My Philippine Life

Personal perspectives on retirement life in the Philippines

March 1, 2012
by GOIloilo
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Netflix and other location-restricted web content in the Philippines (or anywhere outside of the USA)

A virtual private network connection (VPN) has become another one of those “new necessities” that a few years ago we had never heard of. Without VPN, we’d have no content for our Nook meaning we could not get the magazines and newspapers we enjoy and now no NetFlix movies and American sports broadcasts. Continue reading

December 11, 2011
by GOIloilo
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Using a Nook or Kindle Fire in the Philippines

The Kindle Fire and Nook tablet computers have just been announced at o $199.00 and $250. But, will they be available in the Philippines and will they work in the Philippines? How about VPN or proxy server access? Continue reading