Ken asks…
My husband and I would like to get a new computer….?
What type of computer is best for us? I will be using an accounting program (basic) for my home based business and we will be playing games on it such as Dark Age of Camelot. I will also be using Kodak Easy Share for my pictures.
We have also been talking about perhaps leasing a computer. It seems like we have to buy a new computer or get major work done on it every few years, so would it be better to just lease one?
Has anyone here leased a computer before?
What are your suggestions.
Thanks!
Nagesh answers:
Do NOT lease a machine. They will charge you a tremendous markup. Most will charge you 10% of the full system cost each month. That said, I would recommend looking at $1000-1250 for a setup to do the applications you state. That includes a 19″ LCD monitor and a photo printer. DO NOT SKIMP on the screen or printer!!!!! Those are the piece that matter at the end of the day! What you see and what you print. Look at the Monitors like NEC’s MultiSync 90GX2 with their Optiscreen coating. Looks amazingly clear. (Sony and HP both have the same coating on their screen of the same size.) Screen will be about $350. Also, look at the printer to be like HP’s new K550 or Epson’s new R380. Both Windows VISTA certified, both FAST and using multiple ink carts for lower costs. Each will be about $150.
So that leaves $500-750 for the system box. For that amount, you can get a DELL or HP, 2.0+ Ghz, 300GB disk, 1GB ram. SUPPORT will be key! Do NOT go to a local cheapo shop and buy low cost since they WON’T be there on at 2am when you have a printer that won’t print. Look at support like DELL or HP for that.
Nancy asks…
divorce in military, please help?
I am really lost and dont know what to do. My husband and I have 2 girls. My daughter and his daughter. No children together. We have been married almost 3 years. The first year we spent apart most of the year as he was in Korea. We have a very difficult past with lots o mistrust and insecurity. Nothing that I know of since we got married but alot that I found out after we got married that was lied about. 1 of them being a very serious matter. Anyway. I love him and I know he loves me. We constantly fight though. Every single day. And I cant say anything without me being stupid or him getting an attitude. He has that speak when spoken to attitude. I am so unhappy and I know he is. I dont know what to do though. He is the only dad my daughter will ever know as her real dad left before she was born and He has been there since she was 10 months old (shes now almost 5). My daughter is still, 2 years later, completely devastated that we left her nama and papa and the rest of the family and goes to bed crying every night still bc of it. But I know if we leave she will miss her daddy. We are stationed in Alaska and the rest of the family is in the lower 48. She would also miss her sister and will I very much. He has no patients though and is often really hurtful to my daughter while letting his daughter get away with the same things and she is 6 years older.
I work full time, go to school. have 3 home based businesses, take care of the girls, our 3 pets, and clean the house, dishes, laundry.everything and it is never appreciated. he finds the one thing wrong with the house and says I never do anything!!! The problem is with the distance, If I leave and we work things out I cant come back and Im scared. My daughter will miss them and I cant give her the life she has here. We have a car, own our house, she has a very stable and provided life but she hears us fighting all the time.if we leave we will have the rest of the family but no job at first, we will have to stay with family for a bit, no car, and no daddy and sister, no insurance. What is best for her? I have gotten so used to the military lifestyle. it feels really “right” I love everything about it. And will find it very difficult to adjust to civilian life again. (not bc of the money and benefits either like some girls, Im talking about the closeness, friendships, volunteering, etc) Its not like a normal divorce where she could go see them on the weekends and I could move out and we could work things out. Its one or the other. We leave and say goodbye to everything or we stay and fight. My parents fought alot when I was growing up but never even knew at all until I was an adult. We cant/wont control ourselves. We are both good people but not together. Also with early return of dependents can I move myself and get reimbursed like a dity pcs move?
Please Help
Nagesh answers:
I think you should do what’s best for the kids and yourself, because if you are not happy, the kids see that. If you love someone you should try to work it our, but if you have tried, that’s all you can do just let it be. Here is a website that has free info about divorce & relationship, you should read about what they have, it helped me out:
http://www.divorce.freeinfosource.com
http://www.relationship.freeinfosource.com
Daniel asks…
military divorce, please help?
i am really lost and dont know what to do. My husband and I have 2 girls. My daughter and his daughter. No children together. We have been married almost 3 years. The first year we spent apart most of the year as he was in Korea. We have a very difficult past with lots o mistrust and insecurity. Nothing that I know of since we got married but alot that I found out after we got married that was lied about. 1 of them being a very serious matter. Anyway. I love him and I know he loves me. We constantly fight though. Every single day. And I cant say anything without me being stupid or him getting an attitude. He has that speak when spoken to attitude. I am so unhappy and I know he is. I dont know what to do though. He is the only dad my daughter will ever know as her real dad left before she was born and He has been there since she was 10 months old (shes now almost 5). My daughter is still, 2 years later, completely devastated that we left her nama and papa and the rest of the family and goes to bed crying every night still bc of it. But I know if we leave she will miss her daddy. We are stationed in Alaska and the rest of the family is in the lower 48. She would also miss her sister and will I very much. He has no patients though and is often really hurtful to my daughter while letting his daughter get away with the same things and she is 6 years older.
I work full time, go to school. have 3 home based businesses, take care of the girls, our 3 pets, and clean the house, dishes, laundry.everything and it is never appreciated. he finds the one thing wrong with the house and says I never do anything!!! The problem is with the distance, If I leave and we work things out I cant come back and Im scared. My daughter will miss them and I cant give her the life she has here. We have a car, own our house, she has a very stable and provided life but she hears us fighting all the time.if we leave we will have the rest of the family but no job at first, we will have to stay with family for a bit, no car, and no daddy and sister, no insurance. What is best for her? I have gotten so used to the military lifestyle. it feels really “right” I love everything about it. And will find it very difficult to adjust to civilian life again. (not bc of the money and benefits either like some girls, Im talking about the closeness, friendships, volunteering, etc) Its not like a normal divorce where she could go see them on the weekends and I could move out and we could work things out. Its one or the other. We leave and say goodbye to everything or we stay and fight. My parents fought alot when I was growing up but never even knew at all until I was an adult. We cant/wont control ourselves. We are both good people but not together. Also with early return of dependents can I move myself and get reimbursed like a dity pcs move?
Please Help
Nagesh answers:
I would try marriage counseling first before you make that decision
Lizzie asks…
Licensing Wedding Photos…..?
My husband and I are in the process of creating a small home based business to sell some of our art work (mostly Jewelry and Pottery, some Photography). A friend of ours has asked us to photograph her wedding. She wants us to put the photos on a cd so she can print them. We are ok with this, but we would like to know how to license the photos. We thought about doing a Creative Commons License with Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike. We are ok with her making derivatives (editing, etc.) but at the same time we don’t want something that ends up looking bad to have our name on it. Also, we would like to retain the right to edit the photos how we see fit and use them in our portfolio as we build our business. What is the best way to accommodate each of our needs?
Nagesh answers:
In most states the person that clicks the shutter owns copyright unless stated somewhere else otherwise. She should be signing a contract that states she is not allowed to edit (there should be no in between with this, she can either edit them or not edit them). The contract should also contain a model release for you to use for advertising purposes and a clause that allows you to maintain copyright and to acknowledge that she can only use them for personal purposes (and not attempt to sell them or things of the like).
Look up wedding photography contracts online, mine is a front and back page covering my butt if anything were to happen.
Donald asks…
make money from the internet?
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www.digistar-solutions.com it reviews products that allow you to make money from the internet in different ways. You can check out these products. Some are home based business opportunities. Others give free web sites to help you make money from the internet It also reviews other products like anti spyware and posts links to the best ones.
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