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Green Campus Computing? Does it familiar to you? if not read this and get learned!.


Green campus computing is a study based on how you can conserve energy and resources but still using the gadget or technologies, practically green campus computing refers to proper ways of using computers.

Some tips to reduce energy consumption:

1.PUTTING YOUR COMPUTER TO SLEEP

When you're not using your computer, you can save energy by putting it to "sleep." When your computer is in sleep, it's turned on but in a low power mode. It takes less time for a computer to wake up from sleep than it does for the computer to start up after being turned off.
You can put your computer to sleep right away by choosing Apple menu > Sleep. You can also choose to put the computer to sleep automatically when your computer has been inactive for a specified amount of time. You can also set only the display to sleep. If your computer is in the middle of a task that you want to let finish while you are away (for example, burning a DVD), you should set only the display to sleep.

2. PRACTICE TURNING OFF YOUR DEVICE
Do not leave the computer running when no one is using it. Turn off your computer when not in use. But if, you still want to relax after a long period of research (and still not yet done) put off your monitor or put it into standby mode. You may also turn off your hard disk before your computer goes on standby, select a time in Turn off hard disks.It is monitor or computer you may turned off to reduce energy consumption other device may have be turned off like speakers when your in silent mood, printers when your not ready yet to print your documents or enhancements when not in use.

3. REVIEWING YOUR ENCODED DOCUMENTS BEFORE PRINTING

It is like hitting two birds in one stone, you will conserve energy at the same time bond papers and ink.Besides electricity and paper, computers use diskettes and printers consume toner. Both of these items are mostly plastic, so throwing them away is wasteful. For rewritable compact disk, instead of buying more you can just reformat and reuse old ones. Most offices have drawers full of old disks, used for either archival backups or containing old versions of software. All they need is a new label and a reformatting; this can save your office money and landfill space simultaneously.

4.INK REFILLING

Toner cartridges, both for laser printers and ink jets, can be easily refilled and reused. Several local vendors and national manufacturers will pick up your used cartridges, refill them and sell them for half the price of a new one, and remanufacture them if necessary. A growing number of campus offices are using these recycled cartridges, with excellent results. Further, printer ribbons, for those people with dot matrix printers, can be re-inked for a small price. For more information, call Campus Recycling at 346-1529.

]5. E-MAILING AND FAX
Use e-mail as an alternative communication (whether you want it to pass documents to your friends etc.) instead of printing them out. E-mail and fax is efficient and environment friendly because you don't have to write downs bulk mails just to inform others. If you have a fax modem, its even easier to tell your representatives how you feel, either by E-mail or fax. In fact, a fax costs less than a letter! A one page fax takes about a minute to send, which costs about 20 cents for the phone call, while a letter takes 32 cents for the stamp, as well as paper and an envelope. And of course you can do a phone list and fax as many as you like.


6. BE RESOURCEFUL TROUGH UPDATING YOUR PC

In this generation all kinds of changes is translucent. It is easily be spotted everywhere you take your sight changes is there. In field of technologies it is a pretty obvious for changes is just a matter of seconds, the accordance of the transformation is the cosmic amount of waste. Eventually, gadgets are easy be changed depending on what technology trends available in the market. There's a enormous waste in the matter of dumping the older gadget and adapting the newest one. In these situation, people become unreasonable for longing to be accepted by the crowd. It is undeniable.
So you want the latest technology. Your 2400 baud modem isn't fast enough, and your 80 megabyte hard drive is full, and your 386 processor can't run the latest software. In this modern, disposable society, you would normally just throw the old out and get a whole new computer. But we now know that such behavior is wasteful and foolish.
Instead, you can just upgrade your computer or peripherals as necessary. Anyone, and I do mean anyone, can install a new modem or motherboard. It just takes some patience and a good set of instructions. Alternatively, you can have a professional do it for a lot cheaper than a whole new computer.


The mother earth is shouting us to wake us that shes slowly ruin. Everyone can have done something to help the environment in your own simple way by conveying the above tips. This can be applied to us students. Please be vigilant enough by doing something to save energy use by simply practicing this tips. Please be guided and convey this message to all your friends and let us work hand-on-hand solving environmental problem.

Helping mother earth will never be too late if we all will join hand-on-hand working to find solution on the problem and find alternatives to rebirth the earth again. It is not impossible if we believe and with proper and enough assistance. Thus, if people is discipline enough and with concern to the devastating condition of our beloved mother earth destruction would never be happened. But is still it is not late but we have to work it now before it becomes too late and nothing will left to us.

Be aware!!! Do something!!! Join Green Campus Computing!!!![/color]



Visit these sites for more information regarding the topic or article about Green Campus Computing:

http://chronicle.com/free/2009/01/10296n.htm
http://greencampus.winserve.org/greencampus/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=23&Itemid=40
http://www.uoregon.edu/~recycle/Conservation_computing_text.htm[/color]

What is Automated Election?


Automated election system — a system using appropriate technology for voting and electronic devices to count votes and canvass/consolidate results.


What are the essential benefits?


1. User-friendly and need not require computer-literate operators.

2. The machine security is a built-in and multi-layer existent on hardware and software with minimum human intervention using latest technology like encrypted coding system.

3. The security key control is embedded inside the machine sealed against human intervention.

4. The Optical Mark Reader (OMR) do have a built-in printer for numbering the counted ballots and also for printing the individual precinct number on the counted ballots.

5. The ballot paper for the OMR counting machine have the quality that passed the international standard like ISO-1831, JIS-X- 9004 or its equivalent for optical character recognition.

6. The ballot feeder is automatic.

7. The machine is able to count from 100 to 150 ballots per minute.

8. The counting machine is able to detect fake or counterfeit ballots and do have a fake ballot rejector.

9. The counting machine is able to detect and reject previously counted ballots to prevent duplication.

10. The counting machine have the capability to recognize the ballot's individual precinct and city or municipality before counting or consolidating the votes.

11. The System have a printer that has the capacity to print in one stroke or operation seven (7) copies (original plus six (6) copies) of the consolidated reports on carbonless paper.

12. The printer have at least 128 kilobytes of Random Access Memory (RAM) to facilitate the expeditious processing of the printing of the consolidated reports.

13. The machine have a built-in hard disk to store the counted and consolidated data for future printout and verification.

14. The machine is temperature-resistant and rust-proof.

15. The machine is not be capable of being connected to external computer peripherals for the process of vote consolidation.


16. It provide the shortest time needed to complete the counting of votes and canvassing of the results of the election.

17. The machine is enable to generate consolidated reports like the election return, statement of votes and certificate of canvass at different levels.

18.While RA 9369 provides for the printing of up to 30 copies of ERs and their posting at the precinct, the single transmission and canvassing system can move much faster.

19.While RA 9369 provides for the printing of up to 30 copies of ERs and their posting at the precinct, the single transmission and canvassing system can move much faster.

20.Some vendors claim that national candidates could be proclaimed in less than 48 hours.




The Disadvantage of Automated Voting

It is interesting that while it was said that the slow transmission and canvassing in the old manual system created many opportunities for fraud, in the new automated system, very fast transmission and canvassing in 2010 may lead to massive fraud, frustrating the true votes of our nation.
"Automated election fraud By Manuel A. Alcuaz Jr. of Philippine Daily Inquirer"



1. In the new OMR system voters will feed the ballot into the machine the next thing we will see is the printed election return. Whether our votes were properly counted we will not know.

2.Transparency at the precinct level is gone.

Fraud can take place and the voters and watchers at the precinct will not know if fraud has taken place.

3.It is not free from Hacking.

4. The Comelec AES has no safeguards against insider-initiated fraud. It assumes that the Comelec and the vendor officials, managers and staff are absolutely honest. It assumes that an automated system will not commit mistakes or fraud.

5.Counting tables can be changed. Since the OMR machines are connected to the Internet, it is possible for an outside party, in connivance with Comelec or system vendor people, to enable an unseen computer to load the fraudulent table.

6.There is no provision for audit.



How do we safeguard our vote?



In order to prevent automated election fraud, certain safeguards have to be instituted. These include:

1. The OMR machines should not have any network connection. The election results should be copied to USB memory sticks, which can subsequently be loaded to a separate PC that will transmit the results to the Comelec canvassing system at the municipality and to the dominant majority and minority parties, as well as to the citizens arms such as PPCRV and Namfrel.

2. The above parties should be provided with their own PCs to be able to produce their own COCs. If the Comelec COC does not match the COCs produced by other parties, a careful review should be done prior to transmission to the provincial level.

3. The verified municipal COC should then be transmitted to the multiple groups defined above. Again, the Comelec COC should be compared with the other COCs and the reason for discrepancies should be determined.

4. The verified Provincial COC should again be transmitted to multiple parties.

The Comelec and Congressional Canvass should again be compared to the parallel canvasses to assure that fraud is minimized as much as possible.

5. Each of the concerned groups should make their results available on their websites for the public to access.

6. It is your honesty that be practiced because if we want a change it depend on us. Listen to what is proper and what must you need things to do to help to have a clean and peaceful election this coming 2010 election.


Own point of view

In my own perception having an automated election is good for us. Nowadays, technology grow faster and bigger and its demand is continuously growing so fast. Third world country like us is really far behind compare to the giants and tiger countries in terms of technology. In these case our prior concerned must be how to compete with this fast changing technology and it must start by having an automated election this coming 2010 election. I do believe that It is not wrong nor destructing if we go with the flow on the new technology that the world offers us like having an automated election. Changes is not soon but it is now let it start on this coming election.

Some may not satisfied about the Automated election for some circumstances that may come along the way. I instantly understand them, but why adapt the new technology it is still the same that fraud and cheating still be encountered its unstoppable unless diminishing all those wicked soul. I stand to have an automated election cause i believe why prolonging the agony about the election credibility if it still fraud prevailing. In automated it gives the result in less than 48 hours, in this short span of time we will have the evil elected in his respective throne.

Changes come from us if all people stand in one philosophy of having a clean and peaceful election it can be it might be not this 2010 election but i know it will come. I don't really closing my doors to a miracle that we will be having a fair and election. In my heart the hopes for electing the right people is at near.

That's it! That is how election must be!


references:
http://www.chanrobles.com/republicactno8436.htm/
http://business.inquirer.net/money/columns/view/20090706-214009/Automated-election-fraud/

June 25, 2009

This is the day of submission of the assignment 1 in MIS on the forum. It is also the time that we look for an interview company. Along with our letter without the signature of our teacher we still go visiting the company we chose praying that they may allow us to have an ambush interview with them..

Before starting our journey, we first give a call into the company and asked for approval if they will allow us to have an ambush interview with their IS/IT personnel in their MIS department. We decided that our first destination would be at Lanang in the Phoenix Petroleum company.

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Company Profile:



History


Incorporated in May 2002 in Davao City, Phoenix Petroleum Philippines, Inc. has grown from a simple family venture to one of the most successful businesses in Davao and the Southern Mindanao area.

The company, then under the name Davao Oil Terminal Services Corporation (DOTSCO), began operations in its current form in January 2004, distributing petroleum products to various commercial entities in Mindanao. In August 2006, the company was officially renamed to Phoenix Petroleum Philippines, Inc.

Today, Phoenix Petroleum is engaged in the business of trading refined petroleum products, lubricants and other chemical products, operation of oil depots and storage facilities, and allied services, mainly in Southern Philippines. Its products and services are distributed and marketed under the "Phoenix Fuels Life" trademark.

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We come up with the idea of going there because of the suggestion of one of our colleagues. But sad to say, we haven't the opportunity to have an interview with them for they need to see our letter for formality and confidentiality. They said that we can e.mail them our letter along with purpose for the interview. It is unsuccessful journey because we failed.

" Paconsuelo de bobo sa self"

As the saying goes, “Try and try until success is achieve”. Don't give up halfway for there is always a new day tomorrow. Who knows? It may not happen that day but perhaps the next day and so on.

Success is not earned in just one day but the capacity of the heart to wait & go on to survive is what matters most. Success is not by fate or luck but it is made by diligent and good hearted man just like us!!! Just continue living and strive to be happy always. They said tomorrow is another day and yet life is worth living!!! See you aroung bloggers!!!

Journal 2
July 3, 2009

Weeeeeeew after a week of waiting!

After receiving the confirmation we immediately formulated related questions. We arrived at the Lapanday Foods Corporation at 3:00pm and ended the interview at 5:00pm. We met the MIS Manager and started interview with him. We have a nice conversation with him.

This conversation was like acquiring about the project and collecting necessary information for the proposal...Aside from the motives of going there, we also wanted to know our interviewer and find out who is he and we earn a good and civil relationship with them. People on the adopted company are approachable and a good interviewee as well..WE have a really god time while we took information and photo in regards to the company...It was really a great time being in their company, they are all nice!!!I supose!

The assignment 1 is to discuss the best IT/IS practices of the company(s) that you have visited.


eTelecare Global Solutions- is one of the largest and fastest growing business process outsourcing companies in the world, with 15 contact centers across four regions, and more on the way. eTelecare manages programs through contact centers in the U.S.,the Philippines, Nicaragua and South Africa with more than 14,000 employees. eTelecare team is a full service provider of complex customer care, sales, technical support and back office services through voice, chat and email. Whether in English or Spanish, onshore, offshore or near-shore, we support numerous programs on behalf of major corporations across a wide variety of industries.

1.Secured Network Infrastructure- eTelecare Global Solutions make it sure that the company offers the latest innovative system to deliver high quality for their clients. The company valued their clients demand a lot, that is why they company give the best services that satisfies their clients. The company use a secure, reliable, full voice-over-internet-protocol (VOIP) network infrastructure that seamlessly connects other company owned centers worldwide. It optimistically boost up the confident of the client if client's data are secured from the inside and outside force by providing the best class security solutions in which proudly flaunted by the company. Company's multi-faceted approach to data security includes Global Security Policies based on the ISO17799 framework, penetration testing, firewalls and intrusion detection systems. All of this is monitored for maximum uptime via state-of-the-art network management systems and scheduled security audits. Thus, eTelecare company offers a world-class, highly reliable network.

2.Advance Call Recording Platform- company use an award-winning call recording platform for capturing, recording and logging both voice and data interactions for calls. This technology provides the ability to gain valuable insight into the customer's interaction that can help improve performance for transaction and queries.

3.Advanced Workforce Management Software- company utilize these advance workforce management software from Aspect Software. This allowin the company to create optimal agent schedules to meet service levels, while also accommodating employee schedule preferences. Monitoring adherence, intra-day trends, and other key metrics in real time; provide conditioned forecasting for effective planning; and allowing agents to have more control over their schedules, lead agent's morale high and reducing agent's turnover.

4.Real-time Communication- the company offering a real-time and historical call detailed reports that meet day-to-day business needs and also conveying. Quality Assurance, Workforce Management, and Training.

Link: http://www.etelecare.com/
Office: G/F Plaza de Luisa Complex, 140 R. Magsaysay Avenue[/color]

Maryknoll Drive, Sasa
Davao, Davao Del Sur 8000
082 235 2551[/color]

Company Profile:

Lapanday Foods Corporation is known today as one of the leading fresh produce growers and exporters in the Philippines; but years ago, its beginnings were planted in a small seed. On three parcels of land near Davao City, banana farms had flourished in the 1970s but had become virtually abandoned in the 1980s as world oversupply depressed banana export prices. Luis F. Lorenzo, Sr., whose family had deep roots in Mindanao, looked at these lands and saw the opportunity amid the challenges. The Lorenzos acquired the Guihing, Lapanday, and Cadeco farms from the Ayala-Aboitiz group in 1982.

The early 1980s were turbulent times in Davao, which was then the site of armed conflict between the military and the communist insurgents. The Lapanday farms were unfortunately caught in the crossfire. In spite of the threats, the Lorenzo-led management focused on turning the business around and working with the farm managers and workers to hurdle the operational and labor problems. Eventually, with the advent of the Aquino administration and the formation of the Lapanday Labor-Management Cooperation Council, the agitation and violence gave way to peaceful and profitable agricultural operations.

The Lapanday farms, and eventually the Lead Export farms (composed of Farmingtown, Evergreen, and Delta), produced and packed Cavendish bananas for Del Monte. Two other farm groups acquired later – Malalag Ventures Plantation in 1992 and Tortuga Valley Plantation in 1993 – became growers for Unifrutti / Chiquita. The confidence given by these international brands attests to the export quality of Lapanday-grown bananas.
1997 was the turning point that marked Lapanday’s expansion from being a grower and packer for multinational brands to being a respected exporter and regional produce supplier in its own right. The first Philippine brands of fresh fruit were introduced to the global market – “Mabuhay,” “Estrella,” and “Aloha” – all grown and packed in farms owned and managed by Global Fruits Corporation, a fully owned Lapanday subsidiary. As it continued to integrate forward, Lapanday established Davao Cold Storage Corporation, Fresh Asia Produce Company International Corporation, Mindanao Fresh Produce Services Corporation, Lapanday Packaging, Inc., and Lapanday Diversified Products Corporation to strengthen its supply chain.

Lapanday Foods Corporation is an integrated grower, packer, and shipper of premium-quality tropical fresh produce.

Our production operations are based in the Philippines, where we have built on more than 30 years of experience as a grower and supplier of export-quality Cavendish bananas to multinational marketing companies. Moving forward, we have carefully developed our organization, upgraded our facilities, and invested in technology in pursuit of our vision to be "The Fresh Produce Company of Choice in Asia."

We continue to be a reliable supplier of bananas while we strive to gain markets for other fruits and vegetables sourced in the Philippines and abroad. Our international networks deliver our products to more and more buyers in the Asia-Pacific and Middle East regions, where our brands are increasingly being recognized for freshness, quality, and added value.

Best IT/IS Practices:

1.Biometrics- The device to use in checking for attendance of the employees is the Bar Code Attendance System. The bar code can be seen in their ID. Every time they swipe their ID it will automatically be recorded their time In or Time-out.

2. IT Infrastructure- Building an infrastructure management environment that reduces IT complexity, automates and supports desired performance and service availability levels, and resolves problems to ensure business continuity.

3.Decrease business risk- solve complex business challenges today with SAP, with 30 years of experience working with organizations of all sizes in more countries than any other vendor.

4. Increase organizational productivity- It provides us with a complete set of productivity and information management tools to accomplish routine tasks quickly, effectively manage customer and contact information in one place, produce professional-quality marketing communications and campaigns in-house, and simplify database creation and reporting.

5. Reduce operational costs- Reduce costs through increased flexibility - use of enterprise services architecture to improve process standardization, efficiency, and adaptability.

6.Increase service quality-

7.Reduce downtime

8.Increase business planning

9.Increase the value of IT to the business

10. Support of its business processes and operations

11. Support of decision making by employees and managers

12. Support of its strategies for competitive advantages.