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I lost my faith in the International Express Mail Service (EMS) in the Philippines. And lost a certain amount of faith in the country in the process. I had two packages sent from abroad to the Philippines, worth $17 each.…
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Now using (ugly) Toodledo … Good riddance, (pretty) Remember the Milk
It was not easy to say goodbye to Remember the Milk. I’ve shelled out $25 for a Pro account (& I’m cheap when it comes to these things). I also got a ton of tasks already up & running in…
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The shrinking road to cross platform computing
They say that once you start using a Mac, you will never go back to Windows again. And I was a big enough of an idiot to believe it. So I prepared myself in the eventuality that I would become…
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Wufoo (Nice Website)
Wufoo’s design is fun, creative, & original. The choice of bright colors goes very well with theme. Wufoo would probably benefit by standardizing its link colors and employing a more striking style for its headlines.
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Evernote – Ever not pretty
Despite being one of the first users of the application, I still don’t know if Evernote is an app that I could ever fall in love with. Evernote has everything I know I should be enthused about – it is…
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My Favorite Things 2008
The year 2008 was the year of gadgets & productivity. How about yours? Jailbroken iPhone. Out of the box, the iPhone was merely an Internet device, & I had to fight the urge to dip this overpriced brick in my…
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Give Live Sync a break
We live in a world where it is not very fashionable to love a Microsoft product … but I need to give credit where due: Microsoft Live Sync kicks ass, and wins over Dropbox by a landslide. Live Sync and…
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Updating the firmware of the Nokia N96
I finally solved the incessant hanging & mysterious rebooting of my Nokia N96 — by updating the firmware. I knew it was something I should have done the moment I got this phone. Goes to show what my real priorities…
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Surviving Sim Lim
I prepared myself for a grueling day — slept for 8 hours, made sure my shoes were comfortable, and refilled my own water bottle. Sim Lim is not for the faint of heart. It has 7 floors (the basement included)…
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SimpleBits (Nice Website)
SimpleBits has a refreshing color palette. It also has small details which makes it simply lovely: the little squares at the top of the page, the way it divides each article from another, & mouseovers on the images on the…