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Sendong: 8 Ways to Extend Your Helping Hand

http://www.flickr.com/photos/95118988@N00/993034390 It’s never too late to extend our helping hand to our flood-stricken fellows from Cagayan De Oro and Iligan City. Here’s a list of institutions that will accept donations for those who were hit by Sendong: The Philippine Red Cross – Cash / In-kind ...Read More

“Let it snow”: Google’s Christmas Holiday Surprise

Here in the Philippines, we don’t get to experience winter. Thus, we don’t have snow during the Christmas season. But, thanks to Google, we have a chance to experience snow here in the Philippines! All we have to do is: Go to Google Search ...Read More

Late Realization: How You Can Play “Snake” While Waiting for YouTube Videos to Load

I know, I know. This YouTube feature has been around for more than a year now and it’s just recently that I knew about it. For the benefit of those who don’t know, yes, you can play the class Snake game while waiting for ...Read More

Android Market Reaches 10 Billion Downloads

Yes, you read the title right. Google recently announced that Android Market exceeded 10 billion app downloads. But behind this whopping statistic are more amazing facts. Thanks to Google, they made a very interesting (and cute!) infographic. It illustrates the growth of the number ...Read More

[Updated] Official Philippine Holidays for 2012

See you at the beach! Great news for employees and students alike! The Official Gazette has released Proclamation No. 295, declaring the Official Philippine Holidays [regular holidays, special (non-working) holidays, and special holiday (for all schools)] for 2012. Here’s the list: Regular Holidays January ...Read More

Government Official’s Corruption: My First-hand Experience

Yes, it is! Here in the Philippines, there are a number of taxes that business owners pay. One of those taxes is the Monthly Percentage Tax which amounts to 3% of your total sales for the month. The deadline for paying the monthly tax ...Read More

The CPS Triangle: 23 Years of Proud Existence!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/teruch/443017217/ My beloved organization, The Computer Science, Applied Physics and Statistics Triangle, is celebrating its anniversary today! I still remember the first time that I encountered this academic organization at UP Los Banos. As a freshman in college, as I sat in one of the ...Read More

New Books: Tom Hopkins and Dan Kennedy

I dropped by Powerbooks and was delighted to see that the Glorietta branch was on a book sale. Excited and anxious, I hurried and looked for the books by authors that some of my mentors recommended. Good thing I have a list of books ...Read More

6 Notable Quotes From a Very Famous Geek

“Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I’m not sure about the former.” “Gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love.” “A person, who never made a mistake, never tried anything new.” “There are only two ways to ...Read More

My Personal Fitness Trainer!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/33685308@N00/181196330 For those of you who have day jobs, it may be hard to fit in an ideal schedule for personal fitness. I know that most of you would not agree. A lot of people nowadays go to the gym, jog at the oval, ...Read More