Sunday, March 29, 2009

Click It Like There Is No Tomorrow

After you switch on the PC, You CLICK IT!
You open a file, You CLICK IT!
You open the web browser, You CLICK IT!
You go to a web site, You CLICK IT!
You see anything interesting on a site, You CLICK IT!
“CLICK, CLICK, CLICK, CLICK, CLICK, CLICK, CLICK!”

Do you get my point now? People click on the mouse so much, especially when on the internet that clicking should be classified as a form of exercise.

Tests done on groups of avid internet users ranging from the age of 12 to 127 by the University of CLICK-IT revealed that 99% of avid internet users can’t stop clicking the mouse when using the internet. “Click it like there’s no tomorrow,” said Mr. Clicks; spokesman for the Hard Core Mouse Clickers Union. He was seen with a group of mouse extremists picketing against the ill treatment of plastic mice outside the Mousington plastic recycling plant.

This excessive clicking phenomenon contributes to the fact that psychological injuries ensued by broken computer mice is now the 2nd most irritating experience for the average internet user, resulting in an uncomfortable ‘Pain in the A55’ user experience, according to the Orion News Network. Worse off, Mr. Kontrolas; head of the Federal Department of Global A55 Control admits, “‘Pain in the A55’ complaints resulting from crappy mouse use are increasing at an alarming rate. Although, at first place is still slow internet connection which, since 1989 is the worst ‘Pain in the A55’. Now, however, slow internet connection leads bad mouse clicking experience by only a small margin for being a ‘Pain in the A55’. This is probably due to the advancement of current broadband technology worldwide.”


Thankfully, there is a cure for mouse clicking addicts who suffer from the ‘Clicking Way Too Much’ global epidemic, coming in the form of super interactive touch screens. Such advanced touch screen technology are similar to those featured on the Apel iProne & iProd Touch but only better as they assert the use all ten fingers. Talk about productivity! No more will the mouse click addict feel bad about having nine other useless fingers while on the internet!

The most skillful advanced mouse clickers use two to three fingers, nonetheless, a far cry to what the future of super interactive touch screen technology brings. Advanced touch screen technology of the near future will have the mouse placed into the museum archives as computer tools of a bygone era. With the coming Wendows Seben being ‘Touch’ capable, it becomes necessary for computer manufacturers to offer more products that emphasis the use of multiple finger prodding.

Now is the opportunity for all computer & internet users to practice the multiple finger-dancing skills on their non-touch computer monitors. In a few months or perhaps after a year from now, multiple finger prodding computer products will flood the market. It will be the beginning of the end for single index to tri finger mouse clicking. Having been informed of the impending doom for the computer mouse, anything you see now that’s interesting on the computer screen, you MUST CLICK IT!

Before long there will be no more clicking sound of the mouse to savor. Now is the moment to keep on clicking until you can click no more. Click it like there’s no tomorrow! It’s ok to become a click addict now. Click addiction rehabilitation experts from the We Love You Please Don’t Click No More Rehabilitation Center in Los Angeles; a safe haven for Hollywood click addicts, profess that it is easier to rid of the habit at the start of the addiction. Being a click addict now will be worth it. Someday you might actually miss throwing the crappy mouse hard against the wall.

Sunday, March 22, 2009

Opinion of the ‘Quarantine’ Movie

Yes, I was healthily entertained when I watched the suspenseful Quarantine movie. It was not really scary for me because I understood that the afflicted were actually or were once normal human beings. Instead, I was more pumped up with adrenaline for survival. Yes, the film will 'pull' people into it. Just check the snippet or trailer on the Quarantine movie official site. Shot in the limited context of a small apartment building, Quarantine is fine example for low budget film makers. Pity no character survived in the movie. :-\ Then again, by having survivors, the movie would not have had such an intense affect on viewers. I will agree with you. Quarantine, I believe, is a well thought out piece of art work.

Monday, March 16, 2009

Self-improvement Help for Resolving Job Problems

Statistics shows that about 75% of the people working today are unhappy with their current jobs. One reason is that their talents are wasted because it is not applicable for their current jobs. That’s just one problem. You might have unreasonable demands placed upon you. You have to work really long hours to get anywhere. The paths to promotion may be blocked. You can’t get to where you want to be because of the view that people have of you, your experience, or your performance in the job.

Maybe a little self-improvement will help you out with that problem. You should know how to appreciate your job for achieving success in life. Being always late to your job, maybe it will become the reason for your termination. Why don’t you try to wake up early or when there’s always bad traffic, try to find another route to work. Self-improvement of your habits will help you succeed.

There might be criticism leveled against you that isn’t just right. There could be too much politics or backstabbing, you have to grease the right palms to get ahead. The job may just not be what you expected. You were promised one thing, but it turned into something else. One thing that you should do about backstabbing is always retain your temper at the right level. Don’t try to argue with your office mates or it will be another reason for firing you.

You have to get to the root of what is causing your unhappiness about where you are and what you’re currently doing. The easiest way is The Five Whys. Ask, “Why?” five times.

“Oh, I’m not happy.” Well, why? “I got passed by for a promotion.” Why was that? “Because they didn’t value the project I was working on.” Why not? “Because management changed and they changed the objectives.” Well, why was that? You really sort of drill down to the root cause and find the source of the problem. Once you decide that you need a change - that's where the real fun begins. How to go about finding a new job or change careers completely.

There’s another way of looking at, the Top Ten Signs That You Need a New Job. It’s a bit like a Letterman Top Ten. They’re a bit tongue-in-cheek, but there’s a bit of truth in all of them.

1. You’re expenses exceeds your income. You just need more money.

2. The most rewarding thing you did this week was sharpen all 12 of your pencils to the same length.

3. You’re reluctant to be a Career Day speaker at your kid’s fourth grade class.

4. Everyone in your workgroup got a raise except you.

5. You were late for work three times this week, but you don’t care.

6. There’s a meeting at 3:00 to talk about the upcoming reorganization, but you’re not invited.

7. Your boss keeps forgetting your name.

8. You constantly daydream about being a forest ranger.

9. Your company was recently acquired and you spent the past two weeks worrying that you’d be laid off. After that, you worried that you wouldn’t be fired.

Remember, finding a new job nowadays is really hard. So, before you decide to look for another job, always resolve your problems with your current job. Self-improvement will really help you in resolving your problems.

Sunday, March 08, 2009

AlphaCat Raps as President Obama

I don’t know whether to categorize the below video as a music video or a comedy video or an educational video. Heck, I’ll just place in the music & comedy categories since it is the US President Barack Obama rapping out his ‘Addressing the Nation’ speech in the video. Wait! No, the man is obviously not the president himself. The man is Iman Crosson a.k.a. AlphaCat from YouTube. Heck, he does a good impersonation of Barrack Obama. I don’t know but after seeing some of his music videos, I sense that towards the ending, the songs start to sound cheesy. Nonetheless, cheap entertainment is the name of the game! The AlphaCat is gooooood. TUNE IN!

Sunday, March 01, 2009

The Oscars Make Folks Look Their Best


The Oscars were held recently with a foreign (Indian) film entitled ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ capturing a lot of Oscars. The Oscars event is big in the US & in many other parts of the world too. It is an opportunity for the celebrities to dress up their very best, wear fashion jewelry, be seen, & be rewarded for their hard work in movie making.

That makes people feel good, & feeling good will improve one’s self. Looking good helps self improvement but that does not mean that one has to spend a small fortune in pricey dresses, jewelry, & etc. Looking good does not have to be pricey. HolstedJewelers.com can help with an affordable ‘Bling Bling’ solution.

How to Be Motivated For an Entire Life Span

Diamonds are forever but can motivation last an entire life span? Just as willpower is an essential factor in achieving success, at some point in your life, discouragement and lack of motivation could hinder you from reaching your objective. And it is up to you; and you alone to devise techniques that will help you keep that drive within alight.

It is helpful to have visual goals. Whatever that is you are working towards, make it visual. It maybe something material like a car, or a vacation you have been looking forward to since you though about it. Take or cut out a picture of it and post it at a conspicuous place at work or at home where you can see it often. So that when you feel discouraged, this will remind you of your goal and will help you keep your spotlight.

Make a contract with oneself. According to motivational researches, people who write down to-do-lists are far more triumphant in achieving their set goals than those people who just keep mental lists. Putting something in writing somehow makes it more powerful; psychologically speaking. This may also be the basis why most cultures have such a high regard in honoring contracts. In the contract, you may also include a certain reward that you will give yourself once you have accomplished the task.

After all, everyone likes to be rewarded for completing a good job. Even a simple pat on the back, “good job”, or “thank you” may do the trick to give the person the additional push to carry on, but unfortunately, these may not always be readily available. Considering that these are also essential in keeping oneself motivated, you must learn to find a way to get that encouragement on your own through self satisfaction. Abusive people lower your self-esteem and bring you down. Get these negative people out of your life. Surround yourself with positive people; imitate their example. Smile & think happy thoughts.

These will give you a brighter outlook and lets you see a clearer picture of what you really want and a fresh mind to know what steps to take to get to your destination. Rather than wait for things to happen, try to be proactive and MAKE THINGS HAPPEN. Inactivity lames the brain and stagnate your potential to reach your goals. Read inspirational books and literature. These will help you improve your attitude and heal your mind. A book of success stories also proves to be encouraging. You will not only learn from others' experiences and derive confidence boosting insights from them but the story will be instrumental in motivating you to go for your goal and move ahead with your own plans. Could the aforementioned still seem to falter then get training or education.

Often, by not knowing how or where to start is frustrating. Knowledge is power. Having a clear understanding of how and where to start is empowering and it will provide the extra drive need to hit the mark you are aiming at and follow it through. Having enumerated all these tips and tricks to attain self-motivation, but still you seem to feel lacking that much needed drive, there is one last thing that you must try. Whatever it is that you have been meaning to do, or wanting to achieve, JUST DO IT! Keep on aiming high and go for it! Actually getting your hands dirty best solves the problem of motivation. By “forcing” yourself to just do it, your momentum will pick up gradually as you go along and before you know it you have finished the task or have finally achieved your goal. Divide and conquer is the key.

Break down the apparently unattainable activity to small doable steps. Not only does it become less overwhelming, but seeing the "in the meantime" results will further your confidence that it can indeed be done. Lack of motivation happens to us all, but by not encouraging your self to accept opportunities and be challenged, no one else will. It is most important to keep your eye on the goal, find ways to keep going, and in no time, you shall reap its benefits. Furthermore, perhaps at the beginning you were just doing it for the material reward. Soon enough, you will also learn to realize that the fulfillment, satisfaction and self-achievement you derive from reaching your goal is a much more precious & that will keep the drive within you constantly burning.

Time Lapse Images for Digital Hybrid Video Games

Watching the animation video below, I started to realize how the concept of using time lapse photos could have been a good alternative to an all digital video game of the early 80s. Can such things be done with the newest video games on the market today? Will people accept the digital hybrid gaming environment on their television or computer monitor screens? Will it take the same amount of hard work or more to construct each time lapse image as CGI (computer generated imagery) for the game story line? Perhaps so but the more important question is that will it be worth it?

Check out the Game Over by PES video then consider the idea. There is a hovering sense that any digital hybrid time lapse video game will seem like analog. Then again, in movies, CGI had been successfully added to enhance the user experience. So why not doing it the other way round to make digital hybrid video games? Real game characters is the wave of the future but a million possible game scenarios to shoot movie style is going to be an issue. Anyway, Hollywood superstars will have dollar signs shining in their eyes by reading this post.

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