dox ltd...

Outlook: “Can’t Create File” Error When Opening Attachment

2011-11-25T00:34:00.000-08:00

1. Click Start > Run and type regedit.

2. Click Edit > Find and type OutlookSecureTempFolder.

3. When regedit has found the entry, it will tell you where your Outlook temporary files are stored. It will look similar to:

C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLKrandomnumber

4. Open My Computer and navigate to this location on your hard drive.

5. Delete all of the files in this folder.

6. Test open attachment

7. Restart Microsoft Outlook if not able yet

ebay bid padding or shill bidding 101

2011-07-15T03:16:00.000-07:00

Definition: Shill bidding is the act of bidding on your own auction against other bidders in order to raise the price at which your item will eventually sell. It is a violation of both eBay rules and federal law.

PLAIN AND SIMPLE... GET IT???

http://ebay.about.com/od/glossaryofebayterms/g/gl_shill.htm

ebay policy on shill bidding:
http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/seller-shill-bidding.html

shill bids are easy to analyze based on the rating of bidders (such as zero or low feedbacks used for shilling only) and activities of the bids...

example below:

you will see that user "k..y(45)" and "r..t(0)" are always bidding at every listing of this seller

and you will see that user "k..y(45)" only bids on this seller

these bidders reflect as "the only" bidders in this particular item i am waiting to snipe... making the bids go up, higher and higher.

and when the seller realized that no one really bids and that he might end up not hitting his target amount, he ends the listing early.

WHO IS THIS GUY FOOLING?

he thinks he is the only smart-ass in the world?

why is this same item sells like hotcake from international seller tunghori in higher price? and his... at $0.99 does not?

doesn't he wonder why? coz not all bidders are stupid!

I was hoping to get this item on a steal deal as my first gunship!

I'm just pissed-off coz I didn't snipe the item because the MONKEY is WISER! :P

CASE CLOSED.

"different...."

2011-03-16T16:27:00.000-07:00

haven't blog and updated this for a while... perhaps because of the new twitter, meme, and facebook? nah...

today i stood up and left home for work past 6am... i have lots of things in my mind right now so i took a different path... a path i never havent crossed yet... somehow it felt strange but good... the early walk, the smell of the grass, breakfast alone... it was like going to work on your first day... it was like one of my travels in a different country...

i hope this is a start of a new good beginning in my life...

EDIT: at 6pm of this day, my father died.

I love you Pa. You'll always be here in my heart.
Thank you for everything. We'll surely miss you. Rest in Peace with the Lord.

solved problem: MSSQL Maintenance Plan Save Error "no such interface supported"

2010-10-05T01:22:00.000-07:00

i recently encountered a problem in Microsoft SQL 2005 which did not arised in my first server.

Microsoft SQL Management Studio does not allow me to save any Maintenance Plan and pops-up this message:

"no such interface supported"

after long research on the net, solution is very simple.

solution:

regsvr32 msxml3.dll

regsvr32 msxml6.dll

2010-04-29T02:24:00.000-07:00

"Equality is a lie…A myth to appease the masses. Simply look around and you will see the lie for what it is! There are those with power, those with the strength and will to lead. And there are those meant to follow—those incapable of anything but servitude and a meager, worthless existence."

"Equality is a perversion of the natural order!…It binds the strong to the weak. They become anchors that drag the exceptional down to mediocrity. Individuals destined and deserving of greatness have it denied them. They suffer for the sake of keeping them even with their inferiors."

"Equality is a chain, like obedience. Like fear or uncertainty or self doubt."

―Darth Bane

30 second Speech by Bryan Dyson (CEO of Coca Cola)

2010-01-28T02:16:00.001-08:00

"Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling some five balls in the air. You name them - Work , Family, Health, Friends and Spirit and you're keeping all of these in the Air. You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back. But the other four Balls - Family, Health, Friends and Spirit - are made of glass. If you drop one of these; they will be irrevocably scuffed, marked, nicked, damaged or even shattered. They will never be the same. You must understand that and strive for it."

WORK EFFICIENTLY DURING OFFICE HOURS AND LEAVE ON TIME. GIVE THE REQUIRED TIME TO YOUR FAMILY, FRIENDS & HAVE PROPER REST.

Star Wars: New Empire

2009-11-25T02:48:00.001-08:00

OLPC, after years of launch... still unbeatable!

2009-11-09T18:53:00.000-08:00

this laptop never fail to amaze me. i support this project.

9 year-old kid created a starwars website !

2009-10-16T03:25:00.000-07:00

Today I stumbled upon a Star Wars blogsite created by a 9 year-old kid. Can you believe that??? And I checked the source, he's not using any content management system (cms) to aid him. He's using purely html codes.

I thought he might be 9 when he created this during the time of the movies like revenge of the Sith which is 2005 making him 13 already but his images were from the new Clone Wars series so the site is quite updated, at least 2008 or current. Therefore he's really 9.

I'm impressed on his skills considering his age. Kids usually don't have interest yet on such matters. I have a niece with same age so I can relate and I'm really amazed.

Here's his site: http://www.schwef.com/nolan

The force is strong with him.
A jedi, he will be.

Tweet using command line

2009-10-15T22:57:00.000-07:00

simple script that will allow you to send tweets from the command line:

The script you will see takes exactly one argument: your tweet. You use it like this:

$ ~/bin/tweet "Writing my TechMails"

Successful tweet!

Once you run the script and look on Twitter, your post is there for all to see. The script itself uses nothing fancier than cURL to post the text provided to the script.

The text must observe shell constraints: it must be properly escaped for special characters (such as "!" and "?"). The script doesn't require the tweet to be in quotes; you could use:

$ ~/bin/tweet Does my tweeter need quotes\?

Successful tweet!

and it would work just as well.

The script itself:

#!/bin/sh

tweet="${@}"

user="username"

pass="sekret"

if [ $(echo "${tweet}" | wc -c) -gt 140 ]; then

    echo "FATAL: The tweet is longer than 140 characters!"

    exit 1

fi

curl -k -u ${user}:${pass} -d status="${tweet}" https://twitter.com/statuses/update.xml >/dev/null 2>&1

if [ "$?" == "0" ]; then

    echo "Successful tweet!"

fi

Output of the cURL command is directed to /dev/null because it returns some XML that we don't need to care about. The script also makes sure that the tweet is 140 characters or less, and exits with an error if it is longer.

Star Wars Timeline

2009-09-30T05:02:00.001-07:00

The Star Wars Galaxy

2009-09-30T04:56:00.001-07:00

Star Wars: The Old Republic Timeline Record

2009-09-30T03:54:00.000-07:00

In the new SW: Old Republic Game, here's a narrated support to its time line...

Record 1

Record 2

Record 3

Record 4

Star Wars: The Old Republic Cinematic Trailer

2009-09-30T03:50:00.000-07:00

So fucking damn great video, this is. --Yoda

I have never seen a Vader-looking Sith fight like this!

Ako Mismo DogTag

2009-08-12T20:34:00.000-07:00

Got mine for P40 during the official dog tag day last June 21, just didnt have the opportunity to post about this.

Unfortunately, i find a lot of fake tags everywhere now with poor quality... and jurassic people wearing it... Maybe that's why these endorsers are not wearing it anymore.

But what's important is your pledge right?

Bee's Head Architecture

2009-07-02T09:58:00.000-07:00

10 gaping plot holes in 'Transformers 2'

2009-07-01T04:03:00.000-07:00

http://www.yahoo.com/s/1093927

Bumblebee Camaro Obsession

2009-06-25T23:24:00.001-07:00

In celebration of the release of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen in China, Transfans organized a drive in the streets of Beijing with their cars, each of which is sporting a Bumblebee styled paint job. The make and model didn't matter, just the colors of yellow and black. The event was organized by Autohome.com.cn.

Click here and here for a large gallery of the event and the sea of Bumblebees.

From Notorious to Famous...

2009-06-23T02:08:00.000-07:00

Kevin Mitnick, the famous hacker of all-time, now a security consultant.

Every doing, wrong or right, every fall, every step back, opens a window of opportunity to leap forward. Everything happens for a reason.

Read the full article here:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10269348-83.html

Man builds life-size G1 BumbleBee @his front yard

2009-06-19T13:31:00.000-07:00

A Transformers Fan chopped his Volkswagen and made a Frankenstein out of it...

Beware of Transformers Toys (see video)

2009-06-18T19:01:00.000-07:00

Premier Vol
Uploaded by Vinnylemans. - Videos of the latest science discoveries and tech.

Chevy Camaro... now available for your garage!

2009-06-11T04:09:00.000-07:00

TF RotF Tokyo World Premiere

2009-06-11T02:21:00.000-07:00

TRANSFORMERS 2 Tokyo World Premiere (Extended) from PPC Interactive on Vimeo.

Robots Auditions for Transformers RoTF

2009-06-10T23:37:00.000-07:00

Optimus Prime and Jetfire Combo

2009-06-10T04:37:00.001-07:00

The New Palm Pre

2009-06-10T03:38:00.000-07:00

The Metal Cast - SFX Mag Article

2009-06-08T02:39:00.000-07:00

Ako Mismo Dog Tag Day

2009-06-07T22:59:00.001-07:00

Michael bay's Financial Involvement in Transformers Movie

2009-06-05T03:21:00.000-07:00

Aside from the million dollars Director Michael Bay harvests from the movie, he gets an estimated 8% on Transformer toys tied to movies.

Some of Bay's blockbuster action movies are Bad Boys 1 & 2, The Rock, Armageddon, Pearl Harbor, The Island, and ofcourse the biggest of all, Transformers.

Here's his exclusive interview from Forbes.

the New PSP Go

2009-06-03T00:08:00.001-07:00

TF2: RoTF Mall Events

2009-06-02T22:27:00.001-07:00

June 6-7 : SM Manila
June 6 : Market Market
June 7 : Glorietta

June 13-14 : SM The Block
June 13 : Trinoma
June 14 : Gateway Mall

June 20-21 : SM MOA
June 20 : Robinsons Ermita
June 21 : Shangrila

June 28 : Megamall

TF2: Revenge of the Fallen --- Toy Launch

2009-06-02T22:15:00.000-07:00

Hundreds or maybe thousands of TF fans and toy collectors flocked at the Atrium, Bldg A of SM Megamall last May 30, 2009 for the awaited launch of the movie's toys.

Cybertron Philippines organized the event well with great exhibitions of various transformers collections, games for kids, freebies (masks, posters, key chains, stickers, pins), and promos. They also had a "toy vault" plus 137 "mini-con in a jar" raffle.

Hasbro categorized the TF toys especially the movie versions to:

Leader Class: P2,999
Voyager Class: P1,699
Deluxe Class: P699
Scout Class: P649
Legends Class: P349

Toy collectors, fans, bumped and grabbed with parents and kids like it was a food crisis. To be among the first who have the new movie collectibles, some made reservations, others fall-in-line, while the rest grab every opportunity whenever a toy kingdom staff open a box.

It was so over-whelming that whenever you see someone holding a new or rare piece, you'll ask "san mo nakuha yan?". It was like a chaos. You'll see buyers with basket full of toys. My personal comment to them was "Grabe naman bumili ang mga ito". And at the end of the day, I just realized... I am one of them. I bought 1 voyager class and 4 deluxe, all movie versions.

Our toy launch experience gallery

For more of the toy launch pics, visit:

http://transformersph.blogspot.com/2009/05/revenge-is-coming-toy-launch.html

http://robotpilipinas.multiply.com/photos/album/57#

Wren's Transformers G1 Collection

2009-05-28T17:29:00.000-07:00

Optimus Prime - Autobot Class Leader;
Rodimus Prime - New Autobot Prime Leader when Optimus died at the Movie Finale of the G1 Animated Series
Jolt - The new Chvevrolet Volt Autobot in the TF2:RoTF Movie;
Classic Bumblebee - The Yellow Volkswagen Autobot Warrior, closest to Spike;

In Robot Mode:
Optimus Prime, Smoke screen, Sun Streaker, and Rodimus Prime

In Alt Mode

TF2:RoTF Trailer1 & 2 merged

2009-05-26T04:49:00.000-07:00

TF2: RoTF Toy Launch

2009-05-26T04:43:00.000-07:00

An Audi R8 decepticon, SIDEWAYS

2009-05-21T03:47:00.000-07:00

The medic, RATCHET

2009-05-21T02:54:00.000-07:00

Classic Ratchet from a white ambulance van, now to a slick yellow armored fire department emergency vehicle.

The hot, trigger happy, armored autobot, IRONHIDE

2009-05-21T02:36:00.000-07:00

Classic IronHide from Red Nissan Van to Black GMC Truck.Optimus Prime's toughest and bravest autobot. Still loaded with the attitude.

the sporty, SIDESWIPE

2009-05-21T01:37:00.000-07:00

From Red Lambourghini Countach to Silver Stingray Corvette

DEVASTATOR, The 7 constructicons in 1

2009-05-20T23:15:00.000-07:00

Scavenger + Scrapper + HighTower + LongHaul + Rampage + Mixmaster = Devastator

I never imagined that this multi-bots transformers will be live in action. Devastator was the common match to the Dino bots in the animated series.

the female bike, ARCEE

2009-05-20T22:56:00.001-07:00

The FALLEN...

2009-05-20T22:47:00.000-07:00

RAVAGE, the four-legged decepticon

2009-05-20T21:40:00.000-07:00

Ravage used to be one of soundwave's tapes.and now a usb...

MEGATRON in New GALVATRON Mode

2009-05-20T05:13:00.001-07:00

In the ending movie of the animated Transformers series, Megatron died and was risen in space in a new form and name, Galvatron. From a gun, now he's a canon/tank.

Same concept with the new Transformers 2: Revenge of the fallen movie, Megatron was resurrected from death and transforms into a cybertronian tank.

The New Chevy Twins, MUDFLAP and SKIDS (Beat and Trax Autobots)

2009-05-20T05:07:00.000-07:00

Clone Wars Quotes

2009-04-06T23:43:00.000-07:00

Great leaders inspire greatness in others.
Belief is not a matter of choice, but of conviction.
Easy is the path to wisdom for those not blinded by themselves.
A plan is only as good as those who see it through.
The best confidence builder is experience.
Trust in your friends, and they'll have reason to trust in you.
You hold onto friends by keeping your heart a little softer than your head.
Heroes are made by the times.
Ignore your instincts at your peril.
Most powerful is he who controls his own power.
The winding path to peace is always a worthy one, regardless of how many turns it takes.
Fail with honor rather than succeed by fraud.
Greed and fear of loss are the roots that lead to the tree of evil.
When surrounded by war, one must eventually choose a side.
Arrogance diminishes wisdom.
Truth enlightens the mind, but won't always bring happiness to your heart.
Fear is a disease; hope is its only cure.
A single chance is a galaxy of hope.
It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness.
The costs of war can never be truly accounted for.
Compromise is a virtue to be cultivated, not a weakness to be despised.
A secret shared is a trust formed.
One giant leap, needs two steps back.

Philhosting.net defends...

2009-03-12T04:13:00.000-07:00

Some complaining clients of this hosting firm saw a blog post of a person from Philhosting at hadesland.com

Here's what they said:

------------------------------------

This is the most stupid lie we ever heard. Almost all good hosting companies like godaddy, fatcow, blue host, host monster, hawk host, host gator, etc. provide excellent FREE "on-the-spot" support.

If you're not in the US, ofcourse you have to pay long distance call. But they have LIVE chat support and they answer email tickets in minutes or hours, not days, weeks, or months!

This owner is just protecting his company. the terms of service is the lamest excuse to disclaim damages. It seems that this owner does not check competition and latest trends in his line of business.

Philhosting complaining client is not just 1, they are so many, scattering all over the internet that it reflects their quality of service. Their stories are the proof that supports this fact. You'll notice this by how this owner addressed these issues professionally thru this blog. Clients complain thru their own personal blogs because they don't listen.

Yes, its true that they have many clients. Clients that are not aware of this quality of service before they signed-up just like those who complained.

To the owner of this hosting, we hope you address these issues by improving your quality of service rather than by posting this kind of reply and giving false information.

Good luck to your company!

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Oh well... Truth sometimes hurts!

philhosting.net worst hosting company !!!

2009-02-11T10:22:00.000-08:00

For the past 12 months, this hosting company has been nothing but a head ache to me. All I do almost every other day was complain and follow-up on problems which they have caused.

They will answer your support ticket in days! They will answer it day by day, by asking stupid questions which will delay your problems in months! They don't have 24/7 support, off on weekends, off on holidays, and so hard to call by phone.

Thank God I didn't place my big projects here! I only tried this rotten hosting company thinking that local hosting might have good support than those who are very far. Well, I'm so wrong!

People here are very incompetent. As incompetent as the people who owns and manage this company. You are really incompetent not to know how bad your service is.

They don't respect their clients, they don't show responsiveness and responsibility to their clients, they implement stuffs without informing the clients and without consulting, testing, or even thinking what it might cause.

They might solve your long-forgotten problem today, but tomorrow there will be another new problem.

And they claim, they are "Philippines' No.1 web/email hosting provider. We endeavor to make our customers happy". Yeah right! Nice marketing! Evaluate your clients feed back! Read your clients comments on web hosting review sites! They are all negative!

Yes they are cheap, but you get what you paid for!

As of this posting, I am now moving my sites to reputable foreign hosting companies. My advise to existing clients and those who are planning to put their sites on philhosting? MOVE AWAY! AND DON'T BE SORRY!

People deserve to know this... We don't deserve this kind of hosting.

It's hard not to be rude when you get this kind of worst service.

I'm really angry because they wasted much of my time and efforts.

PHILHOSTING SUCKS!

Below are SOME of the complains of their clients:
http://www.webhostingstuff.com/review/PhilhostingNetPhilippineWebServices.html
http://www.clickthecity.com/yp/userreview.asp?ratingid=31006&typeid=205&pid=17816
http://www.fubargenre.com/2007/09/15/whats-up-with-philhosting/
http://technogra.ph/20081029/sections/news/blogger-attacks-philhostingnet-through-plurk/
http://gogirlcafe.jennyo.net/?p=902
http://gogirlcafe.jennyo.net/?p=907
http://forum.joomla.org.ph/index.php?f=16&t=298&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&rb_v=viewtopic
http://rexdelsar.com/blog/2009/01/goodbye-philhosting/comment-page-1/
http://uchiro.net/philhostingnet-is-down-better-safe-than-sorry/
http://www.deanlozarie.com/2009/01/13/my-philhosting-horror-story/
http://www.aaronroselo.net/blog/im-really-starting-to-hate-on-philhosting/1625/
http://www.tipidpc.com/viewtopic.php?tid=135682
http://mikes6.multiply.com/journal/item/92/Philhosting.net_..._headaches
http://mikes6.multiply.com/journal/item/131
http://edarevalo.multiply.com/journal/item/196/My_Rants_to_Philhosting.net_PART_II
http://bobreyes.multiply.com/journal/item/473/PhilHosting.net_You_Suck
http://inquirer.clickthecity.com/shop/userreview.asp?ratingid=31006&typeid=205&pid=17816
http://www.untwistedvortex.com/2007/05/28/i-learned-some-valuable-lessons/
http://www.amorfrancis.com/email-problem-resolved-at-last.php

Below are just some of my many support tickets in right in the heart of their client area site:
https://www.philhosting.net/viewticket.php?tid=663714&c=1VDGoGJc
https://www.philhosting.net/viewticket.php?tid=333857&c=dRtd1b1r
https://www.philhosting.net/viewticket.php?tid=321642&c=w7lSeA9s
https://www.philhosting.net/viewticket.php?tid=456888&c=wRJ0P2Jh
https://www.philhosting.net/viewticket.php?tid=107701&c=KaihCWMG
https://www.philhosting.net/viewticket.php?tid=440560&c=QdQxU7qC
https://www.philhosting.net/viewticket.php?tid=951528&c=WsJeDxf6
https://www.philhosting.net/viewticket.php?tid=131580&c=KicZrAsR
https://www.philhosting.net/viewticket.php?tid=289496&c=CXl4IJUB
https://www.philhosting.net/viewticket.php?tid=768776&c=i6z6py5B

Google and there's more!

Remote Desktop Checklist

2009-01-29T00:43:00.000-08:00

Check or inspect:

Right-click My Computer, click Properties, and then click the Remote tab. Turn on Remote Desktop by selecting the check box Allow users to remotely connect to this computer. Designate users by clicking the Select Remote Users... button.
Check Windows Firewall, "Remote desktop /connection" should be checked, and "do not allow exceptions" should be unchecked.
If still cannot connect, ping the host name or ip address to verify typo and if host is alive.
If you're outside the intranet: make sure to connect VPN first before remote desktop, use fqdn for host name.

How to disable "autoplay" of removable devices.

2009-01-25T17:51:00.000-08:00

Auto-play of medias such as CDs, USB flash drives, etc. is usually the common culprit of virus infection these days. This is enabled by default installation of Windows.

To disable it, execute these simple procedures below in chronological order:

Type gpedit.msc on command prompt or start menu \ run
You will see the "group policy" management console window, select Local Computer Policy \ Computer Configuration \ Administrative Templates \ System under the tree view.
You will see an item in the right side pane called Turn off Autoplay.
Double click the item, and set the radio button to Enabled, and change the "Turn off Autoplay on" to All Drives.

server-side send email scripts (simplest and working)

2009-01-02T00:40:00.000-08:00

PHP

$to = "recipient@example.com";
$subject = "Hi!";
$body = "Hi,\n\nHow are you?";
if (mail($to, $subject, $body)) {
echo("Message successfully sent!");}
else {
echo("Message delivery failed...");}

ASP

Set objMessage = CreateObject("CDO.Message") objMessage.Subject = "test"
objMessage.From = "emailaddr@domains.ext"
objMessage.To = request.Form("emailadd")
objMessage.TextBody = "Blah"
objMessage.Configuration.Fields.Item
("http://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/sendusing") = 2
objMessage.Configuration.Fields.Item
("http://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/smtpserver") = "localhost"
objMessage.Configuration.Fields.Item
("http://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/smtpserverport") = 25
objMessage.Configuration.Fields.Update
objMessage.Send

* mail server should be running and functioning
* mail server's mail service configuration should be considered

Mark Wahlberg wearing Manny Pacquiao Shirt

2008-12-25T09:51:00.000-08:00

I just bumped with this pix of Mark during the holiday season with her daughter at LA. It's just cool to see Hollywood stars as fan of Manny.

solved problem: New SQL Server Registration failed: server does not exist or access denied. ConnectionOpen(Connect())

2008-12-22T20:40:00.000-08:00

After downgrade of SQL server due to speed problems both on local and remote production server, I can't re-register the remote production server in enterprise manager on local machine.

After many research and googling, registration on the other way/side is successfull but all resolutions on local failed.

Solution:
Remove Server Alias of remote server from local Client Network Utility. This alias makes the remote server name as local that's why it can't connect.

Importance of a System

2008-12-18T18:14:00.000-08:00

Whether its a web-based cms, a windows based application, etc., during any stage of the development we must always remember the long-term goal or the importance of the system we are developing. This is where a programmer's thinking usually fails differently from a project manager.

"Never defeat its purpose", that's what I always say. Otherwise, your efforts are nothing but waste.

Priority for users and administrators are different.

For users, what matters is that they get what they need from the system and that it works perfectly fine when they need it. Top importance for them are:

Content
User-friendliness
Speed
Graphics/Design (least important)

For system administrators, what's important usually are complaints or profit. If nobody audits sys ad's failures, then users are least of sys ad's concerns which is very wrong. Users are the life of the system. If they don't accept it, it's dead. They are the one who test the system into stability. Another thing that will lead to complaint is if something wrong or anything bad happens to the system therefore sys ad's priority are/should be:

Users concerns (list above)
Functionality (bugs, developer's)
Security (vulnerabilities, backup)

Want to know the average salary of a particular IT position?

2008-12-17T22:18:00.000-08:00

click this:
http://www.activetechpros.com/widget/thisframe.htm

This is what I want for Christmas !

2008-12-04T22:10:00.000-08:00

The GRAViTONUS WorkStation

IT priorities 2008/09

2008-11-17T20:34:00.000-08:00

Source: ZDNet Asia IT Priorities Survey 2008/09

prism error on chrome...

2008-11-10T18:09:00.000-08:00

chrome not ready for sap? or prism not ready for chrome?

Philippine Telcos' Wireless Mobile Broadband Comparison/Matrix

2008-11-05T17:42:00.000-08:00

	Smartbro	Globe Visibility	Sun Broadband
Connection/	GPRS/EDGE/	GPRS/EDGE/3G/	GPRS/EDGE/
Technology	3G/HSDPA	HSDPA/Wiz Wi-Fi	3G/HSDPA


Plan A
Monthly Cost (Php)	799	799	799
Mobile hours	60 hrs	40 hrs	60 hrs
Max speed (bps)	2mb	3G 384k, hsdpa 1.8m	400k
Excess	P10 /30 mins	P5 /15 mins	P0.30 / min
Free	x	2 Wi-Fi hrs	x

Plan B
Monthly Cost (Php)	999	999	999
Mobile hours	not mobile	60 hrs	Unlimited
Max speed (bps)	384k	3G 384k, hsdpa 1.8m	400k
Free	unlimited hrs, canopy install	3 Wi-Fi hrs	x

Plan C
Monthly Cost (Php)	1500	1499	1999
Mobile hours	Unlimited	100 hrs	Unlimited
Max speed (bps)	2m	3G 384k, hsdpa 1.8m	1.4m
Excess	x	P5 /15 mins	x
Free	x	Unlimited Wi-Fi	x

Prepaid
Usage Cost (Php)	P10 /30 mins	P5 /15 mins	x
Modem Kit	P2,500	P2,500	x
Max speed (bps)	2m	3G 384k, hsdpa 1.8m	x
Free	5 hrs	1.5 hrs	x

Delphi 2009 ??? !!!

2008-11-05T00:23:00.000-08:00

Just when I thought Delphi was already obsolete and died, here comes Delphi 2009 with a lot of excellent reviews.

Borland Delphi may have died, CodeGear Delphi 2009 looks like a hit with a by line "The fastest way to build NATIVE Windows applications".

I'll watch retro Santa's videos first then download the trial. Let's see...

Solved Problem: SQL Error on Triggers with sub-triggers or sub-queries...

2008-11-04T23:11:00.000-08:00

Trigger SQL Statement:
CREATE TRIGGER [dbo].[tr_batch_delete] ON [dbo].[tr_batch]
FOR DELETE
AS
BEGIN
DELETE FROM tr_month WHERE tr_year = (SELECT tr_year FROM Deleted) AND tr_month = (SELECT tr_month FROM Deleted) AND code_country = (SELECT code_country FROM Deleted)
DELETE FROM tr_factor WHERE tr_year = (SELECT tr_year FROM Deleted) AND tr_month = (SELECT tr_month FROM Deleted) AND code_country = (SELECT code_country FROM Deleted)
DELETE FROM tr_adjust WHERE tr_year = (SELECT tr_year FROM Deleted) AND tr_month = (SELECT tr_month FROM Deleted) AND code_country = (SELECT code_country FROM Deleted)
END;

Error:
Server: Msg 512, Level 16, State 1, Procedure tr_batch_delete, Line 5
Subquery returned more than 1 value. This is not permitted when the subquery follows =, !=, <, <= , >, >= or when the subquery is used as an expression.
The statement has been terminated.

Solution:
Replace = with IN

Solved Problem: ODBC Error: "Connection is busy with results for another hstmt"

2008-11-04T19:44:00.000-08:00

This error has bugged me for a while using Microsoft SQL with Delphi through an ODBC connection. OBDC can only have one active cursor at a time. By default, odbc only retrieves the first 20 records for a query. This error occurs if a query contains more than 20 records which are usually retrieved on demand. This is fine until a second query is executed using same connection/session, the error then pops-out.

I searched and bumped with MARS (Multiple Active Record Sets) articles and solutions but I found an easier one.

Solution:
Set the odbc rowset size to a larger number. If you set it to 200, then the first 200 records will be returned. If you set it to -1 then ALL records will be returned. This is not a good practice and performance will suffer if a query result set is large.

To set the rowset size with the BDE, do the following:

1. Click on your TDatabase component
2. In the object inspector, expand Params
3. Put in a Key of "ROWSET SIZE"
4. Put in the desired value

Changing the rowset size should work with other odbc connection components as well.

Thanks to Sean's post.

What is Cloud Computing?

2008-10-29T23:51:00.000-07:00

SQL: DISTINCT and SUM using one SELECT Statement

2008-10-28T22:54:00.000-07:00

When you do this, you'll have an error like this:

Msg 8120, Level 16, State 1, Line 1
Column 'table1.column1' is invalid in the select list because it is not contained in either an aggregate function or the GROUP BY clause.

so simply put columns in the GROUP BY clause and it will work fine:

SELECT distinct(column1), column2, SUM(column3)/3 FROM table1 WHERE column2 = something GROUP BY column1, column2

SQL: INSERT multiple records using one INSERT Statement

2008-10-28T21:23:00.000-07:00

What would you do if you want to insert whole table or a whole result from a SELECT statement using only a single line of INSERT statement?

Usually a DB Admin will do this in a copy-paste manner:

INSERT INTO Table1 (Column1, Column2) VALUES ('First' , 1);
INSERT INTO Table1 (Column1, Column2) VALUES ('Second' , 2);

This is the solution:

INSERT INTO Table1 (Column1, Column2) SELECT Column1, Column2 FROM Table2 WHERE Column1 = something;

And to insert complicated results from different tables, use UNION ALL:

INSERT INTO Table1 (Column1, Column2)
SELECT 'First' , 1
UNION ALL
SELECT 'Second' , 2
UNION ALL
SELECT 'Third' , 3
UNION ALL
SELECT 'Fourth' , 4
UNION ALL
SELECT 'Fifth' , 5;

Who is Paris Hilton's latest fantasy?

2008-10-20T23:53:00.001-07:00

She's holding a copy of our video scandal...

Why so serious? Let's put a smile on that face...

2008-10-20T23:30:00.000-07:00

The "Dark knight" may be the greatest Batman ever. I am a Batman fanatic and have watched every single Batman movie and animated series but I've never seen a story so realistic and created in modern times as good as this one. Besides its great action, suspense, and special effects, the movie highlighted the drama within. It captured the being of every character and reasons for every action.

I've read so many outstanding ratings and comments for this movie especially for the performance of the late Heath Ledger as Joker. I myself am stunned on the awesome portrayal of the Joker. Heath excellently captured the scary image of Joker with sense of humor. The over-all image was great, the make-up, hair, costume, posture, voice, laugh, accent, and ofcourse the acting. In this movie, the Batman was not the star but the Joker and Harvey Dent (two-face). Heath deserves an Oscar for this one.

I always buy a shirt for the hero fad. This time, I bought the purple Joker.

Nona passed away...

2008-10-15T20:42:00.000-07:00

From PCHRD@26

Hi everyone,

Everybody knows what happened already but for the benefit of those who are not aware, especially those who are out of the country, Ate Nona passed away at 11:14 last night.

I was shocked when Belle forwarded me Anthony's text message at 5:30 am. Di na ako nakatulog afterwards. I didn't know that Nona was confined for 3 weeks already.

It was indeed a very very sad news to us because Nona is one of the kindest, if not the kindest person in PCHRD. She's one of our RICUP family, and one of our Herdin team. She as a pioneer of the project, I can proudly say that Nona = Herdin. And if there's someone who will truly miss her and will be affected of her loss at the office, that would be Ate Belle.

I agree with Vince, Nona is a strong woman. We must admire that. I am truly happy I had the chance to have a heart-to-heart one-on-one talk with her regarding work, life, and her disease before I left pchrd, and before she left us.

My deepest condolence to her family, Anthony and their two kids.

We love you Nona, Farewell... We'll miss you but you'll always be in our hearts...

Wanted: Java Programmer

2008-09-25T22:30:00.001-07:00

A colleague's friend is looking for a Java Programmer. Posted at Jobstreet, still has not found a qualified applicant so they lowered their criteria to new fresh grad. Employer is a Belgian owned Company in the Philippines (Pasig). Salary range is P20-30k/mo (daw). Deadline of submission is Nov 09, 2008.

Below is the direct link to Jobstreet's vacancy notice:
http://ph.jobstreet.com/jobs/2008/9/default/20/1975375.htm?fr=C

Good luck job seekers!

"Gain School Advance" in the height of the milk scandal: Manufactured by Fonterra New Zealand

2008-09-25T21:22:00.000-07:00

The current Dairy crisis of China made milks have brought scare, specially to parents like us who have kids depending on milk as one of their primary source of nutrition. I just read the news that 43% of Sanlu Group Co., the leading Chinese manufacturer involved in the milk scandal is owned by New Zealand’s largest company and the world’s largest exporter of dairy products, Fonterra Cooperative Group Ltd.

My kid is turning 3 so he needs to switch his milk from "Gain Plus Advance" to "Gain School Advance" as progress from the same milk manufacturers. As I check the manufacturer and country of origin of the milks stated at the bottom-back of the can or box, I found out that Gain School Advance is manufactured by Fonterra unlike Gain Plus Advance which is manufactured by Abbott Ireland.

It may not be from China directly but there is a connection between Fonterra and the scandal. It maybe from New Zealand but how sure are we of the source of ingredients? Although Abbott has made press release assuring consumers of their products, how can we verify?

This discovery pushed me to look for another brand with better source and to be more scrupulous always.

Some of Fonterra's dairy product line here in the Philippines include Anchor Butter, Anchor Milk, Anmum, Anlene, Wham!, etc.

source:
1. http://abbottnutrition.com/news_and_media/press_releases/pressReleaseDetail.aspx?ContentTitle=Abbott%20Nutrition%20Statement%20on%20Infant%20Formula%20Contamination%20in%20China&year=2008
2. http://www.gmanews.tv/story/122742/Health-department-revokes-Chinese-milk-import-licenses
3. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080924/ap_on_re_as/as_china_tainted_milk

Google Phone, match for Apple's iPhone

2008-09-23T22:14:00.000-07:00

Google's and HTC's T-Mobile G1 Android Dream Phone (using Google Apps), Apple iPhone's nightmare!!!

More:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05b04oTQbrw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quwXY3w26wg

The new RAM: Magneto

2008-09-23T21:49:00.000-07:00

Magnetoresistive Random Access Memory (MRAM): new memory technology, based on electron spin. MRAM promises to bring non-volatile, low-power, high speed memory, and at a low cost, too. MRAM is called "the holy grail" of memory, and has the potential to replace FLASH, DRAM and even hard-discs.

Current memory systems in use include Dynamic and Static Random Access Memory (DRAM and SRAM). While they are faster than their predecessors, they do have some disadvantages. An interruption in the power supply would mean an immediate loss of information currently processed. Computers using these memory systems also take a long time to start up. Imagine turning on a computer and it being ready for use immediately, instead of having to wait for the computer programmes to be loaded. MRAM does away with that wait.

the mram write process:

Source:
http://cordis.europa.eu/fetch?CALLER=EN_NEWS&ACTION=D&SESSION=&RCN=29896
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MRAM
http://www.mram-info.com/

Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) 8 - Worst browser of all time!

2008-09-10T20:12:00.000-07:00

As I tried the new beta released of IE 8, it seems almost all sites have broken css, tables, java scripts, errors everywhere, etc. Although they have added a new feature "compatibility view" to correct the broken parts, it's still best to automatically do this just like Mozilla Firefox. IE 8 also added the crash-per-tab only like Google's Chrome. Microsoft should improve its products not worsen. Maybe Chrome will be better than IE after all.

Microsoft has dominated the market but everything will surely fall to right places.

http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?rn=3906861&cl=9691448&ch=4226721&src=news

Google Chrome vs Mozilla Firefox

2008-09-05T02:48:00.000-07:00

I've been using Google Chrome since its first release and comparing my daily use to Firefox, Chrome definitely needs some polish under the hood.

Some sites that breaks in IE also breaks in Chrome while not in Firefox. RSS feeds also comes out in text only while well represented in Firefox.

But the motive of Google to develop a browser is questionable. I've read their comics justifying their reason but it's still not convincing. Why not help the browser that pioneered and increasingly gets a share of the market? They have supported this browser and its progressing fast. Architecture or approach may be different, but these concepts can be shared to existing browsers especially to the one they support.

We know the battle of Google to free users and be independent from the dominant OS, you'll notice that Chrome is an alternative only for browsers running on Microsoft Windows. Therefore Chrome is a direct hit for Microsoft.

One thing to note about Chrome is that it that by default, it transmits browsing history to Google.

As Michael Malone of ABC News said, "Microsoft only wanted all of our money. Increasingly, it seems that Google wants all of our data,"

Google is a giant in the industry now, and when a giant jumps into the pool, it will surely shake and make giant waves.

trying Microsoft SQL Server - DB Mirror...

2008-09-05T01:56:00.000-07:00

SQL Server cannot create the mirroring endpoint, 'Mirroring'.

------------------------------

Create failed for Endpoint 'Mirroring'. (Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo)

------------------------------

An exception occurred while executing a Transact-SQL statement or batch. (Microsoft.SqlServer.ConnectionInfo)

------------------------------

Database mirroring is disabled by default. Database mirroring is currently provided for evaluation purposes only and is not to be used in production environments. To enable database mirroring for evaluation purposes, use trace flag 1400 during startup. For more information about trace flags and startup options, see SQL Server Books Online. (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 1498)

------------------------------

Hmmm... Let's try this:

http://forums.microsoft.com/msdn/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=3786143&SiteID=1

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After MSSQL says that it is possible to mirror on 2 instance on same host, it requires mirroring on 2 separate hosts. Therefore, different instance on same host is not allowed after all. Then MSSQL required both hosts to have SQL service pack 2. After updating the engines to SP2, still it won't work. MSSQL=Syet!

DBA Morning Checklist

2008-09-04T23:20:00.000-07:00

Backups

Verify that the Network Backups are good by checking the backup emails. If a backup did not complete, contact _____ in the networking group, and send an email to the DBA group.
Check the SQL Server backups. If a backup failed, research the cause of the failure and ensure that it is scheduled to run tonight.
Check the database backup run duration of all production servers. Verify that the average time is within the normal range. Any significant increases in backup duration times need to be emailed to the networking group, requesting an explanation. The reason for this is that networking starts placing databases backups to tape at certain times, and if they put it to tape before the DBAs are done backing up, the tape copy will be bad.
Verify that all databases were backed up. If any new databases were not backed up, create a backup maintenance plan for them and check the current schedule to determine a backup time.

Disk Space

Verify the free space on each drive of the servers. If there is significant variance in free space from the day before, research the cause of the free space fluctuation and resolve if necessary. Often times, log files will grow because of monthly jobs.

Job Failures

Check for failed jobs, by connecting to each SQL Server, selecting "job activity" and filtering on failed jobs. If a job failed, resolve the issue by contacting the owner of the job if necessary.

System Checks

Check SQL logs on each server. In the event of a critical error, notify the DBA group and come to an agreement on how to resolve the problem.
Check Application log on each server. In the event of a critical or unusual error, notify the DBA group and the networking group to determine what needs to be done to fix the error.

Performance

Check Performance statistics for All Servers using the monitoring tool and research and resolve any issues.
Check Performance Monitor on ALL production servers and verify that all counters are within the normal range.

Election Automation supported by Philippine Computer Society (PCS)

2008-07-28T01:22:00.000-07:00

This video was taken during my induction as new member and at the same time as the new Chairman of one of the Standing Committee of PCS. We are in the video, try to look for us. Thanks Alex!

I won an Apple iPod from Chikka!

2008-07-23T01:36:00.000-07:00

Thanks for the Shuffle Chikka!
http://www.chikka.com/promo-winners.php

The Wilfred Villarruz Phenomenon!

2008-07-15T20:00:00.001-07:00

Batman in Anime ??!!!

2008-07-12T10:35:00.000-07:00

We've seen Aeon Flux in Anime', The Matrix in Animatrix...

Now, ever wonder what or how the dark knight will look in Japanese Anime'? Now DC, Warner Brothers, worked with Anime'tors to bring us BM fanatics "Six Inter-locking films", one ground-breaking masterpiece. From the producers of "Batman Begins" and "The DarkKnight", six celebrated directors, with the original voice of 'Kevin Conroy'... Witness Batman's journey to the Dark Knight

... Get ready to rage against evil!

New CB subscription plugin for Joomla!

2008-07-10T21:44:00.000-07:00

Here's a pre-glance on the new Community Builder subscription plugin (beta yet) from Joomlapolis.

My Top 5 is Finally Complete!!!

2008-06-13T04:49:00.001-07:00

Solved problem: MSSQL Enterprise Manager Crashed!

2008-06-05T22:37:00.000-07:00

Out of no reason my Enterprise Manager crashed, won't start and gives an error on MMC.exe.

MMC is Microsoft Management Console which opens a lot of Microsoft applications such as different administrative tools and enterprise manager is just one of them.

I tried opening other administrative tools (eg computer management, event viewer, services, etc.) and they are functioning well, therefore mmc.exe is not the problem but enterprise manager itself which is located at "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\80\Tools\BINN".

Solution:
I simply deleted a corrupted file at "C:\Documents and Settings\myloginhere\Application Data\Microsoft\MMC\SQL Server Enterprise Manager".

The deleted file will be re-created again when you open and close the E.M.

Unsolved problem: unidentified values in record causing duplicate view in dbgrid after post

2008-05-29T01:03:00.000-07:00

Certain records, whether modified or created as new record in a same or different table with the same values causes duplicate or double records in dbgrid view. A refresh on the dataset removes the duplicate record. Also, I experienced the same problem on a mastersource with a float datatype masterfield opon post of a value with decimal. This causes certain anomalies or errors on program. Again, a refresh statement solves the problem.

But what causes this problem? I never encountered this simple stupidity on other databases except MSSQL.

Solved problem: delphi dbGrid won't/doesn't scroll record position - jologs!

2008-05-26T23:35:00.000-07:00

This is the best solution of all. Others are either not functioning, have logical errors, or too complex. This is the most simple:
-----------------------------------------------

unit Unit1

interface

uses
DBGrids, Db, Controls, Windows, Messages,

type
NewControl = class(TControl);

...

private
procedure DBGridScroll(var Message: TMessage);
{ Private declarations }
public
{ Public declarations }

...

procedure TForm1.DBGridScroll(var Message: TMessage);
var
count : short;
begin
if (Message.Msg = WM_MOUSEWHEEL) then begin
count:=HIWORD(Message.WParam);
count:=count div 120;
DBGrid1.DataSource.DataSet.MoveBy(-count)
end else NewControl(DBGrid1).WndProc(Message);
end;

procedure TForm1.FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
begin
DBGrid1.WindowProc := DBGridScroll;
end;

My new Sony NW-205F

2008-05-25T18:02:00.000-07:00

Sony Walkman Series MP3 Player with Pedometer
Features: 2GB, 18 hrs batt life, digi-FM radio, water resistant, calorie counter, pedometer, stopwatch, presets, equalizer, normalizer, avls, power-saving, auto power-off, stylish design & lcd display, etc.

CNet Review
MP3NewsWire Review
Full spec

Solved problem: date format variance in MSSQL

2008-05-15T01:50:00.000-07:00

Here's another problem I encountered in Microsoft SQL.

Hence I work for an international organization, different countries use different date formats therefore my applications should be flexible to handle different date formats.

when I change my date format at MS Windows regional settings from MM/dd/yyyy to dd/MM/yyy, all applications with date formats following windows settings should all change, especially Microsoft products.

As I check, all dates in the database changed but unfortunately, query does not. Query to MSSQL still reverts and uses MM/dd/yyyy. That's why I had problems with my applications. Its the engine's fault! I solved the problem by converting the date I passed on a SQL statement to the date format that the query uses.

This is why I hate Microsoft. Unfortunately I'm bound to my org's standards.

Solved problem: MSSQL can't be accessed by another host

2008-05-15T01:32:00.000-07:00

I had another problem with Microsoft SQL. ODBC on my MS Windows XP can be accessed thru localhost but not by another host. My database is hosted on a PC/Server and should be accessed by another host on a network/environment.

ODBC / DSN error message:
Connection failed:
SQLState: '01000'
SQL Server Error: 53
[Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][DBNETLIB]ConnectionOpen (Connect()).
Connection failed:
SQLState: '08001'
SQL Server Error: 17
[Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][DBNETLIB]SQL Server does not exist or access denied.

Duh?? What the?? I'm an expert but Microsoft sure knows how to make you dumb!
I already considered XP firewall settings, turned everything off.. I already have done almost all solutions found in the forums, including removing registry entries.

You know what fixed the prob? Simply add TCP port 445 on XP firewall advanced local area connection settings services. Port 445 is used by Windows for SMB over TCP.

Microsoft should consider commonly encountered problems and make easier solutions.

Compared to Interbase and MySQL, Microsoft SQL sucks! ....as always.

Family First...

2008-03-20T09:21:00.000-07:00

As I watch cable last week, I saw Adam Sandler's movie "Click" again. It never fails to remind me of my priority in life. Sometimes, Well most of the times, I plunge my self to work my goals, mission, and vision. The movie may be a fiction in some angles, but of course the moral of the story is the reality of most of us.

Problem with working in the government

2008-03-20T09:09:00.000-07:00

I just recently learned when I was about to tender my resignation that a government employee will not receive any separation or gratuity pay unless he/she retires. I was used to have a back-pay upon my resignation. I even received about P2k for 6 months of work in SM. The government requires private firm to give separation pay and yet they don't? A government employee has privilege of early retirement on 15 years of service. 15 years??? That's bullshit! HR or personnel department should tell this during orientation because if a person doesn't have plans to grow-old and wait for retirement benefits in the government, then working with the government is JUST A WASTE OF TIME!

Batitong's DieCast Collection (inventory)

2008-03-20T07:28:00.000-07:00

No.	Manufacturer	Model	Color
1	Fiat	Stilo	Yellow
2	Peugot	206cc	Blue
3	Mitsubishi	Pajero	Yellow
4	Honda	S2000	Gold
5	Nissan	Micra	Orange
6	Mercedes-Benz	A-Class	Yellow
7	BMW	120i	Red
8	Mercedes-Benz	Travego (Bus)	Black/Gray
9	Ferrari	F50	Red
10	Ferrari	Super America	Red
11	Ferrari	F430	Red
12	Ferrari	F2005 (F1)	Red
13	Mini	Mini Cooper	Green/White
14	Volkswagen	New Beetle	Dark Gray
15	Nissan	FairLady Z (2003)	Blue
16	Ford	Explorer Sport Trac (PickUp)	Orange
17	Lotus	Elise 111s (2003)	Yellow
18	Ford	F Series (1998)	Metallic Maroon
19	Mitsubishi	Eclipse Spyder (2007)	Black
20	Toyota	MR2	White
21	Volkswagen	New MicroBus (2001)	Aqua Blue/White
22	Jeep	Grand Cherokee (2000)	Green
23	Toyota	Land Cruiser Prado	White
24	Audi	A2	Light Gray
25	Lamborghini	Gallardo	Orange
26	Mazda	RX 8	Blue
27	Jaguar	S type (1999)	Green
28	Land Rover	Range Sport	Maroon
29	Lamborghini	Murcielago	Yellow
30	Nissan	Micra	Black
31	Mitsubishi	Colt	Silver/Gray
32	Chevrolet	Tahoe	Dark Blue
33	Volvo	C70 (spyder)	Gray
34	Chevrolet	3100 (1953)	Orange
35	Mercedes Benz	SLR McLaren	Black

The new member of my collection: 2003 Lotus Elise

2008-02-04T18:49:00.000-08:00

I bought this after the Lupus Advocacy Week at SM Mall of Asia. I've been looking for this for so long on many places, Now I finally have it!

My next target: the one in front, Lamborghini Murcielago. Its very rare, but when I found one, there was a damage in left door.

"Never Let Go" by 'Bryan Adams'

2008-01-14T09:24:00.000-08:00

Theme song of "the guardian", quite inspirational. Nice melody, nice singer.
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Can you lay your life down, so a stranger can live?
Can you take what you need, but take less than you give?
Could you close every day, without the glory and fame?
Could you hold your head high, when no one knows your name?
That's how legends are made, at least that's what they say.

We say goodbye, but never let go.
We live, we die, cause you can't save every soul.
Gotta take every chance to, show that you're the kinda man who;
Will never look back, never look down,
and never let go.

Can you lose everything, you ever had planned?
Can you sit down again, and play another hand?
Could you risk everything, for the chance of being alone?
Under pressure find the grace, or would you come undone?
That's how legends are made, at least that's what they say.

We say goodbye, but never let go.
We live, we die, cause you can't save every soul.
Gotta take every chance to, show that you're the kinda man who;
Will never look back, never look down,
and never let go.

...::Never let go, Never let go, Never let go::...

Gotta take every chance to, show that you're the kinda man who;
Will never look back, never look down,
and never let go.

We say goodbye, but never let go.
We live, we die, 'but you can't save every soul.
Gotta take every chance to, show that you're the kinda man who;
Will never look back, never look down,
and never let go.

Will never look back, never look down,
and never let go.

...::Never let go::...

This is Lupus: A new advocacy video by LFA

2007-10-20T02:26:00.000-07:00

SLOW DANCE

2007-10-20T02:14:00.000-07:00

I dont usually read forwarded messages but this one's kind
of touchy, written by a teenager with cancer and sent by a
doctor.

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Have you ever watched kids
On a merry-go-round?
Or listened to the rain
Slapping on the ground?
Ever followed a butterfly's erratic flight?
Or gazed at the sun into the fading night?
You better slow down.
Don't dance so fast.
Time is short.
The music won't last.

Do you run through each day
On the fly?
When you ask How are you?
Do you hear the reply?
When the day is done
Do you lie in your bed
With the next hundred chores
Running through your head?
You'd better slow down
Don't dance so fast.
Time is short.
The music won't last.

Ever told your child,
We'll do it tomorrow?
And in your haste,
Not see his sorrow?
Ever lost touch,
Let a good friendship die
Cause you never had time
To call and say,'Hi'
You'd better slow down.
Don't dance so fast.
Time is short.
The music won't last.

When you run so fast to get somewhere
You miss half the fun of getting there.
When you worry and hurry through your day,
It is like an unopened gift....
Thrown away.

Life is not a race.
Do take it slower
Hear the music
Before the song is over.

Pia's new mobile: my|phone T22

2007-10-17T11:22:00.001-07:00

Due to simlock of Apple's Iphone, we decided not to get it and bought this cool phone which almost have everything except radio/tv. Specwise vs cost, this is better than Nseries (10k only). Although this is China-made (well what's not made in China these days?), I also rather buy this than scattered unknown-branded smuggled phones. NTC passed (sticker inside), available at major telecomm mall stores, and warranty serviced by Sony affiliated service centers.

T22 DUO: The first dual ACTIVE sim phone

Specifications:

Network: GPRS/GSM 900/1800
Camera: 2.0 Megapixels CMOS
Display: 240 x 320 pixels, 2.8", 262K colors TFT
Connectivity: Bluetooth 1.2 with A2DP, USB
Memory: 2MB Built-in User Memory
Expansion: Micro SD/T-flash memory card slot
Device Control: Touch screen and Alphanumeric keypad
MEssaging: SMS, EMS, MMS, E-mail
GPRS: Class 12, WAP 2.0 browser
Sound: 2 stereo speakers, 3D-surround effect
Multimedia: MP3/MP4 player/Video Recorder
Battery: 1000 mAh
Dimension: 112 x 50 x 15 mm
Weight: 117g

www.myphone.com.ph

Wren's Language@2

2007-10-16T18:34:00.000-07:00

Amga = drink water
Emi = cant get
Angga = tanggal, sira
Ebi = bus, truck
Amba = ball, balloon
Ga = milk
Nam-nam = eat
Ehehehe = dede
Nanana/Tetete = pillow
Bbbbrrrmm = car
Kkkkkk = Gaby
Awa = Aga Muhlach
Anda = Clear shampoo

DOST already has broadband Network - ZTE NBN scandal

2007-10-10T22:20:00.000-07:00

Before the ZTE proposal, DOST already proposed to NEDA same kind of project which they turned down. PREGINET is a project lead by ASTI-DOST that we use and support right now. Below is a feed from GMA news:

The network allows partners to do collaborative research and development and provides a platform for experimentation of innovative Internet applications/services, efficiently transmit and receive large amounts of data nationwide, and integrates some existing government information networks into a common network backbone via international research networks such as APAN and AI3 (Japan). Last mile connections will depend on telcos, this is where the ZTE NBN proposal will come-in, or the turned-down proposal should have.

Support Mozilla Firefox!

2007-09-28T00:51:00.000-07:00

stupid IE! doesn't follow simple basic css/html standards. Help make IE obsolete. Use Mozilla Firefox!

common but not so commonly used "VIm" commands

2007-09-19T11:25:00.000-07:00

for my reference purpose:

line cut and paste: d, p
highlight cut and paste: v, y, p
search the word under the cursor: *
find and replace:
%s/findstring/replacestring/gc or
:gs?pat?sub?
g=global
c=confirm
Any word completion: ctl-n

Write mode: Insert
Non-write mode: Escape

find: /
line cut: d
highlight/visual: v
yank: y
paste: p
write: w
force write: w!
quit: q
force quit: q!
write and quit: wq