July 5th, 2011 
sylv3rblade Named in honor of the composer and pianist George Gershwin, Auttomatic has released WordPress Version 3.2 “Gershwin”, bringing with it the usual slew of bugfixes, redesign and optimization of the WordPress framework.
The focus of 3.2 is making WordPress faster and lighter thus we have a refreshed dashboard design that seems to fit the bill. The new admin area feels much more streamlined if but spartan (which is a good thing).
June 21st, 2011 sylv3rblade While everyone’s attention was trained on any upcoming Windows Phone 7-powered Nokia smartphone, the Finland-based company has released the Nokia N9 Smartphone.
The N9 is powered by the latest build of Meego, yep, the Linux distribution that Nokia has officially discontinued in the wake of the Microsoft acquisition.
Nokia calls the N9, the first-ever pure touch smartphone and from the get go this new phone really doesn’t sport any front-facing buttons. You unlock the phone by just double-tapping the screen.
May 31st, 2011 sylv3rblade 
Amazon’s free App of the day is a tempting offer but those of us outside the U.S. are barred from such freebies from it’s Appstore.
Thankfully, a workaround has been found that would bypass the usual IP check and use any credit card information you have inputted into your account. If you’re already thinking ahead, yes, dummy information does work. The downside is that you’ll only have access to free apps, if you want the paid applications, you need to go through the official Android Market. But hey, free apps!
Important: DO NOT USE your current email address tied to Amazon because entering fake information is grounds to have your account suspended.
To Download free Apps from the Android Amazon AppStore you need to:
1. Register for an e-mail address or use a throw-away account. DO NOT under any circumstance, use your valid account.
2. Go to Fake name generator (which will generate a fake but valid identity) and enter the required information for your Amazon account (name, address, phone number, and credit card number).
3. Download the Amazon App Store apk to your phone. To install the appstore, make sure Unknown Sources is ticked in the Application Settings of your phone.
4. Browse the Amazon App Store from your phone and download your free app!
May 30th, 2011 sylv3rblade I have been spending more or less year and a half on OS X and yet I’m still forgetting what the keyboard symbols mean (some of them anyway). If you’re like me, here’s a simple guide to these confusing keyboard symbols on OS X.
May 29th, 2011 sylv3rblade I was excited when I first heard that LG’s new midrange android phone, the LG P970 Optimus Black was coming to the Philippines. LG failed me when I tried to procure the device as they’re currently having the Optimus Sale and touting the Dual Core Optimus 2x instead of the unit I wanted which, if the timeline of the sale is to be followed, will be first available today. I got one off the gray market in less than 3 hours… (heh).
May 26th, 2011 sylv3rblade 
Automattic has released a new security update for WordPress 3.1. You can view the changelog below:
Various security hardening by Alexander Concha.
Taxonomy query hardening by John Lamansky.
Prevent sniffing out user names of non-authors by using canonical redirects. Props Verónica Valeros.
Media security fixes by Richard Lundeen of Microsoft, Jesse Ou of Microsoft, and Microsoft Vulnerability Research.
Improves file upload security on hosts with dangerous security settings.
Cleans up old WordPress import files if the import does not finish.
Introduce “clickjacking” protection in modern browsers on admin and login pages.
To update, simply click the Update Now link on your dashboard or if you need to update multiple wordpress blogs all at once, check out my bash script.
May 25th, 2011 sylv3rblade 
Dell has finally unveiled the much hyped successor to the Adamo family, the XPS 15z.
Unlike the set of notebooks before it, the XPS 15z is neither lightweight nor ultra thin but it’s one beefy machine, sporting an Intel Core i7-2620M with 6 GB of RAM and an nVidia GeForce GT 525M paired with Sandy Bridge’s built in Intel HD Graphics 3000.
May 18th, 2011 sylv3rblade Ever wondered where those weird facebook postings like the one below came from?
Wonder no more. Use the links below to generate status messages from a Calculator, an ATM, a vending machine, even a satellite from Pluto 
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May 3rd, 2011 sylv3rblade Apple’s new iMacs have arrived, sporting Sandy Bridge, quad-core processors, LED backlit displays, AMD Radeon HD 6770M GPUs and FaceTime HD.
April 29th, 2011 sylv3rblade 
Google is giving away a number of Android-powered Nexus S phones for free!
All you need to do is follow @googlenexus and solve the puzzles for the day. You are limited to one guess per entry, submitting multiple guesses won’t work since your very Google will only accept your first submission.
