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Lost in Spottt 2008-03-06 10:18:19 Have you seen this latest link exchange concept in cyberspace? Launched earlier this month, Spottt (that's no typo, it really has three t's) rapidly caught the interest of blog addicts worldwide that, according to their statistics, 1,300 subscribed in the first five days. And I must confess I was one of them. Seeing that Spottt ad space in many blogs intrigued me and, a few clicks and some
DonPepot's New Clothes: My FREE Template 2008-03-05 21:51:30 Notice my new template? Cool huh? It was a labor of love for hours. Although I downloaded this Blogger (but converted from Wordpress) template for free, customizing it entailed a lot of work, especially for someone as technically challenged as me. But I wouldn’t have it any other way. The template had to be customized to reflect my personality and the personality of this site, and to set it Read more:Clothes
Have Fun with Your Photos! 2008-03-04 05:51:19 If you thought magmypic.com was fun, where you can create magazine covers out of any digital photo from your computer, here is another discovery that will surely captivate users looking for more adventures (and mischief) from their photos. It's befunky.com, a site that lets users play with photos in many different ways.
First, there's the Cartoonizer, where users can re-create images by turning
Are You a Nerd? 2008-03-04 05:50:41 How nerdy are you/ Do you want to find out? Or have you asked yourself that question at any time while endlessly chatting or surfing at home on a weekend,
while friends were partying in some club or bar? If you have these symptoms better find out for yourself and take the test. NerdTests.com will gladly assist you in your quest to find out how much of a geek you are. See those scores
Feast Your Eyes on the Nokia N96! 2008-03-04 05:50:00 My apologies for the long absence, work was getting in the way. He he. Besides, the inconsistent weather has taken a toll on my health and I was down with severe colds yesterday. Now with batteries recharged, I'm rearin' to go! Now take a look at this:
The Nokia
N96 was recently launched to a drooling crowd of techies and gadget geeks at the 2008 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, Read more:Feast
Goodbye to Keyboards? 2008-03-04 05:49:21 "People will increasingly interact with computers using speech or touch screens rather than keyboards". That's according to Bill Gates who blurted out this interesting piece of tech news in one of his recent talks. In five years, Microsoft expects more Internet searches to be done through speech than through typing on a keyboard.
"It's one of the big bets we're making," he said during the Read more:Goodbye
, Keyboards
Bond-like Submarine Car 2008-03-04 05:46:20 A Swiss manufacturer has developed a car called the Rinspeed sQuba that can go from being driven on land to going underwater.
The convertible sports car transforms into an underwater vehicle in which passengers can breathe with the help of compressed air masks. It has an open-top design, but that's by design so passengers can get out quickly during an emergency and avert the problem of water Read more:Submarine
I Can Peel It! 2008-03-04 05:45:40 Have you noticed my new ad spot? That blinking peel away ad at the top right corner of this page? Cool huh? I first noticed their presence in some sites I visited two weeks ago and was immediately intrigued. What a cool ad placement, I thought, and wondered how and where to get them. A few days later, I read a feature on the ad at John Chow’s site and found out that
it costs $37! Oops, not
Crotch-Scratching is Outlawed! 2008-03-04 05:44:58 Michael Jackson may get into trouble the next time he performs in Italy! He he. The Italian supreme court has outlawed men from touching their genitals in public. Crotch-grabbing is an ancient superstitious habit in Italy that is believed to ward off the evil eye - it is traditional for men to do it if passed by a hearse or when discussing serious illness or disasters. However, the supreme Read more:Scratching
Viral Linking 2008-02-19 09:25:22 .
DonPepot found this tag in cousin Monaco's site. Though he was was not tagged, DonPepot decided to get this meme just the same because of its viral linking or viral tagging - a concept of chain linking that will dramatically increase the number of links to your blog and will have an immediate impact on your Technorati blog ranking and authority. Many of you know that this method works. In Read more:Viral
, Linking
Federer Wins 4th Laureus 2008-02-18 12:16:18 .
King Roger Federer has done it again! For the fourth year in a row ( the only man to do so), he has been named as the Laureus Sportsman of the Year. This is in recognition of the world number one's feat in 2007 where the Swiss star won three out of four Grand Slam tournaments in 2007, at Wimbledon and the US and Australian Opens, and was the losing finalist in the French Open. He also won
Entrecard Secret 2008-02-16 09:03:56 .
Do you find yourself addicted to Entrecard? Do you find yourself dropping cards of fellow members’ sites just to accumulate credits so that you can buy advertising spots on other sites? If you answered both questions in the affirmative then you are not alone. This author is an Entrecard addict himself, dropping cards daily (if he has time) like there’s no tomorrow. Entrecard has been
Nintendo Wii Games for Therapy 2008-02-16 08:55:13 .
Some call it "Wii
habilitation." Nintendo
's Wii video game system, whose popularity already extends beyond the teen gaming set, is fast becoming a craze in rehab therapy for patients recovering from strokes, broken bones, surgery and even combat injuries.
The usual stretching and lifting exercises that help the sick or injured regain strength can be painful, repetitive and downright boring. Read more:Games
, Therapy
, Nintendo Wii
American Idol Top 24 2008-02-15 18:44:02 .
The tears flowed on "American
Idol" Wednesday night as the show trimmed the competition to 24 semifinalists. They were mostly happy tears for the 12 guys and 12 gals who made the cut on the final night of Hollywood week. The winners included teen singing prodigy David Archuleta, Janis Joplin soundalike/respiratory nurse Amanda Overmyer and Pinay hopeful Ramiele
Malubay from Florida!
Brooke Read more:American Idol
, American Idol Top
DonPepot: Coverboy! 2008-02-14 11:30:59 .
This is an amazing site to play with. DonPepot discovered it through reading tags from other sites. Though he hasn’t been tagged (yet) with this one, he decided to try it out and see for himself. After all, it’s been his long-time dream to grace the covers of major magazines! He’s been aspiring to model since his teens but agents have turned him down. But now, after seeing his face on this
Blogger Templates From WordPress 2008-02-12 09:03:03 .
If there is one thing that takes up most of DonPepot’s time aside from dropping Entrecards, it’s his template obsession. He’s has been tweaking this template endlessly, trying to improve its appearance and attract readers. However, his tech knowledge is limited (bordering on almost nothing) and he is having a hard time self-studying the needed computer language. Luckily, through dropping Read more:Blogger
, Templates
A Simple Tag for You to Do 2008-02-12 08:52:01 .
It is quite difficult for DonPepot to receive tags from readers of this blog since he does not have that many cyber friends to pass them to. For one, he hasn’t had that much time to establish friendships on the web because his internet connection is too slow, and he feels that visiting and commenting on different sites is too “stressful”. Maybe later when the DSL has been upgraded, he always Read more:Simple
Dropping 300 Entrecards in 20 Minutes! 2008-02-11 11:04:05 .
DonPepot is just beside himself with excitement at this new find. He stumbled upon this site while dropping Entrecards just fifteen minutes ago and had to stop what he was doing to read about this new technique.
PowerDropping.com has listed 300 of the fastest loading sites subscribed to Entrecard and with widgets placed on the top fold thus facilitating the dropping of cards. This is a
Perfect English 2008-02-10 01:21:33 .
This sounds like something right out of 'The Bourne Identity' and DonPepot found the story quite amusin. A friend in the UK who said he read it in one of their newspapers tabloids forwarded it to his inbox.
A Czech speedway driver who was knocked unconscious in a crash stunned ambulance drivers when he woke up speaking perfect English
. The 18-year-old, Matej Kus, was out cold for 45 minutes Read more:Perfect
Brain Dead 2008-02-10 00:54:09 .
DonPepot's brain doesn't seem to be working the past couple of days. Despite his best efforts he couldn't come up with a worthy aricle for this blog. Thoughhe gets a lot of ideas and topics to blog about, he just couldn't put them into words. Must be one of those days. So instead of words he decided to use photos, funny amusing pictures he gathered from all over the web.
. Read more:Brain
The Year of the Rat 2008-02-08 08:10:42 .
“In the Year of the Rooster, we celebrated the new year with a roast chicken dinner. Last year, the Year of the Pig, we had a dinner of crispy lechon (roast pig). This time, in the Year of the Rat, I think I’ll sleep early tonight! Kung Hei Fat Choi!”
DonPepot received that joke through mobile phone text yesterday, laughed a little and agreed. He’ll probably do the same, he amusingly
Hongkong Sex Scandal 2008-02-07 08:36:24 .
For our Chinese brothers all over the world, today marks a very important event in their lives. Today, they celebrate Chinese New Year and welcome the Year of the Rat. It is an occasion marked by food, revelry, and reunions, just like our new years. Gatherings among friends and family will focus on renewing bonds and strengthening old ones. But for the people of Hong Kong and Taiwan, there Read more:Scandal
Healthy Drinking 2008-02-07 07:20:06 .
This could be the start of something big...and healthy. A Pinoy-made beer with Vitamin B, concocted by Billy Malang, took center stage during a gathering of members of the International Federation of Inventors' Association in Bangkok, Thailand, recently. With countless inventions showcased by inventors from all over the world, including chopsticks that double as a toothbrush and a hi-tech Read more:Drinking
Super Tuesday 2008-02-06 01:48:11 .
It’s Wednesday in our part of the globe, but in America it’s still Tuesday
, Super
Tuesday in fact!
For people wondering what Super Tuesday is, listen to this. In the United States, Super Tuesday commonly refers to the Tuesday in early February or March of a presidential election year when the greatest number of states hold primary elections to select delegates to national conventions at
Photobucket Photo Editing is Here 2008-03-11 10:34:06 I found this in my inbox a few minutes ago. Photo
bucket.htm">Photobucket
has just announced the launch of their new photo editing feature. No longer will we have to use another application to crop, rotate and add effects to our photos since these will all be available right in the Photobucket site itself. I haven't tried it personally yet, but this seems like a welcome addition to the very popular photo and
The Need for a Privacy Policy 2008-03-10 21:43:03 I'm sure some of you are wondering why privacy policies are sprouting all over the blogosphere in recent weeks. I noticed that too but didn't bother to read any of the posts explaining this move, until yesterday. Turns out I need to post one myself. He he.
Google Adsense has recently required all its subscribers to have a privacy policy. According to their website, all advertisers need to Read more:Privacy
, Policy
, Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy 2008-03-10 21:02:19 I respect your privacy and I am committed to safeguarding your privacy while online at my site The following discloses the information gathering and dissemination practices for this web site.
Log Files
Like most standard web site servers, I use log files. This includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit Read more:Privacy
, Policy
, Privacy Policy
miCoach: A Mobile Phone that Can Coach 2008-03-09 04:36:32 Addidas and Samsung have recently announced the upcoming launch of an innovative gadget to hit the market soon, the miCoach
fitness handset. It is a mobile phone that works with Adidas shoes and apparel to plan, track and motivate users in training. This slider handset is designed to be the ultimate workout tool, and includes features such as a stride sensor and heart rate monitor. The device Read more:Mobile
The Mother of all Contests: $12,201 in Cash & Prizes! 2008-03-19 08:51:18 I have just stumbled upon what seems to be the biggest internet contest I have ever seen. "Craziest Internet Marketing Contest You’ve Ever Seen" by Guytae Park has assembled the biggest collection of prizes (in cash and in kind) that will make any marketing blogger green with envy, and every reader drool. Just listen to this:
* $650 Cash from Azoogle Ads
* $500 Cash from PepperJam Network
* Read more:Prizes
, Contests
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