Articles filed in 2008 February

Books you will find at my local library - Part II

Published on February 23, 2008 in Blogging Computing the Town and about
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Dear Lord ! Have Mercy !


Books you will find in todays local library - Part I

Published on February 22, 2008 in Blogging Computing the Town and about
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As computer technology rapidly changes and as more people go online, so do libraries need to keep up with emerging trends and technology.

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Answers to how one can be so treacherous

Published on February 19, 2008 in Spiritual
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Three weeks ago, I poured out my thoughts against a twit inciting hatred and terrorism over the Internet. He is a student at the University of Toronto in Mississauga and was actually interviewed by the National Post. He is currently under investigation by the RCMP and CSIS.

Last weekend, I learnt of Salman Hossain’s background and family. And what I learnt shed a lot of light on why he would behave this way.

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The 123 Book Meme

Published on February 17, 2008 in the water cooler
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I’ve been tagged by Lee of Tar Heel Ramblings for this meme which requires me to do the following:

  • Open the book that you are currently reading or pick up a nearest book.
  • Open to page 123
  • Find the fifth sentence
  • Post the next three sentences

This meme couldn’t have come at any other time, than when I am reading a book in French. continue reading →


How to upgrade a WordPress installation

Published on February 5, 2008 in Blogging
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WordPress 2.3.3 is out and now, many of you are thinking of getting rid of the annoying “A new version of WordPress is available! Please update now”.

Unfortunately, many of us are intimidated by complicated instructions and are afraid to loose our valuable work ! But I hope to change this and simplify your understanding of what you really need to do.

In this article, I am going to show you two methods of upgrading WordPress: the first by using an FTP program, FileZilla; and the other without using a desktop program albeit depending on your web-hosting control panel provided by your hosting provider. continue reading →


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