Thursday, May 31, 2007

Surface Computing

This would be how future computing would be like. Kinda makes me wonder why school spends all the rubbish money on the almost useless interactive white board.

http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/industry/4217348.html

http://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=626936419&channel=212469179

Sunday, May 27, 2007

PC Show.

Coming Thursday May 31 would be the 17th PC show if I'm not wrong. It'll be held at Suntec.

For those feeling heavy in your wallet can get some of these:

Dell 24" LCD. Predicted price - $899 - $999. The best and highest resolution LCD you can get in the market now. Run at the resolution of 1920x1200. Any higher you'll have to upgrade your graphics card.

Singnet and SCV deals. They always have this.

Laptops. For those of you aiming for a laptop, please go there 2 times. First is to check out the price and don't buy until the last day. Trust me.

Printers. I still recommend Canon. Just buy on the first day to avoid the crowd. If canon drop price on the last day, I'll drop my pants for you. If you find any shop in Singapore selling cheaper then PC show for Canon Printers, you can call Canon and sue them.

Digitial Camera. This is headache. You have to do your homework unless you are looking for one base on looks not functions.

Thumb drives / Flash Drives. Cost around $19.90 for 1GB. I recommend 'Sandisk Ultra II SD' 2GB. It is actually a SD card which can be 'broken' into half and transform into a thumb drive. Predicted cost : $50

You can also do 'online PC show shopping' via:
http://www.hardwarezone.com.sg/articles/view.php?cid=18&id=2269
http://forums.hardwarezone.com/forumdisplay.php?f=223

For those who cannot decide what to buy.. don't fret. There will still be another IT show in Sept.

Speed up Adobe Reader 8

simply navigate to your %Program Files%\Adobe\Reader
8.0\reader\plug_ins folder, and rename (delete, copy elsewhere) the
'accessability.api' file. The same file exists, but in slightly
different locations, in older version of Acrobat Reader.



Arsgeek warns that removing the accessability.api file will take with
it Adobe's ability to read documents out-loud. I'm willing to trade
Adobe reading my documents out-loud like Ben Stein for the increase in
speed. Goodbye, accessability.api!

Thursday, May 17, 2007

Sunday, May 13, 2007

Maple is for kids?

Maybe not

Sunday, May 06, 2007

My 13th Car Accident?

Today I scratch my dad car again. It's a total waste of time. I drove to funan with my laptop to demo how the thumb drive could restart my whole computer so that they could change me a new thumb drive. My mom went down yesterday but the man refuse to change it as he tested it without problem and the piss off thing is that the shop closes on sunday!

I hate it when my time go to waste like that. Waste my time and money. Seeing the scratches on my dad car make me wonder how idiot my time has been wasted. I've been counting how many freak accident I have... let's see... in army there was 6 but I could only recall 5.

1. The first time I officially drove the land rover out and had my first exercise in army. I slightly knock a car that was parking at double yellow line. The whole kopi tiam ppl stand up and see whats the big hoo ha.

2. Few hrs later when I was reversing the land rover, my front hit a mini bus. The whole bus shook but nothing was damage. The people realise that I'm a very dangerous driver.

3. Not in any order: Reverse my land rover and hit the wall with a loud bang. Nothing was damage as land rover have 2 metal plates behind.

4. Went out to lot 1 shopping centre to eat and I drove my 2meter tall mini bus into a 1.9meter tall car park. I bang the wall like 6-7 times before exit. Nobody know the mini bus was scratched as the top ventilation black thing merely scrape the top wall of the carpark. People are too short to see anything also lah.

5. Directed by v-com to go to shell station. He bought some tibits and I was reversing my car slowly and before I know it... I scratch a honda car. The case was settle in 2 hrs after the honda gal owner call and say its ok as it only took like $20 to repair.

The below is after army:

6. It was a raining day and I turn with a SBS bus. The bus didn't know I was beside it and it hit my mirror. Mirror was adjusted but nothing was damage. <-- first improvement... now ppl hit me.

7. Was stopping at a traffic light and this car in front of me keep rolling back.. I horn the driver and he was still sleeping.. and slightly knock my car. We came down and he sayang my car. Nothing was damage.

8. I was going to my friend wedding and stop when this car knock me. I can hear a loud sound but surprisingly nothing was damage. That guy came down with a notebook and offer to pay me but I shook his hand and went off happily.

9. I reverse without seeing my mirror and hit someone car. I came down and sayang his car. Nothing was damage.

10. Went movie at night and I think I hit the brake but the van wouldn't stop. freak. A little bit damage.

11. Reverse the van to park and knock the wall. Dent in a bit.

12. Reverse my nissan sunny car too fast and hit the wall. A bit scratches

13. Today I drive at funan and the front was scratch after I turn and drove up the carpark. freak. A lot of claw mark.

All the accident happen under 10km/h. Only accident number 6 was around 40km/h.

Ironically, I manage to get safe and courtesy driving award during army days and traffic police send me letter after 2 years of 'safe' driving to ask me keep up the good work.

moral of the story?

I SERIOUSLY SHOULD HAVE DRIVEN FASTER.

Wednesday, May 02, 2007

Some products I bought today.