Archive for July, 2007
How Can You Make it Easier to Work in Windows?
Visited 1082 Times Published by Rico July 31st, 2007 in Computers and How. 7 CommentsBy default, the taskbar on Windows (on the bottom by default) lists all your active apps as buttons in one row:
The taskbar lets you keep track of which programs are running, and makes it easy to switch them. Yet it becomes hard to see the name of your programs when many are running at the […]
What’s Yehey Up To These Days?
Visited 1242 Times Published by Rico July 30th, 2007 in Computers, Internet, Tech and What. 7 CommentsLast Wednesday, I (along with Sasha, Jayvee, Aileen, Juned, Markku, Mike, and Marcelle) dropped by Yehey’s offices to check out some of the new projects they’re working on: Yehey Tol and Dangka.
Yehey Tol
Basically, Tol is a Yahoo Messenger clone. Right down to the sign in screen, the smileys, and even a the buzz feature. But […]
How Did I Find Ratatouille?
Visited 1080 Times Published by Rico July 29th, 2007 in How, Movies and Review. 7 CommentsRatatouille represents the best Pixar film to date, narrating how a rat named Rémy pursues his dream to become a chef with the help of the bumbling Alfredo Linguini. Despite the fact that rats are never welcome in a kitchen.
Steve Jobs once said that while “Apple is the most creatively advanced technical company…Pixar is the […]
What are My First Impressions of Windows Vista?
Visited 1454 Times Published by Rico July 28th, 2007 in Computers, Tech and What. 14 CommentsThe laptop I’m currently reviewing—a Toshiba Satellite A200—runs on Windows Vista Home Premium. Which is unfortunate, because Vista is like a high-maintenance girlfriend: easy on the eyes, yet a big burden.
There’s no doubt that Vista visually trumps Windows XP. Gone are the garishly kiddy graphics, replaced by a more natural-looking interface that takes a lot […]
What Did I Write for Mobile Philippines, July-August 2007 Issue?
Visited 1409 Times Published by Rico July 27th, 2007 in Tech, What and Writing. 0 CommentsIt’s been a pretty prolific Mobile Philippines issue for me, with three different articles under my name. First up, you’ve got Keyboard Rush: Twenty Mac Keyboard Shortcuts, which proves that the Command key makes life a lot easier. Next is an Olympus µ760 review, a water-resistant camera that suffers under lowlight conditions. A step-by-step guide […]
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