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5 more pieces of tech that will make your life easier in 2019

February 06, 2019 By: jessicazafra Category: Sponsored, Technology No Comments →

1. SketchUp is a 3D Modeling software with a variety of add-on tools that solves typical 3D Modeling problems. Choose between SketchUp Pro 2018 – Commercial License for Single User (Price starts at P 38,152.17) for commercial purpose without expiration or SketchUp Pro Student License – Single User (Price starts at P 2,941.18), a license designed for students and with a one-year expiration date. Fun and easy to use, SketchUp also lets you turn models into professional 2D drawing sets with the help of its Layout feature. It comes with the biggest library of free 3D Models that you can use for your designs.

Buy it at WeSellIT.
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Five Pieces of Technology That Will Make Your Life Easier in 2019

January 30, 2019 By: jessicazafra Category: Announcements, Sponsored, Technology No Comments →

There’s plenty of technology out there, but how do you pick the hardware and software that will work best for you? Here are some tried and tested solutions from our sponsors at WeSellIT.ph, the people who know tech.

1. If you do design and drafting, AutoCAD is your friend. The computer-aided design program for 2-D and 3-D design and drafting improves design quality and increases productivity. This intuitive drafting software includes a complete set of drawing, editing, annotation documentation and migration tools for drafters and designers. Prices start at P 14,480.00.


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2. Phoenix is a UPS that is both a power supply and a device to protect your devices from unpleasant surprises in the power source.Phoenix UA650 prevents data loss in the event of a power outage. It allows operators to shut down computers and other network equipment safely and effectively. As soon as it senses an electrical problem, it switches to battery mode, providing high level protection for your machines. Price starts at P 1,666.07.


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3. The Scanpartner SP1120 20ppm scanner from Fujitsu comes with convenient, flexible and simple button routines to secure digital images. The SP Series features a simple operation panel with only two buttons (Scan/Stop and Power), and software-enabled push button management. Price starts at P 22,099.00.


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4. Every office depends on the classic Microsoft apps. Office Professional 2019 includes the essential premium versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, Access and Publisher installed on one PC or Mac. Price starts at P 24,743.55.

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5. Office Home & Business 2019 also comes with these baseline apps (premium versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, Access and Publisher), and is good for 1 PC or Mac. It comes with 1TB OneDrive cloud storage, and chat and phone support from Microsoft-trained experts. Price starts at P 14,772.21.

Check out Office Home & Business 2019 at WeSellIT.ph.

An interview on cat food with Saffy and Drogon

December 13, 2016 By: jessicazafra Category: Cats, Sponsored 2 Comments →

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My feline housemates granted an interview to the distributors of their favorite kibble, Taste of the Wild.

Hi Saffy, Drogon, how are you?

Saffy: Who wants to know?
Drogon: I love everybody!

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We’re curious, how did you “meet” Jessica?

Saffy: I was born in her friend’s house and she brought me home.
Drogon: I adopted her! When she opened the door I just ran in.

What do you do everyday? What are your favorite activities?

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Saffy: I like to do yoga, take naps, and ponder the nature of reality.
Drogon: I like to explore the house and sit at the window.

Why do you like weird spaces like boxes and nooks and crannies?

Saffy: Because they are snug and cozy.
Drogon: And you can launch a stealth attack.

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What’s your favorite flavor of kibble?

Drogon: I prefer Taste of the Wild Rocky Mountain Feline® Formula with Roasted Venison & Smoked Salmon. It has deer in it so I feel like a hunter.

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Saffy: For me, Taste of the Wild Canyon River Feline® Formula with Trout & Smoked Salmon, because I love a good nosh.

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What flavor would you like to try if they can put it in dry kibble?

Drogon: Cheese.
Saffy: Caviar.

Taste of the Wild Feline Formula is available at Petwarehouse.ph. You can buy your cat food online and have it delivered straight to your house. Get better nutrition for your cat family, and greater convenience for their humans.

The absolute last-minute gift guide

December 23, 2015 By: jessicazafra Category: Notebooks, Shopping, Sponsored No Comments →

You have just realized that it’s less than 48 hours before Xmas and even if you’re an atheist you like giving and getting presents (or at least not being the buzzkill). Go to the nearest National Bookstore and get these.

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Black sketchbook, Php599. Give with gold and silver Sharpies or Dong-A metallic gel pens.

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Pierre the Maze Detective by Hiro Kamigaki and IC4 Design, Php879.

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Children will find it entertaining; overgrown children will love the design.

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Gold Leuchtturm1917 journal, Php949. Obviously we’re keeping this. Shiny!

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Daycraft A6 sketchbooks, PU leatherish covers, wide range of colors, Php389 each.

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This season’s “I’m tired of thinking, I’ll just take two dozen of those” gift: colouring books for grownups. It’s supposed to relieve stress. In our observation, people who are already stressed will get more stressed if you give them coloring books because it’s more work they will feel compelled to do. This one comes with 8 colouring pencils in a nice tin box so you don’t even have to wrap it, because you’re stressed, too. Php395 only.

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The exception in the colouring books category is The Official A Game of Thrones colouring book, and you know it’s for the real fans because the “A” is in the title. Php665.

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Leuchtturm page-a-day 2016 datebook, Php1221. You can have the recipient’s name engraved for free. (Every year we get a Moleskine diary but the new designs haven’t arrived so we’re trying something different. Moleskine, where’s the new stuff? We want the Blue Note editions.)

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The new Stephen King story collection, hardcover Php1199. The man’s a story factory with consistently good quality control.

For the serious fan of A Song of Ice and Fire: The leather-bound box set is coming.

October 27, 2015 By: jessicazafra Category: Books, Sponsored 2 Comments →

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But I already have all the books in A Song of Ice and Fire, you say. Not to mention the maps, sigil tapestries, mugs, replica swords and hoodies.

These leather-bound volumes are not only beautiful, but unlike the hardcover editions which are heavy and difficult to read in transit, they are light and easy to hold. And at Php2,999 the set at National Bookstores, that’s just Php600 for each book. That’s less than we had to shell out under duress for Ever After High Book 3 (Good description for what it is: drugs for little girls) for our niece’s birthday.

Yes, it’s the words that matter and not the package they come in, but these would look great on your shelves. Give your current set to a friend or young relative, and buy these for yourself or for someone who’s been waiting for The Winds of Winter for the last few years (but not to us, obviously, so we’ll take the hoodie).

Make your drafts look like illuminated books.

September 01, 2015 By: jessicazafra Category: Books, Notebooks, Sponsored 1 Comment →

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We’ve started writing a book-length memoir of our feline companions.

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We want it to be different from the two columns we write every week, so we’re not using our trusty Moleskines. For this project, we got these faux-antique notebooks by Paperblanks. The two above are reproductions of a 1688 binding adorned a la fanfare, a hand-tooled pattern edged in gilt.

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There are metal clasps holding the books shut.

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And look at the spines. They’re ready for the library.

This way if the book turns out blah, the manuscript will still be gorgeous.

Paperblanks are available at National Bookstores.