Keep IT Simple

I first came in contact with Linux OS around four to five years ago. Read the rest of this entry »

No, we’re not talking about hideous looking USB flash drives but flash drives with viruses inside them. Flash drives are very handy and they can be inserted in almost any computer today. Read the rest of this entry »

Downloading an anti-virus software is one of the key elements in protecting your computer. However, it doesn’t mean you are totally protected from any attacks. Read the rest of this entry »

Windows Vista is the latest Operating System of Microsoft Corporation. Almost every personal computer that is released nowadays already has a bundled OS of Vista especially their home edition. Read the rest of this entry »

One of the best things about WiFi is that it gives you the ability to work virtually anywhere as long as there is a strong Wifi signal. Read the rest of this entry »

XO and Asus EEE PC have created a buzz in consumer’s digital world. These 7” monitor wonders are now the focus of laptops not only because they look really nice but they are small enough to function like a regular laptop, maybe more. Read the rest of this entry »

In gadget world, “small is powerful” will always be the rule of thumb of different companies. Just look at iPhone which is barely the size of the palm of your hand. Read the rest of this entry »

Wifi stands for Wireless Fidelity or better known as wireless network. Having wifi in your home is a lot easier these days because of the price of wireless network devices and the constantly rising demand of this type of products. Read the rest of this entry »

We are always concerned with the performance of our laptops and PC. The memory capacity, the hard disk, the cooling pads and powerful processor are always updated to make sure everything and anything the internet has offer will be used seamlessly. Read the rest of this entry »

Selecting a PC could be an educational or harrowing experience depending on your choices. The experience will only be educational if you shop for the right PC and harrowing if you end up with a completely wrong device for your specific need. Read the rest of this entry »

One of the great conveniences in a techie’s world is to have a laptop. A powerful desktop computer will always be stationary but a laptop could be taken to places with just one fold. Read the rest of this entry »

Sounds like a real big contribution, huh? I have always dreamed of my contribution to the computer world in the form on complex algorithms that can make the lives of IT professionals easier. Read the rest of this entry »

Exactly a year ago in September 2006 ExaGrid released it innovative top of the line backup storage medium. And now, September 2007, ExaGrid has just released its ExaGrid System Version 3 with better features such as data de-duplication-centric, disk-based backup product with faster backup and restore performance. Read the rest of this entry »

The title sounds like some tongue twister but my blog today involves some twisted personalities who lurk in the dark corners of the internet. Who else but those hackers and cracker, thieves and cheats.

I am a mobile IT guy, and I cannot go out with my laptop. Between my laptop and my wallet, it is easier for me to forget to bring my wallet. Read the rest of this entry »

Data mining is the systematic method for sifting through very high volumes of seemingly unrelated data and spotting trends, patterns and exceptions.

If for example, a magazine publisher wants to know their readers’ interest, their offline resources would limit their findings. Perhaps they can accurately identify their sales, but for finding out readers’ interest, the might perhaps gather a focus group of their readers and do some survey. But this would be a Herculean job.

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I received an email from a friend telling me that one day soon, artificial intelligence could be at a level with real intelligence. But the question is, would real intelligence accept defeat? Read the rest of this entry »

Yesterday in my blog, I mentioned the inexpensive laptop designed by some Swiss group which won an innovations award in Copenhagen, Denmark. The group behind the laptop will give the prize money to the Massachusetts-based One Laptop Per Child program. Read the rest of this entry »

My desktop computer system at home is about 3 years old and I still keep if for sentimental value. Well, aside of course from the fact that it is still in the best shape and performance. Read the rest of this entry »

A lot of what used to be high tech past time like the television and game-and-watch in the last few decades have now been taken by the internet. Parents used to worry about children spending too much time on the television because such an activity can greatly affect children’s performance in schools.

The relative horror brought about by television on some parents pales in comparison to that brought about by the internet. While children spending too much time on the television can be easily monitored and taken immediate action, it can sometimes be a daunting task monitoring children’s activities on the internet.

Good thing the new Windows Vista has incorporated some features into its operating system which can monitor children’s activities and protect them from malicious attacks. The consumer launch of Windows Vista comes with parental controls that are very easy to use even with non technical parents.

Windows Vista can provide parents a list of websites which are being visited by their children so that they can review the list later and then take appropriate action. Windows Vista also has strengthened its partnerships with parental control websites like Contentwatch (www.contentwatch.com), Pix Alert (www.pixalert.com), Safe Eyes (www.safeeyes.com) and IMSafer (www.imsafer.com).

Like in the previous versions of Windows, there are the web filtering or restriction options which can be set to either low, medium or high depending on the kinds of content allowed by the parents for their children. These restrictions encompass which files are allowed for downloads and streaming media.

Even the games for the children can be strictly regulated by the parents. Parents can specific what types of games are allowed and they can even set a certain block of time during the day that the children can use the computer for games. This is a good feature because according to studies, more and more children and youth are losing their social skills and flunking in their studies because of the great amount of time they stay ensconced in their rooms playing games.

I have yet to look up if Windows Vista has also an online monitoring program that sort of spies in a positive way on the activities of their children and parents can monitor the activities remotely through a web browser.

With so many reports of children being sexually abused online or getting themselves to pornographic materials or online thieves targeting the young vulnerable minds, these parental control features should be strictly implemented by parents.

With proper security features and monitoring, these children will be guided to grow up to be good and useful technology citizens in the future. And with technology coming natural to them when they grow up, they will surely be an asset to the community in the future. Read the rest of this entry »

I am a true netizen. From the moment I wake up, the first thing that I would do is head to my computer and check emails and read the news.

I spend more than half of my day in front of my computer. I maintain several websites and at the same time, I want to always keep myself abreast with the latest in technology.

And I also have short attention span and poor memory. I tend to surf from one website to the next. So to help me with my memory problem, I bookmark some of my favorite sites and many other websites I would come across which I could not finish reading before jumping to the next.

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