March « 2009

[x] The Mac/PC debate.

Posted in technology by wastefulspace on March 31, 2009

* cross posted from wastefulspace.net

Gone were the days when PC reigned supreme. Ever since the rebirth of Apple, showcasing numerous items that escalated their popularity ranging from the Ipod, the elusive Iphone(which I don’t really like at all), which PC makes a competition Zune that went up in flames. And of course their lovable macbooks/imac. It’s everywhere. From students in the coffee stores showing off their silicone-pink cases up to professionals acting cool. It seems that I do not have much good to say with Mac users. Even the advertisment is a bit “pompous” a term used by my friend over at his blog .

This was mainly because after the continuous war of Mac over PC (who has centered the fights w/ Windows (I don’t see them claiming anything against Linux)) that Windows actually tried to outdo or hit a nerve with this.

I am not really a big fan of the ad. It has too many discrepancies. Lauren drives a new VW. She can spend $1k but ended up with something that is around $699 with a 17″ screen.

I am an IT person. I do not claim to be a HW guru but had my fair share of notebook problems, I have used a Dell D610, an IBM z60m, a Compaq Presario B1921TU and a Lenovo T61. These are all mid-range laptops with the same price as her 17″ HP (during that era). I am dubious with the price range that offers too much.

So far, I really like the IBM/Lenovo line best. They are practical, no-nonsense laptops with a good keyboard orientation. They have thinklight(tm), which I sorely missed when I switch to Compaq and gone were the latenight typing w/out a problem at looking at the keyboard. Now I squint. And it has a very sturdy feel to it that I could bump it around w/out feeling a bit worried. The only sickness of this line is come 3 years suddenly it conks out and here comes the eruption of many little problems that makes it almost useless and a pain to bear (*remembers the IBM T30s, I will miss them).

But then I look at the Macbook, the style is sleek, the chicklet, very easy to press, but missing-the-key-features keyboard (all hail command key), the glossy screen, the required high resolution on 15″ and up, the magnetic cord that goes *pop when someone accidentally trips and sends the adapter cord flying, the Office for Mac (the irony :D), fast boot-up time, support for editing photos/web design/ and coding (big +++ for me) and of course, the ridiculously safe and secure protocol that took 3 days to hack while disabling some security features. I applaud you Mac.

So what is stopping me from going to Apple, waving “I <3 apple” signs and all that? Lauren has a point when she mentioned that the price range was b1@tch expensive. But I don’t mind paying extra if I am safe and secure. 3K-4k SGD is not bad especially since I want a macbook pro. (insert fangirl squee here). 17″ is my dream. but will settle for 15″ depends how bad i want it :P

All I can say is Lauren, I totally understand you, but I hope you don’t mind paying extra for Warranty, MS Office, Support for multiple-HW/SW crashes, and a really good anti-virus! :)

I didn’t come here only to be held back.

Posted in life, rants by wastefulspace on March 30, 2009

After some incidents that had me going over the edge, I settled for some small talk with b41. I asked the usual bouts of insecure questions and again he would try and patiently answer some of them.

Before the move, I used to be ecstatic. Numerous plans were made, a feeling of finally belonging occurred, but for a short span of X timespan, they are slowly disintegrating, in fact, I was feeling a bit cheated.

I didn’t expect something, of course. I didn’t expect anything at all. But words and actions are not on the same page. I am beginning to feel very tired. In fact, I feel there isn’t much worth.

I am beginning to think that I love everybody too much. Too much that everytime I feel disappointed, hurt wells up tenfold. Even more. It is a miracle I have kicked one of my very bad habits for almost 3 weeks , but it seems that I need to retreive it for sheer insanity.

I thank that guy who always keeps me in check. Even if we have a thousand mile span (our favorite song! :P), He never fails to make me feel better.

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generic friend.

Posted in life by wastefulspace on March 22, 2009

i think i have always been a generic friend. what is one anyway? is there even such a thing? well, to simply put, a generic friend is someone who is a friend to everybody but is not up par w/ closer peers nor towards to significant others. a generic friend is somewhat there or not. drifting in and out of cliques but doesn’t really have a specific one. i am most of the time, in the aquaintance to lunch partner friends, but peope live to go on w/out me. they have everybody else anyway. i may have all the friend qualities but there are many more special friends than i am, or there are more importante people in their lives that i am not always a part of theirs. even if they are truly and specially a part of mine.

maybe some people are right. maybe i should find people who have more generic friends. so i could be a specific one to them…

meh…

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Again, I write.

Posted in Uncategorized by wastefulspace on March 19, 2009

After the short, and yet meaningful message that most people might have already figured out what, I am now here in an unknown country. In an unknown room, miles away from home.

Why you say? Let’s just state the obvious : Independence, Maturity, and I-have-every-right freedom. This is from a countless, almost hopeless plead and one day it was granted by the good graces of the gods above. Rejoice.

I start a new life here. Could be short, could be eons before I come back. But I have to say is I have mixed feelings. And it’s just for one particular person. Whom I am sad of leaving behind. I do not count it as leaving. Since we never left each other. Just quite a distance. Miles to be exact.

Rather than dwell on this single misfortune, I have been walking around in pumps at a daily basis, my feet were not used to being suited on such a corporate manner, but they cooperated well thank God, and my sneakers are pleading for another run. On Friday maybe.

I currently have a view of the city lights and for another two weeks. I will depart and go to another location.

Quirks were here and there. Some annoyance along the way. But I feel good about this. Hoping for better. But also, a tiny part of me just want to go back and be with that particular someone.

I guess thats it, for now. :)