Fund Your Schooling With PLUS Loans

The U.S. Department of Education runs another loan program designed for parents of university students to financially assist their children. The PLUS loan (parental loan for Undergraduate Students) program is also intended for independent graduate or professional students. Beginning in July of 2010 all PLUS loan funding comes from the U.S. Federal Government under the Direct Loan program. Prior to this date funding was under the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) program and came from private lenders. 

What Is a PLUS Loan?

The Parents of undergraduate students (and graduate or professional students) can receive up to the total cost of their education minus any other financial aid (grants or scholarships) that they benefit from. The PLUS loan

How to Find the Best Mortgage

The market has never been better for first time home buyers or for those who are interested in investing in real estate. But in order to secure the best mortgage to pay for a home, you need to know a how mortgages work. Though you may have availed of loans in the past, a home mortgage is a little trickier.

First of all, before you even shop around for a mortgage, you need to come up with a budget plan for yourself that includes the mortgage payment. This will tell you how much you can realistically afford to pay each and every month. You also need to bear in mind that buying a home also requires you to pay home insurance and taxes, so the monthly payments will have to take that in to account as well. Some experts suggest that you must spend no more than 25% of your monthly take-home-pay on your mortgage payment. If you are unsure about

Massive security breaches in mobile phone technology are imminent

Technology has become a double-edged sword, improving our daily lives and making us healthier and safer while at the same time being utilized by our unscrupulous government to shred our privacy and destroy the Fourth Amendment.

Problem is, those kinds of privacy breaches are only going to become more frequent.

In fact, according to a United Nations group that advises countries on cybersecurity issues and as reported by Reuters, there exist "significant vulnerabilities in mobile phone technology that could potentially enable hackers to remotely attack at least half a billion phones."

=> SIM compromise is a big deal

Discovered by a German company, the bug apparently lets hackers gain remote access control of certain

Top 10 things to measure in google analytics

A Question that arises about what are the most important things to track in Google Analytics? WebLink International, which provides membership management technology to business associations and other member based organizations, just issued a new, free e-book that might help you answer that question.
The e-book, "Top 10 Things Your Association Should Measure in Google Analytics," recommends these top metrics for Google Analytics:

1.  Audience Location

DJ Muller, president and founder of WebLink, told CMSWire that "a lot of people don't look at audience location, but, if you're a small business," this data could help you target your marketing. The e-book notes, however, that "web traffic from outside the target audience location does not necessarily mean the

It's still the age of the customer

Still need evidence that Customer Relationship Management (CRM) technology is hot? Then take a quick look at recent research from Gartner, which shows CRM spending in Europe remains strong despite continuing economic problems.
Half of the 102 businesses surveyed in 30 countries and 20 industries in the fourth quarter last year plan to increase spending an average of 2.5 percent on CRM projects this year.

=> Opportunity Knocks

Apart from providing considerable opportunities for CRM vendors, it also demonstrates enterprises are still putting customers at the heart of their business, at least in Europe. They are also willing to invest in