Love- Hate affair with technology

technology loves me..
my 2 year old PC has been allowing me to video edit, sound edit, among the other mundane tasks of connecting to people, researching, entertaining as i go through my semi hermit/ sabbatical phase.

my new UPS gives me assurance of constant power as i've been used to the not hitting the save button being used to a laptop. I won't go crazy with unsaved stuff.

i have crossed-over to xp with my eee. i have found additional use/s for my baby. a sound digitizer and basic mixer and audio content caster. I have a renewed love affair with my very first walkman while i digitize legacy stuff from cassettes (awww i actually threw away a lot of tapes during my magnolia-astoria transfer, but naaahhh... there are new music avenues to discover anyway. I get to have a senti kick from using my walkman anyway -- actually a "music jogger" since it isn't a sony)

next step for me is to make it my web management mobile station.. i am taking super risks with making my desktop (with all of my data and video/ art projects i do for friends) open to the viral assault of the www.

i am still basking in the joy of saving at least 2 months of internet connection fees via my free wifi syphoning scheme (albeit unreliable at times)from the nearby mall. where in the world can you have 3 to 7 options to hook-up wifi with in your your own home.

technology hates me..
my edsamail gone along with some point a to point b connection to old friends who hasn't been updated/ aware of my mobile, blog, ims.

my smart -addict supplied phone (a nokia n70) suddenly went dead. Phonebook numbers and important messages included :( i am using an ericsson phone now, and i get crazy with the interface relearn.

data amnesia from 1s and 0s :( i have a dying mobile hard disk (60 gig of data,) and a corrupted flash (2 gig of work-in-progress stuff gone.) -- as always, my usual technology flaw.. back-up back-up back-up!!!

Libre

masaya ito kwentong libre.. ilang araw na rin akong wala sa sirkulasyon kasi mahabang proseso ang maglipat ng lahat ng utilities ng lumang bahay sa bago.. at dahil sa photofinish last minute change of address ako (matagal na plinano ngunit walang panahong paandarin kungdi sa huling mga sandali.) napilitan akong lumipat ng wala pang nakaabang na telepono, internet etc.etc. sa aking tinutuluyan.

Plan A ko ang mag coffee shop camping, maglalagi sa isang istarbaks para makiplug, makiinternet, makikain at makiligo.. pero etong linggong ito ay hindi palaring mag-online ang service ng airborne access.. palagi na lang akong makakapagorder na ng gintong kape at marerealize na walang saysay ang pagbulatlat ko ng eee dahil walang kuneksyon.

Plan B internet cafe.. ok naman, connect agad, ngunit lahat ng files ko ay nasa computer ko na.. mas kumbinyente kasi na nakasave na ang passwords, ang frequently visiteds, ang files na iaattach na lang.. hayy.. can't have it all.

kanina desperada followed-up pldt and went to the building admin to rush request, sabi nila hindi daw allowed i transfer yung phone ko, i have to wait for their supplied number (apparently its been wired that way) and i cant have a dsl broadband because the building is only wired for destiny cable internet.. ngek.

what will i do with my access point and wifi ready pcs?

pero pero pero.. kanina, pinagtripan kong aralin ang capability ng access point ko, napansin ko kasi na pag maganda ang hangin, i get a hint of wifi from the neighborhood cybermall (pero the hint is useless kasi kailangan kong i angat ang pc ko habang nagtrabaho para mahagip ag signal kung meron man.) .. i need to amplify the signal so my pc can make use of it.. buti na lang nahawaan ako ng nerdness from my previous job.. vwalahh! sinampay ko ang access point ko sa tuktok ng bintana para sumimsim ng libreng wifi.. the AP amplifies as it repeats the signals.. Free wifi @ home... WAGI!