Friday, 29 November 2013
Mark Twain’s Top 9 Tips for Living a Kick-Ass Life
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You may know Mark Twain for some of his very popular books, but what you may not know is how much of a bad ass he was at living life. Here are a few tips for living an awesome life from Mark Twain.
“It’s no wonder that truth is stranger than fiction. Fiction has to make sense.”
“Let us live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry.”
“When your friends begin to flatter you on how young you look, it’s a sure sign you’re getting old.”
You may know Mark Twain for some of his very popular books like Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. He was a writer and also a humorist, satirist and lecturer.
Twain is known for his many – and often funny – quotes. Here are a few of my favourite tips from him.
1. Approve of yourself.
“A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.”
If you don’t approve of yourself, of your behaviour and actions then you’ll probably walk around most of the day with a sort of uncomfortable feeling. If you, on the other hand, approve of yourself then you tend to become relaxed and gain inner freedom to do more of what you really want.
This can, in a related way, be a big obstacle in personal growth. You may have all the right tools to grow in some way but you feel an inner resistance. You can’t get there.
What you may be bumping into there are success barriers. You are putting up barriers in your own mind of what you may or may not deserve. Or barriers that tell you what you are capable of. They might tell you that you aren’t really that kind of person that could this thing that you’re attempting.
Or if you make some headway in the direction you want to go you may start to sabotage for yourself. To keep yourself in a place that is familiar for you.
So you need give yourself approval and allow yourself to be who you want to be. Not look for the approval from others. But from yourself. To dissolve that inner barrier or let go of that self-sabotaging tendency. This is no easy task and it can take time.
2. Your limitations may just be in your mind.
“Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.”
So many limitations are mostly in our minds. We may for instance think that people will disapprove because we are too tall, too old or balding. But these things mostly matter when you think they matter. Because you become self-conscious and worried about what people may think.
And people pick up on that and may react in negative ways. Or you may interpret anything they do as a negative reaction because you are so fearful of a bad reaction and so focused inward on yourself.
If you, on the other hand, don’t mind then people tend to not mind that much either. And if you don’t mind then you won’t let that part of yourself become a self-imposed roadblock in your life.
It is, for instance, seldom too late to do what you want to do.
3. Lighten up and have some fun.
“Humor is mankind’s greatest blessing.”
“Against the assault of laughter nothing can stand.”
Humor and laughter are amazing tools. They can turn any serious situation into something to laugh about. They can lighten the mood just about anywhere.
And a lighter mood is often a better space to work in because now your body and mind isn’t filled to the brim with negative emotions. When you are more light-hearted and relaxed then the solution to a situation is often easier to both come up with and implement. Have a look at Lighten Up! for more on this topic.
4. Let go of anger.
“Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.”
Anger is most of the time pretty pointless. It can cause situations to get out of hand. And from a selfish perspective it often more hurtful for the one being angry then the person s/he’s angry at.
So even if you feel angry at someone for days recognize that you are mostly just hurting yourself. The other person may not even be aware that you are angry at him or her. So either talking to the person and resolving the conflict or letting go of anger as quickly as possible are pretty good tips to make your life more pleasurable.
5. Release yourself from entitlement.
“Don’t go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.”
When you are young your mom and dad may give a lot of things. As you grow older you may have a sort of entitlement. You may feel like the world should just give you what you want or that it owes you something.
This belief can cause a lot of anger and frustration in your life. Because the world may not give you what expect it to. On the other hand, this can be liberating too. You realize that it is up to you to shape your own life and for you to work towards what you want. You are not a kid anymore, waiting for your parents or the world to give you something.
You are in the driver’s seat now. And you can go pretty much wherever you want.
6. If you’re taking a different path, prepare for reactions.
“A person with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds.”
I think this has quite a bit of relevance to self-improvement.
If you start to change or do something different than you usually do then people may react in different ways. Some may be happy for you. Some may be indifferent. Some may be puzzled or react in negative and discouraging ways.
Much of these reactions are probably not so much about you but about the person who said it and his/her life. How they feel about themselves is coming through in the words they use and judgements they make.
And that’s OK. I think it’s pretty likely that they won’t react as negatively as you may imagine. Or they will probably at least go back to focusing on their own challenges pretty soon.
So what other people may say and think and letting that hold you back is probably just fantasy and barrier you build in your mind.
You may find that when you finally cross that inner threshold you created then people around you may not shun you or go chasing after you with pitchforks. They might just go: “OK”.
7. Keep your focus steadily on what you want.
“Drag your thoughts away from your troubles… by the ears, by the heels, or any other way you can manage it.”
What you focus your mind on greatly determines how things play out. You can focus on your problems and dwell in suffering and a victim mentality. Or you can focus on the positive in situation, what you can learn from that situation or just focus your mind on something entirely else.
It may be “normal” to dwell on problems and swim around in a sea of negativity. But that is a choice. And a thought habit. You may reflexively start to dwell on problems instead of refocusing your mind on something more useful. But you can also start to build a habit of learning to gain more and more control of where you put your focus.
8. Don’t focus so much on making yourself feel good.
“The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.”
This may be a bit of a counter-intuitive tip. But as I wrote yesterday, one of the best ways to feel good about yourself is to make someone else feel good or to help them in some way.
This is a great way to look at things to create an upward spiral of positivity and exchange of value between people. You help someone and both of you feel good. The person you helped feels inclined to give you a hand later on since people tend to want to reciprocate. And so the both of you are feeling good and helping each other.
Those positive feelings are contagious to other people and so you may end up making them feel good too. And the help you received from your friend may inspire you to go and help another friend. And so the upward spiral grows and continues.
9. Do what you want to do.
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did so. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”
Awesome quote. And I really don’t have much to add to that one. Well, maybe to write it down and keep it as a daily reminder – on your fridge or bathroom door – of what you can actually do with your life.
Wednesday, 27 November 2013
'Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas' Hits Mobile Devices This December
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GRAND THEFT AUTO: SAN ANDREAS,
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IOS,
WINDOWS PHONE
Rockstar Games has announced the launch of "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas" for iOS,Android, and Windows Phone devices this December.
"GTA: San Andreas" was the third installment in the "GTA" series, and was universally considered to be one of the best games for the PlayStation 2
The mobile version of the game, which takes us back to the fictional, crime-ridden state of San Andreas, features new touch controls and full controller support.
The game will also have remastered graphics, including a richer color palette, more dynamic and detailed shadows and a greater draw distance, as well as enhanced character and car models.
More details about the game, including price and exact date of availability, will be revealed in the "weeks ahead".
Monday, 25 November 2013
Microsoft Sells 1 Million Xbox One Consoles in 24 Hours
Microsoft claims it has sold more than one million Xbox One consoles in the first 24 hours after it hit the market.
The Xbox One went on sale on November 22 in Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, New Zealand, Spain, the UK and the U.S.
With a million consoles sold in less than one day on the market, Microsoft has matched Sony, which said it has sold more than one million PlayStation 4 consoles in 24 hours.
"We are working hard to create more Xbox One consoles and look forward to fulfilling holiday gift wishes this season,” wrote Yusuf Mehdi, Xbox's corporate Vice President of Marketing and Strategy, in a statement.
The Xbox One costs $499 in the U.S., and the PlayStation 4 can be had for $399. Both consoles offer improved graphics, new social features and a better controller than its predecessors, the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3.
The Next-Generation Xbox One
Xbox One Ports
Xbox One
The Controller
Chat Headset
Kinect Camera
Saturday, 23 November 2013
Mobile Internet Subscriptions to Triple by 2019
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If it seems like everyone around you is constantly glued to their smartphones, you haven't seen anything yet. According to Ericsson's 2013 mobility report, the number of global mobile Internet subscriptions will triple by 2019.
In 2013, the number of mobile subscriptions around the world clocks in at 2.2 billion. Six years from now, that number is set to reach 6.4 billion.
Statista's chart shows the growth in subscriptions of smartphones, mobile PCs, tablets and mobile routers.
Wednesday, 13 November 2013
Inside the Most High-Tech Cab in New York: Car Force One
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TRAVEL & LEISURE,
U.S.,
WORK & PLAY
Sometimes you think you’ve seen everything in tech. Other times, everything in tech gets packed into a car for the ultimate in luxury. If you ever wanted to play on a PlayStation 4, watch cable TV, finish some work on a full-size keyboard, print photos and/or enjoy a beer as strobe lights pulsate around you on your way to work in a clean, comfy cab, take a ride in Car Force One.
A ride fit for a president, Car Force One is a luxury car service that chauffeurs you around the New York area in the most teched-out car in the world. And the truckload of amenities are at no additional cost.
According to Car Force One founder and CEO Ishai, the company’s priority is customer satisfaction. "My company is not about the car, it's about the service. It's for the clients," said Ishai, who declined to divulge his last name
Ishai has been a cab driver since July 2009 and modified the cars himself with a team of helpers. He first started with a sedan, but these days he drives a 2011 Chevrolet SUV that's tricked out with gadgets and amenities such as an Xbox 360 (which he's upgrading to a PlayStation 4 when it comes out), a 23-inch Samsung HD monitor, Blu-ray player, live cable TV with premium channels, 4G Internet, three mobile printers and more.
"I believe it's the most equipped car in the world, the most luxurious car," Ishai said.
He built the vehicle to provide three major services: convenience and comfort, multi-media entertainment and a fully equipped mobile office. Here's an exhaustive list of features in Car Force One, which is not complete because Ishai is constantly adding new things to his car.
Convenience/Comfort
Chargers for iPhone 4, 4s, 5, 5c, 5s, Samsung and BlackBerry phones on every side/seat
Remote controls throughout car to adjust lighting on/off and dimming
Phone holders near charging cables on sides of car
Mobile "bathroom," as a client called it, side dock with: Victoria's Secret lotions and colognes, hand sanitizers, Wet Ones to go and Kleenex to go
3 coolers (2 for now) that serve as mini-bars, offering cold drinks such as: bottled water, orange juice, apple juice, Diet Coke, Sprite, Coors Light and Plans to add fruit salad cups
Mobile baby station with: bottle warmer, baby wipes warmer and paper towels
2 full-size umbrellas, adding 2 smaller ones
Infant and toddler car seats and boosters
First-aid kit, emergency seat belt cutter, window breaker, fire extinguisher
Multimedia Entertainment
23-inch full HD 1920 x 1080p monitor that’s hooked up for 5 different uses: Internet, Blu-ray movies, live cable TV, gaming console and pictures and videos from SD card reader
Gaming console (Xbox 360 for now, he has already ordered PS4)
Live cable TV (Time Warner) with premium channels such as Disney and HBO
2 headrest monitors hooked up to Blu-ray player
More than 200 titles of Blu- ray movies in a 2TB hard drive, an additional 30 titles for kids
Up-to-date magazines and newspapers
Mobile Office
Fully functioning laptop hooked up to 23-inch monitor, wireless keyboard and mouse
4G Wi-Fi that clients can connect to on their own devices
3 mobile printers: 4 x 6 photo printer, an all-in-one scanner/printer, an HP OfficeJet printer
Adjustable table as a writing surface that holds the keyboard and mouse
SD card reader for memory card file transfer
Reservations with Car Force One start at $45 for a journey from the Upper West Side to Wall Street, and shorter distances cost a minimum of $35. In comparison, the same ride (UWS to Wall Street) in a yellow cab will set you back some $30 in moderate traffic, including a 20% tip. Ishai says he imposes a minimum fee for reservations because of the commitment he makes and the opportunity cost involved. “If another job comes up for $500, I will turn it down,” he said. He has offered better rates for regulars and sometimes even gives them free rides for short distances.
Don’t expect to call Car Force One tonight and get a ride tomorrow morning, though. Due to a tight schedule, Ishai says the company would prefer people make reservations as far ahead as possible. He receives bookings for March in as early as June the year before, and most of his clients hire him for airport and business pickups. You can access CarForceOne’s website with the username “carforceone” and the password “president” to make reservations and open an account for 15% off posted rates.
Ishai says he can’t wait to get started on his next car and has already bought tickets to go to the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January. He intends to get the latest and greatest tech for his car, including:
Appropriately-sized 4K or 3D (without glasses) monitor
Wireless phone charging dock
Karaoke machine
Heated and cool cup holders
Mousepad that can be used on lap
But it's not the tech features that keep people coming back to Car Force One. Ishai says he asks repeat customers why they choose to return to him over other luxury car services. They tell him it is his reliability that they prize the most, followed by his friendly personality. "Many of my clients confide in me," he said. But for first-timers, the amazing features of Car Force One are the biggest draw. After all, it's not every day that you get to ride like a president.
Friday, 8 November 2013
Now Google Glass Knows Where You Live
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Google Glass continues to expand its head-mounted toolbox: The wearable computer now has stronger ties to both Google Calendar and Maps, letting you navigate to your home or workplace with just a few spoken commands. Google has also updated the FAQ for the device, saying it won't deactivate Glass if you sell it.
The XE11 software update, announced on Google+ and automatically pushed to Glass Explorers, connects Glass to your Google Calendar better than before, allowing the wearer to use easy voice commands to see impending appointments. To see your calendar, just say "OK Glass, Google" then a calendar-specific command like "my agenda" or "what am I doing this week?" The only catch is you have to have private search enabled on your Google account.
Google also improved how Maps work with Glass, letting users get directions to Home or Work as long as the user has specified those addresses. The next time you want to get home, just speak the normal "Directions" command and then say "Home." This is great, although we'd still love to see Google introduce better in-car integration.
XE11 includes a usability tweak as well: Now a long press on the touchpad will no longer activate Google search. It turned out users were activating the feature by accident too often. Not a big change, but it shows that
GoGoogle is continuing to perfect the user experience of Glass before commercial launch, expectedearly next year.
If you're pairing Glass with an Android phone, you get an extra bonus: You can now start a screencast right from your notifications window without having to launch the app.
Finally, Google has updated its FAQ for Glass, first reported byAndroid Police. Google's terms of service for the device says it's forbidden to sell the Explorer Edition of Glass to someone else, but it also says it won't "brick" the device if you do. A few desperate developers might be breathing easier now.
Google Glass POV
Sports Scores
Search Results
Photo
Reddit Notification
New York Times Notification
Twitter App
Directions
Active Navigation
2D Navigation
Speech Error
Settings Screen
Settings, Alternate View
Wednesday, 6 November 2013
Qualities of confident people
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At first: Confidence isn’t swagger , bravado, or an overt pretense of bravery neither some bold air of self-belief directed at others.
Confidence is a natural expression of expertise, ability and self regard. Confidence is quiet
Confident people share a number of qualities:-
Confident people share a number of qualities:-
1. They take a stand not because they think they’re always right.. but because they aren’t afraid to be wrong.
Conceited and cocky people tend to take a position and then bluster, proclaim and totally disregard differing points of view. They want you to know that they are right.
Truly confident persons don’t mind being proven wrong. What’s right is lot more important to them than being right. They’re secure to back down graciously when they are wrong. They often admit that they’re wrong ; intellectual bullies never do.
2. They listen 10 times more than they speak.
Truly confident people are unassuming and quiet. They want to know what others think as they already know what they think.
Bragging is a mask for insecurity.
Bragging is a mask for insecurity.
truly confident people know that the only way to learn more is listen more.
3. they duck the spotlight so it shines on others.
Truly confident people don’t care- they don’t show it.They know what they’ve achieved. they don’t need glory.
They stand back and celebrate their achievements through others.
They stand back and celebrate their achievements through others.
4.They freely ask for help.
Many people think that asking for help is a sign of weakness and lack of knowledge and skill.
Confident people admit their weakness. so they often ask for help, not only because they admit that they need help but also to pay a huge compliment to the helper.
Confident people admit their weakness. so they often ask for help, not only because they admit that they need help but also to pay a huge compliment to the helper.
5. They think,”Why not me?”
Many people feel that they’ve to wait to be promoted or to be selected.
Truly confident people know that success is universal. without calling anyone’s attention towards themselves, they do it.
6. They aren’t afraid to look silly.
Running around in your underwear is really taking it to its extremes..But when you are confident, you do not mind being in a situation when you are not at your best.
7. They don’t put down other people.
8. They own their mistakes.
9. They only seek approval from people who really matter.
Sunday, 3 November 2013
Friday, 1 November 2013
iPad Air vs. Every Other iPad Ever Made
Since Apple introduced the iPad in 2010, it's been continually upping the ante on its processor. The very first iPad featured a custom-built A4 mobile CPU, which ran at 1 GHz. The iPad 2 got an upgrade to the more powerful A5 chip. It, too, was clocked at 1 GHz.
But, as with all Apple's ARM-based chips, the performance was more than the sum of its Hertz.
When the iPad 3 came along, it included a huge graphic performance boost, thanks to the A5x chip. The A6, which arrived with the iPhone 5, added performance and new digital photography chops to the phone and the iPad 4, which arrived in November of 2012.
This year brought the A7 chip and a new set of iPhones and iPads. The 1 lb., .29 inch iPad Air not only looks and feels different, it performs differently too.
To see the real-world changes wrought by Apple's component updates across the five generations of iPad, we put them all in one room and performed a series of simple, illustrative tests. The iPad Air is on the far right. Next to it is the iPad 4 Retina, followed by the iPad 3, then the iPad 2 and, finally, the heftier iPad 1.
Caution: watching this video may lead to standing in line for the iPad Air line at your local Apple store Friday.
Holding the Apple iPad Air
iPad Air Box
iPad Air side view
iPad Air Back
iPad Air's iSight Camera
iPad Air Top Edge
iPad Air Speakers and Lighting Port
iPad Air Bottom Edge
iPad Air in Smart Case
iPad Air Bottom View
iPad Air Slims Down
A Smaller iPad
iPads of All Shapes and Sizes
iPad Air is Thin and Light
iPad Air in New Smart Case
New iPad Air Smart Case
Smart Case Rear View
iPad Air in Smart Case Beside Smart Cover
iPad Air With iPad Mini on Top
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