Leo Is absolutely the GO TO GUY for computers and technology.  I have been following him for years.  You may recognize his name from the show he had years ago on Tech TV called Call for Help.

His weekly Radio Show on KFI out of San Francisco is awesome.  I recommend that you download and listen. 

Here is a link to the shows web page.

http://techguylabs.com/radio/pmwiki.php

Enjoy!

-Loren

The Tech Guy for Sunday 14 February 2010 – Show 640

Host: Leo Laporte

Google Buzz and privacy, cable vs. DSL, new computer buying advice, the latest anti-virus software, and your calls.

For detailed show notes, visit techguylabs.com.

Bandwidth for the Tech Guy podcast is provided by Cachefly.

Running time: 1:59:47

More Info: http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/twit.cachefly.net/ttg0640.mp3

Do you enjoy writing online content?  Do you want to bring more visitors to your Website or Blog?  Then this video series is for you! 

Here is another great Online Video Learning Series from TheTeachingBox.  These 6 videos will increase your knowledge of writing online content.   

These videos are all in flash video format and will open up in a new browser window.  The author talks about making money online, but the methods for marketing and getting traffic to your are very good.

I you want to learn more about writing articles and publishing them online these 6 videos are worth your time to watch.  Let me know what you think!

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On to the videos!

	Video 1: Getting Started – What is Article Marketing In this video, you'll learn just that and how Article Marketing can boost your Search Engine Rank and save you time in the long run. Article Marketing is such a great way to get exposure for your product, Website or Blog!
	Video 2: What tools you need to get started with Article Marketing Before you get started, you will need to know what topic you will be writing on as well as where and how you will find the content for the articles. You may be one of those people who suffer from a case of "writer's block" and it may keep you from getting started. That won't be a problem anymore because you'll learn some tips that will allow you to get past this by using private label articles and where to find them.
	Video 3: How to rewrite PLR (private label rights) articles. PLR Articles give you a foundation to get over the "writer's block". Finding private label articles isn't hard, however taking the usual factual, dull articles and adding spice to them is more of a challenge. You see there is a trick to re-writing PLR articles correctly, because while you want to re-use these articles, you will want to write them in a way that it reflects you as the writer as well…but don't worry, you'll learn more about that in the video.
	Video 4: Finding Profitable Affiliate Programs to promote By now, you've come to realize that a good article can be used as a effective pre-selling tool. You'll want to use the article to gain the trust of the reader. If you can find profitable affiliate programs to promote that deal with the topic of the article, then you can increase the conversion rates of the reader and get them to buy the product. In this video, you'll learn a several step process to doing just that, along with a few tricks and shortcuts that can keep you ahead of your competition.
	Video 5: Creating a Resource Box After reading the article, the reader will want more! You've gained their trust by giving them something valuable that will solve their problems. But now they will want to know about you, the writer. Creating a resource box that is short and sweet will allow you to build your credibility as well as drive traffic to your site, your free report, free video, and more. This is where you get the one way back links or traffic to your website.
	Video 6: Marketing Your Articles While a lot of your time should be spent on the marketing end, it doesn't need to be a time consuming project. Submitting your articles to article directories can be very time consuming and there are many sites out there that take articles so you'll want to choose the ones that are most effective. We'll talk about Article Marketer, EzineArticles, ArticleDashboard, and much more. You will find that some sites allow you to have direct links to affiliates products, but there are some that don't' allow this. Knowing all of this beforehand will allow you to be equipped with the knowledge you need to choose the right ones.

You can have a successful blog without being a writer.  This e-book will help you get started.  A free download compliments of TheTeachingBox.

I ran across this e-book and found it worth my time to read.  It is less than 20 pages, so it is not a large commitment of your time.  It is in Adobe .pdf format, and you can download it free at EbookPackageDeals from the link below or just click on the graphic to the right:

Blog Without Writing

As the graphic says, "Not a Writer? – Not a Problem".  This ebook will walk you through creating a successful blog even though you may not be a great writer.  Blogging is not all about writing, actually a successful blog is about Content.  TheTeachingBox is all about Education and Technology.  Here is a quick way to get some new ideas! 

Web search engines love content, and if you have superior content on your site you will get a good ranking on the search engines.  There are many places that you can find content to place on your blog.  

• Guest Writers
• Article Directories
• Video and Audio
• Training Topics
• RSS Feeds
• PLR Content

It is time for some Technology Education.  I have posted the basic  content of this post before, but the basics cannot be emphasized enough. 

I get lots of requests for my suggestions on software for antivirus and spyware.  There are many good programs out there.
These are the ones I personally use and have had success:

You need Anti virus protection AND Spyware / Mal ware protection, generally a single product won't do both.  You only need a single anti virus program, but as for spyware / malware no program has a 100% detection rate, so you need more than a single program.

I don't like to spend money if I don't have to, these days for me $$$ are tight, so I like FREE.

If you are running windows XP, Vista or Windows 7 I would recommend looking at Microsoft Security Essentials.  It is a good stand alone antivirus and spyware suite.  Since it is made by Microsoft it will integrate very well into your system.  I have found it to be pretty good.

http://www.microsoft.com/Security_Essentials/

Anti virus -
I have used AVG anti virus for over 2 years and have had good success. It is totally free, and will automatically update and protect you very well.

http://free.avg.com/

Spyware Protection -
First you need to protect your computer from even going to sites that are known to be unsafe. Use Spyware blaster to do this (you need to manually update the free version)

http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/

Second you need to use real time protection as well as scanning of your computer to prevent infection by malware or spyware. For this I recommend SuperAntiSpyware. The free version requires you to do updates manually, but it will do automatic scans and provide real time protection. (consider purchasing the Pro version…I did)

http://www.superantispyware.com/

The other free spyware protection I use is Spy Bot Search and Destroy. It does an excellent job finding the real insidious spyware and removing it if you become infected. It is free as well, and has a real time protection.

http://www.safer-networking.org

The combination of these programs will provide very good protection for your computer. The main thing to remember is that you MUST keep the definitions updated. Anti virus and Spyware protection that is not updated is the same as using Nothing at all.

If you need any other help, or have questions, just send me an e-mail.

I hope this information helps, be sure to pass this along to all your firends.

Good Luck!

-Loren

I am a big proponent of online learning.  It provides students with flexibility and opportunity that the traditional classroom doesn't always have.  This is a good video that gives some strategies that could prove useful in the world of online teaching. 

enjoy!

-Loren

Emelyn C. Stalnaker, M.Ed., a Senior Instructional Designer from the Lone Star College-University Park in Houston, TX, discusses Online teaching strategies educators can use to help address individual learning styles and multiple intelligences in the online classroom.