a small distraction

Sunday, 27 January 2008 6:49 pm by noel
posted in cycling

12km to moa (mall of asia) from the house. at the moment, the cyclocomputer is a distraction.
i have to maintain 25kph.
what?!? i’ve only ridden this long?!? this far?!?
wow. look at the time. i’m late.
its a small distraction but i’ll keep it on because i want to know how far i’ve gone after every ride. i [...]

my computing recommendations

Saturday, 26 January 2008 12:46 am by noel
posted in tech

being known as the “computer guy”, a good number of people ask me for recommendations of what computer to get or what computer-related “toy” to buy. and i get asked these questions quite often warranting this post.
get a laptop.
honestly. laptops are cheaper these days. almost everything you need is there and you can fold it [...]

4k ride

Friday, 25 January 2008 9:53 am by noel
posted in cycling

despite the fact that i felt a little sick this morning, i took a 4k ride to mendiola and back. i had to. my son needed a change of clothes for practice.
this gave me an opportunity to test the velo 8. nice little gadget for the price but i wouldn’t really trust the [...]

velo 8

Sunday, 20 January 2008 12:53 pm by noel
posted in cycling

my gurlfriend and i got a cateye velo 8 for an upcoming project of ours. it will fit our intended purpose perfectly. and its cheap too at 600 pesos (us$14; € 10).
the last cyclocomputer that i had was a vetta. i think it was one of those two-button entry level models too. the wire near [...]

iphone on hand

Sunday, 13 January 2008 11:43 am by noel
posted in people, tech

i got hold of an iphone the other day. sooo nice.
its one of those gadgets that shows it’s different thinking from a different direction. its like a palm pilot with a cell phone feature added but with lots of advanced hardware and software bling.
melvin, a long-time friend of ours flew in for the holidays and [...]