Archive for January, 2008
31 Jan
Ladies’ common pastime in todays world covers a wide range of activities like listening to music on an iPod, chatting on the Internet, having fun with play station, calling and texting on the mobile phone, watching movies, staying on a beauty parlor, shopping around, or plain walking. The ladies normally hangs around with friends to […]
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31 Jan
News from TV is full of some form of violence. The world we live in is not as safe anymore and that includes neighborhood too. I am just imagining how to fight back when faced with some juvenile or robbers.
This time I am thinking of having a self defense course. One of the online site’s […]
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31 Jan
This salary day everything is a little bit of short looking at the financial need to fill up. In the more progressive countries they have this online payday loans. Everything could be processed online and it’s so quick and easy. There are no pile of paper documents to be filled up and faxed. Everything is […]
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30 Jan
How many times have you ever done searching for someone online? We normally search about people to know more about them or to keep in touch with them. That someone could be a famous actor, actress, basketball player, boxer, great athlete, politician, president, or even your friend or relative. The person could be a prominent […]
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30 Jan
Working with MS Excel data like text sometimes calls for combining a set of column data to formulate a new column. An example could be column A would be combined with column B with result put on column C.
column A column B column C
JAN 2008 JAN2008
FEB 2008 FEB2008
Something like this could sometimes be frustrating. Two […]
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29 Jan
Outlined below is a way of extracting data from an Oracle database in XML format. After extracting the data it is exported to a text file.
Extracting the data into XML format is done using the following Oracle commands XMLElement, XMLForest, XMLAGG.
To export the data to text file a simple spool command is used.
Here is a […]
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28 Jan
A movie after a days work would sometimes be a relaxing thing to do. Even when cooking or washing clothes having the TV on and getting a glimpse of the movie is good enough. I am not really a movie addict, but if there’s a movie to watch why not?
Sometimes a trip to the local […]
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26 Jan
Everyday I am facing the computer screen. I have noticed that I experienced some eye strain and even headache. I am not sure if it’s due to too much of working on the computer screen or it was due to the computer display type or the lighting around the work environment. This prompted me to […]
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26 Jan
IT job is a fast, exciting and challenging field. People get burn out though due to the pace. Thus, a get away to clear things up would be necessary. A short trip like 1 week to New Zealand sounds exciting. It would require maybe staying in some elegant New Zealand Hotels, but an alternative could […]
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26 Jan
An important aspects of a blog is to provide visitors with something of value to keep them coming back. One of the ways of making connectivity with the reader’s is to provide a web poll. This is a tool to gather the ideas and views of website’s viewer.
The web poll application could be used in […]
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26 Jan
Wireless devices are becoming popular. This might be due to the bluetooth technology which allows the riddance of wires and cords. The usual application of a wireless headphone are the ones that could be seen on mobile phones.
The wireless headphone are now available for television (TV). This allows better private viewing without disturbing other people […]
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26 Jan
Moving a car from one place to another pose some concern. This might be true especially if the trip is from coast to coast. Exposing the car on harsh weather like rains or blazing sun would be a concern. Another factor would be the timely arrival of the car to the destination. Safety of the […]
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25 Jan
Project management or project planning basically involves managing of resources, to finish a specific attainable task at a particular time frame. A project planning software have been one of the best things in construction or project management. Everything just becomes easiery. I am lucky to be exposed on training seminars in the area of project […]
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25 Jan
A web counter is basically a code snippet placed on a website to maintain a count of the number of people who have accessed the site. Usually people prefer to use free counter as it is the easiest thing to use as there’s no need for any programming.
Some essential features of a web counter:
count of […]
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25 Jan
I talked earlier about music on demand and one visitor commented about a new service for offering music to portable multimedia players. I am refering to no other than, FlyTunes. FlyTunes has been the talk of the town as it host thousands of quality music. A service alternative for iPhone and iPod Touch or any […]
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25 Jan
Web hosting has become a by word for bloggers, web designers and businesses a like. As we know, it’s important to establish a web presence with a unique domain name and a reliable hosting services to run the site on the web. Due to the numerous available web hostings it becomes difficult to select the most appropriate. There’s no fast […]
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24 Jan
The commercial spending have grown rapidly. Goods sold and auctions on the Internet are gaining popularity. The way to purchase goods online have been made possible with electronic money. Technology has become mature already to accommodate online banking. Transactions like transfer of funds, payment of bills, are just a few of the convenience enjoyed with […]
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23 Jan
The brain is like a very power computer. In fact, it can work faster than regular computers. There are even research projects devoted to creating a super computer that can mimic the power of the brain. This might be sounding far fetched to some but it’s within the offing. Human brain is very powerful and […]
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22 Jan
A website is like a printed magazine with lots of pages. Gauging the popularity of the site could use an indicator based on the number of readers or visitor. If the number of site visitors have financial implication then tracking all the site visitors in real-time is a must. Businesses and other sites normally employ […]
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21 Jan
Purchasing a Big Flat Screen TV needs quite a bit of time maybe over several weeks just researching and window shopping for the right set. Here is a quick summary of the various options. There are many varying opinions out there to support one option or the other. To simplify things, let’s us take for […]
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20 Jan
I am waiting for the release of Windows XP SP3 for sometime now. The recent Windows XP SP3 combines all previously released performance, security, and stability updates. It also provides a limited number of new and enhanced functionalities, although it does not significantly change the Windows XP experience or bring functionality from newer versions of […]
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19 Jan
I remember listening to music from a local radio station. The most popular FM stations around town is a big hit. On the public transport, private car, and at home are a few of the place where music fills the air. Music have played a great role in every aspect of activity like partying, disco, […]
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19 Jan
The desktop computer that is running at home is Compaq Evo D510 small form factor. It is like 5 years old with 40Gb disk storage and 512Mb RAM. Now there is like a small space left around 2.09Gb.
Due to the need to edit photos, I thought of installing Photoshop CS3 Extended latest version. I was […]
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19 Jan
In the olden times only a few well-trained and experienced experts are capable of handling network security. However, the increasing number of people connected on the Internet, basic network security understanding becomes important. Due to this lack of understanding that more incidents of phishing and hacking is happening around.
Most of the computer users now knows […]
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17 Jan
I have bought a mobile phone which isn’t widely known. People who’ve seen it ask if it’s a Nokia or iTouch. I simply told them that it’s a nobody phone. Actually, the phones brand is Infinity M41. It measures 93 x 50 x 17.5 mm and weights 88 grams.
Some of the Specs for Infinity M41:
Dualband […]
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17 Jan
The information age have brought us changes in the way we do things. We now receive things and communicate with others through virtual means. Some of the things like text messages on mobile phones, personal chats on instant messengers, letters on email inbox, files and documents transfers, photo and video sharing, and whatever Internet technology […]
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16 Jan
A favorite icon or favicon can be used to make some branding for your website. A favicon is a small, 16x16 image that is shown on the right hand side of the browser’s location bar when a site is accessed. Favicon’s could imply how a site owner values the site by taking time to […]
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14 Jan
The construction industry is growing rapidly and it faces tremendous challenges today. The key to a successful construction business is a pool of manpower fully equiped to handle the various trends and issues of the industry. This means coping up with the latest legistations on health and safety, and other modern construction practices and methodologies.
Training […]
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14 Jan
A PC could run normally like 3 years without a problem. You’re lucky if you run it for 5 years without replacing any hardware.
The common PC killer are the dirt and dust that accumulates inside the CPU. This includes motherboard, fans, device slots, connectors, wires, and all other stuff found inside and outside. The circuits […]
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12 Jan
Developing countries don’t have the luxury of learning the use of software, Internet and communications. The PC’s price have kept people in those countries from reaping the benefits of computing like improving the lives, economies, work prospects, and more. It’s One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) foundation’s goal to make sure that nobody is left out […]
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