My name is Petros Rigas, an IT expert and Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) living and working in Bangkok, Thailand. I blog about my life experiences, background, project management, technology and general interests. Do feel free to leave comments or visit my contact page to reach me directly.
Amazon Order Cancellation Phishing Email! The moment you receive an email from: order-update@amazon.com with the subject: Amazon.com – Your Cancellation(‘order#’), you start wondering: when did I last order a product through Amazon? The next question you might ask: what if someone used my credit to place an order? Maybe I should just follow through with [...]
What is NFC? You’ve probably heard about it and only know that it stands for Near Field Communication (NFC). And you may wonder: is this another ‘bluetooth’ type technology? What’s all the fuss? I’ll try to explain this as simple as possible. NFC is basically an ISO standard that defines wireless communication (by radio signals) [...]
How cruel is it when people criticize or even attempt to rule other peoples’ lives? One of my most arduous encounters with my myself is my attempt to accept advice and knowledge from people who preach the “truth” but lead their lives totally against their preaching. You might ask: “who are you to judge others [...]
Who said life is fair? Growing up you think life is fair and that one day you’ll earn your right. I witnessed it all. Sad feelings – so many sad feelings. Relatives dying, people leaving for better lives, uncertainty in a country whose destiny is uncertain, and generally not knowing what is to come of [...]
How difficult it gets for Project Managers to keep up with tasks for the day? Besides a Work Breakdown Structure and a project schedule built into Microsoft Project or Excel focusing on project tasks, Project Managers still carry on unscheduled tasks daily that support project and non-project activities. Where are such tasks recorded and how [...]
This is regarding a ‘Gmail Email Account Verification Hoax’. I must admit even techies are fooled into clicking on links that lead to sites with spyware or ‘malware’. Note the below email I just received from someone masquerading as Google Gmail. The subject of the email is: ‘Email Account Verification‘ and the content goes as [...]
Don’t get me wrong! I’m all for Cloud Computing and how it’s transforming the way companies use technology to streamline their business and support operations. I fully support the ‘cloud’ and why it should be exploited by companies to help reduce their technology costs. Yet what is missing from this whole equation in South East Asia [...]
I was browsing the net for templates used in Project Management and came across this Project Timeline spreadsheet, which I think is useful for Project Managers across various industries. The template separates Project tasks into five different phases: 1. Planning 2. Team 3. Prototype 4. Implementation 5. Closure The template may have been designed by [...]
Facebook Loading Issues! Have you had issues with opening the Facebook page from your Google Chrome or even with Mozilla Firefox? Let me illustrate the problem further. You browse to http://www.facebook.com and the page loads and loads and loads…yet nothing comes up. You notice a message on the bottom status bar that says: “waiting for [...]
My parents married in 1973 – during a time of prosperity and peace in Lebanon. At the time, Lebanon was a center of attraction for tourists all over. It was the “Switzerland of the Middle East” – as one put it. My parents resided in an apartment building in Western Beirut. The inhabitants of the [...]
