Diary of a Tech Guy

Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler

Uninstalling Notes 6.x:

1. Back up any files you want to save (especially your user.id and names.nsf).
2. Delete the Lotus Notes directory (and data dir if it is not underneath Lotus Notes).
3. Delete Notes Preferences File.
4. Empty Trash.

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Since February 2010 IT and Finance department will already report directly to ReSources:  A group that will handle support for the publicis groupe. Aside from being part of this new group we also report to our new boss the IT director of Jimenez basic our sister company.

Hi Guys! I just wanted to share with you this tutorial about separating names. This applies to Microsoft Excel 2003 and 2002.

Split content based on a delimiter

This method works best if your names have a similar format, such as “First_name Last_name” (where the space is the delimiter) or “Last_name, First_name” (where the comma is the delimiter).

  • Select the range of data that you want to convert.
  • On the Data menu, click Text to Columns.
  • In Step 1 of the Convert Text to Columns Wizard, click Delimited and then click Next.
  • In Step 2, select the Space check box and then clear the other check boxes in the Delimiters section.

The Data preview window shows the first and last names in two separate lists.

Note If your list contains middle names, the full name will be distributed into three separate columns: first, middle, and last.

  • Click Next.
  • In Step 3, click a column in the Data preview window, and then click Textunder Column data format.
  • Repeat this step for each column in the Data preview window.
  • If you want to show the separated content in the columns next to the full name, click the icon at the right of the Destination box, and then select the cell next to the first name in the list (B2, in this example).

    1. Important If you do not specify a new destination for the new columns, the divided data will replace the combined data.

    1. Click the icon at the right of the Convert Text to Columns Wizard.

  • Click Finish
Install ImageMagick and GhostScript first before using the code below.
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The file.pdf[0] means page 1 of the file.

Arg! I still haven’t mastered Visual Basic 2008 here comes another new version.  Oh well, that’s the thing in IT business.  Anyway, I’ll still continue working on VB 2008 and maybe I’ll take a good look at 2010. Not sure if I’m going to shift to 2010 version but I’m dying to test it out. See some new features.

Its Thursday morning.

I recently enrolled to a gym class recently.  Every morning my body aches especially at the back. But it felt good. I get to do a lot of exercise now. 2010 resolution. Anyways, I’m working on with my first social networking website project http://www.lovelinkasia.com. Hopefully I would be able to finish it this February.  Thanks to OSDate software.

I realize I’ve been very very lazy this couple of months.  I don’t know why. Maybe because of the working environment.  I have this lazy boss maybe I was influenced he he. I still can’t figure out where in the world did he get this stupid network plan. can you imagine a long range network without a back-bone. I’m sorry if I’m a bit harsh but thats how we do things here. Hate it.

I’m now going to start creating the registration page. Have a nice day guys.

Its January!  A whole new year for me.  Lots of things happened in the past few months. I didn’t have the time to write blogs. I promise, from now on I will update my site as often as I can. Share new things here.  I think this will be my lucky year. Positive attitude eh. he he he.

I have two programs to finish before end of January and aside from that I have to pay bills and debts.  What a pain! That’s okay no need to be dramatic. Anyway, I’m going to stop typing now. Have to start working. hehehe.

1. Enable Root user from Finder > Utility > Directory Utility.

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2. Open Terminal from Utilities. Type the following commands.

root # cd /usr/sbin/
root # mv sysctl sysctl.bak
root # touch sysctl

3. Paste this code inside the file using VI.

#!/bin/bash
echo “kern.osrelease = 8.10.0″

Apply chmod a+x to sysctl for the script to be runnable.

4. Run and install Lotus Notes 7.x.x installer.

5. After instaling, delete the ‘fake’ sysctl file and rename the sysctl.bak to original:

root # rm sysctl
root # mv sysctl.bak sysctl

It was weekend September 26, 2009 when Ondoy visited Metro Manila.  I was at the office witnessing the enormous dark clouds that pouring large droplets of rain.  And I asked myself  while looking at the window “Do I need to go home now or wait for the rain to stop?“.

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Away from Home

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Did you ever feel empty or incomplete? Did you ever dream of going home and leaving your dreams? Me? I always do.

I just arrived this morning coming back from Bicol province.   I visited my mother there for 3 days weekend vacation.  It was wonderful, It feels like I’ve never been home for a long time. I had such a great time. Although we had lots of visitors because it’s fiesta there. It really felt home for me.

But what is a Home? Is it where you were born.. Is it where you go home after school or work.. Is it the house where you live.. I remember a line from my favorite cartoon character Naruto says “Home is where someone is thinking about you”.  It’s true.

Being with my mother was the only way to feel home for me.  Yeah I admit I am my mama’s boy.  Former mama’s black sheep back in elementary and high school.  Kicked-out from the school she wanted for me,  Alcohol drinker and smoker at a young age of 16 and troublemaker in school. A lot of things I’m not proud of sharing.

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