buzzzz

Gone were the days of Lotus Notes and Fortran 123. And of word processors such as Wordstar. Yep. I used to use it back in the old days when computers were only running on MS-DOS and the 5 ½ diskettes were all the rage. I, for one, am glad that I’m now using MS Word at home and OpenOffice Writer at work for documents. I became very proficient in it by the way. I was the one always doing all the reports way back in college. J

TL JB emailed us a while back with “Guys, who knows how to use excel and word?” I mean, huh? Oh well.. errr.. nah.. It can’t be that hard for him to use it, right? And he’s already a supervisor. Geez!

I take pity on those people who always do their tax returns on their own, especially those owning businesses who do their own accounting, but don’t know the butt end of a mouse. Luckily, they have San Diego accounting firms that would be able to help them out!

hair vs. gadgets

Cripes, you wouldn't believe the weird things I am seeing when I try to do a google search with keywords, "hair gadgets 2008"! I get Men Prefer Hair Than Gadgets. Britney Spears’ hair for sale on eBay. Oh yeah, here’s a good one. Lighted Nose Hair Trimmer. I mean what the hell?!!! Geez! Some people ARE really weird.

This question goes out to all the Filipino guys out there. If you were bald i.e. slightly moderate to serious baldness like your Dad or your Lolo, and you have all the latest gadgets, would you trade these gadgets for hair on your scalp? Hmm.. Well? Would you?

And I really wouldn’t want to know what to do with Britney Spears’ hair anyways. Speaking of which, if you’re missing a couple of buzz on the top, you can check out this Manhattan hair transplant that’s guaranteed to well, give you your hair back! Damn! I think I sound like an infomercial. Crap!

Enough already!!!

Using your 3G phone as a USB modem

I actually got this idea from a colleague at work, OJ, who owns a Nokia 3G phone — the model escapes me. In any case, I just realized that you can use your 3G mobile phone as a USB modem to connect to the internet. Yey! You can blog anywhere you want with your laptop especially if you're not picking up any wifi networks.

Must-haves before connecting:

1. USB cable

2. Installation software CD - very important!!! This contains drivers for the mobile phone as well as some other transfer wizards.

3. Active subscription with a service provider i.e. SMART, Globe or Sun Cellular. (Preferrably SMART (lowest rates on internet browsing, Php10/30mins.) Your phone must be set up already for GPRS and/or 3G.

Steps:

1. Install the software CD first. Follow instructions on LCD screen. For Nokia phones, you need to install Nokia PC Suite. For Motorola phones, you'd need to install Motorola Mobile Phone Tools.

2. Connect your mobile phone to the computer via USB. Make sure that you are in a 3G area and that you have enough credits for internet access.

3. Once the computer and the software detects your mobile, click on Connect to the Internet on your mobile software. It should get you connected.

See? Easy as one-two-three!