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For a few months after I bought my iPod Nano, I couldn’t find the right skins for it. As late as December 14 of last year, there weren’t skins and cases for the second generation of iPod Nanos, at least in the Philippines. (Because of their slight physical differences with the first generation, the new Nanos don’t fit that well with old cases.)

Chances are I didn’t do enough searching, but I did burn my sneakers’ soles scouring SM North Edsa, SM Megamall (and a tech fair held within), and Powerplant Mall. So I was mightily pleased when I dropped by the Apple Computer Center at SM North Edsa last week and, lo and behold — they finally had iPod Nano 2nd gen silicone skins.

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Finally, I’ve gotten my first iPod. Well, it’s not an iPod Video, just a silver nano, which is good enough for me (right now I don’t have any need for the vids). I refrained from buying an iPod for the longest time as I still had a Shiro MP3 Player to serve my music-on-the-go needs. But when the poor thang conked out (poor quality?), I resolved to jump into the iPod bandwagon.

Funny thing is, now that I’ve bought one, I want to replace it for a better gadget!

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Want to win THREE iPod Shuffles plus Php 1,000 in cash? If you think you have the brains, then join the 2nd UP ACM Programming Competition!

What is the 2nd UP ACM Programming Competition?

The 2nd UP ACM Programming Competition will test the contestants’ problem solving and computer programming skills under time pressure. The contest will serve as a simulation for the ACM International Collegiate Programming Competion 2006, to be held in November this year.

Venue: MH 215, Melchor Hall, UP Diliman
Date: Thursday March 2, 2006 (Part of Silver Flame, the 25th Anniversary of the UPD DCS)
Time: 8:30am-12:00pm

Qualifications
1) Non-graduating UP undergraduate students (students with at least one year to stay in the University) from any course or college
2) No prior ACM-ICPC (International) experience
3) Contestants should form at most three members per team. Well, if you want to hog the three iPods…
4) The organizers are not allowed to join (doh!)

Prizes
1st prize
** THREE Ipod shuffles
** Php 1,000 (for the whole team)
** Internship opportunites from Pusit.com, a Friendster affiliate company

2nd prize
** Php 1,000
** Internship opportunites from Xackup, a Friendster affiliate company

3rd prize
** Php 500

For more information, visit http://2ndpc.upacm.org

Interested parties, contact Ardee Aram (09186951341), Mai Sibayan (09216484928) or TJ Roque (09224956730)

Sponsors
Pusit.com
Xackup
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