Saturday, October 14, 2006
z610i: Black and Shiny, Just the Way I like my Gadgets
I think I've found my next mobile. I've always been a clamshell person (I refuse to call them flip-phones). I absolutely loved my old z600 but was severely disappointed with my current z800i. Sony Ericsson's other clamshell offerings were a bit "meh." I was ready to give up and switch back to candybar models when this little black (and Aqua and Pink) beauty showed up on the Philippine SE site.

Oh, sure it doesn't have a 30.55513451 megapixel camera or DVD-quality video captures or a twisty-turny swivel thing, but it does however, have a simple elegant design and a fricking sweet OLED display. It's got the secondary camera for 3G video conference calls, which really hasn't took off yet. A 2.0 megapixel primary camera, which is small by today's standards but I have my trusty EOS350D (8.0 megapixel SLR, motherfuckers) to handle all my photography needs. Besides, anyone who gauges their mobile phone purchase on the built-in camera is a fool. There, I said it. But I digress.

I'm not a mobile phone man. I don't really need to have the latest and greatest phone, though my gadget geek sensibilities get the better of me at times. I made a mistake switching from my z600 to this clunker of a phone, and I've been hurting for a new phone since. Hell will freeze over and God will dance the Salsa with Lucifer before I go back to Nokia. I am Sony Ericsson's bitch.

Learn more about this lovely mobile here.

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Friday, October 13, 2006
Sometimes, it sucks being a Mac User
I'm no stranger to hardware maintenance. I know how to troubleshoot and isolate faulty hardware. If something goes wrong with a PC, I usually shrug it off and take out my trusty screwdriver and start taking it apart. I've done this countless times before. I've probably fried a couple of them too. It's routine. It's familiar. It's a piece of cake... for a PC that is. But what about Macs?

I've been gloating about my iMac ever since I got this 20" beauty (See? I'm still doing it). But the dark side of Macs finally rears it ugly little head for the first time in 9 months. For some odd reason, my Mac suddenly powered down and won't power back up. For the first time in YEARS, I've never felt so helpless. Macs have a beautiful, sleek enclosure, but how the fuck do you open one? Do I even want to open it and risk voiding my warranty?

[sigh] This is one of the things I had to give up when I switched. I trusted Apple that their machines would run like butter (inside Mac joke). And for the most part, they run great. But when they don't, well, you're up shit creek without a paddle. I hate being helpless, but that's the price I have to pay to play in Steve Jobs' playground. It's all about equivalent exchange, baby. One cannot attain something without giving something up.

P.S. Bring on the Mac mockery, Pao, I'm ready for it. :p
P.P.S. Well, Holy Shit! It's Friday the 13th and I never noticed! Watch out for freaks wearing hockey masks tonight!

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Name: Jin
Occupation:
Graphic Artist/Pirate
Geek Toys:
20" iMac Core Duo, PSP, iPod (3G), EOS350D
Special Attack(s):
La Serpiente Strike
El Gato Fist
Being the mindless drone of fashion that I am, I decided to jump on the Blogging bandwagon. This site contains all my rants and raves about current events, technology, video gaming, cinema and the occasional snippets of my own geek life. (Yeah, quite original, I know.)

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