Have RCBC Account? Get Php 100 free on first Cash-in

Have RCBC acccount already? Ever tried maximizing your bank account and earn? Does getting free Php 100 ring a bell?

There is nothing wrong with openning a bank account. Having a good place to keep your money is fine. Others have RCBC account because it is the company payroll bank. Others  just choose RCBC due to its reputation. Saving is a good way of preparing for the future.

It goes opposite to some. Others makes their savings account linked to a debit card where they go cashless shopping. Gone are the days you will keep a bulky and easy damaged passbooks. We use atm cards now. We go to ATM to withdraw money. Although we find it unnoticed, but ATMs are almost everywhere. Considering the multiple ATMs of leading banks like RCBC, we see the security and flexibility in accessing our funds.

Meanwhile, GCash is a fantastic platform to explore cashless payment. There are facilities built around GCash such as Scan-to-Pay which is scanning QR code and make payment for establishments accepting GCash. GCash is also the best and cheapest form of money remittance. It is free to send money to any wallet aka Gcash account. Withdrawal can be made fast and easy and is definetely a must have (open an account) to avoid unnecessary fees. Money remitance is supposed to be cheap, as opposed to what we have right now which is expensive and ridiculously rated per amount of money sent. Besides, we all know money remittance is just a system- a database transaction and not actual physical movement of paper billls or coins.


Gcash is an elegant solution to our reloading needs. We can cash-in using our bank account. You may put any amount that you think is your budget for load, then use your GCash to reload. Reloading with GCash is free! You will not get transaction fee on top of your load value. Instead, you get a 5% rebate. You pay less money for the load you buy. You can do it anytime, unlike establishments or stores that closes at night.

The convienience of GCash is always a click away. Make it your own. Open Gcash now!

To open a GCash account:
1. On your phone, download the GCash app
2. Create you account by following the on-screen instructions.
3. Plus, get Php 20 pesos on your GCash app registration by using the code DFDGRY

To avail the Php 100 cash, follow from here.

SSS Contribution Calculator

Enter your monthly income:

Tips in Paying SSS Contribution with SSS Table

Paying SSS contribution can be difficult at start, since getting to know the amount to pay for your income range needs calculation, as well as knowing the employer share on the contribution. Most of the human resources personnel or some accounting staff might be in charge of paying the contribution of employees of the company. Such task is simplified with the use of tools that help speed-up the process of checking the contribution amount.

PCSO Lotto Winning Chances

Winning the PCSO Lotto is very hard. The mathematical idea involves combination in terms of calculating the chance of winning. Given that the combination of numbers involves a wide range usually between 42 to 58 on the top lotto games, we can have a guess that winning is a matter of luck. Luck can happen anytime, but the chance of winning Millions only happens when you bet. Not betting will not lead to winning in this game. A lot of winners have en-cashed their millions and now live a happy and prosperous life. Some however spent everything and gone worst in terms of financial life. Every person is unique, hence your management of money if you won depends only on the winner. But before delving more on what you do with millions of money, the jackpot, or your life changer, we should be prepared with the following facts of lottery chances.

PCSO Lotto Schedule

The PCSO lotto is a national lottery game in the Philippines. Lottery or lotto is a form of legalized gambling game under the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes office that is state regulated and is funding many charity activities without the expense of tax money. Although a form of gambling, the national lotto can reward the lotto winner millions of pesos which is a big amount of money. Many bettor who bought the lotto ticket can get rich instantly if luck struck the winner. Schedules for the PSCO lotto is fix, and lotto outlets around the country provides the system of purchasing tickets. National TV airs the actual draw to know the winning lucky numbers, but bettors can also check via newspaper, online or at the lotto outlet near them.

New King of the Road - Motorcycles

We might see our neighbor's Yamaha Mio Soul 125 parked outside. We can see a passing Honda CBR 150R on the road. While driving, we see motorcycle riders delicately manoeuvring the cars in a traffic stop to gain first lane position. Motorcycles are everywhere. They become the new king of the road. The ease of use and driving of these motorbikes allowed its rapid user growth. There are many factors aside from ease of learning motorcycle riding that made motorcycle rider numerous.

Stock Market Hype and Knowing the Right Move

Stock market is considered as a volatile form of investing. Money from investing in stock may grow or can decline due to wrong move in reaction to some stock market hype. Stock market is not a walk in the park. Opening an online stock market account is easy, but starting to know the right move is not constant. A right move may bring fortune from an appreciating value of a stock. A wrong choice of stock and the inapproriate emotion in handling the stock choice can result to an easy loss of money. Stock market hype is an act of encouraging buying or selling of stock based on some signs.

Local Job versus OFW Comparison after Graduating

The choice of career path starts from understanding the opportunity for growth. It is with the interest, talent and motivation that allows us to choose the job we want. There can be intermediary, that we chose a job that we really need to support ourselves and our family after graduating fro  College or University. The opportunity might not be there, but we continue to view it as a way of finding the work we love, that we may eventually feel that we are not working. That passion will develop for years to come and is as important as it sounds to become happy in life.

OFW Lung Scar Issues

It is evident how many Overseas Filipino Workers have uplifted their lives from poverty by earning a modest amount of hard-earned money abroad in the midst of home-sickness and distant family in the Philippines. The difference in pay rate and greener pasture has enticed many to leave the country and start working abroad. It is due to the difference in the compensation rate and tax system that our fellowmen enjoyed the fruits of their labour abroad, enabling them financial stability and enough capital to start their business when they get back to Philippines.

Economic Advantage of Earlier Generations versus Later Generations

We always think that the best way to financial stability is through learning from Schools. It is a system that educates the youth to become skilled and prepared for the challenges of the real life. It is a saying that parents will send their kids to school in hope of a better future for them. People in low income and few wealth will see this as a guaranteed solution to a better life for their children and for themselves. It is by the way, through education that knowledge is taught to the young and with the knowledge they received from years of schooling will yield to a stable urban job. Economic advantage of earlier generations versus later generations is visible as we look into the competition due to less opportunities being shared to the growing pool of professionals.

Wealth of Rural and Urban Worker Class

Working in the rural and urban areas has been a consideration to many. Many believe that working the the urban areas provides more opportunity and growth for their personal career and financial stability. Urban areas are more populated and hence, the service sector is the most common source of wealth for these working classes. Agriculture cannot be done in the urban, since land use is already planned for commercial and industrial purposes. Buildings dominate the scenery, as skyscrapers house offices and commercial establishments in the conduct of business, trade and commerce. It is quite important to revisit and contemplate on the wealth of rural and urban worker class.

P=NP Proving Challenges

Understanding of the intricacies of the world and its application has been the focus of human intellectual evolution. Our knowledge allowed us to build concepts that leads us to where we are now, in the modern 21st century information era. Mathematics and computer science has been concerned about proving and verification of various mathematical concepts with the help of automated and fast computational power of computers. From checking the validity of the conjecture to a certain maximum value, mathematicians are able to see if a particular conjecture holds to a bigger sets of variables. Computer science also has it's own problem, more commonly known as proving P=NP.

Search Engine Optimization Jobs

Search engine optimisation or SEO is a website concept aiming to pinpoint the aspects in making the particular website or pages accessible and visible online. Jobs online are well known to many to include online transcriptionist, English project proofreading, software development, digital assistant, and contract based jobs. Still having low number of competition, search engine optimization or SEO jobs are already out there.

Disable Service Host Delivery Optimization Script Windows 10

Not all internet users rely on their smartphones to connect to the internet. Some users need to access the internet on their computer and laptops. Wired internet might not be available in your house. We use our smartphone Wifi tethering to connect out Windows PCS and laptops to the internet. Over use of mobile data can be removed entirely and permanently by following this article about how to disable Service Host Delivery Optimization via script.

Metro Manila Weather 2017

Metro Manila Weather Satellite 2017 by PAG-ASA

Tweets by DOST PAG-ASA

Ayala Triangle 2017

Ayala Triangle Gardens

Ayala Land Incorporated (ALI) started developing in early April of 2015 a pair of skyscrapers and several low-rise commercial spaces. It will include a huge underground parking lot. Ayala Land Incorporated has started the construction of the new building property which is located to the heart of Makati Central Business District. The multi-floor parking lot has been almost completed and the upper portion of the building is starting to appear from its several meters of trench during the initial phase of the construction.

 As seen on the photo above, the initial barricade now have safety net around due to the ongoing building construction. The building construction is not expected to finish this year.

Bird's eye view of the building. Seen are cranes which are used in the construction. The wide area of the development is more seen from the photo above. The building when already operational, along with other facilities would bring in employment opportunities to Filipinos and also bolster and ease doing business in Makati due to the ease of access to offices that will be situated on this prime spot in Ayala triangle.

Short Resignation Letter Template 2017

Short Resignation Letter Template 2017

This template is available for short resignation letter composition.

Nov. 8, 2017

{Company Name}

{Adress Line 1}

{Address Line 2}

To whom it may concern;

Please accept this letter as resignation in my position as s{Position} under your company {Name of Company}.

My decision to resign is to {State reason for resigning}.

Thank you for all your support, trust and understanding.

Sincerely,

{Name}

Best Formal Resignation Letter Sample 2017

Resignation Letter Sample 2017 - Formal

Shown here is a sample formal letter of resignation for 2017. You may use the template for resignation letter.



December 01, 2017

[Company Name]
[Address line 1]
[Address line 2]


Dear [Sir]/[Ma’am],

I am writing to notify you that I am resigning from my position as [Position] of [Company Name].

My last day of employment will be [December 31, 2017].

I appreciate the opportunities I have been given at [Company name] and the professional guidance and support with which you have provided me. I wish you and the company success in the future.
Thank you. May the God Bless you and your Company.


Best Regards,

[Your name]

Sample Resignation Letter 2017

Sample Resignation Letter Template

Sender Lot #,Sender Street address,

Town/ City

Zip

October 10, 2017

Name of Employer

Position

Company Name

Company Street Address

Town or City, Province, Zip

 Dear Mr. / Ms. Supervisor/ Manager,

I would like to inform you that I am resigning from my position as Position or Job Description for Company Name, effective Nov. 9, 2017.

 Thank you for the support and the opportunities that you have provided me during the last No. of months or years. I wish you much success of your business.

I have enjoyed my tenure with the company. I can provide assistance in during the transition and turn over process.

Truly yours,

 Martha Sue

Yamaha NMAX Price Philippines 2017

Yamaha NMAX Specification

The Yamaha NMAX Price can be checked by visiting the nearest Yamaha dealer in your area. Philippines pricelist for these motors range Php118,000.00 as of the year 2017. Yamaha NMAX is a premium designed motorcycle that sports cool design for comfortable daily commute.

Handling in mid and high speeds is very good. The stiff suspension is noted for this motorcycle. The price is higher compared to the new Yamaha Aerox 155 which is priced Php 99,800.00 as of year 2017. This motorcycle always shows up on the city road, which shows the style and appeal of this motorcycle for ride.

Mio Soul i 125

Yamaha Mio Soul i 125 Specification

Table 1 Yamaha Mio Soul i 125 Specification

Review

Based on usage, Yamaha Mio Soul i 125 is fast as it is powered by a 125cc engine. It has better speed gain than lower cc motorcycles. The motorcycle is still maneuverable given it's 685mm or 27 inch front width. Since it is using Fuel injection, it is efficient in fuel.

One noticeable thing is the bright head light when motoring at night. Perfect for everyday use and travel with its stylish look and capacious compartment. Yamaha enabled a magnetic keyhole shutter on the Mio Soul i 125 which is a security feature that can be operated with the push of a button.

Available Colors

Yamaha Mio Soul i 125 is available in Matte Grey and Matte Green colors as shown on the picture from Yamaha site. Other color variants are also available. Yamaha Mio Soul i 125 have Matte Orange, Matte Black, Black and Purple, Black and White, and Black with Violet.

The black body color adds to the sophisticated combination of design and look, which make the motor gain more riders everyday as this motor is stylishly affordable and great value motorcycle.

Source: Image from Yamaha Motor Philippines, 2017

Price

Yamaha Mio Soul i 125 can be availed in cash or installment. Depending on the dealer and locaton, the price may vary. Price as seen from sources is Php79,900 as of 2017.

SSS Contribution Table 2017 Updated

SSS Contribution Table 2017

The SSS Contribution Table provides a visual reference for SSS contribution. It contains the computation of the employee and employer contribution based on the range of compensation of the employee as found on the left side of the table.

Download SSS Contribution Table 2017

You may also download the high-resolution letter size portrait version here.

You may also like the high-resolution letter size landscape viewer friendly version here.

The table below is same with the official SSS contribution table for 2016, 2015 and 2014. The fresh look of the design below gives quicker access to the needed data.

SSS Latest Contribution Table

The contents are manually computed and verified with the official SSS Contribution table. Formula is based on SSS contribution guidelines.

Pag ibig Contribution Table 2017

Pag ibig Contribution Table 2017

Eligibility to Pag-Ibig

All employees who are covered by the Social Security System (SSS) by law and voluntary Pag-ibig members,  provided that actual membership in the SSS shall not be a condition precedent to the mandatory coverage in the Pag-ibig Fund. It shall include, but are not limited to:

• An employee- permanent, temporary, or provisional and not over sixty (60) years old;
• Household helper who earns at least Php1,000.00 a month. 
• Filipino seafarer upon the signing of the standard employment certificate with the labor agency, and foreign ship owner acting as the employer;
• Self employed individual earning at least Php1,000.00 a month and not over sixty (60) years old;
• Expatriate not over sixty (60) years old and is compulsorily covered by the Social Security System (SSS), no matter the citizenship, regardless of duration and type of employment, and the whatever the method of compensation. With absence of an explicit exemption from SSS, the said expatriate, upon assumption of office, shall be covered by Pag-ibig Fund. Expatriates are foreign citizens living and working in the Philippines;
• All employees covered by Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) by law;
• Uniformed members in the Philippines- AFP, BFP, BJMP, and PNP;
• OFWs

Pag-Ibig Contribution Table

Shown above is the Pag-Ibig Contribution table. Note that Monthly compensation at Php1500.00 and above will have an employer compensation share of 2%. Employee share when monthly compensation is Php1,500 is 1%. Most of Filipino employees enjoy monthly compensation of more than Php1500.00, hence they contribute at 2% which is also equal to the employer share at 2%.

Philhealth Contribution Table 2017

Philhealth Contribution Table 2017

Shown below is the Philhealth Contribution table this 2017. You may also download a printer friendly version on the link in Excel format.

Philhealth Contribution Table 2017 Excel File 

By downloading the Excel file below which is stylized for printing. Download Printer Ready Excel

Philhealth Contribution Table 2017 effective as of Jan 2014

Salary Bracket	Salary Range	Salary Base	"Total Monthly Premium"	Employee Share*	Employer Share
1	8,999.99** and below	8,000.00	200.00	100.00	100.00
2	9,000.00 - 9,999.99	9,000.00	225.00	112.50	112.50
3	10,000.00 - 10,999.99	10,000.00	250.00	125.00	125.00
4	11,000.00 - 11,999.99	11,000.00	275.00	137.50	137.50
5	12,000.00 - 12,999.99	12,000.00	300.00	150.00	150.00
6	13,000.00 - 13,999.99	13,000.00	325.00	162.50	162.50
7	14,000.00 - 14,999.99	14,000.00	350.00	175.00	175.00
8	15,000.00 - 15,999.99	15,000.00	375.00	187.50	187.50
9	16,000.00 - 16,999.99	16,000.00	400.00	200.00	200.00
10	17,000.00 - 17,999.99	17,000.00	425.00	212.50	212.50
11	18,000.00 - 18,999.99	18,000.00	450.00	225.00	225.00
12	19,000.00 - 19,999.99	19,000.00	475.00	237.50	237.50
13	20,000.00 - 20,999.99	20,000.00	500.00	250.00	250.00
14	21,000.00 - 21,999.99	21,000.00	525.00	262.50	262.50
15	22,000.00 - 22,999.99	22,000.00	550.00	275.00	275.00
16	23,000.00 - 23,999.99	23,000.00	575.00	287.50	287.50
17	24,000.00 - 24,999.99	24,000.00	600.00	300.00	300.00
18	25,000.00 - 25,999.99	25,000.00	625.00	312.50	312.50
19	26,000.00 - 26,999.99	26,000.00	650.00	325.00	325.00
20	27,000.00 - 27,999.99	27,000.00	675.00	337.50	337.50
21	28,000.00 - 28,999.99	28,000.00	700.00	350.00	350.00
22	29,000.00 - 29,999.99	29,000.00	725.00	362.50	362.50
23	30,000.00 - 30,999.99	30,000.00	750.00	375.00	375.00
24	31,000.00 - 31,999.99	31,000.00	775.00	387.50	387.50
25	32,000.00 - 32,999.99	32,000.00	800.00	400.00	400.00
26	33,000.00 - 33,999.99	33,000.00	825.00	412.50	412.50
27	34,000.00 - 34,999.99	34,000.00	850.00	425.00	425.00
28	35,000.00 and up	35,000.00	875.00	437.50	437.50

*Employee share represents half of the total monthly premium while the other half is shouldered by the employer.
**For Kasambahay helper receiving a wage of less than Five Thousand Pesos (P5,000.00) per month, the employer will shoulder both the employee and employer share based on the premium schedule.

Reference: PhilHealth Circular 0027,s-2013

PhilHealth Online Registration

PhilHealth Online Registration

PhilHealth rolled out an online portal to assist and self service for their Pilhealth members. The PhilHealth portal facility can be found by clicking here. 

Becoming a PhilHelath Member

To become a PhilHealth Member, you need to submit a duly accomplished PhilHealth Member Registration Form. This can be done by going to the nearest PhilHealth office to your area or by simply going online to the PhilHealth Online Registration website.

To submit your PhilHealth Membership form to the nearest PhilHealth Office, download the form from below:

Download PhilHealth Membership Registration Form

Accomplish the form and legibly write on it. Then you can submit to nearest PhilHealth Office on your location. For the list of PhilHealth office, please refer to the PhilHealth Offices List.

How to Use PhilHealth Online Registration?

Using your browser, go to the official eServices page of PhilHealth. Click Proceed button if you wish to register online. Note that the facility is for:

1. Employed Members
2. Self-employed
3. Overseas Filipino Worker
4. Retirees in the Government and Private Sector

After clicking proceed, yo will be routed to a Terms and Conditions page. Read the Terms and Condition and click the check box "I agree" if you agree. Then finally click Agree button to proceed.

You will see an online form. The entries on the form will be used for your membership information and application. Make sure to enter only valid information. 

When all required information and other optional information, and files are filled in and attached, fill-up the capcha or verification box for submission.

You will get a PhilHealth comfirmation message on your screen after successfully submitting your application. You may also need to check your email your provided on the submitted information. You will het

Check the email address that you provide in the contact details for further instructions on your online application. As I mention before the steps above is only the phase one of the registration online.

After receiving the confirmation message from PhilHealth that your application was successfully approved, you can start paying your premiums to become active and eligible for the benefits of PhilHealth.

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Load Trick Smart Globe Sun

Load Trick Smart Globe Sun Smart TM 2017

Buying load is what we do as Telco subscribers. Prepaid SIM users would load for various promos to get services for call, text, and data. We tend to set aside budget for such promos and reload at amounts like 50 pesos, 75 pesos, 100 pesos, and so on. Load Smart Globe and Sun prepaid with this trick.

How do we Reload for our Prepaid SIM now?

We are used to reloading at Sari-sari stores. In exchange for the reload service, we pay extra 2 or 3 pesos. We can also opt to buy reload prepaid cards from Globe, Sun, and Smart. With the card amounting to at least 100 pesos, we can get the load by registering the code in the card. However,       we pay for the same amount as the load amount.

The convenience of online reloading was introduced by banks. Banks offer reloading portal with the use of their online banking mechanism. We can reload on permitted amount using our bank account. We will pay for the same amount for the amount we load.


Related News: New Motorola Moto E4 Plus now Available at Lazada

Why we would want to Reload using Lazada?

Good news. Upon checking and searching, we see the largest online shopping market, Lazada to provide an introductory price for their new reloading platform. Thanks to this service from them, we can save as much as 10 discount off of the amount we are trying to load.

Click the link to go to Lazada loading site here.



One requirement is you must have a credit card or a debit card. The card is not saved in their system, and their system for online shopping also have card payment processing. Therefore, we are assured that their point of sale payment system is secured.

Major Telco numbers are supported, and visiting the page is a click away.

Youtube Money per View

Youtube is the the most popular video sharing website in the world. According to latest Alexa.com statistics, the site is ranked number 2 globally in terms of traffic and number 2 in the USA. It is a revolutionary website back in the early days of web and that made Google acquire the website in 2006. Google also rank on top of all high traffic site, at number 1 as of this writing. Youtube money per view is a way to monetize your videos,

How to change Local Google to Google.com search?

Perhaps you need to access google.com to check some stuff online. However, due to some reasons, the local country google search engine appears like google.com.ph search. You want to access google.com. This is a way on how to change Local Google to Google.com search

Here's what you can do to fix this on Google Chrome.
Go to "Customize and Control Google Chrome" or the 3 dotted icon at the top left of the Google Chrome Window.

1. Scroll to Search Engine
2. Click Manage Search Engine
3. Scroll to "Other search engine"
4. Click Add

5. Under "Add search engine window", enter the Search Engine. You can put "Google US" or something.

6. Enter Keyword like "Google Search US" or any keyword.

7. The copy and paste the code below to the third box (URL with %s in place of query)

http://www.google.com/search?{google:RLZ}{google:acceptedSuggestion}{google:originalQueryForSuggestion}sourceid=chrome&ie={inputEncoding}&q=%s

How to turn off Peer-to-Peer Windows Update?

High network utilisation happens when there is Windows update, and this contributes to the slow down of internet if not taken seriously. It always has the top bandwidth usage compared to other user internet usage. Windows peer-to-peer update can be turned off by following our how to turn off p2p Win 10 update tutorial.

The default Windows 10 setting uses some sort of a peer-to-peer scheme in distributing updates. For quick solution, you can just turn it off on all Windows 10 machines you deploy. The feature is hidden deep in several options:

Start > Settings > Update & security > Windows Update > Advanced options > Choose how updates are delivered > set to OFF.

This step will stop the Peer-to-peer update default setting of Windows 10 update. However, there are instances that the Windows update service will not stop hogging the bandwidth of the internet connected access point or modem. It might be handy to setup a script to disable the Windows server update service due to this bandwidth usage behaviour and while still giving the user an option to disable the task manually to allow update to push for security like every once a week. For the complete guide on how to Disable Service Host Delivery Optimization Script Windows 10, please follow the linked step.

How to Troubleshot Slow Internet Issue?

Users may experience slow connection. Users will be complaining that a webpage loads for 1 minute. Others may become frustrated why the buffering of the video is long. The following guides will help in checking the internet.

Local Area Connection

Basic Steps:

1. Did you try to conduct power cycle of the modem?
The modem connects your router or PC to the internet. Your internet provider will have their cooper cable, fiber, broadband signal receiver, or satellite signal receiver connected to this device in order for you to receive the internet service of the ISP. The device can be powered on for a long time. Many people rarely turn it off. Others leave it on since they got it installed by the installer are their house. There are modems that might turned off only when there is a power outage. Since the equipment is susceptible to heat and thermal buildup, interference, static buildup, or any other effects of the equipment being on, restarting it can help restore your internet. It is also your diagnosis if the modem causes the issue.

2. Did you try to conduct LAN-to-LAN testing?

You may try to connect the ETPI provided modem to a single computer to confirm. Please make sure to set your IP address in Local Area Connection based on the IP block provided. Here are the steps:

a.) Open ‘Run’ command by pressing the Windows logo on your keyboard and the letter ‘R’ simultaneously.
b.) Type in the command: ncpa.cpl
c.) Once you press the Enter key or click ‘Ok’, the Network Connections window will come up
d.) Right-click the Local Area Connection icon, then click ‘Properties’
e.) Click to select ‘Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)’. if you are using Windows XP, it is ‘Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)’
f.) Click ‘Properties’ and select ‘Use the following IP address’. Then input the following information:

-IP address: (get from ISP) -Subnet mask: (get from ISP) -Default gateway: (get from ISP) -Preferred DNS server:  ISP DNS -Alternate DNS server:  ISP DNS 2

g.) Click ‘OK’ twice to close the boxes

Advance Steps:

1. Clear Internet cache, browser cookies and history. On any browser, just press CTRL + SHIFT + DELETE simultaneously.

2. Try other Internet browser. If using IE or Chrome, advise to use Firefox. Check if browser is set to use a proxy server.

For IE or Chrome:
a)      Go to Internet Options. They can run the command:  inetcpl.cpl
b)      Under “Connections” tab, click “LAN Settings” then uncheck all boxes. Click “Ok”

For Firefox:
a)      Click “Tools” (press ALT if not showing), then “Options”
b)      Click “Advanced”
c)      Under the “Network” tab, click the “Settings” button, then select the radio button for “No Proxy”. Click “Ok”

3. Please disable, close or exit the programs which might be taking up too much of the Internet bandwidth (e.g. Torrent, Windows Updates, Skype, YM, etc.)

4. Please disable any firewall/anti-virus/filtering software that might be hindering their connection to the Internet.

5. Power cycle the modem by turning off or unplugging the device for 5 minutes.

6. Visit the website http://www.speedtest.net/ and click on ‘Settings’ on top of the page, then select using your ISP server as the ‘Preferred Server’ when you before you begin the test.

7. Ping the DNS server provided by the ISP via Command Prompt or the Network Utility website.

Mobile Internet

1. Make sure you are already using 4G LTE sim if you have 4G capable phone and a 4G covered area.

2. Set your phone to a preferred network. You can do this at Settings> Mobile Network>Set Preferred Network Type> 3G/WCDMA only. This can be done on 3G handsets without 4G LTE area. If it is set to Auto and the signal the phone selects is 2G, that will cause slow internet (even if you have 3G signal).

How to Setup Outlook Mailbox on First Time Use?

Upon logging in to the PC with his credentials, the user can follow the steps below to configure outlook mailbox for first time use. Outlook provides a Welcome Wizard in which the user information is auto-configured based on the log-in account. IT support can provide the following simple instruction to the user. The user can read and do the simple steps as it is only including button clicks.

1. Open Outlook
2. Click next button
3. Click next button
4. Click Finish button
5. Outlook now opens with his mailbox

Email provided is a company resource and will be provided for official business purposes. Many mailbox fill up as non-business related transactions and personal emails go to the employee's assigned email. This will affect the overall storage if no guideline is disseminated. Let the user know to safeguard the email and the password and avoid giving away the emails publicly to avoid spam and viruses. Viruses are often transmitted by email. Limiting exposure of email address by responsible use online can reduce spam senders.

How to remove Bitdefender Endpoint Security uninstall password?

For you to removed or changed the uninstall password of your Bitdefender Endpoint Security please perform the following steps:


1. From you Control Center , go to Policies.

2. Under Policies simply choose the policy which has uninstall password set. ( Simply double clicked the Policy)
     At your case it seems that the DIRECT TO CLOUD AV UPDATE(FOR RELAY SERVER AND LAPTOP)  Policy has password configuration.

3. On your policy,  Under General go to >  Settings > Password Configuration. You can choose either set another password or disable the uninstall password.

4. Click Save so that the policy will take effect.

How to fix printing issue?

Issue is about a user that cant print. Printers can be connected by USB and shared to officemates via Windows printer share. If the printer is LAN capable, it can be directly connected to a network and the printer is shared via a central server or by direct printer detection and setup.

Steps in resolving printing issues include following basic troubleshooting which are the first steps in fixing the problem and a way to gather information for the succeeding steps of troubleshoot.The later part discuss on advance steps in troubleshooting the printer. We follow the guides and steps in the troubleshooting page of the printer or the manual. However if the printer has none of it, or such resources are not available, you can follow the following proven steps in troubleshooting the printer.

1. Make sure basic TS followed:

-          Make sure printer is on

-          Make sure printer is connected to either LAN, or USB cable

-          Note error message

-          Restart printer

2. Depending on error, do appropriate steps:

-          Put paper on tray when paper out

-          Put replacement ink/cartridge when ink/toner low

-          Clear paper jam

3.  If user can print randomly but others don''t have such issue, run ping on user computer. Request time out indicates bad connection.

-          Replace LAN cable of user PC

-          Make sure request time out is minimal (or none)

Some printer like HP LaserJet printer is sensitive to toner/ink level, and often malfunction when the toner is low. Checking ink level can give you clue on whether you have issue caused by low print supply installed on equipment. Make sure printer is not attached to UPS. UPS has power rating and the printer uses a lot of power during startup which the UPS might not able to deliver. It causes electrical problems causing various printer malfunction. Always connect the printer to the power outlet. The printer might not respond to reboot and restart. The printer have static electricity buildup and by pressing the power button while the printer is off, static buildup will be released. Issues in hang up can be resolve by doing this procedure.

If the steps can't restore the printer to its working status, you might need to call the supplier for servicing. Check warranty status. It will be good to keep your warranty notes in case such scenarios happen that you need to have printer repair.

How to Issue Company Standard Signatures?

Company signatures needs to be standardized in order to set a uniform format for employee email signatures. Signatures are important part of email communication. It shows the employee information like full name, the position, and job title. It also shows the contact details such as mobile number, telephone number and the local extension, and the fax number if any.

To standardize part of our corporate communications, IT admins requests everybody in the company to adhere to an issued the templates. This should be used for all email communications with external contacts. Oftentimes the employee is given one template, but for multi-site and multi-account employees, the are given choice for selecting the appropriate template. Employees are given template and needs to replace/fill in appropriate information in the fields.

Common instructions and rules include:
- Do not alter the logos
- Do not alter the format, fonts, and colors
- Do not add emoticons, other images, or quotations

Once users identified the appropriate template for them, they need to change the contents to their name, position/company, mobile number, etc., and follow the steps below for Microsoft Outlook (2013):

1. Highlight all and copy the template that you will use and that you have changed with your information.
2. On your Outlook program, click on ‘File’, then ‘Options’, select ‘Mail’ on the left pane, and click on ‘Signatures’ button on the right.
3. Click on ‘New’ button and type a name for your template.
4. Click on the big box where you can type your content, and paste (Ctrl-V) your copied template.
5. Click OK to save your template.
6. To test, open a new email and see if your signature automatically appears. If not, click on ‘Insert’ on the menu, and clcik on ‘Signature’ button at the top.

How to Set & Cancel Call Forwarding On The Iwatsu ADIX IX-12KTD-2 Phone

How To Set & Cancel Call Forwarding On The Iwatsu ADIX IX-12KTD-2 Phone

Call forwarding can be very helpful when you are busy or away from your desk. Call forwarding allows you to redirect your incoming calls to an internal destination or an external line. You can have your colleagues take calls for you when you’re busy, or you may conduct your business calls on your mobile phone while you’re on the field.
If you have an Iwatsu ADIX IX-12KTD-2 phone, we can guide you through the steps of setting up and cancelling your Call Forwarding feature.
To set the forward destination, you may lift the handset or press SPKR, then press FWD. You will then enter the Call Type you wish to forward:
• Press 1 for All Calls
• Press 2 for CO Calls only
• Press 3 for Intercom Calls only
Next, enter the Flexible Call Forward Mode:
• Press 1 to forward All Calls to another extension or hunt group
• Press 2 to forward Busy/No Answer Calls to another extension or hunt group
• Press 3 to forward No Answer Calls to another extension or hunt group
• Press 4 to forward All Calls to an external number, using Personal Speed Dial codes 90-99
For Modes 1, 2, and 3, you will need to enter the extension or hunt group number. For Mode 4, you will need to enter the Personal Speed Dial code.
Wait for a confirmation tone and then you may hang up.
To cancel Call Forwarding, lift the handset and then press FWD. Next, press * then enter the Call Type you wish you cancel:
• Press 1 for All Calls (CO/Intercom)
• Press 2 for CO Calls only
• Press 3 for Intercom Calls only
Wait for a confirmation tone, and then you may hang up.

How to Check Your Website Ranking

How to Check Your Website Ranking

It is important that you see the rank of your website on your country. This give you information on how popular your website is. This also shows how your website performed and how it attracted readers and visitors to check your website contents. There are a lot of webpages created every day. Being able to see how your viewers tend to visit your page is important for improving your website contents to have more viewership. That is why there is a way for you to check your rank manually.

A good web ranking tool should be able to provide the following relevant information for you when you check your website rank.

1. Popularity
The web ranking should show how popular your website is. Popularity per country must be shown for targeted interpretation of your sites country specific audience. Not all website has equal viewership for your website. Getting to know how popular your website is on a target country is important.

2. Search Traffic
The website traffic shows your inflow of visitors. It tells the webmaster all visit activities to the site. The higher the number, the better. Knowing that your search traffic is good means your site is performing well.

3. Engagement
Audience engagement means the time spent by visitor to a site. When it is just few seconds, it means that the user have not read the contents of the page that could be either due to low quality contents. Being able to know this will help admins create content rich and quality pages which will make engagement statistic higher bring up other site metrics mentioned with it.

4. Unique Visitors
New sessions for your site is important as retaining returning visitors. Having a constant stream of new visitors is needed for the success of the page. Quality is very important. People look for value for the pages they visit. The more value of the site for the visitors, the greater chance of having new visitors. Visitors tend to share the link of sites relevant to their needs, or the sites that helped them with their particular issue.

5. Audience Geography
This should tell where your audience are from.


Looking for the website to check your traffic? You can go to Alexa.com and enter your website to view information about your site rank.

How to Fix Excel File Hang

Microsoft Excel is a part of the Microsoft Office suite created by Microsoft that is the world's most popular spreadsheet software. Right now it is available for Windows, MacOS, Android and iOS. Its popularity grew due to its extensive features for formula and calculation, graphing and charts, pivot tables, and Visual Basic for Applications or VBA.

How to Solve Always Available Offline folder not Syncing

Users of Windows computer have option to setup their Sync Center to make a shared network folder to be available offline. In a network, Windows can be set to allow sharing of files and folder resources. This greatly helps in the access of data between computers. The network folder can be used with the access settings to allow certain users have full access, while for others to have limited access like reading only the contents of the shared folder.

How to Map a Network Folder

Network folders are created to share folder to intended recipients. More or less the sender uses email to inform the person to open the network folder. However, accessing a network folder will be tedious since the person opening the shared folder needs to open the email and find on the messages which folder link to be clicked. By mapping the drive, the network folder appears with the drive letter. It would be very accessible as it will available the the folder explorer. All mapped drive will be under category Network location as seen on the image below.

In order to create a mapping (shortcut), you may try :
1. Get the shared  folder location from the person sharing the folder
2. Go to Start>Computer>Right Click and select Map Network Drive

3. Put the copied text as seen on picture and click the finish button:

4. You will have a link when you open Computer like this one:

How to Add Local admin using Command Prompt

In setting up a computer, the local admin account is set. It is the first account to used in the system to provide the local administrative access to configure the Wifi access, the network settings, and domain settings. Connecting the computer to the domain network allows organizational administrators to manage the PC as part of the organization and implement the group policy.

Sometimes, the PC become disconnected to the domain and the domain administrator cant make necessary changes to connect back to domain. Rejoining to domain requires local administrator account when the PC is experiencing domain trust relationship. The admin will not be able to login since the cache credentials is not available, or the domain admin account is never logged in to the computer. It is also possible that the local admin password is not known and the admin do not have the password for example, another person setup the laptop and the current admin was not able to reset the password when they still have the access. Due to multiple password changes of the domain admin, the cached domain admin credentials saved on the computer still have the old password. The admin would have the difficulty to use the cached domain admin account.

Prevention is better than cure and the admin can setup local admin account to the computer. It is a matter of implementation based on the policy for IT but it saves time when trying to recover from domain trust relationship problem.

In order to add a local admin to the computer, type the following command via command prompt. It can also be run remotely using Psexec.

net user adminlocal "" /add
net localgroup administrators /add adminlocal

Basically the command in the first line is an instruction to add adminlocal as a username.
The second line adds adminlocal to the local administrators group. Adminlocal username can be any username of choice.

How to fix Microsoft Office frozen white blanked window issue

Microsoft Office products like Excel sometimes freeze and turns into a white window. You know that the program still responds because the up and down scroll buttons still works. We often close the window and the program works normally again. However, without the necessary fix, the issue could repeat itself and can greatly affect productivity. It can also cause data loss if the user suddenly closed the window.

To solve the issue, one can do the following:

1. From your excel, go to File
2. Go to Options>Advanced
3. Under Display, uncheck the Disable Hardware Acceleration
4. Restart the Excel

Hardware acceleration sometimes affect the way the software renders its graphical user interface. It is meant to accelerate graphics by harnessing the graphical processing unit of the computer but sometimes leads to the issue of Office displaying as a white window.

If the above tip does not help, you can try checking the recommended and minimum software and hardware requirements for your Microsoft Office whether it is 2010, 2013 or 2016 version. Keep in mind that running 64 bit Microsoft Office program on a PC with 64 bit operating system and supported processor will be faster compared to running a 32 bit version.

You can also try to repair the Microsoft Office installation. Obtain your Microsoft Office executable installer setup and run it on Maintenance mode to repair any damaged Office program files that would have been affected by 3rd party software, corruption due to aborted windows updates or other causes.

Finally, you can remove the program by un-installation and reinstalling it. It can also go as far as reformating the affected PC.

How to Connect to Windows VPN

Windows provides built-in feature to connect to a configures RRAS server for your company. By properly configuring the settings of your server, one can connect and work outside of office to access the internal network. By getting your IT administrator to do the configuration, you should be able to connect easily. By continuing to the following instructions require information about hat type of VPN is set so to properly setup the VPN client on your PC.

This option is made for Win 7, and the following instructions will show how to setup Windows VPN client.

1. From Control Panel, navigate into Network and Internet\Network and Sharing Center.
2. Click on Set up a connection or a network
3. Select Connect to a Workplace, and select No, create a new connection
4. Select Use my internet connection (VPN)
5. Enter Internet address and Destination name
Internet address can be the external IP address of the company. Destination name can be set by the user.
6. Click Next, Type your username, password and optional Domain. You can opt for Remember this password to save the configuration. Click on Connect button but you can skip and try later.

Congratulations the settings are already saved and you can connect to the VPN site by checking the internet icon near system date and time. You will see the VPN name you have set and clicking on connect will allow VPN connection.

How to Print Multiple Slides into a Page

PDF documents can contain slide size contents. Printing slides are often done multi-slide into a page since the contents are simple and easy to read. It is also printed as 2 by 3 slide per page in order to minimize the cost of printing.

Please try to print on Adobe Reader with the following options selected:
1. Click Multiple button
2. Set page per sheet as 2 X 3 so you get 6 slides in one page.
3. Then click print to print the document.

See screen shot below which shows the Print Window. Clicking the print button will output the page with multiple slides on it.