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This one is a 14 inch ultra-portable laptop that aims to bridge the gap between underpowered and bulky laptops. The notebook retains the battery longevity found in the latest generation of laptops. The Timeline has an incredible claimed battery life of over eight hours.

Actually, most of the specifications (CPU speed, hard drive capacity and the optical drive option are a few to mention) are shared by all the 4 laptops in the series 13.3, 14 and 15.6 inches. The 11.6 inch one is the smallest in the series and was introduced during the Windows 7 launch week.

The Timeline 4810T has a widescreen 14-inch LED backlit display that sports a 1366x768 resolution. The laptop is powered by an Intel Core 2 Solo SU3500 processor operating at 1.4GHz, 4GB of DDR3 memory (expandable to 8GB), a 320GB hard drive, Intel GS45 chipset with 4500MHD integrated graphics and Intel Wi-Fi Link 5100 that support Draft-N connectivity.

Acer will try to pull the 8+ hour claim using a 6-cell battery on the 4810T. Other standard features for this 14-inch laptop include a 8x SuperMulti optical drive, built-in webcam and multi-card reader.

The notebook weighs 4.2 pounds, which I find about average for a 14 inch laptop. It measures 1.1" at its thickest end and slightly less than 0.9" at its thinnest.

Looking at its front side with the lid closed we see a 5-in-1 card reader (SD, MMC, MS, MS PRO, xD) and a battery indicator light which shows amber when the battery is charging and blue when it is fully charged.

On top of the glossy 14" LED backlit display there's an Acer Crystal Eye webcam and microphone. Just above the keyboard you'll find a strip containing two speakers, as well as touch controls for enabling Wi-Fi connectivity, Acer's Backup Manager, Acer's Smart Power mode and a HDD activity light. The power button is positioned on the left side of this bar, while the optical drive eject button is located at the far left.



On the right side, there is a single USB 2.0 port, as well as an Ethernet port, DC-in jack and a Kensington lock slot. The rear of the notebook houses the battery bay and is otherwise plain, while on the left we find headphone and microphone jacks, HDMI port, VGA port, ventilation slots, and a couple more USB ports (3 total).

At the bottom there are a few additional ventilation slots, several small rubber feet, the battery release latch, and a removable panel to access the hard drive bay and two memory slots, both of which are populated by 2GB DIMMs.



Below the keyboard is the multi-gesture touchpad and touchpad toggle button, a nice feature not found on all notebooks. The touchpad is slightly inset with plenty of surface area.

1. In many states (in the USA) the highway patrol carries two gallons of Coke in the truck to remove blood from the highway after a car accident.

2. You can put a T-bone steak in a bowl of coke and it will be gone in two days.

3. To clean a toilet: Pour a can of Coca-Cola into the toilet bowl and let the “real thing” sit for one hour, then flush clean The citric acid in Coke removes stains from vitreous china.

4. To remove rust spots from chrome car bumpers: Rub the bumper with a crumpled-up piece of Reynolds Wrap aluminum foil dipped in Coca-Cola.

5. To clean corrosion from car battery terminals: Pour a can of Coca-Cola over the terminals to bubble away the corrosion.

6. To loosen a rusted bolt: Applying a cloth soaked in Coca-Cola to the rusted bolt for several minutes.

7. To bake a moist ham: Empty a can of Coca-Cola into the baking pan, wrap the ham in aluminum foil, and bake. Thirty minutes before the ham is finished, Remove the foil, allowing the drippings to mix with the Coke for a sumptuous brown gravy.

8. To remove grease from clothes: Empty a can of coke into a load of greasy clothes, add detergent, and run through a regular cycle. The Coca-Cola will help loosen grease stains. It will also clean road haze from your windshield.

Now …… The Facts:

1. The active ingredient in Coke is phosphoric acid. Its Ph is 2.8. It will dissolve a nail in about 4 days. Phosphoric acid also leaches calcium from bones and is a major contributor to the rising increase in osteoporosis.

2. To carry Coca-Cola syrup (the concentrate) the commercial truck must use the Hazardous material place cards reserved for highly corrosive materials.

3. The distributors of coke have been using it to clean the engines of their trucks for about 20 years!

Now don’t you think that a glass of water is a healthy choice?

Everyone wants to have a smooth relationship. Nobody neither wants to waste time on a hardship, nor waste their energy on a person whom you think is not the right one for you. Moreover, a hard and bitter relationship is a pain in the ass and it can be a hurdle in your self improvement and career achievements. Here are some tips to have a smooth relationship. If you are already on a smooth relationship, I am sure these tips will help you to improve it.


1. Mutual respects always is a key thing in any relationship. While you are in private or public, make sure that both of you act in such a way to enhance your partner's self respect.

2. If you can't understand any behaviour of your partner, just initiate a conversation and ask him/her why he/she is behaving in such a way or why he/she took such a decision. Don't assume something for yourself, not only that you might be wrong, but you will also be developing a wrong personality of your partner in your head.

3. Solve problems as they arise. Do not wait until they pack up to a big bomb.

4. Always plan things or take decisions by keeping a long range view in your mind. Do not jump into decisions with what and how you are at the moment.

5. Be a good listener to your partner. Help him/her to build on skills by giving constant back up and encouragement. After all, that's what the word "partner" means, I think.

6. Give equal weight to sex and intimacy. One without the other is useless and waste of time.

7. Never go to bed with a problem unsolved. Always try to resolve things or at least bring some tenderness into the situation before going to bed.

8. Be the first to apologize.

9. Freedom is very important in any relationship. Dependency to some degree is good but make sure it does not put your partner into a boundary.

10. The last and the most important thing is to choose your partner wisely. You know yourself and your limits. Neither expect an ideal human being nor choose a stupid and suffer. Every person is different and are attracted to others for various reasons. But common sense is a must.

Ok I am starting to think if I am addicted to the internet. I think yes. As many of you would have noticed I am not updating my blog for quite a long time. I am on rest (have to be, as advised) and hence unable to turn myself online. I feel really bad and still not have learned (during a period of about 2 months) to cope with this. I wonder how I used to be when I was not aware of the internet and when I didn’t have the facilities at my home. Now that I have the web at my laptop, I am unable to close my doors and stay away from the web. Is this what we call addiction? The answer should be yes.

Even though I feel bad and crazy without being online, something tells me to train myself to cope with such a situation. I really would like to hear some honest tips from you guys to help me overcome this situation. So far, I wrote for my readers and now I want ideas and tips from my readers. I not only feel bored but also kinda worried about my unreplied emails, unupdated blogs and things like that. So I don't just need tips to cope from the boredom but also ways to manage the tensions that arise due to my online responsibilities.

Search engine optimization is one of the factors that drive a website owner crazy, especially if you are a beginner. As most of us know, SEO is not something that begins and ends on the day your website is alive, but is a process. You need some time and effort to learn what the search engines are doing. And the bitter part is, not all the search engines are the same and even the same search engine is not the same all the time. Search engines always keep updating their algorithms. Few of the several hundred criteria that the search engines use are the following:

Link context

Topical links

Title tags

Site popularity

Anchor text

Site language

Keywords

Site maturity, and more importantly,

Content

Okay, now coming to the point, what can you do and cannot do for SEO?

You can do the following:

Submit your website manually to search engines. This way, you can get indexed sooner than waiting for the search engines to automatically pick you up.

Include legitimate and relevant reciprocal links in your site from others.

Make sure your website contains meta tags, content, graphics and keywords that can help you improve your site ranking.

Keyword advertising, reciprocal linking and marketing campaigns are some of the venues that can increase traffic.

You can be liberal in using keywords for your website. But make sure they are used in the correct context of your site’s topic and content.

You cannot do the following:

Using hidden keywords – you can never trick search engines because this is one of the most common things that the search engines are looking for, so that your site can be banned!

Artificially generating traffic to your website - so that it looks more popular than it actually is.

Artificially generating links to your site from irrelevant or unrelated sites. Most search engines have in-built algorithm to catch this very act.

Submitting your site repeatedly to search engines thinking that you are forcing the search engines to increase your site’s ranking; you are most likely to be banned. Either submit it once or wait at least 6 weeks before submitting it again. If your website is a kind of one that is regularly updated, submitting it once is enough, since spiders can crawl and look for updated content. Pinging with Ping-O-matic or Technorati is also a good idea.

Finally, do not expect to be ranked on the top in a search list as soon as your website is alive. Even though you exist in the web, it takes some time to achieve the status that you expect. Work hard on the content and use SEO wisely.

Losing weight is one of the challenging tasks for most of the people nowadays. Most of them pay for expensive medications, gym, exercising equipments, DVDs and so on. Although all these are somehow needed in today’s ‘busy’ life, one can reduce a lot of hassle, expense and the related depression. What I write below is just an outline of some of the ways to reduce the hassle, but the list is not complete. Please feel free to add more.

Do not diet on weekends:

This may sound a crazy but, taking a break in anything will make that thing work better. Be it your work or study, it is often advisable to take short refreshing breaks to keep it going. Similarly, taking break during the weekends help you to be on diet without getting bored or tempted for the week ahead.

Appreciate yourself now and then:

Give yourself appreciation often. Before going to the bed, stand in front of the mirror and appreciate yourself for those moments when you sacrificed the delicious falooda or a cheese pizza. Make it a habit to appreciate yourself at least once in a day for one event of your diet. This will encourage you to sacrifice more.

Buy a bath scale:

This is to keep a close watch on your weight. This is one of the major requirements and a must if you are on a diet. This will not cost you a fortune and measuring yourself each day will tell you your improvement, or warn you on your set back.

Have a strong will power:

Your will power is the guru inside you that helps you to stay on diet. Whatever you read, see on TV, converse with your friends about the importance of losing weight, if you don’t have a will power you will certainly neglect all those warnings or thoughts about losing weight. The saying ‘when there is will, there is way’ is certainly true and be a person who follow his/her own will.

Don’t set long-term goals:

Always set short-term, easy-to-achieve goals on your weight loss plan to avoid disappointment and discouragement. Whenever you accomplish your short term goal you will feel encouraged and recharged for the next mission. But keeping long term goals on a diet plan will make you get bored and eventually lose the idea of losing weight.

Being Adventurous:

If you are an adventure loving person, who likes life to be full of fun, it is now time to shut it down a bit. Since your body is busily building a baby or more babies, you will not have the usual stamina. You also will put the baby at risk. Save the adventure for later.

On Diet:

Women are very much worried about gaining weight during pregnancy. They are afraid of losing their figure and hence will attempt to be on diet and eat less. This is extremely dangerous since your baby depends totally on you for his/her nutrition. You therefore need to fulfil the baby’s needs and your needs too. Besides you need at least 300 extra calories (per baby).

Eat Junk:

Now that it is said that you need more calories, you just cannot eat everything you wish. Filling up your stomach with candies, soda, crisps and other junk food does no good for your baby. So be careful in choosing your calories. Add more of fresh fruit and vegetables in your diet. Also go on a fibre and protein rich diet.



Excessive Workout:

High impact aerobics, dancing and jumping around is definitely a ‘don’t’ while you are pregnant. You can go on medium exercises like walking after your first trimester, but never attempt any kind of hard work ship during your first trimester. You should really be a couch potato for the first trimester.

Smoke And Drink:

If you have the habit of smoking and/or drinking, then you should say good bye by now. It is also advisable to avoid pubs that are full of smoke. Exposing your baby to these toxic substances may put them in grave danger and increase the likeness of being born with defects.

Get Dehydrated:

Well, don’t get dehydrated while you are pregnant. You need lots of water to keep your blood circulating and most of the vital metabolism in the womb. So drink plenty. Dehydration can induce preterm contractions which is very risky.

Get Exhausted:

Your body is now in ‘overtime’ mode, so don’t press it too much. There won’t be much energy left for you to do your routine activities. You will probably feel tired at times and it is really important that you give your body some rest during those times. If your doctor assigns you some level of bed rest, take it seriously.

Clean Cat Box:

Pregnant women should get rid of their cats. At least, they should not clean the cat litter, ask someone else to do it for you. Cats can carry a disease called toxoplasmosis that can cause birth defects. It can be transmitted to you if you come in contact with the feline feces.

Soak In Hot Tub:

Puff! Thus sounds relaxing, but it is not recommended. There are reports of connection between frequent soaking in hot tubs and miscarriage in the first trimester. Hot tubing raises mother’s internal thermostat and can elevate her temperature, similar to having fever. That puts the baby at risk.

Ignore Signs:

Don’t be thinking ‘That can’t happen to me’. Know the signs of labor and don’t ignore any. If you are having twins or more, you should be extra cautious and look for preterm labor signs. Contact your doctor immediately if you have any of the following signs: cramping, backache, contractions, vaginal discharge, low pelvic pain or rectal pressure.

Nutrition is often the underlying culprit in most of the health issues. Although one cannot eat hormones, it is highly important that we keep their secretion at the right amount in our bodies. Otherwise, hormonal imbalances are caused leading to health problems. By simply choosing a healthy food and lifestyle, one will be able to manage and maintain the various glands in the body. These glands need proper support in the form of nutrition for proper functioning. A lack of vitamins or minerals makes it difficult for these glands to do their jobs.

Foods that are major causes of malnutrition are sugars and simple starches. They make all areas of the body to work harder in order to clear out the added blood sugars, and they also add excess body fat. On the other hand, fibre rich foods though, particularly fruits and vegetables, are very high in many types of nutrition that our bodies desperately need. Just the small step of adding more fruits and vegetables to your daily food intake can make a huge difference in how your body feels on a daily basis.

Eating the natural way is always highly recommended, however if you really (have a genuine reason) have a hard time in taking fruits and vegetables in your diet, the next alternative is to go for supplements.

Herbal supplements can offer you very healthy doses of vitamins and minerals. Herbal supplements are like taking vegetables in a pill.

Eating a balanced diet is also equally important. If you boost your nutrition with veggies and balanced diet your glands will be happy in generating the hormones at the right amount. Once your hormone levels are regulated most of your health problems could be managed or avoided.

You could be working very hard, and yet feel that you are not that productive. Well, you are not alone. This happens so often, and this is a sign that you need to stop and think. There is certainly no point in just working hard with no or less productivity. Here are some tips to boost your productivity.

Keep Fit:

One of the major reasons why you are less productive may be that you are not fit. Have healthy food and workout routines. Replace junk foods and snacks for healthier ones. But don’t try to change in all overnight. Rather, start in small steps and drop junk foods one by one in a gradual manner. Have a regular workout routine to keep your energy and stamina levels high. Working out also is a good relaxation and not only benefits your body but also your brain. Both ways you get recharged.

Don’t be a tech addict:

Don’t rely on tech gadgets too much. This will reduce your productivity in a way by making you lazy. Use only the required amount of tech for your kind of job and don’t get sophisticated. For instance, if you rely completely on your computer, you will have to waste your working time if it is broken. You simply have to wait until it is fixed to do anything.

Web Addiction:

Most of us have internet facilities at work and we also do have a computer. Even if it is not so, we do have these at home. Reading blogs, emails, Facebook and Twitter are good to keep yourself connected and informed. But soon, if you are not careful, you may get obsessed by these things. You might want to switch between your serious work to read emails (especially if you have email notifiers that pop up). You might want to open your computer and check stats on your Twitter or Facebook, the first thing in the morning. All these will ruin your productivity. Keep yourself limited time per day or per week for these tasks depending upon who you are and how important your web presence is.

Organization:

An organized person is in an optimized state for productivity. If you are disorganized, you will pay a lot of time for nothing just because you are disorganized. Maintain a to-do list and make note of your appointments. This will help you in remembering tasks. Always keep your table and file racks clean, tidy and up to date. Do not stack old files or finished jobs on your table, rather archive them. Keep your inbox organized. Being organized saves you a lot of time too. Plan your meetings or presentations well ahead to avoid hassle. Set yourself deadlines to complete tasks and be honest with yourself.

Productive Breaks:

You need (should) not be working always in order to be productive. Taking breaks at right times, help you increase your productivity. Take a break once you have finished a big task. This is one way of self-appreciation and also a chance to help your brain to get recharged. Taking reasonable naps is good too. Taking breaks is not only important for your mental refreshment, it also refreshes you physically. Take a short 5 min. walk for your coffee/tea. You can get your eyes off your computer screen and get some fresh air too. After the break you will find yourself fresh and prepared for the next task.

Happy Working!

OK, this one is a list post. I would like to briefly just mention the key ways that are really simple (if you think it is, and if you really WANT a happy married life) that lead to a happy married life.

1. Almost, the first thing is to ask yourself, what to do for a happy and peaceful atmosphere in your family. The answer to this question will definitely differ from family to family and couples as well.

2. Be a giver in your married relationship. Always be the first to do things that would please or make your spouse happy, rather than expecting from him/her.

3. Be a good listener. Always be the first to listen to your spouse, before you start to put forth your view point on anything.

4. Be an effective communicator. This is indeed different from point 3. It is not only important that you listen to your partner, but it is also equally important to communicate in a way that your message can be correctly understood by your spouse. There is no need for long boring sentences to be clear; a short sentence to the point will make the conversation effective. Also avoid vague and indirect sentences. To know more about effective communication, read this post.

5. Your spouse is not an ideal creation of God and all human beings indeed have imperfections. Don't put up your expectations straight on your spouse, and ask yourself if you are an ideal creation. Be realistic in whatever you expect from your spouse.



6. Always avoid arguments. Arguments don’t bring in anything useful to your married life; rather they make you guys apart. In addition, you cannot ever solve a problem by arguing on it. Read this post for ways to avoid arguments.

7. Choose a hobby in common and spend at least few hours a week (preferably on a weekend) together in that hobby. Hobbies can refresh your married life and can improve your understanding on each other.

8. Cooking (don’t choose this as a hobby!) together has many advantages. You reveal to your spouse that you are helpful, and at the same time you can have fun in trying new dishes. There will be intimate moments while you cook together and, don’t remember to laugh at your dish if it tastes like hell.

9. Always look for opportunities to appreciate your spouse. Appreciation does wonders and helps to build up on your spouse’s self confidence.

10. Do nifty things often to impress and surprise your partner. You can either choose to do this in an expensive or cost effective way. Remember, the price does not matter. You can choose to leave cards in unexpected places in your house, leave a red rose in the bed with a note; post a “Miss You” card addressed to your spouse’s office, the possibilities are endless.

11. Relish every moment together. Be romantic and enjoy your time together.

12. Last, but not the least, reveal your love for your spouse. It can be the words “I Love You” or any kind of creative stuff (like holding hands, a hug, a kiss and so on), but just keep saying. The more you say the more it grows.