Sonata Private Residences
Sonata Private Residences is a condo in the Ortigas Center, Pasig City.
It has two residential towers, a hotel, and an office tower. You'll find it along San Miguel Ave corner Lourdes...
All Guitar
There's something about Philippine culture which draws a lot of Filipinos to the guitar.
Perhaps there's something romantic about the strummed music that 300 years of Spanish rule has done to our psyche, or...
Madonna Decena: A Cool and Talented Pinay Mom
You've heard of Madonna Decena, right? But have you heard her?
I don't know how she manages to do it. There she is in the UK, far away from her children...
Dreamhost and File Get
If you're having problems with your PHP scripts in Dreamhost, it's probably the File Get command.
You'll need to use curl, so create this function: // function to replace file_get_contents() function file_get_the_contents($url) { $ch = curl_init()...
BPA and Baby Bottles
Are baby plastic bottles safe to use?
Heard over Philippine AM radio a couple of days ago about the concern over plastic baby bottles. Apparently, some products...
Super Clear Videos
Do you want to know the secret of creating super clear videos, even on YouTube?
We've all been following the wrong tips afterall. Although we struggle with our screencaptures, our WMV uploads, our Camtasia screencasts...
eBay Digital Product Tips
If you've been selling digital products such as software or ebooks in eBay, you've probably gotten shocked by the early 2008 news...
Yes, eBay announced that digital downloads are no longer allowed in standard auction listings. No more ebooks, and no more...
Fanbox and Misleading Email
I received a rather misleading email, supposedly from my friend's Fanbox address.
Here's what the email looked like: I have a new email address on the FanBox spam-free email system. My new...
BatJay Book Launch
Nicanor "Jay" David launches his latest book Batang Kaning Lamig at Fully Booked (The Fort) this afternoon at 3PM.
More popularly known as BatJay, Jay is an Overseas Filipino Worker who entertains people with his zany humor over at...
Computer Screen Keeps Turning Black
Ever have one of those days when your computer monitor keeps going black every few minutes?
At first I thought my kids had watched too many videos in YouTube, and the video memory (integrated in the...
Virtual Smart Agent
A Virtual Smart Agent is a script that helps you save an online sale.
There are pages on the web that sell products and services. These salesletter pages describe their offer, and hopefully the...
Shrink SWFs with Flash Optimizer
If you're making a lot of SWF or Flash movies, you know how large those can get.
But what if you could shrink those SWF files? Well, with Eltima Software's Flash Optimizer , you can easily shrink...
Bahay Kubo: Philippine Folk Song
Lots of folks have been asking me about the Bahay Kubo or vegetable song.
You'll find the Speak Tagalog Podcast: Bahay Kubo Episode , but that contains an enumeration of the different vegetables in...
Capturing Still Images From Video
It's easy to capture still images from video and DVD.
For example, there's software called Topaz Moment (from TopazLabs.com), which captures video frames from you. It claims that it can...
Globe Mobile Internet
Globe prepaid and postpaid subscribers can now enjoy mobile internet services.
There are two rates: P5 for 15 minutes (great for viewing photos and videos) P0.15/KB (good for viewing short, text-heavy...
The First Pregnant Man
Is Thomas Beatie the world's first pregnant man?
Well, that's how things look. Did you see him when he was interviewed by Oprah? Anyway, it turns out that...
Elephant Self-Portrait
Have you ever seen an elephant paint a portrait of itself?
In a world of people always on the search for something new, elephant self-portrait painting is emerging as a novel...
