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CA Audit ? How to add an audit node group
2009-06-06 04:59:00
In CA Audit ,  formerly eTrust Audit, you can group your audit nodes (or audit clients) into logical groups depending on the audit events that are to be monitored. You can also group audit nodes based on geographical and physical location, workgroup or domain, and you can also group them based on the audit recorder (iRecorder) agent. Some ... Related posts:How to configure Windows Active Directory logon scriptsHow to stop sending email you’ll later regret – These 4 simple stepsMy CV
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How to configure Windows Active Directory logon scripts
2009-06-05 11:18:00
There are instances when you need to run a script or program every time a user logs into your Windows network. One way to automate this is to configure and assign a Windows logon script to a particular user or group account. Enabling Windows logon scripts is a two-stage process. The first stage is to create ... Related posts:CA Audit – How to add an audit node group
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What do you call a racist, a bigot and a terrible writer?
2009-03-31 03:57:00
Two words: Chip Tsao (or To Kit). Writing a satire is one thing, but adding racism, bigotry and dumb wit into the mix is another matter. Oh how the Filipino and Chinese blood in me churns. No related posts. No related posts.
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Do you want to rent food catering equipment or hire waiting staff?
2009-01-21 18:23:00
Are you concerned that your private or corporate party might be spoiled due to lack of waiting staff or catering equipment? Caterrific Catering Services, Conne’s food catering business, can help make your event a success by providing you with well-trained catering staff or by supplying you with clean, stylish and well-appointed food catering equipment. This is made ... Related posts:Get rid of catering budget problems once and for allThe waiting gameTagged! Food meme…
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Valley Golf Mauling: Peace and Reform taken from a different context
2009-01-07 13:21:00
One of the biggest news that has recently caught our nation’s and the pinoy blogosphere’s attention is about the mauling of a 56-year-old father and his 14-year-old son, over a golfing spat, by a family of what should have been our nation’s “civil servants.” Bambee Dela Paz tells us her personal account of how her father ... Related posts:Makati’s Bungled Coup Attempt
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Christmas in Pampanga
2008-12-26 05:27:00
We celebrated Christmas 2008 at my grandparents’ place in Pampanga. CJ and Purple CJ with Mommy and Lolo The Sotto Clan Related posts:Mommy’s Birthday 2008 – PampangaMerry Christmas! Related posts:Mommy’s Birthday 2008 – PampangaMerry Christmas!

Merry Christmas!
2008-12-24 07:59:00
Here’s wishing all of you a very merry Christmas ! Happy holidays to you and your family! Ho! Ho! Ho! God bless! :) Cheers! From: PJ, Conne and CJ Related posts:Happy Valentine’s Day!Santa’s little helperHappy Birthday – Bong, Ding and Melvin! Related posts:Happy Valentine’s Day!Santa’s little helperHappy Birthday – Bong, Ding and Melvin!
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Happy Birthday Conne!
2008-12-08 16:52:00
Today’s Conne’s birthday! I initially felt bad because I knew that I wouldn’t be able to spend the entire day with her as initially planned since I had a meeting scheduled in the morning, so I felt that I had to make it up to her for the remainder of the day. I immediately rushed home after ... Related posts:Happy Birthday : Lola AndringHappy Birthday Jojo!Happy Birthday: Jojo Bacolod

What if American politicians played Dungeons and Dragons
2008-10-23 18:06:00
Have you ever played the Dungeons and Dragons role-playing game (RPG)? I remember the good old days when my friends and I “partied” differently. We would sometimes go for a couple of days without sleep, playing extended D&D campaigns. For D&D fans, here’s an interesting “What if” for you – What happens when Obama, McCain and ... No related posts.
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How to stop sending email you?ll later regret ? These 4 simple steps
2008-10-07 19:05:00
Have you ever sent an email only to realize later on that you shouldn’t have sent it at all? These things usually happen when you’re sending mail at the heat of your emotions, or when you’re sleepy, or funnier but plausible still, when you’re drunk! It kind of makes you wish you have a Microsoft Exchange ... Related posts:Google lifts its invitation-only gmail account restrictionThis blog is now feedblitz capableThe Google book project
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Happy Birthday: Lola Andring
2008-05-18 09:20:00
It’s my grandmother “lola” Andring’s birthday today, May 18th. Happy Birthday lola! May the Lord continue to bless you! We love you so much!
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Happy Birthday: Jojo Bacolod
2008-05-17 09:12:00
It’s my brother Jojo ’s 31st birthday today (May 17th). Interestingly, he’s now as old as I am, since we were born about 10 months apart (I was born on July of ‘76 and he was born on May of ‘77). Happy Birthday bro! We love you! God bless!
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A lesson in eye care
2008-04-30 09:52:00
I’ve been suffering from myopia, or nearsightedness, and have been wearing glasses since I started college. And back then, I’d always prefer wearing rimless glasses instead of the rimmed ones since most of my glass-wearing friends and I thought they looked cooler (even though they were actually thicker than the rimmed ones). And I now ...
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Childproof your computer desk
2008-04-10 17:21:00
My co-workers and I have been checking out different laptop models over the net recently and the consensus is that the Lenovo Thinkpad T61 laptop seems like an excellent choice. But I already have a Dell laptop, and so it wouldn’t make sense for me to buy a new one. So I guess it would be better for me to invest in a desktop PC for home use instead, especially since my son, CJ, is showing signs of being techno-savvy. He’s getting the hang of browsing his favorite websites (or at least he’s getting the hang of forcing me to go to the Disney site - “Daddy! Mouse! Mouse!”) and I can see how fast he’s learning. Now, the only challenge is how to make such a computer system childproof. What I do know is that I need a keyboard and mouse that’s extremely durable. And what’s also important is that the base that supports these peripherals should be strong and sturdy enough to handle CJ’s weight - he does love to lean on the desk. And judgi...
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YouTube: Harry and Charlie - Charlie bit my finger - again!
2008-03-26 13:34:00
This is definitely one of the cutest and funniest videos posted at YouTube! It has over 14 million views as of this writing! Enjoy! Thanks to HDCYT for sharing it to the world!
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Holy Week 2008 - Fort Ilocandia and Pagudpud - Day 2
2008-03-21 15:18:00
The itinerary for Day 2 of our Ilocos holy week vacation was a half day swimming excursion at Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte. Here are some early morning shots of Fort Ilocandia taken from my mobile phone: Here are some pictures taken while on the way to Pagudpud, which was roughly a one and a half hour’s drive ...
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Holy Week 2008 - Fort Ilocandia and Pagudpud - Day 1
2008-03-20 16:30:00
After two years, Conne, CJ and I finally decided to revisit Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte for the holy week. We decided to stay at the Fort Ilocandia Resort Hotel and Casino, in Laoag, Ilocos Norte. We were accompanied by our close friends, Cocoy and Li-ann. We left Manila yesterday at around 11:30AM but had to make an ...
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Directions to Laiya, San Juan, Batangas
2008-03-05 10:09:00
Now that summer’s near and a lot of people are looking for some fun at the beach, my blog has been getting a lot of search hits on how to get to San Juan , Batangas , particularly on how to get to Barangay Laiya, one of the country’s top beach resort destinations. If you plan to take ...
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Be responsible, don?t be neutral
2008-02-23 14:12:00
Our country is now in a state of moral and political crisis. But it is appalling that some people have chosen to remain neutral, silent or indifferent with what’s currently going on. Here are some quotes on neutrality that I hope might spur some people to action. ?I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human ...

Credibility is not an issue
2008-02-23 03:15:00
I don’t understand why a lot of people have been hitting on the credibility of Mr. Jun Lozada, the ZTE-NBN deal star witness. Some sectors keep on presenting arguments about his checkered past that they simply forget or ignore what the real issue is - our quest for the truth. Come on, the truth is ...
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Political Poetry - v1.0
2008-02-20 06:44:00
Have you read any good poetry stuff lately? Well, check out Ganns Deen’s take on the political brouhaha that’s currently troubling the Philippines. He’s got some pretty awesome stuff going here. Read on. Cheers!
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Fishbone Fallout
2008-02-18 17:38:00
I haven’t been feeling 100% these past few days. It’s mainly due to a fishbone that’s still painfully lodged in my throat for 4 days now! I’ve already tried different remedies like stuffing my mouth (and throat) with bread, rice, bananas and swallowing like crazy, and even drinking some vinegar, but it’s no use! Can someone ...
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Dad?s Birthday
2008-02-18 05:16:00
It’s my dad’s birthday today. He would have turned 58 today if he were still alive. I don’t know how much my brothers remember him, as we were still quite young when his plane went down (he was a Philippine Air Force fighter pilot) about 25 years ago. I was 6 years old then. But ...
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Puerto Galera - v1
2008-02-18 05:04:00
We were finally able to take a family vacation at Puerto Galera over the weekend. Conne has been egging me all these times to try Puerto Galera out, and so, off we went. This was sort of a post-valentine date, family vacation and celebration (Conne’s promotion to manager-lvl2) - rolled into one - event. Conne, CJ and ...

Conne @ Work
2008-02-15 02:36:00
I received another bit of good news today. Conne finally got her much deserved promotion at work. Thank God. This calls for a celebration! :)
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Ash Wednesday 2008
2008-02-06 16:32:00
Today is Ash Wednesday . It marks the first day of the Lenten season and occurs forty (40) days (hence the local term,“cuaresma”, for Lent) before Easter. I’m glad that Conne and I were able to go home in time to attend the 7:30PM mass and have ash imposed on our foreheads. And I noticed that the ...
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Mommy?s Birthday 2008 - Pampanga
2008-02-05 20:46:00
Here are some pictures taken last January 2nd at my grandparents’ place in Pampanga . We went there to celebrate my mom’s birthday even though she’s already based in the US. We love you so much mom! We miss you! —– CJ, Conne and I with Lola Andring and Lolo Mente Emily, Cel and Conne with their respective ...
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2008 and beyond
2008-01-14 18:03:00
This is my first official blog entry for 2008 . I’ve been busy with work and other stuff (read: PSP gaming, ha!) the past few weeks. Conne and I agree that 2007 has generally been a good year for our family and we’re looking forward to this year, hoping that it’ll pick up from last year. Our son ...

on jeepneys, headlights and super vision
2007-12-04 16:16:00
I previously blogged about my earlier success in changing my car's busted headlight.In relation to this, while I was driving this evening to pick Conne up from work, I passed by a couple of road mishaps involving jeepneys. It didn't take long for me to realize that the most probable reason why these accidents occur is because, as some of you might agree, there are a lot of jeepneys plying our roads at night that have busted headlights, or even worse, deliberately don't turn their headlights on! Do these guys have super vision or something? If they do, well, here's some news for them, most of us ordinary drivers and pedestrians don't!I'm not sure what the statistics are, but by my own observation, I believe that one in four jeepneys travel our roads at night without any headlights on. Come on, if some of these negligent drivers can afford to dress up their jeeps in avant-garde art and spend a lot on ear-damaging sound equipment and funny(?) clown-laugh horn signals, then I thin...
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santa's little helper
2007-11-30 17:24:00
Wow, can you believe that it's already December? It means Christmas is just around the corner. We're about to face another exhausting round of Christmas shopping chores. Hmmmmm, I wonder how long my Christmas list will end up this year. ;-P To start the mood right for the holidays, here's a picture of CJ as Santa's little helper.Anyhow, may the upcoming yuletide season bring happiness to you and your family, just as CJ brings happiness to mine.Cheers! Ho! Ho! Ho!
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