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Make It Work-Work, Make It Work!

Thu, 08 May 2008 15:20:33 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Hidden functionality on your Canon Point-and-Shoot Digital Camera

If you're using a consumer grade point-and-shoot Canon digital camera, you've got hardware in hand that can support advanced features way beyond what shipped in the box. With the help of a free, open source project called CHDK, you can get features like RAW shooting mode, live RGB histograms, motion-detection, time-lapse, and even games on your existing camera. Let's transform your point-and-shoot into a super camera just by adding a little special sauce to its firmware.

Enhanced Image Capture:

Additional Information On-Screen:

Additional Photographic Settings:

Support for Small Programs/Scripts:

What You'll Need

Automatically Running CHDK

Once you've gotten comfortable with CHDK, you may want it to load automatically whenever you turn on your camera. The CHDK wiki explains how.

Tags: photography, canon, raw, jpg, image, hack, trick, enhancements

Remedies for Boredom on the Job

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 22:07:12 GMT

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clipper's remarks: I wish there were some less fruity ideas in here too, but these are good too I guess...

Clip Source: hotjobs.yahoo.com

Even if you love your job, you can still get bored by the daily routine of office life

1. Start a Get-Fit Group

Why not try to boost spirits while you trim your waistline with a workplace weight-loss support group?

Programs such as Weight Watchers and Body for Life are low-cost and work well with groups.

2. Sponsor a Charity or a Charitable Cause

what is it that you're all passionate about (beyond work issues)? Education? Hunger? The environment? Animal protection? The arts?

Investigate opportunities to apply your passions in a charitable capacity in your community.

3. Start an Investment Club

Instead of spending money on expensive lunches, use your lunch hour to make more money through investing.

4. Start a Book Club

Recruit your coworkers to form an in-office book club.

If everyone at your company is motivated to climb the ladder, consider starting a business book club in which you read and discuss books related to the work you do, and how you can apply what you've learned at your company.

Tags: work, career, employment, bored

How Not to Get a Raise: 7 Deadly Salary Sins

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 19:45:49 GMT

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Clip Source: blogs.payscale.com

You do your job and, as far as you're concerned, you do it well. But if your latest salary bump wasn't as big as you'd hoped, you might be committing one of the seven deadly salary sins.

Deadly Sin 1: Gossiping

Got a hot piece of office gossip? You may want to keep it to yourself

Deadly Sin 2: Obnoxious or profane comments

Communication should always be emotionally neutral and well thought out

Deadly Sin 3: Being disruptive

Deadly Sin 4: Heavy drinking

There is no down time when you are with work colleagues

you are always in a glass house

Deadly Sin 5: Sending angry emails

Deadly Sin 6: Dressing like a slob

take cues from how someone senior to you dresses if you want to be considered for their level of responsibility

dress one step above your job level

Deadly Sin 7: Bringing germs to work

If you are sick, stay home

people do notice whether you wash your hands in the bathroom and keep secret tallies among the group

Think that you may be underpaid? Compare your salary

Tags: salary, employment, office, work, compensation, raise

Increase Your Salary: Six Easy Tips

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 18:58:33 GMT

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clipper's remarks: a really helpful website

Clip Source: blogs.payscale.com

If you’re ready to start earning more, here are six easy ways that you can use PayScale to your advantage

Know more than your manager knows. Maintain your PayScale Current Job Profile to find the typical value for your work in the marketplace.

Review Anonymous Profiles monthly. See real salaries for others with similar jobs and experience in your city

Manage your performance. As you gain experience and skills, update your PayScale Current Job Profile to get a sense of your new value.

Read PayScale Advice from others in your industry or job. Or give advice about your specific job, industry or topics like Work-Life Balance, Fair Pay, Negotiating Higher Pay, I Was Fired, and more.

Use PayScale data to make better decisions. Compare salaries for your job around the country and the world - and prepare for promotions and job offers.

Learn how education can boost earning power. Use the PayScale Research Center to see how education can affect your income.

Tags: advice, compensation, employment, lifestyle, salary, tips, work

Management Tips: Gen X vs. Gen Y

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 14:49:14 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Finding what motivates Gen Y and Gen X is key to effective management strategies, experts say.

Clip Source: blogs.payscale.com

Managers must discern the different working styles of Gens X and Y, and tailor how they work with each group,

Because many Xers work well independently, Cam Marston, a Mobile, Ala.-based consultant specializing in multigenerational communications, suggests giving them projects and assignments to do on their own.

"Gen X, with their carpe diem mentality, decided that enduring a poor manager isn't worth the effort, and they will search to find the right person with whom to work. They have an intrinsic need to identify with this role model or hero, and they will actively change jobs until that person is found,"

"Make sure Gen Yers have a line of sight to the customer. It's a way to help people find meaning in their work-if someone senses they're serving another person, it makes the job more meaningful."

"They've been managed and organized throughout their entire lives, so they're not very good at structuring their work day and prioritizing," he said.

Tags: advice, employment, work, management, generation x, generation y, lifestyle

Verizon Exit Interview

Tue, 25 Sep 2007 18:59:31 GMT

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clipper's remarks: didn't bother to check if this was real, but it's funny!

Clip Source: www.scribd.com

Tags: employment, work, verizon, interview, exit, tom, agent

Clipmarks | Perkalicious11's 'work' clips

Make It Work-Work, Make It Work!

What You'll Need

Automatically Running CHDK

Remedies for Boredom on the Job

How *Not* to Get a Raise: 7 Deadly Salary Sins

Increase Your Salary: Six Easy Tips

Management Tips: Gen X vs. Gen Y

Verizon Exit Interview

How Not to Get a Raise: 7 Deadly Salary Sins