Whipping My MP3 Library Into Shape

A weird diversion that I have is that of organizing my music. If it's missing a genre, needs album art, or has an incorrect tag, I will most definitely find the correct information and fix it. I will do all this manually, without the help of any software or program.

Ever since I had my very first MP3 player I never liked having the music in it unorganized. I think that if someone ever asks to look at my iPod , MP3, etc. it'll make me feel good in showing them a well organized library. I'm not a perfectionist by any means, but certainly I like having my music in order.

Beyond Good & Evil, and Changing the Term HD to RM

After just having completed Beyond Good & Evil HD, I couldn't help but be reminded of this topic. Why does the game have HD (High-Definition) in the title when it is actually a remastering of the graphics from the original?

The game is in HD (to some extent) since the graphics are smoothed out, but even in this state they are not up to standards with current-gen games. If it were up to me, instead of placing HD in the title they should have replaced that term with "Remastering" or "RM" for short. By doing so it would have done a better and clearer job of addressing the graphics of the game.

Aside from that though, Beyond Good & Evil was a very good game. Characters are certainly unique and the game does a great job of not treating itself too seriously, even when the plot is surrounded by unfortunate events. All in all, it was fun and I'd certainly recommend it. Still though, I would have preferred RM to be in the title.

Trusting Your Thoughts

After just finishing the short book "Diary of a Madman" by Lu Xun. I couldn't help but be reminded of a topic that surrounds each of us every single day. Your own personal thoughts can always alter your reality.

Basically, this madman becomes obsessed by his own thoughts and deems everyone around him a possible threat. He is enclosed in his own world, but ultimately only because his mind tells him as so.

The point that I am making is that your thoughts play a huge role in either progressing you forward or setting you back. Make sure that your mind is playing along with the life that you want to live and not playing against it.
If you have trust with your inner self, use it to your advantage to progress forward. If your thoughts are setting you back, develop the confidence slowly by congratulating yourself constantly through small actions.

Develop yourself in a way that your inner self and thoughts will always be working in your favor. The sky is the limit when you know you can trust your own thoughts and yourself.

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Friendly Reminder: Expect the Unexpected

Sometimes certain events happen that you simply have no control over. Whether we like it or not, bad things (but also good things) will happen. Which is why it is important to always anticipate and be ready for the bad.

This post is just serving as a friendly reminder to expect the unexpected. The best way to do so would be to be prepared for the unfortunate. If it's a financial problem, have some money on the side, developed an illness, have some medicine ready etc.

The point is, is to be prepared. Expect the unexpected and make sure to be ready. Sometimes life can take you by storm but if you're ready and prepared, that storm can be withered down to a small drizzle.

Taking In Information, Or Not

The amount of information that we receive on a daily basis is absolutely mind blowing. Every day something out there is constantly begging for our attention and in many cases this may become problematic. Luckily though, there is always a choice in the matter.

With so many companies, networks, streams, etc. You might just lose track of the idea that the information you take in is actually a matter of choice. I've been there as well, feeling the need to constantly be at touch and keep up with the latest news on the net.

That however is a recipe for disaster, You can't (and shouldn't) keep up with the internet, it will always be an uphill battle. As a friendly reminder, be aware that the information that you take in is all about choice. You always have a choice to take in information or not to, just don't be afraid of exercising that option.

My Kindle Touch Is Awesome

So I've had my Kindle for about two months now, and I can honestly say it has been a really good investment on my part. Light, portable, easy on the eyes, sometimes I find it hard to believe that I have an entire library in that small device.

That's the beauty of technology, a lot of people now have computers right there in their fingertips. Back to the Kindle, just reading on it is awesome. The e-ink technology is just solid without glare or anything like that.

My favorite feature though would have to be how portable it is. I can take a 400-500 page book with me anywhere I go without the bulk, plus I can do it all with one hand. If your a book lover like I am, I highly recommend giving the Kindle a try.

Private Messages & An Extra Feature On G+

This might sound silly, but I honestly had no clue this feature existed. In case anyone is still wondering how to send a private message to someone else on G+, all you have to do is instead of sharing the post with any of your Circles, just type in the name of the person you want to share it with. This however, wasn't the feature I was referring to.

The feature that I was questioning came from a concern from writing a "Private Message" to someone else. My concern about this "Private Message" feature was, how do you know you are in a "Private Conversation" between you and the other person, and not with any more people. Allow me to give an example. Let's say you are talking to someone else, and they tell you "Hey, this message is private. You can type whatever you want." How do you actually know that? Are you gonna' take their word for it? Maybe someone else is secretly in the post as well, and they are trying to get information out of you. I think that would be an extreme case, but it's definitely possible.

Well, the solution to this problem is actually quite simple. Too simple in fact, and I felt a bit silly for not knowing this earlier. All you have to do, to see who a "Limited" post was shared with, is click on the word "Limited" itself. This will tell you who the post was shared with up to 21 people. That way you can be sure that you truly are in a private conversation with someone else and not with five other people.

One more cool feature that I learned about was that you can lock a post for even more Privacy. As Jaana described it "If you want to make sure no-one can bring more people into the conversation, you can 'Lock the post' if you have started it. This way the +mentions of a name don't work. Unless you have mentioned them in the post itself."

Finally, if you haven't done so already you should add +Jaana Nyström to your Circles. Undoubtedly one of the most awesome people on G+.

Hope this helps!