Elmo’s Blogblogan!

I can view earth from outer space without the need to go to NASA and launch from there. There’s a new and free way to do that. Had some cool features wherein you can zoom to any place in the world you want to go to. You can see the terrain, mountains, rivers, cities and much more.

The first time I heard about it from Google, my thought went on the ability of a computer to do that complicated stuff. I mean, satellite images of any places on earth on your computer. Not to mention, sytem requirements coz I think this would eat out my RAM and resources on my PC. I’m wrong. Also it requires you to have a faster internet connection like minimum 128 kbps download speed. Sorry for the dial-ups coz you’ll wait forever on downloading those images. You must have at least 32MB graphics card, the faster the better.

I get a copy of the software, 10 MB file that takes up 12 minutes to download on my ADSL connection. I test it out to my other computer(just to makes sure It would not make a mess). Installation is easy and able to run it. First, you must configure Google Earth on which graphic engine should it be using. Direct X or Open GL. I’ve used Open GL(an error occured when I set it on Direct X, Note: I was testing this to my other slower PC). The UI is quite simple yet very intuitive and useful. The PC that I’m using at that time starts to get slow because of the old graphic card.

The next test was on my faster PC. "Wow!" I said to myself. The graphics card on the PC does the job well in rendering the images and animations I haven’t seen on the other PC. You can type a name of a place or country you would like to go to and Google Earth will take you there in zooming animation. You can select to show road signs, hospitals, schools, etc. Also, you can view buildings in 3d mode. But I found out that these extra features are only available on most major US cities, Canada and UK. Also, places on some parts of the globe are not yet updated.

I typed in "Philippines". It’s nice seeing the globe rotate and zooms in to the Philippines. Then I typed "Manila". Google earth zoomed in. I waited for the image to finish downloading. I was a bit annoyed on how blurred the image was. "Aahhh", after reading the help me files, I know what’s wrong. According to Google, not all satellite images of places on earth are in high resolution. Meaning, you couldn’t get a clear image of your house by zooming in. Those images that has a square brown transparency above the map have it’s clarity resolution. Same in other countries and Google Earth is working hard to update and put some more high resolution images as soon as possible. In our country, only parts of Cavite, Bulacan and Pampanga have a clear image. In cavite, I can see "SM Bacoor" above. Hehe! I can see Mt. Makiling, Taal Volcano… even in tilt mode, you can make a 3d image of the mountain.

I’m addicted to this new software Google had launched recently. I cannot stop tweaking it everyday. I went to Iraq, Niagara Falls, Grand Canyon and many more.

Sacrificing myself for the benefit of others…

"That heading sucks!" says a friend of mine. "Look at you, your a mess, you should think about yourself for a moment." "It’s a good thing to give and share what you have but not to the point that you have nothing left for yourself!"

Hay buhay! Tinamaan ako dun sa sinabi niya. Because it’s the truth. I mean, bakit ganun? Siguro nature ko na talaga pagiging sobrang mabait at mapagbigay. Really, it’s true, masyado tlaga ako mapagbigay. Ewan ganun talaga. Kahit alam ko na pagiging masyadong mapagbigay ay hindi maganda, gnagawa ko pa rin.  I’ve been like that since childhood.

I’ve been through all experiences related to that. Siguro, some of you do not know na manhid na ako. I mean, use, misuse, abuse me. Damn! I’m sorry pero minsan sinasabi ko sa sarili ko "sino bang hindi umabuso sa akin?". Kung tutuusin, lahat ng pinaghirapan ko, sa akin din dapat napupunta. I share nman what I have. The nasty part nga lang eh inubos na lahat sa akin. It’s like I’m living with "straws" injected into my body and those people suck out the juice in me. Grabe, after all you’ve done to help them and in return ikaw pa lalabas na masama. Ikaw pa ang nagiging kawawa.

I don’t do something because I expect them to do the same for me. Hindi yon na-aaply sa akin. I give and expect nothing in return. True friends are very, I mean very, hard to find. And very few of them lang ang nakakaintindi sa akin. I don’t have to name them, you know who you are. And for that, I’m thankful.

I know all of these are part of God’s plan for me. I remember a quote from an author of a computer book that say’s "mistakes are the way for you to learn". I excel in things and do a great job from it through learning my own mistakes. Alam ko na alam niyo ang potential ko. Some of you are afraid of commiting mistakes. All I can say to them is, you’re a loser!

What makes a better person? For me, you’ll be a better person if you fall and be able to stand again. Accept and face your failures and learn from it. Don’t be afraid of any obstacles that come and will come your way. Face your fear. These were the lessons I learned from all of these.

Haha! ang drama ko no? Hehe. Gusto ko lang ilabas ang sama na loob ko. Sa mga nakakabasa nito, please, comment kau. Give me some advices at kung may gusto kaung i-correct sa mga sinulat ko. Hay, there’s so many problems i need someone to help me. Help!

Smart WiFi

Introducing Smart WiFi. The
revolutionary high-speed broadband internet service of Smart, the
leader in wireless innovation. Smart WiFi brings broadband internet
into your home by using the nationwide cellular network of Smart to
wirelessly connect your computer to the Internet! So now you can surf
the Net at broadband speed even if you’re beyond the reach of a phone
line.

The service works by simply installing a Smart WiFi antenna at your
home which is directed to the nearest Smart cellsite to give you the
strongest connection signal possible. And once the antenna is cabled to
your home computer, you’re instantly connected and ready to chat,
e-mail & surf up to 2x faster than the speed of dial-up!

Get Smart WiFi now! Apply at your nearest PLDT Business Office,
Smart Wireless Center or through any accredited Smart or PLDT sales
agent.

* Introductory price from June 15, 2005 to September 30, 2005.

Smart WiFi is initially available in limited areas.

For sales inquiries please call *3888 toll-free from your Smart cellphone. For After Sales-Technical Support call 672-7277, or dial *1888 toll-free or text your inquiries to 5488 from your Smart cellphone.

For frequently asked questions and inquiries click here.

Disabling Unneeded Services

A service is a software application that runs continuously in the
background while your computer is on. The Windows operating system has
numerous services that run in the background that provide basic
functions to the system. Network connectivity, visual support, and
external device connectivity such as printer services are all examples
of the types of services that the windows services provide. Each of
these services that are running in the background take up system
resources such as memory and CPU time. Also, during the booting of the
operating system, the service has to be loaded. On most computers,
there are nearly 20 services that are loaded upon startup. Of these 20
services only a handful are system critical services. All of the others
can be disabled. In order to disable a service, first you will need to
know more about what the most common services do. Table 8-2 will help
you understand what the most common services are, what they do, and if
they can be disabled.

Now that you know which
services can be disabled and which services are important to your
system, you can safely speed up your boot by disabling the extra
services using the services management tool.

Tip:

Before you begin changing your service setup, set a System Restore
Point to easily restore your system to an earlier configuration.
However, be careful when you restore from restore points. Any
applications or files that were created after the system restore point
will be deleted when reverting back to an earlier restore point.

*There are also other ways you can speed up the boot in Windows XP by going to this site
"Hacking Windows XP: Speed up your boot! from Extremetech.com.

IM’s will never be the same again. Two new features that promises fun and productivity.

Call Them.

Now, Yahoo! Messenger BETA includes a "call" feature that let’s you call someone in your contacts using just your internet connection and a set of speakers and microphone in your PC. It works like a net phone or VOIP(Voice Over Internet Protocol) as the expert says. The faster your connection, the better. Dial-up, no problem. Set-up your "Calling and Audio" in the Preferences then follow the instructions. I find it easier to tweak on and newbie users will never be gone astray. Hehe.

Share Photos.

Even sharing photos with your friends or someone in your contacts is just a breeze. Just click "photos" icon and your friend will be invited to share your photos. Is that cool or what.