5 Effective Ways to Improve Your Memory

Be Mentally Active – Answer crosswords, do mental math calculations and read newspapers. Just as how exercise makes your body physically fit, stimulating activities for your brain will help your memory improve.

Learn to Socialize – Yes, you heard it right! Socializing alleviates the impact of stress and depression into you. Having more friends and enjoying some quality time will not only strengthen your emotional aspect but also your mental skills.

Organize – A good way of improving memory is by sorting things out. Learn to develop a mental plan for your daily activities. Take the time to jot down notes, remember contacts and have your own planner. 

Focus – When you are giving your 100% on something, chances are you will be able to recall them better. Focus is a vital part of improving once memory. Avoid distractions and practice listening with your mouth shut.

Eat Healthy and On Time – Your physical health is a good contributor to maintaining your mental health. Do eat on time and regulate your food intake. Strawberries, apples and watermelons are fruits rich in anti-oxidant and a hefty list of nutrients that are known to help boost memory.

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25 Video Marketing Statistics of 2012

1. 30% of Youtube Traffic is from America – 240 Million Unique US visitors per month 
2. Expenditure for online video advertising in 2012 will surpass the $3 billion mark, growing faster than any other online ad platform 
3. 53.5% of the population and 70.8% of internet users (up 7.1% from 2011) will watch online video in 2012. 
4. Sixty-three percent of publishers see in-stream video generating the most ad revenue in 2012 
5. Online video viewers will reach 169.3 million in 2012. 
6. More than 100 million Americans watched online video content on an average day, representing a 43 percent increase versus year ago. 
7. In the United States, the number of video streams jumped 44 percent to 43.5 billion in December 2011 
8. The average number of minutes per video view rise from 5.0 minutes to 5.8 minutes by the end of 2011 with the average viewer watching 239 videos (up 37 percent). 
9. Video ads deliver significantly higher CPMs on average than traditional display ads as the combination of sight, sound and motion of online video offers a particularly attractive venue for advertisers 
10. The volume of video ads streamed across the Internet increased 20 percent versus the previous year to 7.1 billion in December 2011. 
11. Video ads run during online full-episode TV programs yield deeper brand impact than corresponding on-air TV ads, with the difference most pronounced among younger viewers age 13-34. 
12. Flash Animation/Interactive ads brings 47% general recall, 78% brand recall, 68% message recall and 46% likeability 
13. Repurposed TV ads brings 66% general recall, 76% brand recall, 80% message linkage, and 55% likeaability 
14. Online video is 53 times more likely to generate a first page Google ranking 
15. 52% of consumers say that watching product videos makes them more confident in their online purchase decisions. 
16. When a video is information-intensive, 66% of consumers will watch the video two or more times. 
17. 9x increase in retail video views at the start of the 2011 holiday season. 
18. More than three out of five consumers will spend at least two minutes watching a video that educates them about a product they plan to purchase, and 37% will watch three for more than three minutes. 
19. Professionally produced video optimized for eCommerce outperforms user-generated video (UGC video) by 30%, delivering a 24.7% lift as compared with an 18.7% lift for the UGC video. 
20. When marketers used the word “video” in an email subject line, open rates rose 7% to 13% 
21. 28% of smartphone owners will watch videos on their phones in an average month 
22. In a keynote address at CES, YouTube’s Vice President of Global Content Robert Kyncl said that video would soon be 90% of Internet traffic. 
23. Affluent consumers prefer video and search to other digital advertising formats, as 41% of affluent online shoppers reported to eMarketer that they took an action after seeing one of these two ad formats. 
24. Over 90% of shoppers surveyed found video useful in making purchase decisions, according to a study of Swimwear Boutique customers. 
25. According to Cisco, video will increase from 30% of Internet traffic to 90% of Internet traffic by 2013. 

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Display DeepFreeze Icon on System Tray

Every now and then, I get this trouble with Deep Freeze not showing its icon on the system tray. It's a common problem faced by many, so I decided to create a short post on how to display the Deep Freeze icon. Why should you display the Deep Freeze icon? If you did not intentionally hide it, you might have troubles showing the Deep Freeze window and be able to set the computer to either thawed or freeze mode. At some point, no matter how much you will press Alt + Ctrl + Shift + F6, you will never be able to show the Deep Freeze window if the system tray icon is hidden. Here's the solution.

Display the Deep Freeze Icon

1. Open the run command by pressing Windows Key + R or navigating through Start > Run

2. On the run command, key-in the following code (include the quotation marks)

"C:\Program Files\Faronics\Deep Freeze\Install C-0\_$Df\FrzState2k.exe" 1 106917

3. Press ENTER and Viola! You will now see the Deep Freeze Icon on the System Tray

4. To access the Deep Freeze window, you can double click the icon while holding Shift or you can press Alt + Ctrl + Shift + F6. 

DeepFreeze is an easy way to secure your computer.  

Hiding the Deep Freeze Icon

Sometimes, you would love to hide the Deep Freeze icon from other users. Here is a very sleek way to do it.
1. Set your computer to Thawed Mode.
2. Locate the Deep Freeze Installation Folder. The default directory is "C:\Program Files\Faronics"
3. Rename this folder to anything. To avoid future hassle, make sure that you can remember the new name.
4. Open Deep Freeze window and set the computer to Freeze Mode.
5. Restart and Viola! The Deep Freeze System Tray icon is now hidden.

How to show the hidden icon?

Follow the same process as noted above, but change step 2.
2. On the run command, key-in the following code (include the quotation marks)
"C:\Program Files\Faronics\YOUR_DIR_NAME\Install C-0\_$Df\FrzState2k.exe" 1 106917
YOUR_DIR_NAME is the name of the Deep Freeze installation directory after you renamed it.
Note: To permanently show the System Tray Icon of Deep Freeze, revert the installation directory name to the default which is Faronics.

Are you having Problems?

If you are having problems with the instructions above, feel free to drop a comment on this post. I will get in touch with you as soon as I can.

[Deep Freeze is a registered trademarks of Faronics Corporation]

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A Weapon of Great Power

The most powerful weapon
In changing every nation.
You are the greatest possession
We can use in reaching our ambition.

You've made us smart.
You gave us our math.
You've made us learn every word.
And  let us see the beauty of world.

Why can't you be free?
Be cheaper than a drink in a spree.
How can less fortunate people acquire you
If takes walking in the walls just to have you?

It's said that nothing hinders us to success,
And that you are a stepping stone to it.
But how will we be able to reach the top
If a step is missing in our path?

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THE BIG "B" OF LIFE

Freedom is the greatest thing to every nation you bring.
Peace and Democracy are your greatest achievements.
You're God's greatest blessing to this world of famine.
Chaotic it is without you, Prosperity is their when we have you.

You are one of the principal causes of war,
Yet we admire you in that war.
You give us the strength to fight.
You give us the courage to search for the light.

When we are afraid it is you who counsels us.
Whe we are in distress it is you who urges us to continue.
When we see no hopes you give us hopes.
When we see no chance you give us chances

Maybe God loves us that much
That He hath given you to us.
You've save us from the devil.
You've let us overcome our fears.

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Anger

Yes! Indeed I committed a crime

I killed him with my own hands

These stains of blood are proofs

Alas! I killed him with my own hands!

The blood rushes as my heart beat

It was the glory of once soul that I feel

Satisfaction! Death in my hands!

I made it. I killed him with my own hands!

Have I not been hauled by my conscience?

Yes, I have, but the glory of my soul

I feel worthy of doing such action

Joyous! I killed him with my own hands!

And what has driven me to such action?

It’s the fierce in my heart

That flaming fury of my eyes

Success! I killed him with my own hands!

Now that I made my revenge,

Let this death be my judgment.

Alas…I made it joyous and successful!

I killed him with my own hands!

And now I have to end my life.

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Tech Gap in PH Public Schools

The educational system of the Republic of the Philippines is a cluttered one. Besides the crowded rooms, the limited books, and the obsolete curriculum, our schools are faced with numerous unsolved problems which need immediate solutions. Our nation is a home to great minds, but with the absence of a good educational system, our hope might as well go fade away.

It is not hidden to our naked eyes that schools in our nation are not at paced with the technological advancement that other academic institutions abroad are experiencing. Our schools are home to second-hand outdated computers. We lack e-learning facilities. A large fraction of schools don’t even have laboratories and if they do, the ratio of computers to students might go higher than one is to fifty.

We keep on claiming that we are becoming the technological hub of the ASEAN with our fast growing costumer support industry, our skilled and talented coders, and our growing number of IT workers. Now, it is really ironic that we are declaring such a glamorous name when we cannot offer our elementary and high school students quality education specially in field of Information and Communication Technology.

What I see right now is that our officials are not that interested with regards to educational reforms. They are more interested in publicly displaying their capabilities of interrogating criminals and witnesses on the plenary hall when issues like corruption, killings and scandals surface but not in passing resolutions for the development of our educational system. One can even deduce that they are not interested with issues regarding our school because they are less publicized.

This is one of the primary reasons why we have not moved as a nation. We have always been behind when we talk of technological and educational development. Yes, we have world champions in academics, but these champions are products of private schools where mentoring is way better as compared to much of our public high schools. Face it, when you are in the Philippines, you can only have a good education if you are capable of spending more than a common Filipino can afford.

Technological gap in our classrooms and schools in the past few years have been slowly addressed with the aid of our NGO’s and generous individuals who believes in the importance of technology in making our students equally competitive in the field of computer science. I believe that our financial need to meet this gap is not that big as compared to what have been stolen by our corrupt officials. We can still go on track and join in the race if we start now. We may not go as far as other nations can but at least let’s not get lost in the trail of the modern era of computers science.

This is the challenge that we must impose to our government. Make our educational system better by addressing concerns in the field of ICT. Give our students the equal opportunity other nations are giving to their young ones in this fast growing field. Let us drive our nation towards the road of Information Superhighway!

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The Amazing Restaurant Called Life

You can visit it once, but you can never be back!

There was this restaurant named Life. With their glittering plates, sparkling glasses and exquisite service to offer, a lot of people have gone through this small restaurant. Everybody come to this establishment not knowing what will be served to them. And much to the dismay of most costumers, only a few were offered with a good menu. One time a customer visiting this bistro was served with a dish of wealth, a glass of fame and a big bowl of luxury while at the same time someone on the table was a client that isn’t happy to what was served to him. Who would be if the main course is a dish of problems placed in a rusty plate, a small plastic cup with misfortune for the drink, and a salad of thorns for the dessert?

A lot of stories were written about this restaurant, events inside are happening in ways you can’t ever imagine. One time a person was served with victory as an appetizer but the main course was failures. This man was not able to finish his entire meal. He took one of the knives and stabbed his own chest while eating the main course. Funny things are happening in here too. Once, a young lady that was so ambitious was served with the opportunity of eating gold beside this dirty old man if she agrees to marry this man whom she have known just for a day. What was funny was that on the day of their marriage the old man died and the young lady was left with a big chunk of gold. Having eaten too much and thinking that she still have a lot. She kept on sharing this to opportunistic people together with her on the same table. But before she realizes it, she was left with nothing but a small bite of dust. Having no food to eat, she died poor and hungry.

The fact is that every costumer in this restaurant is served with a unique menu. Some are budget meals, others are so expensive, a few are priceless and most are cheap. But everyone is given the chance to change the food they are eating. That is if they are ready to work for it and to fight for it that was served to another costumer. Some consumer even share their food and are generously giving to people who are less privilege and are eating the cheap ones. Another interesting fact, these menus are flexible also. You may be served with a bottle of Joy or another bottle but of sadness the choice is yours. Then again, what is mostly unacceptable is the fact that others are given the good menu without striving for them while some needs to struggle just to eat better food.

As you can see, this restaurant can offer everybody an assortment. The gourmet may be delightful and appealing or it may be the worst and full of bitterness. But it is up to you, if you are willing to eat bad food for the rest of your meal. We can’t avoid the fact that some are given better food while others are given awful menus. Remember one thing, what ever is given to you, be thankful to the chef.

By the way, this article was written by someone who is still eating inside this bistro and everything he has told you is completely true. He was even served not the best menu, just a fine one. Nevertheless, he is satisfied and pleased.

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