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When Should You Reject a Guest Post?
Once your blog achieves a steady readership and minimal amount of niche respect, you will start getting post submissions from people who want to guest star on your blog. This can be exciting at first because it is a sign others are taking note of your blog and want to be a part of what you have created. Then the reality sinks in that you can't post every guest blogger that comes along or your blog won't be a success for long.
You should judge a guest blog post with the same standards that you judge your own posts. A guest blogger should not be allowed in your space without meeting at least these basic requirements:
- The post sticks to a niche-related topic that meshes well with the subject of your blog.
- The content of the post will be appealing or educational to your readers or target audience.
- The text is well written without any typos or grammatical errors. It is obvious they took time formatting it properly and creating a valuable post.
- The post is fresh and unique. It has not been published on other blogs.
- Links to the guest blogger's site are kept to a minimum and contained at the bottom of the post.
- The post does not include anything that could be interpreted as a direct sales pitch and does not feel like an advertisement.
The post covers something new that you haven't covered on your blog recently. Alternatively, it takes a new spin or approach to something you have been talking about on your blog. This shows that they actually read your blog and aren't just using you for the links. It also ensures fresh content for your readers.
If you start reading a guest post and see a lot of typos, run-on sentences, and bulky paragraphs, you know right away that the post should be rejected. If the post comes from a well-known blogger within your niche you know they didn't give this post the effort they give their own blog posts. If it is from someone unknown, then you can question the value of what they have to add to your blog. You are not an editor and should not waste time correcting or rewriting for a guest blogger.
If the copy is clean and well formatted, then read it thoroughly and consider what it has to say. If it is unfocused and makes no valuable point in the end, reject it. If it simply rehashes something you have already covered in the recent past, ask them to read your blog and send in something more original. If the topic or basic idea won't blend well with your blog for any reason or you think it will not entertain or inform your targeted audience, then it has to be rejected no matter how good it may be or how reputable the author may be.
Every guest post you publish should add value to your blog. It should get conversations going with your readers and pull in new readers. If you don't feel a guest post can do that, then you have to turn it down. This doesn't mean you can't communicate with the potential guest blogger and let them know what needs to be done differently in the future.
Open communication will show that you want to help them out, but they have to put out the effort to contribute something of value in return.
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HOW TO : Set Your Image As Gmail Background
If you also want to customize the look of your Gmail inbox and set an image of your choice as the background image then follow the steps given below.
HOW TO : Set Your Image As Gmail Background
1. Login to your Gmail account and click on the Settings.
2. Click on the Themes tab
3. Now, scroll down and click on the “create your own theme” option
4. Click on the Link and then click on the option which asks you to select your own background image
5. Choose any image from your Picasa album or just upload a new image from your computer. That is all.
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HOW TO : Lock Your PC Automatically When You Are Away
This Windows trick is especially good when you are downloading a big file and can not shut down the computer but have to leave computer to do some other works. Follow the steps given below to use the screensaver settings trick to secure your computer from unwanted access.
HOW TO : Lock Your PC Automatically When You Are Away
1. Right-Click on your desktop screen, and then click on the Personalize option
2. Now in the Personalization settings, click on the Screen Saver under the Themes sections.
3. Just select the screensaver you want for your desktop, then check the box which shows the text "On resume, display logon screen".
4. You can also select the number of minutes to wait before the screensaver starts when the computer is idle. Now, click on the OK and save your settings.
5. Now whenever you will move the mouse or press a key when screensaver is appearing, you’ll see the normal login screen instead of your desktop. You can enter your username and password as normal to access your computer.
Lock Your Computer Without a Screensaver
If you do not like the screensavers much then, also you can lock your computer when you are away from it without turning on the screensaver. All you have to do is for that is to just select the "None" option from the screensaver list on Screen Saver Settings while following the steps mentioned above. Now your computer will directly switch to the Login screen without showing any screensaver whenever your computer is left for the amount of time you selected while doing the settings.
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BlackBerry PlayBook vs. Dell Streak 7 vs. Apple iPad vs. Motorola Xoom (Features Comparison)
This nice Tablet Infographic compares the features of the most popular tablets of our time BlackBerry PlayBook , Dell Streak 7, Apple iPad and Motorola Xoom. Even though the Samsung Galaxy Tab is missing from it, it still gives the nice information about the rest of the tablets. Take a look at this if you are planning to buy any of these tablet.
BlackBerry PlayBook vs. Dell Streak 7 vs. Apple iPad vs. Motorola Xoom (Features Comparison)

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Hot & Sexy Gadget Girls - Do We Really Need Them?

But do you really think that these hot gadget girls are important for the business? When it comes to buy a gadget or mobile phone, a user always considers the factors like features, price etc. A common user also compares the product with various other gadgets and then buys the best according to his/her needs. It does not matter how beautiful model is promoting the gadget, user never consider them. I would like to know that as a user, did you ever get influenced by the models while buying an iPhone, tablet, mobile phone or a Windows PC? Personally, I would like a well informed person or a geek to give me advice to buy a gadget than a good looking model who knows nothing about the stuff.
Here I am sharing few images of the hot and sexy gadget girls from various location endorsing a gadget like laptop, mobile phones etc. If you like gadgets and hot girls then this one is for you ;)
Hot & Sexy Gadget Girls
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Top 24 Moments Of IBM
Top 24 Moments Of IBM
IBM Predecessor

IBM Punch Cards

Carol Embossing Machine

Dayton Scale

Daily Dial Attendance

A Personnel Department Of IBM Punch Cards

Accounting Computing Machine

Plug Board

“Social Security Law”

603-Type Multiplier

SSEC

SAGE: The Military Service

Shoebox : The Birth Of Speech Recognition

7090 - Type Mainframe

S/360 Mainframe

Navigation Computer : Boosting The U.S. Space Program

Watson Victory

First Portable Computer: Weight 23 kg

IBM PC

AS/400 Server

Gerstner New Deal

“Deep Blue” Defeated Chess Champion

Expansion Of The PC Business

“Watson” Beats The Quiz Show Champion

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Top 5 Apps for Counting Calories and Stay Healthy

Top 5 Apps For Counting Calories
Calorie Tracker
As its name indicates, Calorie Tracker is meant to aid in the counting of calories. Offered by livestrong.com, this app helps its users count calories. Being units of energy, calories dictate how much weight is gained or lost. If more calories are taken in than burned, then weight will be gained. On the other hand, if fewer are taken in than worked off, weight will be lost. At the heart of a healthy weight are calories.
Now, to keep track of all these calories users can simply enter in the food eaten. Relying on data for over 45,000 items, this app simplifies calorie counting. If users wish to track calories burned in addition to those consumed, it also can factor physical activity into its tracking. Best of all, Calorie Tracker is offered free.
Lose It
Lose It is similar to Calorie Tracker, but more powerful. Easy to use, this app also keeps track of calories from food and those burned by exercise. In addition to this, Lose It allows users to set personal goals. After entering some relevant information and setting a goal with a specific accomplishment date, Lose It will create a custom plan. This includes a calorie budget. Users can not only track their calories with this handy app, but they also can monitor the progress made. This simple app calculates a calorie budget to hold people accountable.
Calorie Counter
Partnering with the website FatSecret.com, this app allows users to upload their information in order to completely track progress. In addition to the calorie counter, this app has several other notable features. For one, it allows people to quickly access a food’s caloric and nutritional information. Making this information easily accessible helps people make informed nutritional decisions.
It also has a food diary, exercise diary, weight loss chart and journal to keep track of progress. Perhaps most impressive aspect of this app is its barcode scanner. With this, users can scan nutrition labels into the app.
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MyFitnessPal
MyFitnessPal was developed to be a simple calorie tracking device for Android phones. Tracking food and exercise, this app easily displays the calories left for the day. Like the Calorie Counter, MyFitnessPal also features a barcode scanner for nutrition labels. It boasts a catalog of 750,000 items. This app has been featured for its effectiveness and ease of use by the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, NBC, CNET, the Today Show and others.
GoMeals
GoMeals was developed for the iPhone. Originally intended for diabetics, it is a useful app for anyone desiring to count calories. Drawing from 25,000 items and 200 menus, this app displays the calories left and calories consumed. Of those consumed, it shows the distribution between carbohydrates, fats and proteins.
GoMeals not only helps people count calories, but also track the quality of calories. Another nifty feature of GoMeals is its restaurant locator to pair with the catalogued menus.
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HOW TO : Configure Privacy Settings On Google Plus
If you are new on Google Plus or having difficulty in understanding the privacy settings on Google+ then this infographic can really help you. You can also share with your friends on Google+ and can help them.
HOW TO : Configure Privacy Settings On Google Plus

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Five Geek Icons who Happen to also be Stage Superstars
Theatreland is full of little tribes and factions: You've got the Strallen dynasty of beautiful stage actresses, the insanely dedicated Wicked fangirl community, the soap star to stage star converts and the reality TV gang, to name but a few.
However, there's another group, one far more unexpected; the sci-fi/fantasy stars who also happen to be among the greatest stage actors of our time.
Don't believe me? Then let's look at just a few of the science fiction and fantasy megastars who just so happen to also be highly accomplished stage actors.

David Tennant
David Tennant played the tenth regeneration of Doctor Who's eponymous hero, The Doctor. Everyone knows that. However, as well as being a dab hand with a sonic screwdriver and knowing the difference between the cloister bell and a chameleon circuit, Tennant is also an incredible Shakespearean actor.
The scotsman describes theatre acting as his "default way of being". In 2007 he played Hamlet for the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon. The production later transferred to London's West End where Tennant suffered a prolapsed disc during previews. He returned to the role after treatment and won great critical acclaim (so much so, a picture of Tennant as Hamlet was featured on a stamp).
Tennant is currently appearing in a West End production of Much Ado About Nothing alongside former Doctor Who cast-mate, Catherine Tate. Once again, his performance is delighting critics.

Patrick Stewart
Patrick Stewart has a pretty impressive nerd pedigree: He played Star Trek's Captain Jean Luc Picard and X-Men's Professor Xavier. Those are two of the most iconic characters in the science fiction world, not just any old pair of spandex-clad schmucks.
But there's far more to Mr Stewart than just playing an impressive range of super-folk, he's also appeared in an incredible range of stage productions. Between the early 1990s and 2005 he performed six one-man productions of Dickens' A Christmas Carol. In 1995 and 2006 he played Prospero in The Tempest, once on Broadway and once for the Royal Shakespeare Company. In 1997 Stewart played the lead in a racially reversed production of Othello and in 2007 he played Macbeth. Most recently he played King Claudius in the production of Hamlet which also starred David Tennant, winning the Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actor for his efforts.

Gillian Anderson
Gillian Anderson, better known as X-Files' Special Agent Dana Scully, was the undisputed geek pin-up of the 1990s. An entire generation worshipped at the alter of the flame-haired FBI sceptic, but don't be tricked into thinking that Gillian Anderson is just the geeky man's Pamela Anderson; she's also no stranger to rather high-brow entertainment.
In 2003, Anderson was awarded the WhatsOnStage.com Award for Best Actress for her West End debut in a play titled What The Night Is For and in 2004 she appeared at the Royal Court Theatre in The Sweetest Swing in Baseball. In 2009, Anderson starred in a production of A Doll's House at the Donmar Warehouse. Her portrayal of Nora, a downtrodden wife, earned her another nomination for Best Actress, this time for the prestigious Olivier Awards.

Kate Mulgrew
Kate Mulgrew is best-known as the USS Enterprise's first female captain and the star of Star Trek: Voyager. Voyager ran for seven seasons and earned Mulgrew a Saturn Award for Best TV Actress. However, long before she donned that famous maroon jumpsuit, she was regularly treading the boards of Seattle and Los Angeles.
After Star Trek, Mulgrew's career really took off. She starred in a one-woman play called Tea at Five, a monologue performance baed on Katharine Hepburn's memoirs. The production was a smash hit and won Mulgrew two US theatre awards. In 2008 she appeared in the Broadway production of Equus. Since then she has been regularly performing in New York.

Ian McKellen
Gandalf AND Magneto, one of the greatest goodies in fantasy literature and the single most-powerful mutant in the entire Marvel universe. Ian McKellen has played both of those, and he has played them well. Best of all, he played Magneto opposite Patrick Stewart's Professor Xavier in X-Men 1,2 and 3, those were good times for the geek community.
When he's not playing the cinema's greatest characters, McKellen can generally be found being awesome all over stages around the world. Throughout the 1970s and 80s McKellen became somewhat of a regular at the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal National Theatre, where he played roles including the lead in Macbeth(opposite Judi Dench, no less) and Iago in Othello.
Fast forward to 2007 and McKellen was back with the RSC, this time to appear in King Lear and The Seagull, both productions were critical successes. In 2009 McKellen appeared in a phenomenally popular production of Waiting for Godot opposite none other than Patrick Stewart.
This guest post was produced on behalf of Show-and-Stay.co.uk, who specialise in London shows and theatre breaks.
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