The literal meaning of the expression «Osu!» can be determined from the kanji (Chinese characters) from which the term is derived (see above). Osae means «to press» and shinobu means «patience» or «steady spirit». These two symbols are combined in the traditional Japanese martial arts to form Osu, which translates as «persevere while pushing oneself to the absolute limit». A…

Hi Everyone, I wanted to tell you a story about my journey learning how to use my computer. Have you ever felt that you just don’t have the skills to learn your computer and its applications? Have you ever been so frustrated with your computer that you just want to throw it out the window? That was me too. As…

Many people feel that Chinese, as a language, is tough to learn. This is because the spoken language is easier to gather than the written version. What is important in most of the languages is to imbibe the culture of the language before learning the language itself. The different regions of China have different dialects such as Beijing or Singapore…

We all are in an era of personal and technical mobility, where mobile devices including iPads, smart phones and tablets are accessed everywhere. Over the decade, mobile learning has developed as a significant tool for implementing different projects in the education, corporate and other industry domains. Every project highlights how mobile technology offers innovative learning opportunities that extend within and…

Site Stealer is one of the best make money online products of 2007 to hit the market. It can help you to make a lot more money on the internet if you apply the principles in the book to your internet business. The two real strengths of this book are: 1. You learn from the best in the internet marketing…

All the hype surrounding eLearning has only succeeded in creating unnecessary confusion. So, what is eLearning really? Simply put, eLearning is the delivery of content via all electronic media, including the Internet, intranets, extranets, satellite broadcast, audio/video tape, interactive TV, and CD-ROM. Yet, eLearning is defined more narrowly than distance learning, which would include text-based learning and courses conducted via…

Audio streaming is the process of receiving audio signal to the computer through internet. Audio streaming differs from the regular method of internet audio. Here, in this method you need not wait for complete download of the file. You can listen to the sound or audio as soon as it reaches your computer. The data that arrives is buffered and…

The German engineer, Konrad Zuse is accredited with building the first computer in 1938. Zuse named his machine V1, but later changed it to Z1 to avoid it being confused with the V1 rocket. The Z1, was the worlds very first freely programmable computer. The Z1 was equipped with all the basics of our modern day machines, it used the…

With technology becoming an integral part of our daily life, more learners are opting to gain a quick access to websites within their organization using their mobile devices instead of using the traditional notebook or desktop computers. So, to meet the user demands, educational institutes and schools are slowly overhauling their course management system and using Moodle to create mobile…

Conference calling in a business atmosphere is no new thing, but the technology to conduct such calls is definitely always changing. Both video conferencing and audio conferencing are great tools for any business, but one may be more suited for your particular business than the other. Both have their merits, but there are many factors that should be weighed before…