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Entries from January 29th, 2008

New PayPal Philippines withdraw feature

January 29th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Books, Business, Philippines

eBay’s online payment division and the global leader in online payments, PayPal, has added a new withdrawal feature for its Philippine and Indonesian members, allowing them to conveniently withdraw funds from their PayPal accounts to their local bank accounts.
See: http://pages.ebay.ph/bankwithdrawal/
It’s probably a good time to go back to reading my first ebook from Apress titled: [...]

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Quote of the Day

January 25th, 2008 · No Comments · Books, Sunday School

“If you think of the Bible as God’s personal message to you, then you might read it as often as you read your personal mail.”
Taken from:
God Is in the Small Stuff… And It All Matters

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Sun Certified Enterprise Architect (SCEA) Part I Study Guide

January 22nd, 2008 · 3 Comments · Books, Java

I’ve finally uploaded the SCEA Part I Mind Map I used as study notes for SCEA Part I exam. It includes all the links to books and sites I used as resources to prepare for the exam.
Below is a screenshot of what the mind map should look like after you have installed the necessary software.

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IT HERO3S Solutions Challenge

January 17th, 2008 · No Comments · Heroes, Philippines, Programming

The IT HERO3S CHALLENGE is a Solutions Development Challenge for Developers and IT Professionals in the Philippines. The aim of the contest is to provide a solution for an actual NEED by any of the participating NGOs. Unfortunately, the deadline for submission of entries was two days ago (January 15, 2008).
Too bad I didn’t have [...]

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The Philippine National Library

January 17th, 2008 · No Comments · Library, Philippines

I came across a treasured site this morning while reading through my emails. It’s the official website of our country’s National Library (or “Pambansang Aklatan” in Filipino). The contents of the site look fairly ok. I have this dream of building the best Library Software and I could probably use this site as starting point [...]

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Java Certification aStore

January 11th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Books, Java

I’ve created an Amazon aStore dedicated to those who are interested in taking Java certifications. Books are arranged per certification exam, from the Associate Exam (entry level) to the Enterprise Architect Exam (advanced).
If you have comments or suggestions on how to improve the site, feel free to drop me a line.

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System.gc()

January 10th, 2008 · No Comments · Programming

With all the new things (baby, house, work) happening around me this 2008 I’ve decided to simplify my life and remove all the unnecessary clutter (hence the blog title, System.gc()).
At the top of my list:
* No more TopCoding unless the event I’ll be participating in would be a great opportunity to learn something USEFUL and [...]

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Teaching about Money and Possessions

January 8th, 2008 · No Comments · Sunday School

This Bible excerpt from Matthew 6:19-7:14 (New Living Translation) talks about the following:

Where we should focus our energy on
Why we shouldn’t worry about our day to day needs
How we should treat others

I must admit that these things are easier said that done. I can name numerous occasions where I think I did exactly the opposite.
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A New Home

January 3rd, 2008 · No Comments · Books

I finally found a new home here at wordpress following my google account (which is linked to my blogger account) being locked for unknown reasons.
Life is full of new beginnings and I hope to make good use of this year by doing something I should have done a looong time ago.
And that is to read [...]

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