Life Hacks for Polymaths

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Welcome polymaths !

Ever get the feeling that you seem to don't know what to do with your life because there are just so many things that you want to do ? I know, I've been there, so welcome to the club.

My name is Zigfred Diaz and I am a polymath. After more than 6 years of bloging about almost anything under the sun and having sort of a "blogging identity crisis." I've finally embraced who I am and decided to turn my main blog into some sort of guide for people with so much interest. Feel free to poke around.

Wordcamp Philippines 2008 – Are you one of us?

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At last the online registration of Wordcamp Philippines 2008 is now online ! I’ve been waiting for this to be up because I wanted to make sure that I am already registered before I buy a ticket for Metro Manila. I want to purchase a ticket as early as today because by doing so I would be getting a bigger discount for early ticket purchases. I am so excited to join WordCamp Philippines 2008 for several reasons. First of all WordCamp Philippines 2008 is the first big event that I have ever attended as a blogger. Secondly, WordCamp Philippines 2008 is the first WordCamp to be held in Southeast Asia. Thirdly, I will finally get to meet in person the big names in blogging. I’ve always have high regards for people who had been very successful in their blogging career whether as a problogger or a part time blogger. Fourthly, I know I will be learning a lot of things in WordCamp Philippines 2008. I am not really a power user and I hope to upgrade my wordpress skills. Lastly, attending … [Read more...]

How to put ads in between your blog post in Word press

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As I do my usual blog hopping, I try to emulate the good things that other bloggers do to improve their blog. I noticed that in some blogs, ads were strategically placed within the post in small square boxes. Logically if the ads were placed within the post itself people are most likely to click on the ad especially if it is relevant and related to the post that they are reading. This helps the blogger learn additional income especially when they are displaying adsense ads. I wanted to achieve this effect but I did not know how. I did not want to “hack” my way into my word press theme since I am no word press expert and I don’t want to get into the hassle of “crashing” my wordpress theme. So I decided that a plugin is the best solution to this problem. I was sure that there is already somebody out there who has developed a solution to this problem. Ask and it shall be given, seek and ye shall find, yep, I found out the right plugin to achieve what I was looking for. Let the … [Read more...]