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The Philippine Web Awards, the award-giving body that annually recognizes the best Filipino-created Web sites is extending the deadline of the submission of entries for the 9th Philippine Web Awards to September 19. According to them there have been calls and requests for another extension (but we think its because of low registrant turnout). Anyway, the categories include

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Yahoo Mail is perhaps the most widely used free web based email provider. This is why its the most targeted email service as far as phishing attacks are concerned. Now Yahoo introduces the “sign-in seal” in Yahoo mail. A sign-in seal is a secret message or photo that Yahoo! will display on your computer only. Look for it every time you sign in to make sure you’re on a genuine Yahoo! site. If the message, photo, or colors are different, you may have landed on a phishing site. The limitation of this is with public computers as stated in the FAQ.

What is phishing?

Phishing – a play on the word “fishing” – is an attempt to steal your password and private account info. Phishers can set up fake web sites that look like those of trusted companies like Yahoo! to trick you into disclosing your user name and password. To learn more about phishing, visit the Yahoo! Security Center.

How does a sign-in seal protect me?

A sign-in seal is a secret between the computer you set it up on and Yahoo!. So when you sign in to Yahoo! from this computer, your sign-in seal tells you that you’re seeing a genuine Yahoo! site, not a phishing site.

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After Globe Broadband announced a speed upgrade for their subscribers, PLDT also upgraded their residential DSL Packages.

myDSL XPERIENCE
now up to up to 512 Kbps

myDSL XCITE
now up to 1.2 Mbps

myDSL XCEL
now up to 2.2 Mpbs

myDSL F2H
now up to 5 Mpbs

source: http://www.pldtdsl.com/packageres.asp

Good news to all Philippine Ragnarok (pRO) fanatics. After being down for weeks, levelup has put up a new forum from scratch. The bad news is old members must register again to be able to login and all the old topics are gone.

Some tried to bring it down… but the Ragnaboards is here to stay.
After several weeks offline (yeah… we’re sorry dudes), the NEW and IMPROVED Ragnaboards, the official forum of pRO, is now back online!
Point your browsers at
http://ragnaboards.levelupgames.ph
Oh yeah, for security purposes, we had to wipe the boards clean and start anew. So y’all gotta register again. But the new Ragnaboards has tighter security, a new version of the forum software (licensed too) and is better organized (section-wise).

Starting July 31, Globe Broadband Express subscribers will enjoy free upgrade from 384 kbps to 512 kbps. More info here. Watch out for PLDT myDSL as PLDT might come up with a similar promo.

Go to any Smart Wireless Center which is usually located at Malls. Ask for an application form. Fill out the form and submit it. Wait for a confirmation text message or SMS containing a reference number. The text will arrived within the next 24 hours. When you have received the text message, go back to the smart wireless center, show them the text or the reference number and pay Php 1,999 (1000 installation fee, 999 one month advance payment). You then wait for 3 to 5 days for the installation. Make sure your PC has a LAN Card and it meets the minimum system requirements listed on the application form.

Here is a partial list of pinoy celebs who have their own blogs:

Jim Paredes – http://haringliwanag.pansitan.net/
Francis Magalona – http://francismagalona.multiply.com/journal
Bianca Gonzales – http://superbianca.blogspot.com/
Maui Taylor – http://hotbabemaui.multiply.com/journal
Ala Paredes – http://ala-ism.pansitan.net/

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What is Yello?

Yello is a new market place in The Philippines. It offers all internet
users free classified ads on the fastest ad site available. Yello is the
easiest and most comfortable way of selling or buying anything in The
Philippines.

It’s just like ebay.ph except yello has job listings. Visit Yello.

Free Installation Fee
6 months lock-in period
Must be a Sky Cable subscriber

64 kbps – Php* 600/month
128 kbps – Php 800/month
256 kbps – Php 1,090/month

*Php – Philippine Peso (1 US Dollar = ~ Php 52)

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 an American who surprisingly blogs about Mindanao. His name is Bob Martin and he’s the owner of Mindanao Blog.

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