Reach Beyond Your Limits: February 2011

28 February 2011

10 Best Firefox Add-Ons

Mozilla’s Firefox browser burst onto the web landscape a few years ago, and unlike IE, Firefox is doing it right.

In fact, the popularity of Firefox has grown significantly, and when you consider that this browser competes with Microsoft’s Internet Explorer and Google’s Chrome, the success of Firefox is proof that Mozilla got it right by introducing a blank-slate browser that you customize to make your own.

List Of Best Image Search Engines

If I need a picture in the web I usually go to Google images. Sure, it’s simple and Google casts a wide net, but there are other image search engines that may be useful too.

These are the following search engines that you may want to visit:

1. PicSearch.com

PicSearch is rip art on steroids, offering a fine selection of pix with image size and file size listed under each image – always a consideration when bandwidth or storage is an issue, which it is for many startup blogs.

Toughest Place to be a Bus Driver

London bus driver Josh West heads to Manila, the world's most densely populated city, where, with his host Rogelio Castro, he braves the chaos of the streets in a Jeepney.

23 February 2011

Egyptian Baby Named Facebook

Jamal Ibrahim, the twenty-something father of a newborn girl, initially intended to name his daughter 'Tahrir Square', but later changed his mind and named her 'Facebook' instead to express "his gratitude about the victories the youth of January 25 have achieved."

The social network has played an integral role in communicating the protests in Tahrir Square that led to the resignation of Hosni Mubarak after his 30 year-long presidency.

Are Video Games Art?

I don't play video games neither I am a fan of it so I can't attest that video games are art. But according to the Smithsonian, they are art.

Video games have as much place in museums as they do on computer screens, an upcoming exhibition in the Smithsonian will tell you.

Four Americans Captured by Pirates Killed

Four Americans aboard a hijacked yacht off the coast of Somalia were killed by their pirate captors Tuesday, touching off a firefight with a U.S. warship, military officials said.

The Americans were sailing the world on a Christian mission to distribute bibles when they were ambushed Feb. 18 by pirates in dangerous waters nearly 300 miles off the Somali coast. On board the yacht were Jean and Scot Adam from California and Phyllis MacKay and Bob Riggle from Washington state.

Chatting On Your Cell Phone May Boost Brain Metabolism

The concerns about the health impacts of cellphone use are likely to resurface today with the publication of a study in JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association. The study doesn't uncover any health risks associated with cellphone use, but it does indicate that holding a phone to one's head for an extended call seems to be enough to boost the brain's metabolic rate. The boost, however, is smaller than that seen in the visual system when it's processing images.

Canada and Australia: Most Livable Cities in the World

Coming in at number one (for the fourth year in a row) Vancouver has been rated the most livable city in the world.

An annual survey from the Economist Intelligence Unit, which ranks 140 cities in terms of "stability, health care, culture and environment, education, and infrastructure", has found that Canadian and Australian cities are disproportionately the best places to live. Must be all that health care and room to move around.

22 February 2011

Updates from the New Zealand Earthquake

A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck Christchurch, New Zealand’s second-largest city, killing at least 17 people. Updates from Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones staffers:

0524 GMT: New Zealand’s prime minister, on TV1, says that at least 65 have died.

0518 GMT: New Zealand’s government confirms 17 dead and says it expects this number to rise.

PRC Board Examination Schedules for 2011

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) has released the dates and places, including the deadline in filing applications, for the Licensure Examinations for the year 2011.

The PRC is mandated by law to determine and fix the dates and places for the 2011 PRC Board Examination Schedules 2011.

In-Demand and Hard-to-Fill Jobs in the Philippines

What jobs are in-demand and hard-to-fill in the Philippines and abroad this 2011 and in the next 10 years?

The Department of Labor and Employment’s (DOLE) Bureau of Local Employment (BLE) has announced a list of 108 “in-demand and hard-to-fill” occupations that need workers within the next 10 years.

The list was created based on findings of the DOLE’s latest labor market study under its “Project Jobsfit” program.

Feb. 25 is a Holiday for Schools Only

As declared by President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino, February 25, 2011 is a Special Holiday in the Philippines for all schools.

Under Proclamatin No. 84, this is for the celebration of the EDSA Revolution which occurred from February 22 to 25, 1986.

Business establishments other than private schools will have a normal working day and employees will be paid accordingly.

On the other hand, academic and administrative personnel employed by private educational institutions shall be paid in accordance with the rules on pay for special non-working days.

3 Reasons Why Mobile Marketing Is Overtaking Internet Marketing?

There has been a lot of buzz about mobile marketing recently. Mobile marketing is the brand new era of marketing that can put your foot on the path of financial freedom. It is very effective and come in handy while promoting your products. It is a more targeted way of connecting to limitless clients. If you wonder “Is mobile marketing better than internet marketing”. The answer is YES. You are about to find out the exact reasons below:

TV and Computer Displays are In, Projectors are Out

If you are still using a multimedia projector you may be going out of style. Whether it is to play an important PowerPoint presentation over a business meeting with the idea of closing a deal, or to watch Tom Cruise embarking on Mission Impossible IV (due this year) at home in huge screen size, image projection is not anymore the best way to go, however bright - literally - your projector may be.

As surely as Windows 7 has replaced most other versions, TV screens and computer monitors are kicking out projectors.

21 February 2011

How to Convert Songs to Ringtones

Many people who are the owners of cellphones soon grow tired of the limited variety of ringtones that are available on most cellphone models. For others they simply wish to hear their favorite song being played when their cellphone rings. However, whatever the reason for wishing to convert a song to a ringtone there are a number of methods that can be used to achieve this goal. Depending on the phone that is being used conversion can be a quick and comparatively straightforward process.

Planet will be left that is Unrecognizable by 2050

A growing, more affluent population competing for ever scarcer resources could make for an "unrecognizable" world by 2050, researchers warned at a major US science conference Sunday.

The United Nations has predicted the global population will reach seven billion this year, and climb to nine billion by 2050, "with almost all of the growth occurring in poor countries, particularly Africa and South Asia," said John Bongaarts of the non-profit Population Council.

Find Out Who Has Been Invited to the Royal Wedding

The invitations to Prince William and Kate Middleton's royal wedding are finally in the mail. "Good Morning America" spoke with royal commentator and former press secretary to Queen Elizabeth II Dickie Arbiter about who's in and who's out.

Click Here to Watch the Video

20 February 2011

Who is Censoring the Internet?

Design student Yuxi You has set up a website featuring infographics that detail the state of internet censorship worldwide.

Using data from Reporters Without Borders and the OpenNet Initiative, You designed a ‘heat-map’ of the globe (above) charting the countries with the most online freedom (large parts of Africa, for instance) to those with “pervasive censorship” like China.

Google Docs Viewer Added 12 More File Types

I've been using Google Docs Viewer in my class where students have an easy access to Windows Office like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. I'm glad that there are 12 more file types added to it.

According to the official Google Docs Blog, here are the dozen new file types you can view in the Google Docs Viewer, including two different kinds of Microsoft Excel files, and .PPTX file compatibility for PowerPoint 2007 and 2010:

18 February 2011

Facebook Adds Civil Unions Option to Profiles

Facebook has added civil unions and domestic partnerships to the list of relationships that its users can pick from to best describe their romantic status.

The world's largest online social network also gives its users the option to list themselves as single, married, in an open relationship or "it's complicated," among others.

Rotting Apple: One of the Best Time-Lapse Videos of Nature at Work

The world is filled with sluggish spectacles. Watching them would be painful were it not for time-lapse photography, which can make those long stories short and remarkably entertaining.

When a phenomenon happens very slowly, viewing accelerated footage helps scientists take a step back and see the big picture: At higher speeds, things that we regard as fixed take motion — even the dullest scenes spring to life.

Here is one of the Wired Science’s picks of the best time-lapse videos of nature at work.

Giant Solar Blast Headed for Earth

The biggest solar blast in four years erupted late Monday, and it’s sending jets of charged particles right at Earth. The spray will spark bright auroras when it hits the magnetosphere in the next 24 to 48 hours.

A cluster of sunspots called Active Region 1158 unleashed the flare at 8:50 p.m. EST, Feb. 14 [1:50 a.m. UT, Feb. 15]. It was categorized as class X2.2, meaning it’s the most powerful flare since December 2006. The sunspots have continued to let loose smaller flares and may still be active now.

How to Burn Calories Without Doing Anything

A small new study suggests that the calorie-burning benefits of hard exercise persist long after you've gotten off the treadmill.

For the study, published last week in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, researchers recruited 10 healthy men aged 22 to 33, of varying levels of fitness. The participants' calorie expenditure was tested on days on which they exercised for 45 minutes, or rested.

17 February 2011

Can Cola Coloring Cause Cancer?

A major consumer group today called for a government ban on two types of caramel coloring used in colas, warning that the ingredients could cause cancer. The soft drink industry came out swinging, strongly objecting to the claim.

The National Toxicology program tested a contaminant in the coloring and found that it caused cancer in mice and possibly rats.

According to the CSPI, pure caramel is made by heating sugar, while the coloring found in cola like Pepsi and Coca-Cola is made by reacting sugars with ammonia. Jacobson said the chemicals the reaction produces have been proven by federal government tests to be carcinogens, a finding that the Coca-Cola Company vehemently disputes.

DKNY Sweeps Fashion 2.0 Awards

DKNY won four of the eight awards presented at the Fashion 2.0 Awards at the Trump Soho Hotel on Wednesday evening.

DKNY edged out top-nominated contenders Bergdorf Goodman and Gucci in the categories for Best Twitter, Best Mobile App, Best Blog and Top Innovator. Levi’s won Best Facebook Page, Bluefly was recognized for Best Online Video, Armani Jeans’s “The Room” was awarded Best Website, and Tumblr took home honors for Next Big Thing in Tech.

Top 3 Reasons Why People Choose iPhone Over other Phones

Apple iPhone has been one of the best selling mobile phones all over the world, but have you ever thought about the reasons why people give first preference to iPhone Most of you must be knowing about the iPhone 4 antenna flaw, but people are still buying it. I am sure that none of you would have figured out the reason behind the same. There are many features which attracts the users, but here are the top 3 reasons why people choose iPhone instead of any other phone -

Machines are Better than Mankind?

The machines are smarter than mankind, at least when it comes to Jeopardy.

IBM supercomputer Watson has emerged victorious against its human competition in a three-day competition between the massively intelligent machine and two of Jeopardy‘s greatest champions: Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter.

Mozilla: Internet Explorer 9 Isn’t A ‘Modern’ Browser

Why is Mozilla harshing on Internet Explorer 9? The company’s tech evangelist, Paul Rouget, said in a recent blog post that Internet Explorer 9 isn’t a “truly modern” browser, specifically calling out its implementation of HTML5. He said, "I don’t understand why the average person couldn’t use both (along with Chrome and Opera) to browse the Web as they see fit".

16 February 2011

Who is Phil Younghusband?

Philip James Placer "Phil" Younghusband , known as Phil Younghusband, one of the Azkals' most talked about players, topped the list of Google Philippines' newsmakers last week since the team Azkals won over Mongolia Blue Wolves in the Panaad Stadium.

Phil Younghusband was born on 4 August 1987, an English–Filipino footballer who plays as a forward. He spent two years unattached between 2008 and 2010 after being released by Chelsea but he continues to be involved with the Philippines national team.

Feb 25 is a Holiday to Mark EDSA I Uprising

There will be no classes on all levels in all public and private schools on February 25 in commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the 1986 EDSA people power revolution, a Radyo Inquirer report said.

Radyo Inquirer, quoting Malacañang, said that the 25th will be a regular working day for employees. However, the Palace has urged employers to allow their employees to leave early on that day.

The 1986 EDSA people power revolution led to the proclamation of President Benigno Aquino III’s mother, Corazon Aquino, as the 11th president of the Philippines after democracy was restored to the country following the 14-year martial rule of dictator Ferdinand Marcos.

Source: http://www.inq.net/

iTunes: The New Digital Newstand

Apple is now telling media companies to forget about the way they’ve been doing business for decades. There are new rules in its digital newsstand.

As one of the most popular programs for managing music and video content on a personal computer, Apple's iTunes software has become an indispensable part of our digital life. Version 10 of iTunes brings a handful of enhancements to Apple's ubiquitous media software, though notably absent is a much-anticipated cloud music service follow-up to LaLa. By far the biggest change to the jukebox is the addition of a social functionality called Ping.

Bing & Yahoo Align With Google’s Trademark Rules For Search Ads

Bring on the trademarked keywords in the U.S. and Canada, says Microsoft AdCenter. A policy change, which takes effect March 3, means ads appearing on Bing and Yahoo will soon able to be triggered by trademarked keywords, though only authorized users can include trademarks in the text of their ads. The shift brings Microsoft AdCenter in line with Google’s policies on such matters.

15 February 2011

Who is Esperanza Spalding?

If you've started the day wondering just who on earth Esperanza Spalding is, you're not alone.

The 26-year-old jazz bassist and singer bounded into the spotlight at the Grammys Sunday night when she beat out Justin Bieber to win the best new artist award. On Twitter, Bieber fans erupted, demanding to know how a relatively under-the-radar artist could beat the teen pop sensation of the moment, along with fellow high-profile nominees Drake and Florence & the Machine. (The folk rock band Mumford & Sons was also nominated.) Bieber devotees vandalized Spalding's Wikipedia page, at one point writing, "WHO THE HECK ARE YOU ANYWAY?"

Longest Kiss in History: 46-hour Thai Smooch

It was one long kiss for a couple - one record-breaking embrace for mankind in Pataya, Thailand.

A determined Thai couple locked lips for 46 hours, 24 minutes and nine seconds to celebrate Valentine's Day in this southern beach resort town, emerging victorious after a "kissathon" organizers claim marked the longest recorded smooch in history.

Top 10 iPod Touch 4G Cases

Getting a case for your iPod touch is win-win. It lets you add a bit of personal style to your music device and protects it at the same time. However, finding the right case can be a challenge — there are thousands out there and most of them are about as inspiring as a warm cup of flat Coke.

Luckily for us, Mashable has done the legwork and have found 10 cases (all of which boast a well-placed opening for the 4G’s camera) that stand out from the crowd with cool patterns or customizable designs.

1. Giffin + Threadless Solar System

Angry Bird Plush Toys: Coolest New Toy at this Year's Toy Fair

The holiday season just ended, but the toy industry is already looking ahead to the next holiday season and beyond. Toy Fair, the industry’s big trade show, hit New York this week and along with it, some high-profile attention-getting stunts.

As usual, the big trend in toys is KGOY or “Kids getting older younger,” or more simply, “age-compression.” In short, kids want to play with stuff their older siblings and parents play with, which is why we’re seeing so many iPhone-based offshoots this time around. Still, there are ways to let kids be kids even in this digital age, as evidenced by the heartwarming success of Angry Birds plush toys.

14 February 2011

How to Convert Fat-32 to NTFS

These are file systems for disc partitions that are present in computers running on Windows XP. NTFS, short for NT File System has been recommended by Microsoft itself, and is said to be the more powerful of the two file systems. It includes some features like the use of B-tree Directory to keep track of file clusters, and the fact that it can support very-large files. Its security measures are also an improvement on earlier file systems. FAT-32 is an earlier version of the file system. Before converting, one is advised to spend some time to learn the benefits of both systems, and since conversion takes a little bit of time, your needs should be the ones to determine which system should be embraced. It’s always good idea to back up your existing data before starting to convert. There are several ways to convert FAT-32 to NTFS which are discussed below.

Netphone: Smart Communications New Phone

Smart Communications, Inc.(SMART), the Philippines leading wireless communications provider, unveiled today the Netphone™ — a path-breaking smartphone designed for emerging markets.

The Netphone comes with a suite of applications that provide users one-touch, one-screen access to the most popular communications and social networking services, as well as relevant customer account services.

The phone is specially designed to enable users to access the Internet in bite-sized amounts.

Powered by the Android 2.2 Froyo operating system, the device is highly customizable by the user. Moreover, the Netphone comes with its own branded software and applications relevant to emerging market customers.

Justin Bieber's Nail-Polish Line Sells 1 Million Bottles

The beauty expert teen girls trust? A 16-year-old boy.

Mop-topped pop star Justin Bieber can add "nail polish magnate" to his list of accomplishments. Bieber, who started a line of polishes with Nicole by OPI, has sold one million bottles of the stuff since mid-December. Nicole by OPI announced that to meet the massive demand, they have shipped triple the typical number of bottles to be in stores by the time Bieber's movie, Never Say Never, hits theaters. And it's not such a bad thing; the collection raises awareness of Pencils of Promise, a nonprofit Bieber supports that aims to build schools around the world.

The Legacy of a 500-year Old Love

Love it or hate it, even the most hardened anti-Romeo will be hard pressed to avoid Valentine's Day this year. But as an exhibit at the British Library currently on show is testament to, there is a first for everything - even on Valentine's Day.

It is a letter, written from a young woman to her love, and is the first mention of the word Valentine in the English language. And, for the first time, the descendants of Margery Brews and her betrothed John Paston have been traced.

Connect Your iPhone to This Huge Touchscreen Table

If the iPad is still a little too small for your liking, this table might suit you just right. The Table Connect allows you to connect your iPhone to it, displaying the phone’s screen on its massive 58” touchscreen surface.

The people behind it call it “multitouch on steroids”, and although it looks a bit dubious, a demo video is slated to launch tomorrow on the Table Connect blog.

First Nokia Smartphone to Use Microsoft's Windows Phone

The target release date of the first Nokia smartphone to use Microsoft's Windows Phone operating system could be set within days, with the company aiming to have it on the market this year, senior executives said Sunday.

Speaking on the eve of the mobile phone industry's annual get-together in Barcelona, Nokia chief Stephen Elop defended the tie-up with the US software giant, saying it would bring billions in value to the Finnish company, which has seen its market share squeezed by Apple's iPhone and phones using Google's Android operating system.

Mystery Illness Hits Playboy Mansion Partygoers

The chance to party it up at the Playboy Mansion is one of the most coveted invitations in the world, but this ticket to paradise may have come with a painful parting gift.

The Los Angeles Department of Public Health is investigating a suspected respiratory infection outbreak among attendees of the DOMAINfest Global Conference, which drew more than 700 people from around the world.

13 February 2011

Why Do We Celebrate Valentine's Day?

We celebrate Valentine's Day, because until 1969, it was one of the many Saint's Days observed by the Catholic Church. It was dedicated to the patron saint of romantic causes, St. Valentine.

Although it was removed from the Church's calendar in 1969, the religious meaning coupled with Valentine's Day's roots in Roman paganism have allowed it to continue as a holiday for everyone.

Early Christians saw Valentine's Day as a way to honor St. Valentine, of whom there were actually three. The Catholic Church recognizes three saints by that name, all who were martyred on February 14.

How to Use WinZip Files

WinZip files come in very handy, especially when it comes to keeping related files together, sending email messages, or downloading and storing data. You can use it for downloading software and transferring email attachments faster, distributing files on the Internet easier, and saving disk space. After all, these are single files containing one or more compressed file.

10 February 2011

If You Cant Burn Your Fats, Freeze It

I'm on a diet for a month now and I have a problem with my belly fat. Even if I jog and exercise every morning, it's still there.

There are lots of women now getting a new treatment that's simple and pain free -- freezing her fat away.

It's like a vacuum. But once it's been on for a couple of minutes, you really don't feel anything,The one-hour treatment is called Zeltiq and was just approved by the FDA. A vacuum like device pulls in those annoying bits around the middle and literally freezes them. The fat cells die a slow death over 6 to 8 weeks and the results are dramatic.

Service Pack 1 for Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 Released

Microsoft announced today that Service Pack 1 for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 was released to manufacturing. In contrast with many previous service packs, this newest operating system update is a relatively minor affair, offering the usual consolidated set of security and stability updates but little in the way of new functionality. The few new features that are available are oriented at server-based virtualization workloads

A Different Kind of STD for Couples to Worry About

"A new national survey a different kind of STD that couples must worry about. Turns out if you marry someone who has debt and doesn't tell you about it, you may pay the price for years to come. Plus, if your spouse is financial promiscuous while you're married, you may be on the hook to pay off your spouse's secret spending. The even scarier part – many folks have 'sexually transmitted debt' and don't even know it."

Facebook Phone

Facebook may not be launching a branded phone of its own, but INQ has built a phone that is all about Facebook.

INQ has unveiled the INQ Cloud Touch, an Android smartphone deeply integrated with the world’s largest social network. Thanks to the help of some Facebook engineers, this phone has countless custom Android apps, widgets and quick jump links that dive into every aspect of Facebook. It’s not a Facebook-branded phone though, so don’t expect Zuckerberg to be touting it as the iPhone killer in a press conference anytime soon.

Lindsay Lohan Wearing the Necklace She Allegedly Stole

Lindsay Lohan was charged with felony grand theft last Jan. 22 for allegedly stealing a $2,500 necklace from a Venice, Calif., jewelry store.

The 24-year-old actress, who is on probation in a 2007 misdemeanor DUI case, allegedly walked out of the store with the necklace on Jan. 22.

Today, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Keith L. Schwartz continued Lohan's felony grand theft hearing to Feb. 23 and set bail at $40,000 -- $20,000 each for the felony charge and for violation of her probation stemming from her 2007 DUI case.

09 February 2011

Twilight: Breaking Dawn Update

Breaking Dawn has been confirmed to split in two movies, and the financial budget will be higher than the previous movies. Bill Condon will direct both films. Filming is expected to begin in October 2010. The first movie is expected to premiere in November 18, 2011.

Since Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner were originally contracted to make four films, Summit Entertainment had to renegotiate their agreements.

8 Things Angelo Reyes Loved

This was based on the accounts of the aide-de-camp to the former Department of Energy Secretary.

1. He loved ice cream

The general was widely perceived to be greedy for wealth and power.“He loved ice cream; there’s always an ice cream ready at his office in case he craved for it,” says my friend.

2. His newest hobby was gardening

After losing in his congressional bid to represent drivers via 1-Utak, he became a gardener. When the Senate started digging up corruption allegations in the military, Reyes was busy digging a garden in his backyard in Taguig.

Express Your Love Via Angry Birds

It's almost Valentine's Day and how better to express your love than through Angry Birds?

I installed Angry Birds apps in my iPod and have been playing it for the last 2 years. I'm excited that Apple has this game V day edition.

The special Valentine's Day edition of the widely popular game is now available for the iPhone, iPad and Android.It's part of Angry Bird Seasons, the spin-off version first introduced last year in addition to 15 standard levels.

Firefox 4 Beta Adds "Do not track" Feature

Mozilla has released Firefox 4 Beta 11, the newest version of the popular web browser. It not only adds several performance and stability improvements, but it implements a “Do Not Track” list to enhance user privacy.

Earlier this month, Mozilla announced its intention to implement “Do Not Track” in Firefox 4. Resurrected by the FTC in August 2010, the “Do Not Track” list essentially lets users opt-out of behavior tracking by advertisers through cookies and other browser-based methods.

Confession App: Catholic Church Sanctions New iPhone App

It seems as though the Catholic Church really really wants us to go to confession, so much so that apparently it has sanctioned a new iPhone app aimed at bringing some of the wandering sheep back into the fold.

You can now wipe your slate clean with Confession: A Roman Catholic App, available through iTunes for $1.99.

No more dark scary box. No more having to look at a perplexed clergyman trying to figure out how anyone could have been so stupid as to do that. But, not so fast.

Apple iPad 2 Now in Production

Apple’s production partners are already hard at work on the new model of iPad, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.

The fact that Apple is working on an iPad 2, of course, is common knowledge. The famously tight-lipped company rarely talks about upcoming product launches, and isn’t talking now. But Apple has never denied that it intends to follow up on one of its most successful products.

Nearly $5 billion worth of iPads have been sold in the three quarters since its launch. And a quick glance at the history of the iPhone, which launches a new model every year, suggests that we should expect to see the iPad 2 right around the first anniversary of its predecessor’s launch: April 3, 2011.

08 February 2011

New Offices of Facebook Revealed

Who said Facebook will close down on March 2011?

Say hello to Facebook’s new offices, the mostly-abandoned former headquarters of Sun Microsystems.

Tomorrow, Facebook will hold a press conference to announce it has moved to Menlo Park. The company has been based in Palo Alto since 2004, but its current campus (leased from Stanford) simply can’t support Facebook’s swelling ranks.

Reyes: "Wala na ito, pare..."

“Wala na ito, pare. There is a program to eat me.”

The late Angelo Reyes would utter these words again and again to his longtime friend and Academy upperclassman, retired Navy Commodore Rex Robles, in the days following the first Senate testimony of Reyes’s former budget officer, retired Lt. Col. George Rabusa.

Reyes felt the die was cast, and that the ongoing inquiry would not just drag the military but his entire family down. “He was depressed,” Robles told Newsbreak.

AMP FLIP USB Flash Drive

A flash drive is a small storage device that can be used to transport files from one computer to another. They are slightly larger than a stick of gum, yet many of these devices can carry all your homework for an entire year! You can keep one on a key chain, carry it around your neck, or attach it to your book bag.

Active Media Products, or AMP, have made some interesting flash drives in the past. This time it’s no different, just more flip and less change.

Tips on how to keep your computer virus-free

The Internet presents an opportunity for viruses to attack any unsuspecting user. For a naïve user, it would be difficult to discern a virus as it comes in many forms: installers, Trojans, and worms, among others.

Below are some tips that will help reduce the risk of your computer getting infected by a virus:

Browse with caution – Most viruses enter your computer as a result of clicking on pop-ups or untrustworthy website links.
Open emails cautiously – Even if the subject seems harmless, emails can contain links that lead to a virus entering the computer. If the email is from a source that you do not know, treat it with extra caution.
Install or download clean programs – Download programs and files only from a trusted source.

07 February 2011

Nintendo Wii Helps People Diagnosed with Parkinson's

According to Jo Collinge, a woman living in the UK, after playing motion-based video games on Nintendo Wii she noticed that some of the symptoms of her Parkinson's disease disappeared.

The 48-year-old Collinge was diagnosed with Parkinson's a year-and-a-half ago. Soon after that she lost her ability to walk. Then the disease started causing even more problems.

However, the British woman decided not to give up. She started playing motion games on the Wii. He favorite games were boxing, step aerobics, and hula hooping. Then, according to Collinge, she saw a "massive improvement."

Research from Your Phone with Google Mobile

Google is already a household name when it comes to coming up with relevant search results. Be it the weather in another part of the world, or the intricacies of a space engine, the basics of doing research is covered by Google.

With the influx of smart phones, it is now time to bring this extremely useful search engine everywhere you go. Google Mobile applications are available for Android, Blackberry, iPhone, Nokia/Symbian and Windows Mobile.

Here are some of Google Mobile applications you may find useful in doing research:

04 February 2011

Top 16 Government Hospitals in Metro Manila

Department of Health named 16 Government Hospitals as having “Malinis [Clean], Mabango[Fragrant] environment, facilities and equipment following a six-month campaign to boost their image before the public.

These hospitals were chosen based on their polished floors, dust-free walls, clean linens, well-kept kitchen utensils, food conveyor, food warmer and office equipment, and clean parking spaces. The DoH also checked the hospitals' odor, proper waste segregation, lighting, ventilation, and water supply.

"Tsunami" of Obesity Worldwide

A "tsunami of obesity" is unfurling across the world, resulting in a near-doubling of the numbers of dangerously overweight adults since 1980, doctors warned on Friday.

More than half a billion men and women -- nearly one in nine of all adults -- are clinically obese, according to research by a team from Imperial College London, Harvard and the World Health Organization (WHO).

In 2008, the latest year for which statistics were available, nearly one woman in seven and one man in 10 were obese, it found.

Being too fat causes three million premature deaths each year from heart disease, diabetes, cancers and other disorders, according to the WHO.

Sony Ericsson's Latest Xperia Arc Android 2.3 Smartphone

Sony Ericsson has announced their first new entry of 2011 into their Xperia phone lineup. The Xperia arc will be an elegantly designed, candybar shaped smartphone with a thin body, slimmest part measuring just 8.7 mm. It boasts an extra wide 4.2″ multitouch ‘reality display’, with Mobile BRAVIA® Engine for ultimate multimedia experience.

On board is also Sony’s award winning Exmor R™ camera technology for much improved photo and HD video capture quality even in low lighting.

iPv4 and iPv6

Most of my co teachers with windows 7 Starter Edition OS laptops have problems accessing the wifi connection in our school. Everytime I set the IP configuration, I can see iPv4 and iPv6. I wonder what makes iPv4 different from iPv6. I came across this site from Mashable which is the answer to my query.

Here it goes...

The Internet has run out of Internet addresses… sort of. Perhaps you’ve heard the news: the last blocks of IPv4 Internet addresses have been allocated. The fundamental underlying technology that has powered Internet Protocol addresses (ever seen a number like 99.48.227.227 on the web? That’s an IP address) since the Internet’s inception will soon be exhausted.

03 February 2011

How to display the hidden settings of iPhone handsets?

Let's play with your iPhone mobile phones using secrets codes. These secret codes will work on most of the Apple mobile handsets. You can display the hidden information of Apple handsets and troubleshoot the routine problems with the help of these codes.

Follow the list of latest Apple codes list:

Code                                        Action

*#06#               To display the IMEI Number of the mobile

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Mona Lisa Model was a Male?

Italian researchers who specialize in resolving art mysteries said they have discovered the disputed identity of the model for Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa – and claimed he was a man.

Silvano Vinceti, chairman of the Italian national committee for cultural heritage, said the Florence-born Renaissance artist's male apprentice and possible lover Salai was the main inspiration for the picture.

However his claim was immediately disputed by experts at the Louvre in Paris, where the painting is on display.

Salai, real name Gian Giacomo Caprotti, an effeminate young artist who worked with da Vinci for 25 years, is thought to have served as a model and muse for several of his paintings. The pair had an "ambiguous" relationship and were probably lovers, Vinceti said.

What Makes a Good Logo?

One of the competencies in my Animation and Visual Graphics Design class is for the students to be able to create a logo. I came across the site of Jacob Cass which would explain well on how to produce a very good logo design.

What makes a good logo? A good logo is distinctive, appropriate, practical, graphic, simple in form and conveys an intended message.

There are five principles that you should follow to ensure that this is so…

02 February 2011

G-slate: LG's First Tablet to Hit the US Market in March

LG Electronics said Wednesday it would release its first tablet computer in the United States in March as it prepares to go head to head with Apple's iPad.

LG said the G-slate was among the first tablet models to run on the "Honeycomb" operating system, which is Google's latest generation of Android platforms designed for mobile devices with large screens.

The G-slate features a 8.9-inch screen, smaller than the iPad's nearly 10-inch display but larger than the seven-inch screen of Samsung Electronics' Galaxy Tab. LG did not give a price for the new gadget.

The world's third-largest handset maker said the release date for the G-slate's global release would be disclosed later this month.

Website Resources for Video Downloads

Everyone these days download movies, share videos, and link music in their social networking accounts. Be it watching a music video on an iPod while on board a plane, or inserting videos into a PowerPoint presentation to add some pizzazz, it is important to know how to download, convert, and play videos.

There are basically two ways to download videos off the Internet: either via a web application or a desktop application.

Here are some free web services for downloading videos:

The Pros and Cons of Online Games

The universal appeal of online games is huge. Research shows that one in four Internet users visit online game websites, which translates to about more than 217 million online game players worldwide. These players, coming from all age groups, spend time playing strategy, board, and trivia games online. But is online gaming healthy?

Here are some points to consider before embarking on the world of online educational games for your students.

01 February 2011

Android Tops Smartphones

Several analyst reports on Monday showed the Android OS dominating globally for the first time in the fourth quarter in smartphones and gaining ground on the iPad in tablets.

At the low end of the spectrum, Windows Phone 7 (WP7) didn't even gain more share than its predecessor Windows Mobile in the fourth quarter, according to a report from The NPD Group. Windows Mobile phones are still sold by all the four major U.S. Carriers.

Tips on Downloading Video and Audio Files

A lot of people download music or video through a free peer-2-peer (P2P) file sharing program such as LimeWire. But get the facts right by researching on how P2P programs work, and learn about the different ways to download safe, virus-free music files online.

This is a general guide to safe downloads especially that viruses may be embedded in files commonly found in file-sharing programs:

Before downloading a file, ignore the star count rating next to the file. Many people who share or rate files do not know they had been infected with a virus.

iTunes and Free Download Services

In this age of file sharing, it is no longer a common to see people buy CDs in record stores to listen to their favorite bands and songs. They just go online.Be it iTunes or free music and video downloading sites, the hunt is on for the safest, most affordable way to get that most-wanted tune.

iTunes

What’s on the iTunes Store? There are millions of songs here from most of the artists, albums or genre anyone can think of. There are thousands of movies to buy or rent, television shows to keep, and web applications and games to download. There are more than 150,000 free audio and video podcasts, and a lot of best-selling audiobooks too.

How Computer Viruses Work

A computer virus is a program that reproduces by attaching itself to another program or document. Similar to a biological virus, the virus has a code which is executed when the infected program is run.
This is the general way most viruses work:

When an infected program or file is opened, the computer virus attached to it is automatically activated.
The virus modifies a computer program’s code so when a user starts the program, the virus code runs instead of the normal code.
The moment the virus code becomes activated, the computer will then be under its full control.
The virus aims to replicate and spread. Thus, it naturally looks for prospective targets to infect.

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