Is Online Gambling Legal?

Dear Kotsengkuba,

Even if it couldn’t possibly kill the usual “offline” casinos, online casinos has sprouted like mushrooms all over the internet which could only mean that their popularity in western countries are getting high? However, with this current increase in online gambling sites, an uninformed and unsuspecting online gambler could easily get lost with the massive number of online casinos. With this event, gambling gurus have massively formed online casino review sites to provide the internet gamblers an easier way in choosing how to spend their money in gambling. But is online gambling legal?

In 2006, a great debate was formed when a bill was submitted in the US Senate. The bill was supposed to ban Internet Gambling and similar online gambling sites. Quoted from the omniquoted Wikipedia: The Internet Gambling Prohibition Act (IGPA) was a 1999 bill in the US Senate to ban Internet gambling. Passage of the bill was defeated, in large part, by the lobbying efforts of Jack Abramoff. The bill was supported by Christian conservative groups such as Focus on the Family, Moral Majority, and the Christian Coalition.

Curious but not confused,

Your Alter-ego

We’re So Fine. Thank you!

Dear Fans,

My wife and I would like to thank everyone who sent their messages asking if we’re okay. Yes, we’re okay. If you would take a look at this China map, you will find that we’re miles and miles away from the earthquake’s epicenter in Sichuan Province. We’re in Jiangsu province and though tall buildings here were rumored to have experience the tremors, we’re too far from being affected. We didn’t even felt a bit of the vibrations.

Thank you for all your email and messages checking whether we’re fine or have been affected. We also pray that no other Filipinos were hurt during that recent tragedy.

Yours,

Kotsengkuba

Are cheap web hosting services really reliable?

Dear Kotsengkuba,

Are cheap web hosting services really reliable? There are some points to consider in order to address that kind of question. Let’s say for example Web Host Provider A is a well know and reputable web hosting provider but as most well known web hosting providers, they come with a slightly higher prices. Then there’s Web Host Provider B which is not so well known but offer reasonably lower prices. Because WHPA is well known, they would obviously a huge number of clients. Problem comes with such kind of massive number of accounts in their servers, things get crowded so the servers tend to get overused and then fail in the long run. But WHPB has fewer clients so the servers are a little at ease so the accounts run smoother.

Additionally, WHPA offers huge web space and other features that the clients wouldn’t really need. And even if the clients would max them out, they don’t have a high CPU allocation so their web sites tend to work slower.

Therefore, to answer the question “Are cheap web hosting services really reliable?” the answer still depends on each client’s needs.

Moderately-confused,

Your Alter-ego

“LOL!” Says BBC News on the Great Firewall of China

Dear Kotsengkuba,

After being blocked from China’s internet portals for years, BBC News is now being accessed by millions of internet users in China.

BBC News says: It is not clear why China’s net population, the world’s largest, is suddenly able to view the BBC News website after years of being blocked. Nor is it clear how long the access will continue.

But what is certain is that China’s authorities have dynamic control of what their citizens can and cannot access.

In a nutshell, most countries are employing site blocking by manual (one-by-one) blocking of internet sites by telling ISPs to prevent access on these sites. However, China’s so-called “Golden Shield” does the blocking by preventing access for certain keywords.

LOLing as well,

Your alter-ego

Call Me!

Dear Kotsengkuba,

After I left my first job, I got a few amount with me that allowed me to start a little business while at home and looking for a job. I bought a few amount of phone cards and internet cards, post a sign board on front of our house to announce my inventory and sell it to our neighbors. At that time, prepaid phone and internet cards are still of high value until the cheap AUTO LOADS and DSL connections became popular.

On the side light, Getmecalling.com is one of the largest retailers of international calling cards or phone cards. Perhaps this is one good source of cheap international cards should you need one when you go on another country.

Curious,

Your alter-ego