Archive for November, 2006

Fedora Core 6 on Dell Latitude 510

Tuesday, November 14th, 2006

After hacking and tweaking again, it looks like Fedora Core 6 is so much easier to install on a Dell Latitude D510 than the previous incarnation of Fedora Core. It also looks much better too! Here are the new instructions. Even upgrading was relatively painless. Nice nice!

I want one of these: 1GB Multimedia SIM Card!

Monday, November 13th, 2006

I rarely post entries on products but this one is something I would really like to have … a 1 gigabit SIM card! Yes, the same SIM card technology used in your mobile phone (with typically under 1 megabit of memory).
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd has introduced a 1GB subscriber identity module card solution, S-SIMTM, […]

ABS-CBN To Go Digital

Sunday, November 12th, 2006

In this interesting Manila Standard Article, one the country’s largest broadcasters, ABS-CBN (DZAQ), is baring plans to introduce Digital TV (DTV) to the country.

Lopez said ABS-CBN planned to set up DTV boxes in areas where signal reception of Channel 2 is weak. Potential DTV market includes Valenzuela, Bulacan, Rizal, Cavite and Laguna. “This will […]

Data Better Off in Web 2.0 Services?

Thursday, November 9th, 2006

Here is an interesting article from Techcrunch UK talking about the state of networking computing and service-oriented client today. Network computing has really gone a long way from Ellison’s Vision. With the advent of Web 2.0, the world finally has a place to move their data into the Network. The most interesting part is the […]

Finally A Truly Hackable Mobile Phone

Tuesday, November 7th, 2006

While getting my daily dose of technology news and views, I came across this LinuxDevices.com about FIC releasing a Linux-powered mobile smartphone meant for hacking. FIC is one of those big OEMs based in Taiwan. While other manufacturers like Motorola, Nokia and LG are also building Linux smartphones, these are usually very costly and have […]

In Search of Relevant OJT Work

Sunday, November 5th, 2006

I just bumped into this Ask Slashdot post about a kid inquiring about good technology OJT opportunities. His major worry is about getting a job that involves clerical, sales or non-technical related work. This is definitely a relevant worry. We have to admit that sometimes companies do not have the time and resources to invest […]

Mobile Messaging: Must Move Traffic off SMS

Saturday, November 4th, 2006

Mobile Network Operators in the Philippines are faced with a unique problem. Given the SMS-loving nature of Filipinos because of its low cost and our high literacy rate, it is pretty clear that bulk of the networking infrastructure in MNOs today is used for managing SMS. However, network equipment manufacturers do not necessarily make hardware […]

ituloy angsulong

Thursday, November 2nd, 2006

I normally do not post stuff like this. But, I just could not resist this one. Migs told me to search ‘ituloy angsulong’ in Google (keyword for a SEO contest). This image is the result of my google search. Nothing special since the contest just started. Look really closely.

If you eyes are bad just click […]

Microsoft and Zend: Kiss of death for ASP?

Wednesday, November 1st, 2006

Probably not. However, I am pleased that both companies are making moves to improve PHP performance in MS Windows. PHP is definitely king when it comes to ease of use webscripting for both Unix and MS Windows platforms alike. However, PHP has never really performed well in the MS Windows platform. Hopefully, this new partnership […]