keys me... OMG!
Sorry this isnt exactly tech news but...
Wednesday, June 28, 2006
Saturday, June 24, 2006
Sony UX50, My Precious!!!
Finally the long wait is over! my Sony UX50 Mini pc arrived a couple of days ago and it was worth the wait. Will post another review of it in action soon!
Wednesday, June 21, 2006
Friday, June 16, 2006
Bill Gates leaves Microsoft!
Looks like he finally threw in the towel! the guy who started it all finally gives back to humanity by leaving his company Microsoft and taking up a fulltime job with his wife in their Gates Foundation. He says "With great wealth come Great responsibility"! He will however be staying as chairman of microsoft. What a shock for the IT world this day is. Its humbling to know that even geeks have seen the light behind the monitor =)
Thursday, June 15, 2006
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
Waiting for my Sony UX50
I'll be soon having one of these babies in my own hands! the wait is on and im buying time with these videos of it.. click here
cant wait to hook this up via bluetooth to my sony ericsson k600 3G phone/modem to surf anywhere at dsl like speeds!
Sunday, June 11, 2006
Friday, June 09, 2006
Transformers the Movie! for real!
Its here and alive! the website of my most awaited movie of my lifetime is finally up!
http://www.transformersmovie.com/
this is history for all TF fans!
the countdown begins!!!!
Wednesday, June 07, 2006
Friday, May 26, 2006
Saturday, May 20, 2006
3G use in the Philippines
Since my last post from the states, i've been back here in the Philippines and it looks like the 3G bandwagon has gone into full swing here.
I've so far acquired the following to take advantage of the new service from globe and smart. I will also comment services/signal from each telco.
Things i needed:
- A 3G cellphone (for my pda and laptop)
- A 3G pcmcia pc card (for my laptop only)
- prepaid sim card from smart and globe
For the 3G Cellphone, I ended up buying a cheap one, the Sony ericsson k600i. They say the unwarrantied one costs below P10,000. I was able to get one for P9,000+ with 1 year warranty. Since ive had the phone, its done everything ive wanted it to do. Specifically connect to 3G networks to surf the net over 3G (HSDPA,UMTS,GPRS) speeds via bluetooth from my laptop or pda. Overall this solution save me tons of money after almost falling for the dopod 900 (P65,000) or any of the highend phones (i.e. Nokia 3G phones, around P30k+) which is really a bad idea since they are all first generation 3G phones as well. I'd hold off for now and buy the better ones later on, especially since both telco's are still further improving their network. I wont go into details about the Sony ericsson k600i, the only thing you need to know is that its compatible with whatever you want to do on a 3G network for a cheap cheap price.
I couldnt stop raving about the features, its size and most of all its cost to everyone who asked me for a 3g phone recommendation.
So here's the deal, i was able to connect the k600i to my pda/laptop via bluetooth. When it came to choosing which telco to try out first, i tried smart since it has the greater coverage. On my pda it worked terrific after setting the dialup number "*99**1#". So now i have a connection to the internet at 3G high speed on my powerful Dell Axim x50v PDA, what now!?? Only one thing to do! watch the NBA 2006 Finals on it! yep, using the 3G speed over my 3G cellphone and unto my pda via bluetooth using my slingbox player for windows mobile. I was successful in watching the nba playoffs from my car every morning on way to work. I would loose 3G signal along edsa from time to time in areas where they havent installed 3G cellsites yet, but its just a matter of time.
Here's a comparison of the rates from smart and globe:
Smart:
P10 for 30 mins.
- this means that once you start surfing, you need to use up the entire 30 mins to make it worth it. even if your email was just 2 mins to download, you still have 28 mins to use up or its gone. Power users will get more bang out of their buck since this type of plan isnt based on the size of data, instead based on time. So no matter if your watching video or talking over skype or listening to internet music, the rate will still be P10 for an entire 30 mins.
Globe:
Unfortunately globe is alot stricter when it comes to internet access on their 3G network, as I understand it.. only corporate customers can avail of internet over gprs/3G access through their get-visibility.com deal. Their plans for 3G internet access are listed their ranging from P2000 unlimited access to P1700 per kb access)
List of wireless internet speeds: (from fastest to slowest)
hsdpa (3.5G fastest)
umts (3G)
edge
gprs (slowest)
HSDPA cellphones are on their way out soon, right now only 3G handsets are out here locally. Ive bought a hsdpa/umts/edge/gprs pc card (Globetrotter by option) dedicated for my laptop and so far its been wireless internet nirvana!! finally i can keep all my media files on my home network and remotely play them all back from my laptop or car or office!!
Thursday, May 11, 2006
Tuesday, May 09, 2006
Tuesday, April 18, 2006
Bench store in Serramonte Mall
Kris Aquino in the window of a Bench store here in Serramonte mall in my
second home Pacifica, California. I've seen it all. This girl has got to be
stopped!
Friday, April 14, 2006
Kite Boarding!
Finally caught some kite boarders in action out here in florida, the
epicenter of water sports! Wohooo!
Monday, April 10, 2006
An iPod Dispensing Machine
this is just unbelievable! I just deplaned in the airport and as I was
walking in the terminal I could have sworn seeing ipod's inside this
dispensing machine with all accessories and othe mp3 players as well!
Tuesday, April 04, 2006
Monday, April 03, 2006
Just landed in LA
Am on my way to Augusta to see Tiger woods in the Masters after winning the
free ticket at raffle! Wohoo!
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