I have this habit of saving files everywhere and when I need that file, it is like rummaging through one week’s garbage. When I save that file, I know where I saved it, for the next fifteen minutes anyway. If you are like me, and find and locate can’t seem to give you results you do not need, then Google released its new desktop companion, Google Desktop.Google Desktop works like locate but much complicated (you know I like it complicated, lolz). It indexes your files - and I mean not just text and documents, but also emails, visited webpages, cache, man pages and even your Gmail account. Whenever you save your documents, Desktop updates the index. Unlike with locate, you need to run updatedb to update slocate db files so locate can give you accurate search results.

You just download the .rpm or .deb file and install it. There are no pre-requisites (as far as I know) and open the Google Desktop menu on your desktop (KDE or Gnome). Press Ctrl key twice to bring up the search dialog and search away and press Ctrl again twice to hide the search bar.

Basically, Google Desktop works like Google web, but it searches your computer and the web for files matching your search results. You can define which Gmail account and folders will be included in the search as well as an exclusion list, which will not be included during search. Initially, Google Desktop runs a first-time indexing of the folders and emails to populate the search index which will later be used as the list that contains the filenames and locations.

The search results takes its cue from Google web, giving you not just the location, but the preview of the file as well. If the keyword was found inside a file, it displays that file.

To download Google Desktop, you can visit their website.

Thanks to Doc Pablo Manalastas of PLUG

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Recently, I took a short PHP-MySQL course at Meralco Foundation and it was tough. Really. I have no professional experience with software development whatsoever and this course gave me a jumpstart. I was really glad I got through with the course and even managed to learn something from it (lolz). The course covered the basics of PHP programming, setting up databases and creating useful programs. Too bad that we used Windows-Apache-MySQL-PHP combo, much to my disappointment. But nevertheless, it was the same banana. We were introduced to WAMP Server, an all-in-one package under Windows which provides Apache, PHP and MySQL in one installation. You can check out their website, http://www.wampserver.com, if you want to know more about WAMP.

I personally recommend WAMP to those who are heavy Windows user and want to learn PHP programming. Just install the program the traditonal Windows way (Click Next-Next-OK-Finish) and you are good to go. No fuss. On the other hand, I still recommend Linux-Apache-PHP-MySQL (LAMP) for advanced users. I do not have benchmark results for WAMP compared to LAMP on a live server but I believe that when it comes to performance, it all boils down to server configuration.

There are a lot of walkthroughs on the internet to guide you on setting up your own LAMP server. Like they always say, Google is your friend. I will also put up my personal guide in setting up a LAMP server to add up to those piles of guides on the net. As I am writing this, my imagination is running wild and I am beginning to see some newbie reading my post about LAMP (lolz).

Just for kicks, I put up my final exam here on my site so that you can see what a pathetic web developer I am. You can try out the exercises here. You may not send your violent reactions here.

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Last Friday, June 22, my father, Rudy Ricafrente, joined my mother and our Lord. Please pray for him for he was the best father ever.

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Fedora 7 recently announced that it is the first version that supports Playstation 3. After much googling, I found out that it is possible, not only in Fedora 7, but also with its previous versions, Fedora Core 3 and 5, Yellow Dog, and Gentoo (surprise!). Isn’t it amazing how fast technology evolves?

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/19/fedora-linux-up-and-running-on-playstation-3-with-video/

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I have read from a recent post in PLUG that Microsoft has unveiled their newest gadget and an update to the most common kind of furniture around - the coffee table. Software giant showed off the new Microsoft Surface, a hi-tech multi-touchscreen coffee table that acts more like a personal computer rather than an ordinary computer table. Well actually it is both. You can order your dinner using the Surface then eat your dinner on the Surface. You can do almost anything that you can do with your personal computer with the Surface - order food, view and transfer pictures from other devices, connect to your mobile phone among other things. I doubt though, that you can play Counter-Strike with Surface.

Source: http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/industry/4217348.html?page=1

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The Fedora Project recently released its newest member of the family, Fedora Core 7 codename Moonshine. The distribution uses the latest version of Linux kernel 2.6.21 and of course, Read the rest of this entry »

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I have been browsing around lately for a new domain and it is not surprising to see that all of the “perfect” domain names are already taken. So here are some reminders before you hit that Buy button when shopping for a domain name:

• Your domain name must be relevant. If you are buying a domain for a business, it is good idea to select a domain that carries the name of the business because people will most likely search for bibingkastore.com if your business is named Bibingka Store. Or if it is a personal website,

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