My First Open Source Project

I have started writing a small system utility in python to schedule my system shutdown. Later, I thought of adding GUI to it and release it as open source project. Here we go! http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=260807

Locking the windows PC using python.

import ctypes
ctypes.windll.user32.LockWorkStation ()

Getting Screen resolutions in python

from win32api import GetSystemMetrics
width = GetSystemMetrics (0)
height = GetSystemMetrics (1)
print "Screen resolution = %dx%d" % (width, height)

Requires the python COM module(http://sourceforge.net/projects/pywin32/).

Moving out of comfort Zone

Here is an nice info to you(which I grabbed from the internet).
Courtesy :http://siva.edaichamy.com/

Someone told a story about the frog and hot water. if you take a frog and put it in boiling water, it will jump right out immediately, but if you put the frog in cold water and then you slowly turn the heat up, the frog will eventually fall asleep and die. I thought what a dumb forg! But when I think about it, it is true that some of us are like that frog, got stuck in a comfort zone.

So what is a comfort zone? It’s where you have no feeling of risk or anxiety concerning decisions make and things you do. Most likely a regular routine where you know what is happening and how things work . It could be physical, emotional, cultural, intellectual and financial.

How can you say that you are in Comfort zone? When you are faced with a new situation, maybe a job opportunity, and you talk yourself out of giving it a shot. Maybe there is no risk but you are still not comfortable with that something unknown. Yes, Comfort zone often enables us to ‘look the our way’ - often shielding us from uncomfortably truths.

While operating within your comfort zone may seem safe, it does not give you the opportunity to grow in your career. By being in comfort zone, You may be good at what you do, but if you continue to do things in the same way, you may lose your value eventually and hence lose bigger opportunities coming on your way. Going outside of your comfort zone enables you to take responsibility for your future, determine what you want from life and act on it.Yes,it is where the Growth takes place. There’s nothing wrong with having a comfort zone but getting stuck there can be like a frog in a warm pot of water.

Moving out of our comfort zone can seem to be frightening, painful & traumatic. But it is really not so. We have all experienced a time when we stepped out of our comfort zone and took a chance.For example, you were always behind the lectern but one day you moved out. (Move out from Lectern at this point) Maybe you asked someone you liked out on a date and they said YES!! What about the moment after you completed your Ice Breaker speech? What about the day you proposed! Yes, sometimes it is very risky but think about the rewards!

So If you think you are stuck in a comfort zone and want to make a change, ask yourself the following questions:

1. What do I want to achieve?
2. What is the best thing that will happen to me if I take this chance
3. What is the worst thing that can happen to me if I take this route?
4. How can I overcome the problems or minimize the loss - if I must take this opportunity?
5. What is the first thing I can do to help me to achieve it?

Taking the first step is important for that is the toughest part. A good beginning is half the victory! You may feel out of your depth or scared to begin with, but each small step will take you towards your goal. Remember, A ship is safe in harbor but that is not a what ship is for. Throw off the bowlines,.Sail away from comfort zone and catch the trade winds in your sails.