We’re currently being hammered by typhoon Basyang’s winds. Power went out an hour ago and we’re back to using candles. I took out the sim on my Smartbro plug-it modem and put it in my Motorola Milestone to have internet and twitter access.
After 2 years in Singapore without typhoons, this evening is bringing back my Emergency Preparedness training.
This will be a long night.
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Ok, now this is getting more stupid.
First Apple blames the users of their new iPhone 4 for not holding the phone the right way that eventually results in signal loss. When people complained how arrogant Apple was, they backtracked and now claims that, yeah there’s a problem with all iPhones.
You really didn’t have good signal in the first place: the iPhone was just exaggerating with its signal strength indicator so that iPhone users can feel great and brag about how good their reception is.
Here’s what I’m reading here:
Read more about this latest act of arrogance from Apple by following the link below:
Apple `stunned to find iPhones show too many bars – Yahoo! Finance.
Just when everyone is hating you for saying the Dell computers suck, here’s some proof that you’re actually right.
Here’s an excerpt:
After the math department at the University of Texas noticed some of its Dell computers failing, Dell examined the machines. The company came up with an unusual reason for the computers’ demise: the school had overtaxed the machines by making them perform difficult math calculations.
Dell, however, had actually sent the university, in Austin, desktop PCs riddled with faulty electrical components that were leaking chemicals and causing the malfunctions. Dell sold millions of these computers from 2003 to 2005 to major companies like Wal-Mart and Wells Fargo, institutions like the Mayo Clinic and small businesses.
Check the whole article by clicking the link below:
In Faulty-Computer Suit, Window to Dell Decline – Yahoo! Finance.
To test how good my facebook self control is, I deactivated my Facebook account. For those who didn’t know, you can deactivate your Facebook account and your presence in the facebook universe would temporarily stop to exist. If you want to revive your facebook account, just log in again.
What did I learn about this experiment? Here’s a few:
After 24 hours, I logged in back to activate my account. I didn’t miss anything: no separation anxiety. This just reinforced my belief that I’m not addicted to Facebook. Unfortunately, that’s not true for a lot of people. These people spend countless of ours, checking their Facebook News Feed, commenting on other people’s posting, playing games, and getting connected. The sad part is that they do this during working hours, family time, and even during the day for rest and worship.
How about you? are you in control of your Facebook habits? Or, is Facebook controlling you? Why not do the ONE DAY WITHOUT FACEBOOK experiment?
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This is old news, but it’s still relevant today.
After several weeks of just using Wi-fi to connect my Motorola Milestone to the internet, I finally caved in and availed of Smart’s Unlimited Internet service. To test it, I activated the Unli Surf Daily which gives me 24 hours of unlimited internet surfing.
Web browsing is comparable to that of Singapore M1 3G. I’m now testing how it woudd perform if I use my phone as a 3G modem with my netbook.
So far, so good.
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Listen to the devotional about “Loving as Christ Loves the Church”
http://feeds.harvest.org/~r/ANB/~5/CBkJWZRsTE8/anb20100430pod.mp3
#Bible http://j.mp/bQPjz2
I think this German has watched Mandy Moore’s “A Walk to Remember” too many times.
Yahoo! News featured a story of an Indian monk who claims to have survived without food and water for 70 years. His secret: Meditation and mysterious water coming from a hole in his palate. The reporter noted that the holy man looked very thin. The Indian Military is now studying the man to know if the story is true and if it is, to determine the source of his amazing survival power. They admitted that they don’t think that their soldiers can survive on meditation alone.
My reaction to the story:
Check out the story athttp://sg.news.yahoo.com/afp/20100429/tap-india-science-defence-food-offbeat-5bb9277.html.
It’s one of those days again. I woke up hours before my alarm clock rang. What would you do? For me, I reached for my Motorola Milestone and checked my emails, personal and office mail at 4AM. This has got to change. Sleeping late and waking up early is not a good combination. I feel my diet and weightloss efforts are getting affected.
I think I should consider those valium pills again. Maybe.