Blogger – Random Detox

Gawad Kalinga Bayong ng Kabuhayan

October 21, 2009 Featured, Personal by Flisha 3 Comments

What can you do with leftover plastic wrappers, the wasteful by-products of an industrialized generation? You'd be surprised what beautifully woven things can come out of these.

Blogger Comment Preview Cuts Off Word Verification Box

July 11, 2009 Blogging by Flisha 9 Comments

Stumbled upon a new Blogger issue today. I’d rolled out a few posts and my friend Heidee wanted to post a comment. Alas, she could not, because she could not find the word verification input box. Here is the screenshot she sent: As you can see, the verification word is...

Label Feeds in Blogger

February 4, 2009 Blogging, Tutorial by Flisha 2 Comments

I am sure many Blogger users out there admire the myriad plugins and functionalities of WordPress. I am one of those admirers. I especially like that there’s a WordPress plugin for category feeds, or label feeds. It’s not immediately apparent that the same is available in Blogger, since it’s never...

Philippine Proposal Requires License of Bloggers (Full Text)

January 22, 2009 Blogging by Flisha 4 Comments

Is the Philippine government trying to tax bloggers? That seems to be the case, judging from an inconspicuous proposal posted on the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) website. Here is the crux of the matter. They want everyone on the Internet to register through them… Contents, Information, Applications and/or Electronic...

Fallen Tree

October 30, 2008 Dapitan by Flisha Leave a Comment

I am experimenting with new ways of presenting my photos. I think my photos look a lot more professional when they’re elegantly bordered and identified. Initially I was just going for a watermark, to prevent any possible stealing of photos. (Not that it’s ever happened to me personally, to my...

Bohol Tour Part V: Panglao Island Beach Resort

September 23, 2008 Bohol Tour by Flisha 7 Comments

Infinity pools. I only see them on MTV Cribs. But someday, when I am filthy rich, I shall have one too! Of course, a pool can’t really be infinite by itself (can it?). It needs the help of a larger body of water, like the ocean, so you can pretend...

An Ad Network for the Philippines

September 9, 2008 Blogging by Flisha 7 Comments

So far, there is Asia Century Multi-Advertising (terrible interface, incessant login problems) and AuctionPH (terribly low commission fees – P6 for an actual purchase!). Now comes Nuffnang Philippines, created by Timothy Tiah and Cheo Ming Shen. Judging from interface and features alone, I think this ad network will blow...

How to Use a GoDaddy Domain with Blogger

July 21, 2008 Tutorial by Flisha 33 Comments

Had a bit of trouble setting up the domain I impulsively bought last night so I decided to create a tutorial for all of you who might be thinking of setting up a GoDaddy domain with Blogger. First, log in your GoDaddy account. Then, hover your mouse over the Domains...

I Bought a Domain!

July 11, 2008 Blogging by Flisha 10 Comments

Well, I up and did it. 😉 I’ve been stalling for the longest time, ‘coz I’m quite comfy here in Blogger. I’ve been here, what, 3 years now? I’m not sure… I don’t celebrate anniversaries (…should I?). Anyways, it’s been a fun free ride. But having your own domain just...

How to Embed a Comment Box in Blogger

June 29, 2008 Tutorial by Flisha 21 Comments

First of all you must have enabled Blogger in Draft in your dashboard to be able to use this service. If you are using a basic Blogger template without customizations, go to Settings -Comments and in the section for Comment Form Placement, select “Embedded below post”. If, however, you...