by Steven Sentosa on June 30, 2010
In this past couple days, I have been playing around with WordPress 3.0 and decided to give the new theme “Twenty Ten” a try.
So far, I’m pretty pleased with the way it looks. It lacks the theme setup like those in Thesis theme; but overall, it is much better than WordPress’ old default theme.
Also, since I was trying out a new tool called Windows Live Writer, you might see two new temporary posts in your RSS Reader. It will be something like this.
I’m really sorry about those temporary posts. When I was setting up Windows Live Writer, it apparently made two attempts to access my blog’s native settings and look, and created two temporary posts like these. Please ignore these two temporary posts.
Another main reason why I changed the theme was also because my old theme, Arclite 2.02, didn’t seem to work well with Windows Live Writer. FYI, Windows Live Writer is a tool to access your blog from the convenient of your desktop software. Instead of going directly to the site’s dashboard, all creating and editing of blog posts can be done through your desktop software. It also has the ability to preview the post right in the software, so I don’t have to go back and forth, and refresh the preview page to see how the post look after I made any changes.
I am giving Windows Live Writer a try now. I liked it so far. It’s really easy to use. It has a lot of plug-ins, and I don’t have to worry losing my copy again now when the Internet connection drops, because the draft post is saved on your computer instead online.
I hope you like the new look of My Internet Corner. As always, I welcome any feedbacks that you might have regarding this new changes.
by Steven Sentosa on June 26, 2010
Morning Jog at the Central Park
This might not be an issue for you, but I’m sure most of us fall into this category. You just don’t have the motivation to exercise. I’m not blaming you. Some people have kids to take care of. Some have pile of works to do. You just don’t have the time and motivation to exercise. However, you feel the need to exercise. If you were like me, I always feel sad when I see myself on the mirror. It just doesn’t look right. Do you know what I mean? Then these tips are for you. I’m not saying you will start your exercise 1 minute after you read these tips, but at least they will help you to get started.
Thefrisky.com gives a bunch of tips that I will use here. Why? because they came from readers just like you, so the tips will be realistic and relevant for you, I’d think.
- Start small. Nobody starts as an athlete. Everybody who are involved in sports start small. If you have never run before, don’t set yourself to run for 5 miles a day. Start with 1 mile or even 0.5 mile. Start with something achievable where you know you can accomplish it. When you do, it will start build your confidence to set yourself with higher goals.
- Realize that it’s hard. If you think that exercising is hard, you are absolutely right. It’s not easy to start, it’s even harder to keep doing it. So if you are getting frustrated in the beginning, relax. It’s normal. The key here is how you response to that frustration? Are you going to stop or keep going? Well, you know the answer to that. Keep trying. You’ll get to the point where exercising become a part of you. If you don’t exercise, you feel something is just not right. When you are at that point, you are all set.
- Don’t wait. This is the biggest problem I have. I always think that today is not a good day to exercise. I’ll do it tomorrow. And you know what? for some strange reason, I am having the same excuse tomorrow and the day after that. My point is if you are thinking of exercising, do it NOW. If you wait, the chance is you are not going to do it.
I hope these tips will help you to get started exercising. I’m still struggling too sometimes, and it’s normal. We are not Michael Phelps who trains six hours a day, six days a week, without fail.
Let me know how it goes for you. If I were to ask you what is your best tip to get started exercising, what would it be?
by Steven Sentosa on June 23, 2010
I just realized how hard it is to become a professional blogger. Since now I will be blogging for my job, I can no longer use my mediocre writing skills. I have to improve my blogging skills somehow. Don’t misunderstand me. I’m not talking about blogging here. It’s about blogging for the company I’m working for now.
My biggest challenges in blogging are language and flow. English is not my first language, so I will naturally have problem with copywritings. I know it will probably take my entire life to master English copywritings, so I just need to improve it as best as I could. I’m not demanding to become an English language scholar, but at least to become a fine blogger. I would also want to write with smooth flow, not too rigid but not too loose either.
Do you have any suggestion for good books or good websites to check out? Anything will do. It’s not gonna be easy, I know, but I’m willing to take the extra steps to be better at it. In case you are wondering, I will be blogging about real estate apartments and house complexes in different cities, so it will be pretty much about everything: apartment living, go green, health, food, social events, etc.
by Steven Sentosa on June 16, 2010
My long-awaited bluetooth headset was finally arrived. I have been wanting a good bluetooth headset, but I have never found a good deal so I have never bought it, until recently.
I found this deal on ecost.com where you can get Jawbone Icon (the Thinker series – black) for $48.99. Do you know how much is the suggested retail price for this bluetooth headset? It’s $99. Check out here to get the deal http://www.ecost.com/Detail.aspx?edp=56242885&navid=155441519
Knowing that I got a good deal here (50% discount), I went ahead and bought it. There are couple things you need to know though before you buy this Jawbone Icon from ecost.com. You will not get the retail package like this one.
Instead, you will get something similar to this.
On this one, you will only get wall charger, micro USB cable charger, Jawbone Icon headset, ear hook, and 1 earbud. You are actually seeing 2 earbuds here, because the clear one (the black one was originally from Jawbone) was a Jabra mini eargel from my Jabra headset.
You might wonder why do I use Jabra earbud for a Jawbone headset? The answer is because Jawbone’s original earbud is really not comfortable. Plus, the original one seems pulling the headset away from my cheek, which is not good if you want the NoiseAssasin to work. After doing some research, I found out that Jabra mini eargel is the best replacement for Jawbone’s original earbud. It fits just fine and gives more comfort than the original one. I was kinda lucky because I had Jabra headset before, so I don’t have to buy another one.
Also, I just subscribed to Jawbone MyTalk. It’s kinda neat. You can update the software inside Jawbone Icon through Jawbone Updater application. This means you can add more functionalities to your Jawbone Icon headset. For example, I just added A2DP function to my Jawbone Icon. Now, I can listen to podcasts or songs from my Jawbone headset. You could also change the default audio in your headset to 6 different voices (your headset can tell you how much battery remains, incoming call, etc.)
Overall, this is the best headset I have had so far (compared to Jabra and Cardo Scala). Audio quality is good and NoiseAssassin works great.
Are you using a bluetooth headset? What is the best bluetooth headset in your opinion? Why? Is it because of the price, features, size, look, or any other reasons?
I’m really sorry about those temporary posts. When I was setting up Windows Live Writer, it apparently made two attempts to access my blog’s native settings and look, and created two temporary posts like these. Please ignore these two temporary posts.
