The battery problem keeps exploding.
Lenovo will recall 526,000 notebook batteries due to faulty batteries, the company said on Thursday.
The batteries were designed by Lenovo, but Sony produced the lithium ion cell. The recall impacts notebooks produced from Feburary 2005 to September 2006, according to Lenovo spokesman Ray Gorman. For now, the recall will only impact about 5 percent to 10 percent of notebooks produced by Lenovo, Gorman said, but the company recommends that all customers go to the Lenovo site and check to see if they have one of the faulty batteries.
Separately, Sony announced that it will initiate its own recall program involving battery packs using its battery cell technology. Details will be announced later in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission, but the program will involve the replacement of affected battery packs "in order to address concern related to recent overheating incidents," Sony said in a press release.
With the recall, Lenovo becomes the fourth major PC manufacturer to haul batteries back due to safety problems. Dell said that it would recall 4.1 million notebook batteries in August, and Apple Computer subsequently announced it had to recall 1.8 million notebook batteries. Toshiba, meanwhile, said this month that it would recall 340,000 batteries.
More: http://news.com.com/Lenovo+to+recall+500%2C000+notebooks+for+battery+woes/2100-1041_3-6120705.html
Friday, September 29, 2006
Thursday, September 28, 2006
No business when I post that I'm free.. yes freaking free to fix your computer.
Hacking was ban after a few days of hacking
Server was under maintainence for like 1 1/2 days already?
maple oh maple... I'm freaking bored and I want to hack and scam online. When is the server up? Freak man.. am I actually addicted to lvl up?
Don't think so... I'm not into games. I'm into $_$ (you will nv catch me buying maple cards!) cos I play FREE GAMES.
Hacking was ban after a few days of hacking
Server was under maintainence for like 1 1/2 days already?
maple oh maple... I'm freaking bored and I want to hack and scam online. When is the server up? Freak man.. am I actually addicted to lvl up?
Don't think so... I'm not into games. I'm into $_$ (you will nv catch me buying maple cards!) cos I play FREE GAMES.
Tuesday, September 26, 2006
Thursday, September 21, 2006
Dell battery explodes at Yahoo HQ, hundreds evacuate
We just got word that a Yahoo employee's laptop went up in flames today at their Mission College campus down in Silicon Valley, causing hundreds of Yahoo employees to be evacuated from an 8-story building. The culprit: you guessed it, a Dell machine whose faulty cell that should have been replaced
Read More:
http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/20/dell-battery-explodes-at-yahoo-hq-hundreds-evacuat/
We just got word that a Yahoo employee's laptop went up in flames today at their Mission College campus down in Silicon Valley, causing hundreds of Yahoo employees to be evacuated from an 8-story building. The culprit: you guessed it, a Dell machine whose faulty cell that should have been replaced
Read More:
http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/20/dell-battery-explodes-at-yahoo-hq-hundreds-evacuat/
ThinkPad explodes at LAX, ignites bomb scare
The identity of the notebook which met with a fiery end has been confirmed to be a ThinkPad T43. Investigations by Lenovo and Sony are still ongoing to determine if the power cell in question belonged to the contaminated batch of batteries.
Read more:
1. http://asia.cnet.com/reviews/notebooks/ontheradar/0,39050980,61953568,00.htm
2. http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/16/thinkpad-explodes-at-lax-ignites-bomb-scare/
The identity of the notebook which met with a fiery end has been confirmed to be a ThinkPad T43. Investigations by Lenovo and Sony are still ongoing to determine if the power cell in question belonged to the contaminated batch of batteries.
Read more:
1. http://asia.cnet.com/reviews/notebooks/ontheradar/0,39050980,61953568,00.htm
2. http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/16/thinkpad-explodes-at-lax-ignites-bomb-scare/
Monday, September 18, 2006
Finally some time for myself.
This week will be the last week before the start of my 3 weeks holiday. As usual, fransin went for holiday again. I think this is the 2nd holiday this year for her. She seems to be enjoying it.
As for me, I feel that everyday is a race against time. Looking back, I'm so relieve that I have break away from stupid schools (ok, maybe not totally) and finally into what a 27 year old guy should be doing... working.
I saw many blog and most of them are either studying, NS or missing their previous school life. Up to this point I have not regret buying my cert and getting out of that school which come to think of it, its amazing how I even survive with there with an empty head. Now I use my experience to teach those who are 10 years younger then me and have more brighter future then me. Everyday I go sch, I see myself in them. The only difference is that they can still choose their path while mine is quite dead already.
On my mind everyday is money money and more money. Computers of course is part of it and so is HDB flats and Wedding and being Pianist in church. I just wish to work n earn money everyday. I think my brain is a bit siao already.
I WANT MONEY! MONEY! MONEY!
This week will be the last week before the start of my 3 weeks holiday. As usual, fransin went for holiday again. I think this is the 2nd holiday this year for her. She seems to be enjoying it.
As for me, I feel that everyday is a race against time. Looking back, I'm so relieve that I have break away from stupid schools (ok, maybe not totally) and finally into what a 27 year old guy should be doing... working.
I saw many blog and most of them are either studying, NS or missing their previous school life. Up to this point I have not regret buying my cert and getting out of that school which come to think of it, its amazing how I even survive with there with an empty head. Now I use my experience to teach those who are 10 years younger then me and have more brighter future then me. Everyday I go sch, I see myself in them. The only difference is that they can still choose their path while mine is quite dead already.
On my mind everyday is money money and more money. Computers of course is part of it and so is HDB flats and Wedding and being Pianist in church. I just wish to work n earn money everyday. I think my brain is a bit siao already.
I WANT MONEY! MONEY! MONEY!
Sunday, September 17, 2006
CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?
Dear Readers,
I have something very interesting to share with you all. This story will give an insight on what's been happening during Sept 2006 and why I'm so busy.
I've been receiving this call from a friend friend friend to help her buy and setup a printer. Since I don't own a company and this kind of little things anyone can do, I suggest she save some money and I will give her the model and she fix it herself... If really don't know can call me and I will go down.
I ask her what operating system her PC is running on, she told me it was WINDOWS XP. Well, that means any printer in the market now can buy lah. I finally went down to her house today. After I unwrap the printer and teach her how to fix the ink cart in, I ask her where is her computer cos no computer was in sight. She pointed to a box. It turn out to be a box to terror.
What lies inside:
A old Pentium 3 system with obsolete RDram and NO HARD DISK was inside with some creative speakers and a super heavy 17 inch monitor.
omgomgomgomgomgomgomg........... My first question in my head was: WHERE IS WINDOWS XP?
After scanning the system with my eyes, I advise her to get a new PC. As I have a lot of shit coming I suggest that I will go and fix everything swee swee for her today. Upgrading the whole thing cost a total of $520 (service charge included)
So during evening I went to her house, She say her brother or cousin (I forgot) haven't come and fix the light. So I was actually setting up the 3 piece speakers and everything in Semi-DARKNESS. In the end the printer can't work cos either the cable was a fake 2.0 version or it was way too long (5 meters)
*This is only one part* There is many phone calls like how to unlock car, why can't find aunty house, wanna go movie, today you are pianist type of phone calls. The worst was fixing PC which was not yet my holiday. nvm if you all don't understand any part. JUST:
CONTACT ME AFTER 22ND SEPT! Thank you!
Dear Readers,
I have something very interesting to share with you all. This story will give an insight on what's been happening during Sept 2006 and why I'm so busy.
I've been receiving this call from a friend friend friend to help her buy and setup a printer. Since I don't own a company and this kind of little things anyone can do, I suggest she save some money and I will give her the model and she fix it herself... If really don't know can call me and I will go down.
I ask her what operating system her PC is running on, she told me it was WINDOWS XP. Well, that means any printer in the market now can buy lah. I finally went down to her house today. After I unwrap the printer and teach her how to fix the ink cart in, I ask her where is her computer cos no computer was in sight. She pointed to a box. It turn out to be a box to terror.
What lies inside:
A old Pentium 3 system with obsolete RDram and NO HARD DISK was inside with some creative speakers and a super heavy 17 inch monitor.
omgomgomgomgomgomgomg........... My first question in my head was: WHERE IS WINDOWS XP?
After scanning the system with my eyes, I advise her to get a new PC. As I have a lot of shit coming I suggest that I will go and fix everything swee swee for her today. Upgrading the whole thing cost a total of $520 (service charge included)
So during evening I went to her house, She say her brother or cousin (I forgot) haven't come and fix the light. So I was actually setting up the 3 piece speakers and everything in Semi-DARKNESS. In the end the printer can't work cos either the cable was a fake 2.0 version or it was way too long (5 meters)
*This is only one part* There is many phone calls like how to unlock car, why can't find aunty house, wanna go movie, today you are pianist type of phone calls. The worst was fixing PC which was not yet my holiday. nvm if you all don't understand any part. JUST:
CONTACT ME AFTER 22ND SEPT! Thank you!
Saturday, September 16, 2006
Thursday, September 14, 2006
Announcement
I'm in a critical busy mode. This month my sms might hit 1k. I'm earning peanuts and I'm chase by insurance agents. I have really never seen so much different favor of phone call and sms-es in my life.
BUT....
Pls start to bomb me with all your PC questions or whatever PC problem you have and you want me to fix... Do find me after
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22nd Sept 2006 - 13th Oct 2006 (3 weeks)
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I will be free. (charges apply of course)
DON'T MISS IT!
Sunday, September 10, 2006
Tuesday, September 05, 2006
Monday, September 04, 2006
Stingray kills 'Crocodile Hunter'
SYDNEY, Australia (CNN) -- Steve Irwin, the TV presenter known as the "Crocodile Hunter," has died after being stung by a stingray in a marine accident off Australia's north coast.
http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/09/04/australia.irwin/index.html
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Today is Jie Pi day again. I really donno whats going on my mom mind.
SYDNEY, Australia (CNN) -- Steve Irwin, the TV presenter known as the "Crocodile Hunter," has died after being stung by a stingray in a marine accident off Australia's north coast.
http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/09/04/australia.irwin/index.html
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Today is Jie Pi day again. I really donno whats going on my mom mind.
Sunday, September 03, 2006
What a day.
Woke up early for church as usual. Church is going to sponser some money for a group of ppl to go some piano course so that they can play for English service. I think I have to fork out $200+? Omg... I really don't like having piano teacher. The reason why I play without reading score is because I read the score like tortoise.
Last time when I was young, the teacher ask me to back face the piano and she will press a key and ask me what do,re,me was that. At that point of time I really think she is insane or she is trying to make me a God of Gambler by listening to sound and manage to identify them. Really siao.
Drove to expo cos very lazy to take MRT... the carpark queue was like fooking looooooong and by the time I get out the carpark fees was $6.30. wow... many cars I saw got out at this rate and some even got out at $12+++. Now I wonder issit really saving more money going to PC show like this?
I went on thursday and today and even went to sim lim on friday. I must say that some items in sim lim is even cheaper then PC show. Although I nv work as a salesman (lucky) anymore in this show but I had tons of phone calls asking me PC stuffs. Imgine answering my students question while waiting to go into the expo carpark... my student ask me dell computer good or not.. I say it's value for money... she ask me what is value for money... -_-"
Seriously, sometimes I worry for my students. A simple word like 'secret' they donno how to spell and everyday can go in class 8 person play DOTA together. see bay solid. I always tell them that I'm just like them and they must die die get a diploma else very hard to survive. Most of them say poly too hard and give up even before trying to enter... kaoz. I told them to follow my footstep and sure will manage to get one diploma out one.
Anyway, at the PC show today I almost wanted to buy this Dell 24" LCD Monitor which cost $1.2k (I must be out of my mind) but it really look shoik. On thursday saw vivian and tommy, today saw lifang with her bf...
Nowadays, I have this problem of donno how to ans ppl cos the first question would be like: what are you doing nowadays? It always make me think that I haven't got a full time job up till now. haiz. this current job I'm having is like some 3 in 1 mixed. I'm suppose to help the teacher but I donno the subject so I learn while the teacher is teacher. The student can't catch up and they will call me teacher and I will have to help the student. Sometime I play maple with them at night and already got some bunch of students who became my customer.
Tomorrow I will have to submit my time sheet and hope that the section head will have some good news for me to get me into a full time job. I'm really record breaking already... Talk about a 27 year old guy who haven't done a full time job in his entire life. hey wait.. my birthday haven't come yet.. 26 or 27? argh
fook.
I'm going to get this before christmas 2006.
http://www1.ap.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/2407wfp_sg?c=sg&l=en&s=dhs
Woke up early for church as usual. Church is going to sponser some money for a group of ppl to go some piano course so that they can play for English service. I think I have to fork out $200+? Omg... I really don't like having piano teacher. The reason why I play without reading score is because I read the score like tortoise.
Last time when I was young, the teacher ask me to back face the piano and she will press a key and ask me what do,re,me was that. At that point of time I really think she is insane or she is trying to make me a God of Gambler by listening to sound and manage to identify them. Really siao.
Drove to expo cos very lazy to take MRT... the carpark queue was like fooking looooooong and by the time I get out the carpark fees was $6.30. wow... many cars I saw got out at this rate and some even got out at $12+++. Now I wonder issit really saving more money going to PC show like this?
I went on thursday and today and even went to sim lim on friday. I must say that some items in sim lim is even cheaper then PC show. Although I nv work as a salesman (lucky) anymore in this show but I had tons of phone calls asking me PC stuffs. Imgine answering my students question while waiting to go into the expo carpark... my student ask me dell computer good or not.. I say it's value for money... she ask me what is value for money... -_-"
Seriously, sometimes I worry for my students. A simple word like 'secret' they donno how to spell and everyday can go in class 8 person play DOTA together. see bay solid. I always tell them that I'm just like them and they must die die get a diploma else very hard to survive. Most of them say poly too hard and give up even before trying to enter... kaoz. I told them to follow my footstep and sure will manage to get one diploma out one.
Anyway, at the PC show today I almost wanted to buy this Dell 24" LCD Monitor which cost $1.2k (I must be out of my mind) but it really look shoik. On thursday saw vivian and tommy, today saw lifang with her bf...
Nowadays, I have this problem of donno how to ans ppl cos the first question would be like: what are you doing nowadays? It always make me think that I haven't got a full time job up till now. haiz. this current job I'm having is like some 3 in 1 mixed. I'm suppose to help the teacher but I donno the subject so I learn while the teacher is teacher. The student can't catch up and they will call me teacher and I will have to help the student. Sometime I play maple with them at night and already got some bunch of students who became my customer.
Tomorrow I will have to submit my time sheet and hope that the section head will have some good news for me to get me into a full time job. I'm really record breaking already... Talk about a 27 year old guy who haven't done a full time job in his entire life. hey wait.. my birthday haven't come yet.. 26 or 27? argh
fook.
I'm going to get this before christmas 2006.
http://www1.ap.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/2407wfp_sg?c=sg&l=en&s=dhs
Saturday, September 02, 2006
It's in me.
Jimmy Computer 1/3/06
Panny Computer 5/3/06
Dasmond Computer 14/3/06
Fengyi Computer 18/3/06
Jonathan Computer 27/3/06
Juqin Computer 29/3/06
Rina Computer 8/4/06
Zhong Xiong Computer 14/4/06
Auther Computer 18/4/06
Cathy Computer 26/4/06
Brother Computer 27/4/06
Junyu Computer 9/5/06
Thomas Computer 11/5/06
Mrs Koh computer 18/5/06
Fransin Computer 22/5/06
Mr Tan Computer 23/5/06
Jeffrey Computer 12/6/06
Kok Kai Computer 15/6/06
Mom Friend Computer 19/6/06
Jimmy Computer (again) 29/6/06
Hua Hui Computer 6/7/06
Pauline Computer 7/7/06
Emily Computer 27/7/06
Eric Computer 4/8/06
Miss Teo Computer 14/8/06
Yuyi Computer 16/8/06
Carman Computer 21/8/06
Aurora Computer 29/8/06
John Hao Computer 29/8/06
Church Computer 30/8/06
Kelly Computer 30/8/06
Data are base on me either going to their house to fix or they come to my house with confirmation that I did touch their PC and did something to it.
This list does not include the tons of questions asked everyday by friends and families, Burning of Discs, or small PC problems that is encountered.
I've began to accept the fact that I cannot escape this life. I was born a geek. Computers has more appeal then gals to me. I've wanted to be a technician but due to the sucky pay I now choose to do any other job other then technician because I will always be a freelance technician. I forseen giving out 2 name cards in the near future.
Why settle for less?
Jimmy Computer 1/3/06
Panny Computer 5/3/06
Dasmond Computer 14/3/06
Fengyi Computer 18/3/06
Jonathan Computer 27/3/06
Juqin Computer 29/3/06
Rina Computer 8/4/06
Zhong Xiong Computer 14/4/06
Auther Computer 18/4/06
Cathy Computer 26/4/06
Brother Computer 27/4/06
Junyu Computer 9/5/06
Thomas Computer 11/5/06
Mrs Koh computer 18/5/06
Fransin Computer 22/5/06
Mr Tan Computer 23/5/06
Jeffrey Computer 12/6/06
Kok Kai Computer 15/6/06
Mom Friend Computer 19/6/06
Jimmy Computer (again) 29/6/06
Hua Hui Computer 6/7/06
Pauline Computer 7/7/06
Emily Computer 27/7/06
Eric Computer 4/8/06
Miss Teo Computer 14/8/06
Yuyi Computer 16/8/06
Carman Computer 21/8/06
Aurora Computer 29/8/06
John Hao Computer 29/8/06
Church Computer 30/8/06
Kelly Computer 30/8/06
Data are base on me either going to their house to fix or they come to my house with confirmation that I did touch their PC and did something to it.
This list does not include the tons of questions asked everyday by friends and families, Burning of Discs, or small PC problems that is encountered.
I've began to accept the fact that I cannot escape this life. I was born a geek. Computers has more appeal then gals to me. I've wanted to be a technician but due to the sucky pay I now choose to do any other job other then technician because I will always be a freelance technician. I forseen giving out 2 name cards in the near future.
Why settle for less?
Friday, September 01, 2006
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