Monthly Archives: June 2008
The Blog Almighty Contest
The Blog Almighty is giving away tons of prices where you can only win the following prizes: (1) Single Use Magazine Style Revolution Pro Media WordPress Theme from Brian Gardner, $30 via PayPal, Peel Away Ad Script from Harris & Richard, 500 Entrecard credits, and 1 month advertising slot (125×125) on Blog Almighty; (2) $20 via PayPal, Peel Away Ad Script from Harris & Richard, 300 Entrecard credits, and 1 month advertising slot (125×125) on Blog Almighty; or (3) Peel Away Ad Script from Harris & Richard, 500 Entrecard credits, and 1 month advertising slot (125×125) on Blog Almighty.
“All you have to do is blog about the contest with the proper links, subscribe to email feeds and comment about your entry post on the official contest page. Note: A trackback is considered a comment.”
Yahoo!Mail Has New Domains!
Yahoo! Mail will be offering @ymail.com and @rocketmail.com (like what Sir Jag uses) starting tomorrow, Philippine time. The main reason:
Because “[email protected]” is likely taken by now, a lot of people must resort to unpleasant and hard-to-remember addresses such as “[email protected]” Yahoo wants to give people a new chance with a name they like.
Full story can be read here.
The TurfSite Manila Book Give-away Contest Part II
TurfSite Manila (http://www.bobreyes.com) is giving-away a copy of the graphic novel Hackerteen: Volume 1: Internet Blackout (Hackerteen) (published by O’Reilly in April 2008). The book costs US$19.99 at Amazon.com and I am giving it away for free thru a raffle — open to all bloggers in the Philippines. The book is brand new, mind you; I shall shoulder the shipping cost if you’re in the province.
To join, simply mention in your blog site that TurfSite Manila (http://www.bobreyes.com) is conducting a book raffle. That simple! Once you had posted a blog article about the raffle, please leave a comment here with your Name, Email, & URL to your blog entry.
The winner shall be determined using the Microsoft Excel randomize function on the midnight of 30 June 2008. Spread the word.
Download Firefox 3 — Later ..
Official release of Mozilla Firefox 3 will be at around 0100H of Wednesday, Manila time. If you are based on another time zone, you may refer to this list on what time FF3 will be available for download. This will coincide with the attempt to set a Guiness World Record for the software that is most downloaded within a time span of 24 hours. Check out http://www.spreadfirefox.com for details.
Happy Father’s Day 2008
I will not let this day end without posting my greeting to all of the dads in the world, most especially to my father! You’re the world’s most wonderful dad. Happy Father’s Day, Papa!
uMobile Welcomes Me!
Twenty-three days after they had sent me the invite code, uMobile tonight accepted my application to be one of their early adopters, so to speak.
According to the email sent to me by the Code Giver, I shall be given PHP100 worth of load every month, for the first six months.
PSR-100: My First Yamaha
Weeks ago, I won in the bidding process for a Yamaha PSR-100 (portatone) in eBay.ph. When I contacted the seller of the item, it happened to be that they are looking for a company to host their business website. So I offered TurfSitePH.net and eventually getting the keyboard in exchange for a domain name and website hosting.
Today, Air21 finally delivered the item after two days of following it up from them.
PSR-100 is an old model synth (released in 1991, as stated here), but it was during its time when General MIDI (GM) was introduced. But, the true value of this musical instrument to me is the fact that this is my very first Yamaha machine. My very first electronic musical instrument was a Casio MT-45 (still have it in my closet — reserved for Robyn’s small fingers), then followed by several models of CTK’s, also from Casio. Then, was able to save up for a Behringer U Control UMX49 USB MIDI Controller Keyboard, after Rose bought me a CTK-45 three Christmas(es) ago.
Next in my wish list: a digital piano (portable or not) and/or a Roland synth.
Opera Releases Browser Version 9.50
Opera had just released version 9.50 of their browser product. They claim that this version of their browser is twice faster than Opera 9.2 in rendering JavaScript and HTML — thanks to a new browser engine. This version also comes with a built-in BitTorrent Download Manager (Opera, MMA students will love you with this one). But for me, the best feature that Opera made with this release is the Opera Link. What is Opera Link? It’s another product of Opera — enabling you to sync your bookmarks and speed dials (frequently visited sites) between your computer and mobile phone (Opera Mini).
Happy Independence Day 2008!
This is my Happy Independence Day 2008 message:
c”,)
Got nothing to say .. It’s not a holiday today .. I miss the parade of colors and review of the Armed Forces .. I hate this government!