ITMG International Technology Media Measurement Group has recently culminated a study on the internet connectivity of Western Samoa and it has found that 99% of its citizens are already connected to high speed internet.

Greetings to Sarai and Soo at the JICA OIC!

http://loloyd.net/ is now available for whatever it's worth. I plan to put my network-related people and stuff out there.

The renovation of this site is also taking too long (wow, years!). Please be patient as I have been too.

It looks like the world at war, but it is actually five days after the fertilisation of an egg, with some remaining sperm cells still sticking around. This fluorescent image was captured using a confocal microscope. The embryo and sperm cell nuclei are stained purple while sperm tails are green. The blue areas are gap junctions, which form connections between the cells.

(received via email)

I have gathered this reference information for my needs and would like to share it for the benefit of others as well.

Access Code or Area Code Assignment	Company/Organization
905	Globe, shared with Touch Mobile
906	Globe, shared with Touch Mobile
907	Smart
908	Smart
909	Smart
910	Smart
912	Smart,shared with Talk 'N Text, formerly used by Piltel
915	Globe, formerly used by Islacom before merger
916	Globe, shared with Touch Mobile
917	Globe
918	Smart
919	Smart
920	Smart
921	Smart
922	Sun
923	Sun
926	Globe, shared with Touch Mobile
927	Globe
928	Smart
929	Smart
935	Globe
938	Red
973	Extelcom (presently not in use)
974	Extelcom (presently not in use)
989	CURE (Red)
999	ümobile (Red)

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1. Ensure that the network interface cards (NICs) for all computers are properly secured and that each has the most updated drivers installed.
2. Ensure that the switch or hub that connects the entire network is in good and working condition.
3. Ensure that the NIC led lights flicker when every Ethernet cable is securely and properly plugged in each UTP (unshielded twisted pair) port. Ensure also that each Ethernet cable is in proper working order (end-to-end) and is under the prescribed length limit (under 50 meters). Ensure also that the UTP connectors are prepared for straight-through connections (as opposed to Ethernet crossover cables) – we do not have specifications for using peer-to-peer Ethernet cabling.
4. Ensure that there is a check beside the item File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks in the appropriate Local Area Connection Properties.
5. If the physical layer of the network connection appears to be in good working order, try the following steps exclusive of each other but in the order prescribed below. Items a, b, d, e and h are only applicable on the server PC while items c, f, g and i can be tried on both server and client PCs. Disclaimer: the settings described below aim for maximum sharing operability possible. As a consequence, major security problems may occur if any of the configurations found below have been adopted. It would be wise to reverse all of the adopted policies found below once the project processing phase has come to an end:
   
   1. Add File and Printer Sharing in the Exceptions list of the Windows Firewall (or any other third-part firewall/anti-virus package).
   2. In the properties of the shared folder, add Everyone under the security tab, and Allow Full Control permissions for this user space. Due to the unsecure considerations this step entails, it can only be made safe if implemented in an isolated and trusted environment.
   3. Try synchronizing all Windows usernames and passwords for all computers in the network. The default administrator username is set to administrator.
   4. Run secpol.msc. Under the User Rights Assignment tree node, attempt to realize the following settings:

   Access this computer from the network: (add Everyone to this list)
   Deny access to this computer from the network (remove Everyone and Guest from this list)

   5. Run secpol.msc again. Under Security Options tree node, attempt to realize the following settings:

   Accounts: Limit local account use of blank passwords to console logon only - Disabled
   Network access: Let Everyone permissions apply to anonymous users - Enabled
   Network access: Shares that can be accessed anonymously - add <folder_name> to this list

   6. Install the IPX/SPX/NetBIOS Compatible Transport networking protocol.
   7. Install NetBEUI networking protocol.
   8. Patch TCPIP.SYS using the resource outlined in http://www.lvllord.de/ (officially unsupported, use at your own risk and discretion).
   9. Disable Windows Firewall (or any other third-part firewall/antivirus package). Warning: use this only as a last resort!

This legacy content was taken from an internal article I wrote for my place of work a few years back. I am archiving it here in the hopes that it could help others who are (still) using wired Ethernets on Win XP.

A friend recently forwarded me one of those Chinese proverbs emails. And here is what I said about that.

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Let me try to debunk some of these alleged Chinese proverbs and see if I make sense.

It says here:

1. With money you can buy a house, but not a home.

Meet Cutie the puppy. Our new bundle of joy. ChiChi is pushing 5 na kasi so we thought we need a new kind of cuteness lording around the house.

Iriga has recently acquired this very young female puppy from a friend of the Firefly Brigade last Thursday, May 22. JuJeChi named her Cutie. ChiChi had the last word on naming her. She's black on the topside with a mixture of white, brown and black on the bottom. Sabi ng mga namigay sa kanya na siya ay "askam" (Asong Kamias, a spoof of the terms Asong Kalye and askal, which is, in turn, a spoof of rascal), dahil nga naman taga-Kamias yung dating may-ari sa kanya, but it looks like she definitely has some kind of good breed in her genes. Scooby is definitely jealous of all the attention Cutie is getting.

Some photos may be blurred due to Cutie's hyper-activeness - she's a puppy!

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Hello,

This is to inform you about the 2008 edition of the Tour of the Fireflies on Sunday, April 20, 6:30 AM at Tiendesitas, Pasig City. If you have or can use a bike on that day, join us for a 50 km ride across several cities in Metro Manila. The ride starts at 7 AM and will end at around 12 noon also at Tiendesitas. Awarding ceremonies to the best costumed bikers wearing earth-friendly themes will then follow. As always, the schedule of this yearly tour has been timed to be near the World's Earth Day event (April 22, http://ww2.earthday.net/).

Get ready to join thousands of bikers including kids as young as 6, grampas as old as 65 and out of shape people. If they can do it, so can you! Last year's tour saw more than 5,000 registered participants. Along with unregistered riders, some estimates put the peloton numbers at around 6,500 strong - and lasting several minutes passing by an arbitrary landmark!

The pace of the ride is only 10 - 15 kph with a few rest stops along the way! T-shirts (P150) and jerseys (P300) are available at the registration booth on the tour day itself starting at 5:30 AM.

For more info:
http://www.fireflybrigade.org/TOF/TOF.html
http://tourofthefireflies.multiply.com/
Mailing list:
fireflybrigade@yahoogroups.com

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The Tour of the Fireflies (ToF) is an annual 50-km bicycle ride through seven cities to promote the use of the bicycle as an alternative means of transportation that is cheap, efficient, environmentally sensible and good for one's health.

This year, synchronized bicycle rides in Cagayan de Oro, Bacolod, Baguio, and Tarlac are being organized by supporters to drum up more support for sustainable transportation and livable communities.

"If love is a crime then I'm guilty as charged."

Loloy D for ToF
PS. Don't forget to bring a helmet and some extra water supply!