If you lose a laptop, are you just counting the lost according to it’s price when you bought it? Are you not going to count the cost of the files and private information stolen together with it?

A study by the Ponemon Institute in the US which was sponsored by the chip magnate Intel discovered that companies business secrets are taking at risks when a laptop computer is lost or stolen. This means that businesses will be losing a lot of money by losing laptops which accounts for stolen or lost data, intellectual property, replacement, lost work time and legal expenses. The lost of a laptop by executives or what is called as “power users” in the United States is calculated amounting to an average of more than 49,000 dollars or a staggering 2.2M in pesos.

The study divulged that more and more employees are being turned into “mobile users” which put corporations’ sensitive and confidential information at great risk. Corporate data and other significant information are stored in the computers. Laptops are usually lost in taxis, rental cars, hotels, airports, pubs or restaurants, and conference centers.
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Do you want to surf the internet even without an internet connection? Seemed impossible right? Not anymore. A website called MyWebDownload.com is designed to allow internet users to download the whole world wide web in their computers and surf the internet via the download when offline. Amazing ‘ayt!

This program was initiated by three Computer Science students of the University of Kingsman in Georgia: Michael Larrock, Steven Finchel and Larry Cusack. Their brilliant project was supported by some non-governmental organizations (NGOs) which funded the cost for the servers and bandwidth consumption.

If proven successful, this website and its downloads will surely hit the online market very very soon. Although the popularity of internet has reached great heights and people now have recognized the importance of internet in almost all aspects of life — relationships, business, education, politics, world news, and much much more — a lot of people are still not drawn or have not experience the power of internet for lack of access.

Just today, when I visited their website, the notice was:

There are 1,203,304 users downloading The Web right now. We were forced to temporarily disable new downloads, therefore, else our servers would not be able to sustain the load. Please come back in a couple of hours.

Interesting right? Makes you go to their website now and download the web but would get frustrated because more than a million are doing that right now and probably experiencing exasperation because of the terrible slow download. Worth a try anyway. So here are some of the excerpts from their website to enlighten you more on this unbelievable but very welcome program:

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Two months ago, I decided to stop my subscription with Smart Broadband. I was not very contented with Smart’s services and for two months, I opted using my mobile phone for internet connectivity. The speed of connection was tremendously low, the P20 per hour charge was not compensated.

It was then I decided to get a new broadband plan. After asking friends who are subscribers of different DSL and broadband providers and actually trying a Sun Broadband Visibility Kit courtesy of my friend Migs of migsmobile.net, I’ve narrowed down my choices to PLDT MyDSL, Globe and Sun Broadband.

I first applied with PLDT but after  waiting for some time and not hearing from them, I decided to apply with Globe. While waiting for the status of my application,  Migs made me try his Sun Broadband Visibility Kit and I was happy that the signal was okay in our place. In fact, I was too eager getting my broadband connectivity I went to the mall the day after and inquired about the plan and the next day, I went home with my own visibility kit.
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You Tube is still the most popular video uploading site in the net and to date, It already reached more than a hundred million viewers worldwide.

No wonder, Pinoy personalities like Arnel Pineda made it big internationally and ones like Momoy Palaboy brothers and Happy Slip are now very popular locally. People are now making amateur videos on different sorts to see if their lives will be turned around by You Tube.

Google owns You Tube and this search engine actually received about 6 billion views for video related content in a month. This video uploading site even topped other companies known for making their own contents like Fox Interactive Media which only placed second and other ones like Viacom and Turner Network.

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The Japanese Search Engine Goo made a very interesting  survey among Japanese consumers on what they buy on impulse this 2008.

Not surprisingly, Nintendo’s Wii Fit and the WiFi iPhone of Apple topped the survey for the top gadgets Japs consumers impulsively buy. First on the list are salted sweets followed closely by raw caramel.

The exercise gadget Wii Fit was a phenomenon because it was seen as a fun and convenient way of staying fit.

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After the success of iPhone worldwide, different mobile companies tried stealing the limelight by coming up with different mobiles that can compete with the price or features of iPhone. There’s the T-Mobile G1  of Google and now, the new Blackberry Storm that is expected to take the mobile industry by storm.

Indeed, iPhone is still at the centerstage. It revolutionized the mobile industry by introducing mobile email and more. It even came out with the sleekest and the world’s most expensive mobile that is a dream for many including me.

Blackberry, a trademark for the serious and professional workaholics finally decided to compete with Apple and Google. What’s the advantage of Blackberry’s Storm?

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Who doesn’t want an iPhone? I certainly want one and especially so if it considered the world’s most expensive iPhone.

Presenting the Amosu Ultimo Diamond iPhone encrusted with 1179 dazzling 16.18 carat diamonds that is worth $177,000.  Stealing the limelight from its predecessor the Princess Plus iPhone priced $176,400, this mobile was handcrafted by the world’s skilled craftsmen using only exceptional materials and the finest technology.

Looking at this phone, you’d think it is only intended for use by only the rich and famous. One thing is certain, even if a god-heaven sent person would give me one, I won;t even  peek on or let it out of my bag in the streets of Manila otherwise, it will become a sure target for snatchers.

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Christmas is coming and so are festivities to celebrate this special day. One of the practices during this season is gift-giving. Giving out promotional business gifts are expected from companies promoting their products or services. In many cases anyway, these promotional items are simply thrown to garbage cans because they are not useful or worth keeping.

It is very important to note that since these give-aways are meant to promote a product or service, it should be designed with functionality so the bearer would not think of throwing or giving it away.

Since the world is becoming more and more dependent to technology these days, it is significant to look at techno gadgets or equipment as a promotional gift idea. Here is a list of useful and inexpensive gadgets that may be considered as give away this Christmas:

• USB or flash drive or memory stick. Used to be very expensive. I bought my first 256MB USB at P1,600.00. Now, a 1GB stick only costs around P300 to P700.

• Portable LED Reading Clip Light. I bought one at Divisoria for only P35.00 but the quality of the battery is so poor the light dimmed after 15 minutes only. The pen light was so useful especially for night reading. If your company would be able to source out a higher quality clip pen light, this gift item would be a hit.

• Multi-function Kits like this mirror-card-reader in one. Very fashionable and truly a winner!

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Will You Bid for the Most Expensive iPod? Everyone’s going loco over the iPod fever. Are you part of the craze? Will you bid for the world’s most expensive iPod which bidding went up to $40,000? If you are wearing Victoria Secret’s gem-studded bra worth more than P2M, it probably won’t hurt your budget much to actually buy an MP3 that is studded with diamond and made of 18K white and pink gold.

Famous jeweler Thomas Heyderdahl of Norway created this iPod shuffle for Apple. He masterfully crafted the body of the solid 18 karat white and pink gold player with 430 diamonds. It’s a total blinged gadget for a woman won’t you say?

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Have you heard of Umobile? It’s the first ad-funded mobile network in the Philippines. I heard the company was bought by Smart Telecom so its powered by one, if not, the largest telecom network in the country.

The perks of being a Umobile user? I get a Php100 free load every month for six months. The downside, I can’t seem to text mobile users powered by Globe. I can call them though and the number I’m using won’t appear on their cellular phone so it would look like an overseas call.

How did I get this subscription? I was sent an invite link by a friend. You can only register with Umobile if you were send a link. Invite links are exclusive to those who were previously given an invite. Every successful registrant gets to give 10 invites.

Right now, I’m enjoying using Umobile more so because of the free loads. If you want a free link code from me, give me a backlink for one of my relevant posts on technology and then, give me a message.
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