Tag: Problems
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Being a ‘houseband’ for five years helped me realize the silent struggle of many mothers
Note: This column appeared in Manila Bulletin’s print edition on April 14 2018. You can also read the online version. For the past century, modern society has relegated women as the “light†of the family — which felt more like a consolation title to having that heavy burden of rearing children and managing the home.…
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PSA: MacBook Pro w/ Retina Display CANNOT BE UPGRADED. Max it out when you buy.
Here’s a quick PSA on the new retina display Macbooks. Got this from iFixit — the new MacBook Pro, apart from being the hardest portable to service will also be not upgradable in the future. If you’re planning to save money by getting a smaller SSD or RAM and wait a year to upgrade the…
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Diablo 3 Day I Pitstop: How’s your Internet Connection?
If it’s one thing gamers will never compromise, it’s their Internet connection. The launch of Diablo III has prompted gamers around the country to scrutinize the quality of their Internet connectivity. As a fan myself, I really take these things seriously and no amount of marketing BS will convince me otherwise. The proof is in…
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Stay a while and listen: The Diablo III Launch
EDIT: In the finishing stretch of the installer, the devs change the color of the progress bar and go into minute details of how much longer it’s going to take. Brilliant. The anticipation!!! —————– At 8:01AM PDT servers around the world opened for the launch of Diablo III. But Blizzard really knows how to tease…
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Hands on with Locate for Android
Been using an app called Locate these past few days. Simply put, it’s a localized search service that runs on any Android device. The app is developed by Smart Communications but as it is in the Android Marketplace, you don’t need to be a SMART subscriber to use it. As long as you’re on Android…
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Unboxing and Installing Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty
Today is the global launch of Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty. If you pre-ordered, you’re assured a copy today. I got my hands on the standard edition for South East Asia. Interesting that the box does label the regional distribution as this has implications to the server. Also got my dog tag and Starcraft II…
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Snow Leopard retails for P1,690 in the Philippines
Truth be told I wasn’t into the hype for the Snow Leopard announcement as it seemed more like a ploy to get consumers to shell out 29 USD for what could have been a software update. I’ll tell you why — the very fact that Snow Leopard focuses more on “having a faster Mac” after…
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Nokia 5800 XpressMusic as a touch screen device
Hi folks. You probably read my first hands on with the Nokia 5800 last year. My first impressions still are basically the same, now that I finally have the unit with me and I’d like to supplemement that review with this post. I’ve been pondering how to go about reviewing this phone and opted out…
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