http://techiehenry.com/blog Computers. Mobile Phones. Linux. Macs. New Technology. Life. Tips Galore! Sun, 20 Jul 2008 01:56:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Some of us play with operating systems just for the heck of it. Some set up their systems to do a multiple-boot scheme where two or more OSes are installed on different partitions of the machine. However there are some who don't have the time to clear up their existing ... http://techiehenry.com/blog/2008/07/20/third-player-enters-virtualization-game-suns-virtualbox/ I sold the Alcatel mobile phone I bought to replace the Sony Ericsson K800i that I lost a few months ago, after I found out that the Samsung D600 that my wife thought to be defective is working once I cleared the address book memory. Apparently after a few months ... http://techiehenry.com/blog/2008/07/07/lg-ku250-3g-for-all/ Funny how microblogs seem to sprout like mushrooms lately -- Jaiku, Pownce, Twitter, Tumblr... Well this one went under my radar about a month ago, and I got hooked! Getting addicted to Plurk was a result of several things. As you may know, I spend my life on Twitter for some ... http://techiehenry.com/blog/2008/07/02/do-you-plurk/ Wouldn't you want to know more about the typhoon that's sweeping across 75% of the Philippines right now? This site is a very useful tool, as shown below: Not only does it show a graphical representation of how the storm progresses, but the site also posts news articles about what's going ... http://techiehenry.com/blog/2008/06/22/tracking-the-storm/ June 12, 2008 was my MacBook's last day for free technical support. The following day would be its first year. Only then did I realize that I have to make a crucial choice: to get an extended warranty for it through AppleCare Protection Plan (ACPP), or just leave it without ... http://techiehenry.com/blog/2008/06/17/applecare-protection-plan/ No, I'm not going to talk about an experience I had. This one is actually about a Post-Birthday/Pre Fathers' Day gift I got. It's a bag! It's supposed to replace my CaseLogic messenger bag, whose seams at the side pockets wore out after just several months of use -- creating unsightly holes. The ... http://techiehenry.com/blog/2008/06/15/the-considerable-embarrassment/ The last time I checked, my last post was about mid-May. So what happened? A lot, actually. Over the course of the next few days after my last post, I got busy with things at work. Since the distribution of mid-year bonuses to company employees is approaching soon, as a Supervisor I ... http://techiehenry.com/blog/2008/06/15/wha-a-month-without-any-new-post/ (Part 1 of my Ubuntu installation series) Almost three weeks ago the latest release of the Ubuntu Linux distribution, Hardy Heron, was made available for download from numerous servers across the internet. I went and downloaded the i386 ISO image directly from the servers overnight, only to find out that it ... http://techiehenry.com/blog/2008/05/11/ubuntu-804-hardy-heron/ Oh, what Mac users do with their beloved desktops. ShareThis http://techiehenry.com/blog/2008/05/11/mac-os-x-desktop-mtv/ Mac clones aren't really a new thing, but one has been making the rounds across all news sites on the internet for the past few weeks. CNet ran a review on the PsyStar OpenComputer, pictured below: I don't know how long Mac clones like this would last, but an article on ... http://techiehenry.com/blog/2008/05/01/psystar-opencomputer/