You smart readers out there. Looking at the photo above, which wireless phone do you think is mine and which one is Cynthia’s? I’ll tell you in just a bit. After I have seen the phone at one of the blogger events, I was sold. After I have brought Cynthia to preview the phone at [...]
Entries Tagged as 'For the Geeks'
Norton 360 Now Onto Version 5
April 3rd, 2011 No Comments
In the past one year, I still have friends who are amazed at the misconceptions they have on Norton products after finally giving the products a try. So, I will do a quick summary here, even though these are old news for the existing Norton users. Norton security line of products – 360, Internet Security, [...]
Tags: Norton 360 · Norton from Symantec
Upcoming Sony Ericsson Xperia arc, neo, and PLAY
March 30th, 2011 No Comments
Xperia arc This blogger event could not have come in a better timing. Cynthia took over my Xperia X8 because she has ‘accidentally’ soaked her old phone that I bought for her with water, inside her gym bag. X8 is good as an entry level Android phone but we are looking for something with a [...]
Tags: blogger event · Sony Ericsson · Xperia
Darkspore – Day 1 Of Beta Testing
March 13th, 2011 2 Comments
PS. This entry is dedicated to my buddy Mark. Together we have conquered dungeons and overcome challenges only 0.17% of the population today can relate. For many years, I have identified the web address Darkspore.com with Mark’s personal site. I vividly remember it was one fine afternoon, when I was waiting for the traffic light [...]
Tags: beta testing · Darkspore · pc gaming
For The Love Of Singing Sunflower – Plants Vs. Zombies, The Warcraft Style
January 22nd, 2011 2 Comments
Cynthia finds it creepy. But I happen to love the singing sunflower companion, quite possibly the best companion we see in World of Warcraft to date. It sings random lines, musical notes flying up its head. OK. It is a little bit spooky. That child like voice coming out of nowhere. Randomly, it would sing, [...]
Tags: Cataclysm · World of Warcraft
Hands-on With Garmin-Asus A10, An Android Phone
December 21st, 2010 2 Comments
The world seems like going Android, or so it seems looking at the recent phones that arrive at my review desk (this time from omy.sg). Android platform does have its charm. It is fast evolving. Quite a number of manufacturers are designing phones based on Android platform. The beauty of it is that [...]
Tags: A10 · Android · Garmin-Asus
4,606 Hours 46 Minutes Of Played Time In The Span Of 6 Years
December 7th, 2010 12 Comments
Say on average, a movie lasts around two hours. I could have watched more than 2,000 movies over six years, in addition to the many I have already watched. Or say if I spend eight to twelve hours reading a page-turner, I could have read around 450 extra books. Instead, I have poured my 4,606 hours [...]
Tags: World of Warcraft
Extended Hands-on With Sony Ericsson Xperia X8
November 28th, 2010 No Comments
Previously, I did an article for Sony Ericsson X10 Mini Pro. This time, they sent me their latest Xperia X8 wireless phone for review. I don’t envy the wireless phone manufacturers. To satisfy the mass market requirements – which at times contradicting to one another – must be hard. I have my preferences. Who doesn’t? [...]
Tags: Android · Sony Ericsson · X8
Time To Choose A Powerful Security Suite – Norton Internet Security 2011
October 21st, 2010 No Comments
After installing the new Norton Internet Security 2011 into one of my computers at home, I opened up my web browser to rearrange my toolbars. The moment I stacked one of the toolbars onto the Google toolbar, I have received a notification from Norton saying that the downloaded file is likely to be safe. But [...]
Tags: blogger event · Norton from Symantec · Norton Internet Security
Nokia N8 – A Promising First Look
October 20th, 2010 3 Comments
Some of you have asked if I have had the opportunity to touch and feel the upcoming Noka N8. I would have, had I not missed the last few Nokia blogger events. Some personal commitments still take priority. And thanks to your inquiries, I have gathered enough courage to give Text100 a ring to see if a [...]
Tags: blogger event · nokia · Nokia N8