Just a couple of passing tricks:
If you browse a lot through your directories in windows, just try this and you will do wonders with your speed:
use the folder option provided on the menubar at the top of any window in windows. click on that button and a left navigation bar will appear. now use that to go anywhere than the double clicking on every folder stuff.
The second tip : Many times you will find yourself in a situation where you want to access a file and you are not able to bec of some reason..probably a virus. You are just stuck. e.g you just cant open one of your drives or say pen drive. Windows smd prompt is at your rescue. open cmd and go to the file path and just copy it to one of your accessible drives and bang you are done.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Monday, October 6, 2008
GRE words not in Barrons/Kaplans
During my preparation for GRE I made a list of words which were not there in Barrons book but that had appeared in GRE.
Sharing the list for all :
splay -spread wide apart
Orc - A mythical monster of varying descriptions; any of several cetaceans especialy the grampus of the dolphin family
Laryngitis - Inflammation of the larynx;
Exponent - One that speaks for, represents, or advocates; one that expounds or interprets; expository; explanatory; advocate
Vouchsafe - To condescend to grant or bestow (a privilege, for example); deign;
Paroles - Key words or signals used to establish mutual identification
Ballon - To curve outward past the normal or usual limit; stand out, stick out; increase rapidly; swell; a rounded or irregularly shaped outline containing the words that a character in a cartoon is represented to be saying; a flexible bag designed to be inflated with hot air or with a gas, such as helium, that is lighter than the surrounding air, causing it to rise and float in the atmosphere
Daft - Mad; crazy; foolish; stupid; scots; frolicsome
Hoarse - Rough or grating in sound; having or characterized by a husky, grating voice; raspy in voice
Lop - To decrease, as in length or amount, by or as if by severing or excising; to hang limply, loosely, and carelessly; cut off from a whole
Enfeeble - To deprive of strength; make feeble; make very weak
Tarpaulin - Material, such as waterproofed canvas, used to cover and protect things from moisture; a waterproof cloth, esp. one used in large sheets for covering anything exposed to the weather
Hellion - A mischievous, troublesome, or unruly person
frills- extra things that are added to something to make it more pleasant or more attractive, but that are not necessary:
Bumptious - Crudely or loudly assertive; pushy; self-assertive offensively self-assertive
Batten - Grow fat,thrive upon others
Conch - Large seashell
Orison - Prayer
Carpophagous - Feeding on fruit; fruit-eating
Fustian - A coarse sturdy cloth made of cotton and flax; pretentious speech or writing; pompous language; pompous, bombastic, and ranting
Afferent - Carrying inward to a central organ or section, as nerves that conduct impulses from the periphery of the body to the brain or spinal cord; transmitting impulses from sense organs to nerve centers
. Pelf - Wealth or riches, especially when dishonestly acquired
Denude - To divest of covering; make bare; to expose (rock strata) by erosion
Shrivel - To become or make much less or smaller; dwindle; to become or make shrunken and wrinkled, often by drying; to lose or cause to lose vitality or intensity; dehydrate, dry up
Caginess - Having or showing a clever awareness and resourcefulness in practical matters; secretive; wary; careful; shrewd
Semitic - Of, relating to, or constituting a subgroup of the Afro-Asiatic language group that includes Arabic, Hebrew, Amharic, and Aramaic; of or relating to the Semites or their languages or cultures
Futon - A thin mattress of tufted cotton batting or similar material, placed on a floor or on a raised, foldable frame; mattress consisting of a pad of cotton batting that is used for sleeping on the floor or on a raised frame
Cron - A time unit equal to 1000000 years; used in reference to evolutionary processes
Croon - To sing softly or in a humming way
Tort - Law. damage, injury, or a wrongful act done willfully, negligently, or in circumstances involving strict liability, but not involving breach
Happenstance - An unexpected random event
Hull - Dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut; the frame or body of ship
diazepam - A tranquilizer (trade name Valium) used to relieve anxiety and relax muscles; acts by enhancing the inhibitory actions of the neurotransmitter GABA
Folly - A lack of good sense, understanding, or foresight; an act or instance of foolishness: regretted the follies of his youth
Marrow - The most central and material part; the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
Shuck - A husk, pod, or shell, as of a pea, hickory nut, or ear of corn. The shell of an oyster or clam
sagitte :a small constellation in the northern hemisphere between
Cygnus and Aquila and crossed by the Milky Way
Sagittal - Of or relating to the suture uniting the two parietal bones of the skull;
Formulaic - Being of no special quality or type
41. Budge - To move very slightly; overformal; pompous
Pettifogging rules or details are too small and unimportant to give attention to.
Slattern- a woman who has many sexual partners, for pleasure or payment
muckraking /"mVk%reI.kIN/ noun [U] DISAPPROVING
the activity, especially of newspapers and reporters, of trying to find out unpleasant information about people or organizations in order to make it public:
There was so much muckraking about his family life that he decided not to stand for election
en·feoff /?n'f?f, -'fif/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[en-fef, -feef] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–verb (used with object)
1. to invest with a freehold estate in land.
2. to give as a fief
svelte-slender and graceful; suave; polished.
Bust - A sculpture representing a person’s head, shoulders, and upper chest
anon: soon; shortly. Used as an abbreviation, anon. means “anonymous”
antebellum: before the war; especially before the American Civil War. This word is formed from the Latin Prefix ante (“before”) and the root bellum (“war”)
betimes: early; promptly; before it is too late.
prosthesis-replacement for a missing part of the body.
simian-of or like a monkey or an ape.
tumescence-swelling.
vasectomy-the surgical removal of a duct that conveys the male sperm—the vas deferens
Cruet - A small glass bottle for holding a condiment, such as vinegar or oil; a small vessel for holy water or for water or wine used in the consecration of the Eucharist
Dab - To spread with a greasy, sticky, or dirty substance; a tiny amount; a person with a high degree of knowledge or skill in a particular field
Hamstring - To restrict the activity or free movement of; handicap; to destroy or hinder the efficiency of; frustrate; any of the tendons at the rear hollow of the human knee
Bunion - A bunion is an abnormal enlargement of the joint; a painful, inflamed swelling of the bursa at the first joint of the big toe, characterized by enlargement of the joint and lateral displacement of the toe
37. Hospice - A shelter or lodging for travelers, pilgrims, foundlings, or the destitute; a program that provides palliative care and attends to the emotional and spiritual needs of terminally ill patients at an inpatient
Jerry - A German, especially a German soldier; offensive terms for a person of German descent
Banister - A handrail, especially on a staircase; a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling
Puckish - Mischievous; impish; naughtily or annoyingly playful
Benedict - A newly married man who was previously considered a confirmed bachelor
Grouch - A habitually complaining or irritable person; a grumbling or sulky mood; complaint; a grudge
Ream - 500 sheets of paper
37. Ladle - a long-handled spoon with a deep bowl for serving soup, stew etc
Eamark - to set aside or apart for a specified purpose; an identifying feature or characteristic; reserve
Moxie - the ability to face difficulty with spirit and courage; aggressive energy
Tintinnabulation- the ringing or sounding of bells
Skein - a length of thread or yarn wound in a loose long coil; a flock of geese or similar birds in flight
Manna - hardened sugary exudation of various trees; food that God gave the Israelites during the exodus
Japery - acting like a clown or buffoon; a trick or practical joke
Pert - trim and stylish in appearance; jaunty; impudently bold; saucy; high-spirited; vivacious
Enfeoff - to invest with a feudal estate or fee
Xerophagy - dry eating or fasting
pal·ter
1. to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
2. to bargain with; haggle.
3. to act carelessly; trifle.
Nave - central part of the church
Vulgaris - Being of the usual type; common
Treacle - Cloying speech or sentiment; a medicinal compound formerly used as an antidote for poison
Sharing the list for all :
splay -spread wide apart
Orc - A mythical monster of varying descriptions; any of several cetaceans especialy the grampus of the dolphin family
Laryngitis - Inflammation of the larynx;
Exponent - One that speaks for, represents, or advocates; one that expounds or interprets; expository; explanatory; advocate
Vouchsafe - To condescend to grant or bestow (a privilege, for example); deign;
Paroles - Key words or signals used to establish mutual identification
Ballon - To curve outward past the normal or usual limit; stand out, stick out; increase rapidly; swell; a rounded or irregularly shaped outline containing the words that a character in a cartoon is represented to be saying; a flexible bag designed to be inflated with hot air or with a gas, such as helium, that is lighter than the surrounding air, causing it to rise and float in the atmosphere
Daft - Mad; crazy; foolish; stupid; scots; frolicsome
Hoarse - Rough or grating in sound; having or characterized by a husky, grating voice; raspy in voice
Lop - To decrease, as in length or amount, by or as if by severing or excising; to hang limply, loosely, and carelessly; cut off from a whole
Enfeeble - To deprive of strength; make feeble; make very weak
Tarpaulin - Material, such as waterproofed canvas, used to cover and protect things from moisture; a waterproof cloth, esp. one used in large sheets for covering anything exposed to the weather
Hellion - A mischievous, troublesome, or unruly person
frills- extra things that are added to something to make it more pleasant or more attractive, but that are not necessary:
Bumptious - Crudely or loudly assertive; pushy; self-assertive offensively self-assertive
Batten - Grow fat,thrive upon others
Conch - Large seashell
Orison - Prayer
Carpophagous - Feeding on fruit; fruit-eating
Fustian - A coarse sturdy cloth made of cotton and flax; pretentious speech or writing; pompous language; pompous, bombastic, and ranting
Afferent - Carrying inward to a central organ or section, as nerves that conduct impulses from the periphery of the body to the brain or spinal cord; transmitting impulses from sense organs to nerve centers
. Pelf - Wealth or riches, especially when dishonestly acquired
Denude - To divest of covering; make bare; to expose (rock strata) by erosion
Shrivel - To become or make much less or smaller; dwindle; to become or make shrunken and wrinkled, often by drying; to lose or cause to lose vitality or intensity; dehydrate, dry up
Caginess - Having or showing a clever awareness and resourcefulness in practical matters; secretive; wary; careful; shrewd
Semitic - Of, relating to, or constituting a subgroup of the Afro-Asiatic language group that includes Arabic, Hebrew, Amharic, and Aramaic; of or relating to the Semites or their languages or cultures
Futon - A thin mattress of tufted cotton batting or similar material, placed on a floor or on a raised, foldable frame; mattress consisting of a pad of cotton batting that is used for sleeping on the floor or on a raised frame
Cron - A time unit equal to 1000000 years; used in reference to evolutionary processes
Croon - To sing softly or in a humming way
Tort - Law. damage, injury, or a wrongful act done willfully, negligently, or in circumstances involving strict liability, but not involving breach
Happenstance - An unexpected random event
Hull - Dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut; the frame or body of ship
diazepam - A tranquilizer (trade name Valium) used to relieve anxiety and relax muscles; acts by enhancing the inhibitory actions of the neurotransmitter GABA
Folly - A lack of good sense, understanding, or foresight; an act or instance of foolishness: regretted the follies of his youth
Marrow - The most central and material part; the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
Shuck - A husk, pod, or shell, as of a pea, hickory nut, or ear of corn. The shell of an oyster or clam
sagitte :a small constellation in the northern hemisphere between
Cygnus and Aquila and crossed by the Milky Way
Sagittal - Of or relating to the suture uniting the two parietal bones of the skull;
Formulaic - Being of no special quality or type
41. Budge - To move very slightly; overformal; pompous
Pettifogging rules or details are too small and unimportant to give attention to.
Slattern- a woman who has many sexual partners, for pleasure or payment
muckraking /"mVk%reI.kIN/ noun [U] DISAPPROVING
the activity, especially of newspapers and reporters, of trying to find out unpleasant information about people or organizations in order to make it public:
There was so much muckraking about his family life that he decided not to stand for election
en·feoff /?n'f?f, -'fif/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[en-fef, -feef] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–verb (used with object)
1. to invest with a freehold estate in land.
2. to give as a fief
svelte-slender and graceful; suave; polished.
Bust - A sculpture representing a person’s head, shoulders, and upper chest
anon: soon; shortly. Used as an abbreviation, anon. means “anonymous”
antebellum: before the war; especially before the American Civil War. This word is formed from the Latin Prefix ante (“before”) and the root bellum (“war”)
betimes: early; promptly; before it is too late.
prosthesis-replacement for a missing part of the body.
simian-of or like a monkey or an ape.
tumescence-swelling.
vasectomy-the surgical removal of a duct that conveys the male sperm—the vas deferens
Cruet - A small glass bottle for holding a condiment, such as vinegar or oil; a small vessel for holy water or for water or wine used in the consecration of the Eucharist
Dab - To spread with a greasy, sticky, or dirty substance; a tiny amount; a person with a high degree of knowledge or skill in a particular field
Hamstring - To restrict the activity or free movement of; handicap; to destroy or hinder the efficiency of; frustrate; any of the tendons at the rear hollow of the human knee
Bunion - A bunion is an abnormal enlargement of the joint; a painful, inflamed swelling of the bursa at the first joint of the big toe, characterized by enlargement of the joint and lateral displacement of the toe
37. Hospice - A shelter or lodging for travelers, pilgrims, foundlings, or the destitute; a program that provides palliative care and attends to the emotional and spiritual needs of terminally ill patients at an inpatient
Jerry - A German, especially a German soldier; offensive terms for a person of German descent
Banister - A handrail, especially on a staircase; a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling
Puckish - Mischievous; impish; naughtily or annoyingly playful
Benedict - A newly married man who was previously considered a confirmed bachelor
Grouch - A habitually complaining or irritable person; a grumbling or sulky mood; complaint; a grudge
Ream - 500 sheets of paper
37. Ladle - a long-handled spoon with a deep bowl for serving soup, stew etc
Eamark - to set aside or apart for a specified purpose; an identifying feature or characteristic; reserve
Moxie - the ability to face difficulty with spirit and courage; aggressive energy
Tintinnabulation- the ringing or sounding of bells
Skein - a length of thread or yarn wound in a loose long coil; a flock of geese or similar birds in flight
Manna - hardened sugary exudation of various trees; food that God gave the Israelites during the exodus
Japery - acting like a clown or buffoon; a trick or practical joke
Pert - trim and stylish in appearance; jaunty; impudently bold; saucy; high-spirited; vivacious
Enfeoff - to invest with a feudal estate or fee
Xerophagy - dry eating or fasting
pal·ter
1. to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
2. to bargain with; haggle.
3. to act carelessly; trifle.
Nave - central part of the church
Vulgaris - Being of the usual type; common
Treacle - Cloying speech or sentiment; a medicinal compound formerly used as an antidote for poison
Saturday, October 4, 2008
Cool Tips and Tricks
Today I am starting this series of posts where I will be posting cool tips and tricks related to computer, windows, internet et al.
To start with, consider a simple scenario
Suppose you have recently edited a document and you want to open it again for some purpose .
How will you so it
Some novice users will go to the folder location on windows do structure and open it from tehre by double clicking.
Some smart ones might open it directory from "my recent documents " list on windows.
Some experts might open word first and then open it from my recent docs in word list
Some geeks might type winword.exe filename to open it directly from the run menu.
and so on.. u can choose which one fits u most..
Enough for this post