I won’t take it against anyone if he has decided to stand firm with Windows XP. Nearly four months into Windows Vista and I have yet to find a really good reason to convince someone to shift. Well, probably it’s because I’m running on Home Basic which really doesn’t have much to offer.
I’d have [...]

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Following that Mattel Fisher-Price brouhaha, where they recalled millions of made-in-China toys for sporting lead-based paint coating, parents should be warned of the potential hazards that toys can bring.
Ever wondered why babies almost always pop anything they could put their hands on their mouths? It’s because it’s their instinct to do so. Since they’re not [...]

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For those of you who are new to Office 2007, you might notice the Quick Access toolbar that’s available at the topmost left corner of your window. By default, it features the Save, Undo and Repeat commands. However, if you want more control of your interface, it’s a good thing that Office lets you [...]

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WordPress users, rejoice. The much awaited WordPress 2.3 release is now here. Dubbed “Dexter” (as a tribute to saxophonist Dexter Gordon). It now features goodies like tagging support, plug-in update notification, and URL handling improvements for starters. Anyway here are the highlights of the latest release:

Native tagging support - Tags! Finally! And best of [...]

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Ever encountered one of those indiscriminate bastards who ignore no smoking signs and the welfare of everyone around them? This is quite common in homes during and after parties. Getting rid off the smoke and the odor that burning tobacco brings can be quite an annoying chore. However, it’s great news for us since there [...]

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Perhaps one issue in today’s workplace is how to manage technophobia. Undoubtedly, computers make work a lot faster and easier. It’s only quite logical to automate work processes with computers. Unfortunately for some organizations, there’s the issue of change management. Some employees just need to be pushed to use technology to their benefit but technophobia [...]

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Fire ants have comfortable crawled their way through the Southwest North America. These reddish-brown (at times black) ants which can be a sixteenth to a fourth of an inch long are ferocious creatures. They attack anything that disturbs their colony - usually a mound of debris that can be as large as 2 feet across [...]

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So your pet’s an active little creature and you’re worried that it might just scamper off to nowhere. Losing a pet that way is quite disheartening. Pardon me for being a bit morbid here, but a lost pet gives you that sense of hope and longing that’s quite stronger than having your pet go to [...]

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We don’t want to risk sounding like ethics junkies but there is some point to this. We have heard all those rants about how society’s moral fiber has gone kaput. In any case, a lot of psychological studies have shown that nurture has really got to do with how kids eventually turn out to be [...]

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It’s not all about veggies and exercise. Being fit is something you should prepare for because it’s a program. It can’t be a one-time jog around your neighborhood. It’s a habit you build up so that you add quality to your life. Know how you can improve your health with these tips:

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The job market today has changed a lot. It’s not a game of just handing out a shortened life history and tidbits of personal information anymore. Almost everyone has the same thing to say - graduated from some school, worked in some place. That was probably the time when veneer was cool and Vanilla Ice [...]

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Planning to take that vacation you’ve been contemplating on for months? You might think of flying to Europe to witness all the glamor, or visit some exotic place for a more laid-back vacation. No matter where you are, the point is to have fun despite the few non-working days that you have.

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Selling is not easy. To be an effective salesperson, you have to be persuasive so that you can talk your customer into purchasing your product. But customers are now wiser and are becoming penny-pinchers because of the need to save up. How can you develop your sales potential to be the very best in selling [...]

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If you’re an Office 2007 user, probably one of the things you found different in the new interface is the elimination of the those toolbars that suddenly pop up when you select a particular tool. However, Microsoft has just found something else to annoy use with - the Mini Toolbar. And you just have [...]

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For many businesses, e-mail proves to be one of the most convenient ways to communicate. While it might lack the more personal approach of face-to-face conversation or a phone call, no one can deny its efficiency and speed to convey messages. However, I still observe a lot of people who tend to stray into the [...]

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