If there’s an upgrade you really should do it yourself, it’s adding more ram. When I last checked, a DDR2 PC 6400/800 2GB ram cost less than $40. So what are you waiting for? “But I don’t know what type of ram to buy, whether it’s “compatible, how to change it”. Doesn’t that sound familiar? [...]
Are you sick of feedburner? Well I am, and I have decided to take action. I discovered this article, which showcased 2 plugins to mimic the main features of feedburner, feed statistics and “subscribe via email”. Both work pretty well with the added advantage of not having to serve your feed through a 3rd party, [...]
The site redesign is complete, carrying on where I left off in Part 1. The second part of the redesign brought me to the world of custom fields and really enlightened me on the possibilities and flexibility of Wordpress. I thoroughly enjoyed this process, here’s some essential resources.
This is the result of hours spent ploughing through eightface Forum and searching the web. The mission is simple. I want my photos displayed through flickRSS to popup in a Lightbox, and in this instance, with FancyBox. To view an example, just click on the images in the footer section.
I was reading the Sep 08 issue of PCWorld and chanced upon this hack which I though is worth sharing. It’s simple enough and the effects is pretty good. What you get with this hack is instead of the blank screen with loading text during boot up, you get a cool Aurora boot screen without [...]
You might have noticed the new design, it’s a hacked Statement theme from Blog Oh Blog. I was looking for a simple and clean design which can last me for a while, and I am pleased with the result. I am no guru, but will just like to share the resources which allowed me to [...]
You know videos from YouTube can be downloaded, however that’s not all. Basically any videos you see on the web can be downloaded and saved onto your PC regardless of what site you’re seeing them on, and it doesn’t require a geek to do it.
There will definitely be times when you need to “record” what is shown on the screen either for work, recommendation, or just simply as future reference, and send it to your friends for correspondence. We will look at just two simple methods which should be available in most systems today.
Digital age has its digital problem. We can’t solve them all, but the minimum we can do is to archive the digital storyboard of our lives, our photos. If you’re one of the numerous people who organize your photos into folders on your local hard drive, then its time to act before disaster strike. How [...]
Unable to boot up? Failed hard disk? Reformatting? Or just simply migrating your comp? If you have been through one of these scenarios, you will understand that the preservation of your personal data is of utmost importance. The following is a best practice which will make the recovery and migration of your personal data that [...]
2008 will be remembered as the year of Web 2.0, but perhaps for the wrong reasons. Once again we’re entering the tail end of an economic cycle, however this time round, the culprit has noting to do with the Internet. Web 2.0 has indeed been a thrilling ride, and personally I have gained much, as [...]
Today I just thought of doing something really useful for my friend and families. I have come to realize that what comes naturally to me are actually valuable skills, resources, or practices which should be shared. I am not going for any Web 2.0 solutions or anything geeky. Just REAL and USEFUL solutions which will [...]
Today’s oil prices have been hovering around USD130 a barrel, mainly due to demand and supply issues, although some may argue that oil futures trading is playing a major role in pushing the price of oil to new heights.
I have always tried to explain to my friends and relatives on why MLM is something you should avoid at all cost, not just because of monetary reasons, but it involves things that are invaluable. I have found the perfect way to illustrate the evils of MLM, through the M - C - M relationship [...]
We all love money. So much so that every aspect of our lives revolves around it. Have you ever truly understood what is this “thing” which you’re spending most of your life after? I found Marx’s explanation of the evolutionary role of capitalism extremely “enlightening” in my understanding of what is money.
Neowster is short for Noel's & Esther's Own World. This is a personal hobbyist site, maintained mainly for the purpose of honing my knowledge in WordPress, and sharing useful information or knowledge to make someone's life easier. To a smaller extend, I hope to propagate the ideology of Crowdsourcing, as I see it as the best mechanism in regulating our unregulated capitalistic world, overcoming humanity's trait of greed, self interest, and fear, in arriving at the best decision. 
