Archive for October, 2006
Wednesday, October 18th, 2006
Lenovo-IBM has a battery recall (the third(?) major recall of Sony-manufactured batteries). But it turns out, *not* all batteries with the announced part-numbers are being recalled.
Here's a website that helps Lenovo or IBM laptop users determine whether their batteries are included in the recall.
There's an exe file that can be downloaded ...
Posted in TechTips | 3 Comments »
Monday, October 16th, 2006
We like competition! That's my first take on the entry of Globe in the service of mobile Internet access anytime anywhere.
Globe introduced Globe Visibility around two weeks ago. "The ultimate in mobile Internet", "Mobile Broadbank with HSDPA".
What gives? The Globe Visibility flyer says:
Surf the internetn through different means - GPRS, ...
Posted in Wireless | 14 Comments »
Thursday, October 12th, 2006
I had to get a good internet access from my laptop in Baguio. I used it to make Skype calls.
So I used Airborne Access at the Figaro at the Filling Station in John Hay. It cost me P100 for the first card and boy does 1-hour fly so fast when ...
Posted in Wi-Fi | No Comments »
Tuesday, October 10th, 2006
At least that’s what my mom looked like when she made a Skype telebabad call to her old classmate in the US.We used an Airborne Access WiFi hotspot at Filling Station in John Hay, Baguio (P100/hour pre-paid card). We dialed the US number via Skype. It was a free Skype ...
Posted in VoIP | 2 Comments »
