Checking emails is part of my day to day routine. Web based email is my favorite when it comes to working with emails. I have transferred all my office email to Google’s Gmail when it started to support free POP mail and IMAP mail features. This allows me to consolidate my emails from different accounts […]

The majority of students use laptop computer mainly to support their studies. The need would depend much on the area of study being pursued. Those that study technical courses like Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science have greater need for a laptop computer. Medical students taking Medicine and Dentistry would have need also. Then Planning, […]

Programming is a most sought skill in the Information Technology arena which needs to be polished. There are people who are really gifted in programming like in XML and Database. Some say that programming is boring, but for me it’s a very interesting and exciting area of Information Technology. Some big players of the software […]

Apple iMac 2.16GHz Core 2 Duo is a sleek ergonomic designed desktop computer. People are who are switching over to Mac from PC environment would find this machine a good one. Putting more memory to the machine would be a better plan prior to running Virtual Machines. Adding 1 GB of RAM to make […]

People are constantly looking for ways to make their homes a comfortable and cozy place to stay. Thus, home improvements are also endless to the dainty folks. Another reason for home improvement is also to raise the home value for equity purposes. Home improvements are a trivial thing to do and it can be done […]

Bloggers have been searching for ways to monetize their websites. There are many ways actually to do this and lots of websites that offer tips on how to make money online. I am no guru in those fields, but let me share to you some thoughts on one way of making a decent amount from […]

In business marketing getting some leads to work on is important. Based on the leads, one could plan the appropriate action to effectively market the product or services. Before the time of computer and Internet the way to market a product is to sometimes send post mails from mailing leads. In the global business environment […]

It’s a wonder what technology could bring us in the near future. Everything is a surprise. How about doing everything with voice command on the mobile phone? How about searching the Internet using voice? Voice recognition technology has been with us for a while. I remember my old phone which could dial the phone book […]

Antivirus is a requirement in all computers that is being used in the campus network. Trend Micro is the official antivirus software in the institute that I work, but some still prefer those that are free like AVG Antivirus.
A few days ago AVG have identified an important Windows System file user32.dll as a generic Trojan […]

Communication is an important part of the daily life. The technology which was made possible with the Internet is Instant Messenger. Instant messengers of today are growing in features and they are not only limited to exchange of text messages.

Usually, people use Yahoo Messenger, MSN, G-talk, but there’s new one coming in the market the […]

Desktop virtualization technology allows people to run different operating system (OS) than the native OS of the computer. Virtualization software has allowed me to run multiple Linux OS instance in Windows XP. I was not successful with having Mac OS X on a Windows XP base. That’s one of the things I still look forward […]

There are times when an Oracle Form button needs to be hidden depending on certain criteria. I would like for example to prevent changing of the student status when they are Graduated or Completed from their study. Hiding the CHANGE STATUS button in an Oracle Form when the student is flagged as Graduated or Completed […]

Sharing resources across different location is the beauty of networked computer. The Local Area Network (LAN) is very useful in file sharing. We have a Microsoft Windows 2000 file server where our client server applications, working files and other source files are stored. This allows consolidated storage of all the files.
Network drive mapping is a […]

Internet is a good tool in reaching vast people of viewers from all over the world. It is also brings great stride in easily making the products or services available to almost everyone global market without geographic boundaries. Having a website for showcasing your services and products could lead to a possibility of boosting sales.
Doing […]

The Internet is a vast resource of information. The information that comes available are published in different languages aside from the English language. This is due to the fact that there are numerous writers and publishers that have their own local language. They might be publishing information targeting their own people.
There are times though that […]

A virus has damaged recently the boot sector and file allocation table of Acer Aspire One’s Windows XP system. I spent time to visit the Acer Service center to have it fixed. It’s very new still like less than 10 days after purchase. There’s little software installed, but what’s important is the folder full of […]

The changing and expanding needs of the higher education institution have forced Information Technology infrastructure to play catch on. This is a reality in the institution where I am working. The pace of change is just too much for the lean working force to make the adjustments and changes. Coping up would seem to be […]

A working desktop should be a clutter free area. One will be seeing only occasional things on the desktop which are very important and not for long. In my experience this is not always the case. In my office working computer, I like 10 or more icons on my Windows desktop.
I spend time trying to […]

One of the most exciting and popular games online is the World of Warcraft. Numerous people have been captured by this stunning game. Old and young alike enjoy the game. It’s not just a simple game, but it’s a world out there. There have been a series of expansion set for the game which makes […]

A typical office table would be full of documents and folders. This was maybe the case of the old times, but everything have changed when personal computers came. Though there are still documents and papers on the working desk of anyone, it would be safe to say it is very minimal.
I notice in our office […]

The higher education institution that I work has this Information Technology (IT) Services unit. The unit aims to provide a high quality networking, computing and support service to help students, staff and faculty inside the campus. The IT services unit is tasked to make the best use of information technology.
There are various services that are […]

Basketball is one of my favorite sport games. I remember spending time practicing free throws and one on one game which did not really last that long. In spite of that I still like the game. I could spend time watching TV of live action happening. Those were the times when Chicago Bulls, LA Lakers, […]

I have upgraded my Firefox to the latest stable version, but it seems that most of my favorite plug-ins is not working. Checking on the add-ons window under tools menu has this error “This add-on will be disabled when Firefox is restarted. Not compatible with Firefox 3.0.3”.
The productivity of my browsing is greatly affected without […]

Most institutions have the so called in-house built information system. These systems are pre-tailored to fit to the special needs of the business or institution. This old school of though regarding systems has long term impact such as coping up with the current business trends.
Thus, system applications need to be reviewed every three to five […]

The institute where I worked with will be celebrating 50th year anniversary next year. There’s lots of activity related to the preparation and the celebration of the Golden Anniversary of the Institute. The times are evolving and the business are changing. Adopting to global changes would ensure survival of the institute for a long term.
I […]

Most modern website are powered by JavaScript to interactivity. JavaScript have been a driving force for many web applications. Having a fast JavaScript engine to render the web application could benefit the user. No more need for waiting when opening up JavaScript rich Internet pages.
Download the new Mozilla FireFox 3.1 Beta Internet browser with a […]

In the information age, data is very valuable. Thus, regular backing up of data is very important. There are even people that are tasked to do backing up of data in big companies with large array of servers. Not only is backing up true for servers, but it could be applicable to an office working […]

In the computer age, a new breed of criminals is born. Cyber criminals or digital criminals that is adept in stealing information. Securing a computer is a basic requirement prior to deployment. I remember news of hacker breaking into telecommunications companies and hundreds of businesses worldwide and sold VoIP Services.
The convicted hacker Robert Moore, when […]

Baking is one of the pastimes I enjoy most, aside from the fact that I could indulge myself in eating the baked pastries. As an IT guy at work, I find computer technology being useful even for baking. I use for example a computer spreadsheet like MS Excel to store the baking recipes. I don’t […]

A free and open productivity suite which is a strong challenger of Microsoft Office Suite is the OpenOffice. This open source project is marking its eighth year anniversary this month of October 2008. The OpenOffice desktop application productivity suite is a good open-source free alternative to Microsoft Office.
There are new features in version of 3.0 […]