Zapp Easy - first hand review

L-am primit ieri, ca premiu de consolare, in urma concursului pus la cale de Zapp si Vali de la Capital. I like them :">!

M-am obisnuit nesperat de repede cu el. Nu am mai folosit pana acum telefon cu tastatura QWERTY, sau ma rog, vreun orice alt telefon prea multimedia [ideea mea de telefon insemnand sa arate finut, sa poate sa dea telefoane si sa scrie sms-uri - deci minimum minimorum].

Te obisnuiesti destul de rapid cu tastele, desi foarte mici si finute, iar Internetul merge uimitor de bine - nu am incercat insa Internetul mobil de la ceilalti operatori pentru a exprima o parere prea clara in acest sens.

Pana acum am folosit messengerul, unde poti adauga mai multe conturi deodata, lucru extrem de util pentru cei ca mine, cu zece mii de adrese, email-ul si browsing-ul. Cu browsingul m-am obisnuit un picut mai greu, unele pagini [precum site-ul meu de la serviciu] se incarca execrabil dar din cauza faptului ca sunt ele mult prea 'pline de informatii' si tampitenii in flash. Toate celelelalte site-uri pe care le-am incercat, bloguri si site-uri de stiri, s-au incarcat foarte bine.

Cu meniul te obisnuiesti, din nou, foarte usor, iar bateria tine cam o zi de utilizare intensa. Va dati seama ca am stat non-stop pe el, si eu si Alin.

Ca si specificatii tehnice - display de 262.000 de culori, memorie extensibila de pana la 4GB [oricum la achizitia telefonului primesti si un minicard SD de 1 GB], mp3 si mpeg4 player incorporat si Bluetooth.

Nu face poze, lucru care pe mine ma bucura foarte mult - am aparat foto pentru poze, iar optiunea asta la un telefon mobil mi se pare doar 'mancatoare aiurea de memorie', deci uselles.

Se spune ca poti adauga in el pana la 500 de contacte, eu am adaugat doar unul pentru a vedea ce optiuni ai si sunt multumita - nume, poza, mobil, fax, acasa, serviciu, grupul din care face parte, ton de apel, email, si memo. Suficient, zic eu.

Deci da, doar ma laudam ca l-am primit :D! Cam asa arata:


Sursa foto: pcnews4you.ru

Leapsa...

De la Horia.

Si zice ea ca eu, Ireena, trebuie sa scriu 14 afirmatii despre mine, iar voi sa-mi spuneti care sunt adevarate si care false. So, here goes.

1. Imi place ciocolata alba.
2. Am un acvariu cu 10 neoni.
3. Sunt dependenta de Facebook.
4. Sunt pasionata de tot ce inseamna IT&C si NewMedia.
5. Imi plac foarte mult operele lui Picasso.
6. Ma plictisesc foarte repede, si-mi este greu sa ma concentrez.
7. Imi place sa inot.
8. Dau intotdeauna bani la cersetori si spaga la doctori.
9. Il iubesc pe Alin, aka IceHot, aka Andrei.
10. Sufar de narcisism - sau, mai bine zis, ma bucur de el in fiecare zi.
11. Imi plac florile de primavara.
12. Am peste 500 de feed-uri in Google Reader.
13. Sunt geloasa, paranoica, posesiva, perfectionista si maniaca.
14. Am reusit sa scap de dependenta de Coca-Cola.

Leapsa merge maaai departe la Didi's Nini Nana Brain si la Kata-Sybelle.

Today was simply not a good day for science

Pe langa faptul ca a plouat, ca masina mea este inca in service, si nu am mai putut sa ma duc pe jos sau cu rolele la serviciu [lucru ce ma binedispunea in fiecare dimineata], si ca am fost nevoita sa iau autobuzul, si ca tooooata lumea a fost nervoasa si prost dispusa astazi, si ca unii prieteni sunt prieteni doar cand vor ei sa fie prieteni, si ca un idiot era sa ma calce pe trecerea de pietoni fara nici macar sa incetineasca si m-a mai si claxonat dupa, si ca lumea habar nu are ce-s alea raspunsuri relevante din care se poate scoate o stire, si ca am observat ca daca nu sun eu nimeni nu suna sa vada ce mai fac, eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeveeerrryyyything was just perfect!

Sursa foto: taospaint.com

Gone offline

I probably suck, dar din cand in cand imi place sa sterg oameni din messenger, de pe facebook, linkedin si hi5.

Nu am simtit niciodata ca am mai multi prieteni cu cat lista mea de messenger depasea suta, sau cu cat add-urile de la cunoscuti deveneau din ce in ce mai dese pe site-urile de socializare. Dimpotriva. Cu multi nu mai vorbisem de secole. Asa ca, din cand in cand, imi place sa sterg oameni de care nu-mi pasa, oameni care nu au ce cauta in prezentul meu, oameni cu care nu am mai vorbit de o gramada de timp si cu care ar fi mult prea ciudat sa vorbesc acum, oameni ale caror statusuri sau poze pitipongesti ma scot din sarite.

Nu mai trebuie sa spun ca nu inteleg de nicio culoare oamenii care au cate 500 de contacte in lista de yahoo messenger. Pentru ce? Ce nevoie acuta de comunicare puteti avea pentru a tine atatia oameni in lista - majoritatea cu statusuri sau poze enervante, oameni cu care nu mai ai nicio legatura si oameni care tin doar si doar de trecut?

Eu pur si simplu nu vreau sa-mi irosesc energia cu asa ceva.

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Ziarele sug!

Nu am vrut sa scriu despre subiectul Marian Cosma pentru ca oricum au scris altii inaintea mea, si au scris destul de relevant pe aceasta tema.

INSA:

Ma deranjeaza foarte tare atitudinea ziarelor. Da, toata lumea il plange, insa mai nou cu mentiunea 'De ce s-a bagat el in lupta cu aia?' [de parca el a ales asta].

Fratele meu a fost batut acum cativa ani, impreuna cu alti jurnalisti, intr-o parcare din Sinaia unde organizasera un eveniment pentru ziarul la care lucrau. Prima reactie a fost in marea parte a ziarelor - 'saracii jurnalisti'. Apoi [pentru ca fiecare ziar VROIA ceva nou] au inceput cu stiri de genul: daca jurnalistii au fost la un eveniment, inseamna ca probabil au si baut ceva - rezulta stirea JURNALISTII BATUTI ERAU BETI. Apoi, bodyguarzii le-au cerut sa plece din parcare, geamul le era aburit, nu au putut sa plece imediat - reiese stirea - JURNALISTII I-AU SFIDAT PE BODYGUARZI. Deci meritau sa si-o ia.
Pana la urma concluzia era ca jurnalistii au cautat-o. De ce s-au bagat ei in pumnii bodyguarzilor nu stiu carui mare mahar? Nu conta ca se aflau si ei in parcare de unde incercau sa plece cat mai repede, si ca geamul masinii nu se dezabureste in 2 secunde.

De-atunci mi s-a facut sila de astfel de stiri!

Iar acum, stirea cu Marian Cosma. Mafie, aia au sarit la bataie, saracul Marian. Prima reactie. Apoi, sportivii au luat apararea chelneritei. Adica, sportivii s-au crezut mari si puternici, au vrut sa faca dreptate cu pumnul - rezulta - SPORTIVII SUNT DE VINA!

Mi-e sincer foarte lehamite de astfel de ziare in cautare de senzational!

Desi nu sunt fan, Hotnews a scris foarte ok despre acest subiect!

Filmele de groaza... DE CE?

Cred ca unii s-au trezit intr-o dimineata si si-au zis 'Ah, lumea e prea intreaga la cap si sanatoasa psihic. Hai sa facem noi niste filme cu niste scenarii de te c...i pe tine de frica pentru a le trece starea de bine'. Si na, ii inteleg pe oameni. In lipsa de altceva si-au gasit o ocupatie.

Dar pe voi, astia de va uitati de buna voie si nesiliti de nimeni, ce v-a apucat? [eu stiu de ce ma uit - ma obliga Alin - iar uitat este impropriu spus avand in vedere ca am mainile la urechi si ochii inchisi]

Cam asa ceva:

Tocmai ce-am terminat de uitat la The Grudge 3 [Alin mi-a povestit si primele 2 Grudge, desi sincer, chiar nu simteam nevoia - e genul de film la care nu pierzi prea multe daca nu vezi primele doua episoade :|].

SPOILER ALERT [pentru cei care sunt suficient de inconsienti sa se uite la acest film] Au murit toti - cu exceptia a doua persoane care vor muri la inceputul filmului The Grudge 4 [sunt convinsa ca va exista pentru ca altfel nu-mi explic motivul pentru care astea doua persoane mai traiesc].

Fantome sadice, crime oribile si oameni ingrozitor de prosti. Frate, eu cand aud un zgomot neidentificat, mor de frica, aprind toate luminile posibile, urlu dupa cateva persoane [caci sansele ca eu sa fiu singura seara pe undeva sunt minime] si apoi uitam de zgomot :D! Fuck, what I don't know can't hurt me! Daca-i un hot, sa plece, nu vreau sa ma omoare si nici sa-l deranjez. Daca-i o fantoma, de ce, in numele lui Dumnezeu, as vrea eu sa o vad?

In filmele de groaza NU. Stiau ca au murit vreo 5 persoane in cladire [crime oribile si neidentificate], la un moment dat li s-a si explicat ca is fantome ucigase pe-acolo, iar ei ce fac? Nu se muta, DE CE S-AR MUTA?! si mai intra si ca idiotii in incaperi intunecate cand sunt singuri.

Lucky 13

Si cand spun Lucky 13 ma refer la numarul de zgarieturi pe care le-a strans masina mea de un an si sase luni incoace :D!

Azi a fost, in sfarsit, ziua in care le-am declarat la BCR Asigurari [pe care, btw, ii recomand]! Ieri am fost la brokerul meu de asigurari pentru a-mi mai plati o rata la Casco si am fost informata ca nu mai trebuie sa astept cu orele la Politie pentru fiecare zgarietura, ci ca sun la call center-ul BCR, ma programez si gata. Am sunat ieri, m-au programat pentru azi la ora 8, m-au intrebat ce probleme am, etc. Azi dimineata la fix ora 8 mi s-a dat de completat un dosar, a venit imediat si inspectorul BCR, a facut poze la masina, mi-a spus ce sa completez, mi-a recomandat service-uri si gata. Totul a durat cam jumatate de ora. Asta pentru ca a fost destul de mult de scris si de pozat :D!

Plus ca eu, fata finuta, am vrut sa declar doar o parte din zgarieturi, dar inspectorul a zis ca daca tot sunt acolo si am strans atatea, hai sa le declar pe toate :D!

Intre timp am sunat si la service-ul recomandat de ei si m-au programat pentru luni. N-am mai rezolvat de mult o chestie atat de repede! Ieri, de exemplu, am stat o ora jumatate sa scot niste bani de pe card la Alpha Bank!

Ca sa ne amintim de vara

Loving reggae, ska and summer!

Daca tot am descoperit la Alin cum sa adaug muzica pe blog, fara a depinde de YouTube [which sucks].

Trecut vs prezent si viitor

Nu inteleg relatia oamenilor cu trecutul. Exista prezent si viitor, doua alternative cel putin la fel de frumoase si de spontane. E practic 2 contra 1, si totusi oamenii aleg trecutul.

Nu poti sa stergi trecutul, that's for sure, dar poti sa stergi ce-ti aminteste frecvent de el. Poti sa nu mai ramai legat de obiecte din trecut, de poze din trecut, de amintiri din trecut, de persoane din trecut. Exista un motiv pentru care acele persoane nu mai sunt in prezent si in viitor. Si totusi...

Preferam sa ne amintim ce frumos a fost atunci cand..., decat sa ne bucuram de ce frumos va fi cand... E un risc, intr-adevar, poate viitorul nu va fi la fel de frumos pe cat ti-l imaginezi, dar macar nu ramai ancorat in ceva ce s-a terminat. Nu ramai ancorat in amintiri, in umbra celor ce au fost.

Sunt fan trecut, nu zic sa-l renegam, dar sunt fan atata timp cat inveti ceva din experientele traite atunci si-ti imbunatatesti prezentul si viitorul.

Or maybe that's just me!

Interviu cu Steve Jobs - 1985, revista Playboy

Aveti mai jos doar niste selectii din interviul cu Steve Jobs realizat de Playboy in 1985. Sincer, l-as fi pus pe tot pentru ca este cel mai frumos interviu pe care l-am citit vreodata, dar are 4 pagini. Il gasiti aici in varianta integrala. Chiar merita! Enjoy!

If anyone can be said to represent the spirit of an entrepreneurial generation, the man to beat for now is the charismatic cofounder and chairman of Apple Computer, Inc., Steven Jobs. He transformed a small business begun in a garage in Los Altos, California, into a revolutionary billion-dollar company—one that joined the ranks of the Fortune 500 in just five years, faster than any other company in history. And what’s most galling about it is that the guy is only 29 years old.

PLAYBOY: We were going to say guys like you and Steve Wozniak, working out of a garage only ten years ago. Just what is this revolution you two seem to have started?
JOBS: We’re living in the wake of the petrochemical revolution of 100 years ago. The petrochemical revolution gave us free energy—free mechanical energy, in this case. It changed the texture of society in most ways. This revolution, the information revolution, is a revolution of free energy as well, but of another kind: free intellectual energy. It’s very crude today, yet our Macintosh computer takes less power than a 100-watt light bulb to run and it can save you hours a day. What will it be able to do ten or 20 years from now, or 50 years from now? This revolution will dwarf the petrochemical revolution. We’re on the forefront.

PLAYBOY: What will change?
JOBS: The most compelling reason for most people to buy a computer for the home will be to link it into a nationwide communications network. We’re just in the beginning stages of what will be a truly remarkable breakthrough for most people—as remarkable as the telephone.

PLAYBOY: Most computers use key strokes to enter instructions, but Macintosh replaces many of them with something called a mouse—a little box that is rolled around on your desk and guides a pointer on your computer screen. It’s a big change for people used to keyboards. Why the mouse?
JOBS: If I want to tell you there is a spot on your shirt, I’m not going to do it linguistically: "There’s a spot on your shirt 14 centimeters down from the collar and three centimeters to the left of your button." If you have a spot—"There!" [He points]—I’ll point to it. Pointing is a metaphor we all know. We’ve done a lot of studies and tests on that, and it’s much faster to do all kinds of functions, such as cutting and pasting, with a mouse, so it’s not only easier to use but more efficient.

PLAYBOY: How long did it take to develop Macintosh?
JOBS: It was more than two years on the computer itself. We had been working on the technology behind it for years before that. I don’t think I’ve ever worked so hard on something, but working on Macintosh was the neatest experience of my life. Almost everyone who worked on it will say that. None of us wanted to release it at the end. It was as though we knew that once it was out of our hands, it wouldn’t be ours anymore. When we finally presented it at the shareholders’ meeting, everyone in the auditorium stood up and gave it a five-minute ovation. What was incredible to me was that I could see the Mac team in the first few rows. It was as though none of us could believe that we’d actually finished it. Everyone started crying.

PLAYBOY: Does it take insane people to make insanely great things?
JOBS: Actually, making an insanely great product has a lot to do with the process of making the product, how you learn things and adopt new ideas and throw out old ideas. But, yeah, the people who made Mac are sort of on the edge.

PLAYBOY: Was any of your decision not to become compatible with IBM based on the fact that you didn’t want to knuckle under to IBM? One critic says that the reason Mac isn’t IBM-compatible is mere arrogance—that "Steve Jobs was saying ’Fuck you’ to IBM."
JOBS: It wasn’t that we had to express our manhood by being different, no.

PLAYBOY: Then why were you?
JOBS: The main thing is very simply that the technology we developed is superior. It could not be this good if we became compatible with IBM. Of course, it’s true that we don’t want IBM to dominate this industry. A lot of people thought we were nuts for not being IBM-compatible, for not living under IBM’s umbrella. There were two key reasons we chose to bet our company on not doing that: The first was that we thought—and I think as history is unfolding, we’re being proved correct—that IBM would fold its umbrella on the companies making compatible computers and absolutely crush them.

PLAYBOY: A lot of guys in their 40s are going to be real pleased with you. Let’s move on to the other thing that people talk about when they mention Apple—the company, not the computer. You feel a similar sense of mission about the way things are run at Apple, don’t you?
JOBS: I do feel there is another way we have an effect on society besides our computers. I think Apple has a chance to be the model of a Fortune 500 company in the late Eighties and early Nineties. Ten to 15 years ago, if you asked people to make a list of the five most exciting companies in America, Polaroid and Xerox would have been on everyone’s list. Where are they now? They would be on no one’s list today. What happened? Companies, as they grow to become multibillion-dollar entities, somehow lose their vision. They insert lots of layers of middle management between the people running the company and the people doing the work. They no longer have an inherent feel or a passion about the products. The creative people, who are the ones who care passionately, have to persuade five layers of management to do what they know is the right thing to do.

What happens in most companies is that you don’t keep great people under working environments where individual accomplishment is discouraged rather than encouraged. The great people leave and you end up with mediocrity. I know, because that’s how Apple was built. Apple is an Ellis Island company. Apple is built on refugees from other companies. These are the extremely bright individual contributors who were troublemakers at other companies.

PLAYBOY: You went to work for Hewlett-Packard. How did that happen?
JOBS: When I was 12 or 13, I wanted to build something and I needed some parts, so I picked up the phone and called Bill Hewlett—he was listed in the Palo Alto phone book. He answered the phone and he was real nice. He chatted with me for, like, 20 minutes. He didn’t know me at all, but he ended up giving me some parts and he got me a job that summer working at Hewlett-Packard on the line, assembling frequency counters. Assembling may be too strong. I was putting in screws. It didn’t matter; I was in heaven.

I remember my first day, expressing my complete enthusiasm and bliss at being at Hewlett-Packard for the summer to my supervisor, a guy named Chris, telling him that my favorite thing in the whole world was electronics. I asked him what his favorite thing to do was and he looked at me and said, "To fuck!" [Laughs] I learned a lot that summer.

PLAYBOY: Let’s talk about the money. You were a millionaire at 23——
JOBS: And when I was 24, my net worth was more than $10,000,000; when I was 25, it was more than $100,000,000.

PLAYBOY: What’s the main difference between having $1,000,000 and having several hundred million?
JOBS: Visibility. The number of people who have a net worth of more than $1,000,000 in this country is in the tens of thousands. The number of people who have a net worth of more than $10,000,000 gets down to thousands. And the number who have a net worth of more than $100,000,000 gets down to a few hundred.

Si un citat pe masura: "For the first 30 years of your life, you make your habits. For the last 30 years of your life, your habits make you."