Archive for March, 2006
Thursday, March 30th, 2006
I was online with my brother in Australia. We were talking over Yahoo Voice. Not bad. Not bad at all.
Later, my brother in Indonesia was online too, I detected him via Google Chat.
I tried to put everyone in a Google Chat conference (three people typing in the same ...
Posted in Nets, Webs, Infostructure | 4 Comments »
Tuesday, March 28th, 2006
On Pinoy.Tech.Blog:
The Stockholm Challenge is a global networking program for Information and Communcation Technology (ICT) entrepreneurs. It demonstrates how information technology can improve living conditions and increase economic growth around the world.
Thirteen ICT initiatives from the Philippines made it to the finals joining a crop of 149 teams ...
Posted in ICT4D | No Comments »
Tuesday, March 28th, 2006
Lonely on 3G
I have a friend who has a new 3G phone. He's running on Smart and he could (theoretically) do unlimited video calls with anybody else who has a Smart 3G phone.
But, he isn't using the video call service. Why?
He doesn't have any friend using a Smart ...
Posted in Mobile, Telecoms | 2 Comments »
Monday, March 27th, 2006
He's 94 86 years old and he's got gadgets more than the regular yuppie.
To start, he has two iPods! Two! He uses these sleek white iPods to store more than 3,000 songs ranging from classical, to 60’s music, to Disney, to sound of music etc. He has two sets of ...
Posted in Gadgets, Techies | 7 Comments »
Friday, March 24th, 2006
It was a hotspot waiting to be born. Robinson's Pioneer now has a WiFi hotspot that is free-as-in-beer, free-as-in-"free for all".
I tried it out but my laptop wasn't cooperating. Regardless, the lady at the information booth said the WiFi access areas are mostly at the second floor, above the fountain ...
Posted in TechTips, Wireless | 4 Comments »
Thursday, March 23rd, 2006
Had a chat with a friend. He was surfing and searching and found my article about Smart WiFi in Cuyo (Smart WiFi Wondering, July 26, 2005).
I’m excited about connecting remote areas of the Philippines with Smart WiFi. If, in the past, the requirements to bring internet access to an area ...
Posted in Edong's Dreams, ICT4D | 13 Comments »
Wednesday, March 22nd, 2006
It wasn't as complicated as I thought. Here are the settings my friend uses to get 9-hours of battery power.
The trick, my friend says, is to set the CPU speed to the lowest.
Here's how it's done on my IBM T43:
a.) Left click the green battery meter beside the task ...
Posted in Gadgets, TechTips | 3 Comments »
Tuesday, March 21st, 2006
I have a friend who was struggling to maximize his laptop battery lifespan. The old battery used to give him 2-3 hours of computing time. The battery degraded so much through the years that he ended up getting only around 30 minutes of computing time.
The joke is: he’s running ...
Posted in TechTips | 15 Comments »
Monday, March 20th, 2006
Got this in my email box:
Magandang umaga po, san po matatagpuan dito sa jeju city south Korea ang opisina ng smart padala remittance partners abroad? please reply as soon as possible...
Sorry, I don't have that information either.
I get these kinds of message every so often. Filipinos in other countries looking ...
Posted in m-Commerce | 26 Comments »
Friday, March 17th, 2006
Last February, Smart announced the winners of a search for the best wireless services application developed by student-faculty teams under the Smart Wireless Engineering Education Program (SWEEP).
Basically, Smart asked student teams to put their creativity to work and come up with innovative mobile services.
The first place winner, dubbed ...
Posted in Mobile | No Comments »
Thursday, March 16th, 2006
There was a story on the Inquirer last Sunday about three field engineers of Smart Communications who turned into instant relief workers during the Leyte landslide rescue operations.
The story was, they were heading for a cellsite for some repairs, checked with a contact whether the roads were still passable despite ...
Posted in Edong's Dreams, ICT Industry | No Comments »
Wednesday, March 15th, 2006
At least that's how it sounded like.
Had a brief talk with Kates the other day via Google Talk or GTalk.
It was the first time for both of us. I called Kates and he sounded like he was talking inside a can and had a bad case of Laryngitis.
We ...
Posted in Nets, Webs, Infostructure, VoIP | 5 Comments »
Tuesday, March 14th, 2006
I tried out Yahoo Voice with my friend, Eloy. I via Smart WiFi, she via dial-up.
When I dialled her on Yahoo Voice, I could hear the ringing sound. But she wasn't picking up. She didn't know how to.
After many rings, the Voice call was diverted to a voice message. I ...
Posted in Nets, Webs, Infostructure, VoIP | No Comments »
Monday, March 13th, 2006
I was about to use a BPI ATM, but there was a lady at the machine somewhat hesitant to use the ATM. She pressed some buttons on the ATM, turned to me and asked: “Ganyan ba talaga ‘yan?”
She was seeing the ATM screen acting like a TV flashing BPI advertisements. ...
Posted in Edong's Dreams | 6 Comments »
Saturday, March 11th, 2006
I'm such a ka py ka t
Installed Feedburner and Text Link Ads.
These I learned from fellow-PTB authors. Let's see if they work for me.
Thanks for the tips, Abe, Migs (re: feedburner), Kates (re: Text Link Ads) ...
ka edong
Posted in Blogging | No Comments »
Friday, March 10th, 2006
Got this message via SMS from a number that I don't recognize:
Hi All! for d wkly black friday silent protest, come join 2day's 6pm MRT ride. W frnds, wear black, get on MRT at 6pm nd head to ORTIGAS STATN. We'll convrge der, stay a few mins, let 7 ...
Posted in Mobile, e-Governance | 1 Comment »
Friday, March 10th, 2006
I asked my friend based in Batanes if they had Smart WiFi.
He replied: Yes, we've been using Smart WiFi. There are at least 40 subscribers in Basco to date.
Smart WiFi has reached the northern-most islands of the Philippines.
I: How is the Internet service? Any downtimes?
He: Speed is ...
Posted in Edong's Dreams, ICT4D, Wireless | No Comments »
Thursday, March 9th, 2006
Here’s a story I gathered from my colleague who was trying out G-Cash.
She went to a National Bookstore branch in Glorietta, she wanted to make a purchase using G-Cash. When she was at the cashier, she was told that the particular branch was no longer accepting G-Cash payments. (Note, ...
Posted in m-Commerce | No Comments »
Wednesday, March 8th, 2006
When I conducted my pilot study on m-commerce for microfinance, one of the big challenges was finding a point of presence for G-Cash transactions. In particular, we were looking for establishments where we could conduct cash-in and cash-out transactions. But in our pilot areas, there was no place where we ...
Posted in ICT4D, m-Commerce | 4 Comments »
Tuesday, March 7th, 2006
Anybody else been missing Pinoy Techscene?
I'm getting a blank page. How will I know what other Pinoy Techies are up to these days? Visit all the blogs? hermps.
Techscene come back ...
ka edong
Posted in Blogging | 6 Comments »
