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I have read a lot of reviews from different products from different people. Some are very informative while some are pretty biased but from time to time, you’ll find something that will make you smile. Now keep in mind that this is an actual review from a user of Amazon.com about Ubuntu.

By Ernesto Granillo III (Riverside, CA USA)

I have been using computers for well over 4 years now and can say that this was one of the worst games I had ever purchased. For one, in order to even install the game you have to completely ERASE ALL YOUR DATA! I did not know this when I installed and lost almost all of my hotmail messages. Second, I was really suprised that this did not run on my wife’s apple macintosh. In this day and age, is it really acceptable that software only run on dell computers, but not on apple or even IBM’s? Well, I always try to look at the glass half full, so I continued installed and found that not only had my start menu had moved to the top, but all my programs had been moved around. I couldn’t even find the “Notepad” word processor. I finnally gave up when I couldn’t find limewire or internet explorer installed anywhere, so I gave up and threw my computer away and bought a brand new laptop instead.

A very unique review from a guy with “well over 4 years” of using computers wouldn’t you say? I’m not sure if this person is really serious about his review but one thing is for sure, this is one of the funniest review I stumbled on the net.

With the anticipated release of Firefox 3 this June, the Firefox community have set an initiative to get a new Guinness World Record for the most software downloaded in 24 hours.

There’s no actual date yet on the release of Mozilla’s new version of its flagship browser but you have the option to be automatically notified through email one it has become available to the general public. With Mozilla releasing Firefox 3 Release Candidate 2, the final version should be out in the next couple of days.

As of the moment, over 800,000 people have already pledge their support and the numbers is increasing by the hour. So far, the US is in the lead while the Philippines have garnered more than 5,000 pledges from people who will support this event.

Please join us and show your support!

First of all, I’m sorry for the lack of updates and for not able to reply back to comments left on my blog. As much as I wanted to, my online activity is limited since my main rig was out of commission and my Internet connection was also down (most of the time) thanks to my no good cable Internet provider - Destiny Cable.

I moved back to my original broadband provider Bayan DSL, which I’m happy that they activated my DSL line within just 2 days upon submitting my request. So far, I’m satisfied with the reliability I’m getting through them unlike when I was still using Destiny’s crap connection. Sure, I’ll miss out the faster net connection but who would want a fast Internet connection if its down most of the time? I’m sure no one would right?

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Mozilla made Firefox 3 Released Candidate 1 available to the general public. Mozilla engineers expect to ship the final release by the end of June 2008. If you’re ready to check it out, you can download a copy from this link.

Firefox 3 Release Candidate 1 is available in more than 45 languages as a public preview release intended for developer testing and community feedback. It includes new features as well as dramatic improvements to performance, memory usage and speed.

Microsoft has launched the new WorldWide Telescope, a free web-based program that puts together images from the Hubble Space Telescope, the Chandra X-Ray Observatory Center, the Sloan Digital Sky Survey and others.

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This is the first time that I’m blogging and I’m not in front on my desktop PC (which rarely happens). I’m currently in Laguna right now (Calamba, Laguna to be specific) on a yearly summer family reunion. For readers not familiar with it, Laguna is a province located southeast of Metro Manila.

I’m using Smart’s 3G connection through my Nokia N95 connected to my laptop. Download speed is pretty decent at 384kbps though I can’t get a good VOIP call. It’s understandable since latency problem is common on a wireless connection and can be a big hindrance to VOIP and data streaming.

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Skype today announced that the company has started offering unlimited overseas calling to selected countries. The new Unlimited World Plan gives you Unlimited calls to landlines in 34 countries worldwide for $12.95 per month while the Unlimited Country Plan allows you to have unlimited calls to landlines in the country of your choice in 34 destination countries worldwide for $5.95 per month.

 

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