If you want to know how much hits your posts are receiving on a daily basis, then the Daily Top 10 Posts plugin is for you. What it does is track the hits of each blog post for the current day and cumulatively at the same time. You may also display sidebar widgets containing a list of the most popular posts for the day and most popular posts overall.

Plugin Name: Daily Top 10 Posts
Description: Tracks the number of pageviews per blog post for the current day and cumulatively with options to display sidebar widgets for both.
Author: Andrew dela Serna
Version: 0.7
Notice: Compatible with Wordpress 2.7-2.8.
Disclaimer: This is a standalone plugin. If you have been using the Top 10 plugin, please be advised that using the Daily Top 10 Posts plugin means your pageviews will start from zilch.
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I have got to brush up on my geographic skills! Check out these Asia and Europe quizzes and name as many countries as possible without cheating.

I got 36 for Asia and 25 for Europe.

Gah, most of those I missed I honestly knew, but obviously escaped my memory.

My answers after the jump (Don’t look until you have your own scores!).
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Linking could possibly be my middle name. I like giving away links. So if you intend to get a link from my directory, what are you waiting for? Just make a request here and brace yourself for all the PageRank you’ll be receiving. Be sure to follow all the instructions carefully. If you get listed, you get bonus links from my link aggregator blogs at Suprglu and Xfruits. How cool is that?

I’m ready to take on another Wordpress plugin project. However, I can’t think of a plugin that someone else hasn’t already done. Any ideas?

Edit: I’m currently working on a plugin suggestion made by Abe on his blog. It’s 97% done but I have to test it further before I can release it. Hint: It’s currently on my sidebar. Watch out for it!

The Davao Blog Party was a big, big success!

The day started with a little “executive” meeting with head organizer Blogie Robillo, cousin-blogger Angel Abella, Jun Macarambon and special guests Janette Toral and Aileen Apolo. Aileen did a presentation on Google Apps and Janette talked about her Digital Filipino club, which I am going to join very soon.

Janette Toral (left) and Aileen Apolo.
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Finally! My first Wordpress Theme release!

Loosely based on this blog’s theme, I began work on it last September, but for some unforeseen reasons (actually I don’t remember — is unmemorable a word?), I abandoned it. Last night, lightning struck and I finally decided to finish it. Oh, I also ended up renaming it.

I’m launching this theme in tandem with my new gadgets blog.

Head over to the official theme page at Darn Slick to check it out.

Enjoy!

Just a silly little story.

I got a call from an agent of PLDT Mydsl yesterday who informed me of a “promo” they’re offering to their current subscribers:

1 month free DSL with 1-year contract
3 months free DSL with 2-year contract

I wasn’t at all taken by their measly promo. I was expecting more in the lines of a free pc for putting up with their crap service for 2 years! They should thank Bayantel for not having their DSL available in my area or else I would have already switched a long time ago.

Going back to the story, the agent asked for my email address. I said: “andrew… at… alleba”. She interrupted me. “Ano yun sir?”. “andrew… at… a-l-l-e-b-a dot com”, I muttered. She answered, “Sir, andrew at alehba dot com? Hindi sya Yahoo?” “Hindi” “Sigurado ka sir?” “Oo” “Bago sya na email sir?” “Hindi.” “Ahh sige ok sir.”

Translation:

(agent asks for my email address)

“andrew… at… alleba”

“What’s that sir?”

“andrew… at… a-l-l-e-b-a dot com”

“Sir, andrew at alehba dot com? Is that a Yahoo! email address?”

“No.” (obviously!)

“Are you sure?”

“Yes.” (duh!)

“Is that a new email service?”

“No.” (double duh!)

“Ok sir.”

I wonder why she would think that Yahoo! is the only email service in the whole world?! Just goes to show how “world-class” PLDT is.