Regardless how you look at it, many of us have become accustomed to looking at the world through the monitor, and they just would not have it otherwise. But, I am sure you do not have to hear it from me that the real world out there is far prettier that any monitor of any description can show us. Another thing that we really miss out on, is the grand scale of things. How big the world actually is, and how insignificant we are in comparison to it. Mountains are one such majestic feature of our planet that remind us…
Author: Abby Ahmed
Well, this is kind of awkward. If you have not guessed by my name already, I am a guy myself. And to be honest, I do not find other guys attractive, even in the slightest bit. I think my straight sexual orientation might have something to do with it. Anyway, this is my job and I am obligated by my contract to carry it out. I felt an urge to put this weird prologue here, I hope you will forgive me for this irrelevant segment. Ok, let us now focus on the matter at hand. Every individual is programmed by…
With all these conveniences around us, we hardly ever get the physical exercise. I mean, take a look around you, you will see a lot of people in oversized clothing. Obesity is a real issue in the developed countries. And though these people might appear to be less productive at the first glance, but they are anything but. These people are very hardworking and dedicated workers in their respective fields. They work round the clock to better themselves and their country. The thing is, the lack of physical exercise coupled with the “fast food” mentality, putting on a few pounds…
One fine day, back in the year 2007 Mr. Steve Jobs unveiled the first ever iPhone to the world. And made a prophecy, that the world will never be the same again. And as it turns out, his prophecy was true. Smartphones have now become the most sold electronic gadget in the world. In fact, they out sell every other form of computer four to one. However, Apple did not remain the dominant company in the smartphone market for very long. Soon after the launch of the first iPhone, other manufacturers ushered in their android powered devices, only for a…
Automobiles have become an integral part of our life. Though public transportation is an extremely viable option, but having a private transport makes it way much easier for most of us. Owning a vehicle comes with its own set of problems however. And buying a suitable car is the least of it. Apart from the paper work and cost of the vehicle itself, comes the cost of gas. And where the world stands at the moment, gas prices can only go upward from here. And then there is insurance. It is a tricky thing indeed. If you do not know…
Let me start off by congratulating all of you for choosing to pursue higher education in college. While may choose to pursue a career right after graduating high schools, and which is completely sensible and understandable, but deciding to go to a college is a pretty big step. Apart from the cost, you also will not be able to work full time, for the coming four years. And if you are on student loans, then you better study hard, because it is a very competitive world out there. And you will definitely need good grades to survive with pride out…
If you aspire to become a good guitar player, then we have just the article for you. Believe it or not, one of the most challenging aspect of starting out as a guitar player is just knowing where to start. When you are first starting to learn this awesome musical instrument, the best thing for you to do is to learn to play new songs on your guitar from time to time. However, sometimes it can really be difficult to find the kind of song that would fit a beginners requirements. Generally, most songs that you will come across, will…
Salute to all those adrenaline junkies out there! We dedicate this article solely to you. The sudden rush of adrenaline coursing through the veins is something that not all but only the bravest of persons crave. Because things that must be done in order to trick our bodies into releasing sizable doses of adrenaline into our system requires a lot of courage. And as we know, the adrenaline junkies do such activities on a regular basis. Today, we will be covering such an activity. To be specific, we will be covering Skydiving. Yes, there are numerous other activities that are…
We live in the age of information technology and computers. Most of the things we do today, we use a computer to do it. Education, work, communication, research, and even transactions are done via this wonder of modern science. Now let us talk about a little bit about how these machines work. However, we will only focus on the software aspect of it for the purposes of this article. Every computer uses an operating system of some sort. And the most popular operating systems for desktop and laptop computers today are the Microsoft Windows and Apple’s Mac OS (Operating System).…
Children are a lot of fun to spend time with. Whenever you manage to get the chance to spend time with children, never pass that up for anything, if you do, you will definitely regret afterward. Let me tell about one fun activity that you can do with children, though it must be said that there are lots of things that you can do and have a lot of fun, but today we will only be focusing on this one thing. You can gather up a few fortune cookies and open them up with your young companion/s. And as the…
Since you have a working internet connection, then you are definitely familiar with YouTube and how epic this website is. Ever since its inception in 2005, YouTube has been offering an amazing service to its users. You can watch any videos that are uploaded by its users for free on YouTube. And the technologies that YouTube utilizes allows us to watch videos up to 4k, if our connection can handle it. Therefore, as far as quality goes, YouTube videos are right up there. Google did not fail to recognize the potential of YouTube, as they bought it for more than…
Music is something that very easily transcends the barriers that we put around ourselves. Be it the border in between countries or different languages, no obstacle is too big for good music to pass through. Even if you have no concept of the lyrics, you can always enjoy the melody and have a great time listening to it. Just take a look at PSY’s music, for example. “Gangnam Style” rocked the world, despite the fact that only Koreans could understand the lyrics of the song, since Korean language is not that popular among the countries of the world. And not…