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Windows Vista Applications I cant Live without

admin — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 06:45:11 +0000

After reformatting my hard drive and reinstalling Windows Vista Business Edition I have been left with a clean slate. I am left looking at a blank desktop it is not until I start trying to work on a project that I realise how many third party applications I have come to rely on so in this post I will go through them.

Internet Tools

Firefox (Free) – Open source web browser. Download Firefox.
FlashGet (Free) – Free Download accelerator. Download FlashGet.
COMODO Firewall (Free) – Simple easy to use free firewall. Download COMODO Firewall.
Windows Live Writer (Free) – A excellent free tool to compose blog posts. Download Live Writer.

Trading Tools

Rapid Miner (Free) – Free data mining toolkit. Download Rapid Miner.
QuantLib (Free) – A free finance programming library. Download QuantLib.
Octave (Free) – A free MATLAB implementation. Download Octave.
MetaTrader (Free) – A free FOREX application. Download Metatrader.
Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Profesional (Commercial) – Programming suite. Visit Site.
Trader XL Pro (Commercial) – An all in one trading solution. Download Trial.
Microsft Excel 2007 (Commercial) – A must have for any trader. Visit Site.

System Tools

NotePad++ (Free) – A free feature packed replacement for notepad. Download Notepad++.
AVG antivirus (Free/Commercial) – Easy to use virus scanning solution. Visit Site.
PDF Creator (Free) – Easily create PDF files from any application. Download PDF Creator.
7-zip (Free) – Open any compressed file you should come across. Download 7-Zip.
Sync Toy (Free) – Backup or sync your files to a storage device. Download Sync Toy.
CCleaner (Free) – Clean and optimize your system. Download CCleaner.
VirtualBox (Free) – Create a sandbox for testing apps on production system. Download VirtualBox.
KeePass (Free) – A simple tool for managing login credentials. Download KeePass.

Image and Video Tools

Paint.Net (Free) – A free Image editing application. Download Paint.Net.
IrfanView (Free) – Open any image file. Download IrfanView.
VLC (Free) – Play any format video file. Download VLC.

Poker Tools

PokerStove (Free) – A free poker equity calculator. Download PokerStove.
PokerHands (Still in Beta Testing Free) – Good draw poker tracking software. Download PokerHands.
PokerProLabs Tools (Commercial) – A suite of useful tools. Visit site.
Hold’em Manager (Commercial) Tracking software for hold’em. Visit site.

Money, Finance, Stock Market Links

admin — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:55:41 +0000

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How Lucky are you? Can Luck be quantified scientifically?

admin — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 05:13:10 +0000

Early this week I watched an interesting article on ABC’s science show Catalyst. Catalyst looks at a broad range of Australian and International stories dealing with scientific breakthroughs and generally presents issues relating to science.

The story I found most interesting was called Lucky. The story focused on Professor Richard Wiseman research into luck. The basic findings were that lucky people were not born lucky they are merely unintentionally applying four basic principles. The four basic principles that have arisen in the research were:

Principle One: Maximise Chance Opportunities

“Lucky people are skilled at creating, noticing and acting upon chance opportunities. They do this in various ways, including networking, adopting a relaxed attitude to life and by being open to new experiences.”

Principle Two: Listening to Lucky Hunches

“Lucky people make effective decisions by listening to their intuition and gut feelings. In addition, they take steps to actively boost their intuitive abilities by, for example, meditating and clearing their mind of other thoughts.”

Principle Three: Expect Good Fortune

“Lucky people are certain that the future is going to be full of good fortune. These expectations become self-fulfilling prophecies by helping lucky people persist in the face of failure, and shape their interactions with others in a positive way.”

Principle Four: Turn Bad Luck to Good

“Lucky people employ various psychological techniques to cope with, and often even thrive upon, the ill fortune that comes their way. For example, they spontaneously imagine how things could have been worse, do not dwell on ill fortune, and take control of the situation.”

If you are interested in watching this article you can do so on-line via one of the following links below:

runtime 9:35 mins.

Article Transcript Lucky.

Windows Media Player Video Lucky.

Real Media Video Lucky.

If you are interested in reading more about Professor Richard Wiseman research here is a link to his papers.