November 2009
Why Smart is NOT the leading mobile operator in...
They don’t have a friggin’ data plan. They only have data plans for Blackberries. I want to switch to Smart because their mobile internet is much more reliable. How can you be a leader without a data plan?!
How Aaron Swartz Hires Programmers →
Good advice for the many small software companies here in the Philippines.
Consumed 62% of my iTunes credits....
Time to reload soon as there will be a lot of nice apps coming in December.
Rundown of My iPhone Apps and Mac Counterparts
Format is <iPhone App> - <Mac App> - <Syncing/Import/Export Method>
1. Newsstand - NetNewsWire - Google Reader 2. Fliq Notes - Yojimbo - Missing Sync for iPhone 3. Fliq Tasks - Apple To Do - Missing Sync for iPhone 4. iXpenseIt - MoneyWell - WiFi Export feature of iExpenseIt and Import to MoneyWell
All work flawlessly. Life is great.
iXpenseIt is the Best On-the-go Expense Tracking...
Finally found the best solution to my mobile expenses recording problem while MoneyWell for the iPhone is still in development. It’s going to be out by Summer 2010 and will initially only support MobileMe for syncing - bummer. So for now I’ll go with iXpenseIt’s WiFi CSV/HTML export and import it to MoneyWell.
Best 5 USD ever.
Ninja Assassin = Bloody Awesome
The Wachowski brothers bring Matrix-style action scenes to Ninja fights. Loved the chain-blade fight scenes as well as the zoom-in/out + slow mo/speed up effects. Oh yeah, there’s lots of blood too. Not for the faint of heart.
App Store Genius eases life for finding apps
With over 100k apps in the App Store, the Genius feature really helps out. Instead of sitting down and sifting through the apps available in iTunes, I can just lie down in bed and keep getting suggestions from the Genius feature. Neat stuff.
My Bill from the Apple App Store
Bill from my recent purchases from the Apple App Store. 1. LinkedIn, v1.5, Seller: LinkedIn (4+) Free 2. Tumblr, v1.1, Seller: Tumblr, Inc. (4+) Free 3. Yahoo! Messenger, v1.2.3, Seller: Yahoo! (4+) Free 4. 1Password Pro, v2.2.1, Seller: Agile Web Solutions (4+) Free 5. Google Earth, v2.0.0, Seller: Google Mobile (4+) Free 6. QlikView, v2.0.1, Seller: QlikTech International AB (4+) Free 7....
My Take on the App Store
I believe that there are just too many damn apps doing almost the same thing in almost the same way. To name a few, they are:
1. Camera apps 2. Fart apps 3. Todo apps
In my opinion, Apple should tighten the App Store approval process instead because growing it beyond 100k apps seem to be more counterproductive. I can’t find what I need because its so cluttered with junk. Too many...
Starting to understand the complaints of 3GS...
I was using my iPhone 3GS for stargazing with 3G on and it drained 10% off my battery over 20 minutes. Not good.
First Augmented Reality Stargazing: Pocket...
Pocket Universe for the iPhone. It’s the first ever paid app I bought. And it absolutely rocks!
Quite accurate with its use of GPS, compass and accelerometer to pinpoint objects in the night sky. It was able to properly assist me in locating the Moon (I’m not blind, just wanted to make sure it works right). Near the Moon to the east-southeast was Formalhaut, one of the brightest stars...
Parents' Solution to Low Grades for a Med Student
Get him a Core i7 with a GTX 285 for 94K. I really wonder how his grades will pull up now. LOL
What do you do when you've got a lot of free space...
Bring the work with you! Okay, that doesn’t sound very sexy. But still… I can finally try to move around without a laptop.
I can demo QlikView on the iPhone with the native app. I have the user manuals, pricing & licensing schemes, and proposals within Fliq Docs.
I really should visit a prospect and not bring a laptop. I think that would be über cool.
The future is truly here.
4 iPhone Apps syncing with my Mac...
What else could I add?
Fliq Tasks + Missing Sync for iPhone + iCal ToDo's...
Now I don’t have to spend 10 USD to buy Things.
Fliq Notes + Missing Sync for iPhone + Yojimbo =...
Pure bliss.
Missing iPhone apps
Yojimbo is my choice for jotting down and organizing notes. The iPhone app isn’t confirmed yet and the intermediate workarounds with SimpleNote are simply inelegant.
MoneyWell is on it’s way with version 1.5 for the Mac and iPhone app too be both released soon. Using PocketMoney with SyncDocs simply doesn’t cut it because of the export-import hassle.
Too bad it’s still...
Mac + iPhone = Best Sync Ever
First post from my iPhone!
1Password takes care of all my login info. NetNewsWire covers my need to read RSS feeds. Still pondering if Things is worth 10 bucks for the best todo app…
100 USD for App Store!
Aaaaaapps galooooore!
Jailbreaking won't work for me...
I saw the availability of apps via Cydia and the many repositories and they just don’t seem to have the apps I want.
Of course I can jailbreak for other reasons such as using unaccepted apps and extremely minute customization, but in the process I will be having unacceptable performance and instability.
Seems I won’t be jailbreaking my iPhone anytime soon.
Just got my iPhone 3G S⃣
I <3 my job. Also glad its factory unlocked from HK. Gonna be easier to use abroad.
It’s going to be a long night…
Vanish Finding Evan Ratliff Writer Evan Ratliff... →
Awesome read.
iRing Pro →
Professional iPhone ringtones. I can’t tell you how awesome they sound. You gotta visit the site to hear their limited preview. They come in both Active Grade (high pitched - perfect for loud environments) and Meeting Grade (subtle - perfect for meetings). I’m leaning towards Origins but Zen 2 is also kinda cool. Just check out a few of their endorsements:
It was very gratifying...
Europe's Best And Worst Unemployment Rates →
I’m all for it. Sweden has only 9 million people. With all the stories I hear from my boss, I really wonder why he decided to stick it out in the Philippines. Hehe
darylrose:
Let’s all move to Scandinavia now. Not only do they have tall, blonde and blue-eyed people, they apparently have all the jobs too. I’m surprised though that Spain has a very high unemployment rate, which is making me...
Bringing in the Cavalry
In light of the turnout that a prospect is favoring our competitor, we’re bringing in the cavalry by flying in the two of the most senior people in the Asia Pacific from our principal.
No way we’re losing this fight to BusinessObjects. Oh, and one of them headed BusinessObjects in the UK. There’s nothing like a turncoat to turn the tide.
What's next for future iPhones? →
Flash Player 10.1
adobegripes:
Thanks for spending all that time on multitouch support Adobe, I’ll sure remember that when I’m dragging my fingers across my screen like an imbecile… oh hang on that will never happen because we found out holding your arm out to a screen was a terrible idea back in the 70’s when we stopped using light pens. Computers and Windows 7 only include mutitouch because the iPhone is...
How can a company decide on a 5-year purchase plan...
Totally unbelievable how a bunch of IT peeps can decide on acquiring software and services.
Everyone knows how the initial buy-in is done. Software firms drop 80% to get in and recoup the income in the next 5 years via 16-25% in annual maintenance/support renewals.
Product offerings can change, the economic climate affecting the US Dollar can also change. Heck a lot of things can change!
It...
PC Users Secretly Want to Jump Ship and Use a Mac...
In almost every business meeting I’m in, everybody notices that I uses a Mac.
The surprising part is that in any major discussion, some guy has to always cut the conversation short by saying how Macs are the best machines to run Vista (read through Lifehacker) or ask what virtualization software I use (probably researching to move to a Mac). They know about Parallels Desktop and VMWare...
Extremely Early Vacation
Small companies are great to work for especially when you don’t really have to stick to a 9-5 schedule.
That said, I’m heading off to Bacolod as early as the 11th of December and will be back on the 11th of the January the following year.
Ah… yes, a full month off.
Apple Wins Like a Champ - Psystar is Toast --... →
I'm not happy with the way iTunes 9 looks. Apple...
Can’t help upgrading to iTunes 9 if you want to use the iPhone 3GS. Fortunately, there are a ton of mods available. Mac only, though.
“If you set your goals ridiculously high and it’s a failure, you will fail above...”
– James Cameron
“Developer of Facebook app for iPhone quits, blames App Store for its review...”
– counternotions
Even 'Professional' Photographers Don't Have a...
I’m creating version 3 of my family’s hotel website and I had to bring up the fact that one of the well-known photography outfits in Bacolod City doesn’t have a method for snapping photos. The lack of photos forced me to reuse old ones which of course did not look all that well with the new ones. They also look dated - really dated.
What I need is photographers who can think....
Burberry - Art of the Trench →
Awesome photos and fantastic music.
“What we’ve tried to do with Windows 7 – whether it’s traditional format or in a...”
– Simon Aldous, partner group manager for Microsoft
“Apple uses the best technology for their [computers]. Apple says to their...”
– Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang
Google fails to address app storage issue with... →
Only 256MB of app storage? Nobody ever mentioned this in the reviews.
Swedish cyborg gets haptic hand →
Prosthetics might come sooner than we think.
“Highly talented youngsters get ‘trapped’ by their early success at school, and...”
– Edward de Bono, Tactics - The Art and Science of Success
Time to look for a credit card to use for App...
