Says they’re fixing it. But I can’t make heads or tails about the diagram they put up: Continue reading Youtube’s down
Month: August 2006
Pure Shmure
I know these are harsh words, but trust me when I say I’ve tried not to say them. Here it is: I do not recommend the 02 XDA Atom Pure.
I’ve had it for longer than two weeks, and as of yet I’ve not had it provide any level of reliability or usability.
I’ve had the black one too, and I wrote about it back in May. Results were almost similar, except that was even worse as it was slow. This white one, nicknamed ‘Pure‘, a limited edition version with a firmware update (as I understood it) and a replacement to the black one when I told them about my problems with it, is a lot faster but nonetheless – and I really hate to say this – useless.
Belkin Appoints Microwarehouse
Attended the fashion show / launch event today at Shangrila Makati. Belkin is the world-famous iPod accessory manufacturer, but they’d be the first to point out they also manufacture other stuff like input devices, wifi routers (which will incidentally compete with Microwarehouse’s Linksys products), and the one that caught my eye, pretty KVM switches. That’s right. No longer will sysads have to contend with dreary, gray monotone KVM boxes. Merely buy these and they can release their inner interior decorator.
At any rate, here’re a few pics of their more famous products, plus you can download the press kit and prices after the jump.

Ability wha?
From Pinoytechblog: ICAP chooses Ability Office. I first read about it or Bernie Janda’s blog here.
The reaction from PTB has been expectedly fierce, saying in effect that ICAP was out of its mind to choose that in lieu of Openoffice, and hinting at under the table arrangements.
However, I’d like to ask a few things first: