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Utah lawmakers are at it again, mulling a legislative crackdown on open wi-fi connections because they make it easier for children to access online pornography. The state of Utah has been in the news a lot lately for its heavy-handed approach to Internet regulation. The most recent curfuffle was over a law banning the use of competitor keywords in search advertising.

One of the biggest problems that I had when I set up my first site was essentially that I had no idea what I was doing. This manifested itself most obviously when it came to installing scripts for my site. I'm not a programmer (far from it) and I thought there would be assumed knowledge when it came to getting things running - knowledge that I assumed I didn't have. Once I decided to give it a go (and stop paying people to do it for me) I realised that it's actually pretty easy.

Fact One: The world is full of strangers. Fact Two: "Meeting strangers" is the #1 fear of Americans. Fact Three: With preparation and practice, it is possible to stay cool, calm and collected - and even enjoy yourself - at business mixers, tradeshows, and conventions.