Pinoy Blogosphere

• Remember the old Pinoy Top Blogs? Well it was re-launched last week and features an entirely new code-base and design. Previous accounts were imported so if you already have an account, all you need to do to get your blog listed is to get the new tracking code. Check out the new Pinoy Top Blogs.
• Karlo of Pinoyblogero shares his thoughts on why pinoy bloggers aren’t interested in coining a Tagalog/Filipino term for the word “blog”. I agree with him and those were my exact thoughts when I first read Paulo’s post.
• My good friend Jhay talks about a new tipping system called Scratchback that he recently installed on his blog. I’ve seen this widget on some blogs a couple months back but didn’t know what it was called or was interested to find out. Hehe now that I’ve read his article, I think I might give a try soon.
• PinoyTechGuy talks about what’s new in the recently released Windows Vista Service Pack 1 or SP1. I hope SP1 would enhance the performance of Vista and fix most if not all technical issues and bugs that are causing many Vista users headaches.

Around the Web

• Do you use lots of images on your blog posts? With Google Images and the Alt tags, you can use it’s full potential and increase your blog traffic and visitors by using .
• You just installed WordPress on your hosting account and you can’t wait to start posting. Before you do just that, you might wanna read this article by Jason Blanton of BloggingTips that lists the five things you should do after installing your self hosted WordPress blog.
• If you’re planning to move your blog to another web host, you might want to check out this guide written by Ades which is his documentation of the recent transfer of Adesblog.com to another host. This guide covers most if not all of the things you need to do when moving to a new web host.
• Running out of blogging ideas? Graham Jones has some tips on how to have a constant stream of blogging ideas. Via Problogger

Starting now, I’ll be adding a new section in the Weekend Roundup called the Weekly Recap which will list the posts I’ve posted during the week, giving you a chance to see all the posts in case you missed one or two of them.

JaypeeOnline Weekly Recap

• Win 2,000 Entrecard credits – still ongoing. deadline is on March 30th and winner will be announced on the 31st.
• Adobe CS3 Internal Error 2739 Fix – fix for an error I got when installing Adobe CS3 on my Vista powered laptop.
• KidZui: Browser for Kids – a browser that lets kids browse the Internet safely. CEO of KidZui left a comment on this post.
• Mimbo Pro Magazine Theme – premium WordPress theme by Darren Hoyt. Darren dropped by and shared some info about the theme.

If you have any questions, comments, suggestions or want your article to be featured in the next Weekend Roundup, feel free to leave a comment or send me a message via the contact page.

• Andy Beal of Marketing Pilgrim shows us how to create user generated link bait.
• Check out the Top 7 Pinay Scandals in Yahoo Search. This is the result of Marhgil’s mini SEO contest so don’t worry, this one’s SFW.
• David Airey, a graphic and logo designer asks this question: “Are freelance designers really suckers?“.
• Learn how to change the Windows Explorer default folder.
• Interested in becoming a full-time freelancer? Check out Manila Freelancer’s post entitled: 4 Things to Do Before Becoming a Full-Time Freelancer
• Is ScratchBack the next Text-Link-Ads? Teejay shares his opinion on this new online service.
• Abe talks about how the weakening US dollar is hurting probloggers around the world.
• Eli reports that the infamous Adobe Photoshop will soon have an online version called Photoshop Express.
• Allen shares his experience and tip on fixing the “warning your backup directory is not writable” error caused by the WP DB Backup plugin.

Earlier this morning, I noticed that my Feedburner chicklet shows that there are only 113 RSS subscribers for my blog. I guess Google Feedfetcher had another hangover. Hehe

Hope you guys have a fun and safe weekend! Btw, I’ll be back in California this coming Sunday. :D