How to Create Your USB Spa, in Under 3 Minutes

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An experiment I conducted with superstar blogger Jayvee Fernandez, which proved that all you need to create your own homemade spa is a laptop.

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Posted on July 25th, 2012 Written by Rico

Web Hosting Explained for Kids

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Filipino Marco Rosales asked his fellow web designers “How do you explain ‘Web Hosting‘ to a client?” One answer he received is so understandable that even kids won’t be left scratching their heads.

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Posted on June 21st, 2012 Written by Rico

Watch Pacquiao Take on Mayweather

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Here’s the Pacquiao-Mayweather bout the world is still waiting to see—if by “bout” you’re talking about boxers who exchange their gloves for lightsabers, and end fights with cheesy Mortal Kombat-like fatalities.

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Posted on June 7th, 2012 Written by Rico

Are Facebook Posts Open to the Public by Default?

A post that has been making the Facebook rounds claims that, since the social network is now a “publicly traded entity” (by virtue of its IPO), everything you share through the online service is now public domain.

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Posted on June 5th, 2012 Written by Rico

Mayon’s Beauty Captured in Too Short Timelapse Video

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French-born and now Australian resident Johan Georget has spent the last few years photographing notable spots throughout South Asia, Oceania, China, and Southeast Asia—including the Philippines’ own Mayon Volcano.

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Posted on March 26th, 2012 Written by Rico

Here’s the Enrile Impeachment Trial Birthday Cake up close and personal

Juan Ponce Enrile 88th Birthday Impeachment Trial Cake

For his 88th birthday yesterday, Philippine Senate President received a special birthday cake featuring himself and his fellow senator-judges. Here’s that cake up close and personal.

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Posted on February 15th, 2012 Written by Rico

Teacher rickrolled by Pinoy scholar

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Making the Facebook rounds now: a picture of an essay spelling out the famous song of Rick Astley, the one used years ago to “rickroll” unsuspecting web surfers.

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Posted on February 6th, 2012 Written by Rico

The best fake Canon Ad ever pays homage to instant noodles, sardines

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A warning: Non-Filipinos should stay away. They might find the faithful recreation of the Ken Watanabe Canon EOS 7D ad a bit funny, but they’ll never get the masterful wordplay.

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Posted on February 4th, 2012 Written by Rico

Here are the lyrics for Pak Yow, the first Prison Dancer single

Pak Yow Prison Dancer First Single

Earlier this month Prison Dancer: The Interactive Web Musical was announced. The 12-episode web series starring online celebrity Mikey Bustos is scheduled for a March release, but that hasn’t stopped the production from releasing sneak peeks like Pak Yow.

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Posted on January 25th, 2012 Written by Rico

Pacquiao gets the Magic treatment, and our wacky Senate

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Here’s a couple of images that capture the Pinoy Zeitgeist (a fancy word I suddenly decided to start using) online. They’re what you get when you mix The National Fist with the original collectible card game, and our esteemed senators with the latest DOT tagline.

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Posted on January 18th, 2012 Written by Rico



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