Nexus Love

24th Jul 2010 by Chris

Its been a month now since I last laid my hands on Nexus One.  I’ve been planing to get a new phone since early June.  I always loved Sony Ericsson, so it was quite heartbreaking for me when I first saw Aino, then Satio, then Xperia X10.  This must have been the reason why I can’t bring myself to buy any of these Ericsson phones earlier during the year.

I never thought I’d fall in love with Nexus one.  But then the first week of June, I came across a post about Nexus one and decided to google it.  To my surprise, it captivated me and never let me go until I actually had it! I spent days researching more about it (since there is no physical store locally that sells it–none yet at least).  I had to be absolutely sure that all the feedback were positive and carefully pinpoint what its strong points where and how it could fit my life.

At first, I was skeptic about owning a full touch screen phone.  My W960i was half physical board, and half touch screen, but one where you would uncomfortably live without a stylus.  It was a leap of faith. It took me only a day to get familiar with a full touch screen mobile life. To those who are eyeing on it, it is very unfortunate that Google online store is no longer selling Nexus One.  I think its going to take awhile before it hits local market. :( more…

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Cure my cravings

6th Mar 2010 by Chris

I’m an addict.  Though I may be more of a minimalist, my obsession is on organizing, de-cluttering and really encouraging good habits.

I’ve got a set of New Year’s resolutions that I do want to keep for good, since its already becoming a good habit.  Though, some of them includes rewarding myself and buying some gadgets to actually aid these good habits.  Sigh.. Let me explain..

Aside from relentlessly spending on lavishing myself with exquisite pampering.. (that would include relaxing my hair, visiting a facial spa, getting derma treatments for my skin, buying a not-my-usual set of toiletries, more moisturizers, etc..), there are some resolutions that don’t go free.  Sometimes, I need a little nudge.  Of course, I’m doing it for myself, because you won’t really go far with your resolutions if you’re not kind-of sold out with the idea that you’re really doing it for yourself. more…

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Coolest Mac vs Pc video

14th Jan 2009 by Chris

This is the coolest mac vs pc video I’ve seen so far!  Really, really worth the share!

  Found this video embedded here: http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/linkdump-january-2009

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Programmers conversing

10th Dec 2008 by Chris

This is a truly funny conversation between two programmers.  Seriously, I wouldn’t even think that they’d both be gurus in their field of practice.  (Conversation in Tagalog) more…

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The untamed mind

17th Nov 2008 by Chris

nakakainis talaga maging empleyado lang12:02 PM
 
pipilitin kang gawin lahat kahit na sa tingin mo mali
12:02 PM
 
sa tingin ko ito talaga problema ko ever since the world began
12:02 PM
 
ayokong gawin yung sa tingin ko eh mali
12:03 PM
 
pero kahit mali sa iba at tama para sa akin gagawin ko
12:03 PM
 
pero yun naman din ang reason kung bat ka binigyan ng utak ng Diyos diba?
12:03 PM
 
atsaka logic. think for yourself
12:04 PM
 
haaayy. i don’t want to lift a finger and so something that’s not coming from my heart and yet I DO NOT HAVE A CHOICE
12:04 PM
 
how will i ever get myself to work on it
12:04 PM
 
its inevitable
12:05 PM
 
if only i can blindfold my senses and logic and willpower.. then everything would be alright
12:05 PM
 
i’m really not that kind of person who would give in to what I DO NOT BELIEVE IN
12:05 PM
 
jeez.. life is one big crap driven by worldy things. really, its annoying and its making men pathetic.. unbearable

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Another good Shia LaBeouf movie

28th Sep 2008 by Chris

After a long pause..

Hiatus from blogging, hiatus from twittering, hiatus from movie watching.. well, I’m back. As far as I can recall, the last movie I watched was Rogue. :) Its been like a month already.
Well, the perfect movie to watch on a come back is one that has made enough rumors and positive reviews to catch one’s curiosity. I was very impressed and somewhat intrigued about the whole plot. Eagle Eye is a must watch movie. more…

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Fridays I’m in Love

4th Jul 2008 by Chris

The reason why your operating system supports organizers and the like is supposedly to get you more productive and systematic while working on your computer.  Microsoft has popularized  “Outlook” as the all in one organizer.. compiling emails, addressbook, calendars, etc.  And while standalone applications such as Outlook or the open source Thunderbird of Mozilla are available and stable as they are, there are still people who prefer to work offline and still stay organized.  With this, your operating system provides you with a built in addressbook, and also a calendar that sits on your taskbar by default.

But sometimes, spending more hours infront of the computer makes you more adept and skilled in working seamlessly through all your tasks, that whatever action that takes more than one click is becoming tedious.. moreso, tiring.  ;) Its funny, but its true.. and I know that some of you agree.  There are those add ons or ‘hacks’ that make Windows’ calendar appear in just a hover.  Others prefer to use widgets since they look nicer and seem to decorate your ‘desktop’.. well, but to me, it is clutter.   And so, a couple of days back, while I was redesigning my desktop (I get bored sometimes, and feel like working on a task or two is taking time because of improper desktop element arrangements).. I came across an elegant yet simple alternative to a calendar.   more…

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My new workstation

27th May 2008 by Chris

I moved out from my old seat.  I wanted a place where I can feel alone (but not really), and where I can stare into space whenever necessary.  :)

From here, I can see lightning in far away places, and feel thunder too like its coming from beneath my seat!  But I love this seat.  It makes me more productive.  :)

 

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iBlog4 experience

26th Apr 2008 by Chris

This is the first time for me and Deyey to take part in the iBlog events series… but here we are finally!

We got to meet some of the famous blogs and their authors in person!  I’m ecstatic and very happy to have met Tom (and his wife Bing) too! *waves*

We’re here right now (pretending to be reporters/journalists/correspondents on the spot!! wahehehe..)  Its really nice to be with the people I only get to talk to and mingle with online.  Hello to Alain too!!!

(watch out for further posts)

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What’s the best ‘editor’ like?

20th Mar 2008 by Chris

Sometimes I fancy why every programmer is nitpicking their desired editor.  Some that I know of, believe that the best one is always the one with the most feature.  Some care only for whatever language they use.  Others have different views.  They only care about IDEs (Integrated Development Environment).  But what really is important?  What’s the best editor like?

I usually go from ‘feeling okay’ to ‘feeling better than okay’ when somebody comes up to me and say, “Hey, you’re not using an IDE.. you must be hardcore!” Err.. its funny and amusing both at the same time.  Its funny because maybe they look at it different, amusing because ‘is it not supposed to be that way?’ more…

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