To The Moon And Back

I realize when I got back last night that my network cable needs replacing really bad. I’m wondering if the speed of my internet has something to do with the old cable? I used to have a spare but with all the junk around the house, I doubt if I can find it at all. While researching how much a CAT6 cable will cost me, I found a couple of items that I want to purchase in the next month or two.

• New network cables
• High end router with a wider range so I can surf in the office downstairs
• Wireless mouse
• 22″ LCD monitor
• Intuos pen tablet (to all my clients, if you love me, send me one please!)

The list is definitely shorter this time. The bad news is that they are more expensive.

I received my phone and DSL invoice yesterday and one of the flyers inside was about this new feature for PLDT subscribers. It’s called askPLDT and works basically as an information and directory service. Simply dial the numbers 101-811 using your PLDT landline and you can have access to ALMOST all questions that’s bugging you. There’s no information online so I can’t grab any marketing banner or logo.

Information and Directory
Fast food delivery hotlines
Public advisories
Foreign exchange rates
Travel info
Visa, passport and embassy info
Emergency hotlines
Weather and time check
Chuch mass schedules

Daily Updates
Breaking news
Showbiz chikka
Daily horoscope
Funny jokes
Thought for the day

Latest Happenings
Shopping mall sales
Latest shopping trends

Others: sports news, tv and movie schedules, cooking recipes, gasul delivery, DIY tips, laundry shops, tutorial centers, day care, school tips, plumbing

Amazing huh. I’m very happy to have this feature because my husband and I often find ourselves asking the following questions - “what’s the plumber’s number?”, “do you have the number for taxy service?”, “what’s the number for pizza??”, “we need a carpenter! go fetch the guard to find someone”. Now all we have to do is dial 101-811 and voila! Problem solved. I hope.

PLDt is known for bad customer service so I wonder what they were thinking when they launched this service? I guess I’ll call them all the time just to ask why their customer service sucks. LOL. We’ll see how this goes. First 30 inquiries per month are free by the way.

Are you a blog addict like me? Do you find yourself composing stories and blog posts while you’re doing number 2, waiting for a friend at a cafe, listening to your professor, and even when you sleep? If you are, then you might want to sit down before you read this.

Wordpress is now available on iPhone.

You read that right. It’s not the same as connecting via wi-fi and browsing / updating your blogs via browser. This is a complete Wordpress application that you can install on your iPhone so you can blog like crazy, add tags and categories, use photos from your iPhone library, mark later for review plus auto-recovery just in case you got interrupted by a phone call. It also uses Safari so you can see the tru preview of your posts.

Here’s a screenshot:

So don’t ask why iPhone rocks.

Download the app from iTunes.

The Nokia N96 is the latest in the NSeries of Nokia.

Just like any other smartphones in the market, this is a multi-functional phone designed to integrate mobile communication with complete entertainment features. I’ve always been a fan of smartphones ever since I found out I can browse the net using these small gadgets. This particular smartphone is different from its predecessors because of advanced video and camera capabilities. The 5MP camera lets you take high resolution photos and record great videos with the help of stabilization feature. With a large 2.8″ screen, you would enjoy watching your TV shows, thanks to advanced television viewing feature (network-dependent). It stores up to 16GB of internal memory and can be expanded with an optional microSD card.

A quick look on the features:
Quad band GSM / GPRS / EDGE: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G and WLAN access.
Mobile TV (network-dependent feature).
GPS Navigation.
Instant upload to Flickr, Vox, Yahoo! and Google.
Full-HTML browser.
5-megapixel camera, Carl Zeiss optics.
High quality VGA camera in front of the phone, for video calling and self-portrait use.
Plays music files, and lets you download easily via Nokia Web.
Allows high-quality video calling using 3G
A built-in motion sensor that automatically rotates the screen when tilted as on the Nokia N82.

To see complete features and specs, check out the N96 Wiki.

*photo from http://news.ecoustics.com

Welcome the latest Go Green gadget.

Dell is about to launch its mini desktop in a couple of hours. At only $699 with monitor, this latest piece of technology uses Intel’s latest mobile processor, is 80% smaller than a traditional PC and comes in seven different colors. Dell markets this as an environmentally friendly PC. It will use 70 % less energy than any mini-tower desktops and the packaging totally recycled. Dell is known to push out green initiatives and no better way to do it than on a mini-desktop.

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Purchasing marketing data is one of the most proven marketing tools that really work. One of the main reasons why companies prefer to purchase opt-in lists is that they need it to be perfect. They can’t afford to waste time sending campaigns, hoping that one of the recipients will be interested. This is why mailing lists providers like The List Company makes sure that all their products are accurate and have a high rate of deliverability.

The List Company has one of the largest databases that contain over 14 million US businesses and 300 million US consumers. From telemarketing lists to specialty response list, you are guaranteed that the data you will purchase has been analyzed thoroughly to ensure the success of your campaign. For example, on their mortgage mailing list, they implement an exclusive enhanced mortgage profiling so your offers will be matched accurately to the most likely responders. They create data over proven statistics and based on multiple related fields. On consumers / telemarketing lists, they have files on behavior and purchasing patterns for most households. This type of data compiling guarantees that the list will contain the most detailed information available.

Looking for a supplier for your networking and telecommunications company? Look no further. The Infinit Technology Solutions can provide you with all your hardware needs; from servers, routers, switches, firewalls, IP phones, etc. Most of the products that they distribute are from top major brands like 3COM, Cisco, HP, Dell, IBM and many more so you can be assured that all of the products are of top quality.

Infinit Technology does not only offer networking and security products, they also make sure that your company will run smoothly. With their consultative approach, you can choose from various service options, find financial alternatives, and purchase hardware efficiently. They also provide customized technical trainings so your IT ream can keep up with the latest demands of networking technology.

I bought a new domain just recently and wanted to try using blogspot as my host. One, it’s free and two, there are so many cool blogger templates out there that I’d like to try. You’ve all probably tried using a custom domain successfully but I wasn’t fortunate. I tried to follow all the steps from the Blogger.com help page but my changes are not taking effect. So I asked a friend who’s currently hosting her blog at blogspot and she sent me the following:

 The steps are for domains registered at GoDaddy but I’m sure it’s almost the same with other registrars.

1. Log in to your blogger account and go to Settings > Publishing

2. Set the publishing to your blogspot address

3. Log in to your GoDaddy account and access the domain that you want to update

4. Select ‘Enable Forwarding’
- Select 302 Moved Temporarily
- Forward to http://name.blogspot.com

5. Select ‘Enable Masking’ and click OK

6. Open a new browser and type your new domain http://name.com. It should now redirect to your blogspot address (http://name.blogspot.com). It might take a while before the domain gets redirected to blogspot so be patient

7. When the domain redirection is working, go back to GoDaddy account and access Namerservers

8. Check Hosting Name Servers then click OK.
Your namerservers should now say:
Name Server 1: NS51.DOMAINCONTROL.COM
name Server 2: NS52.DOMAINCONTROL.COM

9. Now, click ‘Total DNS Control and MX Records’

10. Under the CNAME section, click ‘Edit’ for the www entry

11. Under points to host name, change @ to ghs.google.com

12. Login to your blogger account then go back to Settings > Publishing

13. Change publishing to custom domain and type in your new domain:
http://www.name.com

14. Save Settings

15. Check redirect name.com to www.name.com

16. Save Settings

Now this may all seem redundant and the original instructions might have worked with you. However, I know a couple of friends who experienced the same problem using their custom domains so I don’t think there’s any harm following the steps above.

Let me share with you my latest web find. I believe both novice and advanced email marketers will appreciate what this site has to offer. Their main service is ViperMailer, a fully functional email marketing software that lets you send professional email campaigns easily.

So what is email marketing really? An excerpt from their site here:

As defined by ViperMailer, email marketing is a means for your company, group or publication to routinely maintain contact with your clients, contacts, or subscribers via an email building and express delivery system. People like to receive emails from familiar places rather than offers they did not want or ask for i.e. SPAM.

Here’s what you can do with ViperMailer email marketing software are:

Contact group / Email list management
User-friendly control panel
Newsletter campaign statistics - delivery, opened email and link click tracking
Powerful email creation editor that lets you use HTML, attachments and automated opt-out feature
Create proof users for graphical and spelling mistakes
Free professional mailer templates

What’s really great about this company is that they offer email marketing training for free. Simply click the Education tab to gain access on helpful resources and articles about email marketing. Here you will learn how to maximize your email marketing software, building trust with recipients, how to write effective campaigns, call to actions and many more. Aside from these great documents, you can even get a head start by reading the 19 Steps to Launching a Successful Email Marketing Campaign at www.EmailMarketingAuthority.com.

In the US, at least.

I received an email last week that the Apple’s famous revolutinary phone is now available at *half the price. The iPhone 3G has fast 3G wireless technology, GPS mapping, support for enterprise features like Microsoft Exchange, and the new App Store. And just in case you forgot, just like its original counterpart, this phone has rich HTML email and a desktop-class web browser.

Before you can purchase and activate iPhone 3G, you need the following:*
Credit card
Social security number
Valid government-issued photo ID
Current wireless account number and password or PIN (if you’re new to AT&T)

If you already own an iPhone, remember to sync it with iTunes one last time before you get your new iPhone 3G.

Click this link to find where you can purchase one and please, don’t forget to send one for me. iPhone 3G will be sold on a first-served basis only starting today at 8AM.