If you want a file sharing program then you should seriously consider the Ultra simple, Ultra lite, Ares Ultra.

Ares Ultra sets out to be a filesharing program and that is exactly what it achieves. No bells, no whistles, and no distractions. It does one thing (well, it does a couple actually, but one main thing) and it does it well. Designers of software should take note of Ares Ultra: choose your target and do it right.

Another string to Ares Ultra’s considerable bow is its ability to play nicely with AOL, something which many other filesharing applications fail miserably at (and, to be fair to designers of filesharing programs, it’s not just them that have trouble with AOL…).

Ares Ultra’s main strength has to be its simplicity to use and this makes it a winner for anyone with limited computer experience, with limited experience with filesharing and anyone who wants the simple things in life. Definite thumbs up for Ares Ultra.

Nothing is more important to your home business than your computer and your phone. So spend a little time getting the right one.Why are these pieces of kit so vital to any home business? Think of it this way. How much does a really good telephone cost? One with a wireless headset? Maybe a hundred dollars – perhaps even two. Whatever the cost it’s not astronomical. Now think about how much you stand to loose if your constantly breaking phone drives away a customer. What about if a customer goes to someone else instead of you because they can’t get you on the phone? Quite possibly a lot more than one or two hundred dollars?How about a computer repair? If your computer is away for a day that’s a days worth of lost time. How much will that cost you?The moral of the story: pick quality over price every time. It’s an investment and it’s worth it.

Lifepath Unlimited is fast becoming the best home based business in the direct sales industry. What makes Lifepath stand above all the others? First of all it’s the Lifepath Unlimited entry level product. When you look at all of the entry level products of all of the direct sales companies, what you want is a product that can hold it’s own value outside of the business opportunity. Can you sell it as a stand alone product? Would there be a market demand for it independently? Lifepath Unlimited’s products meet this criteria. The personal development, personal growth industry is growing at an all time high.

Lifepath Unlimited also has the most lucrative, unique compensation plan in the direct sales industry. This is a comp plan that has a true exit strategy. Other companies may tout that they have a true residual income ability, but when you look closely at it, there are mandatory sales quotas that must be met in order to continue to receive the residual income, meaning you must market and sell until your dying days. With Lifepath Unlimited you can actually retire from the business and continue to receive an residual income. What could be better than that?

Matt and Stacy Williams’ approach to hiring six employees to work on their home based business was simple: they provide the same benefits that they had been enjoying. Each of the employees is essentially working on their own home based business, to their own timescale and around their lifestyle. “They all work out of their homes, and they seem to appreciate the flexibility we offer them.” said Stacy.

The Williams’ home based business remains a model of efficient communication and efficient working. The staff communicate using online tools and services; it is clear that this home based business has taken its leverage of the Internet very seriously indeed. The tools used include a web-based extranet, a virtual conference calling centre and a virtual phone system.

Matt and Stacy’s hiring techniques allows them to tap into a large base of potential employees that may have been unable or unwilling to join the team.

The music industry is changing and, like any other business, those that are able to adapt and change with it will be best suited to weather its storms. Currently the buzzword for anyone in the industry is free music downloads.

Free music downloads has been around for some time now under the guise of file sharing, torrents, and services like Napster. Free music downloads has definitely become a part of life, even if it has presented a headache to many.

The inevitability of free music downloads has meant that many in the music business recognise that it must be embraced as part of the future rather than avoided like the plague. Bands like Radiohead, Nine Inch Nails and latterly Colplay have forged a path and are attempting to make the most of the situation. Legitimate free music downloads download services like We7 (who have recently teamed up with Sony BMG) look set to have a bright future.

The U.S. has seen a boom in home business opportunities over the last 50 years and it has, by all accounts, worked very much in their favor. Canadians like the idea too, but until very recently a lack of opportunities and increased overhead costs prevented them from competing in the same U.S. markets.In 2004 Liberty League International decided to finally redress the balance. Using the Internet along with associated technologies such as VoIP Liberty League International offered the ability to market to both the U.S. and Canada. Many Canadians quickly became successful entrepreneurs earning multiple six figure incomes from home.In 2006 some moderate success was gleaned with a relatively new player in Direct Sales, Wealth Masters International. The product offered by Wealth Masters was primarily financial education and while much of this was relevant (hence the ‘moderate success’) a lot was centered on U.S. financial structure, rather than the more relevant Canadian structure. Finally LifePath Unlimited entered the market with products Canadians are proud to represent.With Forbes expecting more than 79 million people to flood into the home business market over the next three years, it is clear that the Canadian market is one to watch.

Apple’s marketing plan for its 3g iPhone is slowly being leaked. Expected to be out by late June, the 3g iPhone will feature a number of improvements.

There are expected to be two main versions of the 3g iPhone with 8 gigabytes and 16 gigabytes of memory. The prices are expect to be $399 and $499.

AT&T is thought to be considering a deal whereby it subsidizes the cost of the 3g iPhone for new customers who sign up for a two year contract deal. The discounts are thought to amount to as much as $200 and would bring the 3g iPhone into the price realm of a lot more people than was previously possible. This move, AT&T will hope, will allow it to tempt customers from rivals like Verizon Wireless (VZ), Sprint (S) and T-Mobile (DT).

Apple will have to be careful not to repeat the last price-cut fiasco that they were involved in, when they annoyed a serious number of customers with a sudden, unannounced price cut.

The home based business arm of Gold Crown Resort is called the Global Resorts Network, both have been in business for 20 years or so and both have a reputation for greatness.

The membership plan is key to both the vacation side of the business and the home based business side. Becoming a member means that you get access to a host of luxury vacations at discounted prices; Global Resorts Network excels at the discount luxury travel arena and its experience shows. A home based distributor of the Global Resorts Network can earn up to $1000 for each sale of the membership program. Here we have the whole package: earn money selling the membership package and the go on holiday using one of the Network’s discounts with the proceeds!

Serious entrepreneurs can earn a potential six-figure income with the right attitude. The compensation plan offered by Global Resorts Network includes a residual earning capability. Whatever way you look at it this is an opportunity to really earn some coin.

And the vacations really aren’t bad either. Global Resorts Network works by buying up unused vacation places around the globe. These vacations are bought wholesale and the substantial savings are passed on to the network member. 7-day vacations from $299? Sounds good to me.

Big business is slowly coming around to the idea that its customers are always right. More importantly those who are not customers are even more right.In the past music downloads would likely have been frowned upon by companies like Sony BMG – indeed it was one of the main aggravators of music sharers throughout the world – but now its name is being linked with not one but two ventures to offer unlimited music downloads to people across the world.Sony’s U-turn comes hot on the heels of the news of 24-7 Entertainment’s agreement with a Nordic phone provider to offer music downloads. Napster too have been getting in on the act, fuelling rumors of its great return to the fold by holding talks with O2 and Vodafone on the possibility of offering unlimited music downloads for the two telephony providers.To say this is all interesting news for music fans is a gross understatement.What others are saying:Free music downloadsMusic downloads from Sony and We7