New Facebook

Have you tried out the new Facebook? You know, all along, I access Facebook via the iPhone. It’s very fast and easy to use Facebook on the iPhone but now that they have a new layout, it’s not as good already.

Of course, accessing it on the computer is not such a problem and in fact, I find that it loads faster but who has the time to check Facebook on the computer only to end up joining multiple, and I mean MULTIPLE Elven Blood parties?!?

Since I lost my wifi router to lightning about 2.5 months ago, I haven’t even logged into Facebook anymore because I used to only do it via the iPhone and usually when I was in the toilet or about to fall asleep in bed, usually with my iPhone still switched on and draining my battery!

So do you prefer the new Facebook or do you want to use the old Facebook layout? I think the new one is less cramped and loads a whole lot faster.

Online Parenting Resource and Community Website

I have a friend who is an “older” parent because of late marriage BUT I think that he makes a an even better parent that my friends who became parents at a younger age. I think that this friend, Sam, is more mature and experienced, though not in parenting but in life.

Sam is a geek and he surfs the web for ALL information. If you talk to him and there’s anything that he is unfamiliar with, he will look for information on the internet.

As a parent, you can be sure that he spends countless hours reading experiences of other parents and reading reviews of baby products, among other parenting homework that he does online.

I was told that Lila Guide is a great site for any parent, new of veteran. Online parenting resources and community website like Lila Guide brings parents together no matter which part of the world they are from, allowing them to share experiences and stories of bringing up children.

Missing The Traffic

Well, the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games have concluded and as a blogger, I am missing the traffic already. Sometimes, it seemed like the whole world is out on the web looking for information on the Games, whether they were looking for Olympic photos, Olympic news, Olympic medal tally, Olympic quotes, funny Olympic moments, information on watching the Olympics online, or just curious about Google logo art during the Olympic Games, like why there was a diving pig or a dragon playing ping pong.

And then there was a different group of web surfers looking for information on the Fuwa, checking up what animals are represented by BeiBei, JingJing, HuanHuan, YingYing and NiNi.

For bloggers and webmasters alike, catching the trend is very important. I know of people who would set up a blog or website a few months before a major event like the Olympics, just so that they could cash in on the moment. Yes, “cash in” would be right.

As for me, I did not see a spike in my revenue, as you could see, I did not implement AdSense on my blog and I wrote about Google logo art for the love of the art. Anyway, the traffic killer, in my blogging experience, is still Edison Chen (EDC) and Kira. What about yours?

Adopting Internet Technology In Daily Lives

Internet technology has evolved so much that I feel that if we don’t adopt its advancement, we are losing out. In fact, the faster we implement IT in our daily life and work, the better it is or the IT divide becomes even greater.

A friend who runs his business in New York says that he is doing fine as it is even without IT. I am sure he is using it but not in a major scheme, just that he does not realize that.

I told him that if he continues to deny that he needs IT, then the loser is only himself. IT would help him to be more efficient and productive and lower his overhead cost too. It will require less human hours and manpower to run certain projects that his company is involved in also. The earlier he checks out New York IT services that are available to him and suitable to the needs of his company, the better it will be for him.

You know, New York is so advanced that it is pretty surprising that there is still people like my friend who thinks that IT is a just a passing fad or something. I am sure he will thank me if he implements IT in a larger scale and finds how much time, energy, resources and money he saves.

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Google Chrome is OUT

As expected, Google released their new browser, Chrome. It is in BETA so do not have that high of an expectation as there may be bugs now and then. Heck, there is even a mega bug in Gmail even though it has been, what, two years since they released it?

I have already downloaded the installer for Google Chrome but have yet to download and install the browser because I just don’t have the time to do it right now. Busy, busy!

If you would like to try Google Chrome, you can get the installer from http://www/google.com/chrome or via a link from Google.com. If you are already using it, how is your experience? What do you think of Google Chrome? How does it stack up against Mozilla Firefox or Windows Internet Explorer?

Just What Sports Fans Need

How big of a sports fan are you? Although I love sports, I do not own any sports memorabilia. However, I do understand why some sports fans feel the need to wear the jersey number of their favorite sports celebrity. They are only doing what I do with my favorite singer, Jon Bon Jovi.

My sister tells me that NFL is huge in the United States. One of her co-workers celebrated his birthday recently and my sister and the rest of the colleagues pooled their funds together to buy nfl merchandise as his birthday gift. I understand that he already has a huge collection of NFL merchandise but for a fan, one could never have enough!

I just told my sister about a sports fan online store where she would be able to purchase anything from NFL uniform sets to accessories to collectibles of the highly popular sports teams. Their prices are really reasonable too as far as I could see.

Hopefully, next year, when they need to buy NFL items as birthday gift again, they could get some savings, unlike this year where they paid premium for it! FanShopInc.com offers rush delivery as well, which is perfect for that last minute gift! If you are looking for NFL merchandise, apparel or collectibles, check out the huge selection from FanShopInc.com!

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Google Joins Browser War With Google Chrome

Google will release their spanking new beta browser named Google Chrome to Windows users in over a hundred countries starting tomorrow.

Despite the popularity of Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft’s Internet Explorer is still the leader in browser market share. I am still using IE, much to the chagrin of my web designer.

How Google Chrome will be accepted is still unknown but there are plans to release Google Chrome for MAC and Linux systems at a later date. Google, though, promises that Chrome will provide faster page loads and a higher level of security. These are the two main issues that any web browser is concerned about. I look for user-friendliness as well.

One feature that would set Google Chrome apart from other existing browsers is the “incognito ” feature that will not leave any browsing history on the system. I understand that once launched, Google Chrome could be downloaded at http://www.google.com/chrome/

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