Windsor Knot

The Windsor Knot is a thick, wide and triangular tie knot that projects confidence. It would therefore be your knot of choice for presentations, job interviews, courtroom appearances etc. It is best suited for spread collar shirts and it's actually quite easy to do.While just about everyone can use this tie knot to tie his tie, it looks especially well on men with longer necks as its wide form shortens the perceived height of the neck a little bit.To tie the Windsor Knot, select a tie of your choice and stand in front of a mirror. Then simply follow the steps below:1) The wide end "W" should extend about 12 inches below narrow end "N". Cross wide end "W" over narrow end "N".

2) Bring wide end "W" up through loop between collar and tie; then back down.

3) Pull wide end "W" underneath narrow end "N" and to the left, back through the loop and to the left again so that the wide end "W" is inside out.

4) Bring wide end "W" across the front from left to right.

5) Pull wide end "W" up through the loop again.

6) Bring wide end "W" down through the knot in front.

7) Using both hands, tighten the knot carefully and draw up to collar.

Congratulations, you did it! You see, it is not rocket science after all. Simply keep practicing the Windsor Knot a few more times until you can tie it within less than 30 seconds.Half Windsor Knot

The Half Windsor Knot, a modest version of the Windsor Knot, is a symmetrical and triangular tie knot that you can use with any dress shirt. It works best with somewhat wider ties made from light to medium fabrics.To tie the Half Windsor Knot, select a tie of your choice and stand in front of a mirror. Then simply follow the steps below:1) The wide end "W" should extend about 12 inches below narrow end "N". Cross wide end "W" over narrow end "N".

2) Bring wide end "W" up around and behind narrow end "N".

3) Bring wide end "W" up.

4) Pull wide end "W" up and through the loop.

5) Bring wide end "W" around front, over narrow end "N" from left to right.

6) Again, bring wide end "W" up and through the loop.

7) Bring wide end "W" down through the knot in front.

8) Using both hands, tighten the knot carefully and draw up to collar.

And there you are! Simply keep working on it and be sure to practice a few times until you are really good at it. Four in Hand Knot

The Four in Hand Knot makes for a narrow, more discreet and slightly asymmetrical tie knot. It is best suited for a standard button-down dress shirt and works best with wide ties made from heavy fabrics.While this tie knot can be worn by anyone, it looks especially well on men with shorter necks as the knot's rather narrow and elongated form stretches the perceived height of the neck a tiny bit.To tie the Four in Hand Knot, select a tie of your choice and stand in front of a mirror. Then simply follow the steps below:1) The wide end "W" should extend about 12 inches below narrow end "N". Cross wide end "W" over narrow end "N".

2) Turn wide end "W" back underneath narrow end "N".

3) Continue by bringing wide end "W" back over in front of narrow end "N" again.

4) Pull wide end "W" up and through the loop around your neck.

5) Hold the front of the knot loosely with your index finger and bring wide end "W" down through front loop.

6) Remove finger and tighten knot carefully to collar by holding narrow end "N" and sliding the knot up.

That's it! That is all there is to the Four in Hand Knot. You will quickly learn to tie this knot in less and less time every time you practice it. Just keep going, my friend!Pratt Knot

The Pratt Knot - also known as the Shelby Knot - is tidy and fairly wide, yet not as wide as the Windsor Knot. It is well suited for any dress shirt and somewhat wider ties made from light to medium fabrics.To tie the Pratt Knot, select a tie of your choice and stand in front of a mirror. Then simply follow the steps below:1) Start with the tie inside out, The wide end "W" under the narrow end "N".

2) Take wide end "W" over and under narrow end "N".

3) Pull the loop down and tighten.

4) Take wide end "W" over to the left.

5) Pull wide end "W" up, behind the loop.

6) Bring wide end "W" through the knot and gently tighten. The widest part of the tie should be on the same height as the top of your belt buckle.

Awesome, you did it! Always remember that with any tie knot - such as the Pratt Knot - a little practice is all it takes to become a real expert at tying your tie in no time.Seven Tips to Speed up your PCBy David FraserDid you know that not very long after you start using your computer it begins to slow down and loses that responsive, fresh out of the box feel? Youve just bought your new super-speed top of the range computer. You start surfing the internet, downloading a few new programs to try out and then a few weeks later youre working away and you notice it just doesnt seem as fast as it was before. If thats ever happened to you, then there are a few things you should know which will be covered in this article that will get the pep back into your PC.

Step 1 Free programs on the internet are not always what they seem. Often something else is, going on behind the scenes, the installing of Adware or Scumware as its sometimes known. This usually consists of programs that run in the background and advertise various websites that are targeted to your preferences. These programs take up valuable system resources and should be cleaned out. Programs such as Gator (form filler) and Kazza (music sharing) are well known examples of this but there are many others. The solution to this is for you to download one or both of these free programs. Adaware 6.0 at http://www.tucows.com/preview/236049.html Or Spybot search and Destroy at:- http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=download Use them to clean up your system regularly.

Step 2 Almost every program you load on your computer wants to be top dog. When you install the program it usually sets itself up in your startup list. This means that whenever you start up your computer the program loads itself into memory whether you are going to use it or not thus slowing down your system. If you hit the Control-Alt-Delete keys once, you will see all the programs that are running in the background.

The more you have running that you dont need, the more memory is used up and the slower and less stable the system will be. Things like Anti-Virus programs and system tray should be left running but many others can be shut down.

To do this in windows 98/ME, hit Start-Run- and type in msconfig and enter, then choose the right hand top tab marked startup Uncheck all the programs that you arent using frequently. You will still be able to run them normally from your start menu. Most of the programs can be identified by the program names at the right hand side any that cant, you can always type it into google and see what comes up. Occasionally you find programs loaded here that are malicious programs such as Trojans or Browser hijackers that you definitely dont want. To get rid of them search for the filename in Google and then see if it comes up as a nasty and then get the info on how to remove from the spyware website. You will notice a definite improvement in startup speed and general running when these are removed.

Step 3 Windows registry is the section of windows that contains all the information relating to your system and software. As time goes by it can get extremely bloated and even if you are not using the old programs anymore the time taken to search through registry is increased. Uninstalling the programs rather than just deleting the files will ensure that the entries in the registry are removed and this helps keep the size under control. Another little utility you might find useful is called EasyCleanerand it's great for cleaning out all these unwanted files and registry entries that were somehow left behind. You can also use it to locate temporary files used by various programs that just clog up your hard drive and slow things down. Its a free utility you can download from:- http://www.docsdownloads.com/easycleaner.htm

Step4 Invest in a good antivirus program such as Shield-Antivirus or Panda anti-virus and keep it regularly updated. Having a virus on your system can not only wreak havoc with your system speed but can lead to more serious problems. You can check out Shield at:- http://www.pcsandthings.com/shield-antivirus.htm or Pest Patrol at:- www.pcsandthings.com/pestpatrol.htm

or Panda at:- Http://www.pandasoftware.com

Step 5 When Windows loads it installs all available fonts. This not only takes up space but also valuable time. Deleting fonts that you will never use will help streamline things a bit more. To view the installed fonts, select Start, Run, type fonts, and press Enter. To see what a font looks like, double-click its icon. You can delete a font by right clicking it and selecting Delete, but its safer to uninstall it by dragging it to another folder so you can always drag it back if you really need it. You must do this dragging (in either direction) from within Windows Explorer. Moving or copying a font to or from the C:WindowsFonts folder via DOS commands or some other utility wont properly install or uninstall it. Some fonts should stay put, such as Windows system fonts, which have the extension .fon instead of .ttf. The icon for a system font has a red A rather than a gray-blue TT. System fonts are usually hidden files, but theyre visible in the Fonts folder in Explorer. They disappear when you move them elsewhere, though. Some applications require specific fonts, such as Arial, Verdana or Times New Roman, so youd better keep them around. Any other ones you dont use can be moved to another folder. More info about this can be found at:- http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;234749

Step 6 A few basic pointers for optimising your system. (1) From the desktop right click on the my computer icon and select properties. Select file system and under the hard disc tab, where it says for typical role of this computer select network server in the drop down menu as this speeds up transfers. (2) Under floppy disc make sure the little box is not ticked as this increases boot up time slightly when it's checked. (3) On Internet Explorer, while surfing the net, images are stored on the hard drive in a section called the cache. This is useful if you are using a slow dial-up connection as it means the most used images dont have to be continually downloaded so surfing speeds are increased.

If the cache size is too great then Explorer has to check through all the images before it downloads them and this can slow up browsing. The optimum size is a bit, hit or miss, but with ADSL or cable the cache can be set much smaller as the images download quickly. Also when the cache is too large, the files get fragmented (this is covered later) and the hard disc thrashes around trying to piece it all together thus slowing everything down. Its a matter of trial and error but I wouldnt recommend much more than 50MB for a slow connection and about 10MB for ADSL. Adjustment is made by clicking on Internet explorer tools and Internet options then under temporary Internet files the settings button and use the slider to adjust the amount. (4)A great program for optimising various parts of your computer is one called Speed up my PC With this you can set it automatically to take care of memory usage and can prevent system crashes at awkward times. Its not free this one but its worth taking a look. You can read more about it here:- http://www.pcsandthings.com/speed_up_my_pc.htm

Step 7 De-fragment your hard drive. Sounds a bit severe but its something that should be done fairly regularly. Your computer works efficiently when the data it takes from the hard drive to process in memory is all in one place and doesnt take very long to fetch. After using your computer for a while, related files get broken up into fragments and are scattered all over the disc. This happens in normal use but it can significantly increase the time it takes to collect it all up. A bit like you going to another room to fetch your files from a filing cabinet and if they were all together it would be easy to collect them. If on the other hand they were in different cabinets all dotted around the room then you get the idea. The thing to do is run the defragmenter that comes with Windows. Double click My Computer and then Right click the icon for drive C: and then click properties. Select defragment and follow the instructions. This process can take a long time on a large hard drive with badly fragmented files, so it may be advisable to set this running at a quiet time computer wise or even over night. There is another program I highly recommend for defragmenting which is called Diskeeper Lite and is much better than the built-in version that Windows has. It is available for a free download plus some more articles about fragmentation of files from:- http://www.executive.com/downloads/menu.asp

Defragmenting is best done as the last step.

Carrying out the above actions will make your PC run faster, be more stable with less crashes and therefore less stress and frustration from lost work. So get started now and clean up your PC and make it a habit to do it regularly and keep your system running at peak performance. Dont forget one of the most efficient upgrades you can do to your PC is to add some more Memory. This is probably the single most cost-effective improvement you can make to a slower machine. Buy direct from the manufacturer at:- http://www.pcsandthings.com/crucial.htm

They have a system selector so you can choose the correct RAM for your PC.

Four Proven Techniques On How To Capture Positive Habits:By Catherine FranzBad habits, we all have them. They keep us from accomplishing our dreams, make us say and do things that really aren't in our integrity.

Good habits allow us to transition through our day on autopilot. So much so, we forget that our good habits have a bigger strong hold.

Dr. Phil McGraw, TV-psychologist and Oprah offspring, says that we need to, "Behave our way to success." I cringe when I hear this, don't you? It sounds so easy. Yet, we both know it isn't.

Positive psychology, the scientific study of happy, confident people, presents many proven techniques that assist in transitioning bad habits into good habits. Here are four proven techniques:

1. In order to eliminate a bad habit, it must be overridden with a good habit. Not eliminated but replaced. When the good habit becomes stronger, it naturally takes over and folds into our life. Usually becoming transparent because it melts into our life and we have already uncovered the next one to work on.

It doesn't matter whether you want to replace the habit of lateness, cursing, or overeating. The habit's intensity determines the effort and time required to replace. Don't confuse effort with will power--they aren't the same.

Effort is making a variety of alternatives until the old habit melts into a new one. The right amount of effort will always be different for you than anyone else. There isn't an exact measurement because each of our unique qualities.

2. Discipline is an exercise of repetition. Not once or twice but until. Until completed.

For instance, writing isn't a natural talent. Yes, research shows that it helps to start the process young. Yet, there are female Pulitzer Prize winners who began writing in their fifties -- after family obligations. They replaced their family responsibilities with the discipline needed to be a successful writer. They disciplined their way to success.

Most people think positive thinkers naturally flow with confidence. Yet, positive psychology statistics dispel this myth. What's different is the amount of time and space they allow when negative habits or messages appear. They appear incandescent to them.

3. Rewards. As managing partner of a CPA firm for 15 years, I thought rewards meant bonuses and paid massages. After attending Coach University and intensifying my study in the Laws of Attraction, my perspective shifted. Positive people don't need an outside push; they seemingly have a natural internal push that continually pulls them forward. Sometimes labeled as determination or drive.

When Donald Trump appeared on the Oprah show in April, Oprah asked him, "I heard very successful people don't even see negative." Donald chewed on this for a few long television minutes and then responded, "Yes, that is why I hire others who can see what I can't.... Negative isn't on my radar screen."

4. Be assertive on what's fueling you, as diligent about all things in your realm, as the quality of food you digest, and the purity of the water you drink.

To create a garden of positive habits, surround yourself with flowers not figurative speaking either. Complete a regular inventory. See each item for its truth, intention, and influence. Don't wave it off as "not that big of a deal."

Remove negative people, negative television shows, movies, books, even conversations. If Mama, spouse, sister, or brother fits this description, explain its impact on your life. Don't blame, explain. Explain how it affects your success, your dreams. I'm sure they do what they do out of habit and not purposeful. If presented honestly and lovingly the people involved will see the gift.

An ideal choice is to use a positive clean-burning fuel. This begins with new words (language) to self and others. Each of us make choices every second. Get up, sit down, speak, listen, and so on. Make new choices, ones that fuel positive habits.

Take inventory on your environment and what you tolerate. What is broken, dented, stained? Fix, toss, give away, replace. Eliminate each ball and chain, one at a time, in baby steps. You will walk taller, talk and think clearer. You will attract more results that are positive into your life. Positive attracts positive--the Law of Attraction.

Fuel your surroundings with meaningful and beautiful things. That doesn't mean expensive. It can simply be a fresh rose on your desk every week and the stopping by the florist or your own garden.

Many habits tend to hide under the bed until dusted. Expect as you replace one, another can appear. Yes, they eventually become fewer. Stay focused and remember, "A rose isn't a rose without all its beautiful petals."

Be aggressive. When they appear, and they will, knock them down, toss them out with the trash. And quickly. Don't give them room to smell or grow. You'll soon discover each day will be lighter, brighter, and even more successful than the one before. I promise!

These four techniques, continually proven by hundreds of my workshop graduates, will work for you too. They will multiply your dreams and successes over night. Begin small, begin big, just begin, and keep the momentum going...until.

(c) Copyright 2004, Catherine Franz. All rights reserved.

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Catherine Franz, is a certified life and business coach specializing in marketing and writing,Internet and infoproduct development. For other articles, and ezines: http://www.AbundanceCenter.com.

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