Owning a Café

Disallowing The Use Of Windows XP Home In I-Cafés (1)

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The Microsoft I-Café Program recently launched by the software company in the Philippines disallows the use of Windows XP Home Edition as an operating system (OS) in i-cafés. This is contrary to the more than two-year old policy that Microsoft had granted to those who bought the software and were granted the Rental Rights Agreement (RRA) to legalize ...[more]

Recent Posts

A Poll On Microsoft I-Café Program (0)

2/06/10 •

This is the first time that I make a post that has a poll in it and I made this on a very important initiative called Microsoft I-Café Program. I had already blogged about the program and discussions are going among i-café owners on web forums they frequent. One such discussion is at ULOP.net which, as of this ...[more]

Managing The Bandwidth In An I-Café (0)

2/03/10 •

Internet connection is the most important resource in an i-café. An i-café must have a stable Internet connection and sufficient bandwidth in order to succeed. Slow and intermittent connection when browsing or playing online games are what i-café customers hate most. Having such situation in an i-café is a surefire formula for business failure. If you have slow ...[more]

Joining The Microsoft I-Café Program (0)

2/01/10 •

This is my third successive article on the same subject, the Microsoft I-Cafe Program. I really felt that the program is one of the best that Microsoft offered in order to entice i-café owners to legalize their operating and productivity software. The promo prices offered for Windows 7 and Office 2007 are attractively low and affordable by even ...[more]

Initial Feedback On Microsoft I-Café Program (1)

1/31/10 •

Upon receipt of an email with a link to Microsoft I-Café Program last Thursday, January 28, 2010 and without much ado, I immediately started a topic on the subject in a thread at ULOP.net to get the reactions of the forumers (mostly i-café owners) in the site. I also made a blog post about the program in order ...[more]

The Microsoft I-Café Program (0)

1/29/10 •

After the announcement of the worldwide availability of Rental Rights Licenses for its software, Microsoft Philippines has launched yesterday the Microsoft I-Café Program. The company says “Microsoft understands the pains of Internet café ...[more]

Continuing Spams From Cellphone Companies (1)

1/28/10 •

How many among us continue to receive spams or push messages from cellular phone companies after the issuance of NTC Memorandum Circular No. 04-07-2009 that prohibits such practice? Are you reporting the spams you receive to National Telecommunications Commission (NTC)? These are just two (2) of the many questions that came into my mind when I come across ...[more]