Moses has a tablet, this priest has an iPad

Fr. Efren Balistoy, chaplain of the Bureau of Fire Protection, and Fr. Antonio Gerente, chaplain of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology, notably used iPad instead of the usual Bible during the mass offered for the late Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo on Wednesday, according to a report of Radyo Inquirer 990AM. But Balistoy, who owned the iPad, immediately defended the use of technology during the Mass, saying he only uses it in emergency cases. - Source

 Now, some people say this is very wrong because it somehow undermines the sanctity of the mass. What do I say? I think this is VERY UNACCEPTABLE!

The priest should have used a Nexus 7 or Samsung Galaxy Tab!

Nexus 7 versus [New] iPad

If you are still not sure what tablet is for you, I suggest you watch this short video. :-) Don't be tempted with Nexus 7's very, very cheap price tag (Nexus 7 = 199 USD vs. iPad = 499 USD) or its ultra-fast processor (a 1.2 Ghz quad core versus iPad's 1.0 dual core).

Really, watch this video. Hehehe.

Switching sides

More than a year ago, I made a post on another blog about iPad 2. Check this post below:

---

The idea of having an iPad 2 is something that has been bugging my mind for quite some time already. I know it's not something that I can justify as a necessity, but hey, iPod (shuffle, at least) is not a necessity but I still bought one anyway (in spite of the fact that I have two MP3 players already). While iPad 2 is not a necessity (more like a piece of miracle), having one is probably one of the greatest thing that could ever happen to me! OK that was an exaggeration, but seriously, an iPad is an iPad.

In addition to the fact that there probably are no available units for now, I guess I'll have to re-think this again and again. While the iPad can do so many things, it also can't do really specific things that I need as an independent consultant. I frequently need to test software and applications that are intended for desktop PCs. And I just can't find the apps in iPad that can run these.

But again, I still want one.

---

Did I just sound like an Apple fanboi? Hehehe. Funny how sometimes we switch side as if we never even considered the other one. It's like one minute you are shopping for affordable ph meters at affordablephmeters.com, and just a minute after, you are on your way to another website.

I am buying a Samsung Galaxy Tab instead. :-)

Highway 54

I remember a friend of mine having this funny experience. Her boss asked the team if any of them has a smartphone he can borrow. So this guy took his Blackberry and showed it to the boss, "Here!"

The boss looked at him, then, to the other members of the team: Anyone has a SMARTER phone?

Hehehe. It's really amazing how fast technology has improved in the last couple of years. A few years back, only a few people (notably scientists and tech researchers) have access to touchscreeen technology. During that time, audio and web conferencing is more like a myth than a regular thing that we do now. A couple of years after Apple started its iDevices revolution, user experience became the standard in mainstream mobile technology. (Android revolution of course is not after the user experience... it's more into finding the limitations of a system or device an breaking them. Oh yeah this is a biased post. Hehehe.)

Anyway, as I was saying, technology has gone so fast that the once-pioneer BlackBerry is now considered not-so pioneer. :-) It was qwerty keyboard before. Now, it's touch screen and voice recognition. Truth is, I won't be surprised if Google announced a higher version of Android, "Android 5.0: Now with ESP".

---

Err... Highway 54... mobile technology... etc. Di ko din alam relasyon niyan. Wala lang ako magawa sa taxi. :-D

Apple

take a bite. it's alright.

I remember having a debate with one of my friends regarding Apple iDevices and Android phones. I was so passionate in saying Android is so much better in all aspects than any iDevices you can think of. I said Android is so much more awesome because it offers free apps way better than Apple's offering. Everything about iPhone 4S, I said, was alreday a late offering -- Siri, iCloud, etc. The apps in the Android Market are more relevant, more advanced, more practical than in Apple Store. If the Internet is the wheel that turns this digital revolution, then, Android apps are the industrial bearings that ensure smooth revolution of the wheel.

iPhone fanboys (and girls) claim it is the user experience that actually matters. I said, user-what???

And then, a couple of weeks ago, I got to use an iPad and an iPhone for a few hours...

My world changed.

An offer I (almost) can't refuse

Yesterday, a friend of mine who's working at a multinational company called me and asked if I'd be interested to have a PSP (just so we're clear, I'm referring to the gadget, not the service) for a very, very minimal amount. Apparently, he was able to accumulate enough points from his visa reward cards and if he wants to have tha PSP, he only needs to add a small amount.

And indeed it was just a small amount (compared to the actual cost of the gadget). But I don't need a PSP, and I don't want one in the first place. So, I passed. My evil side told me I should have availed of that offer, then, once I have the PSP, I could sell it and earn in the transaction. But of course, I know it would be unfair, it was a reward offered to me in good faith... I think it would be unfair for me to profit from that.

Pero sayang talaga! Hehehe. Had it been an iPad, this post would be inexistent. :-D