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PhoneBAK SE
Earlier this year, my tablet PC was stolen right under my nose from my access-only office. It was company’s property and I had to pay $1,000 even though technically, it wasn’t my negligence. It was really upsetting; police reports and investigations didn’t help a bit. I wished I had BAK2U back then (especially when I already knew about the service before my tablet got stolen). It’s a really small price to pay for insurance, there’s no subscriptions or annual fees. Prior to that, I left my mobile phone in a cab and sadly, the cab driver/next passenger didn’t return it to me. 
My worn out unazukin and 2 new MOS burger accessories that my hubby bought for me
(I wanted tomato-chan but it was sold out)
So when BLOG2u ran this PhoneBAK SE (Anti-theft for Sony Ericsson phones) campaign, I was more than happy to try it out.
I should have known better than to “challenge the system” by transferring it the installation files via Bluetooth the first time, then via the phone cable the second. Both resulted in the software working incorrectly. So please follow the instructions and transfer the files to your memory stick only. After transferring the two files (.jar and .jad), run the .jad file to install PhoneBAK.
PhoneBAK has a Data Eraser function which will erase everything from your internal and external phone memory in case of a breach so your contacts and any other personal data will be safe. You can set up to two different numbers to be notified when your phone is misused or stolen, please remember NOT to enter your own mobile number (duh!). I like the fact that I can customize my own warning message to the person who “stole” my phone.
The PDF instructions were not as clear as I’d like but after getting through the initial hiccups, you won’t need to meddle with it anymore.
I’m using a W850i right now and I hope they will release versions for all other brands of mobile phones and iPods soon.
BAK2u が凄いです！
BAK2u がすごいです！
Learn Japanese
Learn Japanese @ Japancast.net
After receiving my new iPod Touch, apart from using it mainly to share my wedding photos and videos with family and friends, I’ve been listening to some podcasts by Japancast.net.
Firstly, and most importantly, it’s free! Sounds too good to be true? But it is true! Next, you get a native teacher, Hitomi, and her American husband, Paul, speaking in both Japanese and English in their lessons. Both Hitomi and Paul also give their personal opinions on culture shock in Japanese and American perspectives. The lessons are very light hearted and I find myself smiling widely on the train or on the bus while listening to their podcasts. So if you’re interested in picking up the Japanese language, go download now! Don’t forget to check their website for very interesting posts of things in Japan and Hitomi’s Japanese blog snippets with English translations.
Taking advice from Hitomi to blog a bit in Japanese everyday;
皆さん、こんにちは！
（みなさん、こんにちは！）
お元気ですか？
（お げんき ですか？）
ふりがな英和辞典が欲しいです。
（ふりがなえいわじてんがほしいです。）
I’ve got one!
My husband bought me this iPod touch last Sunday as my birthday/Christmas present! I’ve been lemming for this gadget for quite some time. Now, I can carry my wedding photos and videos with me everywhere I go!
About Webapps
Webapps are actually not that amazing because they’re like wap sites catering to the iPhone and iPod touch rather than applications, it’s weird calling them webapps. 
Nonetheless, here are some that I really like:
My top Webapp picks
101cookbooks
True “webapp” where you read everything in the 3.5″ screen unlike Food Network which opens a new Safari window.
Facebook
Great for updating your status, checking your friends’ status, read your Inbox and reply. I prefer going to the full site to send Eyesores.
Maps
Google Maps for iPod Touch
Name Tag for iPhone (works with iPod Touch too)
I thought this was a really funny one and even though I don’t and won’t be using it, I still bookmarked it. Here’s how it looks like:
TextOnPhone
I’m reading e-books by Haruki Murakami on at this portal, choose from more than 20,000 other titles!
I’d like to try out the BBC Podcast too but it only works in the UK.
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