can't we try...???

Can't we try just a little bit harder
Can't we give just a little bit more
Can't we try to understand
That it's love we're fighting for
Can't we try just a little more passion
Can't we try just a little less pride
I love you so much baby
That it tears me up inside

uniisys report...

I gotta feeling...that tonight’s gonna be a good night…

That was supposed to be the class team song last march 19 when CS and IT 4 students proudly present their project. Yes, it was really a good night because the class successfully launched it. And I am also proud that I belong to that class.

Without biased, UNIISYS was really a great system especially when talking about the effects it brought to the whole group. Team work, hard work, courage, optimism, even pessimism are just few of the things we exerted and learned from each and every one. It cannot be denied that all put forth efforts just to make March 19 possible.

All those sleepless nights we had are nothing when compared to the feeling when we finally reach the finale. We are happy because we will no longer have sleepless nights, deadly days and tiresome meetings. But it still makes me sad thinking that moments like that will never happen again even if these things are the cause of my haggard face, wrinkles, pimples and eye bags.

The best thing I learn from all these things is DISCIPLINE. Like every one else, organizing what you have to do are the best things you must learn in order to make things perfect. Yes, I admit that before I really don’t put extra effort on meetings. Waking up early in the morning was so hard for me. But soon I realize that since I belong to the group, I need to lend a hand and follow orders. Like one saying goes, “in order to be a good leader you need to be a good follower”. It may not be that big but I know that the success we have now will never happen if I did not tried to give every best I can as part of the group.

UNIISYS launching was one of the best memories I will treasure for the rest of my life. But this end is just only the beginning right? Well, still looking forward for every beginnings in my life…

I will give a little review of what is UNIISYS for those who don’t know what it means.
UNIISYS is a web-based system developed primarily intended for the benefit of the University of Southeastern Philippines (USeP). It is developed by students from the Institute of Computing (IC) to provide online services for the University students, faculty, staff and visitors as well. It is composed of subsystems which caters various services to different service recipients.

The system is divided into various subsystems that offer a variety of services web-based. Unisys is composed of the following subsystems:

egayd
An interactive directory map designed to guide guests and visitors in their way around the University campus.
Agila
An interactive Geographical Information System (GIS) of Davao City that displays information about major establishments and landmarks
ebenta
Is an online auction where members of the USEP community can engage in E-commerce activities and competitive entrepreneurship.
etudlo
Provides an environment for tutorial service seekers to look for and enroll in subjects offered by registered student tutors.
ehatag
It addresses the need for easy file sharing between and among the members and non-members of the USEP community.
eskular
It simplifies the scholarship renewal process in the University through its online grade submission and approval features
eskedyul
Allows users to set and organize their schedules and appointments with other users without having to meet face to face.
Alumnay
Records and organizes the profiles of USEP alumni after graduating for easy tracking.
epahibalo
Is a bulletin board system that caters the need for exchanging accurate, reliable, and up-to-date information among and within organizations in the University
edikit
Is a portal for members of the USEP community to publish their articles and creative works.

please visit UNIISYS at uniisys.usep.edu.ph

research and extension questionnaire

Natapos na!!!

Natapos na!!! We are done with our research proposal project. One down and four more to go. At least we are through with research; there are no other reasons that I can’t focus with my other projects. Just want to thank sir RSG for being considerate. This is the first time I come to appreciate family day. Want to know why? Well, we are that eager to see a handwritten “ok for ring bind” in our paper that we even go to school on a family day. Well, it was really worth it when we make an effort to go to school even on the day without classes just to try for a consultation. It was nice sharing that day with Sir RSG. Thanks a lot sir. To my group mates, we’ve done a very good job.

Happiness makes you forget thing. I forgot that I still haven’t answered assignment 3. It will make no sense if we will wait for the others to help us in creating a series of questions because I know it will just take series of time also. The sad part is, even though we have finished our project, it is still possible that we will get an INC grade because we haven’t answered assignment 3.

Life problems doesn’t end.

a review...

I am going to review one of George’s entries entitled “Making Money with Article: Niche Websites” by Jo Han Mok. The study was all about making money out of making articles in the internet. According to Jo Han Mok (2009), we are never limited in what we can do with niche website marketing, unless we find out that we do not have the marketing skills or the needed funding to make it happen, otherwise, the sky is the limit.

According to Jo Han Mok (2009), choosing a good niche subject to base your website around is one of the most important aspects of making money off of your articles. This will give you a foundation to build from and you can target one general audience with a pack of keywords that they are most likely to be searching for. You should take each one of these keywords and use it for the basis of one article on each page. This way, even though you are targeting one specific subject, you will be sure to interest a wide variety of people in that one niche. They may also find other pages that interest them, which will keep them returning to your site to learn new information about the niche subject.

If there are a number of topics that you like, pick the one that you feel would be easiest to start with and then, once that site is built and generating some revenue, you can start another site. The most profitable website marketers, who use their talent of finding niches and combining that with good site content and a handful of affiliate links, have a good amount and variety of niche sites that they have started.

Although I still don’t have enough knowledge with niche website marketing but I know that other than this there are lots of ways to earn money especially in the internet. Most of us are not aware that submitting well written articles could generate income online. Writing articles online is one way to gain easy money. But also, if you have the skills to write quality informative articles, then money is not a problem. There are lots of site that allows this kind of jobs through the use of creative writing talents. It could either be based on the popularity of the article or if the article is interesting enough to attract the readers.

Also, you can’t just easily earn lot of money by just simply posting one article but build an article collection. Make it a habit to always add new well-written articles and it would be better if it could be done everyday. This will make your article collection grow faster and your profit as well.

Blogging is also one good example. Although you may currently have a stable job that pays quite well and keeps a roof over your head and pays for all household expenses. However, times are different and you can never tell when crisis would hit and it is always prudent to have a nest egg that you can count on when it happens. If you have writing skills and internet savvy, you can earn money through blog, an online tool that is used for personal as well as business purposes.

There are several ways to earn money through blog and one of the most popular is being a professional blogger for online businesses in need of advertising tools to help in selling their wares to potential buyers. It will give you a great edge if you are an expert in SEO and keywords since most paid blogging sites are looking for those who are proficient in these two things.

Another way to earn money through blog is to make your page available for online businesses to advertise their products in. You will have to keep your blog site as visible as possible so it can attract more businesses to advertise for a fee. The relevance of the information in your blog is very important because people are always looking for useful information that they can use in their daily lives you will have to come up with topics that will catch the attention of as many people as possible. However, there should be a focus in your blogs, that is, a specific purpose for the information that you impart.

For many, they thought that blogging is a thing for kids. Well, I think that was not true since I also have blog. They just don’t realize that we can earn money by making blogs. I find it a habit to search for updates of my favorite Korean star in blogs. For me, new updates are really a good point in order for me to continually browse it. Thus, uploading fresh articles everyday is really a need to ensure that readers' expectations are fulfilled. If the blog site does not get a daily update of what is going on, they might start looking for other blog sites that can provide them more information.

Before, people did not use to earn money making blogs. These web sites were just pure personal spaces or pages where one can share a story or vent out about anything under the sun without having to get his work edited. Now, blogs are categorized in niches and a lot of individuals use blog pages to attract visitors and the more visitors they get, the more potential for earning. One may ask, though, how a person can make serious cash through blogging.

The only answer on how to earn money making blogs is through advertisements. There are hundreds of companies out there who need visibility and presence. If a blog site is specializing in a particular niche, say, dogs, this blog site will have so many patrons who look forward to reading fresh articles about dogs. And since the blog site is about canines, the blog owner can contact companies willing to advertise dog food and dog grooming products and other dog accessories.

Usability and Open Source Software

Scientific Research 3

Usability and Open Source Software
David M. Nichols and Michael B. Twidale*
Department of Computer Science
University of Waikato, Hamilton New Zealand

Summary
The study reviews the existing evidence of the usability of open source software and discusses how the characteristics of open-source development influence usability. It describes how existing human computer interaction techniques can be used to leverage distributed networked communities of developers and users to address issues of usability.

Evaluation
When I was half way reading this paper, I was thinking that the development of open-source software overlooked the importance of good usability. But when I was done reading, it made me conclude that open source community was just increasing its awareness of the usability issues. Improvements in the usability of open source software do not necessarily mean that such software will displace proprietary software from the desktop. Improved usability is a necessary condition for such a spread of factors involved.

References
http://opensource.mit.edu/papers/nicholstwidale1.pdf

The Promise of Information Technology in the Travel Industry

Scientific Research 2

The Promise of Information Technology in the Travel Industry
Brenda L. Dietrich, Jane L. Snowdon and Joann B. Washam

Summary
The study showed how information technology would make a big difference in the travel industry. It cited three applications, the network computing, combination of electronic ticketing and smart cards and corporate travel management, which will transform the industry. It aims to make known that information technology can help in the survival of the travel industry in the midst of increasing global forces and how it would change the lifestyle of those people who will adapt the new world driven by information technology.

Evaluation
After reading the title alone, it arouses my interest because information technology was really making such a big step to those companies particularly to those travel industries to remain competitive. It made those transactions related to travel more convenient, easy to access and less time-consuming. And it also help companies reduce their production cost while at the same time increasing their production cost.

References
http://domino.watson.ibm.com/library/cyberdig.nsf/1e4115aea78b6e7c85256b360066f0d4/d0236f3d905248c78525659300716759?OpenDocument

Does Internet Always Intensify Price Competition?

Scientific Research 1

Does Internet Always Intensify Price Competition?
Rajiv Lal, Miklos Sarvary (April 1998)
Graduate School of Business, Stanford University

Summary
The research paper discusses the primary role of the Internet on different kinds of business practices. It tells that internet is a significant factor in the price competition in the global market. It cited two important attributes that must be recognized in order to distinguish the difference in buying in the store from buying in the internet, namely digital and non-digital attributes of the products or the services. It also provides formulas which are used in presenting the probability of the effects of the internet in various aspects of business practices. It uses direct observations and statistics in derivation of the conclusion.

Evaluation
Upon reading, I realized that internet doesn’t always intensify price competition. Yes, it plays an important role in business market but it does not necessarily mean that there is an assurance that there are lots of people shopping in the internet. Even though there are lots of advantages given by the internet, evaluating the product’s quality cannot be made in the internet since it just provides description of the product which affects the evaluation of fair pricing.

References
https://gsbapps.stanford.edu/researchpapers/library/rp1457R.pdf

when a research work is published, money comes after...

Today, there are lots of means that exist in order for the researchers to get their name in print. I myself also wanted it. Sometimes, researchers published their works for financial self-interest because it is a great evidence of productivity. This will mean that once a research work is published, money comes after. Who else won’t want it right?


Publishing a research work is similar to completing an experiment. It has been said that a scientific experiment is not complete until the results have been published.¹ But before a research work will be published especially in top-tier journals, it also go through lots of selection process. Research papers that are published in top journals like CSP, ASM or i3E are guarantees that the research is exceptional.

Originality is one credible factor but there are still instances that people are still able to get their work published even if it seems similar to the previous published work. There are papers that are assessed as valuable confirmations rather than as original contributions to knowledge. Another consideration also in assessing a piece of research work is the manuscript topic. Mostly in top tier journals, a hot topic is more likely to be published than a paper dealing with a currently unfashionable subject.

The criteria publishers use as measures for accepting a paper is not a cut-and-dried process, it is infinitely variable and flexible. Many uses peer review for criterion but in particular this is not a simple criterion. Some journals may send an article to three to five reviewers and the editor make an informed judgment by weighing all reviews. Other journals may send an article to a single reviewer and make a simple yes or no decisions based on one review. Some journals may do a lot more editorial work with an author while others take manuscripts more or less as submitted.

Although the review process can be flexible, acceptance criteria are quite typical. Experts consulted offer simple advice for optimizing publishing success and many say influential factors include the need for clarity, originality of thought, completeness and good writing. But I think, mostly in top tier journals most elegant research is usually simple and direct.

However, since we are not all perfect even editors are also human; therefore they can be influenced by a name they recognized. Maybe that is also a reason why many papers includes the name of established scientist among their authors even when the established names may have been contributed little to the work. This kind of practice is frequently used even in some small institutions of peers.

Experiences gained also from previous publishing helps as well. Researchers who have already experienced publishing their research work know some of the pitfalls and obstacles that hinder the publishing process especially in the top-tier journals. Because once a person has developed a skill to publish a paper, the next papers are much easier to publish. Because publishing is the currency in which researches deal.


[1] http://ctl.stanford.edu/Tomprof/postings/316.html

What will I do next???

together with my teammates,i have now an approved topic. It was really a minute of happiness and fret. Blessed are those people who makes that day a one in lifetime happiness. Perhaps, I am thinking lowly because I feel so much delight that time leading my self to freak out. I must be paranoid.
It was really right that when you have suffered, it will soon be rewarded. But I know an hour after that will also be filled with lots of worries. The time is now starting to tick and take its turn to take it more seriously. I should better start working on it.

I know, this will be the time that my patience and perseverance must be physically powerful. I need to be more patient and be more patient. I won’t let my laziness be the reason of failure and time as an excused of not finishing it.




Perhaps I need to buy lots of coffee now.