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wordpress 2.5 and a new look

Posted on the April 5th, 2008 under ramblings,techie by rayland

I have just upgraded to WordPress 2.5.. or should I say I just “reformatted” my blog to 2.5. Instead of just upgrading my WordPress installation, I thought why not just start from scratch? That way the database wouldn’t be filled with unnecessary entries from plugins I no longer use

Well, it wasn’t an easy task but I got it done! I used WordPress’ export function to export the entries, pages and comments. Then I just imported it into the new installation, which at that time was installed in a subfolder. Hehe! After I finished installing everything, I moved the installation to the top level of my domain.

I also kind of got bored with my old template so I decided to use a different one. This time the template of choice is Blog Oh Blog V2.0. Just a few more tweaks to the template and everything will be all good!

Rayland

wordpress built in smileys

Posted on the February 25th, 2008 under ramblings,software by rayland

wordpress is built in with smileys which you can use for your posts. many people know it exists but don’t know what to type to get the right smiley, so i decided to give you a table of the available smileys.

text	text	full text
:)	:-)	:smile:
:D	:-D	:grin:
:(	:-(	ad:
:o	:-o	:eek:
8O	8-O	:shock:
:?	:-?	:???:
8)	8-)	:cool:
:x	:-x	:mad:
:P	:-P	:razz:
:\|	:-\|	:neutral:
;)	;-)	:wink:

icon	full text
	:lol:
	:oops:
	:cry:
	:evil:
	:twisted:
	:roll:
	:!:
	:?:
	:idea:
	:arrow:
	:mrgreen:

or if you want more smileys, you can download custom smilies plugin. This plugin allows you to use smilies of your choice instead of default ones.

Earn Money Through Blogging!

Posted on the February 7th, 2008 under ramblings,the web by rayland

Blogging by itself is fun! You get to pretty much write about anything you want.. Whether it be about your daily life, your favorite hobby, or a topic of interest. But, blogging is never going to be the same, now that you can get paid for blogging. Hey, a few bucks can go a long way. wouldn’t you agree?

You could actually earn money through blog advertising. Advertisers search for bloggers to write reviews about their website. Which the blogger

Superbowl XLII

Posted on the February 3rd, 2008 under ramblings by rayland

with just a few hours left till the kickoff of Superbowl XLII and i am wondering, will you be watching it for the game or the advertisements? yes the game itself is something to look forward to.. Superbowl XLII is going to be played between the Giants and the Patriots.. but then, the advertisements play an important part too, considering the whopping $3million dollars for each 30 second slot. its no wonder some of the greatest commercials are seen during the superbowl..

but for advertisers, the Superbowl is also an opportunity not to be passed. millions of viewers are going to watch it on TV and 30 seconds may be the “make it or break it” moment.

so what is it for you? the game or the adverts? i’d go for both.. enjoy the game and have a laugh in between! btw, i’m rooting for the Patriots.. hehe!

Dinagyang 2008

Posted on the January 28th, 2008 under locations,ramblings by rayland

Yesterday was the last day of the Dinagyang festival and also the day when ‘tribes’ perform in the Dinagyang street competition. Aple and I decided to go and just walk around. we didn’t get to see the performances since the stages were packed with so many people.

Anyways, we just took a clip of a tribe marching through the street. The tribe we caught just happened to be Tribu Silak of Molo City High. They used to be called Tribu Lunok when i was in high school. And they were probably the main rival of Tribu Bola-Bola of Iloilo National High School which was the tribe of the school i attended.