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Frak, I’m Back!
I found time. Time to enjoy a day off. And get this done. It’s Franky, b*tches. I’m back.
View ArticleThey Pulled An Abramovich On Me
I could make a rather whiny post out of this, but that would make tings only kinda suckier. Let’s keep them simple. I got sacked. Sacked with growing results, sometimes rather impressive results, other...
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2 Steps Away From MacNerdism
I’ve done it again… Mark all as read. And deleted a bunch of feeds. And at the same time added a bunch of personal blogs again. The why is simple. I had to play, play with the newest gadget. But most...
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I Want Some Kool Aid Too
So I went to the Apple store in the Manchester Arndale Center for the first time. Loaded with cash.Plastic cash. I had lots of plans. Although the conversion to Mac OS X came with several problems,...
View ArticleNADD. What Was The Problem?
NADD already has been the subject on this blog, thank to Rands, but last days I have noticed that my case is getting worse again. Courtesy of getting to know the Mac platform better, worrying less...
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How Customer Service Should Be
Dealing with technical support lines or customer services often can be a frickle thing, and when my 10 month old Samsung ML-2010 printer at work decided to start making weird noises, I was close to...
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Social Networking IRL
Over the last two days I had the joy of both meeting one of my favourite photographers on flickr and helping him with a removal. The beauty of social networking finally has come to reality: I have met...
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Charity Engagement: New Job Taken at Emmaus Preston
After a long period of deliberation and I have taken a new job and joined Emmaus Preston.Careful thoughts have been put in to an eventual future online but I can think of many reasons why not to go...
View ArticleInternet Fatigue, The Need For An Outlet
Blogging. The epitome of an introverted person enjoying the living spotlights.The internet the best thing since sliced bread and before The Fifth Element on Blu-Ray. The will to share, the possibility...
View Article♣ Admirable Words
Very admirable words from Techcrunch’s Michael Arrington after TC got sued by a dreamer. I can only say that I share this attitude with Michel Arrington and would rather destruct myself than allowing...
View ArticleNot Knowing Better
When I ordered a new MBP last week I knew problems were bound to arise. It’s called buying a Rev.A from Apple. I still haven’t received mine, but the complaints are there already. iCult, I love...
View Article1984
The UK government is planning to track everything you do on-line and on the phone. Even if you have done nothing wrong, every e-mail you send, every website you visit, every text you send and every...
View ArticleLibertarians In The UK: A Scary Thought Or A Sensible Alternative?
Warning : Political topic, click away if I’m going against any personal dogma about blogging and politics. Ever since Ian Parker-Joseph, leader of the UK Libertarian Party commented on the 1984 entry,...
View ArticleFinally Getting In To The Console Gaming Thing
Due to rasons soon to be disclosed, recently I finally have started using my PS3 for more than just watching movies, which was the actual reason of the purchase, a cheap but decent Blu-ray player. I...
View ArticleThe Real Problem With Brits
The problem with Brits, especially Brit gitrls, is not their lisp or their binge drinking, nor their apparent fear of fitness centers. No, the real problem is a lot deeper. They do not understand the...
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Franky’s Exclusive
I have been waiting with this entry until the Holiday season and ‘remorse period’ was over because it means a lot more to me than just ‘the time of the year’.I owe an apology, a huge apology to my...
View ArticleLife’s Too Short
Not many things can make me go silent, but reading a post yesterday evening certainly did not help my recently increased sleep problems. Go read it yourself. Send Lisa a little prayer. Give her a...
View ArticleMoney or Trophies
Anfield sensation Fernando Torres on the rumored deal around Mancester City and Kaka. A transfer worth 108m GBP and a possible 500k GBP/week: It would be a fantastic contract, yes, but there are other...
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How much do bloggers get paid and valuable application advice
Andrew D. Rosen asked an interesting question today over at the Blog Herald: how much do you earn per post? Many people nowadays wonder how to make money from blogs, some still think we can get rich...
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Know when you’ve achieved something. Don’t settle yet, achieve more!
If there’s one thing you can learn from publishing online, especially in the news sector, it’s that you can’t let complacency set in. You have to grab things by the balls and do what you have to do....
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In Which I Have No Clue, Return to My Roots and Turn The Site Red
Blogging on iFranky hasn’t really been a priority in the last 18 months and design was only one of the reasons. The main reason though was because I really didn’t have a clue, not about the focus of...
View ArticleOn Hiring People; Making People Feeling Wanted
Rands explains the importance of making the desired candidate feel wanted. Both to make sure the candidates becomes the ‘new hire’ but also because every great hire is a new award for your own career:...
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Content Baby. Content, Yes
Now more than 25 years ago I first discovered the Internet. Soon it would start to take a main role in my life. I was only a kid. But from the first day I discovered the Internet I knew this was my...
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Love. Hate. The Future Belongs to…
As life moves on and the years start adding up, people tend to sit down and reflect more. This is probably still my weakest point, I like moving forward too much to really sit down. Nevertheless I...
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Goddamn This Dusty Room, All My Life I’ve Been Dreamin’ of Something
“Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.” (Martin Luther King Jr.) You change my life in so many ways Options I did not know existed New...
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On Being Labelled “Out of Tune” Because the Chosen Path is Not a Free Path
March 14th, 2012 suddenly became a historical day. Historical because of many wrong things would hardcore fans say. Historical because a behemoth joined the modern digital era, say fans of the online...
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The Spirit of Accountability: Why Chief Justice Renato Corona Should Be...
For several months the Philippines have been focused on the Impeachment Trial of Renato Corona, the Supreme Court Chief of Justice or highest magistrate in the country. After 42 days of drama loaded...
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When Color-coding goes Wrong. And Inconsistency from Officials Doesn’t Help.
The Philippines are known as a lovely place on Earth, several locations often compared to Paradise on Earth, but the downside of its location is that yearly we have a wet season with an abundance of...
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Don’t Spend on Swag for Me. Donate it to a Good Cause Instead
AKA You can keep your loot bag. Publishing about tech, and previously gadgets, I regularly get invites to press events. As I have come to experience over the years, not only locally, it seems almost...
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Why Do Major Local Companies Fail at Logistics?
Not that long ago an unplanned trip to me to Greenhills, the shopper paradise for smartphone lovers and fake clothes, in the Metro. It all started out as a great afternoon, with some drooling over at...
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Pebble Watch, The Smart Watch Which Isn’t So Smart
As a friend would say, I am part of the targeted demographics for smart watches and of course that means only one thing: I’m a first generation sucker Thus when the opportunity came all initial doubts...
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