by Jovie Cabais | Feb 13, 2013 | TechTalk
Once upon a time, there was Valentines Day, a day filled with mushy letters and red hearts and flowers; then came computers, Facebook, Skype and Twitter. The “older” generation would often say that communicating thoughts and feelings aren’t given as much value as they did before, and one of their reasons is because almost everything nowadays are done automatically and with very little effort. Love letters have turned into emails or text messages, and valentine gifts have morphed into gadgets and gizmos. Yes, Valentine traditions have already been altered. But on the idea that communicating feelings are given much value, we, the techies, beg to differ. In fact, during these times, the emphasis on communication has grown even stronger. Technology has made us capable of checking on our loved ones abroad, and even to kids who are just in school or at the mall. It has made us capable of communicating feelings that we find difficult to personally say. Thanks to computers, smart phones and the internet, we are able to talk to our loved ones even if they are a thousand miles away from us. Take Skype for example, providing us with free video talking, what more could we ask for? Then we have the ever popular Facebook, I bet everyone who has used it would at one time or another say,”Hey, I found my highschool bestfriend again!” And for Valentines, what could be more romantic for a couple being separated by a vast ocean than an online date? As long as we stick to safety and proper use of technology, there is nothing daunting about it. So...
by Jovie Cabais | Jan 6, 2013 | Tech Updates
Boholanos said their final goodbye to the late Cong. Erico B. Aumentado as he was laid to rest yesterday, January 5, 2013 at the Victoria Memorial Park with a 21-gun salute after a requiem mass at 2PM at the St. Joseph Cathedral. Boholanos from all walks of life paid their respects to Aumentado who also served as the governor of the province from 2001-2010. Photo taken: http://www.lpp.gov.ph/GovernorsProfile/aumentado.html His remains were brought to the Bohol Provincial Capitol yesterday morning were a necrological service was held by the provincial government. A military helicopter dropped flowers and confetti near Rizal plaza and capitol grounds in honor of Aumentado who also served as a three-term governor of Bohol from 2001-2010. The last day of his wake was held at the Bohol Cultural Center were Boholanos from all walks of life were able to visit him. Aumentado was instrumental in key infrastructure projects in the province such as the concreting of the circumferential road and several highways interconnecting several towns, irrigation projects and electrification in rural areas. During his term as governor, the peace and order situation improved significantly and insurgency has become insignificant in the province in the meantime, providing livelihood opportunities for former rebels. He is survived by his wife Peregrina Adlaon Cabagnot-Aumentado, three sons, five daughters, 19 grandchildren and four great grandchildren Share...
by Jovie Cabais | Jan 6, 2013 | Tech Updates
Have you seen a strange square symbol that looks like it is made up of smaller squares just like the image below? It is called a QR Code, short for Quick Response Code, a two dimensional barcode system first used by the automotive industry in Japan. It later on spread throughout the world in various industries mainly due to its quick readability by a machine and its higher storage capacity. Using the Goggles App (yes, it’s goggles, not google), you point your android mobile phone’s camera to this image and it should be able to read the QR Code and show the title and URL of Auza.Net’s website. Clicking on the URL will open Auza.Net’s website on your mobile phone’s browser. There is also an equivalent app on the iOS platform. It is a very handy way of providing your new contacts a quick way to go to your website on their mobile devices without having to type your company’s website URL. It can be used also to store information for use in tracking systems, much like bar codes, but with much more characters stored in a single image. It has gained popularity in mobile phones because the user no longer needs to type a website URL which can be a hassle for users with the so called “fat fingers”. Now install the Goggles App and see where the QR-Code below takes you. Scan this QR-Code and see where it takes you!...
by Jovie Cabais | Sep 29, 2012 | Tech Updates
The much anticipated iPhone 5 and iOS 6 release the in past weekend would have been Apple, Inc.’s biggest success if not for the Apple Maps issues that users soon discovered after using their brand new iPhone 5 devices or upgrading their existing Apple devices to iOS 6. Apple dropped Google as the data provider for the map App in favor of Tomtom and Yelp who are competing providers for mapping data. Numerous articles online are bashing Apple for the map issues citing incorrect or missing information, most notably on public transport, incorrect search results for addresses and ridiculous images of many popular structures. A lot of examples of the issues are found at http://theamazingios6maps.tumblr.com. So how does the Apple Map compare to the Google Map if you are in Bohol? Let’s put it this way: Apple Map is still in its infancy. Fortunately, we locals don’t rely on any map app otherwise we’d be seriously lost. Let’s hope the tourists tag along a tour guide, even if they are in Tagbilaran City where Apple Map’s best effort would show you major streets inaccurately. For example, J.A. Clarin Street suddenly ended somewhere near the junction of Tamblot Street, and that’s after cutting through several blocks of houses and buildings. New streets are drawn like Tagbilaran East read further towards the sea from V.P. Inting Avenue which is already the coastline read. T. Butalid Extension slices through the St. Joseph Cathedral and CPG East Avenue is no longer connected to CPG Avenue. Apple Maps version of a major intersection in downtown Tagbilaran. Streets are mislabeled and JA Clarin appeared to...
by Jovie Cabais | Aug 5, 2012 | Tech Updates
Printing colored documents used to be very expensive if the user wants to use original ink in order to ensure the highest print quality and durability. The cost of ink cartridges is simply too high for the average user. Many users have resorted to 3rd party ink refills or continuous ink systems in an attempt to reduce cost. Fortunately, Epson released a printer family with its own ink tanks and original ink bottles that changed the economics of ink based printing. Users who want to print high quality documents and photos will now enjoy the quality assurance that comes with Epson’s original ink tank system while keeping the costs down to less than Php1.00 per page for black and white prints. The L200 is a 3-in-1 printer and includes a high resolution 600×1200 dpi scanner and photocopier function in either black and white or color. The package includes 3 black ink bottles and 1 each for magenta, cyan and yellow. Out of the box, the included ink bottles is enough for 12,000 black and white prints. The L200 is the world’s first genuine ink tank system and it comes with a 1 year or 15,000 prints warranty from Epson. Because the printer is specifically designed for an ink tank system, it eliminated problems associated with printers retrofitted with 3rd party ink tank system like clogging, messy ink leaks and awkward ink tank attachments. We’ve been using the L200 for almost a month now and we’ve printed or photocopied hundreds of pages of documents. Our experience so far has been very satisfactory. The print quality is...
