Amos Tamam - a great actor

The cinema field is tough field for a person to establish himself. There are some people who get the fame and money in the cine field solely because of their hard work. Amos Tamam is one such person who has reached heights in the cinema industry because of hard work. He was born on 6th September, 1977 and has acted in many super hit films Srugim,Giborim Ktanim, Shalosh Ima’ot etc. His birthday is next week and let us all wish him a great future in the industry.

Mac OS X taking over Windows?

2008 is looking to be the year of Mac OS X. According to industry analyst Net Applications, Mac OS X’s share of the global OS market has jumped roughly 32% from last year. In June 2008, Mac OS X powered 7.94% of the computers accessing the 40,000 Web sites that Net Applications monitors for research purposes. A year ago, Mac OS X was juicing just 6.03% of those sites. Microsoft, meanwhile, saw Vista’s usage share for June 2008 climb 8% from June 2007. Unfortunately, Windows overall usage share total for June fell 2.45% from 2007. So, Is Mac OS X really taking over Windwos' Vista? Along with the iPhone 3G release, Apple has seen a tremendous progress within a short period. Will it continue to progress? Well, we have to wait and watch, while Microsoft tries something different to catch up with Apple's progress.

Most Useful shortcut keys for Microsoft Word

Though there are lots of shortcuts available in Microsoft Word, most people know onl a few. So, here are some more useful shortcut keys for Microsoft Word.
ALT + F10 – Maximize / Minimize the Word document.
ALT + F5 – Minimize the Word document.
CTRL + SHIFT + A or SHIFT + F3– Convert the selected text into Upper case / lower case.
SHIFT + F2 – Copy the selected text without placing it in the clipboard. Place the cursor where you want to paste the copied text and simply hit enter. Your text will be pasted.
CTRL + BACKSPACE – To delete the previous word.
CTRL + W or CTRL + F4 – Save and close the active document.
ALT + CTRL + S – Split horizontally the active window into two with the actual content in them.
CTRL + SHIFT + D - Double underline the selected text. Use the same keys to remove the underline.
F5 or CTLT + G – To go to a particular page, section of the document.
CTRL + H – To search and replace a word.
CTRL + F2 – Print Preview.
ALT F, I – To go to word options.
SHIFT + F5 – Brings your cursor to the point where you inserted the text lastly. This is a helpful tool when you open a saved document and want to continue from the point where you previously left.
CTRL + SHIFT + > or CTRL + ] - To increase the font size of the selected text.
CTRL + SHIFT + < - To decrease the font size of the selected text.
ALT + SHIFT + D – To insert present date at the location of the cursor.
ALT + SHIFT + T – To insert current time at the location of the cursor.
CTRL + SHIFT + H – To hide a selected text.
CTRL + SHIFT + W – If you use CTRL + U for underlining a selected set of words, blank spaces are also underlined. To avoid it and to underline only the words, this shortcut is used.
ALT + F11 – To switch to visual basic environment.
ALT V, H – To edit the header.
SHIFT + F7 – To view the thesaurus of the selected word.
I hope these shortcut keys will help you in saving your time and faster working in word.

Fix Apple Boot Camp's Heating problem!!

hey guys for those of you who haven’t got a hand on boot camp, here is a brief explanation of the problem

The problem

When you install windows onto your apple system, the boot camp devs have somehow managed to 'forget' that there requires some interface with windows to the firmware so the cooling fans can be controlled. This leads to a state where after an hour or so especially of gameplay or cpu/gpu/hdd intensive operations the heat inside builds up to around 90 C this is when the firmware realizes that its hardware is going to DIE, the self defense mechanism kicks in and the fans turn to 'leaf-blower' mode. From the entire web searching and tinkering i did i came across a blog, that stated how to deal with this problem as it is a big issue!!

this is quite easily noted in mac books and pros!

The fix

There appears to be a bug in a program developed for OsX - the prg is smsFanControl (http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/23049). The bug is that if u change the settings for the fan in OSX and reboot (not shut down or anything else) the settings remain when u reboot into windows XP.

The program lets u set the min fan revs for each of the cooling fans, it has a default setting and a high-rpm mode (min 4000 rpm). So when you are going to windows for some hardware intensive programs change this setting!!!

And yea there is this other program i came across, but didnt give it a go till now!

Its called Input Re-mapper (http://www.olofsson.info/)

hope dis is useful!!

How to make your exit from a party?

After a fun filled evening, it is important how you all it a day. There may be times when you have to leave early and it is important to do it without offending the host or the party spirit? If you know before the event that you will have to leave early, let your host know as soon as possible.  Ideally you should mention it in your initial response to the invitation. If something unexpected happens on the day which means you will have to leave early, you should inform your host as soon as you arrive. Simply apologize and explain the situation.

When the time comes to leave, you should aim to make you exit as quiet as possible. Don’t make big announcements as this may prompt others to think about leaving, thus disturbing the partying mood. Say a few quiet good byes to your close friends or the people you have been speaking to then go and find the host. You have to make sure that you say good bye to the host before you leave. Thank them explaining that you enjoyed the party but that you have to leave. Try to find a particular aspect of the party that you liked and compliment them on it. Then make your exit swift and silent. 

Do Cats kill their Kittens?

When i was a kid i have heard that cats kill their own kittens and also the kitten that was born last. But now, i wanted know whether it was really true. My friend's father is a veterinarian and he cleared all my doubts. Here is what he said.

Some kittens are born with abnormalities that humans cannot detect. For this reason they may not thrive, they may even act or smell 'wrong' to the queen. Where one or two kittens are either killed or abandoned, these kittens are often found to be somehow 'faulty'. The mother simply does not want to waste energy on raising kittens that have little chance of survival.A number of female cats will kill litters born at 'bad times of the year' in order not to use up valuable energy in raising kittens when they themselves have problems in finding adequate food.

It is well known that a mother cat may kill kittens if the nest is disturbed, especially if she is confined and cannot move or hide her litter. This is attributed to a frustrated 'protection' instinct. Unable to protect her kittens against a perceived threat, she kills them in a futile attempt at protecting them. Sometimes she will kill the kittens because they have been handled by another person or animal.

Even tom cats also kill the kittens because, Tom Cats rely greatly on scent and scent markings to determine who is present in their territory and who has visited that territory. If a tom smells the scent of a rival tomcat he may decide that the kittens belonging to his 'harem' have been fathered by the visiting tomcat. This is not in his own genetic interests. Consequently he may kill those kittens. This has two purposes. Firstly it ensures that his queens do not raise kittens fathered by a rival male. Secondly, the queens will usually come on oestrus within a few days and he can be sure of mating them so that subsequent kittens are his.

Smart Pills

Are you a person who take medication on a regular basis and feel that it is an waste of time for you? Wont you feel happy if a new system is invented for taking care of your medication automatically? Well, the days of such systems are not far away.
Scientists are developing microchips and polymer pouches which can release drugs into your body when you need them against specific cells that trigger the disease. One such advancement is the Smart Pill, a single drug put in a polymer pouch that detects chemical signals in the body to prompt the release of drugs at desired therapeutic levels, avoiding the need for frequent administration. The pill doesn't release the drugs it orchestrates their release.
Already, this system has been followed to combat certain cancer, heart disease and schizophrenia. Another advancement in the system is the use of microchips plaed under the skin to deliver drugs ranging from pain medication to chemotherapy. These chips, presently in advanced stages of trials are desinged with tiny doors loaded with multiple drugs and covered with caps. An electrical signal much like a remote control from the outside the body dissolves the caps and releases the medication.
If these pills were successfully developed, then it would definitely create a revolution in the medical field.

For a lovely shining eyes

It is said that eyes are the window to your soul. that apart, clear, speaking eyes also add to your charm, to your sex appeal. Here's what you can do to make your eyes do all the talking about you...

Take a diet reich in vitamin A. Include a lot of papaya, eggs, fish and milk in your diet.

Splash cold water on you eyes if you feel sleepy or tire your eyes in front of the computer during the day. this will perk you up in an instant. Will leave you fresh and alive.

Always wash your eyes before sleeping, and apply a night eye ceram. This will take care of wrinkles, crow's freet and dark circles.

Remeber to take all eye make up before you retire for the day. In summer, to reduce heat of your body try applying castor oil over your eyelids before sleeping

How to maintain Gold Jewllery

Gold, which has become more equivalent and costly to Oil, needs to maintained carefully if you wish to make it worthy of your money. Here are some tips to maintain your gold jewelleries.

1. Clean your gold jewellery with a soft toothbrrush and some soapy water.
2. Dip the tooth brush in the wate and use it to get into all the crevices.
3. Rinse the piece in warm water until the water runs clear.
4. Dry your piece with a soft lint free cloth to make it shine.

• A non abrasive jewellery cleaner can also be used . If your jewellery contains gemstones, check to make sure that the cleaner is safe to use with them.

• Dont wear your jewellery 24 hours a day and 7 days a week.

• Make sure your jewellery is dry when you put i away cos moisture can cause springs and clasps to weaken over time.

Interview question - When your work was criticised?

This interview question is used to find out how the candidate looks upon criticism and how he manages it. If you donot prepare well for this kinda question you can very well be out of the interview. So, check out how to answer this question.

TRAPS: This is a tough question because it’s a more clever and subtle way to get you to admit to a weakness. You can’t dodge it by pretending you’ve never been criticized. Everybody has been. Yet it can be quite damaging to start admitting potential faults and failures that you’d just as soon leave buried.

This question is also intended to probe how well you accept criticism and direction.

BEST ANSWERS: Begin by emphasizing the extremely positive feedback you’ve gotten throughout your career and (if it’s true) that your performance reviews have been uniformly excellent.

Of course, no one is perfect and you always welcome suggestions on how to improve your performance. Then, give an example of a not-too-damaging learning experience from early in your career and relate the ways this lesson has since helped you. This demonstrates that you learned from the experience and the lesson is now one of the strongest breastplates in your suit of armor.

If you are pressed for a criticism from a recent position, choose something fairly trivial that in no way is essential to your successful performance. Add that you’ve learned from this, too, and over the past several years/months, it’s no longer an area of concern because you now make it a regular practice to…etc.

Another way to answer this question would be to describe your intention to broaden your master of an area of growing importance in your field. For example, this might be a computer program you’ve been meaning to sit down and learn… a new management technique you’ve read about…or perhaps attending a seminar on some cutting-edge branch of your profession.

Again, the key is to focus on something not essential to your brilliant performance but which adds yet another dimension to your already impressive knowledge base.

Check out more interview questions in the blog

Check out how to answer "What are your hobbies?"

Useful Google tips - 2

I have posted some useful google tips in my blog already. You can very well find it out here. Since i was bored to type, dint continue with it and now i thought of continuing it. So, here are the other useful google tips.

Get your day's schedule in Mobile
For this, you have to set up your mobile with google calendar. This can be found under Settings -> Mobile. Once you have set your mobile, just send a message "day" to the number 48368 and you will be notified with your day's schedule.

More Reading Space
If you feel the left sidebar of gmail annoying or feel like need space, just press the U key and you will see the sidebar removed. To bring back the sidebar on, just press the U key again.

Send EXE files
Google has always been concerned about protecting its users computer from viruses. Sometimes this cautionary approach of google surely annoys us especially if we want to mail a friend some .exe files, .dll files etc. Even if we zip it and send google finds it out. To avoid this, just change the extension of the filename to something like .txt, attach and send the file. And ask your email receiver to change it back to .exe or whatever after downloading the attachment.

Search your emails
With a huge mail space provided by Gmail, a lots of email gets cluttered in our inbox and if we want a specific email to look up on, then you can use the search option in gmail. You can narrow down your search by specifying "to:, from:, subject:" etc. And also using "labels:, after:, before: " if you want to search between certain dates.

Google presentations
If you work on presentations in Google docs, then you can directly publish it on webpages using the code generated to embed in the webpage. You can also save it as a pdf file to send it to others.

How much do you read?
Are you having the habit of reading news from RSS? Then find out how much you have read with the help of Google Reader which provides info on RSS subscriptions, what all you have read, shared, emailed etc.

Advanced Search
Google's advanced search spells out all operators, wildcards, restrictions and more you can use while searching.

Alright, hope this is enough for now. Just few tips remaining and i'll post them later. If you want some other Gmail Tips, check it out here.

Yamaha R15 in India

Shocked? Yes. Yamaha is going to launch its superbike Yamaha R15 in India on June 14. When the company announced its idea of releasing R15 in India, bike lovers were overjoyed and some people even booked for it without even knowing its price and specifications. But now yamaha has announced the release date as June 14. But it hasn't revealed the engine power of the bike. Some of the info's says that it might be 20-22 bhp but not sure about it. Yamaha R15 has some great features like aerodynamic design, rear disc brake, fuel injection system, oil cooled engine etc. With all these great features available, the rate of yamaha R15 might hit Rs.1 lakh. But still youngsters are looking forward for it. With the release of R15 around the corner, the other competitiors like Bajaj's Pulsar and TVS' Apache are planning to release new models to cope up with the competition from Yamaha. Can they do it? Have to wait and watch.

Loose your body weight

I have already posted "tips to reduce body weight" and "burn your fat". Here is some more tips to shed those extra pounds.

The main thing in loosing your body weight is to eat right. Here are some tips on what to have inorder to reduce your body weight.

Ice cold water

Iced water when drunk helps in burning the calories when it gets heated to body temperature. So, have atleast 2 litres of ice cold water a day. Hunger pangs that arise frequently are thirst pangs and so drinking a lot of water makes you eat less. Adding lemon to iced water helps in cleansing your liver and also water makes kidneys flush out wastes quicker.

Green tea

Having around 5 cups of green tea increase burning your calories as high as 8 calories a day.

Chilli sauce and mustard

These increase calorie burning about 5 to 10 percent because they contain capsaicin which speeds metabolism.

Low fat diary foods

As said in my earlier post, always have low fat diary foods. They increase metabolism in abdominal area.

Fibres

Eating fibre foods makes your bowel work properly and makes you feel full. Have atleast 25gms of fiber rich foods each day such as strawberries, apples, brown rice, chick peas, potatoes (with skins).

Cooled salads

Eating cooled salads helps you in preventing extra inches and helps you stay fresh.

Do you love chocolates?

If so, then do you know how much medicinal value it has? Here are some reasons why you should have a bit of chocolate in your daily diet.

• Cocoa, the main composition of chocolate restores vitality, promote virility and longevity. The cocoa butter coats the teeth and prevents plaque. The anti bacterial agents in cocoa prevents pot belly.

• Cocoa has large amounts of Polyphenol, which dilates the blood vessels when nitric oxide is produced in arteries and relaxed them. Thus it makes arteries open up and bring the pressure under control.

• Dark chocolates has a drastic effect on cholesterol. Though chocolate is known for its large cholesterol content, stearic acid in it control from having any adverse effect on cholesterol level. This property of dark chocolate has helped it to be named as one of the heart healthiest foods along with wine, fish, fruits, vegetables, garlic and almonds.

• Chocolate increases insulin sensitivity in an individual especially with the aged.

• Here comes the most interesting part. If you are in love, chocolate helps you a lot. Phenyl ethylamine in chocolate is a mild mood elevator. So, whenever you give your partner some chocolates, be prepared for anything!!! lol...jus kidding.

Useful Google tips - 1

Blogsearch

If you wanna search blogs not just google owned blogger sites, but also other blogs, use this link

Remove dead sites

If you find some sites outdated or dead, you can very well remove it from google's search by reporting it to google. The link used for this is www.google.com/webmasters/tools/removals

Print Calendars to PDF

If you have been using google calendar, you can very well print it into a pdf by clicking the "print" link at the top of calendar. Once the formatting is set for the first time, a pdf is generated every month for automatically which can be printed, emailed etc.

Auto update of spreadsheet data

Google docs' spreadsheets can automatically update the datas in its cells such as population count, stock tips etc using goole lookup fuction. To learn more about this,check the functions category in this link.

Convert pdf into editable text

Send the pdf you wish to convert to your gmail. Sign in your gmail id and then open the sent attachement by clicking the "View as HTML" option. Copy paste the opened text in a word processor and there you go, your pdf is now editable.

Search a single site

Using this option, you can search for things in a single site say for rapdishare use this

software site:rapidshare.com

Exact search words

If you donot want any result containg a particular word, use the hyphen ( - ) to mention the word that you donot want to include in your search. Eg. graphics card-ati

hmmm....i feel bored to type the remaining google tips. so, will post those tips later in here. If you want Gmail tips, check it out here.

First aid for Heat exhaustion

I was off for a summer vacation so that i could stay away from the extreme heat in the city of Chennai. But when i returned back, it has got worse. The was sultry even in the early morning at 6. And when i reached home, i was already exhausted. But fortunately i had my tea ready at home and sipping the tea i read the newspaper. At a certain page, i found this topic " First aid for Heat Exhaution" and so i thought of putting it in my blog for others to know this. Here they are...

• Firstly, if a person gets exhausted by heat, he should be taken to a cool place for example an air-conditioned room.
• Then remove all sorts of accessories or excessive clothing so that he gets air.
• Make the person lie down with his feet elevated.
• Provide the person with lots of air probably by manual airing or cold sponging him.
• Give the person a cool drink or water - only if the person is alert.
• If a heat stroke is suspected, admit him/her to the hospital as soon as possible.

As usual with the old saying " prevention is better than cure", it is advisable to stay away from heat. For more tips on avoiding heat disorders, follow my blog post "Beat the Heat"

Interview question - Why have you been out of work so long?

This is a very very embarrassing question for those who have been in searching for jobs for a long time especially for the persons who missed their opportunity in their placements. Here are some tips on how to answer this question.

TRAPS: You don’t want to seem like damaged goods.

BEST ANSWER: You want to emphasize factors which have prolonged your job search by your own choice.

Example: “After my job was terminated, I made a conscious decision not to jump on the first opportunities to come along. In my life, I’ve found out that you can always turn a negative into a positive IF you try hard enough. This is what I determined to do. I decided to take whatever time I needed to think through what I do best, what I most want to do, where I’d like to do it…and then identify those companies that could offer such an opportunity.”

“Also, in all honesty, you have to factor in the recession (consolidation, stabilization, etc.) in the (banking, financial services, manufacturing, advertising, etc.) industry.”

“So between my being selective and the companies in our industry downsizing, the process has taken time. But in the end, I’m convinced that when I do find the right match, all that careful evaluation from both sides of the desk will have been well worthwhile for both the company that hires me and myself.

Check out more interview questions in the blog

Check out how to answer "Why do you want to work in our company?"

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Manicure at home

I have been off for a vacation and hasn't posted for the past 4 days. But am back in the city and the blogging continues and this time it is with another beauty procedure to do at home. Its about doing manicure at home.

Manicure is all about keeping your hands in a nice look. For that first you have to have a great nails and here starts the first step of your manicure.

• Shape or file your nails.
• Next step is to scratch off any dry or dead skins from your hand. To do this, soften your hand skins by soaking your hands in a bowl of soapy water.
• Then apply soap and salt or sugar to scratch off any scales or skin and then rinse your hands. Then dry your hands with a soft towel.
• Push back the cuticle of each nail with the help of a cuticle pusher or orangewood stick.
• Massage your hand and its skin by applying a good amount of hand lotion.
• Remove excess lotion from the hand and nails by wiping it off by a soft towel.
• Apply the first coat of nail polish to your nails and let it dry. After it gets dried, apply the second coat.

Interview Question - Why do you want to work in our company?

this is a sure question in any interview. Though this may sound a bit easy, it gives the opportunity for the interviewer to know how well you know the company.

TRAPS: This question tests whether you’ve done any homework about the firm. If you haven’t, you lose. If you have, you win big.

BEST ANSWER: This question is your opportunity to hit the ball out of the park, thanks to the in-depth research you should do before any interview.

Best sources for researching your target company: annual reports, the corporate newsletter, contacts you know at the company or its suppliers, advertisements, articles about the company in the trade press, company's website etc

Check out more interview questions in the blog

Check out how to answer " whats your ideal company?"

Install FIREFOX 2 addons in FIREFOX 3 RC1

I was very bored at home and thought of trying something different in my computer. So, i installed windows xp in VMWare workstation and started to work on it. For browsing the internet, i installed Firefox 3 RC1 and wanted to install one of my favourite addon. But wat i found was " add on incompatible" notification from firefox. So, i searched for ways to install add ons in firefox 3 and this is wat i could find.

• Type about:config into Firefox's address bar and click the "I'll be careful, I promise!" button.
• Right-click anywhere. Choose New>Boolean. Make the name of your new config value extensions.checkCompatibility and set it to false.
• Make another new boolean pair called extensions.checkUpdateSecurity and set the value to false.
• Restart Firefox.

But still, the addons page dint show me the option of " add to firefox". So, i sorted out another way to install the addons. After making the above changes to your firefox,do the following

• go to the addons page in internet explorer or any other browser and then download the required firefox addon. You will download a .xpi file.
• Now open Firefox 3 and go to Tools > Add ons. And then drag and drop the downloaded .xpi file into the Addon window and your addon should now get installed.

P.S : The firefox add on window will show you a notification to enable the addon compatability checking. do not enable it else you may not be able to install the addon.

If you are in linux, try to download the addon with some other browser.