Good resumes...bad resumes...and resumes from Hell?

While attending SAP Inside Track Newton Square 2010, my good friend Jon Reed from Jonerp.com told me about this book "Resumes from Hell". At first...I didn't knew what to expect, but the name really caught my attention...I was decided to buy it, but as the SAP Community and The Fellowship of the SAP Mentors in so strong, Jon gave me the book for free...along with his signature and a great message -:)



So, I read the book...and it really blown my mind away...those are real resumes created but real people...and as reality is stranger than fiction...those resumes are the worst I have ever seen...some of them are going to make smile, other are going to make you laugh and some others are going to want you to pick up the guy and punch him in the face (You can't hit a lady you know...).

I really enjoyed reading the book, because by seeing how crappy some resumes can be, you can actually took your own and start doing some gardening that would lead to at least...a decent one -:)

You can...sorry...you must buy this book...so here's the link:

Buy Resumes from Hell!

Greetings,

Blag.

With a little help from my friends...

I think it's good karma, to once in a while write a post sending thanks to all the people that for better or for worse have helped me to become the professional I am today...of course...I can put them all...but a small list is better than nothing -:)

Not in particular order...just...thank you so much for being my friends! And please, don't stop bugging me when it comes to help me out -;)

* Marilyn Pratt
* Jim Spath
* Nigel James
* Leonardo de Araujo
* Craig Cmehil
* Jon Reed
* Dennis Howlett
* Abesh Bhattacharjee
* Sue Keohan
* Mark Finnern
* Aslan Noghre-kar

Greetings,

Blag.

Again...trying to loose some weight -:P

I you follow and read my blog...I really hope you do...you might remember this blog This post sucks I know that where I stated that I was trying to loose some weight by using Wii Sports on a regular basis...well...as supposed...it was a mayor fail -:(

So...a couple of days ago, I bought myself Wii Fit Plus! in an attempt to of course loose weight and to be able to run a little experiment...just like last time...but...this time is for real -;) While I must admit that Wii Sports made me sweat...nothing can be compared to Wii Fit Plus...it's really a killer! -:D So many exercises for so many types of goals...loose weight, correct your posture, get a better balance...


So...my goal is to loose 8 kilos in 3 months...later on I will post my statistics, so you know how good I'm doing...

Of course, I could post a before and after picture of myself...so you might notice the difference...is there's any LOL but I'm sure it will be hell of difference -;)

The trick is to do the training for at least 30 minutes per day and only eat salads at night...because let's face it...by eating 5 or 6 quesadillas or two cheese sandwiches I wasn't going to loose a single gram...

Greetings,

Blag.

System Optimizer - Clean your PC

Being a developer and a blogger means that I install a lot of stuff in my computer, some are good stuff, some aren't and sometimes when I uninstall some of those not so good software, some things still get stuck in my laptop, causing the system to get slow or instable...which is of course not good at all...

I been testing a great product called System Optimizer by a company called Digeus Software.

Of course I have tried a lot of cleaners and system fixers before, but System Optimizer provide me a full set of tools that really improves my system in a fast and smooth way...which is something that really makes me happy -;)

Of course, you might like to see some screenshots...






Divided in categories, the software offers a tool for every performance and security task we might need to perform. While you might achieve the same by using separate tools, with this you have everything in one place.

As you can see...so many options are offered, so now you don't have an excuse to use a slow computer anymore -;) Mine is running better than ever -:D

Greetings,

Blag.

TripIt.com listens...

Yesterday I was kinda angry...I'm supposed to make a trip to Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada for work...so the first thing I did was to go to TripIt and tried to add a trip.

At first I got confused as I saw this...


Australia? Where my boss is sending me? That's pretty far from Montreal! So I checked my flight tickets...and of course...I wasn't going to Australia...so I tried again...


Unable to resolve? Where I was going? To a hidden place? So angry as I was I posted this on Twitter...


So...after a long day of hard work...I went home...when I was going to into the elevator, I got an email on my IPhone...from TripIt!!!


So they actually listen to me...even when I didn't tweet them directly...even when I didn't use a hashtag...even when I'm just a regular Geek trying to make a living...

This time, TripIt really surprise me as they use Twitter as a real tool for customer support...kudos for TripIt and kudos for Ruth who was kind enough to read my tweet and actually make something about it.

After this...and as soon as I can...I'm going Pro on TripIt -;)

Greetings,

Blag.

When in Montreal...

By now, you must know this (I already told everyone LOL)...I'm currently living in Montreal, Canada. It's been a week and 3 days so far for me...but it seems like ages, since my wife and daughter are not with me at this moment...anyway, I'm going back to Lima, Peru to pick them up and get back here to sunny (Ok...sunny by now) Montreal.

I had already gone to work, took the subway, go to do shopping, make my own meals, clean my apartment, do my laundry...so I can say, I feel pretty much comfortable in here -;)

What I like about Montreal? Well...it's a warm city (I'm taking about the people, I gotta live the winter yet), multi-cultural, fully gastronomic and peaceful.

I should post more of my Canadian adventures soon...so stay tuned -;)

Greetings,

Blag.

Blagbert - The Graphic Novel available now!

Are you a Blagbert fan? Then you can't miss this great opportunity to buy Blagbert - The Graphic Novel


Greetings,
Blag.

Turning your BlackBerry into a Kindle for the poor

So...you're too cheap to buy an Amazon Kindle and even more cheaper to buy an Apple IPad?

Well...that's not my case -:) It's just that as you may know or going to discover...I'm moving to Montreal, Canada with my family. My Peruvian CrackBerry which is locked will turn into a useless cellphone...so I had two simple options...sold it here or just dump it into the trash...Gladly I found out a third and more elegant solution...

I installed quite time ago this great software called Mobipocket Reader which allows you to read files in a variety of formats...if you, like me, stand to read in the small BlackBerry screen, then this software is for you.

So, with the Mobipocket Reader installed (and of course a big selection of nice books), we just need to start deleting all the things we are not going to use anymore...like games, GMail client (Actually all Google Stuff) and so on...why? Simple...I'm not going to have a carrier in Canada...I'm not going to have an Internet provider...why I would like to keep all those applications that are nothing without the web?

Delete everything and just keep the essentials...this way you're going to have a more useful and quick device to read books and took pictures -;)

Almost forgot...I'm going to have a brand new IPhone waiting for me to be hacked W00T!

Greetings,

Blag.

uCertify's Spring sale

You might recall that some time ago I published the post uCertify - Certifications made easy..., well, today they mail me telling me that they are offering a Spring sale discount of 20% that will last until April 20th, so you better hurry -;)

Simply type SPRING as the discount during checkout.

Greetings,

Blag.

The marathon man strikes again...

Last year I wrote a post called Kudos to Craig Cmehil and FMR24H!!! about Craig Cmehil and his 24 marathon Friday Morning Report to support Doctors without Borders.

This year, the marathon man strikes again...and hell yeah I'm going to be there to support him! -:D Be sure to check him out Agenda for FRM24 starting Friday 9, April with a very nice list of guest (most of them, friends of mine) so there's even more reason to help him in his great crusade.

Last year was interesting, funny and very geeky -:) So I'm sure this year is going to be even better...so prepare your internet connection, a six pack of Red Bulls and your credit card (You must give something to the Doctors without Borders...don't be cheap LOL).

Greetings,

Blag.