August 2011
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Random thoughts on upgrading my 15" MBP
I recently did my SSD upgrade on my 15” mid 2009 MBP. I used an OWC 120GB Mercury Electra 6G, before you go and tell me my laptop will only support 3G speeds (SATA rev 2) the price difference was justifiable, and since I went OWC the 3G SSDs were only 115GBs. My biggest regret was not getting OWC’s data doubler, or optibay as other manufacturers would call it, at the same time. I’m still...
July 2011
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Letting the Big Cat Loose
After a 2 year wait the guys at Cupertino finally decided the wait was long enough and that it was time for the Mac OSX’s newest incarnation to take center stage. Was the wait worth it? Well if a shitload of overly positive reviews aren’t enough to make you go and get a copy yourself at this point you probably won’t be upgrading anytime soon. In the end it’s not a...
May 2011
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Changing the "Keyword" search in firefox 4 to use...
Why firefox opted to use Bing as the default search engine I don’t know. I don’t read any of the developmental blogs on Firefox to know the answer to that. I know google search has taken some hits of late, but I still feel more comfortable with the google search results interface to want it as my default search engine on the address bar. One of the bigger changes in the last decade of...
March 2011
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Expanding into new territory and loosing...
For something they market as a way to grab new customers, RIM sure is taking it’s time making it’s proprietary messenger service to the world. It already feels close to the most robust mobile messaging service I’ve ever used sans video, so why not mass market the experience on computer desktops? Instead we read rumors of RIM working on an iOS and Android port of the service. In...
February 2011
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Struggling with Nothing to Write About!
I could have sworn there were times yesterday I was itching to write about something. This happened at least on 3 separate occasions yesterday, but I can’t remember what it was I wanted to write about, LOL. Hopefully something will jar my memory back into writing mode, for now. So what’s new in cyberspace and the Mac universe… The Mac/iTunes App stores have added filtering...
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The Daily...Is This The Future Of Media?
So “The Daily” has finally gone live in the app store. This new app from media magnate Rupert Murdoch, sure came in with a bang. Everyone was certainly all ears on the unveiling of this supposedly killer app that aims to show the true power of media on the iOS platform. So how does the app fare after real world testing? There will surely be many countless reviews as to the impact...
January 2011
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Another useful Apple Oriented Online Resource
Got burning questions about your new shiny Mac? Head on over here and fire away.http://checkyoulater.net/another-useful-apple-oriented-online-resource
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50 Essentials ...#3 Skype 5.0 (non-beta)
Needing no actual application introduction here lemme share some thoughts from the jump to Skype 5.0 non beta from the previous beta build. I actually made the jump into Skype 5 Beta a few months back and have slowly appreciated the new bolder unified look. Undoubtedly the initial Beta look was a screen hog and had too much space wasted in terms of visual design. This was even more painful in...
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The Philosophical Art of Omission (Warning: Apple...
Very interesting article about how Apple has become the one true spiritual successor of the dominant Sony of old. Nicely written, the historical references really have an impact making you understand Steve Jobs’ philosophy in releasing “..the next big thing”. There are many who wish the demise of Apple in the near future…just like Sony was the dominant force in the past,...
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The differences between your eyes and your camera...
via pixiq.com If you’ve got time to burn you find this article interesting comparing the human eye and modern day digital camera technology. Head on over to Pixiq to read more here, or click on the pic above to get there. http://checkyoulater.net/the-differences-between-your-eyes-and-your-ca
Mark Zuckerberg meets the fake Mark Zuckerbergs on...
via engadget.com Pretty funny awkward moment here as the real Mark Z. meets pseudo Mark Z. in SNL. The video was pretty funny, considering it exemplifies Mark’s lack of any personality on TV, LOL. Who cares though? When you’re the CEO of a 50 billion dollar company you’re pretty much cool in your own sort of...
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Today's WTF moment?! Handgun Awesomeness
via thefirearmblog.com Holy Shit! That thing is real and it fires shotgun shells! LOL…Yosemite Sam would love to have one of those.http://checkyoulater.net/todays-wtf-moment-handgun-awesomeness
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Shopping adventure
So a friend recently commented that he was the only one in our table of managers who hadn’t purchased an iPad yet. Being a good samaritan I thought I’d just go ahead and give him one. There you go Erik. Sent from my mobilehttp://checkyoulater.net/shopping-adventure
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Argh...typekit's going haywire
Fck the site looks like shit using standard cursive text styles. I don’t know why it just fcks up every time I’m playing around with theme settings, but hopefully it sorts itself out soon. I’m a very firm believer in not fixing what’s not broken and I honestly wasn’t fooling around with anything directly related to this site. I was actually just finishing up the...
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And The Best App Ever for 2010 is… (Macworld 2011)
See the full gallery on posterous Seems like those birds got the best of us. They seem to be spawning everywhere these days. From our mobile phones, portable gaming devices to our gaming consoles, to plush toys, and even some rumors about TV stuff. The birds seem to have conquered our lives, LOL. What’s next for these slingshot kings? You can view the rest of the winners in PDF format...
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Invert Your Mac’s Display Colors (via Cult of Mac)
via cultofmac.com Here’s a rather cool helpful tip for those blinding moments, quickly invert your screen colors by hitting » Control+Option+Command+8. Especially helpful for those eager to get on their computer screens early in the morning to be greeted by blinding screen brightness. To get back to your standard color set just hit up the same buttons again...
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Here's today's WTF moment (c/o Facebook Wall...
via facebook.com I don’t know who the hell approves products like this, but they should be out of the job, then again I bet they’re set to make a profit for April Fool’s. I found this oddity in my Facebook stream. Thanks Rockmelt without you I would’ve missed crap like this, LOL. http://checkyoulater.net/heres-todays-wtf-moment
Sony's next PSP, codenamed NGP
via engadget.com Wow the PSP2, introduced as the NGP (Next Generation Portable) looks awesome. Finally 2 analogue sticks, it started to feel like the myth of the white iPhone 4. But while everything else seems to make this a sure win portable, I read somewhere that it didn’t look like it was supporting physical game discs/UMDs…I hope that’s not true. Go hit up Engadget for a...
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Razer's new Ferox certainly has the looks...and...
See the full gallery on posterous This one looks promising, but looks are easy to fake. Fortunately I have had 1st hand experience with their mice and mouse pads and they haven’t let me down yet. I have to admit these types of mobile speakers are a dime a dozen at the local gadget stores and I have yet to test one that made me want to buy one in an instant. I will have to wait to read...
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Spamming on Foursquare
via seoward.com Digital Strategy for Health Care Providers | The Wrong Way To Use Foursquare « SEOward Here’s an interesting article on the rampant spamming on Foursquare. This guy’s got to learn some decent online marketing tips…lolhttp://checkyoulater.net/spamming-on-foursquare
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Have you been checking in?
via foursquare.com Foursquare Infographic on growth in 2010 http://checkyoulater.net/foursquare-infographic-on-growth-in-2010
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Get your launchpad-like interface on your...
via junecloud.com Possibly one of the coolest “launchpad” like implementation so far! My only problem with it is not even the software’s shortcomings, lol. Okay so you may be curious as to what the hell I’m going on about, here’s the story. Mac OSX’s next evolution will revealed in it’s entirety with Lion, Apples next Major OS release. Chief among the...
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The ZAGGmate Keyboard for the iPad: Sleek, Light,...
via cultofmac.com For those that absolutely need a portable keyboard to go with their iPad, ZAGG’s offerring has got to be in the top of your list. I haven’t had any first hand experience with it yet, but boy if looks could kill it’d be a bloodbath to be anywhere near this thing with some knock-off keyboard+case on your hands. It just looks good, hopefully it works just as...
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Posterous is your semi-precious SEO tool.
via bloggingtip.net I thought about writing about this earlier today, but I decided to do a quick search and found this little article. So I thought why go through the trouble when I can link to it and share.http://checkyoulater.net/posterous-is-your-semi-precious-seo-tool
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Blatant plagiarism up ahead...I think
“I’ve been satisfied with Google Chrome. So satisfied that I switched permanently from Firefox permanently. It’s either Chrome or any Chromium-based browser and nothing else for this Certified Hapless Techno Weenie. The only thing that bugs me is that whenever I install Chrome, the Omnibox will always use the localized version of Google’s search engine. Here’s how to set up Google Chrome...
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It's all about cars
via facebook.com Apparently there’s a thriving community locally (Philippines) that likes to collect this stuff too. I thought the market for this stuff was small and that all these toy stores that were popping up left and right were just chasing some ghost. From what I hear, it draws quite a bit of crowd. I have to admit I find miniatures kind of fascinating at how details can be made at...
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Happy 27th Birthday to the Mac!
via osxdaily.com I didn’t know today was the day the Mac said “Hello World” to the rest of us. It’s been one hell of a ride. I just wanna say thanks for being as awesome as you are today. Continue evolving and serving us up the greatest computer experience around. May you have many more birthdays to come! Click on the image and read the article, the are some interesting...
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Shameless advertising plug up ahead >>> Acme BPO...
via a-bpo.com Acme BPO Consulting, Inc. - Acme BPO provides marketing back-office including desktop publishing, writing, web development, search and social. So I don’t really know how analytics on Posterous goes but I seem to be getting some decent of page views, so I thought I’d see if I can get any work inquiries from it. This will be the one time I will post about this. I will...
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Tutorial: Automator Basics | MacApper
via macapper.com Scouring the net looking for good sources to teach me how to use and possibly maximize the Automator app in Mac OSX. I’ve been on a Mac system for about 2 years now and have often kept away from Automator, mainly because I’ve always thought it’d be a daunting task to understand and use. Even though it was meant to make routine stuff more efficient,...
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DesksNear.Me :: Where do you want to work today?
via desksnear.me I stumbled upon this cool sharing stuff from my Boss’ tweet. Honestly, I didn’t think something like this existed, but after thinking about it…it sure is an awesome use of space. With an already active community it may even be worthy to build some sort of business around a similar service like this…mmmm, time to get the paper and pen out and see if I can...
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Back to Geektool
Geektool is a nifty little preference pane tool that let’s you run scripts to display all sorts of stuff on your desktop. There are a lot of resources online to help you get just about anything on your desktop. From todo list, calendar items, to a big bad clock Geektool will certainly spruce up your desktop. Just remember this added features on your desktop will consume some system...
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Awesome shirt design
I stumbled onto this site as part of my research on freelancer.com and I just had to write a post about it. Found on this site. This is an awesome interpretation of the the iconic stormtrooper helmet. I’m having a hard time holding back the card on this online purchase, lol. Speaking of T-shirt designs, anyone know how to get good designs printed? For the record I hate silk screening and...
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Coming up with the next big thing in eCommerce, it...
Been toying around with an idea for an e commerce site for quite a while now. I think i’m just about ready to look for people/developers to start working on the site soon…maybe sometime early Feb, with just a few minor details left to iron out. But I’m always open to new technology to advance the cause. Thanks to Posterous’ minimalistic approach/interface to blogging I...
November 2009
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Haven't seen tumblr in a looong time...
wow…i’m impressed at what tumblr has done to itself, a little over a year ago was the first time i was introduced to tumblr c/o my iphone via the appstore back then I was looking at ways at mobile blogging. I ended up using wordpress quite sporadically since I always found myself doing other things instead of writing, lol…
only recently a friend showed me his tumblr account,...
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wondering if I should forgoe WP altogether as my preferred tool for personal blogging, and redirect the domain here for now :P
June 2008
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January 2008
7 posts
Dammit!!! No MSoffice sucks! That windows contacts app is unbelievably terrible, i cant imagine why they had to make it so bad. Can’t wait for the weekend to arrive, hopefully I’ll have time to find the disc and install it Ü …..so much things I still need to do so little time to do it all.
first post
it’s been years since i last got into posting anything online save forum-hopping…but i stumbled onto this site and thought i’d give it a try seems pretty simple and nothing extravagant, just the right way i want it…