I went to Singapore.rb meetup earlier tonight with Choonkeat. My first attendance and, already, I’m overwhelmed with the group’s brilliance. Suddenly, I feel like a dinosaur after Jason presented what ExtJS can do.
January, 2008
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Jan 08
using macports
I’m installing whatever apps I use in Ubuntu in OS X through MacPorts. It’s just like I changed window manager.
27
Jan 08
Got a nikon and a macbook
It’s been a while since the last time I actually blogged. So, maybe, to get things started again on this side of the networked world I am very happy to say that there’s a lot of new things I got myself into.
Two weeks ago I bought a Nikon digital SLR. It was hard deciding which system to buy. Canon also makes great cameras. In fact, I know more Canon than Nikon users. In the end I went with the cheapest one I liked. I bought a Nikon D40. For a couple more bucks I could have got a Canon 400D but the D40 just feels right during the tests. I’ve been out shooting most of the time ever since. The shots? They’re crappy at best.
And just today, I finally decided to get a Macbook. I have a month old Acer that I’m using to communicate to my family back in the Philippines. The Acer Aspire running Ubuntu works -well, almost – perfectly. The trackpad is so dumb it’s jumping all over the place. It doesn’t have a on/off button I came to love from my Compaq Presario. Writing code in the Aspire is a pain in the ass.
Like the DSLR, I have been wanting to get a Macbook ever since. I just didn’t have any compelling reason to get one. The real thing is really a joy to look and touch.
11
Jan 08
Something new for me
I just picked up a new hobby that will take me away from the PC more. I guess I can start writing stuff here again. I’ve been posting on twitter craps that should’ve gone here.