Blog Entries

Time Management An Issue For you?

Webmaster@mostuseful.co.uk — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0100

While looking for some specific information this morning on time management I came across this video by a now deceased professor, named Randy Pausch. His story is incredibly inspiring and his methods of time management are impeccable.

If you'd like to manage your time or just simply be inspired, watch away.

[video:http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=oTugjssqOT0]

Further information on time management can be found in the time management section. It holds work from Brian Tracy [...]

One Person Can Make a Difference

Webmaster@mostuseful.co.uk — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Not much I can say about it... just watch.

[video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-vaGctUJJY]

Free Software We're Most Thankful For

Webmaster@mostuseful.co.uk — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0100

I found this lovely list on lifehacker and thought I'd share it with you!

It lists several products I use daily and I'm glad their free. Check the list out maybe, you've missed out on a few free products that you've never heard of.

Free Software We're Most Thankful For [lifehacker.com]

New Study on Deja Vu!

Webmaster@mostuseful.co.uk — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0100

As you mayknow, I'm intrigued by psychology. So I found this article very interesting, interesting enough to share with you lot!

"To test familiarity-based recognition, Cleary gave her subjects a list of celebrity names. Later, they were shown a variety of celebrity photographs. Some of the faces had been on the list of names and some had not. Subjects were asked to identify the people in the photographs and indicate how likely it was that the celebrity's names had been on the ear [...]

Are you a compulsive gamer?

Webmaster@mostuseful.co.uk — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Well great news! Recently an article published on the BBC dismissed that compulsive gamers are addicted.

"Ninety per cent of the young people who seek treatment for compulsive compu [...]

Would You Like a Woolly Mammoth?

Webmaster@mostuseful.co.uk — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0100

If you do, great news! Recent advances could mean that the woolly mammoth could be a common sight in a zoo in the near future.
"In November 2008, a team of scientists at the University of Pennsylvania reported they had sequenced a large fraction of the mammoth genome. The genome of any living species is the DNA genes which make up the chromosomes that reside in the nucleus of every cell and if we have that, then we might be able recreate the entire beast. We are on the road [...]

Turning Cow Shit Into Clean Water?

Webmaster@mostuseful.co.uk — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Here's a video you may like to see. I'm not 100% sure if its true, but either way. It does help give awareness to technology that is required to sort out the water problems, especially in poorer countries.
"Over 1.1 billion people in the world don't have access to clean drinking water. When I heard of a water purifier that uses nanotechnology to purify water even from fecal matter contaminated water sources, I couldn't help but test it out the "uncultured" way."
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Next Genius to Come From Africa?

Webmaster@mostuseful.co.uk — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Today I read a very interesting article that I'd like to share with you.
"Will the next Einstein come from Africa? If Neil Turok gets his wish the answer will be a resounding yes. When he's not pondering the origin of the universe, Turok is setting up mathematical science institutes across Africa. Ivan Semeniuk caught up with him at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in Canada to find out how Turok plans to change not only who does physics, but how physics is done [...]

Back in Business!

Webmaster@mostuseful.co.uk — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Hey everyone!
I've been away for just over 2 months settling into my new life away from home, so this has kept me quite busy.
During my absence I spent a few hours here and there modifying and improving the current Most Useful for it to become the next version in a never-ending improvement cycle.
If you're reading this on the site, you can already see the improvements and differences that have been achieved to bring you a much more useful and efficient environment where you [...]

University!

Webmaster@mostuseful.co.uk — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0100

You may notice that I haven't updated this for a little while. That is because I'm currently preparing to move 140 miles to Bournemouth and start at Bournemouth University.

This has therefor made me focus more on other things besides the site, I've still kept upto date with article posting (roughly daily!). So I hope this isn't a big deal :p

You will see a few university related article appearing within the next few days, first one being posted today titled "9 Fresher's Week [...]

Summary Section Update

Webmaster@mostuseful.co.uk — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Hey guys!

I'm sure most of you would have seen the update on the summary section. This basically was because the previous assortment was prone to duplication. I've set it up all differently now, to what I think is a much better organised collection.

All feedback is greatly welcomed, thanks!

General SEO techniques

Webmaster@mostuseful.co.uk — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100
SEO tIn today's internet, where the measure of a site's worth is largely based on its ranking in major search engines and where the value of real estate on your site depends on things such as Google Page Rank and Alexa rankings, it comes as no surprise that the webmasters spend a lot of time, and often money, on making their site as appealing to search engines as possible, without cutting its appeal to people. The ability to encourage search engine bots to crawl your site efficiently and place i [...]

New Guest Blogger - Vipey!

Webmaster@mostuseful.co.uk — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Hello everyone! Yet another site announcement! This time to introduce another guest blogger by the name of Vipey, Vipey owns and runs http://vipey.com and he is packed full of useful information on web mastering in general.

You will blog posts appearing from Vipey soon and you will see them from time to time, so look out for this new exciting blogger and he helps you unravel the secrets of web mastering!

How to Turn off the Aggression Switch in an Aggressors Brain

Webmaster@mostuseful.co.uk — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Most primates shift their gaze to show submission. If an ape is going to display aggression or is likely to attack, it will lock eyes onto its victim. To avoid being attacked, the victim will look away and try to make it appear smaller.

Scientific evidence shows that submission behaviour appears to be hardwired into primate brains for survival reasons. Under attack, we make ourselves appear smaller by hunching our shoulders, pulling our arms in close to the body, pressing our knees tog [...]

Free Weight Watchers® Points® Calculator

Webmaster@mostuseful.co.uk — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Here is the free online weight watchers point calculator widget on its own for easy access!

With this widget you can easily manage your Weight Watchers plan. All you need to know is the number of Calories, Fat grams and Fibre in the food you're consuming, once you know this enter it into the calculator and wolah! The amount of points you've consumed or are thinking about consuming appears. This is excellent if you are on the Weight [...]

Dietsinreview.com

Webmaster@mostuseful.co.uk — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0100
Hello there! I have some exciting news for all of you, especially if your here on Most Useful for the valuable fitness, health and nutrition section!

Recently I have been contacted by Dietsinreview.com which is an excellent site setup to, as you’ve probably guessed, review diets. The site is jam-packed full of incredibly useful information on diets, nutrition, fitness and health in general. Anyway, to the point! Th [...]

Do you look like your wife?

Webmaster@mostuseful.co.uk — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0100

When two people live together for a long time and have a good working relationship, they often begin to look alike. This is because they are constantly mirroring each other's facial expressions, which, over time, builds muscle definition in the same areas of the face. Even couples who don't look facially similar can appear similar in a photograph because they use the same smile.

In 2000, psychologist Dr John Gottman of the University of Washington, Seattle, and his colleagues, [...]

Feminism Makes you Hairy

Webmaster@mostuseful.co.uk — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0100

My research into surveys shows that women continually express a preference for men with deeper, smoother voices because deep tones are directly linked to testosterone levels. The change in voice tone is noticeable in boys because, when they reach puberty, their bodies flood with male hormones as they begin to change into men and their voices 'crack' virtually overnight.

So this means when a man is around a woman he fancies he's likely to start [...]

Look Deep into my Eyes Baby

Webmaster@mostuseful.co.uk — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0100

For a television show, experiment was conducted using a dating agency. A selected number of men were told that their next date was well matched to them and that they should expect to have a successful, fun time. It was explained to each man that his date had suffered an injury to one eye as a child and that she was very sensitive about it because the eye didn't track properly. We said we weren't sure which eye it was, but if he looked closely he'd be able to pick it. Each woman was also told [...]

Hot Stuff?

Webmaster@mostuseful.co.uk — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0100

The core temperature for the human body is 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit but the skin temperature varies depending on our emotional state. People who are described as 'cold' are usually also physically cooler people because their blood is drawn into the leg and arm muscles for the 'fight or flight' response created by tension. So when you call someone a 'cold fish' you are correct on both the emotional and physical levels. Conversely, when one person is attracted to another, their blood rises to th [...]