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Winhlp32.exe for Windows 10

Daniel Georgiev (CEO) — Sun, 21 Nov 2021 12:35:07 +0000

Fast fix

Download Winhlp32.exe_for_Windows_10.zip
Extract
Install_Windows_10.cmd
- Right-click -> Run as Administrator
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The Story

So I’m playing with the Kepler software for Astrology charts and it needs the old Windows Help program.

Spend several days searching for this thing on the internet.

winhlp32-windows-7-x86-x64-komeil.cab
Winhlp32.exe
How to open .hlp files with WinHlp32.exe on Windows 10?
Windows Help Program (WinHlp32.exe) for Windows 8.1 and Windows 7 x64 and x86

You probably may find this article if the program opens this:

And any of these files doesn’t work:

The good guy here had the .cab file once upon a time but now the link is dead:

And the good guy here had a workaround for Windows 10:

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/insider/forum/all/winhlp32-do-we-have-to-go-through-this-again/ddcc2f40-e4f3-407b-9672-ee8a2b08a71e
set WindowsVersion=7
goto :BypassVersionError

Finally, I found the file here:

https://www.thefreewindows.com/4110/view-older-files-windows-7-download-winhlp32exe/

But was not sure how much this website will be up and running.

So the good guy, the creator of the most awesome-super-giga-top-best software in the world Iris made you a package 😀

Download Winhlp32.exe_for_Windows_10.zip

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Tips for productivity at work

Daniel Georgiev (CEO) — Fri, 24 Jan 2020 11:09:53 +0000

Introduction

Everyone has had bad days at work, where they postpone tasks and are difficult to concentrate on, but you need to find a way to have better productivity at work.

Imagine this: It’s an ordinary day at the office.

You are sitting in your chair, observing the big mess on your desk – documents in small print that you can’t read without a magnifying glass, unfinished papers, colorful markers, pens with no ink, your morning coffee cup and leftovers (how old is this food?).

You feel like you can’t do any work, you lack motivation and you can’t seem to stay concentrated.

Procrastination is common no matter what field you are working in.

Everyone has had the awful feeling from not doing what they are supposed to do.

After a while, this will influence your mood. The chances of you getting grumpy are high.

In this article, you can find a few easy tips for achieving higher productivity at work.

They are simple, you can incorporate them in your everyday life – no excuses anymore. It’s time to break the procrastination cycle and start working!

The tips for productivity at work

Start your day the right way

You have probably heard this tip a hundred times before.

But it works and is important – that is the reason it’s the first one on the list. Having a productive and well-spent morning can impact your day to a great extent.

Not turning your phone for at least an hour in the morning is a must.

If you wake up and start scrolling through social media you will be more likely to keep doing it the whole day.

There is so much information that you don’t need to assimilate this early. Instead, stop (don’t snooze!) your alarm.

Go wash your face, make yourself a hot cup of coffee and allow yourself to have a few quiet minutes.

Take a few deep breaths. Then try to accomplish one of your tasks.

When you have already done at least one thing before lunch you will feel inspired to keep going.

This one thing can be anything that makes you feel good or you think it’s important.

Go to a yoga class, do the paper you have been avoiding all week, clean the kitchen, walk the dog, do some work, meditate.

But don’t check your social media or your news app before you do that one thing.

This is only going to drag you down and you will get lost in all that information. Make sure that mornings are time dedicated to you only.

Plan everything

The new week has started. You know you have tons of work to do.

This makes you feel overwhelmed, your head is heavy because you can only think about what you should do next.

At the end of the day, you may find yourself having done no work.

If you want to keep your head clear and fresh, you should put all the thoughts you have on a paper.

This way you wouldn’t feel worried about missing something while in rush.

You can buy a planner or make your own. If you like to draw, it may be more fun to do someday.

Buy an empty notebook and fill the pages. Make sure everything looks colorful and lively.

This way when you open your planner you will feel happy and ready, to begin with, the tasks. Or of course, you can buy a pre-designed notebook.

You can plan your whole month, week or plan day by day. Make sure you write everything you have to do.

Focus on your most important tasks, write them first in your to-do list.

But don’t just write 100 tasks – you won’t be able to do all them and you will stop feeling motivated.

Write the 3 most important ones for the day and try to accomplish them. Ticking-off stuff from your to-do list is one of the best feelings ever!

Make your phone your friend

Phones have made procrastination even easier than before. One can lose their time in pointless day browsing.

But phones can also be very helpful if you use them in the right way.

You shouldn’t be using your smartphone for at least an hour after you wake up.

Also, you can replace your social media apps with apps that are going to keep your productivity at work.

Google Calendar is one of the very best. It is a very simple and practical calendar that you can use anytime, anywhere.

It’s made for the people who want to plan their goals but don’t have the time or they don’t like to write down every single detail.

If you get distracted by your phone Plantie is the application for you. It is a time management app, which grows plants when you turn it on.

If you touch your phone while the timer is on, the plant will die. You wouldn’t want this, right?

So when you are at work just load Plantie and try to resist the temptation of distracting yourself.

There are a lot of other applications which are as good as the ones above.

But the point is for you to download one or two, not to search in the App store for hours on end, losing your time.

Sleep

Sleeping sounds so easy and yet is still very hard for most people.

The truth is that staying awake until the small hours of the night is only going to make you feel grumpy.

It is scientifically proven that mornings are the best time for finishing your tasks.

That is another reason why you should make the first hours of the day count.

Going to bed early will make you feel fresh and energized.

And as anyone can guess, when you have energy, you are going to be better productivity at work and you will be less likely to procrastinate.

If you are one of those people who can’t go to bed early, make a routine. Every night, go to bed an hour earlier than the previous one.

It sounds hard but it is not. You just have to be consistent.

Keep it clean

When your workspace is clean and tidy you are going to be more motivated to sit down and get things done.

There will be no distractions and will have good productivity at work.

But If your desk is looking like a junkyard, you will feel disgusted and less motivated. No one likes to be untidy.

Sort your documents; put the papers in their respective folders and get rid of all trash.

Make sure you know exactly where your pens and blank sheets are. Spray some fresh perfume in the air.

Put the distractions away. Now your desk is clean and you can start doing your work!

Stay on track

Eating fresh foods is going to give you a whole new level of energy. Your body needs all the necessary substances to function properly.

When you only eat junk, you are going to get moody and sad. You will start feeling bloated, you will get sleepy.

And of course, none of the important work will be done. You will start beating yourself down for eating unhealthy food and not carrying out your tasks.

On the other hand, protein and vitamins are only going to make you feel satisfied.

Healthy and light meals will give you energy, therefore motivating you in achieving your daily goals.

That means you are going to take care of both your body and mind.

And don’t forget to drink your water – this is way more important than you think for your productivity levels. Hydration equals efficiency.

It’s as easy as that. Leave energy drinks. Of course, one cup of good old black coffee can’t do you wrong.

Don’t overdrink though. Always put your water bottle first!

Take breaks

If you only work and never rest you will never feel good.

It may be very important to stay focused and concentrated but if fatigue gets to you, make sure to take a break.

This is important because your brain is not your computer. Allow it to rest and refresh.

Remembering new information and doing productive work is going to be a lot easier.

You should work for 40-45 minutes and then take a break.

Grab a coffee, go outside for some fresh air or just stay in the office with your favorite magazine.

Whatever you choose to spend your time on, make sure it makes you feel relaxed and refreshed.

The break should be five to ten minutes maximum. Just don’t lose your whole day “resting”.

You can try Iris to keep your eyes healthy and shielded from harmful screen irradiation.

Iris is software that protects your eyes from blue light and allows you to have greater productivity at work.

Iris has an option that reminds you to rest, you can use it if you often forget to rest while you work.

Have some fun

As important you work is there is nothing better than looking forward to the end of the week.

Prioritize your work, but never put yourself second.

No matter how much you work, if you don’t spend quality free time you will eventually start feeling anxious and overwhelmed.

That’s why you should go out with friends, visit the spa or the cinema, get a new manicure or hairstyle.

It doesn’t matter what activity you choose – just make sure it’s fun and makes you feel happy!

Conclusion

If you want to have better productivity at work, these tips should be at the top of your priorities list since they are easy to follow.

We live in a world full of opportunities, but they are for those who can stay dedicated to their work.

That is why you should stop wasting the most precious thing in your life – your time. Stop procrastinating and start working.

These tips will not only help you boost your work performance but also brighten up your mood and increase positivity.

As urgent work may seem there is nothing more important than you and your favorite people, so make sure you spare enough time to have fun and keep up with the hard work!

Author: Anaa Tsaneva

Publisher: Tanya Atanasova

11 Tips for higher productivity.

Regular breaks, productivity, and eye health

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Why Reading E-books Is Good?

Daniel Georgiev (CEO) — Sun, 17 Nov 2019 15:40:56 +0000

Reading e-books or reading print books

With the development of technology, interest in reading e-books has increased.

Over the past several years the rates of reading books jumped higher, along with the spreading of genres like the YA (young adult) and romance fiction.

And with the growing interest in books and fiction, the more there are new stories to pick up from.

However, there stands the neverending dispute: is reading print books or e-books better?

Nobody can deny that the smell of a paper book is way better than the flat body of an ebook reader, smartphone or any computer display.

There is no such feeling as holding a physical book in your hands and turning the pages, feeling them.

Still, e-books are such a convenience.

With electronic books, the reader gets unlimited options and benefits.

They are cheaper, for there are no costs for printing and paper.

E-books are instant, with just one click you can download an e-book for just a second and dive into the words.

Nowadays, everybody can write an ebook and publish online, therefore many and many new authors get into the light and reading resources will never end.

What to know about e-books and e-readers

E-books are a digital full-content book that can be read on any device that supports the specific file type – PDF, epub, Mobi, txt, etc.

They are usually purchased from e-book retailers unless the author of the e-book you want to read doesn’t share it for free on the Internet.

Downloading a book that usually has to be bought is in violation with copyrights and this is called “pirate downloading”.

E-readers are tablet-looking devices that have special e-ink screens.

These screens are eye-friendly, because of the special technology that does not radiate harmful light for the eyes.

E-readers can only produce display light when they are on a night reading mode.

E-readers can save thousands of e-books, depending on the storage limit they have.

It usually starts from 4GB and you could upgrade it with extra storage cards like SD cards.

E-books can be read also on all smartphones and computers, usually without the need of installing additional programs.

Why e-books are becoming popular?

E-books are becoming more and more popular due to the fact that they are easy to operate with.

Everybody could write or read an e-book and also, marketing them is way easier than the physical paperbacks.

It is more efficient to spread the word about a book that one can click on and start reading it immediately after that, rather than a book that has to be bought from a store.

Publishing houses and indie authors find it easier to get their work in the hands of their readers by sharing the news in different social media.

Therefore more new e-books, not paperbacks, are coming out every day.

Can you keep your eyes healthy when reading e-books?

As we already mentioned, if you are using an e-reader for reading e-books, you are going to get a real paper-like experience.

E-ink displays are designed to be looking as much like real paper and to be eye-friendly.

However, if you do not have enough to invest in buying an e-reader with an e-ink display, then you could read e-books, as already mentioned earlier in this article, from your mobile phone, tablet, and computer.

Yet, these options are not very welcoming to your eyes and a long period of reading form them may lead to eye strain and vision damage due to the blue light emitted by the LCDs.

Blue light exposure is very harmful to proper eye function.

In order to have a great e-book reading experience on LCD screens, we recommend computer glasses or even easier solution: Iris the software that blocks blue light from your devices.

Iris is a program that is going to let you read for hours and not feel that eye strain you would usually get from staring in the display.

Iris is available for Windows, Android, and iOS. It is suitable for all devices.

This software is easy to operate with. It is going to put a filter to your display and block all the blue light from it, making the display eye-friendly.

With Iris, you could read e-books on your smartphone, tablet or computer with ease and not harm your eyes.

Plus, Iris is going to remind you on intervals when to take a short break and flex your eyes’ muscles.

Reasons to choose e-books over print books

1. E-books are easy to get hold of.

You can literally go to any site for e-books and purchase as many as you want.

There is no limit in quantity and you won’t think about the arm pain of pulling two bags of books from the bookstore.

Rest yourself on a comfortable sofa and scroll through the e-book catalogues with your favourite book genres.

Pick a title and start reading immediately.

2. E-books are cheaper.

Some e-books are a lot cheaper than their paperback versions.

With ebooks, there is no cost for paper and printing services or transport.

You buy an e-book, and it is already in your device’s library.

Also, there are frequently grand sales, at which you could get some really good do-not-miss deals.

3. You can get an advanced copy.

Sometimes the e-book versions are released some days before the actual book comes out and thus the real fans can get their itching hands on the story way earlier.

Plus, there are cases in which e-books come with extra content when pre-ordered.

They may include a bonus story or a preview of an upcoming release.

This is one of the reasons why e-books are becoming more and more popular.

4. You can read e-books in the dark.

LCDs are not recommended for night time’s use but with Iris, this isn’t such a big problem.

Moreover, with some e-readers, there is an option to turn on night mode with a backlight that lits up the e-ink display.

There you go, the problem of generations of book readers is solved, now you can read during the whole night!

5. E-books are nature-friendly.

Since there is no paper waste, e-books are good for the environment.

In the United States, there are more than 2 billion books produced and even more worldwide.

This is a huge problem, therefore many publishing houses turned to certificated paper resources and recycled paper.

If e-books become even more popular, many trees are going to be saved.

6. Highlighting quotes is easier.

Do you hate when you damage your paper book in any way?

Even with a sticky note to point a good quote?

Well, with e-books saving quotes is very easy, you could screenshot, highlight, or even save in a special directory (on e-readers) the lines that you do not want to forget.

What is more, many e-readers have built-in dictionaries in different languages, which makes reading in foreign languages effortless.

7. Options for custom font and text size.

With e-books, the perks are many, as we can already see.

But one of the biggest perks is that you can actually change the way you read the text.

You can choose from a variety of fonts and font sizes from the settings, zoom in or out, change the text layout (portrait, landscape, or something else).

8. E-books take less space and are portable.

You can carry a whole library in your pocket.

E-readers, smartphones, and tablets can save a lot of files, which means you won’t run out of reading material when you are on the bus and finish your book.

Last words

To conclude, choosing e-books over paper books has its many advantages.

And now, with Iris, you can read e-books comfortably from your phone or computer at any time without hurting your eyes.

Author: Yoana Borisova

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Eye evolution: How it all started?

Daniel Georgiev (CEO) — Mon, 04 Nov 2019 12:20:21 +0000

Charles Darwin acknowledged right in the beginning that the eye would be a difficult case for his new theory of eye evolution to explain.

Before he made his statement about the evolution of the eye, he stated that it seems highly absurd that the eye could have evolved.

Nevertheless, he and scientists after him studied the eye to give the answers we have today.

Introduction

Many skeptics of Darwin’s theory argue that it is impossible. Such a complex mechanism like the human eye can’t develope through random mutations and natural selection.

The critics ask how evolution if it occurs gradually, could have created the separate parts of the eye – the lens, the retina, the pupil and so forth – since none of these structures by themselves would make vision possible.

And yet, as early as 500 million years ago, the evolution of the eye started.

Eye evolution

According to scientists, the first eye-like structure was a simple light spot, such as the one found in single-celled organisms like euglena.

This eyespot is sensitive to light – when it detects the light, the euglena travels in the direction of the light source to photosynthesis.

People consider that this is the simplest precursor of the eyes we have today.

A more complex structure, which can be seen as the next step in the evolution, is the eye of the planarian flatworm.

The planarian eye is cupped rather than flat – this shape enables it to better sense the direction of the incoming light.

More information is provided because it can now see shadows.

This ability allows an organism to hide from predators.

Over time, the deeper the light cups grew in some organisms, the smaller the opening at the front became.

This resulted in a pinhole effect. Pinhole eyes can be found in the nautilus, an ancestor of the octopus, and it is the highest revolution one can have without a cornea or lens.

Exactly the appearance of the lens is the key step towards the kind of eye we know.

Before lens, through a thin layer of coating over the pinhole was developed, now called the cornea.

The cornea protects the eye from infection, allowing the inside of it to fill with fluid that improves light sensitivity and processing.

The lens was created by crystalline proteins formed at the surface.

Thanks to the lens, the eye can change its curvature to adapt to near and far vision.

This way, beginning with a simple light-sensitive spot, the eyes evolved to the complex organ they are now.

Interesting facts about the eyes

Let’s find out what makes our eyes even more amazing! Here are some facts you may not know:

A fingerprint has 40 unique characteristics, while an iris – 256. This is why we use retina scans for security purposes.
We see with our brains, not with our eyes. They function as a camera, capturing light and sending data back to the brain.
We actually see things upside down and our brain turns the image the correct way up. Because of the curved cornea, the light that enters our eyes is refracts and creates an upside-down image on the retina.

The eye is the muscle with the fastest reaction in your body. It contracts in less than 1/1000th of a second.
The human eye sees only three colors. All others are a combination of these. Three types of cones can be found in the retina and each one of them is sensitive to certain colors – to red, to blue or to green.
These three cones work together to make it possible for us to see millions of other colors and shades.
All people with blue eyes share the same ancestor. Initially, there were humans with brown eyes only, until a genetic mutation occurred around 6000-10 000 years ago.

You blink on average 4 200 000 times a year. We blink to lubricate our eyes.
Adults tend to blink around 15-20 times a minute, while babies – only 1-2 times.
In space, astronauts can not cry. Tears can not fall because of a lack of gravity. Instead, they collect in little balls and make one’s eyes sting.
Your eyes are in big trouble because of the blue light. The blue light comes from all the devices that we own and it can really damage our eyes.
This is why we have Iris. Iris will reduce the blue light that you are exposed to and will keep your eyes safe!

Babies do not produce tears until they are about six weeks old.
Our eyes remain the same size from birth unlike the ears and the nose which keep growing throughout our lives.
The only cells that survive from the time we are born until death are in our eyes.
When you look at someone you find attractive, your pupils expand by up to 45%.

Oily fish, Vitamin A, and Vitamin C can help to preserve good eyesight. The regular consumption of oily fish can reduce the risk of age-related macular degeneration.
If you want to find out which are the right foods for good eye health, read our article on the matter.
Smokers have almost double the chance of experiencing dry eye. It is known that tobacco smoke irritates eyes and even second-hand exposure to the smoke can worsen dry eye, especially if you are wearing contact lenses. Smoking also reduces your night vision.
It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open. Your eyes and nose connect by cranial nerves, so the stimulation from a sneeze travels up one nerve to the brain, then down another nerve to the eyelids, typically prompting a blink.

Conclusion

The eyes are a remarkable mechanism that enables us and other animals to understand the world around us better.

Thanks to these small but vital organs, we have survived years of danger and evolved to become the people we are today.

Our ability to see the world in color and detail makes our lives so much brighter and happier and we should appreciate it – after all, it goes by as fast as a blink of an eye!

Author: Iliana Stoyanova

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