Bluetooth Speakers

My wife and I have been hunting for a decent speaker system for our home, and since we have an iPad – we were looking for a suitable dock with bluetooth capability, unfortunately most of the speakers available are meant as iphone speakers and docks and does not fit well with our iPad. So we will probably be going for a default speaker system that has bluetooth capability so we don’t have to dock our iPad.

Vocal Workshop

I have scheduled a special vocal workshop for our music ministry – to be facilitated by renowned vocal coach Jeanne Velasco-Vicars. Our aim is to help everyone develop and use better vocal techniques during choir singing or praise and worship. Everyone is really excited – myself included as I have experienced attending one of her vocal workshops in the past. Hopefully this will spark further interest in self improvement and self learning within our team.

Aside from natural vocal improvement – I’m also thinking about improving my vocal gear. Since I already have guitar effects, I’m also considering vocal effect pedals like the TC Helicon VoiceLive which has impressive features.

Online Books

Ever since we had our iPad, my entire family loved reading electronic books. We get children’s books, Bible related books and other story telling books. Now if you ask me – what is the best ereader? My answer would be the iPad, but its just because its the only tablet that I have tried. I feel sorry for traditional books – electronic books are years ahead specially with its multimedia capabilities, having the capability to have interactive games, music, videos and anything else you could think of.

Router upgrade

We have recently acquired a new D-Link 600 router. And to our surprise, we experienced tremendous improvement in terms of internet connection speed and stability. Since my wife and I use only wifi (a Macbook Pro, an HP Pavillion G4 laptop, plus an iPad2), we have benefited tremendously with this new router. So if you are having problems with your WiFi connection, here are some things to check:

- Do you have the latest WiFi connection technology? –> Currently it should be “N” type WiFi
- Do you have updated WiFi cards on your Laptops? –> Your WiFi connection is only as fast as your slowest Laptop. This means if you have super fast laptops and an old one with “A or B” type connection joins in, the speed of your network will be affected. So make sure to get the latest WiFi drivers for your laptops and other devices.
- Is your router, modem and ISP working as intended? –> Do a router bypass, connect your computer wired to your modem to see if there is a huge difference. If there is a huge difference, then you may adjust the setting of your router, upgrade the firmware, or better yet, consider getting a new router. If the problem persists even when connected directly to your modem, you will have to check on your modem by calling your ISP. With these tips you will be able to get a more stable speed and connection.

Now the only thing I’m thinking of improving is the signal of our secondary internet connection – which is Sun Broadband. I might consider looking at getting a home cell booster which may help with the signal problems I am having with Sun.

Truck driving with Z

Z has just discovered a new favorite game at a local video games arcade. And yes it is a racing game, the only difference is that you are driving a huge truck which carries different types of loads. The graphics are nice and the game takes you through the US – with very nice cinematics. The best part and Z’s favorite is the huge steering wheel! You can really feel it shake as you turn and drive, and with the help of nice audio and a map system like the best trucker gps, it really feels like driving the real thing. We real1ly enjoyed the game, and hopefully in the future we can try driving a real truck! I’m sure Z will be so excited!

New Laptop

We’ve been itching to get a new laptop for quite some time now, and the only thing that’s stopping us is our very trust worthy Gateway Laptop – which has not failed us even once. The specs are ofcourse old now but it still is as sturdy fast and reliable as it was the first time we got it. But technology has moved on and so we need to get a new one. My wife wants one of those smaller netbooks, while I am looking for a Recording workhorse laptop, with high memory and powerful CPU for my gaming breaks. We’re also on the lookout for smaller laptop compatible computer cabinets. Hope we can get one soon.

Laptops for Students

And time after time, students need to buy school supplies such as notebooks, pens and the likes. And believe it or not, laptops for students are already a necessity nowadays that even high school students should have them. With all the paper requirements, daily online researching and so on, laptops are surely a must. Investing on a good laptop for your child is worth it. It can also serve as a reward or sort of encouragement for him or her to do good at school.

An Android for 2011

When New Year comes, people always come up with their wish lists. Often, the wish lists include the most high-tech gadgets and other expensive stuffs out in the market. Among the most desired gadget nowadays is the htc desire android
. Yes, android is in this year.

The HTC Desire is only .47 inch thick and 4.7 inches long. With a resolution of 480 X 800 WVGA, you will always have the best clarity of images and videos. Among the reasons why people include HTC Desire to their wish lists is its 3.7 inches touch-sensitive screen that comes with a pinch-to-zoom capability.

Going to the nitty-gritty, it has an Android™ 2.1 (Éclair) with HTC Sense CPU Platform and a 1GHz CPU Processing Speed. It is also 3G, GPRS, EDGE and Wi-Fi ready, making it a great surfing gadget for the internet addicts. What more can you ask for? Include the HTC Desire now to your 2011 wish list.