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13th February 2007

Guides for Writing Papers

Here are some nice links helpful for writing ..check out..

  • Elements of Style by William Strunk is the classic writer's guide. This edition has been formatted for the Web. Students should pay particular attention to the sections on the paragraph and topic sentence.
  • How to Write a Paper, by P. Halsall, discusses the basic steps involved in writing a paper.
  • MLA Manuscript Format (in html) and MLA Based Guide for Writing Research Papers (PDF document, link fixed 25 Nov., 2005). This will answer most questions concerning the proper formatting of a research paper. The basis steps in writing such papers are also discussed.
  • How to Write a Thesis Statement
  • Paragraphs and Topic Sentences
  • How Do I Write a Coherent Paragraph and Make Transitions? from the Academic Resource Center, Wheeling Jesuit University. The section on "topic sentences" is particularly useful.
  • Rhodes College Writing Center Guide to Writing Papers
  • The Writing Guide, developed by Prof. Carolyn Schriber of Rhodes College, is an excellent guide to the basics of constructing an expository essay (also, it is here as an MS Word doc.)
  • Chicago Manual of Style Online I recommend this as a guideline for properly formatting the documentation of a paper.
  • Doing College-level Research, with Advice on Avoiding the Plagiarism Question by Prof. Margaret Maurer with Prof. Constance Harsh (Colgate University)
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    13th February 2007

    Hack to add Background Image to your Nano Ipod

    The wizards at iPodWizard.net have hacked their way to add a background image to first-generation iPod nanos.All you need is a firmware patch supplied by the authors.

    You will need the free iPodWizard utility for Windows, which, will allow you to change your iPod's fonts, graphics and text.

    Maybe in the near future we might get the same hack for the 5th generation ipods. You can change your background picture by loading that firmware binary in iPodWizard and changing index 78 picture. Click Download to download the required iPod Nano Firmware. Download

    Tutorial on their site..

    Preview :

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    [ Download ] via  Background Image on Nano [iPodWizard.net]

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    13th February 2007

    Enjoy Self-Destruct-Recallable-Trackable E-Mails with BigString

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    Storage is not much : just 1 GB (very less compared to other providers like Gmail)

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    Business Account also available with 20GB storage..

     
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    - Change an email after its sent ( add ,delete attachments etc..)
    - Know when and how often your email is read.

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