How to Copy Contents of One Hard Drive to a New Hard Drive (with video)

Connect a new (optionally larger) hard drive to a PC and place an exact copy of an existing drive to it. The new drive will be identical to the original, and bootable (if the source was), too. As a result, the new drive may replace the old drive, kept as additional storage or removed from the PC for a different use completely.
How to Copy Contents of One Hard Drive to a New Hard Drive (with video)

Cutting calories key to weight loss

Cutting calories is the key to weight loss regardless of whether a diet emphasizes fat, protein, or carbohydrates, reported the New York Times yesterday on a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine this week. In the largest controlled study of its kind, reseachers put more than 800 overweight adults on one of four diets that reduced calories through different combinations of fat, carbohydrates, and protein. After two years, every diet group had lost—and regained—about the same amount of weight regardless of what diet had been assigned.
Cutting calories key to weight loss

16 Energy Boosters That Won’t Leave You Depleted | Simple Mom

* Do you feel exhausted at the end of your day?
* Do you need that first cup of coffee in the morning to “get going?”
* Do you experience dips in your energy mid-morning or mid-afternoon?

If your answer is yes, read on, because your body is telling you something important.
16 Energy Boosters That Won’t Leave You Depleted

Fear of heights linked to vertical perception

People who shudder atop skyscrapers or feel their knees buckle going over bridges have troubling perceiving vertical dimensions, two new studies suggest.
Fear of heights linked to vertical perception

Crews fly in ahead of extreme weather forecast

Firefighters from New Zealand and interstate are being called into Victoria's bushfire zones, ahead of dangerous weather conditions forecast for Friday. Backburning and containment work is continuing on seven major blazes still burning across Victoria.
Crews fly in ahead of extreme weather forecast

Blackstump Australia Issue 7 - February 26, 2009

The latest issue of new family friendly sites listed on The Black Stump.
Blackstump Australia Issue 7 - February 26, 2009

Atlantis? No, it Atlant-isn't.

Last week we saw some interesting speculation that Atlantis had been found in Google Earth. As much as we'd love for that to be the case, there is a scientific explanation for the odd markings found on the seafloor. We've invited two of the scientists who gathered the data that appears in Google Earth to answer some questions that came up.
Atlantis? No, it Atlant-isn't.

Empower Other People To Help You Achieve What You Want

“You can only get what you want, if you help enough other people get what they want.” – Zig Ziglar
Empower Other People To Help You Achieve What You Want

Has Google Ocean Uncovered Atlantis?

A grid-like pattern of lines on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean is getting a lot of buzz these days — and it’s all made possible by the recently launched Google Ocean.
Has Google Ocean Uncovered Atlantis?

How To Zoom In Firefox

I recently had two conversations with Firefox users who did not know that Firefox came with the means to zoom in and out of a website. They were using external applications to magnify parts of the screen and where surprised that they could achieve the same effect with less work.
How To Zoom In Firefox

Save Bundles of Cash by Buying Eyeglasses Online

Anybody who wears eyeglasses knows how much you pay for two tiny pieces of glass. Take our advice on shopping for glasses online to save yourself a whole lot of cash.
Save Bundles of Cash by Buying Eyeglasses Online

How to Clean a Diamond

We should all be so lucky as to have this problem, but diamonds, like all physical possessions, need cleaning, from time to time. And while it’s commonly known that diamonds are “indestructible”, we’d rather not test that.
How to Clean a Diamond

Work Less, Live More - The Way to Semi-Retirement

Even before I began my financial turnaround, I dreamed of being able to settle into some form of “semi-retirement” around age fifty or so (when the children are out on their own). I dreamed of spending mornings working on my writing, spending my afternoons volunteering, and spending a lot of long, wonderful days with my wife as we grow into our golden years together, chasing grandchildren and enjoying each other.
Work Less, Live More - The Way to Semi-Retirement

Towns on alert as bushfire threat rises

Communities east of Melbourne are on bushfire alert this morning, with extreme fire conditions expected in the Yarra Valley, the Warburton Valley, and Enoch Point.
Towns on alert as bushfire threat rises

Video - Thirsty koala

Sam the koala survives the bushfire and drinks three bottles of water courtesy of CFA volunteer David Tree.
Video - Thirsty koala

Fires Victoria - Portraits of Grief

Portraits of Grief - interactive coverage via the Herald Sun including considerable video footage of aspects of the Victorian bushfires.
Fires Victoria

Australia holds national mourning day after fires

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australians held a national day of mourning for the victims of wildfires that killed hundreds this month, and survivors were promised the nation would support them in the massive task of rebuilding.
Australia holds national mourning day after fires

When You’re Overcharged or Undercharged

While doing my weekly shopping trip, I headed to the checkout with a bunch of produce in my cart. I knew how much the produce was marked for in the aisle, but I often find that produce pricing results in a lot of errors at the checkout, so I often make a mental note of produce prices.
When You’re Overcharged or Undercharged

8 technology etiquette tips for job-seekers

If there's any small solace when starting a job search in this recession, it's the proliferation of digital technology to help you re-enter the working world. But think twice before picking up that BlackBerry and thumb-typing a message to the hiring manager whose e-mail address you so slyly uncovered online. In the end, landing the right job hinges on old-world skills.
8 technology etiquette tips for job-seekers

Instructables.com shows you the way with its DIY projects

After working on our latest report on cordless drills and tool kits, I was inspired to find practical, skill-building home projects that could put my own tools to good use and maybe even save me a little money.
Instructables.com shows you the way with its DIY projects