Archive for August, 2008
17 Aug
Computer aided drafting is a rising in demand job. That’s the reason why my friend is considering a computer aided drafting career. Architecture drafting and design is what he likes and he’s eying to have a good job in the some construction firm. Computer aided drafting school will take about 3 - 4 years of […]
Posted in hardware by: tony
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17 Aug
Internet have changed the way businesses considers on how to push it’s way to global market. If TV is a good media for reaching viewers on a certain target group the same could be done with the Internet. People would like to use the search engine to look for the products and services they need.
Thus, […]
Posted in SEO by: tony
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16 Aug
Blizzard Entertainment are one of the greatest producers of computer game title. I remember the old 386 MHz or 486 MHz computer where me and my friends played Starcraft multi-player on a local area network. We end up going home early in the morning the following day while playing over night with this addicting game […]
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16 Aug
MySQL database have been growing with each release and more features are being added. As the database adds new features the database expands correspondingly. Before there was no trigger, views, stored procedures in MySQL database, but now it does have these functions which makes it grow in size.
People that are developing applications on the web […]
Posted in database, open source by: tony
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16 Aug
Impacts on environment by conventional sources of energy have brought engineers and scientist to have an alternative solution. One of those in the forefront alternative is wind power. Wind power is the fastest growing form of power generation.
Many regions of the US have invested in feasibility studies for wind power plants. The state of California […]
Posted in technology by: tony
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15 Aug
There’s lot of bustle right now in the campus where I live. Students from across different countries in Asia, Australia, Europe, US, and more are coming back due for the start of a new semester. Students carrying laptop everywhere from the coffee shop, library, class rooms, cafeteria to almost anywhere would be a common sight. […]
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15 Aug
The digital photo technology allows major events to be captured without hassle. A creative way of keeping and presenting photos is through home made photo videos. It’s a great pleasure to show off some photos in a movie form, but creating video slide show needs a bit of patience and skill. I remember some friends […]
Posted in software, technology by: tony
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15 Aug
I have been having this Motorola L6 Mobile phone and the charger was broken. Buying a new charger is not an option as the phone is already old. The cost of the new charger would be about half of the salvage value of the phone.
A solution is to use USB cable and charge the Motorola […]
Posted in hardware, technology by: tony
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15 Aug
Blogging is for me an important endeavor. I spend time to make my blog current and updated all the time. Nothing could be more frustrating when the blog site is down. I become helpless, being dependent on my web hosting provider. These kind of experience led me to try one hosting to another. In general […]
Posted in blogging, performance by: tony
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14 Aug
I feel that having a break from work is necessary. Sometimes too much work makes a person’s life dull. There are times that the usual TV or movie theater viewing is not that exciting anymore. A little bit of adventure by watching some classic theater presentation like 100 Years of Broadway would be something unique. […]
Posted in personal by: tony
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14 Aug
Disk fragmentation is one of the common cause of slowing down of computer systems running Windows. As programs are installed and uninstalled, data files copied and deleted from the hard disk a “hole” is left on the disk. Meaning the sequential data arrangement on the hard disk are not anymore continuous as a result of […]
Posted in performance, software, windows by: tony
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14 Aug
Systems development work involves constant changes to adopt with business changes and needs. Thus, after 5 years of a software life cycle we need to review the system to adopt new requirements. I was assigned together with my colleague to review and redesign our existing system. I need to review things on systems designing and […]
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13 Aug
Cars and other types of vehicle have contributed much to the increasing trouble of global warming. Ordinary people that drives their car are not though keen on this concern. I observe the black smoke churning out of an old truck. There are moves to create a vehicle that is more environmental friendly. This have directions […]
Posted in software, technology by: tony
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13 Aug
I try different software before investing some bucks on it. The best way for me to secure test software are through BitTorrent peer 2 peer sharing. My favorite lightweight, feature rich and high performance Windows BitTorrent Client is uTorrent. Recent stable uTorrent upgrade version is 1.8.
The upgrade version of uTorrent supports Windows Vista operating system. […]
Posted in software, windows by: tony
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13 Aug
My parents lives on a suburban city. Keeping in touch with them is kind of expensive through regular phone lines. They are not really tech savy, but they already have a desktop computer at home. Internet would be good for saving some communication cost. People can chat for free using Yahoo messenger or Chikka text […]
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12 Aug
Viruses are one of the nasty things one needs to deal with in a computer. This is more so on a Windows system which is more targeted and vulnerable by viruses. A neighbor have asked me to reformat and reinstall the whole system due to a recurring virus infection on the computer. Yes, there are […]
Posted in performance, software by: tony
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12 Aug
Mobile phone battery performance degrades after a year of use. I have a Motorola L6 which after 4 hours of use the phone is dead already. Worst, it doesn’t charge the battery when charged. So, I bought a new battery hoping that it will solve my problem, but to my dismay the problem is […]
Posted in software, technology by: tony
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12 Aug
Blogs literally litter the Internet and the number adds up each day. Some are active, some are not. Others end up as a waste. This might be due to the wrong notion that people got about blogging. Maybe they need advice on how to make the most out of a blog. There are those that […]
Posted in blogging by: tony
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12 Aug
Portable storage drives like the Universal Serial Bus or USB Flash drives are very useful. They are a replacement for the floppy disk that existed long ago. The only difference is this small thumb size device could pack up data from 1Gb and even up to 256Gb. I could not imagine an office without this […]
Posted in hardware, technology by: tony
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12 Aug
The average person normally uses a mobile phone. The latest generation of mobile phones like Nokia, Motorola, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, LG and others allows you to customize every bit of aspect of the phone from start up, shutdown, greeting message, wall papers, screen savers, ring tones, and many more. Having a custom set mobile phone […]
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11 Aug
Yahoo has released the Zimbra Desktop which is based on the cloud computing concept of allowing people open their e-mail from any computer or mobile device. At first, I thought that Zimbra as a web-based email client would be accessible via a browser and just open a web address, but it’s entirely different. Zimbra comes […]
Posted in open source, software by: tony
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11 Aug
A common problem with working on the computer for a long time is the tired eyes. What I mean is that eyes are getting red and irritated. This is a result of too much use of computer. I have myself a special eye glass that have some UV protection which is advisable when working on […]
Posted in technology by: tony
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10 Aug
Internet is really growing and to catch up with the demands of web hosting; I could observe that hosting companies are sprouting everywhere. A database is a typical basic requirement for modern dynamic websites that are data driven. I could observe the popularity of open source databases like PostgreSQL, MySQL, and others are usually the […]
Posted in database, windows by: tony
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10 Aug
Baking is one of the things that I enjoy doing. Though lately I haven’t got much time to do it. On my busy schedule I could squeeze in some time to bake bread, cookies, pizza, and others. I always wish of getting a bigger oven range for baking in lieu of the 12 inch oven. […]
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10 Aug
Microsoft have released their latest database product the SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Edition. If you are looking for a data storage platform which could be used for important applications then MSSQL Server 2008 Enterprise Edition could be an option. This offers reliable, secure, scalable and easy to manage database.
Making a choice in database systems is […]
Posted in database, windows by: tony
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10 Aug
The Olympic Games opening in China are spectacular. This reminds me of Equestrian events in the Olympic Games which was included way back 1900, but in countries like Australia horse racing is one of the most celebrated sports. This could possibly be noted with Australia’s MELBOURNE CUP, a major annual thoroughbred horse racing event. Participated […]
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09 Aug
Family affairs are not allowed to pass by without greetings and thanks giving celebration. My niece is nearly a year old, but she’s already used to computers and tech gadgets. This might be because her mom and dad a common sight working on their laptop.
On her birthday, I am thinking of unique baby gifts for […]
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09 Aug
Services and goods that are bought online are sometimes not that perfect. There are times like they screw up and doesn’t work as they should or maybe people are just lost in how to do things with the product. Reaching for assistance from the company representative is a primary concern to a customer. It would […]
Posted in software by: tony
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09 Aug
Service men working on hostile area needs good communication to survive. A mis-communication is a matter of life and death. Military operatives for example that work some “Red Zone” in Baghdad Iraq is always under great danger. Communication system is of utmost importance. Experienced people on the field knows how this could break or […]
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09 Aug
The 2008 Olympics is here and there are lots of games to be viewed from boxing to tennis to gymnastics to kick boxing. The more I’m tempted to watch TV which I seldom do, but only on occasions when I could borrow some new DVD movie. Other than that, we don’t watch the regular TV […]
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