Global Voices in Filipino Launches

by jhay on May 15, 2012

A wonderful news came from one of Editors of Global Voices Online – it is the launch of the Global Voices in Filipino portal. That’s right! Global Voices is now available in the Filipino languages so that more Pinoys everywhere would have more access to the citizen-generated content from around the world. This is under [...]

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Watchword: Braggadocio

by jhay on May 10, 2012

A break from a blogging hiatus and blogging about tech related topics, one word has caught my fancy while catching up on the latest local news which centers on two hot issues: the stand-off between China and the Philippines over the Scarborough shoal and the recent brawl between Raymart Santiago and mediaman Ramon Tulfo. One [...]

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Signing up for Google Drive

by jhay on April 20, 2012

Alright, bear with me. It’s been more than a month since my last update on this blog it feels like I’ve forgotten how to go about this whole exercise. Moving on to the topic, the internet is abuzz with the news that Google will launch its much-awaited and might-be-too-late cloud storage service, Google Drive next [...]

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Windows 8 Consumer Preview Now Available

by jhay on March 2, 2012

Excited for Windows 8? Or you’re still content with Windows 7? Either way, the wait for getting a demo/preview version of the next operating system from Microsoft is now over as the the Windows 8 Consumer Preview is now available for public download. Just bear in mind of the system specifications required to run Windows [...]

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Rediscover the fun of reading at the National Library!

by jhay on February 12, 2012

When was the last time you enjoyed reading a book? Or the last time a line or chapter kept on playing on in your mind you even dreamed of it? When was the last time you entered a room full of bookshelves brimming with books without price tags on each? Where you could grab one [...]

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Thoughts and suggestions for Globe Telecom

January 5, 2012

Satisfactory customer service. Working in the customer service industry for even less than a year is enough time to make you understand what customers of any business or service want: getting the most value for what you pay for, if not more. So I’m taking this time to share some of my thoughts and suggestions [...]

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On the Samurai Umbrella…I want one!

December 26, 2011

When it comes to wisdom, factoids, trivia and explaining stuff, most of my friends turn to me for their regular dose and questions. But there are limits to what I know and one of them is the Samurai Umbrella. Which is getting quite popular nowadays. I’ve seen one or two in the metro lately on [...]

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Sony PlayStation Vita US Launch Titles

December 25, 2011

It’s on the Christmas wishlist of most gamers, Sony is revving up for the US launch of its newest handheld gaming console, the PlayStation Vita. It has been recently launched in Japan while it is scheduled to hit the US shelves in February 22, 2012. Accompanying the handheld’s release a list of new titles that [...]

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A meaningful Christmas to everyone!

December 25, 2011

It’s the time of year that we give and share to loved ones, family, friends and even a complete stranger. For this year, I chose to share something you may find strange but something that will definitely give you a laugh. Achmed the Dead Terrorist singing a Christmas song. Enjoy! From yours truly, greetings of [...]

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Time to give back, Help the victims of Typhoon Sendong

December 20, 2011

With Christmas literally just around the corner, celebrations have been dampened by the recent devastation suffered by provinces in the southern Philippines when typhoon Sendong swept through this past weekend. Scores have been killed with the body count still rising while millions worth of damages have been incurred. Our brothers and sisters in affected areas [...]

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Twitter client: Switching from Gwibber to Turpial

December 5, 2011

One of the things I looked forward in Ubuntu 11.10 is the new version of Gwibber with it’s overhauled UI which is way better than the previous incarnation. However, ever since the upgrade to Ubuntu 11.10, I’ve always had a hard time using Gwibber because for some strange reason it just moves like a glacier [...]

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Short-of-expectation iPhone 4s and Samsung Galaxy Nexus leads to hopeful 2012

December 4, 2011

When it was first announced that Google has partnered with Samsung to make the Galaxy Nexus which is the flagship phone to carry Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, anticipation among Android fans grew as Apple fans salivated for the next iPhone. It turned out that there was no iPhone 5 just the iPhone 4s. So [...]

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An early Christmas wishlist for Google Docs

November 27, 2011

Google Docs has been a great online tool for managing documents instead of just sharing them. There have been many times where it has worked well for my needs especially in school. During those times, my school mates and colleagues in different organizations have been impressed by what Google Docs can do. I’d like to [...]

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Infographic: Where are the world’s nuclear weapons?

November 22, 2011

We’re all too familiar with how powerful nuclear weapons are and how an all-out nuclear war could wipe out the human race with just a few clicks of a button once the command has been given by the leaders of the world’s most powerful nations. This doomsday scenario was best depicted by the movie The [...]

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Quick thoughts on the Google Reader Update

November 2, 2011

Yes, I still get my regular fix of web content via RSS and my feed reader of choice remains Google Reader. Just a few days ago, it received a major update in terms of the UI, similar to what has been rolled out to Gmail: a very clean, minimalist UI with tons of white space [...]

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