Archive for October, 2005
Saturday, October 15th, 2005
Whew!
Spent a good hour this morning just updating myself with what's happening at Pinoy.Tech.Blog and catching up with my emails.
I've been virtually offline while on travel in South Africa. The Internet shops charged from P60 per hour (this was a run-down shop in the middle of a place ...
Posted in Blogging | 2 Comments »
Friday, October 14th, 2005
He>> We've set them up with Smart money ATM cards - it's possible for us to do it from here, through the remittance partner in London, so we pay the charge and they get the card for 'free'.
I: > That's interesting. I've heard of this procedure, but it's the first ...
Posted in m-Commerce | 3 Comments »
Thursday, October 13th, 2005
After more than 1 year of waiting, I finally breakthrough Google Adsens's 100 dollar borderline!
Yipee!
now, time to look for my cousin in Singapore ...
ka edong
Changi Airport
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Thursday, October 13th, 2005
I'm at Singapore Airport. As expected, I could now be found at one of the free internet terminals within the airport. I checked for any messages from my cousin whom I'm visiting today.
Then there's this 80ish old American woman at the next terminal. In a gurgling voice she ...
Posted in Techies | 1 Comment »
Thursday, October 13th, 2005
The English Man >> I was wondering what you thought would be needed in order to increase adoption and use of Smart money?
I:> A couple of things come to mind:
1.) reduce barriers to entry in two ways:
a.) remove the registration fee (P200 to cover the ...
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Wednesday, October 12th, 2005
Continuation of interview by Max Limpag ...
Where do you think Philippine blogs are heading?
I think Phlippine blogs will more and more be the connection of the millions of Filipinos around the world. I think that blogs are taking away some of the viewership of the most popular Philippine website: inq7.net ...
Posted in Edong's Dreams | 4 Comments »
Tuesday, October 11th, 2005
I previously mentioned about being interviewed by Max Limpag of Sun.Star Cebu. I was interviewed alongside blogging biggies like MLQ, Sassy and Abe (obvious ba, I’m still delighted until now).
When I received his questions via e-mail, I browsed through them first and concluded: “this is something that needs time ...
Posted in Edong's Dreams | No Comments »
Monday, October 10th, 2005
There was an LBC desk at Lucky Plaza, Singapore. LBC has a service called “LBC Money Remittance”. What caught my attention is the instant remittance via ATM card.
The recipient will need to apply for the card at LBC bank in the Philippines prior to the transaction. When an OFW ...
Posted in m-Commerce | 32 Comments »
Sunday, October 9th, 2005
My friend complained that she wasn't able to send a couple of big files to a colleague. She was trying to send a file via Gmail from her CD of presentations/documents. They were big files and the dial-up connection we have at home resulted in time-out errors in Gmail.
I asked ...
Posted in TechTips | 2 Comments »
Saturday, October 8th, 2005
I heard from a colleague from one of the telcos that they had plans of deploying GSM payphones. The idea is, it’s easy to install GSM stand-alone payphones in far-flung areas.
The idea gets juicier: users bring their own SIM. Interesting, huh? Bring your own SIM, make calls charged to ...
Posted in Tech World, Wireless | 4 Comments »
Friday, October 7th, 2005
My second Vendo story is from our trip to Singapore. Singapore can’t help but be connected. And it shows with the numerous vendo internet kiosks all around the place.
There were a couple of these vendo Internet kiosks at our hotel lobby (Hotel Grand Central at Orchard Road). They are ...
Posted in Tech World | 7 Comments »
Thursday, October 6th, 2005
My other blogs
I have a couple more blogs.
I have my consultancy blog, Mobile Tulay. Here I uploaded materials related to my m-commerce for microfinance study. I will be updating that blog when I have consultancy materials that I want to share. It’s also a way for people to get ...
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Thursday, October 6th, 2005
My first encounter with a vendo machine was in John Hay, circa 1980. They had Dr. Pepper in can in exchange for a dime.
Fast forward 25 years where I have three vendo stories to share. First is the Vendo text. Second is the vendo internet kiosks in Singapore. Third ...
Posted in Mobile, Wireless | 14 Comments »
Wednesday, October 5th, 2005
I have this habit of getting brochures or flyers for me to blog about later.
But later becomes laterer and laterest. And laterest becomes never. Meanwhile, the brochures become clutter at home.
Better to moBlog these brochures so they don't have the chance to gather dust...
ka edong
in a bus
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Wednesday, October 5th, 2005
Before I leave for Joburg, I’ve been getting ready to stay in touch with my friends in the Philippines, with my family and with colleagues. This is what I’ve prepared so far:
My global roaming is on. I may not be on my Smart SIM the whole time, but I plan ...
Posted in ICT4D | 3 Comments »
Tuesday, October 4th, 2005
One of my tasks in moving Technobiography is to transfer some of my old tools to the new blog. This includes Pocket Technobiography by Mobipocket.
I took a brief look to investigate how to accomplish this transfer. I didn't find yet what I need. But I was surprised with what I ...
Posted in Blogging | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, October 4th, 2005
I’m going to Johannesburg (Joburg) because once upon a time, a fellow from the World Bank found my m-commerce for microfinance study through my blog. From web blog to Joburg.
My second degree of connection with Joburg: connecting with collegues to connect the masses
I’m attending a conference about e-Banking for ...
Posted in ICT4D | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, October 4th, 2005
Mobile subscribers (1.1 billion) exceeded fixed-line subscribers for the first time in 2002
There are now 1.7 billion mobile subscribers. Less than 0.5 percent remains on analogue networks.
odafone with 165 million customers is the largest multinational operator
GSM networks account for 75 percent of the world's digital mobile customers.
The SMS standard was ...
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Monday, October 3rd, 2005
Where in the world in Brosia, my smart cellphone? Where in the world is Kurdapia, my toshiba satellite laptop?
Two of my companions at this stop over in Changi Airport, Singapore.
We're at a Silver Kris Lounge. Lots of Internet terminals here (yey!), but lots of users too (hermps). When ...
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Monday, October 3rd, 2005
I’m going to Joburg and I can’t leave my tech addictions behind.
I’m at the lounge of my airline. Free food, free drinks, magazines to read, movies to watch. But which do I choose?
Internet! hahahahaha! Spent half an hour tweaking some of my blogs and sending emails.
Tama na. Enough ...
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