Tech News: New Skype for iPhone

A little miffed that your iPod Touch isn’t exactly like an iPhone? Well, there is one reason why you shouldn’t be. Skype has developed an application that enables your iPod Touch to chat and call(granted that you have a 2G Touch, and a pair of headphones with a microphone) – just like an iPhone. Neat? Wait, there’s more!

Posted in Computers.

Small Business Tip: Working through Tough Times

We’re still caught in the financial setback so businesses are really having the hardest time to stay afloat. Know what else you can do to sustain your business in the midst of this crisis.

Posted in Business.

Smart Home Lighting Tips

Having a good lighting system in your home is essential in achieving a sunny ambiance. So make sure you keep your home well-lit and bright. Here are a few tips to guide you in giving your home a new light.

Posted in Home and Garden.

Relationships: Boosting Intimacy Levels

So many stuff have been written on intimacy. Thing is, people can’t seem to get tired of talking about it. So here we have mapped out a synopsis of 411′s on what you can do to take your relationship to the next level.

Posted in NSFW, Sex and Relationships.

How to Communicate Better with Family Members

No family is perfect and each has its own set of issues. But it doesn’t mean we should stop trying to make things more comfortable at home. The family can be, after all, our closest friends.

Posted in Communication, Family.

Firefox Tip: Get a Better Access to about:config with gui:config

Firefox is now in version 3.0.0.7 and the new versions of old add-ons are doing pretty much their job (and quite well). Anyway, this gives us a chance to revisit some of the power user tips we’ve had over here and perhaps offer tips and tricks for the old dog (fox) to learn. If you need to tweak Firefox’s behavior more to your geeky likings, all you have to do is to access the in-depth configuration by accessing the about:config page. However, staring at all the properties and values in the page can still confuse users old and new alike. Code wizards may be okay with the way the about:config …

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Posted in Firefox Tips, The Web.

Web Raid: Know Your Blogging Persona with Typealyzer

Always wondered how different are you in the real world over how you write in your blog? Well you can always check your blogging persona over at Typealyzer. It’s a neat web tool that aims to answer “What personality is behind that blog?”It lets you know your persona (based on several personality and psychometric tests) just by entering the URL of your site. Right now, Typealyzer offers several engines. There’s one for Myers-Briggs(MBTI, Love, Sports, and Archetypes. Results are shown as short messages describing one profile accompanied by a doodle illustration. Pretty pretty interesting if you’re into psych tests. I compared my own blog and results of my MBTI (which …

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Posted in Computers, The Web.

Sneaky Career Moves

Opportunity knocks only once—or so they say. So if you miss yours, you’re probably not gonna get another shot. So if I were you, I’d be always at the ready so that when it does come, I’ll be up for promotion faster that I can say “salary increase”.

Posted in Work and Career.

Avoid Unnecessary Budget Deficits

How many times have I exhausted my funds against my will? It happens almost every time I shop. And I’m just tired of feeling all that regret just because I can’t seem to control my spending. But everything’s gonna change as long as I keep these in mind. See if it works for you, too.

Posted in Money and Finance.

How to Be Your Very Own Cheerleader

It’s very hard to get pleased with yourself and feel that sense of pride. As long as you’re always surrounded by people whose job is to criticize the things you’re doing, feeling good will feel like a struggle and a challenge. But don’t let them get their way with you. Grab your pompoms and cheer yourself on.

Posted in Attitude and Outlook, Behavior and Ethics.