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  • The 15-minute rule: Dancing with time

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    Although it is not something you would usually admit at a job interview (and if you do, I highly suggest you don’t), there is a procrastinator in all of us, most especially concerning tasks which we find boring or tedious. Thankfully, the 15-minute rule is here to rescue us from the hole. The “rule” is…

  • Changing the text “Send an Email to this Contact” in the contact form

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    Note: This was written for Mambo 4.5.1a Stable By default, the contact form of Mambo will display the contact information, then the text “Send an Email to this Contact,” followed by the actual email form. To change the text “Send an Email to this Contact:” Download the file /Mambo/language/english.php to your computer.    Open the…

  • Showstoppers: When work just can’t happen

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    I screamed at our cat, and watched in delight as she scurried out of my way. This happened right after I slammed the phone down on my bitter half, because of an argument I obviously started. A few hours ago, I also scathingly replied to a mailing list post by some smart aleck who thinks…

  • Enabling search engine friendly URLs

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    Note: This was written for Mambo 4.5.1a Stable Mambo has a special feature to make your URLs Search Engine Friendly (or SEF). This means that your URLs can be converted to a format that is recognized by most search engine spiders, giving your website a higher placement in search results. An explanation Website packages such…

  • Manigong Bagong Taon – Let’s Mambo!

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    Some of you might have noticed the new footer line on the website. Yes, for the past week, chette.com has been running on Mambo, an open source Content Management System (CMS). Chette.com has been formerly using pMachine as its main engine. I had some reservations since the beginning — the developers have released a commercial…

  • Donations for the Tsunami victims

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    Most of us are would like to help, but just didn’t know how. Thankfully, sites such as Amazon.com are accepting donations in behalf of the American Red Cross. Click here to go to Amazon.com Alternatively, you can also go to the Donate Now section of the Red Cross website by clicking here.

  • Changing the copyright notice

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    Note: This tip was written for Mambo 4.5.1a Stable The copyright is located at the footer of the website. On Mambo 4.5.1a Stable, the copyright displays the following text: Miro International Pty Ltd. © 2000 – 2004 All rights reserved. Mambo is Free Software released under the GNU/GPL License. To change the copyright notice: Open…

  • All I want for Christmas is …

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    As we get older, I end up buying more and more gifts, and receiving less and less. Being a certified adult, I’m not allowed to throw a tantrum anymore, so I end up buying these things myself. However, for the benefit of the people who love me (I hope you’re reading this, hehe), allow me…

  • An FPJ Kwismas?

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    "This Christmas is a time for grieving. The Sad Christmas of 2004" So goes the headlines, as written by people who are shallow enough to think that FPJ is the only loss experienced by Filipinos. Christmas has always been both a time of celebrating and grieving, not because of the death of an actor turned…

  • The Pickle Jar

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    Much as I would like to take credit for this story, this is actually from a forwarded email. This is for those who, like me, were lucky enough to have a pickle jar for them, and now have one of their own. By the way, my pickle jars are actually empty Coke plastic bottles. I…