racoma.com.phJ. Angelo Racoma on technology, economics, writing, problogging, and getting things done

Watch Mel & Joey on GMA channel 7 this Sunday, July 15th at about 7:30 p.m. Their topic would be various ways of earning money off the Internet. I was interviewed a few days ago to be a resource person on problogging.

From my interview, some of the things you would learn (which I hope they would include in the final cut):

* How to start a blog
* How to start to blog for income
* Different ways of earning from your blog
* Why problogging is the _in_ thing today
* How much one can earn from problogging
* The benefits and drawbacks of problogging

Of course if you’re interested in blogging for income, then you can also refer to various online resources, such as our very own Blog Herald, Blog Tutorials and Performancing.

Update: Abe Olandres was interviewed right after me.

Updates (watch the video here):

* Video-cap of interview here.
* My thoughts on the interview, and on interviews in general, here.

And you thought it was the Oscar-winning movie Chicago, didn’t you?

I’m currently downloading via Torrent Chicago, the latest Prison Break episode, which is the 16th episode of Season 2. Wikipedia has the recap here (major spoiler alert!). Here’s the episode summary from Wikipedia’s complete episode list:

Michael and Sara have an intimate moment on a train as they head to Chicago with Lincoln and Kellerman. Mahone gets help from Bellick to find the fugitives. T-Bag keeps up appearances. Another fugitive goes down.

I’ve always thought Bellick won’t just end up as a prisoner back in Fox River after being framed up for Geary’s murder. In season 1, he was Scofield’s arch-nemesis. Bellick always seemed to figure something’s afoot with Scofield and company. Of course, in season 2, Scofield had an even more formidable nemesis in the person of Agent Mahone. But with Mahone and Bellick working together, things will get more interesting.

Download will be finished in about 5 hours. I can’t wait!

Okay, so it’s been about television shows lately here on the J Spot. But you can’t blame me on this one. With two preschool-aged kids at home all we get to watch is Disney Channel. And Kim Possible is one of ‘em shows that we get to see daily. And somehow each show that my kids take interest in, I take time to research online about.

The Disney Channel Original Movie Kim Possible: So the Drama was supposed to be the series finale. The series had run for a full three seasons, and one speculation as to why Disney was initially planning to end it at that point was because the lead characters’ relationships had developed into something more than friendship and crime-fighting-partnership by the end of the movie. But Disney shows usually last four seasons before they pull the plug, so I guess it’s inevitable that they would have to continue it. After all, Kim Possible is a good show, enjoyed by kids and, umm, grown-ups alike (as evident with myself and the kids). This is one of those shows supposedly for kids, but with lots of reference to more mature topics. The quick wit and humor also appeal to adults.

Anyway, It was either that Disney retcon the series with the upcoming season so that Ron and Kim remained friends (and nothing more), or that they consider the movie canon, and let them pursue the relationship. It seems they’re going the relationship way.

This is suspected by some fans to be a type of maxim communicating the idea a strong friendship should first precede romance. According to the series’ directors, Bob Schooley and Mark McCorkle, Kim and Ron will be dating in the upcoming fourth season. It is believed by some fans the addition of the element of romance will be a positive thing, while some others are opposed to it (they believe it may cause the show to jump the shark). Schooley and McCorkle have noted the potential risk, admitting that while Kim and Ron’s blossoming love has given them a chance to do something new with the characters, the relationship has to be handled delicately to avoid turning the series stale. – Wikipedia

Now that’s a good message, isn’t it?

Here’s a video of the ending part of So The Drama, in case you’re interested. The end credits features Could It Be, a song by Christy Carlson Romano (who voices Kim Possible).

This week, we take a trip down memory lane, and we visit Lex Luthor’s past, and here we see the reason behind the enmity between Lex and Oliver Queen.

I just finished watching Episode 4 of Smallville Season 6. Arrow is, IMHO, one of the more exciting Smallville episodes because it doesn’t deal with a meteor FOTW (freak of the week), and because it tries to explore the beginnings of what would be the future Justice League (sneak peeks were also shown when Aquaman and the Flash guested in earlier seasons).

This time, the guest hero is Oliver Queen, a.k.a. the Green Arrow. Oliver Queen’s character will be around for quite some time in this season as I’m looking forward to more action. Guys will love Ollie’s gadgets and vehicles, while girls will, well, probably love Justin Hartley.