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Category Archives: Technology
Apple finally found a worthy challenger?
PRESENTING… (drumroll)… the PEAR! ~oOo~ IT TOOK me a while to figure out what was wrong with the supposed MacBook on Carly’s lap in the photo. I was literally rolling on the floor laughing when it finally dawned on me … Continue reading
Posted in Cool Stuff, Humor, MY BAG OF TRICKS, MY VARIED INTERESTS, Technology
Tagged apple, Apple Spoof, Carly, funny, Humor, iCarly, macbook, MacBook Spoof
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Book Museum
WITH the dawning of the age of e-books, libraries such as this huge one in Stockholm, Sweden will soon get a new name: Book Museums. It will probably take many more years before all of the books in this gargantuan … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Curiosities, Musings, MY VARIED INTERESTS, P.E.P. TALK, Places, Technology, THOSE THINGS I DO
Tagged book museum, Books, e-books, library, Stockholm Library, Sweden
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Finally, a decent enough electronic signature solution
EVERYBODY can probably relate to the difficulty in having to e-mail a signed letter. I don’t know about you but these are the steps I usually do when I need to e-mail a copy of a letter (or any document … Continue reading
Nokia is on the brink of death. Can you believe that?
NOKIA’s INTERMENT will happen sometime next year if the recently released List of 10 Brands That Will Disappear in 2012 by 24/7 Wall St. is to be believed. The trouble is, 24/7 Wall St.. appears to know what it is talking … Continue reading
Extreme DIY: Pizza Box Laptop
I AM A SELF-CONFESSED DIY freak but I’ll probably NOT go this far. But I know a number of people who will. Some of them have worked for or with me within the past decade. Geeks! This shows just how … Continue reading
Posted in Cool Stuff, Curiosities, Gadgets, MY VARIED INTERESTS, Technology
Tagged DIY, geek stuff, laptop, pizza box
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Cyberslacking in the Philippine corporate culture
CYBERSLACKING, according to Wikipedia, refers to “staff who use their work internet access for personal reasons while maintaining the appearance of working.” It is also known as “goldbricking, “Buca-ing” cyberloafing or cyberbludging.” Nowadays cyberslacking is most associated with social media, … Continue reading
Posted in Curiosities, MY VARIED INTERESTS, Social Media, Technology
Tagged corporate practices, cyberslacking, facebook, OpenDNS, social media, Twitter, wikipedia, youtube
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Have you heard about Google Talk Guru?
I JUST stumbled upon Google Talk Guru while scouring the Web for the lates tech news. Apparently, Google has quietly launched Google Talk Guru recently. Google Talk Guru is an instant message chatbot that can deliver search results and answer queries. … Continue reading
Posted in Curiosities, MY VARIED INTERESTS, Technology
Tagged Google, Google Talk, Google Talk Guru
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Finally found – and read – Raise The Titanic!
I HAD BEEN searching for this Clive Cussler’s Dirk Pitt classic for the past ten years without success. I visited almost all Book Sale and other “used book” outlets in Metro Manila and other cities looking for this book. When … Continue reading
Posted in Books, MY VARIED INTERESTS, Raves, Technology, THOSE THINGS I DO
Tagged Amazon, Book Sale, Clive Cussler, Dirk Pitt, Dirk Pitt novel, eBooks, epub, eReaders, iPad, Raise the Titanic, Titanic
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Back to reading. Thanks to the iPad.
I haven’t blogged about the books I’ve read for quite some time. That’s because I haven’t read a book for quite some time. Sad.
Posted in Books, MY VARIED INTERESTS, Raves, Technology
Tagged An Unfinished Life, Books, eBooks, iBook, iPad, JFK, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, reading, Robert, Robert Greene, The Art of Seduction
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Garmin StreetPilot GPS… on iPhone!
This is going to be a “Killer” application here in the Philippines… if it will work here in the Philippines, that is. I can’t wait to find out. At first glance it may seem pricey at $40 (approx Php 1,800). … Continue reading
Here comes the… Robot Waiter
Watch out you lazy, grumpy, and ill-mannered waiters and waitresses! Your days are numbered! And I am not kidding. Believe it or not, a restaurant that recently opened in the eastern Chinese province of Shandong uses robots for waiters. And … Continue reading
Posted in Curiosities, MY VARIED INTERESTS, Technology
Tagged robot waiters, Robotics, Shandong, technology
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Wanna blog? Use WordPress.
For those contemplating on starting a blog — or even putting up a Website (be it for business or pleasure) — I highly recommend WordPress. I have used WordPress since I started blogging about 3 years ago. Aside from my … Continue reading
