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Globe 4G Mobile: First Philippine 4G Mobile Technology

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by Fleire Castro on April 17, 2011

I was laughing so hard when I saw that image on the WhiteLotus  blog at Eggxpert.com. You see I was trying to imagine how you can compare 3G versus 4G. And seeing this pic just describes it all! Well take a look at that and see if you’ll also compare this to this new thing [...]

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10 Yellow Highlights from Poke the Box

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by Fleire Castro on March 10, 2011

Authors are celebrities for me. They can be as famous as J.K. Rowling, Stephanie Meyer or Elizabeth Gilbert. That is why I would not be surprised if Bagsy Boy (a classmate in college) who is really good in writing will become a celebrity soon. But I have not bought any books from them since either [...]

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How Many Light Bulbs Can 1,500 Filipino Programmers Light?

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by Fleire Castro on November 22, 2010

Okay. I will outrightly say that I am not a rockstar at math so feel free to correct me. I summoned the help of Google and Wolfram Alpha for this quest. Take a look at the results. How Many Light Bulbs Can 1,500 Filipino Programmers Light? Wolfram Alpha says that 1,500 people can generate heat of [...]

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My birthplace is Iligan City. It is one of the highly urbanized cities in Northern Mindanao. But of course its fame is crippled by the current high crime rate and the more popular Cagayan de Oro beside it. My opinion, of course. But what I do know for a fact that Iligan is a haven [...]

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Pip.io: Pretty UI and Better Privacy

by Fleire Castro on February 23, 2010

Use Pip.io and totally define control on who sees your posts through a beautifully created UI. Robert Scoble had recently interviewed Leo Shimizu, the CEO of a new social networking site called Pip.io. I have decided to give the site a try and see if it’s the same ol’ same ol’, you know, social networking [...]

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“Ang Pinaka PASAWAY na Facebook User” Review

by Fleire Castro on October 19, 2009

Translation: “The Most Annoying Type of Facebook Users” Facebook going mainstream here in the Philippines is certainly something to buzz about. It has taken over Friendster as the main social networking site in less than a year. And requests for “view me” has now become “add me” – a minuscule proof that Facebook is in [...]

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40 WordPress Optimisation tips from yoast

by Fleire Castro on April 29, 2009

Old blog. New domain. New tweaks. All thanks to www.yoast.com. But of course there’s more that yoast can offer. For example, do you want tips for blog optimization? Want it to be super fast? Want to know how to track your visitors? What about maintenance? All these are answered with the 40 tips offered. See [...]

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FREE SIMS! Red Mobile and LoadMomma Review

by Fleire Castro on February 9, 2009

This was first posted by Ms. Janette Toral on Twitter and I (@likke) checked out what the fuss was all about for this LoadMomma site. I went to the site and learned that Red Mobile was offering FREE Sim Packs to those who register. Aside from that, you get to have free load if you [...]

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