June 14th, 2007 by 
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When I first started developing web pages using static HTML, it quickly became painful to maintain the website as the number of pages increased. I ended up leaving my website project without updates for several years (yes, you read it right, years). Then I discovered PHP. It was a joy to write […]
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June 11th, 2007 by techsier
I found an alternative to Paypal called Moneybookers which allows merchant payments accounts in countries where Paypal won’t allow such transactions. I’ve used it to pay for certain Internet-based services like Skype and so far, I’m happy with it. I will try to apply for a merchant account so I can open up my online […]
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June 10th, 2007 by techsier
Wouldn’t it be nice if you can open your computer and all the latest news on topics you are interested in are shown in one nice page? I’ve heard about RSS (or Really Simple Syndication) a few years earlier before I actually used them in one of my experimental websites (I’ll announce it here when […]
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June 8th, 2007 by techsier
Would you believe I had this website (www.techsier.com of course) done in less than 2 hours? Probably half of that was trying to decide the appropriate theme to use! Of course, I still need to write the articles… but what the heck. Can you beat me in a website development contest? […]
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June 6th, 2007 by techsier
I knew early on when I opened up my small business that proper accounting of all transactions is critical in ensuring continuity of the business. I researched for an open source accounting software so I don’t have to purchase proprietary software that would tie me up to proprietary operating systems. The winner among […]
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June 6th, 2007 by techsier
I don’t intend to start a flame war between MySQL and PostgreSQL fans but I would just like to tell you my experience using both database servers. I first started to use MySQL maybe 8 years ago when MySQL was still at version 3.23. It took me a few days to figure out what a […]
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June 5th, 2007 by techsier
Welcome to Techsier.com! My name is Techsier and I will be blogging my reviews, experiences and insights of the open source software that I have tried or used. I hope readers will find them useful and encourage them to use and promote open source software.
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