Brainstorming is an essential step on generating new ideas for just about anything. Need a new product? An activity? A way to weasel out of trouble? Two or more heads are better than one. So get your group together, bring out your thinking caps and brainstorm.

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Business letters are quite effective in getting points across. It also serves different purposes depending on the reasons behind the writing. In any case, writing a good one is common across these purposes so better beef up your writing skills when writing one. Here’s a follow-up to my tips on planning a letter or a [...]

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It’s been a while since I logged on into an IRC channel to chat but I know many still prefer IRC over other chat services such as Yahoo! or instant messaging. MIRC was one of the more popular IRC clients back in the day and I remember getting nuked and bombed and contracting all sorts [...]

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Here’s a nifty site that lets you create your own warning label in just 4 steps: Step #1: Choose a warning label Step #2: Choose a warning symbol Step #3: Type in your warning message (You have 6 lines!) Step #4: Click this button (Reads “Generate Warning Label”) The end result’s exported as a JPEG [...]

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There’s no real formula on winning people’s hearts. But here are five tips to help you get started. Smile. No one likes a moper. And don’t sport a fake one either. Listen to what others have to say. Conversations don’t necessarily always have to involve “you” to make people like you. Give a well-deserved compliment [...]

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The Weather Channel just launched an online weather mapping service. Users can access weather data, get this, down to the very street of whatever area you want to have weather information access on. It uses Microsoft Virtual Earth together with its technology to provide weather information over a very specific locale. Virtual Earth is used [...]

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We’ve all heard of China blocking Internet users to access certain websites. Wondering if our Chinese friends can access your site? Scuttle over to GreatFirewallofChina.org to check. And guess what? LifeSpy can be read loud and clear in China!

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Since I’m in the topic of security in my previous post, I’m moving on to what I call insecure security. I know that we all should respect privacy and all. But the growing rate of web related mishaps have prompted us to be just a bit more paranoid about how secure our PC defenses are. [...]

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Here’s a news clip from Top Tech News: BBC Director General Mark Thompson said that YouTube was “a key gateway through which to engage new audiences in the U.K. and abroad.” YouTube attracts an estimated 70 million users each month. One new channel, “BBC Worldwide,” will show clips from hit BBC programs including motor show [...]

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Saw this article from Digg. Now Speedtest.net used to be a pretty boring site with your common speed stats displayed. But they’ve revamped the site including a pretty snazzy interface and comparison data. If you’re wondering how your Internet connection matches up with the rest of the world (or if your provider duped you with [...]

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As a follow-up on my office ergonomics tips for business owners post, I’m posting this one on telephones. I’ve seen far too many front desk people cradle phones between their shoulder and neck. It’s really bad for them. So if you ever do that, you might want to consider these tips on phone ergonomics: Don’t [...]

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Firefox 3, which is due out later this year, will probably contain a slew of new features. As as Firefox junkie, I’m all too anxious to get my hands on the final version. As news has it, 3 will probably include features like offline support for Web applications. One thing they’re also looking at is [...]

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Here’s the iPhone teaser commercial that came out during the Oscars.

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I’m not really a sound engineering but I like audio. I did a few mixes myself and done some voice acting. I still play the guitar when I can. And if there’s one thing that I’ve learned from all of that, talent is one thing, but equipment counts. I’ve done some personal recordings using a [...]

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Now as a follow-up to my previous post on the topic. I originally meant it as a cursory look at earning with Adsense, but since the post got a decent number of hits (thanks to David and our sister blog, Blogging Pro), I’m now making a follow-up. You’re writing on your blog and you’ve got [...]

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