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My opinions with occasional ranting and raving about technology and life in general



OJT Blues

OJT Blues

Marck V. April 22, 2006 1

Several days before Holy Week, some of my friends had a rush of OJT hunting. There are several companies I have applied at the very beginning of our school holidays; however, those companies are

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The Almighty Diskette

The Almighty Diskette

Marck V. January 14, 2006 0

Diskettes never fail to amaze me. They are still used today ever since floppy disk technology was introduced in 1971. That’s 35 years of computer history and they still live on. The 3½-inches microfloppy

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The Importance of Credentials

The Importance of Credentials

Marck V. January 11, 2006 4

Have you ever doubted your professor’s credentials? Do you think that your professor does not have the capability of teaching your class properly? How about not respecting your professor because he or she is

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Earphones Might Damage Your Hearing

Earphones Might Damage Your Hearing

Marck V. December 20, 2005 1

I recently read this article about ear buds causing hearing loss and it’s very alarming as MP3 players are so popular today. So you own an iPod or Zen? You probably want to change

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Firefox Tweak Guide

Firefox Tweak Guide

Marck V. December 14, 2005 0

Whether you are a newbie or a veteran Firefox user, you might be interested to learn more on customizing Firefox beneath the hood. After all, Firefox is well known for its extensibility. To fully

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My Next Desktop will be AMD-powered

My Next Desktop will be AMD-powered

Marck V. December 14, 2005 0

Do you know why? Because AMD trashes Intel out of the competition in 64-bit dual-core processor match up. I’ve been waiting for years that AMD surpasses Intel processors and now that it is a

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Rising Force Online Love Song

Rising Force Online Love Song

Marck V. December 13, 2005 70

I’ve been playing the open beta of Rising Force Online – Philippines a.k.a. RF Online – Philippines or RFO-Ph. Whenever you launch the game there are 3 music that play randomly when you open

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Adobe – Macromedia New Software Bundles

Adobe – Macromedia New Software Bundles

Marck V. December 13, 2005 0

Have you recently visited Macromedia‘s website? The dark gray website of Macromedia now sports a whitish website complementing Adobe. Adobe had completed its acquisition of Macromedia on December 5, 2005. You can read the press

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Yet Another Mistake

Yet Another Mistake

Marck V. December 13, 2005 1

I made a mistake in blogging recently and it’s quite obvious — I didn’t update my blog for more than a week, and I know some readers, no matter how few, would visit my

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Your Lifesaver: Backup

Your Lifesaver: Backup

Marck V. December 2, 2005 1

What do you do when you have a very important dynamic website like a blog? Unlike static webpages in HTML, blog keeps on changing content as you insert more data in its database. If

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Happy 20th Birthday Windows

Happy 20th Birthday Windows

Marck V. November 21, 2005 0

Yesterday, (November 20) Microsoft celebrated its 20th birthday. Twenty years after the initial release of Windows™ 1.0, we have witnessed how Windows transformed from one version to another. My first encounter with Windows was Windows 95.

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No More Dumb Questions

No More Dumb Questions

Marck V. November 7, 2005 4

So, you’re an internet person huh? You spend your time at least 2 hours chatting, sending instant messages and blogging… but you still ask around “what’s this”, what’s that and “how do you do

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