Posted by Mark Joseph Aspiras on Jun 30, 2009 in
News Source: GMANews MANILA, Philippines - The Philippines could be a major player in the industries of information technology and IT-enabled services, the World Bank said. Currently, the country corners one percent of the global distribution of offshore IT services and 15 percent of ITES markets. Although India is the global leader in both IT and ITES, countries such as “China, Mexico, and the Philippines are also emerging as potential players in this space," the World Bank said in a report...
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Posted by Mark Joseph Aspiras on Jun 27, 2009 in
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PHP Source: Wordpress I saw a link on twitter referring to PHP optimization advice from Google. There are a bunch of advices there, some of them are quite sound, if not new – like use latest versions if possible, profile your code, cache whatever can be cached, etc. Some are of doubtful value – like the output buffering one, which could be useful in some situations but do nothing or be worse in others, and if you’re a beginner generally it’s...
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Posted by Mark Joseph Aspiras on Jun 17, 2009 in
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News Source: NYTimes The latest step in Rupert Murdoch’s effort to turn around the fortunes of his digital businesses came Tuesday in the form of hefty layoffs at MySpace. MySpace, the social networking site owned by News Corporation, the media conglomerate controlled by Mr. Murdoch, said it was laying off roughly 400 employees, or nearly 30 percent of its staff. After the layoffs, MySpace will have about 1,000 workers. The company said the layoffs were an attempt to return to a...
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Posted by Mark Joseph Aspiras on Jun 14, 2009 in
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News official announcement: http://wordpress.org/development/2009/06/wordpress-28/ Featuring many new features and improvements to themes, widgets, taxonomies, and overall speed. This release is named in honor of noted trumpeter and vocalist Chet Baker. The first thing you’ll notice is that visually 2.8 feels a lot like 2.7, just with some minor tweaks here and there. However once you’ll dig in you’ll begin to appreciate the changes. Major New Improvements First and foremost, 2.8 is way faster to use. We’ve changed the way WordPress does style and scripting....
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Posted by Mark Joseph Aspiras on Jun 11, 2009 in
Search Engines Source: Crunchbase SearchMe, founded by Randy Adams and John Holland, is a visual search engine that launched into private beta in March 2008. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="450" caption="SearchMe Screenshot"][/caption] Searchme is a new search engine that uses visual search and category refinement. We think it will help you find what you’re looking for, faster, with a lot less spam. It’s a new way to search that takes advantage of the size and bandwidth of today’s Internet and the increasingly visual...
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Posted by Mark Joseph Aspiras on Jun 10, 2009 in
PHP Source: Sitepoint Why spend valuable time coding everything by hand? Using a framework is a great way to save time and effort on your next project—you’ll have a firm foundation to build upon, there will be pre-built modules to perform tedious coding tasks, and if you’re a learner, it’s a great way to learn about good coding practice. PHP’s massive popularity means that developers have a wide variety of frameworks to choose from. We’re sure you can find one amongst...
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Posted by GMA News.tv on Mar 10, 2010 in
Search Engines The Philippines' outsourcing industry emerged unscathed from the destruction inflicted by storm 'Ondoy,' industry executives said.
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Posted by GMA News.tv on Mar 10, 2010 in
Search Engines With a computer or cell phone and an electronic tracking device, you can locate a missing pet, follow the path of a stolen car, find a skier buried in an avalanche and rescue a hiker lost in the woods.
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Posted by GMA News.tv on Mar 10, 2010 in
Search Engines CARACAS, Venezuela - Shouts of "Kill him! Kill him!" ring out as the preteens train their virtual assault rifles on the last remaining terrorist and spray him with bullets. Blood splatters. The enemy collapses. And they cheerfully wrap up another game of "Counter-Strike."
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Search Engines In the aftermath of Storm Ondoy, a woman named Jacqueline Bermejo became Online Enemy Number 1 for allegedly smirking at the thousands of Filipinos affected by the killer storm. But while many chided her for her supposed statement, there where those - including Jacqueline herself - who claimed it was a case of stolen identity.
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