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The ASUS Eee PC is a low-end sub-notebook PC based on a simple Linux operating system (Upgrading to XP is possible using the ASUS-supplied XP driver set).

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Apple has just released a public beta of Safari version 3.0 which was announced at the Worldwide Developers Conference and now can now also be used on Windows XP and Windows Vista.

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Microsoft’s Windows Longhorn has been resurrected and can now be downloaded.

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Mozy is an online backup solution for Windows and Mac.

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Microsoft Philippines officials confirmed with Inquirer that they will be launching Windows Vista at the SM Mall of Asia in Pasay City on February 3, 2007.

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If you’re in search for good quality images to use on a project. Project Zen provides tips on where to get reasonably-priced and free images. Check out their article.

Good News for pRO players. From Level Up Games:

Episode 12: Lighthalzen, The City of Commerce will be launching soon! And to give you fun and enjoyment in-game we’re giving a 2X EXP mod on all commercial servers (except Sakray and Urdr) from May 17 to 24, 2006! Alert all your friends and guildmates now!

We found this Filipino company that will let you register a domain name even without a credit card. It’s called Cheaper than Cheap Domains. For 450 pesos a year, you can have your very own www.yourname.com for your blog or web site. They accept bank deposits at any UCPB branch. For more information visit their website.

From pRO site:

Ragnaboards is down until further notice.

The announcements made re: change passwords and emails are for those Ragnaboards posters who are using the same user info as their game accounts. If you are one of them, please change your password and email now. If you need further assistance, you may send a ticket through http://levelupsupport.ph or call us at 7519611 from 12 noon to 9pm on weekdays and 12 noon to 6pm on weekends and holidays.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

They’re asking forum members to change their in-game username, password and email if they’re using the same details in the forum. Sounds like a compromised forum database. If that is the case then maybe they didn’t apply the patch on their invision.

From a local PC Forum

kaya nila pinalitan yung pangalan nila kasi ang “WiFi” ay misleading sa actual na technology na ginagamit nila.

fixed wireless internet sila (broadband using antenna pero lan parin ang pasok sa pc)

yung wifi naman gamit ung 802.11a/b/g protocol. access point to wifi card ang interface nyan

napagsabihan ata sila ng wifi alliance and they decided to rebrand their product

pero before nila pinalitan dami nila inayos/upgrade sa base stations kaya panay dc, no connection. ewan ko lang ngayon hehe

Some also say that the rebranding was because Smart Wifi now has a bad reputation due to poor services to its subscribers.

A lot of subscribers have been complaining that their DSL connection slowed down a notch from 384 kbps it somewhat went back to 256 kbps. It all started last April and until now. If you’re one of those who are experiencing slowdown, call 172 and report your problem or better yet find another dsl or cable internet provider like Globelines Broadband, SkyDSL, ZPDee, etc.

If you’re planning to buy or upgrade your PC but you’re not that knowledgeable on computer parts then you should try Villman’s Build Your Own PC site. It enables you to choose which brand of processor, motherboard, RAM, etc. you want for your PC. It also includes the price of each part so you if you’re on a tight budget then choose the lower priced items. A really useful tool for PC buyers.

Invision Power Board came out with a security patch for the Invision Power Board 2.x.x which provides fixes for the following vulnerabilities:

• A bug in Internet Explorer 5.0+ which allows a JPEG image to be uploaded with a GIF header containing malicious HTML / javascript code. (IPB 2.1.x only)
• Potential SQL injection (limited to 32 characters)
• Potential arbitrary PHP code execution

If you want to patch your board manually. Click here. This manual patch is only applicable for IPB version 2.1.x. See the official news.

Using SKYCable infrastructure, you connect to the Internet via cable instead of phones. And because cable carry more data than phone lines, you’re able to zoom online up to 100x faster than standard dial-up service.

This means that instead of phone lines, you get connected to the Internet via the same cables that you plug into your TV set.

Just turn on your computer and you’re online instantly! No more dial-ups. No more busy signals.

And because cable has a much thicker bandwidth, it can support much higher speeds than traditional telephone lines of dial-up service!

ZPDee is now offering its services to Laguna particularly in the towns of San Pedro and Sta. Rosa. Contact (02) 520-8195/96 for San Pedro and (049) 534-2814 or (049) 837 6772 for Sta Rosa residents.

So what’s new in the local internet scene?

The first and largest filipino web directory is currently down (filipinolinks.com), Yehey.com the largest filipino search engine is sporting a new look (started last April 1), majority of pinoy webmasters are busy optimizing their sites to maximize their google adsense revenue, some sites have jumped into the illegal mp3 sharing bandwagon, and almost everyone is blogging.