I got bored with my current wallpaper so I decided to look at the available wallpapers in my Asus Transformer. What I saw was a pleasant surprise. There were new wallpapers of the lonely tree in different times of the day and lighting. Plus, there were the Ice Cream Sandwich wallpapers.

I’m enjoying Android’s Ice Cream Sandwich more everyday. How about you, what do you like or hate with Android 4.0.3?

While waiting in line to get our tickets for Marvel’s Avengers showing in SM Megamall, I saw the latest member of the Avengers:

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The Wizard of Enchanted Kingdom.

Photo taken with a Samsung Galaxy Note

So, it seems Samsung is releasing the Galaxy Note in Premium Suite. I believe this is an exclusive event because even their video is private. Not cool.

After a long wait, it’s finally here. Ice Cream Sandwich, otherwise known as Android 4.0.3 has arrived in the Asus Transformer TF101G (the 3G-equipped model of the Transformer). The upgrade came through Over-The-Air (OTA) update, surprising me at lunch time.
I’m enjoying the new interface, not really an overhaul, but more of an  update to the user experience. I’ll be running it through its paces, but so far it’s noticeably snappier and more responsive than the honeycomb version.
Update on my experience after a week.

 As I was reading the newspaper from the hotel bed, I realized one thing: I haven’t smelled the scent of newspaper and newspaper ink in a long time.

Perhaps because my tablets have replaced the newspaper in my daily life. Or, perhaps it’s my busy 20-hour workdays that keeps me away from those solemn moments where you sit down and take your time reading your favorite dailies.
Whatever the reason, I should get back to giving some time for my analog information fix, after all I’m an information junky.

My morning started bad enough to require me to go home and recover from mildew-induced migraine. When I woke up, my wife invited me to join her go shopping. Of course I said yes, as any supportive husband would. I know  that doing so would give me some downtime, due to the waiting part (Women are very patient when shopping so they take their time to get the best).
During these times, I’m thankful that I have my mobile office with me.
I found an available seat in a row of benches in front of one shop. I set up office, bringing out my Asus EEE Pad Transformer 3G with Dock. Good thing too that I have my Smartbro SIM card in the tablet.
I soon started shooting office emails. After catching up on my emails, I checked my Facebook account. Several comments and private messages later, I was done.
Looking at my watch, I knew I still had some time to maximize. One thing I enjoy doing during downtimes is online shopping. So, I launched my Ebay and Amazon apps, then my XE currency converter app.
Having satisfied my online shopping needs, I closed the Transformer. A couple of minutes later, my wife returned: it was time for us to go home.
Another good example of how mobile computing can make our lives better.

FINALLY, after months of waiting, I now have Plants vs. Zombies in my Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0.

My mobile life gets better everyday.

The first thing I would do come January is clean up my home work station.

So it’s Christmas once more. Before we get all tied up with the last minute activities, let’s all pause and remember the true reason for celebrating Christmas: the birth of Jesus Christ our saviour.

Merry Christmas everyone!

I am a multi-tasker, a workalcoholic, and an information junky. With Smart’s products and services, I can be all three, easily.
I need to be connected all the time. Whether it’s through my laptop or through my mobile phone, I depend on Smart’s dependable products to support my business requirements and my personal communication needs.
Through Smart’s Smartbro products I get connected to the internet almost anywhere. With my Smart Gold data plan I get dependable call, text, and mobile data service everywhere.
My story with Smart started when they gave me broadband internet connection through Smart broadband Canopy, even though we were out of service coverage by the other networks. In fact, we were the first in our neighborhood to get broadband internet connection.
Having confidence in Smart’s broadband services, I got myself a Smartbro plug-it postpaid plan. This allowed me to become a true digital nomad with offices anywhere I want. This became very helpful when I had to work between the office, my house and the hospital when my mother became sick. I was able to attend to all my responsibilities as an employee, business owner, and as a son.
Smart’s widest coverage has also helped me connect with others in some of the remotest areas of the country. An example was when I was shooting in the middle of a rice field somewhere in Tarlac. I got a text message from a prospective client asking for my portfolio. I took a 5-minute break from the shoot, pull out my laptop, connected my Smartbro plug-it and logged on to the internet. I sent my portfolio, shut my laptop off, and resumed shooting within 5 minutes. The extraordinary thing was my other phones with non-Smart SIMs couldn’t even get a signal. Amazing!
Again, through my Smart Gold data plan and my tablet, I can be productive even during my 2-hour commute to and from the office. I check my mail, respond to blog comments, chat with family and friends, check my Facebook News Feed, and respond to Twitter friends.
When I’m in the office working my 8-5 job, and need to do some work for my photography business, I just go out for lunch, find a comfortable spot in the cafe, power on my laptop and do my stuff. I can make calls, send emails, and edit some photos and send them to clients, easily and within my one-hour break, thanks to Smart’s good call and internet service.
Although I use Smart’s fast internet access, courtesy of SmartBro, generally for work and business, I have also used it to make my relationship with my family better.
By the time I go home, I’ve done all the things I need. I have the rest of the day for my wife, my family, and friends.
When my family, here and abroad, wants to share videos and photos of their latest activities, it doesn’t take us a day just to see their latest home videos or vacation photos. When we feel the need to talk, we just fire up our favorite messaging software and voila! Long hours of catching up and talking, without the expensive international calls. Smart’s services have made us closer, bridging the distance between continents.
Everyone strives to have work-life balance; With Smart, you can.