Ensuring complete privacy of your computer files can be tough, and we all know there are documents we do not want other people seeing, whether they are for legal matters or for other situations.

Whether you are concerned about keeping your computer files safe, faxing important documents, or guaranteeing privacy when uploading them on the Internet, here are a few tips to help you out.

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Creating Back-up for Your Computer Files

Even if you have your own personal computer, your files may not be completely safe. Every time you leave your computer unattended, it gives someone else a chance to browse through your files. Even if you have your computer password-protected, if your computer crashes, you may never be able to retrieve your files.

That is why it is always a good idea to create a backup. While your computer, can crash and CD’s can scratch, you may want to use a flash drive when trying to keep your files private. A flash drive can easily be kept in your pocket so no one has access to it, and you can even password-protect it.

Managing Your Faxes

Many people have discovered that sending a fax to a regular fax machine, or even receiving one, is not a very reliable way to keep your files private, as you never know who will be on the receiving end.

Online faxing is becoming an increasingly popular way to send faxes, as all documents are password protected. Online faxing with Metrofax or with other high-rated and affordable sites is a great way to send your personal documents.

Uploading Files on the Internet

When you upload files to the internet, you always want to make sure that the site you are uploading to is secure. Generally, a site that begins with ‘https’ opposed to ‘http’ in your address bar is a secure site, but you cannot always use that to ensure that your files won’t be found.

Read a variety of reviews to see if anyone else has had problems with that particular site. You should also carefully read through the website’s terms of service to make sure that they have no rights to your files after you have uploaded them.

If you trust the site, you can even use this as a way to save your files as a backup since it will generally be password protected and you can reach your files anywhere with an Internet connection.

Love to run, then join this!Now try running up a building and for sure it’s fun. Local running enthusiasts may now do so in the Discovery Channel’s 2012 Vertical Run 10k.  The event will support and benefit 2012 Earth Hour.  You may Register Online: www.verticalrun.com.ph and Onsite at R.O.X. Philippines and RUNNR, Bonifacio High Street, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig.

**Top winner of the vertical run 10k goes to Singapore to represent the country in November 2012 at the Swissotel The Stamford, Singapore.

Event Date: February 12, 2012
Venue: Stamford Executive Residences, McKinley Hill, Fort Bonifacio Global City.
Register Now!

For more inquiries e-mail secretariat: secretariat@verticalrun.com.ph

I guess most of us already have accounts on Facebook, twitter, Pinterest and other social networking sites. It’s a good medium to connect to different people, friends and even family members for personal or business reasons. Many are hooked and addicted over these sites and we can’t blame them for it’s a way to interact and communicate faster and effectively.

For physicians, the emergence of Doximity has given them a place where they can connect with their other colleagues. It’s a private network, where they can exchange secure messages, share private phone lists, back lines and pagers with each other. You can check out the public profile of many doctors like Jack Marshall MD, know more about their specialty, affiliation and other info. Doximity is available on the web, iPhone, and smart phones. Now, physicians have the reason to communicate quicker and discuss the latest treatment and other topics with each other.

I have a medical course background and eventough I’m not practicing it anymore, my hat is off to all medical professionals who are continuously serving and doing their very best for their patients. I have a lot of friends who are doctors right now and after so many years we had the chance to see each other again just last year and I’m in awe about their achievements in being a medical doctors. They have many different fields, I have a friend who is an internist and OB-gynes and I’m so proud of them.

Some may think that doctors after getting their residency and diploma will just sit in their clinics to attend to their patients. Little did they know that doctors continuously attend seminars, conferences and even study or take up gp exam to update their medical knowledge. We all know that there are many inventions, technology changes and more diseases and ways to cure them being known from time to time so they need to keep themselves abreast with the new developments.

For those medical doctors wanting to be a GP specialist to upgrade their career, they need to attend medical skills training and later on get an exam. Oxford Medical, one of the largest medical career development company in the UK can help medical doctors with their gp recruitment, medical teaching courses, medical management courses and other medical career development program. Just check out their site to know more about their gp application and what they offer. Don’t forget to check out their gpst stage 3 if you’re getting the gp exam. It’s now time to upgrade your medical expertise.

My nephew is into photography and in fact he loves it so much. I can see him holding his DSLR and even his film camera on his hand all the time. I guess he is practicing his shots and maximizing the full potential of his skills and cameras. Sometimes, he does it for living already, joining to a photoshoot with his friends.

Just yesterday, I saw a message at his FB wall that encourages all of his friends to bring all sorts of film cameras such as SLR, Point and Shoot , Rangefinder, Twin Lens Reflex, Pinhole, Half frame, APS, Medium format, Large Format, and everything in between. They should not also forget the camera tripods to aid them in the photoshoot.

Film Photography Photowalk will be on January 23, 2012 I, Chinese New Year.  Location is at Binondo, Manila Film Meeting place would be Hidalgo Street Quiapo Manila. I know this will be a lot of fun for they will experience Chinese New Year celebration.

Following their dreams is what I’m always telling my friends, nieces and nephews. I told them that if they want something to achieve they must or need to work hard for it and do it if their heart desires it as long as they will not harm or bothered anyone.

My distant cousin who is already working in a corporate world resigned from her job because her heart is not into it. She is looking for something more and she found her real passion, which is beautifying others so enrolled herself into beauty school and now she loves what she is doing.

If you are like my cousin that loves beauty then follow your passion. A beauty school can fulfill your dream of becoming a good and professional beauty expert. You can enroll in a cosmetology school like Regency Beauty Institute. For they have trained and professional instructors that can guide you in your studies. They have high technology equipments that you can use to train.

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Need to remind myself about this and this is a must!!. Sometimes we tend to copy what others or our friends are doing or buying in order to fit in but we have to realize that we are not all the say and it’s ok not to have what they have as well.

1.New Zealand
2. Australia
3. South Africa
4. Canada
5. United States
6. Turkey
7. United Kingdom
8. Philippines
9. Spain
10. Malaysia
11. Brazil
12. Italy
13. Mexico
14. Singapore
15. France

Forbes.com recently released the list of The World’s Friendliest Countries and I’m happy to know that Philippines is on the 8th place. No doubt that we Filipinos are friendly and hospitable.

Aside from blogging, I’m also into digital designing. Been designing since 2007 and I’m loving it. Just last August 2011, I bought a new HP desktop for I want a bigger screen when I’m designing my digital scrapbooking kit. My laptop’s screen and speed can’t keep up with my designing needs so I decided to get a new desktop that I can use here at home.

I love HP brand so I bought the same brand in GH. Luckily, it was on sale and along with that I got a free speaker and HP printer. I must say that HP products are durable and performs well. Been using the printer since August and I’m quite surprised that it still has a toner up to now. When the time comes the ink will run out, I know I will get an original toner cartridges to maintain the performance of my printer. With the looks of it, I guess the printer is toner saver and I got my money’s worth already.

Hey everyone, how’s your holidays and 2012 so far?

The holidays are just too busy for most of us and I guess we’re all ok now that new year has started. 2011 is pretty good for me and I hope 2012 brings more luck and good things for all of us. I’m just praying so hard that no more disaster where hundreds of people will die just like what happened in the Cagayan de Oro and Iligan City tragedy last December. It’s just so heartbreaking to see their condition in the news and to hear all the sad stories.

May the Lord bless us and like everyone are saying, there’s new trials and challenges but we need to be ready to face them for all problems will have a solution. We need to trust in the Lord for He has the almighty power to give all the blessings and the healing that we all need.

Happy new year everyone!