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  • The Mama & Papa Guide on Using the Scary Computer

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    Over the course of my life, there are only a few things which can outshine this achievement: Teaching my parents how to use a computer. Although I would personally guide them as they struggle (and scream) in front of the computer, they would often ask me to write up quick reference guides on doing certain…

  • PayPal now offered to Philippine residents

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    It wasn’t just a rumor after all. A quick visit to PayPal confirmed that we Philippine residents could stop using the accounts of our U.S.-based relatives, and finally open a PayPal account of our own. After creating a personal & a business account (in a span of 10 minutes, mind you), there was a feeling…

  • So what did you get on your W.O.M.B.A.T.?

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    J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter books, has finally released the results of the latest Wizard’s Ordinary Magic & Basic Aptitude Test (W.O.M.B.A.T.). To check how you did on the test, logon to www.jkrowling.com and click on the W.O.M.B.A.T. card on the top of the page. The online test gave even the most die-hard…

  • Smart Bro and the not-so-technical activity

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    I have been a Smart Bro subscriber for about 10 months now. However, I’m not one of the "noisy" subscribers. I’m actually quite contented with it, thank you very much — enough to even recruit a couple of other subscribers. It’s a lot more stable than my previous account with PLDT MyDSL, and it is…

  • Reserving & registering your company name online thru SEC iRegister

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    SEC’s iRegister, among other things, allows you to reserve & register a company name online. Not that SEC actually needs it — the old-fashioned way is not a bad experience. SEC has one of the most efficient queuing systems, second to the MMDA. To access iRegister, visit the SEC website, and go to Online Transactions…

  • Backing up your website using bash

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    Note: Thank you to Bombim Cadiz, Linux guru extraordinaire, who could always explain in a few words what pages and pages of websites could not. If you do frequent backups of your website, especially a Linux-based one at that, I’m sure you also have your share of: Typing the same tar and mysql commands over…

  • Blame it on the Fairy Tales

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    Some of us have published things we wish we hadn’t. Or wish we had enough sense to at least change the byline. My mushy love poems fall in this category. But in my defense, that was in High School … when I was young and stupid. (Now, I’m just simply stupid.) Blame it on the…

  • Version 4

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    Without further ado, allow me to introduce chette.com v4.00 <insert forced applause here>. It’s been 8 months since the backend of this site was updated. The easiest excuse to throw is that my time is divided between school and a fulltime & highly stressful job. The real reason is, despite all appearances to the contrary,…

  • Disabling error reporting in Windows XP

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    Everything seems to be going well. You have a couple of programs open, and happily going thru your normal computing tasks. After a few minutes, you sit back, aghast — a window suddenly appeared, screaming: “Application has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience. Please tell Microsoft about this…

  • The quest to find hidden meanings in Jose Rizal

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    Note: Dedicated to the enlightening professor, Mr. Fojas. Jose Rizal has the great misfortune of being so venerated that people years after his time seem to overanalyze his writings, his thoughts, and his life. People have always been keen on finding symbolisms and patterns, particularly concerning his two novels, the Noli Me Tangere and El…