PLDT is launching “fiber to the home” (FTTH).

Exciting.

Allegedly, FTTH willl deliver high-speed data to homes and buildings.

Fiber optic technology transmits data via light signals sent through thin strands of pure glass.  Imagine that, your data travelling through light, inside a strand of pure glass no less.

The new platform will be able to deliver simultaneous voice, video and data services at much higher speeds and larger capacities than DSL or Cable.  I guess it’s like merging DSL and Cable and giving it steroids. Read more »

There’s a new free online classified ad site that caters to Cebu City residents – Cebu Ad Spot.

The beauty of having a Cebu-only classified ad portal is that the buyers and sellers immediately know that the transaction is going to happen in Cebu City.  The target audience is more focused, thus, the transactions are quicker.  It doesn’t hurt that posting classified ads is free of charge. Read more »

For almost a month now, my PLDT DSL has been slow and intermittent.  I subscribed for the 384kbps package (Plan 990) but I get only about 100 to 200 kbps download speeds using PC Pitstop.  SpeedTest.Net, on the other hand, shows 300 to 400 kbps download speed.

At first glance, you may say that the Speedtest.Net is showing normal speed as advertised.  However, you have to know that with SpeedTest.Net, you are testing your connection from your local area to a PLDT network server somewhere in Makati.

This is misleading.  PLDT representatives (and other ISP reps)  *might* tell you that surfing domestic sites (sites hosted on Philippine servers) should be fine and surfing international sites is expected to be less than the advertised DSL speed since these sites are geographically farther.  This is hogwash.  About 98% of web sites are hosted internationally (mostly in the United States).  OK, 98% is just a guess but you get the point – there just aren’t that many sites hosted in the Philippines.  So, when you subscribe for an Internet connection, you are planning to visit international sites! Read more »

There’s a new free online classified ad site that caters to Davao City residents – Davao Ad Spot.  There are only 2 or 3 “busy” ad sites in Davao City and Davao Ad Spot aims to improve industry-wide classified ad service by entering into the fray.

The beauty of having a Davao-only classified ad portal is that the buyers and sellers immediately know that the transaction is going to happen in Davao City.  The target audience is more focused, thus, the transactions are quicker.  It doesn’t hurt that posting classified ads is free of charge. Read more »

Do you think Apple hijacked the keywords “i’m a pc”? When you search Google for the phrase “i’m a pc”, the first results that come out is an Apple web page.

“I’m a PC.”, of course, is the slogan that Microsoft uses repetitively in their new series of advertisements post-Seinfeld.

I don’t know if I should laugh or cry. I feel bad for Microsoft. Aesthetically, Mac/OSX is better. But Microsoft Windows/PC products are very useful to me right now.

What are you gonna do? Most application developers look to be compatible with Microsoft first, before Mac operating systems.  If all functionalities were equal, I would prefer Apple products because they look cooler. Read more »