Thank you – Blog statistics

In recent days xnepali blog has seen increased number of visitors. It sure will motivate me to update the blog regularly.

[Update September 15, 2009]Thanks again. I am adding updated chart mid-way September. It is already more than the level of April month’s data. And it is only for blog.xnepali.com (not xnepali.com!)

[Update September 30, 2009] By the end of September total page-views was 260,000, way higher than what I expected. Nepali Movies continue to lead the most visited page in the blog.

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50 Best Websites of 2007 – TIME

TIME magazine has compiled the best websites of 2007.

They have tried to present new and exciting websites with exceptional style, sites that offer new ways to access and share content, and the ones that can enrich your online experience.

You can visit the TIME 50 Best Websites 2007 to see what they think and if you can agree with them. It’s too bad I haven’t heard about many of them. May be I should start visiting them.

They have also compiled the sites under various categories and here is the complete list of best websites.

Well the list continues with 25 Sites We Can’t Live Without and the 5 Worst Websites too. Well, it is another story that I have never bought anything in Amazon (the first site that I can’t live without according to TIME) although I have done ample amount of online shopping.

Travel Ideas

Traveling in the winter might not be that attractive but this is an ideal time to plan for future vacations. When I get some free time and decide to go for a vacation, it is always a pain to get the best place to go. Then comes the travel arrangements like hotel, tickets, cars. In the last hour I always wish I had started earlier so that I could get better deals and savings. Seeking travel ideas and travel deals sure take time. Last time we went to Niagara Falls and it was a total mess regarding the arrangements but the place was simply great. I am posting a small clip of the journey below.

Online Drive

Internet and computer is taking over every aspect of our life. My reports, papers, bills, bank account details and transaction, correspondence, phone book, meeting schedules and almost everything I need everyday is saved in my computer. I have books, tools to do my work and output of numerous sleepless nights in the computer. Looks like everything I have is slowly being transferred to the idiot box in front of me!

These are the things that are really precious to me, so I have saved them in external drives, CDs, DVDs. But when I need them, it is always painful to go through the big pile to find the particular material for a particular time. Updating already archived material is also not so easy. So I am looking for something that can be easy to archive and retrieve. One of the best solution to the problem can be online drives. They sure do cost some but the flexibility in using them outwits the cost involved.

If you are looking for free online storage you can try Gmail Drive, a freeware to use on your e-mail account with Google. You can also use Yahoo mail to save files with their unlimited email storage capacity. The only catch is that you have to regularly log in to keep the email account active. I looked around to find free online drives and many of such services have been closed down or they no longer offer free service anymore. Some such sites are ZDisk, NetFloppy, DiskWise, Free Disk Space, iBackup, NBCi, xDrive etc.If you are willing to pay money you can get the premium features like security and reliability, the two most important aspect to consider while choosing online drive. iBackup, that used to provide free storage previously and has discontinued the service, promises to provide secure and reliable data storage by retaining up to 30 previous versions of data. Another positive aspect is that it has also own several awards including PC World (2006) and PC Magazine editor’s choices.

Will write about other nice service too when I come across them.

Alzheimer’s Foundation of America

Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) was founded by a consortium of organizations to assure quality of care and excellence in service to individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and related illnesses, and to their caregivers and families.

AFA’s mission statement is:

”to provide optimal care and services to individuals confronting dementia, and to their caregivers and families—through member organizations dedicated to improving quality of life.”

Alzheimer’s disease progressively damage brain’s nerve cells to result in loss of memory, thinking and language skills, and behavioral changes. Owing to its commonness Alzheimer’s disease sometimes is considered a normal part of aging which is not true. Alzheimer’s disease is also the most common cause of dementia, defined by loss of intellectual function, in people aged 65 and older.

It is appreciable that Alzheimer’s Foundation of America offers quality care for those who suffer from the disease apart from seeking a cure to Alzheimer’s. You can support the Foundation for its great effort by shopping in its eStore for your holiday gift.

Apart from being nice gifts, the products offered in the eStore help to raise awareness and enhance knowledge of Alzheimer’s disease and related illnesses. The unique collection of beautiful, high-quality jewelry make perfect gift for your loved ones. A DVD training package for family/professional caregivers covers Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia, principles of personal care, behavioral management, and safe home care. It sure is an unique opportunity to give a great holiday gift while supporting Alzheimer’s Foundation of America in its noble effort.

Top Online Casinos

If you like online casinos there are a lot of sites offering different options in bonus, payouts and playing interfaces. Choosing the best casino in itself seems like a bit of gambling.

To make it simple I found a website that offers a comprehensive list of websites to assist US Players find safe and fun online gambling destinations. The http://www.topusaonlinecasinos.com/ ranks online casino sites according to various parameters like bonus size, payout rate, customer support, number of games, deposit options, graphics and ease of use. Best of all it is free site!

The site is easy to use and extremely user friendly although the design and layout could have been made better. The site seems to be in initial stage of design as some of the pages didn’t work. I hope the webmaster will add a phone number and address in the contact page so that the users can feel they are dealing with some person instead of a computer.

It sure is very helpful site for people interested in Online Casinos but never really known where to start from. Are you ready to try your luck?

Blogging, John Chow and Google – Lesson to learn

I heard about John Chow, the most talked about money making blogger, some time back. He started a very aggressive link back campaign in which he gave a link back for every review of his blog when text anchor ‘make money online’ was used. That proved very helpful for him to make him blogging icon and earn score of money. But Google, the big boss in internet search was not happy with these blogging for money strategies. They punished the site by removing from search results.

Chris Hemphill posted this search result from google:
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