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Beware of Lucky Winner Scams
Scams have victimized many people and in this desperate times when many Filipinos lost their properties, including cars, to the heavy flood caused by Typhoon Ondoy, these scams may yet claim more victims. While it’s apparent that so many are willing to lend a helping hand to the victims, it’s also a fact that many …
Warning: Protect your Cellphone (and Protect Yourself)
I received an email about a lady whose handbag was stolen, with her cellphone, credit cards, purse and other important documents in it. When she was able to get in touch with her husband, he said that he received a text message from her asking abut their pin number. He gave the information. They discovered …
Cellphones on the Road: Drive Now, Text Later
We noted in a previous post that wearing a seatbelt should come naturally to motorists, pretty much like bringing a cellular telephone or “cellphone”. This is specially true in the “text” capital of the world, the Philippines, of course. However, while bring a cellphone is only natural, drivers should be reminded that using a cellphone …
Shit!
Pardon me for using that dirty little word, but it’s the sole word I blurted out when my cellphone fell into the bowl. Yes, there’s water in that bowl and it’s not just any bowl. I’m talking about a toilet bowl.
Bayantel Wireless Landline
Maybe it’s a bit weird to classify a wireless landline as a gadget. Perhaps you’re thinking of the coolest gadgets, like the ipod or iphone. But a wireless landline is a gadget and as long as it serves a utilitarian purpose, it’s a gadget that needs to be mentioned here. That’s just my opinion, though. …