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Mobile Phones Onstage

By Jay Lagare on Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Saw this today at the Inquirer:

PNoy should fire those two clowns behind him. Is what they’re doing really so important that it couldn’t wait? It doesn’t do their public image any good. If you want to project seriousness, authority, and– more importantly– power, you better not show that mobile phone and how you are a slave to it.

I once saw Jaime Zobel de Ayala speak onstage. This guy owns Globe, one of the largest mobile phone services providers in the country. And yet when he walked up the stage and spoke, there is no hint that he is carrying a phone anywhere on him. Now that is how it should be!

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Buffalo DriveStation

By Jay Lagare on Saturday, September 11, 2010

I finally saved up enough cash and justification to get an Buffalo DriveStation. I’ve been planning to get one for a while. While I already have a 1TB Buffalo LinkStation Live which has been more than sufficient for my storage needs, I was a bit jittery with my files stored in only one device.

Before the LinkStation Live, I had a Buffalo LinkStation Pro but it died on me while still under warranty. After a bit of a struggle, the dealer replaced it with the LinkStation Live because the LinkStation Pro was no longer available.

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Huawei E1550 with Globe Internet

By Jay Lagare on Saturday, July 3, 2010

If you have an unlocked Huawei E1550, you can use with your Globe SIM to connect to the Internet. Just make sure you have unlimited data or you are on time-based charging. Otherwise, things could get pretty expensive real quick.

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Unlocking the Huawei E1550

By Jay Lagare on Saturday, July 3, 2010

My wireless broadband connection is majorly flaking lately and I’ve been considering switching to another provider. But what to do with my Huawei E1550 USB modem which is SIM-locked to my current provider? Why, unlock it, of course!

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Buffalo Linkstation Live Firmware Update 1.31

By Jay Lagare on Saturday, June 19, 2010

A few days ago, I found out about a new firmware update for the Buffalo Linkstation Live. I was able to download it right away but I postponed updating until I was less busy. Tonight, I finally updated and, aside from a handful of changes (read the details in the release notes), the most significant difference is the BitTorrent client. Instead of the clunky (but functional) client, it is now µTorrent which just happens to be my preferred BitTorrent client. And best of all, it continues the incomplete torrents of the old client. Absolutely great!