Its been quite a while that my wrist is literally wristwatchless haha! My last watch, a Timex, was still in good condition but its bracelet got snapped. If only its made of titanium watch bracelet then maybe I’d still be wearing it for the longest time.
But its ok since a few more days and I’ll be flaunting a nice and cool lego watch that I bought at Ebay.com. Its a digital watch and had the design from the colorful Lego toys we all know and we all like for many years now. I just can’t waittttt!
One thing that I love about my new android phone is that using an app called scan life, I can very much have the functionalities of barcode scanners and read every bar code I can come across provided that I am connected to the world wide web and that the data is present in the server.
This is particularly useful when checking for the prices of items in the grocery and for the techie guy or gal like me, this can also be used to download a particular app or information on the web. All you need to do is start the application, use your camera to focus on the bar code on the computer monitor and it automatically reads and redirects you to the website link for that particular app. With such a broad range of possibilities that can be done using such a technology, think of all the ways that it could make our lives more of a breeze.
Ever been curious about the SOPA controversy? The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) is a US bill by U.S. Representative Lamar S. Smith to increase the powers of the U.S. law enforcement in fighting online trafficking of copyrighted properties and counterfeit goods. There is a lot of controversy going on around this issue with even a few major websites like Tumbler and Firefox displaying black banners over their logos and Wikipedia declaring a 24 hour black out to show it’s protest against said bill. If you try compiling all the signature campaign sheets against this, you might actually need a pdf page counter to automatic compute the totality.
Now, you might be wondering how this can affect us here in the Philippines, and most Filipinos are just irritated and not seriously bothered as to how this can affect our online lifestyle. With SOPA in effect, the US law enforcement has the power to take any website, be it within or outside the boundaries of the United States of America, taken down and banned from search engines as long they have been found guilty of “dedicated theft to US property”. This means that even a tiniest post or pic can bring down an entire forum and is just a minute example of what this bill is capable of. So guys, its up to you if you still want SOPA or just a hot SOPAS for snack lol!
