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That Money Site – It’s Okay to be Rich!

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You’re probably wondering: “Oh no, not another make money blog!”

Before you close your browser window and run for the hills, I want to explain to you what this site’s mission and purpose is, and how I can help you become better informed in financial matters.

Okay, so what sets my site apart from the rest of them out there on the web? For starters, I’m like you: stuck in the rat race, wanting a way out of the corporate world. I want to be financially independent, and my opinion, the answer is passive income. Passive income is any kind of income that is generated on its own, such as owning real estate (i.e. apartment buildings) or stocks (dividends). You can sit back, relax, and know that next month, you will be receiving X amount of money thanks to assets that pay. Most people believe that owning their house or condo is an asset… I’m here to tell you otherwise. While I’m not at the stage of true financial independence yet, I can tell you that I have a good idea on how to get there efficiently.

My purpose is to inform the average Joe out there on topics relating to money: accumulation of wealth, strategies, understanding the basics of finance, tax sheltering your income, etc.

My mission is to further my knowledge in financial matters and to share them with the community. Hopefully as the days go on, I’ll be getting financially smarter and overtime, wealthier. The advice I plan to put on this site is the ones I use or plan on using.

I can summarize this site in two words: Money Education.

Write Anything and Everything About Montreal City

Montreal,

Do you want to get paid to write articles and opinions on places in the city and island of Montreal?

Basically, I will pay you 20$ CASH (or PayPal) per submission on reviews (and opinions) concerning bars, clubs, events, restaurants, sports, nightlife, the mayor, your local neighbourhood, poutine, Bill 101, your favourite shisha spot, the Canadiens, your favourite DJ, bartender, bouncer, promoters & teams, La Tour de l’Ile, the bums downtown, Hollywood, etc. There’s no set standard for these things, but your article must be coherent, properly formatted, typed in proper English, checked for grammar and actually be readable. I’m looking for 3-4 paragraphs of text, or 300-400 words per article. Your style can be laid-back, professional, satirical, cocky, rant-y or something else I can’t think of right now. You will receive full credit for the article (unless you oppose). Articles will be posted on Montrealing.com for everyone to see and read.

If you manage to submit an article every week, I will pay you more per article. We would like to hire consistent writers/journalists for the website. Montrealing.com is considered to be an alternative news and media outlet for the public. If you like going out, trying out new places and enjoy Montreal city, then this job is for you.

Please note that upon payment, your article will become the property of Montrealing.com.

Do you want to see examples? Check out this Upstairs review or one of Time Supperclub.

Montrealing.com is all about Montreal city

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There’s a new website in town that deals all there is to do in the city of Montreal: Montrealing. It’s not just a directory or reviews about restaurants, and it’s not a nightlife photo website either. Montrealing is all about what’s fresh and what’s not in the city. For example, what is currently the best shisha lounge in Montreal? You can go ahead and vote or simply see the current results. Montrealers are able to decide what’s good or bad and voice their own opinions instead of a review website telling them how it’s supposed to be. It’s democracy all the way.

There is, of course, a directory of clubs, lounges, bars and restaurants… but it doesn’t stop there. At Montrealing, you’ll be able to find a list of famous Montrealers, talk show and radio hosts, bartenders, bouncers, local DJs and news about local University and CEGEP teams. Oh yes, you’ll find plenty of editorials on the Habs too. For the tourists, there’s a compiled list of landmarks, hot spots and other fun facts about Montreal.

What’s in the Box?

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Take a look at this wicked first-person shooter-like video my friend Jaime found on YouTube. I did some digging around and it’s not from Valve but from an independent studio that should definitely get hired by Valve to make a Half-Life movie (if ever). The amount of suspense that this film brings is crazy. I can’t wait to see what the filmmakers have in store for us. The whole set is based in an unknown city in The Netherlands.

For anyone that’s curious, the dramatic song/track that plays in the background while the character picks up the “Computer Brain Interface” device is called “Monsters Are Such Interesting People” by Michael Giacchino from the Lost television show soundtrack. It really adds some awesome suspense to the film.

Here’s the video in all its glory. High Definition also available here.

HTC Fuze (Touch Pro) and the Rogers Network (GPRS/EDGE/3G Settings)

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I recently got my hands on a HTC Fuze (AT&T’s version of the Touch Pro) as a new mobile phone. I’m a Rogers user, so I went ahead and got a data plan to go with my wireless services. I soon realized it wasn’t as easy to set the whole thing up, especially with the amount of outdated information out there. I managed to piece together all the available information and have the damn thing work in the end as frustrating as it was.

Here’s what you have to do to get it working. Please note that this is for people who have a data plan (e.g. 500 MB, 1 GB, 6 GB, etc.) and not the Vision/on-device WAP browsing plans. For those types of connections, you will have to substitute the APNs for something else.

Step 1: Create the Rogers Internet connection

  1. Go to Start -> Settings
  2. Connections tab
  3. Click on Connections
  4. Click “Add a new modem connection” under My ISP (or whatever you have it named)
  5. Enter the following settings:
    • Name: Rogers Internet
    • Modem type: Cellular Line (GPRS, 3G)
    • Access point name: internet.com
    • Username: wapuser1
    • Password: wap
    • Leave Domain empty, and don’t touch anything in Advanced. Just click Finish.
  6. Press the Ok button and save your settings. You’re done for this section.

Step 2: Switch over to PAP Authentication

Rogers does not work with CHAP authentication, so let’s go ahead and switch over to PAP.

  1. Go to Start -> Settings
  2. Connections tab
  3. Click on Advanced Network
  4. First tab, simply choose “Enable HSDPA only”
  5. In GPRS tab, select “PAP authentication”
  6. In SMS Service tab, select “GSM only”

Step 3: Remove the hidden proxy

Download and run this file on your Fuze. This will now disable and remove the hidden proxy that comes shipped with the HTC Fuze. Opera at this point will not work as far as I have tested, but Internet Explorer and everything else will work just fine, including weather updates on the TouchFLO 3D interface. The fix for Opera is below, keep reading!

Step 4: Soft reset the device

Reset the device by turning it on and off.

Step 5: Enable Data Connections

  1. Go To Start -> Settings
  2. Connections tab
  3. Click on Comm Manager
  4. Scroll all the way at the bottom and click on Data Connection to turn it on.
  5. Click Exit.

Step 6: Test with Internet Explorer

Launch Internet Explorer and test your connection. It should work at this point if I haven’t forgotten to mention anything. Try going to Google or any other fast loading site, and try doing a search just to be safe that you’re not loading the pages through cache.

Step 7: Remove and reinstall Opera 9.5 (stock)

Basically, the version that comes with the HTC Fuze contains the proxy settings hard-coded into it. Even though you disable the proxy in IE, it still remains in Opera. The only fix I know for this without modifying registry or configurations files is to remove Opera through Add/Remove programs and reinstall it from the official Opera Mobile website. After doing this step, you’re ready to surf the web on your Fuze. Enjoy!