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  1. Online, I have had good experiences with Other World Computing (OWC). They sell the NuPower replacement batteries from Newertech:

     

    http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/powerbook/batteries/

     

    $99 is the listed price expect to pay around $25 more for air shipment.

     

     

    Try Battery King in Cubao, the Plaza Fair building ata yun. Near the MRT station that goes north; from that station you enter the passage that is near the ATM station. You'll see it to your left.

     

    I bought one from there a few months ago (most likely four), still works.

     

    Cheaper than original, pero OK naman. Japan-made daw.

  2. Writing this at almost 4 AM...

     

    May I butt in?

     

    First off, let me just say that I am a proud user of a very old and very beaten-up iBook G4.

     

    AND I LOVE IT TO BITS!

     

    I was a Windows user before, umabot ako hanggang XP.

     

    And then, na-uto ako ng friend ko to get this unit.

     

    What first aw2ed me with it was NOT the computer itself.

     

    It was the power plug

     

    THE PLUG!

     

    Yung sinasaksak sa electrical outlet.

     

    Sa Windows laptops. there's the generic power pack, almost similar looking for all brands.

     

    And then there's the one for the Mac.

     

    It's small. It's square. It has hinges to wrap the cord around, making it more compact. Its plugs (yung sinasaksak sa outlet mismo) is removable, tapos meron pang extension cord! So technically you can make your power outlet reach as far (or near) as you want!

     

    Yung plugs ngayon, magnetic na lang yung tips, para pag nahila yung cord, matatanggal lang yung dulo, di tangay yung buong laptop.

     

    Then I started using the computer (and program) itself. I found that some of the things that took several steps to do in Windows just took one in Mac. Like removing programs. Even looking for files (thanks, spotlight!).

     

    Things are just easier...

     

    (At this point , baka hindi na applicable yung computer ko sa discussion na ito, kasi Power PC pa siya, di pa intel)

     

    Yes, the parts maybe the same as those of the usual PC, but Apple products are just made...differently...better...

     

    Pinag-isipan siya, with the customer in mind.

     

    Yes, medyo snooty ang Mac user. That's because when we bought our Macs, we knew a company took the time to really know a computer user, and built computers that really made computing easier.

     

    Hindi lang yung parang gawang LEGO... owning a Mac isn't about owning a mere functional computer...it's about treating one's self to something special...because a company called Apple took the time to make something special...and thus giving us special treatment (malinaw ba yun?)

     

    Boomouse...you don't like the idea of Apple sales increasing. But despite its higher price point, more people are buying Mac products, primarily because more and more people are seeing it as a wise investment! Can you blame them? Because it is!

     

    Thus security must be improved.

     

    However, there are security programs for the Mac, made by your usual reputable companies.

     

    That's my take on this. Sorry, couldn't resist.

  3. For those who want an ACCURATE weather tracker (not only for the Philippines, but the whole world), search and download OSXPlanet. Your desktop will be converted into a world map (just select mercator in the preferences menu), complete with satellite-views of storms/low pressure areas, (which are identified as such) cloud cloud cover, etc (also shows the direction or path of the storms. Better than PAGASA from my experience).

     

    It will also show you which part of the earth is at daytime, and which parts are at night.

     

    If you choose, it can also show volcano eruptions, earthquakes, etc.

     

    I recommend it.

     

    By the way, although IT IS FREE, I do encourage you to donate. It's worth it kasi.

  4. guys question lang pede ba mag stag party sa STONE HOUSE? may mga rooms ba sila pra sa ganitong party? TIA

     

    I attended a stag party years ago sa stonehouse roofdeck. Ask na lang about the rates etc. They have internet ads, google mo na lang para sa phone number.

     

    Btw, it yung sa E. Rod, not the one in Malate.

  5. A lot of good entertainers play at the bar below. Dito nag-umpisa si Sitti. If you're in your late twenties or early thirties, maaalala niyo pa ang Mulatto. The singer, Kernie, also started out here.

     

    Simplent-classy yung place. Check it out. Hija, for funk-jazz jams, on tuesdays.

  6. hi to all! :) i'd like to ask advice from you guys on which mac laptop would be best to buy... im not that techie so i dont really understand the difference between a macbook and a macbookpro :D (i know that pro has the better specs but what entails it being better, that i dont really grasp..) so what would be best for a light user like me?

     

    Di ka matatalo sa mac...

     

    After, to celebrate, baka rin gusto mo manlibre ng mac...

     

     

    burger! burger! burger!

     

     

    hehe...

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