Month: January 2018

Recently our office has undergone a change from Windows XP to Windows 7. Win XP has been a good operating system but since Microsoft abadoned it, companies had started to adapt Windows 7.

Well of course in connection to that, customizations need to be done. Right now the way for the startup folder has somewhat changed.

the simple way to place a shortcut is using the following location
C:\Users\<YOURUSERNAME>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

I created a youtube video to show the slideshow of my journey.

https://youtu.be/BDpiCZn2tQA

Hope you enjoy the video.

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After our office server crashed, I managed to reinstall the Windows operating system but somehow I cannot connect to it like what I am usually used to. I was first thinking of the motherboard or network problem since what was broker was the hard drive (it had a knocking sound).

The only thing that changed in my whole setup was the Anti Virus. I was previously using Avast Free Version but right now, I wanted to try the Avast Premium version.

After seeing my Windows Firewall being controlled by Avast, it got me thinking that what if i disable the Firewall feature from Avast.

To my surprise, it was the answer that I was looking for. I created a youtube video to show the slideshow of my journey.

https://youtu.be/n5BZGoHUNn0

Hope you enjoy the video.

Coffee Cup

As a resident alien here in the Philippines for so many years, it is mandatory that we need to pay an annual fee to the Bureau of Immigration. If you still have the paper type ACR form, you need to change it to the ACR I-card type that is the same size as a credit card.

It’s a yearly thing that we (alien’s) have to undergo. I just hope in the future they can make this annual thing an online deposit thing like when you want to get your NSO birth certificate. They deliver it to your doorstep. I’m happy at least it’s a start.

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When to apply
I have read that you have from February 1 until March 1 to apply for this. Any exceeding month after this you will be charged PHP 200.00 per month until the month that you pay your annual fee.

How to apply?
* Present original ACR I-Card or paper-based ACR, passport visa page of latest arrival and official receipts of previous Annual Report payment.
* Secure the Order of Payment Slip.
* Pay the required immigration fees.
* Get the Official Receipt.

Now this one i got from their BI website. The funny thing here is the small sentence at the end that says you need to bring your previous annual report payment. so it’s a must not to throw away your previous receipts.

How much does it cost?
Annual Report (AR) Fee PHP 300.00
Legal Research Fee (LRF) PHP 10.00
for each immigration fee
except Head Tax and Fines
TOTAL PHP 310.00

Please Note: Monthly fine of P200.00 for delayed Annual Report (reckoned from March 2 of the current year).

Annual Report Fee is assessed once the arrival of theapplicant falls on or before Nov. 2 of the preceding year.

*** Fees are updated as of 06 March 2014 and may change without prior notice.

Source : http://www.immigration.gov.ph/services/alien-registration/annual-report-a-r