sábado, 20 de octubre de 2012

Easter eggs

Candy Cane Pipes
OK Here Goes.
1.Go to Display Properties
2.Click the Screen saver tab then Click 3D Pipes 3.Click Settings
4.Click Textured
5.Click Choose Texture
6.Click Cancel.
7.Click OK on the Screen Saver Setup
Now The Pipes
should be Candy...
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Bush Hid the Facts
1) Open up Notepad
2) Type "Bush hid the facts"
3) Save the document
4) Close and Re-Open

Enjoy :) 
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Updated Rainbow
1. Open up the Display controls panel. You can find this in two ways:
a. Go to Control Panel, then double-click on the "Display" entry/icon, or
b. Right-click anywhere on your desktop that is _not_ covered by an icon and click on "Properties".
(Both of these will get you to the exact same place; just use one or the other.)

2. Click on the "Screen Savers" tab, then scroll to "3D Text".

3. Click on the Settings button and tweak the settings this way:

Text: either (although the time will show this off better, IMO)
Rotation: Any (Spin or Tumble recommended)
Surface Style: Here's where the similarity is. It's the same as the one for Windows 98SE (http://www.eeggs.com/items/1959.html) that Nikolas wrote about (just scroll down after clicking the above link for his entry). *Please remember to close the textures window by clicking on the "abort" (the small x in the upper right-hand corner) and NOT the "ok" button!*
You can tweak the rest of the settings as you wish. Be sure to hit "OK" after setting things up or this won't work!

4. Hit the "preview" button to see the new rainbow! (On some machines, the preview window in the tab is too small to view this properly.)
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Importances of learning english

English is a West Germanic language that was first spoken in England and is now the most widely used language in the world. It is spoken as a first language by a majority of the inhabitants of several nations, including the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Australia, the Republic of Ireland, New Zealand, and a number of Caribbean nations. It is the third most common native language in the world, after Mandarin Chinese and Spanish.It is widely learned as a second language and is an official language of the European Union, many Commonwealth countries and the United Nations, as well as in many world organisations. Today it is essential to learn the English language. Every day is used more in almost all areas of knowledge and human development. Practically it can be argued that it is the language of the world. It is, in the era of globalization, the great international language that has affected all non-Anglo-Saxon countries, including Spain, affecting more or less directly to the various fields and professions. It is even said that anyone who is not fluent in that language would be at a clear disadvantage: it would be like if half illiterate.
Look at the following figures. Currently some 402 million people speak English as their native language to which we must add more than 1,000 million non-native speakers who use it for work, studies, etc. And this number will grow at least until 2015, when, on the other hand, 2,000 million people in the world they could be learning, concludes a recent report by the British Council. Anyway, in just over a decade it will discuss three billion people or half of humanity. Perhaps in a few generations and for the first time in human history, most of our species will be able to communicate in one language.
In industry, business, international trade, everything is written, spoken and read English. Major airlines, for example, have adopted it as official language. If you know the language, any employee is open almost all doors in the workplace and improving opportunities:
from top executives to positions of lesser responsibility, knowledge can become a core competency. What commercial product sold or labeling does not come with text in English? In general, all the professionals of great value.

Technophilia and Technophobia

Technophilia: refers generally to a strong enthusiasm for technology, especially new technologies such as personal computers, the Internet, mobile phones and home cinema.The term is used in sociology to examine individuals’ interactions with society and is contrasted with technophobia.
On a psychodynamic level, technophilia generates the expression of its opposite, technophobia. Technophilia and technophobia are the two extremes of the relationship between technology and society. The technophile regards most or all technology positively, adopts new forms of technology enthusiastically, and sees it as a means to improve life and combat social problems.
Technophobia: The term is generally used in the sense of an irrational fear, but others contend fears are justified. It is the opposite of technophilia. First receiving widespread notice during the Industrial Revolution, technophobia has been observed to affect various societies and communities throughout the world. This has caused some groups to take stances against some modern technological developments in order to preserve their ideologies. In some of these cases, the new technologies conflict with established beliefs, such as the personal values of simplicity and modest lifestyles.