Best Pinoy Crazy Karter is a Blogger

August 21, 2008 · Filed Under Blogging, Crazy Kart · 7 Comments 

One of the best players in Crazy Kart Philippines is a blogger and is a talented artist too.

KendingKamias, who wowed me and other CK players during the CBT with his high level and great drifting skillz, has a blog - http://kendingkamias.com/  named after his avatar, of course. His blog covers most of his Crazy Kart adventures and discoveries. To add to his achievements, he recently won enough points to buy his own jeep during one of our in-game events. Gratz Kendi! Keep it up.

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My Yugatech Shirt

August 17, 2008 · Filed Under Blogging · 3 Comments 

I got this idea from one of the blogs that I regularly read, Shoemoney. In his blog, the Shoe has a free t-shirt friday section where he showcases shirts that some friends and sponsors give him.

This shirt of mine was given to me by Abe “Yuga” Olandres, often referred to as the father of Pinoy blogging. Yuga and I bumped into each other during that dreaded heavy-raining Friday night at The Fort. This is the official Yugatech shirt.

Anyways, thanks Abe for the shirt. Least I can do to return the favor is to give you some link love.

Peace!

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Downtime Advisory

August 17, 2008 · Filed Under Blogging, Musings · 2 Comments 

GMTristan.com is back. Apologies for the downtime last night, dear readers.

Am currently experiencing some plugin problems for Wordpress. Good thing my webhost was able to isolate the problem. Now, most of my plugins are inactive and I just activated the basics.

Sigh… maybe it’s really time for me to get a new theme and review what plugins to use.

Anyways, thanks for your patience! Cheers!

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The Next 5,000 Days for the Web

August 13, 2008 · Filed Under Infotech, Blogging, Videos · 3 Comments 

Kevin Kelly, one of the co-founders of Wired, said that if we went back in time 10 years ago and told someone what the web is capable right now it would be branded as impossible. Guess what? Nothing is impossible. Today, everything and anything is on the web, from satellite photos, phone numbers, friends, products, auctions, videos, knowledge (wikipedia) and communication.

That’s what we have right now. The web is currently 5,000 days old. And it’s one massive machine. So massive that it is analogous to the human brain. Kelly does a talk on TED about what the web can do in the next 5,000 days. The possibilities are jaw-dropping.

The video after the break…

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9 Blogging Must Haves

August 10, 2008 · Filed Under Blogging · 4 Comments 

If you’ve just started blogging and then decide to “Google” your new hobby (or if you want to blog for money), you’ll be bombarded by hundreds of applications, widgets, platforms and services.

I’ve listed some of the basics and yes - tried and true services, which any blogger worth his salt must have.

It doesn’t matter if you host your own blog or do it via the free sites like Wordpess or Blogger (both of which are the biggest in the world), here are 9 Blogging widgets and services that you can’t do without.

Just hit the jump button, amigo!

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Say No to Vat on Oil

August 9, 2008 · Filed Under Blogging, Musings, Online, Events · 2 Comments 

Name someone who’s happy about the rising cost of fuel? Well, even the gas company execs won’t make the cut in that list. One of the reasons for the high cost of fuel is that stupid law called VAT. Personally, I think VAT is just an excuse for some politicians to make money for their own pockets.

Good thing Senator Mar Roxas has spearheaded the fight to kill the 12% VAT on oil/fuel. And he’s taken the battle to the web with http://virtualrally.net

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Blogging: Making an Editorial Calendar

July 27, 2008 · Filed Under Blogging, Musings · Comment 

If you treat your blog as a potential source of major income, you’ll have to plan ahead. If you intend to attract advertisers or even grow readers of your niche subject or topic, it is best to plan your content ahead of time. That’s where the editorial calendar comes in.

Having an editorial calendar “frames” and grounds you on the “theme” for the current month. Obviously, editorial calendars plot out your feature articles on a monthly basis. This can greatly improve your blog as you focus on something specific and avoid the inevitable “writer’s block” - which may strike out-of-nowhere.

Making your own editorial calendar is easier than you think.

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Review: Share your Thoughts

July 26, 2008 · Filed Under Blogging · Comment 

I just recently stumbled into a new blogging service and it’s currently on beta.

It’s called Thoughts and the URL is www.thoughts.com.

Like any blogging portal or SNS service, this site will allow you to do normal things like blog, do posts, upload your photos and videos and more. But what struck me the most is that Thoughts has a simple, straightforward, clean and clutter-free interface and design . I found the clean/white interface to be unobtrusive and looking for what you need or what to do is fast and easy.

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The Origins of Red Tape

July 25, 2008 · Filed Under Blogging, Musings · 3 Comments 

Everyone hates red tape. Sometimes, in order to have total control, a group (most likely government insitutions) have thousands of processes and check-and-balance systems in place that if often becomes annoying or illogical. I myself experienced this when I went to retrieve some documents at a local government “munisipyo”.

Almost all organizations have red tape in one form or another. I myself am in favor of “law and order” but logic dictates that there must be some limit one way or the other. Red tape, if it means documenting accountability, is okay with me. But having processes just for THE SAKE of having them borders on lunacy.

Let’s change this frustration to something educational. Let’s take a break from the normal Girls, Games and Gadgets. The historical origins of the phrase “red tape” after the jump…

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Gadgets: More than just a Phone

July 23, 2008 · Filed Under Blogging, Gadgets, Events, Crazy Kart · Comment 

Whew! It’s been a hectic couple of days for me. First, me and my new Brand Manager for Crazy Kart, Jeff, together with our ever-dependable guys from marketing services had to cram a lot of work to prepare for our press-launch: which we did today at the National Sports Grill in Greenbelt, Makati

Thank goodness everything went out fine. In fact, Gabby Dela Merced, the country’s top female racer (iRL) even graced the event to show her support for Crazy Kart. Anyways, I wasn’t able to get photos… but our official photographer, Michelle did! More about that (with LOTS of photos) in a separate post, ok?

Meanwhile, most of the tasks to prep for the event were done using my mobile phone. Instructions were just a text or call away. I couldn’t have done half of what could’ve been without my trusty mobile.

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