Nightshift:call center agent's blog

Downloading Torrent on Asus EEEPC

Joseph Carigma — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:41:47 +0000

If you’re thinking that we would be installing a Torrent program like utorrent, you’re mistaken. We’re going to install web browser Opera. Yes, Opera has the capability to download movies and programs (albeit illegally), say from mininova.com. My EEEPC has the original Xandros installed. (more…)

BPOs eyeing external funding to support expansion

Joseph Carigma — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:35:09 +0000

Outsourcing firms are eyeing equity funding either through venture capital or initial public offering (IPO), according to a recent survey. (more…)

Wonders of Photoshop’s Photomerge

Joseph Carigma — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 09:18:42 +0000

I have been digitizing some newspaper clippings by scanning them when Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended’s Photomerge feature became userful again. I have a Canon Lide scanner and since it can only accomodate legal sized papers, I need to do multiple scans. Tedious process it was, to merge all the images if you have to do it manually. (more…)

Reformatting Barasrizal.com

admin — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:12:14 +0000

For three days now, I have been copying and pasting entries from my back-up files of Barasrizal.com. I am in the process of reformatting my baby with a new look, new content, and new vision. (more…)

Greetings in a tissue

Joseph Carigma — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 16:48:54 +0000

To celebrate the first hell week go-live of our new account, we drank at Burby’s last Saturday morning. And true to the Wave0A tradition, we greeted out team mate’s birthday through a tissue in a beer tower. (more…)

Weird Frontpage Images

Joseph Carigma — Sat, 31 May 2008 13:45:22 +0000

From time to time, I visit Newseum to get some newspaper frontpages and study them. I wanted to study the principles and trends of newspaper design. I cannot help but encounter some images that I find weird, not only because of the composition but the grossness of the image itself. (more…)

Make Windows XP look like Vista

Joseph Carigma — Tue, 20 May 2008 06:16:21 +0000

I already downloaded Windows XP Service Pack 3, hoping that the GUI will be like Windows Vista. From what I have searched so far is that aside from the fixes that SP 3 provides, user’s will not see any difference in the operating system. I downloaded the file from the Microsoft website but has not installed it yet. (more…)

Free Download of Photoshop Anthology

Joseph Carigma — Mon, 19 May 2008 00:44:51 +0000

PSD Tutorials reported that Site Point has released “The Photoshop Anthology: 101 Web Design Tips, Tricks & Techniques,” a free ebook about, well, Photoshop. (more…)

Top Convergys executive to visit Manila call centers

Joseph Carigma — Fri, 16 May 2008 22:47:09 +0000

Top Convergys executive to visit Manila call centers
Andrea Ayers, Convergys’ new president for customer management services, will be touring the company’s six call centers in Metro Manila. She will also be attending strategic planning sessions with local executives. (more…)

Proud to be from Informatics?

Joseph Carigma — Fri, 16 May 2008 08:18:25 +0000

Had your son graduated in UP, wouldn’t you be prouder, and not only “excited”? This is an advertisement I saw in People’s Tonight today. (more…)