Posted on July 13th, 2010 by Calvin | Viewed 122 times
First time blogger? Don’t know which platform you would turn to? Blogger and WordPress are two of the most popular and FREE blogging platform out there. I’ve been using the two for more than two years already and here’s my take on them. Blogger (yoursite.blogspot.com) Blogger is Google. This means it has integration with Google [...]
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Posted on July 12th, 2010 by Calvin | Viewed 113 times
For the chronic Youtuber, here’s a way to download any flash videos from any website (well except Facebook) to your PC without using any software except your Google Chrome browser. Your Chrome must be equipped with a plugin called Getflash in order to save those videos as .flv’s or mp4’s. Go ahead and click the [...]
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Posted on June 23rd, 2010 by Calvin | Viewed 175 times
If you’ve been following my blog then you would know that having a Facebook page is the best means of promoting your site via social network. This is really helpful to keep your fans updated especially those who don’t have time to visit your site regularly. So if you think your site is worth promoting, [...]
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Posted on June 10th, 2010 by Calvin | Viewed 239 times
As a first time smartphone user, I discovered a cool feature on my HTC mini (also available in other smartphones): the Vampire Feature which leeches minutes off your data plan even when you’re asleep. A basic function of a smartphone is its Push capability. Based on your update settings, it will automatically connect to the [...]
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Posted on May 25th, 2010 by Calvin | Viewed 181 times
Here’s a simple but neat trick that I learned today courtesy of my photographer friend, Bryan. I asked him how I can sharpen photos taken with my point-and-shoot camera to resemble those taken with DSLR. I’ve been noticing that some of my photos are a little bit blurred or smudged and details tend to get [...]
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Posted on April 23rd, 2010 by Calvin | Viewed 1,052 times
With a lot of people aghast by the sudden spike of their electric bill, I think it’s time for us to be mindful of the power consumption of our home appliances. Well we can complain to Meralco but in the meantime, let’s try to save a little bit of power. Here are the common home [...]
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Posted on April 19th, 2010 by Calvin | Viewed 156 times
If you’re stuck in a rut in your running program doing only continuous running, then maybe it’s time for you to incorporate interval workout routines. Long and steady runs are good for endurance but interval training will give you the speed and strength to maintain a faster pace. With the adidas miCoach, you can do [...]
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