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Entries from June 2008

my iTunes list

June 30th, 2008

Tags: Music and Arts

I have been in love with podcasts and iTunes. When reading books are not the luxury (crowded commuting or just a mood for something different other than reading), listening to podcasts while on the go is always a step ahead… my list includes…

  1. Amateur Travels
  2. QDT
  3. Beautiful Places in HD
  4. The Welch Way
  5. Photoshop killer tips
  6. Pixel Perfect
  7. Tekzilla
  8. Pop Siren
  9. TWIP
  10. SKywatch
  11. 65 bits
  12. Travel with Rick Steeves
  13. Planet Green Podcast
  14. Lightroom for digital photographers

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which yahoo widgets i use…

June 29th, 2008

Tags: Current Technology

few of them on the desktop…

  1. analog clock
  2. month calendar
  3. countdown
  4. stock updates
  5. world clocks

after reformatting…

June 28th, 2008

Tags: Current Technology

List of stufff to install/download after reformatting my laptop…

  1. OS
  2. Office – word precessing, spreadsheet and presentations
Downloads from the internet…
  1. anti-virus – AVG
  2. MSN messenger
  3. Skype
  4. Firefox
  5. Chrome
  6. Adobe reader
  7. Flash player
  8. FLV Player
  9. Dropbox
  10. piclens
  11. iTunes
  12. Google Earth
  13. Irfan View
  14. Yahoo Widgets
that’s a long list… no wonder i can take up to a day to install everything :D

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Whether vs. If

June 27th, 2008

Tags: Culture and Society

This is an interesting one i thought. I am not conscious when to use ‘whether’ and when to use ‘if’

  • Whether – for a choice/alternatives
  • If – for a condition
Note: ‘whether or not’ is a redundant phrase and saying ‘whether’ is enough!
Some links on ‘whether’ vs ‘if’:
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Account for vs. Account to

June 26th, 2008

Tags: Culture and Society

Account for / Account to… when to use what?

  • Account for – explain something 
    E.g. We had to account for the delay.
  • Account to – receive blame or credit
    E.g. You will have to account to the the teacher for your naughtiness
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Tenses

June 25th, 2008

Tags: Culture and Society

Types of tenses in English Language:

  • Present Tense
  • Present Continuous Tense
  • Present Perfect Tense – The action started in the past and it continues upto now.
  • Present Perfect Continuous Tense – The action has just stopped or an action continuing up to now
  • Past Tense
  • Past Continuous Tense
  • Past Perfect Tense – The action in the past before another action in the past.
  • Past Perfect Continuous Tense – It expresses longer actions in the past before another action in the past
    E.g. I was very tired because I had been running.
  • Future Tense
  • Future Continuous Tense
  • Future Perfect Tense
    The train will have left when you arrive.  
  • Future Perfect Continuous Tense - about a long action before some point in the future
    will have been working here for ten years next week. 
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Accept versus Except

June 24th, 2008

Tags: Culture and Society

Accept versus Except

  • Accept means “to agree to” or “to receive.”
    E.g. We will accept (receive) your manuscript for review.
  • Except means “to object to” or “to leave out.”
    e.g. No parking is allowed, except (leave out) on holidays. 

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Modifiers

June 23rd, 2008

Tags: Culture and Society

What is a modifier? In grammar, a modifier (or qualifier) is a word or sentence element that limits or qualifies another word, a phrase, or a clause.  There are 2 kinds of modifiers are:

  1. adjectives - modify nouns and pronouns
  2. adverbs - modify verbs, adjectives, and adverbs
2 common types of modifier grammar errors are :
  1. misplaced modifiers: results in illogical sentences that are difficult to follow
    E.g. The lawyer wrote the notes for his client during the meeting
    The lawyer wrote the notes during the meeting for his client. 
  2. dangling modifiers (-ing): illogically connected to the main part of the sentence
    E.g. Walking through the park, the sun came out.
    Walking through the park, I saw that the sun came out. 
Some resources:

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Subjunctive Verbs

June 22nd, 2008

Tags: Culture and Society

Subjunctive is a special rare verb in English. The structure is extremely simple:

  • be (past)  - I were, you were, he/ she/it were, we were, they were
  • be (present) - I be, you be, he/ she/ it be, we be, they be
  • all other verbs (past & present) - I play, you play, he/ she/it play, we play, they play
The subjunctive is typically used after 3 structures:
  1. the verbs: ask, command, demand, insist, propose, recommend, request, suggest + that
  2. the nouns: demand, recommendation, insistence, request, preference, request, proposal, suggestion 
  3. the expressions: it is desirable, essential, important, necessary, imperative, vital + that

Some links:

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decisions in a blink

June 21st, 2008

Tags: Business & Finance · Religion and Philosophy

It has long been a tenet of business theory that the best decisiosn are amde after careful review and consideration. Only then can a practical decision be made. Now that model is being questioned by some business thinkers in the light of the theories of Malcolm Gladwell, who states that human beings make better decisions in the blink of an eye. Gladwell argues that on the contrary, the human mind is able to make complicated decisions quickly, and that intuition often trumps an extended decision-making process.

Some links..

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