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Coding Clean and Semantic Templates
If you are the guy who uses<div> tag for everything, this post is for you. It focuses on how you can write clean HTML code by using semantic markups and minimize the use of <div> tag. Have you ever edited someone’s templates, don’t those messy tags drive you crazy? Not only writing clean templates can benefit yourself, but your team as well. It will save you time when you have to debug and edit (particularly the large projects).
This post is a collection of some simple yet effective techniques. Read all tips over on Web Designer Wall.
Inspiring Words of Encouragement from Zig Ziglar
Zig Ziglar is best known for his sales training programs and books. But I am loving this podcast of Inspiring Words of Encouragement from Zig Ziglar (iTunes).
I have listened to only 3 episodes so far, but they are full of practical wisdom and ideas you can implement right away. If you have read self-help books and heard other leaders, you will realize that not everything is new. Truth is that nobody can come up with something completely new on self-help anyway.
Here are some points that touched me.
- On dining table, talk only positive things from the day with your family
- Take small incremental steps regularly
- You are always in control of your life, your attitudes and your moods
- Smile when you meet someone, they will smile in return
If you listen to this podcast everyday, I can bet your confidence, relationships and performance will jump.
Don Miguel Ruiz’s Four Agreements – code for life and personal development
Ravi Malagi sent this to me and I found it worth sharing.
Don Miguel Ruiz’s Four Agreements – code for life and personal development
Agreement 1: Be impeccable with your word
Speak with integrity. Say only what you mean. Avoid using the word to speak against yourself or to gossip about others. Use the power of your word in the direction of truth and love.
Agreement 2: Don’t take anything personally
Nothing others do is because of you. What others say and do is a projection of their own reality, their own dream. When you are immune to the opinions and actions of others, you won’t be the victim of needless suffering
Agreement 3: Don’t make assumptions
Find the courage to ask questions and to express what you really want. Communicate with others as clearly as you can to avoid misunderstandings, sadness and drama. With just this one agreement, you can completely transform your life
Agreement 4: Always do your best
Your best is going to change from moment to moment; it will be different when you are healthy as opposed to sick. Under any circumstance, simply do your best, and you will avoid self-judgment, self-abuse and regret.
CEOs earn only twice of Computer Programmers – Earning Power of 80 Occupations in the US
Mint.com did a visual survey of 80 occupations in the US. CEOs earn only 2.2 times that of Computer Programmers on an average. Here are the stats:
Earning Power of Computer Programmer
Three bars are locations. top bar: lowest paying, middle: average and bottom: best paying location. Orange bars indicate the gap in the middle 80% of remunerations. Wider the gap, better the growth potential in earnings.
Earning Power of CEOs
It’s better to be a Computer Programmer in a typical US city, than to be a CEO in Eastern Montana! It’s significantly better to be a CEO in New York than to be a programmer anywhere else!
On an average Computer Programmers earn $65,610 while CEOs rake up $145,000 annually. That’s 2.2 times. Of course, you can go up to $1 million as a CEO, but are limited around $110,000 as a programmer.
You can see visual survey with all other occupations here.
What insights do you get from this? Post a comment and let others know.
Live Scribe – Amazing Writing Technology – Never Miss A Word
I have trained my eyes to skip all ads on a web page. But today, I saw something I had to click!
Live Scribe is a pen, an audio recorder and much beyond that. It records everything you write, scribble and draw. Along with audio. You can then play it back from anywhere. You can even search what you wrote and share your recordings / notes with others. It’s amazing!
Live Scribe Pulse Smart Pen
This is a great tool for students, journalists and anyone who would like to record everything from a meeting. Even great for brainstorming sessions!
The 2GB pen is $199, 1GB is $149. A refill costs $5.95.
Would make a nice gift, isn’t it?
What say?
