17 Mar
Posted by Alex as Behavior and Ethics, News, The Web
Killing is bad. Even if you personally don’t think that murder is bad (you’d be a psycho then), then just remember that most sovereign countries outlaw it. And human beings basically have the right to live. So if you’re still thinking of bloody murder, better check with a therapist for a treatment for your [...]
Hello there! Sorry for the sporadic posts for yesterday and probably today. Well, as you can see gone is the green design for LifeSpy and instead we have this snazzy, spiffy, and sexy (great legs!) new blue and white (with a bit of red) design courtesy of DesignDisease.
I’m sure David, this site’s founder, may [...]
I always fancied those origami paper cranes. It’s now considered a symbol of peace. There’s even a history behind it called the Sadako Story. Anyway, here’s a video showing you how to make a paper crane.
16 Mar
Posted by Alex as Business, Computers, Mac Tips, News, The Web, Windows Tips, Work and Career
Here’s a list of web applications for management and collaboration. Take control and share data through these websites:
Basecamp
CentralDesktop
Planzo
Backpack
Zimbra
ProjectPlace
Doodle
ZohoPlanner
vyew
norada
stikipad
30boxes
near-time
shortText
Project360
Thinkature
ThinkFree
SlimTimer
15 Mar
Posted by Alex as Fitness and Health, Food
Anything in excess is bad. The body needs some intake of fats and good cholesterol but only in limited amounts. Here are five quick ways to cut down on fats:
Eat lean meat, fish, poultry, dried beans and peas for your protein.
Trim the fat off meat (like in pork chops) and stay away from skin [...]
15 Mar
Posted by Alex as Business, Computers, Mac Tips, The Web, Windows Tips, Work and Career
Looking for that Visio killer? Here’s Gliffy for you.
Gliffy is a web-based online application that lets you draw great looking diagrams, flowcharts and floorplans on your web browser. You can even conceptualize web page wireframes with this app. That means no need to invest and install expensive software like Visio if all your work. [...]
15 Mar
Posted by Alex as Computers, Windows Tips
Sort of news flash. Hey, Vista users, it’s good for one year. And it’s all good. Unless Microsoft does something about it, legally.
Brian Livingston, publisher of a great site called Windows Secrets, revealed sometime last month how to tweak a registry key called SkipRearm in order to extend the activation period. For the exact [...]
15 Mar
Posted by Alex as Computers, Mac Tips, The Web, Windows Tips, Work and Career
You may not always be using your PC or have a laptop handy. Most workaholics just can’t stop thinking about work even on a day-off or a vacation. Public terminals just come in handy. But since it’s a public terminal, you can expect to have the same functionality and the same array of suites [...]
I always wondered how Michael Jackson did it. I was always amazed with that move. Not until I saw how it’s done. Here’s something I found raiding the Tube. A really simple guide on how to do the moonwalk:
If you don’t know what to cook because of two things - 1) Your fridge and cupboard are nearing empty or 2) they’re both overflowing, here’s a great site to guide you to your next meal - Cooking by Numbers.
The site features a checklist of the common ingredients that can be found in your [...]
14 Mar
Posted by Alex as Computers, Firefox Tips, The Web, Windows Tips
I’m a keyboard ninja, and I’m more in favor of using keyboard shortcuts than the mouse. Not that I hate the mouse, it’s just that I’ve been using computers even before the mouse was an integral part of GUI computing. (No mouse movements for the command line, right?)
However, nowadays, most of the people [...]
Mac released its update to OS X to patch 45 bugs in the OS and other apps that come with it. This includes Adobe’s Flash player, MySQL Server and OpenSSH. Apple indicated that 2/3 of the flaws could lead to “arbitrary code execution.”
Together with the patches, Apple also released Version 10.4.9 of OS [...]
14 Mar
Posted by Alex as Attitude and Outlook, Behavior and Ethics, Inspiration
Believe it or not, any person can be creative in his or her own special way. Not everyone can be a master artist, or a writer but one can sure find ways in expressing one’s creativity. Hey, even telling jokes is an art form so why not try to be good at it.
Here are [...]
14 Mar
Posted by Alex as Food for Thought, News, Society, The Web
In so many words, this is where commercialization clashes with Web 2.0.
Viacom, the mother company of TV networks such as MTV, Comedy Central, and Nickelodeon, has filed a lawsuit amounting to $1B against Google, the now mother company of video website, YouTube with grounds of copyright infringement.
13 Mar
Posted by Alex as Computers, IE Tips, The Web, Windows Tips
Jeff Davis wrote a great FAQ on Favicons in IE7 in his blog. There he addresses the following issues:
How do I make a favicon appear for my site in IE7?
How often does IE download the favicon?
I see the wrong favicon for some sites I visit. How do I fix this?
I put a favicon.ico [...]