For the past 2 weeks or so we kept getting phone calls from a Mr. Shapiro. At first we thought it was a legit call from someone but he kept saying things like, “this message is for the adult of the house, this is not a sales call, it is regarding an urgent matter…” stuff…
I haven’t been to my local library in many years, in fact I think the last time I went to one was back in high school. They have embraced technology and is now more convenient to use their services. They have added and are using updated computers. Also, you can now use 1 library card…
I recently had to transfer over some databases from MSSQL Server 2000 to MySQL. Unfortunately, the date format that MSSQL keeps is MM-DD-YYYY HH:MM:SS am/pm. MySQL uses YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS (24hour format). For example, 8/14/2007 5:00:00 PM (MSSQL format) and 2007-08-14 17:00:00 (MySQL format). In MySQL, we can use the date_format(). But what is the equivalent…
Today Apple held a conference at their Northern California headquarters. As expected, they unveiled the redesigned iMacs and keyboards. They also released the new versions of iWork 08 and iLife 08. I’m really excited to see the new features iLife has to offer. I’m trying to download the video now. It’s over 20 minutes. A…
This is the process I went through when I dealt with Apple and repairs on my Macbook Pro. Here’s the timeline: July 15th: Went to an Apple store and had a genius look at it. He created a ticket and suggested to ship the laptop to the repair center. July 17th: Box to send the…
I gave it a chance and was excited at first, but after a week I was totally disappointed with the T-Mobile Wing akaHTC P4350. I’ll share my likes and dislikes. LIKES: Customizable: It’s very easy to customize the Wing. All you have to do edit a couple of registry entries. Freeware: The last time I…
I finally couldn’t stand the heat generated by my Macbook Pro. I downloaded CoreDuoTemp to monitor the temperature. I was getting an average of 147°F when it either idles or low load (web surfing, iTunes playing, FTP, or just coding some apps). But when I play World of Warcraft, I noticed it get as high…
I wanted the iPhone so much but was very disappointed when it was released. Why? I will never sign a 2 year contract. But there is a way to do pre-paid. The regular plan starts at $60 for the phone. Compared to my T-Mobile myFaves plan, it’s not even close. I’m content with T-Mobile and…
My memory finally arrived yesterday. I had to swap out the slots where the original memory is installed because it didn’t start up properly. After a tense couple of minutes, my MBP booted up properly. I ran XBench before the upgrade and got a score of 79.71. After the upgrade, my score went up 85.22….
I’ve had my Macbook Pro (MA464LL/A)for over a year now and was contemplating on getting the new Core 2 Duo model. But my current one doesn’t need to be replaced. I’m just upset at how Apple’s current model has 2GB of ram included while mine is only 1GB of ram plus Core Duo. After reading…