DOST already has broadband Network - ZTE NBN scandal

Before the ZTE proposal, DOST already proposed to NEDA same kind of project which they turned down. PREGINET is a project lead by ASTI-DOST that we use and support right now. Below is a feed from GMA news:

The network allows partners to do collaborative research and development and provides a platform for experimentation of innovative Internet applications/services, efficiently transmit and receive large amounts of data nationwide, and integrates some existing government information networks into a common network backbone via international research networks such as APAN and AI3 (Japan). Last mile connections will depend on telcos, this is where the ZTE NBN proposal will come-in, or the turned-down proposal should have.

Support Mozilla Firefox!

stupid IE! doesn't follow simple basic css/html standards. Help make IE obsolete. Use Mozilla Firefox!

common but not so commonly used "VIm" commands

for my reference purpose:

line cut and paste: d, p
highlight cut and paste: v, y, p
search the word under the cursor: *
find and replace:
%s/findstring/replacestring/gc or
:gs?pat?sub?
g=global
c=confirm
Any word completion: ctl-n

Write mode: Insert
Non-write mode: Escape

find: /
line cut: d
highlight/visual: v
yank: y
paste: p
write: w
force write: w!
quit: q
force quit: q!
write and quit: wq

common but not so commonly used "mysql" commands

I always forget the exact syntax or parameters of these commands...

Grant Privileges:
mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON db_name.* TO username@host -> IDENTIFIED BY 'password' WITH GRANT OPTION;

Change root password:
first time: $ mysqladmin -u root password NEWPASSWORD
change: $ mysqladmin -u root -p oldpassword newpass
bypass: c:\> mysqld-nt --skip-grant-tables

Backup:
fullbackup of db:
$ mysqldump --tab=/path/to/some/dir --opt db_name or
$ mysqlhotcopy db_name /path/to/some/dir

3 types of people in the workplace

• People who make things happen
• People who wait for things to happen
• People who say "what happened?!"
  

Laptop Upgrade

I just upgraded my Neo 330SXEi laptop's memory to 1GB last night, DDR1 333 PC2700 @P6.5k

I tested and opened memory sucking applications simultaneously such as delphi, dreamweaver, photoshop, xampp, multiple tabs @ ie & firefox, ym, acrobat, etc.... Whoosh! So fast, works like a core duo now!

16 RULES for SUCCESSin business and life in general

by Bob Parsons
CEO and Founder of GoDaddy.com

16. There's always a reason to smile.
15. Don't take yourself too seriously.
14. Solve your own problems.
13. Never expect life to be fair.
12. Never let anybody push you around.
11. Pay attention to your competitors...
but pay more attention to what you are doing.
10. Anything that is not managed will deteriorate.
09. Measure everything of significance.
08. Be quick to decide.
07. Always be moving forward.
06. Take things a day at a time.
05. Focus on what you want to happen.
04. Whatever worries you,
accept the worst that could happen,
but quantify the what worst thing could be.
03. When you're ready to quit,
you're closer to success than you think.
02. Never give-up.

01. Get and stay out of your comfort zone.

in bold - believed.
in italic - noted.