Archive for April, 2007

Play Backgammon Online

Thursday, April 19th, 2007

BackgammonHonestly I seldom play computer games and online games. This doesn’t mean that I dislike playing games, it is because I don’t have to much time to play games. But some of my friends very addicted to online games, they like to share their experience and fun with me when we meet together. Now I just know there is a website allows you to play backgammon, I’m sure that I will introduce this game to my friends, I think they have more interests than me to explorer backgammon game.

Backgammon is a game which requires both skill and luck. Before you get start to play backgammon games, you must log on to Gammonish.com. It is a complete resource for anyone that is interested in backgammon. This site contains detailed information about online backgammon including guides to help you understand online backgammon rules, a complete dictionary of backgammon terms and winning strategies tips.

How to getting started? You must download the backgammon software, a dialog box will be displayed asking you whether you want to open or save the file in your computer, then you click save button and then choose the location that you want to save this file. I suggest that you save it in your Windows Desktop, of course you can save in other location as well. After download then you have to install this software and then create a new user to start the game.

You can view online video clip about Jean-Claude. It is none other than Jean-Claude, a very funny and mafia type animated tiger. Have a fun!

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Create Shiny Starburst Effect Using Photoshop

Thursday, April 19th, 2007

Just follow the 6 steps as below to create shiny starburst effect using photoshop.

1. Create a new file and press D to set the default background and foreground color. Press Alt + Backspace to fill the black color. Right click the current layer and choose Duplicate Layer in order to create another layer.

2. Select the Gradient Tool from the toolbar, place the cursor at the bottom of the canvas, click and drag it to the top of the canvas. Now you can see the black and white gradient filled.

3. Go to Filter > Distort > Wave. (set Number of Generatos=10; Type=Square)

4. Go to Filter > Distort > Polar Coordinates. No need to change anything, just click OK button.

5. Go to Image > Adjustments > Hue/Saturation. Check the Colorize option, change the setting to Hue (200), Saturation (25), and Lightness (0).

6. Go to Filter > Lender > Lighting Effect and set the light type to Omni, let other setting to be default.

Starburst Effect

27+1 Tips for Building and Maintaining a Blog Audience

Thursday, April 19th, 2007

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Jesslyn told me that we actually can make money online using blog, I’m so happy to know this good news from her and I have started blogging in January 2007. Set up a blog is much easier than building and maintaining the blog audience indeed, I remembered the first week I have launched my blog, seldom audience come to visit my blog, and then I start to think how to get more traffic to my blog.

Initially I have done some research about how to drive the blog traffic by searching some relevant information through search engines, until today I just noticed that there is one useful article which is originally posted prior to Sponsored Reviews launching pertaining to the 27+1 Tips for Building and Maintaining a Blog Audience. I like this detailed article very much because this article really useful to me in order for me to learn how to build and maintain a blog audience.

The following are the 3 main categories about 27+1 Tips for Building and Maintaining a Blog Audience:-

The Fundamental
1. Consider your niche
2. Be original
3. Don’t forget the design
4. Choose the right platform for your blog
5. Choose the right domain name for your blog

Building Audience
1. Consistency is key
2. Picking the right topic
3. Interaction is important
4. Master the art of tagging
5. Offer digg this and other social bookmarking option
6. Digg yourself, but do it wisely
7. Incorporate basic SEO principles
8. Don’t forget your Grammar
9. Become a reliable resource
10. Stay Informed
11. Use an RSS feed
12. Find a right balance in post length
13. Promote yourself using Sponsored Reviews

Keeping Your Audience
1. Avoid gimmicks
2. Use trackbacks
3. Post items or lists that actually help your audience
4. Reach out to your readers
5. Listen to your audience
6. Stay topical and timeless
7. Watch out for growing pains
8. Interview industrial leaders
9. Stay on top of blogging trends and news techniques
10. Avoid alienation

I’m playing hard to drive my traffic to blog recently so that many people who interested in my blog will put my blog link to their blog in order to increase the Page Ranking (PR). Many advertisers like high Page Ranking’s blog and they willing to pay high price to buy a review from them. If you like me to review your website, you can view my Sponsored Reviews’ Public Profile.

Special Web Design - Samsung Mobile

Thursday, April 19th, 2007

Samsung MobileA very out of the ordinary web design - Samsung Mobile. This web site is created using Micromedia Flash, the most special part that I like is the two pop up window will separately displayed but actually there are integrated and work together to display the contents of the site.

I have been entered so many websites for 6-7 years long, I haver never seen this type of design until today, this is only one website that I have found with special design. Don’t miss the chance to explore it, I’m sure that you will surprise like me at first time.

Sponsored Reviews are Great for Link Building

Wednesday, April 18th, 2007

Your sites Link Popularity is determined by the number of inbound links to your site, which means that the more inbound links; the greater priority your site will be given in the ranking of search engine.

Sponsored Reviews can help you to build your link to your site, you can build your links quick and fast due to publishers write your reviews and create the links to your site. When the publish post your reviews in their blog, perhaps there will be a big number of visitors click your link and directly bring them to your site, it helps to increase the traffic to your site. Of course you can determine the quality of the blog to write your reviews, for example you can set the minimum requirement of PR at least 2 to write your reviews and so on.

You can read 10 Reasons Why Sponsored Reviews are Great for Link Building and if you like me to review your website, you can view my SponsoredReviews’ Public Profile.

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Historical Place of Melaka

Tuesday, April 17th, 2007

Last Sunday I purposely went to Melaka just to take these photos in order to put them in blog to share with you all. During the time of taking photos, unfortunately my Olympus FE-230 camera falled to the floor due to my carelessness and caused the senser of the camera has a little problem with the detection of light. I felt so sad because it is not under warranty.

Anyway, if you want to know more about the historical place of Melaka, you can visit Melaka.net to read the history and today of Melaka. In fact I also don’t want to waste so much time to write it out here. Haha!

For your information, it’s take about 2 hours plus to reach Melaka from KLIA air-port, don’t forget go for shopping after visit the historic site in Melaka, there are two big shopping which always welcome you to spend your money there. Haha! Welcome to Melaka ohhh!!!















Plan Your Trip with Hotel Reservation

Monday, April 16th, 2007

Last week my friends went back from oversea and he keeps complaining the high expenses have been spent to book the hotel and air flight ticket. I was thinking that if I tell him earlier about the Hotel Reservation, may be he can save some money because of the reasonable prices have been provided by Hotel Reservation.I ask him how he books for the hotel and air flight ticket? He said that he book the hotel and air ticket separately from two websites through Internet, and he have taken quite long time to search the information from Internet in order to find cheaper prices of hotel reservation and air flight ticket. I felt sorry to him because if I tell him early about the Hotel Reservation, may be he will benefit a lot from Hotel Reservation pertaining to the hotel discount and the most convenience way to plan his travel easily.

I do not want somebody else like my friend who has miss some good thing from Hotel Reservation because Hotel Reservation has been providing travelers great prices on the places you want to stay for both leisure and business travel. Their hotel expert can help you make the planning and book your trips easily because they know the hotel experience is an important part of your trip.

Hotel Reservation also provides many accommodations types like hotels, condos, apartments etc. Beside we can make a hotel booking, of course we can book the flight from Hotel Reservation too, in fact this one of the attractive service that has been call my attention to tell my friends and relatives who like to travel frequently. You also can choose one of the popular cities listed or enter the city where you will pick up your rental car.

In short, remember plan you trip with Hotel Reservation next time. You will never regret to choose Hotel Reservation!

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