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Saturday 7 August 2010

How to Improve Your Memory Power – 7 Effective Techniques


When I was an undergraduate student, I had to take 5 classes in a foreign language to complete my degree.
I took classes in Spanish, classical Latin, and ancient Greek to fulfill my requirement – and needless to say – I’m glad that’s over with.
I’ve literally spent hundreds of hours memorizing verb conjugations. And I’ve probably killed many trees with all the note cards I’ve used up.
The more I memorized, the easier it became – not because I was getting smarter – but simply because my brain was used to memorizing a lot of information every single day.
Pretty soon I was able to memorize stacks of vocabulary cards very quickly. It just took practice, and anyone can do it.
Here are some of the strategies I used to help me memorize my vocabulary terms and conjugation rules quickly:
Make Creative Associations
When I was memorizing a new word or grammar rule, I tried to develop a fun way to make it stick. The more outlandish the association, the better it would stick. For example, let’s say that I had to remember that word “domus” is Latin for home. I would simply imagine a huge dome hanging over moose. (The classical Latin pronunciation sounds like “Dome-oose.”) That association would help me remember the word easily. I know this sound simplistic, but it really works. I would sometimes draw out fun associations on the back of my vocabulary note cards to really make these bizarre associations remembered.
Break-up Your Study Time
Our brains tend to remember less the longer we study. That’s why it’s often easier for us to remember the beginning and end of a lecture than all the details in between. So I found that by studying in short one hour stints helped me remember more. Everyone is different, so find out what amount of study time is perfect for you. You might find that you can memorize more in three one-hour sessions than one four-hour session.
Use Your Mind and Body
Sitting at a desk staring at some grammar rules might work for some people, but I always learned quicker by actively doing something with the information. I would draw association pictures or read my book aloud to help make things more permanent in my mind. I also found that studying note cards while walking around campus was a way to keep myself energized and focused.

Repeat What You Need to Know
One way to help something stick in your mind is to recite it to yourself. Read it aloud to yourself – and then read it again. The key here is to saturate your mind with the content in every way possible. One fun way to do this is to imagine your vocabulary cards or textbook being read by someone you think is funny. Imagine your textbook being read by Jon Stewart. It will at least keep things a bit more interesting.

Reduce the Noise
Some people study well listening to music. It really depends on the subject matter. However, if you find yourself drifting off, or focusing on the words of the song, it’s probably best to dismiss the music for a while. If you enjoy music, listen to some classical music or some other music that helps you focus. You basically want to situate yourself in a place with the least amount of noise interference.
Stay Positive (if possible)
You’ll remember far more information about a subject if you try to find it interesting. If you think the topic is boring and useless, than you’re going to make memorization that much harder. Look for some sort of connection on how the subject you need to learn about fits in with your life.
Study When You’re Most Productive
Everyone has their best study time, and often it’s during the daytime. There’s just something about memorizing and studying when it’s daytime that can keep you more motivated and more focused. I find that I’m most productive during the early morning. I often go to a coffee shop around 6:30 a.m. and just drink coffee while I write and study. Find your best time to study and keep on that schedule. It will do wonders for your memory power.


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Wednesday 14 July 2010

CometBird the fastest web browser

I have known about a new web browser recently. Today I have downloaded it and now using it. It's from the great Mozilla. It is similar with Mozilla FireFox but added some new features. Without any tension you can download video files, audio files and flash files too. For more information you can visit their website CometBird.





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Tuesday 13 July 2010

FOLDOC

Free On-Line Dictionary Of Computing




FOLDOC is a computing dictionary. It includes acronyms, jargon, programming languages, tools, architecture, operating systems, networking, theory, conventions, standards, mathematics, telecoms, electronics, institutions, companies, projects, products, history, in fact anything you might expect to find in a computer dictionary.

Sunday 11 July 2010

iWisoft Free Video Converter

Recently i got some funny plus important videos in YOUTUBE. I downloaded those videos from youtube by using firefox add-on(1-click youtube video downloader). It’s very nice and important add on for youtube video downloading. You can download youtube videos in flv, mp4 and 3gp formats.Just need your one click. If you wanna get the experience of this excellent add on then install Mozilla firefox in your PC. Then install the add on, 1-click youtube video downloader. By the way, i collected many funny videos in my PC. And i like to show those videos to my friends at class. But i can’t bring my desktop PC to class na! So, i was thinking to convert those videos in mobile supported format 3gp. For this reason i browsed many technology related blog sites. At last i found a very very nice video converter. It can converts videos in many formats. I like to share good things with friends. So i wanna inform my friends about this software. Its iWisoft Free Video Converter. video converter iWisoft Free Video Converter can fast convert videos between all popular formats like AVI, MPEG, WMV, DivX, XviD, MP4, H.264/AVC, AVCHD, FLV, MKV, RM, MOV, 3GP, and audio MP3, WMA, WAV, RA, M4A, AAC, AC3, OGG. Directly convert video for playback on your PSP, iPod, iPhone, Apple TV, PS3, Xbox, Zune, Creative Zen, Archos and other digital multimedia devices. The video converter also has powerful video editing functions including crop, trim, merge, adding watermark and special effects. And it's totally free! For more information visit this website: http://www.easy-video-converter.com/ Download link:http://www.easy-video-converter.com/download.html File size:8.69MB

I LOVE MY BLOG

I deleted my blog and undeleted. Then I deleted again, now its undeleted! I deleted it for many reasons. One reason is my craziness! But finally i'll write blogs again cause i love my blog too much. I made it by hard work and spent much times behind it:)

Sunday 27 June 2010

Wallpapers from my desktop

In my computer I have lots of wallpaper collections. I use them randomly as my desktop's wallpapers. But few wallpapers always take place in my desktop. I don't know why do I like these wallpapers too much!


This pic reminds me the pond of my grandpa's house at village! Whenever I see it I just go back there for a while!


By see this pic I want wear a skate and go by this slopping road!!


Wow! I like this pic too much! I wanna walk by this road with someone special;)


This pic makes me to have a bicycle!! Wanna ride bicycle by this nice road.


Oh! This pic is always my first choice as wallpaper. I like winter:)

Wednesday 9 June 2010

"Thank You For The Music"

I'm nothing special, in fact I'm a bit of a bore

If I tell a joke, you've probably heard it before

But I have a talent, a wonderful thing

'Cause everyone listens when I start to sing

I'm so grateful and proud

All I want is to sing it out loud


 

So I say

Thank you for the music, the songs I'm singing

Thanks for all the joy they're bringing

Who can live without it, I ask in all honesty

What would life be?

Without a song or a dance what are we?

So I say thank you for the music

For giving it to me


 

Mother says I was a dancer before I could walk

(M'M)She says I began to sing long before I could talk

And I've often wondered, how did it all start

Who found out that nothing can capture a heart

Like a melody can

Well, whoever it was, I'm a fan


 

So I say

Thank you for the music, the songs I'm singing

Thanks for all the joy they're bringing

Who can live without it, I ask in all honesty

What would life be?

Without a song or a dance what are we?

So I say thank you for the music

For giving it to me


 

I've been so lucky, I am the girl with golden hair

I wanna sing it out to everybody

What a joy, what a life, what a chance!


 

Thank you for the music, the songs I'm singing

Thanks for all the joy they're bringing

Who can live without it, I ask in all honesty

What would life be?

Without a song or a dance what are we?

So I say thank you for the music

For giving it to me


 

Thank you for the music

For giving it to me...