Archive for the ‘Techies’ Category
Thursday, October 9th, 2008
Two weeks ago, I went to Makati and found that they've upgraded the ticketing system for street parking. In the past, they used to issue pre-printed receipts with hand-written time-in.
Now they have electronically printed receipts. The device has a simple touch-screen Liquid crystal display PDA. It has a software running ...
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Tuesday, August 19th, 2008
Oh, Iron chef ... Boy was I slow! :-)
Got this email from a reader, Ramon Manzano III of HardwareZone Philippines Corporation.
Here's sharing their event with the rest of my readers.
The event is for computer technicians. Pagalingan mag-screw! mwahahaha!
This reminds me of a computer technician we had at a former employer ...
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Monday, June 16th, 2008
We dropped by Goodah at Tandang Sora, Quezon City last week.
Aba aba aba!! What is dis?! Asenso na ang Goodah! Erkondisyon! At ano ito?! May WiFi pa!
Hahahaha! It was fun seeing the technology adoption of what used to be (still is in most branches) a karinderia.
Take a look, WiFi hotspot ...
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Sunday, March 4th, 2007
In 2005, I wrote about Sydney Train konduktors (aka "On-board Customer Service Officers") who issue on-the-spot-printed tickets unlike our Pinoy konduktors who give you a torn-out piece of paper.
But look what I found yesterday when I rode a Crow bus from Tagaytay to Pasay. This konduktor has a nifty gadget ...
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Friday, November 24th, 2006
Oh, so that's how it's supposed to work.
I've always passed by Internet kiosks like this in Shangri-La Mall, EDSA. But they're always either not working or asking for a password.
This kiosk in Filling-station, John Hay provides Internet access to any user, without any login required. It gets the connection via ...
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Thursday, September 28th, 2006
And then there's this story of an mommy who helps her two elementary-level kids do their homework, and prays together with the kids before she puts them to bed every night.
What's awesome about this mom is that she does all these through the webcam!
Miko, our webcam Mommy, is an OFW ...
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Monday, March 27th, 2006
He's 94 86 years old and he's got gadgets more than the regular yuppie.
To start, he has two iPods! Two! He uses these sleek white iPods to store more than 3,000 songs ranging from classical, to 60’s music, to Disney, to sound of music etc. He has two sets of ...
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Monday, December 19th, 2005
We were at Blue Mountains in Sydney when I saw this 24-hour Tourist Information Kiosk. I tested my EQ and stopped myself from tinkering with it until *after* looking at the real main attractions: The three sisters and the vastness and beauty of the Blue Mountains.
Okay, EQ test is over. ...
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Wednesday, October 19th, 2005
I’m on a plane 12000 meters above sea level and I’m in the middle of a media glut.
Within reach of my fingertips, I have access to more than 250 movies, tv shows, music albums, games, language lessons, documentaries and audio books to view and listen to. I have access ...
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Thursday, October 13th, 2005
I'm at Singapore Airport. As expected, I could now be found at one of the free internet terminals within the airport. I checked for any messages from my cousin whom I'm visiting today.
Then there's this 80ish old American woman at the next terminal. In a gurgling voice she ...
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