Posting simultaneously to Twitter and Pownce

If you're like me who has both Twitter and Pownce account and is wondering how you could simultaneously post on both accounts? Worry no more! Use Hellotxt, it's a web-based service where the user can post one update to a different micro-blogging networks such as Twitter, Jaiku, Pownce, Facebook, MySpace and Bebo. The also have a mobile version. Try it, it works!

P1i vs. Palm Centro

If I'm going to get the Centro I will have one less clutter in my pocket because I will ditch my Zire 72 (which holds my ePocrates Drug Database, MedCalc, Archimedes Med Calculator, Merck Manual), but I won't have any WiFi capabilities. While if I get the P1i, I will have the familiar QWERTY thumboard (no more learning curve), and Wifi (less charges for the DATA from Globe), but will not lessen the load in my pocket. Hmmmmm Dammit!

Twitter on the Left Sidebar

I've added my Twitter updates on the sidebar. It's a small version of my Blogs, it's simple.

Torn Between the Sony Ericsson P1i or the Palm Centro

A year has passed since I got my SE M600i, I like it, it's still stylish even today. But the SE P1i, the M600's successor has it's price down, and I'm eyeing to get it. But then, Palm has released the Centro, at the same price point as the P1i. Now I'm torn between the two. With the P1i, it's got WiFi and a camera with of course an expansion card, and a touchscreen, the problem I have with the P1i (actually with the UIQ interface), is that I had a hard time to make the JAVA softwares work! Heck, I didn't get it to work. But with the Centro, it uses the aging Palm OS, and it doesn't have WiFi! But the Centro got lots of softwares that I can use for work. Now that's my dilemma.

Well, you can't have it all huh?!

Connecting to a Linux Box from Windows XP

All the while I thought that using Linux would be easier, especially if I use it as a server, but then again, I was wrong. I can't seem to see my Kubuntu box from my WinXP machine. Now I am forced to transfer files from XP to Kubuntu manually, as in, putting files on a flash drive and then moving it into the Kubuntu box. What a way to network machines huh? I guess, multiplatform network is not yet as easy at it looks, not time for mainstream yet!

Connection is acting up again

Torrents are back, I guess, shooting went back after the writer's strike was called-off. Anyways, this means that I'm back to downloading TV series. Well, after filling up my torrent client with downloads, my DSL connection started to act up. The frequent disconnection problem is back. Called Globelines Broadband hotline and they confirmed it. I was told to observe and the problem is a "remote" problem, meaning it's not on my side.

Before this, I noticed that my connection would slow down after some time of being connected, but a restart of the modem would bring me back to the speedier connection.

Globe's Version of Wholesale Data

For some time now, SMART has been offering it's subscribers a way to surf the net wirelessly either thru the mobile phone browser or using the phone as a modem. They are charging P10 for every pulse of 30mins. That's P20 for an hour, pretty good for an area without any WiFi hotspot. But don't expect blazing speeds as it will use whatever data signal is available, and at the moment, it can vary from GPRS to EDGE to HSDPA (still unconfirmed).

And now, Globe went and splashed their way into the wireless broadband arena (I've been waiting for this, actually I've been itching to get the SMART's plug-it prepaid version of their SMART Bro wireless broadband). Though I am still contemplating in getting one of these, convincing myself that I need it. My connectivity needs is actually complete, broadband at home and in the hospital. No gaps at the moment. But hey it's cool to be connected anytime I want to.

Globe's version, charge P5 for every P15minutes of usage. But then again, if you're going to look at it, it's just the same as that of SMART's. But the advantage I see with connecting thru Globe is that, Globe does not block ports, unlike that of SMART's.