In this blog, I have taught you before how to use twitter from e71 for free and how to make a free call via the e71. Now I am going to teach you how to use MSN, ICQ and watch Youtube videos using your E71.

How to Use MSN Via E71

1. Download the latest version of Fring from FRING LATEST
2. Once installed, go to the third tab and choose MSN Messenger.
3. Login and voila you’re done! It’s that easy.

How to Use ICQ Via E71
Well the instructions are the same as above except that you have to choose ICQ from the list of available Instant Messengers.

How to Watch Youtube Videos in E71
There are 2 ways actually (that I recommend). One is by going to http://m.youtube.com using your favorite mobile browser. Another way is by downloading the Youtube for Mobile App. Here are the instructions:

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1. Download the Youtube for Mobile App. You can do this through the Google Mobile App or by entering this URL in your default mobile web browser => http://download.cnet.com/YouTube-for-Mobile-Symbian/3000-13632_4-10910986.html
2. Install it.
3. Start watching youtube videos as you would in a PC!

If you have more questions about E71 MSN, E71 ICQ and E71 Youtube, just leave a comment below.

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The other day I was looking for a way to convert .wav files to .mp3 format. I tried looking for .wav to .mp3 converters which were free. I found some free softwares in the internet but was disappointed since they only converted a portion of your file and if you want to convert the whole file then you need to buy the full version of the software!

Then I remembered that I had the VLC media player. Not only is it a player but it can do things you would not expect it to do. For example, it can save your DVD movies into a file among many other cool things. So, I tried to see if it can convert .wav files into .mp3 files and what do you know it does. So for those of you who were as frustrated as me in finding such a free software to convert your .wav files into .mp3 then you’ve come to the right place. Just follow the instructions below and you’ll be on your way to .wav to .mp3 file conversion frenzy!

1. First and foremost, you need to have the VLC media player.
2. Once you have it, on the Menu, choose File -> Open File..
3. In the File tab, browse for your file and select it.



4. Still in the File tab, check the Stream/Save check box then click Settings…
5. In the Outputs section, check the File check box, enter the filename of the target converted file and make sure it ends with .mp3 .
6. In the Encapsulation method section, choose Raw.
7. In the Transcoding option section, check the Audio codec check box, choose s16l from the dropdown menu then choose your preferred bitrate(the higher the better quality but bigger file size…)



8. Press Ok twice and start the conversion.
9. Once done then that’s it! Check your file in the directory where your chose to save it.

Those are the steps to convert it to .mp3 . If you want to experiment a bit, you can convert it to different file types other than .mp3 .  Let me know if you have any questions.

PS. Pamela Call Recorder is the call recorder for Skype…

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I know, I know, I hear you saying he is no longer 13 years old. But hey, he is still quite young(at age 15) and quite exceptional in the make money online business considering his age! This goes to show that age is not a factor in earning money online. It is your will, desire and hard work that will make ends meet and bring your goals into fruition.

Well, there are no secrets revealed here, just SEO, make money online and random tips you can use in your everyday dealings in the world wide web. Unfortunately, we had our conversation in Taglish (Tagalog – English). So if you understand Taglish then that is good. For those that do not, I have added not a transcript of our conversation but points worth highlighting in our conversation. The 3 audio files below are raw and unedited. This was the first time I recorded a Skype call and posting it on the internet so please bear with it :p.

The first person to speak in the first audio would be me. We were discussing our backgrounds in making money online…

While this is the second audio. I am using a free version of the Skype Pamela recorder which can only record a call for 15 minutes max. So I have to start recording again every 15 minutes…

On this third audio, more make money online tips…

Interesting Facts About Carl Ocab:

• 4th yr high school student
• 15 years old
• His personal blog has 25900 backlinks
• Uses link baiting as primary method
• His personal blog alone earns 4 figure in dollars
• Has less than 10 money making website
• Plans to take psychology in college
• His mentor is Joel Christopher

His current focus in on:

• Creating own products / product launches
  • Example is his Ultimate Blogging Theme
• And creating social sites

Some background on affiliate marketing:

• His first affiliate marketing program that he joined – www.moreniche.com (established)
• Promotes www.opportunity.com (fairly new)

Adsense vs Affiliate marketing

• Try adsense first to get feet wet
• Affiliate marketing larger profit
• But creating own products is the best

Authority vs Niche sites

• Authority sites can earn more in the long run
• Niche sites are good if you have many of them since if one does not work you still have others

What is a good niche

• Those that solve problems
  • Sleep problems
  • Stomach pains
• Those that have products that are to be bought out of impulse buying

SEO Tips (2 categories):

• Onpage SEO
  • Keywords should be in title tag
  • Keywords should be in the start of the sentence title
  • Keywords should be in the header tags
• Offpage SEO
  • Linkbuilding
    • Article marketing
      • Web 2.0 sites – Squidoo, Hubpages, etc…
      • Guest posting
    • Link baiting – attract others to link to you
      • Post controversy
      • Give away free reports
      • Give away free tools
      • Hold contests
      • Ask for interviews

Other tips

• Some sites convert more for Adsense, some for affiliate marketing so choose well
• Use blog when creating sites as Google consider this as news sites and you will rank higher in the SERPs

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If you have a Nokia E71 phone, more likely than not you are also looking for cool free but powerful applications that can be installed into your phone. Unfortunately, there are not a lot of them out there. And if there is, it is often for sale which is not what we want. So here is my cool and powerful list of E71 applications you might want to download and install:

1) HourPower
This application will speak out the time out loud with a touch of a button! What a powerful application . This is a powerful concept but I guess the application can use some more improvements. You can try it out and feel the power.

2) Morse code
Wanna learn morse code? You think you’ll get stuck in a desert some time soon? Then this app is for you!

3) JoikuSpot
Feeling generous? Want to share your 3g internet connection to the world? Here comes the JoikuSpot app that will fill that need for you. However, this light and free edition will only support HTTP.

Okay, so far those are the applications that I think are worthy of looking into. If I find more, I’ll post it here.

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Is Prudential Life using dirty tricks to lure people to buy their plans? Are Prudential Life Plans a scam?

Sparky here definitely thinks so. While here is a story of Prudential Life using the dead to trick people into buying their plans. There are also may instances where they try to find credit card holders to make them buy something most of us cannot afford.

I got into a similar situation.

I already forgot when, it was probably 2 months ago when someone sent my wife a text message. It said that because Prudential Life was having their anniversary, someone referred us to them and thus we had the privilege of getting a free insurance, free 2 year scholarship with Datamex and some raffle tickets. All we had to do was go to their office in Rada Branch, Makati. Since everything was free, it sounded like a good deal.

In short, we went to their office in Makati. Their office did not seem like an office. It was kind of dirty and unprofessional like. But hey, we are here for the free stuff so we did not mind. Strange thing though, they asked if I had a credit card for identification purposes. Real strange.

We are asked to go to a room where their potential clients are briefed. The agent who entertained us was cheerful and full of life. He said that we were fortunate since he was the manager (or officer or something in their office) and he never actually fronts clients but only this time because they were lacking employees that day since it was a Saturday. Okay good for us! Or so we thought.

First, he explained how the free stuff worked. He showed us the Datamex coupons that we would need to present to Datamex to avail of the free scholarship for any 2 year course. He also explained how we were to avail of the free insurance and then asked us to sign a form to formalize our ties with Prudential Life and avail the free insurance. Then he also gave us some raffle tickets. He said for every credit card that I have then and there with me, I would get 5 extra raffle tickets! I only had one so I only got 5 extra raffle tickets.

And then the ‘ugly’ part of the story came. After making us happy with all those free stuff and making us feel like the most fortunate couple in the world, he started pre-selling to us. He introduced us to their health plans. I am not going to go into detail but what I want to point here is this, we were somewhat tricked into buying their health plan. I had no intention of buying or availing of one but in the end we did and cost us 36,008 pesos. I believe this is what they call sales talk.

However, his sales talk wasn’t clean. He did not tell the complete truth which cost me another 6,000 pesos. You see he said that I can use my credit card to pay for the health plan. I brought a Citibank credit card that day. He said Citibank is one of their affiliates therefore I can use it to pay for the plan. I asked if the 36008 pesos can be paid monthly (divided into 12 months) without interest. He said yes. He also said that Citibank would call me after a few days to do arrange this. We signed the contract and then left.

A few days has passed and Citibank never called. We called Prudential Life and asked for the person who entertained us. He answered the phone. We asked why Citibank never called us. He said he never said anything like that. He is a liar. He even said that he cannot remember who we are. Certainly one of the worst customer service I have ever encountered (worst is Smart but that is another story…). He also said we cannot cancel the plan as it is already signed. Just great.

Thus, I had no choice but to call Citibank myself. I had them stagger the payments for the health plan but for a cost, around 6000 pesos (interest somewhere between 1% – 2%).

Another one of the promises the Prudential Life “officer” said was that the plan documents (or whatever you call it) will arrive at my house after 3 weeks. Did it? No it did not. The worse part it they never even bothered to call us that it would get delayed. Really bad service from Prudential Life. But we did get it maybe 2-3 weeks after the promised date.

So to answer the question above, is Prudential Life plans a scam? Probably not. We did actually get it (but yet to use it…). I think what destroys their reputation is their marketing side. They use dirty cheap tricks to lure clients into buying their plans. I think this is how it works:

1. Make potential client feel happy by letting them know that they can get free insurance.
2. Make sure potential client can pay by asking for a credit card.
3. Show potential client the free stuff to further lure them in.
4. When the timing is right, start pitching in the sales talk to the potential client.
5. Claim half truths as part of their sales pitch.
6. Hard-sell their products and make instant profits.

So there you have it. If you encounter the same marketing technique, be forewarned that it all boils down to them selling you their plans for a profit.

So how do you protect yourself from swine flu? If you live in the Philippines, who do you contact and where do you go when you experience symptoms of this contagious flu? Well, I received another email that is worth taking a look and that will help all of us in case we have encounters with the said flu. Here are the hospitals you can contact just in case (from government digital flyers):

DOH Hospitals designated as Referral Centers for Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases

National Referral Center Research for Tropical Medicine (RITM)
Alabang, Muntinlupa, Metro Manila
Tel No. 809-7599

Sub-national Referral Centers
Luzon and Metro Manila
San Lazaro Hospital
Quiricada St., Sta. Cruz, Manila
Tel. No. 732-3776 to 78

Lung Center of the Philippines
Quezon Avenue, Quezon City
Tel. No. 924-6101/924-0707

Visayas
Vicente Sotto Medical Center
Cebu City
Tel. No. (032) 253-9891/2540057

Mindanao
Davao Medical Center
Bajada, Davao City
Tel. No. (082) 227-2731

Satellite Referral Hospitals
Regional Hospitals/Medical Centers
of 16 regions

The said flyers also contain additional information about the A(H1N1) virus:

What is Influenza A(H1N1)?

• Influenza A(N1H1) is caused by a novel virus that resulted from the reassortment of 4 viruses from pigs, human and birds.
• It is a new virus causing illness in people that may lead to death.
• It was first detected in April 2009 in the United States.
• This virus is spreading from personto-person, probably in much the same way that regular seasonal influenza viruses spread.
• There is no vaccine yet to protect humans from this virus.
• But there are existing and recommended medicines that are effective in treating these Influenza
  A(H1N1).

What are the signs and symptoms in humans?

• Similar to the symptoms of regular flu such as:
• • Fever
  • Headache
  • Fatigue
  • Muscle or joint pains
  • Lack of appetite
  • Runny nose
  • Sore throat
  • Cough
• Some cases have reported having
  diarrhea, nausea or vomiting

What is the mode of transmission of Influenza A(H1N1)?

• Exposure to droplets from the cough and sneeze of the infected person.
• By touching your mouth, nose or eyes after you got in contact with contaminated object and infected person.

Influenza A(H1N1) is not transmitted by
eating thoroughly cooked pork.

What can I do to protect myself from getting sick?

• Cover your nose and mouth when coughing and sneezing.
• Always wash hands with soap and water.
• Use alcohol- based hand sanitizers.
• Avoid close contact with sick people.
• Increase your body’s resistance
• • Have at least 8 hours of sleep
  • Be physically active
  • Manage your stress
  • Drink plenty of fluids
  • Eat nutritious food

What to do if there is a sick person at home?

• Immediately bring the sick person to a doctor.
• Provide a separate room in the house.
• If this is not possible, keep the patient at least 1 meter away from other family members.
• Use surgical mask when caring for the sick person.
• Wash your hands with soap and water thoroughly after each contact with the sick person.
• Have proper ventilation where the sick person stays.
• Keep the environment clean.

This information can also be obtained from a PDF file. Download it here => DOH How to Protect Yourself from Swine Flu