I signed up with Magento Go. And it's far from good - actually opposite of good

This is an old review which I did when I was still in trial with Magento Go. Things actually turned out very ugly when I officially paid to sign up with them and experienced their CRAP support.

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I have been trying to start an online shopping store. After looking through a few possible solutions such as wordpress eCommerce / shopping cart themes, opencart, zen cart, oscommerce, and DIY my own, I think I’ll give Magento a Go.

Magento Go is a paid service but you can get a full trial of 30 days completely free. They are also offering $15 / month discount for a whole year from the 1 million stimulus package. If you happen to want to build an online store right now, I have only 2 words for you – Sign up! With the stimulus discount, the entry plan is totally free for the first year.

I had many problems in mind when I was hunting for a perfect ecommerce solution. None of the solutions solved them all until I found Magento. It’s the best eCommerce solution I have come across in these years.

Still familiarizing myself with the whole application which is fairly complicated and would require weeks to master, especially the theme customization / editing part, which I think is yet to achieve good user experience – it’s not easy to build a theme of your own. For now, you can only edit existing themes and customize it wherever you need to.

Unlike wordpress, it’s very easy to build a theme and customize it like a breeze, Magento is known to have a steep learning curve for theme developers. The whole system is heavily designed rather than evolved. It’s a bit pain for the end users / developers to chew in the design.

You’d probably need 2 – 3 times the normal budget to build a decent Magento theme. Other than that, everything else seems fascinating. I’ll catch up with a detailed review later after trying all the functionalities.

Windows 7 打开程序时自动成为当前的活动窗口

有时Win 7 打开的程序，其窗口并不会成为当前的活动窗口，如果是马上需要使用，就会很烦人，明明打开了，却在一大堆窗口的背后藏着，还要点几下才能把这个窗口切换为当前活动窗口。

怎么办呢？

1. 打开注册表：在运行里输入“regedit”并回车。
2. 搜索并选定至HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop。
3. 看右侧窗口有没有一个DWORD值叫“ForegroundLockTimeout”。如果没有，则创建。
4. 给“ForegroundLockTimeout”赋值为“0”（十进制阿拉伯数字零）。
5. 重启电脑。

现在应该好了。本人测试过的哦！

入手 Canon 佳能 EOS 550D ＋ 18-55mm 镜头，4595元

国庆节国美价格超低，4595块入手，还送了一本书和一个双镜头肩包。作为一个纯正新人，上手用了一下，总体感觉不错，用户体验一流，操作很好学，几乎不用看说明书。查了下欧美网站的评价，都是4.5甚至5星的，而且价格比国内还贵，近900美元，换成人民币就是5500块。淘宝上的价格也是4600以上。所以这次真的是非常超值啊。

可以给我的博客拍原创照片了！！哈哈。。。有需求的童鞋，赶紧趁国庆去国美或苏宁淘吧！！

什么时候应该创业？

全力做好当下的事情，无论它有多小。我们总是更容易看到成功的结果而忽略中间的牺牲。不要好高骛远总想当老板。当老板本身千万不可成为你创业的动机。你想创业，因为当老板很轻松、很赚钱、不用看人脸色、完全自主。

恰恰相反。当你的资本和段位不够的时候，往往还会更加糟糕。小喽罗到大将军这条充满荆棘和诱惑的道路，绝不是靠激情走下来的。

那什么时候才能创业呢？什么时候我的资本和段位才够？一个普适的标准是，当老板离不开你的时候，你就可以考虑出来创业了。当皇帝离不开你这个大将军的时候，你就可以考虑割据称王了。

Deny all Chinese traffic / IP

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How to Study English Well in School

What to Expect

The purpose of studying English language in school is to provide all children with a good grasp of the background of the language and to ensure that students understand the mechanics behind it.

English language studies and English literature studies are two different subjects. The study of the language of English revolves around the correct use of spelling, grammar and meaning while reading, writing and speaking. The origins and history of words are important as they show us how language has progressed and evolved and show how the roots of many languages are intertwined. English is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world, although it remains an ever changing creature.

Useful Tools

When studying the English language it is useful for students to gather together a number of items that may help them navigate through their course properly. The first of these is a dictionary - a book that provides definitions of the meaning words and can also be used to help clarify the context that a certain word is being used in. Another useful tool in studying English language is a thesaurus. This is a book that lists numerous words and also lists possible other words that have the same or a very similar meaning. Many students of the English language find that the thesaurus is a very important aid to their writing as it helps them continuously learn new words that can be interjected with each other.

The Process of Learning

Many students who struggle with their English studies do so because they find the hardest part to be the proper application of grammar. Grammar is considered to be the framework of all English and provides certain rules regarding the mechanics of how English should be correctly written and spoken. Many students may find that their success in English studies will greatly improve if they choose to employ the use of a specialist tutor. If you are considering hiring a tutor then there are many that advertise through the internet or you may be able to find one that comes recommended through our college or local study group.

Fully understanding the approach to grammar and the meaning of words is crucial to being able to successfully study and understand English literature. England is famed for its generation after generation of world renowned authors; perhaps most famously William Shakespeare.

People who choose to pursue studying English literature do so because they are passionate about the many wonderful, varied styles that have developed through our history. For people who wish to try writing creatively a good grasp of the technical uses of the language is imperative as is access to a good thesaurus and dictionary. There are many creative writing classes available at most colleges that can offer courses designed to help you develop your style of writing and be able to explore different mediums such as poems, prose and short stories.

 

DIY - Drywall Partitioning

Putting in a drywall partition can transform a house and give it a completely different look; large open spaces can be converted into separate rooms very easily. Garages are also popular for partitioning; creating a separate area for garden tools and other equipment can give a neat and tidy look. There are many reasons a drywall partition can be used to alter the look of a room and this article will look at how it can be done.

Tools

First of all the correct tools and equipment will be needed. Two-by -four inch wood will be required to suit the size of your wall, as well as sufficient drywall panels to cover both sides of the wall, and insulation will also be required should you choose to use it. The hand tools needed for the job are as follows:

• Tape measure


• Cutting knife


• Drywall screwgun or hammer


• Drywall screws


• Panel lifter


• Panel carrier


• Saw


• Nailer


• Nails


• Spirit level

Occupational health and safety products will also be needed, such as cut resistant gloves. All of the tools required for the job can be purchased from smallparts.com and with a no minimum order limit, tools can be purchased as and when you wish.

Building the partition wall

The first steps for putting the wall in place will be to get the correct measurements for it using your tape measure from smallparts.com; measure the height and width of the space and using the saw cut the timber to size. Once the timer is cut, use the spirit level to draw a pencil line and use the nailer to fire the timber in place, fully level with the line. This should be repeated so that you have a frame of one piece of timber at each end of the wall, one piece along the ceiling and one piece running along the floor. More timber will need to create studs and cross pieces both for support and to attach the drywall panels; these should be measured, cut to size and fired into place using the nailer.

Adding the drywall

Once the stud wall is in place then the drywall panels can be attached. They may first need to be cut to size to match the height of the room and width of the timber; this will be done by using the tape measure to gain the correct measurements and using the cutting knife to cut the drywall in a straight line. A spirit level can be used to aid in cutting a straight line.

Place the drywall against the stud wall and use the panel lifter to lift it up to the ceiling as tight as possible, then using your drywall screwgun or hammer (which ever you chose to purchase from smallparts.com) attach the drywall to the timber with a nail or screw. Using a drywall screwgun is recommended over a hammer for a faster better finish, screws or nails should be spread with a gap of around 8 to 10 inches along the panel. The same steps should be repeated on the other side of the wall and insulation can be placed inside the panels if required.

 

漂亮典雅的英文字体

以下是一些我在设计logo时喜欢用的英文字体：

• Arial 系列
• Book Antiqua
• Calibri
• Cambria 系列
• Century 系列
• Constantia
• Estrangelo Edessa
• Garamond
• Georgia
• Gulim
• Monotype Corsiva
• Palatino Linotype
• PMingLiU
• Sylfaen
• Trebuchet MS
• Verdana

数学符号：

• MS Reference Specialty
• MS Extra

希腊字母和其他语言字母：

• Symbol

奇怪符号：

• Webdings 系列
• Wingdings 系列

The excellent company and industry must match the reasonable price

Buy a share just like buy a company, which is the investment theory what we always follow. But generally the opposite is true when you get the investment practice. We are intent on the increase overly, especially the rapid growth in short term and do not care about the unbelievable high cost. We are intent on the share capital expansion but do not care about the real return the investor made. We are intent on the new shares operation but it will set the scene for the risk of long term hung up.

What can we get from the long investment? We find the answer in one book:

The company and industry which can bring the real high returns to the long term investors must have the relatively high share interest, over expect increase and the reasonable price. The excellent company or the high growth industry might fall down unless they match the reasonable price in long term. To follow these simple and effective theories, Mr. Buffet gets over 26% return from the multi-investment in last fifty years.

We must face the difficult in the stock market to practice the investment by the long-term strategy. You are not only to be asked to have the full patient and the faith also needs the professional investment strategy and the sensitive in this market.

Deliver the complicated investment to fund

Investing is easy. Facing the market fluctuations, make an average heart, with the full confidences, patients and sense, you will certainly get great reward if you found out and already invested those excellent companies.

However, investment is also complicated. Facing the more open market and more selectable subjects, the investment operation becomes more and more complicated. That means, the investment become more and more professional.

We can form a hypothesis, that the investment action is commandments. We must spent more and more energy and time on the study and research to get more return. Well, let the fund take over the complicated investment so we can enjoy our life.

招个合适的人真的不容易

一方面是每年毕业的千军万马，另一方面是企业苦苦不能搜罗到合适的人才，不惜重金求助于猎头公司。

并不是机会不多，而是真正的人才实在太少。

我自己每天能写十多篇比较专业的英文文章，每篇300 - 500词，而且挺轻松，招人之前我还以为这并不难，但后来才发现，每天7篇，每篇250词的要求也是很高了。有个同学英语水平并不低，不知道是太在意细节而降低了速度还是什么原因，一周时间只写了这么多。平均每天2 - 3篇。语法、行文都不是业余水平，但就是没产出——仍然停留在应试阶段。

学一样东西，不是要学，而是要马上开始用它。用它一个小时，比你学它一百个小时还管用。

What is a mutual fund?

As a professionally operated type of massive investment pattern, a mutual fund absorbs money from various investors and its investing area is mainly the securities covering stocks, bonds, short-term money market instruments, other mutual funds, other securities, and/or commodities such as precious metals. Determined by the investment objective, the fund’s investments will be traded by its specialized fund manager. In the States, if a fund gains profits, almost all the net income and the earnings of selling any securities must be distributed to the investors at least on a yearly basis according to the compulsive regularities of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) under both SEC and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) with which the fund has been registered. The fund is managed by its investment adviser and other service organizations and vendors, but the best interests of the fund's investors will be guaranteed with supervision of a board of directors or trustees (if the U.S. fund is organized as a trust as they commonly are).