I love LeBron James. The massive small forward with a point guard mentality. I just hope the Cavs make the playoffs this time and really show why he can be the next Mike. I envy him too. Set for life and not even 25. Well, he was set for life even before he played [...]

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Okay, I’m a fan of board games especially those that help develop the brain. Well, Monopoly’s quite a scary game to teach to kids. I’m not for teaching kids how to go for the big bucks right of the bat. Those you learn later on in life.
But one thing I think kids should learn [...]

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Yes! More tweaks for Firefox 2. Now, Firefox 2 now has a spell check feature that checks for spelling errors in text entry fields. However, by default, it only checks multi-line fields which leaves you to still be open to spelling errors for single-line fields. But we can make Firefox check those automatically with [...]

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Here’s a real cool freeware that I’ve used to make short demonstrations and tutorials: Wink*. Macromedia (Adobe) launched Captivate a while back which is a really powerful tool for making tutorials or even quizzes but Wink is freeware with pretty functional for the everyday user!
Here’s some of Wink’s cool features:

Small installation - The installer [...]

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I’m a Firefox user since it came out and honestly, Internet Explorer has just served as a backup browser for those sites that don’t function with Friefox. Anyway, IE 7 is a real looker compared to IE 6, especially when it finally came out with its tabbed browsing feature.
Here are keyboard shortcuts for tabs [...]

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Perhaps one of the most neglected phases of letter writing is planning. Let’s face it, you have to know what you’re writing about and who you’re writing to before you start writing. Planning avoids miscommunication or ill-worded letters and get your point through.
Here are steps in planning that letter:

Determine the purpose of your letter
Why [...]

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So I’ve already pointed out features of Firefox 2 like tabbed browsing and detailed configuration. As you may have noticed Firefox 2 now features a Close button (that little X) for individual tabs. This is unlike in Firefox 1.X where a solo Close button is located at the right end of the tabs.
Here’s a [...]

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The LifeSpy team would like to apologize for the subsequent downtime that the site has been getting. Some of you might have come across a database connection error message on the site for the past couple of days.
Anyway, it’s because we’ve still been using the old host server. But fret not, we’ve moved LifeSpy [...]

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Now here’s an exercise to get some beef on those upper arms - bicep curls. Bicep curls is a simple free weights exercise that can be done using a barbell or a pair of dumbbells. For you home bodies, you can purchase free weights from your local sports and fitness stores. I’d recommend using [...]

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I’ve stumbled upon the news about the latest outbreak of the Storm Worm (which is actually a Trojan-bearing e-mail) about 4 days ago. But I didn’t think it was that serious since Symantec didn’t have a bulletin yet during that time. PC World was one of the first to report it then. But now [...]

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A dying cellphone battery can turn your phone into a text machine. It’d reach a point when it the only thing you can do is use it for SMS because it can’t handle the juice demand of voice calls.
Here are some tips on how to maximize your cellphone battery:

Charge according to manufacturer specifications.
Don’t undercharge.
Don’t [...]

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So my last article on “dating tips” got some decent hits. Honestly, I was quite hesitant in using the label “dating tips” for these posts since I wanted to focus more on body language as a topic. Maybe it’s just that that I’m guilty of applying what I learned from non-verbal cues even on [...]

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If there’s one limitation of the Windows taskbar it’s allowing you rearrange the taskbar buttons. I’m pretty OC when it comes to button order but there’s just no way to arrange the buttons but to open the windows or applications in a particular order.
Here’s a freeware that lets you do what our friend Bill [...]

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For all you bloggers out there using the WordPress engine, WordPress 2.1 is out. Here are some of the new goodies with this latest release:

Autosave makes sure you never lose a post again.
Our new tabbed editor allows you to switch between WYSIWYG and code editing instantly while writing a post.
The lossless XML import and [...]

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Is rocking the boat punishable by walking the plank.
Smart people always have something to say. But sadly, in today’s corporate world, speaking out can be viewed as insubordination. So much for a free country, huh? Ever met one of those “I’m THE boss” jerks who’d just push you around?
So Mr. or Ms. Smart would [...]

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