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At the winter solstice, December 22, 2006, J.K. Rowling released the title of the last book of the Harry Potter series: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. at the solstice will come a new … and none will come after…
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Mobile phone technostress: Keeping it under control
A highly-charged and always-on-the-go job is more susceptible to technostress, and in my experience, a mobile phone adds more to this than anything else. Here are some things I learned along the way in how to keep my sanity: Ring…
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In my fortress of solitude
I never knew whether it’s proper to apologize for not updating my blog. I read somewhere I shouldn’t; but I usually feel guilty about the simplest things, so allow me to say sorry to all of you for the brief…
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Gliding on the Lamy Safari Fountain Pen
I lost an insanely expensive fountain pen months ago, & have been heartbroken ever since. My efforts to find a suitable replacement proved futile, as stores over here seem to think that there are no other brands in the world…
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Decreasing the size of Firefox’s tabs
Firefox 2.0? Ho-hum. After all, how can such a great browser impress us further? But a spellchecker’s there, & that’s always good; and a feed reader, which unfortunately didn’t live up to the standards of Sage. The scrolling tabs need…
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Removing horizontal space in mosimage
When using the mambot {mosimage}, Joomla automatically puts a horizontal space (hspace) around your image. This can destroy a website layout, especially one that is specifically sized up to the last pixel. An alternative, of course, is to just use…
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Developers say the funniest things
One of our QA’s job requirements is to make sure that the source code submitted by the programmers is “clean” – meaning, no hidden email addresses, personal copyright information, etc. But I’m guessing some things are left overlooked – or…
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Disable PDF viewing in Firefox
You’re happily surfing, and you realized too late that one of the URLs you’ve clicked was actually a PDF document. You hate it. It takes a long time to load, makes your browser hang, or confuses so much with the…
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Coming soon: MoneySense
MoneySense is an upcoming magazine which focuses on personal finance, which is something my generation in particular is very interested in. (Ahhh, what to do with all my wealth ;-)) Plus, Heinz Bulos is one of the people behind it…
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The Mama & Papa Guide on Using the Scary Computer
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…