tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57100149041652904482011-11-28T07:39:25.571+08:00Iris Diazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05564913405848366977noreply@blogger.comBlogger361100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710014904165290448.post-7194442766993754072009-05-14T03:29:00.003+08:002009-05-14T03:53:39.880+08:00

After graduation, having an NBI clearance is a requirement you can not avoid, whether applying for your first job or applying for graduate studies. If you're a DOST scholar, most likely your record will say HIT. So to keep headaches at bay, get a clearance from DOST first before going to the NBI office. To get a DOST Clearance, submit the following documents to the Scholarship section (3/F PTRI

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I've always been excited whenever GMail rolls out a new feature. I think a new feature is always a good thing as long as the user can choose to use it or not. Sadly, that's not something I can say about the new look the Sign-in Page of GMail. I'm sorely disappointed with it. Where's the ol' nice and clean Google interface we all love?

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Just got back from Google DevFest. Google DevFest Manila was held in CSWCD, UP Diliman. The actual event lasted from 1PM till around 9PM, but we were there since 11AM setting up the registration table and running errands. Finally met a few more UnPLUG members and met new people. It was my first time to hear an event sponsored by both Globe and Smart Communications. Apparently, they were there to

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Around the same time yesterday, I upgraded my Ubuntu 8.04 to 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex). Openoffice.org 3.0 wasn't included in that release, however, so I had to manually add another source to my sources list to upgrade the resident OOo 2.4 I had. I've been a fan of OOo since I learned about it. FOSS Philosophy aside, I love the fact that it's free and neatly creates my documents, unlike the bloated

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It would be unfair not to follow up on this. I learned from one of my groups that it wasn't really because of the high tuition but rather, the child's father chose to move his son to another school because he was afraid that the child wouldn't be able to fulfill his religious duties being roommates with non-Muslims. My reaction in the previous post is no longer related to the cited article. Still

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On the third day of classes in the hundredth year of the University of the Philippines (UP), a freshman from Cotabato province, a Chemistry major at UP in Diliman, Quezon City, had to drop out. Together with his father, the brokenhearted young man went to see each of his instructors to have his subjects invalidated. While his Math 17 instructor was deleting his name from the class list, I could

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Firefox is set on having the Guinness World Record for Most Software Downloaded in 24 Hours on Download Day. I just love Firefox 3! If you want to spread the love, pledge now.

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If you've noticed the hideous layout the blog displayed for the past few days, it's because I've been trying to change it for some time now. But since I've been having trouble understanding Blogger's widget, it might some more time. Perhaps I also need to brush up on my CSS again. I've resolved that I'll be more consistent with blogging this 2008. I'm not happy with the way I tend to leave

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I got this from one of my mailing lists -- How to Make People Love Linux. And I must admit I used to be guilty of the first three statements under How to Make People Hate Linux. I was really narrow-minded, then. I didn't understand what prevents them from using Linux because I really love using Linux, though I realize they must have that misconception that it's hard to use, etc. That probably

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I admit I'm a big fan of Google. But who wouldn't want to utilize their services when they're free, web-based and so easy to use? Try Google Calendar, for example. In case you don't know, it has an option to remind you of your appointment via SMS. Check it out under the Notifications tab. It's free too, though I think it varies depending on your carrier. In the Philippines (where I'm from), their

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Currently blogging from iBlog4. I discovered some interesting websites I've never visited before, like WikiPilipinas and morph AppSpace by Morph Labs, Inc. WikiPilipinas is an online encyclopedia that houses lots of articles on the Philippines. I can't believe I've just heard of it now. Morph AppSpace offers an elastic deployment, delivery and management solution for Ruby on Rails apps. If you

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I had drafted posts to add to this site way way back. Never got around to posting them anymore since real life has been really tough. Acads consumes too much time and energy, leaving me tired for anything else. It's April again, iBlog is back. iBlog4: the 4th Philippine Blogging Summit will be held at Malcolm Theater, College of Law, in UP Diliman, Quezon City this April 26, 2008. This event

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Just upgraded to Gutsy Gibbon the other day and installation went so smoothly it was bloody uneventful there's nothing to talk about. New features include dynticks being built into the kernel, for less power consumption by the processor. Also included, are Gnome 2.20 and Compiz 3D (that can be enabled/disabled at will), which combined with Ubuntu Studio's artwork, is even more eye-candy than

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I've been wondering lately how to pronounce Azureus, you know, the Java-based torrent client? I checked Azureus FAQS and Wiki, but it didn't get me anywhere because I couldn't find a pronunciation key. I tried Google and opened boards, but nobody was certain about the answer. Here's what I found: Azureus is actually a frog, which should have been obvious seeing its icon is a frog. *rolls eyes*

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Go to iBlog 3 , the Philippines’ 3rd Blogging Summit. Attendance is FREE. Register now to save your seat!

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Update! Since there are so many comments showing up in my other post and my Demonoid invitation codes are almost always used up, I had this idea of another way of helping you guys out. I'm assuming you've read my first post on Demonoid Pass. The same rule applies here: read the mentioned post in its entirety, apply what I said when typing your comment (come on guys, show me at least you're

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"This is a Windows operating system specifically designed for first-time PC users and costs only half of the regular Windows Operating System here in the Philippines. Right now, we are working with the Department of Budget and Management to make Windows Starter Edition available to all government employees through the 'PC ng Bayan program'," Javier said. ... According to Microsoft's website

Iris Diazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05564913405848366977noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710014904165290448.post-55684295584495282102006-11-11T13:41:00.000+08:002006-11-11T13:47:53.460+08:00

The MTV Staying Alive Music Summit for HIV/AIDS Campus Tour in UP Diliman this November 15, 2006 The MTV Staying Alive Music Summit for HIV/AIDS is the biggest advocacy event of the year, a movement that merges HIV/AIDS education, music and entertainment. It culminates in a massive concert that features the biggest names in music, entertainment and sports. MTV Philippines is proud to be part

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To check your friends' blogs for updates without having to visit the individual blogs, simply sucscribe to their feeds if their blogs support them (most do). What are feeds? Feeds are simply XML files containing information (that wasn't much of a definition, so just read on). In the case of blogs, a blog feed would contain the date and time of posting, the title, the posted entry, its location

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Last night, I went to bed at around midnight, but ideas that kept popping into my head kept me awake for more than an hour. I was thinking of putting up mini-tutorials, step-by-step, beginner-friendly howtos and articles on things I use. A beginner's guide by a beginner, so to speak. Yes, I thought. That would be nice. I'm certain it would help people somehow. But what to write? The first thing

Iris Diazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05564913405848366977noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710014904165290448.post-49394445553405356782006-11-04T11:46:00.000+08:002006-11-05T09:35:28.486+08:00

I was browsing through Spread Firefox when I noticed this post about Firefox in Schools. I was surprised (though I shouldn't have been) that there are still schools that disallow Firefox installs. I should keep this in mind, so when participating in GILAS, I'll ask the other volunteers to install Firefox as well. I'm certainly blessed. Both high school I went to and our university have very

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I've installed Ubuntu on my laptop (again). And I must say I like the feeling of having Ubuntu back as my operating system. No offense to Slackware. Really, I know Slackware's one of the best around, but I lack the time to explore and research to fully maximize it right now (Just when Slackware 11 has been released too!). I'm back to the most popular and noob-friendly distribution, Ubuntu. It

Iris Diazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05564913405848366977noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710014904165290448.post-58292417710864900922006-10-16T20:02:00.000+08:002006-10-16T20:09:43.242+08:00

No more McDonalds. Just now, I read an article written by Mr. Gary Granada on how McDonald's managers responded to their call for styrofoam reduction. What was meant to be a nice and simple Saint Francis Day motorcade-march to McDonald’s yesterday turned out to be a nightmare. We were rudely treated by McDonald’s, to put it mildly. Weeks before, we already sought a dialogue with them to

Iris Diazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05564913405848366977noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710014904165290448.post-30239037682243832572006-09-23T21:09:00.000+08:002006-11-02T06:21:27.623+08:00

Recently, I received an invitation from Kuya Jopes to try out their a new project of Pikitchen Inc., Eskwela.com which is currently in its alpha stage. It's an online community much like Friendster, only it focuses more on a smaller audience, specifically Filipino students and alumni. The truth is, I've never been fond of such services even during my high school days, when Friendster and the

Iris Diazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05564913405848366977noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710014904165290448.post-29420085447179153252006-09-18T23:42:00.000+08:002006-09-18T23:51:33.022+08:00

For some reason, I'm really enjoying blogging, especially now that Blogger has added the Tags features. I've been a wanting a blog where I could post how-tos, technical articles, reviews and other information I'd like to share to the public. So, here, Base Two is born, as inspired by my EEE 21 (Switching Theory and Digital Logic Design) subject. This could be an extension of my Wordpress-hosted

Iris Diazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05564913405848366977noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710014904165290448.post-15613266669452698342006-09-03T01:48:00.000+08:002006-10-04T20:09:26.047+08:00

Yes, just like how I got my GMail account, there appeared on my Blogger Dashboard sidebar that Beta invitation. The new features? Blogger's making full use of Web 2.0 with Drag and Drop layout management, so beginners can easily customize their layout, but purists who like editing their code by hand (like me) can still do what they want. Blogger Beta merges your old Blogger account with your

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I wasn't able to attend last year's Y4iT congress.. But this year, I'm going! What is Y4iT anyway? Well, the Philippine Youth Congress in Information Technology, a.k.a Youth for I.T. (Y4iT) Congress, is an annual gathering of college students, professionals and enthusiasts in I.T. in the country. It's a three-day event where information, opportunities and current trends in the I.T field are

Iris Diazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05564913405848366977noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710014904165290448.post-55349149346259488972006-08-15T07:51:00.000+08:002006-10-04T20:10:45.896+08:00

Okay, I've subscribed to Bayantel/SkyDSL's cheapest plan, which is 256kbps for P899. And it came with an SOD promo. We've been subscribed for a while now, and it was only yesterday that I learned that it wasn't activated by default, and I wouldn't have known it if a PLDT DSL subscriber hadn't told me. Tsk, tsk.. Kuya Noel, you ass. You didn't even tell me!!! Ayhechu! Anyways, if you're a SkyDSL

Iris Diazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05564913405848366977noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710014904165290448.post-69667809295989080492006-07-27T21:45:00.000+08:002006-10-04T20:15:19.823+08:00

UNESCO has named eight world heritage sites in the Philippines: the Tubbataha Reef National Marine Park; the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park; the Rice Terraces in the Philippine Cordilleras; the Historic Town of Vigan in Ilocos Sur; and the four Baroque churches of Santo Tomas de Villanueva in Iloilo, San Augustin in Ilocos Norte, Nuestra Senora de la Asuncion in Ilocos Sur, and

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After days of searching for a demonoid invitation and repeatedly checking back at Demonoid.com, I was finally able to register. I'm really, really excited right now, waiting for the activation email to appear in my inbox. My excitement is slowly turning into dread.. I mean, it's been a few minutes and it hasn't arrive. Come on... *sweats* Anyway, just to inform the other guys, registration is

Iris Diazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05564913405848366977noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710014904165290448.post-42809612147251969352006-07-14T22:59:00.000+08:002006-10-14T20:41:24.256+08:00

Greetings! UP Circuit and UP Pan Xenia Fraternity, in coorperation with PESO Inc,, Electrobus and Manila Bulletin invites you to dEEskarte: an Engineering Entrepreneurial Seminar on July 19, 2006 at the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, UP Diliman from 9am to 3pm. Registration starts at 8:00am. This seminar is free of charge, certificates will be given to attendees,

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If you're using Slackware and you start up the mysql daemon and you get the error "[ERROR] /usr/libexec/mysqld: Can't find file: './mysql/host.frm' (errno: 13)" from /var/lib/mysql/.err, consider changing the permissions on files /var/lib/mysql/* and /var/lib/mysql/mysql/*. I'm running on Slackware 10.2 and I have Apache HTTPD 1.3.35, MySQL v14.12 dist 5.0.21 and PHP v5.1.2 installed. Upon

Iris Diazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05564913405848366977noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710014904165290448.post-24442007518436779422006-05-07T05:50:00.000+08:002006-11-07T01:36:00.515+08:00

I've been, unsuccessfully, trying to compile MPlayer v1.0pre7try2 from source. (Compiling has started to become a habit for me, ever since I've started using Slackware.) It compiles successfully — er, actually I didn't bother to check that much; I just, you know, went ./configure + some parameters, make and make install. But there seemed to have been no problem. MPlayer runs fine, except for

Iris Diazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05564913405848366977noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710014904165290448.post-16788179307549837072006-03-29T22:51:00.000+08:002006-10-04T19:55:33.102+08:00

I was searching through our harddisk for files to be deleted when I came across a saved article on Google and Linux. It's old (dated 2000) -- too old, in fact, that I can't access the source anymore. *Grins* But you might have not read the article yet, so I'm posting it (I just hope I don't get chewed for this). Google is expanding fast, and has acquired many Web services and applications (

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From Yahoo! Mail Beta Updates: ...We’ve just opened up new “dot�? addresses to all Mail users. Now get an extra email address like stunt.racer@yahoo.com or poetry.stud@yahoo.com or whatever.youwant@yahoo.com. It’s absolutely free. Use it just as you would your primary address (which of course you can still use). To make things handy, even use one Inbox to send and receive messages to and from

Iris Diazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05564913405848366977noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710014904165290448.post-27888911534498725892005-12-30T08:00:00.000+08:002006-10-04T19:18:03.545+08:00

From SpaceWeather.com: According to modern folklore, when there are two Full Moons in a month, we call the second a Blue Moon. Question: what do you call it when there are two New Moons in a month? It's about to happen. On Dec. 31st, New Year's Eve, the moon will be new for the second time this month. (The first time was Dec. 1st.) Double new moons occur about once every 2.5 years, the same

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