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100 in 100 Photography Tips
2007-10-11 07:19:00
For photography enthusiasts like me, professionals, newbies or hobbyists, SLR or point-and-shoot, there are a hundred tips to learn from a cool site 100 Photography Tips in 100 Days by AIRC Editors.already on its 30th day, visit the site daily by bookmarking it.keep on shooting!

UCPB Phishing Website
2007-10-10 07:41:00
In another phishing scam where scums of the earth try to lure unsuspecting users to login to their online banking account and fish the username and passwords, a friend of mine forwarded the sample email and phishing website shown below:note: FROM email address can be faked as well as the Time stamp. I don't have the sender IP address so i can't trace it. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~Subject: United Coconut Planters Bank (UCPB) SecurityFrom: "United Coconut Planters Bank (UCPB)" Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2007 04:53:37 +0500Dear UCPB Member!Our system has detected unsuccessful login attempt to your UCPB account! Please login to your account and review recent activity in order to prevent unauthorized use of your account by third-parties. Click here to proceed.Thank you!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~screenshot of email messagethe phishing site: www.ucpb1.orgUCPB = United Coconut Planters BankBe Forwarned:for other Phishing incidents in the Philippines, click on the Phishing Category/Label of this site.
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From Windows to Mac OS X Desktop
2007-10-10 06:33:00
I read a meme of carlotta asking her readers to show their cluttered desktops. Here's the desktop of my notebook at home and you'd be surprised I have such a clean one. notice also that it my look like a cool Mac but it's actually a Windows XP one running Fly a Kite that transformed Windows to the look and feel of Mac OS XI love the interface of Macs and I can't wait for the time when my office notebook will turn three years old; a time when I can request for a replacement and this time, I'm targetting a Mac :)My desktop is not cluttered since I'm practicing something called "clean desktop policy" even at home which is a best practice of information securityTags: Fly a Kite Mac OS X, Transform+Windows+to+Mac, How to Transform Windows to Mac,
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Receive Adsense Payments via Western Union in the Philippines
2007-10-03 06:40:00
To all Philippine-based individuals using Adsense , you may now receive Adsense payments at any Western Union agent. To activate, just follow the following procedure: 1. Sign in to your account at www.google.com/adsense. 2. Visit the My Account tab. 3. Click the 'edit' link adjacent to the 'Payment Details' header. 4. Select the Western Union Quick Cash radio button. 5. Click 'Continue'. 6. Click 'Save Changes' to save your payment type. Details of the news provided by the Adsense Team below:We're excited to tell you that we're offering a new payment method for some countries. If you're located in Argentina, Chile, China (Mainland), Colombia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Peru, the Philippines , or Romania, you can now sign up for Western Union Quick Cash, a new form of payment that lets you receive your AdSense payments in cash using the worldwide Western Union money transfer service. Payments will be available for pickup at your local Western Union agent the day after t...

How to Unlock the iPhone
2007-10-02 07:29:00
Got an iPhone but want to use the phone feature in the Philippines or elsewhere?follow this iPhone Hacking video:The iPhone SIM Free Unlocki got hold of the slick iPhone two weeks ago by a friend of mine. I may be a techie, but i don't like buying things I don't really need.I prefer to buy a new camera or lens :)
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Unlimited Calls to the Philippines (ISR)
2007-10-01 06:36:00
I got an email, blasted like spam to one of my email distribution list, advertising unlimited calls to the Philippines from the USAJudging from the way explained here, you need to dial a local number in the US then you need a Sun Cellular number in the Philippines. It seems the US number would be connected to the Internet convert it to VoIP then to the Sun phone of the operator then finally to the Sun mobile phone of the called party.VoIP is free of charge since calls do not pass through an international gateway (e.g. PLDT, Globe, Bayantel) while a Sun-to-Sun call is also free except the monthly fee of P350 (I used to have this feature)This scheme is like an ISR: International Simple Resail, challenged by the powerhouse telcos but now junked by the Supreme Court~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~Unlimited Calls to the Philippines• No Sign-up Fee required• One (1) month subscription allowed• Use your existing phones, no need to purchase new phones• No Contracts• No hidd...
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Phone Tapping: Athens Affair and "Hello, Garci" Connection
2007-09-28 06:19:00
The recently revived "Hello, Garci" probe by the Philippine Senate had the testimony by retired T/Sgt Doble that MIG21 (some sort of a "dirty tricks" department of the Intelligence service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines or ISAFP) had "moles" inside the largest mobile phone operator that enabled them to conduct the wiretapping.Expectedly, the telco denied the claims of Doble saying equipment like GSM Interceptors are expensive and that sale of those prized equipment are highly restricted. Sale of those equipment is highly-regulated government to government deals, but what about the black market? I believe, though, that any telco doesn't have a business need to buy those pricey wiretapping boxes.However, news reports that NTC inspected the premises of Smart and Globe and found no evidence was just a show. I doubt if those NTC guys really knew what to looking for similar to ignorant security guards armed with "magic sticks," "magic mirrors," and "magic metal detectors."The t...
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How to Secure Gmail: Switch to HTTPS
2007-09-24 04:07:00
Incidents of Big Brotherish behavior seem to be present here in the Philippines where some individuals resort to wiretapping, illegal monitoring and unlawful interception.To those not in the know, Internet browsing using plain HTTP is transmitted in the clear allowing snooping and wiretapping to be performed. Switch ing to HTTPS by enabling SSL encryption will eliminate the risk.This is a quick guide to avoid other people from snooping your gmail inbox since by default, Gmail only encrypts the account login and not the contents during transmission allowing miscreants to read email in transit.Simply follow the procedure to deter snooping by miscreants:Requirements: Firefox browser with Customize Google add-on1. Download and install Firefox browser2. Fire up Firefox browser after installation3. Visit Customize Google add-on page and click the Install Now link to download and install the add-on. You'll be required to restart Firefox4. After restart, click Tools to display the dropdown ...
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e-Courts and Cybercrime in the Philippines
2007-09-18 21:33:00
This a quite late reaction to the Inquirer news on E-Courts pushed for cybercrimes recently. E-Courts are really needed in this country to handle the relentless onslaught of cybercrimes but what's more urgent is the utter lack of a cybercrime bill that wasn't approved due to the usual politicking by the so called lawmakers too busy on many trivial things or just too plain stupid to understand the urgency of the bill.I've experienced working with various law enforcement agencies handling cybercrimes, particularly the NBI's cybercrimes unit and the CIDG's equivalent arm and I can say the capabilities of the law enforcers also need to be upgraded or else the uber-pricey forensics equipment donated by the US government will just amount to a pile of wortless junk.There's also a deplorable ignorance of the law of some judges. I remember one time we had to file a case in Manila involving Internet piracy using the RA 8792 or the E-Commerce Law and the fiscal and the judge didn't know...
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Wowowee's Wilyonaryo "Technical Glitch"
2007-09-03 08:26:00
Not a fan of both Eat Bulaga nor Wowowee but I didn't like what i saw a few days ago on TV:ABS-CBN described this fiasco as a "technical glitch" as if people will believe them. Having two numbers present in the box just showed the host can choose either to display a winning 2 or the losing 0.I just joked about this in the office that ABS-CBN has no Quality Assurance function-- game moved into production unpolished that even the user i.e. Willie Revillame (now Willie Revile-Me) made a big mistake on national television.That "Technic al Glitch " will be remembered for a long time...while showbiz gossip mongers feast on the issue.

8 Things About Paetechie
2007-08-24 13:35:00
got tagged by carlottasorry for posting here since i really avoid not to post off-topic stuff in my main blog tutubi patrolhere goes:1. 8 is my favorite number 2. i love math, and used to torture my mind solving problems and puzzles3. listen to music from classical to heavy metal, and almost anything in between4. prefer nature over the city, mountains over malls5. hate soap operas. i can tolerate usual plots (amnesia, ampon, kawawa) but not the stupid twists that's really illogical just to prolong the story, that can misinform viewers. Soaps are just too predictable!6. I can listen to music, sing along with it, and read a book at the same time7. daydream a lot8. i don't have a credit cardThis is just my second time to be tagged and my first time to respond (i begged off from the first). I won't tag anyone, just feel free to consider yourself tagged if you want to :P
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