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Oct 11

iphone gmail and imap

Posted by fish8me on October 11, 2008. Filled under tech tips.

anyone having problems setting up their iphone with gmail?
I’ve been trying for 2 days to set up gmail on the iphone.
it would first ask if it was ok to not use SSL. After I clicked yes
then it would say imap.gmail.com is not responding.
I called apple customer support but they couldn’t help much. we all thought [...]

 

Oct 09

build your own imac

Posted by fish8me on October 9, 2008. Filled under tech tips.

Took a bit of research but I am happy to report that I have sucessfully built a computer from scratch capable of running OS X (a Hackintosh). Before i list my build plan, i’ll just give a few pros and cons to the whole affair.
Pros:
Get a imac for about half the price depending on what [...]

 

Sep 03

the Goog strikes again

Posted by fish8me on September 3, 2008. Filled under tech tips.

google just came out with a new browser.
its pretty slick, quick, and small memory footprint so it won’t hog resources like firefox. but its got quite a few security flaws at the moment, so don’t use it for anything important just yet.
lots of potential. very clean interface, with a all-purpose-url bar. takes a bit of [...]

 

Jul 08

a frank conversation

Posted by fish8me on July 8, 2008. Filled under Advice, tech tips.

Is it possible to miss something you never had?
“no. you miss the hope. solider on.”
“is she worth it?”
yes and no. Yes she is undeniably worth it. No she’s not worth it if she doesn’t reciprocate.
going to hawaii changed nothing at all?
nothing. other than remind me of places i wish i could show her.
It is a [...]

 

Jun 06

Those of you who know me know that I tend to change personal direction alot. This is because when I see something I don’t like about myself, I try to change it. and i usually see alot about myself that could be improved on.
I discovered quite early on that being too nice is no good. [...]

 

Feb 24

Cleaning Frenzy

Posted by fish8me on February 24, 2008. Filled under tech tips.

if there’s anything i’m pedantic about, its a clean toilet (among other things).
I just went out and spent at least $60 on cleaning solutions/mops/domestic wipes/carpet vacuum powder etc.
Call me crazy, but walking into a clean house that smells good makes life seem alot better.
I bought this book called Speed Cleaning

from borders last year and i’ve [...]

 

Feb 18

the internet is your friend

Posted by fish8me on February 18, 2008. Filled under tech tips.

I’ve been spending so much time offline the past holiday that i’ve honestly forgotten how awesome the internet can be.I’m rediscovering digg so expect frequent diggs above. for some reason i got stuck on that “ 80-year-old church leader impregnates brother’s wife” story for the past few months…
i’ve also been revisiting the joys of web 2.0. [...]

 

Oct 30

Why Australia still doesn’t have unlimited internet plans

Posted by fish8me on October 30, 2007. Filled under tech tips.

I’m using ADSL 2 right now, which is the fastest internet connection i’ve ever had the pleasure of abusing, but even now i don’t have an “unlimited” download plan. not because it costs too much, but because such a plan doesn’t exist.
more here
basically it has to do with australia not owning its own transcontinental  cables [...]

 

Oct 04

ubuntu 7.10

Posted by fish8me on October 4, 2007. Filled under tech tips.

<img id=”countdownimage” src=”http://www.ubuntu.com/files/countdown/dist/710countdown_default.png” width=”199″ height=”164″ alt=”Ubuntu 7.10 - Coming soon”>
ubuntu 7.10 (code name: Gutsy Gibbon) is coming! i’ve installed ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn (don’t you just love the release names!) so i’m dual booting it with windows. it is really easy and painfree to use. does EVERYTHING for you, from hardware driver detection to even [...]

 

Sep 30

flickr or zooomr

Posted by fish8me on September 30, 2007. Filled under tech tips.

As you can see, i’ve been experimenting lately with a flickr alternative, zooomr.
the one thing that really bothers me about flickr is that for free accounts they only let you create 3 photo sets (otherwise known as photo “albums”).
whats the big deal? well that means you can’t sort out your photos by event. which means [...]

 

Nov 24

norton antivirus is fucking bullshit

Posted by fish8me on November 24, 2005. Filled under Classic Posts, tech tips.

i’ll say it. norton anti virus is fucking bullshit for the following reasons.

it doesn’t detect the stuff you need it to. remember the internet worms in 2004? for example, the sasser worm? remember how of all the solutions your friends did for you, none of them involved norton anti virus?
when it does happen [...]