Archive for February, 2010

iPhone – Why you’re getting excessive data billing

I just realized tonight why my internet usage billing on the iPhone seems excessive compared to, say, when I was using my Nokia XpressMusic 5800. I’ve seen a lot of complaints on the internet about such incidents and contrary to what many are suspecting it is most probably NOT the telecom carrier’s sneakiness/dishonesty, nor is [...]


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Withdrawing USD from Paypal account

Paypal now lets you withdraw the balance in your account into your Philippine bank account. Yay! But… the withdrawal has to take place in PHP, which means your USD will be converted into PHP before being deposited to your account. Currently, you cannot withdraw USD even to a Philippines based USD account. Unfortunately, the exchange [...]


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Apple Wireless Bluetooth Keyboard – pairing with Windows 7

One of the greatest frustrations I have had with using the Apple Wireless Bluetooth Keyboard with my Modbook is that it sometimes gives out inexplicable error messages when trying to pair with Windows 7 and refuses to go forward with the process. I was able to find an article on the net (forgot the link, [...]


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