I never imagined that the Filipino Food Lovers mailing list that I have started more than 6 years ago will still be alive and kicking. From the mailing list, we have expanded to have our own blog.
If you are such a food lover, join us and enjoy the company of food experts, chefs, cooks and those who simply love to eat, like me!
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The company that brought to you free voice calls to any number, pstn, cell or voip, to active members, is now bringing you one of the best, if not the best, web-based SIP-compliant voip client, called GizmoCall.
What makes it even better is each day, it gives you a free 5-minute credit to call any telephone, anywhere. Register and get an additional 5 minutes! How cool is that?
The catch? You need to download a Flash-based plug-in. Currently works on Mac OS X and Windows. With Flash 9 recently released for Linux, Linux support will soon be added.
Technorati Tags: voip, sip, gizmo project, telephone
I’m typing this from my E61 just outside our gates, whilst waiting for JP. 
Edit: One thing that is difficult to do with a new cellphone with new interface is the way you enter/type text. It definitely takes a few days getting used to the new interface.
Microsoft backpedals on programming patent | CNET News.com:
Microsoft plans to withdraw an attempt to patent technology already used in a free Java programming project called BlueJ, the company said Sunday.
The school bully failed and now retracts. It pays to be vigilant and I am betting that the Java Champions were able to help the little guy beat the school bully.
Michael’s Random Thoughts » Microsoft patents BlueJ:
Microsoft applies for patent for core BlueJ functionality.And that’s really true. After blatantly copying BlueJ (without reference or attribution), Microsoft have now filed for patent for the functionality they knowingly copied from us.
Dr. Michael Kolling, one of the prime developers of BlueJ, blogged about how Microsoft admittedly copied a feature of BlueJ. Now, Microsoft files a patent and claims ownership. Isn’t this another one of Microsoft’s bullying tactics? You be the judge.
ICTED 2007 is an embedded workshop within PCSC 2007. This 1st CSP National Workshop on ICT Education will be held in honor of the 60th birthday of Dr. Pablo Manalastas. Dr. Manalastas was actively involved in the formation of CSP. An associate professor at the Department of Information Systems and Computer Science of the Ateneo de Manila University, Dr. Manalastas is a member of the CHED Technical Panel on Information Technology and has contributed greatly to the training of Filipino computer science students for international programming competitions. ICTED 2007 will focus on current issues in ICT Education in the tertiary level (undergraduate and graduate programs). Prospective participants are invited to present talks/case studies/action research/research papers on any topic in ICT education. They have to submit abstracts (full papers are optional) of their presentations on or before January 15, 2007. Abstracts should be no more than 350 words and should include the following: title, full name/s of author/s or presentor/s, affiliation, and e-mail addresses.
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Granting that Apple is not going to allow third-party applications to be installed in the iPhone, I began re-thinking why I want a phone that is “open”. The only reason is the limited (read: crappy!) applications that are bundled with the phone. Third-party developers often answer that need. What apps do I want in the iPhone anyway?
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Need I say more? This one is so ******* hilarious!
Fellow ex-co-faculty member/staff/friend, Alan, is skeptical about the intent of having the proposed BSSE students undergo a 1-year internship in industry. He has the notion that students are expected to learn about proper software engineering from these companies.
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Manila Bulletin Online: FOSS Security:
As the Internet grew rapidly over the years, it enabled collaboration resulting in several open source communities. The collaborative efforts of these communities have resulted to open source alternatives for almost all proprietary software. These open source solutions allows the user to use it the way he wants either for customizing it for his specific needs or for designing a commercial solution based on it. GNU General Public License (GPL) is the most commonly used license for this purpose. The derived solutions based on open source software should be distributed along with the source code and the recipient should get the same rights with which the original source is distributed.
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