Blogdyak

Blogdyak is now PR+1

Posted by kenneth Labels: personal posts

It's been more than a month since my personal blog "Blogdyak" was launched. Earlier today, I visited prchecker.info to update my blog's current pagerank. Actually, I was shocked when the result was displayed. BLOGDYAK now has a Pagerank of 1. Last time I checked my blog's PR, it was a big N/A, meaning the blog has not yet indexed in major search engine. I never expected Blogdyak to get a PR this early, as many blogs took many months, even years to reach PR 1 state. What's more amazing is that I only had articles published. I just don't know the reason why it made to PR 1 this early. I am so very happy and proud this development.

Now that Blogdyak has its PR, expect more and more and more updates from this blog. Aim for PR2 and higher to gain more relevant traffic.

Saturday, November 26, 2011 | 0 Comments

Calling the Police Secretly While Being Robbed in an ATM

Posted by kenneth Labels: ATM robbery, calling police while robbed, iwas ATM holdap., resisting ATM robbery tips

I read this information from one of my Facebook friends about how to secretly call the authorities while being robbed in an ATM booth. People withdrawing from ATM are a common target by robbers, and calling for help from the outside, nor resisting is futile. This tip of calling the nearest police station secretly without letting the robbers noticed it is very timely as cases of ATM robbery here in the Philippines increases especially as Christmas season is near.

Listed below are the tips in secretly calling the police while being robbed in an ATM booth:

When a thief forced you to take money from the ATM, do not argue or resist, you might not know what he or

she might do to you. What you should do is to punch your PIN in the reverse...

Eg: If your PIN is 1234, you punch 4321.

The moment you punch in the reverse, the money will come out, but will be stuck into the machine half way out

and it will alert the police without the notice of the thief.

Every ATM has it; It is specially made to signify danger and help. Not everyone is aware of this.

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Friday, November 25, 2011 | 0 Comments

Tech Tips: The 25 Worst Passwords of 2011

Posted by kenneth Labels: 25 worst passwords 2011, easy hack password, how to choose secure password, splash data research, tech tips, worst passwords of 2011

In the online world, there's nothing more important than a password. This string of alphanumeric characters is the key to securing all of your online accounts: from your e-mails to different social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter, to different account for online games and many more that needed the epic combination of username and password.

The rule of thumb in creating password is that it should be "hard to guess". It should not be a combination of your name or birthday, a name of your father, a sequence of numbers in the keyboard, or a word in the dictionary. Unfortunately, there are those who seems don't have knowledge of the risks and vulnerabilities of using such obvious words as their security protection. The concrete example is the result of the rankings created by Splash Data on the worst passwords ever used by online users. The result was based on the millions of hacked passwords posted by hackers online.

Here's the complete list of 25 worst passwords of 2011:

1. password
2. 123456
3.12345678
4. qwerty
5. abc123
6. monkey
7. 1234567
8. letmein
9. trustno1
10. dragon
11. baseball
12. 111111
13. iloveyou
14. master
15. sunshine
16. ashley
17. bailey
18. passw0rd
19. shadow
20. 123123
21. 654321
22. superman
23. qazwsx
24. michael
25. football

As you can see, the word "password" ranks 1st, which means using it as your security key makes your account an easy target for hackers. In simple words, never used these obvious words (as well as words that are identical, similar or having the same patterns of the above listed) to avoid hackers from completely rob anything from your account especially important and confidential data.

Meanwhile, Splash Data provided common but effective tips in choosing a secure, hard-to-guess passwords for your online accounts:

1. Vary different types of characters in your passwords; include numbers, letters and special characters when possible.
2. Choose passwords of eight characters or more. Separate short words with spaces or underscores.
3. Don’t use the same password and username combination for multiple websites. Use an online password manager to keep track of your different accounts.

Friday, November 18, 2011 | 1 Comments

September 2011 LET Results

Posted by kenneth Labels: LET Passers, LET Passers September 2011, LET passing rate, LET requirements, LET topnotchers, passing percentage.

The Philippine Regulatory Commission (PRC) together with the Board of Professional Teachers (BPT) released the list of successful examiners of the Licensure Examination for Teachers (L.E.T) conducted last September 25, 2011 in 18 testing centers in different cities in the Philippines. There are more than 90,000 examiners who took the examination from different parts of the country in elementary and secondary levels, as well as in Accelerated Teacher Education Program (ATEP). As for the passing rate, there are 10,243 elementary teachers out of the 45,171 elementary level examiners (22.68%), 13,125 out of 41,729 examiners for the secondary level (31.45%), and 6 out of the 216 examiners for ATEP (2.78%).

PRC will start the registration for the issuance of Professional ID and Certificate of Registration on December 15, 2011. The requirements for the registration are as follows:

duly accomplished Oath Form or Panunumpa ng Propesyonal
Latest Community Tax Certificate (Cedula)
1 pc. 1x1 ID Picture (colored with white background and complete name tag)
2 pcs. 2x2 ID Picture (colored with white background and complete name tag)
metered documentary stamp for the Oath Form
Initial registration fee of 600 and annual registration fee of 450 for 2011-2014

LET Passers should register and sign in to the Roster of Registered Professional PERSONALLY.

For the complete list of passers, refer to the list below:

ELEMENTARY LEVEL PASSERS (Top 10, Top Performing Schools)
SECONDARY LEVEL PASSERS (Top 10, Top Performing Schools)
ATEP PASSER

Congratulations to all who passed the examination. May you have a bright career in teaching in the near future.

Thursday, November 17, 2011 | 0 Comments

Globe DSL Bundle @ 1295/month

Posted by kenneth Labels: dsl bundle., globe, globe dsl bundle 1295, globe dsl bundle davao city, globe internet connection

I make a living online. This means that having a decent internet connection is a necessity for me to complete my daily tasks (at least 8 hours/day), as well as update my Facebook and Twitter accounts, check my e-mails, watch my favorite anime online, etc. I am a BayanDSL bundle (768kbps + landline) subscriber for more than a year. It has been my partner in making money online through article content writing and captcha encoding over the past year. Just recently, I was hired on a full-time job (thanks for my friend and classmate) in which I have to access remote computers on my pc. Sad to say, BayanDSL can't cope up with what my work needs in terms of speed and connection reliability.

I decided to transfer to a new Internet Service Provider (ISP), and I chose Globe to be my next provider. I applied for Globe Tattoo DSL Bundle ( 1mbps + landline) @ 1295 per month. The application process ran smoothly. The requirements for application is the application form obtained from any Globe office, and a photocopy of any valid ID. It took less than a week for them to process my application and install the connection in our home. Now I'm experiencing a faster and more reliable connection that allows me to do all my work for 8 hours a day, 5 days a week. By the way, included in the package are a modem router and a cool Globe landline phone.

Stay tuned in this blog as I will write a review about Globe DSL Bundle in the next few months.

Wednesday, November 16, 2011 | 3 Comments

Join the McHappy Fun Run 2011

Posted by kenneth Labels: 2011 mcdo fun run, fun run, fun run McDonalds 2011, McHappy Day Family Fun Run, run for a cause

Fun Run has been very popular in the Philippines lately. Believe it or not, there are more than 20 fun runs in different cities in the country per week. Most of these fun run are not just for fun and for run - they are mostly run for a cause. Speaking of run for a cause, one of the largest and most popular fast food chains in the world, McDonals will once again, commence its annual run for a cause - dubbed as the McHappy Fun Run 2011.

McHappy Day Fun Run will be on November 27, 2011 at McKinley Hill. This year's fun run is for the benefit of the Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC), McDonald's banner program Bright Minds Read (BMR), and their charity of choice.

McHappy Fun Run 2011 will have the 5K (Open) and 10K (Open) distance categories. Registration is until November 20, 2011. You may register online through mchappyday.com.ph or in various registration centers: Alabang Town Center, El Pueblo, Greenbelt 1, Greenhills and the Piazza Mall at McKinley Hill.

What are you waiting for? come and bring your family and register for this once in a lifetime event. This event will going to be fun and full of surprises.Come and run for a cause!

Wednesday, November 16, 2011 | 0 Comments

Long All-Soul's Day Celebration (October 31,2011 declared Special Non-Woking Holiday)

Posted by kenneth Labels: current events, long weekend al souls day, news, noy-noy proclamation holiday

It'll going to be a long weekend come celebration of All Saints and All Souls Day as Pres. Benigno Noy-Noy Aquino III declared October 31, 2011, Monday as a Special Non-Working Holiday. This is to give more time for the Filipinos to visit the graves of their loved ones who passed away. All Saints and All Souls is one of the many Filipino traditions celebrated annually; to give quality time to those who already rested in peace.

“Monday, 31 October 2011, falling between Sunday and Tuesday, 1 November 2011 (All Saints Day), has been traditionally declared a special (non-working) day throughout the country”

Here's a copy of the Proclamation No. 265 Declaring October 31,2011 as Special Non-Working Holiday.

MALACAÑAN PALACE

MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

PROCLAMATION NO. 265

DECLARING MONDAY, 31 OCTOBER 2011, AS A SPECIAL (NON-WORKING) DAY THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY

WHEREAS, Proclamation No. 84, dated 20 December 2010, declared Tuesday, 1 November 2011, as a special (non-working) day;

WHEREAS, Monday, 31 October 2011, falling between Sunday and Tuesday, 1 November 2011 (All Saints Day), has been traditionally declared a special (non-working) day throughout the country;

WHEREAS, to give full opportunity to our people to properly observe the day with all its religiousfervor which invariably requires them to travel to and from different regions of the country. Monday, 31 October 2011, may be declared as a special (non-working) day without detriment to publicinterest.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, BENIGNO S. AQUINO III, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare Monday, 31 October 2011, as a special (non-working) day throughout the country.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of thePhilippines to be affixed.

Done in the City of Manila, this 10^th day of October, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Eleven.