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Just two minutes, take a look. Well worth it.

What winners do when they lose?

They get up and plan for what's next.

As soon as Novak Djokovic was defeated in the US Open 2013 final and knocked out of the first place by Rafa Nadal he contacted Boris Becker who accepted to coach him.

Novak Djokovic approached me day he lost top spot - Becker

Novak Djokovic approached Boris Becker to become his coach on the day the Serb lost his world number one ranking, the German has revealed.

Rafael Nadal usurped Djokovic, 26, by reaching the China Open final in October, a few weeks after defeating the Serb in the US Open final.

"I was approached by Novak and his manager while he was playing in Beijing," Becker told BBC Sport.

"I was surprised - I didn't expect the phone call. I was very honoured."

Djokovic, who has won six major titles, will start work with Becker before the Australian Open, which starts on 13 January.

The Serb's long-time coach Marian Vajda will continue as part of his team.

Speaking to BBC Sport tennis correspondent Russell Fuller, Becker revealed he had a number of discussions with Djokovic after the initial contact before deciding he wanted to coach full-time.

"This isn't a half-hearted job, it wouldn't be right for him or for me," explained Becker.

"You're in it to win it. You either go at it fully or you don't - either I commit myself or I don't commit myself.

"I said 'I want to meet you and see how much you want it, how much that fire is burning inside you, how much is left, and what I can bring to the table'."

http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/tennis/25461210

The champ wasted no time. As the old song says - "pick yourself up, dust yourself off and start all over again..."

iSpy - Turn your computer into a surveillance system

Very interesting open-source application - though they charge a small subscription fee for additional features available through the web site - which uses your web or IP cameras, microphones etc. to monitor movements and activity in your home, business or any other building. Video feeds and alerts are available remotely from virtually any point in the Universe with an internet connection. Awesome!

Here is how it works:

http://www.ispyconnect.com/

Beyonce - Halo (Live Acoustic)

Amazing... :)

The Christmas Truce of 1914

It was December 24th 1914 when something extraordinary happened. Earlier that day the British lost almost hundred men to German snipers all along the front. The Germans lost similar numbers. 

But then strange lights appeared along the German trenches in Flanders. At first, British thought that Germans are getting ready for an attack, but then they've heard singing. Germans were singing a Christmas song "Stille Nacht" (Silent Night). The lights were mini Christmas trees they have had received from home. The Brits put their guns down and responded by singing Christmas carols.

Capt Stockwell (left) and Hauptmann Frhr von Sinner (right)

People realized that no one will shoot and started popping their heads over the trenches which would, just hours ago, mean almost certain death. One of the first to take part was Captain Charles Stockwell who got out and met with German officer von Sinner to exchange holiday greetings to the delight and cheering from both sides. Others followed their example, exchanged greetings, food, beer...

It is said that there was even a football match between 'enemies' which Germans won 3:2...

But the following day, the bloodbath continued and lasted for another horrific four years.

The obvious question remains - why?

Share keyboard/mouse between two computers

This is very helpful tool if you are using multiple computers at the same time and get tired by switching back and forth between different keyboards and mouses. Synergy is an application which allows you to share keyboard and mouse between computers in your local network. Works great - and it's free!

Synergy web site: http://synergy-foss.org/

The Discipline of Finishing: Conor Neill at TEDx

Awesome TEDx talk by Connor Neil!

If you had 1000€ and you could invest that money in someone’s future, who would you bet on? Is it yourself?

Connor is an entrepreneur and teacher at IESE Business School in Barcelona, Spain.

Visit his web site - there's a lot of great stuff: http://conorneill.com/

The Magic of Christmas Time - Tommy Emmanuel

Gorgeous... :)

From Tommy's instrumental album, "All I Want For Christmas", this piece was written by Australian singer, Rick Price ("Heaven Knows", "Not A Day Goes By"). Tommy and Rick have worked together for decades and it shows in their musical chemistry.

For more information about Tommy Emmanuel, his tour schedule, videos, pictures and online shop visit http://www.tommyemmanuel.com/

Copying large files

I often copy very large files remotely which takes a lot of time and can be a very frustrating experience. Luckily there is a great tool to help with the task - TeraCopy:

Works great and it's free!

http://codesector.com/teracopy

Maxim Vengerov - Sibelius Violin Concerto

Simply amazing... Enjoy!

Windows 8 - I want my Start button back!

Classic Shell is great - and free! - tool to "fix" Windows 8's Start button so it displays "normal" menu everyone is so used to:

Works great and it also comes with additional features:

• Highly customizable start menu with multiple styles and skins
• Quick access to recent, frequently-used, or pinned programs
• Find programs, settings, files and documents
• Start button for Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1
• Toolbar and status bar for Windows Explorer
• Caption and status bar for Internet Explorer

Check out their web site: http://www.classicshell.net/