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Astroboy : The Movie

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My favorite anime is now on the big screen. Yes! Astroboy is my childhood cartoon hero. When I was a kid, I used to have an Astroboy shirt and hat. I used to look like him too. I've got big eyes and pointed hair. lol Anyway, Astroboy or 鉄腕アトム Tetsuwan Atomu - Mighty Atom in english, is a Japanese manga series and television program first broadcast in Japan from 1963 to 1966. The story follows the adventures of a fictional robot named Astro Boy and a selection of other characters along the way. Astro Boy is the first Japanese television series that embodied the aesthetic that later became familiarized as anime. It originated as a manga in 1952 by Osamu Tezuka, who is often reputed as the "god of manga". After enjoying success abroad, Astro Boy was remade in the 1980s as Shin Tetsuwan Atomu, known as Astroboy in the United States and other Western countries, and again in 2003. In November 2007, he was named Japan's envoy for overseas safety. An American computer-animate

How to fix DTMF tone on your X-Lite

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I was recently invited by Google Voice and in order for it to get activated, Google will call me and have me enter an activation number. All my hopes almost collapse when my X-lite softphone is not sending DTMF tone when I try to enter the activation number. Here's how the x-lite looks like: To fix this, you have to tweak some of its configuration. Lets just say that you have already configured your Xlite and SIP information on the system and you can now receive calls, click Read more below to see the full instructions. 1. From the main X-lite panel, dial "***7469" and then press talk button. This will open the hidden advance configuration. 2. Type "DTMF" and then click apply filter button. 3. The first entry will be “system:dtmf:force_send_in_band”. Make sure this is set to “1” by double clicking the entry. (I set this to 0 since 1 doesn't make me send DTMF tone. I don't know the reason why. Maybe its different from pc to pc.) 4. Type "2833" i

How to make free calls to US and Canada

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I have not been able to blog lately because of a very tight schedule. I got sick for almost a week, I guess its because of fatigue. And then I had some things came up unexpectedly. I hope this will get resolved soon. I also created my online portfolio which you can view anytime. Here's the screenshot and link to my portfolio: Anyway, before I end the month of August, I want to share a simple trick on how to get your US phone number, make free outgoing and incoming calls to US and Canada. Procedure on how to make free calls to the US and Canada. 1. Get a VoIP registration, usually a SIP service. With SIP service, you can use your mobile phone with WIFI to receive incoming and make outgoing calls by installing apps. But that's another story. 2. Get a US DID number. This number will direct incoming calls to your SIP account. 3. Setup your Softphone. Detailed Instructions To get the detailed instructions, click the Read more button below. 1. Go to www.iptel.org and register for a

Goldilocks Awarding

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Today I'm going to attend the awarding ceremony of the Goldilocks blog contest. I'm bring my sister coz she's working near High Street. I'm not sure how many participants joined the contest. I know that we have very talented and articulate bloggers around the globe who joined. I don't know if I will win and I'm not expecting coz my blog is just for personal use. I don't expect a lot of viewers but just few cyber friends. I'll post whatever I can gather from the event when I get back online.

Globe - Pre-owned handsets

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Globe is selling second-hand phones online. You can choose from iPhone 3G, blackberry, Samsung Omnia to Nokia. Aside from high end phones you can also purchase basic text & call phones. Click here to view the details. Terms & Conditions: Colors may vary from actual product. These "Pre-owned" Handsets purchased from Globe are on "AS IS, WHERE IS" basis and under "NO RETURN/NO REPLACEMENT" Policy. Subscriber shall accordingly agree that Globe will not be responsible for the servicing of the handset if found defective upon purchase. Subscriber shall hold Globe free and harmless from any liability or responsibility respecting any existing defect or damage that may manifest or be discovered thereafter.