I recently lost my phone to a professional thief and somehow I am thankful because the ass took only my phone and nothing else. He spared my wallet with expensive paperworks on it. That was a smart phone with all the whistles of android apps and globe telecoms powerful internet connection. However, I’m not smart enough to lock it down completely and I even uninstalled the app that would enable me to trace it at such times. I somehow blocked it directly through NTC and whoever took it would find it useless except if they find a way to charge it and unlock it.
Philippines is such a messy country with cops and guards everywhere that does nothing but fool around not even able to catch and prevent crimes in populated places like MRT stations.
Poverty? I don’t blame poverty. We are just not brave enough to change ourselves. Who looks out for one another? None. Someone saw how the thief took my phone but they just shut up when they could have done something.
I am doing something great on my part. I am responsible and if there’s one thing I can do to make a difference, I don’t do drugs and I don’t throw my garbage in the streets and I don’t harm my neighbors in any way.
I am using windows but I do like Mac a lot and to be able to experience Mac in my PC I even installed Ubuntu and configured it heavily to look and behave like Mac right from booting up to shutting down. I know my way around Mac and I highly appreciate the fact that Mac doesn’t need an anti virus. Yeah right, I said that. Mac will never need an anti virus as long as the users of Mac are kept at a minimum but I believe that when Mac universe grows bigger than windows then, why would the bad guys spend their time hacking their way on the diminishing windows population? It’s only a matter of time. Right now, windows still owns the bigger side of the OS market and as long as big Microsoft controls the OS market, bad guys will continue going after windows users. Mac looks elegant with the rounded scroll bars and everything but many of the applications people use on a daily basis are still running under windows. However, big Microsoft feels the need to give Mac users Microsoft Office. Many people are using Mac and many more are buying Mac for power and peace of mind and for signature tablets that looks even better on top of expensive coffee shops like Gloria Jeans, I don’t like Starbucks but no offense to the people who love to sit their ass under the seats of Starbucks, Gloria Jeans people – way to go, we are drinking the best coffee their is. It’s just about market and many people are tied to Microsoft Office not because of the name Microsoft but because of its great software that is Microsoft Office that has grown more secured and faster than its previous versions. The Microsoft Office 2010 looks like a native Mac app, thanks to Mac windows users can enjoy a little part of what the Mac population are enjoying every day. With my line of interest, I do want a Mac but it’s a pain in the pocket. I can have two powerful windows laptop for a single price of a Mac Book Pro. Later Mac when I have everything in place and if there’s a spare I will grab one of your flashy aluminum tablets.
My windows PC is always safe and if there’s a glitch I just spend a few seconds and one reboot is enough to keep it open for a longer time to do stuff without interruption or involvement on my part. Yeah right, and really my desktop is for heavy downloading purposes and I can have all the movies I want for free as long as the law in my country keeps me from downloading freely. I am only downloading legal movies though and I am no hacker so cops are not after my ass.
And by the way, as long as you know how to use windows systems you will never be threatened by computer bugs or security threats as long as you never share your computer to someone who doesn’t know anything about malwares, phishing sites, and false security alerts or someone unmindful of flashy banners and other interesting stuff. I am just using a native windows anti virus software but it’s always updated and my browsing habit is never a threat to my computer’s health. When I just want to browse unsecured sites I just run my favorite browser which is chrome under sandbox and I am free to click anything I want out of curiosity and I never keep anything left behind like cookies by simply cleaning up the sandbox folder. I still prefer windows for the moment considering my internet connection and the ease of downloads under internet download manager. There is so much more in windows than in a Mac and trust me when I say that. I have probed into a Mac and all I could see is elegance and simplicity but when it comes to ultimate freedom, windows is still the best.
Lately I have been thinking about what to do with my blogs. Yes, I do have a list of blogs that I don’t update anymore. I am trying to write something sensible and helpful to all but I couldn’t think of something that does that goal. I guess, I am left with this one blog about technology and some stuff and I am not even sure if I can organize things here. I am trying to find out the best way to earn a little something through blogging but it seems that no matter how hard I try I couldn’t do such a thing. Nonetheless, I do want to share how I end up with computer fascination. I never had a computer when I was in High School or in College. I simply rented computers in computer shops and I didn’t even know how to access websites by then. In the seminary, the computers simply got infected with a virus and one got stashed in the storage room leaving us with a few working computer for a large number of seminarians. I didn’t know how to fix a computer at that time and if I could go back in time, I could have fix a lot of computers and for no price at all. Time has changed and I am not in the seminary anymore. I left my congregation not because I didn’t like it or feared what life would be if I remained inside but because I feel that I have a different calling. I am happy now living with the most beautiful woman in the world whom I loved so much that one second of being far from her is like long years of waiting. I did not abandon my faith or the lessons I learned from the seminary – I continue to live by them.
The IT Journey is a beginning of probing deeper into my life and I am discovering more of myself in the process of tinkering with the computers. The funny part is I begin to think that life is like a giant computer so complicated that understanding its system is like the most impossible feat to an ordinary human being. Who wrote the code in the first place? Looking at life like a system of codes and infinite possibilities is very fascinating. I can’t help but sigh to what a wonderful life I have. I guess I have never been happier to breathe everyday and to find the one person I love the most beside me every time I wake up. There is so much in life to discover and I believe that it takes a simple dedication to appreciate what we have at the moment to make our lives more exciting. We don’t need gadgets to make our lives full or fancy cars to emphasize our status in life that we simply belong to higher social beings. Life is short and the best way to be happy is right now. I will continue to cherish the people I love and I won’t let each second pass by without appreciating the colors they give into my life.
I don’t normally do transactions online but the hassle free and effective transaction or business done online is simply a stunner and the best way to meet clients who doesn’t have enough time to venture out and trade in person. When I heard about ebay all that I could think of is about scammers and never did I do an ebay transaction or did I bother to continue an ebay account that did nothing. However, when I heard about Sulit.com.ph I was simply amazed that Filipinos could do the same thing that ebay actually does – doing online business where offices could be set up online and transactions done in a hassle free environment, of course real transactions are done physically on both ends where the need to meet and seal the deal is a necessary thing but not at all times. I am actually new in online business and I’m still perfecting a concept that I will try out soon using the influence and online presence of Sulit.com.ph. However, my initial impressions of Sulit.com.ph are too high that I wouldn’t want to join other online portals.
If you want a hassle free and a safe environment where you can meet possible clients, I highly recommend Sulit.com.ph. It makes me a proud Filipino and I thank Sulit.com.ph for enabling me to post free advertisements. Sulit.com.ph, you’ve been a great help and I am looking forward for countless business transactions done through your servers and if one day you make us pay for your services I wouldn’t hesitate to give my support. Thank you and keep up the good work. We, the sulitizens are working and helping each other to keep your servers up and running.
I have been following Smallville for 10 years and all that I can say is that Smallville is amazing! For those of you who don’t know what Smallville is all about – it is the high school life of Superman. There would be some of you who wouldn’t approve of the changes made to the storyline but without those changes Smallville would be very boring. I like the episodes and there’s not one that I don’t like. All seasons have a theme of its own and the recent and final season reveals how Superman becomes Superman from the mere title of The Blur coined by his avid supporter and lover Lois Lane. Oh and by the way the 10th season has started and yesterday I downloaded the latest episode which is actually the fourth and it’s very surprising. Do you remember Braniac? I do remember this highly intelligent and very cunning robot created by Jor-El, the father of Clark Kent which turned out to be planets’ doom. At first I thought the writers couldn’t think of enemies other than the Braniac but as the story progresses it was actually the Braniac 5 coming from the future trying to save Clark from the darkness within himself. This darkness is not about the evil lurking in the personality of Clark Kent but how he punishes himself from his past mistakes and how he treats those who support and love him like Lois Lane and those who need him like Oliver Queen aka the Green Arrow. Braniac 5 took Clark back and forward in time trying to show him that clinging to the past is what makes the darkness in himself thrive. Finally, after seeing how he becomes in the near future and how he feels about his dear Lois Lane, Clark believes in himself again and moves on. He appeared in an interview where the Green Arrow is being questioned by the press to support his friend Oliver Queen inspiring the Green Arrow to speak with sheer display of vigor and dedication to do good. Lois Lane on the other hand receives a romantic night in a barn in the Kent’s farm giving an insight to what happens in the next episodes where Clark finally trusts Lois Lane his secrets and embraces his destiny as Superman.
Hold on to your seats and wait for the next episode which I predict would be filled with action after Clark Kent’s battle against his very own darkness. And by the way, I believe that he’s going to fly in the next episodes and right now, they’re looking for someone who will become the next Superman in the coming Superman movie. I am a big fan of Superman and I write this as a simple trip down memory lane where as a child I would look into comics pages with sheer enthusiasm and absolute wonder. It is still wonderful and a relief coming back from work.
I am a graduate of philosophy and I am tired of thinking or reasoning out trying to formulate better questions other than obvious things I usually encounter. I do appreciate real philosophers who have helped transform the lives of so many human beings in their quest for meaningful human life. Nonetheless, to summarize what I have learned from so many of them thinkers, it’s always good to appreciate the beauty of each present moment. The past has been good and the future looks brighter but what really concerns me is the way I live my life now.
I love tinkering with my computer. I can install software into it and when it slows down, I can simply perform diagnostics and fix the problem. This fascination originated from my daydreams of being a computer hacker. But as soon as reality check comes in, I always find out that I am too far behind today’s great hackers who truly understand computers. I just know what to do with their created programs but creating one of my own is completely a different thing. At one point I was really fascinated by a student who created a sort of Youtube Instant Search inspired by Google’s Instant Search in just a few minutes. I don’t even understand what API means and I don’t even know how to create my own website from the scratch with its own database and all the technical jargons IT people are talking about. However, I do know my way in blogosphere.
There is so much in computers that I want to know. How it interacts with each other through numbers and bits of data flowing from cables and radio waves. Gadgets are simply hardware with bits of software installed enabling it to talk to each other and to the user all at the same time. The online world is growing exponentially and I am just curious what’s going to happen in a few years. Nowadays, I don’t have to go to the bank to pay my bills or go to a shop to buy some stuff, I only need my credit card and with a few intelligent clicks I get what I want and they just come right in front of my door. The convenience of mobile computing is so great that I don’t even have to move out of my seat to do so many things. But the scary part is, where are all these things take place? That is one question I want to answer.
Both browsers display power and stability however when it comes to convenience Chrome comes first. The tabs are easily managed with precision and absolute ease and you can even see the result in real time whereas in Firefox you have to hold the mouse for a long time just to arrange the tabs, dragging them requires concentration and you can only see an arrow pointing the location of your choice.
There is more I found in Chrome and I will keep posting.
I’m looking for a browser that intelligently interacts with my browsing habits. I have tested Firefox 4 beta and IE 9 beta but so far they never surpass the neat and speedy browsing experience offered by Chrome 6. Chrome is not only fast in rendering web pages but it gives you what happens at every second whenever you want to know what is going on under the hood of your browser. Too much add-ons make me dizzy so I limited my need for add-ons by staying with just a few very useful add-ons like Adblock and Xmarks. Whenever I am doing extensive research I simply disable the add-ons to give way for information to freely flow in the browser preserving memory at the same time. Reading news is like a breeze in Chrome and I don’t feel the need for RSS readers. In Chrome 6, I can simply pin the critical websites I am working on and simply duplicate tabs whenever I want to use the back button of the current tab without leaving the current page. The interface is very functional and the bookmarks bar is elegantly positioned and can be hidden easily. Chrome 6 is definitely made to browse the internet with absolute peace of mind. It is definitely fast and stable. I highly recommend Chrome 6 for every speed freak out there or for people who wants elegance in their internet browsing experience.
IE 9 is a huge leap for Microsoft fanatics. Users of IE 6 who finally jumped to IE 8 would definitely love the changes made in IE 9. IE 6 as we know it is very sluggish and poorly designed or simply it was the best design in the past but time is moving forward and Microsoft folks are not giving much attention in alternative browsing experience offered by other internet browser competitors like Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome among others.
It seems that IE 9 integrated its design with windows 7 making it very useful for Windows 7 users. Pinning websites is very useful if you don’t want to navigate to your favorites. Aside from pinning websites, IE 9 promises of hardware related web acceleration when it comes to graphics or intensive web applications and it does the job very well. IE 9 is a competitive browser but not to a mobile broadband user like me. I installed IE 9 from the moment it was available on Microsoft website. The download was small but the installation wasn’t that fast as promised – considering my internet connection type. When I started the browser it was fast but the thing I noticed was the loading process wasn’t showing most of the time giving me the assumption that it freezes every time I access multimedia websites. The rendering might be brutally fast on fast internet connections but on mobile broadband connection using a proxy, IE 9 is definitely a loser compared to Chrome and Firefox.
I like IE 9 because it is wrapped up with Windows 7 but considering the losing points I just mentioned above, I won’t waste time testing the beta for unresponsive and stressful browsing experience. I hope though that the final version would be of great use to some people like me.
I read a few days ago about the upcoming Google Instant Search from CNN Technology news and I am quite interested how it would turn out. Today when I opened my browser there’s a hyperlink introducing the Google Instant Search and lucky for me I need to search about something. Just a few keystrokes, I am given several options and the more keys I typed in, the search narrows down to what I really want and I can change my search keys I real time. What I am saying is that the new Google Instant Search is very effective because you can narrow down your searches in real time to find exactly what you are looking for.
The Chrome browser is on its stable 6.0 version and the experience is a breezy browsing experience. Internet Explorer is no match compared to the technology being developed by the IT people working in Google. I hope I can contribute more.
