All we are up to is a DSL internet connection to pass the time away. But Qtel refused to install the telephone connection (in the first place) simply because of this sign outside the house/villa.
It’s the Gulf India Trading Co. WLL!
Category: Technology
Gmail for Mobile App
Just another reason why I prefer google mail over yahoo mail. Gmail now comes (new!) with an application for your mobile for fast email access and use.
The application requires a java-enabled phone and a data plan. You can check for the capability of your phone but it definitely worked in my Nokia N71 (ngek! LOL). Other mobile devices can still access gmail though through the browser by pointing their wap browser to m.gmail.com.
The interface was much alike what you see when you access gmail via internet in your computer. You can’t send attachments though.
To download the application, point your wap browser to gmail.com/app and simply follow the instructions. In my experience, the installation was a breeze. With this application, accessing and using your email can even be cheaper (I suppose, as this will download the message alone, and i.e., if your mobile network charges you based on the download size. As for those that charge per minute or per 30 minutes like Smart, I really can’t tell).
P.S. Well, we’re talking about wap access or wap connection here, I might just want to plug this as well: deuts.net can also be accessed in your mobile phone by pointing your browser to wap.deuts.net. Try it! It’s cool!
Google Search in deuts.net
Finally, I got google search to work so that it will return search results directly into my webpage! Ain’t that cool? I’m a genius! Wahahahah
Try this: at deuts.net, type clmc deloitte philippines in the search bar, and well, what have we got here?!!
New Theme
With the employment of this new theme (Tech-o-Crunch), I’m really worried whether my challenge plugin will work fine.
I’m encouraging everyone to do drop me a line in the comments (after answering the math quiz, of course) so I can better test the functionality of the challenge plugin, and whether it is effective in capturing preventing spam comments.
Please, I need your help. My blog is flooded with spams!
A Math Challenge Plugin
Spam comments has always been a problem in the blogosphere. Akismet and Spam Karma 2 are two of the most common spam protection plugins for wordpress blogs. What these plugins do, however, is simply catch spam comments and put them in queue for the administrator’s moderation.
Spam in blogs (also called simply blog spam or comment spam) is a form of spamdexing. It is done by automatically posting random comments, promoting commercial services, to blogs, wikis, guestbooks, or other publicly-accessible online discussion boards. Any web application that accepts and displays hyperlinks submitted by visitors may be a target.
Adding links that point to the spammer’s web site artificially increases the site’s search engine ranking. An increased ranking often results in the spammer’s commercial site being listed ahead of other sites for certain searches, increasing the number of potential visitors and paying customers.
Source: wikipedia
Spam comments are usually done through a program and/or machines. They are normally automatic once they’ve bookmarked your site. Now, although Akismet and Spam Karma 2 catch those spams and prevent them from being posted directly to your comments, they do not prevent them from reaching your comments (worse, they don’t cook them for breakfast! hehe). They help keep spam from being published, but not from reaching your comments.
As a result, you’ll need to check your admin panel regularly and browse through the captured spam comments for any erroneous catch. This is surely irritating, especially if you’re encountering an average of 10 to 20 spams per day (much worse is the case for other more popular sites).
Free Hosting
I was really mesmerized when I happened to bump into this website, iGB.net and read that they were offering webhostings for free…..! What? Who in the world could offering something for free? There’s got to be a catch! There must be something the webmasters/authors should receive in return.
I was finding it hard at finding about how this is gonna work. I was looking for that catch. Reading through their sub-pages, if you may call it, like About, Services, Support, the footer, sidebar, etc., but I couldn’t find one!
In the services page though, there is a price, 50, 250, and 1,000 posts for each respective plans. Eventually, I realized I think that you need to have these numbers of posts in the site’s forum in order for you to avail of the free hosting. Oh I see… Now maybe somehow it makes sense.
Send those Error Reports
Did you know that 1% of bugs cause an incredible 60% of all operating and system errors?
Bancnet and Expressnet Link-up
It was once featured in Deuts Top Stories the link-up between the two ATM networks, namely; Bancnet and Expressnet.
The interconnection between the two networks has been in the news (broken link, thanks to inconsistent Manila Times online) since June 21, 2006, yet I didn’t have the opportunity to try to withdraw in any expressnet affiliated banks (e.g., BPI, BDO, HSBC, Landbank) until yesterday.
Since 1993, there has been an alliance between Bancnet and Megalink, while Megalink made an alliance with Expressnet in 1997. Transactions made between these interconnected netwoks are charged with service fees that vary between PhP2.50 to PhP12.00 (depending on the bank) against the ATM cardholders. Transactions, however, between Bancnet and Expressnet were used to be charged US$3.50 service fee per transaction. Metrobank E.T. cardholders, especially, were explicitly warned about these charges. You’ll find these warnings posted in Metrobank ATM booths.
New Email Service
Deuts.net is offering a new service. Introducing the new email service from deuts.net, as powered by Gmail (or Google Mail).
Visit the deuts.net email login page.
Recently, the Google Team has approved my application under its “Gmail for your Domain” service as a beta tester. As a beta tester, I was given the opportunity to create at most 25 email addresses under deuts.net (i.e., [username]@deuts.net).
Some Interesting Websites
The sites as listed below are legitimate and “wholesome” websites, although the domain names and url’s (Uniform Resource Locator) sound…hmmm….awful….
- www.whorepresents.com – A site called “Who Represents” where you can find the name of the agent who represents a celebrity.
- www.expertsexchange.com – Experts Exchange, a knowledge base where programmers can exchange advice and views.
- www.penisland.net – is actually the official website of the makers of Pen Island.
- www.therapistfinder.com – if you’re looking for therapists.
- www.powergenitalia.com – an Italian Power Generator company.
- www.molestationnursery.com – Mole Station Native Nursery in New South Wales.