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IT PINOY's cut back!

this is quite a delicate topic and rumors are all ready circling the IT industry. it was said that a blog and an email started it all. that there is a quite noticeable number of employees from accenture being sacked as part of the cost-cutting initiative by the company. news also reached us that other […]

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anatomy of a programmer

the influx of computers and of the information technology (IT) has changed the way we live our lives. gone are the days when people hang out of their homes and converse with their neighbors or children spending the good summer outside. nowadays, instead of going out, people opt to stay tuned into television or surf […]

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code clean-up!

cory foy put this topic bluntly, “as developers, system admins, and a variety of other roles in IT, we have to deal with code on a daily basis. sometimes it’s just one-off scripts we never have to see again. sometimes we stare at something that, for the life of us, we can’t understand how it […]

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sun and microsoft

oh yeah finally they’re working together! i guess these guys are the new apple and microsoft of this generation. (wait, for the IT PINOY’s who didn’t know – apple and microsoft are the nora and vilma of the IT industry). also if you remember, when the pc became big in the 90’s, apple’s desktop plummetted […]

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video/voice chat in gmail!

Google has added video and voice chat to its free Gmail application. you will only need a webcam and install the browser plugin to get you started. google added that video chatting is becoming popular among both businesses and consumers. visit barry levine’s tech trends for more.

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googling your desktop!

have you tried google on your desktop? if you believe that google is the best tool to search the web, wait ’till you find out if it tries to search your desktop! once it is installed, it automatically indexes your pc and your search results would look like that of the google web page search […]

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let's virtualize

IT PINOY‘s, let’s talk about virtualization. in essence, it is allowing one computer do the job of multiple computers, this by sharing resources across multiple environments. virtual servers and desktops allows hosting of multiple OS’ and applications both locally and remotely, this in turn frees us up from physical and geographical limitations. esp. in an […]

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handling irate customers

techrepublic stated that 10% of the typical workforce falls into the category of “Difficult People.” it was also mentioned that “the effects they have on the organization vary greatly, but usually involve low morale, increased conflict, change in group attitude, intimidation, insults, team demoralization, decreased productivity, rising costs, increasing project risks, and/or a tax on […]

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