A Slideshow and Its Excellency, The First Website

So I finally figured out how to create my own photo slide shows using my flickr account. Below is the offspring of this new knowledge, gracefully showcasing my first few hours in Zamboanga. Enjoy the photos.



The President of the Philippines, Benigno Aquino III, put up a new website. Its the first ever time that I have seen a president so willing to embrace the power of the internet. Here is the link to the First Website. 

I have foreseen that I won't be able to blog regularly in the following days because my school has this weird behavior of closing week-long vacations with a long line of project deadlines. Being inefficient, I find this very challenging. If only typing in keyboards and thinking entailed massive calorie burning, I would work for hours.

How to be happy

Apparently, some of my Facebook friends shake with fear upon reading my status updates. I have been moody and extraordinarily sensitive these times so most of my statuses for the last month have been comparable to suicide notes. I have received the message and I learned my lesson: Facebook, no matter how open to the violent public, is still braved by sensitive people.

So from now on, I'm happy online. Except for my blog which is rarely read.

And if you ask me how to be happy? Force yourself to be. Happiness is a product of effort. For example, in front of tons of assignments, a failing heart, a turmoil of emotions, and a lot of other hell sent stuff, give a giant smile. Now your happy. But seriously though, happiness needs effort.

Google's Independence Day Logo and the New Blogger Theme Designer

Google PH's new logo for the Independence Day!

Can you sense my new Blog Theme? Thank you very much to the new Blogger theme designer which is the BEST! One of the reasons why I love Wordpress more than Blogger is that Wordpress' themes are hotter than Blogger's un-updated ones, now for me, Blogger is the best!

Payoneer Card Recieved

I went to school and checked with the guard for any mail intended for me. He handed a dull envelope.

At last, my Payoneer card has arrived! Payoneer is a credit card system specifically designed for those who make food out of online work. Here are very lousy photos of my new prepaid debit card!

Here is the envelope it was mailed in. It was no eye catcher but the return address is local. Does this mean Payoneer has a Philippine office? Or maybe its just a representative.

Here is my new blue debit card resting on the one piece of paper who accompanied it on its way. I was really disappointed because I thought credit cards are earth-shaking cards, stiff with importance, and that they should come with tons of brochures and manuals. This one only came with a short bond paper with inkjet print.

Visit their site www.payoneer.com

Fedora Linux Review

I am an average computer user. If I rate my I.T. experience and knowledge, I‘d give myself an honest 7 out of ten. I know Windows and I have been using Windows since 1998. Curiosity took over and in just a few hours, I am already booting up Fedora Linux. A Linux distribution which is less famous than the Ubuntu type.

Fedora Linux is legally free, open source to be exact. If your running a cracked/pirated copy of Windows or other systems, its a good thing to switch to Fedora.

My new desktop. Searching for Epson Printer Drivers!

Fedora installation is relatively easy. Just go to their website, download the 690+ MB ISO file and burn it into a disc. Boot-up witht he CD and follow the instructions. If you get lost or if you need some more directions, just look for them on the internet.

The installation was a breeze, the learning curve is not that steep. There was some problem in the first few hours before I figured out about Audacious which play MP3 files (the pre-installed media player could not). I downloaded Open Office (another open-source application bundle similar to Microsoft Office) and voila, computer life is back to normal.

Over-all, I consider Fendora worth a hundred tries. Its very easy on the hardware, very handy, very unique but not alienating. I think I can even say that its better than Windows Vista. Less bumps and hang-ups. Good job for all the people who collaborated this wonderful OS! 

Bored

Why I use Chrome.

I don't think I have to be sorry that my life hasn't been interesting lately and that I can't write a good blog post. If I were to share things about today or yesterday, it would be about karaoke, informal arguments with an impossible coverage, online videos and other stuff you wouldn't care to know. I have over ten subscribers in my blog and a 2 day unprecedented  absence from blogging is out of line.

As to keep this post from being useless, here is a web series that is good. That is, if you love humor.

Because I am weird

, I have every right to have this as my status:

If you dare to add me, search my name and I just might choose you as my next friend.

If you can't read JPEG, here is it:

Just deposited gold bars in the sewer. Is it weird I'm sharing this? I think not. People talk about them having colds on Facebook. Colds involve pathogenic viruses and bacteria. When you poopoo its usually only coliform. Coliform provides most of our Vitamin K. If you think this is inappropriate, your stupid. I JUST POOPOOED!

Why We Need the Hate Button

Facebook has transformed itself a couple of times since I signed up last year May. From a kindergarten level website, it became this whole new blue complexity. Its latest change was incinerating the 'Become a fan' button and putting a lamer 'Like' button instead. Despite big Facebook groups who beg to bring back the old features, it doesn't seem to care. A particular group asked for a 'hate' button beside the 'like' button. I just saw the reason why:

I don't understand why Facebook keeps on replacing its good aspects. Maybe because Facebook is a super power. Any change in it will still make it valuable. We have made it extremely important. Its all our fault.

Dancing On Peace

The least likely people to do a remake of Lady Gaga are tough guys but the internet would not be what it is without its defiance of limits. So here is a remake of Telephone starring on mission soldiers from Afghanistan. No joke.



According to the description of the video, this is not the final cut. Lady Gaga is taking over. I never knew Lady Gaga and the Vikings had much alike.

Hopeless Wish

From the title, you can sense that this is a very serious article. Its not that serious and I can still smile while writing this but I try my best to make this very sincere. Maybe someone out there with not only a big heart but also a big wallet or checkbook will care to make a 16-year old, thriving writer happy. Thoughts of whoring myself rush into my mind. Oh shit.

I gathered up all my courage. I looked into the screen of my 12.1 inch laptop. I was running Safari, concentrating on gathering up the courage to visit one of the most magical, almost incredible online store/website ever, the Apple Store PH for Students with discounted prices. 

When enough courage was collected, I typed in the URL and pressed enter. Waited for my Window Vista laptop to work with the data. After a few minutes, behold a Page Load Error. Ooops, a typo. Its a .cim instead of .com. A giggle bursted through my lips. I slapped myself trying to remember this is serious. I corrected my spelling and accessed the site. 

There it laid, upon a soft background of white. The most beautiful thing I ever saw in my whole life since the mirror. A MacBook. Its not Pro, its just a MacBook. Dashing with a pearly white finish, no edges only curves. Very neat and judging from the pictures of the interface, it was made for me. I refreshed my courage and read the price tag. A whooping 49,990 Pesos. 

Ah, come on Apple. I thought this was a student friendly store? Where can a high school student like me dig up that much money? Robbing a bank came across my mind but the guilt will kill me so its impossible for me to get a MacBook at that price tag. I wondered what if I didn't eat lunch for a school year, walked instead of riding jeepneys, even using both sides of the tissue paper. I would do everything for this expensive sheet of pearl and technology. Again, I have to wake up into reality. I will never own a MacBook.

If lotteries were easy to win, I could own a MacBook. But lotteries are never easy to win so I'm not getting a MacBook. If only this, if only that. What if I didn't visit the Apple Store in the first place? Steve Jobs. Huh.

Its about 1 AM and I'm now researching ways to plan what you are going to dream. Just maybe I can be watching YouTube or editing photos and videos on my Mac while asleep.

  

Agua Bendita Versus YouTube

Since Santino hit the small screen, ABS-CBN observed the extreme public hospitality to Catholic driven shows that stars children. Children who are divine and that possess extreme abilities that apparently only God can provide. When the Santino show ended (all good children hit the less adorable adulthood), Agua joined the scene.

Agua is a girl, later she becomes a teen, whose molecules are of holy water. She is glowing blue all the time which of course, alienates her. Outcast blue girl. It wasn't a good show because it was an obvious failed attempt to recreate the blockbuster that was Santino. A few days ago I saw this on Youtube. I print screened it to share.

Could it be? Agua is actually a rip-off of Avatar and not Santino. Please enlighten me!

What?!? Another Puberty!

If you are a good observer, you might notice a new environment. Yes, I have changed my blog theme again, hopefully for the last time.

Remember when you were a kid and your mother would only buy you one hundred grams of candy from the store? You stare at licorice, sour tongues, gummi bears and you think you want them all but you only have 100 grams to spend. You're gifted so you take a few of each and you taste each one until you discover the gummi lips are your favorite so the next time you get your 100 grams allowance, you sore your throat on gummi lips?

That is a perfect analogy of what I'm doing. I only got a one theme per time unit allowance and I have a ton of themes to choose from. I'm in the process of looking for the perfect one so (gummi) bear with me.

By the way, this new almost all black theme can save electricity. LCD monitors need electricity to produce colors but not black. That is why Blackle.com was invented.

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Calling Using Globe Tattoo Internet Sticks Now Possible

Globe recently released their firmware upgrade for Huawei Modem Sticks but at present only the following models are supported: E160E, E1552, E160, E156G and E220. The model number is printed at the back of the USB sticks.

Click here for the downloads and detailed instructions.

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Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefoz, Safari? Which browser will work for me?

I have three browsers installed on my laptop,
Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Mac's Safari for PC. I use these three browsers almost equally over a few months already and I have noticed their strengths and witnesses. Here, WE will try to dig up which browser is best for you.

Do you love installing toolbars, participating in web beta testings, having access to an infinite directory of plug-ins and themes? Do you not mind longer start up times and do you most of the time look for text other than video, photos etc?

Firefox should be your first choice. It is very customizable though some doubt can arise in terms of speed and reliability. The interface is also nothing to be proud of. But its a very good replacement to Internet Explorer which is not included in this review. I just don't use it anymore.

Do you own a YouTube or Vimeo account? Do you listen to online radio or online music players? Do you love online, in-browser gaming? Do you get angry when an application takes time to load?

If your answer is yes to most of the questions above, Google Chrome was made for you. Google Chrome is one of the sleekest, cleanest and fastest browser I have ever used. It is almost bug-less, reason why you don't get crashes often. Although the extensions library of Chrome is not as colorful as Firefox', casual browsing on this program is chocolate cake.

Do you want to feel chic or hot when browsing the web?

And the last browser in our list is for you. The Safari for PC, obviously not a top player scientifically, is of course the most fashionable of all the browsers. Its main power is the interface which is, like all Mac products, easy to learn and at the same time, just beautiful. It has the most crashes, most hang-ups, most problems but its doesn't bother me much. I use Safari for social networking, blogging, e-mail and blog surfing most of the time because the browser just makes me feel chic. Leisure is the treat of this baby.

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TV into Computer, says Smart.

Have you seen the commercial above lately? I haven't but what it is advertising seems to be a cool product but I can't see it being a giant hit because:

1. Smart sells this for 4,500 Pesos which is, for me, too expensive

2. You need a SmartBro PlugIt to use it and

3.If you already have a SmartBro PlugIt modem, it means you have a computer/laptop beforehand.

So why would anyone buy this SurfTV? I don't know but honestly, its really cool.

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PLDT Watchpad failed me

Anybody heard of PLDT's Watchpad program? Its supposed to give you several free TV channels on streaming. I'm using PLDT's DSL line and I have a faster-than-average connection so it was only practical to try Watchpad. It was free and you don't come across free stuff all the time.

So I downloaded the application and ran it on my computer. A small window that verified system requirements appeared before the all black, suave PLDT Watchpad interface. Apparently, the PLDT Watchpad is sweeter than I thought. I noticed a log-in page below so its given you have to sign up for the service. I followed the link and the concise instructions. I gave out my account number, telephone number, cellphone number, email etc. I was very excited that I just can't stop shaking. The thought of being able to watch channels on my computer for a supposedly better quality was getting the best of me.

I agreed with their terms and regulations that I can't even read with all the excitement building up inside. I click the 'submit form' button and a loading circular gif file which was supposed to signify 'processing' appeared. A few moments, a note appeared tearing my heart into two.

"An error has occurred. Another pending request is ongoing. Please call 117."

I retried several times to no avail. About calling 117, no thanks. PLDT is not known for good customer service. Take that from me.

Again, high expectations for a disaster. Do I have the right to clamor? It was for free, remember? Now, the PLDT Watchpad icon is lying useless on my desktop. I'm too depressed to uninstall.

Anyone want to try out Smart's SurfTV?

No pun intended.

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