Diary of a Tech Guy

This blog is about the facts on getting NBI Clearance.

Yesterday I got my first NBI clearance at Carriedo, Manila.  I was there at around 6:30 in the morning. I thought I was early but then I’m surprised, I was at the layer 3 line. If you imagine what I mean.

Moreover,  At the line where we stand, Approaching are  “Problem Solvers” or they call them THE FIXERS are persuading people to get the clearance from them because it’s much easier and faster.  They’re saying “Hey, I could get your clearance in 30 minutes for 400 pesos”.  Yes you read it right! 400 pesos for 30 minutes when you can get the clearance for only 115 pesos + (20 pesos for entrance) in  45 minutes.  I heard that  those people were NBI dogs.

Okay here’s the thing FIXERS they’re Illegal. Other than that.  They delay the processing of clearances.  How!?  One, the NBI office will process first who paid the 400 pesos rush processing. two, the releasing section will not function or release clearance until the fixers collected enough money for the day.

How about the people who were patiently waiting and standing in the line from 5 am until NBI opens at 8 am?  will they be the last to get the clearance. yes! that will be the case.

I know that not only NBI were doing dirty tricks like these. I also experienced it in Land Transportation Office(LTO).  I’m not condemning NBI. Philippines is really under economic crisis right now.  People were tempted to do these things because of poverty but please,  let’s not make it very difficult for our people.

Less corruption, gain more trust from our people.

This is what other’s are waiting for! The new Mac OS X 10.6. I thought this will be out on September. We can’t wait until September can we? hehehe. Here are some of the few new features of Mac OS Snow I got this from MacWorld.com. Thanks guys!

Exchange

The biggest new feature in Snow Leopard is support for Exchange, Microsoft’s popular e-mail, contact, and calendar server. The iPhone got support for Exchange last year, and now it’s the Mac’s turn to join the party. (Ironically, Windows doesn’t support Exchange out of the box.) As a result, it has become that much easier to integrate the Mac into businesses that have standardized on Exchange.

The way Exchange support works in Snow Leopard is pretty simple: once you add an Exchange account in Mail, you’ll start receiving e-mail messages in Mail, you’ll be able to view Exchange contacts in Address Book, and Exchange calendars and tasks will appear in iCal. iCal will even perform tricky tasks like scheduling meetings based on the free/busy status of invitees; you can accept or decline meeting invitations right from Mail. If you’re syncing your iPhone to the same Exchange server, all those calendar events will sync up automatically.

As any IT manager will tell you, Exchange can be a deep and complex subject. We’ve asked an IT expert to discuss Exchange in Snow Leopard in detail, and will be posting a separate article on the subject soon.

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My friend ask me to print a copy of Mac OS X keyboard shortcut keys so I decided to post it here.  Below are basic and useful keyboard shortcut keys that are easy to remember.  Some are almost the same with windows shortcuts.

Command + C Copy

Command + V Paste

Command + X Cut

Command + A Select all

Command + N New window or document

Command + M Minimize current window

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I’m suffering allergy for quite a while.  The irritating pain on my head, eyes, and nose that’s bothering me with work when I have these allergies.  I hate it because I don’t get to think right or focus on anything except sneezing!

I’m very allergic to dust, perfume, cigarette smoke or any smell that could easily irritate my nose. Sometimes I wanted to use perfumes but I can’t. It sucks!
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Early this morning I got a rush presentation to edit. It’s like having to milk a cow to convert gb size videos on my workaholic machine, of course milking cows would be much boring to do hehehe..

Okay this blog is about my work. Well, I do different kinds of work. Sometimes I do video conversion and subtitling, Sometimes I get to fix Mac or PC computers, Sometimes I have  to do web designs and I do a lot of uploading on our intranet website. Plus,

I maintain a bunch of database servers MS SQL and MYSQL Servers.  I use a few languages like Visual Basic.net for Windows Apps and PHP or ASP on Web Apps.

Nevertheless, I also have a time to farm in farmville and eat ice cream! At the end of this.  I manage to do all my work without pressure. Always love your work and if you don’t, RESIGN!!!

Manage your time and work with your heart in it..

How to increase Virtual Memory?

In Windows XP

1.Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
2.Click Performance and Maintenance, and then click System.
3.On the Advanced tab, under Performance, click Settings.
4.On the Advanced tab, under Virtual memory, click Change.
5.Under Drive [Volume Label], click the drive that contains the paging file that you want to change.
6.Under Paging file size for selected drive, click to Custom size check box. You can enter the amount of memory you would like to reserve for Virtual memory by entering the initial and maximum size.
7.Click Set
When you are prompted to restart the computer, click Yes.
Special Note: You should choose the same amount for the initial size and maximum size. This will Stop your CPU from constantly changing the paging file.

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One could argue that the age of digital media truly began in the mid-1990s, when the MP3 standard of audio compression gained popularity, allowing users to rip vast quantities of music to their computers. Personal MP3 players soon followed, and Apple managed to resurrect itself through the powerful iTunes + iPod combination.

With the release of the fifth-generation iPod in 2005, the age of digital video began in earnest. Along with CDs, computer users sought a method for ripping their DVDs into conveniently smaller files. While CD-ripping is an old trick by now, there are few DVD-ripping programs out there that can handle the task quickly efficiently — even fewer of these programs are free. Fortunately, if you’re a Mac user, you have access to the best program available for getting those DVDs to your hard drive, iPod, or Apple TV: Handbrake.

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QuickTime is a great application, but if you don’t upgrade to QuickTime Pro, you won’t be able to save QuickTime movies you find on the Internet. Or will you? If you aren’t willing to shell out thirty dollars for Quicktime Pro and you want to download video clips to your computer, here’s a quick and dirty way of doing so. Just note that this will only work with videos and not streaming or protected content.

Here’s how to do it:

1. Launch your web browser (we’re using Firefox) and find a video you want to download. In this tutorial, we’ll download the “stuffed” commercial from the Get a Mac campaign website.

   

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We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: One of the best things about Macs are the icons. There are dozens of icons that come pre-installed on your Mac, and there are literally thousands more available for free on the Internet. Collectively, these little pieces of artwork put a human face on (let’s be honest here) the inhuman and somewhat foreign machine that is your Mac. Fortunately, you too can install beautiful icons by simply downloading and installing CandyBar ($29) or LiteIcon (free), two applications that allow you to replace your Mac’s default icons with custom icons.

We’ll be using CandyBar in this tutorial, because we feel it’s the easiest and simplest method. There are, however, plenty of other options. LiteIcon is a free application that works like CandyBar. And you can also change your icons the old-fashioned way by following the instructions in one of our older articles: Customize Your Mac’s Icons. This method is not as easy as using CandyBar, nor is it as comprehensive.

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The iPod is probably the best portable music player the world has ever seen. It’s simple to use, easy to operate, and instantly updatable. Never before has it been so easy to purchase, store, and transport thousands of songs. It’s easy to take this beautiful and reliable device for granted!

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