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10 Steps to a Hugely Successful Web 2.0 Company → Do it, now. #

Joke time

Published in the early afternoon of August 27, 2005

Joke-time muna wala ako masulat eh. I got this from an email forwarded by my ninong:
A filipino man died and went to heaven. As he stood in front of St. Peter at the Pearly Gates, he saw a huge wall of clocks behind him. He asked, “What are all those clocks?” St. Peter answered, [...]

5 comments 2005.08.27

Pixar tells story behind ‘Toy Story’ → “… Not only did the big-money folks at Disney who bankrolled the film not understand the vision of Toy Story,’ they hated it so much they shut down production. …” #

EditPlus 2.20

Published mid-morning of August 26, 2005

I know a lot of my readers are EditPlus users like me, so I happily announce the release of EditPlus 2.20, after months (or has it been a year?) of seeming inactivity. Grab it now!

3 comments 2005.08.26

GoogleOS? YahooOS? MozillaOS? WebOS? → Kottke thinks a web–based OS is the future, and suggests that industry leaders are indeed taking us in this direction. #
Jean Alesi: An Appreciation → “When he took the lead and realised the win was his if he just kept going, in typical fashion tears welled in Jean’s eyes, splashing against his visor every time he braked. When he crossed the line, mechanics from every team without exception were on the pit wall to cheer him home, a rare sight in the battle-hardened world of F1 testifying to the charisma of the man and the esteem in which he was held. There has undoubtedly never been a more popular victory in recent memory.” #

Recent Links on WP 1.5.2

Published in the early morning of August 25, 2005

There is a problem with the Recent Links plugin on WordPress 1.5.2. It seems the redirection for the archives page and the monthly archives is failing, most probably a result of the changes to the handling of PHP global variables in the current WP. Thanks to the several users who have emailed to inform us. [...]

4 comments 2005.08.25

Cueshe

Published in the wee hours of August 25, 2005

My latest CD review: Cueshe’s “Half Empty, Half Full.” This album is a good buy, the band rocks! Their pop appeal may not be as good as Hale, but they can surely stand their ground. I’m very proud to see another band from Cebu (or anywhere down south) hitting the bigtime. And if you’re [...]

300 comments 2005.08.25

Google Talk

Published in the early afternoon of August 24, 2005

Now google is talking. I feel like a kid discovering instant messaging, it’s like ICQ days all over again. And it works in the office, at least for now! Haha.

No comments 2005.08.24

Notes from 37signals’ Jason Fried → “How to make big things happen with small teams.” #

pro.blogger.ph

Published around lunchtime of August 22, 2005

In case you haven’t noticed, I’m also writing in one of my new weblogs. I hope to share with everyone, especially Filipino bloggers, the things I’ve learned in the field of — what else — blogging! Let’s see where this takes us.

1 comment 2005.08.22

Ruby on Rails

Published just before lunchtime of August 22, 2005

I just spent a few minutes watching the intro video for Ruby on Rails, and I’m very impressed. No wonder 37signals has developed very successful web applications just within a few months of each other. I’m wondering, do we have equally simple–but–powerful frameworks in PHP? I think I’ll try to learn some Rails. Google/O’Reilly’s Best [...]

3 comments 2005.08.22

Sessions.08.21.2005

Published in the early evening of August 21, 2005

This entry was written by Jonas, guess writing for Markku to introduce the songs Confused and Dito Ba.
Here are the latest songs that Pop Ratio has to offer, fresh off the grill and onto your dining table…
We’ve gone 3-piece again, seeing as Don has again managed not to arrive (as opposed to just not arriving [...]

12 comments 2005.08.21

Kitchie

Published around lunchtime of August 20, 2005

I just caught a glimpse of Kitchie Nadal’s Ellipse cologne commercial, and now I’m sure the glory days of OPM is back. Reminds me of the Eraserhead’s Chippy ad, the variant with the green pack. Was that ten years ago?

4 comments 2005.08.20

ybmarried: photos → A nice example of things you could do with iPAP and a great template. Nice work! #
Living Venice… and beyond. → “Personal observations, information and the occasional Instructions by author and Venice inhabitant Nan McElroy.” This place I gotta visit at least once in my life. #

WordPress 1.5.2

Published in the early evening of August 18, 2005

There has been much talk on the latest version of WordPress, because someone reported that the WP developers modified the package to reflect a last minute fix on a security vulnerability.
The current defense the developers are presenting is that the package was revised before any announcement of its availability was made. That’s a straight lie. [...]

4 comments 2005.08.18

Chilli Tees

Published in the early evening of August 17, 2005

An officemate’s band was features on Wave 89.1 yesterday, and they played for an hour, live on air! I’m not sure how to categorize their music, but Chilli Tees sounds fresh and promising.

No comments 2005.08.17

Podcasted, again!

Published in the early evening of August 17, 2005

Brendan pinged us to let us know we’ve been podcasted, again! Crash makes it to his latest offering, which I must say raises some interesting issues between podcasting and traditional radio. Listen to the show.

2 comments 2005.08.17

Crocodile blood may yield powerful new antibiotics → “Tests showed that the reptile’s immune system kills the HIV virus.” #
Scrolling and Scrollbars → “Despite posing well-known risks, websites continue to feature poorly designed scrollbars. Among the ongoing problems that result are frustrated users, accessibility challenges, and missed content.” Notice one of the examples for “Scrollbars that didn’t work.” Yeah, it’s a Filipino site. #

Comments

Published in the early afternoon of August 15, 2005

I’m back commenting again, replying to those left behind on entries this month. Leave a comment and I’d be happy to reply.

7 comments 2005.08.15

Pop Ratio originals

Published in the early evening of August 11, 2005

I’ve been pimping my band Pop Ratio here on my weblog for how many entries now, so I guess it would be fitting to share with everyone our music. The first five tracks are originals, and the last is a cover which I shared recently. The originals are copyright Pop Ratio — share, spread [...]

15 comments 2005.08.11

Dynamic Drive

Published just before lunchtime of August 10, 2005

I’ve been browsing articles on AJAX and other Web 2.0 related techniques, and I stumbled upon Dynamic Drive again for the first time in a year. Some of the available scripts can really be useful for improving the latest generation of rich web applications.

No comments 2005.08.10

Ating Bawiin cover

Published mid-afternoon of August 9, 2005

Since I’ve been talking a lot about bands and music these days, you should grab this cover (mp3) of Rannie Raymundo’s “Ating Bawiin,” performed by an unnamed US–based pinoy band with Joachim Guanzon on the guitars with his beautiful Tele. This is from their Mahal Pa Rin Kita sessions just about a week ago. They [...]

4 comments 2005.08.09

Ten years ago

Published mid-afternoon of August 8, 2005

A little over ten years ago, we dreamed of making it big. It was the OPM era, with bands sprouting like wild grass all over the country, much like now. We learned every OPM hit song, playing them like we were our own. Our Pisay batchmates would often tease us as big Eraserheads wannabes, and [...]

8 comments 2005.08.08

Live design ongoing

Published in the wee hours of August 7, 2005

The live design is still ongoing, and parts of the site may break. Leave a comment if you see something funny. Yes, I still do read them, I just don’t reply for now until I’ve accomplished certain things.

4 comments 2005.08.07

Warning: Live Design

Published in the early evening of August 5, 2005

I’m doing a live redesign on this site, just as I write this. Some pages may look funny, but they’ll be fine probably in a few hours. I’m going for the no–image look, as you can see. Or maybe not. And the complete redesign? I guess my laziness right now leans towards the slim chance [...]

4 comments 2005.08.05

A hello-and-goodbye kind of post → The famous Dunstan is closing his weblog. I’ve seen this guy go from ordinary blogger to one of the big guys, and it’s nice to know he’s gone this far. Good luck, mate! #
Simple Adsense Tips → A few short tips on improving your adsense performance. #
The Top 10 Things You Should Know Before You Blog → ” Three business blogging experts share their best tips for getting started in the blogosphere.” #

Pop Ratio podcasted

Published just before lunchtime of August 4, 2005

This is late, but I forgot to mention it last time so I will now. Pop Ratio was featured in a podcast! We were on show #35 at Incoherent Ramblings, and I personally see it as a significant milestone in our band’s 10-year existence. Oh my, we’re really that old? Many thanks to Brendan and [...]

No comments 2005.08.04

Pop Ratio music

Published in the early evening of August 1, 2005

These are some of our recorded covers, in low-bitrate mp3 format, ideal for mobile phones.

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Drive
It’s Over Now
Man In The Mirror
Panahon Na Naman
Separate Lives
Inuman Na
Boys Don’t Cry
Crazy For You
Himala
Awit Ng Kabataan
I’ll Be
Pagbabalik
Esem
Pardon Me

5 comments 2005.08.01

Blogging again

Published mid-afternoon of August 1, 2005

I think I’m back blogging again, but right now without a great percentage of this site. I’m rebuilding, bored with the recent layout so quickly that I never tried to get it to 100% completion. Having said that, the chances of using it again is quite slim, unless I do so badly in making a [...]

6 comments 2005.08.01

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