Archives for the ‘IT’ Category

Best Thing In Life Is FREE!! Free from Windows!

By Elizar • Mar 5th, 2008 • Category: Cool Sites, Everything Eli, IT, Internet, Opinions

The NEO Empriva 540SVBe laptop comes pre-installed with Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic…
Windows Vista Home Basic is the edition of Windows for basic home computing needs. If you only want to use your PC for tasks like browsing the Internet, using e-mail, or viewing photos, then Windows Vista Home Basic may be the right edition […]



Sun Microsystems Buys Mysql AB!

By Elizar • Jan 20th, 2008 • Category: IT, Technology

Jonathan Schwartz’ (Chief Executive Officer and President of Sun Microsystems) announced yesterday from his blog that Sun has acquired Mysql AB, the company behind the widest used open sourced database platform, Mysql.
It was reported that the open source database was bought for approximately $1 billion. A price suitable for Mysql.



Asus Eee PC for Eli?

By Elizar • Jan 18th, 2008 • Category: Facts and Trivias, Gadgets, IT, Technology

I’ve been reading a lot of blog posts about Asus’ cute little notebook called the Eee PC. I even have an office mate who bought one couple of weeks ago. Though I heard there’s a pink one, she bought the white cute little one.
There are lots of hacks and programs and things you can do […]



Featuring Fedora 8

By Elizar • Nov 13th, 2007 • Category: IT, Technology

I have been a Linux fan for some time now, starting from (then free and open source) Red Hat Linux 6. When Red Hat Linux 9 was released in 2004 it was the last Red Hat version to be distributed by Red Hat (company) giving way to Red Hat Enterprise Server.
The end of life of […]



Photoshop Now OnLine!

By Elizar • Nov 9th, 2007 • Category: IT, Internet, Technology

The ubiquitous image manipulation software from Adobe System - Photoshop - will soon have an online version.
Photoshop Express online photo-editing tool will be completed in 2008. But you wont have to wait that long. The Beta version is set to be released before the year ends!
Here are some of what Photoshop Express can do […]



The Blue Box

By Elizar • Nov 7th, 2007 • Category: IT, Internet, Others

I remember the good old days of administering a small network of users where we share information online in a closed environment. It’s all done online and inside the company - an intranet.
Back then, an intranet server is just an old PC collecting dust in one corner of the server and installing Linux with Apache. […]



Windows Vista Aero VS Linux Ubuntu Beryl

By Elizar • Nov 7th, 2007 • Category: IT, Technology

Here’s one cool video that I found on Yutube. Head to head combat between Windows and Linux!
Watch the video after the jump and choose your pick!



Google’s GPhone Will Be Out By Mid-2008?

By Elizar • Nov 2nd, 2007 • Category: Google, IT, Technology

Remember my first post about Google’s Phone (gphone?) in early August?
The talked about ‘gphones’ may include Google online services and lets outside developers create applications (just like what Apple will be doing in February […]



Ubuntu Linux (Better Than) Download

By Elizar • Nov 1st, 2007 • Category: IT, Internet

What is Ubuntu?
“Ubuntu is a community developed operating system that is perfect for laptops, desktops and servers.”
Ubuntu is Linux - Linux for human beings.
Ubuntu is an African word meaning ‘Humanity to others‘, or ‘I am what I am because of who we all are‘.



Second Look At IBackup

By Elizar • Oct 19th, 2007 • Category: IT, Internet

The first time I reviewed IBackup last May, I was mentioning the importance of doing backup and placing it somewhere off-site. Also mention there that the online storage service really accomplished that requirement. This time, let’s do a more thorough second look at the services of IBackup and its notable features.
IDrive for IBackup
If you’re familiar […]



Heart of Inner Child - Linksys WRT54GS Wireless-G Broadband Router

By Elizar • Oct 16th, 2007 • Category: IT

Remember my post about how to block yutube traffic? Yep, that’s the one. I mentioned there that we’ll have a separate post about the device itself? (More on that device soon…) and so, here it is….
The Device
For sharing the super fast Smart Bro internet connection, Inner Child is using a Linksys WRT54GS Wireless-G Broadband Router […]



Another Way of Blocking YouTube Traffic And Other Porn Sites

By Elizar • Oct 12th, 2007 • Category: IT, Internet, Tips

I made a post few months back saying that I need to build myself a firewall/proxy server (preferably Squid) for Innerchild - our small LAN/Internet shop.
Why? Some kids accidentally browse sites that is not intended to be seen by them. Not sure, if it’s from some pop-up advertisement or intentional, but I intend to block […]