Archive for June, 2006
How Can I Download Videos From YouTube, Google Video, etc?
Visited 432 Times Published by Rico June 30th, 2006 in How and Internet. 1 CommentMozilla Firefox by itself is already a great program, providing great security, a intuitive tabbed-interface that manages many windows easily, and other conveniences—all for free. But what makes the browser better than its competitors are its extensions. Extensions, or Firefox’s plug-ins, either improve an existing feature, or provide entirely new functionality. Here’s a list of […]
Who Writes About Shoes in the Third Person?
Visited 313 Times Published by Rico June 29th, 2006 in Blogging and Who. 0 CommentsIf you want to meet the child of The Rock and a Fashionista, and sick of hearing the phrase “Simon Says,” then head over to Manolo’s Shoe Blog. Written in third person, you can read posts mainly on shoes, with a little fashion and celebrities thrown in, all starting with “Manolo says.”
It’s funny where Wikipedia articles can lead you. From reading about Superman, I ended up accessing an article on the Milgram Experiment. Here’s the final summary:
“…I set up a simple experiment at Yale University to test how much pain an ordinary citizen would inflict on another person simply because he was ordered to by an […]
Who is Epifanio de los Santos?
Visited 395 Times Published by Rico June 27th, 2006 in Internet, Philippines and Who. 2 CommentsFor non-Filipinos, or fellow countrymen who obviously live under a rock or in a very very remote area, Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (or EDSA), is the main artery of Metro Manila, the capital of the Philippines. You want to make a big statement? Commit an atrocity there during Valentine’s.
I just realized that even though […]
What Was Nokia Thinking?
Visited 329 Times Published by Rico June 27th, 2006 in Tech and What. 0 CommentsLearn Good Living
At the very least, using the Nokia 6708 teaches three good habits. (1) Learn not to text while driving; the only way to compose an SMS is by writing with a stylus on the unit’s touch-sensitive screen. (2) Improve your penmanship; only clearly legible writing will be recognized by the phone.
(3) Be more […]
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