Fighting the devil named Global.exe

Okay. If you are one of those who have internet access at home or in your office, you probably have encountered Global.exe, much more if you have not updated your anti-virus software.

Global.exe is one of the most demonic spyware ever built. So far, no effective antidote is available for the said virus other than installing the latest anti-virus or reformatting your computer. The more that we try to delete, the more it stays in the system.

Global.exe is like a jilted lover. We don't want to have something to do with it. We want it out of our lives. We throw it out to the junks and yet they will continue to haunt us. Popping up folders or notifications while we are busy with our daily internet tasks. It changes the dates on our pc, denies us administrative access, etc.

What should we do?

What I did was reformat my pc and install the current version of Norton Internet Security. Other than formatting my pc, I was not able to find any antidote that will keep Global.exe away from the systems.

My take at golf...

I'm not a golfer. I don't play the game. But i know the sports - in and out. That's why i created http://www.asiagolfonline.com for golf enthusiasts and professionals.

The site features the latest golf news around asia, results of the latest tournament, and the best golf courses in the region.

If you are an avid golfer who is looking for the best source of anything golf in asia, visit www.asiagolfonline.com now!

Merry Christmas in Advance

This is not to remind you of the gifts you didn't send last Christmas nor is this a memorandum that you should send one for me this year. I just want to tell you Merry Christmas, from the bottom of my heart. No other purpose. I don't even expect you to return the greetings.

Seldom do I get presents for Christmas. There were even times that I didn't get one at all. Perhaps my heart has grown numb and my mind has conditioned its on that it will not be receiving gifts for Christmas.

The spirit of Christmas, however, is not in the receiving but in the giving. That's how I see it now. Sourgraping, you might say, but I always end up the giver during the season. I give to my "inaanaks", I give to my parents, siblings, loved ones, neighbors, friends. And I never asked them to give me something in return.

But on the second thought, it is in giving that I find the real gifts for Christmas - my "inaanaks" give me reasons to be a good god father, my parents' gift has long been given since i was conceived, my siblings (despite the fights) gave me the gift of being a responsible brother, my loved ones the gift of love, my neighbors the gift of nightly laughters and guitar jammings, my friends the gift of friendship.

I may not have received gifts that can be bought but, with the things I mentioned above, I realize that i have been receiving gifts that come from the heart, gifts that cannot be measured by its mere price. Gifts that last a lifetime.

I bet my 50cents for Barrack Obama

I received an invitation from the Press Office of the US Embassy the other day to join them in monitoring the US Presidential Elections on Nov. 5 (Nov. 4 in the US) with other media personalities and dignitaries.

Since I started working in the media, there never was a Presidential election that caught my interest except this fight between Democrat Barrack Obama and Republican John MacCain. I can't help but stick my butt on the couch every night watching CNN or BBC for the latest updates on the US Presidential Election.

While the two are up against each other, in heated debates or in the press, their being civil with each other remains evident - something that is not common between politicians here in the Philippines. But let's not talk about Philippine Politics. There's just too much reality shows on air other than those acted by politicos.

Obama has been leading in surveys but observers believed the trend could change come election day (although some states have already conducted advance voting). An expert said surveys do not really reflect the choice of the voter. Obama is black and, undeniably, there are Americans who are not ready to have a black President for the first time.

But I am betting my 50 cents for Obama. While I only knew of the person when he expressed his desire for a party nomination several months back, I can see that Obama has the making of a much better President compared to MacCain. Let's face it, MacCain is old and he will be succeeded by a controversy-laden Vice President. Now America must choose - a first Black President or a First Woman President.

It will be Obama. I might not be a seer, but I can feel the wind blowing on the face of that Black American Senator.

MySpace Music for US users only

Good and bad news for techies.

The good news: The new MySpace Music will be launched today, with its deep catalog of new music being added to the site from all the major labels.

The bad news: Only U.S. users will be able to access and listen to the music of MySpace Music.

MySpace has tens of millions of users outside the U.S. and they (we) won't be able to access it. I hope Friendster or FaceBook will launch their own version of MySpace Music and make it available to worldwide users.

Interpol's laudable efforts

Interpol's effort in identifying the bodies of the victims of Typhoon Frank, mostly passengers and crew of the capsized MV Princess of the Stars, is more than laudable. It should be considered heroic.

Shouldering all the expenses in putting up a P10-million mobile morgue and the cost of DNA testing for each retrieved body is a noble deed for a huge, international police organization. So far, the Interpol - Disaster Victims Identification team has already identified 164 bodies, 122 of which through the high-tech and much dependable DNA testing.

And their works have just begun, said Nimal Mahagamage, Interpol Incident Response Team Leader. "We will not stop until the last retrieved body is identified and sent to the family," he said.

A really laudable act although there a few who are questioning the motive of Interpol.



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