Being an IT professional has it's occupational hazards. I had the standard blurred vision that plagued those who used the computer for long periods of time. That did not stop me from continuing on my pc. But lately something that happened really had an impact on me. I woke up one morning and guess what, I just had double vision, it was sudden and immediate. It just took the fun out of watching TV, I could not drive. Basically it made me realise how important my eyesight was to me and how much I have been taking it for granted. Luckily there was something that could be done... read on.......

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During the recession times, most companies are facing two challenges:

1) How to better retain and develop customer relationships?
2) How to cut the costs?

Two answer the first question; most business decision makers have probably considered CRM system as part of the solution. It is likely that many also have considered to invest in one of the famous CRM brands like Oracle Siebel, Microsoft Dynamics CRM, Salesforce.com, SAP and so on, but have been scared away by the high license and implementation cost. At this point the second question remains unanswered. read on.......

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Do you have a core 2 duo processor or any multicore processor in your notebook or desktop. Ever wondered what can you do to fully utilize multiple processors. Does it bugg you to know that you've got multiple processors yet your computer starts to get hung up or becomes unresponsive or slow on heavy CPU usage. If you share the same frustration as me, then you gotta try this super little tool... readon...

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Many people swear that Vista Aero does not suck up more battery than Vista Basic. Well lets see if we can prove them wrong. Get this neat little utility that extends your lappys batterylife by automatically disabling/enabling Aero depending when you connect or disconnect power.... read on...

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Have you ever had this problem? Welcome to DLL HELL muhahahaha... After installing the various .Net Framework versions from Microsoft or even after installing loads of software that you don't really need. Some of your programs start to act up or even complain about missing dlls. Well what you need is this little free utility.....read on...

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Upon request from a friend, I have added DhcpConnEnableBcastFlagToggle to the free DHCP Fix Tool to tweak away the Vista DHCP problem. What is this DHCP Fix Tool thingy? SEE ORIGINAL POST. Read on...

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Upon request from a friend, I have added arpretrycount to the free DHCP Fix Tool to tweak away the Vista DHCP problem. What is this DHCP Fix Tool thingy? SEE ORIGINAL POST. Read on...

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Sending a large email attachment can sometimes be a real hassel. Why not host the attachment on a website for free? Email your friend the link and just let them download it. No registration required! Nothing to key in! Just select the file and upload... with a large upload limit of 700MB...  readon..

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If you find that Vista takes forever to copy large files over the network. You are not alone... Luckily this annoyance has a tweak that might actually help... read on...

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One of the greatest annoyances with Windows Vista is the fact that it shuts down slowly. Luckily you can speed up shutdowns by tweaking the registry. Download this tool I wrote to quickly tweak the registry... readon..

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Ahh... it looks like christmas is here again, can't beat that nostalgic feeling of friends and family. Turkey, Honey Baked Ham and Christmas log cake. But for those who still say that they still cannot feel the christmas spirit yet, go online and listen to some christmas midis. Load up your computer with christmas lights.Or maybe shutdown that computer pick up the phone consider making an appointment at grandmas....Don't be a scrooge ...readon..

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I have to keep track of so many passwords these days.. at least for a hundred different systems. It would be almost impossible to keep them all in my head. So I store them in a password safe on my notebook. But the problem is I don't bring my notebook everywhere. So luckily this password safe application can run from a thumbdrive and even from a smartphone. And guess what... its FREE!!... readon...

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Wouldn't it be nice if you could make your favorite applications portable and carry them around with you. Run them on any computer without reinstalling them or leaving a trace ofyour activity?  With a thumbdrive or flash drive and this open source application you can... readon..

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So happens there comes a time when you need to track whos been adding what to your documents, and how to revert back to last Mondays copy of a document. What you need is a software to manage the versions and track the changes done by whomever. What you need is a tool called subversion. I've been hunting around for some good document to go through the install step by step but could not find one short of reading an entire book on the subject. So I decided to write a small document on what I did to install my copy of subversion on Debian etch, just using apt... read on...

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