Monthly Archives: January 2010

Sync'ing files and Virtual Images

So do you all do file sync’ing to the cloud or share files? I am a dropbox user because it runs on all the platforms so it makes it to “habilis” grade for me. On Ubuntu you get a default … Continue reading

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The Indescribable Essence of Android

Android Phones are coming up everywhere. Witness that Motorola has announced they will release a phone off of google.com/phone much like HTC did the Nexus One. There are rumors swirling of a Nexus Two even now. These could be one … Continue reading

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Chapter Two of the iPad Experience

Lets see. What are the 4 or so things which already suck about the whole iPad experience: Its a tablet but it runs a phone OS. You can run all the iPhone applications but you have to run them sequentially. … Continue reading

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Convergence Devices

I’ve been a fan of devices or gizmos that cross over and can be used for a multitude of things. In my wildest dreams, I see this phone running android with 100g of solid state disk space that would have … Continue reading

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Lenovo G550 Value Laptop

I lost my beloved T60 a few days ago and decided to not replace it with another. I wanted a wide screen laptop and I like Thinkpads. Same time I did not want to spend a lot so started hunting … Continue reading

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New Vmware Player

I’m a dedicated Virtualbox kinda guy so when I read the press around VMware Player 3.0, had to give it a try. Its a marked change from earlier ones in that you can create new guests without workstation installed at … Continue reading

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Internet Connection Sharing on the Cheap

Perhaps this is a scenario you know. In a hotel room and they provide wifi or wired ethernet access but you gotta pay. They do it by MAC address so its difficult to have two systems online at the same … Continue reading

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Heading Home

Heading back home today. First stop Narita after some 7 hours of flying from Singapore. Then get on an evening JAL flight and arrive before I left. Gimme that time back . I’ll be back in Singapore and India mid-February … Continue reading

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Singapore then Home

I’m here in Singapore now; gonna meet up with Art tomorrow night for a dinner and a trip to Funan Center DigitaLife Mall here. Going with Art to a electronics mall is like being taken to Disneyland by the Mouse … Continue reading

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Good Morning Singapore

Here I am in Singapore now. Got in after a 40 minute flight from Koala Lumpur. As usual, customs coming in takes about 5 minutes. Yay!! Finally got to my hotel around 1230am and fell into a coma for 7 … Continue reading

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