Is Your PC Windows 7-ready?

I tried checking whether my Asus F3H Series laptop is ready for the latest Microsoft operating software-Windows 7. My current system is Windows XP Professional Version 2002 Service Pack 2 with Intel Celeron M CPU 520 @ 1.60GHz, 1.48G RAM.
First, i had to download the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor from the Microsoft official site and [...]

My Struggle Over Internet Speed

I was shocked reading an item in a news letter stating that “their internet charge of P150/hour is very much affordable with a free cup of coffee“. Huh? P150/hr in an internet cafe? I continue reading the article and it seemed the item is consistent with the figure–P150/hr.
Not contented, i went over the banner and [...]

(RE-POST: “Aanhin pa ang damo kung patay na ang kabayo? (a special report from a volunteer)

The article below has been the subject of denial by the Department of Social Welfare and Development in recent days. It caused stir among the media and the people who show concerned and sympathy to typhoons “Ondoy” and “Peping” victims.
It is written, in her blog, by book author and blogger Ella Rose who stands by [...]

A Retractable USB Optical Mouse–my First Time Experience

My laptop has been with me for more than two years now and it has suffered major crash once in 2008. Although this story is not about my ASUS F3H series laptop, it is worth to note that it has already spent three optical mouse devices.
First to retire was the ASUS-brand mouse which was part [...]

A Dismal Display of Customer Relations in a SuperMarket

I bought a pack of rice at the Super Metro Mandaue on October 10, 2009 along with other grocery items. However, the bagger forgot to include the rice pack in my purchased items after paying it at the teller. I only discovered at around 3pm after my radio show in DYAB1512 that the rice pack [...]

Poll Survey Result: Which Cell Phone Call Charging Do You Prefer?

I think people got tired of the Per Minute Charging our telcos are billing us in our cell phone calls. They favored on the proposed Pulse Rate Charging which is scheduled to be implemented January 2010.

As i surmised in my previous article–“Cell Phone Call: Minute Charging or Pulse Rate Charging” it would appear that the [...]

Are You a Facebook Addict?

Are you a Facebook addict?
If you spend at least an hour a day in Facebook, then you have a FAD (Facebook Addiction Disorder).
Psychologist Dr. Michael Fenichel stated in his site–FAD Online–that users spent more time and energy on Facebook without knowing they exceeded over their regular tasks like waking up, answering phone and checking emails.
Dr. [...]

D-I-Y: How to Increase Virtual Memory?

When your RAM is depleted, windows will temporarily allot memory space from your hard disk. Windows call it virtual memory. You can adjust the space in your hard disk which windows shall allot for virtual memory by adjusting the paging file size. Here’s the way:

Right click MyComputer
Choose Properties
Click Advanced Tab
Click Setting unde Performance
Click Advanced Tab [...]

D-I-Y: How to Turn Off Windows Automatic Restart (B.S.O.D.)

Windows is configure by default to restart your PC once it crashes. The infamous Blue-Screen-Of-Death (BSOD) appears after your system crashes for a moment before your PC restart. However, there are important details in the BSOD that everyone ought to know–why your system crashes?
More info about BSOD and windows start-up problem is listed in PCStats’ [...]

News Writing & Radio Broadcasting Workshop @ Tabok National High School

It’s my first time to handle a news-related lecture with high school students on Friday, October 23, 2009. Fortunately, it’s my own brainchild being the president of the General Parents-Teachers Association of Tabok National High School in my own barangay–Tabok, Mandaue City.

The lecture is in preparation for the annual PRESS CONFERENCE of the Department of [...]