by Jovie Cabais | Aug 29, 2010 | Tech Updates
On a delayed trip on the Oceanjet from Cebu to Tagbilaran on August 25, 2010, the passengers were startled by a lady foreign tourist who fell on the floor and hit her head quite hard on a metal object. Luckily, there was a doctor, a nurse and several kind hearted citizens who stood up and helped her recover from a fainting spell. But the crew seemed unable to respond properly to the emergency because they could not produce an emergency kit, saying they only had Biogesic on board. There wasn’t even a stretcher. Fortunately the doctor was bringing along her stethoscope and she was able to check her vital signs. Her male companion, through the little English he knew, was able to communicate with the volunteers and provided the doctor with some medical history. A little later, an improvised bed was finally made with blankets and towels from the passengers. A crew member removed padding from a chair and this was used as a pillow. Amidst the chaos, the other volunteers tried to contact the hospitals to request for an ambulance so the patient could be immediately checked because her head was probably injured by the impact. Their attempts were unsuccessful. As the boat neared the pier, the captain was able to arrange for the port police to use their vehicle as an ambulance. The event underscored the need for a centralized emergency response unit in Bohol that could receive calls and evaluate for authenticity of the emergency and then organize the teams that should respond. This would be not only be important for Boholanos, but also to tourists...
by Jovie Cabais | Aug 29, 2010 | Tech Updates
The grim outcome of last week’s hostage drama was made worse with embarrassing execution of maneuvers by the SWAT team that seem to put a doubt on the quality of training the police recruits get. Because of the detailed and live coverage of the situation, the suspect probably had a very good source of information on the situation outside the bus because it had a TV set — while the police probably didn’t have a clue on what was going on inside. The SWAT team approached the bus and the event was broadcast live by the various TV stations. The suspect only had to look at the TV set to know the positions of the assault teams. His brother joined in the drama and was arrested by the police. Because he resisted arrest, he got a fair amount of “rough handling”, again on live telecast much to the anger of the suspect and after this, the situation became out of control. In future situations like this, should media exercise prudence and choose not to broadcast live events like the arrest and rough handling of the suspect’s brother? Should they not broadcast live the positions taken by the police and assault teams? At the end of the day, the police would still be responsible for the outcome of crisis situations and perhaps on their end, they should have put control on how much the media and the suspect can see. Or at least display activity to divert the suspect and media from the real action that is about to happen. Unfortunately for the PNP and the Philippines in general, videos...
by Jovie Cabais | Aug 22, 2010 | Tech Updates
Are you located at a remote location far from the coverage areas of the various Internet service providers? Auza.Net may be able to provide Internet access service at your location. The company has coverage in Dauis, Panglao, Tagbilaran, Baclayon and Albur. Auza.Net uses a carrier grade wireless mesh network system that can reach up to 12 kilometers from its relay stations in Dampas, Tagbilaran City and Catarman, Dauis, Panglao. To check if Auza.Net can provide service at your location, please contact Gemma at 038- 5018459 for survey schedule. Share...
by Jovie Cabais | Aug 22, 2010 | Tech Updates
Intel, the largest microprocessor manufacturer in the world, shook the IT security industry last week by buying McAfee, a security software company, in a $6.78B deal, the biggest deal yet for the company. Intel says that the acquisition will enable the company to better secure the increasing number of devices connected to the Internet. Senior research analyst at Gartner, Ruggero Contu, says that the move by Intel was surprising because there were other companies that he thought would have better synergies with McAfee. Intel paid $48 per share vs. the actual price of $29.93 per share of McAfee, a 60 percent premium paid apparently to ensure Intel seals the deal. Other players may have been involved. Analyst Tristan Gerra with Robert W. Baird & Co. said the deal targets rising security concerns among manufacturers of devices that uses microprocessors and gives Intel “significant security advantages” over its competitors who need to engage third party security vendors. The connectivity of devices that started to become a necessity in many business applications may eventually spread to devices used at home and cars. In the next 10 years, security of connected devices will be near the top of the list of features that customers will be looking for. Intel is clearly preparing for the future. Sources: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100819/ap_on_hi_te/us_intel_mcafee_acquisition http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/19/intel-acquires-mcafee-for-7-68-billion/ http://www.readwriteweb.com/enterprise/2010/08/securing-the-internet-of-thing.php Share...
by Jovie Cabais | Aug 15, 2010 | Tech Updates
The monthly user traffic of pioneering free online classified ads website for Bohol, www.boholclassifiedads.com, increased more than double between July 2009 to July 2010. From a monthly page views of 2980 last year, it is now at 6,458. The increase in traffic was attributed to increased promotional efforts started in April 2010. The website also enjoys the #1 position in Google search if the user searches for the keywords ‘Bohol Classified Ads’ which helps the website gain increased traffic over time as more and more users are connected to the Internet and start searching online. SME’s, real estate brokers, professionals and people selling products or services should take advantage of this free classified ads website to help increase sales. Employers looking for employees can help get more applicants who may not have a copy of news papers that have limited distribution locally. Share...
