Jaren Stangret
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How to Increase Self Confidence Through HygieneHygiene is important in today's society. It enables us to function with other people and not be intruding on other's personal space. With the right hygiene and care, your self confidence can grow giving you an advantage over others in life. -
How to Decide Whether Church is Right for YouDeciding on whether attending a church is right for you is all in the eye of the beholder. This article shows you in an unbiased way a means to decide whether church is something you may want to partake in. -
Safely Digging in Your YardHow to dig safely in your yard by getting in contact with the proper authorities to quickly and freely mark your property with utility lines. -
Dealing with Stress by Being ProactiveMaintaining your composure during a stressful time really shows what you're made of. It can only give you a positive light, your character shining through. We'll see ways of dealing with stress by going out and taking it head on. -
Why Making Your Bed is Enforced as a Household ChoreMaking your bed. It's a chore everyone hates doing in the mornings, but is it really just a simple chore? Or is it something more? We'll see why making your bed is important and what it can mean for you in the future. -
Staying Focused on Work While on the ComputerIt's harder than ever to motivate yourself to get work done while on the computer. With the rise of the Internet and its accessible nature, it has become commonplace to use the Internet for games, chatting and working, with fun as the forefront. -
Maximizing the Effectiveness of Your ToothbrushEveryone cleans their teeth religiously, right? Well, you should! Why not take the time to care for your toothbrush as well? It has to enter your mouth and clean it of all the plaque. There are numerous ways to clean your toothbrush for superior cleaning. -
Multitasking Without Losing ProductivityIt's essential in this society to be able to do more than one thing at a time. With the right attitude and mindset, you'll be able to do more than you could before and grow as a person - creating the opportunity for success. -
Fighting Moments of DepressionEach of us goes through periods of time where we feel down in the dumps. It's quite natural and it will pass. There are ways to combat this feeling of isolation, and if done in a healthy way they can actually benefit you in the long run. -
Staying ProductiveEveryone is looking for a way to help themselves be all that they can be, but with a society that gives us so many fun things to do, it's hard to maintain the motivation to stay productive. Hopefully these tips will help give you weapons to combat sloth. -
Gaining Weight Without Spending a Fortune on FoodWhile many try to find ways to lose weight, there are people whom are trying to gain weight. Highly active metabolisms are problematic, but with careful planning, you can gain the weight you want without leaving yourself bankrupt. -
Making the "Best Buys" when Purchasing ItemsWe all have to buy things from time to time. Instead of trying to get the cheapest products and ending up spending more money replacing your first purchase, you can follow the techniques explained here to make the "best deals" when purchasing items. -
Making Extra Money While Keeping Your JobMaking extra money is what everyone wants to do, but people who already have a job may think it's impossible. It's not. There are a multitude of options to make extra money while keeping your job. Who doesn't want to make extra money? -
Managing Your Utility Bills Without Losing Sleep Over DeadlinesUtility bills are a pain in the bum, but you're not alone - everyone has to pay them, so when you find yourself in financial hardship, rest assured that there are ways of managing your utility bills. -
Saving Money when Buying Your Favorite Soft DrinkAs the world looks to saving money but keeping a "natural" life, I show you that with a little research, you can save money when buying your favorite soft drink. -
Giving Yourself an Edge When Meeting New PeopleMeeting new people is something everyone goes through - why not make the best of these situations and leave a lasting impression? You'll find that you'll be more successful with others, paving the way for success later in life.
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Dealing with Sleepless Nights and Preventing RecurrenceInsomnia is talked up to be unique and enjoyable disease, but in reality, it isn't. You're constantly tired and want to find sleep, but it just doesn't happen. This guide will help you through the long nights to gain some respite.
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Making Connections and Networking on the InternetNetworking is important in this world and utilizing the Internet to help you network is key to success. This guide shows you various avenues to network and how to approach others in the hopes of becoming successful in your endeavors in life.
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Motivating Yourself in LifeA guide on how to keep yourself motivated to complete the things you want and need to get done. By staying focused, you can alleviate fits of depression and be a more productive person, as well as happier.
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How to Wake Up and Feel Refreshed in the MorningsA guide on how to listen to your body to maximize the amount of sleep you want in the time you dictate. This is a way to go to bed and sleep instantly and waking up feeling refreshed, ready to take on the day's new challenges.
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Giving Your Lawn More Nutrients Naturally for FreeA small guide detailing how you can fertilize your lawn and keep it healthy for free using grass clippings. It's also possible to use grass clippings for fertilizing your garden, showing you the versatile nature of grass.
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Saving Money When Choosing an Internet Service Provider (ISP)A guide on how to choose the right Internet Service Provider (ISP) while saving money in the process. This guide outlines the different types of internet connectivity as well as how to save money choosing the ISP you want.
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Saving Money in College LifeThis is a consolidated guide for the average college student to save money during the school years. While there are a lot of ways to make money, saving money is often overlooked. This guide outlines a few ways to do just that.
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Properly Dusting Your HouseA few techniques to efficiently clean up dust in your house without inadvertently just moving the dust around without picking it up.
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Mowing Grass for Proper GrowthHow can you make your lawn look excellent without spending any extra money? The technique of cross cutting can give your lawn a golf-course quality, making you the envy of your neighbors.
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Creating a Nice Surface When PaintingHere are a few techniques when painting to dramatically improve the quality of a repainted interior room or exterior wall. A bit of extra work goes a long way.
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UNIX / Linux Basics, Part XIIThis is a basic guide to understand what UNIX and Linux is. This will teach you how to create and edit files within the UNIX environment using CLI based text editors. This is Part XII of a multi-part guide.
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UNIX/Linux Basics Part XVIThis is a basic guide to understand what UNIX and Linux is. This will teach you about the .bashrc file and how aliases work within the UNIX environment. This is Part XVI of a multi-part guide.
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UNIX/Linux Basics Part XVThis is a basic guide to understand what UNIX and Linux is. This will teach you about the .bashrc file and how aliases work within the UNIX environment. This is Part XV of a multi-part guide.
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UNIX/Linux Basics Part XIVThis is a basic guide to understand what UNIX and Linux is. This will teach you about the touch command to create empty files and update previously existing ones as well as briefly showing the Emacs text editor. This is Part XIV of a multi-part guide.
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UNIX/Linux Basics Part XIIIThis is a basic guide to understand what UNIX and Linux is. This will teach you about the Nano text editor as well as how to use it. This is Part XIII of a multi-part guide.
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UNIX / Linux Basics, Part XIThis is a basic guide to understand what UNIX and Linux is. This will teach you how to copy files and directories within the UNIX environment. This is Part XI of a multi-part guide.
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UNIX / Linux Basics, Part X: Manipulating Files Within the UNIX Environment, Part IIThis is a basic guide to understand what UNIX and Linux is. This will teach you how to move and rename files within the UNIX environment. This is Part X of a multi-part guide.
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UNIX/Linux Basics Part IX: Special Directories and Hidden FilesThis is a basic guide to understand what UNIX and Linux is. This will teach you how hidden files and directories work and the two special directories within UNIX. This is Part VII of a multi-part guide.
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UNIX / Linux Basics: Part VIIIWe will see what undelete means and how it's used. The steps to maximize the possibility of recovering deleted data is also mentioned as well as the idea of undeletion and how it's used within modern filesystems.
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Eluveitie: Evocation I - The Arcane DominionA review of the third album by Eluveitie, entitled Evocation I - The Arcane Dominion which shows an acoustic side to the band. This album incorporates numerous guest musicians, all with something great to bring to the table.
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UNIX / Linux Basics Part VIIThis is a basic guide to understand what UNIX and Linux is. This will teach you how to delete files within the UNIX environment and give a prelude as to what undeletion is. This is Part VII of a multi-part guide.
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UNIX / Linux Basics Part V - What Are Wildcards?This is a basic guide to understand what UNIX and Linux is. This will teach you what wildcards are and how to use them to maximize efficiency within the UNIX environment. This is Part V of a multi-part guide.
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UNIX / Linux Basics Part VI - Tab CompletionThis is a basic guide to understand what UNIX and Linux is. This will teach you how to navigate the shell using tab completion. This is Part VI of a multi-part guide.
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UNIX / Linux Basics Part IVThis is a basic guide to understand what UNIX and Linux is. This will teach you how to navigate through the UNIX environment more efficiently using relative and absolute pathnames. This is Part IV of a multi-part guide.
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UNIX / Linux Basics Part IIIThis is a basic guide to understand what UNIX and Linux is. This will teach you how to navigate through the UNIX environment and explain what is actually happening. This is Part III of a multi-part guide.
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UNIX / Linux Basics Part IIThis is a basic guide to understand what UNIX and Linux is. This will teach you the how to use the command line (shell) and input commands/directives into it. This is Part II of a multi-part guide.
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UNIX / Linux Basics Part IThis is a basic guide to understand what UNIX and Linux is. This will teach you the names of common items and help the user get comfortable with accessing the command line. This is Part I of a multi-part guide.
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Music Review: Dark Haven - Your Darkest HourDark Haven is a melodic death metal band with an iconic Scandinavian sound similar to Dark Tranquility and In Flames. The album, Your Darkest Hour, combines great songwriting and an iconic sound that those familiar with Scandinavian metal will enjoy.
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Music Review: Masterplan - AeronauticsThe second album released by Masterplan entitled, Aeronautics is the last to feature Jørn Lande as the lead vocalist. Aeronautics shows the bands maturity and is a bit on the mellower side but without the faults of feeling like a pushed album.
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Music Review: Masterplan - MasterplanThe debut self-title album by Masterplan is filled with crushing songs and excellent vocals by Jørn Lande. As a first album, there are a few songs that are iffy, but the album will blow any fan of power metal away!
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Music Review: Mandragora Scream - MadhouseMandragora Scream's third album, Madhouse shows a darker side to an already dark band. With sadder lyrics,dark ambient sounds, and Morgan Lacroix wailing away, Madhouse is an improvement over their prior albums. A highly recommended album to get!
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Music Review: Krypteria - Bloodangel's CryBloodangel's Cry is the third full length album by German symphonic/power metal band Krypteria. This album shows the power of Ji-In Cho's voice and the aggressive power of band members progressive playing style. Bloodangel's Cry is highly recommended.
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Music Review: Dark Princess - Without YouA review of Without You by the Russian gothic/symphonic metal band, Dark Princess.
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Installing Gentoo Via SSHInstalling the Gentoo operating system on another computer via SSH is a breeze given you have set a few things up. It's just like installing Gentoo but from the comfort and familiarity of your own computer!
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Music Review: Amaseffer's Album Slaves for LifeA review of the debut album by the Israeli folk/power/progressive metal band, Amaseffer. The debut album, Slaves For Life, depicts the story of the Israelites in the story of Exodus from the Bible. A must buy album!
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What is the Openbox Window Manager for GNU/Linux?Openbox as an alternative window manager for the GNU/Linux platform will greatly speed up your system. Openbox is light on the resources and very extensible/customizable giving the user the freedom to do whatever he/she wants.
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Installing and Using Music Player Daemon (MPD) Under GNU/LinuxMPD (Music Player Daemon) is a background program that catalogues and manages your music collection for a user to interface with a client of his or her choosing. MPD can stream music over networks using different protocols.
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The Future of GNOME in GNU/LinuxIs the future of GNOME grim? Has Windows, Mac OS X, and the KDE team seen what GNOME has not and have found that the complete overhaul of their respective user interfaces as the way to success? Only time will tell...
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A Review of GMPC for MPD (Music Player Daemon) on GNU/LinuxA review of GMPC for GNU/Linux with information on how to install and set up for music playback. Additional plug-ins allow enhanced functionality and makes GMPC on par with modern music applications such as Amarok and Songbird.
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A Review of SoundConverter for GNOMEA look at converting audio with SoundConverter on GNU/Linux. SoundConverter is built with GTK+ for the GNOME desktop. It can convert songs to FLAC, Ogg Vorbis, MP3, WAV, and AAC.
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Using and Configuring RtorrentUsing and installing rtorrent for use as an alternative to the commonly used graphical bittorrent clients. Rtorrent is a lean and fast bittorrent client that can be used on headless GNU/Linux servers as well being able to be controlled by ssh.
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The Best Costumes for Rio Carnival in Rio De Janeiro 2009There are many places that sell costumes for Rio Carnival in Brazil. The best places are those found at online stores. The reason for this is variety. A great store that sells costumes to match your choice of samba school is CarnivalService.
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Ultimate Guide to Carnival Brazil 2009 (The Rio Carnival in Rio De Janeiro)The Rio Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is one of the most exciting places to see. This guide will detail what Rio Carnival is, and how Brazil showcases some of the biggest parades in the world.
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Split FLAC Image Files Using Some Simple Commands in GNU LinuxHave you found yourself with a great music album you desperately wanted for some time, only to find that it's in a single image like FLAC, APE, or WV? Linux can split these images.
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Creating a List of Your Music Collection with DnuosUsing a small program called dnuos, we will take information about our music and output the information in an organized, customizable display. This will all be done on GNU/Linux but can be done on Windows and any UNIX operating system.