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How do I make the Apple logo appear using my keyboard?

796 days ago by Jayvee Fernandez | 5 Comments

Similar to the Character Map application for Windows, CharacterPal is a Dashboard widget that helps you input foreign symbols. For instance, do you remember how to make this  Apple logo appear on your keyboard?
    (!!!)
‘Course you know! It’s Option + Shift + K! But if by … More »
Mophie Juice Pack and iPod BodyGuardz Up for Grabs // Cellphone9 Contest

836 days ago by Jayvee Fernandez | Comment

Hey MacHeads, Jayvee here from Cellphone9. I contribute once in a while for The AfterMac and today I’m going to go shameless and promote a contest I’m running. I’m inviting you over to join in on the raffle: we’re giving away over $160.00 worth of prizes and they are all … More »
Making Woopra work on Mac OS X

839 days ago by Jayvee Fernandez | Comment

I guess the best way to describe Woopra is that this is your site stats app in porno. The real time tracking system and the GUI is kick ass – but not a lot of Macintosh users can make it work because it requires the Java Virtual Machine 1.6 to … More »
Own a Mac, Save the Environment?

1309 days ago by Jayvee Fernandez | Comment

Buy a Mac, Give hope to the flowers!
The opposite of this statement goes: Upgrade to Windows Vista, contribute to e-waste. With the launch of Windows Vista, consumers and enterprises will be forced to upgrade their systems. Multiply this by all the casual Windows users and enterprises that use Windows and … More »
Vista from the Mac User's Perspective?

1309 days ago by Jayvee Fernandez | Comment

I woke up today with an SMS from an unknown number – probably someone I’ve dealt with in PR before. She (I assume its a girl because she gave a lady name) knew I was a Mac user and wanted to interview me about Windows Vista – my thoughts, sentiments … More »
Microsoft Office 2008: One up from the 2007 version

1313 days ago by Jayvee Fernandez | Comment

It’s so weird how they launch the 2007 version for Windows and have the 2008 version for Macs only. The new Office Suite for Macs will be launched in mid 2007. It’s about time, honestly! Here’s a listing of some Mac-only features for the new office suite:

Publishing Layout View lets … More »
Microsoft Internal Emails Show Mac Envy

1316 days ago by Jayvee Fernandez | 1 Comment

The bane of Windows was when OS X was launched. And copying OS X into Longhor– err Vista was the sincerest form of flattery. What’s rather hard to understand,at least from a computer enthusiast perspective, is why, with the addition of OS X-like features on Vista, the problem of efficiency … More »
Tip on Manually Downloading Podcasts

1317 days ago by Jayvee Fernandez | Comment

Here’s a friendly reminder on downloading podcasts manually. In case the iTunes server gets screwed up and you may need to download files manually, do remember that opening them on Firefox will allow you to stream the file.

This doesn’t mean that you have successfully downloaded the file. Some people who … More »
T-Shirt Sighting of the Day

1325 days ago by Jayvee Fernandez | Comment

Seen: Flea market in the Philippines.
Oooh nasty.
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Steve Jobs in the long run

1326 days ago by Jayvee Fernandez | Comment

A column over at The Register suggests that Steve Jobs, though immersed in star power with his reality distortion field, may face long term problems when it comes to understanding “financial implications.”
This is all about the fiasco on the buying of stock offered to him at a much lower price … More »
PC Magazine's Take on the iPhone

1330 days ago by Jayvee Fernandez | Comment

To sum it all up, PC Magazine says that the iPhone is Apple’s shot at a new niche: the consumer level smartphone. If today’s lineup of smartphones cater mostly to businesses, the iPhone’s feature roster is built around something closer to iLife.
What this really does is up the bar of … More »
Blogger Needed for Online Video Industry

1331 days ago by Jayvee Fernandez | Comment

Hi folks, the b5media Technology Channel is looking for a blogger to fill in a new blog we’re going to launch soon. The blogger profile we’re looking for would be someone that is comfortable writing about the online vid industry – movers, shakers, trends, products and “lighter side of” stuff.
We … More »
The iPhone's new name: "iPod" (?)

1335 days ago by Jayvee Fernandez | 2 Comments

Because Cisco owns the product name for iPod, Steve Jobs has to either do some battling in court or settle things in a friendly manner and call his iPhone something else.

My brazened prediction? Sooner or later, Apple will just have one product line for portable media and integrate a phone … More »
Thoughts about the Apple iPhone

1338 days ago by Jayvee Fernandez | 3 Comments

Since I also write a blog on mobile phones, I was presented with a rare but much awaited opportunity to cross post a first impressions thing I made over at Cellphone9.com. You can read my thoughts here.
The filling in of the 4GB and 8GB niche PLUS widescreen video capabilities shows … More »
Three Tone your Shuffle with Shufflesome

1342 days ago by Jayvee Fernandez | Comment

Let’s say all the football players on the field have the new iPod shuffle clipped on inside their helmets while playing football (this is of course not allowed but please, humor me). So when everyone runs into the pile and the iPods go lose, what’s gonna differentiate your iPod from … More »