Let’s talk about DNS servers. You know, those magical, invisible librarians of the internet who work 24/7, never ask for a raise, and don’t get nearly enough respect for what they do. They’re the ones who take your desperate “how to unclog toilet with chopsticks” search and make sure it gets to the right place. And yet, when your Wi-Fi
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Let’s talk about a classic. A legend. A book so revered that it shows up in every networking class, certification prep, and techie’s desk with Post-it notes hanging out like it’s being auditioned for a thriller series. Yep, I’m talking about Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach by Kurose and Ross—aka the Bob Ross of network education, but with less paint
Let me take you back to the Before Times—specifically December 2019. I was at a Cityworks user conference, not expecting much beyond some coffee, vendor booths, and maybe a few maps. But then it hit me: We could be doing way more with GIS. Like, actually use it to improve operations—not just stare at dashboards. That moment changed everything. I
Intro: You ever open a map app, zoom around a bit, and think, “This is cool—I could do this for a living”? Well, guess what? You can! But if you’re dreaming of becoming a GIS Administrator, let me pop that bubble of easy-breezy cartography and introduce you to the spicy world of GIS infrastructure. Spoiler: It’s less Indiana Jones with
So, you’ve decided to dive into GIS. Welcome to the realm of spatial joins, polygons that don’t behave, and shapefiles that somehow still exist in 2025. It’s exciting, overwhelming, and occasionally soul-crushing. But don’t worry—there’s a beacon in the geospatial fog, and his name is Matt Forrest. This guy? He’s the real deal. GIS pro, Field CTO at CARTO, and
Once, we believed treaties meant something. That flags flying side by side meant brothers-in-arms. That an attack on one was an attack on all—or at least a joint statement from someone who mattered. We were wrong. The Philippines signed on to SEATO in 1954. The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization. A name that sounded like NATO but acted more like a
So, you’ve decided to enter the magical world of GIS—Geographic Information Systems. Welcome! You’re either here because your boss threw a spreadsheet at you and said “make it a map,” or because you saw someone on TikTok making colorful maps and thought, “I could do that.” Well, buckle up, buttercup. Let me introduce you to your new best friend: QGIS.
So What’s AI, Anyway? Before we start criticizing the country for not being “AI-ready,” let’s be real—millions of Filipinos aren’t even sure what AI is.No judgment. Our internet’s slow, electricity’s unstable, and life is hard. Nobody’s got time to read whitepapers when rice is ₱60 per kilo. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is tech that mimics human thinking—chatbots, facial recognition, Waze rerouting,
Alright, buckle up. We’re about to talk about the one programming language that network engineers swear by, cybersecurity folks can’t live without, and GIS admins eventually come crawling to when they realize ArcMap isn’t going to automate itself. Yes, we’re talking about Python—the duct tape of the digital world, but way more elegant and less sticky. “But Why Python Tho?”
No, I don’t use a gaming laptop for school to play games. That would be idiotic. I use it because I actually do things that require power—real power—not the kind that dies after opening four Chrome tabs and a poorly coded school portal. And before anyone says, “But that’s expensive”—yes, it is. I saved up for it. Month after month.