The phone suddenly rings. Quickly, he answers it.

“Yep?”

“He’s gone.”

“Oh.”

“Mom called around midnight and told Pop about it.”

“Okay.”

“I have to go now. Talk to you later.”

“Okay.”

Wow. Nothing like a death in the family to start your day. I didn’t really talk to my uncle that much, but I’d like to say something to him, nonetheless.

To my uncle,
I was supposed to be named after you. I don’t know why my parents didn’t. I guess, to prevent confusion when they’re yelling at me. You always made sense, and gave your wisdom to a lot of people, including me. You will always be someone I look up to. I just wished we had more time so you can meet my son. You would’ve liked him.

Truthfully, I don’t know if I’ll believe that there is heaven or hell, but I’m sure you’re somewhere nicer. I – We – will miss you.

Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine,
et lux perpetua luceat eis.
Requiescant in pace. Amen.

What the heck is 3G?! or Mu-WHAT?!
3G is currently the craze when it comes to mobile communication. Okay, it’s not exactly a craze since some areas are still 3G-deprived. However, when it comes to Internet connectivity using 3G networks, the claim of the service providers is that it can reach speeds of up to 1.4 Mbps. Quite fast, even faster than the current offering of basic DSL subscription here in this side of the world.

Municipal WiFi is about providing wireless access using cellular networks. A technology currently implemented by the Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier (ILEC) here in the Philippines. Well, there is only one ILEC, and that would be PLDT. They market this technology under the name of WeRoam. The speeds would range about the same as basic DSL service. Can they boost it? Maybe. But of course, the cost would be shouldered by the paying public. Faster access means paying more.

Errrm…
For 3G Internet access, a person would have to use a PC card. Much like a wifi card, except that it needs to connect to a 3G network rather than to a wireless 802.11b/g network. The speed would depend greatly on the quality of the signal the card gets. So the better the signal, the faster and more stable the connection will be.

For Municipal WiFi, a person would also need a PC card. It also connects to a cellular network, but the cellular network doesn’t need to have 3G capabilities. Meaning, as long as there is a signal on your mobile, your card should also be connected. The PC card basically functions like a mobile phone, but for a cellphone.

For both types of connectivity, the card would need to acquire a signal. For 3G, a cellular network with 3G capability is needed. However, Municipal WiFi is more flexible as it only needs to get a signal from a cellular network, regardless if it has 3G capabilities or not.

And teh winnar is…
Municipal WiFi beats 3G when it comes to flexibility as it has lesser requirements than 3G. However, in the long run, 3G will overtake Municipal WiFi as cellular providers are upgrading their systems to support 3G. So in the end, 3G will be available wherever a person may be. 3G wins in the long run as Speed is considered. For now, Municipal WiFi is still in the lead, but barely.

Pricing will determine which will stay longer. As of this writing, Municipal WiFi is more expensive than 3G. Comparing the Speed v Pricing, 3G is the clear winner. The only problem as of this moment is the availability of 3G-capable networks.

So, who cares?
In review, 3G would be better. That is, in the long run. The question is, does anyone need it? For business owners and managers, definitely. The elite don’t really need it, but they can have it, and they will. For the average person, dialup still rules number one for Internet access. Those who can afford to spend just a LITTLE BIT more would opt for basic DSL.

And why would people want to access the Internet? To read websites with junk content. Like this.

To the tune of $1.65 billion.

Well, that’s just chump-change compared to what they’re actually worth, which is roughly about $130 billion. And it’s like your storage space in GMail. It keeps growing and growing and growing…

So what if Google buys Youtube?

Google has expanded their services instantly by providing online videos. And they don’t even have to come up with original concepts. Most of the videos are uploads from users who don’t have anything much to do.

First, MySpace, then YouTube.

Only thing left for Google to do is develop their own Google OS. Something to rival the Mac, so that it would convincingly be better than Windows.

Hmmm. The idea may not be far off though. What else haven’t they thought about?

Thanks, ma meyng! I can now upload from WP, as the proof is below:

It all boiled down to logging in using FTP. From there, I was able to see the attributes. BUT, what I did was a voodoo fix for this issue since it doesn’t really solve the problem, and come November, I will be doing the same thing.

So it works. For now. Carlo and the gang at Technoville IT Solutions are looking into it now and hopefully, they’ll be able to resolve this issue by tomorrow. What I want to know is, what caused this issue.

Maybe the aliens are coming. Or Dust Puppies are taking over the world.

Gormful.com has officially completed migration to a new server located in Dallas. Brand-spankin new features and a new control panel interface.

However…

FTP service is still not available. Calling Carlo (Technoville IT Solutions, Inc.) I need FTP to update my WP to the latest version. By the way, I can’t upload files from WP. Something wrong with the directories created.

Also, when my domain was migrated, some comments did not make the migration because of the files being migrated was not updated with the latest comments. Please re-post if you will.

And this post makes the first post in my new server.

Yay.

Trees toppled down, electric posts bent badly, leaves of every kind strewn all over, flood water coming in from all sides. And that’s just in my backyard. Nah. I don’t have trees in my backyard. Nor electric posts.

It was a very bad weekend for a lot of people.

No power. No internet. No gadgets.

So what does one do to cope up with the situation? Check in a hotel.

Just made my wallet scream in agony, tho. But why not…it is for my son. Well, mostly for my son.

Anyway, here are some images of Buendia and Pasong Tamo during the storm. A tree was blocking 3/4ths of Pasong Tamo, flying debris landed on Caltex’s roof and the 80 kt winds knocked off a lot of roofs that day.

Wicked.