by admin | May 17, 2014 | Tech Updates
Senator Grace Poe, the top senator in the 2013 elections, delivered the keynote speech during the 60th Anniversary celebration of the Bohol Chronicle held at the Bohol Tropics Resort on May 16, 2014. The senator thanked the Boholanos for the support during the last elections and reported that the FOI Bill or Freedom of Information Bill, has been passed at the senate. She also congratulated the management and staff of the newspaper for its success in the last six decades where even during the martial law in the 1970’s, the newspaper continued to be published regularly. Bohol Governor Edgar M. Chatto, Tagbilaran City Mayer John Geesnell “Baba” Yap and 3rd district representative Cong. Art Yap also delivered their messages of congratulations to the management and staff of the newspaper. Several government officials, former governors and various personalities from the private sector also attended the...
by admin | May 17, 2014 | Tech Updates
By: Jerome Auza The Bohol Chronicle launched on May 16, 2014 its online digital archive of all front page news since the first issue at www.boholchronicle.net. The launching was part of its 60th anniversary celebration held at the Bohol Tropics Resort, Tagbilaran City. The pioneering newspaper’s longevity was acknowledged as its greatest achievement by the various speakers at the event. The digital archive is another pioneering project in Bohol by Auza.Net and Bohol Chronicle Radio Corporation and was was dubbed during the launch as “Bohol’s ultimate throwback”. The technical team organized by Auza.Net is composed of photographer/videographer Chester Impang, illustrator and graphics editor QB Impang, software developer Jay Paul Aying and the Auza.Net Summer 2014 OJTs or on-the-job trainees. Starting this issue of the newspaper, the front page news and possibly other pages, will be added to the digital archive on an on-going...
by admin | May 3, 2014 | Tech Updates
by Jerome Auza It has been quite a while that I have reported anything about my solar energy experiments. This week, with lots of summer sunshine, I was able to power up the perimeter lighting and right of way lighting of Auza.Net without having to switch to the grid. I finally got a new 300 watts, 48 volts solar panel and have set it up to add energy production on my initial setup. The challenge was that my setup is currently only 24 volts. After some reading and experimentation, I determined that the 48V panel is okay to use in a 24 volt system. This is because the solar panel need to be of higher voltage compared to the batteries and the panel voltage would just follow the battery voltage. So my setup now is composed of a 128W, 24V panel and a 300W, 48V panel configured to function in a 24V system. By doing this, I am actually only using about half of what the 300W panel is capable. This is because the current produced by a solar panel does not change much if the battery voltage is changed. Based on the current and voltage measurements, I am currently able to produce 240W from my two solar panels. When my second 48V panel will arrive, I will also need to get a 48V inverter and setup the system to 48V to maximize the power production. I will then have to remove my 24V panel at that time and setup the charge controller to 48V. In addition to the new 300W panel, I also had to change the angle...
by admin | May 3, 2014 | Tech Updates
President Benigno S. Aquino III led the launching and turn-over of the Bohol Fabrication Laboratory,the first of its kind in the Philippines, on May 2, 2014 at the Bohol Island State University. The shared service facility (SSF) will be run by the Bohol Island State University (BISU) to support technology-driven product innovation and prototyping. The Bohol FabLab, located at the BISU, can perform the function of an incubator laboratory where designers and innovators can test out their ideas and make prototypes. Because it will also be plugged into the global fablab network, designers, innovators, start-ups can avail of coaching and mentoring services (for free) from other more advanced FabLab sites in the world. The Bohol FaLab is funded by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Department of Science and Technology (DOST), the Bohol Island State University (BISU) and with support from the Provincial Government of Bohol and the Local Government of Tagbilaran City. The DTI also turned-over the Tubigon Loomweavers Multi-Purpose Cooperative (TLMPC) shared service facility at Pinayagan Norte, Tubigon, Bohol. The project is a recipient of P3-million DTI SSF funds that are used to purchase 15 units upright handlooms, accessories and laboratory equipment. This is part of DTI’s support to help improve the competitiveness of micro, small and medium enterprises...
by admin | Apr 12, 2014 | Tech Updates
By: Jerome Auza I normally stay away from affairs of the heart but someone in the computing industry gave a quite romantic name to a potentially catastrophic flaw in a security system we trust: Heartbleed. The flaw is described in detail using almost layman’s terms at www.heartbleed.com. In a nutshell, the bug allows any unauthorized user to query a server and capture unencrypted data using OpenSSL, a popular open source implementation of the SSL protocol. SSL protocol is used in many applications requiring encrypted data traffic between a user’s computer and a server. Examples would be HTTPS, or the secure HTTP protocol commonly used in most applications requiring encryption such as online banking, Facebook and other social networking sites, webmail systems and many more. The flaw existed for about two years but was just discovered earlier in April 2014. In fairness to the programmer and peer reviewers, the bug is a subtle bug that don’t really become obvious as a bug until it is in production and many users are using it. It was discovered independently by a team of security engineers (Riku, Antti and Matti) at Codenomicon and Neel Mehta of Google Security. It is called Heartbleed because the bug existed in OpenSSLs implementation of the SSL protocol’s heartbeat extension. In computer applications, heartbeat is the general term of the method done by an application to inform other applications or users of that application that the application is still running. When the heartbeat data exchange it done, it is possible for an unauthorized user to fake the length of the data that it needs and the server simply return that...
by admin | Apr 6, 2014 | Tech Updates
GOOGLE’S GdayX conference will finally be held in Cebu on April 12 at the Lakwatsa Resto Lounge in Mandaue City. This was announced by Google Business Groups (GBG) – Cebu which is organizing the local event. GdayX conferences are also being organized by other GBG chapters around the world for tech developers, enthusiasts, and entrepreneurs in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East. Google Business Group-Cebu is inviting everybody to this first-ever GdayX Cebu conference and “unconference” which brings together entrepreneurs, tech experts, professionals and community leaders who will discuss the latest developments in business technologies and Google innovations that can improve the industries in the locality. The GdayX Cebu event is divided into two parts: conference and unconference. The conference will feature some of the country’s best speakers and experts, including Ryan Morales of Google Philippines, who will share their insights on business and technology. Google community managers from Cagayan de Oro and San Juan are among the resource people also expected to fly in for GdayX Cebu and talk about how to manage sustainability in the communities to facilitate business growth and how to use Google Tools in organizing events and activities. In the unconference part of GdayX Cebu, the audience will be the speakers themselves as GBG-Cebu facilitators will guide the attendees into focus group discussions for interaction and internal learning. The organizing GBG-Cebu is holding the “unconference” phase as it believes that the success of learning is when the community begins to be an integral part of the learning process. The GdayX Cebu host is looking forward to a fun Googley day of networking, discussion, and demonstrations that will leave the participants full...
