April 2006 - Posts

Getting Up and Getting Your Balance Right

Steve Pavlina always has an interesting take on the world of self-improvement.  Here are a couple of his more recent posts.

How to Get Up Right Away When Your Alarm Goes Off
When your alarm wakes you up in the morning, is it hard for you to get up right away? Do you find yourself hitting the snooze button and going right back to sleep?

Self-Acceptance vs. Personal Growth
How do you balance self-acceptance vs. the drive to grow and improve yourself?

Scotland's Sectarian Songs

spiked-life | Article | Why they're wrong about Scotland's sectarian songs
Somebody gets it right about 'sectarianism' in Scottish football.  It's really rivalry with the tools available.  Football fans like to wind up the opposition and old firm fans are no different.

Recent Links #7

Go for a Presence Walk
Go for a walk alone — anywhere you like, as long as you want. As you walk keep your conscious attention focused fully and completely on the present moment.

A VC: False Positive Penalties
In a settlement of a class action lawsuit announced yesterday, Verizon is providing refunds to customers who had their legitimate email blocked by overly agressive spam filters in Verizon's online service.

Apple: Windows on a Mac is here
Interesting that Apple's shares rose sharply on this news. Is Apple's main strength perceived to be hardware?

Lovenkrands mulls move to Spain
I'm no longer sure I want him to go. A few months ago there wasn't a question but now there is something to be said for hoping he stays. I actually think he has a good season and if this was his first season at Ibrox, everyone would be raving about him.

Ophcrack 2.0 - fastest Windows password cracker - The Unofficial Microsoft Weblog
If you have a Windows machine that you have somehow forgotten the password to, or one that you genuinely require access to but for some reason do not have the password, this little utility might be just the ticket to gain access.