SCRUM and The Classic Chicken and Pig Story

SCRUM and The Classic Chicken and Pig Story

The Pig and Chicken Story may be considered a classic but, in all honesty, this is something new to me.

People familiar with SCRUM or those using the framework would know this story by heart.

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How to Become a Beta Tester for Facebook

How to Become a Beta Tester for Facebook

If you have a brilliant answer to an interesting question, then you have a chance of becoming a Beta Tester for Facebook.

Image from Facebook.

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Copyleft—Making Programs Free Software

I did not know anything about copyleft. I didn’t even know such a word ever existed—at all—until I came across an essay entitled What is Copyleft? published in Free Software, Free Society: The Selected Essays of Richard M. Stallman.

And I quote,

Copyleft is a general method for making a program free software and requiring all modified and extended versions of the program to be free software as well.

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Happy Father’s Day Papsi!

Happy Father’s Day!

Once a year we are given this special day to make our father feel extra special. As we celebrate father’s day today, June 20, 2010 I hope you get to show your father how special they are to you in any way you can.

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Julie & Julia – Where Cooking and Blogging Go Hand-in-Hand

Yesterday, I watched the movie Julie & Julia at home. I did not have any idea of what the movie was before watching it except that Amy Rose (as Julie Powell) and Meryll Streep (as Julia Child) were starring in the movie. Of course, I could have searched for the story on the internet. Good thing I did not have an internet connection at that time. There was a problem with the LAN cables we have here at home. And so, the element of surprise was still in-tact while watching the movie.

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HTML5 — The Cutting-edge Markup Language for the Web

HTML or HyperText Markup Language, the predominant markup language for web pages, has gone through a lot of changes and adaptations. The latest version of which is HTML5.

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Write When Inspired, Rest When Tired

A few days ago, I attended the first ever blog camp in Cebu. I was very excited to share what transpired during the fun-filled event and I was very eager to talk about what I learned from the keynote speakers. I even posted on Facebook that I would write a post about it on my blog, on that same day.

I was tired and hyped at the same time.

I didn’t mind about being tired and sleepy. I didn’t care if my eyes were only half open. The increasing tension on my neck and shoulder didn’t bother me. I didn’t care about anything else except writing about the event — at once!

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Secure your Search — Use Encrypted Google Web Search

Secure your Search — Use Encrypted Google Web Search

Google uses SSL.

A beta version for Encrypted Google Web Search, which uses SSL technology, has been launched. This allows you to search over Google without other people intercepting what you’re searching for – secured search.

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Blogging is Not as Easy as it Looks

With plenty of free blog sites where you can start up your own blog, it’s definitely easy to jump in the bandwagon and start being a blogger yourself. Free blog sites like WordPress and Blogger allows you to create blogs in as fast as five minutes. Without a doubt, blogging is something you can easily get into.

However, the biggest challenge lies in consistently providing readers with relevant content.

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WordCamp Philippines 2010

The 3rd WordCamp Philippines 2010 is about to unfold! And it will be happening on October 2, 2010 at the College of St. Benilde along Taft Avenue, Manila.

WordCamp is a conference that focuses on everything WordPress.

WordCamps are informal, community-organized events that are put together by WordPress users like you. Everyone from casual users to core developers participate, share ideas, and get to know each other. WordCamps are open to WordPress.com and WordPress.org users alike.

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