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Download the Smart-Opera Mini Browser 5
If you’re a Smart Gold/Buddy subscriber and a mobile internet user, you might find this good news. Smart launched their own version of Opera Mini 5, Opera’s popular mobile browser. The Smart-Opera Mini browser works on more than 200 handset types.
The Smart-Opera Mini browser is created for faster, convenient and cheaper browsing (especially if you are using Smart’s 3G network) especially created for the Smart subscriber. It compresses web pages by up to 90 percent, allowing web pages to be downloaded and displayed on a cell phone more quickly, reducing the time and cost of browsing.
The Smart-Opera Mini browser allows subscribers to save bookmarks, zoom in and out of pages, scroll along pages, and save pages for later viewing. The browser can even create a “virtual mouse” for the mobile phone, allowing users to navigate the web easily and efficiently on both touchscreen and keypad devices.
The Smart-Opera Mini browser is available for .free download at http://m.smart.com.ph.
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Hidden Message Behind Google Logo on September 7
The Google logo appearing on their homepage on September 7, showing bouncing balls, has left many internet users baffled as to what is the hidden message behind this Google logo. Usually, Google changes their Google logo in respect to a historical or significant event.
Most internet users are puzzled why Google Logo appeared as bouncing balls? Some speculations say that the Google logo is due to the fact that September 7th marks the date of their assimilation, a date that was also celebrated as their birthday since 2005, although I don’t see any association between today’s Google Doodle, which is a collection of colored balls that move away when you try to pass your mouse over them, and their assimilation.
Although, according to a Google spokesman said, “Today’s Google doodle is fast, fun and interactive, just the way we think search should be,” which can well explain the Google logo. See the Google logo after the jump.
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Download Internet Explorer 9 Preview
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The Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) is currently in development however there had been preview releases for those who want to test drive the said browser. It is said to be the fastest internet explorer browser ever, to keep up with the need of internet users who are in craving for speedy browser.
The Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) will have complete or nearly complete support for all CSS 3 selectors, border-radius CSS 3 property, faster JavaScript, and embedded ICC v2 or v4 color profiles support via Windows Color System. IE9 will feature hardware-accelerated graphics rendering using Direct2D, hardware accelerated text rendering using DirectWrite, hardware accelerated video rendering using Media Foundation, imaging support provided by Windows Imaging Component, and high fidelity printing powered by the XPS print pipeline. (Wikipedia.org)
More features are being added during the development of Internet Explorer 9. If you want to test drive the Internet Explorer 9 you can download the Internet Explorer 9 Preview at their website.
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How to Change your Facebook Profile Color?
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Probably one of the lacking feature of Facebook as the number one social networking site is the inability of the users to change their Facebook profile backgrounds and colors. Unlike its then competitor, Friendster, Facebook users are unable to modify their profile background. We are seeing the same boring news feeds, comment wall, and the ads on the right side. Good thing their are Firefox tools and addons that lets this feature available for Facebook users.
These are the five easy steps to change your Facebook profile color:
- Firstly, this Facebook background modifier is browser dependent. Currently this works only with Mozilla Firefox.
- Secondly, you have to download and install Greasemonkey, a Firefox addon that lets you enjoy this feature. You can visit https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/748.
Greasemonkey is a Firefox extension that allows you to customize the way a webpage displays using small bits of JavaScript.
- Thirdly, after installation of Greasemonkey, you have to restart Firefox to make the addon work.
- Fourth, you have to download the script – the Facebook Auto Colorizer found at http://userscripts.org/scripts/source/3626.user.js.
- Fifth, then your’e done!
That’s five simple steps to change your Facebook profile color without the hassle of changing your CSS layout or posting codes or html layouts. You only need to download, install and click. Enjoy your new Facebook profile.
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Smart SIM on SUN Broadband Locked USB Modem
It has been over 2 weeks that I could not connect with my Sun Broadband, they said that it was a network problem. I’ve been complaining to their Sun Hotline but the representatives are of no help. So I had to resort to cutting off my subscription and decided to re-try Smart Bro when I heard of their Smart Bro Plan 999 which is already available with their USB modems.
I availed of their SIM only plan, since I already have their USB modem. However, when I tried the new SIM, a Smart Gold SIM, it did not work. So my other option at that time was to buy a new Smart Bro usb modem. Good thing that I’ve read that it is actually possible to unlock your USB modem for free online, or at several cellphone repair shops. I opted to do the latter. So I went to SM San Lazaro and had my Huaiwei modem, which is Sun-locked, unlocked. I can now use my Smart Sim using my Sun Broadband modem. I saved P999.00 for doing it.
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How To Get Massive Traffic To Your Blog Daily Part 1
This is the first part of the 3 part series consisting of 24 simple tips of getting massive traffic to your blog daily.
Blogging For Traffic Tip #1 – Create Original Content Of Significant Value
Content is king. If you have been in the Internet marketing scene for any period of time you would have heard this saying day in and day out. Every Internet marketing manual has this as it’s mantra and rightly so.
One of the biggest problems people have when blogging has nothing to do with the lack of traffic coming to their site. It’s a symptom of something more sinister. Bad content. Even worse then poorly written original content is content that is not original at all. This is the death bell for all blogs that want to be taken seriously.
You HAVE to have unique content. It is the lifeblood of blogging. Every other blog is lacking in original content, you have to be different.
Pay someone to write it if you have to.
Blogging For Traffic Tip #2 – Create Content That Gives People A Plan Of Action
Want to get people to not only read your blog but follow your word blindly and do your bidding for you? I kid you not, people will fall over themselves to do what you say if you do this. You just have to tell them what to do.
This is the greatest idea, especially if you are preselling an affiliate program via your blog.
Every one of your posts you write should give people an action that could be taken by the reader.
IE, every idea you give the reader, they should be able to go and implement in their business right away.
I’m not sure who I read this from but I remember reading that the best way to sell a product or an affiliate product, especially in the Internet marketing arena is to give them a plan that they can follow and implement straight away and then give them the resources to do that with.
A lot of people write ebooks or articles or blogs that are very informative but don’t really presell what they are trying to promote.
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How to Fix Authorization Failed Error on 2Checkout-Supported Site When Using Paypal
My account from WebHostingBuzz got suspended again because I was not able to timely pay for my invoice for this month – all because of the authorization failure notice I have been getting in the 2CO billing page using Paypal. Good thing the 2CO staff has guided me through and helped me fix the problem.
1. Delete the cache and cookies from your computer.
To do this in IE (Older version):
1) Open Internet Explorer and click on Tools
2) Click on Internet Options
3) On the General Tab, in the middle of the screen, click on Delete Files
4) You may also want to check the box “Delete all offline content”
5) Click on OK and wait for the hourglass icon to stop after it deletes the temporary internet files
6) You can now click on Delete Cookies and click OK to delete cookies that websites have placed on your hard drive.
7) Restart your computer and try again.
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How Do E-mail Harvesters/Spammers Get Your E-mail Address?
The primary way to prevent spam from getting into your inbox is knowing the ways that these e-mail harvesters get it. Most of the time, it would depend on the user’s activity.
E-mail harvesters can get your e-mail address:
1. Through your online profiles in message boards or forums. That’s why it’s always advisable to disguise your e-mail address. Some message boards offer an optional field for your fake e-mail address that will be displayed on your profiles. It is advisable that you utilize this field. Some also give you the option to display your e-mail address or not.
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Prevent Spam in your Inbox Part II
Here are some additional tips on my previous post, I concentrated on preventing spam messages from getting into your inbox. This time I will be providing tips on what to do or not to do when spam messages already got their way to your inbox.
What to do:
Immediately delete a suspicious e-mail message. Most of the time, you can already guess that an e-mail is from a spammer through its subject. AOL reported the Top 10 Spam Email Subject Lines of 2003. Basically, most of the e-mail subject lines contain a promising special online offer. You further know it’s a scam or a spam if you have not signed up for the said special offer.
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Make Firefox Load Faster – Optimization Tweaks, Tools, Tips and Extensions
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Recently, I had a problem with the loading time of my sites, including this one and it’s subdomains. I thought it was a host problem and posted a support question at their forums but the members said it loads pretty fast. I could not tell that it was due to the design of the site because I was not having this problem even before. So I tested it through Internet Explorer and this site loads faster, uh surprisingly. I totally forgot about Internet Explorer until I encountered this problem. So I am posting through IE when I am posting this one. 
Figuring out how this problem can be fixed, I found these quite useful links to optimize Firefox and make it loads faster.
Firefox Optimization: (You have to change some of the config files)
- Improving Memory Usage: In this article, the author provided a step-by-step process of killing the amount of RAM Firefox uses for it’s cache feature, increasing the speed of Firefox in loading pages, kill RAM usage to 10mb when FF is minimized.
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