Fine Time To Be American

Time to vote...time to make a difference....no....NOT that!

----it is because it is time to get FREE COFFEE from Starbucks!



----- only for Americans...huhuhu

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Tools of the Trade

With the advent of the ever-advancing technology, having a home-office can now be as viable as going to the actual office itself. There are just so many things you can do now that was not available to the home-worker a decade ago.

VOIP for one has enabled many of us from India and the Philippines to make calls abroad for a very small fraction of the cost. And that means that we can have an edge over those who are living in America in terms of hire-ability (is there such a word? hehehe). WE can work for a fraction of the cost that it would take to hire an American.

The computers available now in the market for the ordinary person who wants to work are so plentiful. If you want to work at home and do not have yet the capacity to buy a brand-new quadcore PC, you can breathe easier now for my PC is actually just Pentium 4. You can also purchase a second-hand desktop computer from a reliable vendor. Just make sure that you can install at the very least the basic Microsoft software such as Windows XP, either the home or the pro version. Also, make sure that you have at the very least the MS Office 2000.

And what really amazes me is that the internet, even screamingly-fast DSL ones are now available and affordable for us! Pick a DSL that is reliable. You would not want your prospective employer to find you constantly getting booted off the server just because your ISP sucks big time.

A good headset. A webcam. A nice thermos mug that keeps your coffee warm longer than its usual porcelain sisters.

These are the things I see right in front of me so these are the ones that I have mentioned. Feel free to add.