be if you could connect via wireless, but what WiMAX network you wanted to connect too.

Other benefits of WiMAX include speed of up to 70Mbps (almost 10 MB per second) and better security. Imagine a future where ordering Internet access is as simple as connecting your existing wireless equipment to the network, opening your web browser and buying a low cost subscription. That’s it – done. No more access points, no more routers, no more configuration… just wireless Internet, anywhere and everywhere at broadband speeds. WiMAX is in the process of taking the world by storm.

For the latest news on WiMAX visit the WiMAX Forum (a non-profit industry group set up to promote WiMAX) at http://www.wimaxforum.org. WiMAX has been in development since 2001 and the first WiMAX equipment is expected to hit the market in late 2005 or early 2006.

What is Bluetooth?

Bluetooth is a new standard for short range radio connectivity. It is the new and promising field in the wireless communications standardization activities, which will profoundly affect the operation and applications of electronic gadgets of the future. The most obvious purpose of Bluetooth technology is to replace USB and it’s designed to eventually replace almost every wire there is… except power cables. What does that mean? It means that someday your TV could be connecting to your DVD player via Bluetooth or your speakers could connect to your radio with it, and so on and so on.

As you get older, expect to see fewer and fewer wires. I know… people said the same thing about paper but it turns out that people like paper and don’t want a ‘paperless society’. On the other hand, how many people do you know who have cable or wire fetish? The biggest remaining article is reliable wireless power. When they figure out how to provide reliable wireless power (i.e. better batteries)… look out because the flood gates will really open up.

A Simpler Life

Convenience… the first benefit of wireless technology that comes to my mind. Wires have so many flaws, especially when they go long distances and the overall wireless project is to remove the vast majority of them from our lives. Of course, another nice benefit will be cost because once wireless if up and going full-bore it will cost less than wire based transmission.

My prediction… within 10 years, wireless access will be making everyone’s life much easier and it will be the norm. The future is wireless!

Wireless Barcode Scanners: The Next Generation Gizmo

Wireless barcode scanners are a clear example of the best just having got better. Much like Alexander Graham Bell’s wired telephone that got eclipsed by the cordless phone which became a craze across millions of households, wireless bar code scanners have become a mega-hit with an ever-increasing number of business entrepreneurs making the upward shift to realize greater productivity day in day out. To put it simply, wireless barcode scanners offer you all the benefits of your regular barcode scanner or barcode reader and then, some more!

But hold on just yet, while wireless barcode readers and scanners are blitzing the market, you still need to which type of the device you need to best suit your business needs before going ahead and making a purchase. You need to very clearly articulate the reason for wanting to move into the wireless barcode scanner space and the plausible reasons for wanting to go wireless could be any of the following:-

* You need the freedom of mobility to be able to capture information away from your computer because of the spatial location of your tagged products

* You might want to collect the data away from your computer but be able to sync it or upload it once you get back to the origin i.e. the computer

* You might not only want to collect data away from the computer but also be able to log on via wireless networks to a database and post the captured information

Thus simply put, do you need a simple barcode scanner with a really long cord or do you have a genuine need for a wireless barcode scanner? And once you do a cost comparison on the various types of the barcode readers and barcode scanners, both wired as well as cordless, you will know exactly how much you are paying for what, and how much you are likely to benefit from the application of the device. Accurate information capture, ease of the information capture, speed at which different materials can be barcode registered and tagged, exquisite levels of data control are just some of the innumerous benefits that this technology promises for the user!

Finally a key thing that you need to keep in mind is that implementation of a new technology by itself does not guarantee success. You need to handle the change from one level to the next very well and proactively too, as in the case of wireless barcode scanners too. People management as part of change management is crucial to the success of your business and this should be given core focus. New technology is useless unless its espoused as a unifying cause by all in the work force. Once you have mastered the change in people, you have truly put yourself on the road to progress. Experience the wonders of wireless barcode scanners and be awestruck!

Wireless Networking Cards – A Closer Look

Ok, so you’ve read all the cool stuff and heard all the great things about going wireless and then it just hit you. However, that works you don’t know or care but it hit you. That was it, the little voice in your head said, “do it” and that was that. Unfortunately, that was awhile ago and since that “moment” you’ve done your part. You did some research into what was needed to upgrade your computer but it’s all just so darn confusing. You keep thinking, why can’t someone just give me a few basics so I feel more comfortable about this whole “upgrading” process.

If the above paragraph describes you and if you’re the typical computer user it probably does, then it’s time to exhale, calm your nerves, grab a latte and settle in because hopefully this article can shed a little understanding on at least one aspect of going wireless – the network card.

Like most “typical” computers users, you love your computer and you’ve pretty good at surfing the net, using email and you’ve probably even gotten fairly proficient at using your favorite word processing program but when it comes to some of the more technical aspects of your computer or computing in general, you are probably about as close to a “deer in the headlights” as you can get.

Hey, no problem because you’ve stumbled across a source that hopefully can shed a little light into that wireless networking card abyss. See, those searching skills do come in handy.

Let me start out by saying that when it comes to selecting a wireless networking card you can pretty much ignore all the hoopla except for the following three key factors: range, speed, and standards. Ok, let’s do it and take a look at a few specifics.

Below is a typical specification for wireless networking card. This one just happens to be for a Linksys wireless PCMCIA laptop card. Frankly, I can’t tell you if this card rocks or it stinks, I’m simply using it as an example. And with that, let’s take a closer look.

Here’s the description from Amazon: 11 Mbps high-speed transfer rate; interoperable with IEEE 802.11b (DSSS) 2.4Ghz-compliant equipment; plug-and-play operation provides easy set up; long operating range (up to 120m indoor); advanced power management features conserve valuable notebook PC battery life; rugged metal design with integrated antenna; compatible with virtually all major operating systems; works with all standard Internet applications; automatic load balancing and scale back; model no. WPC11

Like I mentioned above, most of the specs can be ignored. To start with, “compatible with virtually all major operating systems.” That means nothing. It’s simply fluff to expand the description to make the card appear better.

Range
Take a look at where it says “up to 120m indoor”. This means that the maximum range of the wireless card is 120 meters — sure if everything was perfect. And by the way, one meter is equal to about 39 inches or 3 feet. However, in the real world where nothing is ever perfect interference caused by thick walls, other power sources and the list goes on could reduce this number by as much as 90% – so just be aware of this.

And without enough range, your wireless network is no longer wireless and therefore – worthless. It serves no purpose to go wireless if you have to keep your computer next to the wireless port in order for it to work or if you have multiple computers to keep them all in the same room to get them to connect to each other.

As a rule of thumb, unless your walls are made of drywall or wood, it’s best to buy about four times the strength you think you’ll need. Even in perfect conditions, get twice what you think you’ll need – just to be safe.

Speed
Take another look at the description and find where it says Mbps. Mbps is the speed of the wireless connection – 11 Mbps is about one and a half megabytes per second. All 802.11b wireless cards have a speed of 11Mbps, while 802.11g cards run at 54Mbps or nearly 5 times faster. And of course, the next generation will be even faster.

Clearly, speed is important to your wireless network because it’s going to directly influence how long you have to wait to connect, how fast pages upload, file transfer rates, and your overall computer experience is always better when things download faster. I don’t know about you but if something takes more than a few seconds to download, I start to get impatient.

However, because there are currently very few Internet connections running at speeds over 11Mbps – it’s really as much as you need, at least for now.

Standards
You’ve probably noticed in the above specs the number 802.11 followed by a letter b. The b is the standard that the wireless device conforms too. Currently, there are 3 standards – a, b and g.

In a nutshell, 802.11b and 802.11g are compatible with each other while 802.11a isn’t compatible with either. Due to the incompatibility issues with the other two standards and because it’s an older less robust standard I would stay away from cards using it.

Between b and g, b is cheaper but slower, while g is more expensive but faster. It’s also worth considering that adding a b-speed device to a network that has g-speed devices will often slow the whole network down to b-speed, making the g-devices pointless. Basically, the network will operate at the speed of its weakest link.

If your wireless device doesn’t conform to the right standards, it’s not going to be much good to you. I often see uninformed people bidding for used wireless equipment on eBay, not realizing that it’s going to be terribly slow and may not work with other equipment they might have. Always check what standard the wireless equipment is using and if you don’t know the 802.11 letter, don’t buy it!

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