Business Investment or Divine Intervention: Understanding Angel Investors

You've already gone to friends and family for help. You know your company doesn't qualify for a bank loan. And it's too early for venture capital. So what's an entrepreneur to do? Start looking for an angel investor. Angel investors -- private individuals who invest their own money in companies -- fund more companies at an earlier stage with more dollars than any other kind…

Upward and Onward with Ezine Income

In the introduction to the ebook Ezine Power, I reveal that publishing an ezine can be a business that provides you with a moderate income. What do I mean by "moderate" income?

Internet Time Bomb Ticking

This morning I joined a traffic exchange network. You are probably familiar with traffic exchange networks. You logon to a traffic exchange network and earn credits by using their application to view the web sites of other members of the traffic exchange. You trade the credits for visits to your web site by other members.

Two Secrets to Getting More Done in Less Time

You're completely bogged down with work. This week you must complete three client proposals, and two of your staff are out sick. You feel you have a better chance of sprouting wings and flying than getting those proposals done. From experience, you know that each proposal will take around four hours to do. However, you just don't have those 12 hours to spare. You decide…

Windows: How to Protect a Hacker’s Favorite Target

Hacking incidents are on the rise - August 2002 was the most active month for hacking since the dawn of the Internet. The target? Primarily Windows systems. Formerly Linux systems were the hacker's target of choice, but now they're breaking their way in to the Windows OS. One reason for the switch is that cracking a Linux server is a point of pride; Linux admins…