PACQUIAO vs COTTO LIVE STREAM | The Pacquiao vs Cotto Live Streaming online will be the hottest search terms in the comings days since the fight is fast approaching.  The web will be swarmed by multitudes of blogs and news entries with the same subject in line – The Pacquiao-Cotto fight this November 14, 2009. The Philippine pride Manny Pacquiao will be facing Miguel Cotto of Puerto Rico for a welterweight boxing match in Las Vegas, Nevada.

How to watch Pacquiao vs Cotto live stream online | You can actually watch Manny Pacquiao vs Miguel Cotto Live Streaming online via various online portals out there. Let me show you some of the best options around. First, (1) go to Justin.tv and search in the sports channels for “Pacquiao vs Cotto live stream”. Once there, bookmark the channel URL for your future reference, comes the day of the fight. At some point, you may need to sign up for a username in the site should you wish to interact with other users out there for a live chat while watching. Sometimes, new free live streaming links are even announced in the chat rooms. Hence, you can just hop right away to explore other live stream sites.

Your second (2) option to possibly watch Pacquiao vs Cotto live stream online is to go to UStream.tv and search for the related link just like in Justin TV. I have no experience to relate concerning UStream but I think it is a legitimate streaming site for you to try. As far as I am concerned, Justin TV works fine during hot events like this.

And for your third (3) choice to avail of Manny Pacquiao vs Miguel Cotto live stream online is via SOPCAST. SopCast is a live streaming client software or a free  P2P (Peer-to-Peer) Internet client that you can download online for free. It needs to be installed on your computer first before you can configure any related live streaming channel links in it. You may want to go to www.sopcast.com to download the software at your own risk.

Fourth (4) option that I can suggest to you to watch Pacquiao vs Cotto live stream online is to secure a Pay Per View subscription with your local TV. I think, this is by far the most used method for those without Internet access or do not opt to use the online video stream sites.

Fifth (5) would be using your favorite YouTube site. I am not so sure about it but I guess there will be a YouTube channel that is / will dedicated to Pacquiao vs Cotto live stream. In most cases, access to a possible channel will be a region to region basis. Anyway, just try your luck – who knows, you might be able to watch the fight there.

For local television coverages, the Pacquiao vs Cotto fight might be broadcasted with a little bit of delay. But the good news is, you can actually watch the show live via satellite in the SM Cinemas for quiet a higher fee that around 500 PhP or so. Some restaurants, cafes or bar may also offer this viewing opportunity. This you have to secure clearly so as not to miss the hottest boxing sport event of the year. At the extreme or perhaps desperate way is to ask your online friends and relatives around with Internet and live stream video access, ask them to dedicate a webcast of the event using a webcam then invite you to view the stream. I am not sure how will it go but it will largely depend on your connection speed.

If you have any other sources for the live stream of Pacquiao vs Cotto fight, don’t hesitate to post them here.

May the best fighter win! Manny Pacquiao vs Miguel Cotto live stream, the heat is on!

Check back here often! I will be updating this post for sure. I hope to get my hands on this and scour for Justin TV live stream links then post them up here.

3 Free Floor Plan Softwares To Try – features three (3) floor plan design softwares that I found around the web. By saying free, it actually means that the software may offer free trial and demo version. Hence, you can try some of them and then buy the fully functional version afterward. Let’s get to the list directly!

1. SmartDraw (http://www.smartdraw.com/) – SmartDraw is perhaps the most comprehensive Floor Plan Software that I have seen. With its very rich modules on almost all aspects of home designs, charting and decision trees, as well as event and estate planning, I can say that you cannot ask for more. If you try to take a look, you will be amazed by the diagrams and charts of SmartDraw. Let’s take a look at some of the finished products that you may produce using SmartDraw:

SmartDraw Chart

SmartDraw Decision Tree

SmartDraw Floor Plan

To use SmartDraw Floor Plan Software, just visit http://www.smartdraw.com/downloads/ (Upgrade to SmartDraw 2010) and download the installer file. After which, you may also want to download specific sets of libraries in order to suit your design requirements and needs.

2. Floor Planner (http://www.floorplanner.com/) – our no. 2 of 3 in the list is the “Floor Planner“, an online 2D and 3D Floor Plan Design system. It is known as the “The easiest way to create and share interactive floor plans”. While on the site, Basically, you can choose among the 3 kinds of plans namely “personal“, “professional” and “enterprise“. The “personal” option is free to use, so unless you really want to delve into doing serious and complicated floor plans and designs, you can just stick to the first choice. While the use can be free, the site requires you to sign up for a free account.

Floor Planner Free, Sign up

The photo below shows the drawing canvass for the 2D Floor Plan of Floor Planner.

Floor Planner Drawing Canvass

3. Gliffy (http://www.gliffy.com/floor-plan-software) – our 3rd and last one is Gliffy, an online software for drawing custom, professional-looking floor plans. Gliffy holds a wide library of shapes, which make it easy to drag and drop design items into your drawing canvass whenever needed. Using Gliffy requires a sign up for a free 30-day trial period. With Gliffy, you can also create flowcharts, network diagrams, organizational charts, wire frames and technical drawings, among many others. This is how Gliffy drawing board looks like:

Gliffy Drawing Board

Gliffy Floor Plan Sample

On the final thought, the first one (SmartDraw) is suited for making quite detailed floor plan designs. I think it will go handy if used in designing a manufactured home like that one based in Texas. While SmartDraw looks sophisticated and powerful in terms of functionality and customization, the fully functional version may come a little bit pricey. So it will really depend on your design specifications.

Floor Planner is free in the real sense and is very light in application, given the fact that it offers two (2) equally important features such as the 2D and 3D drawing capability. While at that, the use of  Floor Planner requires continuous connection to the Internet, so that means you can’t work with it while offline. It is running fine on Firefox browser.

Finally, Gliffy came much more basic to me because of its very layman orientation in terms of graphic presentation and functionality. But, as I see it, Gliffy does not offer diagram dimensioning, which is a very basic component of every floor plan design. Other than that, it is smoothly running using Firefox browser.

The Lion Quick Jump on to a Jeep Photo – In November 6, 2009 pictures of the day, the telegraph.co.uk featured this lion, caught jumping on the front of a car with the guests watching. The photo was taken at  Werribee Open Range Zoo, Werribee, Victoria, Australia, courtesy of BARCROFT MEDIA. The title looked to me a little bit tricky because it rhymed like the famous “the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog” – our typing drill piece during the old days.

The Lion Quick Jump on to a Jeep Photo

The photo made me think about a merchant services agent few months ago who ambushed us while walking home from a small shopping spree. She asked us to fund her typing job business. It’s funny, my mind can’t help but compare her attitude with the lion above – she jumped on to our way out of nowhere.

Oh well, what would a hungry lion do after seeing those big cuts of meat on the jeep hood?

This is quite a minor thing to tackle but it came to a point where we could not tolerate our water bill anymore. Imagine paying around 700 PhP for a month of water supply. I can perfectly understand that we chose to live in a semi-commercialized building and area but isn’t it alarming for persons of 4 (2 adults and 2 kids) to pay such amount? We don’t do our laundry and we cook only during night time, so not that much dishes to wash. The water bill keeps on rising, hence my wife has been complaining since then.

The mystery was uncovered when one night my foot almost slipped upon entering our shower room. Only to find out that the floor was wet and with about an inch of water covering it. With my awesome investigation, I saw water leaking from our faucet base and concluded that it was the culprit. I still have to talk to our building caretaker though. It sucks living with this kind of utilities but it was a good thing we found the cause of the tormenting water bill.

So my advice before securing an apartment for rent? Take a close inspection of its basic utilities like water supply, including electrical settings and the like. Demand a test of the things inside your desired room. Bug the caretaker a lot

US Flights Holiday Sale | Looking for US flights holiday ticket sale online? I found this email from my SkyMiles newsletter subscription and I thought of sharing it with you, US resident friends, colleagues and Internet users out there.

This US flights holiday ticket sale is applicable for one-way fares between U.S. cities and is valid only before November 12, 2009. Hence, you barely got a week to avail of the awesome promo. To check for the complete list of available flights, please visit delta.com.

Here is the sample fare for the flights between U.S. cities, based on a round trip ticket purchase.

Departing from | Fare— Each Way* (based on round-trip purchase)
Baltimore, MD (BWI) to Detroit-Wayne County, MI (DTW) | $59
Chicago-Midway, IL (MDW) to Minneapolis/St Paul, MN (MSP) | $72
Chicago-Midway, IL (MDW) to Detroit-Wayne Cnty, MI (DTW) | $73
Colorado Springs, CO (COS) to Salt Lake City, UT (SLC) | $74
New York-La Guardia, NY (LGA) to Raleigh/Durham, NC (RDU) | $74
New York-Kennedy, NY (JFK) to Chicago-Ohare, IL (ORD) | $77
Denver, CO (DEN) to Minneapolis/St Paul, MN (MSP) | $80
Los Angeles, CA (LAX) to Salt Lake City, UT (SLC) | $89
Seattle, WA (SEA) to Salt Lake City, UT (SLC) | $94
Milwaukee, WI (MKE) to New York-Kennedy, NY (JFK) | $99
Columbus, OH (CMH) to New York-La Guardia, NY (LGA) | $104
Orlando, FL (MCO) to Atlanta, GA (ATL) | $109
Cincinnati, OH (CVG) to Atlanta, GA (ATL) | $109
Boston, MA (BOS) to Cincinnati, OH (CVG) | $109
Kansas City, MO (MCI) to Detroit-Wayne County, MI (DTW) | $109
Jacksonville, FL (JAX) to Memphis, TN (MEM) | $129
Orlando, FL (MCO) to Memphis, TN (MEM) | $129
Atlanta, GA (ATL) to Dallas-Fort Worth, TX (DFW) | $137
Atlanta, GA (ATL) to San Antonio, TX (SAT) | $139
Detroit-Wayne Cnty, MI (DTW) to Norfolk, VA (ORF) | $139
Salt Lake City, UT (SLC) to Nashville, TN (BNA) | $149
Columbus, OH (CMH) to Memphis, TN (MEM) | $149
Minneapolis/St Paul, MN (MSP) to Rapid City, SD (RAP) | $149

*Additional taxes/fees/restrictions/baggage charges may apply. You may purchase your tickets at delta.com.