Everyone with a computer and net connection should have one. And I am talking about antivirus software.
This is especially handy for us who have children who go online. Who knows what lurks behind those online gaming sites that they so love to visit and play games with.
So are your gadgets protected from worms and malicious programs? I hope so.
Oh, by the way, I have written another kind of protection in this post here.
Posted in File and data management, web tools
Tagged consumer products, technology
A group of volunteer map makers have been maintaining the map below, which documents flood updates and persons needing rescue. If you know someone who needs help urgently or if you would like to report the status of the flood in your area. The information will be sent to the group’s main database for posting on the map.
Posted in Current Events, web tools
WordCamp Philippines 2009 was a mixture of different resource speakers who gave interesting talks. Congratulations to the organizers. Woot, woot!
Beau Lebens represented WordPress. Beau’s presentation can be read here.
Markku Seguerra presented WordPress in the wild with topics about deployment, performance, optimization and security.
I enjoyed Danny Arao’s lecture on being responsible bloggers.
I guess a lot of bloggers need to be reminded that not because they have the freedom to express their opinions mean that need not practice restraint. And tact. ‘Nuff said.
Seth Bindernagel spoke about the localization of Mozilla. This is Seth’s presentation as seen in Scribd. Translation in Filipino? Hmmm…
Jeff of VisitSagada.com talked about writing and blogging and yes, it is advisable to “not burn bridges and be nice”. Positivity rules.
Gail Villanueva (her presentation is here) and Karla Redor talked about things tags, CMS, plugins, custom field, and the like. (Pass the tissue please, am having a nosebleed, hehe)
Posts about WordCamp Philippines 2009: Read more
Posted in blogging101, File and data management, Interesting Topics, Philippines, web tools
Tagged blogging, internet, Philippines, technology, Work
Partly Cloudy is a short feature animation featured with the movie UP.
To those who have not seen UP, here is a YouTube feature of Partly Cloudy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLvr6Hcxw7s
Animated films now have taken a turn where the animation look real, thanks to software development. Even those films featuring clay animation also took a new look, making the transitions smooth unlike the clay animation features we used to watch as children.
Posted in Interesting Topics, Visualizations, web tools
Tagged animation, Partly Cloudy, Pixar, UP
I had a student before who wanted to have his own laptop but his parents won’t get him one. Reason? He spends too much time playing computer games.
He reasoned out that yes, he wants to have his files (or yes, games) with him wherever he goes. I even kidded him “So you want to guard your games 24/7 huh?” He just chuckled.
So when there was still no laptop for him but he did a move that surprised his parents. I was surprised too.
He got himself an external hard drive! Woohoo!
That way, he reasoned, he can bring his games with him when he go to his friends houses and that way, he can still play with these games 😀
Clever boy, he used his own money to buy the stuff.
Posted in File and data management, Interesting Topics, web tools
Tagged computer hardware, technology
