I’m writing this post blog at exactly 04:13 a.m. It’s very early in the morning and it will be a long, hot, humid, and noisy day. It’s the last day of 2011, a year that will be remembered for the nearly collapse of the Euro and the perils of losing the European Union as an [...]
Archive for December, 2011
Closing The Year With a Sweet Taste of Ice Cream
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Celebrations, Economy, Ice Cream, Life Experiences, New Year, Panama, Tourism on December 31, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Reading Amazon Kindle Fire Owner’s Manual
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Amazon.com, Entertainment, Gadgets, Internet Radio, Internet TV Stations, Kindle Fire, Streaming Music, Tablets, Technology, YouTube on December 30, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Following the trend of many companies, I didn’t find a paper Owner’s Manual for my Kindle Fire inside the box. For a moment I was afraid, there wasn’t any. I’m happy to say that Amazon made great efforts to include a digital User’s Guide embedded in the software of the tablet. Every bit of information [...]
Turning the Pages of Time
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Celebrations, Christmas, El Dorado, Festivities, Malls, Panama, Promoter, Santa Claus, Tourism on December 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
As we turn the pages of our lives and move on to another experience, Christmas slowly passes from present to immediate past. It was glittery, it was tasty, it was lively, and it was fun. Now it’s time to celebrate the New Year. Another brand new page to write our destiny and our lives for [...]
My Chinese Candy-Colored Cellphone
Posted in Gadgets, tagged Apple iPhone, Clones, Communications, Customer Satisfaction, Smartphones, Technology on December 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
On December 16, two years ago, I acquired by impulse, a cute little smartphone which looked astonishingly similar to the ubiquitous Apple iPhone. I wrote an article about this event on February 22, 2010. The title of the blog post was “Caveat Emptor.” I was really infuriated at how inferior that piece of junk was, [...]
Is Amazon.com Following Apple’s Path?
Posted in News, tagged Amazon.com, Apple, Consumer Electronics, iPhone, Jeff Bezos, Mobile Phones, Online Retailer, Steve Jobs, Technology on December 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
After the sudden departure of Steve Jobs from the scene, Apple seems to continue the culture quality promoted by its legendary Guru. Tim Cook has taken over the reins of the company and is following Steven’s pattern of continuous improvements by the book. The only problem is that Tim Cook is no Steve Jobs. Geniuses [...]
Pine Cones and Other Christmas Decorations
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Christmas Decorations, Festivities, Panama, Residencial El Bosque, Tourism, Traditions on December 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Lamps and Collages
Posted in Photography, tagged Collages, Decorations, Lamps, Photographs, Photography, Presents on December 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Two Christmas Elves
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Banco General, Banking Charges, Christmas Elves, Credit Cards, El Dorado Mall, MasterCard, Panama, Tourism on December 24, 2011 | 2 Comments »
A couple of days ago, I went to Banco General, S.A. located at El Dorado Mall to request a change of credit card. Instead of my current MasterCard Classic from Banco General, I wanted a MasterCard Esencial. The difference is that the latter plastic does not charge an annual fee of $50.00, and it’s interest [...]
Amazon Upgrades Kindle Fire’s Software
Posted in Gadgets, tagged Amazon.com, Entertainment, Gadgets, Kindle Fire, Netflix, Software, Technology, Upgrades on December 23, 2011 | 5 Comments »
After receiving a barrage of bad press about problems in the Kindle Fire’s performance, Amazon’s elves took heed and worked feverishly in an upgrade. Yesterday afternoon, while I was taking a phone call from a friend, I noticed my Kindle Fire doing something strange. Suddenly it was rebooting the operating system without my intervention. When [...]
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