Giving In To Techno Temptation

I didn't want to say it and I have been keeping it for some time from you guys, but I guess it is safe to let the cat out of the bag. My gadget itch struck again while I was in Delhi. Of course I know that there was a need to buy a new lap top (my old one is still working but totally battered) and my want is so great I had to skimp on a few necessities. It took me three days to think and mope about it, but in the end I succumb to the techno temptation.

I bought an HP pavilion entertainment lap top (don't ask me of the model) which has amazing features: 3 GB RAM, superDVD, 3.2 meg web cam, finger print identification system, Nvidia graphics, etc... it was love at first buy. The sound is crisp, clear and loud: perfect for a music lover like moi.

I am so inspired to work on my lap top that I often forget it is time to go back home. At the house, I would either pitter-patter on the soft keys and have a continuous download of movies, music and software. Worst, Finn showed me a better way to get them so for the past few days, I was hooked.

Anyways, I promised myself that I would never salivate for another gadget. This would be the last --- this quarter. For now, let me go back and moon over my new baby.

Signing off.

Mid Life Crisis 2: Technology

I will be the first to say that I am a techno-gadget-freak. Whenever I travel, I would have an extra bag just for my gadgets: my laptop, my portable dvd/tv player, my psp, my sony ericsson mobile, my PDA, my samsung phones, my sony camera, portable speakers, my ipod touch, two sets of ear phones, portable sony ericsson modem and my blue tooth speakers.

I would drool whenever I see new gadgets on magazines. Literally.

However,I admit I am a total nincompoop when it comes to computer programs. Well maybe, I have reached techno-kindergarten so I'm a bit better that some persons. For two years now, I have carried with me my personal laptop whereever I go. I have found not only entertainment and convenience when I do reports, but sometimes it served as a sex partner (you know what I mean, don't you?). Not in the physical sense, but.... I don't think I need to elucidate.

I have been pursuing different interests lately -- facebook (yest I am on it and so is 2/3 of the whole world), and then this blog. I have started with facebook some months ago and have uploaded about 9 albums. I have been clicking images these past years and the hardest part of uploading photos to facebook is the selection of the pics! I spend more time debating which picture should be posted and which should be put on hold. It's like choosing a favorite among your children!

Faceboook is a nice way to look for long long lost friends and ignore people you don't like (who requested to be your friend). Click on the ignore button and voila! Goodbye pest!

Now this blog is a totally different thing for me. I bet my nephews would breeze through the set up gadgetry, although... they probably wouldn't be witty with words. Wink, wink.

When I started, I found it hard to choose templates and colors and fonts to best represent myself, my thoughts and sentiments. I want to find something loud but not too noisy, something mature but also has the spirit of youth. It was a hard choice between the basic black and the earthy green. In the end green won --- green thoughts?

I also found it hard to choose the items and gadgets to be placed on the side bars. I don't know what adsense is, nor the techno-stuff attached to this blog! I JUST WANT TO WRITE!!!!

Pics, I have no problems with. I have a chest load of good stuff and can easily find appropriate accompaniments to my posts.

So there. The downside of technology.

Okay. Gotta stop here. I am accompanying a friend to buy his first Black Berry.

Temptations. It's like being a poor orphan in a candy shop.

How I do turn this thing off?