techiehenry

When going to Tech Forums, one cannot avoid topics that talk about how one’s desktop would look like and compare it to others for some form of “bragging rights” as to whose computer looks better onscreen.

Here are some websites as to where most of the people I communicate with in forums get their wallpapers:

Interfacelift
Social Wallpapering
iCreate Magazine
WinCustomize
WallpaperGarage
Pixelgirl Presents
VladStudio
Free Images
BlurBurger
DesktopWallpaperFree
Anime Wallpapers
Mac Desktops

Enjoy!

November is nearing its end, yet the only tech magazines I found in circulation right now is Gadgets and T3. Where’s Mobile Philippines, HWM, PC World, and the rest?

I noticed that in the past few months, less and less tech print magazines are being circulated in magazine shops. It’s quite a pity that the ones left are those that feature sexy and scantily-clad women in their cover page (making them look more like FHM). Totally no relation with technology, obviously. Let’s not talk about content, since the articles/reviews in these magazines, though numerous, are not really that in-depth.

Is the decline sales-related? I hope not, a lot of the good ones content-wise are those that are getting circulated less. That would be a shame.

I got an SMS message from a co-employee at work a little after dinner, congratulating me about the Philippine National IT Standards (PhilNITS) examination I took a few weeks ago. I wondered what she meant so I went to the PhilNITS home page to have a look.

Lo and behold, my name is among those listed as passers in the recently held Fundamental Information Technology Engineer Examination! Imagine how elated I was, knowing that after a long time, I was able to get a certification that is based on technical knowledge.

The list of names of those who passed the examinations can be found here.

Do you know what’s the best reward I got out of this? A tight hug from my wife and son.

MULTICS (Multiplexed Information and Computing Service) source has been released for download through the MIT Multics Internet Server.

MULTICS is the system from where the UNIX operating system’s name was based. Other ideas such as its implementation of security and modularity have been implemented in some form with UNIX as well.

It’s great that software like this is being released for study, so that students and professionals may have a better understanding of how it has been implemented (and possibly how the developers thought during development through the comments).

Now, off to download the source!

A few days ago I had the time and urge to clean up my MacBook, as it had some dust building up in between the installed Speck Clear Case and the MacBook’s outer shell.

Much to my horror, when I removed the clear case, I found out that my MacBook’s shiny white outer shell was riddled with small scratches! I guess the clear case protected the MacBook from getting dents or scratches whenever it got some bumps, but it did not prevent the scratches caused when it comes into contact with the MacBook itself.

I never placed the Speck case back to prevent any further damage, and instead shopped for a replacement. I found this case that has faux leather on the outside, and something like felt on the inside. It’s the ProFolio from Clik.

Now I feel that I don’t need the sleeve that came with my MacBook when I bought it. Another thing that is eliminated is the need for a wrist-rest protector, since the leather extends to the trackpad area.

I hope this won’t lead to scratches on the MacBook’s case, ever. Now what I need is a scratch remover similar to those used on iPods.