31 Aug
Posted by Alex as Business, Money and Finance, Work and Career
Going into business is a gamble. You’re scared to take all your life savings and venture it into a profit-making enterprise, aren’t you? But wait, here’s good news for you, young entrepreneur! You don’t have to get all your capital from your savings account. Now brush up on your business plan and explore these discoveries.
I don’t know about you, but I’m always on the lookout for new and ingenious ways how to save more dough especially with all the crunch that we’re experiencing. We might have touched on these points one way or another before but revisiting them surely wouldn’t hurt. For all the people out there who are [...]
Oh well. The post 9/11 world has really breached the border of plainly cautios to sheer paranoia to the max. Well, I can say you just can’t blame people since it takes a lot of social engineering and politics to sway the general public that they’ve can fear their psycho-killer of a neighbor more than [...]
28 Aug
Posted by Alex as Computers, Downloads, Windows Tips
Ever had problems with mouse accuracy because of mouse motion speed. Used to have that in the days before optical mice and other pointing devices. I think I do encounter problems when handling click-accuracy reliant tasks like graphics and illustration (Probably why I’m buying a pen tab in the near future).
While you can slow down [...]
Every one of us shakes at the very thought of a pop quiz. There’s nothing like taking an exam unprepared. So what’s a student to do to make sure you’re always ready for anything? Take a look at the suggestions after the cut.
21 Aug
Posted by Alex as Attitude and Outlook, Communication, Education
Teaching is all about imparting knowledge to students. But that noble goal is far from effortless. Teachers are always looking for ways to reach out to students. The difference between an effective class and a not-so-effective class is as simple as how to get your students to stay and enjoy the discussion.
21 Aug
Posted by Alex as Education, Home and Garden, Money and Finance
School is not affordable and that makes it a privilege for those who can pay for it. If your tuition is already a handful, how are you going to sustain your other expenses like food, books, dorm, and other student fees?
If you’re a student going through financial difficulties, here are ways on how you can [...]
20 Aug
Posted by Alex as Business, Communication, Productivity
Word-of-mouth marketing, when used effectively, is a great tactic for creating demand for your product. It is especially advantageous for entrepreneurs who are still starting their own business. What makes it such a great way for promoting your business is that it’s based strongly on your customers. It can be any number of ways like [...]
20 Aug
Posted by Alex as Attitude and Outlook, Behavior and Ethics, Productivity, Work and Career
The office need not be the place where all your stress is made. And work doesn’t have to translate to anxiety. I for one, can’t help feeling jealous whenever I meet a colleague who enjoys work as life itself. I wish to have that kind of vitality because a worker who loves his work is [...]
What with the inflation of prices all over the world, we could all use some cool ideas to keep from spending more than we should. If you could only spare enough rent for a small apartment or a loft, it shouldn’t be a problem. Here are a few more tips on [...]
Here are some tips on manners when eating out, whether it’s in a five star restaurant or your friendly town diner.
18 Aug
Posted by Alex as Attitude and Outlook, Behavior and Ethics, Money and Finance
This might be a simple experiment that you could do on yourself. Observe the moments where you just feel the urge to splurge and the moments where you just feel down and miserable? Got a correlation? Well this Seattle Times report indicates that compulsive buying might just be a disorder and that your splurges and [...]
18 Aug
Posted by Alex as Crafts and Hobbies, The Web
The moment I heard about online magazine scan sharing site, Mygazines, the first thing that came to mind was copyright infringement. Magazine publishers have all the right to be pissed off. But hey, this is the Internet and it’s just filled with plagiarized content that it just offers a more convenient way of accessing “shared” [...]
17 Aug
Posted by Alex as Attitude and Outlook, Behavior and Ethics, Inspiration
Toughness isn’t all about being physical and macho so that you can bully that geeky kid on the block. By tough we mean being emotionally and mentally strong enough to weather out the challenges that life dishes out. We can all just drown in all of those stories of people just giving up and shutting [...]
17 Aug
Posted by Alex as Cell Phones, Communication, Computers, Downloads, Technology, The Web
As far as gadgets go, I prefer to segment mine so that I minimize getting redundant functions. I have my trusted lappie to work with everywhere I go. My mobile phone’s primary function is still for calls and SMS. I have my prosumer camera to take snapshots (I always considered mobile phone pics crummy). [...]