Transform your house into a home instantly without spending anything. Taking time to clean and decorate the place where you live can make your life less messy, too. Admit it, you have always had the urge to do some general cleaning, but the problem is, you don’t know where to start so you only end [...]

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Most of us have some insecurities here and there. Well, nature doesn’t want us all to achieve the right body proportions (you got to hate fashion magazines for making you feel ugly, huh?) but at least you can draw stuff away from your stubby legs or jutting beer belly. Hey, with the right pieces of [...]

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Interesting how you think that you score a great purchase deal of something. But chances are, there are also other costs that would go with that in the long run - maintenance costs, operational costs, depreciation and other what-have-yous. These costs are what you call True Cost of Ownership.
So, have you given thought on what [...]

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I remember learning BASIC back when I was a kid. Sure, it’s dated (so are my programming skills) but learning programming helped me a lot in my work. I know that some grade schools and high schools around the world are now teaching Java or even Visual Basic .NET. While those can benefit kids [...]

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I’m not a big fan of WordPress’ Visual editor so I usually gun for the Code. Unfortunately you may not have the keyboard shortcuts that you’ve been just too familiar with in the Code editor unlike in Visual where you can use Ctrl + B to use boldface.
However, the Code editor does have its [...]

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Seems like I’m making up for not getting to post that many tech tips for the past week and pardon me if I’ve been focusing on Word 2007. Doing all of these academic writing had me staring at Word 2007 for a good number of hours lately. Long enough for me to see some of [...]

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This is a rarity but for some reason, I’m loving Office 2007’s styles. I’ve been writing a short paper on some topics in linguistics and I used them to format. And do they look neat and professional. Some of them even mimic layout styles you find in books giving your work a classy look.
However, [...]

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Lately you’re thinking about where your career is heading. Because you have been sitting on that same office chair for a time now and you think it’s about time you take more control of your career life. If you think you need some progress in your life, then here’s how you can land a new [...]

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A while back, we wrote about that news warning that video streaming is placing a huge strain on internet infrastructure worldwide, fearing that the Web might just grind to a halt. Cross-posting the idea on my website even merited being called an idiot in so many words. People just hate the what-ifs, huh? In [...]

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I have to admit that ever since eBooks became popular, my life as a student became a lot easier. I remember having the need to read the Complete Works of Shakespeare as an undergraduate. For a self-supporting college student, any required book, especially those thick and expensive ones, can really burn a large hole [...]

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One tricky thing about business is how to get customers in and out of your store and keep them coming back for more. A large base of return customers are a sign of your business serving your clients well.

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My business communications class is now moving on to letter writing after a month or so of discussing organization, context and culture. Our latest lesson was developing the main thought in their writing. For me, the best way you can support any of your claims is through cold facts. However, you just have to be [...]

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Last time, we wrote about prepping your house just in case someone raids your home all of a sudden. Having your living room clean and orderly pays off when the bell rings and you find an unexpected company waiting to be invited inside the house. Where do you expect him to sit if your paperwork [...]

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Some people think that the kitchen is the most important room in your house. And why not? However, you have there all sorts of greasy things lying around. It is always the dirtiest room in the house. But you can’t leave it like that because the thing is, the kitchen is where you prepare your [...]

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It’s a must-know skill for most of us. You have all these ideas and plans on how to decorate your home, but how can you hang your self-made photo frame if you don’t have a lovely hook on that perfect spot in your living room? You don’t need Mr. Handyman to do the work because [...]

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