Category: Technology

Auditor and Technology; Importance of Data Security

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As auditors, we gather information from the client by conducting interviews, obtaining schedules and documents. Oftentimes, these information are sensitive in a manner by which it can prejudice the position of the client/company should these fall into the hands of the wrong parties. Auditors are expected to handle these information in a professional fashion.

Client information or data (other than those obtained through interviews) usually come in the form of physical documents or electronic files. Electronic files are normally transferred between terminals via electronic media like floppy disks, CD’s, and USB flash drives.

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Smart GPRS

About two weeks ago I received an SMS from Smart saying that I can now browse the internet through GPRS for only P10 in 30 minutes. It states further that my P10 does not expire automatically once I quit my connection. Instead, I’ll start from where I left once I resume browsing the net.

Using a USB data cable to connect my phone to my PC via Nokia PC Suite installed in my laptop, I tried opening “Connect to the Internet” (which by the way uses the phone as a modem). Guess what? It worked!

At 460.8 kbps, Continue reading Smart GPRS

Deuts.net Interface

I have received a comment lately from a friend (Wilson Justo) that he didn’t like the appearance of my website. He said that it is too simple. I told him that this site’s appearance was created after its theme of “simple but elegant”.

I’ve actually browsed through the net for other wordpress themes that might suit its “simple but elegant” theme. So far, I liked alexified (e.g., *Jozzua) and hemmed (e.g., The J Spot), but I’ve already done a lot of work with this theme and I’m not really that comfortable with duplicating the looks of the above sites, that’s why Continue reading Deuts.net Interface

The Problem with Netopia

Netopia claims itself to be the largest and fastest growing internet cafe chain in the Philippines. It has 180 branches and more than 8,000 pc’s to service its customers.

Personally, I like renting computers in netopia, because of its high-speed internet connection. I mean, it’s not really that very high speed, but at least I can’t have any complaint with such a speed.

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Choices of Feed Aggregator and Readers

In the past couple of months, I have tried almost all types of feeds aggregator and readers available out there. That list includes: attensa, bloglines, feedlounge, google reader, gritwire, news alloy, newsgator online, pluck web edition, rojo, live.com, google ig, and netvibes. These are online websites directly accessible in the internet. I’ve also tried the trial versions of separate desktop applications like the feeddemon and newsgator inbox. Continue reading Choices of Feed Aggregator and Readers

HSBC Security Device

HSBC Security DeviceI received my security device just yesterday. I tested the device at online@hsbc and so far it seems to be working, except for some returned error by the website.

The device and the procedure to be employed by HSBC to secure the access of customers over their accounts at HSBC over the internet, to me, is innovative. This will definitely put HSBC Continue reading HSBC Security Device