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Category Archives: Hardware

Smart Plug ‘N Talk

03-Sep-08

I can finally come out of the shell and talk about Smart’s latest technology release — Plug ‘n Talk. I met with Smart representatives earlier today and I was able to witness a demonstration of this very cool gadget. It is a hybrid VoIP unit. In a nutshell, the unit which is essentially a thumbdrive [...]

Fios’ Actiontec As MoCA Bridge

20-Aug-08

I have had Verizon FiOS for more than a year now and as the service areas continue to grow, with the technology’s excellent service, I’m sure a lot have signed up for it. If Verizon provides you with an Actiontec modem/router then let me advice you to purchase another router because Actiontec will drive you [...]

10.0″ Eee PC

07-Aug-08

I’ve been out of Eee PC news for a while, so I decided to check on what ASUStek has in store for us. They have a 10.0″ beauty in the 1000H 80G model. I strongly recommend the unit for Windows-slave users because it has a gigabyte of RAM and 80GB hard drive running on Genuine [...]

Backup Woes

06-Aug-08

Here I am again ranting about data integrity. For years, I have been criticizing all kinds of data protection systems. I’m referring to backups, not security. I can’t really trust any kind of RAID system. My site is a perfect example of it. Yes the backup is nearly instantaneous, but if both the running disk [...]

Electronic Voting

21-Jul-08

Before leaving the house, I saw on the news that the Philippines’ Commission on Elections (COMELEC) will pilot an electronic voting process in the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) in the coming gubernatorial (regional) election in the region. The machines are provided by Avante.

El Fin de Semana

16-Jun-08

The weekend was dismal. Rain was pouring most of the time, but that didn’t ruin my fin de semana. I finally got a new pair of jeans. The only “decent” pair I had is no longer decent, so I had to buy a new pair. I also went to see Kung Fu Panda which I [...]

Router Maintenance

05-Jun-08

I’ve decided that next week I shall change the router in the office. It’s been due for two years, I just don’t have the courage to do it. Originally, the setup in the office has an Adtran router. I couldn’t maintain the router because of my limited knowledge, so I went the easy way out [...]