Creative ways to prepare for a test – review of video
‘Tony Shin’ requested for a review of his newest video in the OEDB college hacker series, 3 things you can do to prepare for a test when showering, so here it is: My review of the video: First, I...
View ArticleOnline preparation for the Oracle Certified Java Enterprise Architect exam
If you are planning to take Oracle Certified Java Enterprise Architect exam anytime soon, you know how crucial it is to prepare well in order to pass the exam in the first attempt… This certification...
View ArticleSAT Prep Tips: SAT Word Slam brief review and misc tips
Note: This is not a ‘paid post’. I always write about material that seems to strike my fancy at the moment… These are, in my opinion, genuine quality material… Though I am several years older than the...
View ArticleSAT Vocab: How to remember the word ‘pejorative’
How to remember the meaning of the word ‘pejorative’? Imagine visiting a place where ‘Pejors’ are natives. You speak with a Pejor native, and he belittles you, and deprecates your sense of self-worth....
View ArticleSAT Vocab: How to remember the word ‘insipid’
The given word is ‘insipid’. Imagine there is a tea strangely named as, ‘id’. Imagine you are a tea tasting specialist. As you start sipping (in+sip) the ‘id’ tea, you find it tastes bland and...
View ArticleSAT Vocab: How to remember the word ‘raconteur’
The word ‘raconteur’ means ‘a storyteller who is able to tell stories with skill and wit’. To remember the meaning of this word, use this mnemonic: Think of ‘a rack on tour’ – a rack meaning a shelf –...
View ArticleSAT Vocab: How to remember the words ‘unilateral’ and ‘ungainly’
An easy way to remember the meanings of the words ‘unilateral’ and ‘ungainly’: (using allusional mnemonics technique) Unilateral – Imagine ordering a ‘latte’ in a coffee shop named ‘Ral’ph’s, by...
View ArticleHow to remember the word “languid”
languid means lacking enthusiasm, sluggish.. Mnemonic to remember this meaning:– Imagine the Lan Guide is a heavy book – lots of pages.. When you walk around carrying this heavy book your walk will be...
View ArticleCore J2ee patterns refresher notes for 1Z0-864 exam
For the Oracle Certified Java Architect computer exam – 1Z0-864 exam You want to centralize business logic and state in an application = Business Object. You want to encapsulate business logic in a...
View ArticleHow to remember the word ‘redolent’
Imagine there is a book in the bookshelf where a red o has been printed on the cover. It has been lent to you by a friend. When you smell the book, it smells of sweet fragrance. Redolent means...
View ArticleThings learnt from the movie ‘The First Time’ (2012)
If someone offers you gum with ‘Want some gum?’ can be answered with ‘No, thanks. I’m good’ or ‘Yeah actually’ If someone asks you ‘You?’ and if you dont understand what its about you can answer it...
View ArticleHoning ‘attention strategy’ by evolving ‘continuous partial attention’
Widely recognized as a visionary thinker and thought leader, Linda Stone is a writer, speaker and consultant who coined the phrase “continuous partial attention” in 1998, to define our modern mental...
View ArticleJ2EE Architecture Scenario: SOA-Exposing a mainframe application as a web...
They asked me this question in an interview with a fraud company called VirtUsa. They conduct interview just to show off that they have got a project or proposal request, with no intention of hiring....
View ArticleJ2EE Architecture Scenario: applicability of Connector Architecture
J2EE architecture scenarios and solutions ============================================ Scenario gathered from J2EE Connector Architecture white paper Spoiler: J2EE Connector Architecture is to be used,...
View ArticleJ2EE Architecture Scenario: When to use a JMS durable subscriber?
In the case of those systems that involve components that need to receive durable messages from other components forming the same system, the use of a JMS durable subscriber would be most appropriate....
View ArticleJ2EE Architecture Scenario: When to use session beans with JPA persistence
Scenario: Let us say your company is redesigning a core application. It is expected that this core application will see a huge increase in usage, i.e., upto 4 times its present level of usage....
View ArticleSAT Vocab: How to remember the word ‘insidious’
Insidious is an adjective that means harmful in a gradual manner. Here’s a way to remember the meaning of this word. Assume the letter ‘d’ is harmful. It occurs between the letters ‘i’ i.e., idi. ‘d’,...
View ArticleHow to replace smart quotes with straight quotes in Word 2013
How to replace smart quotes with straight quotes in Word 2013. File > Options , Click Proofing Autocorrect Options…. This opens a dbox. Look for third tab. AutoFormat As You Type. Uncheck Replace...
View ArticleJ2EE Architecture Scenario: When to use Value List Handler pattern
Located in business tier. Alternate approach to using ejb-finder methods. Control the search, cache the results, and provide results to client using lightweight Value LIst Handler pattern. Network...
View ArticleHow to remember the word ‘celerity’
celerity – speed; remember it as electricity-like speed
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