Chopsuey Rice: Nokia N97

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Now that Globe has MyFi and Smart Bro has Pocket WiFi, is there a possibility of having a portable pocket sized WiFi for Sun Cellular? There’s no such thing yet as of date, but I think it’ll not be long before it will be available.

Out of the 3 networks, I am using Sun Broadband as my Internet provider because of stability issues. I already did a pocket WiFi version for Sun Broadband a long time ago. And I even did it inside a car while driving around Makati. Connected were a friend’s netbook and an iTouch at the same time and both experienced good connections with only having to reconnect for only twice in span of more than 2 hours. What you need is a Sun Broadband sim card, a WiFi enabled phone and a 3rd party software WiFi sharing application like JoikuSpot.

How To Take Good Photos with a Mobile Phone

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| Posted in Camera, Camera phone, Cellphone, DSLR, Mobil phone, Mobile photography, Nokia N97, Photography, Pictures using cellphone | Posted on 10/20/2010 12:17:00 PM

Everyone loves DSLRs. Most of my friends own one and some dreams or plan of having one. In every hang out place you’ll see someone holding a DSLR. Yeah, it gets annoying sometimes. A month ago, there were 4 dudes with their Canons and Nikons strapped on their neck while in a drinking session. Is it even comfortable? As for me, the closest thing I get to taking a decent picture is my Canon Powershot digital cam and my 5MP Carl Zeiss dual LED with autofocus Nokia N97. Not that I don’t want to have a DSLR, but I think it’s not practical to have your cameras with you all the time. Sometimes it spoils the fun you’re supposed to be having because you’re busy trying to take perfect pictures.

I bring my point and shoot camera with me whenever there’s an occasion, but when there’s a scene worth taking a picture of during ordinary days, I make use of my mobile phone. Yes, you can capture decent photos with a camera phone. Just make sure you have proper lighting, subject is properly focused and choose the right angle. Major problem with a cell phone camera is lighting. Poor light creates noise and blurring in pictures. That’s why I prefer taking pictures with my mobile phone during daytime. Many users are not aware of how to properly use the autofocus of their camera phone. In most case, you have to half press first to get a focus on the subject before clicking all the way to take a picture. Also, make use of the setting like the macro shot for very near objects, configure the white balance, ISO, etc. until you get the best setting for a picture.

Using GPS (Nokia Ovi Maps) in Philippines

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| Posted in GPS, how to use ovi maps in philippines, Latest Software Update, Manila, navigation, Nokia, Nokia N97, ovi maps, satellite fix | Posted on 9/01/2010 07:06:00 PM

It was only a week ago since I successfully updated my Nokia N97 from version 10 to version 21. Yes, I was using the primitive version of Nokia N97 which is buggy, prone to crashes and incompatibility of new applications for Nokia for a year. Have this phone day after typhoon Ondoy. Still, I love the phone since I know how to use it properly and avoid crashes by proper memory management. I updated my N97 via Ovi Suite Software Updater for PC. I tried updating it for some months but it keeps on failing maybe because of the intermittent connection to Nokia’s Server. I hesitated to let the Nokia Care people to update my phone since it is required to sign a waiver that they’ll not be liable if they brick the phone. So, the phone is better now, with Kinetic (iPhone like) scrolling and the Free GPS Voice Navigation for Ovi Maps.

I tried having a satellite fix for my GPS while in a car. It took around 3 to 5 minutes to get a fix, but once you get a lock on your GPS unit it’s faster the next time. I advise to use the Location Application first, press the GPS Data, press Position and press option, then select Satellite Position. You’ll be able to see bars with signal strength for GPS Satellites. You need at least 4 to get a fix. Once the signal bars’ color turned blue and coordinates appeared in your screen, that’s an indication of a successful Satellite fix on your Nokia N97 GPS.

Latest Firmware Update for Nokia N97 Version 21.0.045

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| Posted in bugs, Firware version 21.0.045, improvement, Kinetic Scrolling, Latest Firware Update, Latest Software Update, Nokia Care, Nokia N97, Nokia Software Updater, NSU, Over the air download | Posted on 2/02/2010 06:17:00 AM

Latest Firmware for Nokia N97 is now available. Yes, another update promising further improvement for the Kinetic scrolling and some fixes on bugs for the video, music player, images and the web browser. The newest version of firmware for Nokia N97 is 21.0.045, a little improvement from version 20.0.019.

The update is now available through Nokia Software Updater. Just

Surfing Unlimited Facebook Using Globe Unlisurf for Mobile Phones.

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| Posted in Facebook, Facebook mobile, Facebook widget, Globe, N97, Nokia N97, private browsing, unlimited, Unlisurf | Posted on 1/20/2010 07:22:00 AM

As the popularity of Facebook increases, so are those who are capitalizing on it. Many services and gadgets nowadays are supporting access to FB accounts and pages. Telcos here in the Philippines are now offering unlimited surfing for 24 hours of some
social networking sites like Facebook, Friendster, Twitter, etc. to mobile users.

Chopsuey Rice

Sun Broadband Pocket WiFi

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| Posted in Internet connection, JoikuSpot, MyFi, Nokia N97, Pocket WiFi, portable WiFi, router, Sun Broadband, Sun cellular | Posted on 10/25/2010 03:11:00 PM