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As a foreigner residing in Siargao, I am quite happy with Smart Bro, despite all the complaints I read on forums and blogs. Perhaps I have a different opinion about it because Siargao, being far from the city with extensive communications equipment has always been my partner in browsing the net and uploading my pictures of my surf sessions. This is largely due to the presence of a Smart cellsite on the island.

Now, we cannot deny that Smart Bro truly expanded Internet access to the common Filipino, even offering broadband access at fees previously unmatched by other Internet Access Providers.

Just a couple of months back, Smart Bro launched another service that will further expand internet connectivity here in the Philippines. The service allows the subscriber to get a USB Modem with a SIM card inside and could be connected to any computer and access the Internet remotely.

In comparison to previous Smart Bro plans that are dependent to Smart Bro antennas, the Smart Bro USB Modem allows the subscriber the mobility and geographic convenience to use Smart Bro anywhere, all for just P799/month.
Unbelievable? Well, believe it.

To further confirm this development, I went to Butuan (Capital city of the Philippines’ CARAGA region) so i could do some groceries and treat my friends
there. I went to a Smart Wireless Center and heres what i found out about
the new product:

- For 24 months or 2 Years, you will be under the service agreement

- USB Modem can access the Net anywhere provided that there is a Smart signal

- USB Modem can access the net using 2G, 3G and “3.5G” or HSDPA signal, depending on the signal available in a particular area.

After I heard this revelations, I was ecstatic and I want to sign up with the new service. However, I’m still tied with my previous Smart connection so i would have to wait. At least, I still have time to evaluate it.

Reminders, alerts, pop-ups, etc. are very important in this busy running world. Multi-tasking is what all of us do and so chances of overlooking certain alerts is likely. But what if we overlook something which is really significant? Not done, right? Yes! As a result, to avoid this confusion, desktop screen pop-up was introduced. Desktop pop-up application delivers integrated web searches with GoogleMaps and GoogleSearch to locate, dial and save new contacts.

Desktop popup application combines the power of the Microsoft, the power of Google, and the power of your Asterisk PBX based phone to speed up and simplify all your phone communications. Desktop applications use Asterisk AMI link to control any phone connected to a hosted Asterisk server, or control any phone connected to a Broad Soft server.

Possible instant messaging and other Asterisk call notification tools you could utilize: include the following:
1. smbclient (SAMBA)
2. YAC (windows & TiVo listener)
3. YAACID (open source in .NET/C#): Yet Another Asterisk Caller ID
4. Jabber (various methods), ICQ, MSN, …
5. Covide (CRM software)
6. FOP (Flash Operator Panel)
7. HooDaHek (collection of CallerID scripts and tools for Asterisk VOIP PBX)
8. App_notify network caller notification. Mac OSX client available (3rd party tool)
9. app_broadcast: Works with YAC etc. (3rd party tool)
10. asteroid (Open source, JAVA)
11. iBCallMan (Windows Desktop Call Manager)
12. PL Call Notify
13. MythTV OSD
14. NetCID (talking callerid)
15. Emerald Caller-ID Search
16. ADM – Asterisk Desktop Manager
17. U-Rang II (Screen Pop Utility for Windows)
18. Asterisk Dial & Announce Tool (ADAT). Free call-notifier (Outlook/CRM integration, event handling, click-to-dial, BLF panel and more).
19. Pbx Screen Popper (Opens a web page on incoming calls based on specific matching criteria)
20. StarJunction Free Edition Caller ID pop. Integration with Salesforce and SugarCRM
21. OutCall (Pop-Up as well as Outlook integration, free and open source)
22. Email
23. CallerIDpop Perl Script
24. DialApplet, Windows, Mac & Linux
25. AsteriskCallNotification Mac
26. Asterisk+Twitter
27. VoIP Operator Free Windows call notification and dialer for Asterisk. Very easy to use and install.
28. InGenius Connector Search-and Dial PC Application, Caller ID pop, integration with MS Outlook, Active Directory and Google. Optional Softphone.
29. Thirdlane Dialer Free dialer and screen-pop application for Asterisk based PBXs. Integrated with Thirdlane PBX and Thirdlane PBX MTE, MS Outlook, any web based CRM, dual-mode – floating or Outlook toolbar, supports call to URLs.

To add to all this, Apps4Rent offers you the best application hosting solutions, such as, hosted VOIP PBX, Exchange, SharePoint, etc. These software hosting solutions has become the preferred way for companies to implement business software.

Up until recently, my mobile internet connection here in the Philippines have disappointed me miserably. I signed up for it because I marveled at the fact that i can bring my internet connection anywhere I go ( being a blogger, an internet connection is quite essential to your craft and a fast connection is a must).

It all started in March 2007 when i signed up for Globe Visibility after being launched a month back. At first it was awesome because there were probably a few of us at that time. The Connection was so fast, i downloaded every content i could think of and eventually forced me to buy 3 new external hard drives to store all of those files. Plus, the added convenience that you can log on to any Wiz Spot further added to my decision to avail of it.

But just like a marriage or courtship period, it has its honeymoon and stormy period. My connection problems started and gave me a head ache. They still billed me every month even if i cannot use their service. Every time i call a customer service rep, the replies are all the same. Number 1 is they are fixing something to improve the service. Man, it took them a very long time and i mean a very long time to figure it out. My guess is they did not anticipate that many people will avail of this product and the bandwidth allocation for this service diminished every time a new subscriber comes in.
I was getting hopeless. My projects and blogs were delayed.If not for the Unlimited WIZ access that comes with Visibility, i would have probably lost my mind. My expatriate friends have the same problems. we even joked about its name. Instead of being called Visibility, it should rather be Invisibility.

Moving on, in those agonizing months where i could not have a decent net connection, something happened. My connection was back to its usual speed and it was a welcome development. My sources told me that one of the reasons the problem persisted was due to the 3G signal and the cellular signals being bundled together. Because of this, both signals are stretched too thin because Makati ( the Philippines’ Central Business District) probably has one of the largest concentration of cellphone usage. My source further added that the turnaround that happened in February 2008 was due to the separation of those signals. Meaning 3G signals for internet connection got its own bandwidth while 3G signals for calls, text and value added services were also given their own.

After hearing her explanation, i felt relieved. But i could not figure out though why it took them 3/4 of a year to address this problem. Many precious hours wasted because of this. Well, I hope this wont happen again because i have plenty of stuff to write about. Globe’s mobile internet connection getting back on its feet and becoming visible again is truly a welcome development for us bloggers here in Philippines.

Organizations of all sizes use Web applications to deliver services and expand business processes. However, hackers are always searching for weaknesses within these online applications, as they can represent a gateway into valuable back-end databases. With the advent of Web 2.0 features, including blogs, wikis, RSS and other advanced Internet technologies, Web applications are powerful, complex and constantly changing, increasing the likelihood of new vulnerabilities within an application.

To help developers track down and find potential security holes, there are a host of tools available called Web application vulnerability scanners. Their aim is to automate and speed up a process that, when performed manually, is a long and painstaking one. By crawling through a Web site and injecting various attack scenarios, scanners compare an application’s responses against a database of security vulnerability signatures.

Despite their usefulness, Web application vulnerability scanners have not become a must-have for every development team, largely because of cost. Yet there are several good open source scanners available for free. In this tip, we’ll examine a few other reasons for the holdup in Web application vulnerability scanner adoption.

Continue reading here: searchsecurity.techtarget.com

Before you install any application or widgets in your social networking site, you’d better think twice. Cyberattackers have included Trojan viruses in some of these apps and installing it in your site maybe dangerous. According to researchers at Finjan, cyberattackers are now going to these social networking sites such to get more victims.

“Attacks will become more sophisticated by combining several services in order to heighten infection ratios and decrease the detection rate, while providing more robust and scalable attack frameworks,” Yuval Ben-Itzhak, chief technology officer, Finjan, said in a news release. “The focus will be on trojan technology as it enables maximum flexibility in terms of command and control. This adds another potentially malicious element to the ‘legitimate’ web traffic that needs to be examined by security solutions.”

In short, before installing the app or widget that your friend sent you, confirm if it came from them. If it didn’t, kindly delete it immediately. If it did come from them, research on the app or widget from previous users.

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By: MJ

As time passes, laptop computers have become more recognized than the normal computers. They are portable and can be brought anywhere. Aside from Mac laptops and Asus, there is now another competitor in the business. Asus, which originally offered small and affordable laptops is now faced with The Neo Explore. Though it seems that the new gadget had won over the consumers because of its lower price, there are still glitches that the company had overlooked.

To be able to sell their product for a cheaper price, they have used Linux instead of Microsoft. Though the company aimed the younger generation to use this gadget, they have neglected to see through the possibility that they may become shocked with the unfamiliar system.

Widgets are small applications that are updated dynamically through the internet that can be something as simple as an ornate clock to a small pocket sized game similar to those battery-powered games you used to play with as a kid only on your PC. They are fun and easy to use that many advertising companies have started to use them for online ad campaigns as they shift to more productive ad campaigns. Compared to more traditional ad campaigns, done throught the internet and getting other people to work for you takes more of the guess work out of the total solution. It needs a small program that is sent out through popular websites. The Ad part can be changed dynamically and easily through the link the widget maintains with the servers where they are updates as the ads changed.

Bing has been out on the wild (internet) for some few weeks and the search engine has managed to gain some users who experts say is a normal occurrence when it comes to new stuff on the net. More time is indeed needed to determine the abilities of the software but one Google Inc. executive seems to be more interested this time round due to some allure the search engine may have that he sees as a possible threat to their own product. The company has yet to manifest great an alarm over the release of the replacement for Microsoft’s Live Search, saying search engines come and go and they have been doing so for the past few years. (more…)

The process can give you some abilities to expand on the ones already built-into the loved multimedia player, and news that the iPod Touch can be turned into a phone as well is quite anticipated. The manufacturer, Apple had a WiFi Chip built-into the said device for a purpose and this might be it, but maybe set back because of more research and study. They may also have a program (real one and not hacked) in the works that can expand on the capabilities of the said media player that looks almost the same as the iPhone except it’s not a phone and it doesn’t have a camera to match. (more…)

The much loved Twitter has been abuzz with the so-called “Twitpocalypse”, a state at which software clients that uses the company’s API are to suddenly cease working. In what many are seeing as the
apocalypse of Twitter, the 32-bit signed binary number is a set limit at which the API can continue to work and function, reaching of which might result in a total system shutdown. The popularity of the said
micro-blogging site may have this as a major oversight due to it’s release on the 32-bit platform a few years back. Too many users posting too many posts, too quick for the system to handle that is causing
quite a stir with effects similar to the coming of the year 2000 when all hell was expected to break loose (nothing really happened). (more…)