http://blogie.me The is my homesite. This site aggregates feeds from all my blogs, and will contain my most updated résumé. It's still very new -- still not quite out of the bubble wrap yet. I'll be adding more stuff in the coming weeks. Tue, 19 Jan 2010 22:55:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hana, Markku, Blogie, Janette @ Outback Makati I’m flying to Washington, D.C. in a couple of hours, to attend a conference where U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will deliver a talk on global freedom of speech vis-à-vis the Internet, and where I’m to participate in a panel discussion on the ... http://rss.robillo.net/~r/dabawenyo/~3/9KHLPcmVelo/ GoDaddy iPhone App It was pure delight to find out that GoDaddy — arguably the #1 domain registrar in the world — has an app for the iPhone / iPod touch. According to the App Store, it was posted late last year. Sometimes I get an inspiration for a domain name, ... http://rss.robillo.net/~r/ittalksdvo/~3/dgggk5P56R4/ I now have my very own WooThemes.com MasterCard! About two months ago, I applied for this debit card at WooThemes, the creators of my favorite WordPress magazine, business, CMS & blog themes. The card (as well as the online bank account) is part of their affiliate program, and can ... http://rss.robillo.net/~r/Blogie/~3/pEwdpeW9jw4/ The year 2009 was marred with quite a few happenings that caused a lot of heartaches, to say the least — natural and man-made disasters, unconscionable acts by governments, clashes between rival parties, economic downturns… And yet, we have survived and we have forged on. The reason for our endurance may ... http://rss.robillo.net/~r/dabawenyo/~3/TMBu7QVYCi8/ And then, there it was! WordPress 2.9 is now officially released and available for upgrade (and first-time installation). I’m posting this on v2.9, and I must say, it feels like the purr of a well-oiled machine. The “Move to Trash” link and the fact that WordPress now has a global trash ... http://rss.robillo.net/~r/wpevangelist/~3/CSHlikA2HAs/ WordPress 2.9 is now on RC-1 status, and it’s been announced that the brand-new version will most likely be released to the world by the end of the week. As expected, we’ll see major enhancements to the way WordPress handles media files. Beta-testing v2.9 RC-1, I’ve seen those cool new features, ... http://rss.robillo.net/~r/wpevangelist/~3/6KFKkUAvfZY/ Automattic sent me a Moleskine notebook yesterday, as a token for having organized WordCamp Philippines 2009. It’s way cool — the “legendary notebook” embossed with the WordPress logo on the front cover! Last year, Maya, Matt’s indefatigable girl friday, sent me a WP hoodie for my efforts in 2008. It’s certainly heart-warming, ... http://rss.robillo.net/~r/wpevangelist/~3/q8PM48RsC0M/ I got my first ever Moleskine today! I’d long wanted one, because — for me — nothing beats the feel of pen on paper when jotting down thoughts and ideas, and a Moleskine is the legendary medium for such. The cost of owning one always got in the way, though… ... http://rss.robillo.net/~r/Blogie/~3/5anvDcSA7iY/ The Mindanao Economic Development Council (Medco) organized last 26-27 November in Davao City a forum for government, media and citizen communicators, for peace initiatives in Mindanao. This was done through Medco’s Mindanao Information Network for Development and Peace, or MINDPeace. It was a well-represented group of concerned parties: there were delegates ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MindanaoBloggers/~3/1bFhJBAzgb8/ Canibad Beach — for a long spell, it was a secret paradise for a handful of in-the-know Dabawenyos. But after word spread, many have since found their way to the lovely strand and clear waters of this secluded slice of Samal Island. It should be said right away, Canibad isn’t for ... http://rss.robillo.net/~r/dabawenyo/~3/DG4ULHWPlMg/