Entries from February 2008

Munisipyo Wi-Fi

February 25th, 2008 · 18 Comments

I spent a day in Argao recently and was pleasantly surprised to find several dependable and free Wi-Fi hotspots. I was surprised because in Cebu City, free Wi-Fi access isn’t as widespread as they say it is in places such as Davao City. Many shops, at least the last time I went warbiking or going [...]

Tags: Free services · Government · Highlights · Internet · cebu news · productivity

Reporter’s notebook

February 17th, 2008 · 6 Comments

I finally got my Asus Eee PC last Wednesday. It has, since then, replaced my main writing gear: an MSI S260 laptop running on Ubuntu Linux. Several reporters and editors in Sun.Star Cebu had wanted to purchase an Eee PC since the start of the year but we couldn’t get a supplier with enough stocks [...]

Tags: Highlights · Internet · Journalism · Mobile · Newsroom tech · Open source · Work

It isn’t just ringing, it’s Fringing

February 11th, 2008 · 8 Comments

If you run a Symbian or Windows Mobile device, you have to install Fring. The mobile application lets you do instant messaging (IM) with Yahoo, Skype, MSN Messenger, ICQ, Google Talk and AIM and VOIP (voice over Internet Protocol) calls using Skype Out or SIP. It can also be used with Twitter‘s services. The software [...]

Tags: Highlights · Mobile · free software

Cebu bloggers meetup

February 4th, 2008 · 11 Comments

If you’re a blogger based in Cebu, please drop by at the iBrowse Internet Cafe near Cebu Doctor’s University at the North Reclamation Area on Thursday, Feb. 7 at 6:00 p.m. We are organizing a short blogger meet-up there with the indefatigable DigitalFilipino founder Janette Toral. Janette will be in Cebu for a workshop on [...]

Tags: Blogs · cebu news