Category: General

  • Oh Twenty Twenty

    As the year ends, I hope you join me in remembering our family, friends, and the almost 2 Million souls who will no longer be with us because of the many trials that 2020 came with. We will remember them on other days. But for me, a lot of those good memories will be during…

  • Of course, a nerd future dad will post his baby’s registry on his site

    And that would be me. Yes, Lauren and I are expecting a baby boy! So that friends and family would get easier directions if they want to share in our registry, I am posting it here, now. Click the link below to access the registry http://babyli.st/lauren-and-ryan

  • DMV behind-the-wheel driving test in Fremont, CA

    Passed my behind-the-wheel driving test today in Fremont, CA DMV (Department of Motor Vehicles) [4287 Central Avenue, Fremont, CA 94536] Sharing a thing or two about the experience and what could be useful to others. Written Test and Permit (pre-requisite to the actual driving test) Before you can take the behind-the-wheel driving test you have…

  • sushi, software and success

    Just finished watching Jiro Dreams of Sushi  – a film about Jiro Ono, a 85 year-old sushi master and owner of Michelin 3-Star restaurant Sukiyabashi Jiro, on his continuing quest to perfect the art of sushi. “Once you decide on your occupation,” says Jiro, “you must immerse yourself in your work. You have to fall in…

  • Happy New Year, New Blog for 2013

    The past year (2012) has been a year full of new things for me. Now ready for new ones up ahead for 2013 and hopefully I would be able to share more about the small things and learning that comes my way. Happy New Year everyone and may your 2013 be full of great things!

  • Philippine broadband connections affected by damaged pan Asian cable

    From SMART/PLDT: Telecom services provider Smart Communications said a pan-Asia cable cut early Wednesday caused adverse disruptions in its international and broadband services. In a statement, Smart stressed the disruption affected its international voice and SMS services. Its Smart Bro and Smart Bro Plug-It services are also affected by the cable cut, which was reported…

  • Free Web Hosting for Filipino Developers

    If you are a Software Developer, Filipino (by nationality or by heart), looking for a little space for hosting your site or blog or simply for testing and practice purposes I might be able to offer you a few MB (starting at 200 MB, in my experience this is more than enough) and one unlimited…

  • define programmer

    1) pro·gram·mer (n) An organism capable of converting caffeine into code.  2) Semi-sentient being who inexplicably survives an extremely unhealthy lifestyle. Usually found in confined spaces with low lighting, at a computer terminal. 3) One who can read the following example if( !User.IsProgrammer ){ return "Everyone Else"; } Taken from UrbanDictionary

  • Address1 vs Address2

    Update: I had a UPS package returned to sender (side note: they suck and given a choice I will not use UPS ever). I would recommend putting PMB (private mailbox number) in Address1 instead of Address2. What really is the difference between Address1 and Address2 and is it significant? It depends on the country but…

  • My Black Theme and Selecting Theme File

    In joining the rest of the eco geeks in contributing small or little ways to help the environment I switched to a black background for my desktop for a start and sharing a few steps here. [more] I explored a bit on having other things (windows content, application backgrounds) to black but not ready for…