Happy new year 2011
I wish my sincere greetings for a start of a new year 2011 to all my family, friends, and especially you faithful readers of this blog. I will draf…
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My Last "RAW" ride for 2010
Last night I enjoyed riding with my club, Raw Bikers, and I have probably enjoyed it even more due to the fact that it was the last club ride of the …
Understanding reddit categories and subreddits
Reddit is a social news website and is used to share news or any other interesting Internet content - reddit users can post a link and then categoriz…
Two-way syncing a shared Google calendar on iPhone
Many people are able to easily sync their personal Google calendar on iPhone but most of them have trouble doing the same job for a shared Google cal…
Wonderful Christmas 2010
My Christmas festivities were spent mostly with my family. Yesterday's Christian teachings were coincidentally related to the values of the Fami…
First Christmas eve at work
This is the first Christmas eve I'm spending at work. By Christmas eve I mean 24/12 19:00 - 25/12 07:00. Luckily my office is situated in a rural…
Digging a delicious reddit twit!
Lately I have immersed myself in the wonderful world of social bookmarking, namely, Digg, Del.ico.us, Reddit, and Twitter. It's a whole new Inter…
Exceeded Internet threshold
Oh well, looks like I have to give up my home Internet connection for the rest of the month as I've exceeded the maximum download threshold. So w…
Wohoo, Top 10 ranking in Google!
One of my r00tb0x.com articles, called Syntax Highlighting + CKEditor in Drupal , ranks 8 in Google! Considering that the article is only one month …
Christmas Pantomime
This evening I'm off to enjoy the Christmas Panto themed around Scrooge at the MFCC. The panto is produced by MADC with Alan Montanaro as the Dam…
Flights to Malta still delayed
Looks like the bad weather is still affecting local and international airlines, although London seems to be recuperating a bit: …
Hide or show Education and Work info on Facebook
Facebook's privacy settings are pretty granular. The only problem is that these settings are not really evident, and their default values are pre…
SEO: Are your keywords competitive?
If you want your website to rank high in search engines, you need to know how your keywords rank. If your website is about flowers, your keywords (i.…
Looks like an ideal day for a picnic
After a couple of heavy raining and cold days here in Malta, this afternoon I will take the opportunity to organize a little picnic with my fiancee`.…
Importing a vehicle in Malta
Importing an automobile or a motorcycle in Malta is pretty straightforward albeit expensive! Around thirty minutes ago I was looking around online fo…
Awesome debut UNDER3KINGDOMS
Yesterday's gig was awesome. The crowd was not just 'warm'. It went mad (no pun intended MCH guys!) by the middle of the set list. And ou…
Barefooted in the office
Another wet morning for a bike ride to work. Had to take off the boots and let them dry in the terrace while sitting barefooted sipping coffee and mo…
Who likes wet rides?
Definitely myself. When I put on the jacket, strap on the gloves, and secure the helmet, riding the motorcycle in the rain is something which only a …
Tomorrow debut of UNDER3KINGDOMS
Emerging Maltese rock band UNDER3KINGDOMS will play live for the first time at Rookies tomorrow @ 22:00...I play the bass with the band and I can tel…
Facebook latest upgrade
I must thank Mark Zuckerberg and the entire Facebook development team for upgrading its look and feel. Now ex-bloggers like me can take their course …
Back to blogging here!
For the past couple of years I have had this on-again-off-again relationship with this blog. Lots of things have changed, not only in my life, but al…
Setup a custom domain or subdomain for Blogger
Blogger is one of the most popular blogging engines available for free by Google. We at r00tb0x.com are actually fans of blogger and do own a couple …
Using Gimp to make a rounded corner image
One of the most popular and frequently used techniques in image editing, is the use of rounded corners. Rounded corner banners or menus look more sle…
Import Outlook or iCal Calendars in Google
It is possible to transfer events from Outlook or iCal calendars to Google. While this article will not explain the various advantages of placing you…
