Monthly Archives: September 2011

Mailing Lists

mailing list conference 300x224 Mailing ListsListservs (or listservers) are online discussions groups where communication takes place through group e-mail communications. It is worth noting that, as there are thousands of listservs covering thousands of topics, they can be a very good resource for finding experts and expert information in almost any area you might be interested in studying. Continue reading

Cool Gadgets for the Home

house appliances1 300x249 Cool Gadgets for the HomeHome sweet home; there is no place like home. I’m sure that you’re very familiar with this term. If we spend almost your time at home, why don’t you make your home so cozy? I notice that some people are “miser” to spend money in buying home appliances, but they’re very “generous” in spending money to hang out with friends, eat in restaurants so often, buy clothes, etc. Continue reading

Which one is the Best for Video Call: Skype, YM, or Facebook?

Video call is a feature that enables us to communicate with others as if we are talking directly, face to face. This way is better from just talking over the phone or even texting through SMS or BBM (Black Berry Messenger).  Today, there are three big players who provide this feature. They are Skype, YM, and Facebook. My question is which one is the best? Any opinion? Continue reading

E-mail

email 300x270 E mailThe most used feature of the Internet is electronic mail (e-mail). While most students routinely use e-mail to contact friends and family it is now increasingly being employed to make contact with academics and experts working in a given area of research, to conduct interviews and surveys, to check facts and figures, as a means of receiving updates, press releases and alerts. Continue reading

Online Library Resources (2)

book 300x265 Online Library Resources (2)Thus, by taking some time to browse around, you are likely to discover much that is useful. In addition to traditional libraries available, there are now also libraries that have been developed specifically for the Internet. These web-based electronic libraries are making a number of resources generally available which were previously known only to academics and professional researchers. Continue reading

Manage Your Project Well

question 300x276 Manage Your Project WellWho don’t want to win a lot of jobs simultaneously? It’s very hard for us to reject any incoming jobs, especially who know the difficulties of finding clients. When we just start the business, any orders or any opportunities to send the proposals make us very happy. As time goes by, our business gets bigger, receives and handles more projects, has more employees, and needs to be managed well. Continue reading

Online Library Resources

book 300x265 Online Library ResourcesBeyond the general databases available to students of the social sciences the first, and in many ways the most important, set of databases the Internet makes widely available are those held by libraries. While most students have utilised the online catalogue of their own library to find books and journals, fewer know about or use the specialised databases offered by their libraries, and fewer still have used the Internet to access the databases and catalogues offered by ‘foreign’ libraries. Continue reading