MacBook Pro: How to fix audio problems running Windows 7 via BootCamp
Posted by Jayvee Fernandez at August 29th, 2010
I had recently bought the latest 13 inch MacBook Pro and installed both Snow Leopard and WIndows 7 Ultimate via BootCamp. Everything went well save for an annoying problem with the audio not being able to work. Puzzling. After several unsuccessful tries I found out that this was a problem with BootCamp 3.0, and not Windows 7 compatibility. It seems that BootCamp 2.2 is more friendly than its latter release.
The solution to this problem is to find BootCamp 2.2 in the Apple website and extract the audio drivers from the installation file using 7ZIP. If you’re like me and have encountered this problem, then you’re in luck — I’ve extracted the files using 7ZIP (Note: I only have the 32bit audio drivers for Windows 7, not the 64bit ones.).
If you need the file (note: this is for 32bit Windows), access it through my Dropbox.
Good luck!
Justice for Alexis and Nika: The September ’10 Issue
Posted by Jayvee Fernandez at August 27th, 2010
Text from an editorial note I made after sifting through our Afterburner section to upload online:
I remembered Eggy today after looking through the archives of our Afterburner section for the magazine. Unlike most, I was introduced to Alexis outside his career in film, as we went to the same college, he being a batch lower. We were friends. Later on in the following semesters, we got involved in a point of conflict, details of which I would rather not talk about — but it is suffice to say that these were, in his words to Erwin Romulo, “a little bit of weirdness.” We parted ways. Many years later, we were in touch thanks to the wonders of Facebook, but never got to speak in person. I was excited to hear from Erwin that Alexis would be working with UNO. That we’d both be working together. But alas, fate had other plans. Today I still read his work. It’s the next best thing to talking to him again. — Jayvee
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A note from the editor, Erwin Romulo (@erwinromulo)
I wish this issue didn’t have to exist.
It’s been a year since our good friends Alexis Tioseco and Nika Bohinc were murdered in their home. Up until now, there has been no movement on the case and none of us know why they were killed. All I know is that it wasn’t a robbery and that the authorities have not done a proper investigation. I should know. Along with the Tioseco family, I’ve met too many police officials, bureaucrats, investigators, lawyers, politicians, psychics, and inept people named Agnes to say otherwise.
Alexis, in particular, meant a lot to those of us here in UNO. He’d even sit in during our editorial meetings. (See picture.) He was very much a part of what this magazine was all about, why we all chose to take on the challenge of doing it. But our friendship with him went well beyond working together. At least for me, he was no less than a brother. And I’m lucky that I was able to tell him that I loved him before he died. I told it to him quite often actually and he never gave up on me even when I gave up on myself.
It’s also with heavy hearts that we mark the recent death of another friend, cinematographer Miguel Fabie III. Miguel wrote to me last year, shortly after Alexis died. The letter is excerpted below:
Dear Erwin—
I met [Alexis] after one of the first screenings of Batang West Side—he approached me, introduced himself, commended me, then slowly… in editing lingo—“dissolved to black.” That was my first feature film and though he sounded like he knew what he was talking about, I was taken aback by this young punk who seemed so sincere and passionate that my selective-memoried brain decided to keep him in its archives.
Anyway, in his case praise came across not as something to feed my ego but actually inspired me to better my craft. The same way Eddie Romero did on our first introduction when he commented about the same flick (Batang W.S.)—“Young man, either you’re extremely stupid and just plain lucky, or a genius”… To this day, I am trying to prove it’s not the former. The latter is something I believe is a DNA thing; you can’t work to be a genius, but you CAN work to be a better cinematographer/writer/musician/doctor ON YOUR OWN TERMS.
In [his famous letter], Alexis hoped that he and Nika would be together in/’till “the end.” Maybe they’re just beginning, but if this is the first step toward that direction or a major leap to the eternal we have yet to find out for ourselves in OUR own time, willingly or otherwise. Wake up call: get ready to be willing.
May we ALL rest in peace, in WHATEVER stage or phase in life.
Peace,
Miguel
I couldn’t agree with Miguel more though it’s tough for those of us they left behind.
In that Alexis-written piece reprinted in this issue in its definitive form, he says that “There’s a line in Aguila where a Moro secessionist is told his cause is lost. He replies that winning doesn’t matter, it’s doing what one feels one should do. That’s wisdom for you.”
With this issue we mourn, we mark, we reminisce, we remind. Let not another year pass before justice is done. We fight, not just against forgetfulness and the apathy that follows, but because it is what we feel we should do.
Here’s to Alexis, Nika and Miguel. And, yes, we’ll keep on going no matter what. ‘Till we hopefully meet again.
Erwin Romulo
Editor-in-Chief
Original sources are here and here.
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Rhian Ramos is the current endorser of NUVO City.
Contest: I’m giving away an original copy of Windows 7 Ultimate Edition
Posted by Jayvee Fernandez at August 26th, 2010
With Microsoft Philippines as sponsor I am raffling off a copy of Windows 7 Ultimate Ed., perhaps the pinnacle of all Microsoft platforms for 2010. The contest may look difficult as there’s a lot of text, but it’s actually very simple. All you need to do is capture your surroundings and turn it into a Photosynth with one click.
The details of the contest follow with this link. Please spread the word!
Saving Sally: Now this is something I’d love to see
Posted by Jayvee Fernandez at August 25th, 2010This movie stars Rhian Ramos. Can’t wait. Thanks to Luis Katigbak for the tip.
Sink the Bismarck: Unboxing a case from Brewdog
Posted by Jayvee Fernandez at August 25th, 2010
This post is dedicated to Helga, Fritz, Peter, Ade, Anne, Marco S., Rico, Marco P., Bim, Lauren and the rest of The Man Blog. It is also dedicated to all the friends and clients I have drank with in the past several years especially to you, Mark P., Brad and Markku!
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How to reset the HTC Desire
Posted by Jayvee Fernandez at August 24th, 2010
If you’re planning to buy an HTC Desire, one of the things you should learn how to do is perform a system reset. Usually, Android phones have the system rest or factory restore settings located under Settings. It’s a bit different with the HTC Desire, a follow up to the Google Nexus One. THe Nexus One resets pretty much the standard way. But this is how to do it with the HTC Desire:
1. Turn off your device.
2. Press and hold the Volume Down button
3. While doing this, press and hold the power button
4. This will initiate the screen seen above this post
5. Scroll down to CLEAR STORAGE with the volume controls (Volume Down)
6. Press the power button to select
7. Confirm your selection
That’s it kids!
As less as it gets
Posted by Jayvee Fernandez at August 24th, 2010A friend was asking buying advice for a netbook. I had recommended several brands, although she opened the conversation with the latest Lenovo IdeaPad being top of mind. This was a portable that I featured a couple of days ago. I shot her more options — that same Lenovo without the swivel / touch screen, the ACER Aspire One, the HP mini.
Curiously, I asked what her budget was and she told me that it was a maximum of PHP 30,000 to which I recommended a very healthy Sony VAIO M or to just forego the ultra portables and opt for a “traditional” laptop. These days, all brands sell decent laptops between PHP 24k-30k.
Then I realized how this little netbook and “ultra slim” market don’t seem to follow the standard laws of consumerism and instead follow trends in fashion, most common being that “less is more.” That two piece bikini is just as expensive as the pair of pants and shirt combined. The fashionably “torn up” jeans off the rack is more expensive than the pair of jeans you subject to natural wear and tear.
A mid-range laptop can actually be cheaper than an ultra light portable that doesn’t come with a DVD drive. “High end” netbooks are more expensive than laptops that have bigger screens, a bigger keyboard, an optical drive, and 3D graphics card. A DSLR with a mirror shutter is so much cheaper than a micro 4/3 that foregoes the mirror yet remains more or less the same in quality.
This is today’s world of computing. It may not make sense, but hey whatever makes computers more appealing to everyone right?
Starcraft II can teach us a bit about community, co-creation, and platforms
Posted by Jayvee Fernandez at August 21st, 2010Back from IMMAP. It was great to see everyone. And I mean everyone — everywhere my heard turned, there was always a familiar face. After sitting in some of the talks and ‘browsing around’ I figured I’d write a little commentary, more like an addendum to my views on Internet marketing.
in a way, this can also serve as an appendix to my insights during the blog marketing panel. It sounded like I was ranting my head off. i apologize for that.
We give huge importance to the conversation that goes on in Facebook, Twitter, and blogs. What many marketing companies do is learn to utilize these sites, sometimes even exploit them (i.e. the dreaded “like” campaign), it seems that not a lot of importance is given towards building the actual platforms where the community converge. Facebook and Twitter are two examples of these platforms.
Wouldn’t you want to be the company that develops the next killer platform? It doesn’t even need to be a website. A platform is a venue where the spirit of co-creation takes place. Where users are given as much power as developers to build.
Starcraft II is one of the best examples.
Gaming
Defense of the Ancients is one of the most popular multiplayer games of all time on the PC. It’s played in ALL Internet cafes. The odd thing about DOtA is that it isn’t even a standalone game, but a modification for Warcraft III by Blizzard Entertainment.
This isn’t an accident. Blizzard included a very customizable map editor allowing players to create their own scenarios, maps and units and essentially build their own “game within a game.” Since Starcraft II is the spiritual successor to Warcraft III, Blizzard built a more extensive “Galaxy Editor” allowing players to build even more creative games. So far we’ve seen user generated mods for Final Fantasy, Plants vs. Zombies and a new and improved Defense of the Ancients, titled
Plants vs Zombies Mod: “Guys vs Aliens”
Final Fantasy
Multiplayer Tower Defense Mod
DOtA: Storm of the Imperial Sanctum
It’s barely been a month since release, but so many mods are now already available for others to download and use.
One of the tricky things about developing the next platform is that it should be brand neutral, meaning although advertising can be a sustainable business model for it, it shouldn’t favor any one brand. Which is why many companies that try to build their own “social sites” fail.
Starcraft II succeeds because the world editor gives you as much control as the game designers to build entirely new games. It’s win-win: Blizzard finds a creative way to combat piracy (custom games are stored in their central server and you need to have an original game to play it), and the community has more fun!
What (usually) happens after IMMAP
Posted by Jayvee Fernandez at August 19th, 2010The following conversation takes place on the Monday after IMMAP.
Marketing Manager (MM): “Sir I’m back from IMMAP!”
CEO: “That’s good. What did you learn?”
MM: “That we should have conversations with our customers. They are our equals. That we should not be afraid to let them take control of our message. That we should be transparent and learn to take risks and reform our company to seeing Internet campaigns as a process, like building real relationships.”
CEO: “What?! We can’t do those. Regional will kill me. And besides we don’t have time. Let’s just do online ads.”
MM: “K.”
How to fix Samsung Galaxy S GPS problems
Posted by Jayvee Fernandez at August 16th, 2010If you own a Samsung Galaxy S it may be possible that you have an early batch release with issues with the GPS. Evidence of this problem is seen when you run Google Maps and the software will never be able to pinpoint your location. You can also try installing Foursquare from the Android Marketplace and try running the location search feature. You’ll be able to load up your friends and your profile, but you won’t be able to do a vicinity search. These are two signs that your GPS is shot.
Here’s how to fix it.
Step 1.
Go to Settings->Location and Security-> Enable “Use GPS Satellites” and disable “Use wireless networks”.
Step 2.
Go to Dialer and dial *#*#1472365#*#* —–> This will open up a new menu that control a lot of the stuff that regular users should not fiddle around with. But now you should.
Step 3.
Under “Application settings” Change “Operation Mode” to MS Based
Step 4.
Under SUPL/CP Settings” enter supl.google.com port 7276
After doing this, I was able to get my GPS running with WiFi turned on. However it also automatically connected using 3.5G. To disable this you can create a new bogus connection under Mobile Network Settings –> Access Point Names (you can name this anything you want with bogus settings). But I would prefer that you perform a hard reset on the device. Don’t forget to back up your phone!
Lenovo Ideapad S10-3T at PHP 29,900.00
Posted by Jayvee Fernandez at August 16th, 2010
Definition of terms
Netvertible [net-vur-tuh-buhl]
- noun
- a netbook that transforms into a tablet
- a class of netbook that has touch screen functions and swivels
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