I’m at the Compass Internet Cafe at Galleria. The difference between this and Netopia is that this place allows you to use Firefox, although the default is this annoying ‘Avant Browser’ which looks like some sort of IE add-on and, as is usual for such things, thoroughly annoying therefore. At any rate, this is Day… Continue reading Coping with no net
Tag: writing
Two Article Reposts and my fave PDI writers Part 1
So anyway, here are two of my articles that came out recently. One for PDI entitled “Two Stories of Technology Achievement Charity and Fulfillment“, and the cover story for this month’s issue for Speed Mag titled “A first view of Microsoft Vista” Ok I know the PDI one was renamed to some incomprehensible title, with… Continue reading Two Article Reposts and my fave PDI writers Part 1
Good Luck to Cyberpress’ Team @ the Petron Extra Mile Challenge!
drive sloooow guys
3 Reasons Why I’d be Stupid if I returned Microsoft’s free Laptop
A thought occured to me as I was waiting for the Ortiz – Liddel fight. I hope I can type this out quickly enough before the fight starts. Let me tell you something. If Mae Rivera, PR head of Microsoft Philippines gives me a free laptop to review Windows Vista with, then I would do… Continue reading 3 Reasons Why I’d be Stupid if I returned Microsoft’s free Laptop
On ReviewMe and Being a Reviewer
A lot of people ask me if I’ve ever written a bad review, or rather, wrote a review about a gadget in a deprecating manner. I’ve always said that while I’ve encountered many products that I felt were lemons (and not just as a matter of taste. They actually were really badly designed.), there are… Continue reading On ReviewMe and Being a Reviewer
And now the fun begins
Just around an hour ago, the whole of Philippine Tech Press-dom has been lit up with news of Microsoft’s Press Launch of Windows Vista and Office 2007, which is finally launching next year. I got my invite and the requisite assignment to cover it, and – well – I’m excited. You’ve just gotta hand it… Continue reading And now the fun begins
PR5 means I should update this more often
For some odd reason I cannot completely comprehend (nor accept), this blog has gained a Pagerank 5 (PR5) rating from Google, inspite of the fact that I had not written on it in weeks. What’s more, the more famous by intention Basketball Exchange, which had also retained a PR5 rating for several months previous, and… Continue reading PR5 means I should update this more often
Capping Off The Week
That guy is a great basketball player. Although I’ve heard the one on the right isn’t that bad either. 🙂
Bulletpoints du Jour
I’ve got two appointments today, a presscon in the afternoon, a meeting before that, the press launch of a new Nokia phone in the evening, two articles to write start and one to re-edit (yes ‘re-edit’ since i’ve already edited it and now i’ve to do it again). Yet here I am blogging away using… Continue reading Bulletpoints du Jour
Of DSL, PLDT bills, A Job, Overwhelmed with Writing Assignments & 2 Other Random Thoughts
Today our phone bill exploded in my face and the phone got cut (but not DSL. Hooray for PLDT’s internal communications!). Apparently, the bill was a whopping 12k+ since last our last recorded payment April 4, a fact my sister wants to dispute since she pays the bill herself while I fork over my agreed… Continue reading Of DSL, PLDT bills, A Job, Overwhelmed with Writing Assignments & 2 Other Random Thoughts