Something went right today. Well, mostly at least. My article re the 2gb. iPod nano came out, (http://news.inq7.net/lifestyle/index.php?index=1&story_id=57430), and it came out almost exactly the way I wanted it too.
“Huh?” you say? I know that seems weird, but truth be told, it’s a struggle to get exactly those things lined up and happening exactly the way you want it to.
So the Young Radicals blog managed to get Google to display Arroyo’s website whenever someone enters the keywords “pekeng pangulo”. Whoopee.
Continue reading Google Bombing Knocks Arroyo Out Of Office! – not
Much has been said about Google Analytics, I’ve put them on most of my sites the first day I learned of them. It’s been a few days hence, but for what it’s worth here’s my .02 cents.
Continue reading Analytics Shmanalytics? – A Review of Google Analytics
(I’m starting a new category “Boner Of The Month”, to list down those wonderfully unique incidents in the tech world that you juuust can’t put into words – without thinking of the word ‘boner’ that is. My first one should’ve been the recent Microsoft Windows update that crashed PCs and opened them up to viruses, a real humdinger, but I couldn’t Google a link to the specific one I wanted because there are just so many and they happen so often! I was also afraid I might not even find one every month, but hey, the timely one below just goes to prove when it comes to committing acts of stupidity on a regular basis, you can never underestimate your fellow man.
Continue reading Sony BMG’s rootkit for November Boner of the Month!
I’m not completely sure of what to make of the Explorer Destroyer movement, apparently a (over?)zealous firefox usergroup’s attempt to get people to switch from IE, making (good?) use as well of Google’s offer of $100.00 for every referral to Firefox.
Me and Digital Exchange finally got our collective acts together to have all the gadgets I’m supposed to review over the following weeks delivered in one go. Not an easy task granted time and distance (they’re in Makati and I’m in Antipolo), the reported difficulty in dealing with the stores involved, occasional deadline issues and other nitty gritty details. Again, this is part of a 9 gadget writeup-fest to promote Digital Exchange (Glorietta 3), and so far I’ve finished with the Samsung SGH-e730, the Fujifilm F-810, and the iPod Nano 2gb, which should come out next week.
So anyway, enough talk! Here are they are!
After having read a lot about Google for an article I did that came out last month, I pretty much know a lot of surface information about Google guys Sergei Brin and Larry Page, or at least enough to write that article.
Last Friday Inquirer ran a story on how Microsoft Phils. in a magnanimous mood ever so graciously decided that they will “allow Internet cafes to purchase the cheaper, original commercial equipment manufacturer (COEM) license for Windows, but for a limited time only,”.
I’ve finally gotten around to putting up PC Exchange, a simple classifieds site based on Noah’s Classifieds, completely devoid of any frills until I determine what else I might think of putting.