There's Much To Love About The New Firefox 3

Firefox has long been the Web browser of choice for users who love to customize their online view and thumb their mouse at Internet Explorer in the bargain. The new Firefox 3 (free at firefox.com) just goes to show a great browser can get even greater.

The folks behind Firefox at Mozilla sure have the numbers to back that up — Firefox 3 surpassed 8 million downloads in just 24 hours in hopes of setting the Guinness World Record for most software downloaded in that time period. (Firefox 3 clocked more than 21 million downloads worldwide.)

But don't take my biased word for it. (Did I mention I love Firefox?) With more than 15,000 improvements, here are some of the finer Firefox 3 features.

Better performance. Much as I enjoyed Firefox 2, it was a real resource hog. Firefox 3 has better memory management and faster page loading, so browsing swims along much smoother. I'll take two to four times faster any day.

A clever location bar. I don't like to broadcast my Web activity every time I type in the location bar. That said, the so-called “Awesome Bar” lives up to its name with an auto-complete function for faster site matches based on browsing history, bookmarks, even site tags (special keywords).

Add-ons Manager. Now this I dig. Firefox is only as good as its add-on features, which are plenty. The Add-ons Manager makes accessing such Firefox tweaks a cinch without the need to visit the add-ons site. If you're new to such customizations, start with the recommended add-ons and go from there.

Better bookmarking. Like a site? Just click the star at the end of the location bar to bookmark it. A bookmarked site has a gold star — click that gold star and you can pick where to save the site and if you want to tag it.

A built-in spellchecker. A must for bloggers who hate thumbing through dictionaries, online or otherwise.

Subtle password saving. Be gone, annoying pop-up asking me to save a password. Firefox 3 integrates the request right into the browser.

Save on exit. Save your tabs before you close Firefox 3 and they're back up next time you open the browser. Why, it's like you never shut off this wonderful window to the Web.

Source: MySanAntonio.com

Panic! At The Disco Live In Manila!

Panic! At The Disco will end their four-month-long tour for Pretty. Odd. this 14th August 2008 at Manila. They'll be rocking Quezon City's very own Araneta Coliseum! Now, Manila, are you in or out?

Venue: Araneta Coliseum Event Date/Time:
August 14, 2008 | Thursday at 8:00pm

Seat and Price:
PATRON VIP (101,103) (Reserved Seating) P3950
PATRON (Reserved Seating) P3450
LOWER BOX (Reserved Seating) P3450
UPPER BOX A (Reserved Seating) P1750
UPPER BOX B (Free Seating) P950
GENERAL ADMISSION (Free Seating) P450

Daughtry Rocks Eastwood!

After bringing Mandy Moore back to the country for a special show last March, Eastwood City is now presenting Daughtry Live in Manila! Chris Daughtry (of the hit songs Home and Over You), a Grammy award winner and American Idol Season finalist will be visiting the country this July 29, 2008 to perform for fans in a one-night concert at the Eastwood City Central Plaza.

For tickets, call Eastwood City Customer Information Center at 687 1499, 687 6770-74, 0917 8EWCITY or Ticketnet at 911 5555 or visit www.ticketnet.com.ph.

To get discounted ticket prices, see below for the

Promo Mechanics :

1. Promo periods is from May 5 - June 15, 2008 only.
2. Every Php 1000 worth of single receipt from any Eastwood City establishment entitles customers to avail 5% discount on purchase of tickets to Chris Daughtry concert on July 29, 2008. A maximum of four (4) discounted tickets shall be allocated to each customer’s receipt. Service charge still applies.
3. Customers must present their reciepts for validation at the Eastwood City Information Center located in between Haagen Dazs and Fazolis, Citywalk 1, Eastwood City.
4. Deadline for redeeming discounts is on June 15, 2008 at exactly 11PM. Regular priced tickets are available at the Eastwood City Information Center until July 29, 2008.
5. Employees of Megaworld Corporation and its partners/sponsors, First Oceanic Realty, Eastwood City Estates Association, Eastwood Property Holdings Inc. and all Eastwood City tenants including their relatives up to second degree of consanguinity or affinity are disqualified from the joining the promotion

Ticket Prices :
Super VIP Front Rows (Reserved Seating) : 5775
VIP Center (Reserved Seating) : 4515
VIP Right/Left 1st 3 Rows (Reserved Seating) : 4515
VIP Right/Left (Reserved Seating) : 4190
Lower Patron (Reserved Seating) : 3413
Upper Patron (Reserved Seating) : 2625
General (Eastwood City Box Office only) (Reserved Seating) : 1550
General (Eastwood City Box Office only) (Free Seating) : 650

Source: Kinderlola.net

Find People With Wink.com

With more than 200 million people signed up for social networks, how can you quickly find your best buddy from second grade, that guy you dated in high school, or your co-worker from three jobs ago? The people search engine Wink.com sorts through all of these profiles so you can easily find and connect online with long lost friends. Recent upgrades to the site also allow users to control their search profiles on the Wink search engine. Delete that unflattering picture, remove the rude post, and present yourself as you'd like to be seen — instead of letting the search engine take complete control.

Source: Time.com

The Call Center Call From Hell!

This clip is based on true life story, starring a guy named Raul Bacalzo and a call center agent named Catherine Rossana (hope i'd spelled it correctly). This has been around the net for the past couple of years and I just heard this one two weeks ago (I think) while I'm tuned in Magic 89.9, Mo Twister let me discover this. Enjoy their conversation!

*Note: Parental Guidance is advised.