This is the 1st article of a 6 part series of “What Specs Are For You?” You and I have asked this question at least once, “What computer specifications do I really need?” We start with:

How Fast Is Fast Enough? Processor Speeds For The Everyday User

Two months have passed since my very first blog entry, and a lot of things have already happened within CLAY and CLAY Software Development. Since the start of our fiscal year, our various committees have been quite busy organizing their pet projects, and some have already delivered noteworthy milestones in such a brief period of time.

 
For those who have been out of the loop, allow me to highlight our accomplishments for the past two and a half months, as well as provide you with a look of things to come. Throughout this blog entry, I have also included simple ways on how you could be more involved in our current activities.

For those of you who are not aware… I am part of Computer Literacy Advocates for the Youth or simply CLAY.

They say, if you want to be a creative person, you need to surround yourself with creative individuals... If you wish to be business savvy, you should begin mingling with people who know the ins and outs of your desired industry... Personally speaking, I have always admired individuals who are able to share their time, talent and treasure for the development of the youth. For this reason, I decided to surround myself with the most generous set of friends I know.

With the fiscal year nearing its end this April, CLAY has recently transitioned to welcome a new set of members for its Executive Board. Last April 19 to 20, the new set of board members from CLAY and CLAY Software Development participated in a teambuilding and planning activity that aimed to evaluate the current status of the organization, and set goals for the year.

"Kayo lang talaga ang pag-asa nilang magkaroon ng Christmas Party" - sabi ni louise, nang pinasalamatan nya ang CLAY sa pagsasagawa ng isang palaro para sa mga bata ng isang baranggay sa lungsod ng Maynila. Nahuli man kami sa tunay na petsa ng pagdiriwang ng pasko (New Year party na nga lang.. mas malapit eh) sana nakapagdala kami ng kahit kaunting kasiyahan sa mga batang ito. Kasabay naman ng pagtanggap nila ng school supplies, shampoo at pagkain ang pagbigay nila sa amin ng kanilang matamis na mga ngiti. At syempre, nagpauto naman sila samin sa aming mga games at cheer. Go team Yellow!

Youth E-ducation Series (YES), CLAY’s major and longest-running computer literacy advocacy, has been modularized to focus on particular computer skills and competencies. Just this August, YES-Word was taught to 36 youth aged 13 – 15 from Barangay Singalong in Malate. This is the first run of a modularized YES from the 4-day YES sessions that covered several topics in: Basic Computer Concepts, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint and Microsoft Excel.

The new year brings with it opportunities for CLAY to once again live up to their conviction of being service to other people. And with this year's For the Kids (FTK), CLAY volunteers were given the chance to be ate and kuya to differently-abled children as they spend a time of fun and laughter with these kids. Keeping up with the energies of the young children proved to be quite a challenge, yet all this was worth it. They were able to impart happiness to these kids, who were in turn showered with much love from the kids who appreciated what they did.

CLAY congratulates the winners of the Yes to Literacy Fund Raising Campaign, with first prize of an Ipod Nano going to Glenn Tong. Other prizes include Starbucks Php 100 GC's and t-shirts.

Ipod Nano Glenn Tong
Starbucks 100-peso GC Mahir Al-Rubah
Starbucks 100-peso GC Lilian Ahinga
Starbucks 100-peso GC Marc Shi
Starbucks 100-peso GC Raymund Enriquez
Starbucks 100-peso GC Efren Nicdao
T-shirt John Rey Sumague
T-shirt Cheng Tin Tin
T-shirt Nancy Chan
T-shirt Tony Ang
T-shirt Temmy Tan
T-shirt Agripina Damole
T-shirt Janice Julia Aquinoe
T-shirt Warren Choi

The Computer Literacy Advocates for the Youth or CLAY successfully conducts its first edition of YES or Youth E-ducation Series. With an aim to introduce some participants from the Open Heart Foundation to basic computer concepts.