Ros is Now Blogging!

Ros, to my surprise, recently created her own blog via Blogger. This is really unexpected, that’s why after learning about it, I immediately bought a domain name (www.roszain.com) and registered it for 2 years! Check out her postings on our Boracay vacation and birthday preparation for Reese.

I Got a Canon EOS 450D / Digital Rebel XSi!

After months of thinking whether to buy or not my first ever DSLR camera, I finally decide that I really need to have one!

At first, I'm thinking of buying Canon EOS 400D which is 25% cheaper in Hong Kong compared to Manila. In spite of the big savings, I let it passed simply because I'm still undecided. Come this Canon EOS 450D / Digital Rebel XSi which was released just 3 weeks ago. After trying out the actual unit, I told myself that it's time!

Below are Canon EOS 450D main features (lifted from Canon website):

12.2 Megapixel CMOS sensor
The 12.2 Megapixel CMOS sensor gives you plenty of detail for poster-size prints and extra flexibility when cropping. Sensitive in low light and virtually noise-free, Canon’s CMOS sensors are also remarkably power-efficient.

3.5 fps shooting
The EOS 450D captures up to 3.5 frames per second for a continuous burst of up to 53 large JPEG images (6 in RAW).

9-point wide-area AF
The 9 AF points are spread out across the frame to better accommodate off-centre subjects. The central AF point is a high sensitivity cross type sensor for quick, accurate focusing with f/2.8 and faster lenses.

EOS Integrated Cleaning System
Canon’s built-in dust prevention system uses three methods to keep images blemish-free. (1) Specialised materials reduce dust generation within the camera. (2) A Self-Cleaning Sensor Unit shakes dust from the sensor each time the camera is turned on or off. (3) Stubborn dust spots are mapped for easy removal in Digital Photo Professional.

3.0" LCD with Live View mode
The bright 3.0" LCD provides sharp definition for checking focus and composition, with 10x magnification for finer details. When shooting from awkward positions, Live View mode gives you the option of framing the image from the LCD, and a choice of focusing modes.

DIGIC III processor
Renowned for its white balance accuracy, DIGIC III renders colours with brilliant, true-to-life precision. Captured images are processed in 14-bit colour depth for finer tonal gradations. DIGIC III works efficiently to minimise power consumption while maintaining ultra-fast response times.

Large, bright viewfinder
A large viewfinder gives a bright and clear view for easy composition of the scene.

Total image control
Gain easy control over image processing parameters with Picture Style presets. Contrast, sharpness and saturation can be customized in-camera or through the supplied Picture Style Editor software. After the shoot, Canon’s RAW processing software Digital Photo Professional provides everything you need to manage and process your RAW images.

Compact and lightweight
Ergonomically designed for natural and intuitive handling, the EOS 450 is housed in a compact body that weighs in at just 475 grams.

EF lenses and accessories
The EOS 450D is compatible with over 60 EF/EF-S lenses and all EX Series Speedlite flash units.

The next thing to do is study all the nice features of this camera and start creating beautiful pictures :)

UPDATE: I've been getting some hits searching for the price of this camera. I bought mine at Canon house in Mall of Asia. The original price tag is Php42K something. My wife and I was able to get it at Php40K. You could actually get this camera on much lower price in Hidalgo. HTH :D

Samsung SGH-D900 + MicroSD = Sweet!

Ros gave me a surprise gift the other night - it's a Toshiba MicroSD (1Gig) for my Samsung SGH-D900. Previously, I've been struggling to manage my files in my phone using its built-in memory. Now I have more than enough space for my mp3s, videos and photos :)



It's my first time to actually see a MicroSD (hehehe) and I'm really amazed how small it is. The size is just 15mm x 11mm x 0.7mm, about the size of a fingernail.

Photos from http://www.onlinekosten.de/ and http://legitreviews.com

Web Bubble v2.0

This is an amazing video about the Web bubble (the 2nd time around) making some of the new and young web entrepreneurs instant millionaire$ and billionaire$!



Cool!

Cake!

Nice cake!

Download ClickThatJob Toolbar Now!

I'm excited to announce the availability of ClickThatJob Toolbar! This toolbar is compatible with Firefox and Internet Explorer. It has lots of really cool features here. Explore it now!

Mozilla Releases Firefox 3.0 Beta1

Mozilla just released the first beta of Firefox 3.0. You can download it here. Please note that most of your add-ons which includes plugins, themes and extensions are not yet compatible with this version.

ClickThatJob Turns 1 Month Old Today!

ClickThatJob.com just turned 1 month old today! The overall website performance is pretty amazing! We hit 23 job postings in about a week. The current job postings count is 108. RSS subscriptions ballooned from 0 to 238! I expect subscriptions to rise further in the coming weeks as we introduced new features and enhancements. SEOmoz page strength tool rating is at 2.5. Alexa ranking is now at 533,055.

Thank to my family, friends, employers, job seekers for the overwhelming support! We promise to give you the best FREE service, second to none :)

Android's $10 Million Developer Challenge

After the unveiling of Android and the Open Handset Alliance last week, Google today made Android's Software Development Kit (SDK) available for download. As an added bonus, Google launched Android Developer Challenge wherein they will give away $10 million in awards for great mobile applications built on the Android platform.

How I wish I have spare time to join this competition. Nonetheless, I will definitely explore Android's SDK very soon.

I will leave you with this video of Sergey Brin and Steve Horowitz about Android SDK and demo apps.

Google Unveils Android and the Open Handset Alliance

The news about Google's unveiling of Android (an open mobile platform), and the announcement of Open Handset Alliance is spreading like wildfires.

This initiative by Google to create a mobile platform that will work on various devices will benefit the consumer. Open is freedom and freedom is always most of the time good :D

Android's Software Development Kit (SDK) will be made available on November 12.

In the coming months, I expect Google to announce their very own Google mobile phone or GPhone.

ClickThatJob RSS Subscription is on the Rise!

One of the nice features of ClickThatJob is we do full RSS publishing. The benefit of this is subscribers can view the enter job details without having the need to visit our website. Well, it looks like ClickThatJob users like this idea which resulted into jump of our readership from 0 to 113 in less than 2 weeks!

You can also try out new email alert system powered by FeedBurner!

Happy job hunting!

Introducing ClickThatJob.com

Check out the public beta of my newest website - ClickThatJob.com

ClickThatJob offers FREE job postings to employers. It provides simple interface and useful features to job seekers.

Spread the word please! Thanks!

Keywords: Philippine Job Site, Free Job Site, Filipino Job Seekers, Best Philippine Jobs

WidgetBucks = WidgetBuck$

There is a new money making widget called WidgetBucks. I immediately tried it and I'm up and running in minutes! This is way too cool compared to other 'boring' money making widgets. Signup now and get instant US$25 credit. They also have a referral program where affiliates can earn a 10 percent referral fee based on the commissions earned by the people they refer. Affiliates receive this 10 percent for the full 12 months after the new member joins.

Signup for your FREE account today!

"The Complete" PayPal is now here in the Philippines

The news is all over the blogosphere! PayPal just enabled send and receive of money for Philippine account holders. I check out the PayPal worldwide offering page to check Philippines status and here is what I got.



Cool! I just registered my PayPal account less than a month ago just to try out its "Donate" option. Now, I can take advantage of its entire offerings.

I think this development will boost the e-commerce / online transactions in the Philippines. Many thanks PayPal!

Register for your free PayPal account now!

Toyota Hybrid Cars Soon in RP

According to an article published in Inquirer.net, Toyota Motors, the world's largest automaker, will soon sell hybrid electric cars in the Philippines. I did a little research on Wikipedia and I found out that Toyota Prius (shown on the picture) is the most fuel efficient car sold in the U.S. for 2007. It also ranked 2nd in UK's "Best on CO2 rankings", behind Volkswagen Polo 1.4 TDI 80PS.



Fuel efficient and environmental friendly car at a slight or significantly higher price :)

New Blog Template

I just switched from K2 to BloggingPro template for Blogger 2.0! I love this template. Thanks to the guys from BlogAndWeb for sharing wonderful templates for FREE! Cheers :D

Silverlight 1.0 Is Here!

Microsoft officially launch Silverlight 1.0 which aims to compete with Adobe's Flash in providing rich web applications.

Microsoft Silverlight is a cross-browser, cross-platform plug-in for delivering the next generation of .NET based media experiences and rich interactive applications for the Web. Silverlight offers a flexible programming model that supports AJAX, VB, C#, Python, and Ruby, and integrates with existing Web applications. Silverlight supports fast, cost-effective delivery of high-quality video to all major browsers running on the Mac OS or Windows.

I tried Silverlight before during its early days. I think it will definitely give Flash a serious competition :)

I'm Loving Tumblr

Just created my own Tumblr account after seeing Jop's BrainDump. This is indeed a refreshingly simple way to share anything under the sun. Try it lah!

BlogMusik Is Now Legal and Deezer

My favorite free online music streaming website is now legal! According to TechCrunch, BlogMusik reached an agreement with SACEM but details are not disclosed. The most significant change is BlogMusik will now become Deezer



If you haven't tried BlogMusik Deezer yet. Check it out now!

Apple's iPhone Demo

It makes me wonder whats all the buzz behind Apple's iPhone? Here is the answer!



I want one of this! :D