Entries from March 2006

Creating my own WordPress theme, but not from scratch

March 28th, 2006 · 9 Comments

I’ve just finished initial work on turning an open source web design into a WordPress theme. I had set out last week to attempt creating my own WordPress theme and offer it for download to anyone who might be interested in using it. I browsed through the designs submitted to the Open Source Web Design [...]

Tags: Blog design · Blogs · Highlights

Cebu artists strip for Budoy

March 24th, 2006 · 1 Comment

Cebu’s reggae king Budoy is a candidate for eviction from the Pinoy Big Brother show. To express their support and generate votes for Budoy, artists in Cebu, including UP Professor Raymund Fernandez, stripped in Kahayag Cafe. To view the photos (warning: may be not safe for work if you have as boss someone like Dr. [...]

Tags: Asides

Wiki on a K750i? A txt file will do

March 23rd, 2006 · 4 Comments

I’m a huge fan of TiddlyWiki, a standalone web page that you can edit through a browser for just about anything: to-do lists, notes or any other text data. I’m an extensive user of one of its derivatives: the Zope server-based ZiddlyWiki but before that, I used GTDTiddlyWiki, a version that incorporates a getting things [...]

Tags: Highlights · LifeHacks · Mobile · Wiki · productivity

Box.net online storage upgraded

March 22nd, 2006 · 2 Comments

Guys, thanks for signing up to Box.net through the affiliate button in this blog. My Box.net (affiliate link) free account has been upgraded to the premium package. If you haven’t heard of Box.net, it’s a service that offers users an online storage space for photos, documents and other files. Box.net is a great online storage [...]

Tags: Free services · Internet

Sigbins unite

March 20th, 2006 · 2 Comments

Original sigbin and Cebu’s reggae imp Budoy has been nominated for eviction in Pinoy Big Brother. To save Budoy, text BB BUDOY to 231 for Smart and 2331 for Globe. What’s a sigbin? Here’s how Budoy describes the mythical creature in his song Original Sigbin: kon molakaw magtuwad abtik molayat, kusog molupad moabante pina-backward moatras [...]

Tags: Asides

Upgraded K750i firmware to latest version

March 20th, 2006 · 183 Comments

(Update: the latest Sony Ericsson firmware is now: R1CA021) I upgraded my Sony Ericsson K750i to the latest firmware version last night. The new firmware, R1BC002, fixes a lot of bugs and offers several enhancements to the phone. My phone’s previous firmware, R1N035, was three releases behind and still contained bugs. To check the firmware [...]

Tags: Mobile