Last weekend, no thanks to my husband’s insistence, I tagged along the Philippine leg for Software Freedom Day in the ASTI Building of the University of the Philippines Diliman. The event was co-organized by the Computer Professionals Union (CPU) et al.

I was apprehensive as we approached the ASTI building. Baka naman hindi ako maka-relate pag nandoon na? I’m not a computer geek, much less a techie! I still think of computers as
extended typewriters. I covet gadgets mostly on the basis of sheer visual appeal. Installing even the simplest of devices or programs scares the bejeezus out of me. My idea of troubleshooting an errant computer involves a lot of hard hand slaps on cold plastic surfaces and colorful invectives hurled out of frustration. Continued here.