Tuesday, 8 February 2011

OCMJEA - Oracle Certified Master - Java Enterprise Architect

This list is going to get updated as I progress on getting certified as a OCMJEA (Oracle Certified Master Java Enterprise Architect / SCEA (Sun Certified Enterprise Architect):

Links:
http://www.javacamp.org/scea/faq.html#book
http://www.coderanch.com/how-to/java/SceaLinks
http://www.coderanch.com/forums/f-26/java-Architect-SCEA
http://www.whizlabs.com/scea/scea.html
http://www.facebook.com/#!/scea.exam

Experiences:
http://www.selikoff.net/2010/07/16/jeannes-scea-5-part-1-experiences/
http://www.coderanch.com/how-to/java/SceaWallOfFame
http://www.coderanch.com/t/443250/sr/certification/SCEA-passed

Mock Tests:
http://www.javachamp.com/sun-certified-enterprise-architect-scea
http://www.exforsys.com/certification/sun-certification/download-scea-310-051-free-exam-simulator.html

Books:
SCEA for Java EE5 - Mark Cade
Headfirst Design Patterns - Elisabeth Freeman
Java EE5 Tutorial - http://download.oracle.com/javaee/5/tutorial/doc/javaeetutorial5.pdf

Saturday, 5 February 2011

Change & Progress One Step at a Time :)

Heelllo and Welcome Back ! If you haven't noticed already, Life Less Ordinary now sports a Fresh New Look or at least, that was originally my attempt, as opposed to the last one which was simple yet cluttered. The biggest change, is the Labels - renamed to make more sense and dramatically reduced to a mere 10 ;) Google AdSense failed miserably in generating any revenues and hence occupies just one corner as opposed to 3 from my previous layout. Some of the posts that were saved as Drafts have now been published with the hope to abandon the "save as draft" syndrome ;) The last thing you may notice is that now you can actually React apart from Leaving Comments. So even though I missed on writing the quintessential 'Happy Anniversary to my Blog' post on Jan 17th when it turned 4 Years old, I was determined to make it look delectably appealing.

That is new about my Blog. What's new with me ? I am now well on my way to master my new found baking skills with the "Chocolate Sandwich Cake" with Chocolate Butter Icing topped with Roasted Flaked Almonds ! Never ever had the drive to put up a picture on my blog, but I am so excited that my very 1st attempt at baking turned out to be more than successful, that I can't help but share a picture of it with you guys ! :)


For the reciepe check this link out: I have been a Rachel Allen Fan for months now and this was a great starting point: http://www.lifestylefood.com.au/recipes/8948/chocolate-cake
But hey, topping it up with roasted flaked almonds is just an original addition :) by sayli yadav !

Njoy ! :)

Thursday, 3 February 2011

The Closet - The Power of Organization !

How did I benefit from Organizing my closet ?

1: I save time - 20 mins flat with clothing hair n makeup is all it takes.

2: I save money - I never shop on impulse because I have my eyes, heart and my brain looking for only what I need and when I need it.

3: I feel great - segregating this way makes sure I wear a variety of clothing and that every piece of clothing I own gets worn!!

4: I look happy - I regularly give away what is good looking clothing that I have grown out to like to people who need it.

5: I have it all de-cluttered - "Less is More" is truly what my closet swears by: while I always manage to find occassion appropriate clothing I never really feel like I have TOO MUCH or TOO LESS - it's just right for any occassion... :)

Do you have a tip that would get me & the rest of the readers of this blog feeling happier and better ?? ;) Pen In... :)