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What ever happened DVDXCopy? DVD X Copy was the DVD copy software that started it all. This infamous product line, created by 321 Studios, was the first mainstream DVD burning software program that enabled novice computer users to copy any DVD movie.

5 Top Tips to Save on Electricity Costs

Saving on electricity costs may seem like a daunting task, but if you don't start now your bills may be of an extortionate amount. By saving on energy around the house, and maybe in your business will help to minimise the cost of your bills considerably. Having the cheapest electricity supplier will be a great help but there are numerous actions you could be taking. Here are 5 top tips to help you along the way to cutting costs and saving electricity.

Overcome Language Barriers To Enhance Business Performance

UK companies must break down any workplace language barrier in order to improve employee performance. Research by the London School of English has revealed that British businesses might be miscalculating the potential impact that language barriers can have on employee performance. The overwhelming majority of human resources directors have dismissed any notion of a possible language barrier within the workplace because they believe that their non-native English speaking employees can communicate clearly and effectively.

Slow Down Your Strategic Planning So You Can Go Fast

Research suggests that hidden biases lead to unsatisfactory and even erroneous outcomes during the strategic planning process. Taking the time to identify and evaluate your biases can significantly improve your strategic thinking and success.

The Benefits Of Hiring A Temporary CFO

Did you know that business loans are extremely difficult to obtain? A CFO can help prepare your financial statements and help facilitate the process.

Wastewater Aerator - Pollution Control in Wastewater Treatment

Fine bubble diffusers have mostly replaced coarse bubble diffusers in most industrial nations and in much of the developing world. Fine bubble aeration is a highly efficient way to transfer oxygen. This type of aeration has a very high oxygen transfer efficiency (OTE). They're typically the more cost-efficient diffusion method, increasing the oxygen transfer efficiency, which reduces the amount of power the plant needs to pump air.

Business Plan for Small Business - Projecting Revenues

When you are thinking of starting a small business - before you move forward - you have to estimate what sales you are going to generate to see if your concept is viable. Those sales result in revenues and it is revenues that you need to survive and thrive.

Motivating Employees Is a Business Strategy

Motivating employees is a strategy which requires long-term planning to affect the general work surroundings, and implementation must be continuous. What is amazing is that, although general managers are fully aware of all the losses and costs resulting from lack of motivation, plenty of them are reluctant to invest time, work and money to actually generate an environment for motivation.

How To Get Multiple Insurance Quotes For Your Business

People are always looking to get the lowest premiums possible in order to save money, especially when it comes to commercial liability insurance such as general or professional liability insurance. Getting multiple quotes will give you an idea of what you will need to pay each month and a variety of options to choose from. By having lots of options you will be able to find a policy that is most affordable for you.

Continuing Education for a Growing Business

One of the best perks you can give your employees is continuing education. In business, investments do not only come in material form. You can also find them in people. Continuing education works more than just empowering your business but it also allows you to have a worthwhile contribution in the business. There are plenty of good trickle down effects that this kind of business investment brings.

Revitalize Your Restaurant With New Commercial Furniture

There are several simple ways in which you may update the look of your eatery. Two of the most basic, yet under-used methods of accomplishing this are to repaint and to update the commercial furniture. The ambience and atmosphere of your restaurant are affected by its interior and exterior design.

Baby Boomers In Business - 3 Step Process to Evaluating a Biz Idea

Each time you offer a new product or service it is important to ask yourself three questions to evaluate a new business idea. If you follow this three step process it will help eliminate bad business choices and clarify that additions or new ideas are worth your time and effort.

Financial Tips for Small Businesses

Entrepreneurial endeavors need consistent attention. A small business owner should have a financial plan in order to stay afloat each year. Think ahead.

The Many Facets of Logo Embroidery

At some point in your junior or senior high school experience you may have been recommended to take a home economics class. One of the units, which often frustrates the uncoordinated, covered the topics of sewing, stitching, and embroidery. At this point all the students would be asked to sew at least one project (in my case it was a pillow) with detailing.

Product Cost Management - Routes, Shipping Carriers and Supplier Selection

Product cost management includes much more than just estimating the cycle and setup times for manufactured parts. Estimating beyond the part cost into the product cost includes the calculation of ever-changing material costs, overhead costs, shipping, supplier selection, and much more.

Reasons UPS Uses Local Couriers

UPS will use some local courier services in rare cases. In most cases UPS deliver from start to finish. When you use their service and put a package in their care UPS has it delivered on time and undamaged to its destination.

5 Simple Steps to Growing Your Business With Gratitude

Though we live in a modern, fast paced society, spend a lot of time communicating via text message, email and social media, and are extremely pressed for time, there is NO substitute for grace and expressing your appreciation in business. This is especially true when it comes to thanking those individuals who support your business efforts. To honor the relationship and encourage ongoing referrals it's important that you make the time to stay in touch with them and offer a heartfelt thank you.

Qantas grounds its flights

SYDNEY - Qantas CEO Alan Joyce is no stranger to clashing with unions. But his extraordinary move to ground the airline's global fleet over labor unrest is his biggest gamble yet and has angered unions, passengers and the Australian government.

The increasingly bitter dispute, which has dragged on since September, covers the sensitive issue of jobs in Australia being outsourced to Asia and even the very survival of the iconic 90-year-old national carrier nicknamed "The Flying Kangaroo."

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When the workers go on strike, they disrupt the operations and cause inconvenience to the public. In this interesting case, it is the management of Qantas that took the unusual decision to "go on strike" and ground its operations.

I respect the actions taken by the Australian unions in fighting for the rights and job security of their members. Many businesses find ways to increase their profits at the expense of their workers, and the profits can be absurdly large. I do not know if, in the case of Qantas, the airline has to reduce cost to survive, or just to increase its profits.

Worst Cars To Buy

First of all, avoid any car the first year it's released. I noticed in the paper this morning that you could lease a new Ford whatever their new SUV/sedan cross is for the same price you lease a Ford Explorer. What fool would buy a new car, before the manufacturer has had a year or two to iron out the bugs? They're in constant contact with dealers and service departments to find out how their new cars are performing and what customers like and don't like about them. Give them some time to fine tune the car before buying it for yourself.

Never buy whatever car is super popular. You'll pay top dollar, and you'll never get that money back out of it. No car dealer will dealer on a hot car. Why should they, if someone else who's willing to pay full price will buy it later that day? It's often hard to find a dealer who even has a hot car on his lot. There's no way in the world they're going to give you a price break if they're the only dealer within 200 miles who has the car everyone wants. And two or three years later, when you're ready to sell the car, there are enough of them available, and they may no longer be the hottest car, that you won't be able to sell it for the same top dollar you bought it for.

We Buy Any Car

A car that you only keep for a year or two definitely qualifies as a 'worst car to buy.' One study I read found that if a person kept every car they bought for ten years or more, instead of buying or leasing a new one every three years, that they would save 0,000 by the time they turned 65. It didn't matter whether they bought the car new or used, or what kind of car they bought. It was cheaper-significantly cheaper-to buy it and pay for whatever repairs came up. Cars are lasting longer every year, so it's possible you could keep your car even longer than ten years, and save even more money. Please don't be one of those people who buys a new car every four or five years.

Please don't make the terrible mistake of leasing your next car. Car salesmen can convince anyone that this is a great way to go if you don't have a lot of money to put down for your car (who does?) or if you want to buy a nicer car that you couldn't afford otherwise. You can't afford to lease a car; even Bill Gates can't afford to lease a car. Please cross leasing off your list of car options. We can't find anything truly worthwhile about leasing.

And now our list of worst cars to buy for 2007 (by make and model):

BMW 7 Series and X5

Chevy Astro, Blazer, Express, S-10 with 4WD, Venture,

Chrysler Town & Country (with all wheel drive)

Dodge Grand Caravan (all wheel drive)

GMC Jimmy, Sonoma 4WD, Safari, Savana

Infiniti QX56Jaguar S and X-types

Jeep Grand Cherokee

Kia Sedona (the 2006 is acceptable, if you must buy a Kia)

Land Rover Discovery

Lincoln Aviator and Navigator

Mercedes-Benz CLK, M- and S-Classes, SL

Nissan Armada, Titan

Oldsmobile Bravada, Cutlass and Silhouette

Pontiac Aztek, Trans Sport,

Volkswagen Cabrio, Jetta Turbo, Jetta V6, Beetle, Touareg

That's our politically correct list. But the fact is, in a million years we'll never buy: any British car (Land Rover, Jaguar, Mini-Cooper, Lotus, etc.); any German car (Volkswagon, BMW, Mercedes, Porsche, etc.) or any French car. Have you ever sat in the back seat of a BMW? If you're more than five feet tall, there's no headroom. A lot of these cars have become associated with the rich-you've made if you drive a Mercedes. But I've never met anyone who any of these who was really happy with it. We know all about the numbers of repairs per vehicle, but we've own a lot of these cars, or had family member or close friends who owned them. Please don't make the same mistake these people did. Buy yourself a nice Honda or Toyota.

Worst Cars To Buy