Posted on April 9th, 2008 by migs
The all new HP Compaq 2133 Mini-Note PC or simply “HP Mini”.
Is it really a killer?
Lets check the specs:
Operating system
Genuine Windows Vista Business
Genuine Windows Vista Home Basic
Genuine Windows Vista Business downgrade to Genuine Windows XP Professional Installed
FreeDOS
SuSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 Operating system
Processor
VIA C7®-M ULV Processor
(up to 1.6 GHz, 128 KB L2 cache
Chipset
VIA VN896NB and […]
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Posted on April 8th, 2008 by migs
Google just made available a Google Talk for PC (not the one used inside the browser) called Google Talk Labs Edition.
So what’s the difference…
Features of the Google Talk Gadget on your desktop (emoticons, group chat, and more!)
New! Desktop notifications from the following services:
Gmail
Calendar (with a new snooze option!)
Orkut
Its the Group chat feature that gave me […]
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Posted on April 2nd, 2008 by migs
When internet censorship is the topic, there’s only one thing that comes into my mind - CHINA. Its the land of the many who are limited… The overpopulated country with limited/restricted internet access.
Good news…
The Chinese government agreed to open the internet during the Olympics… again… only during the Olympic Games. Well, that’s what the International […]
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Posted on April 2nd, 2008 by migs
I’m surprised that i haven’t blogged about smart bro’s plug it anywhere.
Anyways.. the postpaid smart bro “Just plug it anywhere” portable broadband connection:
Smart BRO - Plan 799, allows you to surf the net anywhere there’s a PC! The Smart BRO USB modem is a small, palm-sized device that you can carry with you wherever you […]
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Posted on April 2nd, 2008 by pauldomag
I’ve been a SmartBro subscriber for over 3 months now and I definitely have my share of disappointment towards their services. But that’s what you get if you don’t have any choice of ISP in your area. So instead of whining and gnarling your teeth for some missed features that a dedicated DSL has to […]
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Posted on March 31st, 2008 by pauldomag
Adobe has just released its much awaited "Free" version of their most popular image editing software, Photoshop. The new product is called Photoshop Express and yes, it’s absolutely free.
I’ll take you to an in-depth view on what this new product has to offer. Here are some facts that can greatly summarize what to expect in […]
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Posted on March 25th, 2008 by migs
Executives from Globe Telecom and Smart Communications stressed that their mobile networks are secure, but they both admitted that it is not impossible for someone to eavesdrop on mobile phone conversations.Reiterating his testimony at the Senate, Isberto admitted that it is not easy to record conversations passing through mobile networks. But it’s possible using special […]
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Posted on March 25th, 2008 by migs
It’s supposed to be a cheap laptop/ultra mobile PC right?
Over at PC Corner, the 9 inch UMPC Eee PC is being sold for P33,800.00 (8GB).
Ok, so the 7 inch - 4 GB unit is less than P19,000.00. Now that it added 2 inches + 4 GB more, it went around P14,000 higher? Isn’t that’s too […]
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Posted on March 12th, 2008 by pauldomag
Yep, Microsoft’s online storage has just been released, actually I noticed it last 3 days when I was able to visit foldershare, If anyone of you is not familiar with SkyDrive, it’s simply an online storage. It gives you the ability to store you files on the web and share some of it to […]
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Posted on March 10th, 2008 by migs
I’m happy to inform you, my dear readers, that I am part of You Got Tech (YGT), a tech blog for non techies!
Thanks to Ms. Google Philippines, Aileen Apolo for having me on board.
I’m the Mobile Guy in YGT. I’ll try to help non-techies get to know more about their mobile gadgets and maximize its […]
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Posted on March 9th, 2008 by migs
Only Until TODAY! (or baka ma-extend)
Publish Date: 2008-02-09
‘Di na kailangang mag-internet Cafe. Sa bahay, puwede nang maka-bonding sa chat and mahal sa abroad.
For as low as P1,495/month, may mabilis na broadband connection at landline ka na, may laptop pa!
GLOBE BROADBAND SULIT COMPUTER BUNDLE*
MONTHLY SERVICE FEE CREDIT CARD
MONTHLY SERVICE FEE CASH
Up to 384 […]
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Posted on March 7th, 2008 by pauldomag
Actually more of like an Ex-Evangelist. Guy Kawasaki, a known staunch ally of of Cupertino’s Apple has just interviewed Steve Ballmer in Mix 08, a move that I really didn’t expect from Microsoft. As you would expect, a lot of sparring and joking around about current technologies like Apple, Google and of course Yahoo. Here’s […]
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Posted on March 7th, 2008 by migs
Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero filed a Bill that seeks to protect children18 years old and below from the harmful stuff on the internet.
Senate Bill No. 2098:
SEC. 5. Restriction of Access by Children to Harmful Materials in the Intemef. - All commercial establishments or public Internet points offering Internet services shall be required to offer filtered […]
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Posted on March 6th, 2008 by pauldomag
Well, I was just being my enthusiastic self again. It’s here! believe me! Microsoft has just released a public beta for Internet Explorer 8. I’m pretty quite excited here because for the first time, the IE team focused on standardization. Yep you may find this very open-source stuff but actually its a very good thing. […]
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Posted on March 6th, 2008 by pauldomag
I found a survey on my RSS feed regarding the top 10 most Pirated Software on the Internet. It’s a research done by SIIA (Software and Information Industry Association) and I was really shocked with their findings:
Symantec Norton Anti-Virus
Adobe Acrobat
Symantec PC Anywhere
Adobe PhotoShop
Autodesk AutoCAD
Adobe DreamWeaver
Roxio Easy CD/DVD Creator
Roxio Toast Titanium
Ipswitch WS_FTP
Nero Ultra Edition
I mean, where’s […]
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Posted on March 5th, 2008 by pauldomag
Remember my last year’s post regarding a C# based Operating System form Microsoft? Well, the time has come to release the monster! Yep, Microsoft Research labs has just made the source code of their experimental OS in CodePlex which means you can view the code and maybe study it for educational purposes.
Don’t get this wrong, […]
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Posted on February 24th, 2008 by migs
How does 1.2 gigabytes connection speed sound to you? FAST! =>
A rocket was launched in Japan carrying a satellite on a mission to test a technology that would give SUPER FAST INTERNET to homes and business.
The “KIZUNA” (WINDS) is a communications satellite that enables super high-speed data communications of up to 1.2 Gbps to develop […]
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Posted on February 22nd, 2008 by migs
Because moving away from your PC is not an option. =p
1 leg on each side
Stabilizer bar on top
Motorized table height
Height range: 28″-57″
Motorized monitor tilt
Tilt range: 0-60 deg.
32″ x 68″ table top
Front locking casters
+/- 30 deg. kbrd. tilt
This product is mostly for “Radiologists who prefer or need to work from a reclining, zero-stress position“.
Zero […]
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Posted on February 16th, 2008 by pauldomag
Whew! After months of waiting for this, its finally here. Yep I’ve got an advance copy of Service Pack 1 for Windows Vista last night, through my MSDN account. Here’s a screenshot:
I’m still in the process of determining on how big the changes are in this first service pack. I’ll just post them here, […]
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Posted on February 10th, 2008 by migs
It says here that Asia has the biggest number of internet users.
Look at those cables!
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Posted on February 9th, 2008 by migs
Its portable and inflatable… Its called Jelly Click.
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Posted on February 9th, 2008 by migs
Its portable and inflatable… Its called Jelly Click.
All the electronic circuity lives on a small flexible board. The body itself is just soft plastic. Whenever you need a mouse, blow up the Jelly Click, attach the USB cable and you’re good to go. As a bonus, it’s a total floaty for you swimming […]
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Posted on February 6th, 2008 by migs
The Smart Wireless Engineering Education Program by Smart Communications Inc. (SMART) is a first-of-its-kind industry-academe partnership that seeks to improve the level of technology and engineering education in the country, particularly in the field of Electronics and Communications Engineering (ECE).The program is designed to complement the school’s existing ECE programs by providing training and lectures […]
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Posted on February 1st, 2008 by pauldomag
After rejecting Microsoft’s acquisition offer February last year, many things have happened. Microsoft’s stocks rose (surpassing some analysts’ predictions), Google’s stock also rose, but Yahoo’s stocks plummeted. Jerry Yang (Yahoo CEO) said that there might be lay-offs to be made this month (an est. 1,000 employees). Yahoo indicated that next year would be worse […]
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Posted on February 1st, 2008 by migs
Here’s a website with lots and lots of FREE flash games.
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Posted on January 24th, 2008 by migs
Its either that hand is so big or that gadget is so small..
Its the latter. That’s the smallest bluetooth adapter
Check out the features…
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Posted on January 23rd, 2008 by pauldomag
I’m not an Apple Fanboy or anywhere close to that. But I was just so impressed with their engineers there at Cupertino! How the hell did they design the MacBook Air? I was just utterly speechless when I saw Steve Jobs showed it on MacWorld. Though I myself ain’t gonna buy it (I’m a […]
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Posted on January 23rd, 2008 by pauldomag
I’ve just subscribed to Smart Broadband (SmartBro) as my ISP. It’s been 3 weeks since I’ve been using their service, though it’s not that fast compared to DSL lines, I can still do my work tasks like Remote Desktop Connection and uploading files on FTP. Well, my problem arose when I was configuring my Outlook […]
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Posted on January 22nd, 2008 by pauldomag
Yesterday, SUN expressed their interest in spending 1 Billion dollars to acquire open source database MySql. SUN is truly in the right path as to what they are showing the public these last few months, support the opensource community. But is it really a threat to other DB manufacturers like Oracle, DB2 and SqlServer? Let’s […]
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Posted on January 17th, 2008 by migs
They say its cooler this way.. hahahha
Oh that’s not a joke.. based from the results of this “experiment”, they found out that submerging your PC in mineral oil helps more in cooling your pc.
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Posted on January 10th, 2008 by migs
I’m sure by now you’ve heard or read the initials UMPC. Its stands for Ultra Mobile PC.
For me, a UMPC device is one that is small, lightweight, has and performs functions of a PC and a mobile device.
But if you want a more standard version, maybe this one from Wikipedia would fit:
previously known […]
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Posted on January 10th, 2008 by migs
This is a MicroSD card.
But its not used for storage.. its used to get a Wi-Fi signal!
World First microSDIO WiFi 11g Card
UltraLow power consumption
Pocket PC/PDA Phone (Smartphone)
Skype Compatible
It has the following Specifications
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Posted on January 5th, 2008 by migs
The new year means new set of products..
And a lot of new products will again emerge as the first of many events showcasing tech stuff will be happening soon.
Its the annual Consumer and Electronics Show which will run from January 7 to 10 in Las Vegas.
It showcases the latest innovations […]
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Posted on December 28th, 2007 by migs
Another service that is truly hassle free..
Its the Picasa Web Albums.
Picasa Web Albums is Picasa’s newest feature, designed to help users post and share their photos quickly and easily on the web.
It’s available to anyone and offers the following:
- 1GB of free storage space to post and share approximately 4,000 photos, with the option to […]
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Posted on December 27th, 2007 by migs
Back then, I used to worry about how to transfer money from one bank account to another.
I’d line up at banks and get mad at those who’d go straight to the teller while I have spent 30 minutes in line.
Now, there’s a convenient - hmmm let me change the words to VERRRRRY EASY - way […]
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Posted on December 26th, 2007 by migs
Here are the last set of gadgets that I have this year! Take note.. this year.. =p
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Posted on December 13th, 2007 by migs
For those who can’t afford to buy an iPhone, or those who doesn’t want to buy one but just wanna try it out…
Check out this virtual iPhone!
Use most of the iPhone features from sending messages, music, capturing photos, etc..
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Posted on December 11th, 2007 by migs
A Swedish hacker has been named Hacker of the Year after he gained access to several confidential information from different embassies, NGOs, and Companies around the world.
Call him Dan, Dan Egerstad, a 22 year old security consultant.
Oh.. he did this using FREE tools easily downloaded over the net.
He “merely installed free, open-source software - called […]
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Posted on December 11th, 2007 by migs
We’ve got some exciting new features to help you with your seamless migration to Google Docs!
File Associations
Now you can launch Google Docs just like Microsoft Office! This feature allows you to auto-launch documents into Google Docs should you click on them anywhere on your computer - just like a file association. As long […]
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Posted on December 10th, 2007 by migs
Don’t you just hate it when you receive a legitimate looking email and when you open it you find out that its just another foolish message from someone who just don’t have anything useful for his/her time?
Gmail does a very good job in stopping spams and phishing attacks.. But based from experience, Gmail is just […]
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Posted on December 8th, 2007 by migs
I’ve been included as a beta tester of DocSyncer.
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Posted on December 8th, 2007 by migs
“Flight attendant: You may now turn on your Wi-Fi enabled devices”
They said we’ll soon be hearing those lines when we board airplanes.
Starting next week and over the next few months, several United States airlines will test Internet service on their planes.
On Tuesday, JetBlue Airways will begin offering a free e-mail and instant messaging service on […]
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Posted on December 8th, 2007 by migs
There are a lot of websites and blogsites out there giving out gift suggestions for the Holidays..
Well.. here’s mine!
A Cup warmer /cooler or a USB Fridge
(I actually want a warmer…ehem)
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Posted on December 8th, 2007 by migs
The season of gift giving is here..
And the Big G (as blogie would call it) has started sending out Holiday Gifts to Google Friends…
A 2 gig flash drive.. that resembles a credit card. But the actual flash drive is just the size of a mobile phone’s SIM card.
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Posted on December 4th, 2007 by migs
Now who would want to use this computer?????????
Other cool pics here
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Posted on December 4th, 2007 by migs
Here is a list of Bills in the Philippine Senate related to cellphones or mobile gadgets.
SBN-1906: Unsought Cellular Mobile Phone Services Act of 2007
An Act Prohibiting Cellular Mobile Phone Providers From Conveying Unsought Services That Are Automatically and Involuntarily Charged Against the Account of Subscribers, Imposing Penalties… Filed on November 26, 2007 by Defensor Santiago, […]
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Posted on November 29th, 2007 by migs
I’m now using 2 monitors!
The first one is my laptop monitor and the other one is my old desktop monitor.
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Posted on November 27th, 2007 by migs
New gadgets for my Laptop!
Cool Stand and an A4tech USB Optical Mouse.
Cool Stand
Built in small heat-dissipating modules is no longer enough to manage the overheating problem following with notebook’s increasing operation speed, which results in unstable system, often happened crash and shortened notebook’s lifetime.
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Posted on November 25th, 2007 by pedroiho
Almost two weeks that I am thinking to have a new blog that share my experiences, What I learned, I saw and what I have in hand all about 3C’s. You might think what the heck is 3 C’s… to shorten this, I would like to introduce to you my new blog site about the […]
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Posted on November 24th, 2007 by migs
Its is said that this is the “first Gun Shaped PC Mouse ever made”.
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