Mabuhay! -- This blog is a smorgasbord of different topics that reflect the author's day to day interests and thoughts, ranging from personal views, technology news, world-related events, and certain relevant information about the author's place of origin, the Philippines. This blog is just as complex as the author's background. Read on.
Friday, May 09, 2008
Luminotes: Your Personal Wiki Notebook Online
What is Luminotes? Luminotes is an online wiki notebook that is available to you for free. 'K, the wiki thing? I know, I need to explain that too. You probably hear wiki all the time and you don't really know what it means. Let me explain it briefly.
Wiki is a backronym for 'What I Know Is'--a backronym in the sense that the phrase was suggested to stand for wiki instead of wiki being derived from it. The term wiki in Hawaiian, means 'fast'. But the word wiki as used in a vast number of online references implies web pages that are created using a wiki software. A wiki software is a software that allows pages to be created and edited using a common web browser. It is implemented by running a software engine that utilizes a file system to store content files and a relational database management system to store changes to the files.
So a wiki notebook is simply a notebook that you can create and edit endlessly. Luminotes is one wiki notebook that is available online for free. It lets you take down notes as quickly as ideas pop into your head while you are browsing the net, doing a research or working on a project. You can easily add notes, switch notes, link notes, hide notes, share notes, or upload notes with Luminotes.
With Luminotes wiki, the interface uses a clean and simple layout which is easy for a novice user to understand. After logging in, you can start writing notes and do whatever you want to do with them. Isn't that great?
Using Luminotes allows you the convenience of accessing your notes anytime, anywhere by just accessing the internet. And when you are working on an important project, you can easily consolidate your thoughts and ideas with your peers using Luminotes. What a great way of utilizing global connectivity using the internet for a more productive endeavor!
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
Grooveshark(Lite): Music To My Ear
What tracks do you listen to, to bring life to a badly slaughtered day?
Here’s my list.
- Dream On by Aerosmith
- Evergreen by Faithless
- Superman by Five for Fighting
- Fix You by Coldplay
- Woman in Chains by Tears for Fears
- Drops of Jupiter by Train
- Ordinary World by Duran Duran
- Living On My Own by Freddie Mercury
- Something by Jim Sturgess
- Feel by Robbie Williams
- Bittersweet Symphony by The Verve
- A Little Respect by Erasure
- Hemorrhage by Fuel
- Not For All The Love In The World by The Thrills
- Creep by Stone Temple Pilots
Top it off with Firestarter by Prodigy and you’ll surely get some sparks going.
Where do I go for uninterrupted listening pleasure of my favorite songs and more?
Grooveshark – it’s where people meet and share their favorite music online and more.
Find out what you’ve been missing. Try Grooveshark(Lite) for quick access to millions of songs that you can listen to without the guilt--just pleasure.
Monday, May 05, 2008
VeohTV: Internet TV Right On Your PC
There is an abundance of online sites that allow you to watch videos for free but most of the time the video quality is crappy and the selection isn't that good as well.
Did you wish you can watch uninterrupted videos that will entertain you for hours?
Watch a full-length concert of Amy Winehouse. Entertain the kids for an hour and more with a child-friendly movie . Watch full episodes of Big Brother or Survivor. Yes you can do all that in the convenience of your PC or laptop, all for free.
All you need to do is to download VeohTV.
What is VeohTV? VeohTV is a revolutionary software that brings internet TV to your PC. It's main objective is to be able to provide a smart solution to watching TV over the internet by scouring the internet for the best videos and bringing them to you through the VeohTV interface that allows TV-like viewing. To learn more visit VeohTV.com
You can also download VeohTV here. You need to register but rest assured that VeohTV is free as of this post. VeohTV is still in its Beta stage but after you download the interface you can start browsing the channels and start watching a movie, a TV show and more videos with stunning clarity. VeohTV even lets you download some videos on your computer's hard disk and watch them at a later time much like recording videos in a dvr.
VeohTV allows you to search videos from VeohTV's database as well as from Yahoo and Google and from other video sources online. It also lets you customize your favorites every time you find an interesting movie or video. As you watch your videos, VeohTV makes recommendations that match your interest. As of this date, VeohTV is already able to provide an alphabetical listing of all TV shows that are available for viewing. For the movies though, there isn't a complete listing yet but you can try searching for it in the search tool provided within the VeohTV player.
If you want to take a different approach, you can go to quicksilverscreen and from there you can browse the online video database in A-Z list or in A-Z thumbnail format. Please note that movies and videos available from this site are not all VeohTV videos. But whatever you find that has a Veoh logo can be played using the VeohTV interface after you login.
The VeohTV interface is remarkable. It's by far the best video interface available online that doesn't require a monthly subscription. Plus VeohTV offers an interactive tool within the VeohTV player itself that allows you to customize your widgets. So what are you waiting for?
Try VeohTV today.
Sunday, May 04, 2008
Boggle Your Mind: Test Your Brain Power
"It is sad that the fools are so self-confident and the clever ones are full of doubts."
-Bertrand Russell-
- The Gambler
- Find a five-letter word in the English language that doesn't change it's pronunciation even when you take out four of its letters.
- The shortest word in the English language that contains all the vowels is a seven - letter word. What is it?
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