Camilo Lozano III

PROTECT IP / SOPA Breaks The Internet from Fight for the Future on Vimeo.

Tell Congress not to censor the internet NOW! – fightforthefuture.org/pipa

PROTECT-IP is a bill that has been introduced in the Senate and the House and is moving quickly through Congress. It gives the government and corporations the ability to censor the net, in the name of protecting “creativity”. The law would let the government or corporations censor entire sites– they just have to convince a judge that the site is “dedicated to copyright infringement.”

The government has already wrongly shut down sites without any recourse to the site owner. Under this bill, sharing a video with anything copyrighted in it, or what sites like Youtube and Twitter do, would be considered illegal behavior according to this bill.

According to the Congressional Budget Office, this bill would cost us $47 million tax dollars a year — that’s for a fix that won’t work, disrupts the internet, stifles innovation, shuts out diverse voices, and censors the internet. This bill is bad for creativity and does not protect your rights.

Biden on Internet Freedom = Anti-SOPA from Fight for the Future on Vimeo.

americancensorship.org

Joe Biden filled in for Hillary Clinton at the London Conference on Cyberspace (LCC) on November 1st, giving a speech on the importance of freedom in cyberspace and talking up the importance of freedom on the internet and not regulating the internet. Meanwhile, the Obama Administration stands with congress in full support of H.R 3261, the Stop Online Piracy Act, which would give copyright holders the ability to censor websites on the net. We need to stand up now and let Congress know that they shouldn’t mess with the Internet!

My co-worker sent me a link and found it very true of most of the employers in Online Jobs. They maltreated Filipinoes as their virtual assistant, they want to do everything and finish it in a day or hour or a second. And I found it as stupidity tasks coz we are not Superman! I would like to re-post this good article by John Jonas.

When it comes to outsourcing your business (or yourself!) to the Philippines, there’s definitely a learning curve.
Here are 7 ways you can guarantee failure for yourself :
(Hint: Don’t do these things!)

1. Try To Hire Someone To Do Everything

Here’s an actual email I got this week

So wait…you want a programmer, graphic designer, webmaster, who is fluent in english and likes to write, who can write sales copy, autoresponders, forum posts, ebooks, and reports.
Oh yeah, sure, let me help you find that person!
Oh wait, that person doesn’t exist.
Hire someone to do a specific task! Then train them to be able to do everything.

2. Hire A Project Manager

Filipinos don’t know how to run your business for you.
Don’t try to hire a project manager first along with 6 others, and expect that “project manager” to manage those other 6 and get things done. They don’t know how.
YES! They’re very capable of being project managers, but very rarely will you find someone who has been involved in enough internet business that you can just turn a project over to them and have them manage other people for you.
Eventually…yes! After you’ve trained them and they’ve seen how the business is supposed to work.

3. Hire Someone And Ignore Them

You have to train the person you hire. They don’t know how to run your super-niche internet marketing business. Don’t expect to hire someone and just let them go do everything themselves. Expect to spend some time working with them.

4. Ask Someone To Do Work Before You Offer Them A Job

This is my favorite.
I get an email that says

Can you please tell me why I can’t successfully hire someone, they all keep disappearing.
Here’s the email I send them:
I want you to start by doing a trial task.
Write 20 articles, submit them to article directories, do a bunch of directory submissions for me, build me a website and write all the content for it.
Then, I’ll evaluate your work and see if it’s going to work out.

hahahahaha.
Yeah right!
They’re not going to do work until AFTER they know they have a full-time job working for you.
Don’t give them a test task. Give them a job. Tell them the first month is a probationary period.

5. Expect Immediate Results

This is a long-term proposal here. I’ve been doing it for 4 years. You’re not going to see the same results in 4 days.
Don’t expect it.

6. Search and Search and Search For The Right Person, Then Email Them

Hey John,
I searched for 3 days and I found the perfect candidate. They can do everything you said wasn’t possible back up in #1 on this blog post. Why won’t they respond to me?

Why?
Because they already have a job and they’re loyal to their current employer.
Instead of trying to find the perfect person up front, try contacting 20 potential fits, see who responds, then sort through them.

7. Set The Wrong Expectations

When you hire them, don’t tell them you expect them to be totally self-directed and to work without supervision and to be able to figure everything out on their own.
If you do, you’ll never hear from them again.
Try telling them

I expect you to try to figure things out, but I understand that I’m going to give you tasks that you won’t know how to do, and sometimes there won’t be any way to figure it out. In these cases, please know that I’m here to answer your questions. I’m here to help you. Please don’t hesitate to ask me when you get stuck.

Otherwise, when they don’t know how to do something they get embarrassed and will never talk to you again.
If you set the right expectation with them about asking for help, they’ll ask, you’ll help, and all will be happy and good.

These aren’t hard things to avoid…you just have to know about them to avoid them.
There’s more good stuff like this as a member of ReplaceMyself.com.

Author: John Jonas

Article Reference: http://www.jonasblog.com/7-ways-to-fail-when-outsourcing-to-the-philippines

I’ve crossed  a good outsourcing firm in the Philippines, Innermax Support specializes in Web Development, Web Designing, SEO Services, Data Entry, Social Media Marketing, Inbound Phone Support, Outbound Phone Support.

They are comparatively new to the industry, but with their management along with all their agent’s combined knowledge, skills, and significantly valuable experiences; they surely can consistently turn every single task, great or small, highly distinguished more than any clients could wish for.

• Innermax Support provides high quality services
• Takes your business outsourcing to a new level with more leads and sales
• Endows with the best services way beyond your desired results and expectations
• Has assigned the best agents that fit every campaign you asked to be dealt with.
• Gladly welcomes high level of engagement with the corporate stakeholders at your company.

Few days ago, I suffer of super itchiness of my eyes for excessive staring at the computer screen, coding of tiger look style to avoid errors. I thought I will go blind. But reading some articles, computer didn’t do something wrong with my eyes but the surrounding like lights and air. I will quote this for you;

Can A Computer Screen Damage My Eye?

Twenty years ago, few offices workers used computers, let alone had computers. However with the dramatic increase in home and office computer use,  complaints of eye fatigue and discomfort are commonplace. Many people assume increased computer use is the source of these complaints. But extensive testing in government and private laboratories has not produced scientific evidence that computer monitors will harm your eyes. Research has established that computer monitors emit little or no hazardous radiation, such as x-ray, or non-ionizing radiation, such as ultraviolet rays.

While computers have no known harmful effects on eyesight, computer users do often complain of eye related symptoms such as eyestrain, headaches, fatigue, dry eyes, and difficulty focusing, These symptoms (Computer Vision Syndrome – CVS) however are caused not by the computer screen itself but rather by the conditions surrounding the computer screen, such as poor lighting or improper placement of computer equipment and computer furniture. In some instances, a pre-existing eye problem may be the cause.

And more info about CVS;

Until recently I had a problem of itchiness, redness and irritation in my eyes. Normally i confronted with this problem whenever i went my home since i spend most of my time in front the television to watch my favorite movies and at the other times when i tried to read continuously or while using computer. Then I consulted an ophthalmologist for an eye examination and she said it is nothing but Dry eye syndrome. I really got stuck with these heavy wordings and by seeing my situation doctor said it causes due to excessive strain on eyes. When i start reading or using computer, it stretches sometimes more than 4 hrs. While concentrating on a screen or a book, the eye tends to blink less and this results in drying up of the tears which are the natural lubricant lining the eye’s surface. This may lead to the non production of tears in the eyes. Dry eye syndrome is also called Computer vision syndrome.

What are the symptoms of Dry eye syndrome?

• The major symptoms related with dry eye syndrome are:
• Redness and irritation
• Itchiness and pain in the eyes
• Discharge and watery eyes
• Feeling of tiredness in the eyes and strain on the vision
• Blurring of vision

How can we get rid off the problem of dry eyes?

Prevention is better than cure. So we can take few steps to prevent the situation like:

• After working or reading for 20-30 minutes at a stretch, we should look away from the screen or page and consciously blink which will  lubricates the eye surface by allowing the resurfacing of the tear film.
• We can read in good light and choose correct font size and colors with good contrast and visibility to minimize the eye strain
• Avoid exposure to dust
• Avoid direct blast from AC or fan
• Place the laptop screen at a comfortable level
• Avoid excessive exposure to dust and pollution
• Washing eyes with tender coconut water (my natural home remedy for dry eye syndrome)

What is the treatment available for Dry eye syndrome or Computer vision Syndrome?

• Better to consult an ophthalmologist rather than doing self treatment for an eye examination.
• Sometimes there may be refractive error, due to incorrect spectacle number which could be adding to the eye strain, can be sorted out by wearing a correction glasses especially while working on the computer.
• We can use lubricating eye drops.
• The best treatment is to keep on blinking to get rid off dry eyes.

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Reference:

1. http://www.pasadenaeye.com/faq/faq08/faq08_text.html
2. http://kish.in/dry-eyes-syndrome/

Since I was a kid, I dream to be part of interstellar exploration… And now a new planet has been found and called Planet Gliese 581g, the feeling being part of the exploration team is tinkling my thoughts again… If ever there’s a advanced space craft will be built for the voyage to Planet Gliese 581g, I wish I could join the team as Water boy or Decoy for Alien Monsters. Bwuahahaha.. Distance is 20 light years and 1.17569996 × 10¹⁴ in miles. Whoah! That is so far! I will miss my dogs badly by that time reached in Planet Gliese 581g.. bwuahhahaha…

Hey NASA, let me join in to your team…

Reference:

• http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/08599202248900
• http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20100930/sc_space/alienworldtourtheexoplanetsaroundstargliese581
• http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/earth-like-exoplanet-possibly-habitable-100929.html
• http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/imagedisplay/img_display.php?pic=earth-like-planet-100929-02.jpg&cap=This+artist%27s+conception+shows+the+inner+four+planets+of+the+Gliese+581+system+and+their+host+star%2C+a+red+dwarf+star+only+20+light+years+away+from+Earth.+The+large+planet+in+the+foreground+is+the+newly+discovered+GJ+581g%2C+which+has+a+37-day+orbit+right+in+the+middle+of+the+star%27s+habitable+zone+and+is+only+three+to+four+times+the+mass+of+Earth%2C+with+a+diameter+1.2+to+1.4+times+that+of+Earth.+Credit%3A+Lynette+Cook+[%3Ca+href%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.space.com%2Fscienceastronomy%2Fearth-like-exoplanet-possibly-habitable-100929.html%3EFull+Story%3C%2Fa%3E]
• http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/imagedisplay/img_display.php?pic=gliese-581-exoplanet-100929-02.jpg&cap=The+orbits+of+planets+in+the+Gliese+581+system+are+compared+to+those+of+our+own+solar+system.+The+Gliese+581+star+has+about+30+percent+the+mass+of+our+sun%2C+and+the+outermost+planet+is+closer+to+its+star+than+we+are+to+the+sun.+The+4th+planet%2C+G%2C+is+a+planet+that+could+sustain+life.+Credit%3A+Zina+Deretsky%2C+National+Science+Foundation+[%3Ca+href%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.space.com%2Fscienceastronomy%2Fearth-like-exoplanet-possibly-habitable-100929.html%3EFull+Story%3C%2Fa%3E]
• http://www.universetoday.com/74679/could-chance-for-life-on-gliese-581g-actually-be-100/

I’m having problem looking for this POS printer driver… its nowhere to be found in the internet… finally, you can download it here in my blog site…

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Yesterday, I watch TV and shocked about the decision of the Judge (DOJ) that they release Ampatuan who brutally killed 57 people. Does the word “Justice” really work in our country? Well I guess this country is not an ideal one.

I am tired of the political issues in this country. The word CORRUPT is all over the country. There’s no such news that no corrupted city. Such president, GMA, cover everything up. She’s smart, yet too obvious. So far so good, she made the freedom fighters sent to prison.

In addition, such scheduled brown-outs. They say there’s no water because El Niño. Do you really think its El Niño? If there’s water, how can the water district supply water to us? As I remember, my last El Niño experience, even water supplies are scheduled for no water supply.

Straight to the point, scheduled brown-outs are for messing the incoming 2010 election since we are using electronic voting system. And messing our electric bill so that the politicians behind the power supplies need money from the people. Such sudden increase of electric bill price is an obvious move.

Well, there’s nothing I can do about this country. This is how they make the Philippines go round. All I need is pray for my migration somewhere else and finally rest in peace.

One thing, here at my birth city, its starting to create a bad crowd. You know what I mean…

Whew! God help me go through that surrounds me… Please help me migrate away from this country.

I believe, this country would be next to Haiti neither of these countries; Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Laos, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, Samoa, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sudan, East Timor, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Tanzania, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zambia…

Do you really think Earthquake, Tidal Waves and other Natural Disaster are really natural event? Like Haite Earthquake, Phuket Thailand Tsunami and Chile Earthquake…

For my analysis, these are man made events. It’s a test causing Earthquake, Tidal Waves and other Natural Disaster. This is another mass destruction weapon of U.S. Government. It might be the HARP project nor other Top Secret project.

Yet, I don’t know how to prove it cause I’m just a low life human being…

This scheduled brown-out in Iligan City and all over the Philippines, does really about El Niño? I don’t think so! Let me reveal the truth to you.

One of the employee from NAPOCOR I talked to and he said, “It is an order from above… It’s not El Niño. There are enough water to supply the turbine of NAPOCOR. I think this is political strategy.”

See folks, do not believe in the TV news or newspaper saying that its about El Niño! Fuck them! For my analysis, this is just a strategy to take down the Election 2010. Or let’s just say someone really want to cheat or desperate to win for power and greed. Well, if GMA fuck up FPJ… Then she can do it again to let her presidential bet win.

I believe Philippines will just be a junkyard in the future. Just like Somalia nor Niger. There’s no hope for these people. Everybody is running for the money… For their glorified greed! *sigh!* God help us! Let the Philippine islands sink to the bottom of the sea, just like Atlantis!

It’s been 1 year and 2 months that we haven’t meet again since December 2008 (DBP RORO Racers Year 3 Christmas Party). Maria Beatriz Saw visit Malaybalay Bukidnon with her Mom for project arrangements. Since its just 3 to 4.5 hours away, we plan to meet up and go for adventure once again at Zip Zone at Dahilayan, Camp Philips, Bukidnon (Longest Zipline in Asia).

*skriiiitttt!* (Since I’m so sleepy coz I arrived home around 2:30 AM… Shortcut!) At the end, it was a great day with my GF (Angela Lyle Sanson), friends (Raffy, Kyna and Fiona) and special guest (celebrity Maria Beatriz Saw)… Tiring but superb experience with Zip Zone and another memorable camaraderie with DBP RORO Racers Year 3 – Team APO.