Beware of the Facebook Virus

Oh yeah, I was stupid. How could such a helpdesk, assisting end-users in their computer/POS/printer/scanner issue be such a dumb and have his computer infected with a virus? Plus, I’m beginning to love Linux.
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How to Save Google Maps

I know at one point you wished you could save the maps you see in Google Maps. Maybe it was for a project, or perhaps you can’t be online every day to access the map. I was able to device a way in saving Google Maps out of frustration since online resources didn’t work.
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What have you purchased with your salary?

By November 30 and first few days of December, call center employees will get their 13th month pay and leave conversion pay. I promised myself not to purchase anything unimportant once I get my money. I plan to buy something big by March 2011.
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Pinoys' accent, diction still good

The Pinoy’s ability to adopt an American, British or Australian accent could make up for his ineptitude in the English language and protect the Philippines’ image as one of the world’s top locations for a business process outsourcing (BPO), according to Jayjay Viray, managing director of JobsDB.com.
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Ayala BPO arm buys US firm

Ayala Corp., the country’s largest business group, on Wednesday disclosed that its business process outsourcing investment arm has acquired a US-based “strategic research and decision support firm”.
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Top 29 call centers in the Philippines

The top 29 Business Process Outsourcing providers and their corresponding 2008 revenues:
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Getting the Occupational Permit for Call Center Agents in Quezon City

If you are a call center agent, and your office is in Quezon City, you’ve probably heard of Ordinance numbers SP-91 S-1993, SP-1080,S-2001 and SP-1148,S-2002. These are the ordinances passed (some are amendments to existing laws) requiring workers employed in offices within the city to secure an occupational permit.
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Setup Globe Broadband with Linksys WRT54G

Finally, I was able to set up my 1 Mbps subscription with Globe Broadband with my more than 2-year old Linksys WRT54G wireless router.
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Samsung 22B350 unboxed

You know that you are living in a Filipino home if you see new appliances and furniture covered with plastics. Owners don’t want their prized belongings to get old so they will hold on to the cover until they realize that maybe it’s time to take it out. Same with me.
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Not a holiday tomorrow for BPOs, electronics industry

Malacañang has exempted the business process outsourcing and electronics industries from tomorrow’s special non-working holiday.
Philippine Star, Sep. 6. 2009
Read the article here.
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