tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-154420302011-12-14T19:21:15.742+08:00Some rambling thoughts on life, linux, and anything else in between.Migs de Villanoreply@blogger.comBlogger641100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15442030.post-83539696032376480592011-11-29T17:46:00.001+08:002011-12-02T04:10:22.637+08:00

And so, earlier today, I had a problem with my MSI Wind U230. Normally, I can connect via ethernet (A realtek 8111/8168B chip that used the r8169 driver)  without any problems, but today... it decided to not connect to anything. dmesg showed that the link was down and I only kept getting a "Cable unplugged" message from my DE (KDE 4.X in this incarnation of my linux installation). Fortunately,

Migs de Villanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15442030.post-13185191849809746302011-07-29T19:55:00.001+08:002011-07-30T17:54:21.750+08:00

My usual work machine is a laptop, but I also have a desktop where I run a few things as well. I control both using synergy, so that I share my laptops keyboard and mouse between both machines. but since I rarely work on the desktop directly, I took out the keyboard and the mouse to save desktop space. But every so often, it has to restart (like after updates), and logging into it again was a

Migs de Villanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15442030.post-64715946834951210652009-01-03T00:29:00.005+08:002011-12-02T04:08:01.825+08:00

Edit::: I managed to forget to renew that old domain (darksky.info), and thus, revived this one... This post and several others have been moved to darksky.info as this blog will soon be well, left alone. Please post any comments and/or violent reactions there. Thank you. I purchased an HP DeskJet F4280 AIO as a late Christmas present for us, and installed it on my (of course) Slackware system.

Migs de Villanoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15442030.post-77260579709176909012008-11-17T04:56:00.004+08:002008-11-17T05:22:46.819+08:00

Now, this blog has been all but abandoned. My last post was several months ago. The reason for the abandonment? I'm currently rolling my own blog in python and sqlite3. The host is already actually paid for and ready, as well as the domain, but things being hectic as they are, well, things had to slide for a while.Now, since I studied flash ActionScript3 for a year, I had a dedicated windows

Migs de Villanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15442030.post-74333573073402186112008-07-07T22:17:00.002+08:002008-07-07T22:23:13.736+08:00

Seems no one is immune to getting their domains taken away from them... specially considering that the domains for the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) (icann.org and iana.org repectively) got their domains hijacked... they managed to get them back approximately 20 minutes later though.

Migs de Villanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15442030.post-57339614046238951122008-06-18T10:41:00.002+08:002008-06-18T10:44:25.289+08:00

Finally an Open Source Agency/Clearing house for the Philippines? I certainly hope so... But of course, that would depend on how Big Blue responds to the petitions for sponsorship on this matter. But hey, we can always hope.

Migs de Villanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15442030.post-91882075063192947212008-05-25T11:24:00.000+08:002009-01-03T03:38:41.601+08:00

Since my online life is pretty much tied around google services, I may as well see which ones are useful to me... Looks like this is something that I can get to use at work, and allow me to post to my blog at the same time.... such a time saver... my blog has been feeling deprived for the longest time already.

Migs de Villanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15442030.post-89456104772376099032008-05-17T00:34:00.001+08:002008-05-17T00:34:43.248+08:00

MyHeritage: Family trees - Genealogy - Celebrities

Migs de Villanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15442030.post-9586641640657806452008-05-17T00:14:00.001+08:002008-05-17T00:14:48.915+08:00

MyHeritage: Family tree - Genealogy - Celebrity - Collage - Morph

Migs de Villanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15442030.post-66910363347363627192008-04-22T14:14:00.001+08:002008-04-22T14:15:29.114+08:00

A new template would clear the whole thing out...but I miss having my own host and domain to play with, so....

Migs de Villanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15442030.post-48903556835547876202008-04-22T14:06:00.002+08:002008-04-22T14:08:15.588+08:00

I think I'll just leave this like this for a while... I'll just go and pick up a new host, a new domain, and put up my own blog-whatever (since I did roll my own a few months back)....So for you guys in IE, sorry, but I won't bother fixing up the CSS on this page...

Migs de Villanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15442030.post-13523667070257451362008-04-21T02:41:00.001+08:002008-04-21T02:41:52.136+08:00

This blog looks like crap on IE...

Migs de Villanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15442030.post-15675132845910911342008-04-21T02:08:00.002+08:002008-04-21T02:13:52.354+08:00

almost 2 years, I've been away from this blog (and the internet in general) because I didn't have an internet connection... well, that was then... I switched over to destiny (despite all the bad press I've heard about destiny cable), and so far, it's all good... some speed tests I took below...Four tests, to make sure that it wasn't a fluke... looks like I'm back for keeps!Oh, and just so you

Migs de Villanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15442030.post-1160015658987747502006-10-05T10:08:00.000+08:002006-10-05T10:34:19.030+08:00

of leaving my blog unattended, I do swear to start posting regularly again. I know, I've said that dozens upon dozens of times before, but now, i really will.Why? For one thing, the blog is a perfect emotional dumping ground for when I'm low. It also helps me record some memorable events (both good and bad), as well as gives me some quiet time. This I never realized when I first started

Migs de Villanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15442030.post-1153935210698068982006-07-27T01:17:00.000+08:002006-07-27T01:33:30.740+08:00

I saw this nice little photo organizing app called f-spot which I wanted to try out. Now, if I were on linux, it would have been a simple matter of chasing down the appropriate package for me, whether rpm, deb or tgz. But since I moved over to FreeBSD, getting new apps have both been a pleasant and lousy experience at the same time.Lousy, say I? What about that humongous ports collection? Well,

Migs de Villanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15442030.post-1148396454315736942006-05-23T22:47:00.000+08:002006-05-23T23:00:54.343+08:00

Lousy, lousy, lousy... I was supposed to be in Batangas last week. Aside from the fact that it was my hometowns fiesta, some former officemates were also headed that way. I was going to hook up with them at the beach... and I was planning to show them around.Unfortunately, all the best laid plans of mice and men oft do go astray, as the saying goes. And I couldn't leave work. Damn. Damn. Damn.I

Migs de Villanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15442030.post-1147631066722601212006-05-15T02:11:00.000+08:002006-05-15T02:24:26.736+08:00

Well... better than nothing, I always say.Anyway, I finally got out of the call center bit. I got a call from someone I knew who offered me a position that I just couldn't resist. So, my title is no longer CSR, it is now SysAd... !!!Anyway... I traded in one lifestyle where I had no time, for another where the day doesn't have enough time for things to do... learning, relearning and prelearning

Migs de Villanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15442030.post-1143567914211182862006-03-29T01:34:00.000+08:002006-03-29T01:45:14.223+08:00

or, how quickly you can make a fool out of yourself when you start shooting off at the keyboard.I only heard this story, oh three days ago (March 25), and news wasn't anywhere yet. Hehehe... now, three days later (or is it four? I've forgotten to sleep again), the story of Tuttles City Manager is everywhere. And get this, he's demanding The Register to stop the internet (as if The Register was

Migs de Villanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15442030.post-1143228443587324912006-03-25T03:19:00.000+08:002006-03-25T03:27:23.600+08:00

Some people just can't learn... and some people just dont know how to learn. Check out this story about how an answer can be slapped on someones face so many times, but still won't be picked up. Amusingly enough, it's exactly the same kind of problem I have at work every day. =) Just an aside, here's the guy who didn't know what apache looked like, and aparrently couldn't even read the text

Migs de Villanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15442030.post-1142961497107693822006-03-22T01:06:00.000+08:002006-03-22T01:18:51.463+08:00

After so many months, and only one post in between, what's been happening... oh yeah, I almost get laid off, I move houses (again! Third time in one year) buy a PC (no, not the 64 bit AMD I was planning on, nor the laptop), get broadband, and do a lot of other things.But I'm too tired to get into details right now. My son is taking up most of my down time, and during daytime, I have work and

Migs de Villanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15442030.post-1138593498748007612006-01-30T11:53:00.000+08:002006-01-30T11:58:18.766+08:00

An update at last! I hate peak season, and the holidays are the worst. Anyway, expect frequent updates from now on. This is just to say:"Hello World!"

Migs de Villanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15442030.post-1133349706649165752005-11-30T19:09:00.000+08:002005-11-30T19:21:46.663+08:00

OK, I admit, I'm trying to build a Windows® free household, and use nothing but linux (slackware). Just this morning, before I went to work, my little boy wanted to peep at the PC. On turning it on, and running a game (Childsplay), he promptly pointed at Tux, and said "Wingwin!"Hehe. Cute.

Migs de Villanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15442030.post-1132741262576417792005-11-23T18:02:00.000+08:002005-11-23T18:21:02.813+08:00

Usually, I'm a cynic, especially in this day and age, where everyone is so connected, and yet so apathetic (most of the time) to other peoples plights.This, however takes me to the thread linked to the title. Good samaritans all (heck, I learned most of my linux from lurking their Unix forum), and willing to lend both arms, both legs, and a neck, should the need be great enough.This is the second

Migs de Villanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15442030.post-1132059977249892212005-11-15T20:50:00.000+08:002005-11-25T07:01:03.423+08:00

My quest to relearn programming has just begun in earnest! I was originally trying to relearn C(++), but feel too burnt out to really understand the subject matter once over. So, I decided to check out new horizons (since I haven't done any serious coding for some time, anyway). So, I took a look at Ruby and at python. I must say, I am impressed! These two have an elegant (for me) syntax, that's

Migs de Villanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15442030.post-1131717797977845932005-11-11T21:48:00.000+08:002005-11-25T07:05:53.893+08:00

After my stint at existential angst yesterday, it seems I'm currently at a crossroads. Then again, I suppose fatherhood does that to a person. But I digress...Anyway, a wave of depression has been running after me for quite some time already, which caused that outpouring of (admittedly bad) poetry. So, I do what I always do when I want to stop bouncing off of walls.I go to random pages in my

Migs de Villanoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15442030.post-1131619728488605022005-11-10T18:33:00.000+08:002005-11-10T18:48:48.500+08:00

In the mirror a reflection...The reflections is a dream...The dream is an illusion...Of Immortality...Reality going nowhere...Expectations set too high...Returns a bitter taste of fate...A wish to touch the sky...Drums beat in tribal rythm...In blood, runs through my hands...Disappearing in an instant...Draught of life for sand...Hear the trumpets blaring...A herald for your cause...Follow now

Migs de Villanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15442030.post-1131360868914993122005-11-07T18:30:00.000+08:002005-11-07T18:54:28.933+08:00

Finally. After a significant amount of time (having a one year old around really curtails my tweaking time), I finally have my installation to where I'm actually contented. Heres a screenie:Yes, I know, the matrix theme has been done to death, but like i said, it's now at a state where I can use it without getting too much of an urge to tweak everything. Anyway, the theme is systemx from

Migs de Villanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15442030.post-1131350716024151002005-11-07T15:57:00.000+08:002005-11-07T16:05:16.050+08:00

A large spike in MS's marketing scheme? According to the article this blog links to, China is adopting linux on a fairly large scaleAccording to ’s Ministry of Information Industry (MII), almost 70 percent of all software purchases last year were of Linux-based products. Meanwhile, provincial governments, installed 45,000 desktops with Linux operating systems.Now I wonder, what the MS reaction to

Migs de Villanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15442030.post-1130933407432832542005-11-02T19:52:00.000+08:002005-11-02T20:10:07.446+08:00

Just recently, the volunteers of the Software Freedom Day Philippines celebration met up to discuss what would be (we hope) an organization to truly spread FOSS in the Philippines (true grassroots penetration, we hope). As of this time, the main thrust of the discussion was the long term plans, as well as organizational structure of the group.The core group that met agreed on (quite possibly) the

Migs de Villanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15442030.post-1130823171495581822005-11-01T13:14:00.000+08:002005-11-01T13:33:44.056+08:00

It's really weird how one entity can throw out smokescreens and silliness for years on end trying to prove something that they apparently cant. Note that I said apparently, though. But through all this time, if SCO really DID have a case against Big Blue, shouldn't they have shown it years ago? You have to give credit to their corporate spin doctors though... They've managed to stall for time

Migs de Villanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15442030.post-1130396504812336122005-10-27T14:45:00.000+08:002005-10-27T15:27:58.313+08:00

I've always known that Google was an open source shop for the longest time. However, when rumors about a Google OS, and an online Google-Sun desktop suite (squashed under this article), I started having second thoughts... A Google empire, alongside the empire of Redmond... a scary thought indeed.However, it was pointed out in this eweek article that no such things are happening."Google has no

Migs de Villanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15442030.post-1130228577924708172005-10-25T16:12:00.000+08:002005-10-25T16:22:57.930+08:00

After weeks upon weeks upon weeks of figuring out how... I give up... It seems that my old Compaq 1201 really only has an 800x600 resolution... I've been up all night (for several nights) hacking the damn thing to smithereens (except for one nuking session, when I upgraded to slackware 10.2)... I cry uncle... I'm stuck at 800x600x16@60. Oh well... I've run on machines with even less resolution...

Migs de Villanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15442030.post-1129793566177146162005-10-20T15:02:00.000+08:002005-10-20T15:33:28.183+08:00

This just made me laugh!According to MS, Africa - of all places - doesnt need free software. Here in the Philippines, where the per diem income is just under $5 (roughly $150 per month), people can barely afford to buy computers, much less the most well known peice of software on the planet (which can cost up to 50% of a low cost machine). What more with Africa?As the ZDnet article I linked to

Migs de Villanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15442030.post-1129719676972267022005-10-19T18:46:00.000+08:002005-10-19T19:14:56.463+08:00

It seems that MS is introducing three new licenses for their code... namely:Microsoft Permissive License (Ms-PL)Microsoft Community License (Ms-CL)Microsoft Reference License (Ms-RL)What does this mean? I have no idea... and even less as to what the future may hold. But the fact that they're finally opening up (some) of their code to peer review is a Very Good Thing indeed.However, the big

Migs de Villanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15442030.post-1129633396801347572005-10-18T18:47:00.000+08:002005-10-18T19:03:46.200+08:00

While we all know that Google launched it's Google Talk service, and that Gaim is one of several IM clients that can utilize it, it seems that Google went one step further, by acquiring Gaim. It's an interesting step by Google, specially now that theres an IM "war" between the three largest IM services, namely AOL,Yahoo, and microsoft (you'll have to forgive me if I didn't get the MS URL right,

Migs de Villanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15442030.post-1129626439212028032005-10-18T16:53:00.000+08:002005-10-18T17:10:10.493+08:00

Not that this post is about Star Trek, but rather, something that was mentioned in Star Trek IV... Namely, transparent aluminum. Apparently the US Air Force managed to whip up a bunch, and found that"The substance itself is light years ahead of glass," he said, adding that it offers "higher performance and lighter weight." Nifty? Yes.Useful? Definitely.Expensive? Maximally.As some guys on

Migs de Villanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15442030.post-1129554886071949602005-10-17T19:42:00.000+08:002005-10-17T21:14:46.086+08:00

I've been an active poster in one forum (and a very inactive lurker in several more) and, good news, looks like the TipidPC grand eyeball-slash-christmas party is going to be a big one! Imagine, one of the threads anounced that they were looking for a location where they could fit several hundred members and a lan-party setup (BYOA, of course). Well, as long as theres going to be some internet

Migs de Villanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15442030.post-1129202998066449782005-10-13T18:57:00.000+08:002005-10-13T19:29:58.076+08:00

I was just going over some news that I view regularly, and I came across this editorial of sorts about how much technology has affected us. While it's more personal in perspective, I quite agree that technology does have its place in society, but not in every nook and cranny. So, like the author said, please take things down a notch.And then, Open Office got delayed! But all for the better, as it

Migs de Villanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15442030.post-1128946997218067792005-10-10T19:23:00.000+08:002005-10-10T20:23:39.140+08:00

Jesus Christ! I've been too far removed from doing any programming or scripting for far too long. I never thought that doing #include &ltstdio.h&gtmain();{printf("Hello World!\n");return 0;}could give me a hard time (did this on my slackware laptop, of course). Actually, doing it last night took me all of 30 minutes, trying to remember how the damn thing went. And typing it here? I'm not sure if

Migs de Villanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15442030.post-1128688646918445512005-10-07T18:48:00.000+08:002005-10-07T20:43:17.373+08:00

I've always been a Slackware user. For the longest time, it's been the only distribution that I used. Well, okay, I used Ubuntu for a while. While I enjoyed Ubuntu's ease of use, there was just this something that I was looking for.I guess it's because that I'm a do-it-yourself'er type of guy. I really don't like it when I have no say on what's going on from the onset. Not that I'm saying that

Migs de Villanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15442030.post-1128507999472276272005-10-05T18:06:00.000+08:002005-10-05T18:29:39.213+08:00

Less than 10 minutes from this posting, I found out that my stepfather (the father of my younger sister) died. No news yet as to what cause - just that. He died.I don't really remember much of him. He came into my life when I was about 13 or 14, when I didn't really give much of a f*ck about much of anything. What I do remember was that he made me laugh a lot, which says a lot about that man. Few

Migs de Villanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15442030.post-1128497807602289642005-10-05T14:46:00.000+08:002005-10-05T15:36:47.613+08:00

I decided to take off the image of a blossom on the bottom right. Sheesh. I've always been a firm adherent of the Japanese ideal of minimalism (okay, the things I like don't exactly spark of minimal, but I'm talking about aesthetics here), and the blossom down there quite relaxes me. It wasn't very obtrusive, and fit the color scheme quite well (except for that cyan bit at the footer of every

Migs de Villanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15442030.post-1128432726532132222005-10-04T21:15:00.000+08:002005-10-04T21:32:06.536+08:00

I was just ready to pick up a domain for myself, and was ready to order from goddady. Earlier this afternoon, I was bean-counting, and left just enough on my debit card to cover the cost of a domain ($8.95+.25 cents). On computing, initially, i had just a little more than the necessary amount (which is just perfect, just in case things go awry), at which point, I started arguing with myself as

Migs de Villanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15442030.post-1127825718834935002005-09-27T19:23:00.000+08:002005-09-27T20:55:18.860+08:00

Had to roll back to the old looks for this blog, otherwise, it looks unwieldly on anything less that 1024x768 resolution, although I did increase the width of the posts, which may be tantamount to the same thing...Anyway, for the things that have been happening...Firstly, put another cybercafe notch in my belt. It's the second lanshop that I've fully converted to linux and OSS. The first two was

Migs de Villanoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15442030.post-1127296289592873982005-09-21T14:52:00.000+08:002005-09-23T18:34:17.380+08:00

I spent the last two nights migrating a friends shop to linux. Since we were pretty much just flying by the seat of our pants, we planned to make One Perfect Install and just copy the image over to the other 10 stations. Since the other boxen were identical copies of each other, it was a feasible idea.So we made the One Perfect Installation, which took us the better part of 4 hours. Then, while

Migs de Villanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15442030.post-1126787152113173722005-09-15T19:34:00.000+08:002005-09-15T20:30:12.330+08:00

So this is the price of knowing. With all the raids going on, and everyone migrating to linux (well, a lot of cybercafe's anyway), it was a pleasure to start teaching newbies and welcoming them into the world of linux. Hell, I practically had a whole thread to myself at the forum I frequent.Unfortunately, the tenet that "You give them a hand, and they'll take your arm" is true.Over the past few

Migs de Villanoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15442030.post-1126533495812110572005-09-12T20:01:00.000+08:002005-09-13T19:39:34.806+08:00

Software Freedom Day was a blast!And the aftermath? Well, let me see...The night before the event, my laptop (currently a celeron 800 Compaq 1201t) decided to crash, and trash my xorg configuration. Spent a few hours that I would have otherwise dedicated to compiling stuff that I was supposed to be demoing instead. I managed to get the darn thing working again, but at 4 in the morning, my body

Migs de Villanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15442030.post-1126003472600991632005-09-06T18:24:00.000+08:002005-09-06T18:46:57.983+08:00

MS ROCKS! NOT! Well, actually, they do. With what they and the BSA are doing (trying to stamp out piracy and all). With all the raids happening, well, a large number of cybercafes here in the Philippines are starting to migrate towards Open Source. Virtually all of them would be happy to get even just Counter Strike running (which should, be a simple matter with cedega).Let's see, what else has

Migs de Villanoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15442030.post-1125581969973521462005-09-01T19:47:00.000+08:002005-09-01T21:39:29.980+08:00

I was just going over the blogs of some people that I met. I must say, a blog does indeed provide some interesting insights into people you hardly know. Well, I know them somehwat from the PLUG mailing list. I just wish I actually had as much time to browse what other people are thinking and planning (as much as one actually plans on a blog). If you'll look at one of my earlier posts Clair is one

Migs de Villanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15442030.post-1125572953251807262005-09-01T18:08:00.000+08:002005-09-01T21:15:11.836+08:00

I don't normally bitch about being bored. I find that there's a lot to do and a lot to think of, even when I'm staring at a blank wall or sitting on a rock. But right now, I am utterly, totally, and absolutely bored!So, I'll just do some math here instead....Hosting costs: $59 X 56.29 php=3500 php.Domain: $8.95X 56.29 php= 800 php.What will I use it for? Well, I've finally made up my mind. I'm

Migs de Villanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15442030.post-1125494867438958692005-08-31T21:18:00.000+08:002005-09-01T21:09:46.220+08:00

After more thought and several exchanges with support, I have come to the following conclusion:1. I don't have the money to take on two hosts.2. I want this to work.Lostinspace hosting provides a bigger bandwidth pipe than Surpass hosting, but is also a bit pricier. The lowest reseller plan I saw was at $12.50/mo for 5 gigs of space, plus 150 gigs of bandwidth for LIH, as opposed to 10 for 3 gig

Migs de Villanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15442030.post-1124970826750991272005-08-25T16:58:00.000+08:002005-08-25T19:53:46.796+08:00

Where to host. I just cant beat the price given by surpasshosting. $10 a month for . . . well, check their site. I just love the features. And then, for the domain, i go to godaddy! $13.something-or-other for a year, and it's private registration to boot.Now, to finally figure out... what in the nine hells am I going to put up? I was thinking of putting this blog there... and then, I also want to

Migs de Villanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15442030.post-1124890166387746072005-08-24T21:17:00.000+08:002005-08-24T21:29:26.393+08:00

and Tired of work!hehehe... just kidding. I actually like my job, despite all appearances and claims to the contrary. But I really am sick right now. I must've caught my sons' flu. Feels like my head is stuffed with wool, and I can barely understand my customers emails (now, I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing).Good news though, Software Freedom Day is coming up. I'm both nervous

Migs de Villanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15442030.post-1124793135708481492005-08-23T18:27:00.000+08:002005-08-23T18:33:05.170+08:00

Now here's a sweet deal if I ever did see one. Only problem I have now is how to pay. Time to get that debit card with a mastercard logo (I am not using a live credit card online!) Let me see.... $15 a year for the domain, $6 a month for the space (and look at that space and bandwidth!). Initial expense of roughly php1,000, and a monthly of php300... good. Very Good indeed. I start getting that

Migs de Villanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15442030.post-1124704403674229062005-08-22T17:44:00.000+08:002005-08-22T17:53:23.683+08:00

What host to use?I have no idea. While I fully support Filipino companies wholeheartedly, it's kind of hard to pick one. Like, take www.dragweb.net for example. I like the pricing and the payment options. Unfortunately, it's been around since March of this year. Hard to trust an entity without a track record.Then, theres www.techhive. com. Looks better, plus the site of a friend of mine is hosted

Migs de Villanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15442030.post-1124458505147841532005-08-19T21:22:00.000+08:002005-08-19T21:35:26.776+08:00

Usually, I'm thinking deep, philosophical thoughts when I have nothing to do. Not so this time. Usually, I'm thinking about why things happen, what I could have done better, and what I should not have done. Not now.Today is different. Today is unique. My mind is blank. I am totally devoid of interest with anything. Not Linux, not Living, not Money, not even the debate as to whether words actually

Migs de Villanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15442030.post-1124441982940250332005-08-19T16:25:00.000+08:002005-08-19T17:01:01.293+08:00

It's always like this before the holiday season comes in (better known as the "ber" season here in the Philippines). Theres practically no work to do (not that I'm complaining that much). And then, when the holiday shopping rush starts, thats when things go all haywire.Can you imagine recieving over 100 emails an hour? And then, have practically 75% of those emails come from irate customers? It's

Migs de Villanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15442030.post-1124365393500995492005-08-18T19:26:00.000+08:002005-08-18T21:13:09.863+08:00

Interestingly, when theres nothing to do here, I can find absolutely nothing to do or read on the net. And when we're swamped, that's wehen I remember to research this, read up on that, find out about something else.... *sigh*Interestingly though, I found this...Intel Corp.’s first dual-core chip was a hastily concocted design that wasrushed out the door in hopes of beating rival Advanced Micro

Migs de Villanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15442030.post-1124356964450814482005-08-18T16:23:00.000+08:002005-08-18T18:26:31.156+08:00

Yeesh, how stupid can I get. I totally forgot that it was my wifes birthday today (yes, the same person stipulated in item one of my previous post).And to think I actually greeted her last night, but forget on the day itself. Oh well. Anyway, heres a picture of her....It's not the most flattering picture of her available, but the others shots are scattered in my about half-dozen email accounts,

Migs de Villanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15442030.post-1124351660237461282005-08-18T15:37:00.000+08:002005-08-18T16:09:28.350+08:00

1. I'm on my own (me and the wifey don't live together no more).2. I have absolutely nothing in my bank account!3. I have debts all the way up to here!4. After almost three years in the contact center industry, I'm still an agent!5. My previous company owes me six months of Social Security remittances.6. After earning triple the country average for almost 3 years, I still have the same clothes.7.

Migs de Villanoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15442030.post-1124278221283990652005-08-17T19:11:00.000+08:002005-08-17T21:41:59.536+08:00

a lot of things. Aside from the laptop and the desktop (as you can see on the sidebar), now I'm thinking of getting a host to serve up this blog (not that blogger.com doesn't do it well, it's just that I'm a do-it-yourselfer kind of guy).powweb.com looks kinda okay. $7.something per month, for 5 gigs of space and 300 gigs of transfer (although it's kinda fishy). But if they've been around since '

Migs de Villanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15442030.post-1124197591146348522005-08-16T18:22:00.000+08:002005-08-16T21:06:31.160+08:00

How many times have I had to tell a customer exactly what he/she needs by parroting what she's already read on our website?Jeesh... sometimes I really wonder, how in the nine hells did the US become a superpower, what with the apparent disparity in IQ levels...Not to disparage Americans though. They're some of my favorite people. Unfortunately, working in a support position, it seems that you'll

Migs de Villanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15442030.post-1124173511475093692005-08-16T13:27:00.000+08:002005-08-18T16:08:18.806+08:00

or lack of it anyway.... lemme see... average income here in the Philippines is roughly $150 a month, cost of living per day (per person) is about $2, and then there's rent. Oddly enough, for a half-decent apartment, it's anywhere from $75/month (I wouldn't guarantee your health in an apartment like this though, unless you find one out in the boonies like I used to), all the way up to $400+++ (

Migs de Villanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15442030.post-1124112863505118202005-08-15T21:20:00.000+08:002005-08-15T21:34:23.510+08:00

I never thought I'd be doing a blog before. Just goes to show how life is. But then, I never thought I'd get a mobile phone either.Anyway, a journal here is just as good as a journal anywhere else (like the one I carry in my pocket everyday). Can't help it. I just have to write. And working with a PC the whole day, well, I guess it was just a matter of time.Let's see, what am I doing now. Laptop

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