Friday, December 10, 2010, 4:24 AM
Finding the right printer
So I have decided to get myself my own printer for printing my photos but I don't have an idea which printer to buy. So, I did a little research and found out that there are different types of printers out there.
Inkjet printers
These are the recommended printers for photo printing because they focus on the photo quality.
Downside is they print really slow.
Laser Printers
These are the fast printers that you would probably get if you are printing a thesis! Compared to inkjet printers the laser printers are way better in print speed.
Multifunction Printers
Have you seen printers with scanners? copiers? and fax? Well, those are the multi-functional printers out there!
Now that I know the type of printers out there, I would have to check the resolution that I need.
I will definitely get an inkjet printer but I need to know which resolution is in the feature.
I read 1200dpi is the standard resolution while 2400dpi is the top of the line. By the way, dpi means dots per inch.
I just wish that the ink cartridges for the inkjet printers are not that expensive as most of the people in the forums say it is.
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Friday, December 3, 2010, 11:51 AM
I have to say when I was a kid; I hate to see my father smoke haha.
I really dislike smoking but then I tried it to find out why my father got addicted to it.
Good thing I did not get into too much trouble trying things out like smoking. I have to say it never became my addition although they say it is addictive hehehe.
To be honest, I have even changed my route to avoid smokers everyday when I walk to my office.
Too much smoke and pollution is just bad for me.
And so I have lots of reasons to dislike smoking.
But lately, I've been seen smoking in the office hehe. I guess, I'm just in the mood to do so.
When I'm cold, I smoke. And sometimes secretly I wish someone would share a cigarette with me and converse with me. Smoking time is a time for me to have a break and be alone to think.
I was just amused to see e-cigarettes now sold in Facebook online stores for 550 pesos. Amusing and amazing...
I've watched a couple of Youtube videos and discovered that it was indeed a good product invented by a Chinese haha.
Good thing, my father already learned how to quit smoking. I just wish the product was launched 15 to 20 years ago so my father would have used it instead.
People may have various reasons why they smoke, I have to say I just do so when I feel like it. It will never be my addiction. But hey, e-cigarette is cool! At least smoke addicts would have an alternative product that will introduce them to healthy living.
Check how e-cigarette works in this video
Here is a funny and very cute man who bought the e-cigarette. Watch his review of the two e-cigarettes that he owns.
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Sunday, November 7, 2010, 11:12 PM
My Ipad China
I got my ipad china today and I'm so happy!
It is 7 inches in size.
Although it is not that obvious in the pic my ipad china has a white cover at the back.
In the next pic, you will see the 2 mini speakers located in the extreme right and extreme left.
The sound of the speakers are ok.
The first slot is for the power adapter
The next slot is for the earphones. The sound is better if you use the earphones.
The third slot is for an adapter.
The last slot is for the sd card. This is for additonal storage since the ipad china only has 2gb Total space with 256mb RAM.
As you can see, there are no usb slots available. (Forgot to take a pic of the adapter).
Anyway, the adapter has 2 usb slots and 1 rj45 slot?
You can plug an adapter instead if u want to use a usb storage.
Here you will find the menu and volume controls.
The menu is just a shortcut for any applications you can also find inside the desktop.
The Power Button is located in the left side of the body. You need to do a long press and wait for it to vibrate to power it on. The boot time is kinda slow compared to my ubuntu machine.
I have to admit that I was a bit disappointed coz my unit does not come with a built in bluetooth. This is the only downside, I can think of so far.
The ipad china runs android 2.0. You can download games and software inside.
You can use the ipad china to surf the web, chat in Meebo, Facebook (have not tried the flash games yet), stream Youtube videos and many more!
Owning an ipad china is soo cool simply because I can do basic net surfing in it at a cost way lower than a netbook.
Labels: gadgets
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Monday, November 1, 2010, 1:19 AM
Netbook Addict
I would like to share 2 great netbook buys that I found on sale in Villman.
I'm a proud owner of one of these netbooks.
Both of these netbooks don't have pre-installed Operating System which I love because it gives me the option to download free OS like Ubuntu.
1. Asus 1005P on sale at Villman for 18,492 pesos.
The price before: 19,896 pesos.
You can have the payment deferred if you have a credit card.
Here are the highlighted specs:
Intel Atom N450
1gb RAM
320 gb storage
6 cell battery last for 5 hours with wifi on
2. Lenovo ideapad S10-3 on sale at Villman for 17, 988 pesos
The price before: 19,995 pesos
You can have the payment deferred if you have a credit card.
Here are the highlighted specs:
Intel Atom N470
1gb RAM
250 gb storage
6 cell battery. (no idea how many hours the battery last since I don't own one)
Chicklet keyboard ( Advantage over Asus 1005P )
3G ( Advantage over Asus 1005P )
WWAN ( Advantage over Asus 1005P )
I have to say the latter is cheaper and better. If only I have the money.. I wanna get the Lenovo S10-3 so I have 2 netbooks already!
Labels: gadgets
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Sunday, August 29, 2010, 7:30 PM
I'm posting the steps that I followed to make Globe Tattoo work with my Ubuntu.
The very first thing to do is to grab your Globe Tattoo and look at the back to get its model number.
My Globe Tattoo model is: E1552.
The following steps has only been tested on model E1552 then.
1. Connect the USB to your netbook. You will notice that it has not been detected by your pc initially.
2. Install usb-mode-switch. This is very important for your pc to detect the modem and not just the usb storage of your Globe Tattoo.
How to get usb-mode-switch!!!
Go to the terminal and type
sudo apt-get install usb-mode-switch
or simply go to Applications>Ubuntu Software Center>and type usb-mode-switch>click install
3. Install Gnome phone manager. This is the program that you can use to check the balance and also do supersurf.
Gnome Phone manager is also available in Ubuntu's software centre
When you had Phone Manager installed. You can find it listed under Ubuntu's System Tools section.
Open Phone Manager and go to Preference to configure the port.
Select the right port.
You will know that you are plug into the right port when your pc detects the GSM network.
4. Configure your mobile net connection.
Network set up
Right click network connections applet and click edit connections:
In the mobile broadband tab, click add.
In IPv4 settings, set it at automatic PPP and clicked connect automatically, and clicked available to all users
In the mobile broadband tab set the number (basic) as *99***1# (This field should auto populate)
In APN, set it as http.globe.com.ph (This is the correct address if you are a prepaid user)
In the PPP settings, click configure methods... and set it to CHAP
Then click Apply
Source:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1502797
Labels: gadgets, programs, tips
