I always thought official Sony peripherals for the PSP would be second rate to third party manufacturer’s like Blackhorns. That’ is until I saw the Official Sony PSP cradle.
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Let’s face it, life is not the pretty picture that main stream media and our respective governments wants us to see. It’s a daily struggle against deadlines, traffic, peer pressure, heat and whatever hubbub that ruins everyone’s day but have to deal with every single time.
If you can somehow balance things up then you’re fine, for the moment, but mishaps happen and it’s common that things don’t turn out for the best. You could:
Kinda depressing isn’t it?
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If you’re looking for a place to store files to share online, the usual suspects are Megaupload, Rapidshare, Sendspace and Yousendit. While useful, most of these services are a burden to the uploader and to the downloader. If you wanted a quick and easy way to share files without these services, the easiest way was to upload it to an FTP server but not everyone has access to it. So what are you to do?
Instead of paying up to bypass the quirks of the mentioned file sharing service, why not go free?
ADrive offers 50GB upfront with a 2GB file upload limit. Sounds interesting? It is especially when you notice the big Free sign on the site. Yes using ADrive is absolutely free.
The main uploader for ADrive is a Java applet so if you don’t have JRE installed, you’ll be prompted to install it. Once installed, you can just drag and drop files into the applet and it’ll run the upload all by itself. Of course if you don’t want Java installed or can’t use it, you can use the manual uploader but that takes the fun out of it.
ADrive allows all file types on their servers but you can’t stream from them (no formal announcement if they will be enabled but from their FAQ, I’d say we’ll see it in a future update). If you need to edit something that’s already uploaded like a Word file, don’t worry. You don’t need to re-upload it since ADrive has a feature to do that. Works with Word and Excel files only though.
The good news about ADrive is that files are kept on their servers until you delete them (or I’m guessing they receive a C&D for questionable materials).
All you need is do to avail of ADrive’s service is to sign-up for the service and you’re good to go.
If you’re looking for something simpler though, I suggest FileDropper. The interface is a no-nonsense one but there’s a 5GB limit.
Hindered by FileDropper’s $.99 plan? Don’t worry. FileDropper is offering Free accounts for bloggers and social network site members like Digg, StumbleUpon, Reddit, etc. The offer expires on May 15. Not sure if it means our free accounts will do to but I’m guessing not.
Procrastination will always been a difficult obstacle to overcome whether you’re a student, a working adult, a parent, or just a plain bum.
Procrastination is next to human nature to some, which typically manifests as behavior that deferments any action, important or mundane to a later time. Filipinos have a special name to this attitude, the Manana Habit.
To the procrastinator, he or she may think that by putting things off until he’s in the “mood” to do them is a good thing because he’ll be able to have the motivation to work. In reality however, he or she is not only losing time to do his work but loosing the opportunity to do work.
Confusing? Not really.
Just think about it. While waiting for the opportunity to get motivated to come, there’s always the chance that it may not come at all which puts the procastinator in the position of cramming to the last second till the deadline. I’ll conceed that many people do work well under pressure but sometimes taking the risk of putting things off can be too great. You either end up with a sloppy, last-minute work or end up not finishing at all.
One of the key reasons that people procrastinate is that they fall into the trap of making emotional decisions instead of logical decisions. It’s almost always “I can do this later so for now I’ll” or “I’m too bored to do this now, I’ll do it later.”
The decision to do task is based on what will make the procrastinator feel good for the moment. It’s just like nibbling down a bag of chips because, even though you know it is unhealthy, you know it will taste good and give you a moment’s satisfaction.
A prudent person will choose a logical decision, choosing to do “what needs to be done” with little or no regard whatsoever for what makes him or her happy. But only a few people can pull this off. The temptation to procastinate is usually too hard to overcome. I know. I’ve been there.
Letting our emotions rule our life is always a double edged sword. While it will give us some sense of having our personal touch on everything we do, it also risks the chance of getting hurt and avoidance, in this case procrastination.
Procrastination is childish, irresponsible, and stupid.
Here are 4 tips on how to stop procrastinating:
Note that you shouldn’t act IMPULSIVELY. Just act the moment you get things figured out, right before anything else bothers you. Most people stop midway or don’t even begin because they are too occupied thinking about irrelevant and distracting thoughts.Stop just talking about the problem, stop thinking about the problem in your head, just start doing it.
Excuses are a defense mechanism for falling short. The excuses you tell and come up with the more that it’ll stick and drag you down. You are what you think you are. If think that something is too difficult - then your body will think you’re pushing yourself.
Overconfidence is a flaw but doing it right can be helpful. Believing in yourself and what you can do will make a lot of things so much easier.If you approached your work as if everything was possible and removed any doubts that you may have, you would achieve a lot more.Just don’t over do it. There’s a fine line between self-confidence and over-confidence..
What uses up most of you time? Emails? Chats? Blogposts (ouch!)? Are you doing what you want to do first, second, and third based on what feels good or what you are supposed to be doing?Stop procrastinating by doing what’s easy and non-productive and instead focus on the important stuff first. You can also do your leisure later.
Umm.. You’ll note that I’ve added an Avatar (Haruhi of Ouran) to the post. It won’t be a regular thing except for this category of posts (since someone might flag me as a Dosh Dosh wannabe) since it’s a sort of habit on my personal blogs.
Web services have gone quite a long way from just being desktop-bound substitutes to full fledged, independent applications that we can’t do without. While they may not look as aesthetic or integrate well with our operating system (because most of the time, you’re still stuck with your browser), they keep us free from give freedom that would have otherwise tied us to a single computer forever. To the say the list, web services is both a convenience and a necessity.
Convenience because you usually just need to have a compatible browser installed and an internet connection and necessity because a lot of web services now are simply those that we can’t live without.
Here’s my list of top web services that I’d drop dead if I couldn’t use them.
Making bookmarks available anywhere you go makes delicious at the top of my list. You don’t only get to keep those numerous important links handy, you get also to share them with friends. Now how cool is that.
Digg is both famous and infamous for me for a number of reasons but overall, having digg as a source for some of my current events kept it in the top 5. Yes most digged stories are biased towards one idea but theres the usually an interesting read to compensate for that. If I wanted mature discussions on the Topic though then it’s Shoutwire for me.
I honestly don’t have a thing for social networking sites like Friendster and Facebook so a private community like Multiply is the thing for me. It’s a great place to upload unlimited hours of video and unlimited number of photos and keep them private. If you choose though, you can let everyone access your stuff.
While Multiply holds my pictures, Flickr still holds some of it’s share. I loved the service particularly because it integrates well with several Web-based apps and services I use. Great place for conversation too.
At first, Gmail’s approach at tagging over folders was a real challenge to get used to but now it’s like second nature. It’s flexible and it’s extendable with interesting mods like Gmail Drive. Plus who doesn’t like a 6 GB mailbox? Unless you’re a fan Yahoo Mail’s Unlimited offer that is.
Netvibes is not only my start up page but also my main RSS reader. Although it does so much more than just hold RSS like iGoogle and My Yahoo, I use it to keep things and places that I like to keep updated on organized. Now that Netvibes has launched Ginger, it’s become much more harder to part with.
VoIP is a must for families with members abroad which is why Skype is stuck on this list. Skype to Skype calls are more common to us (my family) than cellphone to cellphone which is why having VoIP on my PSP is such a great treat. Too bad I still have to find a matching/compatible headset is still a pain though..
Meebo is one of the most indispensable services in my bookmarks because it allows you to connect to several IM formats without installing any software. There’s even support for file transfer.
YouTube is last on my list because aside from being a good time waster, it’s flooded with almost the same videos with very unsearchable tags. I find it indispensable for tutorials though it’s hard to find the right video sometimes.
Converting .docx to .doc is a nightmare to some especially in emergencies. Luckily, Zamzar is there to give you a lifeline. I’ve used it quite a lot of times till I learn to Tame my Office 2007.
That’s it for my list. What’s on your’s?
