Blog Resolutions for 2007 December 31, 2006

It’s that time (or that day) of the year, to make resolutions for the next year (tomorrow!)
Now for some doable goals and how I think I’m doing:
Post more often. This should be easier since I’ve relaxed my personal criteria on what can be posted here. But that won’t make me turn this into a “what [...]

My 2006 In Review December 27, 2006

This is cliche’d but just right. I’ve been feeling negative the past few days. Now, to take a hint from Noemi’s Blessing Box post, what are the good stuff that happened to me this year?
In April, I got a new job at a promising new company. I have not blogged about my new employer. I [...]

Blogging putting more Pinoy content online December 26, 2006

An important point in Ka Edong’s interview: blogging is putting more Pinoy content online.
I would state it as: blogging + comments (conversation) is putting more content online. Sure, lots of blogs talking about a topic might obscure real content on web searches, but in the Philippines case it’s usually stuff that is never talked about [...]

My Nokia N95 December 26, 2006

I don’t have an N95 yet. Nobody has, at this time. Do I want one for my birthday? If I can afford the $700 (or more) at that time. (What will N95 pricing in the Philippines be?)
I hope the camera is better than the N80’s. The GPS would be useful for building a Manila map, [...]

S60 3rd Edition Envy December 17, 2006

S60 3rd Edition Envy. Or, N73 envy. While the pink N70 is doing great, web browsing isn’t too great. No, it’s not the small screen. Opera Mobile is fine.
The problem is that Opera Mobile gags on pages that claim to be XHTML but are not. There are lots of those.
I don’t really need mobile browsing… [...]

Need a job in the Philippines? Join Brainbench December 12, 2006

While I’m not looking for a job, recruiters keep on bugging me. Two recruiters from a certain local outsourcing company contacted me: one through the BrainBench “leave a business card,” and another through my cellphone. I verified that the call was also through BrainBench.
I didn’t really think of BrainBench as a job site. I posted [...]

I am not an SEO December 12, 2006

I am not a Search Engine Optimizer. I just work on SEO for fun, for spreading my blogs’ influence, and of course for some extra income Like the way I’m not a problogger, I don’t make the Internet my primary source of cash. It’s just extra investment money.
I am very flattered that some people consider [...]

Mac Envy December 12, 2006

I’m having Mac envy.
More people are using Macs locally. Learning Mac OS X has been one of my goals for a time. No opportunity yet. Mac OS is supposed to be good for Java and Rails development.
Unfortunately, the stuff I work with need Windows. (I know you can run Windows on the Mac hardware but [...]

Why do people still look for PayPal Philippines? December 4, 2006

The keyword “paypal philippines” is still one of the top searches on my old blog.
PayPal has been available in the Philippines since October. What are they looking for?
My guess is, it’s people who want to know how to receive payments through PayPal. This is not yet supported.
Are they using PayPal alternatives? How are they?
Since it’s [...]

My Pink N70: Still Good December 3, 2006

I have a pink Nokia N70.

Yes, it’s pink. My significant other got it from her brother, then she replaced the casing. I got her the N70 Music Edition.
I’m not changing the case yet. It’s a conversation piece. I’ll wait for it to wear out. Only one bad stare so far on the LRT2.
At first I [...]