Just this week, I received this Microsoft Office 2010 Agent Excitement Kit from work. Indeed, I was excited, yet dismay to know that it doesn’t include the software for Microsoft Office 2010. Inside the kit is a clear beverage bottle, a white t-shirt with the Office 2010 logo printed on it, an ID holder with the office 2010 badge and some papers included with information of office 2010. Anyways, it is still awesome to receive this freebies! Weeee. Awesomeness!

Today, I just got my UnionBank EON Visa Card. Well, just making myself sure and not to get disappointed when going there after week and still not there, and so took the card after two weeks.

You see, I find it more advantage on this card. I need not to deposit a large amount of money nor to have a maintaining balance in order not to be deducted of some interest like any other ATM bank accounts. Though there is an annual fee of Php350.00, it is reasonable enough for keeping the account active when you have no money left on it. Embarrassing it may seem, but like me, my money on the bank sometimes just come and goes. It sad to realize that after a week or two, the account was already close and you get to pay an amount to activate it again. That is why this no maintaining balance is a great deal to me!

Aside from the no minimum balance to maintain, the UnionBank EON Visa Card has the following key features, as per their website information;

Access your balances and transaction history
No more waiting for statements to arrive in the mail, Internet Banking lets you view your account balance and transactions at any time.

Transfer funds
No more waiting in queues to transfer funds or pay bills. Transfer funds between your own or to other UnionBank accounts. You can also enrol in the facility to transfer funds to other banks.

Pay Bills
On your own time and from you home, you can pay your credit card, insurance/pre-need/premiums, utility bills.

You can even schedule a bills payment for a later date!

The fastest, the most convenient way to bank!
No branches. No passbooks or check books. No transaction slips. No time wasted. Do your banking transaction in 60 seconds at home, or anywhere in the world where you have internet access.

Transfer funds from your EON account to another UnionBank account or any other bank account in the Philippines.
EON is the country’s first electronic fund transfer facility among other banks. All you need to do is specify the Bank, the Beneficiary or Account Holder’s Name and his /her Account Number and you’re all set!

Pay Your Bills On-line!
Just enter your billing details – the corresponding reference number and the amount to be paid. You will receive a confirmation number as your receipt for every payment made.

Make balance inquiries, get account summaries
Including transaction details. Monitoring your account has never been this easy

New to Office 2010, PKC refers to a card with 5×5 product key printed on it. PKC is offered as a standalone purchase at a lower price than a boxed version of the product containing media. The user purchases the PKC and enters it during setup just like any other product key, both for preloaded bits or download.

POSA (Point of Sale Activation)

Customers acquire a box at retail that contains a pin with 27 characters, retailers activate the PIN at point of sale, customer will then register online, enter the PIN to retrieve the 5×5 Product Key.

Note:
POSA is available in the U.S., Canada, all EU countries, Australia, and New Zealand.
The following languages are available for POSA: English, French, Spanish, Italian, German, Swedish, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, and Finnish.

Reference : Microsoft.com

In the coming week, I’ll be claiming my UnionBank Visa Eon Card. As per information provided by the teller, the card can be claimed two weeks after. I should then get it next week.

What are the requirements for UnionBank Eon Card?

I thought that it’ll require me more documents and a big amount of cash to open and apply for an Eon Card. But, you’ll just need to have 2 valid photo bearing IDs to open an account. Photo bearing ID’s such as Social Security System (SSS) ID, Government Services Insurance System (GSIS), Tax Identification Number (TIN) Card, Company ID, Postal ID, Current Driver’s License (accompanied by OR), Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) ID, Current School ID (for students), and the like will be accepted. Make photocopies of your ID as it will be submitted and make sure to bring these ID’s too as they might require it. A required Php350.00 will paid to cover the annual fee for the card.

These are all the requirements and we are good to go using UnionBank Visa Eon Card verified through Paypal for online transactions.

If you can open your Internet Explorer browser, it is just easy to check for it’s version!

1. Open your Internet Explorer browser.

2. On the Standard / Menu Bar above click on Help

3. Choose About Internet Explorer to Display it’s information.

That is how simple it is to check the Internet Explorer version

If you got Windows 7 as your Operating System, Internet Explorer 8 is the default version of its browser.

Finally, as per information from the Microsoft Support website, support for Internet Explorer 8 is available at no charge until 2nd July 2010. This means that issues on Internet Explorer 8 will now be based on the PID (Product ID) of the Operating System after the said date.

So, if you have some concerns on Internet Explorer 8, phone support is still at no charge up until 2nd of July 2010!

He downloaded wordpress already and told him that it’ll not work if he don’t have Apache, MySQL and PHP installed in his PC.

Below is a simple step by step, enumerated instructions to set this up.

1. Download WAMPServer (Apache, PHP, MySQL on Windows).

2. Save and Run to Install the WAMPServer to your computer.

For intermediate and advance users, they preferably had partitioned their drive and installs the WAMPServer to a dedicated partitioned.

3. Basically, the WAMPServer will be installed as a default to C:/wamp.

4. After the installation, you can type in to your browser http://localhost to browser your local site’s root.

How to install WordPress to your localhost?

1. Download and Unzip the WordPress files.

2. Copy the unzipped files which is the wordpress folder now to C:\wamp\www

3. Browse http://localhost/phpmyadmin/ and create a database named wordpress.

4. Browse http://localhost/wordpress/ and follow the simple steps until you will be asked for the database information, to wit;

Database Name : wordpress (the database name you created through phpmyadmin)

User Name : root (default)

Password : (leave this blank)

Database Host : localhost

Table Prefix : wp_ (just leave as default)

5. Just go Submit and follow the next few instructions and your good to go.

I hope this ain’t hard to deal with. Good luck Ernest!

I was in Manila for two days last weekend to which it was my rest day at work. So, it doesn’t conflict that much to my schedule. My sister and brother-in-law toured me to some places. I went to Greenhills and to Divisoria’s night market. I got to experience riding on MRT, had the ticket incorrectly inserted, and got warned by the guard at the MRT station for taking pictures in the area. I got no much time to take a trip to other places that I thought I’d be going the next time I’ll be in Manila.

Before I went to depart Manila going to Cebu, I went to the office of MSWEBNETWORK.NET which was the really purpose I am in Manila. I’ve met the owners Marvin and Gab which were my brother-in-law’s friends. We discussed topics on my sister and brother-in-law’s business and co-branding MSWEBNETWORK.NET’s IT services.

I am impressed as to how they started as hosting provider for just a simple account they had, which later on includes domain registration, and to finally come up with web development, networking, hosting and migration of the accounts to their own servers that is hosted locally. Marvin and Gab’s partnership really went to this far as they continue to provide web solutions to which are more likely in favor to us natives of the Philippines.

Discussions and plans are still going on and hoping to come up with a great deal.

Several cases of Windows Live Hotmail Account were hacked and sending emails to their contacts that they are in need of money because of some personal issues.

Phone support for Windows Live Hotmail is not provided by Microsoft. There is only online self-help support website that can be accessed to find resolutions on the said issues.

Windows Live Help Forum can be accessed through this link to find help and information on problems with Windows Live Hotmail,

http://windowslivehelp.com/forums.aspx?forumid=d3fda415-1e53-4007-8e0c-2a77180ffb1d

How to Contact Windows Live Hotmail Support?

http://emailsupport.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!5D6F5A79A79B6708!4463.entry?sa=880752923

Account Closure – Hotmail Account

Below is the quoted text from the website on how you can blocked your Windows Live Hotmail when someone gained access to it.

“If you need your account blocked because someone else has gained access to it, post a message in the Sign in, Sign up, and Password Security forum indicating you need help closing an account. Do not provide any account or personal information in the public forum. You will be contacted by a support representative via a private message to get specific information”

I hope these links and information provided in this posts find your way to resolve your issues with Windows Live Hotmail.

Setup Issues
The Internet Explorer icon is missing from your desktop
Reset Internet Explorer settings
Block or allow cookies
Add the “Read Mail” button to the toolbar
How to import and export your Favorites folder

Error Messages
“Runtime error”
“Internet Explorer 8 could not be installed”
“Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage”
“Internet Explorer 7 could not be installed”
“Microsoft Internet Explorer has encountered a problem and needs to close (Pdm.dll)”

Troubleshooting Problems
Internet Explorer freezes or crashes
Video freezes or crashes in Internet Explorer or Windows programs
Why is my Internet connection so slow
Tips for solving problems with Internet Explorer
Internet Explorer stops responding, stops working, or restarts
You cannot navigate to a specific web page
You cannot navigate to secure sites
You cannot access web mail
Tips for solving problems with Internet Explorer

Add-ons Issues
How do browser add-ons affect my computer?
Using the Internet Explorer 8 Add-on Manager
Why does Internet Explorer block some ActiveX controls?
Should I install ActiveX controls?
“Add-ons are disabled” message keeps appearing

If you are using Internet Explorer 8, support for Internet Explorer 8 is available at no charge until 2nd July 2010.

You can find help through Microsoft Online Assisted Support through, http://support.microsoft.com/oas

Simply click on Windows Internet Explorer 8 under Internet and MSN category > Select a product version; Windows Internet Explorer 8 (All Languages) > Contact Method; E-mail

You can also contact Microsoft Customer Service at 1-800-936-5700 / (866) 234-6020. The hours of operations is at Pacific Time;

Monday – Friday, 5:00 A.M. – 9:00 P.M.
Saturday – Sunday, 6:00 A.M. – 3:00 P.M.