Archive for the 'Computers' Category

WiFi Wireless and Clueless

Monday, September 11th, 2006

I have a WeRoam card that gives me Internet access from anywhere in The Philippines where my Smart cell phone works, as the WeRoam card works off the Smart cell phone network, but it’s really not much better than dial-up access. So, every now and then I get the urge for broadband. I decided today, [...]

Movielink, Online Movie Downloads

Tuesday, August 22nd, 2006

I like going to the movies, but I don’t get to see all of the ones I want to see in the theatre, and there are some that I want to watch but don’t care to see in the theatre, I’d rather just watch them at home as time permits, in between working on blog [...]

Wireless Internet access in the Philippines (and World-wide)

Thursday, August 17th, 2006

The first evening after returning to The Philippines, I spent the evening at one of many Bo’s Coffee Clubs and paid P400 (

XL Laptop Backpack for serious travel

Saturday, August 5th, 2006

I am almost packed and ready to go to SES San Jose. I’ll be leaving the house in less than 12 hours. I don’t think I’ll be able to sleep. I’ll come back from San Jose on Thursday, August 10th. Then three days later I leave for The Philippines. I’m going to the chapel, and [...]

Windows Vista Beta 2 CD just arrived

Tuesday, June 20th, 2006

Previously new Microsoft operating systems have always excited me, and I seem to always be the first person I know to use them, often before the software is even commercially available to the public. Windows 95 was pretty exciting, but I’m more of an NT type so Windows XP was the most excited I ever [...]

No more floppy drive

Monday, June 12th, 2006

For more than two years now I have been purchasing PCs without floppy drives, but I’ve had to specify such. The other day I purchased a new desktop PC which came without a floppy drive by default. My, how times are changing. I hope we have seen the end of those. I don’t think you [...]