Mister Webster, I’d like a word with you, and the word is cyberllectual.’ I must admit to making up this word myself. You see, I needed a word to describe a phenomenon I had observed and I found none that fit in any way that satisfied me. So I made one up. Cyberllectual (sigh-ber-lec-choo-al) noun.

You have, no doubt, already discerned the parentage of this word, cyber’ and intellectual.’ You will have also gotten a feel for its true meaning.

The modern information age has given birth to a new type of intellectual. We all know people who fit the old form. They are individuals who have mastered several schools of knowledge. They always seem to know more than anyone around them about these areas.

I call these people Wizards,’ and I collect them for fun and profit. I have a programming/software wizard, an automotive wizard, a business wizard, an I’m-in-a-real-life-crisis-and- the-therapists-never-covered-t his wizard (Hey Dad). These wizards are an endless supply of answers to me.

Einstein was a wizard on Relativity. If you asked him any question about space and time he could probably answer it. But if you asked him about that funny knocking noise your engine was making he’d be completely stumped. According to firsthand accounts you could stump ol’Albert just by asking him his telephone number. It wasn’t his wizarddom, the inner workings of the universe itself was.

Which brings us to the Cyberllectual. Ask a cyberllectual about space and time and he’ll say “Give me a bit and I’ll get you an answer.” Ask him about the engine knock and he’ll say “Give me a bit and I’ll get you an answer.” The cyberllectual knows he doesn’t have to know. He just has to know how to know. While the wizards of the world are running around with off the shelf right brains, left brains,’ the cyberllectual went one further and tacked on the entire Internet as an extension of his mind.

In some ways the cyberllectual is the first true know-it-all.” They are masters at fact-finding and data mining. They can coax almost anything out of a search engine because they know how to ask it the right questions. They know where on the net each type of information is stored and how its particular sect likes to store it. They also know that there are places besides the internet to mine for data, like me, they collect wizards.

I once heard it said that the entire amount of knowledge needed to comfortably exist in the early 1900’s could be fit within the pages of a thick Wall Street Journal. But that the amount needed to navigate the present wouldn’t fit in the entire Encyclopedia Britannica. It’s only going to get worse, and brains aren’t getting any bigger. I believe that the true masters of tomorrow will be the cyberllectuals.

But fear not, for unlike the towering intellects that ruled the land before us, cyberllectualism is not a trait born of genetics. It’s a learned skill. Do you want to be a cyberllectual? You’re halfway there.

Always be prepared is one of the best time management strategies for busy people. In today’s life there seems to be a bombardment of time stealing occurrences. For those of you who, like me, waste precious time sitting in a doctor’s office, medical facility, or any other place that can keep you from your writing/work, you can still be productive. A challenge I had a couple of months ago happened as I waited for hours in a hospital while my husband was getting a medical procedure done.

Being experienced at this sort of thing I brought my laptop, my zip drive and a notebook. I also brought a book on marketing I was reading at the time. I looked forward to having this uninterrupted time alone to work. So, I eagerly set up my laptop and started an article. I typed and typed, and typed. Each time I saved the document I noticed it gave me an unfamiliar message, but I just saved away. After about an hour, I realized the trial version of Word Perfect that came with my laptop was no longer available. I felt like letting out a scream, but looking up from my laptop I noticed there were 10 other people sitting in the small waiting area. Three of them had laptops also. Under the circumstances I thought it best to refrain from any outburst.

I took a deep breath and tried to get into a trial version of Word, but I needed an internet connection for it. Unfortunately, lately I seem to be under the ‘Murphy’s Law’
spell and couldn’t get a connection. On to plan C, I took out my notebook. Although, I’m from an era in which all we did was write - there were no computers, laptops or cell phones when I was growing up. Even though I grew up with writing, it’s not something I like to do. I find it cumbersome and slow. There is no delete, no copy/paste, no getting it down as quick as I can think. Nevertheless, pen in hand, I persevered and finished my article. It was in the sloppy kind of quick script I use when I have to use pen and paper, but it was done.

At this point it was 2 hours since my husband and I arrived at the hospital. I took out my marketing book and read for another hour. Finally, a nurse from the Short Stay unit informed me my husband was back in the unit. While it did take a little planning to make sure I brought enough items to keep busy with, had I not been prepared to utilize my time productively, I would have wasted the entire 3 hours. To really be prepared you must try to prepare for the unexpected.

Cusomer Service Equals Performance Equals Service

Customer Service can be described as a “performance” of some kind involving two parties, whereby one party is the benefactor and the other party is the performing party receiving some type of monetary payment. The value of the Customer Service depends on the personal experience of the benefactor. When I looked it up in Webster’s, there it was at #11 out of 31 definitions. The payment part was not included, but the key word mentioned was “performance.”

As I relate this to restaurants, it’s so easy to see why dining room customer service is excellent training for actors, since they’re performing all of the time. There might be days when their energy level is low, yet they are still expected to perform in the show on stage at night. It is not much different for dining room service staff whose livelihood depends quite a bit on how they look and act before many people on any night. The word “performance” makes a lot of sense when relating it to other Service fields such as medical, legal, financial, and armed; even in religion they have prayer services.

With increased human knowledge and modern inventions, the term “Customer Service” has evolved over time. Whenever a new technology is invented, an array of “services” develops making it accessible to the general public. Its success depends upon product “performance” and the product-related “Customer Services performance.” Whether it is a bulb to make a room bright or a flying machine that sends people around the world faster, the need for developed services attached to new technologies does create jobs.

Even at the computer we dial up our Internet “Service” Provider to gain access to the information highway. The instantaneous delivery of sorted out information within seconds is now the norm. Proper navigation “performance” (that word again) allow us to surf the World Wide Web, streamlining information at our fingertips. ” With improved search engine technology, the return of consumer searches has become more categorically specific, proving that better performance results in better Customer Service.

Take a look around and you will notice Service performances touch every part of our daily lives - many of which are taken for granted.

It’s that time of year.

This is when we all start getting those emails that want to steal our secret codes and passwords. You know the ones: “Your Account Is About To Be Closed,” “There’s A Block On Your Account,”, “Congratulations – You’ve Won The Lottery (that you never entered).”and my favorite “Could You Help Me Claim My Funds?”.

This is also the time of year when we start shopping for gifts and the last thing you need is for your bank or credit card accounts to be stolen by “cyber grifters”. They are counting on some of us to follow the instructions in the email.

First and foremost, DON’T FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE EMAIL! If you think there might be a problem, access the account in question as you normally do on your PC and not with the link supplied in the phony email.

I’ve had some very authentic looking email supposedly from banks, that even went so far as to copy the colors of the bank logo and stationery style. But, don’t fall for the scam. In fact, don’t even open the email, because many are just set to loose a virus program on your computer by being opened. Simply forward the suspicious email to the “spoof email” address supplied by your bank, or credit card company.

Identity Theft is a worldwide epidemic. According to the Better Business Bureau and Javelin Research, almost 9 million Americans fell prey to identity theft this year with fraud costing businesses and individuals over $56 billion dollars.

There are ways to reduce your chances of identity theft:

1. Understand debit card dangers: When it comes to fraud, debit cards carry much greater personal liability than credit cards, depending on how quickly you report the loss of the card. If you fail to report unauthorized use within 60 days of receiving your bank statements, you could lose all the money in the account and be held responsible for the amount of money that has been tapped from your line of credit.

2. Rethink check writing: That little slip of paper has way too much information. Some experts advise against check writing because it gives away your address, bank account number, signature and license number to complete strangers. On top of that, there’s no federal legislation to limit your liability for forged checks (each state has its own set of rules). Experts advise that you look into automating your bill paying.

3. Secure your mail: Your mailbox is a goldmine of information. Between bank statement, bills, and all those pre-approved credit card offers, your mailbox is loaded with personal data which identity thieves can use to easily apply for a credit card in your name. Unless you diligently check your credit report, you may never even know about it. One way to avoid this is to have your mailbox under lock and key, but most of us in Santa Clarita have our mailboxes at the curb in front of our house and the postman frowns on carrying dozens and dozens of keys around. The other solution is to have a rented mailbox, or to foil “dumpster-diving” thieves by buying a shredder and destroy documents before discarding.

4. Go virtual: For shopping online, there are “virtual” card numbers. These are randomly generated credit card numbers that are disposable and that on-line shoppers use once and throw away. It’s linked directly to your real credit card account so purchases show up on your monthly bill. The service is easy to use – and it’s FREE! All you need to do is register with companies offering the virtual card, and they are MBNA, Discover, and Citigroup.

5. Create an emergency identity kit: Would you know how to contact your credit card company in an emergency? Create an emergency kit that contains: your account number, expiration date, issuing company name, and emergency contact number for each card you own. While you’re at it, make copies of your driver’s license, social security card, birth certificate and passport and store them in a locked box or file cabinet, or a safe deposit box. I like the safe deposit box best, because this gives you protection in the event of a catastrophe such as fire, earthquake, etc.

This may all seem like a lot of unnecessary work, but if you’re ever the victim of identity theft – even just once – you’ll realize that it’s well worth the effort.

Many of us forget that were it not for what we carry in our wallets or in our purses, we’re all John and Jane Doe’s if we can’t speak due to injury or are unaccompanied by someone who knows us. How much less stressful is it to know that in a bank box, no matter where you are, there are items that can verify your identity. Better to be safe, than sorry!

Debt management service is an important thing to do if you have multiple loans at some loan lenders. Having multiple loans at multiple lenders could make you harder in managing them. You must decide which one that has to be repaid first so you are not late in repaying your loans and do not have to pay the interest rates. So managing your loans is a very important thing to do if you have loans. We do not want to waste our money in paying the loans. So if you can repay all the loans soon, then repay it. Do not wait until it is due or more than the due date.

Finding a debt management service is not difficult. You can find their service easily on the internet. There are many choices for you and you can choose which one is the best for you. Because their service are varies from one to another. Pick the one that can solve your problem well and choose the one that can be asked to discuss about the term so you can negotiate with the debt management service agent. Do it soon if you already have multiple loans at multiple lenders. The sooner is the better.

Financial planning in your 40’s is still relatively easy. Many 40 year-olds are beginning feel the need to prepare for the future. Retirement is still a distance away, but it seems to moving up much faster than a decade ago. The sense of urgency is coming over the horizon with the onset of middle age.

The reality is that with 20 years until retirement, planning is made easier because you can still start small and still end up with a big pile of cash and income at retirement.

In your forties, you can afford to take a few risks that you can not take later because theoretically you have time to fail and start over.

The first thing that you need to do is to start a regular systematic savings plan if you have not already done so. This can be a savings account at a bank or purchasing savings bonds regularly. The idea here is to pay yourself something every pay period or once per month. Once this is established and becomes a routine, you are ready to move on to the investment stage of financial planning. Build a nest egg up to about twice your monthly salary before you begin investing in anything that puts your funds at risk.

The first investment move you should make is to find a good investment adviser. Usually, banks have one or two of these around. If not, you can go to any established well-known investment company. Sit down with the adviser and plan a strategy that will work with your indigestion. You do not want to feel heavy stress if you have small losses before you begin to make money on your investments. An adviser can help you split up your investments according to your acceptable risk.

You need some type of combination working with moderate and high risk investments. There are many selections to choose from. Your adviser can steer you into those that are currently performing best with the least amount of risk.

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If you have bad credit you may have no choice but to get a guaranteed car loan. If you are new to these types of services this article will explain a good way to go about getting it done quickly so that you can be driving tomorrow.

When applying for a guaranteed car loan you should be prepare for a higher interest rate. Having bad credit does not mean you should have to pay through the roof for your loan but you should expect to be paying higher interest than people with good credit.

Where Should You Apply For a Guaranteed Car Loan?

There are several places you can find a guaranteed car loan but remember these types of loans have higher interest and some companies know that people looking for these loans are sometimes desperate and will take any interest rate.

You can protect yourself by shopping around different places to get the lowest interest for a guaranteed car loan. Once you are approved for one place you can go to the next and ask them if they can beat the rate. Many times the competition is so fierce you can lower your interest and save thousands over the long run.

The most efficient way to do this is by applying online since you can contact so many more businesses without ever leaving your home and you do not have to travel to all the banks and credit unions only to be denied.

How Long Does It Take To Apply?

When you apply in person it can sometimes take up to a week before you find out if you are approved. This is fine if you can spend a couple of days travelling around your community and signing applications then waiting to here back.

The reason so many people apply for a guaranteed car loan online is because it is free and the response time can be instant. So you could have 5 loans approved in a matter of minutes then all you do is find the one with lowest interest rate.

If you are approved through an online guaranteed car loan application you are not obligated to take the loan so you can shop around several places and get the best rate possible, almost as if you had great credit.

Unsecured loan is a loan that the lender does not ask any collateral from the borrower. Their main criteria in order to approve a loan application is the credit score of the applicants. They will not accept any loan applications from someone who has bad credit. So it is pure judged from the credit score of the applicants. Personal cash advance has a similarity with the unsecured loan. Cash advance or payday loan lender also does not ask for any collateral from the borrower. We can say that cash advance or payday loan is a part of unsecured loan. But payday loan or cash advance does not check for the credit history of the borrower.

Unlike unsecured loan that only judge the applicants from the credit track, payday loan does not check for the credit track of the applicants but they only need a prove or evidence from the borrowers. Payday loan is the loan that can process a loan application only in a day. So this loan suits the best for someone who needs small urgent cash for urgent condition. Unsecured loan is the loan that suits the best for someone who has good credit history. Someone who has good credit history can easily apply for unsecured loan.