Alex @ May 15, 2008 | | Computers | Comments (2)
Finally, after three months, my laptop is fixed and fully functional. It was around February when I noticed that my laptop’s hinges were shot. The ASUS service center was happy to assist me then but I had to wait for parts. So they just got my details and ordered the parts for me from Taiwan. My laptop is still under warranty so all I had to do was wait for the parts and for them to replace them.
The whole process should have just taken 1 month but ASUS Taiwan was uber slow in shipping parts here. And since mine was a factory defect common to all A8 models, there were a bunch of us waiting for the same damn parts. I can’t blame the service center since they’ve been awfully nice in calling me up to update me on the status of the shipment.
Last week, they called me up to inform me that the parts have arrived. Unfortunately, their Megamall space was under renovation and I had to wait for this week before I could drop by. I didn’t want to go to their Shaw office or their Makati service center since both are practically out of the way.
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Tags: A8Jr, ASUS, Computers, Laptop
Alex @ April 7, 2008 | | Computers | Comments (3)
I really appreciate Leerz’s work on the Noob.Killer tool (which has evolved from simply getting rid of the Taga Lipa Are virus to covering threats such as Baguio Strawberry). And I also appreciate him using my site for updates and announcements even if my site isn’t really a tech site.
Anyway, here’s another update to that famed tool of his. Aside from a few UI tweaks and added features, it now covers the following threats:
- Taga Lipa Are/Hacked By Godzilla (and it’s other Variants)
- Baguio Strawberry Worm
- Yahoo! Worm (Sohanad)
- Krag.exe (I’m Not The Only One)
- Destrukto
- w32dranyam
- Funny UST Scandal(Avi).exe
- SilentSoftech
- Knight
- VBS Capiz
- Thank You!! WinZip123
- iloveher.exe
- display monitor.exe
- ImgKulot (and it’s other variants)
Take note that some of these buggers haven’t been really addressed by bigwig security software companies like Norton, McAffee, and even the free AVG. So kudos and many thanks to Leerz for building something great and free for us Pinoys! Download and release details can be found on Leerz’s site.
Tags: Baguio-Strawberry, Funny UST, Removal Tool, Taga-Lipa-Are, VBS Capiz, Virus
Alex @ February 23, 2008 | | Computers, Internet and Web | Comments (4)
This week is has been uber bad for me and technology. So PayPal finally gave me back what spare change there is in my PayPal account. But a few more things got screwed up, affecting my efficiency as a tech worker. Two more booboos for the week - 1) my Google Account got disabled and 2) my lappie’s screen hinges are shot.
Not even a week has passed, then it was my Google account that got blocked. Yup. It’s the one where I keep some crucial messages and is linked to some other important online accounts. I don’t know what happened but for some reason I end up getting that “Sorry, your account has been disabled” message. I tried what was written in the help center to no avail. Even after 24 hours of waiting as stated.
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Tags: A8Jr, ASUS, Google, Internet, Laptop
Alex @ February 22, 2008 | | Computers, Education | Comments (3)
I met my old boss yesterday just to talk a few things about the state of e-learning here in the Philippines since I’m exploring it as a possible study to do over the next year. While in my old office, I was made aware of this new learning system provider. I was quite puzzled when they told me the website address - www.happyd.edu.ph.
Now that puzzled me because, as far as I know, that edu.ph is only made available to educational institutions and training centers authorized by the state.
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Tags: E-learning, Education, Technology, Web, Web-Design
Alex @ December 8, 2007 | | Computers | Comments (5)
Good ol’ wormkiller Leerz posted this a while ago. This is supposed to fix that darned Funny UST Virus that’s going around. Just follow the instructions after the cut.
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Tags: Funny UST, Malware, Virus, Womr
