Monthly Archives: May 2010

PBX System

Two clients I worked with insisted me to deal with their PBX system. The first one was the Merlin Avaya system. Took a while to reach success. The second one has Nortel BCM50. That's a pain since Nortel is so … Continue reading

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Creative Evil

Good and Evil depend not on one's creativity, but simply on whether or not one walks with God.

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Street Talk

Q44 Bus station at Parkchester, Bronx, around 11:00 PM, Sunday. Beggar: Hey man, help me, spare me some change so I could get home. Poor guy: (staring) Beggar: Look, I'm a former vet, I served in Iraq in the 90s, … Continue reading

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Washington Trip

I've finally made the effort to do a long distance. Washington D.C., particularly, the Smithsonian Mall, which is said to have 19 museums, of which I only visited not more than 6. I didn't regret not visiting the Air Space … Continue reading

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Michelle Obama Faces 2nd Grader on Immigration Issue

Interesting how there are two opposing sides on this matter in this country, after hearing about the boycott of the boycott between Arizona and Los Angeles.

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ACT! Database could not be accessed...

The database <Database name> could not be accessed. In order to access this database, check your network connection and verify that your database server is available. It may be necessary to disable any firewall software... Condition: Windows 7 -64bit acting … Continue reading

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ACT! Share Database Option Greyed out

On some systems, ACT! > Tools > Database Maintenance > Share Database is grayed out. Solution: Disable UAC Credit: http://sage.lithium.com/sage/board/message?board.id=ACT&thread.id=13160

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Superfluous

1. Serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being 2. More than is needed, desired, or required Definition by WordWeb I used "snake-oiling" in a conversation with a printer toner salesperson once, I did find snake-oil as too harsh … Continue reading

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Choosing Organizer/Manager/Leader/Head

Firstly, they must have such ability. Then, how efficient is their ability. Most failure comes from choosing a leader that either has no such skill or do not care about such skill. Of course, this comes from the negligent of … Continue reading

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Mortar and Pestle

I'd always tried to ask people...the spice pounder...the spice grinder, etc.  Finally, I've found the words (while looking for a good Indian kambing soup recipe) for these tools. Mortar is the bowl, pestle is the pounder. Now I can start … Continue reading

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