Sunday, July 1, 2007

An Afternoon Nap, an activity you need to stay healthy!

Studies show that a short nap during the workday may improve both health and productivity. This is true and I think you all should practice it. During my final year in Polytechnic, we used to practice having afternoon naps in our training for the competition ahead. Experts advised us to take a short 10 mins nap. They call it "Power Nap". This nap revitalize your whole body, enhancing your productivity and performance. Therefore, never under estimate this nap.

Here are some tips to the nap:
  1. Keep the nap short. … perhaps 20 minutes. Long naps get into a “deep sleep” cycle from which it’s harder to awaken and they make you feel more sleeper.
  2. Nap just after lunch (Yes, just like kindergarten) and eat foods with protein and calcium, which promote sleep, while avoiding fatty or sweet foods—and definitely caffeine.
  3. Sleep under a blanket. The body loses heat during sleep.
  4. Use an alarm clock or set the alarm on your cell phone to wake up.
  5. Make it a ritual. Same time, same place, same way, every day.

Hope you all practice this habit of having a short power nap! Good luck!

Source: HR Daily Advisor

Monday, June 18, 2007

MOS PowerPoint - The Easiest Certification!

The PowerPoint 2003 exam was a light, refreshing change from some of the other Office 2003 exams Faithe Wempen had reviewed. There is nothing very difficult, even for a casual user.
Some people might wonder at Microsoft’s decision to make some tests so easy (like this one) and some so difficult (like the Access 2003 one), but it makes perfect sense to him.


You’ve got to target the exam to the intended use and audience of the application. Who creates Access databases? Primarily programmers and IT people. Who creates PowerPoint presentations? Mostly non-technical sales and marketing people and administrative assistants. PowerPoint is arguably the simplest and easiest to use of all the Microsoft Office applications, so why shouldn’t its exam be the same?

Therefore, try out the exam now since its easy!
Source: Certcities

Thursday, June 14, 2007

Top 10 IT hottest Certifications

Ever wonder what is the top 10 hottest IT certifications? Well, here is the list:

#10: Linux Professional Institute Certification, Level 2 (LPIC 2)

#9: Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP)

#8: MCSE: Security

#7 Cisco Certified Network Professional

#6: Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert

#5 (TIE): Cisco Certified Security Professional (CCSP)

#4 Project Management Professional (PMP)

#3: Microsoft Certified Architect

#2: Microsoft Certified Technical Specialist: SQL & .NET


Champion
#1: Red Hat Certified Engineer


New Certifications to look out for:

Microsoft Certified Information Technology Professional: SQL
Check Point Certified Security Expert
Planet3 Certified Wireless Security Professional
Sun Certified Java Developer
GIAC (SANS) Intrusion Analyst


Look out for more details about this certifications. =)


Source: CertCities

Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Need a new Internet Browser?

Great News for everyone, apple is releasing its own internet browser for you to try, the Safari Browser. According to apple, Safari runs faster than any  other browser, including Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox. This will be a great tool for your iPhone.  Try the new browser now and share your experience now! :)

Monday, June 11, 2007

OpenOffice, is it a need to learn?


Well, microsoft office is what most of us are used to, so why should we learn OpenOffice? The best reason: It is FREE!

Through Microsoft Office is the best office product on the market, there is still a need for us to learn OpenOffice. To me, the most important reason to learn OpenOffice is because it is available on multi-platform, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Solaris, OpenVMS, IRIX and Mac OS X. It is not safe for us to assume that every office we work now will have Microsoft Office. Many organizations are no longer using only Windows PC, they are switching to other platforms like Linux and Mac OS X. It will be easier for us if we already know how to use OpenOffice.

Anyway, OpenOffice seems quite easy for us as they have similar interface to Microsoft Office 2003. The new Microsoft Office 2007(Office 2007 is easier for those who never learn how to use an office software before) is a major lap and it will take effort for people familiar with the old office to learn again.

So remember, the best 3 reasons to know OpenOffice:

  1. Its free
  2. It is widely supported in many computers
  3. Its easy to learn

For more details about OpenOffice and its benefits, click here.

Saturday, June 9, 2007

Fake or Look alike Xbox 360 Console Router?



Heres a look alike Xbox 360 Console Wifi router, the Amigo's R622AG WiFi router . Guess the designer likes Xbox 360 alot. Would you consider buying this Wifi router?


Source: Engadget