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I have been contemplating on moving out to a new blog platform this last few weeks. I already asked Jehz and a couple of bloggers if I should or should not move to a new platform. My desires of leaving blogger for a newer platform increases everyday. I find a lot of needs which my existing platform can not provide.

I'm eyeing on migrating my BatangYagit.com to wordpress. Most of my non-blogger blogs are using Wordpress. I find wordpress more robust as compared to Blogger. Back-end design is also easier using wordpress, so as front-end design and blog aesthetics.

The cons of moving to wordpress are the following:

• It needs more maintenance. I have to make sure that my blog uses the most up-to-date version of wordpress. And sometimes, upgrading is a pain in the neck specially on a major version change.
• High risk of losing traffic. Since I'll be moving out to a new platform, there is a risk of losing traffic since the URL of my posts will be changed. A large number of my previous posts are optimized for search engine traffic.
• Paid bandwidth. Since it is self hosted, I'd be spending money for my bandwidth. My blog will have limited amount of resources. There is no assurance that my blog will be up forever.
• Need for a hosting provider. I have an existing web host but I don't think it can manage to have another load of traffic. My idea is to get a new hosting account from Gossimer.com. I've been looking into their services and find them ok. They have a few selection of hosting plans I can choose from. I'm deciding if I'd go for their Starter Plan or go big time with their Business Plan.
  

Up 'til now, I haven't decided yet. I'm still on the process of thinking whether my advantages outweighs the cons that I have mentioned.

Surveys and polls are helpful tools in getting the demographics of your audience for a certain topic.  It also helps us web developers evaluate the desires or the demands of our visitors.  It’s a good tool in determining what type of users our web site has.  It also gives us an overview of our market, for the case of e-commerce websites.

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Attention Manila Bloggers!

You are invited to join My Davao City's Araw ng Dabaw SEO Davao Keyword Campaign. Kuya Andrew and Ate Ria of Alleba Productions will be sponsoring one round trip plane ticket from Manila to Davao and back to Manila. The contest/campaign will run from January 16, 2008 to February 16, 2008.

If you are interested, all you have to do is write a post of not less than 200 words. Your post may your experience when you were in Davao, the places you have visited in Davao, the sights you want to see in Davao and all other Davao related stories.

For your entry to qualify in the contest, you must meet the following criteria:

1. Contest entry must not be less than 200 words
2. It must be related to Davao
3. Must contain a link to http://www.mydavaocity.com with the anchor text of "Davao"
4. The post should not contain any other links other than the contest keyword
5. The link should not contain a "nofollow" tag.
6. Only one entry for every blogger

All entries must be submitted by posting comments on this post.

Non-Manila bloggers may also join the contest and get a chance to win yet another exciting prize. For more information about the contest, please visit the MDC contest page.

Roll of Successful Examinees in the CIVIL ENGINEER LICENSURE EXAMINATION - JEDDAH, K.S.A.
DOLORES, ROGELIO BAUTISTA
DUMAT-OL, EUGENIO IRLANDA
GERMATA, ROMMEL JABAGAT
IBARRA, LOURDES DAYAO
MACENAS, JAIME JR PLACINO
SALIPOT, DANDY DELA BAJAN
TAN, RONALD RAÑOLA
Roll of Successful Examinees in the CIVIL ENGINEER LICENSURE EXAMINATION - ALKHOBAR, K.S.A.
ANGULUAN, NOVIETO SIBAL
AYUNON, CARMELO PERDON
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My friend recently got his laptop (a newer, better laptop than mine… T_T), and since his dad and older sister also have laptops and they have two desktop PC’s (three if they didn’t donate the other one, but they thought they already had too much. [You think?!]), his dad decided to buy a wireless router, for at least the networking if not for the net connection sharing.

So, my friend set it up and it work like a charm and all that. Anyway, he remembered that his cousin used to “steal” net connection from thier neighbor by using his mac out in the porch. My friend then realize that he should probably setup a password of some sort, though he doubts that his neighbors are not that smart enough, but then again, who knows.

So, in comes, well, me. He asked me to help him set the, what he calls, “selfish thingy that some coffee shops do”. Anyway, I asked him if he prefered WEP or WPA and I swear, I think I saw something red ooze out of his nose. I decided for him and used WPA. No reason for choosing that rather than WEP, it’s just that it was the first option in the list. I also mentioned to him that this WEP thing works like the American Home Shield, it protects you from those connection thieves. He now has the, ahem, “selfish thingy that some coffee shops do” in his own home and I managed to set up all their PC’s fine.

My friend was recently hired for an office job. Since he is more on customer service, he has to use a computer to make his job faster; you know, with the searching for records and service applications and stuff. Even though he was given a PC with an LCD screen, he says it’s still bothersome to use the keyboard and mouse since they still have wires.

It’s the kind of workstation where the CPU is hidden and the wires for the I/O peripherals are just passed through a small hole. He says this makes the moving of the mouse a bit hard since the wires get tangled in the hole. He says this is understandable since wireless keyboards and mice are expensive. He complains more on the network and power cables located near his feet and legs.

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Lane Systems for applicants for the following positions:

Web Development Professionals — Background in ASP.NET and SQL Server preferred. Fresh graduates with similar interests may also apply. The Web Development positions will be focusing on Lane Systems’ business front ends to business solutions.

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A lot of bloggers are getting money (moolahs as what Ate Ria Calls it) from blogging, but for me, i getting much food. We ate a lot today. We went to Pepper and Peppers for lunch and Hanoi for Dinner.

Whew! That's what we call gluttony. Batang Yagit is getting MORE healthy these days. I'm exerting some efforts in reducing my weight. But the food trips are irresistible. Can you think of a way where I eat a lot without ever gaining so much weight?

Few weeks ago, I went to my Tita's house which is not far from our house. The first thing she said, "You are getting fat, 'wag kang papasobra."

Ok. I'm gaining weight, getting fat, getting ugly. So what? At least I'm able to eat good food, ehem, a lot of good davao food.

We're still on our 6th leg of the Davao Bloggers Food Trip. There's still more to come, (I guess).

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announces that 492 out of 949 passed the Pharmacist Licensure Examination given by the Board of Pharmacy in the cities of Manila, Baguio and Cebu this January 2008.

The members of the Board of Pharmacy who gave the licensure examination are Ms. Catalina C. Sanchez, Chairman; Mr. Reynaldo Maxlito H. Umali and Ms. Jennifer M. Flores, Members. Registration for the issuance of Professional Identification Card (ID) and Certificate of Registration will start on Thursday, January 31, 2008 but not later than February 12, 2008. Those who will register are required to bring the following: duly accomplished Oath Form or Panunumpa ng Propesyonal, current Community Tax Certificate (cedula), 2 pieces passport size picture (colored with white background and complete nametag), 1 piece 1″ x 1″ picture (colored with white background and complete nametag), 2 sets of metered documentary stamps, and 1 short plastic envelope with name and profession; and to pay the Initial Registration Fee of P600 and Annual Registration Fee of P450 for 2008-2011. Successful examinees should personally register and sign in the Roster of Registered Professionals. The oathtaking ceremony of the successful examinees in the said examination as well as the previous ones who have not taken their Oath of Professional will be held before the Board on Tuesday, February 19, 2008 at 1:00 o’clock in the afternoon at the Fiesta Pavilion, Manila Hotel, One Rizal Park, Manila. (more…)