Monthly Archives: January 2008

WebHost Shift for Deuts.Net

Indeed, the only thing that’s permanent in this world is change. Because of increasing projects and a need for more webspace, more bandwidth, and more domain names to accomodate into one hosting account, I’ve decided to shift from a previous hosting account—

Bobby Fischer, 1943–2008

One of the world’s greatest chess geniuses, Bobby Fischer, has died at the age of 64. A spokesman for Fischer said the former world chess champion passed away in a Reykjavik hospital yesterday. The US-born former world chess champion, who became famous around the world for beating the Soviet Union’s Boris Spassky in 1972, had been seriously ill for some time. Rest in Peace, Bobby.

The Big Four

It’s interesting to note how the Big 8 was cut down into the Big 4. Read how.

The firms were called the Big 8 in the 1970s and 1980s, reflecting the international dominance of the eight largest accountancy firms:

FeedDemon for Free

Feeddemon is a desktop applicaton that lets you subscribe to feeds of websites that offer them, just like news, blogs, etc. It let’s you keep abreast of the latest articles and posts from your favorite blogs, sometimes even without visiting them in the web browser.

I Want that Eee

This thing is sure selling like hotcakes, and I sure want a piece of that. It’s a 7″ PC, P17,000.00 flat for the mini laptop. It runs on a 533MHz processor with 4GB of hard disk space and 512MB of RAM.

2007: A Year in Review (Part 4 of 4)

Please proceed to Part 1 for the explanation as to what this post is all about. Also drop by Part 2 and Part 3. Note: You may attach comments to specific pictures by clicking on the picture. The link will lead to—

3rd World Pyro Olympics 2008

Another photographic opportunity to watch out for: 3rd World Pyro Olympics 2008.

Joke Time: Microsoft in Europe

Bill Gates organizes an enormous session to recruit a new Chairman for Microsoft Europe. Exactly 5,000 candidates are assembled in a large room. One candidate is a Filipino named Mario Dimaculangan. “Thank you for coming,” Gates says. “Those who do not know—

coComment Deleted

I have just deleted my account in coComment. coComment is suppose to let you follow conversations in blogs, so you’ll keep yourself into the loop for discussions that interest you. However, I just can’t seem to make it work!

Detect Invisible Users on YM

I’ve known a person or two who always log in into Yahoo! Messenger in an invisible mode. I don’t trust those type of persons (hehe, peace! whoever you are). XEEBER is an online application that can detect invisible users on Yahoo! Messenger. Now you can’t hide from me anymore! :)

Caring for your Lens

Beyond Megapixels discusses how to clean your lens. What’s important to note is his additional tips on caring for your lenses, especially the last one: If you have a big collection of lenses, try using each one at least once every two—

2007: A Year in Review (Part 3 of 4)

Please read Part 1 for the introduction, and also Part 2. The trip to Sealine Beach Resort in one hot summer day in Qatar: Camels and a horse:

The Celtics Up for the Challenge?

At the rate at which the current Boston Celtics is going (29-3, or 90.6% winning percentage), it is very much likely that it will beat Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls record of 72-10 (72 wins and 10 losses, 87.8% winning percentage) in 95-96 season.

2007: A Year in Review (Part 2 of 4)

Check out the Part 1 in here. The boat in Corniche and the Doha Sheraton:

2007: A Year in Review (Part 1 of 4)

What better way to describe how 2007 has been than through pictures? So let’s get it started. The (then) new year 2007 starts with a celebration, nothing fancy just the five of us in the house in Doha, Qatar: