Protect Your ClickBank Download Page

ClickBank is clearly the top digital market place in the web world and it has brought out a whirl round in selling digital products and has been the stage for many possible authors who would not have been noticed in the real world publishing. Let's not limit it to eBooks, any digital product that is sold in the ClickBank may have little or no chance to be sold without a platform like ClickBank. Has it not made it possible to linger the entrepreneurship in every vendor in their network?

However there is an inherent delinquency which has been overlooked by click bank. Digital product theft is one of a never solvable problem with ClickBank. However people find a backdoor to get a pirated version. Following are the various possibilities to get free downloads:

• A product can be stolen by weak 'Thank you ' page URL that may be easily guessed • A complicated url shared by one customer to his friends • By just mailing the product itself as an attachment.

Apparently there is no one ultimate solution to sweep of product piracy, but there are ways to bring down the number of free downloads.

The existing protection methods such as ClickBank protection script, a complicated URL are very weak or not easily accessible. ClickBank offers a code to protect your 'thank you' page, it is definitely good but the catch is however good the code may be a vendor needs technical expertise to customize it to each of your products. The complicated URL method can always be shared by one customer to his friends and hence subsequent loss of sale.

I am a web developer and I get several customers (ClickBank vendors) asking me to protect their Thank You pages (from being posted in forums and search engines). Based on ClickBank API, I recently protected download pages for a client. In the process, I also saw that many other vendors charging about $50 per month. I would say its a STEAL.

How Does DeltaCare Work?

DeltaCare® USA is Delta Dental's national Dental Health Maintenance Organization (DHMO). They have a managed care plan that is capable of delivering fine quality care for a mere fraction of what traditional plans cost.

We will take a look at how their plan works and focuses on prevention, on their level of service and quality of their provider network. Most important we will discuss their advantages and the savings you might accumulate by using their innovative dental plans.

The entire philosophy of prevention is central to their approach to managing your dental care. There are over 120 diseases or conditions that are directly related to oral hygiene. Therefore DeltaCare gives its members total coverage for preventive services and for examinations. The goal is to keep their patients in a condition of good oral health and thus prevent future costly or serious problems before they begin.

How does it work?

DeltaCare operates a lot like a dental HMO. As a DeltaCare member you select a Primary Care Dentist (PCD) from their network. This will be your regular dentist who will organize your treatment plan once you have been examined.

If you need specialized care, you can choose a specialist from the DeltaCare network or consult with your Primary Care Dentist for a recommendation. You will be responsible for set co-pays for most of the procedures you receive. You pay right at the dentist office to your dentist. You do not have to file any claims or insurance forms at all. That is one way they keep the process easier for you to manage. You also have the benefit of knowing before you go what your costs will be because the co-payments are fixed and published.

There are many advantages with this kind of managed care program. Among the standard benefits you will find total coverage for examinations and cleanings and preventive services. In addition, another standard benefit is comprehensive orthodontic coverage. (That is unusual compared to what most other companies offer.) A group plan can be set up if you have more than 5 employees and it will include prevention and various levels of restorative dental care. We have already mentioned the fixed co-payments that list every procedure that is included and what the up-front cost will be, so you can be better prepared for dental expenses.

Working with a large national company also gives you a comprehensive high quality network of professional dental care providers. The savings you receive are in part because of the DeltaCare capitation plan. That means each dentist in the network gets paid a flat fee every month to provide care for you and all other members. That is how the insurance company is able to manage their costs so effectively. It also gives the dentists encouragement to focus on prevention to keep their own need for extensive and expensive treatments to a minimum.

On the flip side, there are some critics who object to the capitation plan because it leaves room for dentists to be paid for your membership regardless of whether you were treated during that particular month. Nonetheless, this type of plan has demonstrated efficiency, efficacy and quality service and savings across the nation. Plus it has a guaranteed satisfaction refund policy for all of its DeltaCare dental plan members.

Greyhound Handicapping - How To Find Value

Value is a buzzword right now in handicapping circles. We heard it in almost every commentary on the Kentucky Derby. I hear it all the time at the greyhound track when handicappers are talking about what they like in the next race, and why they like it. Everyone assumes that they know what it means, but does it mean the same thing to everyone? What does it mean to you and how do you find it when you handicap a dog race?

To me, finding value means finding a dog that is underrated and playing it to win and/or place and in exactas with other dogs I like in that race. For instance, in a race where there's a standout dog - one who wins 2 out of 3 of its races or more - I might put a dog who wins almost as often but places more often into an exacta box with the standout dog. The standout dog might pay peanuts to win, but a decent amount in an exacta with the value dog. I'll also use that dog in other exotics, like trifectas and superfectas. And let's not forget Pick 3's and Pick 4's and the like.

Figuring out whether a dog is a "value" play is mostly a matter of figuring out how often it comes in and comparing that to its odds in the race its running today. If you bet that dog in every one of its races, how often would it have won and at what payoff? If it wins an average of 1 in 10 races, and pays $10 a race, odds of less than 1-10 aren't going to give you the payoff you need on it. It's not worth risking more money than you can reasonably expect to win on a dog.

Of course, there's more to handicapping than odds and statistics. When we look at a race, we have to look at the factors that will determine who hits the board in that race, things like speed, running style, post position and track bias, if any, on that day. Actually, these are the things we should consider BEFORE we look for value in a race. So, first handicap the race and then look for value by finding a dog that is at higher odds than it should be, based on its likelihood of coming in, judging by its past history in that type of race at that track.

The Road Ahead - Computers For Everyone

We live in an area that uses Green Bins for household waste. Our regular garbage is picked up every other week and the only weekly garbage collection is our green plastic bins, to be filled with leftover food products and other organic waste.

When the program first started, I was sure we could never change our ways, but before long, depositing bones and leftover food in the bin became automatic.

Why am I telling you this? Because using the computer will also become easy for you the more you try. Sure, the learning curve is steeper than remembering which container to use for which type of garbage, but the idea is the same. Every time you perform a function or solve a problem on your computer, it will be easier than the time before.

In 1966, Bill Gates wrote a book titled 'The Road Ahead'. Gates said, "Computers frighten almost everyone (everyone but children), before they learn to use them. When people spend more time with computers, they understand them better. You can start by playing computer games or doing other simple things. Once you start using them, I think you'll like them."

Speaking from experience, once you start using computers, not only will you like them, you'll wonder how you ever managed without one.

With the Internet, we can keep in touch with old friends and make new ones; play cards with someone on the other side of the world; have virtual experiences of flying an airplane, driving a car, even dissecting a toad. Pilots and doctors practice their work without worrying about accidents. And every school can have a wonderful library thanks to the Internet.

Gates saw then how much our world would change because of computers. Banking and shopping online, distance learning, the ability to telecommute and work from home - all of these grew as software became better and more powerful. Not only have the ways we work and relax changed, even the way we interact with other people has been altered thanks to the computer.

Gates talked about his own futuristic house. Anyone in the house wore an electronic pin that told the house who and where you were. When it got dark, the pin would turn on lights nearby and turn them off when you went away. Music would play near you and the phone ring nearby only if the call was for you. A home control console activated choices of lighting, music, and temperature. That was in 1996, so who knows what his home is like now!

The book ended with a cartoon showing a mutt using a computer and saying "On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog." How true - on the Internet, we are all on equal ground. I like that idea, don't you?

Zeus Shying Away From The Spotlight?

No matter how hard he tries to hide himself from it, the spotlight will continue to shine on the Sporting Kansas City's winger all year long. Graham Zusi, a breakout all-star midfielder, isn't the attention-seeking type and in fact, he admits not being too comfortable with it either. With his rapid rise in fame and fortune, he has been compelled to deal with it. Who wouldn't?

It all started a year ago when he was finally given a chance to start in the lineup a couple of months going into the season. He then went on to become the year's MLS breakout player. It really is just another rags-to-riches type of story. He barely even clocked in 1,000 minutes and started in only nine games throughout his pro career after being drafted from Maryland in the second round as the 23rd overall pick of the 2009 Super Draft.

His impressive style, his pinpoint precision on corner kicks and his aggressive distant shots, have been the basis for Jurgen Klinsmann, coach of the USMNT (U.S. Men's National Soccer Team), to bring Zeus in the training camp.

Zusi, in only his second international game, scored the team's only goal for a 1-0 win against Panama last January. He continues to impress Klinsmann, earning four more call-ups and he has truly demonstrated that he can be a significant factor for the CONCACAF semifinals of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

After playing in the last couple of World Cup qualifying matches, Zeus may just be the apparent heir to Landon Donovan, the team's leading career scorer. Donovan has been dealing with injuries from the MLS season. He even has not been on the USMNT since August and he has only played in eight out of 20 games under Coach Klinsmann.

Zeus' participation in the nationals didn't affect his performance within his club. In fact, it even motivated him even more by leading the MLS and the Sporting KC with 15 assists. This has earned him his spot to be among the contenders for the MVP award. And if it weren't for Chris Wondolowski, a forward for the San Jose Earthquakes, Zusi may possibly end up being the favorite for this award.

It seems as if this once timid winger has drawn strength from the spotlight. It just motivates him to work and play harder. With the field as his sanctuary, expect this "reserved" and "bashful" player to transform into a tenacious and aggressive competitor once the whistle blows.

A Big Fish Story

Ketchikan, located in southeast Alaska, is a good place to fish for halibut. Sally and John Balch live in Ketchikan and have a favorite spot nearby to halibut fish. It's a secret spot, so don't ask where it is.

The Balches were fishing there one Sunday and having good luck landing cod and halibut, so they decided to stop about mid-morning. Sally started pulling in her gear and felt a tug on the line.

It was more than a tug, really. Sally said that she thought she had snagged the bottom of the ocean. Sally reeled in the line with all her strength, tired, and turned the rod over to her husband.

John and Sally fought the halibut over the course of the next hour. They reeled it to the surface three times, but each time the halibut regained strength and swam back down to the bottom of the ocean.

After more than an hour the tired Balches were successful in subduing the halibut, and after another hour were able to bring the halibut into their boat.

Back in Ketchikan the Balches towed their boat over to the local lumber yard where John works and used the fork lift to unload the halibut from their boat. A crowd gathered to listen to repeated tales of the adventure, and the Balches filleted the fish and gave away pieces to anyone who wanted a piece.

They had plenty. The halibut was 7 feet long and weighed 323 pounds. And Sally caught the large halibut with a bargain $39 Penn rod and reel combo.

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