I have been tagged by Ashok.

Now for the people who do not understand what tag means, let me explain. The tag game is on in blogsphere and bloggers are enjoying it. The rule of tag game is that if you are tagged you have to write five things about yourself and tag five other bloggers. Read about it here.

And now i have been tagged by Ashok. So here are five things i love to do...

1) Movies: They are are my passion. Am a great fan of apna bollywood. My fav are Zakhm and DCH. Also The Shawshank Redemption has been all time hollywood favo.

2) Books: I like reading in my free time. I am totally convinced that Ayn Rand ruined my life :P . And yes Potter rocks.

3) Eating: Its fun. I like to experiment with new dishes

4) Sleeping: They say "Early bird catches the worm" and I say "Early worms are caught".... I like sleeping late till morning.

5) Games: Am a big AOE freak. My record stick to my computer is something less that 22 hrs.

So now when i have got my neck out of the tag, its time to tag other 5 ppl..
So i have tagged Sarang, Mani, Rishi, Swagat and Nithya

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I have just got some news for the net about Harry Potter book 7. The title of the book is realesed and J.K. Rowling has given a small game to play on her site. Its something like treasure hunt. Am trying it to continue, so am cutting this post short. Will provide you details later.
Click here to play the game on oficial web site of J. K. Rowling.
To start with the game, enter the site and click the eraser on the desk..

Ohh God am so excited.



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PayPerPost has today announced its second phase of full disclouser model in which it is mandatory for participating consumer content creators to disclose their sponsored status. It is expected that this step will more transparency to the web advertising industry.


From PayPerPost Press release:

"Since creating the concept of sponsored posting, PayPerPost has allowed and encouraged transparency, enabling marketers and bloggers to disclose word-of-mouth (WOM) or buzz marketing relationships. The company provides bloggers with tools to empower disclosure and has popularized the concept of adopting a Disclosure Policy for all bloggers through DisclosurePolicy.org. Consistent with WOM industry guidelines, PayPerPost also prohibits marketers who use the PayPerPost marketplace from requesting no disclosure. Today’s announcement builds upon that foundation.

“The mission of PayPerPost has always been to be the top marketplace connecting bloggers and marketers,” said Ted Murphy, chief executive officer of PayPerPost. "We have always believed that the marketplace will naturally evolve based upon needs of the marketers and bloggers participating in the market. Proper transparency for WOM marketing has been an ongoing balance for our members and an issue with little legal precedent. Although the FTC was petitioned and recently declined any formal action against buzz marketing practices (e.g. Proctor & Gamble Tremor, BzzAgents), we believe the marketers and bloggers in our marketplace will benefit from today’s Terms of Service updates. We will undoubtedly lose some marketers and bloggers in the process, however we believe this measure serves our marketplace participants long term."

As part of this announcement, we invite a competing and even larger part of the WOM marketing industry, affiliate marketers, to join PayPerPost in mandating full disclosure. Mary Engle, FTC director of advertising practices, recently stated "the FTC examines a number of criteria in deciding whether to bring a case against a marketer but usually looks more closely at actions that lead consumers to make purchase decisions. Some word-of-mouth marketing is focused on getting consumers to visit websites rather than to make immediate purchases." Given that affiliate programs, regardless of FTC disclosure adherence, specifically reward bloggers for driving immediate purchases, affiliate marketers are encouraged to mandate disclosure, or embrace WOM marketplaces like PayPerPost that deliver the highest online marketing ROI with less risk of future FTC scrutiny.

PayPerPost’s new Terms of Service require participating content creators to fully disclose site wide with a prominent Disclosure Policy or on a per post basis. To cover the increased blogger and marketplace costs of the company’s new policy, PayPerPost is raising the minimum price per post by one dollar to five dollars per post. The company's marketplace remains the lowest cost, highest value provider of online WOM or buzz marketing. “PayPerPost believes that its marketing partners will support this new pricing structure. Although our operating costs will increase slightly due to today’s move, the net result is a stronger communications environment for all. We encourage online WOM networks of all kinds, whether blog-based, affiliate or other models, to follow suit.”

To read the press release on PatPerPost site click here.

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If you want to make any change in windows XP program files or system files like registry, it is advisable to create a system restore point before doing any such task.

Note: This Utility is only for Microsoft Window's XP

To create a system restore point for your windows XP operating system follow these steps..

Step 1. First check out whether system restore option in turn on or not in your computer. To check this, right click on My Computer icon and click properties option. This will open the System Properties box. Now click System Restore tab and make sure that ‘Turn off system restore on all drives’ option is unchecked. Now click ok and close this box.


Step 2. Now open start menu and go to
All Programs > Accessories > System tools > System restore.
This opens the system restore tool.



Now check the box Create a restore point and then click next.




Step 3. Now type the name of system restore point (whatever you want), and click create.
This creates your system restore point.



Now close this box.


To restore back your operating system to any restore point follow these steps.

Step 1. Open start menu and go to
All Programs > Accessories > System tools > System restore.
This opens the system restore tool.
Now check the box Restore my computer to an earlier time and click next


Step 2. In the next open screen of System Restore tool, you will see the calendar in which certain dates are shown in bold letter. These bold letter dates are the dates when a system restore point is available. It means you can restore your Operating System back to those dates. Click the date to which you want to restore the system.




Step 3. When you click on the date you can see in the right hand box (box next to calendar) that list of some system points is shown. Choose the system point to which you want to restore your operating system and then click next .

Step 4. Now you are asked for the confirmation. Click Next.

Your system will now get restored to the time and date you have chosen. This will restart you computer.

Some points regarding System Restore.

1. For System restore process, you should be logged into an administrator account.
2. Restoring your computer does not affect or change your personal data files.
3. An automatic system restore point is created on your computer everyday by Windows XP. (If system restore feature is turned on)

What Microsoft’s Windows XP Help and Support says about System restore
“System Restore is a component of Windows XP Professional that you can use to restore your computer to a previous state, if a problem occurs, without losing your personal data files (such as Microsoft Word documents, browsing history, drawings, favorites, or e-mail). System Restore monitors changes to the system and some application files, and it automatically creates easily identified restore points. These restore points allow you to revert the system to a previous time. They are created daily and at the time of significant system events (such as when an application or driver is installed). You can also create and name your own restore points at any time. “

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