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GMA7: SexBomb’s The famous “Bilog na hugis itlog”

Renz Niefes — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:00:00 +0000

I really find it funny to listen to their latest song about how to shade the circle in your ballot. For me, this is really a great way to educate people on how to place their vote for this upcoming 2010 Presidential Elections. This song was even taught in schools. It was even danced by Cebu Dancing Inmates.

I also want to be part of this education campaign that GMA7 has started. Enjoy the video!

Jasper Reports: Invalid ClassDesc Exception on Tomcat Environment

Renz Niefes — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:00:35 +0000

I tried to deploy a tomcat project on linux operating system and i encountered a weird jasper reports exception. I have to admit that it took me longer to figure out what the problem is. I have wasted two working days to finish this issue.

The module is suppose to print out invoices in PDF format but i got this exception instead. I have written the class that uses Jasper Reports version 3.7.0. Previously, im using version 3.6.1 and the necessary jar files are in my LIB folder and classpath. Then i upgraded it to 3.7.0, stored the jar files on LIB and replaced the entries in classpath. On my workstation, my class works fine. But on production server, it throws an exception.

According to JasperForge.net, the exception was about two jasper report versions used in project. I thought at first that there’s no problem with my project environment on Eclipse Europa because, i only set the 3.7.0 on classpath. But the problem was, i have 3.6.1 and 3.7.0 on LIB folder and that caused the exception. After i removed the 3.6.1 jar files and re deployed the tomcat project, the module worked.

The key point is never store two jasper reports version on both classpath and LIB folder on your tomcat project to avoid versioning issues.

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Noynoy Aquino VS Corruption

Renz Niefes — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 16:00:00 +0000

I’m still wondering if corruption in the Philippines can be stopped? Can Noynoy Aquino really fight and stop corruption if he won this year’s presidential election? How will Noynoy fight corruption in every sector of the government? Is really corruption the source of “kahirapan” in our country?

Until now, I’m still undecided whom to vote for President. As a responsible citizen of our country, as early as now, we should be researching and comparing the candidates and have a list of our own. We really cannot afford to just guess. We have to put the right people in order to get back to the right track. Poverty has become very hard and we need someone who can govern our country very well and lead us back to prosperity.

I hope someone could answer my questions above.

Philippine 2010 Presidential Election: My Five Basic Qualities of a Good Political Leader

The Assistants of My Life (Personal Digital Assistant)

Renz Niefes — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 06:58:30 +0000

Ever since I started working as an IT professional, i have bought numerous personal digital assistants. I started with Palm M105 (2001). I was already happy with it during that time. Its one of the most affordable PDA at that time. Pocket pc is still unpopular and Mp3 players too. But I was thinking that if PDA could allow users to view pictures, listen to mp3 and watch movies, that would be very good. Palm is cheaper that time and I got mine for only PHP 7,500.00. Good models will cost you about PHP 25,000 during those times which i find it impractical as compared to its features.

The downside of palm m105 is it uses 2 AAA batteries. If the batteries went dead, so is your data. So I make sure i sync my data regularly.

After almost a year, i decided to sell it and buy pocket pc instead. I bought Compaq iPaq 3630(2002). The screen is big and this time it has colored screen. Now i can view pictures, listen to mp3 and watch movies. The problem is the memory. It only has 32MB memory. The model that i bought isn’t expandable so I’m always getting frustrated which mp3 to put everyday. During those times, Compaq iPaq costs about PHP 20,000 to PHP 40,000.

Another complain that i have for iPaq is the battery life. Mine can only do mp3 playback for about 2 to 3 hours only. Note that the backlight is already set to lowest settings. So my iPaq ended up most of the time in its cradle. After a year i decided to sell the iPaq and never bought one for almost 2 years until Palm came up with a better product.

This time i bought Palm Tungsten E (2005). I got this for only PHP 12,000.00. The reason why I switched back to Palm OS is because, it has lots of apps as compared to pocket pc. I bought it because, It has built-in battery, colored screen and can play mp3 and videos already. I can view pictures too which is great. WIFI at that time is still emerging. So mobile browsing isn’t in my criteria yet. Oh i remember, i have lots of palm OS games that time. I even have a very good chess program that i use when i play Yahoo Chess. And i always win because of that. Hehehe..

This PDA is with me until 2006. I have decided to sell it because, new models are coming up and my gadget’s resale value slowly decreases. So i sold it while the resale value is still high. Unfortunately, i wasn’t able to buy a new one until January 2010.

I bought myself an iPod Touch 8GB 3rd Generation. I’m pretty happy with it! I can do everything that i can do on my previous PDAs and i can do a lot more! Now i use my iPod to manage my finances, play exciting games, browse the net, chat with friends, make phone calls through VOIP and most importantly, write blog entries (just like what im doing now). This gadget still has a lot of potentials. There are thousands of apps to choose from through the app store and a lot of them are free!

So far, Apple has made a lot of wonderful and useful products just like this. No wonder why iPhone is so popular. If budget permits, i would also like to have one. I wish someone gives me an iPhone for my birthday tomorrow.

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