Archive for November, 2007

How to Write a CV

Posted on November 14th, 2007 in CV writing | No Comments »

The job market today has changed a lot. It’s not a game of just handing out a shortened life history and tidbits of personal information anymore. Almost everyone has the same thing to say - graduated from some school, worked in some place. That was probably the time when veneer was cool and Vanilla Ice was still rapping, when great jobs can be found in every state.

However, today, the job market has become so competitive that battles are lost and won with the resume. Remember that it’s not only you who has the credentials. There are a lot of apt, qualified and capable people zeroing in that same job position. The key in any job prospecting activity is to market yourself as the best person for the job. With the competition, that can only be achieved by making your self stand out. Since the resume is always the first step to getting noticed, you have to make sure that your resume does that for you.

Why you need a resume?

The resume is the document that’s primarily required by potential employers. Read the rest of this entry »

Meanings of Flowers

Posted on November 12th, 2007 in Flowers | No Comments »

“A flower’s appeal is in its contradictions - so delicate in form yet strong in fragrance, so small in size yet big in beauty, so short in life yet long on effect”. ~Adabella RadiciIf we go back to the path of our history, we will find that Flowers have a strong historical background. Ever since the beginning of the civilization, people have used flowers to express their feelings, enhance their surroundings, and to commemorate important rituals and observances.

Following is a list of the most popular and more common herbs and flowers and their meanings. However, the list can be endless and naturally the meanings may change with various combinations.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T V W X Y Z


A

Acacia - Secret love; chaste love; beauty in retirement; elegance; friendship; hope
Acanthus - Art or artistic; the fine arts; artifice
Achillea millefolia - War
Aconite (Wolf’s Bane) - Misanthropy
Acorn - Nordic symbol of life and immortality
Agapanthus - Love letters

Agnus castus - Coldness; indifference
Allspice - Compassion
Almond Blossom - Hope; lover’s charm
Aloe - Grief Read the rest of this entry »

Windows XP shortcuts

Posted on November 8th, 2007 in Windows XP Tips | No Comments »

Shortcuts make life easier. We all just love shortcuts. Most of us are using Windows XP as operating system. Let’s just look at the short cuts of Windows XP.

Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows XP

ALT+ENTER View the
properties for the selected item.
ALT+ENTER Display the properties of
the selected object.
ALT+ESC Cycle through items in the
order that they had been opened.
ALT+F4 Close the active item, or
quit the active program.
ALT+
SPACEBAR
Open the shortcut menu for
the active window.
ALT+
SPACEBAR
Display the System menu
for the active window.
ALT+ TAB Switch between the open
items.
ALT+
Underlined Menu Letter
Display the corresponding
menu.
BACKSPACE View the folder one level
up in My Computer or Windows Explorer.
CTRL +
Dragging Item
Copy the selected item.
CTRL+ A Select all.
CTRL+ C Copy
CTRL+ DOWN
ARROW
Move the insertion point
to the beginning of the next paragraph.
CTRL+ ESC Display the Start Menu.
CTRL+F4 Close the active document
in programs that enable you to have multiple documents open
simultaneously.
CTRL+ LEFT
ARROW
Move the insertion point
to the beginning of the previous word.
CTRL+ RIGHT
ARROW
Move the insertion point
to the beginning of the next word.
CTRL+ SHIFT
+Dragging Item
Create a shortcut to the
selected item.
CTRL+ SHIFT
+ Any Arrow Key
Highlight a block of text.
CTRL+ UP
ARROW
Move the insertion point
to the beginning of the previous paragraph.
CTRL+ V Paste
CTRL+ X Cut
CTRL+ Z Undo
DELETE Delete
ESC Cancel the current task.
F10 Key Activate the menu bar in
the active program.
F2 Key Rename the selected item.
F3 Key Search for a file or a
folder
F4 Key Display the Address bar
list in My Computer or Windows Explorer.
F5 Key Update the active window.
F6 Key Cycle through the screen
elements in a window or on the desktop.
LEFT ARROW Open the next menu to the
left, or close a submenu.
RIGHT ARROW Open the next menu to the
right, or open a submenu.
SHIFT +
Insert A CD ROM
Prevent the CD-ROM from
automatically playing.
SHIFT + Any
Arrow Key
Select more than one item
in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document.
SHIFT +
DELETE
Delete the selected item
permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin.
SHIFT+F10 Display the shortcut menu
for the selected item.
Underlined
Letter In Menu Command
Perform the corresponding
command.

Windows Explorer Keyboard
Shortcuts

END Display the bottom
of the active window)
HOME Display the top of the active
window)
LEFT ARROW Collapse the current selection
if it is expanded, or select the parent folder)
NUM LOCK+Asterisk Sign Display all of the subfolders
that are under the selected folder)
NUM LOCK+Minus Sign Collapse the selected folder)
NUM LOCK+Plus Sign Display the contents of the
selected folder)
RIGHT ARROW Display the current selection
if it is collapsed, or select the first subfolder)