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  • Isiah doesn’t want me to come to new york

    Isiah doesn't want me to come to new yorkI have a theory about Isiah Thomas. He is, I think, possibly the most intensely competitive athlete ever in professional sports. So intense in fact, that way beyond his salad days with the Detroit Pistons, he’s still determined to see his chief rivals lose in the NBA. I mean, how else do you explain what he’s doing to my beloved New York Knicks?

    But before that, a brief explanation: This issue is close to my heart, and albeit the fact it’s not even mildly tech-related, it finds its way in my blog primarily via the “it’s my blog and I’ll write whatever I want” route, and also because of a dream I’ve had since I was a kid.

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  • The (rather confusing) Sony Ericsson PC Suite

    Sony Ericsson PC SuiteI usually blog to warm myself up so I can start writing more, and boy o boy do I need warming up right now with 4 articles to go. So I took screenshots of the Sony Ericsson PC Suite installation when I installed it on a loaner Fujitsu laptop, similar to when I featured the Motorola Phone Tools Setup last November.

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  • Turning It Up A Notch

    nokia kl tripIf anything, the recent trip to Malaysia (yes, I’m still going on about that), has made me realize one thing – that I should concentrate on writing. I know that sounds silly, given that seems to be the only thing I’m doing, but truth is I’ve never really given writing as much attention as I should.

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  • So here’re the new 6 series Nokias

    So here're the new 6 series NokiasOf course I got stories to tell re the Malaysian trip, but first things first, what everyone’s gotta see, here are the 5 new Nokia models due this April:

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  • 2 Sony Gadgets, 6 Nokia Phones, 1 Highly Thankful Writer

    2 Sony Gadgets, 6 Nokia Phones, 1 Highly Thankful WriterSeveral years ago, I had the opportunity to spend a day driving a Porsche. It started out as a cool morning, but gradually became hotter as the day progressed, and became nice and cool into the evening. I remember small things like that, because that day was special. I was driving a Porsche, and everyday is an ordinary day compared to the day you drive a Porsche.

    The above paragraph is possibly one of the ways I’m going to start the article for my review of the absolutely astounding Sony DSC-R1 – Sony’s 10.3 megapixel marvel.

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  • Plugging PLUG

    plugging PLUGThree years ago I got involved in my first and only PR job. A friend’s diving company needed news exposure, and since I had been writing for quite a while at that point, I felt I had a good handle on how to get it for them. I also wanted to try it out, and besides I needed the money.

    So we looked into their schedule of events, one of which just jumped out at me. Apparently, every so often they sink a car into the ocean to repopulate coral depleted areas. What’s more, an avid diver who happened to own an airplane repair shop decided to donate, of all things, the metal carcass of a long – dead helicopter.

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  • If it’s from the internet, then it must be true!

    certified emailAOL the ISP has started an Advertiser certification business with its partner Goodmailsystems, and I’m reeling not from any technological breakthroughs achieved, but the terrific prose the competition has come up with to criticize it.

    “This takes a system that works and shoves a stick in the flywheel of communication.” – from Subscribermail, a competitor. Another one says “It’s taxation of the good guys with cash, and it does nothing to help the good guys who can’t afford the cost or to deter the bad guys who spam anyway.”

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  • Blog Shorts. A buncha posts in one.

    february blogshortsWith time to spare hanging Festival Mall one time I happened onto a P100.00 November issue of PCMag US and I’ve been enjoying it since. I severely miss reading these mags – one of the reasons why I started writing for tech mags.

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  • Epixtar Doesn’t Like Bloggers

    Epixtar Doesn't Like BloggersSome new developments on this silly Epixtar thing. But before that, a backgrounder: Like I said in post last January 10, Migs made a post about how the local Epixtar’s callcenter might be in for a rough ride after how their offices in Florida, US filed for bankruptcy. There was a reference to an alleged phone cramming situation, indicating this might be the reason for said bankruptcy.

    At any rate, on January 12 someone named “Karl” made a very long comment with a list of names and their salaries, looking like it was lifted directly from a spreadsheet. This happened with Migs as well, although in his case the poster was “Gary” (definitely not me).

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  • Peja traded for CJ Johnson

    Peja traded for CJ JohnsonThe shooter position in the Indiana Pacers team is an esteemed place in the basketball world.

    Mainly because you’re gonna get comparisons to Reggie Miller, a tall order if there ever was one.

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