Pinoy Post

By Melvin G. Calimag

IT rantings from the Philippines

Archives for October 2008

Superhighway to heaven

Monday, October 27 2008 04:03 PM

It's that time of the year again when Filipinos troop to cemeteries to remember their departed loved ones. It's fascinating to note, however, how a pre-dominantly Catholic and tradition-bound country like the Philippines is adapting to modern trends, even in the field of religion.

Last year, when a local scientist..... Read more ť

Tags: Philippines, Priest, Church, projector, Microsoft PowerPoint, founder, Oracle Corp., managing director, industry veteran, overhead projector

Cagayan, my valley home is dear to me

Monday, October 20 2008 02:18 PM

The title above is the first line of the official anthem of Cagayan, my home province here in the Philippines. I've been wanting to write about this topic for the longest time, and it was only recently that I finally found the perfect excuse to do so with the launch..... Read more ť

Tags: Philippines, Home, California, Louisiana, Shanghai, U.S. Navy, Internet company, Earth, teacher, tool

No-holds barred on netbooks

Tuesday, October 14 2008 12:02 PM

The journalist group that I belong to, CyberPress, held our regular industry forum last Friday and I should say that it was the best that we've ever had since we started the discussion way back in 2005.

It was a hastily organized event since most of our officers, including myself, were..... Read more ť

Tags: Open Source, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Software, netbook, Intel Corp., operating system, ASUS, ultramobile PC, Acer Inc., Linux

SMS use in Philippines gets personal

Tuesday, October 07 2008 10:39 AM

It's easy to ignore things especially when it's become part of one's everyday routine. Filipinos, for instance, have gotten so accustomed to using SMS or text messaging that we no longer care about other innovations happening in this sector.

Just look at these numbers: 50 million mobile subscribers sending about 1..... Read more ť

Tags: Philippines, SMS, marketing, appraisal, automobile dealer, mobile, Lucent Technologies Inc., cell phone, Alcatel, Epson

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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.