The "Caveman Diet" (also referred to more formally as the Paleolithic diet) is based on the idea that our bodies are better adapted to what our human ancestors ate during the Paleolithic era.[1] The premise of this diet is that you'll regain lost fortitude and grow to be as strong and vital as our paleolithic ancestors. While we don't have the predators, caves, and short lifespans of the caveman to contend with, there is the reality that many of the foods we consume aren't very healthy for us. And for some, a return to eating like cavemen of yore is a way of restoring a little balance. In case you're interested in trying out this diet, here are some ways to get started. Note: The term "caveman" encompasses "cavewoman"; the promoters of the diet do not appear to use the term "cavewoman diet" but do appear to be inclusive.
Steps
Decide what extent you're prepared to take the diet. The elements of the caveman diet vary according to which source or practitioner of the diet you follow. However, it is possible to discern some basic elements that you can use to form your take on this diet:
Some followers of the caveman diet eat large quantities of meat and then fast for up to 36 hours at a time.[2] This is supposed to emulate the times of lean in between meals that hunters and gatherers experienced. At this extreme, fruit and vegetables are appropriate but nothing baked, such as bread, or other foods that only came about with the introduction of agriculture.[3] Be aware that some experts dispute the health benefits of fasting and the unsuitability of products created by agriculture for the human body.[4]
Some caveman practitioners avoid eating items from the nightshade family. These would not have been available to paleolithic hunter gatherers. Others see this as taking things too far.[5]
While some cavemen diet followers consume raw meat, others point out that paleolithic humans had fire and were able to cook.
Ultimately, the diet is viewed as very much "do-it-yourself", to be tailored to suit your body's own needs.[6]
Prepare your kitchen and pantry. You'll need somewhere suitable to store your meat supplies, such as a large freezer. You'll need a fridge to store fresh ingredients such as vegetables, berries, fish, and fruit, and pantry space to store nuts, some vegetables, and jerky.
You won't need salt, sugar, potatoes, or beans anymore.
Remove all processed foods. These no longer form a part of your diet.
Gather your basic ingredients. Within the parameters of the ingredients you are able to consume as part of the caveman diet, you can make a range of different meals. The ingredients that are permitted as part of the caveman diet will vary slightly depending on which source you're following, but the following provides a general guide:
Start the caveman diet. Initially, it's suggested that you ease yourself gradually into the diet. There are several ways to do this - by weekly blocks, or in stages of days. Do whatever feels best for you at the time. Here are some suggestions:
For the first week: graze all day on fruit and unsalted nuts, while eating whatever you like at night only. Drink lots of water. Do this for no more than 2 to 4 weeks.
For the next weekly stage: Drink water to start the day and eat nothing all day. At dinner, eat meat, birds, fish, eggs, fruit, vegetables, nuts, berries. Do this for 2 to 8 weeks.
For the final stage: Drink water, live on unprocessed foods, graze during the day, and enjoy a healthy meal every night. You should now be enjoying the caveman diet as a lifestyle, no longer craving unhealthy foods, and feeling fit and strong. The times that you eat your meals will vary according to your healthy food cravings and energy requirements.
Start with a caveman breakfast for three days and keep eating as you always have for the remaining meals. For example, have a meat, eggs, and berry breakfast.
For the next three days, add a caveman lunch and keep eating dinner as always. For example, have a ham, salad, and nuts lunch.
Add dinner next. For example, have fish with roasted turnips. Enjoy berries and fruit for desserts. The more modern caveman or cavewoman may prefer a berry cake or tart.
Snacks should always be simple grazing food, such as berries, raw vegetables, nuts, fruits. You can also have jerky, cheese, and dried fruits in moderation (remember that dried fruits contain high levels of concentrated sugar).
Don't think of the meals as the familiar breakfast, lunch, dinner, etc. As a caveman-like eater, you are now a grazer. You're not looking for three meals per day. Although you don't need to eat dried foods all the time, you will be looking for 6 small meals per day.
Savor your food. A big part of the caveman diet is respect and love for your food. Matt Emery, who describes himself as a "modern hybrid caveman" suggests that the following rituals or attentions are a vital part of following a caveman diet:[9]
Smell your food. Use your sense of smell to work out the freshness, the tastes, and the origins of your food. Some smells will be pleasant, some less so. The more you train your sense of smell, the greater the enjoyment.
Eat your food with your hands. Touching your food directly allows an intimacy that forks, knives, and chopsticks have removed.
Look at your food. What are the colors, the textures, the parts of your food? Learn to appreciate food in its naturally appearing state.
Taste your food. Learn the different tastes - salty, acidic, bitter, sweet, umami. Can you tell the different variations within the natural food? Learn to like each in its own turn.
Flirt with your food. Change your emotional love of food from unhealthy food to healthy food.
Be intimate with food. Be amazed by the miracle that food is.
Start a caveman diet recipe collection. When you first start out, it's likely you'll still be able to use some of your cookbooks for basics such as salads and roasting. However, you'll be confronted fairly quickly by all the elements you can't use, such as salt and processed items. Expand your repertoire of caveman recipes and explore the many possibilities by building on the basics. Examples of recipes that fit the caveman diet include: broccoli and bacon salad, egg and capsicum salad, pumpkin chicken curry, white fish with macadamia salsa, pancakes made using ground nuts in place of flour, apple glazed turkey breast, shrimp curry, etc.
Look for recipes that call for fully natural ingredients to make breads, cakes, and other baked items. If you're allowing yourself baked foods in your diet, this can still be possible but the types will be very basic, for example a pan-bread made from just flour and milk or water, perhaps with some fresh herbs for seasoning.
Search online for caveman food websites and blogs. There are also books available for purchase about the caveman diet – take a visit to your local bookstore.
Go through your existing cookbooks and adapt the recipes. You might like to compile a single book in a folder or in digital form to make it easier to refer to daily.
Encompass other aspects of the caveman diet if wished. For some people following the caveman diet, it's not only about what goes into your body, but also what feeds your soul. Since this is about emulating the hunter-gatherer lifestyle, it's also about movement, foraging, and the ability to be flexible. This means that sitting at an office in front of a computer all day doesn't sit well with practitioners of the caveman diet and they'd prefer to roam and think on the go than to be kept in an office all day.[10]
Work out to increase your strength. Some caveman diet followers like to work out on an empty stomach at the end of a fast, for the feeling it brings, but that's a purely personal choice and it may just make you feel giddy and weak.
The more complex the cooking instructions, the less true to the caveman diet; if you're fiddling with blenders, food processors and funny gadgets instead of just getting on with it, perhaps you need to review your approach to the caveman diet.
Consider the health aspects. While this diet may suit some people and their lifestyles, it won't suit everyone. For a start, any change in your diet of such a magnitude should be discussed with your doctor or dietitian. Similar to the Atkins' diet owing to its heavy reliance on protein and fatty foods, the caveman diet is considered to be unhealthy by some dietitians because it can involve an unhealthy level of fat consumption, has unbalanced vitamins, and is low on carbohydrates, which could leave you feeling weak and tired.[11] After discussing your plans with your doctor, it's probably best to remember that the caveman diet is about tailoring it to fit your optimal needs rather than adhering to being overly strict on things that would otherwise mean it doesn't work for you. There will always be purists of any lifestyle, as well as shades of gray, so mix it up in ways that ensure your optimal health. After all, eating more healthy food and less unhealthy food is always a sensible thing to do.
Video
While this video says to eat wild mushrooms, don't eat wild mushrooms unless you're 100 percent sure they're safe.
Tips
Try this diet for about one or two months to see whether or not it works for you.
You can still use pots and pans to make your foods. It's the foods,and some methods that are different. Just because you're eating the caveman diet doesn't mean you have to go back to tree bark, leaves and flat rocks. Unless you want to!
You can eat grains if washed. For some followers, bread grains have to be eaten at the "right time".
Ask the doctor before going on any diets!
Warnings
Always consult your doctor before changing your diet, especially in such a drastic manner.
Be very careful eating wild mushrooms. If buying wild mushrooms, get them from stores, or from very experienced sellers. If harvesting yourself, only eat them if you are one hundred percent sure of what you're eating and know it is safe. If in doubt, don't.
Avoid margarine, oils and anything canned or processed. No artificial foods or food additives.
Take a good, fully loaded, natural multivitamin.
Things You'll Need
A computer for research purposes
Caveman cookbook or websites, blogs
A good farm store, farmer's market, or health food store
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Maintaining a healthy weight at school requires a healthy and balanced diet. This article provides a group of healthy suggestions that will keep you in shape, in your normal weight range and will ensure that you have the energy required for sports, fitness, and keeping up with everyone else.
Steps
First and foremost, follow a healthy regimen every day. Every now and then you can splurge on a treat, but don't graze over the sweets regularly.
Eat breakfast. Breakfast is an essential meal at the beginning of the day to stoke your energy and get you motivated. Good suggestions include:
One egg on a slice of whole wheat toast
A piece of fruit if needed and a drink of water
Freshly squeezed juice or a herbal tea.
Eat a healthy morning snack at school. Nutritious items include an apple and a bottle of water, or some cut up vegetables such as carrots, baby tomatoes, and celery sticks with low-fat peanut butter.
Keep lunch simple and filling so that it keeps well until lunchtime in your schoolbag. Sandwiches are a good choice, with a salad filling, as well as some snack pieces of vegetables, fruit, raisins, etc. For dessert, you can pack a granola bar, trail mix, etc.
If you'd like an afternoon snack, keep it simple. Have a bottle of water or juice, a light salad with fat-free crackers, etc.
Ask you parents to prepare light and healthy dinners to help your regimen. There should be at least three servings of vegetables, grains and beans, perhaps rice with chicken or tuna. A raw salad accompanying every evening meal is a good idea. Drink water with some lemon juice squeezed into it.
Tips
Avoid fatty and sugary foods most of the time; these are the weight gaining foods and they are also not healthy for you in the long-term.
If you need snacks, always have healthy foods to hand, such as a tin of tuna, a bowl of lettuce and carrots, pieces of watermelon, etc. Occasional small handfuls of nuts are excellent additions too.
Our modern, fast-paced lifestyle leaves us with little time to eat, much less prepare nutritious food for ourselves. Consequently, we often find ourselves grabbing things on the go without giving much thought to whether the food even contains nutrients (nachos, anyone?). Eating poorly can have negative affects not only your own individual health but also on the health of our society. For example, the growing trend of obesity has much to do with a lack of proper nutrition and and a diet of fattening foods such as what you would find at a fast food restaurant. Yet when you start to pack a healthy lunch, you will feel much more energetic for rest of the day, have a positive attitude, and decrease your chances of diseases due to poor nutrition. How can you stay healthy, remain professionally active, and set a good example for your kids? How can you make sure that every lunch you eat is healthy? Follow these steps!
Steps
Find out which foods are healthy. For example, whole wheat bread is better than white bread because processing white bread requires requires removing the natural nutrients contained in wheat. Whole wheat products are also better for your digestion.
The definition of nutritious food is: Food that is a significant source of fiber, vitamins, and (preferably) organic substances. Organic and whole foods are more nutritious than processed foods. Processed foods have been stripped of their nutrients, leaving them unhealthy to eat.
Make a list of healthy foods versus unhealthy foods. You might want to put this on your refrigerator as a reminder.
Avoid food with saturated or trans fats. Low-sodium foods are also more healthy. Look for food rich in fiber and calcium. Eating less sugar is also important.
Shop for food at stores that give you healthy alternatives. This may be:
a store solely devoted to whole foods
a local produce market (You can support local farmers, too!)
certain sections in your supermarket that stock dairy, whole grain/wheat products, and organic fruit and vegetables.
Keep your kitchen stocked with staples such as whole grain bread, brown rice, grains, butter, low-fat cheese, lean lunch meat (ham, turkey, roast beef), fruit, vegetables, nuts (if you are not allergic), low-fat yogurt, juice, and filtered water.
Vary the kinds of lunches you pack on a daily basis so that you don’t get bored. Change things up by packing a sandwich one day, a salad on another day, or even leftovers from last night’s dinner (be sure that it is healthy).
If you like to end your lunch with something sweet, include items such as low-fat yogurt, fruit rolls, or trail mix. For some healthy alternatives to sugary delights, go to HealthFinder.
Make sure you have reusable containers and lunch bags on hand. You might also want to purchase insulated bags so that your lunch stays fresh.
If you are not used to bringing your own lunch, schedule a regular time in your daily routine to make your meal ahead of time. Treat it like a ritual. This will help you get into the habit of bringing your own healthy lunch. Soon you will find yourself uninterested in going out for a more expensive lunch or eating less healthy food.
Some people do this right after dinner or before bed. Morning people might want to prepare things during or after morning coffee or tea.
If you have children, have them prepare lunch with you. This way they will "learn by doing," be able to bring a nutritious lunch to school, and get into the habit of eating well, too.
Video
How to find healthy alternatives!
Tips
When shopping for food, be sure to read the labels carefully. You never know about the food’s nutritious value until you do a “label check.” It is important to know what is and isn’t healthy for you. If you don’t know, how do you know whether you’re packing a healthy lunch? Look for the calorie count per serving size, the amount of sodium, whether the food item contains saturated or trans fats, and if the food contains chemicals.
If you stray from your healthy diet and succumb to a fast-food burger, fried food, or an ice cream sundae, do not worry too much. Just start again the next day. Everyone weakens once in a while, and you are probably no exception.
Warnings
Often you will see “all natural” written on a package or box of food. When you read the label, however, you might find cane sugar as one of the main ingredients. Just because sugar is “natural” does not mean it is healthy. Looks can be deceiving!
Relying on filtered water for too long gives you diarrhea. Drink regular tap water every once in a while.
Things You'll Need
Books and websites on nutritious food
Staple items in your kitchen such as whole wheat bread, fresh fruit and vegetables, grains, nuts, whole wheat bread, and low-fat cheese.
Bad breath can be a real problem. Luckily there are solutions to this problem. And don't worry you're not the only one facing this problem. Millions of Americans have this problem and by following the instructions below you will be on your way to get rid of bad breath.
Steps
1. Brush you teeth at least 2 times a day.
2. One of the high quality but easy on the wallet toothpaste is Mentadent. It really works well. Not only does it kill bad breath germs but also whitens teeth.
3. After brushing, use a mouthwash.
4. Also rinse with ACT to prevent cavities.
5. And remember to floss, to get rid of the tartar that causes bad breath.
Tips
You can't expect bad breath to go away in a day. You have to give it time. There will be days when you forget or just don't feel like doing all the steps, remember to aim for your goal. The store bought fast products will only get rid of bad breath temporarily. By following these methods you will not only get rid of bad breath but also maintain good hygiene level.
Warnings
Don't drink water after rinsing with ACT
Don't swallow the mouthwash
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Most gym users are not fully aware of the dangers of gym germs, especially MRSA (Staph infection). It has become a problem covered heavily in the news. Gyms are especially dirty places - all those people, all that sweat, it is the ideal breeding ground for bacteria/germs. These germs live on gym equipment and aren't easily killed. Here are the best ways to protect yourself:
Steps
Wipe excess sweat off of the equipment - it's common sense, but it won't kill the germs on the equipment.
Use a sanitizer to wipe the equipment down if available - remember, using a sanitizer does not guarantee you will kill all of the germs/bacteria.
Use barrier protection.
Do not touch the equipment directly with bare hands! Infectious disease can be transmitted by contact.
Always put a towel on any equipment you are going to sit on.
Most gyms have sanitizer near the sink for you to use after or before washing your hands.
Tips
Barrier protection is crucial! There are personal sanitary handle covers for gym equipment. They wrap around the handles of almost any equipment (secured with Velcro) and eliminate direct skin-to-surface contact.
Always properly wash your hands after any workout.
Keep your hands away from your mouth at all times.
There are some excellent products available that provide protection against germs.
A white tongue is something that nobody wants to have. Not only does a coated tongue look abnormal, but if it is left untreated, it's a strong indication of bad breath. People who have the condition known as geographic tongue are definitely more likely to experience a white tongue. Geographic tongue simply means a tongue that has lots of grooves and fissures in it, and these grooves and fissures make an excellent breeding ground for the anaerobic bacteria that cause bad breath and a white tongue. The way around this problem is simply making sure that your tongue is kept as clean as possible. However, not all tongue cleaning is created equal....
Tongue cleaning (or tongue scraping) is a process that the majority of people in the United States don't do on a daily basis. It's one of the most important steps you can take to keep your breath clean and fresh!
It's not difficult to do, and it's not even that time consuming. That extra minute or two per day can reap huge rewards in preventing bad breath, helping to prevent white tongue and returning it to its normal color.
Steps
Starting at the very base of your tongue, place the tongue cleaner flush against your tongue's surface and make slow sweeping strokes from back-to-front. Start at either side (left or right) and work your way to the other. Depending on the tongue cleaner you are using, you might need to make 3-4 different 'swaths' across your tongue.
Apply oxygenating toothpaste. Once the surface debris from your tongue has been removed, apply a small bead of oxygenating toothpaste to the head of your tongue cleaner.
Gently coat the surface of your tongue (as far back as possible without gagging) with the toothpaste. This allows it to penetrate below the surface of your tongue to neutralize those sulfur-producing anaerobic bacteria! There are more bacteria in the rear of your tongue than in the front.
Once your tongue is coated, allow the toothpaste to stay on the surface of your tongue as long as you can, up to 90 seconds is ideal. If you begin to cough, or your gag reflex kicks in, it's alright to spit it out whenever you need to.
Ideally, it's best to leave the toothpaste on the surface of your tongue, while you brush your teeth normally.
Tongue cleaning does not kill the bacteria that cause bad breath that are breeding below the surface of a geographic tongue. It simply removes the gunk on the surface of your tongue (mucus and food debris) which are a food source for the anaerobic bacteria. In order to get rid of those anaerobic bacteria (which are responsible for white tongue), you must use an oxygenating toothpaste which can penetrate beneath your tongues surface.
Warnings
It's not necessary to scrape hard! In general, pressing harder does not remove more bacteria. You simply need to press hard enough so that the tongue cleaner contacts your tongue, flush across the cleaning surface. Try not to leave any gaps.
Things You'll Need
It's not necessary to use one of those complex, expensive gizmos to successfully clean your tongue
All you need is a fairly rigid instrument that you can easily make flush with the largest amount possible of your tongue's surface area. The electronic tongue cleaners you see can be helpful if you have arthritis, difficulty with coordination, or in general have a tough time performing the actions listed below.
Everyone wants to look slim .The problem is some is never slim upto the extend they themselves wants to be.Here are some easy steps for easy going people who don't have the patience to do that sweating excercise and don't have the will to control the love for choclates like me...
Steps
Dress properly - Though said easily ,its very very difficult.If you want to look slim for a particular event go for dark colours like black,brown,dark maroon,navy blue etc.But you want light colours as you are sure that it makes you prettier, go for it but add some dark colours in between.For a Indian party wear kurthi you can easily stich a black velver piece at the top and den continue with light colour.or.. go for a dark colour transparent tight full sleeves with some work at the border..Dark colours can make you look much thinner than you imagine.
Fittings should be proper ,not too large nor too tight..If your dress is shaped well you will automatically get the shape.
Dont add too many glitters...make ups nor dress...if you want, go for copper colours rather than silver and gold..
Fluroscent colours, too much glitters and too much make up will make you look funny than pretty
Wear accesories that will grab attention.A stunning ear ring can make you look wonderful.
If you r blessed with beautiful neck..wear a big earing and keep the neck free..add some copper glitter make up der to get the catch..Get a wide necked party dress..
Dont go for curly hairstlyes ..go for wavy cuts that fits around your face or put your hair up as a pony tail...
Never cover your ears with your hair..
Dont put too much make up on your cheeks;concentrate on eyes,nose bone and lips...
Walk staright with a smile .A friendly face makes others forget to crticize your figure
“Dhobi Ghat”, directed by Aamir's wife Kiran Rao and produced by Aamir Khan Productions, is one of the highly anticipated films of the year. Releasing Friday, the movie stars Aamir and one-film old Prateik Babbar, apart from new talent like Kriti Malhotra and Monica Dogra.
It is just 95-minute long, and therefore Aamir Khan’s forthcoming film “Dhobi Ghat” will be screened across the country without any interval. Apparently the implementation of the no-intermission clause for “Dhobi Ghat” will be closely monitored across the country. Errant theatres sneaking in samosa space into “Dhobi Ghat” would be guilty of a breach of contract.
Aamir’s close friend filmmaker Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, who has been championing the cause of the abolition of the ritual, sees this as a big breakthrough in the process of guarding the creative sanctity of our films.
“Intervals are an unnatural brake applied in the middle of a film to sell samosas. There is no first-half and second-half in a film. This is an artificial division created purely to generate revenues through food sales,” said Mehra.Indian actor Rahul Bose, known for his distinct choice of roles, can’t stop praising Kiran Rao’s directorial debut “Dhobi Ghat” and says the movie provides a world-class feel.
Dialogue King Sai Kumar son, Aadi’s debut film Prema Kavali is slated for a release on Valentine’s Day i.e on 14th February. This movie is being Directed by K Vijay Bhaskar and produced by Achireddy under Max India Productions. Prema Kavali introduces a new lady Isha Chawla as heroine. The film has completed most part of the shooting except three songs.
Speaking about Prema Kavali producer Achi Reddy says, “Director Vijay Bhaskar has proved his mettle with many love stories earlier and Prema Kavali would be credited to that list. Anup Rubens scored excellent music and the audio is getting a positive response. Cinematography by Chota K Naidu will remain as highlight for the film.”
Britain-based Indian filmmaker Gurinder Chadha will now make a Bollywood-style animated musical about monkeys and has roped in Oscar winning composer A.R. Rahman to score music for the movie.
Titled “Monkeys of Bollywood”, the film based in Mumbai revolves around two monkeys who try to stop an ancient demon from conquering the world. The movie is said to be inspired by Indian epic “Ramayana”, reports variety.com.Chadha and her husband Paul Berges will produce the DreamWorks project.“Excited about entering the world of Dreamworks animation…!(sic),” Rahman posted on his Twitter.“As soon as I heard that DreamWorks Animation envisioned making an animated Bollywood movie, I knew I wanted to be a part of it. The fact that A.R. Rahman got involved made it an even more exciting project,” Variety magazine website quoted Schwartz as saying in a statement.
Controversial director Ram Gopal Varma is again in the hot news with his statement that he will make a movie with Ravi Teja without spending a rupee. He said that the movie titled 'Dongala Muta' will start on February 11 and will be released on March 11 and is an out and out entertainment thriller.
A film generally will take about 100 to 150 days to complete shooting. About 150 to 200 people work in a film unit. But Ram Gopal Varma is going to make a film of two-hour duration within just five days The film will be made with only eight unit members. He said that best technology will be used for this movie which makes it possible to make two-hour duration movie within five days. Ram Gopal Varma will not pay any remuneration to artists, technical crew members or to suppliers of equipment. After the release of movie, if it makes any profits artists will be paid depending on their contribution.
EIGHT MEMBERS of Dongala muta:
Ravi Teja, Charmy, Lakshmi Manchu, Brahmanandam, Subbaraju, Brahmaji, Ajay and Prakash raj,”
JR. NTR’s mega budget movie Shakti directed by Meher Ramesh and produced by Aswinidutt on the Vyjayanthi Movies banner will be hitting theatres on April 1. The movie had its shooting in record number of locations such that no Telugu film had undergone . Shooting of the movie is currently going on in Dubai. Ileana is playing leading lady role and is expected to be a treat to watch in this stylish movie. NTR fans expect Shakti as a block buster like Simhadri.
The hit pair Nagarjuna and Anushka are back again with a new project Damarukam to be directed by G. Srinivasa Reddy. Anushka is said to have been finalised in Damarukam for her performance in Ragada. This movie is being produced by Venkat under the banner of RR Movie Makers. Initially, Ileana was to play the female lead but she is said to have opted out because of her busy call sheet.
What making news is the words of Nag..., Nagarjuna in loose talk said that Damarukam is his highest budgeted film so far in his career. This is going to be a socio-fantasy film and will have an ample dose of visual special effects and computer graphics. The film is likely to go on floors in February after Nagarjuna’s Rajanna gets wrapped up. Meanwhile, his Gaganam is gearing up for its release on 4th February.
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Believe it or not, using the Internet can be a major source of stress for some people. This article will offer some tips of relieving your web stress for good.;
Steps
Don't post inflammatory comments in a thread/forum if someone else does it. Report it to moderators immediately. They are in the wrong, not you.
Never log in from college or work. You can or may be traceable. Workplaces tend to have filtering/logging systems, and in some cases you can actually block objectionable sites via the HOSTS file. However, on the upside, logging systems do get deleted after a period of time.
Don't get into complex, drawn-out arguments over an Internet site. Doing this can cause colleges to investigate, and possible legal threats from site owners. In one example, a British 16-year-old was banned from a forum who threatened legal action against him simply for posting nonsensical, if inoffensive information, and threatened to contact his ISP, but it was later withdrawn when it was revealed he had mental issues. This vignette reveals the dangers that can happen.
Never use your real personal information. The only exception is when buying items with a credit card. Always use a pseudonym (e.g. if your name is Fred John Jones, then maybe John Jones as a pseudonym etc.)
Accept that a forum is simply something to avoid getting worked up over. Many will disappear over time, despite the Internet supposedly keeping things for posterity.
Don't use "fake mail" services". Aside from causing viruses/malware, they also can cause upset and harm and is possibly an unintentional form of bullying.
Never save anything obscene or pornographic to your work or college PC.
Tips
Never use keyloggers - computers are shared in many cases.
Use the Internet for research, rather than pleasure when in workplace or college situations. In one example, a 16-year-old British boy was investigated by his college over misuse of the Internet and message boards and chat room sites. He was not expelled from college, but banned from the computers for a prolonged period of time without supervision. However, the individual did later reform, but his motivation for doing it was due to poor social skills rather than malice. It was not intentional, rather more due to lack of social skills, but this vignette attests to how a misunderstanding can have far-reaching consequences.
Warnings
Keylogging software should not be used at all by employers. These tend to cause paranoia amongst individuals.
Internet logs can and should be disposed of regularly, in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2003 (if you are British).
Don't know how to delete your Internet browsing history? Constantly revieling your secrets to your family? It isn't hard to delete the history, when you know how.
Steps
Open your internet by double clicking it on the desktop.
Move the mouse up towards the top of the screen towards the blue bar.
On the far left of the blue bar is the word "file".
Move 3 words over to "history".
Click on it.
On the bar that apears underneath click on the words "Show all history"
Upon doing so a box full of all the sites you have visited will appear.
From here you can right click on a page and press delete.
Or for faster deleting, you can hold control and click a page then find another hold control and click again. This will allow you to click on many pages at once.
Once you have the pages you want to delete selected, right click on one and press delete at the button of the little bar that appears.
Designing and building a website is often a task left to designers, programmers and high priced software systems. In this article we will show you that some of the best things on the web are truly free.
Steps
Determine Your Niche. This is usually the easiest part of starting the website template search process. If your business is Accounting, you might choose a business template. If you are an artist, then maybe an artist's template. Whatever you decide, it's best to begin right here.
Choose a Colour Scheme. Choosing your colour scheme is important as it will help brand your design to your hobby, product or service. If you are in health care, you might want to choose green as it is a "healthy" colour. Finding a good colour chart will certainly help and there are plenty online. If you have a logo for your business or your niche, what are the colours? It's best to stay within your colour scheme to make the site more palatable and congruent with your design.
Consider The Pages You Want To Build. We know there will be one main page, usually titled "Home" or "Main". But there are other pages that you may need such as, "About Us", "Who We Are", "Our Products" and "Contact Us". Writing down the names of these pages will help in your choice of template as some only include a single page while other may include a number of inner pages.
Think about what 'Your Copy' will be. Also known as "text"; your copy is what you have written about each page. Whether it's "About Us" or even a "Contact Us" page - each page needs its own "copy" to stand apart from the other pages. This will tie in to your Search Engine Optimization (SEO - more about this further down) of each page to aid search engines in locating your work to display for their users.
Start searching. You have all of your information ready and can now search for the perfect template... but what search terms do you use? A good suggestion would be "free web template". Or, if your business was accounting, you would search for "free business templates" or "free accounting template". Keeping the search to no more than three words is preferable. The search engine you use will bring up the best links for your search term - but lets not forget there are a few more pages - it's best to inspect them all. Some new websites that offer great new templates might not be on page one, so it's best to do some due diligence to find great work. As well, some of the sites that come up on the first page typically have older designs on them. In our example, we'll visit WebTemplex.com[1] for free websites.
Use the new design. You have now found your design and have downloaded it to your computer. A suggestion would be to create a new folder to store the site in and to work from. You would hate to have the website and all the files sitting in your documents folder scattered around with other files. It's best to keep everything together. Once you have the site file downloaded it will probably be in a zip file. A zip file contains all of the documents, images and code all compressed in a tidy file. You will need an unzip utility such as Jzip or Winzip to "unzip" the file and extract the files to your new folder.
Unzip the Files. Quite simply you will double click on the file and the appropriate unzip software will load. This is based on your decision of unzip utility. It will open and show you the files it has within it. You can click on any number of files and drag them to your designated folder. They will instantly uncompress once placed. Remember to save this zip file in a safe place in case you need to get an image or other file from it.
Start building the site. Files Unzipped - Now Let's Build - for some, this scares people. You can't really hurt or "mess up" a website. In fact, everything you do only enhances it from this point. The files you will be editing will normally have the following file extensions: .html, .htm, .php, .shtml. For simpler sake, let's believe you are using an .html file. You will need something to edit the files with. By editing we mean that you will be entering your "copy", phone numbers, address - etc - on to the page. You can use Windows Notepad to edit the file and it really does a simple job - although the backend may look scary... if you read through the lines while looking at an image of the site you can start to get a feel for what each line means. Especially when you see text placement. There are other commercial HTML Editors on the market and they all do pretty much the same job as Notepad, just a tad more expensive.
Edit Your Pages. As stated in Step 8 above, you'll open the file in Notepad by first starting the Notepad programme. You'll then click on "File", and then "Open" and browse for the first file to edit. The very first file you will edit will be index.html. So, with the file open in Notepad, you will take your copy, or other info and place it into the blocks provided or where other text resides. The other text on a template site may seem like a strange language, "lorem ipsum..." this is simply garble language used on most templates. Finding the location of the spot to add your text, simply type in what you want it to say and save the file. You can always click on the .html file and your browser will open showing you what it looks like after you made any changes. If when you open your file it appears distorted, simply go back and undo the changes - this is a great learning experience!
Do some Search Engine Optimization (SEO). While you are writing your copy into your files keep in mind that the copy must be different than the copy of the other pages. If all pages had the same copy on them, your site would not garner the attention it would normally get. Each page must stand alone like it was its own website. You'll also use what are called "Keywords" within your writing to describe the page as it matches the text. For instance, this page could use the keywords, "website template". If your business was accounting then you would certainly add in the keywords, "accounting", finances", "taxes" etc.
Upload the files. Once you have all of the files the way you want them it's time to upload them to your host. This is often referred to as FTP'ing, or uploading. This is the process of taking all of the images and files and uploading them to your host. You will simply start your FTP programme and sign in to your web hosting account. Most FTP software allows you to transfer files much like transferring files in windows; where you select a file and drag and drop it into another folder. This new folder is actually the server where your domain is being hosted.
Check Your Work - Once the website is uploaded, check each page to make sure you are not missing an image or that text is misspelled or missing.
Tips
Beware some template sites that force you to sign up or leave their site name in the footer of your website. Generally a free template does come with restrictions. Its best to read about any prior to use.
Also beware of any strange code you may see in the footer of most templates. Often-times the designer may encrypt the footer to place their signature (sig) link on it or, may have placed a link for malware. If you see a large block of "funny" looking code in the footer, email the designer and ask what it is prior to launching your website.
