by Jovie Cabais | May 15, 2011 | Tech Updates
Tagbilaran has yet another workout station to boast of. The Get Fit Center, located at K of C Recreation Center will have its Grand Opening on May 18. The Fitness Center offers a variety of equipment for toning your muscles and for maintaining a healthy body. Clients can also avail of the services of a trainor. Free t-shirts with the center’s logo will be given to its first clients. Share...
by Jovie Cabais | May 15, 2011 | Tech Updates
The Professional Regulation Commission has announced the passers for the April 2011 Licensure Examination for Teachers. PRC reports that 5,221 elementary teachers out of 33,023 examinees (15.81%), 35 Accelerated Teacher Education Program (A.T.E.P.) graduates out of 339 examinees (10.32%) and 7,690 secondary teachers out of 29,267 examinees (26.28%) successfully passed the Licensure Examination for Teachers (L.E.T) given last April 3, 2011 in 14 testing centers all over the Philippines and Hong Kong. Vanesa Marie Edulan Baygan of Holy name University has passed the licensure exam and placed 9th on the Top 10 examiners with a score of 83. Baygan took the exam for elementary level teachers. The rest of the passers can be viewed at www.prcpassers.com. Share...
by Jovie Cabais | May 15, 2011 | Tech Updates
Microsoft has announced its acquisition of the popular Internet telephone service Skype Technologies from eBay last Tuesday, May 10. Also acquired were a group of private equity investors including Silicon Valley tech moguls, the Silver Lake Partners. This deal is the largest Microsoft has ever gotten into in its 36-year long history. According to Microsoft’s press release, the deal will extend Skype’s brand and reach of its networked platform, while enhancing Microsoft’s present portfolio of real-time communications products. However, The Daily Ticker’s Aaron Task and Daniel Gross discussed that Skype makes no significant profit. So why did Microsoft spend almost 10 billion dollars for a company that doesn’t improve its revenue? The Daily Ticker’s answer is short. Its because Microsoft just has too many cash that it has just decided to buy Skype. Nevertheles, even without a significant improvement in profit, Skype’s tehnology can definitely help improve Microsoft’s suite of services making it level with its competitors Apple and Google. Share...
by Jovie Cabais | May 7, 2011 | Tech Updates
‘Tis the season to shower our mothers with much more love than usual! Yes, fellow sons and daughters, it’s Mother’s Day, and have you picked the perfect gift yet? If you haven’t, here are some of the top picks we found while surfing the net. 1. Digital Photo Frame – This will be a cool, and modern way to let your mom display family photos she especially loves. It might even be better if you give her this item complete with her favorite family portraits! 2. iPad 2 – Now this neat gadget will be great for the ultra busy moms who efficiently juggle family and work or business (or even all three). It has lots of useful apps that will help her organize her schedule and let her work and check emails anywhere. 3. Sony Cybershot TX9 – A handy cam for an outgoing and fun loving mommy! Give your mom her very own digital camera so she can take it with her anywhere and take pictures of anything that inspires her. This will also be a great gadget when the family goes out for camps, beach parties or just a regular stroll on the mall. 4. The new iPod Nano – If your mom likes to listen to classics but couldn’t because the youngsters just want to listen to J.Lo’s On the Floor, then give her an iPod Nano, where she can definitely listen to whatever music she wants, anytime and anywhere, and even when the teens are around. 5. Personalized email, video or presentation – Okay, so its possible that you forgot the occasion, or you...
by Jovie Cabais | May 7, 2011 | Tech Updates
Auza.Net’s trainees attended a session on the basics of tactical troubleshooting yesterday, May 7 at the company’s main office. The speaker, U.S. – based Mr. Noel Temena lectured on the topic via Skype. Mr. Noel Temena is from the company Isolation IQ, also known as fault isolation intelligence. This company measures tactical troubleshooting efficiency and mastery, and their ratings are given to technical analysts and members of S.W.A.T. Teams who deal with technical issues and outages. The discussion revolved around how to isolate the problem among various possible faults involved in the IT industry from hardware to software, and eventually finding the solution in a quick and efficient manner. [/facebook]...
