Tomorrow, August 20th, 2008, we commemmorate the first birth anniversary of our son, Joseph Micahel, who has joined our Creator ahead of us all. For those who wish to join us in commemorating this event, the following masses will be held in his honor:

1. Parish of the Holy Sacrifice, UP Campus, Diliman, Quezon City – 6:00 a.m., 12:00 noon, 6:00 p.m.


2. Our Lady of Pentecost Parish, Varsity Hills, Loyola Heights, Quezon City – 6:0 a.m., 6:30 p.m.


3. Santa Maria Della Strada Parish, Katipunan Rd., Quezon City- 6:00 a.m., 6:00 p.m.


4. Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish (Claret Church), UP Village, Quezon City – 6:30 a.m., 6:00 p.m.


5. Lord of the Divine Mercy Parish, Sikatuna Village, Quezon City – 6:00 a.m., 6:00 p.m.


6. Parish of the Holy Family, …

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For the longest time, Globe’s 3G and GPRS networks have blocked access to ports other than HTTP (port 80), but just recently to my surprise, IM networks like Yahoo IM and Google Talk are working again. I haven’t tried other ports and IM clients, though, like Skype and even server management ports like cPanel (2082), but this has several implications.

First, it might be possible to make free or cheap calls using VoIP via Google Talk or Skype. Perhaps I can even make these calls straight from my mobile phone, with Fring.

Secondly, given the first implication, the Globe network could potentially face some congestion issues.

At any rate, I would say this development is perhaps due to the fact …

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WordCamp Philippines is coming up, and if you haven’t registered yet, I believe registration is already closed. But if you’re a registered participant, you’ll be able to watch me present Splashpress Media’s latest service – Performancing Ads.

I’ll explain the importance of button/brand advertising (as opposed to cost per click advertising), and also how bloggers can earn from both the advertising and the affiliate systems. Performancing’s motto is helping bloggers succeed, and with Perf Ads, we also aim to help advertisers succeed. That way, everybody wins.

Here’s a short update I wrote two weeks back.

Personally I really like the fact that you can book your own ads into your own sites. This means you can practically use Perf Ads as …

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McDonald’s PR agent got in touch with my a while back to ask if I can be an endorser for their delivery service. So they sent me a short quip to edit, asked for a photo, and there we have it.

The full text says:

J. Angelo Racoma, blogger and website developer

Angelo is a bonafide night owl who keeps the midnight oil burning. Once he sits in front of the computer, there is nothing that can disturb him anymore. For more than three years now, Angelo has made his presence felt and read in the local and international blogosphere. He serves as editor in chief at Splashpress Media, a new media company that runs blogs, social networks and consultancy services. …

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Had a blast this afternoon discussing the dynamics of the EeePC and the Philippine market during the launch at Makati Shangri-La.

Came with the wife and kids. Food was great, but in my opinion, too much! I guess that’s the Chinese (Taiwanese?) way.

Will post my thoughts and tidbits of my conversation with the product managers soon. Photos, too!

Too bad no one came home with review units. The shipments were still stuck in customs!

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