Archive for December, 2005
Monday, December 12th, 2005
On Pinoy.Tech.Blog, I write about the iTunes Music Cards
While I was in Sydney, I spotted some iTunes Music Cards. I consider them something like gift certificates. It's a well-designed ... uhm ... piece of cardboard ;-)
I continue to relate the idea of the iTunes music card to a G-Cash gift ...
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Monday, December 12th, 2005
This week, I'll talk about some of the technologies I encountered while I was in Sydney. Many of them aren't "state-of-the-art". But they are new to me, and maybe new to many of my readers. I will share some photos of the gadgets in some cases.
Expect this week (and ...
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Saturday, December 10th, 2005
I've been trying to install the Google Adsense Firefox Referral button.
But it doesn't appear on my Technobiography template.
It appears white (take a look, below the search box on the left).
I don't know why yet, I'm trying to figure it out. Can anybody help?
Here, let me try putting ...
Posted in Blogging | 4 Comments »
Friday, December 9th, 2005
The Philippines, New Zealand, Japan are among a few countries which already use commercial volumes of geothermal energy. The existing system uses steam from underground reservoirs and springs.
In Australia, there is a group planning to generate steam from hot rocks found 4.5km underground.
Idea is: pump water down unto the hot ...
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Thursday, December 8th, 2005
On Pinoy.Tech.Blog, I describe the most jologs G-Cash partner I've seen.
It's so obscure that I couldn't even remember the company's name! But, it's all good.
ka edong
You may say I’m a dreamer
But I’m not the only one
Posted in Mobile, m-Commerce | 2 Comments »
Thursday, December 8th, 2005
Here are other notes and observations of my experience getting an NBI clearance. This is turning out to be an NBI-themed week on Technobiography.
While at Carriedo, I noticed the more or less clear signs of what windows and what sections belonged where.
I explained to three ladies at ...
Posted in Gadgets, e-Governance | No Comments »
Wednesday, December 7th, 2005
Andre asked on Pinoy.Tech.Blog:
is there a mobile search that uses location based tracking to give you the nearest locations of what your looking for?
I did a search for location based services in the Philippines and found this service by e-yellow pages:
Through Smart zed Establishment Finder (which makes use of ...
Posted in Mobile, TechTips | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, December 7th, 2005
I was at the NBI Clearance center at Carriedo. It's a 6-storey building that hosts NBI facilities for issuing NBI clearances. Thousands of applicants of all shapes, sizes and degrees of masochism flock to Carriedo to get their NBI clearance.
But if they are lucky, they won't need to travel to ...
Posted in Gadgets, e-Governance | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, December 6th, 2005
On Pinoy.Tech.Blog, I write about Smart Money simplifying their service. Nothing official yet, just heard it through the grapevine.
Last week, I wrote about G-Cash transactions via the SIM Tool Kit (STK). There’s more I gather from the grapevine and it's about Smart Money.
Smart Money, I hear, is busy enhancing their ...
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Tuesday, December 6th, 2005
I have namesakes. Should be expected, mine is a generic name.
After encountering problems with getting an NBI clearance, I went home to my mom and complained:
Why did you choose such a common name for me, ma?
Mom replied,
We were thinking of naming you Segusmundo or Procopio...
Namesake list
So here's a ...
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Monday, December 5th, 2005
NBI Clearance Information (Links added May 1, 2008):
Announcement
Frequently Asked Questions 1 and 2
Instructions for Hit or for Verification
NBI Branches
Procedure
Satellite Offices
Vicinity Map
On www.nbi.gov.ph:
Steps in Applying for NBI Clearance
NBI Clearance Frequently Asked Questions Page
Regional and District Offices Installed with Computerized Clearance Processing System
Address: NBI Clearance Center
Carriedo Plaza Building
Carriedo St. cor Estero Cegado ...
Posted in e-Governance | 104 Comments »
Saturday, December 3rd, 2005
On Pinoy.Tech.Blog, I write about G-Cash turning to the SIM Tool Kit (STK) to conduct transactions.
There's more to come on Tuesday next week.
kitakits,
ka edong
emkonomist
Posted in Mobile, m-Commerce | 2 Comments »
Friday, December 2nd, 2005
I first read about Google Base on Pinoy.Tech.Blog. I couldn't figure out the service name - the first thing that came to mind was BASE jumping (parachuting from Buildings, Antennas, S-Something, E-Ewan nalimutan ko na).
I found out just now that the "Base" in Google Base comes from "Database".
So Google ...
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Thursday, December 1st, 2005
From MX, a publication given out for free in the afternoons in Sydney:
Google is giving US$4 to the US Library of Congress to help setup a system for creating digital copies of rare documents from around the world. This is the latest step in Google's crusade to expand the amount ...
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