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Wedding Bells, Technical Difficulties
by Featured Blogger Rico Mossesgeld - April 19, 2012 - 12:00am
I've always considered myself technology's ambassador, someone who truly believes in its potential. For me, gadgets are must-haves thatbetter our lives and make it a bit more special. That belief was sorely challenged...
Up-and-coming table tennis player credits YouTube for success
by Featured Blogger Rico Mossesgeld - January 19, 2012 - 11:40am
They say that you need to devote 10,000 hours to anything before you can become any good at it. But how do you know where to start? That’s where YouTube comes in. The popular online video site is a valuable...
Goodbye gadgets and tech, hello family
by Featured Blogger Rico Mossesgeld - January 12, 2012 - 12:00am
By March, I'll be a married man. I'm about to start my own family, and what comes next scares me. Not just because I worry about providing for my future wife and children. I also dread the shifting priorities my...
3 Tech Ideas for Your Future Home
by Featured Blogger Rico Mossesgeld - January 5, 2012 - 2:45am
I have some geeky ideas that won’t cost future home builders too much money to implement. More importantly, they make life a little easier and more efficient.
What Metro Manila can learn from SimCity
by Featured Blogger Rico Mossesgeld - December 29, 2011 - 10:10am
SimCity taught me the basics of urban planning, from the obvious need to keep residential areas separate from high-pollution industrial estates, to more subtle considerations like developing the taxpayer base and...
Making it big online: Your own website not required
by Featured Blogger Rico Mossesgeld - December 15, 2011 - 10:55am
The Internet is full of success stories, where someone turned an idea into a stand-alone website and made a genuine difference — or at least a lot of money. But sometimes a big impact is possible without your...
5 gadgets worthy as Christmas gifts
by Featured Blogger Rico Mossesgeld - December 8, 2011 - 11:15am
Here’s a list of recommendations based on my gadget- and tech-related experiences over the past 11 months. If you’re shopping for gadgets as gifts for yourself or your loved ones, consider these five...
Stay home, put out the red light
by Featured Blogger Rico Mossesgeld - December 1, 2011 - 1:00am
I’ve always wondered: what if the Philippines educates an Internet-savvy workforce, one that specializes in securing employment opportunities online? While at the same, improving the connections of the country...
Let's turn boxing into a video game
by Featured Blogger Rico Mossesgeld - November 17, 2011 - 12:00am
Fights that go the distance can lead to controversial results, and last Sunday was no exception. It was a back-and-forth rumble between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez. Many felt the Mexican earned a victory...
5 iPad games your parents will enjoy
by Featured Blogger Rico Mossesgeld - November 10, 2011 - 11:00am
People who’ve never used gadgets before now find themselves tapping, flicking and sliding their fingers on the iPad. I’ve learned the hard way that the gadget very appealing to the baby boomer generation...
How the Internet makes corruption harder
by Featured Blogger Rico Mossesgeld - November 3, 2011 - 12:00am
Complaining about government corruption and inefficiency is a favorite Filipino pastime. But it's also an indication of how jaded we are. Even as our country pays P50,000 for each P1,980 streetlight, we all shrug,...
From Socrates to an iPad baby
by Featured Blogger Rico Mossesgeld - October 20, 2011 - 12:00am
Last week, a video of a baby attempting to apply her experience with an iPad to print magazines reached a million views on YouTube. The scene was a powerful example of how our tools and technology define our cognitive...
Online services by Filipinos, for Filipinos
by Featured Blogger Rico Mossesgeld - October 13, 2011 - 12:00am
Want a good deal? How about real-time traffic updates, or even detailed information on the progress of typhoons? Here are six online services that were built by Filipinos for the locals. Some debuted months ago,...
Remembering Steve Jobs, the former iCEO
by Featured Blogger Rico Mossesgeld - October 6, 2011 - 3:00pm
Steve Jobs, who passed away today after a long battle with pancreatic cancer at the age of 56, was also known as a charismatic and visionary leader. He was a man who broke all established rules in the business...
Just how active are Filipinos on social media?
by Featured Blogger Rico Mossesgeld - August 11, 2011 - 10:16am
Nowadays however, the Philippines is becoming known as the “social networking capital of the world,” or at least a major player in the use of social media. And the numbers back up that assertion. Over...
Christopher Lao: The latest victim of online exposure
by Featured Blogger Rico Mossesgeld - August 4, 2011 - 11:03am
By now, you might have heard of the story of Christopher Lao, a UP Law student who attained infamy after a news video featuring his flooded car was widely shared online.
On the gadgets of celebrities
by Featured Blogger Rico Mossesgeld - July 28, 2011 - 1:35pm
As a writer for Technograph, I’ve been lucky enough to interview several celebrities about their gadgets and tech lifestyle. Here are some highlights.
How to save time with YouTube
by Featured Blogger Rico Mossesgeld - July 21, 2011 - 12:00am
YouTube is on the list of banned websites for many office networks, out of the well-founded fear that the popular online video portal would cripple productivity. Yet at least 24 hours worth of moving images are uploaded...
Consumer advocacy group: NTC holds key to fair resolution of PLDT-Digitel deal
by Featured Blogger Rico Mossesgeld - July 14, 2011 - 11:30am
A consumer advocacy group named Txtm8 argues that there’s nothing wrong with PLDT buying the majority of the local telco market, so long as NTC implements a policy document it authored back in 2007.
On pictures, online controversy, and common sense
by Featured Blogger Rico Mossesgeld - July 7, 2011 - 12:17pm
At least two things stood out online over the past few days: an unflattering portrait of our President, and a pre-nuptial shoot held at the Libingan ng mga Bayani. Both involve pictures, controversy fanned by the...
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