Posts tagged phone

Simian likes to watch chirping bird

Did I say simian? Yes I did. We are a bunch of apes who can’t get enough of our mobile phone, myself included. Boy my cat stinks! Obi had just lay down in between myself and my computer. I need to get you cleaned again gurl! Yeah, I’m the only one who washed her, hence why she sometimes hates me. Anyway, back to the mobile phone thingy. I’m sure you guys have noticed that mobile phones are slowly becoming our very own miniaturise computer, “it is what computer had become” they say. And a few of us, myself included again, do our surfing on the phone.

Now lately I’ve been doing a lot of twittering over my phone and find it quite a hassle to constantly check on updates via Mobile Web. Now over my computer, I use TwitterFox and TweetDeck to do my twittering. And I liked TweetDeck more because I can update my Facebook status; and even makes some comments using it. Now I try to look for TweetDeck application for my phone but it seems that you can only find it for iPhone. Drats! So I embarked on finding a twitter software for phones running Symbian 60. I tried a few applications, Fring, Twibble and finally Tweets60.

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Why Do Gadgets Make Us Happy?

Just a few weeks ago Apple released its latest iPhone and hundreds of thousands of consumers flocked to the store to buy one, some waiting in lines for hours just to be some of the first to get the phone. Why all of this enthusiasm, dedication and love for a simple phone? Surely there are other devices out there that would meet the needs of these consumers. Is there something more than the simple drive for consumerism and status symbols going on here?

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2008 Christmas Gift Exchange

Finally, the waiting is over. The anxiety to know what you’ll be getting, what the others will be getting, seeing those happy and surprised (or that “What is that? Never mind, just keep smiling.”) faces is here. Unfortunately my anxiety was dampen by a Notice of Meeting from Forestry Department. They wanted to know which part of their land that was in the proposed new road project.

 

Woke up at about 5 in the morning because I need to pick up the Environmental Engineer at about 6 a.m. before driving up to Ranau. I would have probably stopped by somewhere near Tamparuli but I would have to settle with taking picture while driving.

 

Mount Kinabalu

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Gadget Freak!

 

This is my old phone. I have been using it for two years plus now.

 

 

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