It’s alarming the number of comments I received about scam text messages promising big wins and instant riches! Out of hundreds (maybe even thousands) of people these scammers contact, I’m sure there are many people who fall for their scam.
Here is a sample scam text message:

CONGRTLTIONS!!! You Have Won 300th\Honda Jazz Last Jan [...]

Folks, beat the rush and the possible bandwidth limitations the COMELEC website will encounter come election day.
I suggest you check your name with the online COMELEC Precinct Finder as soon as you can so you’ll know if you’re still a registered after the purge and if you still are, your precinct number and place of [...]

If you bought a MacBook or a MacBook Pro between February 2006 and April 2007 (like me), watch your battery’s performance more closely.
Apple has recently discovered that some batteries used in its MacBook and MacBook Pro notebooks purchased between those dates may have battery performance issues. Apple offers a software update that is designed to [...]

I got this from Roberto “Obet” Verzola, one of the pioneers in the early days of the Philippine Internet. He was operating an email service back in the early 90’s. Today, he built a system for verifying election results.

I have been using Globe’s unlimited text messaging service for quite some time and when it expired already, I was surprised with the new rates. I tried sending the usual message to 2870 every time I am requesting for the said service then, I got the “exciting details”. Here are the rates for your reference:
All-day [...]

In honor of the sacrifices and efforts of the overseas Filipino workers and their families, Yahoo! together with the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), AYALA Foundation’s GILAS, and the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) launched a new service called “Pinoy Connect”, a global initiative dedicated to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their families [...]

This summer of 2006, residents of Manila, specifically those from the 6th district can avail of free computer lessons. This was through the initiative of Councilor Dennis Lacuna Jr.
I am in no way connected to any politician, but coming from the 6th district, I am heartened at the sign of tech literacy being promoted. [...]

The first-ever ICT roadshow for Filipino farmers begins on March 26 in San Fernando, La Union.
Buses equipped with notebook computers will roam the countryside and park at designated stopovers to train farmers and extension workers on using agricultural information made available on the internet by the Pinoy Farmers Internet, and introduce them to various ICT-enabled [...]

I haven’t encountered yet an Internet Service Provider where you can use a prepaid internet card for an hour of Wi-Fi connectivity (via Airborne Access) or 20 hours of internet or you can use the card for both. It has reminded me of Globe’s G2P where you can switch from Post-paid to pre-paid and vice [...]

I’ve been meaning to take up courses on CEH, but they’re just so darned expensive (unless a company will sponsor my signing up). Fee for this particular seminar is US$ 1,000 (inclusive of “free” US$ 300 exam fee). Interested?