3 stars and a sun
a tribute to francism – the man who brought PINOY patriotism to the streets and to the youth. peace! image nabbed from [kabalyero.com]
a rap-salute to this year's grads
i recently got the chance to speak with the graduating students of west bicutan high school, this is for them! probably the kewlest graduation speech i’ve heard, check out harry tappen’s salutation: congrats to this year’s grads!!! good luck!
MorePhilippine Poll Automation – the saga continues
barely less than a year left, finally the Philippine Senate just approved the PhP11.3bil budget for the automation of the 2010 elections. the supplemental budget according to the commission on elections (comelec) will serve to lease 80thou precinct count optical scans. now awaiting the signature of PGMA, then the bidding for the machine starts. looks […]
Moresolitaire – the computer illiterate way
take time off!! play solitaire – the computer illiterate way! hahaphoto courtesy of [dsmcity.com]
MoreTop 10 Philippine Facebook Apps
i’ve been looking into locally-made facebook apps and decided to list here the top 10 most popular IT PINOY facebook applications (based on the number of monthly active users): I ♥ Pinoy, by Bea & Tom Pestano, tops the list and has around 28 thousand active monthly users. if you’re a proud PINOY, show it […]
MoreAmerica's Loss is the World's Gain
a month ago, the u.s. fixed their eyes on h-1b visa holders as “possible sacrificial lambs” in order for them to keep afloat, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation study however shows that this may not be the solution to their economic woes and in fact might affect technological innovation – america’s loss might be the […]
MorePhilippines Act on Privacy Bill
the Philippine house of representatives (congress) have started deliberating on the protection of personal information from abuse @ the same time hopes to beef up government information security. house bill 3828 (also known as the “Data Protection Act”), shall penalize unauthorized processing of personal data with imprisonment from 6-12yrs + a fine of Php1-3mil. Camarines […]
MoreIT PINOYs join TEIN3
Philippines, through Preginet and the Dept. of Science & Tech. – Advanced Science Tech Inst (DOST-ASTI) recently joined an asia-pacific broadband internet infrastructure program. Trans-Eurasia Information Network (TEIN3) provides a dedicated high-capacity internet network for research and education communities (global collaboration) across the asia-pacific. currently connecting 11 countries, it provides direct connectivity to europe and […]
Moreivebeenhere!
have you been to the kewlest places and would want to shout out “i’ve been here!” well two IT PINOYs just answered your prayers! ivebeenhere is an application made for facebook. it allows you to tag places in the Philippines you’ve been to as well as those that are in your travel wishlist. you can […]
Moreexploring the deep web
ever wonder if it’s even possible to search every corner of the great world wide web? well this is the goal of several orgs now, one of them is the deeppeep by the university of utah, they hope to crawl and index every database on the web. another is by kosmix, which has developed a […]
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