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At times, I see skilled people stuck at jobs that are way below their aptitude while others end up with these great job opportunities! This makes me speculate if luck has something or everything to do with getting a quality job?

Do you remember the experience when luck crossed your path at one time or another in your career? You met a friend of a friend at a chance meeting and he told you about an opportunity at his company which fit your background. You went for an interview and were hired right away: Good Luck? And what if you gave 4 successful interviews for the same job but you did not get it and you did not know what went wrong: Bad Luck? I wouldn’t praise/blame luck just yet until I have read rest of the article!

It requires persistence and hard work to earn an opportunity of good luck. Those who have the patience to do simple things perfectly acquire the skill to do difficult things easily.

In this article, I will talk about how instead of worrying about being lucky or unlucky, which you cannot control, it is more productive to focus on certain traits that you can cultivate in yourself during your professional career to help lady luck find you every time.

When you see a successful person in life, notice how he or she has ingrained most, if not all, of the following attributes in his life. As far as that successful person is concerned, it is not just luck!

Update yourself:

World has become a global village. It’s a small place and technology has squeezed everything within the palm of our hands. Therefore, the following tips should help one in order to keep up with its pace:

• Keep yourself open for learning new skills. If already employed, ask your employer to invest in your skills enhancement; if you have to accept a new job for a slightly less money in order to gain the pertinent skill-set, then do so.
• Be proactive about accepting new assignments at work. Sometimes the more challenging the task, the more you will learn.
• Communication skills have become important in all types of jobs in this age of electronic mail. Try to enhance your communication skills by reading and writing as much as you can.

Thus, with enhanced skills you can become a more useful part of your existing organization. The more updated you are, the more versatile and successful in various capacities you will be and the more will you be bestowed by the Luck Goddess.

Put Perseverance into action:

A wise man once said, “You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don’t try.”

• Work a little harder or a few minutes longer on a task that you do not like.
• Don’t give up on difficult jobs or situations.
• Keep working at the difficult thing until you complete it.
• Always finish what you start.
• When something doesn’t work right, try again and again.
• Don’t lose your temper when someone or something upsets you, try to evaluate the situation objectively.
• Always try to place yourself in the other person’s shoes.

Always remember: Many strokes overthrow the tallest trees.

Supervise your brand:

It is common culture at a job place to assign tags to colleagues regarding their performance or nature e.g., bossy, consistent, lethargic, dumb, energetic, sharp etc. This practice, i.e. branding a certain image of a certain person, is very effective as a matter of fact because when it comes to your colleagues, your branded image is glued to their memories whenever they think of or talk about you. In other words, it becomes your reputation. These brands can damage, or facilitate your career. So try building a good brand from day one for yourself as you are your own brand manager at your work place.

Networking:

Networking is key to develop and retain good professional relationships within, as well as outside, the company. It also opens up numerous prospects for a bright developing future.
So, keep a smiling face and a good fun nature, as the wise always say, build as many bridges as you can!

Groom yourself:

Jobs have become a worldwide industry which requires a certain outlook and personality for its workers. Employers are more particular now than before about how the employee carries him/herself. For this reason, not only the outlook but also the over all personality of a person is judged during the interview sessions.
Hence, the job seekers should pay due attention to the aspect of grooming themselves.

HR departments of big multinationals have even devised certain personality tests in this regard where you are monitored thoroughly, e.g., how you react under different or stress situations, patience tests and so on. So along with your brilliant degrees and glittering CV, this section also requires particular attention.

Before leaving for an interview some obvious, but most often ignored, things should be considered:

• Take a shower.
• Don’t smoke just before the interview
• Select neat and pressed clothes. Prefer white, blue or black colors- these are considered business colors.
• Use a good deodorant.
• Men, make a neat shave. Trim your beard/mustache/hair/nails.
• Females, do not use loud colors e.g. red or shocking pink nail paint, lipstick or clothes. Remember, it’s a job interview, not a wedding ceremony.

My sole advice to you is that: groom yourself according to the industry needs. If it requires a jeans, wear the jeans, if requires a suit, wear the suit. It does not need to be expensive. All it has to be is a neat, fresh and enthusiastic look. Attire yourself in a way that blends in with your personality and your job nature.

Always Deliver your best:

In the end, always try to deliver your best at your job place. Whatever is the nature of your job, it requires attention and sincerity to produce the crop of success. Instill in yourself a competitive nature and make your work stand out. You will not regret the results.

So, dear reader, it’s time to write your own story and make your own decision. Leave no loop holes and you’ll see how luck finds its way into your life.(rozee.pk/topics/career-articles)

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AT&T has joined once again with Nokia to release the Nokia Surge, an entry-level S60 handset with slide-out QWERTY keyboard and 3G connectivity. The phone comes jam packed with a 2.4-inch (240 x 320) LCD display, a 2MP digital camera, A-GPS with AT&T Navigator support, and AT&T Video Share for video calls. In addition, the phone also supports a full messaging suite, including IM, SMS, MMS and email. Its JuiceCaster feature allows you to upload and share pictures and videos from the handset to Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Flickr. The browser has Flash support for streaming video, and various mobile music download options such as Napster, eMusic and XM Radio.

The Nokia Surge will be available on AT&T from July 19th, 2009 for $79.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate. It will require a two-year agreement on both a voice plan (minimum $39.99) and data plan (minimum $30), which adds up to $1,759.75 over the course of the contract.(200cute.blogspot.com)

Finally, the beautiful, new, finely crafted wood garage door of your dreams. Your house has snappy new found curb appeal and you want to keep it that way. Read on for some maintenance tips.
Ah, the look of finely crafted natural wood. It can enhance the attractiveness of a home like nothing else. What are some things a homeowner can do to preserve and maintain the lovely look?

Some people may wonder if wood garage doors are too much work or if they deteriorate with the constant exposure to the elements. Wood garage doors definitely retain their durability and beauty for many years with appropriate maintenance and care, which is the same for all parts of a house, when you think about it. Taking regular care and maintenance of the attractive door will certainly go a long way in increasing its durability.

Every year, the homeowner should have a regular routine of servicing their garage doors. It's a good idea to pick a date, say the first day of summer, to perform the ritual of the annual check in. First, inspect all of the working parts. This includes hinges, rollers, springs and any other hardware found on your gate.

Using a household lubricant, apply to all of these parts and make sure they are moving smoothly. If there are any significant hang ups, it would be wise to have a professional come for serving the gate, as off-balance and sticking problems tend to escalate into some significant problems. If a it is correctly balanced, it will move up and down smoothly and gracefully.

If operated manually, it will not stop midway, but go up and down without any hold ups. The external surface of the wood garage door also needs to be remembered. It needs to be repainted or stained at least every two or three years.

Be sure to perform this surface upkeep on a timely basis and you'll never have to deal with any extensive sanding of peeling paint. Protect the wood by painting or staining on schedule, as well, perhaps every other first day of summer, unless you see an area that needs it before that. Even the interior of the door should be painted because if it begins to weather, it can warp the entire door.

Unless a repair becomes necessary due to some sort of accidental damage, such as a fender bender or an incident involving a rowdy adolescent with some overzealous sporting equipment in your driveway, your wood garage door should give you years of protection and durability with the above mentioned tips. It will provide you reliability every day with the simple act of annual and bi-annual servicing.

There are online stores, auctions, bargain websites, brand websites, deal comparison websites, shopping directories and more. And, an online shopper never has to jostle, look for safe parking, or travel half way across town to buy anything. From the comfort of home/office the online shopper can complete the purchases.

Comforts and conveniences aside there are aspects of the cyber world that are frightening and murky. Very often crucial financial information gets stolen and credit cards are wrongly used. Privacy on the internet needs to be protected and so while shopping online extra care needs to be taken.

Six simple steps will ensure cyber safety:

1. Before shopping on any website do a background check. Ensure that the website has a genuine postal address and contact details. Contact agencies like the Better Business Bureau and local/state consumer protection agencies to ensure there are no complaints or cases against the website. Check whether the shopping website is a member of the BBB or other associations that are dedicated to “fair business practices.”

2. Always be vigilant. At the payment gateway check whether the address bar shows https or shttp. Look for the veri sign that indicates that the gateways are secure. Never reveal sensitive information and read through the websites promises regarding consumer safety. If your browser flashes any warnings about encryption or scrambling abandon use of the shopping website.

3. Before purchase make sure you have found out the price and other details from at least 2/3 deal comparison websites. Jot down the description of the item; manufacturer; price; whether used or new; warranty information and more. Before paying check the return policy.

4. Use a credit card to make payment through the secure payment gateway. This will help in case there is any dispute between you and the website/manufacturer.

5. Never use a high value debit/credit card to buy items online. Obtain from your credit card company single use credit cards. Single use credit cards protect you from cyber thieves.

6. Always keep all records of purchase intact. In case the object you buy never arrives or is damaged in transit you will need all the paperwork to establish your rights.

Be an “aware” consumer and visit websites hosted by the Federal agencies and the American Bar association (http://www.safeshopping.org/). Such online websites are dedicated to knowledge and help consumers maximize the internet shopping experience by staying safe. Very useful is http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/idtheft/ dedicated to informing consumers of identity theft and safety measures.

Stay safe by protecting your personal and financial information. Never click on links in emails and other advertisements online; always type in the address on your web browser. Use the best anti-virus and spam protection software and be sure to change your password every 60 days. Vet your credit card and other statements carefully; if you notice any discrepancies report it to the authorities immediately.

A few simple procedures will protect you effectively.

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If I asked "Have you ever been to Disney World?" more than likely you would associate Disney World with the theme park in Florida and you would know would quickly be able to respond either yes or no. But if I said "Have you ever been to 3111 World Drive in Orlando, Florida?" It would not be as easy for you to identify that I was referring to Disney World. You might be able to figure it out, but which is easier to use? In the internet world, 3111 World Drive would be the same as an IP address and Disney World would be the hostname. If you were to equate this to how the internet works, web hosting would be the equivalent of the real estate that Disney world sits on. When you purchase a website domain name, you must have internet real estate (website hosting) for your website to reside on, and conversely if you had website hosting without a domain name then no one would know where to go to access your website.

If you wanted your computer to look for www.npsis.com using the ip address 192.168.20.34, you would make an entry in your hostfile. The hostfile contains entries that look like this: 192.168.20.34 www.npsis.com. When you access the website www.npsis.com using your web browser, your computer would look for the ip address 192.168.65.14.

For hostname to IP translation on the internet the DNS (Domain Name System) is commonly used. When you type www.npsis.com or the name of your website design store or the website name of your company, your computer contacts a DNS server to find out what IP address goes with the domain name or URL that you entered. Whether you are setting up website on a webserver or an email server you need a domain name.

It is important when selecting your website address that you pick a name that is easy to remember. The domain name should also reflect what your business does. For example the website address tomsgarage.com gives you a pretty good idea of what tom does for a living and its very easy to remember. You can also reserve multiple related domain names and point them at your website address as well. Have your website design store help you to incorporate several relevant key words into your website design and point all of your relevant website addressees at your website (i.e. wefixtires.com, bestlocaltireshop.com, toms-tires.com).

Website domain names are reserved on a first come, first serve basis. So if you have an idea for the perfect website address, you should reserve it before you're your good idea is taken by somebody else. There are many companies and individuals who potentially popular domain names and resell them for a profit.

If you are dealing with a website design store or a web designer you will want to absolutely make sure that you own the domain name and not them. When you purchase a domain name yourself you better protect yourself from predators looking to take advantage of you.

biochemistry student defines his difficulties with the present computer systems and starts do find a solution for that! The guy has not even exposed his name but has done some really great work! On his flickr profile, he explains that he had to use his MacBook, a textbook and a notepad simultaneously to fulfill the needs of his class room! He felt so frustrated with the situation and decided to find a solution for that.

So he has come up with a wonderful concept of an Apple tablet named “MacSlate”. It has not only a multi touch interface but has also some other cool features. Here’s the concept design:

I am glad at Chinavasion that it keeps on providing us with the cheap electronics from China. Might not be cool always, but mostly, the gadgets are cheap and may replace some expensive ones! This time, they have come up with a slim GPS, they call “Galaxy’s Slimmest GPS”. It is 13mm thick. So is it really the slimmest GPS of the world? No! iPhone is 12.3 mm thick! Oh! so iPhone is not a GPS? It is..! Ok ok! I agree, it is the slimmest of all the stand-alone GPSs! I have to admire! So now, you can have another slim and smart gadget! But wait! it is not that cool! Chinavasion is taking no responsibility to provide you with the Good GPS software! It also can’t run hardware specific GPS softwares like Garmin. But on the other hand, since it runs Windows CE 5.0 OS, you may find it easy to get a software for you!

Talking about the other aspects, this new gadget has a 5-inch touchscreen SiRF-Atlas III processor and the maps are stored on a MicroSD. Interestingly, voice guidance is also present with the 2D and 3D map support!

I think, I should buy this gadget. You may want to buy it because it has an iPhone-like look and screen icons, its too slim and smart, its touchsceen, has voice guidance, can play media files in MP4, AVI, 3GP, MOV, WMV, M4A, WAV, MP3, WMA and even SWF formats, has buit-in FM transmitter but you may also not want to buy it because it doesn’t have a good GPS software pre-installed! Oh! yes! Its too cheap! only $100! So what have you decided? Share your thoughts below!

Ben heck has done a great job to accommodate XBOX 360 into a laptop-like case. Not only that, this case designed pretty beautifully. Things are arranged in a nice style and the buttons at proper places give it a factory-made look. LCD connected has also clean display and seems to perform pretty well. Oh! I forgot to tell that it is not a new one! This is infact the 5th revision of Ben’s XBOX laptop!

Its really fun to have use your gadgets, the way you like! Ben calls his new Xbox as “Xbox 360 Portable – Revision 5″. It has a 17-inch widescreen LCD display, with 720p resolution. And this latest version has got the ethernet support too. Older ones had only the Wi-Fi. Just click at this video link: