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You’ve heard about the cons of using an iPhone — no video recording, no cut and paste, short battery life, yada yada. And like you, I also thought, “Hey, I could live with that.” After all, the fundamental thing is…
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Chette, the Mac User. (Gracious)
Back in the late 1990s, I was known as the girl who broke up with her boyfriend because he was a Mac user. Technically, I didn’t: He was really an insufferable human being. But yes, there were fights which involve…
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Things to Ban this Rainy Traffic Season
The increasing cost of gas does not seem to deter (yet) the abundance of vehicles on the road. But rain & traffic do not go well together, as proven by the blasting of horns that wake me up each morning.…
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Voice recording ala Nokia
Voice recorders are indispensable tools in storing quick ideas, thoughts, todos, or even in reminding yourself where you parked your car. But in these times of I-need-to-carry-another-gadget-like-I-need-a-hole-in-the-head, we need to utilize the gadgets we already have, particularly those which we…
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The search for the perfect digital filing cabinet
It was a choice among DevonThink, Yojimbo, Together, & EagleFiler. There are supposed to be a handful more in that list, but they were immediately junked either because they were primarily note-taking apps or lacked serious organization. These apps, unfortunately,…
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Uzzap mo me? Smart Communications releases mobile instant messenger
Uzzap is Smart Communications’ answer to Globe’s now defunct IM Evrywhr. It is an instant messenger that you can run on your mobile phone. Smart, however, was wise enough to include that one feature which will guarantee at least a…
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Flyspray: One of those web-based bug tracker
Working with Mantis has been sweet. It was a project manager’s delight – full-blown features and a powerful back-end. However, if you are concerned with usability, it can be a nightmare. Getting Mantis to display the barebones essentials required too…
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PLDT MyDSL throttling bandwidth?
Due to uncontrollable factors, I had the misfortune of subscribing to PLDT MyDSL in our condo in Salcedo Village. From the installation to troubleshooting, it was already the worst experience I have ever encountered. And that’s not even an exaggeration:…
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J.K. Rowling: TIME’s Person of the Year?
J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter books, is being considered, once again, by TIME Magazine as Person of the Year. If I know J.K. Rowling (yes, I probably don’t), it is almost inhumane to put up a fight against…