Month: April 2009

COMELEC Acknowledges Automation Warnings

“There may be legitimate concerns [on automation] but some suspicions paint a scenario na hindi dapat paniwalaan ang automation [that automation should not to be trusted]. It is a closed issue whether or not to push through with automation. We at the Comelec believe it’s about time that we trust the automated system for elections […]

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17yr-old Teener Goofs Twitter (again!)

Mikeyy Mooney, a 17-year-old from New York has admitted to be the creator of this weekend’s StalkDaily attack and has now launched another strain called the Mikeyy worm. status.twitter.com as of 2hrs ago states, “We are currently addressing a new manifestation of the worm attack.No passwords, phone numbers, or other sensitive information were compromised as […]

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StalkDaily Worm Catches Twitter

just got back from our escapade to bolinao, pangasinan and it was awesome! 🙂 anyway, going back to tek stuff, the first thing i found just now was that twitter has been infected by StalkDaily worm! techcrunch reported that the worm apparently came from the owners of the StalkDaily website and WARNS EVERYONE TO NOT […]

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my top 3 tek today!

it’s lent and i’m on vacation mode, so i just did a quick browse tonight. here’s my top three technology news i’d like to share with you IT PINOYs: conficker.c makes it’s move! spotted by Trend Micro, a new file is found on the so-called “honeypot” machines seeded with the virus. it was further reported […]

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Can You Give Up Technology this Lent?

for the christiandom, lent usually is when people stop to consider their deeds and revisit their relationship with god. this is also when they spend time with their families and loved ones while enjoying their summer escape. with the advent of blogging, gadgets and tools, can we really give up technology as a means of […]

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im linux – vote now!

early this year, i blogged about the linux foundation hosting it’s own “i’m linux” video contest. the entry period has officially closed and judging period has begun. these are my top 3:1) the origin…, by augustin eguia 3) what does it mean to be free by amitayt

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Philippines Ranks 85 in the GlTR 2008-2009

to those who aren’t really fond of surveys (like me ehem), i read in inquirer.net today about the Global Information Technology Report (GITR), wherein Philippines ranked 85 out of 134 countries in terms of network readiness assessment. already on it’s 8th year and led by the World Economic Forum, the GITR report 2008-2009 emphasizes that […]

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Toon City is Open

Toon City Animation Inc., an IT PINOY animation studio was recently acquired by Bacnotan Consolidated Industries, Inc. (BCII). BCCI services big names such Universal Studios, Walt Disney, and Warner Brothers among others. So what’s in it for us IT PINOYs? you guessed it right, this means more jobs! “We are excited about this acquisition since […]

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conficker fools april 1

yeah, the end of the tech world didn’t happen on april 1 (which is quite obvious). in spite of the voluminous news about the conficker virus (@technologian, thanks for the correction) seems like nothing happened or nothing has happened or nothing ever will!!! google’s cadie was a crazier story than this! i dont know if […]

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Facebook/Youtube – a Perfect Excuse

a study shows that the internet (used for fun) while @ the office makes us better employees! now really? the Univ. of Melbourne reported that surfing during office hours increases productivity (amen to that!) that employees are 9% more productive than those who do not surf while @ work (amen again!) Brent Coker, the study […]

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