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By Melvin G. Calimag

IT rantings from the Philippines

Archives for September 2008

Popularizing S&T culture to the masses

Monday, September 29 2008 01:43 PM

What does it take for a country to become economically progressive?

For sure, it involves a lot factors such as good infrastructure, rich talent pool, and the political will of national leaders. Having rich natural resources used to be an advantage, but you just have to look at Singapore and..... Read more ť

Tags: Philippines, Talent, Asia, Museum, Consortium, Hong Kong, Singapore, computer, leader, officer

A trip to the innovation Valley

Tuesday, September 23 2008 09:42 AM

This blog turned one this September and I'd like to believe that there are Filipino readers out there who regularly check out the "IT rantings" that I pretentiously dish out in this corner.

But, I apologize for not being able to post an update last week. That's because I was..... Read more ť

Tags: David Filo, Yahoo! Inc., information technology, California, Innovation, Silicon Valley, photograph, Internet company, Microsoft Corp., teacher

Traveling in a Wi-Fi world

Tuesday, September 09 2008 09:43 PM

It took a while before it became quite widespread, but public Wi-Fi access is probably the coolest thing that has been invented by the IT world since the USB thumbdrive.

For a not-so-developed market like the Philippines, it's surprising to know that free Wi-Fi is beginning to proliferate in key parts..... Read more ť

Tags: Philippines, Wi-Fi, Car, Internet, Hong Kong, Singapore, router, board, Europe, BMW AG

A taste of Eraserheads heaven

Tuesday, September 02 2008 05:04 PM

Let me acknowledge first that my topic for this post has nothing to do with technology. It will be all about a local rock band whose musical genius continues to cast its spell on mesmerized fans like myself.

I've actually discussed this topic--yes, it's again about the..... Read more ť

Tags: Concert, Band, Girlfriend, agent, cigarette, Philip Morris USA, blog, brand, cigarette brand, mailing list

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Melvin G. Calimag

Melvin G. Calimag currently writes for the infotech section of a popular English broadsheet in the Philippines. Prior to this, Melvin served as an assistant editor at Metropolitan Computer Times (MCT), the first IT publication in the Philippines. He is currently the vice president for internals at the IT Journalists Association of the Philippines (CyberPress), and also serves as a charter member with the Philippine Science Journalists Association.