the boredom of ramfree17

Here comes the Google N1 err HTC Desire

Erin — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 02:23:08 +0000

The Google Nexus One (N1) is currently my “it” phone fantasy as the sub-30K price is pretty reasonable considering the features. However the Philippines is not included in the list of supported countries, it would require a bit of work-around to get it delivered here in the philippines. Yuga has the instructions here if you [...]

[TipJar] Say What?

Erin — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 13:55:17 +0000

Have you encountered an unfamiliar word when reading email or an article in the web? Normally this would require a quick dictionary search but Google may present an easier route. Navigate your internet browser to www.google.com and enter the following in the search box: define: If it is popular enough, Google will present [...]

Something to let off steam

Erin — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:37:32 +0000

Generated from www.batmancomic.info And it is not meant to be funny.

Some classic consulting cartoons

Erin — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 02:34:08 +0000

Here are some classic cartoons that I have in my mailbox. I still find them funny. If for some reason you find these offensive because you are connected with the company then please take it up with the creators. Copyright still belongs to them and I am only hosting them because I can’t find the [...]

In Manila, the pedestrians accident you…

Erin — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:26:28 +0000

In homage to the “In Russia, the … you” meme. In a very irritating turn of event, a pedestrian actually hit our car in JP Rizal street in Makati city. The man (whom I suppose is slightly drunk) broke two cardinal and basic rules of crossing the road: Look out for incoming cars, and Look at both sides [...]

[TipJar] Rock-a-bye-baby

Erin — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:02:20 +0000

[Advanced Disclaimer: Use the information in this posting at your risk] If you want to minimize the amount of electricity used by your computer but dislike shutting down your computer because of the amount of time it need to start it up and open your applications, there is a compromise to be had if your operating [...]

[TipJar] Office Copycat

Erin — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:58:14 +0000

MS Office provides a helpful function in ensuring that style consistency is easily done on the documents being created. The function is called the “Format Painter” which is part of the Standard toolbar. If the icon is not visible (if not previously used) it can be added from the toolbar dropdown which is located at the [...]

[TipJar] Removing zip integration from Windows Explorer

Erin — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:16:36 +0000

Zip integration was introduced starting Windows XP which enables the Windows Explorer to treat zip archives as a normal directory. This allows users to visit the content structure of the archive without depending on an external application like Winzip or extracting the content. The downside of this integration is that Windows Explorer needs to finish reading [...]

[TipJar] Before you flick me off…

Erin — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:07:23 +0000

Windows Explorer suddenly died and you are left with a bunch of application windows open. Before you perform a hard reboot by flicking off the switch, here are a few tips to enable the system to cleanly recover or reboot. These are all assuming that the system is still responsive. Restart Windows Explorer The Windows taskbar is [...]

[TipJar] Freeing up disk space in Windows

Erin — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:59:08 +0000

If you need to free storage space in your C:\ drive, here are the following files that are *relatively* safe to remove. See notes and disclaimer below. Log files placed in log directories. Consult the application manual or your friendly neighborhood techie if you are in doubt. Files with the “BAK” or “BACK” extensions. These are usually [...]