Archive for January, 2006


Epixtar to PTB: delete that comment.

Monday, January 30th, 2006

Epixtar has been doing rounds among Filipino blogs to check for an alledged comment exposing salary information of top executives of the firm.
Migs and Gary got the email first and have since deleted the said comments on their blog. We got the same letter a couple of days ago :
To whom it may concern,
My name [...]

Gibbity: People Powered Game Discovery

Saturday, January 28th, 2006

Gibbity is a Web 2.0 site for gamers and their communities. It’s made by a Pinoy web developer for a global audience.

Bill Gates defends Google

Saturday, January 28th, 2006

The world’s biggest tech companies are taking baby steps in improving the flow of information even in the world’s strictest of regimes.

Are we ready for some RFID-powered shopping?

Saturday, January 28th, 2006

An entry at Engadget about “Fujitsu’s RFID and LCD equipped Shopping Navis Wagon” sparked quite a discussion among our PTB contributors.

An old friend and college batchmate proposed that we should go into the RFID business. He said is a fairly new item now in the country and there’s basically limitless commercial use for RFID. [...]

Blogs as source of News

Friday, January 27th, 2006

Inq7.net tech writer Erwin Oliva notes that there is a growing trend for news sites to get their source from blogs.
He quotes from a recent IT magazine article, ITJourno Asia:
Epitome: Bloggers pave the way for journos
By Tan Lili and Aaron Koh
26/01/2006 01:50:26 PM
Two tech reporters today based their stories on blog entries that are [...]

Gadget Shopping in Manila

Wednesday, January 25th, 2006

A reader sent us an email asking for nice shopping spots for the gadget geeks here in Manila:
I´m going to the Philippines next week and I wonder if you could give me with tips regarding electronics shopping? Where to go? Where can I find the new iPod Video in Manila? Any specific shopping malls etc?
I [...]

Broadband and Malicious Software

Wednesday, January 25th, 2006

One of our reader pionts us to an article recently published in Manila Bulletin which states:
If you’re reading this and already have broadband access at home, it would be wise to disconnect from the Internet and turn off the switch after use because even if the PC is off and the connection is not, malicious [...]

Hotspot hunting: Robinson’s Galleria (Ortigas)

Tuesday, January 24th, 2006

Many months ago, there was a large billboard at Robinson’s Galleria announcing a absolutely FREE WiFi hotspot at the mall’s “Tech Lounge”. Last week, I finally tried out the hotspot.

Your IM client of choice

Monday, January 23rd, 2006

Despite the recent entry of Google into the Instant Messenging arena, Google Talk (GTalk) hasn’t really gotten any boost in terms of usage and popularity. Ever since the time when ICQ was still the IM client of choice, I can only think of Yahoo! Messenger as the most popular one based from observation.
MSN Messenger seems [...]

Still believe in IT Certifications?

Saturday, January 21st, 2006

Be certified for what exactly? You guys still believe in IT Certifications? Does it assure you to land a better job? Does it promise you a salary increase?
IT Certification alone does not guarantee you anything these days. It’s just the mushrooming IT education industry that’s talking you into getting a class or two.
Still it’s just [...]

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