Edcel.net - mind games

I can’t believe that money has been pouring IN (not out!) right now. I’ ve been earning some extra income that I never thought I could earn in a very minimal amount of time. My pay has been increasing because of the number of overtime work I’ve rendered. Plus the blog that I have, a Google adsense payout, some small survey payouts, I’m going to be rich! Nah, not really; at least I have some extra cash to spend save which will be good for the rainy season. I need to save since I don’t have any time deposit account or something of that sort. I need to save now!

When I opened this blog and logged on to my dashboard, I got the surprise of a lifetime (insert sarcastic tone). At first I was assuming that this was my other site; but upon closer look, yep, it’s edcel.net alright… with 100 Spam comments. haha. My spam never went this high in a day, ever! All those unwanted comments just to get a link, for me? They shouldn’t have. hehe.

Now, I have to delete you all. Bye. bye 100.

I’ve been tired and pooped all day and I’m a bit pressured with all the necessary changes going on in the office. Different occasions are bound to come up now that the “BER” months are popping up. And it’s bit hard to find a good gimmick to insert fun in the workplace.

Anyway, as I was scouting for some new stuff online, I found out about Roxio Extreme Digital Makeover which isn’t your average makeover show. Spare me the hassle of looking at before and after images of people in usual shows, but the concept of the show is more on controlling your digital life and making the most out of it. It helps people who are a bit technically challenged to make use of those stock pictures and turn them into something they can be proud of. What’s the purpose of memory then, right? But it’s also good that we are able to create artwork out of our own ingenuity. With the proper tools and guidance, we can truly make something ordinary special.

I found their episode “Walk in the Park” quite entertaining because it dealt about people who still have their photos trapped in their cameras and cellphones. The hosts are looking for ways to make those pictures come to life by helping people create slideshows and presentations.

This is good for me since I’m still not that adept with the Adobe language and I’m still new to the editing softwares around. Also because we’re in the digital stage already that we should be knowledgeable with the technology that devices can offer. One can surely find some useful tips on what to do with stock photos and the like.

You can watch the show and try to find new information that may interest or help you out.

I can’t believe I’m in drama mode today. I read some previous emails that I’ve received and also sent (I usually keep emails that I’ve sent to people –> yes, I’m that weird, go figure) and recalled the times that happened almost 5 years ago.

Yahoomail, Blog-city, Yahoo 360, Friendster, Blogspot, Yahoo Messenger, Gmail, Photobucket, Multiply, Wordpress, Youtube… just some websites (mail/blog/social networking/etc.) that helped shape my internet savviness (haha, savinness, what a word’; even if there’s no such).

I kept some, deleted some, and some just wilted away.

Going back, often times I ask myself why I don’t delete those mails. I can’t give a decent answer, is this is a sign of me not being able to move on? Not really. I don’t faithfully reread these emails anymore unlike before. Maybe I just like the fact that I have a history to recall on at times when I’d like to reminisce such as today. It’s more of a happy phase for me now; it makes me smile knowing what I was to the eyes of some people. Those old letters are gentle reminders for me not to go over my head and keep my toes intact.

They make me realize that I once had a past. I want to get some airline marketing tickets now and go somewhere

This blog is an outlet for showing the deeper side of me. Cause people just perceive me as a happy-go-lucky-person with no direction in life; even if it’s half-true. I just put a mask with a happy face every time I go to work or wherever; but deep inside, close people know the real me. That is, I’m surrounded with too much problems that I get mentally deranged sometimes.

I don’t want to open up to people because in the end, they’ll have they’re own say and I’ll have mine. God knows what those brains are thinking next. There’s no use of explaining just because I’m tired of repeating the same words, as if they’re still going to believe me. Of course, I’m running out of excuses and my excuses don’t seem to equate but we each got our own reasons; with those reasons being determined by how we were raised.

Anyway, going back; it’s nice to have a place to talk and talk, since I love talking about to myself. So forgive me if I’m sometimes a prick for being sensitive when it comes to the words I leak out of this page.

But don’t get me wrong, this blog is another option for me to earn money while expressing my thoughts. I already started earning online through another blog, however, I didn’t have much control of that over this. I mean, I’m happy that I’m able to learn the hassles of creating my own website. It adds credibility to the fact that I started it by myself. So it’s not bad that I also blog about things that may be off base. Besides, I already have a number of “personal” entries that I don’t normally share to my usual readers in my other blog, so it would I’m assuming it would be okay to talk about nonsense once in a while.

Anyway, to anybody who visits here, I’d appreciate it if you’d leave a comment; if not on the “Comments” box, you can just place a shout out on how you were able to come to this site.

Phewwwwww!!! I feel so relieved after accomplishing this!

I upgraded my Wordpress to the latest version which is version 2.6!

I’m not very good with these website upgrades and creations that’s why it’s such a big help to find useful resources that really help a lot in providing you the information you need.

It took me how many days, weeks even just to shift this current version.

It’s because I tried to manually read the different procedures in order to upgrade, but then my mind couldn’t comprehend the technical terms cause it’s really hard to picture out words. It left me to just leave things be on days when I got really frustrated.

I initially wanted to chat with some technical representatives from my host (3ix.com) but then I also realized that they don’t really help much since this is a Wordpress problem.

As I was browsing through some forums and help sites, I was able to stumble upon a guide from Youtube on how to back up my files and upgrade to a later version. This is what I used and I never thought it would be that simple! I felt like a dumbass forgetting that there are innovative minds out there that have most likely encountered the same problem as I did and invented Automatic upgrades to make life easier.

How To Backup And Upgrade Your Wordpress Blog Easily

Indeed a picture can really express a lot, more so does a video. This tutorial helped me transition without any much hassle at all; though there were some minor issues I had to face which weren’t that hard since I already had some background with different workarounds when I started this site and purchased this domain.

Basically, the main things you need to have in order to upgrade to the version 2.6 fast are:

1. Wordpress Database Backup Plugin - for you to back up your files cause you don’t want to end up feeling sorry for yourself once your blog crashes and you don’t have any backup.
2. Instant Upgrade Plugin - to automatically upgrade your blog to the latest version without much problem.

Remember that you also need to at least have some background with regard to FTP servers and processes because you need to make your folder writable and such. Anyway, I hope I’m able to help spread this news. It just feels good to have the latest version, I wouldn’t have to bother with a reminder everytime I open up my dashboard.

I don’t like the fact that my thoughts are being exposed because if they are, then I’d be more inclined to keeping all the emotions in. I’d become more conscious of what I’m planning to write. Of course, this is inevitable; especially since this site runs on a public domain. I just didn’t expect this to be sooner. I want this site to still remain anonymous despite the different contrary actions being done. I’m making money out of it, but more importantly, I have the venue to express my thoughts that I don’t normally do in other public blogs. I’ve got nothing to hidem, not even golf gloves, I just don’t like it when people misconstrue the information that I put in. I’m already self-conscious, much more with people finding this blog out.