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How to enable or disable USB Drives or Ports in Windows 7 | 8
Restrict access to USB drives
There are 5 ways an administrator can prevent using of USB Drives
They are:
- Altering registry values for USB Mass Storage device
- Disabling USB Ports from Device Manager.
- By Un-installing the USB Mass Storage Drivers
- Using third-party freeware
- Using Microsoft Fix It.
Lets us look at how we can fix these problems and enable USB on Windows 7 PC.
1. Enable or Disable USB Drives and Mass Storage Devices using Registry
If the administrator is smart then he would definitely do this to ensure a tight blockade. He would alter the settings through regedit command on run console. Now how do you unlock it ? You have to go right into where the administrator has been. Here is how.
- Go to Start > Run , type “regedit” and press enter to open the registry editor
- Navigate to the following key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\USBSTOR
In the right pane, select Start and change the value to 3. (The value 4 will disable USB Storage). Click OK. This will re-enable USB Ports and allow you to use USB or Pen drives.
2. Disable USB Ports from Device Manager
If you still don’t find your USB drive working, you may have to look into the Device Manager. The Administrator could have possibly disabled the USB port here. Check out for any possibility in the Device Manager and enable the disabled port by right clicking on selected one and click Enable.
3. Uninstall USB Mass Storage Drivers
If the authorities are really worried about security in the school they would take the extreme step of un-installing the USB Mass Storage Drivers. To make things work, just install the device drivers. Here is how you do it.
As when you plug-in your USB drive, Windows will check for drivers, if not found Windows will prompt you to install the driver. This would definitely unlock the Pen drive at your School or office.
4. Use USB Drive Disabler / Enabler
You can download and use a free tool USB Drive Disabler / Enabler which will allow you to easily enable or disable USB drives on your Windows computer.
5. Prevent users from connecting USB
If a USB storage device is already installed on your Windows computer, you can edit the Widnows Registry to ensure sure that the USB does not work when anyone connects it to the PC, using this Microsoft Fix it 50061. Check first if it applies to your version of the Windows operating system.
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How To Start A Successful Business
Be your own boss
Starting a
business involves planning, making key financial decisions and completing a series
of legal activities.
Wouldn't it be great and wonderful to be able to
quit your job, be your own boss and earn more money than before? The good news
is that with a little planning and some start-up money,
it is possible!
In this post you’ll learn on how to be your own boss, and
the captain of your destiny---maybe even a captain of industry. Is it hard?
Without a doubt. Is it challenging? Absolutely. Do you have to be wealthy and
well-educated with a lengthy resume? Not at all! Can you do it? Yes” So how do
you do it, and make it work? Plan! So there is no let’s get started
1. Have an idea. It might be a product you've always wanted to make, or a
service you feel people mostly need. It might even be something people don't
know they need yet, because it hasn't been invented. Before you quit your job to become an entrepreneur, you must
first think of a concept, product or service that will generate a steady stream
of income (money). This may sound easy, but for most people, it is actually the
hardest part. You should conceive a plan that puts your knowledge, experience
and expertise to use in the most profitable way possible. Once you settle on an
idea, research the marketplace to see how similar businesses have fared.
2. Create
your business plan. I define a business plan as an essential road-map for
business success.
Numerous
studies have shown that one of the major reasons new businesses always fail is
poor planning. If you are planning on starting up a business, you must have a
business plan. This will serve as a road map to guide you, and communicate with
investors on what you're doing or planning and why they should invest in you.
It should include a mission statement, executive summary, product or service
offerings, target market, marketing plan, industry and competitive analysis, resumes
for the company's principals, your offering, and also an appendix with any
other pertinent information.
3. Create
your working name. As your plan grows, and things begin to take shape,
the perfect name may come to you, but don't let that hinder you in the early
phases. Create a name that you can use while you plan, and don't mind changing
later. To choose a good name, choose the name that is similar to your
business idea.
4. Get business assistance
or training. Getting business assistance and training will determine your success or failure. Networking with other business
owners can be a value resource. Go to business training or get a person
business coach to learn more about business and the business idea you have. You
can even learn online by searching in search engines about the business idea
you have.
5. Finance your business. How are you going to finance your
business initially? The bank, venture capitalists, investors, your own savings:
these are all viable options. When you start a business, be realistic. You will
probably not roll out of the gate making 100 percent of whatever you project,
so you need to have enough ready reserve to fund things until you are really up
and running because I believe that one of the surest roads to failure is
under-capitalization and that’s the fact.
Find government
backed loans, venture capital and research grants to help you get started.
6. Choose business location. Choosing a business location is the most important
decision a small business start-up will make, so it requires a good planning and research. It involves looking at demographics, assessing your supply chain,
scoping the competition, staying on budget, understanding state laws and taxes,
and much more.
Here are some tips to help you choose the right
business location.
Determine Your Needs
Most businesses choose a location that provides
exposure to customers. Additionally, there are less obvious factors and needs
to consider, for example:
- Brand Image – Is the location consistent with the image you want to
maintain?
- Competition – Are the businesses around you competing?
- Local Labor Market – Does the area have potential employees and what will their
commute be like?
- Plan for Future Growth – If you anticipate further growth and look for a building that
has extra space, should you get it.
- Proximity to Suppliers – They need to be able to find you easily as well.
- Safety – Consider the crime rate. Will employees feel safe alone in
the building or even walking to their vehicles?
- Zoning Regulations – These determine whether you can conduct your type of business
in certain properties or locations. You can find out how property is zoned
by contacting your local planning agency.
Evaluate Your Finances
By determining what you can afford, you will need to
be aware of other financial considerations:
- Hidden Costs – Very few spaces are business ready. Include costs like
renovation, decorating, IT system upgrades, etc.
- Taxes – What are the income and sales tax rates for your state and
what about property taxes? Could you pay less in taxes by locating your
business across a nearby state line?
- Government Economic Incentives – Your business location can determine whether you qualify for
government economic business programs, such as state-specific small
business loans and other financial incentives.
7. Plan your operations. Determine who will lead, and who will
follow Define your organization, from the receptionist up to the CEO, and what
part each plays in both function and financials. Keep in mind that your
business will continue to evolve and that this will be a rough idea of who is
needed to keep things functioning; as the business grows, you'll likely make
changes to the hiring plans to fit what is happening at the time. Also, in a
number of cases, the "staff" is you and whomever you can consult,
such as your lawyer and accountant. This is fine, as long as you show that
you're prepared to pay for external advice and help until your business is
ready to take on staff.
8. Register your business name. Naming your business is a very important branding
exercise, but if you choose to name your business as anything other than your
own personal name then you’ll need to register it with the appropriate
authorities.
This process is known as registering your “Doing
Business As” (DBA) name.
What is a “Doing Business As” Name?
A fictitious name is a business name that is different
from your personal name, the names of your partners or the officially
registered name of your LLC or corporation.
Note that when you form a business, the legal name of
the business defaults to the name of the person or entity that owns the
business, unless you choose to rename it and register it as a DBA name.
The legal name of your business is required on all
government forms and applications, including your application for employer tax
IDs, licenses and permits.
Do I Need a “Doing Business As” (DBA)
Name?
A DBA is needed in the following scenarios:
- Existing Corporations or LLCs – If your business is already set up and you want to do
business under a name other than your existing corporation or LLC name, you will need to register a
DBA.
- Sole Proprietors or Partnerships – If you wish to start a business under anything other than
your real name, you’ll need to register a DBA so that you can do business
as another name.
Note: Not all states require the registering of fictitious
business names or DBAs.
How to Register your “Doing Business As” Name
Registering your DBA is done either with your country
clerk’s office or with your state government, depending on where your business
is located.
9. Obtain Your Federal Business Tax ID. Does your
business employ workers, withhold taxes, or operate as a corporation or partnership? Then you
need an Employer Identification Number. An Employer
Identification Number (EIN) is also known as a Federal Tax Identification
Number, and is used to identify a business entity. Generally, businesses need
an EIN.
10. Marketing and advertising your business. Marketing and
advertising your business is the most powerful and important part you need in
making your business a success. Here are the ways to market and advertise your
business;
- Get a website.
Getting
a website for your business is a very important thing.
Here are five reasons why a business needs a website.
1. YOUR SMALL BUSINESS WILL GAIN CREDIBILITY
Today,
more consumers use the internet to search for the products or services they
need. So, your small business will gain credibility by having a website. Know that
without one, potential customers will go to your competitors that do. If you
already have a website but it is "home-made", having it
professionally redesigned will provide your business with a professional image
which will inspire even greater confidence.
If
you'll be selling online, get your eCommerce in gear and either build a
website, or have one built for you. It's your storefront, so anything and
everything you can do to make people want to
visit, and want to stay, just do
it.
2. It will
enable you to keep your customers informed
Think
of your website as being your online brochure. It is much easier and quicker to
update information about your products and services on your website than in
print material, making it an effective way of letting your customers know about
the arrival of new products, upcoming events, special promotions, or any new
services you offer. Unlike print ads which quickly become outdated, your
website can always provide current information and news.
3. A website
will save you money
As a
small business owner you probably think you can't afford a professional website,
but you can't afford not to. Although the cost of designing a website varies,
once it's up and running, a website for a small business generally costs under
$100 a month and, in some cases, as little as $20. But if you need a website (a
professional website) at a very cheaper rate contact Alexander Orah through
email kasomoney@gmail.com.
4. A website
saves you time
Providing
information to your customers takes time, whether it’s on the phone,
face-to-face, in a brochure, or in emails but with an online catalogue you can
provide lots of information about your products and services. Once your website
is up and running, it is available to your customers indefinitely, saving you
time. And what is time? I call time money!
5. It
improves customer service
Maybe
you sell environmentally friendly products and would like to share tips on how
to recycle. By including a FAQ page, adding articles or uploading newsletters
to answer all your customers’ questions you can keep them up-to-date.
- Spend time developing an
excellent social media presence. This
can be done well before the business is ready, increasing anticipation.
Use popular social networks like Facebook, Twitter and Google+, and any
other social media you participate in to build excitement and spread the
word.
11. Secure a very good
space. Whether it's an office, or a warehouse, if you
need more space than your garage or your spare bedroom, now's the time to get
that.
·
If you don't generally need an office beyond your home, but May
occasionally needs meeting space, there are often places downtown that can
address those needs. A quick Google search on "business meeting rentals
[your city/state]" will deliver plenty of rental options in your area.
12. Build your product or develop your service. Once
you have the business all planned, financed, and have your basic level of
staffing, get going. Whether that's sitting down with the engineers and getting
the software coded and tested, or getting materials sourced and shipped to your
fabrication, or purchasing in bulk and marking up the price, the building process
is the time during which you prepare for market.
13. Launch your product
or your service. When the product is all built, packaged, and
ready to sell, or when your services are fully worked out and ready to go, hold
a special event to launch your business. Send out a press release, announce it
to the world. Tweet it, Facebook it, let the word resound to all corners of
your market that you have a new business!
Hold a party and invite people who can spread the word for you.
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How To Be Successful In Life
In this post, I am
going to give you the three methods on how to be successful in life.
·
Imagining
you becoming successful. The more accurately you imagine your success, the
easier it will be for the rest of yourself to follow through. The same way Thomas
Edison
first imagined and invented first commercially
practical incandescent light.
·
Dedicate a few minutes
every day to imagining your success. Imagine sitting like a king and swimming
in success. Savor the feeling of your success, and use it as motivation to
stoke the fire in you.
·
Always cultivate a
healthy motivation when imagining your success. Know that successful people all
believe in themselves and their missions. Understand that other people want to be
just as successful as you do and your goal should not be to trample over them
to get what you want.
1.
Find
the goal of your life. Find and identify the things you love to do, the things that
gives you joy and satisfaction. Once you find and identify what you love to do
or the things that gives you joy and satisfaction, use this information to find
the purpose of your life or the objective of your life.
·
Finding what you love
to do will give you motivation along the way. Imagine being forced to study
medicine when your true passion is computer science. Now imagine if Michael
Jackson’s parents forced him to go into boxing, what would have his life been
today? Or if Mike Tyson’s parents forced to go into singing?, his could have a
hell .How do you figure out a purpose or goal in life? It's different for
everyone, and for some it's difficult, but there are several ways you can try
to figure it out:
·
Search for career
coaches online for advice or join some online career forums
·
Try making a career
out of something you love. Whether it's singing or dancing, you're more likely
to be successful doing something you know you love.
·
·
Try out several
different careers, remembering that even a less-than-falling job can help you
learn.
2. Lower your confidence. It's
a truism in business that you need to have high self-confidence to get things
done, but some people think, and for good reason that lower self-confidence makes
people more successful, for these reasons:
·
Lower self-confidence
makes you pay good attention to critical feedback and helps you be more
self-critical. Like If you're convinced you're God's gift to engineering, you
probably won't be receptive to feedback, nor will you be able to criticize
yourself effectively.
·
Lower self-confidence makes
you less narcissistic and less narcissistic people are respected more by
co-workers, and know that happy co-workers make a more successful team. It's no
secret that respect will make you successful.
·
Lower self-confidence
will makes you work harder and prepare more. If you're not convinced you're
going to nail your presentation next meeting, you're likely to spend more time.
This is a great habit.
3. Define the meaning of
success as you see it. You cannot have success if you do not
know what it means for you and you cannot also have success if you don’t aim
higher. Everyone views success differently and using someone else's standard
for success is like eating another person's food and expecting to love it. Always
set clear goals and be realistic.
·
How will you know when
you have achieved your goals? Your standards should be quantifiable, or else
you could spend your entire life chasing after a vague goal.
·
For example, let's say
you want to be good at your job. You get a promotion, but you still haven't reached
your goal because you could always do better, right? You could always get
promoted even further, or make even more money.
·
Instead, create
benchmarks: "My goal is to increase my productivity by 40% and only be
late for work four times per year." These are quantifiable goals that when
achieved, give you a sense of satisfaction, making you feel successful.
4. Set a good timeline
for when you want to achieve your goal. If you don't know when
you will achieve your goal, then it's hard to know whether you have crumbled or
failed. Give yourself a good timeline that is difficult but doable. Winning a
Tour de France from scratch in two years is not reasonable, but booking a
comedy gig in front of at least 20 paying customers probably is.
5. Identify the things, skills, material needed in order to achieve
your goals. If
you want to be a famous software developer you need to always learn and create new
codes, create usable software like video games, android apps, iPhone apps etc.
you need to have passion for software . This is identifying short term
objectives to achieve long term goals.
6. Identify the skills you can outsource. Outsourcing
is mostly all about time-management. You may think of yourself as a superman or
superwoman, but there are limits to your powers. Outsourcing certain less
essential tasks gives you more time to focus on the things that are absolutely
essential to your craft.
·
Just use the last
example as a template; to become a great software developer, you need to spend
more time on learning and cracking of codes, creating of software because these
are the basic skills needed for software developer. But if you are lacking new
or latest programming codes, you can try to outsource them to an expert. This
is called working smart. Many software developers don’t create their own software;
they focus on branding software developed by unknown software developers.
Method 2:
1. Execute your small objectives and focus on
your main objective. Never
found useless reasons to procrastinate. Jump your headfirst into the challenge
and start chipping away. You never know what problems will present themselves
before you step into the arena.
·
Break your goal into
small steps. Does the goal of starting an auto company seem impossibly unattainable?
Break it down into smaller goals. Focus on streamlining your idea; then focus
on getting funding; then move onto building a prototype, etc. If you have the
vision to attack your goal piece by piece, it's easier and less daunting to
execute.
2. Stay away from disturbance and distractions as much as
possible. Distraction
can be a thing that prevents someone from concentrating on something else, depending
on your perspective. But let's be clear: it's almost impossible to be 100%
focused on your task 100% of the time and distractions are okay in low doses.
But when your goals start taking a backseat to petty distractions, it's time to
sack or banish them.
3. Always surround
yourself with other people who are successful. When
you're surrounded with people who are highly-successful, it's encouraging. You can
get ideas good ideas from them, and they can even connect you with other
people. Surrounding yourself with successful people is a way to create a
culture of success. Be obedient to them because an Igbo proverb said
that if you worship a king, you will inherit it
·
Study successful
people. Look around, who has the success that you envision for yourself? What
are they doing? How do they approach life? Ask them for advice; Model some
of your approaches around theirs, if possible. Knowledge is as free as it is
powerful in life.
4. Find a mentor. A
mentor is an experienced and trusted adviser or someone,
usually with a bit more experience than you, who knows the trade, offers
advice, and helps you in your pursuit. Behind many successful people are
mentors. Mentors get satisfaction out of knowing that their guidance has
literally bred success.
·
A mentor will help
you:
·
Troubleshoot. Troubleshooting is learning about how to
make ideas or applications even better. Your mentor can help you figure out
what you need to change in order to make your idea(s) better.
·
Strategize. A mentor will probably have more vision than
you because s/he has been in the game before you, with more successes and
failures.
·
Network. Networking is making connections with people
who have connections. You offer expertise, opinion, or opportunity to someone
in exchange for something back.
5. Trust other people to do their job. It's
very hard to be successful if you don't trust the people around you. Being
successful is partly about assembling an able team around you. If you can't
trust others enough to let them do their job, you probably won't succeed at
that.
·
Trust in people
because trust can be an incredibly motivating factor. If you trust in someone,
they'll want to do well because they want to reward your trust in them.
·
Trust in people
because you need to. As John Donne wrote, "No man is an island." This
is true. what he meant by this is that no man works alone. We depend on other
people, whether we like it or not. Placing trust in other people is a
necessity, not an option.
6. Gather as much information as you can. Listen, Study,
Understand, Learn and Repeat. Humans beings are amazing creatures because we
can look at the world, make intellectual connections, and use those connections
to make our lives. This is what information allows us to do. Never turn your
"learning switch" off. You never know when your flash of insight will
come.
8. Take
calculated risks. Successful people
think big and act big. Don't wait for opportunities to fall in your lap. Sniff
them out. Successful people make big investments in their careers, in
their businesses, in their education and all investments involve risk. Study
your risks, make sure the odds are in your favor, and take a leap. These
are the two calculated risks to consider:
·
Partner with a
competitor. Whether you're rolling out back-end solutions to technology giants,
partnering with the competitor may help you pool your resources, motivate you
to work harder, and build new relationships.
·
Lead, don't follow.
Leading the way can be dangerous. You're taking on the headwinds literally,
perhaps, or you're banking on an idea like yahoo or Google that someone has
already tried before. Summon up the courage to do something different.
9. Always solve problems.
No matter where you are or what you're doing, look around and try and think of
ways you can contribute. What are people struggling with or complaining about?
How can you make life easier for them in an effective way? Can you re-organize
some aspect of the situation so things run more smoothly? Can you provide a
service that fills a critical gap?
·
Which problems are you
motivated to solve?
·
Social
problems. Facebook
reinvented the way we interact with one another. Can you think of a similar
social problem that needs reinventing?
·
Strategic
problems. Consultants like
IBM help other companies and individuals become more productive, profitable,
and prudent. Can you help someone else solve a strategic problem?
·
Interpersonal
problems. Psychologists
and marriage counselors help other people navigate the complex web of personal
relationships that make up our lives. Can you help people better get along with
one another?
10. Use technology and don't let it use
you. Technology can be
incredibly powerful; it connects us with people around the world in the blink
of an eye; it computes algorithms accurately and quickly; it makes mundane
tasks, like data entry, easier and less painful. But technology can be a burden
if you let it. It can sap your energy and productivity, leading to wasted time
and opportunity
Method 3:
1. Be
persistent. What will define you is how you pick
yourself up after you've fallen. Don't give up. If your first attempt didn't
work, don't quit don’t you ever quit. Like Thomas Edison that
said that he failed 10,000 times but didn’t give up and now he is one of the
highest inventor in America and the world.
·
Don't let failure
define you. When asked about his 10,000 failed attempts to develop a storage
battery, the American inventor Thomas Edison
responded: "I have not failed; I've just found 10,000 ways that won't
work."
·
Learn from your
failures. Each failure is an opportunity to learn. If you make a mistake and
refuse to learn, you'll make that same mistake sometime down the line. If you
make a mistake and learn from it, you won't waste your time making the same
mistakes again.
·
Don't make excuses.
Don't rationalize your failure by placing the blame on someone or something
else. Always accept when something is your fault. This will help you identify
what you need to change in order to get better because” an excuse after failure
is a refusal to make the situation better.”
2. Remember that success does not guarantee
happiness. Your success is equated with achieving your goal, but
don't assume it will always bring you happiness. Many people make the mistake
by saying that if they accomplish this or that, they'll be happier. Fulfillment
and satisfaction have a lot more to do with how you
approach life than with what you do in life.
·
Value experiences over
objects. Human beings can be extraordinarily obsessed with money. It's strange,
too, because scientists think that experiences, with their memory, make us
happier than objects we can buy with money. Focus on making great memories
with great people along the way, and you should be happy.
3. Remove fear and doubt from your way of thinking. Focus on staying
positive in every situation. You will be surprised how effective you can be
when your thoughts are guiding your actions, not the other way around. If you
fail, don't be fearful about starting over; be happy as if you've been given a
chance to be even more successful.
4. Accept that life is
unfair. It's
just the fact. You can moan about it and wish that it were different or you can
go out there and do something about it. So stop wasting time about the
unfairness of it all and think how to use the situation for your benefit. Just look,
Newton could have complained about the apple falling down the tree could hit
his head. Instead, he identified the law of gravity and he is now known as the
father of physics.
Notes:
·
Not everyone in the world will be happy for you and your
success. Some people are jealous. So, be prepared for them, and look past them
until you find the people who are happy for you and who support you in all that
you do.
·
There is not any shortcut for success; it's just the result of preparation,
hardworking and learning from failure.
·
Success does not just come alone, it takes consistency and
determination. Doing something once won't make a huge difference; it's when you
do that one thing many times over before you can achieve success.
·
The key to becoming successful is finding one thing that you
love and mastering that one thing
·
Trust yourself and believe in your abilities.
·
. Always be humble because too much pride will always be your
downfall.
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