Different Moods of a Programmer

Systems Developers or Programmers, as they are often called, has many moods. Often, those moods are triggered by the status of the program he is doing and the environment in the workplace. Warning: Don't take this seriously.

1) Distrust. When a program is doing a 1 + 1 operation and the the result is -1, this feeling is triggered.

2) Excitement. A programmer's first program will always be the "Hello World" program. It is this first program that triggers the programmer's excitement.

3) Astonishment. "Aha" moments is part of the daily life of a programmer. When a 1 + 1 operation results to 2, brace yourself for the loudest "AHA" you will hear.

4) Enthusiasm. When a programmer discovers a new technique that has never been discovered, this feeling surfaces. For example, when a programmer discovers that the expression "1 = 1" is always "True", you can see this feeling in his face.

5) Love. Let's face it, programmers are just human. When his computer is doing what he programs it to do, falling in love to his computer is just around the corner.

6) Disillusionment. Again, programmers are just human, they err at times. After a while of being in love with his computer, it becomes clear to him that computers are only "hot" when it is in use.

7) Fright. This feeling is common when a programmer notices that his boss suddenly go to his direction while he is playing Starcraft. (hehehe. I sometimes get this feeling)

8) Horror. This feeling comes after #7 (Fright) when a programmer failed to press the "ALT + TAB" key on his keyboard and his boss is in front of him and his computer.

9) Fury. Ok,a programmer went through #7 (Fright) and #8 (Horror) and he was fired. What do you think will be his feeling?

10) Frustration. After more than a week of programming a single routine and still no progress, a programmer is vulnerable to this feeling. If you sit beside a programmer at time like this, you will hear faint cries.

11) The End. Programmers are not like their best buddies - the computers. At the end of the day, they feel they need to rest for tomorrow's another set of the above feelings. A vicious cycle.


These are my opinions. What's yours'?

Blogger's Corner: Rex Bugcalao

The feature blogger for today is Rex Bugcalao. He is a full-time Systems Developer/Analyst in an electric utility company in Davao City, Philippines.

Rex is a coffe drinker and loves listening to music and watching movies. You can read reviews of movies he watched in his blog. He is the one who introduced me to Google Adsense.

Profile
Photo
Name	Rex M. Bugcalao
Describe Yourself	Coffee Drinker and Loves Music and Movies
Main blog	Trails
Main Blog Description	Trails - my blog expresses my thoughts on things, events and things that has significance to me - from movie reviews to personal views and information technology
Other blogs	none
Q & A
1) When and how did you start blogging?	2006.
2) How many blogs do you maintain?	2 blogs, but my new blog is Trails.
3) What is your primary reason for blogging?	Fun, experience and money.
4) How many hours you spend blogging everyday?	2 to 4.
5) How do you market your blog?	I cross-links, visit other blogs and forums and announce.
6) Do you monetize your blog? How?	Yes. Google Adsense.
7) If you were to write your very last blog post, what it is about?	My blogging experience.
8) What is the biggest blogging mistake you've ever done?	Not understanding what is a blog (hahahaha) silly me.
9) If you are allowed to read only one blog, what should it be?	My blog of course!
10) What advice can you give to other bloggers?	Express your self and don't get your ass stuck on it unless you are already in the pinnacle of your blogging success!

My New Office PC And Me

The main topic here is not my new haircut but since this is one of my best post so far with my new PC, I might as well use this picture.

This new PC has been in my table since last week, as a replacement to my old PC, but I just fully utilize it's "power" since yesterday because only then that my enterprise account have been upgraded from "USER" to "ADMIN-USER". Our company uses Novell Client for the enterprise network security. It's much secure (according to one of our technical staff) than the previous one we're using, the Novell Zenwork.

PC Specs
17" CR E773S Monitor
USB MOA8BO Mouse
Standard 101 Keys (USB-SK8115) Keyboard
Pentium D - 3.0GHZ CPU/Precessor
AT/ATX Motherboard
1GB DDR Memory
ATI Radeon Express Built-in Video Card
80 GB SATA Hard Drive
440x 10/100 Built-in Network Card

I hope with this new and powerful office PC, I can speed up my Adsense revenue. (^_^)

Thanks John Chow

Last May 31, I blogged about John Chow's make money online campaign. And just yesterday, this blog was featured in the make money online batch 82 of John Chow.

Blogger's Corner: Joseph Gumia

The feature blogger for today is Joseph Gumia. He is fairly new to the blogging world. Joseph is a full-time System Developer in an electric utility company in Davao City, Philippines.

His life's motto is "Fill up each hour with what will last; Buy up the moments as they go; The life above, when this is past, Is the ripe fruit of life below. -- Bonar"

Profile
Photo
Name	Joseph Q. Gumia
Describe Yourself	I'm a very energetic, talented person. :)
Main blog	Etcetera..Etcetera...
Main Blog Description	Etcetera..Etcetera... anything goes here..Life, Technology, Music, Scripting etc..
Other blogs	none
Q & A
1) When and how did you start blogging?	I started blogging just a week ago. I was convinced by a colleague of mine Joel Badinas and I just sign up and their it goes.
2) How many blogs do you maintain?	For now just one.
3) What is your primary reason for blogging?	My online journal to express my thoughts and ideas.
4) How many hours you spend blogging everyday?	At least 3 hours a day during breaks.
5) How do you market your blog?	By inviting my friends, relatives, schoolmates etc...
6) Do you monetize your blog? How?	For now I can't. Still waiting for my adsense account to be approved.
7) If you were to write your very last blog post, what it is about?	About my life and how happy am I.
8) What is the biggest blogging mistake you've ever done?	Not yet..
9) If you are allowed to read only one blog, what should it be?	The life of my girlfriend
10) What advice can you give to other bloggers?	Just keep it real and simple.

Evil Blog Contest at John Chow dot Com

John Chow dot Com, a blog that helps other bloggers make money using their blog is now giving away a 24″ wide screen LCD monitor.

John Chow periodically runs contest such as this in his blog to promote it.

This contest is sponsored by BluFur, a hosting company who is now hosting Canada and the rest of the world.

Anyone can join this contest, all you have to do is write about it in your blog. And since I plan to get another monitors, I might as well enter in this. Who knows I'll win on this one. (^_^)

Blogger's Corner: Mila Smith

Today's feature blogger is Mila Smith. I met her at YM and since then we exchange blog links and share ideas. Mila enjoys researching and sharing her own experience.

Profile
Photo
Name	Mila Smith
Decribe Yourself	Person with a good sense of humor, industrious
Main blog	Cigarettes
Main Blog Description	The Blog offering information about cigarettes and marketing. The author enjoys researching into the field and sharing her own experience.
Other blogs	Advertising and cigarettes blog
Q & A
1) When and how did you start blogging?	I began blogging approximately a year ago. I just liked the idea to write about different kind of events, news and reviews.
2) How many blogs do you maintain?	I have two blogs
3) What is your primary reason for blogging?	I just wanted to share my opinion with other people who have blogs and to exchange our blogs
4) How many hours you spend blogging everyday?	I spend 4-5 hours blogging everyday
5) How do you market your blog?	I exchange blogs with other people who have blogs
6) Do you monetize your blog? How?	No, I don't monetize my blogs
7) If you were to write your very last blog post, what it is about?	If I'm to write my very last blog, it would contain the idea that there is nothing impossible in out life and we can always find a way-out.
8) What is the biggest blogging mistake you've ever done?	Hope there were not any mistakes in my blogs, but I have plenty of time))))
9) If you are allowed to read only one blog, what should it be?	It would be the topic about global network and the development of blogging
10) What advice can you give to other bloggers?	I advise other bloggers to create interesting blogs in order other people to appreciate this work and take advantages of the information read.

Free Blogging Report: Blog Profit Blueprint

Have you heard about the Blog Profit Blueprint? For some of you who don't know, it's one of the best free blogging report I've ever read in my whole blogging life, really.

I downloaded this free report just this week through an invitation from John Reese's newsletter.

I have downloaded and read other blogging and make money online reports, but this one is really different. In this free report, the author, Yaro Starak, shared his blogging techniques that he used to make his own blogs one of the successful blogs on the internet today.

Here are some of the things you'll learn from the report

• The one vital skill that most bloggers lack, and how YOU can easily learn it.
• "Pillar Method" for creating killer content that attracts links and sucks in waves of traffic for months or even years to come.
• How to build multiple, ongoing streams of blog traffic using Communication Channels
• The exact methods Yaro Starak use to make money from his blog.
• Plus, access to a LIVE VIDEO that let's you "look over his shoulder" as he give you a guided tour of exactly how he make money from his blog - and how much!

Aside from the Blog Profit Blueprint, you can also join the Blog Mentoring Program, that is also run by the same author.

If you are really serious about blogging and monetizing it, I recommend you to download this free report and read it from start to finish.

Blogger's Corner: Simon Lioe

One day after I posted my Blogger's Corner campaign, I already got two bloggers who responded to this quest. So now, it is my pleasure to post my very first feature blogger, Simon Lioe.

Simon Lioe of MyBlog Rocks! is an amateur blogger who has been inspired by Steve Pavlina and John Chow. He is one of my internet friends and we have been exchanging links and sharing ideas about blogging and making money online. Read on.

Profile
Photo	(none)
Name	Simon Lioe
Describe Yourself	I am an amateur blogger who has been inspired by some great bloggers such as Steve Pavlina and John Chow. I have been lucky to be supported by some of my loyal friends (Joel, Linda Mulyana etc). Initially I intended to blog for money (from Google Adsense) but I realize later that blogging is so much fun. You too should try blogging now.
Main blog	MyBlog Rocks!
Main Blog Description	My blog is all about what we are experiencing in someone's everyday life, be it Health, Wealth and Wisdom
Other blogs	Fashion Hottie - This blog is about fashion and celebrities, Agloco Rocks! - This blog is about how to make money by signing up to AGLOCO
Q & A
1) When and how did you start blogging?	I started blogging in Sept 2006
2) How many blogs do you maintain?	I am currently maintaining 3 blogs
3) What is your primary reason for blogging?	I was initially attracted to earn money from Google Adsense, but later, I find that the enjoyment of blogging is more than just trying to ean money.
4) How many hours you spend blogging everyday?	After several months of hardship (wow...what the ....! ), I am now active again, maybe a few hours a day.
5) How do you market your blog?	Mainly by link exchange
6) Do you monetize your blog? How?	I joined Google Adsense to monetize my blogs. It is easy to sign up and you should do it now
7) If you were to write your very last blog post, what it is about?	I guess it would be about How To Lead a Happy Life
8) What is the biggest blogging mistake you've ever done?	I don't know.... But a word of caution. If you plan to earn money from Google Adsense, you MUST understand the TOS.
9) If you are allowed to read only one blog, what should it be?	I would read stevepavlina.com
10) What advice can you give to other bloggers?	Make friend with Joel because he is a very nice man and he will guide you step by step to be a successful blogger.

PC Face Off

Last June 9, I said that it will be the last post about my old PC in my office table. I was wrong. Yesterday, my new office PC was delivered to me. And while I was copying my files from the old PC to the new PC, I can't help but take a picture of it and post it in this blog.

Old or New?
In my case, there are advantages and disadvantages of having a new office PC. Some advantages are: much faster than the old one and you get to use the latest PC technology. While some disadvantages are: some securities are not yet fixed to comply our network security and needs more time to copy files and install softwares. And right now, the disadvantages outweighs the advantages. I hope not for long.

Today, I'm still waiting for my enterprise account to be upgraded to 'Administrator' because I can't use some of the new softwares I installed in it. If this new PC has the same specifications as my old one, I would not give up my old PC.


Whatever it is, one thing is sure. I have a new and faster PC.

Blogger's Corner Campaign

As of today, there are millions of blog and thousands are being built every day. Time will come that the internet will be dominated by blogs.

Blogger's Corner is my personal campaign to let bloggers showcase their blog(s) and blogging experience and let other bloggers know other blogoshpereling out there.

If you would like to be featured here, please fill-up/answer the form below and email it to me.

Terms & Condition
1) You must have an active blog.
2) Your blog(s) must not contain any pornographic materials.

Blogger's Corner Answer Form
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Profile
Photo URL:
Fullname:
Descibe Yourself:
Main Blog URL:
Main Blog Description:

Q & A
1) When and how did you start blogging?
2) How many blogs do you maintain?
3) What is your primary reason for blogging?
4) How many hours you spend blogging everyday?
5) How do you market your blog?
6) Do you monetize your blog? How?
7) If you were to write your very last blog post, what it is about?
8) What is the biggest blogging mistake you've ever done?
9) If you are allowed to read only one blog, what should it be?
10) What advice can you give to other bloggers?

Help Me Spread the Word
This campaign comes without any obligation from your end. However, if you could help me spread the word by blogging about this, it would be much appreciated.

You can also email me your comments/suggestions regarding this campaign.

Happy Birthday Sir

Today, is the birthday of our boss Jotham (or Amo as some of my officemates call him). During lunch, he treat us in an eat-all-you can restaurant in downtown Davao.

We had a big lunch (or a monster lunch). Wheew. But its ok because tommorrow will be the third game of the Jotham's Cup. At least we can lose the pounds we gained today.

Jotham's Cup: The GISD Basketball Tournament Update

Last June 7, 2007, we had our first GISD basketball game. Last night was our second game.

The agreement
Race to two games. Whichever team wins twice first will win. And the loser will buy roasted chicken for dinner (again).

The Synopsis
Team 1 won the first game. But Team 2 came down hard with big blows and won the second and third game. But this morning, Joe of Team 1 argue that only the first game was the valid one for last night's game. Apparently it was their secret agreement with Macao of Team 2, my team, that the first game will be the deciding factor of last night's game. Team 2 was like HAAHHH?

The Result
Team 1 wins. Team 2 losses (because of that secret agreement).

The Conclusion
Back to zero next game (because of that secret agreement). Still no roasted chicken bought (not even a burnt feather). But we were happy we lose some pounds and no muscle pain today.(^_^)

The Pictures

Team 1 in position

Team 2 in Position

Team 1 and Team 2 with our (a)Muse

Tips For Aspiring Programmers

I'm a computer science graduate. And because of that I'm a computer scientist, yes? Well, technically I am, but functionally not. I don't design computers. I design softwares - things that make a computer functional. I'm a full-time systems developer.

Being a computer science graduate doesn't automatically makes you a good systems developer, or a programmer as some call it. Some graduate of the said degree ends up in other fields such as teaching, bank clerks, sales agent and etc. I'm don't blame them or discriminate them of any sort.

To be a good software developer requires hardwork, determination, practice and enjoying what you do. If you are an aspiring programmer, here are my personal tips you could use:

1.Enjoy Programming. This is the most important. Before you take an IT degree, ask yourself: Do you enjoy programming? Do you like the idea of sitting all day in front of the computer? Do you enjoy analysing complex problems and come up with a good solution just by thinking? If you answer 'No' to any of this question, go get yourself another degree or profession.

2.Self-Study. If you're still a student, don't just rely on what your intructor teaches you. Read more and more books and teach yourself programming and other IT stuffs.

3.Communicate With Your Peers. Share your ideas and knowledge with other programmer. Sometimes you think your ideas are very good but when you hear others', you'll find that it's there ideas that are better. Sharing among your peers will give you more knowledge about your craft. Don't be shy to ask questions.

4.Practice, Practice and Practice. Truly, practice makes perfect. Constant practice in programming will enhance your programming skills. The more you practice, the more you become better in your field.

5. Upgrade Your Skills. Programming technologies today are very fast evolving. Ten years ago, desktop application are everywhere. Now, web and browser-based applications are more in-demand. And now mobile computing are fast evolving. Upgrade your skills by self-studying, participating in training and seminars.

Programming is a trial and error process. Don't be intimidated if others (or your classmates) are better than you. Follow my #4 tip (Practice, practice and practice). When writing a program and you hit a dead-end, set back, relax and go back in front of the PC.

Wedding Pictures

As a respond to some feedbacks from my friends about our wedding reception AVP, I posted here some of our wedding pictures.

This photos was taken in Tacloban City, and was provided by East Digital Studios. Our official photographer/videographer for that event.

Top 10 Blogs About Blogging

Below is the list of the latest top 10 blogs about blogging. This list is based on four factors: Google Pagerank, Alexa ranking, Bloglines subscribers and Technorati authority.

#1 Problogger
#2 Copyblogger
#3 John Chow
#4 Quick Online Tips
#5 Lorelle on Wordpress
#6 Daily Blog Tips
#7 Performancing
#8 Weblog Tools Collection
#9 Blog Herald
#10 Blogging Pro

This blogs generate hundreds of thousands of pageviews daily. Which means they also generate thousands of dollars in revenue monthly. John Chow for example, averages 10,000 dollars a month in blogging revenue. This only means there is money in blogging.

But I think to truly enjoy the beauty of blogging, blogging about your interest should be your priority.

What's more. This bloggers also spend countless of man hours to improve their rankings to be on top of the list. Their success is years in the making. So if you are an aspiring blogger, be patient and slowly build your traffic to the top.

This list encourages me to keep on blogging. Who knows, after a year from now, this blog will be on that list too. (^_^)

Feedbacks About Our Wedding Reception AVP

Last June 1, I posted in this blog my wedding reception AVP (audio video presentation). I got nice feedbacks about it from my college classmates and friends. They said it was nicely done, others told me how romantic and proud I am about my marriage. And one of my classmate in college said; "I didn't know you have a serious side inside you". (^_^)

Well, she said it maybe because when I was in college, I always do things less seriously. I make fools about almost all the things arround, except my education of course.

Some also ask for pictures of our wedding. At first, I want to make another website that will host all of our pictures. But when I changed this blog to a new domain name, I changed my mind. Instead of making a new website, I'll post some of our wedding pictures in this blog.

Hopefully, when my internet connection at home gets connected this week, I'll be able to post some of our wedding pictures in this blog next week.

New Blog Address, New House Address

Last Saturday, this blog moved to a new address, and yesterday also, we finished moving to our new apartment. The same apartment building but different door number. Before, we were at door number 3, now we are at door number 4 of the YMCA apartment.

I have no internet connection at home since yesterday. I have to apply for a new one for our new house. My previous connection was Smart Bro. Now, I think I'll go for the PLDT-DSL because I have to pay another 1800.00 pesos just to have my existing connection transfered.

The beauty of PLDT-DSL is that it comes with the telephone line at the same price with the Smart Bro. Although I haven't tested the speed of PLDT-DSL, it looks promising because some of my co-workers are connected through it and so far I haven't heard of their complain about it. Likewise, one of my officemates told me that there is a promo at PLDT for a two-year free internet connection. Although, I still don't know how to avail for this promo.

Moved To A New Address

This blog has moved to a new address from life of a programmer to joelbadinas dot com.

From the day I made a commitment to update this blog regularly, I have been true to my word. And since I want to do it this for as long as I'm inpired to write, I bought my own domain for this blog. I thought buying a domain that bears my real name will strengthen that commitment also, at least for a year.

I bought my domain at 1 And 1. The 1&1 Instant Domain Package that I bought took almost 2 days before it became available and another 1 day for updating the CNAME so that I'll be able to use it as a replacement to my old address .

At 5.99 dollars for one year plus the free private domain registration, I think this is just right to my pocket.

If you are really serious of blogging for passion, I suggest you register you own domain.

And with this new domain name, I can now officially say that I am a true-blue blogger. (^_^)

Clutters In My Table

At last, Saturday again, time to slow down at work. Time for research and study of programming stuffs.

I have always been an orderly person. I don't like the table where I work is cluttered with things that I don't use. But during days like this, my table is cluttered with stuff. I think it's because of my mentality that the following day is Sunday and the janitor have more than a day to clean all my mess.

By the way, this is maybe the last time that I'll be posting a picture of my office table with that PC. My new PC has arrived last week and maybe next week, I'll have it on my table already. So I guess this is sort of a bye-bye to my old PC.

Self-Study Quest Update

It's about three weeks ago when I posted about my plan to study XML, Javascript and Ajax. As of today I'm in the chapter 5 of the XML course. It's a bit slow i know (the culprit is my blogs and other website). I'm studying XML at home and whenever I'm in front of my PC and opens my blogs and other websites I'm hooked to it in an instant. It's too late before I notices that its already almost midnight and I have to sleep for the next day's work.

At the office, I also read the JSP Web Development book that has been in my table since last year and right now I'm in chapter 4. Whew. I just hope I just can download the information in this books to my brain just like when I download a file from the internet to my PC. (^_^)

Blogging With Passion - A Blogger's Sercet Formula

My first website was a blog (I can't remember the title now). It was powered by blogger as with this blog. Back then, I was inspired to blog because I have known others making big bucks monthly just by blogging. Down the road, as I gained more experience in blogging, I have learned that monetizing your blog should be the second goal in your list. The first one should be your passion to write about something you are interested.

On my personal opinion, this is true. When I started this blog, my goal was to monetize it and not to right about my opinions and daily ramblings as a programmer. After a month that this blog was online, I stop posting. This blog went dead for almost six months. I almost delete it had it not bear my codename, kabalweg.

Until one day, I just had a sudden enthusiam (if it's what you call it) to update this blog regularly with the money just the second goal. Since then, I have been posting regularly about my daily ramblings and other stuffs that interest me. And since then, this blog went alive again. At times, I even post two to three times in a day about my daily activities and other stuffs.

For fellow bloggers, my penny-worth advise is: blog with passion on something you are interested in and for not money or at least make it just your second goal.

The Evolution of Software Development

I was googling for an image for the phrase "life of a programmer" to be use as a logo for this blog, one of the result is this pictures of the evolution of software development.

I. Golden Age - The Technocrat Era

II. The Early Business Era

III. The Late Business Era

IV. The Product Design Era

You can download the pdf version at the Lost Garden website.

Jotham's Cup: The GISD Basketball Tournament

Last night me and my co-workers had a basketball game. We divided our department into two teams, Team A and Team B.

The agreement
Race to two games. Whichever team wins twice first will win. And the loser will buy roasted chicken for dinner.

The Result
Team 1 wins. Team 2 losses

The Conclusion
No roasted chicken bought (not even a burnt feather). But we were happy we lose some pounds. (^_^)

The Pictures

Team 1 in position

Team 2 in position

Team 1 and Team 2

First Pictures Using My Sony DSC-S650 Camera

As I have said in my post earlier about my new Sony DSC-S650 camera that i'll be posting some pictures i've taken with it, here it is now.

This was the very first pictures i've taken using my new camera. This was taken just an hour ago after I got the camera. Seen here are my fellow programmer friends, Eman and Dacs.

Kabalweg and Eman

Dacs and Eman

Dacs, Eman and Kabalweg

My New Sony DSC-S650 Digital Camera

Last Sunday, June 2, 2007, I bought my very first camera. My friends, Eman and Dacs, came with me to help me find the best value camera. Originally, I plan to buy a Canon branded one like Eman's but he said he saw a cheaper one while he was walking in the SM mall. So it was the one I bought, a Sony DSC S650 seven megapixel digital camera.

This camera has a standard three times zoom lens and has a built-in 24 MB of memory. It is easy to use and likely to appeal to anyone looking for a less expensive camera (like me) from one of the leading brands like Sony.

This camera easily fits into a pocket (but I won't put mine in my pocket), but is compact enough to be carried around without a problem.

The unit comes with a carrying case, a hand strap and is warranted for three years for services and parts at all Sony service centers nationwide.

At PHP10,999.00, payable through my credit card for 12 months without interest, I think this is the best value camera I've been looking for.

From now on, expect me to post here some pictures I've taken with my new Sony DSC-S650 camera. (^_^)

Now Unblocked by Blogger

As you have noticed, the post in this blog, from June 2, 2007, just appeared today. The reason was because this blog has been locked by Blogger robot last June 1, 2007.

Last night, I recieved an email from Blogger saying that they have reviewed this blog and cleared it for regular use.

Below is the email I recieved from Blogger:

Hello,

Your blog has been reviewed, verified, and cleared for regular use so that
it will no longer appear as potential spam. If you sign out of Blogger and
sign back in again, you should be able to post as normal. Thanks for your
patience, and we apologize for any inconvenience this has caused.

Sincerely,
The Blogger Team

I almost lost my patience waiting for the reply from Blogger because I update this blog everyday. I hope Blogger robots are more intillegent enough to know what are spam blogs and what are not.

My Agloco Accumulated Hours at Day One

It's been almost ten hours since I downloaded and installed the Agloco Viewbar and now I have almost five accumulated hours showing in my account.

It seems the viewbar is running smoothly right now. Last night there was no ads showing in it. But today as I started using it again, there are textlink ads.

The viewbar is self-updating so maybe in the next couple of days we will see more changes in it's displaying of ads and other features.

So folks, start using you Agloco Viewbar now and if you are not yet a member, you can join here.

Finally, Agloco is LIVE

Tonight as I check my email, I was greeted by an email from the AGLOCO.com service telling me that Agloco Viewbar is finally available for download. I immediately login to my account and downloded the viewbar (it took a while before I was able to access the login because of the massive traffic at that time). I installed and run it (whew, I was excited). Now I'll have proof to my colleagues that Agloco is not fruad.

At the image in the left, you can see the Agloco Viewbar running at the bottom of my browser.

If you want earn cash just by surfing the internet, join Agloco now.

Agloco To Be Release This Tuesday

I visited Agloco's official website today hoping to read a new update about the Viewbar. And you know what, I didn't failed. Agloco will be release this Tuesday, June 5, 2007.

Well, my patience had bear its fruit. As I have made my point about Agloco's delay to deliver the Viewbar, software development is not that easy especially for complex system such as Agloco.

Here's a qoute from the official Agloco blog:

Sorry to be so long between posts. There was no meaningful news to give you until today.

We have made a workaround regarding the ad server problem and we will finally be launching the Viewbar. Some, but not all, of our ad networks will be connected. These networks have enough ads on them, so we are comfortable releasing the software as we continue to work on the outstanding issues that remain with the other networks. All of the preliminary Viewbar functions are there, but with the ad problems we will not be initially launching with the personalized ad targeting. We will continue to develop this capability after we have launched and when it is available the new version of the software will be incorporated into your viewbar automatically.

For some of you who want to join Agloco, you can join my network here.

My First JSP (JavaServer Pages) Codes

Saturdays for me is time for research and study. I turn my attention to one of the book in my office table and the book jsp web development
catches my attention and grab it. This book has been in my table since last year but I just use it as my pillow for my noon time nap. (^_^)

Actually I want to learn Java eversince but I'm having a hard time learning it. Maybe JSP will help ease my stigma of the Java since JSP uses the the Java technology.

After turning a few pages on chapter one, I installed Apache Tomcat (I already have Java installed in my System) and typed one of the sample codes in that chapter.

See the first JSP codes below:

<html>
  <head>
    <title>My First JSP Page</title>
  </head>

  <body>
    <h1>Hello World</h1>
    <br />
    The current date is <%= new java.util.Date()%>
  </body>
</html>

Locked By Blogger's Spam-Prevention Robots

This morning, I was showing a colleague how to add picture in Blogger profile by posting the picture, when I was met by a warning message from Blogger.

It said:

WARNING

This blog has been locked by Blogger's spam-prevention robots. You will not be able to publish your posts, but you will be able to save them as drafts.

Save your post as a draft or click here for more about what's going on and how to get your blog unlocked.

It turned out that this blog was visited by a robot (while I was sleeping) and tag it as a spam blog (of course it isn't).

I immediately contact Google about this so that a human (maybe one of their staff) will review this blog and eventually release the spam blog tag.

Report No More

At last, I finished the report that I have been doing since almost two weeks ago. I wasn't able to focus doing it because of my busy schedules. Meeting here and there, and I have to take two days off to accompany my wife to Manila.

Now I can focus on my next goal, to teach myself XML, Javascipt and Ajax. I have already started learning XML and I'm loving it. (^_^)