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I'm updating the software on my Asus Zenfone 5 ZE620KL. This is the 2nd and 3rd time in 2 days that Asus servers have pushed updates on the phone. What I understand is that these updates come in waves for different groups. So, no, the updates don't arrive at the same time for everyone. The first batch of updates today are worth 293 MB of downloads. It finished installing with this message.

What is FOTA? Firmware Over The Air update is wirelessly updating a device's operating firmware. The manufacturer of the device should be responsible for updating a device firmware. I've been using the Zenfone 5 ZE620KL for 10 days and this is the first such FOTA I got from Asus. This is a 409+ MB download from the Asus servers. Well done.

Upgrades for Mozilla Firefox browser to the version 61.0 now available via pacman in Arch.

Two-Headed Boy (song) by Neutral Milk Hotel Two headed boy All floating in glass The sun it has passed Now it's blacker than black I can hear as you tap on your jar I am listening to hear where you are I am listening to hear where you are Two headed boy Put on sunday shoes And dance round the room to accordion keys With the needle that sings in your heart Catching signals that sound in the dark Catching signals that sound in the dark We will take off our clothes And they'll be placing fingers through the notches in your spine And when all is breaking Everything that you could keep inside Now your eyes ain't moving Now they just lay there in their climb Two headed boy With pulleys and weights Creating a radio played just for two In the parlor with a moon across her face And through the music he sweetly displays Silver speakers that sparkle all day Made for his lover who's floating and choking with her hands across her...

Discovery of blooming orchids. Ilang-ilang close up.

I was able to do a backup and restore of my call logs and contacts. Get the old Android device and the new Android device paired. Using bluetooth to transfer the backup file. In the old device open the app - Contacts and Phone apps. Go to Settings. Find and click Backup and Send Out to device. Then choose Bluetooth and then choose the new device as it is detected. On the new device, the backup file is automatically restored to its respective app. If not, open the particular app on the new device then navigate to the bluetooth download directory. Choose the backup file. I was able to set up, enable and test face recognition on the Asus Zenfone 5 ZE620KL. Go to Settings, just click the wheel icon on the top right of the panel. Go to Security And Lock Screen, click on Face Recognition. Make sure you're in a well lighted location. Just hold the device at arms length to your face. My test result is 8 out 10 successes. Certainly fingerprint login is more consistent and faster. I like Zen...

I had a big problem with migrating to the new phone. The Zenfone 5 ZE620KL uses a nano sim. I figured I can cut the micro sim which I used with the old Zenfone 2. I think I might have overestimated my skill at trimming it. So I had to go to a cellphone repair shop for it. The repair guy salvaged the globe sim but the smart sim is damaged. I had to make a trip to the official Smart shop at Sta. Lucia annex. They had to ask some questions about my sim and account but I passed. I own this sim and number. They provided an upgraded LTE (4G) sim with the same number for me. Thank you Smart staff. At the end of the day I have the Smart sim 4G ready that my contacts already know and the Globe sim as backup for contacts with globe sims too. I use the smart sim for data connections. I have the wifi in the house for most browsing and downloads. It took about two days for all the apps to migrate and update for the new phone. Some apps like the Asus email app isn't as good as it was in the old ...

Arch updated from the linux kernel 4.16.13 to 4.17.2-1. Arch is a rolling release distribution.

The Asus Zenfone 5 ZE620KL dark version (blue), it also comes in a light version of silver. The specs in this one is Qualcomm snapdragon 636, 4GB RAM and 64GB ROM.  It has excellent build quality, a front gorilla glass, aluminum glass covered back. The display is 6.2 inches full HD, a resolution of 1080 by 2246 pixels. Now I'm migrating my apps and data to the new device. Hopefully I don't lose my data.

My version of MyPaint is 1.2.1+ My Wacom tablet CTL471 plays well with MyPaint. Downloaded from the arch repositories.

​ 1500 x 1000 pixels drawn with Mypaint.

I failed to mention that firefox updated to version 60 several weeks back. With firefox 60 comes the first browser with Web Authentication API, passwordless login to websites. This version of Firefox adds Quantum for Enterprise. It allows Group Policy in Windows machines.