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Jul 31, 2007

Can’t install Aperture … so going Lightroom …

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Adobe Lightroom 1.1 …

Hello …
I’ve always tried and admired a good photograph …
And always aspired to take a few great shots myself …
And as anyone … I do have a few in my pictures folder …
As I was missing a good picture management software …
I downloaded and tried to install Apple Aperture
Thinking that on a Mac apple softwares will work better …
But no can do … I couldn’t get past the first step …
Apparently I needed at least 1GB of RAM for it to work …
And my MacbookPro has got only 512MB … damn it …
So after some advice from Nazee and a few others …
I downloaded and tried Adobe Lightroom
I tell you its amazing … these adobe guys are just great …
If you ever wanted a good way to manage your pictures …
And do some editing/archiving work on the fly as well …
Try adobe lightroom … you’ll never look back …
It is that good … and more …
Laterx …

Jul 23, 2007

Parade of the Athletes … enjoying good music …

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Parade of the Athletes by DJ Tiësto …

Hello ...
Listening to Parade of the Athletes by DJ Tiësto ...
You know those times when something is really good ...
You feel an obligation to tell someone about it ...
Lets just say ... this is a something like that ... hehe ...
I've always liked house and trance music ...
With a bit of electronic thrown in kinda agrees with me ...
I like to hear vocal-less music when i work ...
I discovered DJ Tiësto few years back ...
But I discovered this album only a few weeks back ...
I know this album is old ... and I'm not up to date ...
But Parade of Athletes is good ... very good ...
Its probably the best album to date from DJ Tiësto ...
Parade of the Athletes was the soundtrack ...
To the Opening Ceremonies of the 2004 Summer Olympic Games ...
So need less to say ... its bound to be good ... right ???
I mean ... how many DJs get a chance to spin ...
At an worldwide event like that .... eh ???
I guess this album is gonna be on my iPod ...
For a very very long time ... hehe ... yeah i know ...
If u can download it ... have a listen to this album ...
It just might tickle your fancy ... hehe ...
If you know any other good music like this ...
Please let me know ... I'll check it out ...
Laterx ...

Jul 20, 2007

MRF 45,000/- for a bird … ??? Damn … !!!

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Xim’s Macaw … its really colorful … good luck bro …

Hello …
I visited a friend’s place after a long time …
The place had changed a bit … for good perhaps …
And there was excitement in the air …
My friend had bought a pet bird that night …
And everyone was gathering around to watch …
Kudos to anyone who guess how much he paid …
A whopping MRF 45,000/- … for a baby Macaw
That went nicely into his collection I guess …
Coz he had Cockatiel, Lovebirds and a kewl African Grey …
I can understand the love for pets … especially birds …
I know it may be rewarding and therapeutic at times …
But I seriously can’t understand this…
How anyone can be ready to pay this kinda cash …
To buy a bird and the responsibility of taking care of it …
I guess people are different … eh ?
Laterx …

Jul 17, 2007

The iPhone has arrived on Maldivian soil … !!!

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Holding the first iPhone i ever saw … its freaking awesome …

Hello …
I just went out to meet Yattey ... an old friend of mine …
He was in his office … with a colleague of his …
They were deep in discussion … when I entered his cabin …
The moment I walked in … I was awestruck …
My friend was holding a brand new iPhone in his hand …
At first … I thought it was a good fake …
It took me a moment to realize … that it was the real deal …
I immediately took it and checked it out …
It was real alright … very real … it was beautiful …
It was smaller than I had previously anticipated …
It seemed smaller than the video iPod and lighter …
I slid the screen button to unlock the phone …
But of course it would not work as a phone yet …
As we all know iPhone is locked to US AT&T network …
My friend told me that he just bought it today …
And with in a few hours … he’d try and hack it …
So that it can be used here in Male’ … that’d be kewl …
I immediately placed a bet … and he accepted …
I told him that if he could hack the iPhone …
I’d buy the iPhone off him and meet his asking price …
I don’t think I’m gonna loose this bet … what do you say ???
Thought the iPhone cannot be used as a phone yet …
It can still be used as an iPod … and other stuff …
Just holding the iPhone sent a chill down my back …
It was really beautiful … it was amazing …
That was one freaking awesome piece of hardware …
The best “I need to have that” gadget right now …
Laterx …

Jul 3, 2007

A thank you note to the gentleman who stole my iPod…

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My New iPod … serial 5K7222QNVQ5 …

Hello …
I’ve bought a new iPod … but I still wanted to thank you …
You might not know me, but I’m the guy you stole from …
First of all, let me thank you for not stealing my entire bike …
That would’ve been the worst, so thank you very much for that.
As for stealing my iPod and stuff … I’ll take it as a lesson …
Thank you for reminding me that I’m an urbanite …
And I need to live and act like one …
And while living in the most densely populated city …
I should be more careful and more street smart …
As you’ve noticed by now, it’s an old iPod …
And it freezes when you connect it to a charger …
But I assume you wouldn’t have this problem …
As you only stole my iPod, not my charger …
I really hope you are enjoying my music collection …
Because, it took me years to build that collection …
I hope it reminds you of some good times in your life …
Which I assume are not that many, I’m sorry …
I also hope that you’d listen to some podcasts I’ve in it …
There are some tutorials about photography and MacOSX …
May be you can use them if you rip off another guy …
And steal a camera or a Macintosh computer …
There are some self help podcasts on it as well …
Maybe you need them more than I do … its very good …
I sincerely hope my iPod hasn’t become just a paper weight …
As for the raincoat you stole from me …
Its NOT really a rain coat …infact its a windbreaker …
Its not gonna help you stay dry … I’m sorry …
Before I end this note, I would like to thank you again …
For opening my eyes to the real world …
For making me more mature and more responsible …
I think I’ve become a better person after this lesson …
Thank you … laterx …

PS ::
I was just being sarcastic …
Because of you … I had to buy another iPod …
I hope you burn in hell for ever … you asshole …
You can’t steal other people’s iPod and stuff …
You hear me … you bastard … !!!