Sunday, 20 January 2013

Tech Nook: December Issue





Project H.E.A.R.T. stands for Humane, Exemplary, And Righteous Teachers. A seminar– workshop sponsored by  the Local City Government of Malabon headed by Hon. Mayor Antolin A. Oreta III, Division of Malabon City with training consultant Dr. Mauro C. De Gulan, our Asst. Schools Division Superintendent OIC & Global Peace Festival Foundation Philippines, Inc. with training manager Dr. Dinah F. Mindo, Chairman, Character-Based Education Program. With the theme “Culture of Heart” , last December 7-9, 2012 (1st Batch) & December 14-16, 2012 (2nd Batch)  at Hidden Sanctuary Hotel and Resort Camansi, Prenza 1, Marilao, Bulacan .The  event aims to help  public school teachers inculcate and develop a culture of  heart, with the general objectives of: to instill and heighten commitment and dedication to service among  educators. Of course it was attended by selected beautiful men & women of the T.L.E. Department carrying the heart to listen & the spirit to participate.





It was a joyful celebration of Christmas in MNHS, celebrated twice at the school covered ground. First stop on December 13, where all teachers & employees of Malabon Local Schools gathered for  Christmas gifts & surprises from our Dear Hon. Mayor Antolin A. Oreta III & of course our own school party on December 21, attended by the cheerful teachers of different departments showing their smiles for the Holiday Blessings. Sponsored by the faculty club of MNHS headed by Mr. Benjamin F. Cortez,. It was a bazaar of food, raffles & prizes, fun & games, singing & presentations





Winning Lists of Recycled Christmas Lantern Contest: 1st Place #9 Pink Lantern-Grade 7 under Mrs. D. Melindo, 2nd Place #4 Yakult-Grade 7 also under Mrs. D. Melindo, 3rd Place #22 Eggshells-Grade 7 Lily under Mrs. C. Gutierrez. Best Eco–Project Contest:1st  #3 Mirror-Mariel D. Sarmiento under Mrs. A. Berlandino, 2nd #40 Green Round Bag-Marielle Herrera under Mrs. D. Melindo, 3rd #35 Rose Flower-Hers Heyrate Boquiren under Mrs. A. Berlandino, 4th # 34 Softdrinks Straw Bag-Lara Mae Erojo under Mrs. S. Lim, 5th #17 Mouse Robot-John Lloyd Manalo also under Mrs. S. Lim. Rizal Mural Painting Contest at Longos: 2nd  Placer: Team of: Rc Camarines, Francis Asuncion & Bhong Pajuelas under Mr. C. Rivera & Mrs. J. Victorio  …..Congratulations!!







Easily identified by her charming laugh, & truly a motherly persona; Mrs. Edna R. Porras was born on March 13, 1959 at the City of Smile Iloilo. She  studied Practical Arts Major in Home Economics and graduated from Iloilo State College in 1980. She started her teaching career on June 15, 1990 and now at her 25th year in service, Ma’am Edna is still very much passionate in teaching. She is the loving wife of  Mr. Charlie Castro Porras & Proud Mother of four namely April Rose, Charles Bryan, Charles John & Christephen. Presently assigned as one of the pioneers in clothing & textile technology in MNHS handling 3rd year & 4th year students.





I received an e-mail link from Microsoft telling me to try the new Microsoft Office 13, trial run for about 60 days specifically it was called Office 365 and it’s just a consumer preview.It will be fully available in its final version in the 1st quarter of the year. The first noticeable difference on this new version is its monochromatic logo which is undoubtedly inspired by Metro UI of Windows 8 and a full integration of the   online services or cloud storage. The New Office is actually designed for tablets or touch screen devices or stylus powered surface. Overall in a month of use, with some crash experiences of course since it’s not yet the final version, I can assume that it would be the best replacement of the previous Office around. With an enjoyable neat color rendition of the application and the whole simplified set up and revamped office experience, Office 2013 provides a snappy and fully personalized environment.




These are some really general shortcuts in Windows operating system that we often use & sometimes forget, try these out: CTRL+C (Copy),CTRL+X (Cut),CTRL+V (Paste),CTRL+Z(Undo)Delete(Del),Shift+Delete (Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin), CTRL while dragging an item (Copy the selected item), CTRL+Shift while dragging an item (Create a shortcut to the selected item),F2 key (Rename the selected item),CTRL+A (Select all),F3 key (Search for a file or a folder),Alt+Enter (View the properties for the selected item),Alt+F4 (Close the active item, or quit the active program),Alt+Tab (Switch between the open items),Alt+Spacebar (Open the shortcut menu for the active window),Shift when you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive (Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing),F5 key (Update the active window),for more power users shortcut visit  http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/100-keyboard-shortcuts-windows/







 In this Month’s Tech Dictionary: Storage—those precious content in your PC are stored in HDD boosting from 320 gigabytes to 1 terabytes of space for your hungry digital needs. HDD ( Hard Disk Drive) or simply hard disk  is a data storage device used for storing and retrieving digital information using rapidly rotating discs (platters) coated with magnetic heads arranged on a moving actuator arm to read and write data to the surfaces. Trusted brands  are Western Digital, Seagate & Hitachi. Comes in Different form factor: for PC–3.5, for Laptops 2.5.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_disk_drive





Hey guys, another year passed by, ending the year 2012 with a job well done and welcoming this year, 2013 with positively good vibes. Let’s reflect on the things we’ve missed, failed to accomplished, unrightfully executed, erroneous stuff said and done. Let all these pave our path and serve as our guide to build new grounds in fulfilling our dreams and aspirations; walking forward and heading to a higher pedestal, making us stronger and wiser in facing challenges the world will give. Let us thank our Creator All Mighty God for the blessings that we  continue to embrace and share those blessing to the people we love the most, and the people who have less. Happy New Year Fellow Technologists!
Join me again for another  exciting New Year’s edition this month of January with bits of news and information MNHS has to offer.
Next Stop…..Soon I will be joining with some  talented  specialists in the TLE Department in providing Tech News and stuff in this Newsletter; sharing their thoughts and opinions to give cool Tech Info this 2013.