pAsTeL CoRnEr

where I blog about the fun things I do to entertain myself…

Business conference calls

Gone were the days when businessmen have to fly to another place to attend business conferences, spending lots of money for airfare and hotel accommodations, not to mention the time spent for travel. These days, businessmen can set up conference calls for business with their clients or partners where ever they may be in the [...]


Golf GPS Watch

Golf enthusiasts can now maximize their enjoyment of the game by using state of the art gps systems for golf such as the Garmin Approach S1 Golf GPS Watch. It comes in a lightweight, stylish and flexible sport watch that can easily be worn with a high-sensitivity GPS receiver which offers precise yardage to any [...]


a big help to engineers

The age of computers is a big welcome most especially in the engineering field, which field is where our family is (we are all in the technical field, all engineers and/or architects, thank God). My mom is a civil engineer, while my Dad a mechanical engineer. I have seen my mom with lots of documents, [...]


High-tech document management

Being high-tech nowadays has many advantages. Take communications. Any one can now connect with a loved one, a friend, a customer or a client, as quickly as a touch away. Many kinds of mobile phones have come out with varied sophisticated features. One can now even surf and use internet in their cell phones! The [...]


Rechargeable AAA batteries

Batteries have long been in use ever since time immemorial. They come in different sizes, according to their different usage. The ones used for trucks and other mobile units are big ones, while special kinds of batteries – the smaller, the better – are used for the high tech gadgets. To mention one, there are [...]


on teleconferencing

Teleconferencing has become more accepted and acknowledged by big companies and organizations these days. Aside from savings in finances, business meetings via teleconferencing means no more travel, thus saving employees’ time and effort. For environmentalists out there, this means reduced carbon emissions. Most employees would prefer not leaving their workplace, they feel that traveling for [...]


scareware

Have you ever encountered an alert or warning that your computer is infected and you are given a link to an antivirus software to download? Don’t fall for this trick, it’s a malicious program known as a “scareware”. It’s another kind of phishing attack (or bait) that’s designed to hook you into thinking it’s coming [...]


getting used to e-book readers

I’m fond of books and during my spare time, I would love to flip through the pages of a good book, lost in another story or earnestly absorbing a new learning. Like most book lovers, I’m used to reading a real book, not the electronic version or the e-book. But here comes the e-book readers [...]


gesture technology devices

Have you seen the futuristic movie Minority Report where Tom Cruise controls computer screens, moving files and images, with his gestures? This technology will be available for us soon with gesture devices that allow humans to control TV or computer monitors by their hands. Imagine moving your personal documents and resumes to another folder on [...]


new products launched

Microsoft and HP finally introduced the long-rumored tablet computer during the recent Consumer Electronics Show. Apple is also set to release the iSlate soon. Well, after smartphones and netbooks filling up the market, major computer companies believe tablet computers can meet consumer demands for a tool that’s small and portable as mobile phones with the [...]


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