INFOCHAT

Archive for the ‘Reality Bites’ Category

2009 – The Year of Surprises

Posted by: Admin on: November 27, 2009

No, this is not my year-end report still. Let us say this is simply a prelude to my actual year-ender article. But I would just like to emphasize that the year 2009 is a year full of surprises in terms of the changing of the guards for the companies.
The biggest of course is [...]

Twelve Scams of Christmas

Posted by: Admin on: November 22, 2009

Christmas is fast approaching, vacations, parties and gift givings will just be around the corner. At the same time, cybercriminals will take advantage of this holiday season to launch their evil online scams.
According to Consumer Reports’ 2009 State of the Net Survey, cybercriminals have bilked $8 billion from consumers in the past two years.

Too much SMS may lead to long-term health effects

Posted by: Admin on: November 15, 2009

The discussion whether excessive use of mobile phone can really cause health problem has been going on and on for years. The most persistent argument was mobile phone radiation can cause brain tumors, infertility, DNA damage and many more. Reports were published about this topic but no solid proof is presented still. [...]

It has been one of the biggest fear of parents eversince – their kids getting addicted to gaming, social networking, chatting, and texting, or at least spending so much time with these tech related activities. So what’s the fear all about? Isolation.
But it seems the fear is unfounded. Just recently, Pew Internet [...]

Are your PCs Ready for Windows 7?

Posted by: Admin on: November 4, 2009

Come November 7, Microsoft will be launching Windows 7 here in the Philippines. A lot of PC users are waiting in anticipation to see what this new OS can really do for their PCs. For the consumers, its more of the features and functionalities. For business, its all about stability and business [...]