Friday, October 19, 2007

How To Clear Your Memory Without Restarting

If you run a windows computer you’ll know like many others than after a while your system will in doubt start running slow. Most people will restart their computer to remove and idle processes. But if there’s a simpler way, why restart every time windows decides it doesn’t like you today?

1. Right click on an empty spot on your desktop and select New - Shortcut.

2. Type [ %windir%\system32\rundll32.exe advapi32.dll,ProcessIdleTasks ] in the box.

3. Click Next.

4. Give your shortcut a nice name like “Clear Memory”.

5. Click Finish and you’re done.

Now whenever your computer starts running slow click this shortcut to clear out your memory and get your computer running at a normal pace again.

Thursday, October 18, 2007

Male Dog Names With an African or Arabic Influence

Abdul - Arabic - A servant of Allah. This male dog is a great example of God's creatures.

Addax - An African antelope.

Aden - Located in southern Arabia, it's now a part of Yemen.

Ahaggar - A large mountain range in Africa.

Ahmed or Ahmad - Arabic - The most praised. This boy dog is the pick of the litter.

Aleppo - The 2nd largest city in Syria.

Ali - Arabic - Lion of Allah.

Ammon - Egyptian - Something that is hidden. An appropriate name for the boy dog that won't always respond when called.

Anubis - An ancient Egyptian god with the head of a jackal. His responsibility was to judge a man's deeds after death.

Anwar - Anwar Sadat was the president of Egypt during the 1970's.

Atlas - A large mountain range in Africa.

Botswana - An African country.

Cairo - The capital of Egypt. An unusual name for your unusual dog.

Caliph - This used to be the title of some Muslim rulers. A great name for the boy
dog that thinks he's the king of the house.

Cameroon - An African country.

Chad - An African country.

Congo - A large river in Africa.

Coptic - The orthodox Christian church of Egypt.

Cyrus - The founder of the Persian Empire. A fantastic name for your first dog.

Dagan - The Babylonian god of the earth. This boy dog loves the outdoors.

Dakar - The capital of Senegal, in Africa. It lies on the Atlantic Ocean.

Darius - An ancient Persian king. Another fantastic name for the boy dog that's the
ruler of the house.

Emir - A title used in certain Moslem countries for noblemen and rulers.

Fakir - A Moslem or Hindu holy man who lives by begging. Some are capable of amazing
feats of mind-over-body.

Fellah - Arabic - A farm-hand. A good pet name for the boy dog that's raised on a
farm.

Fez - A city in Morocco. Also the name of a red felt hat with a long black tassel.

Gabon - A country on the west coast of Africa. It's small and full of forests.

Gazelle - A great name for the boy dog that's very fast and graceful.

Ghana - A country in western Africa, along the Gold Coast.

Hamal - Arabic - A lamb. As gentle as any boy dog ever gets.

Hammurabi - Ancient king of Babylon. He developed one of the 1st codes of law in
history.

Hannibal - The famous Carthaginian general and statesman. This boy dog is a natural
leader.

Ibadan - A large city in Nigeria.

Ibn Saud - He formed the kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Ibrahim - Arabic - Father of many nations.

Jamal - Arabic - The very handsome one. A wonderful name for any pure-bred boy dog.

Jidda - A seaport in Saudi Arabia located on the Red Sea.

Jordan - A country located just east of Israel.

Kabul - The capital of Afghanistan.

Kalahari - One of the great deserts of Africa.

Kalil - Arabic - A valued and trusted friend. This boy dog will never let you down.

Kareem - Arabic - One who is very noble and distinguished.

Kariba - One of the great lakes of Africa.

Karnak - An Egyptian village on the Nile. Site of ancient stone temples dedicated to
the gods.

Kedar - Arabic - A mighty and powerful person. A great name for any large, strong
breed of dog.

Kenya - A country in eastern Africa. It lies on the Indian Ocean.

Khufu - An ancient king of Egypt. He built and is entombed in the Great Pyramid at
Giza. A fantastic name for the boy dog that comes from champion blood lines.

Kobo - A Nigerian monetary unit.

Latakia - The chief seaport of Syria.

Likuta - A monetary unit of Zaire.

Mecca - The birthplace of Mohammed. You hold this boy dog as sacred.

Medina - A city in Saudi Arabia. It's the site of Mohammed's tomb.

Mohammed - The Arabian prophet who founded the Moslem religion.

Namib - One of the great deserts of Africa.

Nasser - A former prime minister and president of Egypt.

Nechos - A pharaoh of ancient Egypt.

Niger - A river and country in Africa.

Nile - The longest river on Earth. It helped form the Egyptian civilization.

Nomad - "They call me the wanderer, yeah the wanderer."

Nyasa - One of the great lakes of Africa.

Oman - A country located on the Arabian Sea.

Omar - Arabic - The most high follower of the Prophet.

Pharaoh - An ancient title for the kings of Egypt. This boy dog commands respect.

Ramses - A name for many ancient Egyptian kings. This dog reigns supreme.

Rudolf - One of the great lakes of Africa.

Sahara - The name of the world's largest desert. It is located in northern Africa. A
wonderful name for your sandy-colored boy dog.

Salaam - Islam - Peace. This pet dog will tolerate no discord in his household.

Saleem - Arabic - A term for peace. You'll never catch this boy dog anywhere near a
fight.

Saracen - A name used for the invading Moslems in the middle-ages.

Sargon - An ancient Assyrian king.

Sharif - Arabic - An honest and noble person. This boy dog doesn't know how to tell
a lie.

Sheik - Islam - A very respected man.

Sphinx - An ancient Egyptian statue that has the head of a man and a lion's body.

Stanley - One of the largest waterfalls in Africa.

Sultan - "The ruler of his domain."
Tibesti - A large mountain range in Africa.


Togo - A country in Africa.

Tugela - One of the largest waterfalls in Africa.

Voodoo - "I'm your favorite good-luck charm."

Xerxes - A king of Persia, nicknamed the great.

Zambezi - The 4th largest river in Africa.

Xavier - Arabic - Bright.

Zoroaster - The ancient Persian prophet who founded the religion - Zoroastrianism.

Zoser - A king of ancient Egypt.

Monday, October 8, 2007

7 Ways to Boost Your Mood

There are times when no matter how hard we try to avoid it, we sink into a funk or a less than productive mood. We drag our feet, feel unmotivated and lose perspective. When that happens we can either roll with it hoping it will wear off, or we can apply strategies to counteract it.

To help you get moving and back on track again, here are some helpful suggestions to boost your mood.

1. Get some exercise. Exercise is one of the quickest ways to pick yourself up because it stimulates circulation and releases the happy hormones, otherwise known as endorphins. Before you know it you will be ready to take on the world, or at least you’ll feel that way!

2. Have a catnap. If you’re worn out and too tired to exercise, perhaps a nap is in order. It’s surprising how a little fifteen or twenty-minute rest can be refreshing. Not only that, when we nap new ideas, insights and solutions come to the surface from our sub-conscious. Thomas Edison, Winston Churchill and John F. Kennedy were all known to take catnaps to rejuvenate themselves.

3. Listen to uplifting music. Music is the ultimate mood changer! It can take you from the depths of listlessness to the heights of exhilaration. As Plato observed “Music and rhythm find their way into the secret places of the soul”.

4. Take a break and have a cup of tea or coffee. There is a reason coffee breaks are mandatory at most work places. Of course you need not drink tea or coffee but stepping away from what you were doing gives you a fresh new outlook and when you get back to it, you’re ready to roll.

5. Focus on the positive. At times when we get involved in a project and things aren’t going well or when we’re having a bad day, we have a tendency to become negative and distort the situation. We forget what has gone well and what is working. When that happens, it’s a good idea to re-focus, look at what is going right, what you have accomplished and how far you’ve come. It will give you the boost you need to keep going.

6.Talk to someone. Expressing your feelings to a friend or colleague can be both therapeutic and a way to get you out of your mood. When someone empathizes or commiserates with us, we feel that the burden is not all ours to bear and that someone understands what we’re going through. Knowing that others care or have had similar feelings gives us a pickup and helps motivate us to move on.

7. Switch direction completely. Sometimes getting in a rut or down mood can be the result of spending too much time on one particular task. In those cases you need a different type of break. The best thing to do is walk away from what you’re doing and engage in something completely different. If you’ve been working at a computer all day, take a break and go shopping, visit a friend or clean out your closet (a popular choice I’m sure). When you get back to the task at hand, you will have a new, fresh mindset.

As you can see, we are not at the mercy of our moods. When we get stuck (and we all do at times), we have the ability to lift ourselves up, rise above what’s momentarily dragging you down and forge ahead.