Category Archives: Internet and Technology

CCTV Cameras and Security

CCTV cameras ensure that you have a record of any crime that happened. Certainly, they do not prevent crime from happening. Here’s a video taken from our company’s CCTV camera that documents how the thief got away with our neighbor office’ laptop.

Cherry Mobile D15 Meets Half of My Expectations

The killer feature of most “China phones” like Cherry Mobile are their dual-sim (dual standby) capability. But is it really worth it? In this article, we’re breaking down the pros and cons of this specific model, the candybar-type Cherry Mobile D15.

Auto Zip Attachments Extension for Thunderbird 3.0

One of the great extensions for Thunderbird is Auto Zip Attachments that enables the users to automatically compress attachments on-the-fly. However, the extension available at the Mozilla website is not compatible with the latest Thunderbird 3.0. Good thing I’m offering a modified version that’ll work with TB3.

Migrating from Tumblr to WordPress

You might have read from some blogging guru’s that starting out with the right blogging platform is critical to the success of your blog. But what if you’re already stuck with say Tumblr, and you want to continue on with the more powerful and more customizable WordPress platform?

WordPress 3.0 “Thelonious” is Here!

WordPress 3.0 is here and of course we’ve upgraded. Now, what are the features we are looking forward to employing to this site and our other side projects?

Windows Mobile 6.5 and the Automatic Data Connection

While using Windows Mobile (WinMo) 6.5, I found that some programs and processes are running in the background that use data connection beyond my control. This could mean that my data charges are beyond my control as well.

Chyrp: All Good Things Come to End

Chyrp basically is a lightweight microblogging engine, just like Tumblr, based on PHP and MySql that you can install in your own server. Now that its development is unfortunately discontinued, what becomes of our projects that are currently running under Chyrp?

In the World of Smartphones, We Are But Just Fourth Class Citizens

Most people would call it discrimination—towards WinMo users. When it comes to useful utility applications for smartphones, it appears, according to my observation, that developers develop apps in the following hierarchy.

Gmail Rolls Out Google Buzz; Check Out What’s in Store For Everyone

It’s basically like Twitter, but actually better. It allows comments, likes, email. It resides right within your Gmail web interface. All you need is a Gmail account, and your friends should be using Gmail as well.

Luminotes is Closing; Download the Windows Stand-Alone Application

It’s a sad moment for the techie world and wiki fans. The hosted service of Luminotes is closing, and you can access, export, and backup your notes from their servers until March 1, 2010 only. According to their blog: Luminotes.com will shut—

POP3 Access for Yahoo! Mail Free Accounts

YPOPs! is a free open source software that provides POP3 and SMTP access to Yahoo! Mail. You can use your favourite email client, be it Outlook, Thunderbird, or whatever else you like and connect to Yahoo! Mail seamlessly.

YPOPs! is an application that provides POP3 and SMTP access to Yahoo! Mail.

Expanding WordPress Mu Functionality with Premium Plugins

For the longest time, I have been planning to build not just a website for my college organization but also a community where our fellow members can hangout and meet and greet each other while in the world wide web. I find—

Create A Custom Font Style Based on Your Own Handwriting

If you are like me who’s proud of your own handwriting, no matter how bad it is, or if you’re a person who wants to experiment with the different font faces for letters and numbers, the you may want to create your—

Symbian Nokia: Enhancing Speed and Performance

We have heard and read a lot about optimizing your computer performance and enhance speed in the process. But what about mobile phones? We, in one way or another, do sometimes are affected with lagging phone software processing. Just like desktop computers,—

WordPress 2.8 is Here and Upgraded

Here I am at it again. Hopping directly into the new WordPress release as soon it hit the mainstream. Unmindful of things that could happen to my blog if something’s not right, or bugs that’ll definitely appear, or any of my plugins—

My Yahoo! Account was Hacked

Lately, some friends were complaining about how they were receiving spam messages from my Yahoo! account via Yahoo! Messenger (YM). It was not something new as I myself received some from other friends in my contact list. It then occured to my—