Archive for July, 2006

July 19th, 2006

eBible.com – Heaven’s Answer to Web 2.0

How I wish eBible.com existed in my days of studying theology in college. I have to admit that theology (or theo, as we fondly called it) isn't exactly my thing nor did I excel in it like I did in Calculus and English. We used the New ...

Posted in Sites in Review, Tip of the Week, Web Apps | 13 Comments »

July 18th, 2006

It’s PayPal Time

J. Angelo Racoma calls for the inclusion of the Philippines in PayPal's list of accepted countries. I'm totally for it, but unfortunately our laws are giving them a hard time.

Posted in Me, Opinion, Tech News | 3 Comments »

July 18th, 2006

Giving Outsourcing in the Philippines a Bad Name?

Arnold Gamboa blogged about a UK company that was scammed by a group of Filipino web designers on one of their projects. The Filipinos, who call themselves "Wicked Innovations", allegedly didn't deliver the goods as promised and refused to give back the initial fee of $900 paid to them. ...

Posted in Opinion, Tech News | 5 Comments »

July 18th, 2006

Theme Issues

Alright, just now I realized that my theme was not properly appearing for many. My friend told me about it, but I didn't believe him because it looked quite ok on my front. This really sucks because I actually liked that theme (Kudos, by the way, to Derek ...

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July 17th, 2006

I’ve Got Something Good to Say

Blogging is a profession (amongst others) that I imposed on myself because I love writing. That's an understatement, by the way. I write about important stuff happening to the Internet, the movers and shakers of the industry, SEO, blogging, Wordpress, programming and stuff that's superbly and geekily entertaining. ...

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July 17th, 2006

FeedBurner acquires Blogbeat

So no, Feedburner didn't buy Nooked. It bought blog analytics site Blogbeat instead. My Feedburner stats could use a little umph, maybe Blogbeat is just the thing the 'burner needs. Via: Feedburner Blog

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July 16th, 2006

Southisms.com

Kudos to my colleague Kim Castillo, for starting up her new blog at Southisms.com. She writes about books and music. Kim is actually a friend of a relative. I found her to be a very talented writer and that's why I was more than happy to help her ...

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July 16th, 2006

Googleplex Down Under

Google Australia opened its doors to the media in Sydney, Australia, May 16, 2006. Yeah, it's two months ago, but better late than never. Some pics: More after the jump.

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July 16th, 2006

Stylehive It Plugin for WordPress

A couple of my cousins run a fashion blog at Shopchicks.com and have been promoting some of their posts via Stylehive.com, a Digg-style bookmarking service directed at fashion and trendy items found on the Internet. To make their lives easier, and perhaps for other fashionista bloggers out there, I created ...

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July 15th, 2006

A Little Help for Browsing Porn

Heatseek is a new IE-based browser with an emphasis on porn surfing. It promises to make downloading pictures and videos a breeze with just a click and organizes them in a gallery format. You need not worry about scandalizing your parents/spouses/kids -- Heatseek has a panic button! ...

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