Sunday, November 30, 2003

"I don't want to live. Not just because I can no longer walk, work and enjoy normal life... but because in my investigations I discovered a frightful plan to enslave mankind by 2006."

• IRS WHISTLEBLOWER
• RFID CHIP RESISTANCE
• HUMAN IMPLANT CHIPS

• STOP RFID: Protect Your Privacy, Do Not Buy Items With Tracking Devices!
• Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)
• RFID Chips Are Here
• A Spy Machine of DARPA's Dreams
• Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA)
• See my May 26, 2003 Blog about Spy Machine
• Federation of American Scientists (FAS)
• Information Exploitation Office (IXO)
• EFF Total Information Awareness (TIA)
• US Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
• Terrorism Forces Us To Make A Choice: Do not be afraid, BE READY - DHS
• Battelle - PNNL Technical Networks Summary
• Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)

• Should identity cards be introduced?

To remember Andres Bonifacio on his 140th birth anniversary is to rekindle in us his ideals - Liberty, Equality, and the Brotherhood of Men - a man of action, a great organizer, an indefatigable worker, and selfless Filipino who sacrificed his life to see his beloved Motherland freed from foreign domination. Source: Manila Bulletin Editorial

• Heroes of the Philippine Revolution
• Andres Bonifacio, the Father of Philippine Revolution
• Andres Bonifacio, The Great Plebeian

Saturday, November 29, 2003

B2C works: Yehey! reports
Top Philippine Internet portal and online community Yehey! reported a 100 percent increase in user base and merchant affiliates since launching its PayPlus+.

| PGMA Website | Lacson Website | Roco Website | FPJM Website |

No person may be elected President unless he is a natural-born citizen of the Philippines, a registered voter, able to read and write, at least forty years of age on the day of the election, and a resident of the Philippines for at least ten years immediately preceding such election.

• THE CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

Friday, November 28, 2003

Measure your Digital IQ!

• In Asia, MSN currently has specific portals for China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, and Taiwan.
• MSN has localized versions available globally in 38 markets and 20 languages.
• MSN has currently more than 350 million users worldwide.
• Microsoft: There are 164,391 active unique users of MSN Instant Messenger service in the Philippines.
• Microsoft: There are 483,528 MSN Hotmail active accounts that are registered to Philippine-based subscribers.
• The Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company will be the first MSN Philippines pioneer advertising partner (according to Claro Carmelo Ramirez, senior vice president of PLDT).

Thursday, November 27, 2003

• The implant, inserted under the skin at the base of the spine, triggers a reflex response to produce sensation.
• The US Food and Drug Administration has approved trials of the device, but this cannot go ahead until enough volunteers have been found.

"What worries me is that it may be male pressure on women which prompts them to seek this kind of solution out."

Glyn Hudson Allez, psychosexual counsellor

Wednesday, November 26, 2003

Since 1962, we celebrated the true date of our independence, on June 12, under Republic Act No. 4166 which changed the date of Philippine independence day from July 4 to June 12 - thanks to the vision and patriotic efforts of one man, Prof. Gabriel F. Fabella of Romblon.

Prof. Fabella's original proposal was to make the Fourth of July Thanksgiving Day in the Philippines.

Why June 12? On this day in 1898, the Filipino people solemnly and publicly declared their independence from Spanish colonial rule.

Why not July 4? On this day in 1946, the government of the United States of America under the Tydings-Mcduffie law (for the adoption of a constitution later to be known as the 1935 Philippine Constitution, for a Commonwealth Government starting 1935) "merely recognized" the independence of the Philippines. Source: Long Live America! Mabuhay ang Pilipinas! by Rinzi Fadrilan

On September 21, 1974, Anniversary of the declaration of martial law. Marcos issues Presidential Decree 557 creating the barangay as the smallest form of government. This, according to the decree, would enable citizens to take part in the shaping of government policies. September 21 henceforth becomes Barangay Day. Source: The Beginning of the Revolution: Timeline of Rebellion

Marcos proclaimed September 21 as the national thanksgiving day to conceal the repressive character of the New Society. Source: Why Commemmorate July 4? By Mong Palatino

THE NATIONAL Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has formed a five-man committee to work on government rules on third-generation (3G) mobile services, a top official said during the second annual IT forum of the IT Journalist Association of the Philippines or Cyberpress.

Edgardo Cabarios, director for common carrier of the NTC said that the rules will likely determine how many local players will be allowed to enter the Philippine 3G market, given the limited spectrum allocation for the next-generation mobile service. He also said the rules will also decide whether to allow existing operators to participate in the planned bidding of the 3G frequencies. READ MORE

Citing the European experience with 3G, both Globe Telecom and Smart Communications believe that there is still money to be made out of the existing networks.

Ramon Isberto, head of public affairs of Smart Communications, stressed that the "jury is still out for 3G" and there is still issue of handset availability -- "We're not in a rush to go to 3G although we're also closely watching the market."

Nicanor Santiago III, wireless business development head of Globe Telecom, also agreed that the availability of handsets, and cost related to moving to 3G networks, remain the major issues in migrating to faster networks -- "It's not easy to get into 3G.". FULL STORY

Third generation (3G) wireless networks deliver datarates on the order of 64 kbps for upload and on the order of 200 kbps for download. These higher speeds allow the transmission of video and two-way video telephony. Other data connections, e.g. download of information or JAVA applets, are also several times faster on 3G networks than on older 2G networks. READ MORE

• Escapees may have gotten spare keys to cells: police
• Senate to seal Charter change issue after vote
• Drilon defends PNP chief: 'He should finish his job'
• Manila judges back Davide over impeachment complaint
• Independent body formed to probe Al-Ghozi escape
• Cory Aquino still wants 'brains' of Ninoy's killing
• PCGG wants to see Imelda Marcos in jail
• Macapagal acts to quell restive young AFP officers
• Telco firms urge NTC to limit outdoor Wi-Fi use

Tuesday, November 25, 2003

Enclopedia.com: Ramadan, (rämädän´, rămedän´) , in Islam , the ninth month of the Muslim year, during which all Muslims must fast during the daylight hours. Indulgence of any sort is forbidden during the fast. There are only a few who are exempt, e.g., soldiers, the sick, and the young. Because of the purely lunar calendar, Ramadan falls in different seasons.

The final day of Ramadan, Eid al-Fitr, is celebrated by a day of feasting. The first revelation of the Qur'an is commemorated in this month.

Ramadan ends with the festival of Eid al-Fitr, which in 2003 occurs on November 26. Literally the "Festival of Breaking the Fast," Eid al-Fitr is one of the two most important Islamic celebrations (the other occurs after the Hajj, or pilgrimage to Mecca). At Eid al-Fitr people dress in their finest clothes, adorn their homes with lights and decorations, give treats to children, and enjoy visits with friends and family.

A sense of generosity and gratitude colors these festivities. Although charity and good deeds are always important in Islam, they have special significance at the end of Ramadan. As the month draws to a close, Muslims are obligated to share their blessings by feeding the poor and making contributions to mosques. Source: Factmonster.com

This year Ramadan precedes Christmas and overlaps Hanukkah. But while in many places these holidays have become widely commercialized, Ramadan retains its focus on self-sacrifice and devotion to Allah (God). Source: Factmonster.com

Monday, November 24, 2003

DID YOU KNOW?
Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a total mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.

amzanig huh? now raed the sujbcet agian cafurelly...

Many thanks to my cyberson, Srini, for sharing this info.

Saturday, November 22, 2003

"I will sacrifice my personal yearnings for personal quiet and release from the presidential strain and anxiety," Ms Macapagal said in a 35-minute speech. "I will offer myself to the electorate in 2004 as the leader with the experience and vision necessary to change society, achieve economic development and eliminate poverty."

"What matters more is that I changed my mind because there is a higher cause - to change society."

Friday, November 21, 2003

• During the mixed-impact aerobic section the dumbbells are set down for only 5 minutes when high-impact jogging, kicking and jumping keep the heart rate up.
• During the other 20 minutes of aerobic-toning, using those 5 lbs. dumbbells for 18 sets for the shoulders, 9 for biceps and 8 for triceps.
• Each set is done with a simultaneous low-impact lower body movement: rear dips, stationary squats, leg lifts, side toe touches. Sometimes the speed of the reps is too fast for good control of the dumbbells.
• Ankle weights are added for the 25-minute floor segment that starts with kneeling exercises for upper back, glutes and hamstrings.
• Inner and outer thigh, ab, and chest exercises lead into the final stretch which showcases body's flexibility.

Thursday, November 20, 2003

- Everything that has a beginning has an end -

Overview: The concluding chapter of the Matrix trilogy finds Neo (Keanu Reeves) trapped between the real world and the computer-generated Matrix. After being rescued by Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss) and Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne), he consults the Oracle (Nona Gaye) and sets off to confront his nemesis, Agent Smith (Hugo Weaving). But to do so, he first must make a nearly impossible journey to the machine city to strike a bargain that may end the war and save Zion, which is under attack by sentinels, fierce battle droids sent by the thousands to wipe out the humans' last line of defense. Source: The Matrix Revolution on Movies.com

Agent Smith: Did you know that the first Matrix was designed to be a perfect human world, where none suffered; where everyone would be happy. It was a disaster. No one would accept the program. Entire crops were lost. Some believed that we lacked the programming language to describe your perfect world, but I believe that as a species, human beings define their reality through misery and suffering. So the perfect world we dreamed, but your primitive cerebrum kept trying to wake up from. Which is why The Matrix was redesigned to this... the peak of your civilization.

Morpheus: As long as The Matrix exists, the human race will never be free.

Neo: I know you're out there. I can feel you now. I know that you're afraid. You're afraid of us. You're afraid of change. I don't know the future. I didn't come here to tell you how this is going to end. I came here to tell you how it's going to begin. I'm going to hang up this phone, and then I'm going to show these people what you don't want them to see. I'm going to show them a world... without you. A world without rules and controls. Without borders or boundaries. A world where anything is possible. Where we go from there, is a choice I leave to you.

Wednesday, November 19, 2003

I am furious today upon knowing that my Meralco Phase III refund is scheduled in March 2004. Meralco is quick in discontinuing service in the event we failed to settle electric bill on time even I reminded them that I have a Meralco refund (which I believe is) worth more than my current bill. They are not fair!

Business World: Manila Electric Company (MERALCO) is scheduled to service the third phase of the refund starting March next year, to cover all residential customers consuming more than 300 kilowatt hours per month. The third phase is estimated to cost Meralco about PhP5 billion. READ MORE

ERC REPORTS ON STATUS OF MERALCO REFUND

• Meralco has a total of about PhP2.1 billion cash refund to Phase I (100 KWH consumption and below) servicing around 2 million customers. As of August 25, 2003, Meralco has refunded a total amount of about PhP1.7 billion for some 1.5 million customers.
• Phase II of the cash refund started September 1, 2003 and is expected to be completed not later than December 31, 2003. Meralco has cash refund amounting to about PhP4.6 billion for Phase II (100-300 KWH consumption) with number of customers estimated at 2.3 million
• Meralco also requested ERC for an extension of time for the submission of the proposed procedures for the implementation of Phases III and IV of the refund scheme, together with the total amount involved for each phase.

Meralco advertised both on TV and newspapers said to notify customers in their bills on the details of how and where to claim our refund and when I couldn't see anything in my bill for schedule, I contacted Meralco Refund Hotline (1622-8888) two weeks ago and I have learned from them that said refund was computed based on the total kWh consumption from February 1994 to May 2003 AND the reason there was no schedule yet is that I belong to Phase III. It's surprising that this electric company had been overcharging the entire Filipino people for more than 9 years without our knowledge!

I spent the whole day gathering my old bills and when some bills were missing, I called Meralco Hotline once again and I was told that they had my records. I was real worried 'What if I sold my house' and I have not received yet my refund?' They assured me not to worry about this because they will refund to me what is due under my name AND even the amount I deposited 15 years ago will be refunded to me should I vacate my property. When I asked the guy who accomodated my call how much refund am I entitled to, he could not give me yet any figures as the amount will be determined by the total KWH consumption for 9 years. However, they had one customer in Phase I who refunded as much as PHP13,000 (US$236.00)! WOW! I belong to Phase III -- this refund is something I am looking forward to in 2004!

Still, I am furious, they should start the Phase III as early as January 2004...

Tuesday, November 18, 2003

The PHP10 million budget to increase the level of competence and capability of Filipino inventors is not enough to help our country to move forward. How come PGMA can afford US$1 million (PHP55 million) pledge to aid the reconstruction of Iraq and our scientists get less than 20 % - this country is going to nowhere, thanks JDV, but no thanks...

IT Matters: House Speaker Jose C. De Venecia is still pushing for the inclusion of PhP10 million (US$181,818.00) Inventors Development Assistance Fund (IDAF) in the 2004 budget of the Department of Science and Technology (DoST) even as Congress is set to approve the PhP864-billion national budget for next year. The IDAF will be available to the Filipino inventors as an annual financial assistance for the development of their products. FULL STORY

Jointly passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives and approved by the then President Corazon C. Aquino on February 7, 1992, Republic Act No. 7459, better known as the "Inventor and Incentives Act of the Philippines", has been declared to be the national policy giving priority to invention and its utilization on the country's productive systems and national life. READ MORE

The supposed annual appropriation of P10,000,000 from the annual budget of DOST did not realized, and besides, what else can you do with PHP10 million?

I remember about 7 years ago, a scientist and his family rented the Saldanha house, adjacent to my house. We were surprised that after barely a year, they vacated the house. The reason? They had 7 months of unpaid rent. In one of our Homeowner's Meeting earlier, he promised to pay the association dues once he collected his money from the government. Now, I am thinking... how many scientists, bright inventors are neglected, because of red tape and lack of support from the government?

Monday, November 17, 2003

"In a few hundred years, when the history of our time will be written from a long-term perspective, it is likely that the most important event historians will see is not technology, not the Internet, not e-commerce. It is an unprecedented change in the human condition. For the first time - literally - substantial and rapidly growing numbers of people have choices. For the first time, they will have to manage themselves. And society is totally unprepared for it."

-- Peter F. Drucker

Sunday, November 16, 2003

Internet.com: Microsoft confirmed it intends to add pop-up blocking to Internet Explorer as part of its Service Pack 2 release, due the first half of 2004.

Here is a list of the most important reasons mentioned from Mozilla site:

1. It is not integrated with Windows, which helps prevent viruses and hackers from causing damage if they somehow manage to compromise Mozilla Firebird
2. There is no support for VBScript and ActiveX, two technologies which are the reasons for many IE security holes
3. No spyware/adware software can automatically install in Mozilla Firebird just by visiting a web site.
4. Mozilla Firebird doesn't use Microsoft's Java VM, which has a history of more flaws than other Java VMs.
5. You have complete control over cookies.

• Micro$oft Windows operating system. (95, 98, ME, 2000, XP)
• Micro$oft Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher. (Download Internet Explorer for Yahoo!)

Q: Daddy, why did we have to attack Iraq?
A: Because they had weapons of mass destruction, honey.

Q: But the inspectors didn't find any weapons of mass destruction.
A: That's because the Iraqis were hiding them.

Q: And that's why we invaded Iraq?
A: Yep. Invasions always work better than inspections.

Q: But after we invaded them, we STILL didn't find any weapons of mass destruction, did we?
A: That's because the weapons are so well hidden. Don't worry, we'll find something, probably right before the 2004 election.

Q: Why did Iraq want all those weapons of mass destruction?
A: To use them in a war, silly.

Q: I'm confused. If they had all those weapons that they planned to use in a war, then why didn't they use any of those weapons when we went to war with them?
A: Well, obviously they didn't want anyone to know they had those weapons, so they chose to die by the thousands rather than defend themselves.

Q: That doesn't make sense Daddy. Why would they choose to die if they had all those big weapons to fight us back with?
A: It's a different culture. It's not supposed to make sense.

Q: I don't know about you, but I don't think they had any of those weapons our government said they did.
A: Well, you know, it doesn't matter whether or not they had those weapons. We had another good reason to invade them anyway.

Q: And what was that?
A: Even if Iraq didn't have weapons of mass destruction, Saddam Hussein was a cruel dictator, which is another good reason to invade another country.

Q: Why? What does a cruel dictator do that makes it OK to invade his country?
A: Well, for one thing, he tortured his own people.

Q: Kind of like what they do in China?
A: Don't go comparing China to Iraq. China is a good economic competitor, where millions of people work for slave wages in sweatshops to make U.S. corporations richer.

Q: So if a country lets its people be exploited for American corporate gain, it's a good country, even if that country tortures people?
A: Right.

Q: Why were people in Iraq being tortured?
A: For political crimes, mostly, like criticizing the government. People who criticized the government in Iraq were sent to prison and tortured.

Q: Isn't that exactly what happens in China?
A: I told you, China is different.

Q: What's the difference between China and Iraq?
A: Well, for one thing, Iraq was ruled by the Ba'ath party, while China is Communist.

Q: Didn't you once tell me Communists were bad?
A: No, just Cuban Communists are bad.

Q: How are the Cuban Communists bad?
A: Well, for one thing, people who criticize the government in Cuba are sent to prison and tortured.

Q: Like in Iraq?
A: Exactly.

Q: And like in China, too?
A: I told you, China's a good economic competitor. Cuba, on the other hand, is not.

Q: How come Cuba isn't a good economic competitor?
A: Well, you see, back in the early 1960s, our government passed some laws that made it illegal for Americans to trade or do any business with Cuba until they stopped being Communists and started being capitalists like us.

Q: But if we got rid of those laws, opened up trade with Cuba, and started doing business with them, wouldn't that help the Cubans become capitalists?
A: Don't be a smart-ass.

Q: I didn't think I was being one.
A: Well, anyway, they also don't have freedom of religion in Cuba.

Q: Kind of like China.
A: I told you, stop saying bad things about China. Anyway, Saddam Hussein came to power through a military coup, so he's not really a legitimate leader anyway.

Q: What's a military coup?
A: That's when a military general takes over the government of a country by force, instead of holding free elections like we do in the United States.

Q: Didn't the ruler of Pakistan come to power by a military coup?
A: You mean General Pervez Musharraf? Uh, yeah, he did, but Pakistan is our friend.

Q: Why is Pakistan our friend if their leader is illegitimate?
A: I never said Pervez Musharraf was illegitimate.

Q: Didn't you just say a military general who comes to power by forcibly overthrowing the legitimate government of a nation is an illegitimate leader?
A: Only Saddam Hussein. Pervez Musharraf is our friend, because he helped us invade Afghanistan.

Q: Why did we invade Afghanistan?
A: Because of what they did to us on September 11th.

Q: What did Afghanistan do to us on September 11th?
A: Well, on September 11th, nineteen men? Fifteen of them Saudi Arabians? Hijacked four airplanes and flew three of them into buildings, killing over 3,000 Americans.

Q: So how did Afghanistan figure into all that?
A: Afghanistan was where those bad men trained, under the oppressive rule of the Taliban.

Q: Aren't the Taliban those bad radical Islamics who chopped off people's heads and hands?
A: Yes, that's exactly who they were. Not only did they chop off people's heads and hands, but they oppressed women, too.

Q: Didn't the Bush administration give the Taliban 43 million dollars back in May of 2001?
A: Yes, but that money was a reward because they did such a good job fighting drugs.

Q: Fighting drugs?
A: Yes, the Taliban were very helpful in stopping people from growing opium poppies.

Q: How did they do such a good job?
A: Simple. If people were caught growing opium poppies, the Taliban would have their hands and heads cut off.

Q: So, when the Taliban cut off people's heads and hands for growing a flower, that was OK, but not if they cut people's heads and hands off for other reasons?
A: Yes. It's OK with us if radical Islamic fundamentalists cut off people's hands for growing flowers, but it's cruel if they cut off people's hands for stealing bread.

Q: Don't they also cut off people's hands and heads in Saudi Arabia?
A: That's different. Afghanistan was ruled by a tyrannical patriarchy that oppressed women and forced them to wear burqas whenever they were in public, with death by stoning as the penalty for women who did not comply.

Q: Don't Saudi women have to wear burqas in public, too?
A: No, Saudi women merely wear a traditional Islamic body covering.

Q: What's the difference?
A: The traditional Islamic covering worn by Saudi women is a modest yet fashionable garment that covers all of a woman's body except for her eyes and fingers. The burqa, on the other hand, is an evil tool of patriarchal oppression that covers all of a woman's body except for her eyes and fingers.

Q: It sounds like the same thing with a different name.
A: Now, don't go comparing Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia. The Saudis are our friends.

Q: But I thought you said 15 of the 19 hijackers on September 11th were from Saudi Arabia.
A: Yes, but they trained in Afghanistan.

Q: Who trained them?
A: A very bad man named Osama bin Laden.

Q: Was he from Afghanistan?
A: Uh, no, he was from Saudi Arabia too. But he was a bad man, a very bad man.

Q: I seem to recall he was our friend once.
A: Only when we helped him and the mujahadeen repel the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan back in the 1980s.

Q: Who are the Soviets? Was that the Evil Communist Empire Ronald Reagan talked about?
A: There are no more Soviets. The Soviet Union broke up in 1990 or thereabouts, and now they have elections and capitalism like us. We call them Russians now.

Q: So the Soviets, I mean, the Russians are now our friends?
A: Well, not really. You see, they were our friends for many years after they stopped being Soviets, but then they decided not to support our invasion of Iraq, so we're mad at them now. We're also mad at the French and the Germans because they didn't help us invade Iraq either.

Q: So the French and Germans are evil, too?
A: Not exactly evil, but just bad enough that we had to rename French fries and French toast to Freedom Fries and Freedom Toast.

Q: Do we always rename foods whenever another country doesn't do what we want them to do?
A: No, we just do that to our friends. Our enemies, we invade.

Q: But wasn't Iraq one of our friends back in the 1980s?
A: Well, yeah. For a while.

Q: Was Saddam Hussein ruler of Iraq back then?
A: Yes, but at the time he was fighting against Iran, which made him our friend, temporarily.

Q: Why did that make him our friend?
A: Because at that time, Iran was our enemy.

Q: Isn't that when he gassed the Kurds?
A: Yeah, but since he was fighting against Iran at the time, we looked the other way, to show him we were his friend.

Q: So anyone who fights against one of our enemies automatically becomes our friend?
A: Most of the time, yes.

Q: And anyone who fights against one of our friends is automatically an enemy?
A: Sometimes that's true, too. However, if American corporations can profit by selling weapons to both sides at the same time, all the better.

Q: Why?
A: Because war is good for the economy, which means war is good for America. Also, since God is on America's side, anyone who opposes war is a godless un-American Communist. Do you understand now why we attacked Iraq?

Q: I think so. We attacked them because God wanted us to, right?
A: Yes.

Q: But how did we know God wanted us to attack Iraq?
A: Well, you see, God personally speaks to George W. Bush and tells him what to do.

Q: So basically, what you're saying is that we attacked Iraq because George W. Bush hears voices in his head?
A: Yes! You finally understand how the world works. Now close your eyes, make yourself comfortable, and go to sleep. Good night.

Q: Good night, Daddy...

Saturday, November 15, 2003

Sony Ericsson's long-anticipated P900 wireless hand held will start shipping to EMEA and APAC markets in the fourth quarter of 2003 while U.S. and China residents will be able to purchase the device some time in the first quarter of 2004.

The P900 is a combined PDA and phone that's state-of-the-art smart phone

Some of its features are:

• 5-way Jog Dial
• polyphonic ringtones
• 48 mb Flash memory
• music player
• SMS/MMS/email
• instant messaging
• Bluetooth-enabled
• built-in speaker phone
• fully featured PDA with pen/stylus
• 16 hours of talk time (up to 20 days' standby)
• embedded P900 browser supports HTML, WAP 2.0 and cHTML
• Symbian OS 7.0 which powers the UIQ platform
• integrated digital camera with VGA resolution
• tri-band GSM/GPRS 900/1800/1900 MHz connectivity
• video recording at QCIF resolution with MPEG4 video compression
• support J2ME and the Mophun gaming platform
• 32 mb Memory Stick Duo to transfer large files, pictures, video and music

More details at Sony Ericsson P900 - Asia Pacific/Philippines

Friday, November 14, 2003

Has any one ever told you that your own personal computer may now be functioning as an Internet Server AND that it may be serving up all or many of your personal files for reading, writing, modification and even deletion by anyone, anywhere, with neither your knowledge nor your permission on the Internet? READ MORE

• PIF = Macintosh : Compressed file archive
• PIF = OS/2 : Graphics metafile
• PIF = Vector image GDF format (IBM mainframe computers)
• PIF = Program Information File for MS-DOS

Here is the result after Norton scan my PC:

• Safe procedures for email
• Assess your virus risk
• How To Disable/Remove Potentially Dangerous File Attachments
• Knowing Dangerous File Extensions
• Complex virus'es which modify the registry
• Apply all the security patches available from the Windows Update Site
• Increase Broadband Internet Security Awareness

Thursday, November 13, 2003

"The President wanted by 2004 and "beyond," to mend fences with the Marcos family, deposed President Joseph Estrada, business tycoon Eduardo "Danding" Cojuangco, the Communist Party of the Philippines and the New People's Army, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, putschist elements of the military, and opposition personalities. " READ MORE

Wednesday, November 12, 2003

There are a lot of different ways to think about a person's ideal body weight. Some people would consider it to be the weight that was directly proportional to a person's height, so that you wouldn't have people who are short and fat or tall and thin...

M.D.A 'better' way to think about a person's ideal body weight is as what is a 'healthy' weight for their age and height using their body mass index.

An adult who is 145 pounds and is 5 feet 5 inches tall has a body mass index of 24.2.

That's great! An adult with a body mass index between 18.5 and 24.9 is considered to have a healthy bmi and so you are likely already at your ideal body weight.

• over 30 is considered obese.
• between 25 and 29.9 is considered overweight.
• between 18.5 and 24.9 is considered a healthy bmi.
• under 18.5 is consider underweight.

Sunday, November 09, 2003

Rule 1: Life is not fair - - get used to it!

Rule 2: The world won't care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.

Rule 3: You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high school. You won't be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both.

Rule 4: If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss.

Rule 5: Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your Grandparents had a different word for burger flipping -- they called it opportunity.

Rule 6: If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault, so don't whine about your mistakes, learn from them.

Rule 7: Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about how cool you thought you are. So before you save the rain forest from the parasites of your parent's generation, try delousing the closet in your own room.

Rule 8: Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life HAS NOT. In some schools they have abolished failing grades and they'll give you as MANY TIMES as you want to get the right answer. This doesn't bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in
real life.

Rule 9: Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you FIND YOURSELF. Do that on your own time.

Rule 10: Television is NOT real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.

Rule 11: Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one. If you agree, pass it on.

Friday, November 07, 2003