Archive for July, 2006

July 26th, 2006

WordPress Upgrade

Easier than I thought, whew. I just upgraded my Wordpress software from version 1.5 to 2.0.3. Even though I've read a lot of bad things about it, it's still way better! The best thing is that all my plugins are compatible. But I think I have ...

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July 26th, 2006

TipidPC.com

Looking for the best deals on computers, peripherals and gadgets in the Philippines? TipidPC.com is the leading resource for buying and selling brand new and second-hand computer parts and peripherals in the Philippines. TipidPC is the brainchild of Jesus A. Domingo and has been online since July 2001 (about the same as ...

Posted in Gadgets, Opinion, Random Sights, Site of the Week, Tech News | 2 Comments »

July 26th, 2006

How a Dumb Idea Can Make You Rich

It doesn't just take a great idea to make it big, but actually have the gall to to go for it even if it's so fantastically stupid. Take this wise-ass guy from North Pole, Alaska, USA who, for $10, sends your kids realistic letters pretending to be Santa Claus! It's ...

Posted in Blogging, Opinion, Random Sights, Sites in Review | 4 Comments »

July 25th, 2006

Yahoo Mail Beta Review

I fell too much in love with my customized Alleba email courtesy of Gmail for domains that I completely neglected to do my piece on Yahoo!'s new beta mail interface. What better time to do it when I've slightly gotten over the whole Gmail affair. I have been using Yahoo! ...

Posted in Email, Google, Sites in Review, Web Apps, Yahoo! | 4 Comments »

July 24th, 2006

Google Accessible Search

There's something new brewing at the Google Labs. It's called Accessible Search, a search engine tool by Google that sorts results based on the readability and simplicity of the page layout. This proves to be useful for those who are reading or sight impaired, as it gives them faster but ...

Posted in Opinion, Searching, Site of the Week, Sites in Review, Tech News | No Comments »

July 24th, 2006

Filipino Celebrity Blogs Click

Mario Lavandeira, whose online alias-slash-blog Perez Hilton hit more than a million unique visitors last July 18, a first for the site. That's 1 million hits for one day, mind you. His next goal is to reach the 2 million mark. Notice the pun on Paris Hilton? ...

Posted in Movies, Site of the Week, Sites in Review | 3 Comments »

July 21st, 2006

Alleba Blog | Recapped

What a busy week of blogging and sifting for interesting stuff to write on!! Thanks to those who cared enough to read what I had to say. More coming soon, that's a fact. If you missed anything recently, here's a quick recap: Porn browser Heatseek fires up the Internet Stylehive It ...

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July 21st, 2006

Unclutterizing your Yahoo! Inbox and Fighting Spam

Some technologically challenged people I know keep complaining to me that they spend an enormous amount of time deleting unwanted messages from their Yahoo! email accounts. I ask them, who sends you all the junk? The spam filter should take care of it. Turns out that the ...

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July 20th, 2006

Myspace Tom Anderson’s Brush with Porn

Tom Anderson, creator of popular social site Myspace.com is rumored to have a porno past. According to Valleywag, Anderson hired Asian models for his productions and that he was close to being sued for sexual harassment. He even lost his job because of it. His site was ...

Posted in Opinion, Tech News | 4 Comments »

July 19th, 2006

“Lost” for 3 Whole Months!

Say it ain't so, ABC. On October 4th this year our beloved series 'Lost' will pick up where it left off last season. My burning questions: Did Mr. Eko and Locke survive the explosion at the hatch? Why the heck didn't Charlie say anything about it to Claire? And ...

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