Posts Tagged ‘ Raves ’

MAMMA MIA!

There’s always something new to be learned, no matter how busy or hassled or plain pissed off I am. In the past week I’ve learned quite a few things professionally and personally, I feel I should write them down just so I won’t forget the next time I am busy or hassled or plain pissed [...]



Good news, bad news

Good News First - Unionbank!

Paypal and my local bank Unionbank seem to have shaken hands quite well, especially after Unionbank’s last round of upgrades. It used to take 5 banking days before a withdrawal from my Paypal accounts reflected in my EON savings account, but now it’s down to 4! I made the withdrawal request [...]



In search of the best digital camera

The family owns a simple Kodak EasyShare CX7330, bought in Manila in 2004 when Maia was not quite a year old. Not exactly the best digital camera, but for the purpose of documenting a little girl’s growth and the family’s exodus to Mindanao, 3.1 megapixels wasn’t bad at all. It’s got several settings, action, night, [...]



Times are a-changing

It’s not new but it’s mine (to use anyway) and after a bit more patience the external Samsung SyncMaster 743NX finally arrived. The laptop is a hand-me-down IBM Thinkpad T43 still with the blue Access IBM button, not like the newfangled, rather bulky but more advanced Lenovo versions.
I’ve always preferred the T series though, with [...]