FTP Alternative in Windows 7
When I started teaching in 2004, most of the machines (read as PC units) we used in school run on Windows XP already. It was during this time that the Network Administrator of the school decided to keep the FTP port closed in all of the multimedia labs (good thing he was replaced already; such [...]
ReadyBoost of Microsoft Windows 7
So, I found a spare 512MB SD card in one of my bag’s side pockets this morning and thought of using it to try ReadyBoost in my Windows 7 lappy. So what is ReadyBoost? Wikipedia defines it as:
ReadyBoost is a component of Microsoft Windows, first introduced with Windows Vista in 2006 and also included with [...]
Microsoft Windows 7
The 22nd of October 2009 marked yet another milestone in Microsoft’s history: launching Windows 7 to the world. While we here in Manila, Philippines still wait for the official launch of Windows 7 on the 7th of November 2009, I was one of the early adopters of the new OS (though I still have to [...]
Microsoft Visual Basic 2008 Express for DLSU-BMS
Thanks to the people of the De La Salle University Business Management Society (BMS) for having me as their resource speaker earlier today. Had a talk about Microsofot Visual Basic 2008 Express for non-developers.
As promised, hereunder is a copy of the slide deck I used for the talk. For anything related to the seminar, please [...]
Interoperability at Microsoft
I attended a tech session over at the Microsoft Philippines HQ tonight, and guess what was the topic: PHP Interoperability on Windows. The session was conducted via Microsoft Office Live Meeting by Chris Ismael, who is based in Microsoft Singapore. Among the attendees are some familiar faces in the PHP Users Group Philippines.
So, what’s in [...]
HP Mini 2133 Battery Tests
Less than a month ago, I “upgraded” my HP Mini 2133 from Microsoft Windows Vista Basic to Windows XP with Service Pack 3. The overall responsiveness of the netbook has improved, though it seems that the battery consumption is a little bit higher. I made another partition to accommodate Windows 7 Beta. Here are the [...]
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