Computing & Internet

5GB Free Online Storage With Windows SkyDrive

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I receive an email from Windows Live Team almost a week ago regarding their new service. Windows SkyDrive. A free account with Windows SkyDrive will give us 5GB of free online storage space and it looks like we can store documents, music and video files. I wonder if there’s a restriction to our file types.

Anyway, as long as you are connected to the internet, you should be able to access your files and folders wherever you are. And you can also choose to share certain files with friends and family or to open your files or folder to the public.

An online storage facility is always welcome, even if Microsoft is a little late in filling this void, because there may be times when we need to access our files elsewhere. However, if there is no internet access where you are, you would have to depend on your external hard disk drive.

General

Luxurious Apogee Condo In Miami Beach

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A close friend has a holiday home in Marco Island in Florida and he makes trips to Miami Beach ever so often whenever he’s on holiday. After all, Miami Beach is the place to see and be seen. He told me that Miami Beach has developed so much and has become the playground of the rich and famous and that many celebrities own homes there.

One of the most popular homes is the luxurious Apogee Condo Miami Beach. I was shocked to know that each unit sells at a minimum of US$3 million but after checking this development on their website, I can certainly understand why. It is so exclusive that with only 68 units, even at that price, people were clamoring for it.

This friend is an architect and he drives by the Apogee Condo as many times as he could whenever he is in town to admire the architecture of the place. We can dream of owning a unit, too, can’t we?

Blogging

Tagging & Labeling

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I spent the past few days just tagging and labeling my old posts from one WordPress and two Blogger blogs and I tell you, can really puke, man. I did it for SEO purposes and since I could not do anything with seven blogs that were moving house, I had a little free time on my hands so I thought I would put my old blogs in order. When I started these blogs, I did not know about the importance of tagging and labeling. Gosh, there was no such feature built-in either, or I would have used them.

So, all in all, there were approximately 300 posts spread over three blogs. Gee, I tell you, the two Blogger blogs were the killers. Not only was labeling a pain in the behind because we only had one small space to type in our labels, if you are not careful, you could make the mistake of labeling it something else because of its supposedly “auto complete” feature. Oh, how I hate that and it is not that intuitive at all.

Moreover, because of the frequency of my posts being published, most of my Blogger blogs have the Captcha thingy and they are so bloody complex, I keep getting them wrong up to four or five times. It was an extremely tedious process. Boy, I am so glad that I have finished with the task and moving forward, I will just continue to tag and label them as I write and publish each new blog post. *sigh*

General

Now You See, Now You Don’t

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That is what’s been happening to my comments since I changed my servers. It is so odd and I thought that my server changed has stabilized since I checked with DNS Stuff and it shows that my blogs are pointing to the new server.

So I approved a couple of comments and even replied to them. The next thing I knew, overnight those comments went missing. That was very weird indeed. I had to copy and paste those comments that came in via email notification and republish them. Of course, I could not be bothered replying to them once again. Heck, I could not reproduce it word for word again.

So yeah, I am a little apprehensive still with publishing new posts, approving comments and replying to them I’m so afraid of doing things TWICE, you know? And with each new posts, I’m making back ups too!

Computing & Internet

Protection For Computer Systems

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My friend, who works in a computer systems security company, told me that there are many companies who are unaware of the importance of keeping their computer systems secure and protected. I guess this is because they do not know that they are vulnerable and/or exposed.

I am not well-versed in computer or technology issues but I was recommended to use unix security software for its effectiveness and user-friendliness. The topic of protection for my computer was raised when I voiced my concern to a friend regarding the vulnerability of my system. He asked me what protection I am using so I told him. He told me to uninstall it because it’s no good. But it’s FREE, you know?

Anyway, I surely will give this a try because they offer an obligation-free 30-day trial of their product.

Computing & Internet

Server Changed

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With a sigh of relief, I am so glad to announce that my blogs have finally moved successfully to a new server. Of course, I did not do the unenviable task of moving files from multiple domains. The server admin did that but then I was still nervous incase something wrong happens and I have missing files or broken images and lost post that I could not retrieve or restore.

So far, everything seems fine and besides the fact that I lost four posts, which were published during the move, and which I easily republished because I saved a copy of these posts on my computer, just in case, everything else is in tact.

I know I should have gotten this move done a long time ago instead of keeping quiet and bearing the long hours of server downtime but then I thought that it would be a complex process and I thought that I would be the one to do it. Luckily I did not have to do it. I may be finally comfortable with WordPress and such but moving files is certainly still beyond me. At least I am not comfortable with it!

Anyway, now that everything seems to be settled, I can finally concentrate on updating my blogs again. Hhmm all the daily server down time of up to twelve hours was not doing my traffic good. My number plummeted so drastically you don’t want to know. It’s time to rebuild that, or at least attempt to!

Finances

Credit Cards For College Students

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My cousin is tentatively going off to college this September. He has applied for scholarship and I hope, for his parents’ sake, that he will be approved for it. At least then, his tuition fees will be taken care off.

This morning, he called me up and asked me again to recommend him the best credit cards. I already told him that day that he should make his own decisions for something like this. After all, he is a college going student already. I suspect my aunt must have asked him to consult me because she thinks that I have more experience when it comes to credit cards, plus she was afraid that he would misuse his credit card and get himself into debt at such a young age.

I told my cousin, Terence, to see credit card applications online, especially the terms and requirements to determine the best card for himself. I also told him to check with his friends to see what credit or debit cards they are using before making a decision. I figure it would be more appropriate for him to check with friends of his own age group. After all, a student requires a different credit card than a working adult like myself. Don’t you think so?

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