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Top Qualities of a Good Antivirus Program

Automatic updates are invaluable for system integrity

(SALEM, Ore.) - Cybernetic security has increased tenfold since the early days of the internet, but despite that, it’s more dangerous than ever to “stroll” around the interwebs without protection.

Getting an antivirus up and running on your PC is incredibly easy but getting an antivirus that is actually good and efficient will require a little bit more than just picking one out of a crowd.

Top Reasons to Use PDF for Your Business Documents

A universal format that relieves space of a huge workload.

(SALEM, Ore.) - When it comes to a business environment, it’s important to recognize the fact that higher standards are required to prove a minimum of professionalism in terms of the quality of the documents that are being sent and received within the company.

What that means is that you need to use a format that will allow for clean and professional editing and will be easy to manipulate.

Critical Information to Choose the Best Headset

How to tell good headset from bad headset – a guide for upgrading your office gear

(SALEM, Ore.) - There are many jobs when you just hand in your work at the end of the day and go home. No questions asked, no additional contact required. However, there are a lot more jobs where you constantly must be in contact with your business relations and make new relations in the process.

Having a good headset is critical to undergoing business fast and efficient as a poor headset can really hurt negotiations. But not everyone in business is also tech savvy. So, too often, they buy bad headsets.

The Advantages of a Second Passport for High-Net-Worth Individuals

A second passport simplifies travel.

(SALEM, Ore.) - As a wealthy individual you may have a clear idea of the value of your assets, but do you know the value of your passport? A passport’s value is determined by the number of countries it allows you easy access to.

If you are a seasoned traveler and a wealthy individual, you may understand the hassle of applying for visas and permits.

America`s Retirement and Health Issues in Sharp Focus

Over 60% of retired people rely on Social Security for at least half their monthly income

(SALEM, Ore.) - Retirement in the USA has become a serious issue. It is clear that many Americans have failed to grasp the potential problems of retirement.

Too few have significant savings and the recent study suggests that 30% will take benefits from Social Security at their earliest opportunity, 62 years of age when the equivalent number a decade ago was 50%.

Freelance Job Opportunities In 2017

Six of the most popular freelance jobs and professions which can be considered now.

(PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL) - Gone are the times when a full time and long-lasting occupation was the lone way support the day-to-day expenses and to bring in money. Get a long-term occupation, and you’ll end up secured and well-provided for the remainder of your own life.

Today, job seekers are faced using several alternatives about how to earn an income and be self-sufficient.

Untied Airlines-- the Real Story

Untied [sic] Airlines is one more step in America's drift to fascism. It's not too late to stop it.

(Pender Island, British Columbia) - There is a deeper aspect that has been completely overlooked. You’ve got the complete story here first.

The flight was NOT overbooked as everyone is reporting. This is the first mistake. All the paying passengers had seats. United wanted to put crew members on the flight who had to be in Louisville to work the next day. This was the result of complete mismanagement on the part of UAL.

TV May Actually Die Soon - Stay Tuned!

The question is when this shift will make a difference, not if.

(NEW YORK, New York) - FANG (Facebook, Amazon, Netflix, Google/YouTube) is about to take a huge bite out of traditional network TV (ABC, NBC, CBS, and Fox), and the media business will never be the same.

To understand how profound the implications of the recently announced NFL on Amazon Prime or YouTube TV are, it may help to understand the economic engine that drives traditional commercial television.

Internet Privacy 2017 | What You Need to Know

There has never been a reasonable expectation of online privacy, and there never will be.

(NEW YORK, New York) - Internet Service Providers (ISPs) have always had the right to use your data as they see fit, within a few Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) parameters. This has not changed.

And you have given FANG (Facebook, Amazon, Netflix, and Google) the right to use your data as they see fit (with a few privacy policy exceptions and within the few aforementioned FTC and FCC parameters). So regarding online privacy, for all practical purposes, absolutely nothing has changed.

An OPEC Deal Extension Isn`t As Simple As It Sounds

According to Iraq, the agreed-upon cuts have been all about exports all along.

(LONDON) - It's been six months now that oil prices have been reacting to OPEC, first to the possibility of an agreement, and then to the production cut deal itself, forged by OPEC to rebalance the market.

The deal--initially aired as ‘an agreement to agree on a deal' in September and signed at the end of November—will likely impact the market for at least the next six months.