Tuesday, November 30, 2004
World's smallest Laser Printer, Samsung ML-1510
Got myself the world's smallest laser printer (at least for now) last Thursday at CyberZone MeagaMall (amidst the transport strike). I traded-in my more than a decade old panasonic dot matrix. :) (yeah-yeah, I missed the Epson & HP promos which started these trade-in your old-printer frenzy). I'll add my review soon...
Dimensions (WxDxH): 348x355x193 mm (13.7"x14.0"x7.6")
Weight: kg (15.4 lbs)
Speed: 14 pages per minute
Monthly due cycle 15,000 sheets
Cartridge Life: 3,000 sheets
Dimensions (WxDxH): 348x355x193 mm (13.7"x14.0"x7.6")
Weight: kg (15.4 lbs)
Speed: 14 pages per minute
Monthly due cycle 15,000 sheets
Cartridge Life: 3,000 sheets
Wednesday, November 24, 2004
R.I.P for VHS
Yeah, everybody owns one (or used to own one). Now, I'm still trying to find time to finish converting all of my VHS to VCD/DVD.
hhmm...now that I thought about it, how about those VHS collections from my dad (hundreds of them)?
Rest in peace VHS from CNET
hhmm...now that I thought about it, how about those VHS collections from my dad (hundreds of them)?
Rest in peace VHS from CNET
Wednesday, November 17, 2004
eBay is in the house!!!
eBay.ph is now here....Watch out Bidshot! :)
Many filipinos can't do eBay because PayPal is not offered here in the philippines.
But I guess they still don't on eBay.ph....but at least it's now local.
And payment methods are similar to bidshot. (for now)
Many filipinos can't do eBay because PayPal is not offered here in the philippines.
But I guess they still don't on eBay.ph....but at least it's now local.
And payment methods are similar to bidshot. (for now)
Friday, November 05, 2004
Have SS7, will travel.
(Nope, if you're a gamer, it's not Samurai showdown 7.) :)
Telcos and mobile services are still booming here in the Philippines with no signs of abating.
Surveys (based on businessworld 2003 yearbook) ranks Globe and Smart as top 10 & 11 respectively, as the country's top companies. (And from what I've heard, they've got great benefits. 15-16 months pay). And with PLDT in 7th place (boasting as the country's best manage company of 2003).
So what makes these companies' systems tick??...
It's "SS7" Signaling System 7 or C7. PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) relies heavily on this.
Developed by AT&T in 1975, SS7 or C7 is a protocol suite that is used globally.
In the public switched telephone network (PSTN), Signaling System 7 (SS7) is a system that transports the information required to set up and manage telephone calls by converting signaling information to digital packets. An international telecommunications standard, SS7 uses out-of-band signaling, meaning that signaling (control) information travels on a separate, dedicated 56 Kb/s or 64 Kb/s channel rather than on the same channel as the telephone call. Historically, the signaling for a telephone call has used the same voice circuit that the telephone call traveled on (this is known as in-band signaling).
http://www.intel.com/network/csp/solutions/ss7/7194ovr.htm
And talk about convergence...it can bind fixed-line, cellular, and IP Networks together. So, want to work in a telco? study SS7. :)
Very good read here - Signaling System No. 7: The Role of SS7
OpenSS7 - Open SS7 FAQ.
Telcos and mobile services are still booming here in the Philippines with no signs of abating.
Surveys (based on businessworld 2003 yearbook) ranks Globe and Smart as top 10 & 11 respectively, as the country's top companies. (And from what I've heard, they've got great benefits. 15-16 months pay). And with PLDT in 7th place (boasting as the country's best manage company of 2003).
So what makes these companies' systems tick??...
It's "SS7" Signaling System 7 or C7. PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) relies heavily on this.
Developed by AT&T in 1975, SS7 or C7 is a protocol suite that is used globally.
In the public switched telephone network (PSTN), Signaling System 7 (SS7) is a system that transports the information required to set up and manage telephone calls by converting signaling information to digital packets. An international telecommunications standard, SS7 uses out-of-band signaling, meaning that signaling (control) information travels on a separate, dedicated 56 Kb/s or 64 Kb/s channel rather than on the same channel as the telephone call. Historically, the signaling for a telephone call has used the same voice circuit that the telephone call traveled on (this is known as in-band signaling).
http://www.intel.com/network/csp/solutions/ss7/7194ovr.htm
And talk about convergence...it can bind fixed-line, cellular, and IP Networks together. So, want to work in a telco? study SS7. :)
Very good read here - Signaling System No. 7: The Role of SS7
OpenSS7 - Open SS7 FAQ.
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