I have used opera mini on my previous phone and it is really fast. And the way it looks in iPhone is much faster.

The announcement comes after speculation over whether Apple would sign off on the app. The company has taken a hard line on denying outside applications that compete with Apple-created software already on the iPhone.

“We are delighted to offer iPhone and iPod Touch users a great browsing experience with the Opera Mini app,” said Lars Boilesen, CEO of Opera Software. “This app is another step toward Opera’s goal of bringing the Web to more people in more places.”

So is it time for me to buy my own iPhone 3gs

Source : CNN

Year 2008 has been a great year for my Blogging career. Blogging has given me an extra income in addition to my day job. I am only doing part time blogging. But thanks to SEO ( Search Engine Optimization ) I was able to do some post that increase my AdSense Earnings.

This year, the following post made to the top 10, in terms of Unique Visits, most of them are post I made for SEO and experimentation purpose.

1. Free Psp Games Download
2. July 18 2008 philippines will get 8.1 Earthquake
3. Manny Pacquiao vs David diaz Fight
4. Manny Pacquiao vs Oscar dela Hoya Fight
5. How to make automatic table of contents
6. Free nintendo ds nds games download
7. Pbb teen edition plus housemates
8. How to insert pdf files in your microsoft word document
9. Manila ocean park location map and details
10. Philippine civil engineering board exam results 2008

As you can see none of those top 10 post really talks about Technology and SEO but those post are the entrance to my lost blog in the World Wide Web, Those post made more friends online in the blogging world as well as offline. So what I am saying here, don’t be afraid to put post which is beyond your niche. For me I put it my Blogging Asides, which you can see at the side bar.

Based on my stats, most reader of this blog uses the following browser

• Internet Explorer : 59.69%
• Firefox : 36.23%
• Safari : 1.97%
• Opera : 1.72%
• Chrome : 0.39%

Internet Explorer still tops the browser list in this blog. I also have about 10.97 % Returning Visitors based on Google Analytics for year 2008. Which is great it only means that those 10.97 percent are happy on what they see and they keep on coming back on this blog to see more.

And here is where my 2008 traffic comes from

• 6.06% – Direct Traffic
• 20.99% – Referring Sites
• 72.92% – Search Engines

Direct Traffic means they know my site and they will just type those site at their url or just press their bookmarks.

And those 20.99% comes from other blogger who generously link to my blog, some of them is because of exchange links thru blogs and some of them is just a link from my blog without asking anything. Here is my top 10 referrers whom I want to thanks by giving out some links form this blog. { Thank You Po.. )

1. completegamedepot.com
2. miii.net
3. macuha.com
4. silkenhut.com
5. yuwoncedric.com
6. ceefive.i.ph
7. selaplana.com
8. jehzlau-concepts.com
9. zapafly.com
10. babyface.name

2008 traffic mostly came from this top 5 country

• Philippines
• United States
• Norway
• Saudi Arabia
• India

and when it comes to subcontinents they came form here :

• South-Eastern Asia
• Northern America
• Northern Europe
• Western Asia
• Southern Asia

Here are some of my recognitions this year that I want to share you guys but you can see more at my citation category.

I Won the Blog-Professional Category in Digital Filipino Web Awards

This are just few mentions about my site this year but I believe, this serves as my fuel to continue blogging.

So I think I have given you enough information on what did Tech At Hand Dot Net Achieved this 2008. So wait for my Earning Assessment for the year 2008 compared to 2007.

So I can also refer this one as my advertising page

After I have blogged about the recent update by friendfeed for iPhone users, Google Talk have just announced their new iPhone interface.

We’ve just released in the US a new version of Google Talk designed specifically for the iPhone and iPod Touch browsers. In addition to sending your friends Gmail messages from your iPhone, you can now chat with them while you’re on the move, too! In your iPhone browser, just go to www.google.com/talk, sign in and start chatting. That’s it. Google Talk runs entirely in the browser so there’s no need to download or install anything.

There are some differences from using Google Talk on your computer. For instance, in order to receive instant messages with Google Talk on your iPhone, the application needs to be open in your Safari browser. When you navigate away to another browser window or application, your status will be changed to “unavailable” and your Google Talk session will be restarted when you return.

Other than that, we’ve tried to keep the design as faithful to the desktop experience as possible, so it should be familiar to you. You can select from a quicklist of the people you contact most, search your contacts, and manage multiple conversations. You’ll never have to miss out on the latest gossip or updates from friends just because you’re away from a computer.

More and More updates are being done specifically with iPhone, Lately I have not heard any improvements about the Windows Mobile Platform, Is it because there are lot of application for it already or is it because the Tech Hipe now adays is iPhone Mobile, Will Apple release another iPhone type Mobile ?  With the intense news about iPhone, I think Apple is now again looking for another project that will fall under the iPhone Family.

Just for information I went yesterday to Riyadh City Center, and the Apple iPhone cost 2,400 Riyals ( Php 28,160 )

Here are the changes as specified by Boren

• Insert image and edit image fixes
• SSL fixes
• i18n fixes
• Lots of new inline documentation
• Improved tag auto-suggest
• TinyMCE 3.1.1 with Opera 9.5 and Safari fixes, proper align = center removal, and improved embeds support
• jQuery UI 1.5.1

See the full list of changes since beta 2.

So if you are planning to make updates I would suggest that to do it only on your test site. Who knows the Beta might have lots of loophole that may lead to attack from Hackers.

Pictures taken from Canon EOS 400d using EF50 lens

I have seen some link love at the net and I would like to Thank Karlo . I would presume that most of the bloggers as well as readers are now having their vacation because today is the Easter Sunday.Well I would like also to share some worthy to read articles around the web as follows :

Madhur shares his ” 5 Tips to optimize your site for Search Engines ” a good read , this might be discussed in other blogs but you might find this in different approach.

Barbara Ling (aka Owlbert) shared her tips regarding Feedburner redirects as response to my post, a great tip since it teaches me that it is possible to retain my permalink even the feeds is supplied by Feedburner. ( replacing those feedburner url ) You might want to try her tips and let me know if it work. You just have to change your account to PRO which is free. BTW it works for me.

Abe shares information regarding ” Mozilla CEO calls Safari a malware “. Unit now I am still planning what to purchase Toshiba 14 in with good specs or Macbook Pro. ( Although still waiting for my budget )

Karlo also links to other blogs . You must check it since he provided worthy links to read.

So that’s it for now. You just have to remember that real meaning of Easter , It is none other than Jesus Christ who died in the cross to redeem our sin.

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It is so easy to try just go to their Website and just pick your preferred Browser and input your URL. and presto just bookmark the said page and go back to check what has been uploaded.

What is Browsershots

Browsershots makes screenshots of your web design in different browsers. It is a free open-source online service created by Johann C. Rocholl.When you submit your web address, it will be added to the job queue. A number of distributed computers will open your Website in their browser. Then they will make screenshots and upload them to the central server.

After they have made the different screenshots , You will be able to download and view your site on different browsers. I just found out that I have some problem with some browser.

Here is my screenshots for my chosen browser.

Nice to know that my site still looks good even if it is not in Firefox

Site link [ browsershots.org ]

Below are the details of Google announcement that I copied from their site

Today, the first day of Macworld Conference & Expo, Google announced new improvements to the integrated Google experience on iPhone.

• Improved UI: The applications look and feel slicker, and they are easier to activate, navigate and use via a touch-screen.
• Customization of default tabs: Now Google users can have easy access to their favorite applications by customizing the applications that appear on the Google.com menu bar. Users simply choose their favorite Google applications to bring them to the front menu, ensuring that they’ll be close at hand whenever they’re needed. Switching between applications is effortless, as users only need to sign in once to access their Gmail, Calendar, Reader, Docs, and Picasa accounts.
• Speedier Gmail: New emails will automatically show up so there’s no need to manually refresh inboxes. And the new auto-complete feature for contacts makes composing emails faster than ever.
• Speedier Calendar: With our new month view, users can glance at an entire month of appointments.
• iGoogle: Now Google users can access their iGoogle gadgets on the iPhone. Everything they’ve customized on their iGoogle homepage including weather, stocks, and news feeds now appear on their iPhone’s. To go to iGoogle, simply click on the iGoogle link on the Home tab. You can customize your iGoogle page on your computer at www.igoogle.com.

These new features provide iPhone users with a desktop-like Google web application experience in terms of ease-of-use, speed, and feature richness but optimized for the iPhone.

To get the new Google experience on the iPhone, users simply navigate to www.google.com on the iPhone Safari browser. To see the full range of mobile products and services available from Google, visit mobile.google.com.

Below are other details about the Macworld & Expo

Macworld Conference & Expo

Conference: January 14 – 18, 2008
Expo: January 15 – 18, 2008
West & South Hall, Moscone Center
San Francisco, CA

There are lots of event that is happening this month. Just last 4 days ago CES has just started. I wonder when will this new gadgets and equipment will be available in the market.

Update : I have also seen the pictures at TechCrunch

What is pikeo?

pikeo helps you organize and have fun with your pictures. You can tag your pictures place them on maps, create albums and even slideshows with map animations. You can also share your photos with friends and family. More is coming, so don’t hesitate to check our blog for upcoming cool features.

Where can I go for help?

You can refer to this document or email us.

How much does it cost?

For now, pikeo has only one free type of account with 2GB 1 GB free space. More space should be available soon with paying subscriptions.

Where do I go if I forget my password?

If you forget your password just go on www.pikeo.com and click on forgot password. A new one will be automatically sent to your email address. Use this new password to log in and don’t forget to go to your profile to change it to a password you will remember easily.

Can I order prints?

For now, you can’t order prints. But this feature should come soon.

How do I report a bug with the site?

You can email us to report a bug or problem with the site. Wherever you are in pikeo you can find a link to report bugs at the bottom of the page

Which web browsers are supported by pikeo?

Any modern web browser with solid support for XHTML, CSS, and JavaScript should be up to the task of displaying our site. pikeo has been tested in, and is supported by the following web browsers:

• Mozilla
• Firefox
• Netscape
• Internet Explorer
• Safari

Missing from the above list is Internet Explorer 5 for Mac. In June 2003, Microsoft declared that development for IE5 Mac was officially coming to an end. At this time, we have decided not to support this discontinued browser. We highly recommend the latest version of Mozilla Firefox for the best experience using pikeo.

A comment from Techcrunch post shows

Flickr = 20MB/month free
Zoomr = 100MB/month free
Pikeo = 1GB free, 4 years of FlickR, 10 months of Zoomr !!

This site will be very helpful for me since I am having some problem ( or geographical banned Site ) with flickr .

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