Coffee Maker

Nothing better than a cup of coffee to start the day off right. Each house has its habits in terms of coffee: some prefer the espresso machine, other conventional coffee maker.

Discussed below is classical coffee machine, ie electrical with coffee filters. To help you make the right choice this article guides you.

How does it work?

Water poured into the electrical coffee maker reservoir heats with a resistance before falling into the filter compartment containing the ground coffee. The liquid is then collected in a glass container which rests on a hot plate to keep the coffee hot.

Some criteria to consider:

* The aroma selector function adjusts the water flow on the grind so the coffee will be the same quality whether for 2 or 10 cups.

* The drops stop function allows to stop the coffee flow when the coffee maker is removed.

* Programming function for models with a timer. It is possible to program the coffee brewing .

* The filter cartridge can effectively reduce the formation of tartar. It is therefore highly advisable to opt for a model having one.

* The Auto Off function allows the unit to burn out after a while. Very handy, if you go on forgetting that the coffee maker is still on.

* Most coffee maker models have, at the rear, space for storing the electrical power cord.

Coffee maker brands: Bosch, Philips, Severin, Melitta, Krups...

Choosing a Blender

The blender is the ally of food processor. Practical and effective, it can cut, chop, mix all ingredients kinds but also to make compotes, purees or to make delicious drinks such as smoothies or cocktails. A versatile device that allows you to make creative recipes or daily dishes. You want to purchase a blender but do not know which one to choose? This article guides you to find the suitable blender for your needs and your budget.

Blender features

The blender is comprised of two distinct elements but that work together. The first element is a large bowl (plastic, glass, stainless steel) with one or more blades, vase-shaped with a spout and provided with a leak-proof cover which fits to the top container. The second element is the block engine for supporting the whole apparatus on which is the command button. The blender will not turn on if it is not secured to the base or if the lid is not closed.

The bowl is often graduated to allow to realize any recipe without error in the measurements. It can also be equipped with a dispensing valve, which gives the opportunity to serve the preparation directly and cleanly in a glass without having to move the device. Inside the bowl, there is or non-detachable blade. To do this, simply unscrew the bottom of bowl where the blade is, and that makes the washing less laborious than for models with secured block engine to the bowl. Vario filter system is an interesting option. It can be used without having to open the lid and filter the pulp through the various positions of spout.

The unit base, containing the block engine can be provided with a non-slip suction cup, which is very convenient for a good stability of machine during operation. The blender takes up more space in height and width and fits easily in the kitchen among the other appliances. The handle can also be well oriented to the left and right, in front or back.

Blender power

The blender power is a criterion to be taken into account for all the functions that the device is capable. This varies between 350 and 1100 watts and the bowl capacity, 1 to 2 liters. It will take a minimum of at least 500 watts to be able to crush ice. A pulse function is always possible for preparations requiring a higher speed than normal to get the desired consistency and mix the preparation as required by the recipe chosen by varying the speed during the preparation. Conversely, the blender can be provided with a function 'Slow' ideal to incorporate the ingredients which are not to be mixed at the end of preparation.

Most popular blender brands: Kenwood, Philips, Moulinex, Russell Hobbs, Braun, Bosch and Krups.

Choosing a Screwdriver

A screwdriver is an indispensable tool for a handyman to perform all common DIY works that involve screwing and unscrewing. The screwdriver should combine comfort and ease. You wish to acquire a screwdriver but do not know what to choose among the many existing models on the market? This article will guide you to find the screwdriver fits your needs and your budget.

Screwdriver models

There are two types of electric screwdrivers: the wireframe model and the wireless model. These two models differ in their ergonomics:

- The wireless screwdriver consists of a cylindrical block (engine block) and an hexagonal mandarin. Some models have a central axis allowing to create a handle and thus to keep the right wrist for a better user experience.

- Wired screwdriver looks like a drill including mandarin that adapts to different hexagonal screwdriver bits.

Some models that offer an option 'drilling' can accommodate several types of caps. The screwdriver, provided with an inverter, allows you to both screw and unscrew. It differs from the drill in terms of power (400 to 500 watts) and rotational speed (3000 to 4000 rpm).

The screwdriver choice

Before buying your screwdriver, it is important to consider several factors:

- The autonomy of a screwdriver is a function of battery voltage and amperage. The battery components (NiMH, NiCd and Lith) are also quality criteria for its life. its ability and speed to load are also taken into account. Mechanically, the machine will be more accurate with a setting of torque.

- Torque: it is the combination of a force exerted on a lever arm. Its measurement unit is the Newton/meter (Nm). The higher the torque, the greater the rotation force will be high. The more a machine includes positions of torque adjustment, more the screw is accurate. The torque setting allows to adjust the screwing according to the selected screws and the backing material.

- Power: do not confuse the device power (its engine, about 400-500 watts) with the battery power (between 9.6 and 18 volts). They are respectively given in watts and volts.

- Spindle lock: the shaft locking allows to use the screwdriver as if it were a manual screwdriver.

- The rotation speed: it is lower than of a drill: 3000 to 4000 rev/min to properly tighten the screws. Pick a model with two speed ranges and having a drive. the latter improves the accuracy of bolts: fast for wood, medium slow for metal or concrete.

A screwdriver remains a dangerous tool for you, but also for your environment. It is therefore essential, in terms of security, to have a minimum of experience. It is important to know the right thing to not get hurt.

Screwdriver brands: Black & Decker, Bosch, Panasonic, Makita, Hitachi...

5 Quick Tips To Get Website Traffic Fast!

Online, one of the most significant keys to success is getting website traffic. The more visitors you have, the better your sales and profits.

Presumably you have a niche and you know your keywords, and regularly conduct keyword research to stay on top of what’s popular. Based on those assumptions here are five quick and easy tips to get website traffic fast!

Tip #1 Make sure you’re actually tagging your keywords.

Do you spend a lot of time optimizing your content and then neglect to tag them on your webpage? 

Tags are where search engines look and if there are no tags they’ll pass right by your web pages. 

Here’s a quick brief on tags.

There are a number of tag types including,

* Title tags. Title tags are quite possibly the most important place to situate your keywords. Here’s what they look like - <title>Primary keyword phrase here. </title>

Your title tag is where you place your primary keyword or keyword phrase. The sentence will describe your business in less than 90 characters.

* Header Tags. Header tags are next in order of importance to search engines. They’re ranked in order of importance and look like this - <h1>Primary and/or Secondary keywords here</h1>

The “1” designates this header as the most important header on the page.

* Meta Tags. Meta tags provide the small descriptive text found underneath the title tag on the search engine results page. Like title tags these should be kept brief, informative and up to date.

* Alt Tags. Alt tags are used to provide a text description of a graphic. Each graphic on your site should have a description and an alt tag.

Tip #2 Add content to your site daily

Content is essential for traffic and a top search engine ranking. Content is what search engine spiders look for and index - without it there’s nothing to index or rank. Give visitors and search engines a reason to visit and index your site. Make a commitment to provide daily, optimized content and your traffic will soar.

Tip #3 Procure valuable and relevant incoming links

The more websites which link to your webpages the more valuable search engines perceive you to be, though not all links are created equal.

Search engines give more leverage to links from sites which are popular and credible and from sites which are relevant to your website topic.

There are different types of links.

- A direct link looks like a basic website address, for example, www.yourwebsite.com

- A text link occurs when the webpage address is embedded in the text. Readers simply click on the link and are redirected to a new website page.

- If the link is to an internal web page, for example an article published on a website, rather than the home page, it is called a “deep link.”

You can encourage linking to your website by:

* Adding content to your site. 

* Submitting to article directories. 

* Publishing press releases. 

* Blogging and participating in social networking forums, chat rooms and social networking sites.

Tip #4 Be Social!

Now more than ever before, internet marketing is about building a community. Whether you offer a forum on your website or you participate in social networking sites, social networking is a valuable traffic generating tactic. Sites like Facebook and Twitter can be powerful tools for generating links and traffic to your site – create a profile and then post comments, links to your site and ideas which generate conversation.

Get involved - many chat rooms and forums are industry specific, find those which cater to your industry, and begin participating. Speak to and connect with a highly targeted audience.

Tip #5 Advertise for more exposure and traffic

Advertising, when handled strategically, can be used to promote your content and products or services. PPC advertising is often the tool of choice because you control the advertising budget on a daily basis and have the tools to test and track your advertising efforts. Once you’ve honed your PPC ads the return on investment can be phenomenal in terms of traffic and purchases.

For maximum results, create a traffic and SEO strategy. Outline your plan and your goals and then take the necessary action. Take advantage of these five traffic and search engine tips to boost your business.

Defining The URL

A URL (Uniform Resource Locator) defines the string used to send documents (images, HTML pages, audio, etc.) on the Internet.

It is the address of a website.

A domain name is unique, it consists of a prefix (the name of company or brand for example) and an extension.

Prefix of URL

The prefix takes the name of company, brand or sign. The name must be available and purchased.

Extension of URL

There are two types of extensions:

=> Geographic extensions identify the country of site origin: ".us" for identifying an american site, ".eu" for the European site, etc.

=> Generic extensions qualify the site activity: ".com" for commercial site (and international), ".net" for an activity related to the Internet, ".biz" for business, etc.

Availability of the domain name

Each extension is managed by a register, for example, for the extension ".com", visit the choosed domain name site (HostGator for exemple) to post your domain name and protect it by a register so the extension is enabled in the hour following its registration. The naming domain duration is depending of the choice, renewable tacitly.

Choose a LCD

Today, it is virtually impossible to work without a computer. The majority of population has a computer at home with a CRT or LCD. CRTs (Cathode Ray Tube) tend to disappear to make way for LCD screens that have the advantages of being lighter and less bulky.

A - The LCD Format

The LCD format is shown in inches (1 inch equals approximately 2.54 cm) and is calculated by measuring the screen diagonal. Several sizes are available: 15 inches (38 cm), 17 inches (43 cm), 19 inches (49 cm), 20 inches (50 cm), 23 inches (58 cm) and 30 inches (76 cm). Care must be taken not to confuse the definition of screen and size. Although large screens display a higher resolution, screen can display multiple definitions. Note that the larger the screen, the more expensive it is. The screen size choice depends on your usage: for office, a 15-inch or 17-inch enough, for graphics and image processing, a larger screen is recommended for a better user experience.

B - The LCD Screen Brightness

The LCD screens brightness is expressed in candela per square meter. More luminance is high, the image is bright (candela means candle in Latin). The contrast is purchase criterion just as important as the screen brightness. It is the light intensity variation of the brightest and darkest areas of image. Furthermore, this variation is, the better the color rendering.

C - LCD Screen Definition and Resolution

As mentioned above, the screen size is not the same as resolution or definition. The definition is the number of dots (pixels) that the screen can display. This number of points is generally between 640 x 480 (length x width) and 1600 x 1200. However higher definitions are technically possible. The resolution, in turn, determines the number of pixels per area unit (pixels x linear inch), DPI (dots per inch). A resolution of 300 DPI means 300 columns and 300 rows of pixels per square inch, which therefore gives 90,000 pixels per square inch. The image is composed of pixels which are given in seconds. This is called synchronization. Synchronization speed is measured in Hertz, horizontally and vertically. The higher this value is, the better the viewing experience, you can not see the image flicker. It must therefore be greater than 67 Hz (bottom limit from which the eye actually sees the image flashing). Most people no longer perceive flicker from 70 Hz and greater than or equal to 80 Hz is ideal.

D - LCD Screen Options

A display that does not consume much energy is recognizable by its Energy Star label. It shows that a screen has a processor automatic standby, that when nothing happens, saves energy.

Some LCD screens include features called multimedia, that is to say, they offer besides the integrated speakers or a USB hub to connect multiple devices.

E - LCD Screen Brands

There are many brands offering quality LCD screens: Samsung, Philips, LG, Asus, Acer, HP...

 

Choosing Your Oven

Today, buying an oven became almost indispensable in any respectable kitchen. However, face many models that offer manufacturers, it is often difficult to find it.

The oven type 

You can choose between 3 types of oven:

=> The range consisting of oven and hob.

=> Mini-oven, which arises directly where you want it.

=> The built-in oven, which will be placed under a worktop or in a part of your kitchen.

The heating system of oven

There are different systems:

=> Natural convection: the traditional system whose major drawback is the preheating time.

=> The convection: air is circulated throughout the oven for more even cooking. Thawing functions and oven are sometimes proposed.

=> cyclonic heat with halogen oven: the cooking is performed by convection of a turbine to hot air and by infra-red emission.

=> Microwave, useful for reheating but not for cooking dishes.

=> Steam: ideal for a healthy dietary cuisine, but the steamer is quite expensive.

=> Solar heat: ideal for energy savings, but depends on the climate.

Gas or electric?

Cooking is not the same: gas, it is soft, whereas electricity, it is crispy.

The electric oven is less economical than a gas oven, but it must have city gas to really make savings.

The type of cleaning

Your oven can be equipped optionally with a system of self-degreasing or self-cleaning:

=> The catalysis: oven walls absorb fats when the heat reaches 200°.

=> Pyrolysis: The oven is heated to 500° to reduce to ashes any dirt. This method is very effective but more expensive.

Choosing a Vacuum

The vacuum cleaner is a small appliance that fits almost all homes. The vacuum cleaner manufacturers are constantly proposing new models, new features, new accessories. It becomes difficult to find.

Operating a vacuum 

The vacuum cleaner operation is simple. Brush straightens the fibers and retains dust. The engine creates a depression which sucks the dust and entrain it inside the apparatus.

Vacuum cleaner power

The power of a vacuum cleaner is called useful power. This power output is the result of a combination between the depression and the air flow.

Vacuum cleaner decibels 

The noise emitted by a vacuum cleaner is given to carefully monitor in the purchase time, especially when children are nearby.

There are different types of vacuum cleaners:

Conventional vacuum cleaners:

=> The canister vacuums: all vacuum cleaners that hang with wheels:

- bag vacuum cleaners;

- bagless vacuum cleaners;

- silent vacuum cleaners: they emit less than 74 db;

- Tank or greedy vaccum cleaners: they are able to swallow the liquid as well as solid.

=> Portable vacuum cleaners:

- brushes vacuum cleaners: a very useful manual brush to pick up and store the dust mop;

- electrical brushes: an upright vacuum that carries;

- Car vacuums: The car vacuum cleaner is very convenient to clean the vehicle;

- backpack vacuums: the backpack vacuum is worn on the back and sucks the finer dust particles via a manual air pump .

=> The cordless vacuum cleaners:

- hand vacuum: the handheld is an extra device that quickly becomes essential;

- central vacuum systems: central vacuum is a hose that connects all the parts of house to a large storage tank;

- vacuum robot: it is a small round device that moves and draws itself;

- pool cleaners: pool vacuum cleans pools, the bottom walls through the waterline.

=> Vacuum cleaners: vacuum cleaner uses steam to loosen dirt and remove it effortlessly.

=> Industrial vacuum cleaners:

- wet and dry vacuum cleaner: wet and dry vacuum sucks both solid and liquid wastes;

- injector-extractor: injector-extractor cleans deeply carpets, rugs and other upholstered surfaces;

- sweeping vacuum: sweeping vacuum cleans chimneys, stoves and boilers;

- chips vacuum: chips vacuum collects wood chips;

- ash vacuum: ash vacuum is dedicated to those who need to clean cold ashes from their fireplace, barbecue, grill or wood stove;

- asbestos vacuum: asbestos vacuum cleaner is used by the professional to remove asbestos dust safely.

=> The hood trash: mechanical suction device fixed to look like a trash, designed to avoid the use of shovel and broom and back problems that their use can cause.

Practice Sport: a minimum of precautions

Do not engage in a sport without a minimum of precautions, due to the significant risks that you incur if you have not practiced any physical activity for long time.

The resumption of sport

After a long period of interruption, it is in the moment of resumption of physical activity that arise the most significant risks to the cardiovascular and muscular level. Without preparation, your heart, muscles and tendons suffer unnecessarily.

Patience and perseverance

You quickly see the benefits of sport, on your body and your mind. But it will take a few months to see an improvement in your performance. It is unnecessary, illusory and even dangerous to imagine that you run 20 kilometers at a steady pace with only fifteen days of preparation: neither your heart or your lungs or your legs will support such an effort. However, if you run regularly for one or two years, you will make this distance effortlessly.

Spontaneously, the animals perform a physical effort to find food, escape or play. This is always a brief effort, sometimes intense. The man on the contrary, has established himself throughout his history long endurance events, the marathon is a modern example: the choice is unique to the man, and only adult man. Children generally prefer team sports, where the dimension of play is important. It is only by growing he will be more interested in more individual sports such as athletics, cross country running, or swimming, sports that require a lot of willpower to gain the necessary endurance.

During his history of tens of thousands of years, the man has learned to flee, fish, hunt, fight, look for more hospitable horizons, which has always required an intense physical activity. It is only in the last 200 years that the industrial revolution has imposed a more sedentary and more secure way of life which we begin to measure the negative effects.

Naturopathy

It is common to differentiate naturopathy from allopathy, in that the first technique does not use any product that is not derived from the natural order.

Naturopathy never dispenses a patient to follow or continue treatment by medication, but it offers in parallel natural physical and emotional alternatives to help the person.

Thus we find among the methods used by the naturopath:

=> the herbal treatments: herbal medicine, aromatherapy, Bach flower;

=> the water-based treatments: thalassotherapy, spa;

=> massage therapy;

=> energy treatments: reflexology;

=> dietetics...

What is Naturopathy ?

Naturopathy: primarily holistic therapy

The basic principle of naturopathy is that any physical problem can not be cured permanently if you do not see the cause.

Example: take a medication for a migraine will remove the physical problem but not necessarily remove the cause.

A migraine that is repeated can have many causes:

=> Psychosomatic: in this case, we must find the trigger (emotional shock, poorly managed stress, etc.);

=> Liver: intolerance to certain foods (chocolate, sausages, alcohol): naturopath then proposes a liver cleanse by using multiple plants or reflexology massages;

=> hormonal: women may have migraines in premenstrual period or at other times of the cycle. It may be helpful to talk to a gynecologist, a change in hormonal treatment or pill, can have good results;

=> vascular;

=> hereditary.

The history

Assuming that a disease can have many causes, the naturopath will consider each possibility and will lead an interview called history with each patient, which will allow him to study the patient's condition and his lifestyle habits.

This approach of the individual as a whole - or holistic approach - often leads to improvements in the overall balance of the individual and towards wellness.

Do no harm

Another basic principle of naturopathy: first, do no harm:

=> it does not include invasive techniques;

=> for example, if manual reflexology techniques (acupressure, shiatsu, reflexology) belong to the field of naturopathy, acupuncture that uses needles, in fact not even if it is part of natural medicine.