Last Thursday we have discussed about IT managers, IT businesses and some facts on how to be a qualified IT person when it comes to business.
Let's go straight to the point, some people just want the field of IT because they want to have a job at a call center where the salary is high and working time is lesser than other jobs. What a waste of time studying and learning IT concepts just to have a microphone, a headset and a computer in front of you to work with.
But I guess they just want to earn some money to invest with or just to help their families. You can't blame those people if that is what they want. Its hard to get a stable job nowadays. Maybe that is why they do it. I even heard of Filipino doctors becoming a nurse just to earn a huge amount of money outside our country. What a stupid way to show your patriotism.. and not to mention respecting your dignity as a doctor of medicine. You have come so far in what you want to be and now you work as a "slave" with your own comrades just to have a big notch in your salary.
Saturday, September 29, 2007
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
ManTech: September 24
Last Monday we have discussed about a simple evolution of disk drives from floppy drive A and B to dvd drives. We have also discussed how fast a storage device improve its capacity.
I bought a desktop computer last June for a reasonable price. It has 2gb memory, core 2 duo, shared graphics, lcd monitor and a 250gb hard drive. Just last Saturday I went to SM, the same place where I bought my PC, and I found out that it is still on sale with the same specifications except for its 320bg hard drive memory. Damn! 3 months just passed and it got better already! You get the point right?
I bought a desktop computer last June for a reasonable price. It has 2gb memory, core 2 duo, shared graphics, lcd monitor and a 250gb hard drive. Just last Saturday I went to SM, the same place where I bought my PC, and I found out that it is still on sale with the same specifications except for its 320bg hard drive memory. Damn! 3 months just passed and it got better already! You get the point right?
Sunday, September 23, 2007
ManTech: September 20
The last topic we have discussed is about machines taking over people's jobs, taking advantages on other people's idea so you can make profit for it, predatory marketing and increase in processor speed but decrease in its price as time goes by. The same thing applies in hard disk.
It was just last year, 1st term, when I first bought a 512mb Kingston USB flash drive at SM santa rosa. Guess how much the price is? It cost 1,999php! But now you can buy it for only 799php at SM. 340php at CD-R King to be exact. You can buy a 4gb USB flash drive for 1,999 today. And take note, it was just last year. You can call yourself cool if you have that kind of USB memory that time. But now, it is not that
useful any more for people who like to store big files. Like me.
Change topic, I have researched a little fact, actually it is a law about how the speed of processors gradually enhances and speeds up as time goes by.
Gordon Moore is the co-founder and currently the CEO of Intel. He a explains his law "Moore' Law" stated that the number of transistors in a single chip will double in every two years. The first chip was build on 1971 and consist of 23 hundred transistors. Transistors are the onesresponsible for speeding up your processors. Twenty five years later after the first processor, the Pentium 1 has been created and has 5.5 million transistors.
Hmmm.. so if I bought a 512mb flash drive last year for 1,999php, and i can buy a 4gb flash drive for the same price today. I can buy a 32gb flash drive for the same or higher price next year!! Flash drives increases its capacity 8 times every year! Wow!
I've just explain my brand new law! The "Romer's Law" *Hehe*
References:
http://www.intel.com/technology/mooreslaw/index.htm?iid=intel_tl+moores_law
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moore's_law
It was just last year, 1st term, when I first bought a 512mb Kingston USB flash drive at SM santa rosa. Guess how much the price is? It cost 1,999php! But now you can buy it for only 799php at SM. 340php at CD-R King to be exact. You can buy a 4gb USB flash drive for 1,999 today. And take note, it was just last year. You can call yourself cool if you have that kind of USB memory that time. But now, it is not that
useful any more for people who like to store big files. Like me.
Change topic, I have researched a little fact, actually it is a law about how the speed of processors gradually enhances and speeds up as time goes by.
Gordon Moore is the co-founder and currently the CEO of Intel. He a explains his law "Moore' Law" stated that the number of transistors in a single chip will double in every two years. The first chip was build on 1971 and consist of 23 hundred transistors. Transistors are the onesresponsible for speeding up your processors. Twenty five years later after the first processor, the Pentium 1 has been created and has 5.5 million transistors.
Hmmm.. so if I bought a 512mb flash drive last year for 1,999php, and i can buy a 4gb flash drive for the same price today. I can buy a 32gb flash drive for the same or higher price next year!! Flash drives increases its capacity 8 times every year! Wow!
I've just explain my brand new law! The "Romer's Law" *Hehe*
References:
http://www.intel.com/technology/mooreslaw/index.htm?iid=intel_tl+moores_law
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moore's_law
Sunday, September 16, 2007
ManTech: History of Computers
Hey there! This is my first time to blog so I don't really know what to say at first and my english is a little awkward in grammar so please bear with it ok? =)
Last thursday we have discussed about the history of computer and some infos about it. From abacus to slide rule to Napier's bones to difference engine until the analytical engine that Charles Babbage created. Here's a picture of an analytical engine:
It uses punch cards to store data and it can calculate certain formulas and algorithm under the control of a looping program. Imagine what kind of a brain does Charles Babbage had? He started the most common device that revolutionize I.T. today. Unfortunately he had no time to finish it because of financial, political and legal issues until he eventually past away. But until today we thank him for starting the concept of the computer and for that he was called the Father of the Modern Computer.
So time for the off topic part of my blog..
I remember Marice sharing about Chikka that Globe and Smart refusing to give some shares for Chikka. So Chikka made a free program that offers free text messages to Globe and Smart users. It's some sort of a revenge but not in a type of hatred. It simply means business.
It is just like the way Sun cellular started. This was a story told by Ms. Ruvivar at last year's POLIGOV class. Lance Gokongwei is a Filipino businessman, he currently owns Sun cellular, Cebu Air Pacific, Digitel, the makers of C2 and Robinson Malls. He is also the son of John Gokongwei, also a Filipino wealthy businessman. Before he started Sun cellular, he offered a business partnership to Globe but they refused it. He tried it also to Smart but they refused him also. By that time Globe and Smart are at the peak of domination and competition. So what he did is he started a telecommunication company that is much much more cheaper and offers Unlimited texting and calling to its subscribers. So in effect, Globe and Smart has nothing to do but to compete with it and now offers cheap text (unlike before 1php per text) and unlimited texting ONLY, no unlimited call to its subscriber.
A little rundown of unlimited text and call costs and its duration.
Note: All of this offers need to register for 1php except for Sun.
Globe to Globe- 20php @ 1 day
40php @ 2 days
80php @ 4 days
.10 centavos per second call
Smart to Smart - 15php @ 1 day
30php @ 2 days
60php @ 4 days
.35 centavos per text @ 1 day
Sun to Sun - 50php @ 7 days plus 1 hour free call
150php @ 30 DAYS!!! plus 4 HOURS FREE CALL!!!
150php @ 7 days unlimited call and text
450php @ 30 DAYS!!! UNLIMITED call and text
If only Globe and Smart accepted Lance's offer.. then maybe until now there is no unlimited texting...! OUCH!
References:
http://www.cs.uakron.edu/~margush/465/01_intro.html (picture of the analytical engine)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gokongwei ( Lance Gokongwei )
Last thursday we have discussed about the history of computer and some infos about it. From abacus to slide rule to Napier's bones to difference engine until the analytical engine that Charles Babbage created. Here's a picture of an analytical engine:
It uses punch cards to store data and it can calculate certain formulas and algorithm under the control of a looping program. Imagine what kind of a brain does Charles Babbage had? He started the most common device that revolutionize I.T. today. Unfortunately he had no time to finish it because of financial, political and legal issues until he eventually past away. But until today we thank him for starting the concept of the computer and for that he was called the Father of the Modern Computer.
So time for the off topic part of my blog..
I remember Marice sharing about Chikka that Globe and Smart refusing to give some shares for Chikka. So Chikka made a free program that offers free text messages to Globe and Smart users. It's some sort of a revenge but not in a type of hatred. It simply means business.
It is just like the way Sun cellular started. This was a story told by Ms. Ruvivar at last year's POLIGOV class. Lance Gokongwei is a Filipino businessman, he currently owns Sun cellular, Cebu Air Pacific, Digitel, the makers of C2 and Robinson Malls. He is also the son of John Gokongwei, also a Filipino wealthy businessman. Before he started Sun cellular, he offered a business partnership to Globe but they refused it. He tried it also to Smart but they refused him also. By that time Globe and Smart are at the peak of domination and competition. So what he did is he started a telecommunication company that is much much more cheaper and offers Unlimited texting and calling to its subscribers. So in effect, Globe and Smart has nothing to do but to compete with it and now offers cheap text (unlike before 1php per text) and unlimited texting ONLY, no unlimited call to its subscriber.
A little rundown of unlimited text and call costs and its duration.
Note: All of this offers need to register for 1php except for Sun.
Globe to Globe- 20php @ 1 day
40php @ 2 days
80php @ 4 days
.10 centavos per second call
Smart to Smart - 15php @ 1 day
30php @ 2 days
60php @ 4 days
.35 centavos per text @ 1 day
Sun to Sun - 50php @ 7 days plus 1 hour free call
150php @ 30 DAYS!!! plus 4 HOURS FREE CALL!!!
150php @ 7 days unlimited call and text
450php @ 30 DAYS!!! UNLIMITED call and text
If only Globe and Smart accepted Lance's offer.. then maybe until now there is no unlimited texting...! OUCH!
References:
http://www.cs.uakron.edu/~margush/465/01_intro.html (picture of the analytical engine)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gokongwei ( Lance Gokongwei )
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