Archive for September, 2006

September 24th, 2006

Blue Eagles Rule

My addiction to UAAP basketball suffered a major relapse this afternoon when the Ateneo Blue Eagles won over the UST Tigers 73-72! At the last second and I mean literally ONE second, Doug Kramer nailed the winning shot with a great pass from Macky Escalona. The Tigers were ...

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September 23rd, 2006

Buying Expired Domains

I recently went on a buying spree on previously owned domains and found some with decent pageranks and backlinks. I'm *not* about to divulge these domains just yet! What's funny is that one of the domains I bought used to be owned by someone pretty well-known on the ...

Posted in Domains, Me, Opinion, Searching | 3 Comments »

September 21st, 2006

WordPress Guestbook Generator Plugin

I created a couple of posts that demonstrated how to make a Wordpress Guestbook. Some of you might have found it a bit daunting, so here's a plugin that will do everything for you! Plugin Name: Guestbook Generator Description: Generates a guestbook for Wordpress blogs. Once activated, click on Options > ...

Posted in Announcements, Wordpress, Wordpress Plugins | 327 Comments »

September 20th, 2006

Are you a Big Fish?

Here's a cool way to figure out just how "big" a fish you are in the ocean that is the World Wide Web. Uses backlink information from Yahoo! Find out if you're a Big Fish. Sad, I'm just a small smelt. Certified Backlinks.Site Class:Are you a Big Fish?

Posted in Searching, SEO, Site Issues, Yahoo! | No Comments »

September 20th, 2006

I’m Getting Free WiFi

I'm currently surfing the Internet off of someone else's connection! Yeah, I discovered this a few days ago. I was helping out my cousin with his PHP project over YM but was getting frequently disconnected (I'm on PLDT MyDSL). So I turned off my wireless modem and ...

Posted in Me, Opinion | 2 Comments »

September 19th, 2006

How not to be Tech-Savvy

I ran into an amusing article published in the Inquirer a while ago called "Tech-savvy movers and shakers" written by Gabriel Mercado. It tells us how some entrepreneurs are utilizing Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook for their business operations.

Posted in Opinion, Tech News | 3 Comments »

September 19th, 2006

Philippine Web Awards

What's wrong with the Philippine Web Awards? First of all, I can't pay for my nominated site. I'm about to throw P2500 at their faces with my shiny gold credit card, but they won't let me. It's been going on for 4 days! The sadder part is, the ...

Posted in Opinion, Sites in Review | 1 Comment »

September 18th, 2006

BlogCon On

Yugatech just announced a bloggers conference tentatively called "BlogCon" to be held on September 25, 2006. It's sponsored by Globe Innove. Details of the event: What: Philippine BlogCon (Meet the Bloggers) When: September 25, 2006 7PM to 10PM Where: National Sports Grill, Greenbelt 3, Makati Who: Bloggers from all over! I hope Globe Innove will ...

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September 14th, 2006

Why Can’t WiFi be Free in Manila?

When I was in Manila in June of this year, I had my Compaq laptop with me thinking I can just chill in cafes in the city and surf the Internet via WiFi. I was dead wrong. It costs P100 at Starbucks for 60 lame minutes! It's ...

Posted in Me, Opinion, Tip of the Week | 7 Comments »

September 13th, 2006

Sleeping Pills Wake Up Comatose Patients

All I can say is WOW. I know, I know, I'm digressing like I always do but I think this is important enough to talk about. Who would've thought that the well-known and often abused sleeping pill Stilnox (Zolpidem) can wake up patients in Persistent Vegetative State (PVS) aka comatose ...

Posted in Bizarre, Me, Opinion | 4 Comments »