QWRTY Phones

Activity#41(Carlo Fuerte)

Nowadays Qwerty mobile seems to be the “must have" phones and the market  has a lot of brands to offer.

Now the term “Qwerty” is a familiar part of our language and handsets are far easier to use than ever before, with touch sensitive screens and apps galore the future is “here and now”. We offer one of the largest selections of UK qwerty phone contracts online, our database is updated daily and we have access to an amazing number of deal variations. Our comparison engine on the left can provide you with some superb deals, it’s easy to use and only takes a couple of minutes to master. Due to our update facility we have a huge number of phone users save our site to their favorites, to make this easy we have added “below” a simple favorites button. Adding us to your favorites will also enable you to re-visit us in order to check out the sale prices that the networks offer, these vary so it is always best to check back later.

No matter  what the consumers want its either the best Nokia qwerty contract or the brand that started the qwerty phones BlackBerry. It really depends on the consumer in what brand they feel comfortable with and what's more user friendly.  

Touchscreen

Activity#40(Carlo Fuerte)

A touchscreen is an electronic visual display that can detect the presence and location of a touch within the display area. The term generally refers to touching the display of the device with a finger or hand. Touchscreens can also sense other passive objects, such as a stylus. Touchscreens are common in devices such as game consoles, all-in-one computers, tablet computers, and smart-phones. but personally I don't like using touchscreen phones because if you have big fingers like mine your going to type a lot of nonsense words.  

The touchscreen has two main attributes. First, it enables one to interact directly with what is displayed, rather than indirectly with a pointer controlled by a mouse or touchpad. Secondly, it lets one do so without requiring any intermediate device that would need to be held in the hand (other than a stylus, which is optional for most modern touchscreens). Such displays can be attached to computers, or to networks as terminals. They also play a prominent role in the design of digital appliances such as the personal digital assistant (PDA), satellite navigation devices, mobile phones, and video games.

The popularity of smartphones, tablet computers, portable video game consoles and many types of information appliances is driving the demand and acceptance of common touchscreens, for portable and functional electronics. With a display of a simple smooth surface, and direct interaction without any hardware (keyboard or mouse) between the user and content, fewer accessories are required. Touchscreens are popular in the medical field, and in heavy industry, as well as kiosks such as museum displays or room automation, where keyboard and mouse systems do not allow a suitably intuitive, rapid, or accurate interaction by the user with the display's content.

Historically, the touchscreen sensor and its accompanying controller-based firmware have been made available by a wide array of after-market system integrators, and not by display, chip, or motherboard manufacturers. Display manufacturers and chip manufacturers worldwide have acknowledged the trend toward acceptance of touchscreens as a highly desirable user interfacecomponent and have begun to integrate touchscreens into the fundamental design of their products.

Apple Inc.

Activity#39(Carlo Fuerte)

Apple is an American multinational corporation that designs and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and personal computers. The company's best-known hardware products are the Macintosh line of computers, the iPod, the iPhone and the iPad. Its software includes the Mac OS X operating system; the iTunes media browser; the iLife suite of multimedia and creativity software; the iWork suite of productivity software; Aperture, a professional photography package; Final Cut Studio, a suite of professional audio and film-industry software products; Logic Studio, a suite of music production tools; the Safari web browser; and iOS, a mobile operating system.

As of July 2011, Apple has 357 retail stores in ten countries,and an online store. It is the largest publicly traded company in the world by market capitalization, overtopping Exxon Mobil by some $60 billion, as well as the largest technology company in the world by revenue and profit, worth more than Google and Microsoft combined. As of September 24, 2011, the company had 60,400 permanent full-time employees and 2,900 temporary full-time employees worldwide; its worldwide annual sales totalled $65 billion, growing to $108 billion in 2011.

Fortune magazine named Apple the most admired company in the United States in 2008, and in the world from 2008 to 2011. However, the company has received widespread criticism for its contractors' labor, and for its environmental and business practices.

Established on April 1, 1976 in Cupertino, California, and incorporated January 3, 1977, the company was named Apple Computer, Inc. for its first 30 years. The word "Computer" was removed from its name on January 9, 2007, as its traditional focus on personal computers shifted towards consumer electronics.

Jose Rizal

Activity#38(Carlo Fuerte)

José Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda better known as Jose Rizal was a Filipino polymath, patriot and the most prominent advocate for reform in the Philippines during the Spanish colonial era. He is regarded as the foremost Filipino patriot and is listed as one of the national heroes of the Philippines by National Heroes Committee. His execution by the Spanish in 1896, a date marked annually as Rizal Day, a Philippine national holiday, was one of the causes of the Philippine Revolution.

Rizal was born to a rich family in Calamba, Laguna and was the seventh of eleven children. He attended the Ateneo Municipal de Manila, earning a Bachelor of Arts, and enrolled in medicine at theUniversity of Santo Tomas. He continued his studies at theUniversidad Central de Madrid in Madrid, Spain, earning the degree of Licentiate in Medicine. He also attended the University of Parisand earned a second doctorate at the University of Heidelberg.

Rizal was a polyglot conversant in twenty-two languages. He was a prolific poet, essayist, diarist, correspondent, and novelist whose most famous works were his two novels, Noli me Tangereand El filibusterismo. These social commentaries on Spanish rule formed the nucleus of literature that inspired peaceful reformists and armed revolutionaries alike.

As a political figure, José Rizal was the founder of La Liga Filipina, a civic organization that subsequently gave birth to the Katipunan led by Andrés Bonifacio and Emilio Aguinaldo. He was a proponent of achieving Philippine self-government peacefully through institutional reform rather than through violent revolution, although he would support "violent means" as a last resort. Rizal believed that the only justification for national liberation and self-government is the restoration of the dignity of the people, saying "Why independence, if the slaves of today will be the tyrants of tomorrow?" The general consensus among Rizal scholars is that his execution by the Spanish helped to bring about the Philippine Revolution.

LAPTOPS Vs TABLETS

Activity#37(Carlo Fuerte)

In the advent of  computers in the computing world it gained a lot of support from big companies to small scale industries.  Different kinds of computers came out of the market.  Technology change rapidly for new innovations.  From big main frame computers to desktops come the laptops.  The laptops came in as a small device for computing on the go. Laptops received a lot of publicity because of their portability and their ease of use. This new technology took the computing world by storm and dominated the portable computer scene until a new device entered the market, the tablet. This device offers several of the same features as laptops but with added portability. Some individuals feel this is the new way to compute and they can’t live without their tablet.  Whereas others say laptops can never be replaced.

One of the benefits of using a laptop is the hardware included on the product. Laptops come with full keyboards, large screens and much higher screen resolution than you would find on any tablet. Using a full keyboard can type much faster and more accurately.. The screen is also much larger for viewing photos, browsing the web or even enjoying entertainment content. For a full laptop, not a netbook, your screen size will be 13 inches or larger, depending on the type of product you purchase. Laptops are also more durable than tablets, and you won’t have to worry about scratching or damaging the touch screen display.

However, bigger may not always be better. Originally, laptops were designed for portability. These devices accomplish work on the go but they can be a burden to carry with you. Most laptop computers weigh anywhere from 3 to 9 pounds. Not only can this heavy weight be an annoyance to carry in a backpack or briefcase, it can cause back pain if they are carried for extended periods of time.

These highly portable computing devices give you full control of the screen, features and applications. By using your finger or a stylus, you can directly touch the screen to make gaming more interactive, and the hands-on approach provides a more tactile experience than a mouse for drawing and illustrating. Compared to laptop computers, these products are small. Most tablets offer anywhere from a 7-inch to a 10-inch display screen and weigh less than 1 pound. You can store all your music, capture photos or videos, video chat and even read books on their built-in eReaders.

Aside from some hefty price tags, you must take special precautions in the care of these devices. They may have a durable body, but the touchscreen display is exposed. And if the touchscreen is damaged, your device could become useless. You can buy a case to protect the screen, but these are not included with the product and require a separate purchase.

If you're trying to decide between a laptop and a tablet, it all depends upon you and your needs. If you are planning to carry your computer for extended periods of time, the lighter tablet may be ideal for you. Or maybe you want a physical keypad and don’t like the touchscreen display. If you are in the market, figure out what features you must have in your device. Compare and contrast different products to see which ones have the specifications you are looking for. Only by figuring out your needs will you discover which type of computing device you prefer.

Chinese Food Vs Western Food

Activity#36(Carlo Fuerte)

Western-style food is simple; but Chinese food is complicated. In Western-style food cookbook, various ingredients such as the flour, sugar, butter etc. is  indicated in grams, spoons or cups, even the size of the egg is given.  But Chinese cooking it is like a testing laboratory. Thus , making Western-style food  easy to prepare. 

It  is not easy to prepare Chinese food. Even if you have cookbook, it is not so easy to follow. Because the Chinese cookbook will not tell you how many grams of ingredient like salt,pepper. , Why? Because the taste buds of people differ. The Chinese in southern part likes eating the sweet food; The Chinese northerner part likes eating the salty food; The Chinese eastern people likes eating the hot food; The Chinese western people likes eating the sour food. If the cookbook hard and fast rule several grams of salt, perhaps Shanghai people feel it is too salty, but the northerner feel it is not salty enough. So, a good cook rely on experience and skill when cooking  in China..

Secondly, the kitchen of Chinese food  is very noisy as compared with the  Western-style food kitchen.  The kitchen of Western-style food is more peaceful.  Food bought is usually prepared already. For crab and shrimp  its already pre cooked.  The kitchen of Chinese food seems noisy because everything is cut in the kitchen like chicken, duck and fish.  The kitchen is full of glint of kitchen knife I feel it is like the battle field.

The tableware of Western-style food is knife and fork, the tableware of Chinese food is only two simple small bamboo sticks — Chopsticks. So, I think the tableware of Western-style food is violence than the tableware of Chinese food.

Third, the atmosphere of Chinese food is different from Western-style food while having a meal.  The atmosphere of Western-style food is particular about scenery and ware. 

ATENEO vs DLSU

Activity#35(Carlo Fuerte)

Probably when kids gets on to third year high school they will prepare for their college education.  There’s always a big question, which is a better school?   For some going to the top three universities like University of the Philippines (UP), Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) and De La Salle University (DLSU) is a big dream come true if they passed the entrance exam.  Many say that these three universities give a very tedious entrance exam.  They need to review in a separate review institution just to pass the entrance exam.  The competition is very tough because students all over the Philippines are trying their luck in these universities. But how do we really compare DLSU and ADMU?     

According to the THS-QS world survey of Universities, in 2009 Ateneo (AdMU) is the best private school in the Philippines; whereas in 2008 De La Salle (DLSU) was the best private school. They seem to be comparable in terms of awarding body for the private schools.  But I guess they have their own specialty.  La Salle was known for its Business, Economics, Computer, Engineering, and Science courses while Ateneo is good at Social Sciences, Liberal Arts, Humanities, Management, Pre-Law, and Communications.  It depends on the student.  What is the ability, level of skills a student possesses? 

They say that Ateneo usually bags championships in debates and philosophy while DLSU gets the championships in mathematics, business, and engineering.  Ateneo has a better reputation, because "the Ateneo" still commands some prestige. Most people view Atenista as "slightly brainy and rich". Politicians particularly prefer sending their kids to Ateneo; and most American foreigners in the Philippines send their children at Ateneo.     However La Salle has also a nice reputation. Their good reputation is focused on Business and Science. If you are taking a Business or Engineering course in DLSU, you'll be seen as intelligent. DLSU is known as the "wealth-maker", for the reason that most of its graduates are/become rich. 

The products of Ateneo are seen as frank, assertive and independent in thought and practice. Most of them speak English as their first language. Many Ateneo students go on to become professionals while DLSU students are very communicative and very friendly; as a group they are seen as one of the country's finest when it comes to mathematics and science; . Most of them use Taglish (English with some Tagalog) as their first language. Many DLSU students go on to become rich entrepreneurs.