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- Important Digital Topics
- Important Spiritual Topics
- Uplifting Articles & Sites
Support & Community
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- Want to do more than just live? Get more out of life? Need help with life's everyday issues?
- LifeMag.info
- LIFEdevelopment.info
- Because there's more to life than one's self, status or material things.
- (for those dealing with real-life issues and who enjoy participating in stimulating discussions on issues and ideas, crave the thrill of geographic, mental and spiritual exploration and discovery and value local and global community, belonging and old and new friendships)
- Watch or listen to Lifestyle Magazine online for free.
- Watch, listen or read as host Dwight Nelson focuses on life issues such as stress, forgiveness, and hope.
- Free Support for Life's Questions and Issues at AnswersForMe.com
- Words of Encouragement and Hope
- Suicide Hotlines and Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
- Crisis Hotlines and Depression Resources
- Help for Sex and Pornography Addiction
- Recovery Options
- About Kiva (not rated) and Grameen-Style Microcredit
- Make an Investment in the Working Poor at eBay's MicroPlace.com (not rated)
- Rated Microloan Charities
- Rated Mediloan Charities
- Moved by inspirational stories? Ready to go from caring to doing? Help the New Heroes change the world.
- Discover Ways to Make the World a Better Place
- Don't let your computer's idle time go to waste! Help find the cures for cancer and other diseases with your computer or SP3.
- Have you helped the victims of Hurricane Katrina, the South Asia Earthquake or other relief efforts this month? How you can help.
- How to Avoid Fraudulent E-Mails and Web Sites Asking for Donations
Important Health Topics
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- The Right Way To Save A Life, Including Your Own, According to Dr. Heimlich and the Red Cross
- 10 Questions That Could Save Your Life: Make the Most of Your Time
- Ten Questions a Woman Should Ask Her Healthcare Provider
- Can't find a cure for an illness or want to get healthy? Give a Lifestyle Center a chance.
- Unresolved emotional issues are dangerous to our health. The best way to bind your emotional wounds so the healing can begin.
- Poor oral health is also dangerous to our health. The risk factors of tooth decay and gum disease and how to treat or prevent them.
- Ingredients in our personal care products, cosmetics, foods, water and air are also dangerous to our health. How to be a safe shopper.
- How to Live a Long, Happy, Healthy, Low-Stress Life
- What You Need to Know About Asbestos - Contaminated Vermiculite
- Have chronic, searing, debilitating muscle pain? If caused by trigger points, you can relieve it yourself and avoid unnecessary surgery. Learn more.
Important Digital Topics
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- What you need to do to keep your child safe at MySpace.com and other Web hangouts.
- Too smart for the dangers at MySpace? Think again!
- Beware the CyberLover [Bot] That Steals Personal Data in Chat Rooms and Social Networks Through Social Engineering
- Security and Privacy Threats and the Solutions Most Are Unaware of or Still Ignoring
- Virtually Worry-Free Computing - Sufficiently Secure and Private Web Surfing
- Sold, recycled, donated and discarded computers, PDAs and cell phones can contain recoverable private data even after a delete, format or reset. How to securely erase your data.
- How to avoid becoming a victim of or recover from America's credit card debt crisis and recent fee deregulation.
- Parent! Seriously consider moving your preteen or earliteen from MySpace or another Web hangout to imbee or YoKidsYo. Here's why.
- Thinking of buying Windows Vista or a Windows Vista PC? Before you do, seriously consider this first.
- Putting up with a noisy computer? Give your ears and nerves a break. Buy or build a quiet or silent computer.
- Webmaster: Stop Spam with These Free, Spam-Proof, Customizable PHP Scripts
Important Spiritual Topics
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- Does the Bible say God will torture bad people in hell for eternity?
- Was Jesus just a man who married Mary Magdalene? Has the church been hiding information from us for years about Jesus? Don't decide too quickly. Examine the evidence first.
- Think conclusive cases can't be made for the Bible and Jesus as the God/Man Messiah? You'd be surprised. The overwhelming mountain of factual, historical evidence is too compelling, too convincing to be ignored.
- Investigate the Reliability of the Bible
- Investigate Jesus as the God/Man Messiah
- Investigate the Case for a Creator
- Investigate Christianity
- If God exists, why is there evil in the world?
- If you're angry at God or see Him in a negative way, discover the good news about God's character and gifts of peace, joy, meaning and eternal life.
- Examine false assumptions about God and Christianity, and why they make us so miserable and unhappy.
- Videos of What God Has Done for Others
- Audios of What God Has Done for Others
- Free Life-Changing Books and Magazines to Read or Listen To
- ''We are living in very interesting times. Too many people are confused about what the Bible says about the future, and a lot of that has to do with confusion about Israel.'' Learn more.
- If an angel or a loved one who has died appears or speaks to you, don't automatically assume it's a good angel or your loved one. Here's why.
- Don't automatically assume the entertainment industry is harmless. Listen to ''Escape From the Black Hole'' or get the DVD.
- Don't automatically assume the growing fascination with Harry Potter, witches, wicca and the occult is harmless either. Explore these controversial topics.
- Don't automatically assume that New Age / New Spirituality concepts and the alternative / holistic therapies and media influenced by them are harmless. Learn more.
Bible Study Guides
Uplifting Articles & Sites
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- AnswersForMe.com
- LifeMag.info
- LIFEdevelopment.info
- Lifestyle.org
- TheLife.com
- EveryStudent.com
- IAmNext.com (College)
- WomenTodayMagazine
- PictureIt
- Family First
- La Familia Primero
- Hope Generation
- Staying Young
- City Lights
- The Bible Says
- La Biblia Dice
- La Bible Dit
- Discuss DaVinci
- HeavenlySanctuary.com
- GodsCharacter.com
- My-Story.org
- My Spirituality
- StoryHarvest.com
- Changed Lives
- Power to Change
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Security and Privacy Guide
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- Step 1: Operating System
Alternative Operating Systems
ATTENTION: Once you've ordered or downloaded one of the following operating systems, see Step 2 - File System and Partitions to learn how to prepare your hard drive for a single, dual or multi-boot system, in other words, a computer with one or more operating systems installed. Then follow steps 4 through 8 to keep your data sufficiently secure and private.
FreeBSD, NetBSD and OpenBSD
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- And what about BSD?
- Want a Windows alternative? Try BSD
- FreeBSD vs. GNU/Linux vs. Windows 2000 (outdated but still helpful)
- FreeBSD for GNU/Linux Users
- FreeBSD.org
- NetBSD.org
- OpenBSD.org
- To learn about OpenBSD, get the book ''Absolute OpenBSD.''
- BSD Support Forums
Mac OS (based on FreeBSD)
- What's a Mac? And why switch to a Mac?
- How to Switch from a PC to a Mac
- MacMentor - Switching Made Easy
- Check out Mac OS X's security features.
- Mac OS X Basics
- MacOSXGuide.com
- Understanding Mac OS X: In Depth
- How to Maintain and Troubleshoot Mac OS X
- A GNU/Linux Geek Embraces Mac OS X
- A ''Welcome Kit'' for UNIX Users New to Mac OS X
- Check out Darwin, the free version of Mac OS X.
- Introduction to Darwin
GNU/Linux
- What's GNU/Linux?
- 10 Reasons to Switch to GNU/Linux
- The Easy Way to Switch to Linux
- Switch to Linux
- GNU/Linux: Switching for Free
- Sub300 Will Install GNU/Linux on Your Computer for Free
- Five Mistakes GNU/Linux Neophytes Make
- GNU/Linux Guides and Articles for Beginners
- Michael Barnes' GNU/Linux Desktop Odyssey, 2004 (written in March '04, so a bit outdated)
- Security: GNU/Linux Versus Windows
- Windows vs GNU/Linux Security: The Real Facts
- Security Showdown: GNU/Linux vs. Windows - The Great Debate Continues
- Counterpoint: GNU/Linux vs. Windows Viruses - Which operating system is safer?
- Introduction to GNU/Linux - A Hands on Guide
- The Beginners GNU/Linux Guide
- A Beginners Guide to GNU/Linux
- How YOU Can Get Started With GNU/Linux
- Tuxs, a Friendly Penguin to Help You Get Started with GNU/Linux
- TUX - The First and Only Magazine for the New GNU/Linux User
- GNU/Linux Newbie Administrator Guide
- NewLinuxUser.com
- Support Resources for GNU/Linux Newbies
- Linux User Groups List 1 | List 2 (check both lists! each list shows groups not found on the other list)
- GNU/Linux Links for Beginners
Planning on buying a computer? Check these out: skip
Laptops / Notebooks skip
- $289.00+ Asus Eee PC
- $760+ Linspire Laptops (eLinuxstop)
- LinuxCertified Laptops
- $900+ Freespire OR Linspire LaptopS (Gigastrand)
- $900 Linspire Laptop (Sub300)
- $1200 Linspire Laptop (Sub300)
Desktop PCs skip
- Linspire Desktop and Laptop PCs in Several Countries
- $75-$580 GNU/Linux or BSD Desktop PCs (Z-Tech)
- $99-$189 Linspire Desktop PCs (Sub300 Fall/Winter Clearance)
- $149 Vector Linux Desktop PC (MadTux)
- $200 Freespire Desktop PC (Sears)
- $200 gOS Desktop PC (TigerDirect)
- $200 gOS Desktop PC (Walmart)
- $299 Linspire Desktop PC (Sub300)
- $500+ Freespire and Linspire Desktop PCs (Gigastrand)
- $509+ Ubuntu Desktop PCs (Dell)
- Mini PCs skip
- Shuttle
- AOpen
- Cappuccino PC
- iBox Mini PCs
- Emphase, SolidLogic and IEI Fanless Mini-ITX PCs
- Hush Mini-ITX PCs (completely silent - Caution: usually only the AMD 64 CPUs have DEP, which, combined with Windows Vista or Service Pack 2 for Windows XP, provides protection from certain viruses, but some suppliers' Hush PCs may not have DEP)
Planning on keeping the computer you already have?
Before installing GNU/Linux, check your computer's hardware for compatibility.
Then check out the following easy-to-try out, install and use GNU/Linux distributions.
Security and Privacy Guide
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- Step 1: Operating System
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