Philippines Still In US Piracy Watch List
According to the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL), our country remains included in the US government’s piracy watch list even after an out-of-cycle review (OCR) conducted last year. IPOPHL said the result of the 2010 Special ... read more
What Apple Inc. Will Be Without Steve Jobs
I use Apple Inc. and one of its founders, Steve Jobs, in this blog to refer to a company and its head but the discussions I have here can apply to any business enterprise and its recognized leader. ... read more
Avoiding Overcharges For Mobile Internet Access
Triggered by subscribers’ complaints on alleged overbilling by their mobile internet providers, the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) came out with Memorandum Order (MO) No. 01-02-2011 on the subject of Internet Access Through Mobile Phones. The memorandum order is ... read more
Registering Laptops To Fight Cybercrimes
Do you remember the plan of the Optical Media Board (OMB) to have the i-cafés register their hard disks with the agency to prevent the violation the the intellectual property rights of copyright owners? Now, it’s the turn ... read more
Having Secure Job As An Employee
Is there such a thing as secure job? I remember someone who said that “the site is a bit out of tune with the current job atmosphere. Pay isn’t as important as security right now.” She was then ... read more
Minimizing Spam Comments
I have WP-Spamfree plugin installed on this blog to filter spam comments and it had so far blocked 17,257 in the twenty-five (25) months that this site has existed. That is a monthly average of 690 spam comments ... read more