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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 […]

I just read this article from Macsimum News about Apple’s recently release of a $899 iMac specifically catered to educational institutions (eMac). I am pretty excited with this release since this allows us to procure low cost Apple Computers.
Apple has introduced a US$899 configuration of the 17-inch iMac designed specifically for education customers featuring a […]

I caught this article in NetworkWorld last night. It is an interview with premier venture capitalist, Rich Redelfs of Foundation Capital. This article is about how Silicon Valley venture capitalists are now moving to the University system to find new business opportunities. It also discusses their lessons learned when dealing with Industry-Academe ventures.

… a key […]

Here is the pre-final grades for CS 159.5: Basic Systems Adminstration. Please note that you will know which one is your grades by looking at the results of the Quizzes, Assignments and Homeworks. Some have ID numbers registered to make it easier for them. For the rest, just make your best guess.

Q1
E1
A1
E2
Q3
Q4
A2
A3
Q5
Q6
Q7
Q8
Q9
%Q
%RT
%CH
%PE
F

40231
10
5
10
9
6
7
10
7
3
8
8
5
5
15.50
30.00
27.00
7.50
80

8
7
10
9
5
7
10
7
5
9
9
7
8
16.83
28.00
25.50
8.50
79

8
5
10
10
5
8
10

2
7
8
5
7
14.17
33.60
22.80
8.00
79

43553
9
5
10
9
4
7
10
7
3
7
7
4
5
14.50
28.00
25.50
8.00
76

40846
9
7

9
6
7
10
8
5
11
7
5
6
15.00
33.20
28.50
8.50
86

8
7

9
5
10
10
7
6
11
8
5
8
15.67
33.20
28.50
8.50
86

41442
8

10
9
4
6
10
7
6
11
5
6
8
15.00
35.60
24.30
10.00
85

8
9
10
10
6
6
10
2
2
6
7
4
5
14.17
36.00
27.00
8.00
86

42073
10
5
10
10
5
8
10
2
3
6
7
4
7
14.50
34.40
24.30
7.50
81

8
9
10
10
5
8
10
9
3
9
7

6
15.67
36.00
27.00
8.00
87

42140
8
7
10
9
5
8
10
7
7
7
6
7
6
16.17
28.00
25.50
8.50
79

42712
10
5
10
9
4
9
10
7
5
6
5
8
5
15.50
30.00
27.00
7.50
80

10
5
10
10
6
5
10
2
4
12
7
6
10
16.17
34.40
24.30
7.50
83

42891
7
5
10
9
4
9

2
4
8
6
8
5
12.83
35.20
22.80
8.00
79

10
7
10
10
5
9
10
8
4
8
7
7
6
16.83
36.00
24.30
10.50
88

10
5
10
9
5
4

5
3
4
4
7
6
12.00
35.20
25.50
8.00
81

7
5
10
9
7
6
10
7
4
8
7
5
6
15.17
28.00
22.80
8.00
74

43160
8
5
10
9
4
8
10
7
4
7
9
3
4
14.67
35.60
24.30
10.00
85

10
7
10
10
9
10
10
8
5
12
7
7
7
18.67
36.00
24.30
10.50
90

These grades already include […]

A lot of people emailed me asking if I could release the code for my PHP-based Google-powered Plagiarism Checker. Ok. I did not have much time to clean it up so please be kind. It can be downloaded from this link (Right click the link and save as). All you need is the Nusoap or […]

Summer in the US is quickly approaching and so it Google’s Summer of Code project. Here is a short description of the project:
Summer of Code 2006 is a program that offers student developers stipends to create new open source programs or to help currently established projects. Google will be working with a variety of […]

I just read this article from BusinessWeek about America’s declining performance in the ACM ICPC as a sign of declining Computer Science education in the country.

Most top spots were seized by teams from Eastern Europe and Asia. Until the late 1990s, U.S. teams dominated these contests. But the tide has turned. Last year not one […]

Here is a write-up by Dr. Rafael Saldana on April 12, 2006 from San Antonio, Texas, USA. Dr. Saldana is accompanying the Ateneo de Manila team in the ICPC World Finals:
The Ateneo Team “Linden BoyZ” bagged 6th place in the 2006 World Finals of the ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) Java Challenge held […]

I plan to start working on an idea about building a testbed for Voice-over-IP experiments. Some of the experiments I would like to perform are:

The Effect of Non-variable Delays and Jitter in the WAN interface on VoIP performance.
The Effect of Non-variable Delays and Jitter in the LAN interface on VoIP performance.
Comparison of the Effects of […]

Ah yes, the Philippine Internet is now 12 years old. An event was sponsored by the Philippine Internet Commerce Society at the Makati Sports Club to mark this event. Speaking of marc, he gave a talk on Search Engine Marketing in this event which I wished I could have attended.
Anyway, I got hit by […]