Thursday, November 29, 2007

ODL Training

Training course to test the Online and Distance Learning (ODL) Module 2 in the series Empowering Information Professionals: An Introduction to Library Information under UNESCO Communication and Information (CI) programme in collaboration with Japanese Funds in Trust (JFIT). Asia, October 2007.

CI Training Certificate_Phil_Johann Frederick A. Cabbab

LLE 2007 results - updated

Congrats to all the board passers!

Von and Karryl have complete lists in their blogs.

Libre! Libre! Libre!

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got this from text messages:

1. Reyna Parman
2. Jefry Merana
3. Anna Lisa Orocay
4. from Baliuag U
5. from PNU
6. Joan Dadang
7. from UE
8. from CPU
9. from UST
10. Katrina Romero and Fairlyn Sarga

:D

Monday, November 26, 2007

Thoughts on the 2007 LIS Wizard

2007 LIS WIZARD 
November 26, 2007 
The National Library, TM Kalaw, Manila
 

 
View from the 6th floor.

 
Randolf runs up the stairs to the auditorium.

 
Sponsored by PATLS.

 
The stage.

 
The Question Boxes. 

 
Prof. Vyva Aguirre, one of the judges,
wearing the definitive pinoy librarian shirt.

 
Tin and Iyra asked the questions.

 
The scores were tallied.
UST placed first,
UP Second,
AUP and BSU tied for third.

 
Jen, Charm and Marj.
Look for Charm's flip flops in the photo album.

 
Rallying the (emo) troops.

 
Defining moment.
No one has ever been courageous enough
to make Dr. Agcaoili pose like that.
It took Darrel to do it.

Congrats to Dan and Darrel!

 

2007 LIS Wizard


Defining moment. No one has ever been courageous enough to make Dr. Agcaoili pose like that. It took Darrel to do it.

Congrats Dan and Darrel! 2007 LIS Wizard. November 26, 2007. The National Library, TM Kalaw, Manila.

Friday, November 23, 2007

Homemade Yoyo Hubstacks

2 duncan bearings
2 short computer screws
2 motorcycle screw covers

Just screw on the bearings to the side.
Then cap off with the motorcycle screw covers.

Sa YYJ gagana yan. For duncans, ask preslie and the others.



Thursday, November 22, 2007

UPSLIS.net, Moodling my LIS IT subjects

UPSLIS.net running on Moodle, an LCMS (learning content management system) / CMS (course management system). It's a free, Open Source software package for online learning communities.

I set up UPSLIS.net for my LIS IT subjects (LIS160 and LIS262). No paper trail (save the trees!). Submissions, schedule, some quizzes, reports, lecture notes and grading are all available and done online. Why at my webhost and not UVLE? I had some space to spare and wanted to see how the inner workings work.

upslis

PATLS.org

Philippine Association of Teachers of Library Science website is now up. PATLS.org running on Joomla at my web host. I just set it up, Prof. Nathalie Dela Torre is the one in charge of the content.

 patls

In the wild: Sighting an Asus Eee

The Asus Eee PC. Saw one in Asianic Computer Shop SM Sucat. They had stocks available but no word yet on pricing. It's so small! Smaller than my Vaio. It's official, I want one! Asus EEE!
ASUS EEE
 

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Wednesday, November 21, 2007

The gorilla's new toys

The gorilla's new toys. Yoho LED poi, Yoho diabolo and Active People Astrojax Saturn. Hehehehehehe! I'm a happy gorilla. :D

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UPLISSA planning meeting




UPLISSA planning meeting.
McDonald's Philcoa.
November 16, 2007.

LIS262 Hardware Exercise




PC hardware exercise.
LIS262, 2nd Sem, AY2007-08

Shuttle XPC cleaning




This is a three-year-old Shuttle XPC used for web and print publishing by one of our graphics staff in Ortigas. It hasn't been opened and cleaned since it was bought. It overheated this November so I had to open it up. All fans weren't working and you could fry an egg because of the heat. You know why? Cobwebs, dust and dirt have built up in many places, hampering optimum functionality (wow, big words :D). Jeez, don't let this happen to your rig. Took me half an afternoon to clean it up.

Sunday, November 18, 2007

FlipSpin Blue Saturday




I miss regularly spending my Saturday afternoons with "FlipSpin: yoyo komunidad", the premier yoyoing community of the Philippines. Since I started teaching again (and with the manga load too), I've missed a lot of club meets. The last time I was able to hang out with the guys was last November 3, 2007, a few days before the semester started.

I've been with the group for 4 years (since 2004). A lot of things change and a lot don't. Guys come and go, a lot of guys stay. The kids we used to hang out with are now taller than a lot of us. O_o;;

Yeah, flipspin.org, our website is down. (So is bipolarbears.net.) Too much traffic.

I realized that I also haven't posted any vid of me playing with skilltoys (yoyos, diabolos and spintops). I'm in the vid somewhere. O_o;;

(Thel, if you get to read this and watch the vid, you'll realize why I say the things they do in that Auldey Blazing Teens TV show are easy.)

Youtube link here.

Saturday, November 17, 2007

Angelique's First Burn




Angelique's first fire poi
November 17, 2007
University of the Philippines
Diliman, Quezon City

Saturday, November 10, 2007

Board Ops, UPLISSA peeps




Saturday librarianship board review, UPLISSA peeps.

UPSLIS Enrollment Week




UPSLIS Enrollment Week, 2nd Sem, AY 07-08. Also faculty lunch at Chocolate Kiss and Des installing Fedora 8.

Angelique's Poi Practice

Angelique's Poi Practice - Nov 10, 2007, Manila Observatory, Ateneo De Manila University.

Thursday, November 1, 2007

Of Laptop Repair and Knives

I had to repair the old Sony Vaio PCG-505SX. I removed a leaking internal (bios) battery just to get it to work again. See that green thing near the laptop hinge? That's the part I had to remove. The Vaio's so thin. :D

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An officemate got me this knife pair when she went to Dagupan. It's now part of my weapons collection. :D


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UPSLIS Computer Lab Regular Maintenance

You'll be surprised how much dirt and grime can stick to computers in the course of a semester. Check out the before and after mouse ball pics. :D

PC Repair, Upgrade, Cleaning and Maintenance
1st Sem, AY 2007-08
UP SLIS, Diliman, QC



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