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SMS/text scammer

Congrats!!! U win 500 worth of load, 2 claim ur price type 09198242743 and triple send to 808. PERMIT 1515# DTI #562526328 promo run until august 30 05 Txt now!

The SMS above came from +639198242743, an asshole scammer trying to con unwitting recipients wanting to get rich quick. For the past few months, unsoliticited scam SMSs have been proliferating and in one instance, it was even reported in the newspapers that a woman from Iloilo, thinking that she won in a lottery, as a scammer sent her a notice via SMS, with a price money of almost a million pesos sold her land to be able to go to Manila and claim the prize only to find out that she has been duped.

Good thing that the telcos are doing something about this one. In the case of Smart, it published a full page ad in the broadsheets warning subscribers of these false wins. Legitimate notices/calls will be done via call out from 7777, a specific number created for this purpose to ensure that the caller is from Smart.

By the way, the above SMS, if followed by the subscriber, transfers airtime load to the recipient after sending to access code 808.

SE K700i theme: Split Horizon, redux

I’ve checked Mobile9 and my Split Horizon theme for Sony Ericsson K700i has already been published. So far, as of 1700H, 17 August, there were already 285 downloads.

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SE K700i theme: Split Horizon

SE K700i theme: Split Horizon

I’ve just made a new theme for the Sony Ericsson K700i which is based from a photo I took in Calauit island. You can download it here.

Once downloaded, transfer it to your SE K700i mobile phone either via infrared or bluetooth and activate the file.

My Archos is dead!

If not for my stupidity when I climbed Mt. Tapulao a few weeks ago, my portable hard drive would still be working! After my bag got wet in the downpour, the Archos Gmini 120 stopped working. Now, it would not charge anymore. Its really a loss for me as this device is quite indespensable especially that I shoot exclusively on RAW. Now, I only have two options:

- additional 2GB compact flash cards or
- EPSON P-2000

The first would be good but with limited storage, it won’t really do for long shoots.

The latter, is the most convenient which supports viewing the Canon 350D’s RAW files but just too expensive.

Hmmm, bonus already budgeted.

My new camera gear

My camera gear in full setup:

- Canon DSLR 350D with 2GB Rixdata CF card
- Canon EF-S 17 - 85mm IS USM with EW-73B lens hood
- BG-E3 battery grip with extra battery
- Hoya HMC 67mm UV(N)
- Hoya 67mm circular polarizer

Been using it for the past few weeks and its cool! A great improvement from my Canon Powershot G5. Its fast, noise levels are low and handy. The battery grip is recommended, however, since without it, its just too small for my hands.

Tomorrow, photoshoot, Pahiyas Festival in Lucban.

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Canon 350D DSLR
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