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My Facebook Account Got OWNED!

08Mar10

I was away from my computer for almost 2 days as I was on a mission to save man kind from the Evil Haxxor! After defeating the evil Haxxor, I knew I needed to login to Facebook to check for updates.

Upon logging in, I was greeted by a message that my account was compromised and I needed to update my security and password. My Facebook Account Got OWNED! This the copy of the mail that I got in my mail since I failed to take screenshots of my Facebook account since I panicked and almost peed on my pants.

Dear Edcel XxXxXx,

We have detected suspicious activity on your Facebook account and have temporarily suspended your account as a security precaution.

You can regain control of your account by logging into Facebook and following the on-screen instructions.

Please be sure to visit the Facebook Help Center (http://www.facebook.com/help/) for further information regarding these security issues and let us know if you need assistance.

Thanks,
Facebook Security Team

I don’t share my logins and I only use Facebook at home and the site is bookmarked. I am not sure how this happened and I will start monitoring my account’s activity now. That was not fun at all. I hope that doesn’t happen again.

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How to be a Rockstar Wordpress Designer

21Feb10

Just recently got myselfy a copy of RockablePress’ How to be a Rockstar Wordpress Designer. How? I purchased a copy of it! **winks!**

I am still on the first 2 chapters of the e-book and it still quite boring. The 1st chapter is an introduction on on Wordpress and everything you need to know about Wordpress. I am still on Chapter 2 and it gets a little more interesting from this time on (hopefully).

Will I be a Rockstar Wordpress Designer after reading the How to be a Rockstar Wordpress Designer from RockablePress?

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I am now on Lockerz

18Feb10

Yes, I am now on Lockerz.com. What is Lockerz.com? Lockerz.com is a brand new site that rewards you for just about everything you do. Registration is very easy and members can earn points extremely quickly. You can then use the points earned to buy or claim prizes such as MacBooks, Designer Handbags, Video Games, iPods, Nintendo Wiis and much more.

I am new to Lockerz.com. Is Lockerz.com a Scam? I am not sure yet since I haven’t personally claimed a price but I should say it looks legitimate. You can earn points in 3 ways (1) Logging in each day (2) Answering the question of the day (3) Referring new members. What have you to lose if you try it? You only get to spend less than 2 minutes of your Facebook time to claim 2 points for you to login and another 2 points to answer the dailies.

Currently, Lockerz.com is in beta and access is invitation only. Feel free to leave a comment or email me at iskolares[at]tambayanbox.org if you are interested in joining! Make sure to put “Lockerz Invite” in your title or something of that sort so I don’t miss your request.

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How to Batch Process Signatures/Watermarks Using Lightroom

26Jan10

I know how you feel. You have reached this page as you want to know how to batch process Signatures/Watermarks using Lightroom. I have been faced with the same dilemma before and I spent days finding a solution for it. Now, let’s get this party started.

To batch process signatures in Lightroom, there are two programs that we need aside from Lightroom.
1. LR2/Mogrify – a LR post-process plugin that can embellish your images as they are exported from Lightroom (more info here)
2. ImageMagick – a collection of powerful, freeware command line utilities for processing images and LR2/Mogrify uses this to process the Image (more info here)

First, you need to download and install ImageMagick and LR2/Mogrify. The LR2/Mogrify trial version available on the site is limited to export only 10 pictures so it would be best if you donate the project to get the LR2/Mogrify full version registration code. I just did and I got my registration code. You are going to envy me once you realize that exporting 10 photos at a time is a pain in the arse.

Once you have downloaded, LR2/Mogrify and ImageMagick, follow this link for the installation guide.

Here is our checklist:
1. Adobe LightRoom – check!
2. LR2/Mogrify – installed!
3. ImageMagick – installed!
4. A lot of photos – check!

Now, you have edited your pictures and ready to “own” it (I meant,watermark);
1. Select the photos that you want to export and watermark.
2. Click on File then Export (Ctrl+Shift+E)
3. Now you should see newly added options to Lightroom export module. You will have all the options on that you can do to your images for post-processing.

: For now, let’s use “Text Annotations” to add watermarks. Click on the “Text Annotations” to summon the panel on the right. Of course you can add more than one texts annotation. You also have the option to use graphical watermarks.

Select your desired settings for fonts, font size, position and others. After that, click on EXPORT and voila! You have now watermarked a number of photos.

You may check your exported photos now and check if the signatures/watermarks look ok for your taste. You may redo your settings. That is it! As easy as that, you will now be able to put a signature and watermark on a 100, 1000 or even 1,000,000 photos!

If you like my tutorial and you think it has helped you a lot, you BUY ME A BEER! Any amount will do.

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Bill Gates Surpasses 100,000 Twitter Followers in 8 Hours

20Jan10

Microsoft founder Bill Gates joined Twitter. Welcome to the Twitterverse, Bill Gates. After 8 hours, @BillGates broke 100,000 Twitter followers.

The last time we’ve seen a new Twitter user with this kind of popularity was Oprah when she first joined Twitter. Mr. Gates proves that he is not not only the world’s richest man, but one of its most popular it. His legacy as an entrepreneur and a philanthropist are far from forgotten.

Putting the numbers together, that’s about 12,500 Twitter followers per hour, or ~208 new tweeps per minute. In reality though, Bill’s follower count escalated after Caroline’s tweet, meaning his real rate of growth is about 20,000 new followers per hour.

Kudos to you Mr. Gates!

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Happy 5th Birthday Firefox!

15Jan10

5 years of making your Internet life easier and better! Take that! 5 years of fun browsing. 5 years of making websites look real good by rendering CSS better. 5 years of fun plugin downloads. 5 YEARS OF FIREFOX!

Happy Birthday Firefox! Happy 5th Birthday! Imagine you life since 2004 if there is no Firefox? I know how you feel. With all the updates on Firefox, it has become a great browser. Well Internet Explorer is better in one aspect since Internet Explorer can do this while Firefox can’t.

More years to come for Firefox! Way to go!

If you are currently using Firefox, don’t forget to upgrade or try their plugins. If you have been living under a rock for the past 5 years, please upgrade to Firefox. I beg you to save your soul!