How to build the best paper airplane

I dont know about you, but I always love playing with paper planes and i love the feeling of throwing them high in the air and watch them fly so nicely. Me and my siblings use to compete whose plane go highest or fly most beautiful. Well i'm sure you've play with little paper planes atleast in your childhood.

Just browsing the net and i found This nice little step by step instructions article on building our favorite paper airplane. Paper airplane - The best paper airplane in the world!

If you feel like checking out and try follow the instructions to build one like that, do go ahead. The finished one looks like this.


Pretty cool isn't it? Enjoy flying ;-)

The Last Page of the Internet

This is good, have a look at the very last page of INTERNET. :D
The Last Page of the Internet

Office Guns

Can you believe that some people has so much free time at work that they been creating silly little things like the followings. Quite an ideas though.
Man dare not to get hit by those. Gotta sore!!

The Gunners (Freaks!) : Office Guns.com
OfficeGuns - OfficeGunners
Super Maul

Plantimals

I got this images from email forwarding and thought of blogging them. Great effects hah?

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School is in: 7 computer security tips for students

School is in: 7 computer security tips for students

  • Perform basic computer safety maintenance
  • Don't open files from strangers
  • Help fight spam and online scams
  • Learn how to protect yourself from spyware
  • Take precautions when you go wireless
  • Password protect your computer—and lock it
  • Back up your work (and the fun stuff, too)

4 Ways to Speed Up Your Computer's Performance

4 Ways to Speed Up Your Computer's Performance

  • Free Up Disk Space
  • Speed Up Access to Data
  • Detect and Repair Disk Errors
  • Protect Your Computer Against Spyware

A quick tips to speed up your computer from MS.

7 Tips for Team Web Sites

Lessons We've Learned: 7 Tips for Team Web Sites
Another article from Microsoft on web developing.

  • Create Folder Names that Are Clear and Consistent
  • Develop Standards for Naming Files
  • Keep Only the Latest Versions of Files
  • Give Clear Ownership of Each Section of the Team Web Site
  • Check Out and Check In Files
  • Clearly Describe Folder Contents
  • Link to Files in SharePoint Folders

12 Tips for Creating Better Presentations

12 Tips for Creating Better Presentations: "12 Tips for Creating Better Presentations"

Nice article from Microsoft.

  • Clearly Communicate Your Information
  • Grab the Viewer's Attention Grab the Viewer's Attention
  • Stay in Control of Your Presentations

Virtual Street Reality

Virtual Street Reality: "Virtual Street Reality

Julian Beever is an English artist who is famous for his art on the pavements of England, France, Germany, USA, Australia and Belgium. It's peculiarity? Beever gives his drawings an anamorphosis view, his images are drawn in such a way which gives them three dimensionality when viewing from the correct angle. It's amazing !!!"

Check that out. Are those cool or what? ;)

Excuses If You Get Caught Sleeping In Your Cubicle

  1. "They told me at the blood bank this might happen."
  2. "This is just a 15-minute power nap like they raved about in that time-management course you sent me to."
  3. "I was working smarter-not harder."
  4. "Whew! I musta left the top off the liquid paper."
  5. "Oh, I wasn't sleeping! I was meditating on our mission statement and envisioning a new paradigm!"
  6. "This is one of the seven habits of highly effective people!"
  7. "I was testing the keyboard for drool-resistance."
  8. "I was trying to remember where that difficult "Z" Key was, and now it is indelibly imprinted on my brain, or at least my forehead."
  9. "I'm in the management training program."
  10. "I'm actually doing a "Stress Level Elimination Exercise Plan" (SLEEP) I learned at the last mandatory seminar you made me attend."
  11. "This is in exchange for the six hours last night when I dreamed about work!"
  12. "I was doing a highly specific Yoga exercise to relieve work-related stress. Do you discriminate against people who practice Yoga?"
  13. "Darn! Why did you interrupt me? I had almost figured out a solution to our biggest problem."
  14. "Uh, hey, whaddaya expect... the coffee machine is broken..."
  15. "Someone must've put decaf in the wrong pot."
  16. "Boy, that cold medicine I took last night just won't wear off!"
  17. "Ah, the unique and unpredictable circadian rhythms of the workaholic!"
  18. "I wasn't sleeping. I was trying to pick up my contact lens without my hands."
  19. "The mailman flipped out and pulled a gun so I was playing dead to avoid getting shot."
  20. "Geez, I thought you (the boss) were gone for the day."

JK Rowling interview

CBBC Newsround | World | Read the FULL JK Rowling interview: "Read the FULL JK Rowling interview

JK Rowling gave a press conference to talk about Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.

She answered lots of questions from children about the books, the plot and what she might do after the seventh novel is written."

Try out Google new search feature


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Originally uploaded by mayvelous.

Google search now can do abit of currency conversion as well as mathematical calculations.


Check out this links for more info.

Currency Convertion
How to use google calculator

Popular Sayings, modified by the Internet

  • Home is where you hang your @
  • The E-mail of the species is more deadly than the mail.
  • A journey of a thousand sites begins with a single click.
  • You can't teach a new mouse old clicks.
  • Great groups from little icons grow.
  • Speak softly and carry a cellular phone.
  • C: is the root of all directories.
  • Don't put all your hypes in one home page.
  • Pentium wise; pen and paper foolish.
  • The modem is the message.
  • Too many clicks spoil the browse.
  • The geek shall inherit the earth.
  • A chat has nine lives.
  • Don't byte off more than you can view.
  • Fax is stranger than fiction.
  • What boots up must come down.
  • Windows will never cease.
  • In Gates we trust.
  • Virtual reality is its own reward.
  • Modulation in all things.
  • A user and his leisure time are soon parted.
  • Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach him to use the Net and he won't bother you for weeks.
  • There's no place like http://www.home.com
  • Know what to expect before you connect.
  • Oh, what a tangled Web site we weave when first we practice.
  • Speed thrills.

Lami's Burning

People

Lami dump for the last two days has not only become an inferno but a big health threat to all citizens of Suva. A lot of people think of what is happening at the dump is just a simple fire with carbon emissions into the environment. Unfortunately it is not that simple. What is happening right now is burning of all sorts of waste which has high levels of chemicals. The burning chemicals are the biggest health threat and the dump is emitting tons of poisonous chemicals into the environment. The News people are only highlighting the 'methane' problem. Methane is not so much of a problem....what is the biggest problem in this is a group of chemical compounds called DIOXIN.

Dioxin is the name generally given to a class of super-toxic chemicals, the chlorinated dioxins and furans, formed as a by-product of burning of organic chemicals and plastics that contain chlorine. It is the nastiest, most toxic man-made organic chemical; its toxicity is second only to radioactive waste. Dioxin made headlines several years ago at places such as Love Canal, where hundreds of families needed to abandon their homes due to dioxin contamination, and in Missouri , a town had to be abandoned as a result of dioxin.

Literatures and information now available all indicated that dioxin exhibits serious health effects when it reaches as little as a few parts per trillion in human body fat. Dioxin is a powerful hormone disrupting chemical. By binding to a cell's hormone receptor, it literally modifies the functioning and genetic mechanism of the cell, causing a wide range of effects, from cancer to reduced immunity to nervous system disorders to miscarriages and birth deformity. Because it literally changes the functioning of human cells, the effects can be very obvious or very subtle. Because it changes gene functions, it can cause so-called genetic diseases to appear, and can interfere with child development. There is no "threshold" dose - the tiniest amount can cause damage, and our bodies have no defense against it.

The situation right now, from what I saw from Wairua Road few minutes ago, it is terrible .... the smoke is getting thicker and darker and I would not like any one to breath any of that stuff or get near to the dump. If there are some of our people living in Lami/Delanavesi area, my advice to them is to move out from there and relocate to a safe location where the smoke does not reach. For pregnant women they MUST move away and do not get close to the place or surrounding places. The risk is extremely high and health is the biggest threat right now for people living near the area or surrounding areas where smoke can reach.

I have advised Ministry of Health to warn the general public about health problems and take SCC and Ministry of Urban Development to task and get the fire out as soon as possible.

It is terrible and we must be all warned.

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Zen Garden New Entries

CSS Zen Garden Latest Entries: "A demonstration of what can be accomplished visually through CSS-based design. This feed announces the past 8 new entries."

  • Pinups by Emiliano Pennisi
  • Zen City Morning by Ray Henry
  • Kelmscott by Bronwen Hodgkinson
  • Business Style by Gunta Klavina
  • Simple by Shawn Chin
  • Red Stars by Shafiq Rizwan
  • blackcomb*75 by Bryan Carichner
  • Shaolin Yokobue by Javier Cabrera

Office Productivity

Office Productivity: "Office Productivity"

  • A collection area
  • Starting to file ...
  • Processing "in" to empty...
  • What's the "next action?"
  • What's the "successful outcome?"
  • An empty "in-basket"
  • An "A-Z" filing system in action

Techniques To Manage Procrastination

Techniques To Manage Procrastination: "Techniques To Manage Procrastination

Set Priorities.
Not: I don't know where to begin, so I can't begin at all. Not: I have to do EVERYTHING! Nothing less will do. Instead: The most important step is to pick one project to focus on.

Break the Task Down into Little Pieces Not: There's so much to do, and it's so complicated. I'm overwhelmed by my English term paper. Instead: I don't have to do the whole project at once. There are separate small steps I can take one at a time to begin researching and drafting my paper. Set Up Small, Specific Goals. Not: I have to write my thesis within two months. Instead: If I write 2 pages per day, Monday-Friday, I can finish a 1st draft in 1 month. I'll have a revised final draft in 2 months. Take One Small Step at a Time. Not: It's too much. I'll never get it all done Instead: What is the one next step on my list? I'll concentrate on that step for right now Reward Yourself Right Away When You Accomplish a Small Goal. Not: I can't take any time out until I'm completely finished. Instead: I spent an hour working. Now I'll call a friend. Use a Time Schedule. Not: I must devote the whole week to this project Instead: I can use these times this week to work on my project: Monday 7-8; Tuesday 7-9; Saturday 10-12. Learn How to Tell Time. Not: Sorting through these papers and reorganizing my file cabinet will be a snap. It won't take me more than an hour, so I can do it any time. Instead: Sorting papers always takes longer than I expect, so I'll start tonight. I'll spend 1 hour filing 1 stack of papers. Optimize Your Chances for Success. Not: I'll do my writing this weekend at home. Instead: I'll write during the week in a library. (Choose whatever conditions are optimal for you to get work done.) Delegate, if Possible. Not: I am the only person in the world who can do this. Instead: I don't have to do this all by myself. I can ask someone else to do part of the job and still feel a sense of accomplishment. Just Get Started. Not: I can't write this speech until inspiration hits. Instead: I'll write what first comes to mind, then improve it later. Look at What You Have Accomplished. Not: I have hardly made a dent in all there is to do. Instead: I have reviewed my lecture notes and read 3 chapters. That won't guarentee me an 'A', but it's more than I did yesterday. Be Realistic! Not: I should be able to work full-time, take 4 classes, be president of the Esperanto Club, spend more time with friends, and play tennis 2 hours a day with no trouble at all. Instead: I have limits. I can take on fewer responsibilities and still like myself."

Getting Things Done! :: MarkTAW.com

Getting Things Done! :: MarkTAW.com: "Getting Things Done!"

darice.org * got everything

darice.org * got everything: "11 things about websites Last month I wrote a post about the pitfalls of being a webdesigner During the writing I came with the idea about a guide for business owners. Obviously a 101 guide is not the logical thing so I settled on 11 things, uneven numbers have more cache also. My idea was for the 11 things guide to be short and to the point. I’m not trying to write a book or a paper. After brainstorming on and off and consulting a friend I came up with 11 strong and important points. Take note that these are my ideas based on experience and common knowledge. It was written for business owners or people who want to get a website done by a web designer. Get your copy of 11 things about websites A guide for business owners I just finished this version, no one has proof read it or checked the 11 points. So consider this more like a concept. If you have suggestions, comment or anything let me know. There is always room for improvement. 11 thing about websites A guide for business owners 1. A website is a composition consisting of fonts, colors, images and layout that match. This is all pulled together to enhance the most important element of a website, it’s content. 2. Good websites are hand coded by web designers. Using an editor like Frontpage or Publisher is a huge No No. See also point 10 3. It takes time to create quality website. Approach a web designer on time to allow for good planning. 4. Flash intros don’t improve your business. Most users will hit the ‘skip’ button right away. Flash websites don’t equal ‘easy to update’. Flash is useful for theme websites, a good example is www.jkrowling.com website of ‘Harry Potter’ author. 5. Requesting a design change after the website is done requires time. The design has to go back to the ‘design table’ and the websites re-coded. See also point 3 6. A clean coded website and good use of keywords is more effective to search engines then an expensive search engine booster. By good use of keywords meaning max 5 words. A clean coded site and good use of content is a must for a good ranking. 7. Copying a design or content from other websites without permission is against copyright. Each company has to provide its own product/service description. 8. Without content you don’t have a website. A web designer needs content to provide a fitting design and to deliver a complete website. 9. You get what you deliver. The web designer is not responsible for errors in the content delivered by the company; this is the company’s responsibility. 10. Having a non-web designer modifying the website with editors such as Frontpage or Publisher will break the design and code. With consequence that your website will not be displayed correctly in all browsers and computer platforms. 11. Know what you want before hiring a web designer. This will save you both time and money."

Extreme Programming Rules

Extreme Rules: "The Rules and Practices of Extreme Programming."

Word Press Plugin

If you are using Wordpress and like to add some plugin then here is two good plugins for you. It's by Andrew Sutherland in his site "Jalenack". He has created shout box with ajax technology and also a poll for your wordpress sites. I really love the shout box and it's real time chat feature which you dont need to refresh everytime to see new message. Here are the links: http://blog.jalenack.com/ # Ajax Shout Box # Democracy Ajax Poll Check those out. You'll love it.