How to Play Facebook Farm Town on iPhone, Nokia and other Mobile Devices
Sunday, July 12, 2009
I had a strange request from a friend who bought a new Nokia cellphone just to play a Facebook app called farm Town. Since I'm not into social networking due to very busy schedules, i checked it out on facebook usiger my friends account
It seems Farm Town is a very famous Facebook application with many users. I tried to access it on the iPhone 3G that I have but can't see the link. I checked the Internet version and got to access Farm Town game on my Iphone 3G by visitng http://apps.facebook.com/farmtown/
Now that i've known it's not dependent on certain packages or programs that permit it for mobile access, I need to access Farm Town again on the Nokia mobile phone, even other mobile devices like Sony Ericsson, Samsung, LG and others with wifi-fi or 3G Internet access features. (can you play Farm Town without an internet connection :P)
It seems facebook is also an addictive game, bbut I don't have time for virtual games. I'd rather visit my own farm in the future.
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It seems Farm Town is a very famous Facebook application with many users. I tried to access it on the iPhone 3G that I have but can't see the link. I checked the Internet version and got to access Farm Town game on my Iphone 3G by visitng http://apps.facebook.com/farmtown/
Now that i've known it's not dependent on certain packages or programs that permit it for mobile access, I need to access Farm Town again on the Nokia mobile phone, even other mobile devices like Sony Ericsson, Samsung, LG and others with wifi-fi or 3G Internet access features. (can you play Farm Town without an internet connection :P)
It seems facebook is also an addictive game, bbut I don't have time for virtual games. I'd rather visit my own farm in the future.
Labels: Tips and Tricks
posted by paetechie @ 12:27 PM,
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LTO Car Registration Schedule, Fees, Charges and Tips
Saturday, July 11, 2009
For those looking for car registration schedule in the philippines, these information i offered to you particularly if it's the first time you're going to register one at the LTO.
Vehicle registration schedules in the Philippines depends on the last two digits of the vehicle plate numbers.
the last digit identifies the month i.e.
1 January
2 february
3 March
4 April
5 May
6 June
7 July
8 August
9 September
0 October
the second to the last digit points to the week where you need to have it renewed at the Land Transportation Office:
1, 2, 3: first week of the month
4, 5, 6: second week week of the month
7, 8: third week week of the month
9, 0: fourth week week of the month
For example, if your plate number is ABC123, take the last two digits of your plate number to know you vehicle registration schedule. In this case, you need to renew your vehicle register in the first week of March (3 is for march, 2 is for the first week)
Late registrations fees apply even for just a day of delay and depends on the length of delay e.g. P200 for a week, P1000 after a month
Car registration requirements:
Xerox copy of OR and CR would be enough. And TPL insurance, you can get it from offices near or inside the LTO office itself, or you can bring your own. 400-600 usually. Plus emission test results from an accredited testing center. There should be one nearby. 300 bucks. And the right amount of money for the reg fee for your vehicle. Tip for the stencil boy too.
Vehicle Registration Fees/Charges:
Regitration fee depends on the year model of vehicle
Computer fee: P132.00
Third Party Liability:
Emission test
If you intend to register your vehicle at another LTO branch where it's not registered before, theres a charge of P100
Note: There are LTO renewal services being offered by some individuals that require no appearance of your car at the LTO but I have no direct experience with them so I can't qualify them as fixers or scams so beware.
The Land Transportation Office is located on East Avenue in Quezon City. To get to LTO from Makati, it's just a straight drive on EDSA going to Quezon City and turn right on East Avenue after passing Cubao. For commuters, the nearest MRT station is GMA-kamuning while Fairview-bound buses pass by the area.
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LTO Drivers License Renewal
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Vehicle registration schedules in the Philippines depends on the last two digits of the vehicle plate numbers.
the last digit identifies the month i.e.
1 January
2 february
3 March
4 April
5 May
6 June
7 July
8 August
9 September
0 October
the second to the last digit points to the week where you need to have it renewed at the Land Transportation Office:
1, 2, 3: first week of the month
4, 5, 6: second week week of the month
7, 8: third week week of the month
9, 0: fourth week week of the month
For example, if your plate number is ABC123, take the last two digits of your plate number to know you vehicle registration schedule. In this case, you need to renew your vehicle register in the first week of March (3 is for march, 2 is for the first week)
Late registrations fees apply even for just a day of delay and depends on the length of delay e.g. P200 for a week, P1000 after a month
Car registration requirements:
Xerox copy of OR and CR would be enough. And TPL insurance, you can get it from offices near or inside the LTO office itself, or you can bring your own. 400-600 usually. Plus emission test results from an accredited testing center. There should be one nearby. 300 bucks. And the right amount of money for the reg fee for your vehicle. Tip for the stencil boy too.
Vehicle Registration Fees/Charges:
Regitration fee depends on the year model of vehicle
Computer fee: P132.00
Third Party Liability:
Emission test
If you intend to register your vehicle at another LTO branch where it's not registered before, theres a charge of P100
Note: There are LTO renewal services being offered by some individuals that require no appearance of your car at the LTO but I have no direct experience with them so I can't qualify them as fixers or scams so beware.
The Land Transportation Office is located on East Avenue in Quezon City. To get to LTO from Makati, it's just a straight drive on EDSA going to Quezon City and turn right on East Avenue after passing Cubao. For commuters, the nearest MRT station is GMA-kamuning while Fairview-bound buses pass by the area.
Related Post:
LTO Drivers License Renewal
tags: how to get to LTO, driving directions to LTO
Labels: Driving
posted by paetechie @ 5:34 PM,
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Gmail Error on Firefox, Unsupported Browser?
Saturday, July 04, 2009
Just today I'm having a problem again accessing Gmail at home here on my home laptop, the error message below pops up whenever I try to access Gmail on Firefox 3.0.10
"We've detected a problem
We're sorry. It seems there is a problem. Please try using Gmail with a supported browser. If you're encountering this error while using a supported browser, we suggest alerting your Internet Service Provider (ISP) that a proxy is failing to accept cookies on HTTP redirects.
Click here to return to Gmail. You'll need to sign in to your account again."
Since I'm still using Windows XP Professional at home and not the buggy Windows Vista in the office, I will be upgrading to 3.10.11 soon (the version that solved my ealier problem on Firefox Crashes in Vista.
Note: I'm currently using Opera browser to access this blog since I'm using FF to check my main Google account. Remember there's no simultaneous login sessions on Google/Gmail unless you use a different browser.
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"We've detected a problem
We're sorry. It seems there is a problem. Please try using Gmail with a supported browser. If you're encountering this error while using a supported browser, we suggest alerting your Internet Service Provider (ISP) that a proxy is failing to accept cookies on HTTP redirects.
Click here to return to Gmail. You'll need to sign in to your account again."
Since I'm still using Windows XP Professional at home and not the buggy Windows Vista in the office, I will be upgrading to 3.10.11 soon (the version that solved my ealier problem on Firefox Crashes in Vista.
Note: I'm currently using Opera browser to access this blog since I'm using FF to check my main Google account. Remember there's no simultaneous login sessions on Google/Gmail unless you use a different browser.
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Solution to Firefox Crashes in Windows Vista
Labels: Tips and Tricks
posted by paetechie @ 10:30 PM,
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Blogger Mike Chanco of Flesh Asia Daily Arrested by NBI for Allegedly Uploading the Hayden Kho Sex Videos
Friday, July 03, 2009
I am on leave today and just turned on the TV to GMA7 when a news flash trumpetted the video arrest of persons who allegedly first uploaded controversial sex scandal videos of Hayden Kho Katrina Halili on the Internet
The video clip showed the suspect, Jobert Lazarte, whisked away into a van by operatives of the National Bureau of Investigtion Anti-Fraud and Computer Crimes Division (NBI-AFCCD, the exact same NBI division where I used to "work" with as an "undercover agent" in my previous job to strike at "pirates of Manila").
Joebert Lazarte, including his brother and father, were invited by the NBI for questioning due to the allegation that they were the first to upload the controversial sex videos on the Internet on their popular Flesh Asia Daily (http://www.fleshasiadaily.com) blog site.
I got acquianted with JB (nickname of Jobert Lazarte) and Mike Chanco when they were looking for blogs to advertise websites of certain SEO partners (not FAD) on my main blog. I visited his blogs and found similarities with JB's blog templates and writing style on his Skirmisher (http://skirmisher.org) blog and Mike Chanco's Flesh Asia Daily (FAD). Such similarities were too noticeable that I already suspected Joebert Lazarte and Mike Chanco to be one and the same. I also read emails on PinoyBlogosphere yahoogroups that Mike Chanco bragged noone really knows who he really is and where he's at, I didn't tell him then what I suspected.
A few weeks ago I read on the Inquirer about the NBI's request for a court order for the ISP/Hosting provider in the US to divulge access logs (IP addresses and other personal information) for a website they suspect as having uploaded the videos that started the fire of the controversy where even the Senate dipped their already full hands in. The NBI performed technical surveillance on FAD and nailed JB in the process when the access logs were released.
This news about the NBI arrest of Joebert Lazarte just confirmed my suspicion that Jobert Lazarte is Mike Chanco and operates FAD in his home in Bacoor, Cavite. JB admitted uploading two videos on FAD but claimed he received them from anonymous senders/contributors.
How about you? If you're a blogger who also posted videos and pictures of the Latest Hayden Kho Sex Scandal Videos, better think about it. You might suffer the same fate sa JB.
UPDATE: latest news indicates Joe Bert may turn state witness against other porn site operators. He's only going to be charged first with possesion of indecent materials as there's really no law on pornography using the Internet. I've been waiting for the cybercrime law but self-serving senators and congressmen just put it in the backburner for years now ;(
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The video clip showed the suspect, Jobert Lazarte, whisked away into a van by operatives of the National Bureau of Investigtion Anti-Fraud and Computer Crimes Division (NBI-AFCCD, the exact same NBI division where I used to "work" with as an "undercover agent" in my previous job to strike at "pirates of Manila").
Joebert Lazarte, including his brother and father, were invited by the NBI for questioning due to the allegation that they were the first to upload the controversial sex videos on the Internet on their popular Flesh Asia Daily (http://www.fleshasiadaily.com) blog site.
I got acquianted with JB (nickname of Jobert Lazarte) and Mike Chanco when they were looking for blogs to advertise websites of certain SEO partners (not FAD) on my main blog. I visited his blogs and found similarities with JB's blog templates and writing style on his Skirmisher (http://skirmisher.org) blog and Mike Chanco's Flesh Asia Daily (FAD). Such similarities were too noticeable that I already suspected Joebert Lazarte and Mike Chanco to be one and the same. I also read emails on PinoyBlogosphere yahoogroups that Mike Chanco bragged noone really knows who he really is and where he's at, I didn't tell him then what I suspected.
A few weeks ago I read on the Inquirer about the NBI's request for a court order for the ISP/Hosting provider in the US to divulge access logs (IP addresses and other personal information) for a website they suspect as having uploaded the videos that started the fire of the controversy where even the Senate dipped their already full hands in. The NBI performed technical surveillance on FAD and nailed JB in the process when the access logs were released.
This news about the NBI arrest of Joebert Lazarte just confirmed my suspicion that Jobert Lazarte is Mike Chanco and operates FAD in his home in Bacoor, Cavite. JB admitted uploading two videos on FAD but claimed he received them from anonymous senders/contributors.
How about you? If you're a blogger who also posted videos and pictures of the Latest Hayden Kho Sex Scandal Videos, better think about it. You might suffer the same fate sa JB.
UPDATE: latest news indicates Joe Bert may turn state witness against other porn site operators. He's only going to be charged first with possesion of indecent materials as there's really no law on pornography using the Internet. I've been waiting for the cybercrime law but self-serving senators and congressmen just put it in the backburner for years now ;(
Labels: Blogging, Floobydust
posted by paetechie @ 5:11 PM,
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Post-dated Checks Jewelry Scam of Jose Manalo of Eat Bulaga
Wednesday, July 01, 2009
I saw this on the news and various blogs but sadly with most blogs, based on hearsays and not really journalistic reporting. The NBI already stepped in on the case to investigate the allegations that the wife of Eat Bulaga host Jose Manalo ran away with millions of jewelries without paying for them
Some of the jewelers include Violy Alipio, Roel Lumbang, Purificacion D. Naive, Annie Dizon, Naneth Ugaddan, Susan Escosma, Aida Latuc, Trinidad Romeo Egya and Elenita Pabalate who all claim Jose Manalo's wife Annalyn bought jewelries from them and issued post-dated checks as payment which later bounced.
I don't know about the businessmen but it's not really prudent to accept post-dated checks as payment, bad for cash flow, but apparently because she's the wife of a famous TV personality that's why they agreed.
Anyway, Jose, whose real name is Ariel Pagtalonia Manalo, was involved in the alleged jewelry scam since he's the signatory of the bounced checks.
This case is already filed in court that's why you can't read latest news report on this. Just let the justice take its course.
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Some of the jewelers include Violy Alipio, Roel Lumbang, Purificacion D. Naive, Annie Dizon, Naneth Ugaddan, Susan Escosma, Aida Latuc, Trinidad Romeo Egya and Elenita Pabalate who all claim Jose Manalo's wife Annalyn bought jewelries from them and issued post-dated checks as payment which later bounced.
I don't know about the businessmen but it's not really prudent to accept post-dated checks as payment, bad for cash flow, but apparently because she's the wife of a famous TV personality that's why they agreed.
Anyway, Jose, whose real name is Ariel Pagtalonia Manalo, was involved in the alleged jewelry scam since he's the signatory of the bounced checks.
This case is already filed in court that's why you can't read latest news report on this. Just let the justice take its course.
Labels: Scams
posted by paetechie @ 8:33 PM,
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Pacific Plans, now APIC, Pre-need Claims
Monday, June 29, 2009
It's one of those days when I went to Makati with passengers I took to Peak Tower on L.P. Leviste St. (formerly Alfaro) that made my daily drive lively. They instantly thought of me for they don't know how to get to Makati.
It was only now that I've learned that Pacific Plans was acquired by the former owner of Asian Spirit (now ZestAir) and renamed it Abundance Providers and Investments Corp. (APIC) with offices at the 19th and 21st floors of PEAK Tower at 107 Leviste St., Salcedo Village, Makati.
One of my passengers went to APIC office to terminate her educational plan for her daughter, something I advised her not to do since her plan is still honored by APIC.
She just wanted to be sure so she went for it. She's actually on her third time to visit the APIC office and claim her plan. She also said she'll be able to get the full amount plus interest some later time.
With the current mess of the pre-need industry, I remember the time when I got offers left and right from CAP agents and other pre-need firms, ten years ago about the wisdom of investing in a zero-age educational plan was well worth it. My risk-averse attitude got the better of me as well as my low salary back then.
I just have a program of preparing for my child's education in the future this early. I just hope he'll grow up to be a responsible son.
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It was only now that I've learned that Pacific Plans was acquired by the former owner of Asian Spirit (now ZestAir) and renamed it Abundance Providers and Investments Corp. (APIC) with offices at the 19th and 21st floors of PEAK Tower at 107 Leviste St., Salcedo Village, Makati.
One of my passengers went to APIC office to terminate her educational plan for her daughter, something I advised her not to do since her plan is still honored by APIC.
She just wanted to be sure so she went for it. She's actually on her third time to visit the APIC office and claim her plan. She also said she'll be able to get the full amount plus interest some later time.
With the current mess of the pre-need industry, I remember the time when I got offers left and right from CAP agents and other pre-need firms, ten years ago about the wisdom of investing in a zero-age educational plan was well worth it. My risk-averse attitude got the better of me as well as my low salary back then.
I just have a program of preparing for my child's education in the future this early. I just hope he'll grow up to be a responsible son.
Labels: Personal Finance
posted by paetechie @ 9:14 PM,
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Voice Activated Email and Computer Access
Thursday, June 25, 2009
How would you like to get the latest innovation in email technology where you only have to say voice commands to access your email, read and even reply without even hitting a single key or clicking the mouse buttons?
I know quite a number of senior people who have that kind of access
afflicted with technophobia, they simply tell their secretaries to check their emails, read some and even reply to them.
It's a security risk actually but as long they can trust their secretaries, as security is all about trust, it's ok.
teaching old people computer skills is daunting unless you get the techie lola of the Bayan DSL ad :P
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I know quite a number of senior people who have that kind of access
afflicted with technophobia, they simply tell their secretaries to check their emails, read some and even reply to them.
It's a security risk actually but as long they can trust their secretaries, as security is all about trust, it's ok.
teaching old people computer skills is daunting unless you get the techie lola of the Bayan DSL ad :P
Labels: Technology
posted by paetechie @ 11:04 PM,
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Analog TV out, Digital TV Standard in the Philippines Still To Be Determined
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
The recent switching off of all analog TV signals in the US caught some people off-guard still using analog TVs and antennas.
Not that they can't use their old analog TVs anymore but they need to buy a gadget called "set top box," some sort of analog to digital tv converter (prize subsidized byt the government).
In the Philippines, there's still the tug-of-war between two digital tv standards: Japanese ISDB-T (integrated services digital broadcasting-terrestrial) and the European standard DVB-T (digital video broadcasting-terrestrial). Both ISDB-T and DVB-T standards allow high definition video delivered in widescreen format and various interactive services including video on-demand video.
I'm holding off the purchase of a new TV, particularly an LCD TV for now and now adopting a wait-and-see attitude on this
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Not that they can't use their old analog TVs anymore but they need to buy a gadget called "set top box," some sort of analog to digital tv converter (prize subsidized byt the government).
In the Philippines, there's still the tug-of-war between two digital tv standards: Japanese ISDB-T (integrated services digital broadcasting-terrestrial) and the European standard DVB-T (digital video broadcasting-terrestrial). Both ISDB-T and DVB-T standards allow high definition video delivered in widescreen format and various interactive services including video on-demand video.
I'm holding off the purchase of a new TV, particularly an LCD TV for now and now adopting a wait-and-see attitude on this
Labels: Technology
posted by paetechie @ 9:32 PM,
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