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I’ve spent the past couple of days learning a new computer language, PHP. I’m currently in the process of developing an online management system, and after a careful anaylsis PHP seemed to be the right language to develop with.

So I have been going through some tutorials and looking at lots of coding examples. As a pretty experianced programmer, I am still having a hard time understanding some code developed by other people.

Which leads me to the first tip in this series.

The following coding tip is very straight forward, but ESSENTIAL to keeping you effective in the Information Technology Industry, especially when working in a team enviroment

1. Comment your code:

If anyone is going to be reviewing your code at any point in time, you should always leave appropriate commets to help guide them. Here is how I structure my commenting, lets use JAVA for this example

/////////////////////////////////////////

// Title of Program Author’s Name

// Date of creation

//

//Breif description of the program

/////////////////////////////////////////



public class TestClass

{

//Variables

protected int iCounter;

//Here is where you would list all your global variables



//Methods List all the methods after this for good programing structure



////////////////////

// main(String args [])

// Do: What is the main function of this method

// Input: What is brought into the method

// Returns: What the method returns

public static void main(String args[])

{

//

}//End main Method–> Keep track of your end braces with a small comment

}// EndTestClass



Commenting while you are developing does not take a lot of time, and it will definitly pay off for you later, especially when you try to review some complex code.

Graham McCarthy, has 6 years experiance developing software for both educational and business oriented purposes.

Website: http://concisecoding.blogspot.com/

Certification:

- A College Diploma in Computer Programming Analysis from Fanshawe College in London, Ontario Canada.

- A University Degree in Information Technology /w Honours from York University in Toronto, Ontario Canada.

Ignoring Global Warming risks precipitating a Global
Pan-Famine/Starvation from Africa, right into Europe, the United
States, and Canada, unless in can be stopped and reversed in a
very timely manner. Such a milieu would occur with soaring
temperatures, destoying the oceans, with corresponding record
drought conditions in agricultural lands, threatening the food
supply internationally.

There are apparently some people who think that the current
“Greenhouse Effect” will simply lead to an “evolutionary” change
in the global climate, so that climatic areas in the northern
hemisphere like Canada, Scandinavia, Russia, Alaska in the U.S.,
and Antarctica in the southern hemisphere will become like one
big tropical resort area like Tahiti, Cuba, or Jamaica. Soon
everyone will be enjoying glorious sunshine, and sipping exotic
tropical drinks in Nova Scotia, Baffin Island in the Canadian
Arctic, or around the Arctic waters of Siberia, according to
people with this apparent view. These people profess a dislike
for the cold, and they therefore welcome any change that might
eventually get rid of their abhored winter blaaaaahs.

Unfortunately for these people, such a view is not supported by
critical scientific evidence, beyond “scientific infomercials”
and propaganda pieces that have been sponsored by various
well-financed Big Business interests. Indeed, it has been the
job of the largely corporate owned mass-media in Canada, and
elsewhere, to channel viewers, readers, and listeners into
responses which will complement the elite pursuit of insatiable
commercial profit. This corporate owned mass-media does not want
to draw public attention to the dire fate which awaits the
public, if ‘the Economy’ is not rejuvenated in a manner that
minimizes social and environmental costs.

The large scale ‘owners of capital’ have structured the
prevailing capitalistic economy to principally serve their
interests in the pursuit of money, status, and power for
themselves. Like heroine or “crack” cocaine drug addicts,
‘capitalistocrats’ have become so addicted to the pursuit of a
self-absorbing materialistic lifestyle predicted on money,
status, and power, they would much rather apparently destroy our
planet, and all life along with it, than to change their ways of
drug-like abuse. Indeed, the mass-media in the prevailing
capitalistocratic systems of Canada, the United States, United
Kingdom, continental Europe, and elsewhere, are no less corrupt
than the politicians which they are supposedly “holding
accountable”.

The mass-media has apparently covered-up the fate that awaits
humanity, and the rest of our planet, if there is not an
immediate substantive response to the Global Warming threat
beyond the relatively superficial responses associated with the
extremely slow responses to fulfilling the relatively
superficial Kyoto Protocol. Indeed, failure to redress Global
Warming with great alacrity, will not mythically result in
northern hemispheres being turned into extensions of “tropical
paradises”.

The cold air masses that hover over the Arctic and Antarctic
climatic areas of the planet are absolutely vital to moderating
the temperatures of planet Earth. Global Warming by the
irresponsible activities of greed driven private enterprises
under American led “global capitalism”, are destroying these
vital climatic areas at an alarming rates. As a human species,
we have already witnessed deadly heat waves and humidity. The
accompanying worsening cancer causing ultra violet (UV) rays due
to rapid accompanying ozone depletion is already creating
experiences which almost feel like a form of radiation
poisoning. Further accompanying weather cataclysms including
more devastating hurricanes like Hurricane Katrina in New
Orleans in late Summer 2005, and other such ”weather events”
are only a relatively small tip of the iceberg so-to-speak.

The “hellish” summer of 2005 internationally has poignantly
showed relative to the comparatively milder Summer 2004, that
changes due to the abusive activities by human beings on the
planet can be sudden, and extremely drastic. The current
quantuum advancing devastating destructive impacts of
American-led “global capitalism” are threatening to precipitate
a catastrophic global drought in vital agricultural areas
internationally that the world has never ever seen; due to
unending rising temperatures, that will make the traditional
temperature characteristics of the tropics today (that have
benefited from Arctic and Antarctic moderation) seem like
comparative ice boxes. Worsening “hellish” summers will lead
into hellish other parts of the year also, with the prospective
disappearance of the Arctic and Antarctic climatic areas. The
inevitable result of such allowed phenomenon will be an ensuing
Global Famine that so far, the world has also never seen
spreading from the United States and Canada, into Europe and the
rest of the World.

The rising temperatures of the oceans would eventually
completely destroy all vital air (oxygen) producing plankton. A
global crisis in agricultural production would be further
accompanied by the cascading rapid dying out of all species in
the ocean. The oceans would become dead polluted waters (the
Gulf of Mexico has already been basically destroyed, with other
parts of the ocean following pursuit).

In such a milieu of Global Famine, the world would be taken over
by various warring military camps threatening each other with
nuclear annihilation, and privately-run “terrorist”
organizations trying to forcibly acquire what little of the
Earth is left, for the exclusive use of elites, criminal
syndicates, and gangs, leaving “masses” to perish in a milieu of
spiralling global starvation, and poverty in a climate of
socio-economic chaos and societal upheaval. Indeed, the
mass-media has hypocritically ignored the extent to which
‘capitalism’ is actually the root cause of growing apparent
“terrorism” as more and more people are turning to violent
political extremism, in the face of environmental destruction,
related oppression, and overall declines in quality-of-living.

Having destroyed the air-producing ocean life, and rainforests
under a greed driven ethos of capitalism, soon even the Global
Air Supply would become threatened with the overall rapid decay
of vital ecosystems. Global Warming promises the convert the
whole Earth not into a tropical paradise, but rather into a
giant coffin, where all life on the planet will miserably
perish. The Earth will eventually become very similar to Mars
sooner than you think, unless the whole economic system can
rejuvenated from its self-destructive path of Global Warming and
accompanying pollution including ozone depletion. The human race
will simply become a footnote for other possible space exploring
advanced species in the universe to study in their future
scientific missions of archaeological discovery, unless humanity
changes from its current overall destructive ways.

People in their communities can either choose to play Ninetendo
games, and worry about various other materialistic lifestyle
considerations in “blissful ignorance”, in the image of the
elites who prevail over self-destructive capitalistocracies, or
alternatively, people can choose to rally their governments for
vitally needed social change. ‘Sober’ members of the diverse
public must either become actively engaged in redressing the
shortcomings of the prevailing economic system, or face the dire
consequences of their jaded attitudes. Members of the diverse
public who are concerned about their immediate
quality-of-survival cannot afford to be complacent. These
members of the diverse public must use what little that remains
of destroyed democratic systems (that have been taken-over by
the substantive operation of ‘capitalistocracy’) to challenge
corrupted government leaders.

Government leaders have allowed themselves to be seduced and
“bought-out” by self-serving greed-driven interests, that
operate against the vital affirmation of the quality-of-living
interests of the diverse public that these leaders were
supposedly elected to serve; and against the interests of
quality-of-living seeking human beings internationally. So far,
these government leaders have chosen to substantively ignore
capitalistocractic activities that precipitate Global Warming,
and accompanying pollution and worsening poverty which are being
executed by “generous donors” to their political campaigns, that
prop-up their political power. People must either turn away en
masse, from the norms of the prevailing capitalism that has
corrupted the integrity of democratic systems, or face certain
Mars-like global self-destruction.

RECOMMENDED BOOKS:

The Kyoto Protocol Is Not Enough!, Part I:

Replace Capitalistocracy including the GDP Index Toward a New
Political Economy of Social Justice and Environmental Protection

by Raymond Samuels II, ed.. ISBN: 1894839978, 2005

The Kyoto Protocol Is Not Enough!, Part II:

Replace Capitalistocracy including the GDP Index Toward a New
Political Economy of Social Justice and Environmental Protection

by Raymond Samuels II, ed., ISBN: 1894934342, 2005

internet site reference: http://www.agoracosmoplitan.com

Wow, Victory motorcycles pulled out an “end-run” attack on us this year. First the much awaited Victory Hammer motorcycle was released. These Victory Hammers were quickly sold. That fat rear tire and dragster cool looks made the Victory Hammer irresistable to the V-Twin cruiser shopper. Ok, while we are still in the afterglow of the Victory Hammer and trying to figure how we are going to go about asking the wife to let us buy one to add to the stable, Victory motorcycle perform the end-run sneak attack on us by announcing the Victory Vegas Jackpot for 2006.

STRAIGHT FROM THE AMERICAN HEARTLAND. THE HEART OF VICTORY.

Victory’s a heart that will speak to your soul. Born and bred in Osceola, Wisconsin, Victory’s Freedom™ 100/6 V-Twin engine with 100 cubic inches, six-speed overdrive transmission, extraordinary quality and remarkable reliability delivers power and torque in spades - and vows to do so for years to come. This fuel-injected, four-valves-per-cylinder, overhead-cam V-Twin is built to move. Fast. And Victory is the only major V-Twin manufacturer to offer a six-speed transmission, standard on most models. So you can cruise comfortably at highway speeds at lower RPMs - all without sacrificing the torque so essential to passing.

Enhancing the freedom engine for 2006 has been a labor of love. And lust. The frame-mounted, counterbalanced, 50 degree V-Twin allows you to feel the horsepower without experiencing unwanted engine vibration. It’s air and oil cooled and features a silent chain-driven oil pump to reduce engine noise. Our engineers have also designed a helical-cut primary drive to reduce engine and gear whine. And that’s just the beginning of this engine to end all engines. Ride one and feel for yourself.

I mean seriosusly, this is too good to be true. in a time when all you see is Harley Davidson motorcycles on the road. Which is boring, everyone owns the same bike. Motorcycling is all about being unique and to be noticed. Hard to do when everyone and their mother owns a Harley. Yawn. This is where Victory comes in. Their Victory Vegas Jackpot slogan says it all.

“IF YOU DONT GET NOTICED ON IT, YOU AINT ON IT!”

The research and marketing team at Victory are showing us that they are serious contenders for the popular V-twin cruiser market. Also with the Victory Hammer and vegas motorcycles being 85% American made, that is something to be proud of. Harley Davidson is approxiamtely 65% American made.

Forget everything you’ve ever thought about factory-produced bikes. The Victory Vegas Jackpot™ is here – the bolder, in-your-face, devil-may-care cousin of the Vegas®. Behold its wicked-fat 250 mm rear tire – custom-designed for maximum handling specifically for Victory by Dunlop®. Its fuel-injected, counterbalanced, torque-laden 100/6 Freedom V-Twin. Its outrageous graphics, super-low 25.7” seat height and color-matched frame shimmering under six layers of clear coat. Behold the Jackpot. Proof positive the New American Motorcycle has arrived and is here to stay. With all the features and beauty of a custom, backed by the quality, performance and unrivaled reliability of Victory – a major new force in American motorcycle manufacturing.

The photo of the 2006 Victory Vegas Jackpot shows how serious you can make this bike. With the custom-order program, you can make this bike totally unique. No more cookie-cutter motorcycles. As the saying goes, “Shared passion, individual style.” Just look at the sweet paint job on the Victory Jackpot. Very nice and unique looking. The headlight bucket design is a break from the norm of the other Victory models like the Kingpin and stock Vegas motorcycle. If you can get past the incredible look of this bike, you now get blown away by the 100 cubic inch 6-speed Freedom V-twin powerhouse.

With the Victory Hammer and Victory Vegas Jackpot models flying off the showroom floors, we are experiencing a new revolution in American-made motorcycles. In speaking with several Victory motorcycle dealers, the majority of Vicotry Vegas and Hammer buyers are current Harley Davidson riders. Harley Davidson had flooded the market and overproduced their anniversary model. This has decreased the resale value of these bikes and pretty much makes them a big snooze. since everyone owns one. Having said this, get down to your local Victory delaer, and get on the list to get the Victory Vegas Jackpot. You will not be disappointed.

Contributing author to Cycle Solutions =>http://www.cyclesolutions.net

When a business goes global, there is a risk of being not properly understood in other languages, or, even worse, misunderstood. That is why, when you are going to expand your business, your success can depend on the person who translates your website, documentation, ads and so on.

Don’t insist on translating your text word-by-word or sentence-by-sentence. Contrary to the popular belief, the translation won’t be more accurate this way. Just the opposite is true: a translator who translates word-by-word is a BAD translator, or a mediocre one — at the most.

A MEDIOCRE translator will diligently substitute words, word-combinations and idioms of one language for those of another language. He searches piles of dictionaries for various lexical units. He will be really proud of the result. Don’t blame him — he probably is conscientious and hard-working.

The only drawback is that his translation won’t work.

A GOOD translator will care for the MESSAGE of your text. He realizes that good translation isn’t just finding right words. He will try to find right linguistic means to convey your message; what’s more, he will leave your style intact. He will be proud of the result, too — and he has the reason to think so. Your message will be conveyed — in every respect. Will it work? That’s another question.

The difference between a GOOD and an EXCELLENT translator is the following: an EXCELLENT translator will care for the GOAL of your message. Before he stats the work, an excellent translator
asks himself simple questions: does your message fit into this particular culture? Will the audience accept it? If the answer is “no”, he will always warn you about it.

Will you appreciate his advice? You’d better do. It might be not too pleasant for you to learn that your text is not perfect (especially if you thought it was). Of course, you can put this smart Aleck down. You are the Client, so you’re always right. He will translate the text he is given the way you want. As a result, you will get the very thing you ordered — a MEDIOCRE translation.

That is why it is reasonable to listen to an expert (an excellent translator will always serve you as an expert on the culture of your target audience — even if you haven’t asked for it and are not going to pay extras for such a consultation.) Sometimes these advice might seem a bit odd to you; that’s because such a translator is able to think like a person who will be visiting your website.

Be prepared to throw some expressions, phrases, or whole paragraphs away or re-write them – working perfectly in one language, they won’t do in another. Be ready to change photos and illustrations, sometimes redo the graphics and alter the whole style of your website if necessary.

Cooperate with your translator — it pays. Do this work now and you’ll be rewarded with success of your business in a foreign country.

Linguist by profession, Alexandra Gamanenko currently takes part in a design studio project. It offers localization and translation of websites into Russian and Ukrainian, as well as lots of other useful services.

Learn more — visit the website http://www.clever-crayon.com

SQL Server requires that each variable and column in a table
should be defined with respect to the type of data it will
store. From a bit to a huge image and binary storage types, the
allocation is supposed to help the user conform to the data
required, and help the engine allocate space and processing
speed efficiently.

Built-in data types

SQL Server 2000 recognizes the following built in data types:

Data Types Description bigint Integer data from -2^63 through
2^63-1 int Integer data from -2^31 through 2^31 - 1 smallint
Integer data from -2^15 through 2^15 - 1 tinyint Integer data
from 0 through 255 bit Integer data with either a 1 or 0 value
decimal Fixed precision and scale numeric data from -10^38 +1
through 10^38 -1 numeric Fixed precision and scale numeric data
from -10^38 +1 through 10^38 -1 money Monetary data values from
-2^63 through 2^63 - 1 smallmoney Monetary data values from
-214,748.3648 through +214,748.3647 float Floating precision
number data from -1.79E + 308 through 1.79E + 308 real Floating
precision number data from -3.40E + 38 through 3.40E + 38
datetime Date and time data from January 1, 1753, through
December 31, 9999, with an accuracy of 3.33 milliseconds
smalldatetime Date and time data from January 1, 1900, through
June 6, 2079, with an accuracy of one minute char Fixed-length
character data with a maximum length of 8,000 characters varchar
Variable-length data with a maximum of 8,000 characters text
Variable-length data with a maximum length of 2^31 - 1
characters nchar Fixed-length Unicode data with a maximum length
of 4,000 characters nvarchar Variable-length Unicode data with a
maximum length of 4,000 characters ntext Variable-length Unicode
data with a maximum length of 2^30 - 1 characters binary
Fixed-length binary data with a maximum length of 8,000 bytes
varbinary Variable-length binary data with a maximum length of
8,000 bytes image Variable-length binary data with a maximum
length of 2^31 - 1 bytes cursor A reference to a cursor
sql_variant A data type that stores values of various data
types, except text, ntext, timestamp, and sql_variant table A
special data type used to store a result set for later
processing timestamp A database-wide unique number that gets
updated every time a row gets updated uniqueidentifier A
globally unique identifier

Bigint, sql_variant, and table are new to SQL Server 2000

User-defined data types You can make user-defined data types
too, which sometimes can be more descriptive of the value types
held in the object. This may make it easier for the programmer
to document and work with the data. These data types are based
on the built in types, and can be outfitted with preprogrammed
defaults, checks, constraints, etc. . To create a user-defined
data type, use

sp_addtype datatypename, basedatatype, ‘NULL’/'NOT NULL’

How to choose the appropriate data type SQL Server stores data
in data pages that are 8Kb (8192 bytes) in size. The system uses
some of that s Sometimes, the system uses only 8060 bytes are
availableto that are available to store user’s data. Consider
the size of a row of data in your tables. If the rows are large,
make sure that multiples of the fit conveniently on a data page
so that page space is not wasted. This is cut down on disk
paging overhead when accessing the data. You want to maximize
the number of rows of data which that will fit on a page. This
can be accomplished both by splitting the tables, and by
choosing the smallest data type which that will accommodate your
data. .

In you are using integer data, data; consider that the tinyint
datatype will accommodate data which that will fit into one byte
of storage. So if the range of all of the data in your field (or
variable) is between 0 and 255, use the tinyint datatype. If the
range is between -32,768 and 32,767, use the smallint data type.
And if If you need to store integer data from -2,147,483,648
through 2,147,483,647, use int data type.

Similarly with smallmoney. If smallmoney. if your value range is
between -214748.3648 and 214,748.3647, use the smallmoney
datatype.

Use smalldatetime data type instead of datetime data type, if
you need to store the date and time data from January 1, 1900
through June 6, 2079, with accuracy to the minute.

Prefer varchar.nvarchar to text/ntext whenever possible because
the text and image fields are stored separately, which produces
additional paging. And prefer char/varchar to nchar/nvarchar
data types because the n types require twice as much storage
space. The n types are used primarily for unicode data.

Resources * Tutorial: SQL 7 & Database Files This is a useful
tutorial on SQL & and database Files.

* Information: Complete information on SQL This resource
provides complete information on SQL.

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Its a matter of here today, gone tomorrow at the moment with Google so don’t get complacent if you are on the first few pages of the searches.
Its great, you are making money and think now you can relax and forget about it for a while. No chance, Keep up with linking and adding the odd page every week or two or you will disappear in a twinkling.

Here is one instance, No names mentioned that wouldn’t be ethical, but my daughter emailed a webmaster whose website was no1 on Make Money Online and no 1 on Work at Home, She explained very nicely that she could not find her link on his site and she would have to remove his if it wasn’t replaced within two weeks.

The webmasters response was, Go ahead and take it off, I am doing very nicely thank you and making a good living.

One week later the site was nowhere to be found on either search. It cheered my daughter up immensely as she is working hard to get her own website up in the searches and she thought that was a very selfish reply.
Always be civil to fellow webmasters, If you are asked for a reciprocal link exchange but you do not think the site is suitable, or it is not up to standard, then just answer politely and explain the reason you will not link.

A few tips will not go amiss as it is probably someone new trying to make money like you are doing.

Talking about linking Are you one of those webmasters that turns his nose up when someone asks you for a reciprocal link and his site has no PR.!
Think carefully before your refusal. In a few months it is almost certain those websites will be 4 pr or even higher as their owners are working just as hard as you did to get their websites in the searches. You may even want them to link to your next new website.

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Nintendo Wii is a video game system controlled from gaming industry giant Nintendo Co. Ltd. Despite popular belief, Nintendo Wii is not entirely new – it is actually an updated and renamed version of the company’s very popular Nintendo Revolution. Although Nintendo Wii is considered something of an underachiever by game reviewers because it has fewer added features and less crisp graphics than many other gaming consoles, Nintendo Wii is in fact a big hit with fans and so a big seller.

What’s the attraction with Nintendo Wii?

The secret of Nintendo Wii’s success may be a combination of its affordable price and its unique controlled. The Nintendo Wii allows players to use a controlled similar to a remote control. This motion-sensor technology controlled for the Nintendo Wii allows gamers to use real movements – swings, stabs, and other motions – to control like motions on the screen. Many gamers say that this feature allows them to step into action games more readily with the Nintendo Wii than with controllers that rely on gamers to simply press buttons or manipulate joy sticks.

Nintendo Wii may also be attractive because it does not promise to be a major entertainment system, the way many other gaming consoles today do. Instead, Nintendo Wii markets itself as only a gaming console for those interested in video games. The promise seems to ring true to the many gaming fans who are flocking to the Nintendo Wii. Despite heavy competition from powerful gaming devices like the Xbox and Playstation, Nintendo Wii continues to be the little game console that could, attracting many by its very simplicity and its single-purpose frame.

Nintendo Wii is a hot trend

At gaming conventions, even the makers of the Nintendo Wii were surprised by the popularity of the Nintendo Wii, as fans waited in hour-line line-ups at several major conventions and trade shows just to try Nintendo Wii. Many testers of the Nintendo Wii found that the Nintendo Wii adds an element of physical fun that is simply missing from many of today’s gaming solutions.

To find out more info about the Nintendo Wii system, visit our Nintendo Wii Blog where you will find tons of news and information - www.nintendo-wi.ws
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Like many folks, you have heard of online auctions. Heck, even non-computer users have heard of Ebay. Everyone starts out as a bidder. The brave move on to be sellers. Little, by little, you learn the ropes.

One of those “ropes” that seems to always give people problems is working with their auction photo. Previous photo experience may have only been limited to the seller’s children or pets. Suddenly, they find themselves wading thorough terms such as “pixel,” “uploading,” and “compression.”

Sure, Ebay has tutorials, but it’s not the whole story. Isn’t it frustrating that “help” files are always “streamlined?” Doesn’t it seem like the step-by-step details are missing? I pondered this one day, trying to look through the eyes of someone who’s never heard of “image hosting” before.
For example, did you know that there are 5 screens that you have to pass through before you get to the screen for uploading your pictures to Ebay? Did you know that you can practice uploading pictures without making an actual auction listing? I’m sure you feel braver already!

Just make your way to the fifth screen and don’t continue after that - (because the listing was not completed, it will not be listed. If you go to sell a real item, your “mock” listing will be there - your choice will be to start a new listing or finish your last (mock) listing - …starting a new listing will delete any drafts or “mock” listing.)

I bet you’re really mixed up when you find out there are 3 choices when you get there: “ebay picture services,” “basic picture services,” and “picture manager.” Who wouldn’t be confused? I clearly outline these choices in my free online auction tutorials including which one you need and why (hint: it’s not the same for every person).

The instructions for how to put picture on ebay can be found here:
http://www.auctiontongue.com/com_ebay/instructions_on_how_to_put_picture_on_ebay.htm
Ebay suggests that there are four ways to “capture” your digital photo for your auction listing: digital camera, regular camera and scanner, film-to-digital image service, and video camera and VCR tape – that’s where Ebay leaves you hanging.

Please don’t give up yet! Remember – we’re all in this big internet mess together, and together we’ll figure it out. There’s no way around learning to use your digital devices, except sitting down and reading the owner’s manual. From there, you may find additional help on the internet. You have to do your part, first.

If you decide to buy a digital camera, read my “How to Buy a Digital Camera for Auction Use” http://www.auctiontongue.com/com_ebay/index.html It tells precisely what features you need to look for and what will cause you trouble.

If you do buy a digital camera, it’s a whole other story getting the image onto the computer. I thought you would enjoy some step-by-step photos of that process, too, so I included them at http://www.auctiontongue.com/com_ebay/index.html

If you have a regular camera and scanner, or a friend has a scanner, try my tutorial “Scanner overview.” I even put together “Navigating Your Computer” so anyone could find and locate their auction pictures with ease.

I hate to tell you this, but there’s more for you to worry about. Ever go to an online auction and you wait and wait for it to load and nothing happens? Usually the culprit is a large file-sized auction photo. It’s the number one mistake beginners make. It makes your auction look unprofessional. The chances are slim anyone will hang around to place bids at that auction.

What’s that? Do I have a tutorial to solve that? Why yes I do! If you can’t tell already, I like helping people learn about the internet. I like to see people getting excited about their auctions. Believe me, your despair will be short-lived, and you will soon be an auction pro with some great auction stories to tell.

– See you at the Auctions – Renee from AuctionTongue

Note: If you would like to view this article, along with step-by-step instructions and detailed pictures, visit my online auction tutorial guide at: http://www.auctiontongue.com/com_ebay/index.html

Renee Matt maintains AuctionTongue.com, a review site of auction tool, free auction templates, auction software, auction sniper and image hosting services. AT focuses on auction websites outside of Ebay. Sign up for their FREE Auction Freebies newsletter at http://www.auctiontongue.com/