Archive for April, 2008

My first PayPal Transaction

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

I created my first PayPal account back in 2003 at a time when PayPal was not available for the Philippines. I created the account as I was tinkering with an online remittance solution for the common Filipino. I did a work-around at that time and used my friend's Canada postal address ...

Smart Bro Pre-paid’s Key: 1 Million Loading Stations

Saturday, April 19th, 2008

Smart upped its Smart Bro service once again. Now the Smart Bro plug-anywhere Internet service is available via pre-paid. From Yugatech: The Pre-Paid Kit for Smart Bro Mobile 3G is available for Php4,500, one-time. That includes the USB dongle, the SIM card and a 30-peso free load (that’s one and ...

Checking Online Gmail Offline

Friday, April 18th, 2008

Right, I know the title is weird. I'm finding this phenomenon weird as well and I don't have an explanation for it yet. So let me explain. This morning, I did some work at at a free wifi cafe along Session Road (Cafe Zola). Ten minutes before my battery went ...

Brilliant Idea

Friday, April 18th, 2008

Yesterday and Today, L and I have been working on an idea we hope to profit from. But first, we create value. Came up with a brilliant idea for a bookI wrote down a quick book concept, wrote down the summary and immediately identified some of the first next stepsI've ...