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Garena New Year Event

December 31st, 2008 · 1 Comment · Gaming and Gadgets, Link Exchange, Rants, Raves, Opinions, and Thoughts

I’m currently writing this as sparks of fire are flying all around me. Happy New Year 2009.
And while bits of flame are making their way through dense fire powder clouds in the air, Garena players are clicking their way to Garena’s special 2009 event. Luckily, being online on Garena at the moment the magic 2009 [...]

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Cutline!

December 31st, 2008 · No Comments · Rants, Raves, Opinions, and Thoughts, Web, Blogging, and SEO

If you are one of those lucky past visitors of the site, you should have noticed a big change in design. From the blurry days of The Morning After, to the days of Digg-3-Column, then to the age of Revolution Code Blue, and now to the fresh days of Cutline. (They’re WordPress themes, if you [...]

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AVG 8 - Invalid Update Control CTF File

December 31st, 2008 · 2 Comments · Tips and Tricks, Web, Blogging, and SEO, Windows Applications

Just after switching from ESET NOD32, I installed a free copy of AVG 8.0
Lightweight, effective, free, and does not update. Wait — doesn’t update?!
Sad but true, my current installation of AVG 8.0 would not update. A component called ‘Update Manager’ has a nag, informing me of ‘Invalid Update Control CTF File’. And so, I did [...]

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Coolbuster’s WHAT’S IN THE BOX? Contest

December 30th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Link Exchange, Rants, Raves, Opinions, and Thoughts, Tech News, Videos, Web, Blogging, and SEO

Here’s a cool way to celebrate New Year’s 2009.

Coolbuster and Partners, together with KIX|TRIX and its affiliates, is celebrating the holidays with a smash — we present to you the WHAT’S IN THE BOX? contest, Coolbuster’s most exciting, most unique, and most intriguing contest yet. To know the details and get a chance to win lots of cool prizes, read in now!

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The Worst NBA Game Ever

December 28th, 2008 · No Comments · Gaming and Gadgets, Rants, Raves, Opinions, and Thoughts

The good news — I just got myself a brand new PSP 2000; hacked with Dark-Alex’s m33 5.00 Driver, homebrew capable, and running at full potential.
The bad news — I got hold of a copy of a horribly pathetic game that I can’t even begin to loath more. NBA 08.
That’s right: NBA 08. You [...]

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Mac vs PC

December 27th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Link Exchange, Videos

Here’s a short video that every geek would love.
A visual effects piece depicting the unending combat between the PC and the Mac; this time, a la Transformers.
Side note: Hey, it seems like I’m on a video fever! If you haven’t noticed, I’ve been continuously posting video links for quite some time now. =)

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Fluteboxing

December 24th, 2008 · No Comments · Link Exchange, Videos

I just had the extreme urge to share this awesome video with you guys. It’s about two of UK’s most celebrated beatboxers on a duet; Nathan Lee and Beardyman.
Watch in amazement as Nathan the Flutebox does beatboxing while playing the flute.
This was held on Google’s London Offices.

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Windows XP Gets Yet Another Life Extension

December 24th, 2008 · No Comments · Tech News, Web, Blogging, and SEO, Windows Applications

This one’s for us, the loyal users of Windows XP.
Almost as a tradition, Microsoft pulls an operating system off the market six months after the release of a newer version. But Windows XP continues to be an undying OS for almost two years now after the release of Vista.
For the third time after the release [...]

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YouTube’s Project for Awesome

December 23rd, 2008 · No Comments · Link Exchange, Videos, Web, Blogging, and SEO

The vlogbrothers launched a campaign on YouTube called Project for Awesome. Aimed on charitable work, this campaign is intended to help YouTubers and all other people in the world realize the true spirit of this season. Which is giving.
The vlogbrothers became guest editors, and put their favorite charity (both nonprofit or cause) videos on the [...]

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Yahoo Messenger - How to reveal user’s invisibility

December 20th, 2008 · No Comments · Link Exchange, Tips and Tricks, Videos

If you’re an avid chatter and suspect that someone is hiding from you (or is in invisible mode), check out this video:
Interestingly, YDetector.com automates the process of revealing your contact’s status. All you need to do is input his/her username, and YDetector will do the rest. (Privacy, anyone?)

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