Heaven OnLine

There’s a land where I go when I need to share
that’s not on a map, yet exists everywhere

A land of names without faces,
a curious place, modern creation that’s called cyberspace.
There’s all creation of people with cute little names
Like Pookie, and Sandman and Rosebud and Flames.

Some are just snobs and some are real fun.
And some of them just want to find someone.

But both good and bad they all play a role.
Still each one unique, but part of the whole.

We talk and laugh and wonder why.
We flirt and we hug and sometimes we cry

We can’t be heard and can’t be seen.
Yet, there it is, right on our screen.

But all in all the most curious part
Is the power it has to open our heart.

To share with a stranger those things we’ve concealed
Which to our closest of friends we’d never reveal.
Our deepest regrets and most troubling fears
The scars in our life which bring us to tears.

What gives them the power to reach into me
and show me the truths that I never see.

How do they manage to open my eyes
And make me confess the deceit and the lies.

I don’t understand this magical spell,
But I know that without it my life would be hell.

This must have been planned by the Creator up above,
Cause there’s no place on Earth where you’ll find as much love.

When I need direction I know I can find
those angels from Heaven just waiting on-line.

~Unknown Author~

FarmVille Co-Op Jobs & All Gold Reward Prizes

FarmVille Freak Thorsten has earned the Gold Reward for all currently available Co-Op Jobs! Congrats Thorsten.

Here is a picture of his Gold Reward prizes for completing all eight jobs. Note, when completing a Co-Op Farming job, you will only receive the special prize Reward for earning a Gold status.

FarmVille Freak Thorsten’s All 8 Co-Op Gold Rewards

Co-Op Jobs & Prizes

1. Fashion Bug – Grape Sheep
2. Pack of Pickled Pattypans – Mail Truck
3. Stirring Things Up-  Mini Pagoda
4. A Very Berry Field Trip- School Bus Plow
5. Frantic for Flowers- Wedding Gazebo
6. Tossin’ Tomatos – Circus Elephant
7. Pumpkin Pie O’Plenty – Cafe Statue
8. Town Greening – FV Monument

More info at http://farmvillefreak.com/tag/co-op-farming

How to capture a screen without installing a snapshot software

Requirement: Microsoft Windows        

1: Display the image which you wish to capture.        

2: Press the Print Screen key (abbreviated as “PrtSC” or “PrntScrn” which is usually accompanied by “SysRq”) when you are ready to capture a screen. It automatically stores the image in the Clipboard.        

3: Open Paint, PowerPoint or any program which can open a Bitmap file (.bmp).        

4: Press Ctrl+V (or click “Paste” under “Edit” in the Menu bar).        

5: Save the newly created image file. You may save it as *.tif, *tiff, *.gif , *.jpg, *.jpe or *.jpeg (commonly accepted on Facebook, Friendster and Myspace).        

(Note: Paint and PowerPoint actually produce poor image quality so I used Adobe Photoshop Elements 7. Open this program before capturing the screen. Click “File”, then “New” and choose “Image from Clipboard” instead of  “Blank File”. Don’t forget to save it.        

This is what i have just created using Adobe Photoshop Elements 7 with a single click enhancement.        

my_farm-01Mar2010-2040GMT+8

 

The image reveals my current status (lol). If you’ve noticed, I have 44 items in my gift box. I thought I could have up to a thousand of gifts as long as they come from your Facebook friends’ posts (through filtering –  http://www.facebook.com/home.php?filter=app_102452128776) but I found out that gift limit was raised from 30 to 50 items. You have to use/sell ‘em before opening gift requests, though.

This FarmVille Freak is Goin' Nowhere

I joined Facebook in 2006 with only about 5 friends . I eventually forgot to visit my account for there was not much to do. Until one of my closest friends invited me in July 2009, I decided to create another account.

I wasn’t enthusiastic about Facebook until I accepted game invitations. I first played VampireWars but I unexpectedly enjoyed FarmVille more. Since then, I stopped blogging and spent most of my time, some precious and supposed-to-be-productive time, clicking and maneuvering my mouse. My goal was to get a villa so I kept playing to reach Level 34. I wanted to stop playing but I can’t help myself. New features keep on coming and I’m always tempted to try them. What really made it hard for me to abandon my farm were the Christmas Seasons items and free Fuel Refills. I was also inspired to design my farm when I found out about FarmVille Art. It took me a couple of months to enjoy it. I was thinking about  mastering all the crops but I know this is too much to dream of.

I may be going nowhere in playing FarmVille but I guess this is better than playing offline games. At least, Facebook games allow its users to have some social interactions where they help and support each other. It’s just like keeping a long distance relationships and it isn’t bad at all. Some games may allow stealing but it’s not that offensive and it doesn’t violate human rights or ethical principles. I believe, the game designers don’t wish to promote such a bad habit into real life. They only wanted to provide an option for those who are hopeless. Now, it’s up to the players if they choose to be more patient, work harder, develop better skills and think wiser or become little wretches.

Here are some links about what others say about Facebook games:
My Little FarmVilleIs Facebook Lowering your GPA?
Are You Suffering from Facebook Addiction Disorder (FAD)?Are You A Facebook Addict?
To Harvest Squash, Click Here
I’m absolutely certain that I’m not a Facebook addict because there’s only one item (#4) that I assert to be true. Writing on this blog is a good sign that I have control over my time. I thank God for all His blessings — for giving me a chance to live and wisdom on how to live life.

Here are a few of my favorite photos:

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=152136&id=1789165051
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=160918&id=1789165051
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=183294&id=1789165051
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=183352&id=1789165051
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=184658&id=1789165051
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=183352&id=1789165051
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=183294&id=1789165051
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=206073&id=1789165051
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=219100&id=1789165051

Links to my game feeds:

FarmVille http://www.facebook.com/home.php?filter=app_102452128776
VampireWars http://www.facebook.com/home.php?filter=app_25287267406
CastleAge http://www.facebook.com/home.php?filter=app_46755028429
CafeWorld http://www.facebook.com/home.php?%20filter=app_101539264719

My favorite online storage services

The best way to back up, manage or share your important files conveniently to individuals or groups, publicly or privately, is through online drives. The following are some of my favorite sites where I can manage or access files in the Internet:

Skydrive offers the highest free memory which is 25GB. However, like Windows Live Messenger, it slows down your online connection bandwidth resulting to poor performance and productivity.

GoogleDocs is one of the safest, easiest and fastest way to store and manage files online. On the down side, the limited file size makes this service annoying and useless.

4shared – is a 5GB free storage for almost all types of individual or zipped files. Be sure to access your account at least once a month to prevent your files from being automatically deleted. It’s interesting because you can search public files and download them for free.

Gmail Space extension is best for FireFox users who want to store files online for as much as 4.1 GB.

HotFile is one-click file hosting for you share your files easily and securely.

There are a lot more similar services to choose from but be sure to read the terms and features of your choice.

How to activate SMART MMS/GPRS

Do you want to send or receive multimedia messaging service (MMS) or General packet radio service (GPRS)? use your mobile phone as an internet modem? plan to buy or have a new Smart subscriber identity module (SIM)? or have you got a new mobile phone model? If your answer is yes, activate MMS/GPRS now!

I tried another SIM brand but Smart seems to be the best choice because it has the most number of subscribers, offers reasonable price, has more perks and new exciting features, and is more convenient to use. To fully benefit from its functions, I had to activate MMS and GPRS.

Type SET <handset model> and send to 211 (e.g. SET W995). Wait for a confirmation message or further instruction.

To learn more about SMART features and rates, click here.

How to replace Yahoo! Messenger broken sounds?

today, i have reformatted my OS drive for the nth time not because i wanted to clean my disc space but because i accidentally installed a bogus antivirus. it looked like a microsoft product (though i didn’t see any logo) so i installed it out of panic. i thought i was forced to turn my firewall off to speed up torrent downloads. due to that deceitful security alert i had to turn it on and install updates, which i ignored doing just because i didn’t want to install additional files that i supposed were unnecessary. i wasn’t that careful… LMAO!

after installing everything, my last problem was finding another set of Y! Messenger .wav files to replace the annoying broken sounds of the new version of YM (ymsgr900_2128_us, which is actually a good one because it installs quickly).

i had the set of true YM sound clips before but i lost it so i had to find another one and save it for future use and for those who are interested. (i’d rather disable all sound alerts than hear broken sounds if i weren’t able to find them)

click here to download. cheers!

The end doesn’t justify the means

Would you rather buy something if you can have it for free? Would you rather produce something to earn money or share it to the public? It’s really hard to resolve issues like these so let’s leave it to the laws. All I know is that sharing is an act kindness but sharing by seeding is illegal because it promotes piracy.

Bittorrent, a peer-to-peer file sharing (P2P) communications protocol, is one of the things that makes me (busy or rather) overuse my laptop. It’s good because it’s free and it promotes the value of sharing but it’s bad because it’s pro-piracy.

Becoming a leecher doesn’t make one a theft because seeders openly and generously share whatever and whenever they want to. It’s up to the users to protect their identity or IP address from possible lawsuits. Some torrent sites were blocked but they keep on coming back and this system, like open source (education), seems to be unstoppable. Computer users will continue to share through the Internet unless products which can be converted as torrent files are marketed with extremely cheap prices.

I am a torrent lover because, as a minimalist and environmentalist, I just store hundreds or thousands of music, videos, e-books, games, and applications in my external HDD. Now, I wouldn’t have to buy DVD’s, go to the movies or hire a computer technician. I can have most of my computer, education, and entertainments needs right at home. I may be guilty of being a liability to the industry and financial matter may not be a good reason to justify this advocacy but I won’t stop from seeding and leeching until torrents are available and peers continue to be active. Who would spend $100++ for a software if it can be downloaded for a few minutes (or even up to a couple of days) for free?

For those who are interested, follow these simple steps for free and unlimited downloading:

1) Download µTorrent (It’s user-friendly, lightweight, and more powerful than other torrent clients such as Bitcomet, Vuze, and Bittorrent).

2) Search for a torrent file by typing your chosen keyword/s from any of your search engines and the word “torrent” (e.g., Slumdog Millionaire torrent). You may download Torrent Finder then type the keyword/s for faster and easier searching.

3) Open the torrent file to start downloading. If the file is not automatically recognized, right click it with your mouse for the Open with option then choose the µTorrentapplication.

Spread this info, enjoy, and do not overexploit.

Chain emails are not always plausible

I must admit I was many times a vicitim of chain emails. For those who want the truth or research-/evidence-based information, visit this site or surf the entire WWW before you drown in guilt for not forwarding emails asking for help or before deceiving others for passing seemingly important emails which are, in fact, fraudulent. I found it while I was looking for further explanation about death caused by eating prawn and taking Vitamin C.

Simplicity is safety

Misfortunes are unpredictable so it pays to be cautious and preventative. For those who want to protect their expensive mobile phone/s, use cheap mobile phones in public places like the cheapest Nokia model for only Php1200.00 if you avail the buy1-take1 promo (as of June 2008 @ Festival Supermall). The features I like the most include its simplicity, long-lasting battery, and user-friendly design. You also wouldn’t have to worry too much when it’s lost or stolen.