I have come across this video of yet another epic fail dubbing or minus one music video. This video is so funny even that I’ve saw this a couple of times already, I still laugh every time I see it my ass out.  I saw this video on one of my friends in facebook. I can’t just let it pass, sharing it was not enough. I have to secured my own copy of this epic fail video. I downloaded the video from facebook using DownloadHelper.

I have posted a guide on how to download videos from any website, make sure you read it if you want to download some videos too.

The video is from an Asian dubbing/minus one idol, I don’t know his name, he looks like a young petite version of Chow Yun Fat. So we are going to call him Lil Chow from now on. Its funny how he kinda looks like my younger brother Arvin Ian Castañares and my friend Bombie Ledesma too. Below is the comparison of them, see if they look the same.

Bombie Ledesma and Arvin Ian Castañares looks like Lil Chow

Here is one of Lil Chow’s  epic fail dubbing or minus one music videos. This one is from the Black Eyed Peas called “boom boom pow”. I tried searching youtube for his video’s and came across his channel. The user is hitmanbreakeroftheye and he has about more or less 100 funny videos like this. Enjoy the video and have a good laugh.

Many websites today offer video streaming. You can enjoy watching the videos, but you can’t download them. These are very common on many well known websites. Why would they limit us from doing this? I really don’t know why but I think its because streaming these videos are already consuming much bandwidth from their connections, much more if you add downloading to it. Another very easy explanation would be they simply want you to come back to their website to watch the video again, rather than download and play it locally without having to add traffic to their site. There could be many other reasons but it does not matter, there are many tools you can use to download these videos.

Download Helper is a freeware add on for Firefox browsers. This add on allows you to download videos and images while you surf the internet. DownloadHelper also allows you to download files one by one, so that you keep bandwidth usage low for browsing other sites.

Just surf the Web as you are used to, when DownloadHelper detects it can do something for you, the icon gets animated and a menu allows you to download files by simply clicking an item.

You can download the DownloadHelper add on here.

Below is a screenshot on how to use DownloadHelper after installing it.

Using download helper to download videos from youtube

Queuing videos being downloaded

I have downloaded lots of videos using DownloadHelper and I have tested it on facebook, youtube, dailymotion, Google videos and some porn sites as well. This tool is very useful for downloading videos while surfing other websites. You can just  select videos to download and put them on the queue while the initial videos you selected are being downloaded one by one.

I asked around some of the beer lovers(palahubogs) in Cebu, what gadget would you want this christmas? They have different answers and most of them just answered a Sony netbook, a Cannon or Nikkon D-SLR, Sony PS3,  Xbox 360, a LCD HDTV, and many other gadgets. Below I have compiled the top 10 of what most of them wanted.

1.)  Canon EOS 450D / Digital Rebel XSi

Launched on 24 January 2008, in Amstelveen, The Netherlands. Released last year and almost 2 years already, this D-SLR is still a favorite for those who want to learn and practice photography. This entry level D-SLR can range from P28,000 – P 33,0oo.

The EOS 450D features:

• 12.2 Megapixel CMOS sensor
• Canon’s EOS Integrated Cleaning System
• 3.5 frames per second
• 3.0” LCD with Live View shooting
• 9-point wide-area AF system with f/2.8 cross-type centre point
• Picture Style image processing parameters
• DIGIC III image processor
• Digital Photo Professional RAW processing software1
• Compact and Lightweight body
• Fully compatible with all Canon EF and EF-S lenses and EX-series Speedlites

Canon EOS 450D

2.)  Sony PS3 Slim

The Sony PS3 Slim is a video game console. This video game gadget is very light in weight. It weights around 3.2 kg. This modern generation electronic console measures 290 mm in length by 290 mm in width by 65 mm deep in dimensions approximately. Furthermore, it comes with memory of one hundred and twenty gigabytes hard drive. So, an individual can store as much data as possible. Sometimes, the Sony PS3 Slim act as a digital media hub. In fact, these gaming devices are quite popular among every age group. It comes with USB connector and Bluetooth. Therefore, tons of videos, games etc., can be transferred from this console to any other compatible device without any hassle. Apart from all, this gadget is quite lightweight in size and so, easily portable. With the help of this console, one can anytime and anywhere play games and have fun. The best part of this video game device is that it comes with updated Blu-ray player. Price of this video game console may range from P14,000 – P 17,0oo.

Sony Playstation 3 slim

3.)  Sony Vaio W

Sony Vaio W is a netbook most prefer because of looks/style. The same reason why people go for the expensive Havaianas rather than the Islander brands. People just want to go out with this gadget to  coffee shops or even the office to expose the sleek design and elegance in style of this netbook. Prices may vary from different stores but it should be around P28,000 – P 35,0oo.

Intel® Atom Processor (1.66GHz)
Genuine Windows® 7 Starter Edition
Features: 10.1″ LED backlit LCD (1366×768), 1GB RAM, 250GB HDD, large capacity battery, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth®, webcam

Sony Vaio W netbook

4.) BFG GeForce GTX 295

The BFG GeForce GTX 295 Video Card is perhaps the single best video card out at the moment. This extremely powerful video card has two GPUs on-board, and when combined with a quality motherboard, you can’t create a better platform for gaming.

With a BFG GeForce GTX 295 in your PC, you will experience amazing frame rates in the latest games, realistic HD gaming, and picture-perfect Blu-ray and HD DVD movie capability. Upgrade your video card at the cost of P18,000 – P 20,0oo.

BFG GeForce GTX 295

5.)  Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock

Even though this was released on October 28, 2007, many still want to play this game. We palahubogs in Cebu may not be wishing to the very latest games, but we know what we want, we want to be rockstars! Yeah!

Game is available in many platforms and price may vary on the console you are using. You may play this game on PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360, PC, and Mac OS X. Price may range from P800 – P1,500.

Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock

6.) iPhone

Belive it or not, there are still many who wants to have an Iphone.  Since July of 2008. Globe Telecom has been the exclusive reseller of the Apple iPhone 3G.

Iphone has countless features that I can’t list them all. Here are just a few of the features listed below.

Landscape Keyboard
Messages
Spotlight Search
Voice Memos
Video
3-Megapixel Camera
Voice Control
Compass
Internet Tethering

Prices:

16GB1 in black or white — from P8,000-P-9,000
32GB1 in black or white — from  P11,000-P-14,000

Apple's Iphone 3G

7.) LG LH70

Well a wishlist is a wishlist. Most of the beer lovers(palahubogs) in Cebu just wanted an enormous HD LCD TV. They probably picked this to watch the next Manny Pacquiao fight on HD. This is what I picked for them.

LH70, the second-generation Scarlet is a full HD LCD TV that combines an ultra-slim form factor with incredible picture quality.

Behind the stylish, new TV’s rounded curves and the scarlet accents from where it gets its name is advanced technology that provides incredibly sharp full HD (1920 x 1080) image quality with LG’s TruMotion 120Hz technology and rich, clear sound.

Price should come around P80,000-P89,000 for this bad boy. Its not too expensive, and not to cheap for its features.

LG LH70 HD LCD TV

From the wishlist I just gathered, most of the beer lovers in Cebu wanted gadgets that were released 1-2 years back. I am not saying these gadget wishlist are old nor obsolete, this just shows that even through a wish, we are being realistic. We don’t want the new and expensive stuff, we are somewhat practical and only ask for what are possibly affordable with our salaries and lifestyle.

Logitech is capitalizing on the shopping season to help you get your hands on cool Logitech peripherals. You can find many stores of Logitech in Cebu, Philippines.

From November 25 to December 30, Logitech is giving free H165 headset for every purchase of V470 Cordless laser Mouse or V550 cordless Laser mouse or Premium Notebook headset. And free Z103 speaker for every purchase of Illuminated keyboard or Webcam C905.

To further illustrate, if you but any of these:

Logitech Cordless Laser Mouse and Logitech Headset

From left to right:

Logitech V470 Cordless Laser Mouse – P2,999
The V470 Cordless Laser Mouse connects to notebooks enabled with Bluetooth®wireless technology. A low battery indicator light eliminates surprises, while the on/off switch extends battery life. Includes a pouch to protect the mouse during travel.

Logitech V550 Nano Cordless Laser Mouse – P2,999
The Logitech® V550 Nano cordless laser mouse for notebooks features the Clip-and-Go dock. The unobtrusive dock lets you conveniently clip the V550 mouse to your laptop – and go.

Always ready for use, the V550 Nano also features the Plug-and-Forget Nano-receiver – it’s so small that once it’s plugged into your computer, you can forget about it. The Nano-receiver stays nearly flush against the side of the computer (protruding just 8 mm), so it doesn’t have to be unplugged when you stow your laptop.

Logitech Premium Notebook Headset – P2,799
The Logitech® Premium Notebook Headset features a low profile, adjustable, behind-the-head design. When not in use, it folds flat and slips into a protective travel case. It offers high-performance audio, a noise-cancelling microphone to filter out unwanted background noise, and a convenient inline volume and mute control.

You will get a Logitech H165 Notebook Headset that’s worth around P700 as your shopping reward.

If you buy any of these:

Logitech portable webcam and Logitech illuminated keyboard

Logitech Portable Webcam C905
Video calling is free, fast and easy with Logitech® Vid™ Zeiss® optics with autofocus deliver razor-sharp images even in extreme close-ups. A 2-megapixel HD sensor delivers true-to-life video at up to 720p and photos at up to 8 megapixels (software enhanced) through webcam C905.

Logitech Illuminated Keyboard – P4,999
The Logitech® Illuminated Keyboard offers an optimized backlight experience, Logitech PerfectStroke™ key system and Logitech’s thinnest design ever.

You will get a Logitech Speaker System Z103 that’s worth around P3,600 as a shopping reward.

Logitech speaker system

You may not need the freebies but you can gift it to somebody who would appreciate it this Christmas. It’s like buying 2 cool gifts for the price of one. Shopping should always be this fun, more free stuff from a quality brand for computer pheriperals.

There might be slight differences in the actual prices of the products. (Prices above are based on the area in Cebu, Philippines)

Ever had questions about who is the owner/admin behind a website?You may want to check if the site you are reading is give false information. You may want to check the owner of the site and contact him if you are interested with his website. You want to apply for a job using a website, is this a legit website? You may be sending your resume to someone who will take advantage of the information. It is important that you know how to check a domain/website for many different reasons. Many don’t know how to do this and have several questions.

These are very common questions below.

• Ever wonder who owns a specific domain/website name? Like facebook.com, palahubog.com, google.com.
• How do we find out who owns these websites?
• Where to we find relevant information for these websites?
• Like when they were created?
• When do they expire?
• Where are they hosted?
• Who registered these domains?
• Can we buy the website from them?

Many of these questions can be answered by a simple public database called the whois.

WHOIS (pronounced as the phrase who is) is a query/response protocol that is widely used for querying databases in order to determine the registrant or assignee of Internet resources, such as a domain name, an IP address block, or an autonomous system number. WHOIS lookups were traditionally performed with a command line interface application, and network administrators predominantly still use this method, but many simplified web-based tools exist. Below are a few of the web-based tools you can use for free.

http://who.is/

http://www.domaintools.com/

http://www.whois.net/

What will you find in a whois look up? Here are useful information on what you will find in a whois lookup.

Lets do a whois lookup on facebook.com and I will label the important things that you can find out about the domain. Below is the whois result for facebook.com and I have labeled the important information with Rastafari color in the results. Click the image for a larger view.

A sample whois lookup of facebook.com

A domain name registrar is an organization or commercial entity, accredited by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) or by a national country code top-level domain (ccTLD) authority, to manage the reservation of Internet domain names in accordance with the guidelines of the designated domain name registries and offer such services to the public.

A registrant is the person who owns and probably did the registration of the domain. He went to a registrar company to register the domain so that he can use it for a website or an email.

A nameserver is the server or host of the domains. This can be a server pointing to another server where the website is hosted or stored.

Was that easy? This tool is very useful if you really are into websites. If you are buying and selling domains this would really come handy. Even if you are just speculating if this website is having legit programs or information, you can check it from the whois if they are who they say they are.

Nearly every seven-year-old computer game is considered a fossil. Some manage to keep a few loyal fans but most simply sink to the bottom of the bargain bin. Unlike any other game its age, Starcraft still has deservedly enormous popularity.Its premise is a pretty familiar one: Terran (human confederation), Zerg (bloodthirsty aliens with organic buildings) and Protoss (aliens with psionic abilities) battle each other for resources and galactic domination.

But underneath that familiar scenario is an engaging and complex plot, told through three intertwining campaigns, one for each race.No two races are even somewhat similar; going from Zerg to Terran or Terran to Protoss takes not only relearning units and structures — the player needs to learn entirely different strategies. For example, early attacks by even a couple Protoss Zealots, a basic foot unit, can cripple or even destroy and enemy base, while “Zergling rushes” are a standby for Zerg players. Terran Marines are not half as deadly as Zealots or Zerglings, even in equal or greater numbers, but can be housed in bunkers that give them a better chance for survival.

Terran vs Zerg

Much like other RTS titles, Starcraft starts the player with a base and some harvesting units. Players must gather minerals and Vespene gas to build structures, and from the structures, various combat and support units are produced. All development progresses in a flowchart; after building a Terran barracks, factories can be created. Once the factory is built, star ports become available, etc.The two-dimensional graphics are effective and fast, especially compared to games like Warcraft. Sprites are highly detailed and clean-looking, clearly superior to the 3D models of Starcraft‘s time. Naturally, deaths of organic units are very bloody; slain Terran Marines explode into a pool of blood. Mechanical units’ demises, by contrast, are simple explosions. Destroyed buildings leave rubble which slowly disappears. For the quality of the graphics and all that can occur in a game of Starcraft, the FPS rate stays surprisingly consistent.The only real complaint about graphics is the fixed camera, but there aren’t many ways units can be hidden, so it’s not an abusable flaw.

Terran attacking Zergs

Sound is especially well-executed. The score is a strange mix of rock and orchestral sounds. Voices are convincing; Terran units tend to have either American Southern or Russian accents, while Protoss forces are appropriately ethereal in their speech. Zerg units sound deservedly menacing, and when killed, emit chilling screams. Battles sound absolutely furious, with machine guns rattling, unnerving Zergling battle cries and anti-air missiles screaming through the air toward their targets.What distinguishes Starcraft from similar games, like Warcraft or Command and Conquer, is that the different races aren’t simply graphic variations of one basic building/unit tree; how each race constructs buildings or wages war is different from the other two. Humans can build anywhere and are balanced warriors; Zergs must transform the ground and use larvae to create structures and soldiers, who specialize in frenzied ground combat. Protoss build pylons to power their structures, while their forces are equally deadly in land or air.

Protoss attacking Terrans

Starcraft’s combat is complex and strategic. That’s hardly the case in other games with two groups that are only different in appearance and sound. Starcraft forces the player to weigh many options and strategies, as some plans will work well against one race, but not another. In the middle of a firefight, quick thinking and acting are needed to get the most use out of one’s forces; if Terran siege tanks come under attack by flying units, the tanks cannot defend themselves; Marines or Goliaths must be moved in to take out the aerial threat. Add to that a large number of unique unit types, building abilities, and strategies and it’s easy to see why Starcraft is played by gamers in the thousands on any given day.After playing a couple custom games against the AI, most players will probably crave real opponents. Computer-controlled units will often kill themselves faster than their opponents; slinging a small number of Marines against a horde of Zealots, for instance, and in the process using up precious resources.

Zergs attacking Protoss

Indeed, Starcraft’s multiplayer mode is almost a second highlight of the game, following the single-player campaigns. Friends and strangers can compete on pre-built or custom maps, in team or free-for-all battles with up to seven other human or computer players. Gamers hook up directly or meet through Battle.net, a free online server. Despite its age, Starcraft remains one of the greatest, most popular real-time strategy games ever created.

You want to slack around? Play some games on websites that you can’t go to? Want to go to Facebook and update your account, upload pictures or chat with friends? Yet you can’t do this because typing in Facebook and other websites redirect you to an error page or a page setup by your I.T administrator. Your network or I.T administrator probably blocked some websites in your computer(in your office network usually).

Well, there is one way of getting around this, you can use proxy servers. Yeah, sounds nerdy right? But it is so easy to use. First what is a proxy server and how it works? Here is a graphic stupid way to explain it.

A user using a proxy server can access websites without restrictions.

Basically you cannot access some sites from your office because of security reasons/firewalls setup by the administrator. They may also be doing so you would focus on your work, not on sites that they are blocking. But who cares about their security measures, depriving you of your time to kill time. You should use proxy servers once in a while to enjoy the blocked websites.

How to use proxy websites?

1.) Go to a proxy website. Sample proxy sites are below.

http://cantblock.me/

http://hideu.info/

http://proxy.org/

2.) Type in your desired website in the http or URL field. Below I labeled these fields, this where you type in the desired website’s address. e.g. http://facebook.com

3.) After typing the address of the site you want to go to, just press go, browse or churva. Walah! You are on the prohibited website? Sweet!

I actually don’t enjoy doing this just to waste my time on other sites, I only use this for emergency situations.

WARNING: Do not abuse this. You may lose your job or get kicked out of school

I just received this invitation from a friend in Facebook. It’s all about the Paypal’s new contest that runs on Facebook with its application named Paypal Wishlist. This application will allow people to buy product easily on their own Paypal Wishlist. And in participating with this program to promote on Facebook, Paypal will freely give you up to $100 dollars.

It’s easy to join with this holiday event. You simply register to Paypal Wishlist program, then instantly you will have your first one-dollar earned upon signing up.

Moreover, you can have also the good chance to earn more money online by simply sharing it to your circle of friends and join with you on the Paypal Wishlist through your referral link.

How to join?

1.) Log-in to your Facebook account

2.) Go to the Paypal wishlist application. click here

3.) Create your wishlist using the application

4.) Share your wishlist to your friends

4.) Register a Paypal account

5.) Paypal will give you your earnings before Febuary 28, 2010

Is it legit?

Try going to Paypal and log-in to your account. You will notice that they are promoting this program. The URL for Paypal is shown below.

https://www.paypal.com/

You can verify that the link from the facebook application goes to the same link/domain/website for paypal. You can do a whois lookup on the domain paypal.com to check for the domain information.

Here is a screen shot of my Paypal account overview page. They are even promoting the program here on the Paypal website.

This is my favorite Facebook application so far. Other applications just waste your time, this application is worth the time you spend on it, at least.

Spam: If you have an email address I bet you’re fed up with the unsolicited mail you receive. The increase in spam has virtually relegated email as an adult only facility. Spam is a wast of our time. Many spam emails are obscene, many are offensive or insulting to one’s inteligence e.g. “I have a zillion pounds that I want to put into your bank account, please fax your bank account details to me…This is not a scam, honest!”.

There are two sides to preventing spam:

1. Stop them getting your email address: The rest of this page is about how the spammers get your email address and how to stop them from getting it.
2. What to do if they have got your email address. If the spammers have already got your email address I recommend that you change it to a new address – after you have read the rest of this page and taken the appropriate action to stop them getting your new address. If you can’t change your email address here is an excellent and free spam filter: Spam Bayes.

Types of spam and ways to prevent it

To stop receiving spam it helps to know what kind of spam you are getting. Each type of spam requires a different method of prevention. Below are the types of spam (I am aware of) and free methods to preventing them.

• Harvested address spam

  What is it: This is probably the most common type of spam. The spammers use a computer system (spider or spam-bot’) to check almost every website on the internet (including yours). The ’spam bot’ looks at the code of every web page, it looks for the ‘@’ symbol. When it finds an ‘@’ it knows its found an email address. It then collects the bit either side of the ‘@’ symbol to capture your email address and add it to the spammers database of millions of harvested addresses. From then on that address will receive lots of spam!

  How to find out if your email address is published on a website: Go to Google.com and type your email address into the search box. Google can usually show if your email address is on any website. If google can find your address you can be sure the spammers have got it. Tip: Sometimes the website-page with your email address may be very long, from Google click the link that says ‘Cached’ and you will see the page and your email address will be highlighted.

  The solution: If the spammers have harvested your email address from a website they are not going to let it go. Get a new email address and make sure your new email address is not published online. If you must publish your email address on a website get your website designer/manager to encrypt your email address so the ’spam bots’ can’t harvest it as they robotically and relentlessly crawl the web.

• Virus Spam

  What is it? This is perhaps the 2nd most common type of spam.

  1. Somone else’s computer (not yours) gets infected with a virus.
  2. The address book on their computer has your email address.
  3. The virus sends a spam to every address on the address book.
  4. The virus ’spoofs’ the ‘from address’ in the email it sends i.e. the spam does not appear to have come from the senders email address, instead it says it came from another address taken from the address book.
  5. There is no point replying to the spam e.g. to say ‘don’t spam me’ or ‘your computer has a virus’ – as the ‘from address’ is wrong, which means it will go to someone who didn’t send the spam. (note this is why you might receive emails from people saying you sent a virus to them, when you know your computer is clean).

  How to prevent it: You can not prevent virus spam from being sent to you. The person with the infected computer needs to use quality anti virus software to clean their computer (see preventing computer viruses). You need a good spam filter to delete this kind of spam as it arrives.

• Domain name spam

  What is it? If you own a domain name for a website you are probably getting domain name spam. Spammers use the whois database to obtain a list of most of the doman names in the world (ie .com, .net. org). The spammers expect most website owners to set up generic email addresses such as sales@… and info@… They simply send spam to all of the standard generic words at email every domain name in the world.
  How to prevent it: Do not have a generic email address such as sales@ and info@. Instead have less usual addresses. Here is a list of all of the generric words (I am currently aware of) the spammers are using:
  - info@
  - mail@
  - sales@
  - contact@
  - contacts@
  - root@
  - home@
  - contacts@
  - enquiries@
  - webmaster@.
  
  Note: do not use ‘catch-all forwarding’ that forwards anything@ your-domain. Block all but specific names at your domain. Your website designer should be able to help you follow these steps.

• Dictionary spam

  What is it? You can sometimes receive dictionary spam when you use a well known email service. The spammers know that there is going to be a janesmith@bigmail.xyz. They setup computers to spam billions of names at that mail service simply by targetting every persons name.
  How to prevent it: Hopefully your email service provider has put anti spam systems in place to prevent this kind of spam. If they havn’t then you may have to find a better email servide provider.

• Windows Messenger Spam

  Do you get pop up boxes on your screen with the words “Messenger Service” in the title bar? If so you may be getting Windows Messenger Spam. Follow this link to learn how to turn off Windows Messenger Service.

• Hacked mail service spam

  Some ISPs or webmail services may be hacked by spammers or the addresses may be sold to spammers. Read the small print when signing up for an email account. Look hard for that box that says ‘we might give your address to a 3rd party, tick here if you do not want to recieve marketing info from other companies…’.
  If you can’t change your email address here is an excellent and free spam filter: Spam Bayes.

Hoax Spam

These are messages that innocent people may forward to you with some kind of hoax warning or way to make a fortune. Never respond to or forward this kind of message. They are hoaxes, see real example below. If you ‘CC’ (copy in) your friends and contacts you may be providing a way for spammers to harvest the email addresses of your friends/contacts. These rubbish emails sometimes end with something like: “Try it; What have you got to lose?”
What you have to lose is your privacy and credibility!

Typical example:
PLEEEEEEEEASEREAD!!!! IT WAS ON THE NEWS!!
Dear Friends, Please do not take this for a junk letter.
Bill Gates is sharing his fortune. If you ignore this you will repent later. Microsoft and AOL are now the largest Internet companies and in an effort to make sure that Internet Explorer remains the most widely used program, Microsoft and AOL are running an e-mail beta test. When you forward this e-mail to friends, Microsoft can and will track it (if you are a Microsoft Windows user) for a two week time period. For every person that you forward this e-mail to, Microsoft will pay you $245.00, for every person that you sent it to that forwards it on, Microsoft will pay you $243.00 and for every third person that receives it, you will be paid $241.00. Within two weeks, Microsoft will contact you for your address and then send you a cheque. I thought this was a scam myself, but two weeks after receiving this e-mail and forwarding it on, Microsoft contacted me for my address and within days, I received a cheque for US$24,800.00. You need to respond before the beta testing is over. If anyone can afford this Bill Gates is the man. It’s all marketing expense to him. Please forward this to as many people as possible. Try it; What have you got to lose????

More tools and tips to prevent spam

• Anti spam software: There are many tools you can use that check incomming mail and try to detect which is spam and which is not. The spam emails are sent to a ‘trash’ folder on your pc. This is the spam filter I recommend and its free: Spam Bayes.
• MailWasher.net is a free tool to check and manage your e-mails before you download them. I used to use this tool when I received a lot of spam. Its easy to use and free. The main benefit is that you can reveiew your email before downloading it, and delete the spam remotely.
• Avoid CC (carbon copy) for group emails that you send out.
  If you send an email (to a group of people) that might be forwarded on and on, it could get into the hands of a Spammer, who you can be sure will add the nice collection addresses to their spam address database. Instead use BCC (blind carbon copy), this means the recipients do not see the list of email addresses that your message has gone to. Also encourage others to use BCC for groups instead of CC.
• Never add your friends email address to a mailing list.
  You will not get a free prize and your friend will not thank you for the extra spam they receive.

Why doesn’t my anti-spam software prevent all of the spam?

Much anti-spam software identifies spam by the following methods:

• Blocking email from known spammer addresses.
• Identifying obscene words in the email.
• Identifying a form e.g. ‘click here to buy this rubbish’.
• Identifying certain sales/marketing words.

Many spammers use systems to do things like the following

• Each individual spam email of the millions they send appears to come from a different address.
• The invite to buy something is actually an image of text not real text so it can’t be read by your computer. The text behind the image is random words that you don’t see but look innocent to your computer.
• The invite is to click a link for a website, so there is not a form on the email. The form to buy something is on the website.

Its the birthday of our favorite uncle, Uncle Bob, and we are heading for a beach. We cousins decided to spend an overnight stay at Alcoy. I have not been to this place before but it sure sounded like a nice fun beach to stay for overnight, and it sure was and we did have the time of our lives.

Night before we cousins made mango float. Yeah, its our favorite and we made lots of it.

Next day morning, from Cebu we headed for Alcoy and they said it was called Tingko Beach, thats where we are heading. Starting from Basak, Pardo Cebu we traveled for about 2 and a half hours. We had a few stops for some lechon manok, chicharon and lechon baboy.

We arrived at the beach and it was a nice view. Too bad I did not take a picture when we arrived. The cottage we stayed at was not so big. It had only 1 lantay and 1 bed. It was small, about 5×7 sq meters. It was for 1000 pesos for the over night stay. Its a crappy little cottage but we can manage.

We played card games in the sand, 3 cards, and the loser gets a tatoo on his/her face. Hahaha. We just used lipstick or pentel pens in this case.

While we are playing cards, celebrant Uncle bob, Janjan, Earl and Niel were drinking Redhorse. They just sit on a wooden bench and enjoyed the nice weather, warm wind and sand, and the nice view of the beach.

After a few drinks, it was still to hot to go to the water. We decided to just draw random things on Janjan’s beach body. And luckily he willingly offered his body as a graffiti wall. He looked like Michael Scofield of Prison Break after we draw on him.

Its about time we headed for the beach and we know how to enjoy it. We used the airbed we brought to be our salbabida, and this is for all of us. We spent all of the day falling and climbing up the airbed, yeah ALL DAY . That’s how we enjoyed the beach and it was an awesome experience.

As the night came, we still had a few things to do. Party all night and get wasted. Singing in the karaoke and dancing till morning. Drinking beer(Redhorse) using the funnel. Yeah that was hell of fun.

By dawn, janjan was so wasted he slept on the bench. Everybody was drunk, some puked, some fell asleep right away, some had gone night swimming.

Morning came and it was a pain, I hardly got any sleep. But its another day to enjoy life. Back to the beach and ready to pack up we are going home. The place was great, enjoyed it with my cousins. It was better because of the beer and a couple of drunk people. I am definitely coming back to this beach some other time.