Archive for February, 2009:
Manila Maps now available on Google Maps!
Philippine Street Map on the Nokia N82 Symbian S60 Platform
After the long wait, Google finally released the updated Manila Map for Google Maps. The recent Google Maps update include detailed street maps of major Philippine cities like Metro Manila, Cebu City, Davao City, and Cagayan de Oro City among others.
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Screen Shot Plugin for Firefox
Screengrab! plugin for Firefox is a very handy tool for taking screen captures of your favorite websites. This tool converts any webpage into an image.
I used to do the PrtSc (Print Screen) method when capturing screens of some websites. But this process is a little tiring since you have to paste the screen shot into a graphics editor before it can be saved as an image. Also, when capturing the whole webpage, you have to take several screen captures and stich these captures to create a full shot of a website. Whereas, with Screengrab!, you can easily grab a portion of the website, visible screen or even the whole website and save it into an image.
This tool became so handy for me when I did my blogging presentation last weekend. I have to capture lots of screens which would have taken me ages to finish when using the print screen method. But with Screengrab!, everything done in a flash.
To download the screengrab! plugin, please go to the Firefox Plugin gallery and search for Screengrab!
Sony Ericsson Idou, can’t ask for more
Surely you can’t ask for more once Sony Ericsson‘s Idou gets into your hands. Sony Ericsson gave out the press release of their latest product, the Sony Ericsson Idou. Idou, the new products beta name, is a 12.1 Megapixel multimedia phone. Sony Ericsson redefines multimedia in the context of mobility.
Google Latitude for Mobile
Google recently released an update for its Mobile Google Maps. This new version is bundled with its new product, Google Latitude. Latitude makes use of the Google Maps platform to map and locate you and your friends’ location anywhere in the globe.
Google Earth 5.0 with Ocean feature
Google announced today the launch of Ocean in Google Earth, new features that enables users to browse the depth of the ocean. The underwater terrain can be browsed in 3D. It also contains contents contributed by different organizations specializing in ocean science and advocacy.
College Domain used for MFAs and SEO
A friend informed me about this MFA (Made For AdSense) website about online movies he found from the search engine results page. Apparently, it’s not just your ordinary spam mfa site. The thing is, this website is hosted under a Philippine EDU domain.
I have registered a .EDU.PH domain before and it was not an easy task. It’s very different from the usual registration process you take when registering a .com or a .net domains on godaddy or from any domain registrar. The registration and acquisition of a .EDU.PH domain requires a lot of document processing and certifications from different government offices and agencies. The registration is being regulated and made difficult to ensure that only those who are legit are given the previlege to use a precious internet resource such as a .EDU.PH domain. Thus, those who are entrusted with such privilege should use it properly.
