Internet-based therapy shows promise for insomnia
Hey, guys! Have you ever had problems with your dream? Do you know what is insomnia? The next article is for those who know!
CHICAGO — Sleepless people sometimes use the Internet to get through the night. Now a small study shows promising results for insomniacs with nine weeks of Internet-based therapy.
No human therapist is involved. The Internet software gives advice, even specific bedtimes, based on users' sleep diaries. Patients learn better sleep habits — like avoiding daytime naps — through stories, quizzes and games.
"This is a very interactive, tailored, personalized program," said study co-author Frances Thorndike of the University of Virginia Health System, who helped design the software, called Sleep Healthy Using the Internet, or SHUTi.
Such software could one day be a low-cost alternative for some patients, Thorndike said. And it could be the only nondrug option for people who live in areas without trained specialists, she said.
Prior research has shown face-to-face cognitive behavioral therapy can have long-lasting results for insomniacs without the side effects of medication. The SHUTi program is based on that style of therapy, which helps patients change thinking patterns that contribute to poor sleep.
In the new study, released recently in Archives of General Psychiatry, the researchers recruited 45 adults with moderate insomnia and randomly assigned 22 of them to try the Internet program.
The group who got the treatment woke up fewer times and spent fewer minutes awake during the night. The control group's scores didn't change. Even after six months, the Internet group's scores remained improved.
The response was "fairly impressive and comparable to what you see with more intensive sorts of interventions," said Jack Edinger, a sleep disorder specialist, who wasn't involved in the study.
Participants were highly educated and had no sleep apnea or psychiatric problems. Testing the approach on a larger, more diverse group could determine which patients benefit most, Edinger said.
Shelby Harris, a sleep specialist, said something valuable is lost in an Internet-based approach. A trained therapist can help patients stay motivated and identify anxieties.
"There will certainly be people who prefer the face-to-face contact or do better with that type of therapy," Thorndike said. "This will free up those limited resources for face-to-face therapy for the people who need it, benefit from it or would prefer it."
The study was funded by a grant from the National Institute of Mental Health.
High Speed Internet Fax - a Must for Today's Business
Hello! Wanted to ask you what do you know about the Internet Fax Software? Here I found the note about it, hope it will help you!
Business tools are very important if you want to improve your bottom line, one of these tools is high speed Internet faxing, that lets you reach consumers and providers in easy steps, learn about it and how it can improve your communications. Internet has changed everything, form the way we access information to the way we talk. In the world of businesses the change is the same and only the ones who can keep up with those changes are the ones who will triumph. High speed Internet fax is a reality and a tool that will speed up the work-flow massively. Think about it, today's all about mobility, and Internet faxing brings you to it.
Everyday we are moving towards a paperless world, something that is great for speed and also on terms of ecology.
It is easy to start in the world of high speed Internet fax. There's no special knowledge you need to start. First of all you have to know what it's all about: the faxes are sent through the Internet in a digital form, this way faxes can be received through e-mail attachments and fax machines, but they can also be organized and stored for your convenience.
Other advantages of high speed Internet faxing include-Lower costs
-Reliability in service.
-Mobility and Accessibility.
-Easy management.
Traditional fax machines brought with them many problems (paper jams, running out of ink, phone line costs, etc) Internet faxing gets rid of all that, while making the transmission much clearer and smoother.
Where to find Internet fax software and services?Today, you can find all the options you need easily just by searching o the web what you want. The Internet helps you compare, review and check the features that you want in a faxing solution for your business.
Although it is true that you can find some free fax software out there, if you are using it for business it is not recommended that you employ it. Current free fax software is very limited and does not offer the enhanced features paid software has. In the end it can even slow down your communications.
So what are you waiting for? Throw away your old fax machine and prepare to get started int he world of High Speed Internet Fax, I'm sure you''ll love it.
2008 Communications Solutions Product of the Year Award Given to RingCentral
Hey! One more message about RingCentral achievements.
The Communications Solutions Product of the Year Award recognizes businesses that demonstrate vision, leadership and attention to detail with their products or services. The most innovative products and services brought to market in 2008 were selected by TMC as recipients of this year's Communications Solutions Product of the Year Award for their ground-breaking achievement.
RingCentral, a cloud computing-based business phone services provider, announced that it has received the 2008 Product of the Year Award from TMC’s Communications Solutions Magazine.
RingCentral has been recognized for their excellence in the advancement of voice communications," said Rich Tehrani, TMC president and group editor-in-chief.
The company offers a complete business phone and
Internet fax system "in the cloud" with no contracts and zero setup costs, company officials said. The service can be instantly provisioned and activated within minutes, offering businesses an innovative phone and Internet fax system.
RingCentral has proven they are committed to quality and excellence in solutions that benefit the customer experience as well as ROI for the tens of thousands of companies that use them," Tehrani said.
The company’s hosted business phone service combines a toll-free or local number with auto-receptionist, advanced call management, multiple extensions, multiple voicemail boxes and Internet fax.
What You Should Do After Buying A New PC
Hi people!
I think that the news below are very important for every PC user. As for me, I also met this problem, when I have neglected the
Anti-Virus presence on my PC and had big problems with my system. After that I never leave my PC without a protection!
New PCs do not come with security for the Internet
You have just completed the purchase of a brand new desktop PC system for your family. Your kids will finally have a computer to do their homework, your wife can search for bargains and coupons to save money and you will be able to track your consulting business contacts and invoicing. The salesman helped assure you that your new purchase will be ready for safe and secure Internet browsing. You believe this system has everything you need. It doesn't. Within 6 months time this system could be infected enough to cause your email program to send unwanted mail to your business leads. It will slow down over time and make you seek a memory upgrade.
New PC's come with an operating system. The other programs installed on the new systems, including the Anti Virus programs require payment after 30 days. No payment, no protection.
Also, anti virus protection does nothing to protect a PC from Spyware, Spyware is the leading cause of PC slowness. Every PC should have a good anti virus program and a good anti spyware program.
If you are going to use this PC for email, Internet and looking at photographs from your digital camera, a PC out of the box is ready. Anything else you want to do with it will require
software.
Microsoft to sell Windows 7 without Internet Explorer in Europe
Hey all of you!
Can you imagine Windows without IE?
Microsoft plans to remove Internet Explorer from the versions of Windows 7 that it ships in Europe.
Reacting to antitrust concerns expressed by European regulators, Microsoft plans to offer a version in Europe that has the browser removed. Computer makers would then have the option to add the browser back in, ship another browser or ship multiple browsers, according to a confidential memo that was sent to PC makers and seen by CNET News.
"To ensure that Microsoft is in compliance with European law, Microsoft will be releasing a separate version of Windows 7 for distribution in Europe that will not include Windows
Internet Explorer," the
software maker said in the memo. "Microsoft will offer IE 8 separately and free of charge and will make it easy and convenient for PC manufacturers to preinstall IE 8 on Windows 7 machines in Europe if they so choose. PC manufacturers may choose to install an alternative browser instead of IE 8, and has always been the case, they may install multiple browsers if they wish."
Microsoft confirmed the authenticity of the document but declined to comment further.
In response, EU regulators said that the move seems a step backward in the retail software arena, but said it could be more positive in the new PC market, which is how 95 per cent of consumers get a new version of Windows.
"As for retail sales, which amount to less than 5 per cent of total sales, the Commission had suggested to Microsoft that consumers be provided with a choice of Web browsers," the Commission said. "Instead Microsoft has apparently decided to supply retail consumers with a version of Windows without a Web browser at all. Rather than more choice, Microsoft seems to have chosen to provide less."
European regulators had said in January that the inclusion of a browser in Windows -- something Microsoft has done for more than a decade -- was probably a violation of European antitrust law. Microsoft disclosed in an SEC filing earlier this year that it believed the EU might seek to force Microsoft to distribute rival browsers or take other action.
Microsoft's decision to offer Windows 7 in Europe without IE appears to be an effort to head off such action as well as to ensure that it can ship Windows 7 in Europe at the same time it does so elsewhere. It comes at an interesting time, though, as Microsoft faces its strongest browser competition in years, with Mozilla, Apple and Google all gaining ground.
"The whole thing is pretty silly," said Forrester Research analyst JP Gownder. "Since Microsoft first took on Netscape years ago there has never been more competition in the browser market."
Firefox is particularly strong in Europe. According to AT Internet Institute (formerly XitiMonitor), IE had a 59.5 per cent share in Europe as of November, compared with 31.1 per cent for Firefox. Opera had about 5 per cent, and Safari half of that. Microsoft lost a full 5 percentage points of market share from April to November 2008.
Microsoft's decision, though, is also interesting, given that the company argued in its long antitrust battle that the browser was an integral part of the operating system that could not easily be stripped from Windows.
The browser-less versions, dubbed Windows 7 'E', will be distributed in all member states of the European Economic Area, as well as Croatia and Switzerland. In addition, Microsoft will strip the browser from the Europe-only 'N' versions of Windows 7, which also removes the Windows Media Player from the operating system and is the result of another move by Europe's antitrust authorities.
In contrast with the N version, though, Microsoft will not also sell a full-featured version of Windows that includes the browser.
"Microsoft will not offer for distribution in the European territory the Windows 7 product versions that contain IE, which are intended for distribution in the rest of the world," Microsoft said in the memo. "This will apply to both OEM and retail versions of Windows 7 products."
For computer makers that want it, Microsoft will offer a free "IE 8 pack" that allows them to add the browser back in. It's a little more complicated for consumers who buy a retail copy of Windows 7. Because the operating system lacks a browser, there's no direct way to go to Microsoft's Web site to download one. Microsoft aims to make it as easy as possible for us Europeans to get the browser, though, and plans to offer it via CD, FTP and retail channels, according to a person familiar with the situation.
"Microsoft is focused on ensuring that Windows 7 is a successful worldwide release available to the broadest number of consumers, including those in Europe," The software maker said in the memo. "We believe that we need to release these E versions to address the preliminary legal views communicated to us in the EU. We are informing OEMs of these plans now so we can work together to meet our shared goal to have Windows 7 broadly available for a holiday launch."
The software maker says in the memo that it's only stripping the browser from Windows 7 and won't do the same with older operating systems, or with the virtualised version of Windows XP that is part of the free "XP mode" download.
"This announcement impacts Windows 7 products only," the software maker said in the memo. "Microsoft has no plans at this time to release versions of Windows Vista or Windows XP products without Internet Explorer. This announcement does not impact Windows XP mode for Windows 7 Ultimate and Windows 7 Professional."
RingCentral 2009 Webware 100 Award Winner
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Great news for all RingCentral users!
RingCentral announced that it has received a 2009 Webware 100 award for Communication by Webware, a CNET site. The Web 2.0 user community cast more than 630,000 votes in an online voting poll which ultimately selected the winners. Finalists for the 2009 Webware 100 Awards were selected by the editors of Webware.
“We thank the readership community and editors at CNET for naming RingCentral a winner; we are delighted to have won in the Communication category,” said Vlad Shmunis, CEO of RingCentral. "This award underscores our commitment to leveling the playing field for our small business customers by providing them all the power of an expensive business phone system - without the hassle and expense.”
According to the Website, the 2009 Webware 100 Awards recognize the best Web 2.0 sites, services, and applications that are leading the next wave of innovation. Webware editors received and reviewed thousands of entries. A complete list of the winners can be found at.
RingCentral offers a complete “PBX in the Cloud” business phone and
Internet fax system with no contracts and zero setup costs and the service is instantly provisioned and activated within minutes.
Its Internet fax feature is a complete fax service that lets you send and receive faxes using e-mail or RingCentral’s online interface. Send faxes directly from Word, Excel, Outlook and other desktop programs.
RingCentral’s Internet Fax includes a toll-free or local number and best of all is that you’ll never have to wait for a fax to arrive or send, and your callers will never get a busy signal! The service also includes free Internet fax software to electronically sign and edit faxes, and to create custom cover pages.
As for the annual listing of the Webware 100 Awards, according to Rafe Needleman, editor at Webware and CNET “has become an essential resource for people who want to learn more about Web 2.0 and the many ways it can help them stay connected. The Web 2.0 community and our editors ultimately selected the very best sites, services and applications that have made a lasting impression.”
RingCentral offers, in addition to Internet faxing, a hosted business phone service that combines a toll-free or local number with an auto-receptionist, advanced call management, multiple extensions, multiple voicemail boxes and Internet fax. The service enables customers to automatically screen calls, use call forwarding, place calls, listen to voicemail and send and receive faxes.
Poison-by-post.com: The terrifying new trend that could paralyse, blind or even kill you
Hi all of you!
We read about the miracles of Botox, but is it a cure for getting older? Or is it a poison? Have found an article about Botox and I’m complitely terrified! Read it and I hope you will understand my emotions.
A dangerous new breed of company has emerged – DIY Botox for sale online. You have no idea where it comes from or who is selling it. And as this investigation reveals, it is potentially life-threatening.
Perhaps you’ve looked in the mirror recently and thought your face was looking a bit tired. Or even that your wrinkles were getting a little too deep-set.
We’ve all read about ‘miracle’ solutions such as Botox and facial fillers, but in these recession-hit times, who can afford ?200 or more for Botox injections?
Now, though, a dangerous new breed of company has sprung up on the internet, targeting vain and gullible women who believe that they can regain their youth with a few clicks of the mouse.
‘In the U.S. a couple of years ago, patients ended up in an intensive care unit by being given a form of Botox obtained through illegal channels, which were given in error in massive doses. Also, the provenance of the products when bought over the internet is unknown, and there may be a risk that the product you receive may is toxic or not sterile.’
It is also warned that in its freeze-dried powder form, Botox must be kept at below 4C for it to work. As the package I received was sent through the post in an envelope, it would probably have been inactive and therefore useless, (assuming it was the real thing in the first place).
I was keen to put all these points to the suppliers. But it is such a secretive operation that the only way I could contact them with these concerns was by email. I was hardly surprised when it didn’t reply. Attempts to discover where the company was based also failed.
It has a fax number in America, you send the money to Moldova and the drug is sent from the Ukraine. It’s impossible to get a head office address or even any contact details at all from their internet domain registrations because they have set it up through a front company.
Worryingly, despite its unscrupulous activities, the company did not break the law by selling me Botox as it is not based in Britain. In fact, the lack of regulation surrounding such cosmetic procedures is staggering.
