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…

Amateur Travels
QDT
Beautiful Places in HD
The Welch Way
Photoshop killer tips
Pixel Perfect
Tekzilla
Pop Siren
TWIP
SKywatch
65 bits
Travel with [...]

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few of them on the desktop…

analog clock
month calendar
countdown
stock updates
world clocks

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

OS
Office - word precessing, spreadsheet and presentations

Downloads from the internet…

anti-virus - AVG
MSN messenger
Skype
Firefox
Chrome
Adobe reader
Flash player
FLV Player
Dropbox
piclens
iTunes
Google Earth
Irfan View
Yahoo Widgets

that’s a long list… no wonder i can take up to a day to install everything

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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’:

Grammar girl
GMAT Grammar
grammar tip of the day

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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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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 [...]

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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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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:

adjectives - modify nouns and pronouns
adverbs - modify verbs, adjectives, and adverbs

2 common types of modifier grammar errors are :

misplaced modifiers: results in illogical sentences [...]

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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:

the verbs: ask, command, demand, insist, propose, recommend, request, suggest [...]

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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 [...]

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Finally i found little applications that i can display on the desktop without the use of any browser or opening any applications… Yahoo Widgets!! Clocks, Convertors, weather, countdowns etc…
Looks like i need to explore something similar - Google Desktop gadget!

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Probability A and B

P(A) + P(A’) = 1
P(AUB) = P(A or B) = A union B
P(A?B) = P(A and B) = A intersect B
P(AUB) = P(A) + P(B) – P(A?B)
P(AUB) = P(A) + P(B)  for mutually exclusive events

Probability A and B and C

For 3 sets A, B, and C:
P(AuBuC) = [...]

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So when should we use ‘different from’ and ‘different than’ ?
different from is used to compare 2 nouns. E.g. The curtains in this room are different from the ones in my room.
different than is often used in American English to compare a noun and a clause. E.g. Elaine’s painting was veyr different than i has expected!
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White collar refers to salaried professionals white Blue collar refers to job with manual labour earning hourly wage.
This term was first used by Upton Sinclair in 1930s where the color of overalls or coveralls indicated occupational status: blue for workers, brown for foremen, and white for professional staff such as engineers.

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Book Title: Self Leadership and the 101 Minute Manager
Authors: Ken Blanchard, Susan Fowler, Laurence Hawkins
Year written/published: 2005
Book Source: Google Books, Library
Summary: How do you steer yourself
Some extracts:
Points of power

Knowledge Power
Position power
task power
relationship
personal power

Tricks of leadership:

Challenge assumed constraints
Celebrate your points of power
Collaborate for Success

Perhaps your greatest weakness is not realizing your own power
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Read this story a few times here and there…
T. J. Watson, one of IBM’s influential pioneer leaders had this talk with his employee (a highly efficient one) in 1915.
The employee probably did a big blunder that cost the company thousands of dollars. So when he came to meet Mr. Watson, he was naturally expecting to [...]

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Randy Pausch’s 2 amazing lectures…
Time Management

Last Lecture: Achieving your Childhood Dreams

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I’m in love with this little podast from the QDT network - Grammar Girl by Mignon Fogarty. SO who’s she in real life?

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Book Title: How to enjoy life and your job
Author: Dale Carnegie
Year written/published: 1984
Book Source: Google Books, Library
Summary: A compilation of Dale Carnegie’s books on How to win friends and influence people and How to stop worrying and start living
My Comments: I have always taken Dale Carnegie as relationship/diplomacy guru when dealing with people… another revision [...]

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