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Set up and turn on the PIN option on your SIM card. It's a measure of defense to ensure your phone bill doesn't rack up charges if it's stolen and later turned off, or someone uses it in another phone, and it will buy you time to call your network and have the SIM deactivated; Set up the security code of your phone. Yes, with the right tools it could be defeated, but why make it easy for thieves to use or sell your phone? Look around before using your phone or tablet in public places. Some places are safer than others; Set up the PIN or pattern lock of your phone or tablet. If you use your phone for Facebook, Twitter, email, etc., your account information is stored on your phone. Anyone who comes into possession of your phone and unlocks it can potentially masquerade online as you. They can also have access to your photos, messages, email, etc.; Don't leave your phone or tablet unattended. You could be a victim of casual theft; If your phone or tablet uses Andr...

It's been more than two months since I last posted a blog entry. For some reason I just couldn't be bothered anymore. I've been blogging for almost eight years now. It used to be a lot of fun. Now, It just seems like a lot of work, when I can easily express myself with a few keystrokes on Facebook or Twitter . I don't get as much visitors as I used too. No surprise there though...seems like everyone is into social networking sites. Perhaps...for me at least, blogging has lost it's charm. It's not that I don't have anything to blog about, quite the contrary. I've been reassigned at work to something with a little more ooomph . Though it still remains to be seen if I went from the frying pan to the fire. I've been out of the country a few weeks ago. I just moved up to a Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus . And those are not the only things. I've given up on online gaming, particularly an old favorite of mine, Cabal Online . After my account was hacked se...

It's the second last day of the year. It's been more or less a good year I suppose...still had my fair share of hard knocks. Perhaps even more than years past. I guess things are looking up now...though my losses are still pretty apparent. I hope 2012 turns out to be a better year than 2011.

I cannot recommend any of their (e-Games') online games to any online gamer who values security and the integrity of their accounts. Last November 1, around 4:00 PM, I was logged in on Cabal Online PH , a Korean MMORPG published locally by E-Games using my PC at home. With my character just idly standing in the vicinity of Bloody Ice (one of the first three towns of the game) and while I was tending to other things, all of a sudden the account logged off. Thinking it was only a network problem, I tried logging on again, only to be given the message that my account was already active. I logged on, only to be disconnected again, with the message that someone else was logging in my account. I tried logging on again, got disconnected, and tried logging again several times in succession. After several minutes I finally got my account logged on. When I selected the character I was online with only a few moments ago, it was stripped naked. Checking the inventory and personal storage, my...

Doing the seemingly hurtful thing is the only way to get the message across.

Just a few days ago I bought a new notebook computer to replace my trusty yet aging Compaq Presario CQ40-107AU . That notebook served me well for three years, and it'll still continue to serve my purposes here at home, no longer as my main portable unit. So what did I replace it with? I replaced it, of all things, a Samsung . Yes, I admit, Samsung is not really a brand that comes to mind when talking about notebook computers. Until only a few years ago, they were all but unknown in the portable computing segment. Now, they seem set to be a force to be reckoned with in this product category, the same way they started out before virtually dominating sales of LCD TVs and mobile phones. And their tablets aren't that bad either, having owned a Galaxy Tab for several months now . It's not that I set out from the start to get a Samsung notebook computer. I do my notebook shopping the same way I've always done...with a budget and set of specs in mind. Then I set out to fi...

For some reason, a lot of my colleagues at work and even some of my friends in their homes prefer to position their PCs on the floor, leaving only their monitors, keyboards and mice on their tables. Frankly, I don't think this is such a good idea. True, the jumble of cables coming from the rear of a PC isn't exactly aesthetically pleasing, but if one values reliability, durability and ease of use above aesthetics, it is always preferable to position a PC in an elevated position such as on a table, and not to leave it on the floor. Reasons: Modern PCs have plenty of components which generate a lot of heat such as the CPU, the northbridge chip, power supply and video card among others. To keep these components cool, a PC typically has at least two fans, often more, and are configured to suck cool air from the front of the PC, through the chassis and out through the power supply and/or an exhaust fan at the rear. A PC on the floor tends to suck up the dirt, dust and grime on t...