NEWS FROM YOUR PWiT: IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
February 20, 2007 · Comments Off
To all PWiT Readers:
Effective today, Feb. 20, 2007 at 4:30pm RP Time, PWiT will be transfering to its own domain.
Please redirect your links and attention to:
http://pwit.org
Beginning on this date, all posts and activities will be done on this new WordPress-powered site, and this link will be inactive.
Everything...
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To SEO or not to SEO
February 19, 2007 · Comments Off
Let me borrow for a minute my PC Magazine columnist and colleague John C. Dvorak’s Cranky Geek hat while I go off on a rant. (Hey, as PC Magazine Philippines Editor-in-Chief I get to say that for real – he’s got a column in my mag and I’m technically his boss. Heh.)
Firstly, much...
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The KuripoTechie’s Solution to the Modem-less MacBook
February 19, 2007 · Comments Off
One of the disadvantages of living in the boondocks is that it takes longer for technology to reach our neck of the woods. I live in the fringes of Sta. Rosa, Laguna and one of the frustrations I have in living in this place is the lack of a decent internet access. I [...]...
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How many windows do you have open? (or, buying into the myth of multi-tasking)
February 17, 2007 · Comments Off
Mac users have had Exposé for a while, but now that Vista has been released, Windows users can now enjoy fully the productivity-sapping habit of keeping many windows open, flipping through the open apps and documents with the jaw-dropping coolness of Flip 3D.
I have a rather set morning routine once...
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In the News: Senatorial Aspirants Invade Cyberspace
February 16, 2007 · Comments Off
Well, it looks like the midterm election campaign this year will also be fought in cyberspace. A lot of senatorial candidates already have websites that showcase their grandstanding achievements. Some even have entries in Wikipedia, the leading “contributor-generated” encyclopedia that...
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Philippine iPhone Rumor #1
February 16, 2007 · Comments Off
Grist for the mill.
A friend with a friend with telco connections told me this morning this totally unsubstantiated rumor, so take it with a few tons of salt: there are at least 50 Apple iPhones in the Philippines as we speak.
My friend’s source, who is reasonably reliable, says that the major...
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Incoming! Windows Mobile 6
February 15, 2007 · Comments Off
Microsoft has recently unveiled their latest Operating System for Mobile Phones, and honestly, I am a little bit excited.
From what I have read, here’s what I think will be the features of Windows Mobile 6 that we should be excited about.
Call history of each contact is now placed directly in their...
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Mil-Lego Falcon
February 15, 2007 · Comments Off
I’m a big Lego nut. Even if I don’t have time to play with my bricks lately, I’ve loved Legos my whole life. I own the original Mindstorms kit, and have several Technics kits around the house and in my office. (Like some of the other PWiTs, I’m a big juvenile delinquent, actually....
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True Confession
February 15, 2007 · Comments Off
You might remember this big flap some weeks ago when the integrity and impartiality of some American bloggers were thrown into question when Microsoft’s public relations group, Edelman PR, gifted them with Vista-ready notebooks – which they accepted.
When it hit the fan, Microsoft and Edelman...
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Crumpler Store: Now open for business
February 13, 2007 · Comments Off
Pardon the shameless plug, but I just can’t help myself.
The first ever Crumpler Store in the Philippines is now open for business. My brother’s company has been distributing Crumpler bags for more than a year now, it has been available at our very own Digital Walker and Digital Hub stores from...
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