January 15, 2008 – 6:27 am
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Posted in reviews
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I’ve decided to review a website to generate a bit more traffic to my blog. But first, let me give you a bit of background on how I found the site I’m about to review: I came across TylerCruz.com thanks to a suggestion by Google Reader (you know, “Top Recomendations” area on the top right), and after reading a couple of his posts, I decided to become a subscriber. I have found numerous quality sites thanks to Google’s recommendations in the past. Then I came across this post where he reviews blogs that review him, and decided to give a shot to reviewing his site for one in return (I could use criticism, constructive or otherwise). A full-blown review from Tyler costs $100, and that is something I might consider doing in the future. Read More »
January 15, 2008 – 4:27 am
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Posted in whatev..
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I’ve been reading lots of other blogs, specifically blogs about blogging (hold on, that is not redundant) and the reason why I’ve been doing this is because I want to increase the readership of this blog and potentially monetize. After doing this bit of research I’ve come to the conclusion that I need to define a couple of elements:
1. A Business Plan: as John Chow explains, one needs a defined business plan, and more specifically, one needs a goal defined over a time-period. Based on this, my goal is to have 300 RSS subscribers and 500 unique daily visits by January Read More »
January 15, 2008 – 3:08 am
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Posted in design
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I launched this new design about 2 weeks ago, and just until now I realized that I needed to write about it. First, let me give credit where credit is due. I did not write the entire theme by myself, as a matter of fact, I didn’t write any of it, I just modified and added lines of code (mostly CSS). I did all this thanks to Sandbox, which is basically a clear canvas for people who want to start out making WP designs. I did run into some trouble making the whole thing centered, but nothing too complicated.
I started out with the new logo design in Photoshop CS3. Tried out some new fonts (after installing 4200 of them, which I had archived) and came out with the new JJMELO wording. Then I took one of my favorite pictures (the biplane, original here) and turned into a vector file with Illustrator CS3. Then I made a shield (learning how to use the pen tool in Illustrator) and put the plane on top. After that I installed the Sandbox theme then used Dreamweaver to modify it to my liking and about 4 hours later, this is what I got.
January 8, 2008 – 11:11 am
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Posted in whatev..
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Here is a list of songs that I may have listened one too many times in 2007. If you’re not familiar with the song, just click the Video Clip here link to watch the Youtube vid.
- LDN - Lily Allen. This song makes me happy (and my mom loves it!). Video clip here.
- 3’s and 7’s - Queens of the Stone Age. I love the raw guitar in this tune. Video clip here.
- T.H.E.H.I.V.E.S - The Hives. Funkalicious!. Video clip here.
- Working Class Hero - Green Day. Just had to include this Green Day song here…everyone who knows me knows I’m a huge Green Day fan. Video clip here.
- Little Cream Soda - The White Stripes. One guitar? Really? I had tickets to see them, but they canceled their tour because Meg was “stressed”. Video clip here.
- Brainstorm - Arctic Monkeys. I became a huge fan of Arctic Monkeys after seeing them live at the Trubador in May. I can’t get enough of them. Video clip here.
- Tarantula - The Smashing Pumpkins. “…a millions watts of sound…”. Video clip here.
- Bleed it out - Linkin Park. A song perfect for anger management. Video clip here.
- Sofa Song - The Kooks. Saw them live at Jimmy Kimmel live, where they played like 5 songs. Video clip here.
- Esta Vida - Jorge Celedon. This song makes me feel alive. Video clip here.
- She Builds Quick Machines - Velvet Revolver. Slash rocks! Video clip here.
- The Subways - Rock & Roll Queen. Video clip here.
So yeah…I listen to mainstream music mostly…so what?
[Picture credit]
January 7, 2008 – 6:36 am
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Posted in whatev..
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Sure, you can call me a Windows Mobile fanboy, but a pretty interface and sleek hardware, as offered by Apple’s iPhone, isn’t enough to make me trade in my Pantech Duo (or any 3G keypad-enabled Windows Mobile phone for that matter) for an iPhone. Here are the reasons why: Read More »
January 6, 2008 – 8:35 pm
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Posted in whatev..
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Everyone else does it, so why can’t I. Of course, I’m referring to new years resolutions. And what better why to start of the year but to list some of my objectives for 2008. And, happy 2008, by the way.
- Get in shape. This means eating healthier and doing more physical activities, and sticking to the plan. I’ve lost 9 lbs so far and I’m feeling great!
- Blog more. At least 2 entires every (week)day for DigitalWiseGuy and 1 on this blog.
- Back to school. I’ve decided to go back to school. I’ve also decided to change my major. I am just a couple of clases away from completeing 2 degrees in engineering; manufacturing and industrial, but I’ve decided to take another route: Business adminsitration.
- Expand my business. Hire technicians. Grow.
So there you have it. None of these are impossible but they do require dedication, so lets hope I stick to them.
Picture Credit [Tomspixels]
October 31, 2007 – 11:51 pm
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Posted in whatev..
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Spammers never stop amazing me. Their latest scheme to sell viagra (and others products): a Trojan Horse. But not an ordinary trojan horse, it is actually a very clever one that motivates its victims to decipher CAPTCHAs (Completely Automatic Public Turing Test to Tell Computers and Humans Apart) by displaying a model named Melissa, who will take articles of clothing off every time a CAPTCHA is typed in correctly. The deciphered CAPTCHA text is sent to a server in Israel, which in return sends back a picture of Melissa with less clothes. Read More »
October 30, 2007 – 4:28 am
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Posted in Ranting, design, just cuz
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Many of you already know about Dumbfiles, which is one of our company’s own projects. If you don’t, let me get you up to speed. Dumbfiles is a free one-click file uploading service that absolutely blows the competition out of the water when it comes to features: Read More »
October 26, 2007 – 9:00 pm
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Posted in whatev..
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I just finished writing 2 articles over at Digital Wise Guy. If you like gadgets (and you’re in the market for a new smartphone) head over there and check these articles out.
Samsung’s New BlackJack2 - Officially announced by at&t. I summarize all the articles that have come out about the successor to at&t’s response to the Q.
Hands on with the Tilt. I’m sad to report that I was disappointed at the Tilt when I got to play with it while configuring it for a client.
October 23, 2007 – 5:03 am
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Posted in whatev..
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Some are reporting that Tom (c’mon….you know who Tom is…your first Myspace friend) has always been lying about his age. On his profile, he claims to be 32, when he is allegedly 40. Yes. TOM isn’t in his cool 30’s….he’s in his boring 40’s! Read More »
