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CRS Story 1I did not know that the Philippine Collegian (Kule) featured a story about the Computerized Registration System (CRS) issue that happened last year until one of the Asst. Vice Presidents of UP told me about it. I immediately searched for a copy thinking that it was just released recently but later found out that it was a few weeks old already. Nonetheless, it is still worth printing here.

CRS story 2After reading the rather short story, I figured that Kule should do a follow-up and get more facts. Whilst I will not say who among those involved and were interviewed were saying the truth, I will say this — there is more to it than simply these small issues.

To Kule’s Ms. Montes, dig deeper and you will eventually find the entire truth behind the issue. Believe me, you will be surprised when you find out the root of the problem.

BTW, I am wondering why Kule did not interview the chairperson of the CRS committee, the Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs of UP Diliman. Hmmm…

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I just applied the security fixes to the blog engine. If you see something broken, please do send me a note.

Thanks.

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Our First Mac Desktop

Our First Mac Desktop,
originally uploaded by lover.

Our last of the G4-based powerbook conked out yesterday and we’ve decided to replace it with a brand-spanking-new Core 2 Duo 17″ iMac. This is our first Mac desktop and hopefully not the last.

Right now, I’m doing software updates and installing other must-have software. Next, I will be moving the files from our back-up drive – that should take another hour.

I can’t wait to run FrontRow and view videos off of the gorgeous screen. :)

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Microsoft’s Ballmer continues to threaten Linux.

In a clear threat against open-source users, Ballmer repeated his earlier assertions that open source “is not free,” referring to the possibility that Microsoft may sue Linux sellers. Microsoft has suggested that the Linux operating system infringes some of its intellectual property, but it has never named the patents in question.

“I would not anticipate that we make a huge additional revenue stream from our Novell deal, but I do think it clearly establishes that open source is not free, and open source will have to respect the intellectual-property rights of others, just as any other competitor will,” Ballmer said.

If this is how Ballmer wants Linux to respect IPR, then no thank you! Honestly, I do not think that the Linux community will allow code to violate any IPR and if, by chance, there is copyrighted code, then I do think that it will not take long before the community fixes it.

Anyhow, would you believe someone who acts like that person in the video? Frankly, I won’t but hey, I’d say to him, “why don’t you try and set an example and sue Red Hat or Ubuntu?” We’ll see how far your lawsuit will go. :)

I think this is a desperate attempt to combat their competitors considering that Vista is not selling very well. Ballmer even blames pirates instead of smarter consumers for opting to switch to the Mac or install Linux or simply stick with XP (poor souls!)!

Ballmer believes that one way Microsoft can bump up Windows sales is to tighten the screws on pirates. “Piracy reduction can be a source of Windows revenue growth, and I think we’ll make some piracy improvements this year.”

Haven’t they been doing this for years? C’mon! Simply unbelievable! But then again, I’d say “bring it on!” Crank up your anti-piracy drive and go after these darn pirates and prove that they’re the reason why Vista revenue is low.

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My New Nokia E61Well, I am thinking of blogging whilst on the go and the best way to do this is to blog on my mobile phone. Whilst I can connect to the internet (thanks to 3G!) and blog, it is always easier to blog off-line and then simply upload the entries anytime I want.

I figure that if I am to cover an event, like the JavaOne keynote, it’d be great if I can get it done off-line. Yeah, Moscone is covered with wifi but I still would like to do it in one go, if you know what I mean. I can blog using my Macbook Pro, of course, but have you seen how jampacked these keynotes are? It is a good thing that I’m already an Alumni – so I get priority seating. I wonder if they can give better seats for press people. :)

So, if you know of any E61 Blogging client, please do let me know.

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