Month: December 2008

javascript outstrips java!

i don’t know about this but thought this was intriguing and also convincing @ the same time. according to JDJ a survey conducted by Evans Data Corp. shows that javascript is the preferred computer language in europe, middle east and africa(emea). they also reported that the javascript’s success could further be attributed due to the […]

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top IT Pinoy services for 2009

Ovum, an I.T. advisory and consulting firm will soon release a report detailing the top I.T. services that the country should focus on for 2009. “The Ovum Eight” report identifies the different I.T. service issues that the country should address to help survive the current volatile economy. Eamonn Kennedy – a practice leader of Ovum’s […]

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computer mouse turns 40!

did you know? 40 years ago, dec.9.1968, Douglas Engelbart with 17 other guys @ Stanford University’s Stanford Research Institute (SRI), spent 90 minutes at the Fall Joint Computer Conference and publicly introduced/demonstrated (for the first time) the computer mouse, hypertext, email, video conferencing, word processing, and cut-and-paste. view the original 100-minute video of this event […]

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ilumina

the name itself is already catchy… wait ’til you know what it’s all about! composed of grad students mainly from u.p., ateneo, and la salle, these IT PINOY’s called Inovent recently presented an “ultra-alpha prototype” (what? anyway…) of their own product called “Ilumina LCD iTV” – an interactive television, video, music, gaming and internet rolled […]

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lawson sees things differently!

“lawson is but a fresh air…” this is all i can say when i read this in PDI today. in spite of the gloomy mood that has beset the whole world because of failing economies. while others are shying away from foregoing their IT plans in the Philippines, Lawson Software sees things differently! Lawson Software […]

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top 10 greatest geeks of all time

i’ve read this in itnews.com, they’ve listed the 10 greatest geeks of all time.i dont know about the list, but i believe other names should have been better included like james gosling (java) and bill gates (microsoft).here’s what’s listed…1. Linus Torvalds (linux / open-source)2. Steve Wozniak (apple)3. Sir Tim Berners-Lee (basic protocols of the world […]

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guesstimates!!!!

one of the toughest tasks i’ve encountered as a lead (and one of the things i hated as well) is creating project estimates. why? i knew very well that the slightest miscalculation will cause my team to run out of buckets to charge with. For those who are unaware how it works in IT (consulting), […]

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phishing

“YOU HAVE WON A NEW CAR!” we – IT PINOY’s might have already received emails with subjects/contents such as the above which looked legit but in fact is a hoax! this is called phishing and if we aren’t careful enough, we might put ourselves @ risk. watch phishing scams in plain english to learn how […]

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